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Leaders

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),

Passes Completed

1. Bill Kenney* · KAN 346

2. Danny White · DAL 334

3. Joe Montana* · SFO 332

4. Richard Todd · NYJ 308

5. Brian Sipe · CLE 291

6. Lynn Dickey · GNB 289

7. Joe Ferguson · BUF 281

8. Joe Theismann*+ · WAS 276

9. Steve Bartkowski · ATL 274

Vince Ferragamo · RAM 274

Pass Attempts

1. Bill Kenney* · KAN 603

2. Danny White · DAL 533

3. Richard Todd · NYJ 518

4. Joe Montana* · SFO 515

5. Joe Ferguson · BUF 508

6. Brian Sipe · CLE 496

7. Lynn Dickey · GNB 484

8. Vince Ferragamo · RAM 464

9. Joe Theismann*+ · WAS 459

10. Ron Jaworski · PHI 446

Passing Yds

1. Lynn Dickey · GNB 4458

2. Bill Kenney* · KAN 4348

3. Danny White · DAL 3980

4. Joe Montana* · SFO 3910

5. Joe Theismann*+ · WAS 3714

6. Brian Sipe · CLE 3566

7. Richard Todd · NYJ 3478

8. Ron Jaworski · PHI 3315

9. Vince Ferragamo · RAM 3276

10. Steve Bartkowski · ATL 3167

Passing TD

1. Lynn Dickey · GNB 32

2. Joe Theismann*+ · WAS 29

Danny White · DAL 29

4. Joe Ferguson · BUF 26

Joe Montana* · SFO 26

Brian Sipe · CLE 26

7. Bill Kenney* · KAN 24

Neil Lomax · STL 24

9. Steve Bartkowski · ATL 22

Vince Ferragamo · RAM 22

Passer Rating

1. Steve Bartkowski · ATL 97.6

2. Joe Theismann*+ · WAS 97.0

3. Dan Marino* · MIA 96.0

4. Dave Krieg · SEA 95.0

5. Joe Montana* · SFO 94.6

6. Dan Fouts* · SDG 92.5

7. Neil Lomax · STL 92.0

8. Lynn Dickey · GNB 87.3

9. Ken Anderson · CIN 85.6

Danny White · DAL 85.6

Long Pass

1. Jim Plunkett · RAI 99

2. Jim McMahon · CHI 87

3. Dan Marino* · MIA 85

4. Joe Theismann*+ · WAS 84

5. Ron Jaworski · PHI 83

6. Ken Anderson · CIN 80

Eric Hipple · DET 80

Jack Thompson · TAM 80

Danny White · DAL 80

10. Gary Kubiak · DEN 78

Passes Intercepted

1. Lynn Dickey · GNB 29

2. Richard Todd · NYJ 26

3. Joe Ferguson · BUF 25

4. Vince Ferragamo · RAM 23

Brian Sipe · CLE 23

Danny White · DAL 23

7. Scott Brunner · NYG 22

8. Cliff Stoudt · PIT 21

Jack Thompson · TAM 21

10. Eric Hipple · DET 18

Ron Jaworski · PHI 18

Bill Kenney* · KAN 18

Jim Plunkett · RAI 18

Ken Stabler · NOR 18

Sacked

1. Ron Jaworski · PHI 53

2. Steve Bartkowski · ATL 51

Cliff Stoudt · PIT 51

4. Neil Lomax · STL 43

5. Jim McMahon · CHI 42

Jim Plunkett · RAI 42

Richard Todd · NYJ 42

8. Bill Kenney* · KAN 41

9. Lynn Dickey · GNB 40

Mike Pagel · BAL 40

Sacked Yds Lost

1. Ron Jaworski · PHI 385

2. Jim Plunkett · RAI 363

3. Steve Bartkowski · ATL 348

4. Cliff Stoudt · PIT 339

5. Neil Lomax · STL 315

6. Richard Todd · NYJ 314

