NFL Passing Yards per Game Year-by-Year Leaders
All-Time Passing Yards per Game Leaders
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 | Matthew Stafford (37) | 276.9 | LAR |
| 2024 | Joe Burrow (28) | 289.3 | CIN |
| 2023 | C.J. Stroud (22) | 273.9 | HOU |
| 2022 | Patrick Mahomes (27) | 308.8 | KAN |
| 2021 | Tom Brady (44) | 312.7 | TAM |
| 2020 | Patrick Mahomes (25) | 316.0 | KAN |
| 2019 | Jameis Winston (25) | 319.3 | TAM |
| 2018 | Ben Roethlisberger (36) | 320.6 | PIT |
| 2017 | Tom Brady (40) | 286.1 | NWE |
| 2016 | Drew Brees+ (37) | 325.5 | NOR |
| 2015 | Ben Roethlisberger (33) | 328.2 | PIT |
| 2014 | Drew Brees+ (35) | 309.5 | NOR |
| 2014 | Ben Roethlisberger (32) | 309.5 | PIT |
| 2013 | Peyton Manning+ (37) | 342.3 | DEN |
| 2012 | Drew Brees+ (33) | 323.6 | NOR |
| 2011 | Drew Brees+ (32) | 342.3 | NOR |
| 2010 | Philip Rivers (29) | 294.4 | SDG |
| 2009 | Matt Schaub (28) | 298.1 | HOU |
| 2008 | Drew Brees+ (29) | 316.8 | NOR |
| 2007 | Tom Brady (30) | 300.4 | NWE |
| 2006 | Drew Brees+ (27) | 276.1 | NOR |
| 2005 | Marc Bulger (28) | 287.1 | STL |
| 2004 | Daunte Culpepper (27) | 294.8 | MIN |
| 2003 | Peyton Manning+ (27) | 266.7 | IND |
| 2002 | Rich Gannon (37) | 293.1 | OAK |
| 2001 | Kurt Warner+ (30) | 301.9 | STL |
| 2000 | Kurt Warner+ (29) | 311.7 | STL |
| 1999 | Steve Beuerlein (34) | 277.3 | CAR |
| 1998 | Steve Young+ (37) | 278.0 | SFO |
| 1997 | Warren Moon+ (41) | 245.2 | SEA |
| 1996 | Mark Brunell (26) | 272.9 | JAX |
| 1995 | Steve Young+ (34) | 290.9 | SFO |
| 1994 | Drew Bledsoe (22) | 284.7 | NWE |
| 1993 | John Elway+ (33) | 251.9 | DEN |
| 1992 | Dan Marino+ (31) | 257.3 | MIA |
| 1991 | Warren Moon+ (35) | 293.1 | HOU |
| 1990 | Warren Moon+ (34) | 312.6 | HOU |
| 1989 | Joe Montana+ (33) | 270.8 | SFO |
| 1988 | Dan Marino+ (27) | 277.1 | MIA |
| 1987 | Neil Lomax (28) | 282.3 | STL |
| 1986 | Dan Marino+ (25) | 296.6 | MIA |
| 1985 | Dan Fouts+ (34) | 259.9 | SDG |
| 1984 | Dan Marino+ (23) | 317.8 | MIA |
| 1983 | Dan Fouts+ (32) | 297.5 | SDG |
| 1982 | Dan Fouts+ (31) | 320.3 | SDG |
| 1981 | Dan Fouts+ (30) | 300.1 | SDG |
| 1980 | Dan Fouts+ (29) | 294.7 | SDG |
| 1979 | Dan Fouts+ (28) | 255.1 | SDG |
| 1978 | Fran Tarkenton+ (38) | 216.8 | MIN |
| 1977 | Joe Ferguson (27) | 200.2 | BUF |
| 1976 | Ken Stabler+ (31) | 228.1 | OAK |
| 1975 | Ken Anderson (26) | 243.8 | CIN |
| 1974 | Ken Anderson (25) | 205.2 | CIN |
| 1973 | Roman Gabriel (33) | 229.9 | PHI |
