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← All-time passing yards

1987 NFL Season Leaders

Passing Yards

Top 25 of 85 qualifiers · regular season.

1
Neil LomaxQB· STL
3,387 yds
2
Boomer EsiasonQB· CIN
3,321 yds
3
Dan MarinoQB· MIA
3,245 yds
4
John ElwayQB· DEN
3,198 yds
5
Joe MontanaQB· SF
3,054 yds
6
Bernie KosarQB· CLE
3,033 yds
7
Warren MoonQB· TEN
2,806 yds
8
Jim KellyQB· BUF
2,798 yds
9
Randall CunninghamQB· PHI
2,786 yds
10
Ken O'BrienQB· NYJ
2,696 yds
11
Danny WhiteQB· DAL
2,617 yds
12
Dan FoutsQB· SD
2,517 yds
13
Dave KriegQB· SEA
2,131 yds
14
Bobby HebertQB· NO
2,119 yds
15
Bill KenneyQB· KC
2,107 yds
16
Wade WilsonQB· MIN
2,106 yds
17
Marc WilsonQB· OAK
2,070 yds
18
Jim EverettQB· LAR
2,064 yds
19
Mark MaloneQB· PIT
1,896 yds
20
Jay SchroederQB· WAS
1,878 yds
21
Jim McMahonQB· CHI
1,639 yds
22
Jack TrudeauQB· IND
1,587 yds
23
Randy WrightQB· GB
1,507 yds
24
Mike TomczakQB· CHI
1,220 yds
25
Doug WilliamsQB· WAS
1,156 yds