Danny White · DAL 314

8. Lynn Dickey · GNB 307

9. Jack Thompson · TAM 289

10. Bill Kenney* · KAN 284

Passing Yds/Game

1. Dan Fouts* · SDG 297.5

2. Lynn Dickey · GNB 278.6

3. Bill Kenney* · KAN 271.8

4. Danny White · DAL 248.8

5. Joe Montana* · SFO 244.4

6. Brian Sipe · CLE 237.7

Dave Krieg · SEA 237.7

8. Joe Theismann*+ · WAS 232.1

9. Steve Bartkowski · ATL 226.2

10. Richard Todd · NYJ 217.4

Yds/Pass Att

1. Lynn Dickey · GNB 9.2

2. Dave Krieg · SEA 8.8

Dan Fouts* · SDG 8.8

4. Joe Theismann*+ · WAS 8.1

5. Steve Grogan · NWE 8.0

6. Ken Anderson · CIN 7.9

7. Jim Plunkett · RAI 7.7

8. Joe Montana* · SFO 7.6

9. Danny White · DAL 7.5

Dan Marino* · MIA 7.5

Yds/Pass Cmp

1. Lynn Dickey · GNB 15.4

2. Dave Krieg · SEA 14.6

3. Mike Pagel · BAL 14.4

Steve Grogan · NWE 14.4

5. Ron Jaworski · PHI 14.1

6. Dan Fouts* · SDG 13.8

7. John Elway · DEN 13.5

Joe Theismann*+ · WAS 13.5

9. Scott Brunner · NYG 13.2

10. Cliff Stoudt · PIT 13.0

Pass Attempts/Game

1. Bill Kenney* · KAN 37.7

2. Dan Fouts* · SDG 34.0

3. Danny White · DAL 33.3

4. Brian Sipe · CLE 33.1

5. Richard Todd · NYJ 32.4

6. Joe Montana* · SFO 32.2

7. Joe Ferguson · BUF 31.8

8. Steve Bartkowski · ATL 30.9

9. Lynn Dickey · GNB 30.3

10. Jack Thompson · TAM 30.2

Adj Yds/Pass Att

1. Joe Theismann*+ · WAS 7.64

2. Dave Krieg · SEA 7.51

3. Dan Fouts* · SDG 7.35

4. Steve Bartkowski · ATL 7.32

5. Dan Marino* · MIA 7.23

6. Lynn Dickey · GNB 7.18

7. Joe Montana* · SFO 7.05

8. Neil Lomax · STL 6.73

9. Steve Grogan · NWE 6.67

10. Steve DeBerg · DEN 6.47

Net Yds/Pass Att

1. Dan Fouts* · SDG 8.10

2. Lynn Dickey · GNB 7.92

3. Joe Theismann*+ · WAS 7.04

4. Dan Marino* · MIA 6.96

5. Joe Montana* · SFO 6.73

6. Steve Grogan · NWE 6.67

7. Ken Anderson · CIN 6.66

8. Dave Krieg · SEA 6.62

9. Danny White · DAL 6.43

10. Vince Ferragamo · RAM 6.39

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

1. Dan Fouts* · SDG 6.76

2. Dan Marino* · MIA 6.73

3. Joe Theismann*+ · WAS 6.63

4. Joe Montana* · SFO 6.22

5. Lynn Dickey · GNB 6.04

6. Steve Bartkowski · ATL 5.83

7. Steve Grogan · NWE 5.50

Dave Krieg · SEA 5.50

9. Bill Kenney* · KAN 5.43

10. Ken Anderson · CIN 5.22

Passes Completed/Game

1. Bill Kenney* · KAN 21.6

2. Dan Fouts* · SDG 21.5

3. Danny White · DAL 20.9

4. Joe Montana* · SFO 20.8

5. Steve Bartkowski · ATL 19.6

6. Brian Sipe · CLE 19.4

7. Richard Todd · NYJ 19.3

8. Lynn Dickey · GNB 18.1

9. Jack Thompson · TAM 17.8

10. Joe Ferguson · BUF 17.6

Pass Completion %

1. Ken Anderson · CIN 66.7%

2. Joe Montana* · SFO 64.5%

