nfl passing yards leaders in the 1981 to 1996

Between the 1981 and 1996 seasons, Dan Marino had the most passing yards, with 51,636 yards.

	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Dan Marino D. Marino	51,636	199	4,134	6,904	59.9	7.5	259.5	369	209	88.3	5.3	3.0	218	1,554
2	John Elway J. Elway	45,034	205	3,633	6,392	56.8	7.0	219.7	251	205	78.5	3.9	3.2	464	3,447
3	Warren Moon W. Moon	43,787	180	3,514	6,000	58.6	7.3	243.3	254	208	81.0	4.2	3.5	401	3,037
4	Joe Montana J. Montana	38,660	161	3,220	5,095	63.2	7.6	240.1	257	130	92.5	5.0	2.6	298	1,995
5	Dave Krieg D. Krieg	37,946	199	3,092	5,286	58.5	7.2	190.7	261	199	81.5	4.9	3.8	491	3,773
6	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	36,442	180	2,851	5,019	56.8	7.3	202.5	234	182	80.1	4.7	3.6	311	2,395
7	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	35,467	160	2,874	4,779	60.1	7.4	221.7	237	175	84.4	5.0	3.7	323	2,427
8	Jim Everett J. Everett	34,380	154	2,805	4,848	57.9	7.1	223.2	202	171	79.0	4.2	3.5	253	1,855
9	Phil Simms P. Simms	29,398	139	2,249	3,980	56.5	7.4	211.5	171	124	81.3	4.3	3.1	402	2,866
10	Steve DeBerg S. DeBerg	26,652	159	2,174	3,764	57.8	7.1	167.6	156	143	77.7	4.1	3.8	242	2,020
11	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	26,252	129	2,029	3,707	54.7	7.1	203.5	157	168	72.4	4.2	4.5	277	2,090
12	Steve Young S. Young	25,479	136	2,059	3,192	64.5	8.0	187.3	174	85	96.2	5.5	2.7	267	1,538
13	Ken O'Brien K. O'Brien	25,094	129	2,110	3,602	58.6	7.0	194.5	128	98	80.4	3.6	2.7	353	2,654
14	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	23,586	85	1,808	3,010	60.1	7.8	277.5	142	117	84.3	4.7	3.9	137	1,047
15	Bernie Kosar B. Kosar	23,301	126	1,994	3,365	59.3	6.9	184.9	124	87	81.8	3.7	2.6	273	1,660
16	Randall Cunningham R. Cunningham	22,877	122	1,874	3,362	55.7	6.8	187.5	150	105	78.7	4.5	3.1	422	3,133
17	Neil Lomax N. Lomax	22,771	108	1,817	3,153	57.6	7.2	210.8	136	90	82.7	4.3	2.9	362	2,700
18	Troy Aikman T. Aikman	22,733	113	2,000	3,178	62.9	7.2	201.2	110	98	83.0	3.5	3.1	185	1,200
19	Bobby Hebert B. Hebert	21,683	118	1,839	3,121	58.9	6.9	183.8	135	124	78.0	4.3	4.0	178	1,255
20	Jay Schroeder J. Schroeder	20,063	118	1,426	2,808	50.8	7.1	170.0	114	108	71.7	4.1	3.8	208	1,600
21	Chris Miller C. Miller	18,793	95	1,534	2,811	54.6	6.7	197.8	121	101	74.8	4.3	3.6	202	1,476
22	Brett Favre B. Favre	18,724	81	1,667	2,692	61.9	7.0	231.2	147	79	88.6	5.5	2.9	169	1,064
23	Jim Harbaugh J. Harbaugh	18,212	130	1,580	2,680	59.0	6.8	140.1	89	78	78.5	3.3	2.9	246	1,427
24	Jim McMahon J. McMahon	18,148	119	1,492	2,573	58.0	7.1	152.5	100	90	78.2	3.9	3.5	226	1,344
25	Mark Rypien M. Rypien	18,146	95	1,442	2,565	56.2	7.1	191.0	115	86	79.4	4.5	3.4	95	649

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Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
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Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
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Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
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Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

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Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
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Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
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Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176