1949 NFL Passing Yards Leaders
Yards gained passing
Johnny Lujack led the whole NFL in passing yards in 1949 with 2,658, 490 ahead of Bob Waterfield (2,168).
Led the whole NFL in 1949
Johnny Lujack
CHI
2,658
Passing Yards
490 clear of Bob Waterfield
Showing Passing Yards and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | YDS | G | ATT | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
CHI | 2,658 | 12 | 312 | 23 |
| 2 |
|
LAN | 2,168 | 12 | 296 | 17 |
| 3 |
|
NYG | 2,138 | 12 | 305 | 17 |
| 4 |
|
WAS | 1,903 | 12 | 255 | 18 |
| 5 |
|
NYB | 1,796 | 12 | 299 | 9 |
| 6 |
|
PHI | 1,727 | 12 | 214 | 16 |
| 7 | Paul Christman | CHC | 1,015 | 12 | 151 | 11 |
| 8 | Jug Girard | GB | 881 | 12 | 175 | 4 |
| 9 |
|
WAS | 869 | 12 | 132 | 4 |
| 10 |
|
DET | 833 | 6 | 145 | 9 |
| 11 |
|
DET | 793 | 12 | 142 | 6 |
| 12 |
|
CHC | 748 | 12 | 150 | 10 |
| 13 | Clyde LeForce | DET | 665 | 11 | 112 | 3 |
| 14 |
|
LAN | 601 | 8 | 58 | 6 |
| 15 | Joe Geri | PIT | 554 | 12 | 77 | 5 |
| 16 | Stan Heath | GB | 355 | 12 | 106 | 1 |
| 17 | Bob Gage | PIT | 329 | 12 | 36 | 2 |
| 18 | Jim Finks | PIT | 322 | 11 | 71 | 2 |
| 19 |
|
CHI | 200 | 11 | 50 | 1 |
| 20 |
|
CHI | 197 | 12 | 21 | 0 |
| 21 | Bill Mackrides | PHI | 182 | 7 | 36 | 2 |
| 22 |
|
NYB | 169 | 9 | 25 | 1 |
| 23 | Don Samuel | PIT | 67 | 5 | 21 | 0 |
| 24 |
|
NYB | 60 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| 25 |
|
GB | 55 | 12 | 16 | 0 |
| 26 |
|
LAN | 50 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| 27 | Tommy Mont | WAS | 44 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 28 | Jerry Nuzum | PIT | 21 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Ray Mallouf | NYG | 19 | 11 | 16 | 0 |
| 30 | Charlie Seabright | PIT | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 |
|
WAS | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 |
|
NYG | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Plato Andros | CHC | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 |
|
CHC | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 |
|
PHI | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | John Badaczewski | WAS | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 |
|
CHC | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 |
|
PHI | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 |
|
NYB | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Stan Batinski | NYB | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Alf Bauman | CHI | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Ed Bell | GB | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 |
|
DET | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 |
|
CHC | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | J.R. Boone | CHI | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 |
|
LAN | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 |
|
CHI | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 |
|
DET | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Jim Cain | CHC | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 |
|
GB | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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