3. Steve Bartkowski · ATL 63.4%

4. Dan Fouts* · SDG 63.2%

5. Danny White · DAL 62.7%

6. Jim Plunkett · RAI 60.7%

7. Dave Krieg · SEA 60.5%

8. Joe Theismann*+ · WAS 60.1%

9. Lynn Dickey · GNB 59.7%

10. Richard Todd · NYJ 59.5%

Pass Intercept. %

1. Steve Bartkowski · ATL 1.2%

2. Dan Marino* · MIA 2.0%

3. Joe Montana* · SFO 2.3%

4. Joe Theismann*+ · WAS 2.4%

5. Bill Kenney* · KAN 3.0%

6. Neil Lomax · STL 3.1%

7. Steve Dils · MIN 3.6%

8. Steve Grogan · NWE 4.0%

Ron Jaworski · PHI 4.0%

10. Danny White · DAL 4.3%

Passing TD %

1. Dave Krieg · SEA 7.4%

2. Neil Lomax · STL 6.8%

Dan Marino* · MIA 6.8%

4. Lynn Dickey · GNB 6.6%

5. Joe Theismann*+ · WAS 6.3%

6. Dan Fouts* · SDG 5.9%

7. Danny White · DAL 5.4%

8. Jim Plunkett · RAI 5.3%

9. Brian Sipe · CLE 5.2%

10. Joe Ferguson · BUF 5.1%

Steve Bartkowski · ATL 5.1%

Sack %

1. Dan Marino* · MIA 3.27%

2. Dan Fouts* · SDG 3.95%

3. Vince Ferragamo · RAM 4.33%

Ed Luther · SDG 4.33%

5. Joe Ferguson · BUF 5.05%

6. Brian Sipe · CLE 5.16%

7. Ken Stabler · NOR 5.47%

8. Joe Montana* · SFO 6.02%

9. Bill Kenney* · KAN 6.37%

10. Danny White · DAL 6.49%

Rushing Att

1. Eric Dickerson*+ · RAM 390

2. John Riggins+ · WAS 375

3. Curt Warner* · SEA 335

4. William Andrews* · ATL 331

5. Earl Campbell* · HOU 322

6. Walter Payton* · CHI 314

7. Ottis Anderson · STL 296

8. Mike Pruitt · CLE 293

9. Tony Dorsett* · DAL 289

10. Franco Harris · PIT 279

Rushing Yds

1. Eric Dickerson*+ · RAM 1808

2. William Andrews* · ATL 1567

3. Curt Warner* · SEA 1449

4. Walter Payton* · CHI 1421

5. John Riggins+ · WAS 1347

6. Tony Dorsett* · DAL 1321

7. Earl Campbell* · HOU 1301

8. Ottis Anderson · STL 1270

9. Mike Pruitt · CLE 1184

10. George Rogers · NOR 1144

Rushing TD

1. John Riggins+ · WAS 24

2. Eric Dickerson*+ · RAM 18

3. Pete Johnson · CIN 14

4. Curt Warner* · SEA 13

5. Earl Campbell* · HOU 12

Chuck Muncie · SDG 12

7. Ted Brown · MIN 10

Tony Collins* · NWE 10

Mike Pruitt · CLE 10

10. Marcus Allen · RAI 9

Wayne Wilson · NOR 9

Long Rush

1. Eric Dickerson*+ · RAM 85

2. Larry Moriarty · HOU 80

3. Bruce Harper · NYJ 78

4. Tony Dorsett* · DAL 77

Robert Weathers · NWE 77

6. George Rogers · NOR 76

7. James Wilder · TAM 75

8. Roger Craig · SFO 71

Gerry Ellis · GNB 71

10. James Brooks · SDG 61

Yds/Rushing Att

1. Mosi Tatupu · NWE 5.5

2. Joe Washington · WAS 5.3

3. Gerry Ellis · GNB 4.9

Wendell Tyler · SFO 4.9

5. Tony Collins* · NWE 4.8

Frank Hawkins · RAI 4.8

Boyce Green · CLE 4.8

8. William Andrews* · ATL 4.7

Billy Sims · DET 4.7

10. Eric Dickerson*+ · RAM 4.6

