Table:
year
team
games
passing

g
gs
cmp
att
pct
yards
td
int
lng
y/a
rate

1961
min
14
10
157
280
56.1
1,997
18
17
71
7.1
74.7

1962
min
14
14
163
329
49.5
2,595
22
25
89
7.9
66.9

1963
min
14
13
170
297
57.2
2,311
15
15
67
7.8
78.0

1964
min
14
14
171
306
55.9
2,506
22
11
64
8.2
91.8

1965
min
14
14
171
329
52.0
2,609
19
11
72
7.9
83.8

1966
min
14
12
192
358
53.6
2,561
17
16
68
7.2
73.8

1967
nyg
14
14
204
377
54.1
3,088
29
19
70
8.2
85.9

1968
nyg
14
14
182
337
54.0
2,555
21
12
84
7.6
84.6

1969
nyg
14
14
220
409
53.8
2,918
23
8
65
7.1
87.2

1970
nyg
14
14
219
389
56.3
2,777
19
12
59
7.1
82.2

1971
nyg
13
13
226
386
58.5
2,567
11
21
81
6.7
65.4

1972
min
14
14
215
378
56.9
2,651
18
13
76
7.0
80.2

1973
min
14
14
169
274
61.7
2,113
15
7
54
7.7
93.2

1974
min
13
13
199
351
56.7
2,598
17
12
80
7.4
82.1

1975
min
14
14
273
425
64.2
2,994
25
13
46
7.0
91.8

1976
min
13
13
255
412
61.9
2,961
17
8
56
7.2
89.3

1977
min
9
9
155
258
60.1
1,734
9
14
59
6.7
69.2

1978
min
16
16
345
572
60.3
3,468
25
32
58
6.1
68.9

career
246
239
3,686
6,467
57.0
47,003
342
266
89
7.3
80.4

Statement: fran tarkenton threw 18 touchdowns and 17 interceptions for 1,997 yards in his first season in 1961.
Question: how many passing yards did fran tarkenton get in 1961?
Answer: [1997.0]