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← All-time passing yards

1985 NFL Season Leaders

Passing Yards

Top 25 of 60 qualifiers · regular season.

1
Dan MarinoQB· MIA
4,137 yds
2
John ElwayQB· DEN
3,891 yds
3
Ken O'BrienQB· NYJ
3,888 yds
4
Joe MontanaQB· SF
3,653 yds
5
Dan FoutsQB· SD
3,638 yds
6
Dave KriegQB· SEA
3,602 yds
7
Boomer EsiasonQB· CIN
3,443 yds
8
Neil LomaxQB· STL
3,214 yds
9
Danny WhiteQB· DAL
3,157 yds
10
Eric HippleQB· DET
2,952 yds
11
Warren MoonQB· TEN
2,709 yds
12
Dieter BrockQB· LAR
2,658 yds
13
Marc WilsonQB· OAK
2,608 yds
14
Bill KenneyQB· KC
2,536 yds
15
Mike PagelQB· IND
2,414 yds
16
Jim McMahonQB· CHI
2,392 yds
17
Tony EasonQB· NE
2,156 yds
18
David ArcherQB· ATL
1,992 yds
19
Dave WilsonQB· NO
1,843 yds
20
Joe TheismannQB· WAS
1,774 yds
21
Bernie KosarQB· CLE
1,578 yds
22
Mark HerrmannQB· SD
1,537 yds
23
Jay SchroederQB· WAS
1,458 yds
24
Mark MaloneQB· PIT
1,428 yds
25
David WoodleyQB· PIT
1,357 yds