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The 'NFL quarterback yearly passing leaders' quiz
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The 'NFL quarterback yearly passing leaders' quiz

Created on June 9, 2025  |  Total tries: 41882  |  Average Score: 45.8 out of 56  (82%)  |  Quiz FAQ   

Happy 75th birthday to Chargers icon and Pro Football Hall-of-Fame quarterback Dan Fouts!

Fouts never won a ring with the Chargers (then playing in San Diego) but was the NFL leader in passing yards four times, passing touchdowns twice and was recognized by the Associated Press as the 1982 Offensive Player of the Year. 

Which brings us to today’s quiz. Fouts retired after the 1987 season with 40,040 passing yards and 254 touchdowns in his 15-year career. With that being said, how many of the NFL’s yearly passing leaders since 1970 can you name in six minutes?

Good luck!

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Quiz Clue: Year / Team / Passing Yards  |  Created on June 9, 2025  |  Total tries: 41882  |  Average Score: 45.8 out of 56  (82%)  |  Quiz FAQ   
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2024 / CIN / 4,918
Joe Burrow
2023 / MIA / 4,624
Tua Tagovailoa
2022 / KC / 5,250
Patrick Mahomes
2021 / TB / 5,316
Tom Brady
2020 / HOU / 4,823
Deshaun Watson
2019 / TB / 5,109
Jameis Winston
2018 / PIT / 5,129
Ben Roethlisberger
2017 / NE / 4,577
Tom Brady
2016 / NO / 5,208
Drew Brees
2015 / NO / 4,870
Drew Brees
2014 / NO / 4,952
Drew Brees
2014 / PIT / 4,952
Ben Roethlisberger
2013 / DEN / 5,477
Peyton Manning
2012 / NO / 5,177
Drew Brees
2011 / NO / 5,476
Drew Brees
2010 / SD / 4,710
Philip Rivers
2009 / HOU / 4,770
Matt Schaub
2008 / NO / 5,069
Drew Brees
2007 / NE / 4,806
Tom Brady
2006 / NO / 4,418
Drew Brees
2005 / NE / 4,110
Tom Brady
2004 / MIN / 4,717
Daunte Culpepper
2003 / IND / 4,267
Peyton Manning
2002 / OAK / 4,689
Rich Gannon
2001 / STL / 4,830
Kurt Warner
2000 / IND / 4,413
Peyton Manning
1999 / CAR / 4,436
Steve Beuerlein
1998 / GB / 4,212
Brett Favre
1997 / OAK / 3,917
Jeff George
1996 / JAX / 4,367
Mark Brunell
1995 / GB / 4,413
Brett Favre
1994 / NE / 4,555
Drew Bledsoe
1993 / DEN / 4,030
John Elway
1992 / MIA / 4,116
Dan Marino
1991 / HOU / 4,690
Warren Moon
1990 / HOU / 4,689
Warren Moon
1989 / GB / 4,318
Don Majkowski
1988 / MIA / 4,434
Dan Marino
1987 / STL / 3,387
Neil Lomax
1986 / MIA / 4,746
Dan Marino
1985 / MIA / 4,137
Dan Marino
1984 / MIA / 5,084
Dan Marino
1983 / GB / 4,458
Lynn Dickey
1982 / SD / 2,883
Dan Fouts
1981 / SD / 4,802
Dan Fouts
1980 / SD / 4,715
Dan Fouts
1979 / SD / 4,082
Dan Fouts
1978 / MIN / 3,468
Fran Tarkenton
1977 / BUF / 2,803
Joe Ferguson
1976 / BAL / 3,104
Bert Jones
1975 / CIN / 3,169
Ken Anderson
1974 / CIN / 2,667
Ken Anderson
1973 / PHI / 3,219
Roman Gabriel
1972 / NYJ / 2,816
Joe Namath
1971 / SD / 3,075
John Hadl
1970 / SF / 2,941
John Brodie

Tommy Fradenburg is a freelance writer and an alumni of UNC Chapel Hill currently based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He religiously follows his favorite teams The New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys (yes, he knows) as well as his alma mater the Tar Heels and West Ham United F.C. in the Premier League. See more of his work on Twitter @tommyfradenburg.

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