List of National Football League annual passing yards leaders

Table columns:
Year
Player
Yards
Team

Table rows:
cells: 1932
Arnie Herber
639*
Green Bay Packers
cells: 1933
Harry Newman
973*
New York Giants
cells: 1934
Arnie Herber
799
Green Bay Packers
cells: 1935
Ed Danowski
794
New York Giants
cells: 1936
Arnie Herber
1,239*
Green Bay Packers
cells: 1937
Sammy Baugh
1,127
Washington Redskins
cells: 1938
Ace Parker
865
Brooklyn Dodgers
cells: 1939
Davey O'Brien
1,324*
Philadelphia Eagles
cells: 1940
Sammy Baugh
1,367*
Washington Redskins
cells: 1941
Cecil Isbell
1,479*
Green Bay Packers
cells: 1942
Cecil Isbell
2,021*
Green Bay Packers
cells: 1943
Sid Luckman
2,194*
Chicago Bears
cells: 1944
Irv Comp
1,159
Green Bay Packers
cells: 1945
Sid Luckman
1,727
Chicago Bears
cells: 1946
Sid Luckman
1,826
Chicago Bears
cells: 1947
Sammy Baugh
2,938*
Washington Redskins
cells: 1948
Sammy Baugh
2,599
Washington Redskins
cells: 1949
Johnny Lujack
2,658
Chicago Bears
cells: 1950
Bobby Layne
2,323
Detroit Lions
cells: 1951
Bobby Layne
2,403
Detroit Lions
cells: 1952
Otto Graham
2,816
Cleveland Browns
cells: 1953
Otto Graham
2,722
Cleveland Browns
cells: 1954
Norm Van Brocklin
2,637
Los Angeles Rams
cells: 1955
Jim Finks
2,270
Pittsburgh Steelers
cells: 1956
Tobin Rote
2,203
Green Bay Packers
cells: 1957
Johnny Unitas
2,550
Baltimore Colts
cells: 1958
Bill Wade
2,875
Los Angeles Rams
cells: 1959
Johnny Unitas
2,899
Baltimore Colts
cells: 1960
Johnny Unitas
3,099*
Baltimore Colts
cells: 1961
Sonny Jurgensen
3,723*
Philadelphia Eagles
cells: 1962
Sonny Jurgensen
3,261
Philadelphia Eagles
cells: 1963
Johnny Unitas
3,481
Baltimore Colts
cells: 1964
Charley Johnson
3,045
St. Louis Cardinals
cells: 1965
John Brodie
3,112
San Francisco 49ers
cells: 1966
Sonny Jurgensen
3,209
Washington Redskins
cells: 1967
Sonny Jurgensen
3,747*
Washington Redskins
cells: 1968
John Brodie
3,020
San Francisco 49ers
cells: 1969
Sonny Jurgensen
3,102
Washington Redskins
cells: 1970
John Brodie
2,941
San Francisco 49ers
cells: 1971
John Hadl
3,075
San Diego Chargers
cells: 1972
Joe Namath
2,816
New York Jets
cells: 1973
Roman Gabriel
3,219
Philadelphia Eagles
cells: 1974
Ken Anderson
2,667
Cincinnati Bengals
cells: 1975
Ken Anderson
3,169
Cincinnati Bengals
cells: 1976
Bert Jones
3,104
Baltimore Colts
cells: 1977
Joe Ferguson
2,803
Buffalo Bills
cells: 1978
Fran Tarkenton
3,468
Minnesota Vikings
cells: 1979
Dan Fouts
4,082*
San Diego Chargers
cells: 1980
Dan Fouts
4,715*
San Diego Chargers
cells: 1981
Dan Fouts
4,802*
San Diego Chargers
cells: 1982
Dan Fouts
2,883
San Diego Chargers
cells: 1983
Lynn Dickey
4,458
Green Bay Packers
cells: 1984
Dan Marino
5,084*
Miami Dolphins
cells: 1985
Dan Marino
4,137
Miami Dolphins
cells: 1986
Dan Marino
4,746
Miami Dolphins
cells: 1987
Neil Lomax
3,387
St. Louis Cardinals
cells: 1988
Dan Marino
4,434
Miami Dolphins
cells: 1989
Don Majkowski
4,318
Green Bay Packers
cells: 1990
Warren Moon
4,689
Houston Oilers
cells: 1991
Warren Moon
4,690
Houston Oilers
cells: 1992
Dan Marino
4,116
Miami Dolphins
cells: 1993
John Elway
4,030
Denver Broncos
cells: 1994
Drew Bledsoe
4,555
New England Patriots
cells: 1995
Brett Favre
4,413
Green Bay Packers
cells: 1996
Mark Brunell
4,367
Jacksonville Jaguars
cells: 1997
Jeff George
3,917
Oakland Raiders
cells: 1998
Brett Favre
4,212
Green Bay Packers
cells: 1999
Steve Beuerlein
4,436
Carolina Panthers
cells: 2000
Peyton Manning
4,413
Indianapolis Colts
cells: 2001
Kurt Warner
4,830
St. Louis Rams
cells: 2002
Rich Gannon
4,689
Oakland Raiders
cells: 2003
Peyton Manning
4,267
Indianapolis Colts
cells: 2004
Daunte Culpepper
4,717
Minnesota Vikings
cells: 2005
Tom Brady
4,110
New England Patriots
cells: 2006
Drew Brees
4,418
New Orleans Saints
cells: 2007
Tom Brady
4,806
New England Patriots
cells: 2008
Drew Brees
5,069
New Orleans Saints
cells: 2009
Matt Schaub
4,770
Houston Texans
cells: 2010
Philip Rivers
4,710
San Diego Chargers
cells: 2011
Drew Brees
5,476*
New Orleans Saints
cells: 2012
Drew Brees
5,177
New Orleans Saints
cells: 2013
Peyton Manning
5,477*
Denver Broncos
cells: 2014
Drew Brees Ben Roethlisberger
4,952
New Orleans Saints Pittsburgh Steelers
cells: 2015
Drew Brees
4,870
New Orleans Saints
cells: 2016
Drew Brees
5,208
New Orleans Saints

Questions about this table:
originalText: who led the nfl in passing yards this year
answer: answerTexts: Drew Brees