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Warren Moon, who made seven playoff appearances, was the first Black quarterback elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. [3] During his NFL career (1984–2000), he was the first Black quarterback on four different teams. [1] [21] The 2023–2024 playoffs featured six starting Black quarterbacks, the most in NFL history. [24] [f]
This list shows the top National Football League quarterbacks with over 32,000 career regular season passing yards, the NFL playoff passing yards leaders with at least 2,500 yards, and the historical progression of regular season record holders.
Norm Van Brocklin was the first to do so, whose 554-yard performance in a 1951 game remains the league record for most passing yards in a game. [5]Only three quarterbacks have thrown for over 500 yards more than once in their career; Drew Brees and Tom Brady did so twice (both of Brees' 500-yard games occurred in regular season games, while Brady had one 500-yard game each in both a regular ...
Passing for 5,000 yards in a single regular season is a rare achievement in the National Football League (NFL). Nine quarterbacks have accomplished the feat. Marino's record of 5,084 yards set during the 1984 season remained intact for 24 years, and for almost a decade after his 1999 retirement. [1]
First 4,500 yard passing season: Dan Fouts, 4,715 passing yards, San Diego Chargers, 1980 [157] First 5,000 yard passing season : Dan Marino , 5,084 passing yards, Miami Dolphins , 1984 [ 157 ] First 300 completion season : Fran Tarkenton , 345 completions, Minnesota Vikings , 1978
During his 17 NFL seasons, Moon was named Offensive Player of the Year in 1990 after leading the league in passing yards and passing touchdowns. He led the NFL in passing yards twice, while also receiving nine Pro Bowl selections. Moon spent 10 seasons with the Oilers, whom he led to seven playoff appearances, and made an eighth postseason run ...
For the first time in NFL history, reports Touchdownwire, the league started 10 Black NFL quarterbacks. Seattle Seahawks' Russell Wilson, 31; New England Patriots' Cam Newton, 31; Los Angeles ...
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 ...