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Single-Season Passing Yards per Game Leaders

Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year

Rank Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Y/G Year Teams
1. Drew Brees (29) 322.5 2008 NOR
2. Dan Fouts+ (31) 320.3 1982 SDG
3. Dan Marino+ (23) 317.8 1984 MIA
4. Warren Moon+ (34) 312.6 1990 HOU
5. Kurt Warner (37) 311.8 2008 ARI
6. Kurt Warner (29) 311.7 2000 STL
7. Kurt Warner (30) 301.9 2001 STL
8. Tom Brady (30) 300.4 2007 NWE
9. Dan Fouts+ (30) 300.1 1981 SDG
10. Dan Fouts+ (32) 297.5 1983 SDG
11. Dan Marino+ (25) 296.6 1986 MIA
12. Daunte Culpepper (27) 294.8 2004 MIN
13. Dan Fouts+ (29) 294.7 1980 SDG
14. Warren Moon+ (35) 293.1 1991 HOU
Rich Gannon (37) 293.1 2002 OAK
16. Steve Young+ (34) 290.9 1995 SFO
17. Joe Montana+ (26) 290.3 1982 SFO
18. Neil Lomax (25) 288.4 1984 STL
19. Dan Fouts+ (33) 287.7 1984 SDG
20. Marc Bulger (28) 287.1 2005 STL
21. Trent Green (34) 286.9 2004 KAN
22. Joe Namath+ (24) 286.2 1967 NYJ
23. Peyton Manning (28) 284.8 2004 IND
24. Drew Bledsoe (22) 284.7 1994 NWE
25. Tony Romo (28) 284.3 2008 DAL
Warren Moon+ (38) 284.3 1994 MIN
27. Marc Bulger (27) 283.1 2004 STL
28. Jay Cutler (25) 282.8 2008 DEN
29. Neil Lomax (28) 282.3 1987 STL
30. Joe Montana+ (30) 279.5 1986 SFO
31. Tommy Kramer (26) 279.4 1981 MIN
32. Lynn Dickey (34) 278.6 1983 GNB
Donovan McNabb (29) 278.6 2005 PHI
34. Dan Marino+ (33) 278.3 1994 MIA
35. Steve Young+ (37) 278.0 1998 SFO
36. Elvis Grbac (30) 277.9 2000 KAN
37. Steve Beuerlein (34) 277.3 1999 CAR
38. Ken Anderson (33) 277.2 1982 CIN
39. Dan Marino+ (27) 277.1 1988 MIA
40. Boomer Esiason (26) 276.8 1987 CIN
41. Drew Brees (28) 276.4 2007 NOR
42. Drew Brees (27) 276.1 2006 NOR
43. Brett Favre (26) 275.8 1995 GNB
Peyton Manning (24) 275.8 2000 IND
45. Peyton Manning (30) 274.8 2006 IND
46. Mark Brunell (26) 272.9 1996 JAX
47. Drew Bledsoe (30) 272.4 2002 BUF
48. Kurt Warner (28) 272.1 1999 STL
49. Bill Kenney (28) 271.8 1983 KAN
50. Kurt Warner (34) 271.3 2005 ARI
51. Scott Mitchell (27) 271.1 1995 DET
52. Joe Montana+ (33) 270.8 1989 SFO
53. Dan Marino+ (26) 270.4 1987 MIA
54. Don Majkowski (25) 269.9 1989 GNB
55. Jim Everett (26) 269.4 1989 RAM
56. Mark Rypien (27) 269.1 1989 WAS
57. Marc Bulger (29) 268.8 2006 STL
Brian Griese (25) 268.8 2000 DEN
59. Sonny Jurgensen+ (33) 267.6 1967 WAS
60. Jeff Garcia (30) 267.4 2000 SFO
61. Peyton Manning (27) 266.7 2003 IND
62. John Elway+ (27) 266.5 1987 DEN
63. Sonny Jurgensen+ (27) 265.9 1961 PHI
64. Donovan McNabb (30) 264.7 2006 PHI
65. Warren Moon+ (39) 264.3 1995 MIN
66. Brett Favre (29) 263.3 1998 GNB
67. Tony Romo (27) 263.2 2007 DAL
68. Jon Kitna (34) 263.0 2006 DET
69. Joe Montana+ (34) 262.9 1990 SFO
70. Peyton Manning (26) 262.5 2002 IND
71. Dan Marino+ (34) 262.0 1995 MIA
72. Vinny Testaverde (33) 261.1 1996 BAL
73. Dan Fouts+ (34) 259.9 1985 SDG
74. Brett Favre (38) 259.7 2007 GNB
75. Drew Bledsoe (26) 259.5 1998 NWE
76. Jeff George (28) 258.9 1995 ATL
77. Dan Marino+ (24) 258.6 1985 MIA
78. Peyton Manning (23) 258.4 1999 IND
79. Donovan McNabb (28) 258.3 2004 PHI
Johnny Unitas+ (27) 258.3 1960 BAL
Brian Sipe (31) 258.3 1980 CLE