Tony Dorsett* · DAL 4.6

Matt Suhey · CHI 4.6

Rushing Yds/Game

1. Eric Dickerson*+ · RAM 113.0

2. William Andrews* · ATL 97.9

3. Earl Campbell* · HOU 92.9

4. Curt Warner* · SEA 90.6

5. John Riggins+ · WAS 89.8

6. Walter Payton* · CHI 88.8

7. George Rogers · NOR 88.0

8. Ottis Anderson · STL 84.7

9. Tony Dorsett* · DAL 82.6

10. Billy Sims · DET 80.0

Receptions

1. Todd Christensen*+ · RAI 92

2. Ozzie Newsome · CLE 89

3. Kellen Winslow* · SDG 88

4. Tim Smith · HOU 83

5. Carlos Carson · KAN 80

6. Charlie Brown* · WAS 78

Earnest Gray · NYG 78

Roy Green*+ · STL 78

9. Ron Springs · DAL 73

10. Steve Largent · SEA 72

Receiving Yds

1. Mike Quick*+ · PHI 1409

2. Carlos Carson · KAN 1351

3. James Lofton* · GNB 1300

4. Todd Christensen*+ · RAI 1247

5. Roy Green*+ · STL 1227

6. Charlie Brown* · WAS 1225

7. Tim Smith · HOU 1176

8. Kellen Winslow* · SDG 1172

9. Earnest Gray · NYG 1139

10. Steve Watson · DEN 1133

Receiving TD

1. Roy Green*+ · STL 14

2. Mike Quick*+ · PHI 13

3. Todd Christensen*+ · RAI 12

4. Paul Coffman* · GNB 11

Steve Largent · SEA 11

6. Mark Duper* · MIA 10

7. Charlie Brown* · WAS 8

Dwight Clark · SFO 8

Willie Gault · CHI 8

James Lofton* · GNB 8

Doug Marsh · STL 8

Kellen Winslow* · SDG 8

Long Reception

1. Cliff Branch · RAI 99

2. Willie Gault · CHI 87

3. Mark Duper* · MIA 85

4. Alvin Garrett · WAS 84

5. Mike Quick*+ · PHI 83

6. Isaac Curtis · CIN 80

Jimmie Giles · TAM 80

Ron Springs · DAL 80

Leonard Thompson · DET 80

10. Steve Watson · DEN 78

Yds/Reception

1. James Lofton* · GNB 22.4

2. Freddie Solomon · SFO 21.4

3. Willie Gault · CHI 20.9

4. Mike Quick*+ · PHI 20.4

5. Mark Duper* · MIA 19.7

6. Steve Watson · DEN 19.2

7. Leonard Thompson · DET 18.3

8. Cliff Branch · RAI 17.8

9. Stephone Paige · KAN 17.6

10. Cris Collinsworth* · CIN 17.1

Lam Jones · NYJ 17.1

Receiving Yds/Game

1. Mike Quick*+ · PHI 88.1

2. Carlos Carson · KAN 84.4

3. Charlie Brown* · WAS 81.7

4. James Lofton* · GNB 81.3

5. Cris Collinsworth* · CIN 80.7

6. Todd Christensen*+ · RAI 77.9

7. Roy Green*+ · STL 76.7

8. Tim Smith · HOU 73.5

9. Kellen Winslow* · SDG 73.3

10. Steve Largent · SEA 71.6

Touchdowns

1. John Riggins+ · WAS 24

2. Eric Dickerson*+ · RAM 20

3. Roy Green*+ · STL 14

Pete Johnson · CIN 14

Curt Warner* · SEA 14

6. Chuck Muncie · SDG 13

Mike Quick*+ · PHI 13

8. Marcus Allen · RAI 12

Earl Campbell* · HOU 12

Todd Christensen*+ · RAI 12

Roger Craig · SFO 12

Mike Pruitt · CLE 12

Points Scored

1. Mark Moseley · WAS 161

2. John Riggins+ · WAS 144

3. Ali Haji-Sheikh*+ · NYG 127

4. Ray Wersching · SFO 126