| 1972 | Joe Namath+ (29) | 216.6 | NYJ |
| 1971 | John Hadl (31) | 219.6 | SDG |
| 1970 | John Brodie (35) | 210.1 | SFO |
| 1969 | Daryle Lamonica (28) | 235.9 | OAK |
| 1969 | Sonny Jurgensen+ (35) | 221.6 | WAS |
| 1968 | Daryle Lamonica (27) | 249.6 | OAK |
| 1968 | John Brodie (33) | 215.7 | SFO |
| 1967 | Joe Namath+ (24) | 286.2 | NYJ |
| 1967 | Sonny Jurgensen+ (33) | 267.6 | WAS |
| 1966 | Joe Namath+ (23) | 241.4 | NYJ |
| 1966 | Sonny Jurgensen+ (32) | 229.2 | WAS |
| 1965 | John Brodie (30) | 239.4 | SFO |
| 1965 | John Hadl (25) | 199.9 | SDG |
| 1964 | Babe Parilli (34) | 247.5 | BOS |
| 1964 | Charley Johnson (26) | 217.5 | STL |
| 1963 | Johnny Unitas+ (30) | 248.6 | BAL |
| 1963 | George Blanda+ (36) | 214.5 | HOU |
| 1962 | Sonny Jurgensen+ (28) | 232.9 | PHI |
| 1962 | Frank Tripucka (35) | 208.4 | DEN |
| 1961 | Sonny Jurgensen+ (27) | 265.9 | PHI |
| 1961 | George Blanda+ (34) | 237.9 | HOU |
| 1960 | Johnny Unitas+ (27) | 258.3 | BAL |
| 1960 | Frank Tripucka (33) | 217.0 | DEN |
| 1959 | Johnny Unitas+ (26) | 241.6 | BAL |
| 1958 | Billy Wade (28) | 239.6 | RAM |
| 1957 | Johnny Unitas+ (24) | 212.5 | BAL |
| 1956 | Tobin Rote (28) | 183.6 | GNB |
| 1955 | Jim Finks+ (28) | 189.2 | PIT |
| 1954 | George Blanda+ (27) | 241.1 | CHI |
| 1953 | Otto Graham+ (32) | 226.8 | CLE |
| 1952 | Otto Graham+ (31) | 234.7 | CLE |
| 1951 | Bobby Layne+ (25) | 200.3 | DET |
| 1950 | Bobby Layne+ (24) | 193.6 | DET |
| 1949 | Otto Graham+ (28) | 232.1 | CLE |
| 1949 | Johnny Lujack (24) | 221.5 | CHI |
| 1948 | Sammy Baugh+ (34) | 216.6 | WAS |
| 1948 | Otto Graham+ (27) | 193.8 | CLE |
| 1947 | Sammy Baugh+ (33) | 244.8 | WAS |
| 1947 | Otto Graham+ (26) | 196.6 | CLE |
| 1946 | Sid Luckman+ (30) | 166.0 | CHI |
| 1946 | Glenn Dobbs (26) | 157.2 | BDA |
| 1945 | Sid Luckman+ (29) | 172.7 | CHI |
| 1944 | Sid Luckman+ (28) | 145.4 | CHI |
| 1943 | Sid Luckman+ (27) | 219.4 | CHI |
| 1942 | Cecil Isbell (27) | 183.7 | GNB |
| 1941 | Cecil Isbell (26) | 134.5 | GNB |
| 1940 | Sammy Baugh+ (26) | 124.3 | WAS |
| 1939 | Davey O'Brien (22) | 120.4 | PHI |
| 1938 | Sammy Baugh+ (24) | 94.8 | WAS |
| 1937 | Sammy Baugh+ (23) | 102.5 | WAS |
| 1936 | Arnie Herber+ (26) | 103.3 | GNB |
| 1935 | Arnie Herber+ (25) | 66.3 | GNB |
| 1934 | Arnie Herber+ (24) | 72.6 | GNB |
| 1933 | Benny Friedman+ (28) | 84.9 | BKN |
| 1932 | Arnie Herber+ (22) | 45.6 | GNB |
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