Dan Fouts
NFL career statistics

Year
Team
Games
Games
Passing
Passing
Passing
Passing
Passing
Passing
Passing
Passing
Passing
Record
Year
Team
G
GS
Cmp
Att
Pct
Yds
Avg
TD
Int
Yds/G
Rtg
W-L
1973
SD
10
6
87
194
44.8
1,126
5.8
6
13
112.6
46.0
0-5-1
1974
SD
11
11
115
237
48.5
1,732
7.3
8
13
157.5
61.4
3-8
1975
SD
10
9
106
195
54.4
1,396
7.2
2
10
139.6
59.3
2-7
1976
SD
14
13
208
359
57.9
2,535
7.1
14
15
181.1
75.4
5-8
1977
SD
4
4
69
109
63.3
869
8.0
4
6
217.3
77.4
2-2
1978
SD
15
14
224
381
58.8
2,999
7.9
24
20
199.9
83.0
9-5
1979
SD
16
16
332
530
62.6
4,082
7.7
24
24
255.1
82.6
12-4
1980
SD
16
16
348
589
59.1
4,715
8.0
30
24
294.7
84.7
11-5
1981
SD
16
16
360
609
59.1
4,802
7.9
33
17
300.1
90.6
10-6
1982
SD
9
9
204
330
61.8
2,883
8.7
17
11
320.3
93.3
6-3
1983
SD
10
10
215
340
63.2
2,975
8.8
20
15
297.5
92.5
5-5
1984
SD
13
13
317
507
62.5
3,740
7.4
19
17
287.7
83.4
6-7
1985
SD
14
12
254
430
59.1
3,638
8.5
27
20
259.9
88.1
7-5
1986
SD
12
12
252
430
58.6
3,031
7.0
16
22
252.6
71.4
3-9
1987
SD
11
10
206
364
56.6
2,517
6.9
10
15
228.8
70.0
5-5
Career
Career
181
171
3,297
5,604
58.8
43,040
7.7
254
242
237.8
80.2
86-84-1

Question: How many yards did Fouts set during three consecutive seasons in 1979, 1980 and 1981? 
Answer: Fouts set an NFL season passing yardage record in three consecutive seasons from 1979 to 1981 with totals of 4,082, 4,715, and 4,802 yards.