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The 'NFL yearly passing leaders' quiz

Created on March 6, 2026 | Total tries: 236 | Average Score: 46.8 out of 57 (82%) | Quiz FAQ

Happy 61st birthday to one-time Pro Bowler and 14-year NFL veteran quarterback, Steve Beuerlein!

Beuerlein was selected in the fourth round of the 1987 NFL Draft out of Notre Dame by the then-Los Angeles Raiders, but he started just 15 games over two seasons for the Raiders before a contract dispute resulted in him missing the 1990 season and joining the Dallas Cowboys in 1991. He’d win a Super Bowl ring as a backup to Troy Aikman in Dallas.

Beuerlein wouldn’t start a full season for a team until his 199 season with the Carolina Panthers, when he led the entire NFL with 4,336 yards and 36 touchdowns to 15 interceptions.

Which brings us to today’s quiz. How many of the quarterbacks to lead the NFL in passing yards since the AFL/NFL merger in 1970 can you name in seven minutes?

Good luck!

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Quiz Clue: Year / Team / Passing Yards | Created on March 6, 2026 | Total tries: 236 | Average Score: 46.8 out of 57 (82%) | Quiz FAQ

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2025 / LAR / 4,707

2024 / CIN / 4,918

2023 / MIA / 4,624

2022 / KC / 5,250

2021 / TB / 5,316

2020 / HOU / 4,823

2019 / TB / 5,109

2018 / PIT / 5,129

2017 / NE / 4,577

2016 / NO / 5,208

2015 / NO / 4,870

2014 / NO / 4,952

2014 / PIT / 4,952

2013 / DEN / 5,477

2012 / NO / 5,177

2011 / NO / 5,476

2010 / SD / 4,710

2009 / HOU / 4,770

2008 / NO / 5,069

2007 / NE / 4,806

2006 / NO / 4,418

2005 / NE / 4,110

2004 / MIN / 4,717

2003 / IND / 4,267

2002 / OAK / 4,689

2001 / STL / 4,830

2000 / IND / 4,413

1999 / CAR / 4,436

1998 / GB / 4,212

1997 / OAK / 3,917

1996 / JAX / 4,367

1995 / GB / 4,413

1994 / NE / 4,555

1993 / DEN / 4,030

1992 / MIA / 4,116

1991 / HOU / 4,690

1990 / HOU / 4,689

1989 / GB / 4,318

1988 / MIA / 4,434

1987 / STL / 3,387

1986 / MIA / 4,746

1985 / MIA / 4,137

1984 / MIA / 5,084

1983 / GB / 4,458

1982 / SD / 2,883

1981 / SD / 4,802

1980 / SD / 4,715

1979 / SD / 4,082

1978 / MIN / 3,468

1977 / BUF / 2,803

1976 / BAL / 3,104

1975 / CIN / 3,169

1974 / CIN / 2,667

1973 / PHI / 3,219

1972 / NYJ / 2,816

1971 / SD / 3,075

1970 / SF / 2,941

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