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← All-time passing yards
1978 NFL Season Leaders
Passing Yards
Top 25 of 35 qualifiers · regular season.
1
Fran Tarkenton
QB
·
MIN
3,468 yds
2
Jim Zorn
QB
·
SEA
3,283 yds
3
Roger Staubach
QB
·
DAL
3,190 yds
4
Dan Fouts
QB
·
SD
2,999 yds
5
Ken Stabler
QB
·
OAK
2,944 yds
6
Terry Bradshaw
QB
·
PIT
2,915 yds
7
Brian Sipe
QB
·
CLE
2,906 yds
8
Joe Theismann
QB
·
WAS
2,593 yds
9
Gary Danielson
QB
·
DET
2,294 yds
10
Joe Ferguson
QB
·
BUF
2,136 yds
11
Joe Pisarcik
QB
·
NYG
2,096 yds
12
David Whitehurst
QB
·
GB
2,093 yds
13
Bob Griese
QB
·
MIA
1,791 yds
14
Bob Avellini
QB
·
CHI
1,718 yds
15
Doug Williams
QB
·
TB
1,170 yds
16
Don Strock
QB
·
MIA
825 yds
17
June Jones
QB
·
ATL
394 yds
18
Bert Jones
QB
·
IND
370 yds
19
Danny White
QB
·
DAL
215 yds
20
Craig Penrose
QB
·
DEN
185 yds
21
Gary Huff
QB
·
TB
169 yds
22
David Humm
QB
·
OAK
151 yds
23
Jerry Golsteyn
QB
·
NYG
110 yds
24
Guy Benjamin
QB
·
MIA
91 yds
25
Dennis Sproul
QB
·
GB
87 yds