Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Leaders > NFL Year-by-Year Passing Yards Leaders

News: s-r blog:S-R Stat Table SHARE Tutorial

Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year  · Single Game
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.

NFL Year-by-Year Passing Yards Leaders

 Year  Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Yds Teams
2012  Drew Brees (33) 5,177 NOR
2011  Drew Brees (32) 5,476 NOR
2010  Philip Rivers (29) 4,710 SDG
2009  Matt Schaub (28) 4,770 HOU
2008  Drew Brees (29) 5,069 NOR
2007  Tom Brady (30) 4,806 NWE
2006  Drew Brees (27) 4,418 NOR
2005  Tom Brady (28) 4,110 NWE
2004  Daunte Culpepper (27) 4,717 MIN
2003  Peyton Manning (27) 4,267 IND
2002  Rich Gannon (37) 4,689 OAK
2001  Kurt Warner (30) 4,830 STL
2000  Peyton Manning (24) 4,413 IND
1999  Steve Beuerlein (34) 4,436 CAR
1998  Brett Favre (29) 4,212 GNB
1997  Jeff George (30) 3,917 OAK
1996  Mark Brunell (26) 4,367 JAX
1995  Brett Favre (26) 4,413 GNB
1994  Drew Bledsoe (22) 4,555 NWE
1993  John Elway+ (33) 4,030 DEN
1992  Dan Marino+ (31) 4,116 MIA
1991  Warren Moon+ (35) 4,690 HOU
1990  Warren Moon+ (34) 4,689 HOU
1989  Don Majkowski (25) 4,318 GNB
1988  Dan Marino+ (27) 4,434 MIA
1987  Neil Lomax (28) 3,387 STL
1986  Dan Marino+ (25) 4,746 MIA
1985  Dan Marino+ (24) 4,137 MIA
1984  Dan Marino+ (23) 5,084 MIA
1983  Lynn Dickey (34) 4,458 GNB
1982  Dan Fouts+ (31) 2,883 SDG
1981  Dan Fouts+ (30) 4,802 SDG
1980  Dan Fouts+ (29) 4,715 SDG
1979  Dan Fouts+ (28) 4,082 SDG
1978  Fran Tarkenton+ (38) 3,468 MIN
1977  Joe Ferguson (27) 2,803 BUF
1976  Bert Jones (25) 3,104 BAL
1975  Ken Anderson (26) 3,169 CIN
1974  Ken Anderson (25) 2,667 CIN
1973  Roman Gabriel (33) 3,219 PHI
1972  Joe Namath+ (29) 2,816 NYJ
1971  John Hadl (31) 3,075 SDG
1970  John Brodie (35) 2,941 SFO
1969  Daryle Lamonica (28) 3,302 OAK
Sonny Jurgensen+ (35) 3,102 WAS
1968  John Hadl (28) 3,473 SDG
John Brodie (33) 3,020 SFO
1967  Joe Namath+ (24) 4,007 NYJ
Sonny Jurgensen+ (33) 3,747 WAS
1966  Joe Namath+ (23) 3,379 NYJ
Sonny Jurgensen+ (32) 3,209 WAS
1965  John Brodie (30) 3,112 SFO
John Hadl (25) 2,798 SDG
1964  Babe Parilli (34) 3,465 BOS
Charley Johnson (26) 3,045 STL
1963  Johnny Unitas+ (30) 3,481 BAL
George Blanda+ (36) 3,003 HOU
1962  Sonny Jurgensen+ (28) 3,261 PHI
Frank Tripucka (35) 2,917 DEN
1961  Sonny Jurgensen+ (27) 3,723 PHI
George Blanda+ (34) 3,330 HOU
1960  Johnny Unitas+ (27) 3,099 BAL
Frank Tripucka (33) 3,038 DEN
1959  Johnny Unitas+ (26) 2,899 BAL
1958  Billy Wade (28) 2,875 RAM
1957  Johnny Unitas+ (24) 2,550 BAL
1956  Tobin Rote (28) 2,203 GNB
1955  Jim Finks+ (28) 2,270 PIT
1954  Norm Van Brocklin+ (28) 2,637 RAM
1953  Otto Graham+ (32) 2,722 CLE
1952  Otto Graham+ (31) 2,816 CLE
1951  Bobby Layne+ (25) 2,403 DET
1950  Bobby Layne+ (24) 2,323 DET
1949  Otto Graham+ (28) 2,785 CLE
Johnny Lujack (24) 2,658 CHI
1948  Otto Graham+ (27) 2,713 CLE
Sammy Baugh+ (34) 2,599 WAS
1947  Sammy Baugh+ (33) 2,938 WAS
Otto Graham+ (26) 2,753 CLE
1946  Glenn Dobbs (26) 1,886 BDA
Sid Luckman+ (30) 1,826 CHI
1945  Sid Luckman+ (29) 1,727 CHI
1944  Irv Comp (25) 1,159 GNB
1943  Sid Luckman+ (27) 2,194 CHI
1942  Cecil Isbell (27) 2,021 GNB
1941  Cecil Isbell (26) 1,479 GNB
1940  Sammy Baugh+ (26) 1,367 WAS
1939  Davey O'Brien (22) 1,324 PHI
1938  Ace Parker+ (26) 865 BKN
1937  Sammy Baugh+ (23) 1,127 WAS
1936  Arnie Herber+ (26) 1,239 GNB
1935  Ed Danowski (24) 794 NYG
1934  Arnie Herber+ (24) 799 GNB
1933  Harry Newman (24) 973 NYG
1932  Arnie Herber+ (22) 639 GNB