82. Peyton Manning (25) 258.2 2001 IND
Carson Palmer (28) 258.2 2007 CIN
84. Trent Green (30) 257.9 2000 STL
85. Dan Marino+ (31) 257.3 1992 MIA
86. Tom Brady (28) 256.9 2005 NWE
87. Jay Schroeder (25) 256.8 1986 WAS
88. Marc Bulger (26) 256.3 2003 STL
Jim Kelly+ (31) 256.3 1991 BUF
90. Brett Favre (30) 255.7 1999 GNB
91. Jake Plummer (30) 255.6 2004 DEN
92. Brett Favre (35) 255.5 2004 GNB
93. Drew Bledsoe (24) 255.4 1996 NWE
94. Dan Fouts+ (28) 255.1 1979 SDG
95. Kerry Collins (30) 254.6 2002 NYG
96. Jon Kitna (35) 254.3 2007 DET
97. Phil Simms (30) 252.8 1984 NYG
Bernie Kosar (24) 252.8 1987 CLE
99. Dan Fouts+ (35) 252.6 1986 SDG
100. Donovan McNabb (32) 252.5 2008 PHI
Peyton Manning (31) 252.5 2007 IND
102. Trent Green (33) 252.4 2003 KAN
103. Carson Palmer (27) 252.2 2006 CIN
104. John Elway+ (33) 251.9 1993 DEN
105. Steve Young+ (32) 251.4 1993 SFO
106. Trent Green (35) 250.9 2005 KAN
107. Kerry Collins (33) 250.6 2005 OAK
108. Brad Johnson (31) 250.3 1999 WAS
109. Dan Marino+ (28) 249.8 1989 MIA
110. Kerry Collins (32) 249.6 2004 OAK
Daryle Lamonica (27) 249.6 1968 OAK
112. Jim Everett (27) 249.3 1990 RAM
John Elway+ (34) 249.3 1994 DEN
114. Drew Bledsoe (27) 249.1 1999 NWE
115. Danny White (31) 248.8 1983 DAL
116. Johnny Unitas+ (30) 248.6 1963 BAL
Billy Volek (28) 248.6 2004 TEN
118. Daunte Culpepper (26) 248.5 2003 MIN
119. Dan Marino+ (30) 248.1 1991 MIA
Jim Everett (32) 248.1 1995 NOR
John Elway+ (35) 248.1 1995 DEN
John Hadl (28) 248.1 1968 SDG
Steve Young+ (33) 248.1 1994 SFO
124. Matt Hasselbeck (32) 247.9 2007 SEA
125. Phil Simms (33) 247.8 1987 NYG
Jim Everett (25) 247.8 1988 RAM
127. Babe Parilli (34) 247.5 1964 BOS
Neil O'Donnell (29) 247.5 1995 PIT
129. Boomer Esiason (25) 247.4 1986 CIN
130. Brian Griese (27) 247.2 2002 DEN
131. Randall Cunningham (35) 246.9 1998 MIN
132. Philip Rivers (27) 246.3 2008 SDG
133. Daunte Culpepper (23) 246.1 2000 MIN
134. Ken O'Brien (26) 246.0 1986 NYJ
135. Warren Moon+ (41) 245.2 1997 SEA
136. Brett Favre (32) 245.1 2001 GNB
137. Johnny Unitas+ (34) 244.9 1967 BAL
138. Sammy Baugh+ (33) 244.8 1947 WAS
Jeff George (30) 244.8 1997 OAK
140. Joe Montana+ (27) 244.4 1983 SFO
141. Kurt Warner (36) 244.1 2007 ARI
142. Ken Anderson (26) 243.8 1975 CIN
143. Brett Favre (27) 243.7 1996 GNB
144. Joe Montana+ (29) 243.5 1985 SFO
145. John Elway+ (25) 243.2 1985 DEN
146. Ken O'Brien (25) 243.0 1985 NYJ
147. Jake Delhomme (29) 242.9 2004 CAR
148. Brett Favre (37) 242.8 2006 GNB
Norm Snead (28) 242.8 1967 PHI
150. Brett Favre (25) 242.6 1994 GNB
Brett Favre (36) 242.6 2005 GNB
152. Neil Lomax (29) 242.5 1988 PHO
153. Brian Sipe (32) 242.3 1981 CLE
154. Y.A. Tittle+ (37) 241.9 1963 NYG
155. Brett Favre (28) 241.7 1997 GNB
156. Johnny Unitas+ (26) 241.6 1959 BAL
Matt Hasselbeck (29) 241.6 2004 SEA
158. Aaron Rodgers (25) 241.4 2008 GNB
Joe Namath+ (23) 241.4 1966 NYJ
160. George Blanda+ (27) 241.1 1954 CHI
161. Tim Rattay (27) 241.0 2004 SFO
162. Jim Everett (31) 240.9 1994 NOR
Bernie Kosar (23) 240.9 1986 CLE
164. Daunte Culpepper (25) 240.8 2002 MIN
Jim Kelly+ (29) 240.8 1989 BUF
166. John Hadl (27) 240.4 1967 SDG
167. Chad Pennington (32) 240.1 2008 MIA
Matt Hasselbeck (28) 240.1 2003 SEA
