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1983 NFL Passing Yards Leaders

Yards gained passing

1983 quarterbacks only → All-time career leaders →

Lynn Dickey led the NFL with 4,458 passing yards in 1983, 110 ahead of Bill Kenney (4,348). It stands 91st among all single seasons in NFL history.

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Lynn Dickey Led the whole NFL in 1983 Lynn Dickey GB
4,458 Passing Yards 110 clear of Bill Kenney
Showing Passing Yards and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team YDS G ATT TD
1 Lynn Dickey Lynn Dickey GB 4,458 16 484 32
2 Bill Kenney Bill Kenney KC 4,348 16 603 24
3 Danny White Danny White DAL 3,980 16 533 29
4 Joe Montana Joe Montana SF 3,910 16 515 26
5 Joe Theismann Joe Theismann WAS 3,714 16 459 29
6 Brian Sipe Brian Sipe CLE 3,566 15 496 26
7 Richard Todd Richard Todd NYJ 3,478 16 518 18
8 Ron Jaworski Ron Jaworski PHI 3,315 16 446 20
9 Vince Ferragamo Vince Ferragamo LAN 3,276 16 464 22
10 Steve Bartkowski Steve Bartkowski ATL 3,167 14 432 22
11 Joe Ferguson Joe Ferguson BUF 2,995 16 508 26
12 Dan Fouts Dan Fouts SD 2,975 10 340 20
13 Jim Plunkett Jim Plunkett LAA 2,935 14 379 20
14 Jack Thompson Jack Thompson TB 2,906 14 423 18
15 Steve Dils MIN 2,840 16 444 11
16 Neil Lomax Neil Lomax SLC 2,636 13 354 24
17 Eric Hipple Eric Hipple DET 2,577 16 387 12
18 Cliff Stoudt PIT 2,553 16 381 12
19 Scott Brunner Scott Brunner NYG 2,516 16 386 9
20 Steve Grogan Steve Grogan NE 2,411 12 303 15
21 Mike Pagel Mike Pagel BAC 2,353 15 328 12
22 Ken Anderson Ken Anderson CIN 2,333 13 297 12
23 Dan Marino Dan Marino MIA 2,210 11 296 20
24 Jim McMahon Jim McMahon CHI 2,184 14 295 12
25 Dave Krieg Dave Krieg SEA 2,139 9 243 18
26 Ken Stabler Ken Stabler NO 1,988 14 311 9
27 Ed Luther SD 1,875 16 287 7
28 John Elway John Elway DEN 1,663 11 259 7
29 Steve DeBerg Steve DeBerg DEN 1,617 10 215 9
30 Oliver Luck HOO 1,375 7 217 8
31 Jeff Rutledge NYG 1,208 4 174 3
32 Jim Zorn Jim Zorn SEA 1,166 16 205 7
33 Turk Schonert CIN 1,159 9 156 2
34 Gifford Nielsen HOO 1,125 7 175 5
35 Vince Evans Vince Evans CHI 1,108 9 145 5
36 Marc Wilson Marc Wilson LAA 864 10 117 8
37 Dave Wilson NO 770 8 112 5
38 Archie Manning Archie Manning HOO 755 5 88 2
39 Gary Danielson Gary Danielson DET 720 10 113 7
40 Jim Hart Jim Hart SLC 592 5 91 4
41 Mike Moroski ATL 575 16 70 2
42 Tony Eason Tony Eason NE 557 16 95 1
43 Tommy Kramer Tommy Kramer MIN 550 3 82 3
44 Jerry Golsteyn TB 535 5 97 0
45 David Woodley David Woodley MIA 528 5 89 3
46 Matt Kofler BUF 440 16 61 4
47 Don Strock MIA 403 15 52 4
48 Paul McDonald Paul McDonald CLE 341 16 68 1
49 Pat Ryan NYJ 259 16 40 2
50 Todd Blackledge KC 259 4 34 3
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