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← All-time passing yards

1979 NFL Season Leaders

Passing Yards

Top 25 of 36 qualifiers · regular season.

1
Dan FoutsQB· SD
4,082 yds
2
Brian SipeQB· CLE
3,793 yds
3
Terry BradshawQB· PIT
3,724 yds
4
Jim ZornQB· SEA
3,661 yds
5
Ken StablerQB· OAK
3,615 yds
6
Roger StaubachQB· DAL
3,586 yds
7
Joe FergusonQB· BUF
3,572 yds
8
Joe TheismannQB· WAS
2,797 yds
9
Doug WilliamsQB· TB
2,448 yds
10
David WhitehurstQB· GB
2,247 yds
11
Bob GrieseQB· MIA
2,160 yds
12
Don StrockQB· MIA
830 yds
13
Bert JonesQB· IND
643 yds
14
Joe PisarcikQB· NYG
537 yds
15
Jack ThompsonQB· CIN
481 yds
16
Gifford NielsenQB· TEN
404 yds
17
Bob AvelliniQB· CHI
310 yds
18
Danny WhiteQB· DAL
267 yds
19
John WaltonQB· PHI
213 yds
20
Jeff RutledgeQB· LAR
125 yds
21
Joe MontanaQB· SF
96 yds
22
Walter PaytonRB· CHI
54 yds
23
Donald WestbrookWR· NE
52 yds
24
Dave JenningsP· NYG
48 yds
25
Craig PenroseQB· DEN
44 yds