169. Rich Gannon (34) 240.0 1999 OAK
170. Erik Kramer (31) 239.9 1995 CHI
171. Carson Palmer (26) 239.8 2005 CIN
172. Billy Wade (28) 239.6 1958 RAM
173. Aaron Brooks (25) 239.5 2001 NOR
174. John Brodie (30) 239.4 1965 SFO
175. Phil Simms (31) 239.3 1985 NYG
Steve Bartkowski (29) 239.3 1981 ATL
Brian Griese (29) 239.3 2004 TAM
Rich Gannon (36) 239.3 2001 OAK
179. Kerry Collins (31) 239.2 2003 NYG
Charlie Batch (27) 239.2 2001 DET
181. Jeff Blake (25) 238.9 1995 CIN
182. Tommy Kramer (25) 238.8 1980 MIN
183. Brett Favre (31) 238.3 2000 GNB
184. Brad Johnson (35) 238.2 2003 TAM
185. Aaron Brooks (28) 238.1 2004 NOR
186. Randall Cunningham (25) 238.0 1988 PHI
187. Danny White (35) 237.9 1987 DAL
George Blanda+ (34) 237.9 1961 HOU
189. Brian Sipe (34) 237.7 1983 CLE
Dave Krieg (25) 237.7 1983 SEA
191. Daunte Culpepper (24) 237.5 2001 MIN
192. Donovan McNabb (31) 237.4 2007 PHI
193. Doug Williams (33) 237.2 1988 WAS
194. Brian Sipe (30) 237.1 1979 CLE
195. Derek Anderson (24) 236.7 2007 CLE
196. Trent Green (31) 236.4 2001 KAN
Hugh Millen (28) 236.4 1991 NWE
198. Dan Marino+ (36) 236.3 1997 MIA
199. Daryle Lamonica (28) 235.9 1969 OAK
200. Kerry Collins (29) 235.3 2001 NYG
Tom Brady (25) 235.3 2002 NWE
202. Gus Frerotte (28) 235.2 1999 DET
203. Eli Manning (24) 235.1 2005 NYG
204. Joe Montana+ (31) 234.9 1987 SFO
205. Tommy Kramer (30) 234.8 1985 MIN
George Blanda+ (37) 234.8 1964 HOU
207. Otto Graham+ (31) 234.7 1952 CLE
Jeff George (32) 234.7 1999 MIN
209. Ken Anderson (32) 234.6 1981 CIN
210. Brad Johnson (34) 234.5 2002 TAM
Joe Montana+ (38) 234.5 1994 KAN
212. Mark Brunell (27) 234.4 1997 JAX
213. Charley Johnson (25) 234.3 1963 STL
214. Ben Roethlisberger (24) 234.2 2006 PIT
Peyton Manning (29) 234.2 2005 IND
216. Warren Moon+ (31) 233.8 1987 HOU
Drew Bledsoe (23) 233.8 1995 NWE
218. Peyton Manning (22) 233.7 1998 IND
219. Jake Plummer (24) 233.6 1998 ARI
220. Brad Johnson (29) 233.5 1997 MIN
221. Jeff George (27) 233.4 1994 ATL
222. Vinny Testaverde (37) 233.3 2000 NYJ
223. Jim Kelly+ (27) 233.2 1987 BUF
224. Steve Beuerlein (35) 233.1 2000 CAR
Bill Kenney (29) 233.1 1984 KAN
226. Sonny Jurgensen+ (28) 232.9 1962 PHI
227. Terry Bradshaw+ (31) 232.8 1979 PIT
228. Warren Moon+ (30) 232.6 1986 HOU
Vinny Testaverde (35) 232.6 1998 NYJ
230. Steve Grogan (28) 232.4 1981 NWE
231. Warren Moon+ (37) 232.3 1993 HOU
Archie Manning (31) 232.3 1980 NOR
233. Randall Cunningham (24) 232.2 1987 PHI
234. Joe Theismann (34) 232.1 1983 WAS
Otto Graham+ (28) 232.1 1949 CLE
236. Matt Cassel (26) 232.0 2008 NWE
237. Kerry Collins (27) 231.8 1999 NYG
238. Drew Bledsoe (25) 231.6 1997 NWE
239. Danny White (30) 231.0 1982 DAL
240. Tommy Kramer (31) 230.8 1986 MIN
Tom Brady (27) 230.8 2004 NWE
242. Ron Jaworski (31) 230.7 1982 PHI
243. Randall Cunningham (31) 230.6 1994 PHI
Trent Green (32) 230.6 2002 KAN
Chris Miller (24) 230.6 1989 ATL
Daryle Lamonica (26) 230.6 1967 OAK
247. Y.A. Tittle+ (36) 230.3 1962 NYG
248. Doug Williams (27) 230.1 1982 TAM
249. Johnny Unitas+ (32) 230.0 1965 BAL
250. Roman Gabriel (33) 229.9 1973 PHI
Steve McNair (30) 229.6 2003 TEN
Boomer Esiason (24) 229.5 1985 CIN
Troy Aikman+ (25) 229.5 1991 DAL