Passing yards in football are calculated by measuring the distance the ball travels in the air from the line of scrimmage to where it is caught by the receiver. The total passing yards for a player is the sum of all the yards gained on completed passes during a game.
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Rushing yards are yards gained by running the ball instead of passing.
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Drew Brees
Ben Mauk threw for 17,364 yards from 1999-2002
Receiving yards in football are calculated by adding up the total number of yards gained by a player when catching passes from the quarterback during a game. Each time a player catches a pass, the number of yards gained from the spot of the catch to where the player is tackled or goes out of bounds is added to their total receiving yards.
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For team passing yards, yes ... for individual passing yards, no. A team's total passing yards is the total of individual passing yards minus yards lost from sacks. Sacks are not considered when calculating individual passing yards.
One of the most potent passing offenses in college football. They avg. over 5,000 passing yards a season.
In American Football, the offensive team can advance down the field by one of two ways: they can run it or pass the ball. The statistics of a player or a team gained during a pass play is called passing yards.
The quarterback with the most pro football passing yards is Damon Allen (brother of NFL great Marcus Allen), with 72,381. Allen played from 1985 to 2007 in the Canadian Football League, a pro league that has been around since 1957.The QB with the most career passing yards in the NFL is Brett Favre with 61,655 as of the 2008 season.
Tom Brady