1997 NFL Quarterback Leaders
Every 1997 board quarterbacks are read on, one page, top ten in each.
Jeff George led all quarterbacks in passing yards in 1997, with 3,917. Steve Young led in passer rating (104.7), yards per attempt (8.51) and completion percentage (67.7%). Steve McNair led in rushing yards (674), yards per carry (6.67) and rushing yards per game (42.1).
Passing Every NFL passing board →
The rate boards count qualified players only: 14 pass attempts per team game.
Passing Yards
YDS- 1 Jeff George 3,917
- 2 Brett Favre 3,867
- 3 Dan Marino 3,780
- 4 Drew Bledsoe 3,706
- 5 Warren Moon 3,678
- 6 John Elway 3,635
- 7 Scott Mitchell 3,484
- 8 Troy Aikman 3,283
- 9 Mark Brunell 3,281
- 10 Tony Banks 3,254
- 1 Brett Favre 35
- 2 Jeff George 29
- 3 Drew Bledsoe 28
- 4 John Elway 27
- 5 Warren Moon 25
- 6 Trent Dilfer 21
- 6 Kordell Stewart 21
- 8 Chris Chandler 20
- 8 Brad Johnson 20
- 10 Troy Aikman 19
Passer Rating
RTG- 1 Steve Young 104.7
- 2 Chris Chandler 95.1
- 3 Brett Favre 92.6
- 4 Mark Brunell 91.2
- 5 Jeff George 91.2
- 6 Drew Bledsoe 87.7
- 7 John Elway 87.5
- 8 Jim Harbaugh 86.2
- 9 Brad Johnson 84.5
- 10 Bobby Hoying 83.8
- 1 Steve Young 8.51
- 2 Chris Chandler 7.87
- 3 Mark Brunell 7.54
- 4 Brett Favre 7.54
- 5 Jeff George 7.52
- 6 Jake Plummer 7.44
- 7 John Elway 7.24
- 8 Drew Bledsoe 7.10
- 9 Bobby Hoying 6.99
- 10 Warren Moon 6.97
- 1 Steve Young 67.7%
- 2 Jim Harbaugh 61.2%
- 3 Brad Johnson 60.8%
- 4 Mark Brunell 60.7%
- 5 Drew Bledsoe 60.2%
- 6 Warren Moon 59.3%
- 7 Brett Favre 59.3%
- 8 Chris Chandler 59.1%
- 9 Dan Marino 58.2%
- 10 Jeff Blake 58.0%
- 1 Warren Moon 245.2
- 2 Jeff George 244.8
- 3 Brett Favre 241.7
- 4 Dan Marino 236.3
- 5 Mark Brunell 234.4
- 6 Brad Johnson 233.5
- 7 Drew Bledsoe 231.6
- 8 Vinny Testaverde 228.5
- 9 John Elway 227.2
- 10 Bobby Hoying 224.7
Completions
CMP- 1 Dan Marino 319
- 2 Drew Bledsoe 314
- 3 Warren Moon 313
- 4 Brett Favre 304
- 5 Scott Mitchell 293
- 6 Troy Aikman 292
- 7 Jeff George 290
- 8 John Elway 280
- 9 Erik Kramer 275
- 9 Brad Johnson 275
Pass Attempts
ATT- 1 Dan Marino 548
- 2 Warren Moon 528
- 3 Drew Bledsoe 522
- 4 Jeff George 521
- 5 Troy Aikman 518
- 6 Brett Favre 513
- 7 Scott Mitchell 509
- 8 John Elway 502
- 9 Tony Banks 487
- 10 Erik Kramer 477
- 1 Brett Favre 6.8%
- 2 Chris Chandler 5.8%
- 3 Jeff George 5.6%
- 4 Trent Dilfer 5.4%
- 5 John Elway 5.4%
- 6 Drew Bledsoe 5.4%
- 7 Steve Young 5.3%
- 8 Jake Plummer 5.1%
- 9 Bobby Hoying 4.9%
- 10 Kordell Stewart 4.8%
- 1 Kerry Collins 21
- 2 Kordell Stewart 17
- 3 Brett Favre 16
- 3 Warren Moon 16
- 5 Drew Bledsoe 15
- 5 Vinny Testaverde 15
- 5 Jake Plummer 15
- 8 Scott Mitchell 14
- 8 Erik Kramer 14
- 8 Heath Shuler 14
- 1 Jim Harbaugh 1.3%
- 2 Neil O'Donnell 1.5%
- 3 Mark Brunell 1.6%
- 4 Steve Young 1.7%
- 5 Jeff George 1.7%
- 6 Elvis Grbac 1.9%
- 7 Kent Graham 2.0%
- 8 Dan Marino 2.0%
- 9 Chris Chandler 2.0%
- 10 John Elway 2.2%
Rushing Every NFL rushing board →
The rate boards count qualified players only: 6.25 carries per team game.
Rushing Yards
YDS- 1 Steve McNair 674
- 2 Kordell Stewart 476
- 3 Mark Brunell 257
- 4 Jeff Blake 234
- 5 John Elway 218
- 6 Jake Plummer 216
- 7 Jim Harbaugh 206
- 8 Steve Young 199
- 9 Brett Favre 187
- 10 Tony Banks 186
- 1 Kordell Stewart 11
- 2 Steve McNair 8
- 3 Steve Young 3
- 3 Jeff Blake 3
- 5 Erik Kramer 2
- 5 Mark Brunell 2
- 5 Gus Frerotte 2
- 5 Jake Plummer 2
- 5 Rich Gannon 2
- 5 Kent Graham 2
Rushing Attempts
ATT- 1 Steve McNair 101
- 2 Kordell Stewart 88
- 3 Brett Favre 58
- 4 John Elway 50
- 4 Steve Young 50
- 6 Mark Brunell 48
- 7 Tony Banks 47
- 8 Jeff Blake 45
- 9 Chris Chandler 43
- 10 Jake Plummer 39