June 6, 2010

List of the Day: Best Passing Yardage Seasons, 1980s NFC


Neil Lomax

TOP 10
1- Neil Lomax, 1984 St. Louis Cardinals
4614 yards, 345-560, 61.6 %, 28 TD, 16 INT

2- Lynn Dickey, 1983 Green Bay Packers
4458 yards, 289-484, 59.7 %, 32 TD, 29 INT

3- Don Majkowski, 1989 Green Bay Packers
4318 yards, 353-599, 58.9 %, 27 TD, 20 INT

4- Jim Everett, 1989 Los Angeles Rams
4310 yards, 304-518, 58.7 %, 29 TD, 17 INT

5- Jay Schroeder, 1986 Washington Redskins
4109 yards, 276-541, 51.0 %, 22 TD, 22 INT

6- Phil Simms, 1984 New York Giants
4044 yards, 286-533, 53.7 %, 22 TD, 18 INT

7- Danny White, 1983 Dallas Cowboys
3980 yards, 334-533, 62.7 %, 29 TD, 23 INT

8- Jim Everett, 1988 Los Angeles Rams
3964 yards, 308-517, 59.6 %, 31 TD, 18 INT

9- Tommy Kramer, 1981 Minnesota Vikings
3912 yards, 322-593, 54.3 %, 26 TD, 24 INT

10-Joe Montana, 1983 San Francisco 49ers
3910 yards, 332-515, 64.5 %, 26 TD, 12 INT


Lynn Dickey



Jim Everett



Jay Schroeder

BEST BY FRANCHISES NOT IN TOP 10
Atlanta Falcons: Steve Bartkowski, 1981
3829 yards, 297-533, 55.7 %, 30 TD, 23 INT

Philadelphia Eagles: Randall Cunningham, 1988
3808 yards, 301-560, 53.8 %, 24 TD, 16 INT

New Orleans Saints: Archie Manning, 1980
3716 yards, 309-509, 60.7 %, 23 TD, 20 INT

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Doug Williams, 1981
3563 yards, 238-471, 50.5 %, 19 TD, 14 INT

Detroit Lions: Gary Danielson, 1980
3223 yards, 244-417, 58.5 %, 13 TD, 11 INT

Chicago Bears: Jim McMahon, 1985
2392 yards, 178-313, 56.9 %, 15 TD, 11 INT


Phil Simms



Danny White



Tommy Kramer



Joe Montana