1987 AFC Passing Yards per Game Leaders
Passing yards per game played
Boomer Esiason led the AFC in passing yards per game in 1987 with 276.8, 6.4 ahead of Dan Marino (270.4).
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Led the AFC in 1987
Boomer Esiason
CIN
276.8
Passing Yards per Game
6.4 clear of Dan Marino
Showing Passing Yards per Game and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | Y/G | G | ATT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Boomer Esiason
|
CIN | 276.8 | 12 | 440 | 3,321 | 16 |
| 2 |
 Dan Marino
|
MIA | 270.4 | 12 | 444 | 3,245 | 26 |
| 3 |
 John Elway
|
DEN | 266.5 | 12 | 410 | 3,198 | 19 |
| 4 |
 Bernie Kosar
|
CLE | 252.8 | 12 | 389 | 3,033 | 22 |
| 5 |
 Warren Moon
|
HOO | 233.8 | 12 | 368 | 2,806 | 21 |
| 6 |
 Jim Kelly
|
BUF | 233.2 | 12 | 419 | 2,798 | 19 |
| 7 |
 Dan Fouts
|
SD | 228.8 | 11 | 364 | 2,517 | 10 |
| 8 |
 Ken O'Brien
|
NYJ | 224.7 | 12 | 393 | 2,696 | 13 |
| 9 |
 Bill Kenney
|
KC | 191.5 | 11 | 273 | 2,107 | 15 |
| 10 |
 Dave Krieg
|
SEA | 177.6 | 12 | 294 | 2,131 | 23 |
| 11 |
 Jack Trudeau
|
IND | 158.7 | 10 | 229 | 1,587 | 6 |
| 12 |
 Mark Malone
|
PIT | 158.0 | 12 | 336 | 1,896 | 6 |
| 13 |
 Marc Wilson
|
LAA | 138.0 | 15 | 266 | 2,070 | 12 |