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NFL Year-by-Year Passing Yards Leaders
| Year | Player | Yds | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Drew Brees (33) | 5,177 | NOR |
| 2011 | Drew Brees (32) | 5,476 | NOR |
| 2010 | Philip Rivers (29) | 4,710 | SDG |
| 2009 | Matt Schaub (28) | 4,770 | HOU |
| 2008 | Drew Brees (29) | 5,069 | NOR |
| 2007 | Tom Brady (30) | 4,806 | NWE |
| 2006 | Drew Brees (27) | 4,418 | NOR |
| 2005 | Tom Brady (28) | 4,110 | NWE |
| 2004 | Daunte Culpepper (27) | 4,717 | MIN |
| 2003 | Peyton Manning (27) | 4,267 | IND |
| 2002 | Rich Gannon (37) | 4,689 | OAK |
| 2001 | Kurt Warner (30) | 4,830 | STL |
| 2000 | Peyton Manning (24) | 4,413 | IND |
| 1999 | Steve Beuerlein (34) | 4,436 | CAR |
| 1998 | Brett Favre (29) | 4,212 | GNB |
| 1997 | Jeff George (30) | 3,917 | OAK |
| 1996 | Mark Brunell (26) | 4,367 | JAX |
| 1995 | Brett Favre (26) | 4,413 | GNB |
| 1994 | Drew Bledsoe (22) | 4,555 | NWE |
| 1993 | John Elway+ (33) | 4,030 | DEN |
| 1992 | Dan Marino+ (31) | 4,116 | MIA |
| 1991 | Warren Moon+ (35) | 4,690 | HOU |
| 1990 | Warren Moon+ (34) | 4,689 | HOU |
| 1989 | Don Majkowski (25) | 4,318 | GNB |
| 1988 | Dan Marino+ (27) | 4,434 | MIA |
| 1987 | Neil Lomax (28) | 3,387 | STL |
| 1986 | Dan Marino+ (25) | 4,746 | MIA |
| 1985 | Dan Marino+ (24) | 4,137 | MIA |
| 1984 | Dan Marino+ (23) | 5,084 | MIA |
| 1983 | Lynn Dickey (34) | 4,458 | GNB |
| 1982 | Dan Fouts+ (31) | 2,883 | SDG |
| 1981 | Dan Fouts+ (30) | 4,802 | SDG |
| 1980 | Dan Fouts+ (29) | 4,715 | SDG |
| 1979 | Dan Fouts+ (28) | 4,082 | SDG |
| 1978 | Fran Tarkenton+ (38) | 3,468 | MIN |
| 1977 | Joe Ferguson (27) | 2,803 | BUF |
| 1976 | Bert Jones (25) | 3,104 | BAL |
| 1975 | Ken Anderson (26) | 3,169 | CIN |
| 1974 | Ken Anderson (25) | 2,667 | CIN |
| 1973 | Roman Gabriel (33) | 3,219 | PHI |
| 1972 | Joe Namath+ (29) | 2,816 | NYJ |
| 1971 | John Hadl (31) | 3,075 | SDG |
| 1970 | John Brodie (35) | 2,941 | SFO |
| 1969 | Daryle Lamonica (28) | 3,302 | OAK |
| Sonny Jurgensen+ (35) | 3,102 | WAS | |
| 1968 | John Hadl (28) | 3,473 | SDG |
| John Brodie (33) | 3,020 | SFO | |
| 1967 | Joe Namath+ (24) | 4,007 | NYJ |
| Sonny Jurgensen+ (33) | 3,747 | WAS | |
| 1966 | Joe Namath+ (23) | 3,379 | NYJ |
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