5. Rafael Septien · DAL 123

6. Eric Dickerson*+ · RAM 120

7. Gary Anderson* · PIT 119

8. Nick Lowery · KAN 116

9. Jan Stenerud · GNB 115

10. Chris Bahr · RAI 114

Rushing/Receiving TD

1. John Riggins+ · WAS 24

2. Eric Dickerson*+ · RAM 20

3. Roy Green*+ · STL 14

Pete Johnson · CIN 14

Curt Warner* · SEA 14

6. Chuck Muncie · SDG 13

Mike Quick*+ · PHI 13

8. Earl Campbell* · HOU 12

Todd Christensen*+ · RAI 12

Roger Craig · SFO 12

Mike Pruitt · CLE 12

Non-Offensive TDs

1. Mike Douglass · GNB 2

Ron Fellows · DAL 2

Hugh Green* · TAM 2

Dwight Hicks* · SFO 2

Jerry Holmes · NYJ 2

Johnnie Johnson · RAM 2

Kenny Johnson · ATL 2

Mel Kaufman · WAS 2

Mike Kozlowski · MIA 2

Rod Martin* · RAI 2

Ken Riley+ · CIN 2

Shelton Robinson · SEA 2

Eric Wright · SFO 2

Yds From Scrimmage

1. Eric Dickerson*+ · RAM 2212

2. William Andrews* · ATL 2176

3. Walter Payton* · CHI 2028

4. Curt Warner* · SEA 1774

5. Ottis Anderson · STL 1729

6. Joe Cribbs* · BUF 1655

7. Tony Dorsett* · DAL 1608

8. Curtis Dickey · BAL 1605

9. Marcus Allen · RAI 1604

10. Earl Campbell* · HOU 1517

All-Purpose Yds

1. Eric Dickerson*+ · RAM 2212

2. William Andrews* · ATL 2176

3. Walter Payton* · CHI 2028

4. Curt Warner* · SEA 1774

5. Ottis Anderson · STL 1729

6. Darrin Nelson · MIN 1705

7. Joe Cribbs* · BUF 1655

8. Tony Dorsett* · DAL 1608

9. Curtis Dickey · BAL 1605

10. Marcus Allen · RAI 1604

Touches

1. Eric Dickerson*+ · RAM 441

2. William Andrews* · ATL 390

3. John Riggins+ · WAS 380

4. Curt Warner* · SEA 377

5. Walter Payton* · CHI 367

6. Ottis Anderson · STL 350

7. Earl Campbell* · HOU 341

8. Marcus Allen · RAI 334

9. Tony Dorsett* · DAL 329

10. Mike Pruitt · CLE 323

Yds/Touch

1. Greg Pruitt* · RAI 12.3

2. Stump Mitchell · STL 10.3

3. Billy Johnson* · ATL 10.2

Harlan Huckleby · GNB 10.2

5. Bruce Harper · NYJ 7.8

6. Darrin Nelson · MIN 7.6

7. James Brooks · SDG 7.3

8. Boyce Green · CLE 6.9

9. Gerald Riggs · ATL 6.8

10. Gerry Ellis · GNB 6.7

Kick Returns

1. Zachary Dixon · 2TM 51

2. Ron Fellows · DAL 43

3. Ricky Smith · NWE 42

4. Harlan Huckleby · GNB 41

5. Henry Odom · PIT 39

6. Jarvis Redwine · MIN 38

7. Stump Mitchell · STL 36

Fulton Walker · MIA 36

9. Mike Nelms+ · WAS 35

10. Carl Roaches · HOU 34

Kick Return Yds

1. Zachary Dixon · 2TM 1171

2. Fulton Walker · MIA 962

3. Ricky Smith · NWE 916

4. Ron Fellows · DAL 855

5. Jarvis Redwine · MIN 838

6. Mike Nelms+ · WAS 802

7. Steve Brown · HOU 795

8. Stump Mitchell · STL 778

9. Harlan Huckleby · GNB 757

10. Henry Odom · PIT 756

Kick Return TD

