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Peyton Manning holds the single-season passing yards record, passing for 5,477 yards in 2013. In American football, passing, along with running (also referred to as rushing), is one of the two main methods of advancing the ball down the field. Passes are typically attempted by the quarterback, but any offensive player can attempt a pass provided they are behind the line of scrimmage. To ...
NFL regular season career passing yards leaders Rank Player Yds GP YPG Team(s) Seasons Refs; 1 Tom Brady: 89,214 335 266.3 New England Patriots: 2000–2019 [3] [4] Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 2020–2022: 2 Drew Brees: 80,358 287 280 San Diego Chargers: 2001–2005 [3] [5] New Orleans Saints: 2006–2020: 3 Peyton Manning † 71,940 266 270.5 ...
The 1977 season is considered the last season of the "Dead Ball Era" of professional football (1970 to 1977). The 17.2 average points scored per team per game was the lowest since 1942, and it was the only post-merger NFL season where no player surpassed 1,000 receiving yards. For 1978, the league made significant changes to allow greater ...
Notes: At the time of his retirement, Elway was the NFL's second-leading all-time passing yardage leader (behind Dan Marino); he's currently No. 12. Detroit Lions: Matthew Stafford Years: 2009-2020
The Bills had one of the most pass-heavy offenses in the NFL in 1977. Quarterback Joe Ferguson led the league in pass attempts (457, 32.6 per game) and passing yards (2,803, 200.2 per game). He also threw 24 interceptions , the most in the NFL.
First NFL quarterback to defeat 32 franchises: Brett Favre vs. Green Bay Packers; October 5, 2009 [150] [167] First NFL quarterback to reach 100 career wins (regular season): Johnny Unitas vs. Green Bay Packers; November 9, 1969; First NFL quarterback to reach 150 career wins (regular season): Brett Favre vs. San Diego Chargers; September 23, 2007
First 4,500 yard passing season: Dan Fouts, 4,715 passing yards, San Diego Chargers, 1980 [167] First 5,000 yard passing season : Dan Marino , 5,084 passing yards, Miami Dolphins , 1984 [ 167 ] First 300 completion season : Fran Tarkenton , 345 completions, Minnesota Vikings , 1978
List of NFL career passing yards leaders This page was last edited on 28 March 2024, at 12:40 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...