dan fouts has the most total passing yards in nfl history.
dan fouts has the most total passing yards in nfl history.
who has the most total passing yards in nfl history?
dan fouts
on january 30, 2018, the chiefs announced they had agreed to trade alex smith, making mahomes the starting quarterback for the 2018 season. in his first game as the chiefs full–time starting quarterback, mahomes beat division rival the los angeles chargers by a score of 38–28. in the game he threw for 256 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions and a 127.5 quarterback rating. for the performance, mahomes was named afc offensive player of the week. his first career touchdown came on a 58-yard pass to wide receiver tyreek hill in the first quarter against the chargers. the following week, mahomes threw for 326 yards, six touchdowns, no interceptions, and a passer rating of 154.8. after throwing his fifth touchdown in the game, he broke the nfl record for most touchdown passes through a quarterback's first three career games. following his sixth touchdown pass in the game, he broke the nfl record for touchdown passes thrown in the first two weeks of the season. for his performance against the pittsburgh steelers, mahomes won his second consecutive afc offensive player of the week award becoming the first quarterback since tom brady in 2011 to start the season with back-to-back player of the week awards. mahomes was named afc offensive player of the month for september. in week 4, against the denver broncos on "monday night football", he passed for 304 passing yards and a passing touchdown to go along with a rushing touchdown in the 27–23 comeback victory. in week 6, against the new england patriots, he passed for 352 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions in the 43–40 loss on "sunday night football". in the following game, mahomes and the chiefs bounced back with a 45–10 victory over the cincinnati bengals. in the victory, he passed for 358 passing yards, four touchdowns, and one interception. in the next game, a 30–23 win over the denver broncos, mahomes recorded a third consecutive game with four passing touchdowns to go along with 303 passing yards and one interception. during "monday night football" against the los angeles rams in week 11, mahomes finished with 478 passing yards, six touchdowns, and three interceptions as the chiefs lost 51-54. his 478 passing yards were the most for a single game by any quarterback for the 2018 season. following an 89-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver demarcus robinson in a week 17 game against the oakland raiders, mahomes became the second quarterback in nfl history, along with peyton manning, to throw for 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns. additionally, he became one of seven players in nfl history with 5,000 passing yards in a season. he finished second in the nfl in passing yards. he became the first chief since len dawson in 1966 to lead the league the passing touchdowns. he helped lead the chiefs to a 12–4 record and their third straight division title. on january 12, 2019, the chiefs defeated the indianapolis colts in the by a score of 31–13 giving the chiefs their first home playoff win since the 1993 season. mahomes threw for 278 yards with no interceptions and rushed for one touchdown in his first career playoff start. the win sent the chiefs to their first since 1993 and allowed the chiefs to host the first afc championship game held at arrowhead stadium. mahomes passed for 295 yards and three touchdowns, but the chiefs lost to the new england patriots in overtime 31–37.
patrick mahomes
bullet::::- fewest total offensive yards: carolina, 4,135









































bullet::::- most total passing yards: indianapolis, 4,609









































bullet::::- fewest total passing yards: carolina, 2,289









































bullet::::- most rushing yards: kansas city, 2,627









































bullet::::- fewest rushing yards: arizona, 1,388









































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bullet::::- fewest points allowed: pittsburgh, 232









































bullet::::- most points allowed: denver, 471









































bullet::::- fewest total yards allowed: san diego, 4,345









































bullet::::- most total yards allowed: denver, 6,253









































bullet::::- fewest passing yards allowed: san diego, 2,845









































bullet::::- most passing yards allowed: houston, 4,280









































bullet::::- fewest rushing yards allowed: pittsburgh, 1,004









































bullet::::- most rushing yards allowed: buffalo, 2,714









































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bullet::::- 2010 nfl season at espn
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