Through the 2008 season, two. Dan Marino with 5,084 in 1984 and Drew Brees with 5,069 in 2008. Then in the 2011 season Tom Brady threw for 5,235 (not counting playoffs), Matthew Stafford threw for 5,038 (not counting playoffs), and Drew Brees lit up for a record setting 5,476 (not counting playoffs). Honorable mention: Eli Manning threw for 4,933 (not counting playoffs). With so many quarterbacks obliterating the old mark set by Dan Marino you could argue that recent rule changes have greatly worked for the advantage of NFL quarterbacks. Read more: What_NFL_quarterbacks_have_thrown_for_5000_yards_in_a_season
There areonly two quaterbacks in NFL history to accomplish this: Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1984 - 5,084 yds Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints, 2008 - 5,069 yds
Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has thrown the most touchdowns in a season for the Steelers with 32 in 2007.
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Drew Brees with 5,476
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady holds the record for most yards thrown in a season for a Patriots quarterback. Brady threw for 5,235 yards in 2011.Brady holds four of the top five positions on the Patriots single season passing list.The top five New England Patriots single season passing performances:Tom Brady, 5,235 yards, 2011Tom Brady, 4,827 yards, 2012Tom Brady, 4,806 yards, 2007Drew Bledsoe, 4,555 yards, 1994Tom Brady, 4,398 yards, 2009
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Eric Dickerson with 2,105.
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The NFL record for most rushing yards in a single season by a quarterback is 1,039, set by then Atlanta star Michael Vick during the 2006 season.
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Peyton threw 49 touchdowns in the 2004 NFL season. it is the second most touchdowns ever thrown in a season by a NFL quarterback. there. you learned something new today.
Through the 2008 season, that is 31 by Sid Luckman in 1947.