NFL Passing Yards per Game Year-by-Year Playoffs Leaders
All-Time Passing Yards per Game Leaders (Playoffs)
Players must meet the minimum requirements to show up on this leaderboard.
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.
+ Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses
Leaders
| Year | Player | Tm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jordan Love (27) | 323.0 | GNB |
| 2024 | Jared Goff (30) | 313.0 | DET |
| 2023 | Dak Prescott (30) | 403.0 | DAL |
| 2022 | Tom Brady (45) | 351.0 | TAM |
| 2021 | Patrick Mahomes (26) | 352.3 | KAN |
| 2020 | Ben Roethlisberger (38) | 501.0 | PIT |
| 2019 | Lamar Jackson (22) | 365.0 | BAL |
| 2018 | Tom Brady (41) | 317.7 | NWE |
| 2017 | Ben Roethlisberger (35) | 469.0 | PIT |
| 2016 | Tom Brady (39) | 379.0 | NWE |
| 2015 | Kirk Cousins (27) | 329.0 | WAS |
| 2014 | Ben Roethlisberger (32) | 334.0 | PIT |
| 2013 | Andrew Luck (24) | 387.0 | IND |
| 2012 | Tom Brady (35) | 332.0 | NWE |
| 2011 | Drew Brees+ (32) | 464.0 | NOR |
| 2010 | Drew Brees+ (31) | 404.0 | NOR |
| 2009 | Aaron Rodgers (26) | 423.0 | GNB |
| 2008 | Peyton Manning+ (32) | 310.0 | IND |
| 2007 | Peyton Manning+ (31) | 402.0 | IND |
| 2006 | Chad Pennington (30) | 300.0 | NYJ |
| 2005 | Peyton Manning+ (29) | 290.0 | IND |
| 2004 | Peyton Manning+ (28) | 348.0 | IND |
| 2003 | Marc Bulger (26) | 332.0 | STL |
| 2002 | Kelly Holcomb (29) | 429.0 | CLE |
| 2001 | Brett Favre+ (32) | 275.0 | GNB |
| 2000 | Kurt Warner+ (29) | 365.0 | STL |
| 1999 | Kurt Warner+ (28) | 354.3 | STL |
| 1998 | Doug Flutie (36) | 360.0 | BUF |
| 1997 | Randall Cunningham (34) | 267.0 | MIN |
| 1996 | Jim Kelly+ (36) | 239.0 | BUF |
| 1995 | Dan Marino+ (34) | 422.0 | MIA |
| 1994 | Troy Aikman+ (28) | 358.5 | DAL |
| 1993 | Warren Moon+ (37) | 306.0 | HOU |
| 1992 | Warren Moon+ (36) | 371.0 | HOU |
| 1991 | Warren Moon+ (35) | 298.0 | HOU |
| 1990 | Jim Kelly+ (30) | 283.7 | BUF |
| 1989 | Jim Kelly+ (29) | 405.0 | BUF |
| 1988 | Randall Cunningham (25) | 407.0 | PHI |
| 1987 | Bernie Kosar (24) | 292.5 | CLE |
| 1986 | Bernie Kosar (23) | 374.0 | CLE |
| 1985 | Joe Montana+ (29) | 296.0 | SFO |
| 1984 | Dan Marino+ (23) | 333.7 | MIA |
| 1983 | Danny White (31) | 330.0 | DAL |
| 1982 | Neil Lomax (23) | 385.0 | STL |
| 1981 | Don Strock (31) | 403.0 | MIA |
| 1980 | Dan Fouts+ (29) | 325.0 | SDG |
| 1979 | Dan Fouts+ (28) | 333.0 | SDG |
| 1978 | Terry Bradshaw+ (30) | 263.3 | PIT |
| 1977 | Ken Stabler+ (32) | 280.0 | OAK |
| 1976 | Billy Kilmer (37) | 298.0 | WAS |
| 1975 | Jim Hart (31) | 291.0 | STL |
| 1974 | Ken Stabler+ (29) | 282.0 | OAK |
| 1973 | Fran Tarkenton+ (33) | 179.0 | MIN |
| 1972 | John Brodie (37) | 150.0 | SFO |
| 1972 | Scott Hunter (25) | 150.0 | GNB |
| 1971 | Len Dawson+ (36) | 246.0 | KAN |
| 1970 | John Brodie (35) | 231.5 | SFO |
| 1969 | Daryle Lamonica (28) | 221.5 | OAK |
| 1968 | Daryle Lamonica (27) | 374.0 | OAK |
| 1967 | Bart Starr+ (33) | 205.0 | GNB |
| 1966 | Bart Starr+ (32) | 277.0 | GNB |
| 1965 | Jack Kemp (30) | 155.0 | BUF |
| 1964 | Frank Ryan (28) | 206.0 | CLE |
| 1963 | Babe Parilli (33) | 244.5 | BOS |
| 1962 | George Blanda+ (35) | 261.0 | HOU |
| 1961 | Jack Kemp (26) | 226.0 | SDG |
| 1960 | George Blanda+ (33) | 301.0 | HOU |
| 1959 | Johnny Unitas+ (26) | 264.0 | BAL |
| 1958 | Johnny Unitas+ (25) | 349.0 | BAL |
| 1957 | Y.A. Tittle+ (31) | 248.0 | SFO |
| 1956 | Charlie Conerly (35) | 195.0 | NYG |
| 1955 | Otto Graham+ (34) | 209.0 | CLE |
| 1954 | Bobby Layne+ (28) | 177.0 | DET |
| 1953 | Bobby Layne+ (27) | 179.0 | DET |
| 1952 | Otto Graham+ (31) | 191.0 | CLE |
| 1951 | Otto Graham+ (30) | 280.0 | CLE |
| 1950 | Bob Waterfield+ (30) | 296.0 | RAM |
| 1949 | George Ratterman (23) | 293.0 | BUF |
| 1948 | Y.A. Tittle+ (22) | 217.0 | BCL |
| 1947 | Tommy Thompson (31) | 214.0 | PHI |
| 1946 | Otto Graham+ (25) | 213.0 | CLE |
| 1945 | Bob Waterfield+ (25) | 192.0 | RAM |
| 1944 | Arnie Herber+ (34) | 117.0 | NYG |
| 1943 | Sid Luckman+ (27) | 286.0 | CHI |
| 1942 | Charlie O'Rourke (25) | 128.0 | CHI |
| 1941 | Cecil Isbell (26) | 107.0 | GNB |
| 1940 | Sammy Baugh+ (26) | 102.0 | WAS |
| 1939 | Arnie Herber+ (29) | 62.0 | GNB |
| 1938 | Arnie Herber+ (28) | 123.0 | GNB |
| 1937 | Sammy Baugh+ (23) | 335.0 | WAS |
| 1936 | Arnie Herber+ (26) | 129.0 | GNB |
| 1935 | Ed Danowski (24) | 88.0 | NYG |
| 1934 | Ed Danowski (23) | 83.0 | NYG |
| 1933 | Harry Newman (24) | 209.0 | NYG |
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