1961 AFL Passing Yards per Game Leaders
Passing yards per game played
George Blanda led the AFL in passing yards per game in 1961 with 237.9, 46.0 ahead of Jack Kemp (191.9).
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Led the AFL in 1961
George Blanda
HOO
237.9
Passing Yards per Game
46.0 clear of Jack Kemp
Showing Passing Yards per Game and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | Y/G | G | ATT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 George Blanda
|
HOO | 237.9 | 14 | 362 | 3,330 | 36 |
| 2 |
 Jack Kemp
|
SD | 191.9 | 14 | 364 | 2,686 | 15 |
| 3 |
 Al Dorow
|
NYT | 189.4 | 14 | 438 | 2,651 | 19 |
| 4 |
 Cotton Davidson
|
DAT | 174.6 | 14 | 330 | 2,445 | 17 |
| 5 |
 Tom Flores
|
OAK | 155.4 | 14 | 366 | 2,176 | 15 |
| 6 |
 Frank Tripucka
|
DEN | 120.7 | 14 | 344 | 1,690 | 10 |
| 7 |
 Butch Songin
|
BOS | 102.1 | 14 | 212 | 1,429 | 14 |
| 8 |
 Babe Parilli
|
BOS | 93.9 | 14 | 198 | 1,314 | 13 |
| 9 | George Herring | DEN | 82.9 | 14 | 211 | 1,160 | 5 |