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Marino was the first quarterback in NFL history to reach 5,000 yards passing in a season (1984); 50,000 and 60,000 career passing yards respectively, and also the first quarterback to reach 40-plus touchdown passes in a season (48 in 1984), and 400 career touchdown passes.
In 1984, Dan Marino passed for 5,084 yards, setting the single-season passing yards record. He was the first player to pass for over 5,000 yards in a season and led the league in passing five times. [14] Drew Brees led the league in passing yards in 2006, the first of his record seven times. [7]
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 First 350 completion season : Dan Fouts , 360 completions, San Diego Chargers , 1981
Tua Tagovailoa became the first Dolphins quarterback to lead the NFL in passing yards since Dan Marino in 1992.
Note: Y. A. Tittle passed for 33,070 yards in his professional career, which would place him in 44th on this list, but 4,731 of those yards came in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), which the NFL does not recognize statistics and records from to date. [54] [55] Thus, Tittle's career passing yards total in the NFL stands at 28,339. [56]
Forty years after 1983 NFL Draft, Dan Marino reflects on Dolphins career, legacy
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 over a decade after his 1999 retirement. [1]
Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino turns 50 today. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us