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← All-time passing yards

1977 NFL Season Leaders

Passing Yards

Top 25 of 31 qualifiers · regular season.

1
Joe FergusonQB· BUF
2,803 yds
2
Bert JonesQB· IND
2,686 yds
3
Roger StaubachQB· DAL
2,620 yds
4
Terry BradshawQB· PIT
2,523 yds
5
Bob GrieseQB· MIA
2,252 yds
6
Ken StablerQB· OAK
2,176 yds
7
Bob AvelliniQB· CHI
2,004 yds
8
Fran TarkentonQB· MIN
1,734 yds
9
Jim ZornQB· SEA
1,687 yds
10
Joe PisarcikQB· NYG
1,346 yds
11
Brian SipeQB· CLE
1,233 yds
12
Joe TheismannQB· WAS
1,097 yds
13
Gary HuffQB· TB
889 yds
14
Dan FoutsQB· SD
869 yds
15
David WhitehurstQB· GB
634 yds
16
Joe NamathQB· LAR
606 yds
17
Jeb BlountQB· TB
522 yds
18
Bobby ScottQB· NO
516 yds
19
Gary DanielsonQB· DET
445 yds
20
Jerry GolsteynQB· NYG
416 yds
21
Craig PenroseQB· DEN
217 yds
22
Cliff OlanderQB· SD
76 yds
23
Kim McQuilkenQB· ATL
47 yds
24
Billy DonckersQB· ARI
38 yds
25
Danny WhiteQB· DAL
35 yds