1970 NFL Passing Yards Leaders

John Brodie led the whole NFL in passing yards in 1970 with 2,941, 164 ahead of Fran Tarkenton (2,777). It was one of 4 times John Brodie led in passing yards.

Led the whole NFL in 1970 John Brodie SF

2,941 Passing Yards 164 clear of Fran Tarkenton

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#	Player	Team	YDS	G	ATT	TD
1	John Brodie	SF	2,941	14	378	24
2	Fran Tarkenton	NYG	2,777	14	389	19
3	JH Jim Hart	SLC	2,575	14	373	14
4	Roman Gabriel	LAN	2,552	14	407	16
5	DL Daryle Lamonica	OAK	2,516	14	356	22
6	DS Dennis Shaw	BUF	2,507	14	321	10
7	JH John Hadl	SD	2,388	14	327	22
8	Sonny Jurgensen	WAS	2,354	14	337	23
9	Norm Snead	PHI	2,323	14	335	15
10	Johnny Unitas	BAC	2,213	14	321	14
11	Bill Nelsen	CLE	2,156	12	313	16
12	Jack Concannon	CHI	2,130	14	385	16
13	Bob Griese	MIA	2,019	14	245	12
14	Len Dawson	KC	1,876	14	262	13
15	Craig Morton	DAL	1,819	12	207	15
16	BB Bob Berry	ATL	1,806	12	269	16
17	GC Gary Cuozzo	MIN	1,720	12	257	7
18	CJ Charley Johnson	HOO	1,652	10	281	7
19	VC Virgil Carter	CIN	1,647	13	278	9
20	Bart Starr	GB	1,645	14	255	8
21	Billy Kilmer	NO	1,557	13	237	6
22	Terry Bradshaw	PIT	1,410	13	218	6
23	PL Pete Liske	DEN	1,340	11	238	7
24	AW Al Woodall	NYJ	1,265	10	188	9
25	Joe Namath	NYJ	1,259	5	179	5
26	EH Edd Hargett	NO	1,133	10	175	5
27	Joe Kapp	BOS	1,104	11	219	3
28	GL Greg Landry	DET	1,072	12	136	9
29	BM Bill Munson	DET	1,049	8	158	10
30	JR Jerry Rhome	HOO	1,031	13	168	5
31	MT Mike Taliaferro	BOS	871	11	173	4
32	Terry Hanratty	PIT	842	13	163	5
33	Earl Morrall	BAC	792	14	93	9
34	BL Bob Lee	MIN	610	6	79	5
35	Roger Staubach	DAL	542	8	82	2
36	ST Steve Tensi	DEN	539	7	80	3
37	Mike Phipps	CLE	529	14	60	1
38	Marty Domres	SD	491	8	55	2
39	George Blanda	OAK	461	14	55	6
40	RJ Randy Johnson	ATL	443	4	72	2
41	DH Don Horn	GB	428	7	76	2
42	Alan Pastrana	DEN	420	5	75	1
43	Sam Wyche	CIN	411	14	57	3
44	James Harris	BUF	338	7	50	3
45	RA Rick Arrington	PHI	328	6	73	1
46	JS John Stofa	MIA	240	8	53	3
47	BD Bobby Douglass	CHI	218	3	30	4
48	ML Mike Livingston	KC	122	4	22	0
49	PB Pete Beathard	SLC	114	4	17	2
50	DS Dick Shiner	NYG	87	14	12	0

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