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← All-time passing yards
1981 NFL Season Leaders
Passing Yards
Top 25 of 50 qualifiers · regular season.
1
Dan Fouts
QB
·
SD
4,802 yds
2
Brian Sipe
QB
·
CLE
3,876 yds
3
Joe Ferguson
QB
·
BUF
3,652 yds
4
Joe Theismann
QB
·
WAS
3,568 yds
5
Joe Montana
QB
·
SF
3,565 yds
6
Doug Williams
QB
·
TB
3,563 yds
7
Danny White
QB
·
DAL
3,098 yds
8
Bert Jones
QB
·
IND
3,094 yds
9
Terry Bradshaw
QB
·
PIT
2,887 yds
10
Jim Zorn
QB
·
SEA
2,788 yds
11
David Woodley
QB
·
MIA
2,470 yds
12
Eric Hipple
QB
·
DET
2,358 yds
13
Marc Wilson
QB
·
OAK
2,311 yds
14
Ken Stabler
QB
·
HOU
1,988 yds
15
Bill Kenney
QB
·
KC
1,983 yds
16
Neil Lomax
QB
·
STL
1,575 yds
17
Dave Wilson
QB
·
NO
1,058 yds
18
Scott Brunner
QB
·
NYG
978 yds
19
Don Strock
QB
·
MIA
901 yds
20
Dave Krieg
QB
·
SEA
843 yds
21
David Whitehurst
QB
·
GB
792 yds
22
Gary Danielson
QB
·
DET
784 yds
23
Gifford Nielsen
QB
·
TEN
709 yds
24
Mark Malone
QB
·
PIT
553 yds
25
Paul McDonald
QB
·
CLE
463 yds