1. Steve Brown · HOU 1

Zachary Dixon · 2TM 1

Carl Roaches · HOU 1

Long Kick Return

1. Carl Roaches · HOU 97

2. Zachary Dixon · 2TM 94

3. Steve Brown · HOU 93

4. Kendall Williams · BAL 90

5. Fulton Walker · MIA 78

6. Stump Mitchell · STL 66

7. Kirk Springs · NYJ 64

8. Kenny Duckett · NOR 61

9. Van Williams · BUF 60

10. Harlan Huckleby · GNB 57

Yds/Kick Return

1. Fulton Walker · MIA 26.7

2. Steve Brown · HOU 25.6

3. Darrin Nelson · MIN 24.7

4. Kendall Williams · BAL 24.5

5. Zachary Dixon · SEA 23.4

6. Michael Morton · TAM 23.0

7. Mike Nelms+ · WAS 22.9

8. Kirk Springs · NYJ 22.8

9. Leon Bright · NYG 22.6

10. Preston Brown · NYJ 22.2

Punt Returns

1. Greg Pruitt* · RAI 58

2. Billy Johnson* · ATL 46

3. Paul Skansi · PIT 43

4. Robb Riddick · BUF 42

5. Mark Clayton · MIA 41

6. Jeff Groth · NOR 39

Dino Hall · CLE 39

8. Stump Mitchell · STL 38

Mike Nelms+ · WAS 38

Ricky Smith · NWE 38

Punt Return Yds

1. Greg Pruitt* · RAI 666

2. Billy Johnson* · ATL 489

3. Ricky Smith · NWE 398

4. Mark Clayton · MIA 392

5. Zach Thomas · DEN 368

6. Paul Skansi · PIT 363

7. Stump Mitchell · STL 337

8. Dana McLemore · SFO 331

9. Phil Epps · GNB 324

10. Paul Johns · SEA 316

Dennis McKinnon · CHI 316

Punt Return TD

1. Gary Allen · 2TM 1

Mark Clayton · MIA 1

Henry Ellard · RAM 1

Phil Epps · GNB 1

Billy Johnson* · ATL 1

Paul Johns · SEA 1

Robbie Martin · DET 1

Dennis McKinnon · CHI 1

Dana McLemore · SFO 1

Greg Pruitt* · RAI 1

Kirk Springs · NYJ 1

Zach Thomas · DEN 1

Long Punt Return

1. Greg Pruitt* · RAI 97

2. Phil Epps · GNB 90

3. Robbie Martin · DET 81

4. Kirk Springs · NYJ 76

5. Paul Johns · SEA 75

6. Henry Ellard · RAM 72

7. Billy Johnson* · ATL 71

8. Zach Thomas · DEN 70

9. Gary Allen · 2TM 68

10. Alvin Hall · DET 66

Yds/Punt Return

1. Henry Ellard · RAM 13.6

2. Kirk Springs · NYJ 12.5

3. Greg Pruitt* · RAI 11.5

4. Paul Johns · SEA 11.3

5. Zach Thomas · DEN 11.2

6. Dana McLemore · SFO 10.7

7. Billy Johnson* · ATL 10.6

8. Ricky Smith · NWE 10.5

9. Ken Jenkins · DET 10.0

10. Mike Martin · CIN 9.9

Kick & Punt Returns

1. Greg Pruitt* · RAI 89

2. Ricky Smith · NWE 80

3. Stump Mitchell · STL 74

4. Mike Nelms+ · WAS 73

5. Robb Riddick · BUF 70

6. Dana McLemore · SFO 61

Zach Thomas · DEN 61

8. Carl Roaches · HOU 54

9. Ron Fellows · DAL 53

10. Zachary Dixon · 2TM 51

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1. Ricky Smith · NWE 1314

2. Greg Pruitt* · RAI 1270

3. Zachary Dixon · 2TM 1171

4. Stump Mitchell · STL 1115

5. Mike Nelms+ · WAS 1091

6. Fulton Walker · MIA 1048

7. Zach Thomas · D