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One great tool that Pro Football Reference has that is fortunately not behind any paywalls is the ability to see all time rankings that players had through the end of any season.

In chronological order starting with 1932, these are the players who have been top five in career passing yards at the end of any season:

Arnie Herber
Walt Holmer
Jack McBride
Keith Molesworth
Benny Friedman
Glenn Presnell
Harry Newman
Ed Danowski
Bob Monnett
Bernie Masterson
Sammy Baugh
Ace Parker
Cecil Isbell
Parker Hall
Sid Luckman
Frank Filchock
Tommy Thompson
Otto Graham
Bob Waterfield
Frankie Albert
Y.A. Tittle
Bobby Layne
Norm Van Brocklin
Johnny Unitas
George Blanda
Sonny Jurgenson
John Brodie
Fran Tarkenton
John Hadl
Jim Hart
Dan Fouts
Joe Montana
Dan Marino
Warren Moon
John Elway
Brett Favre
Peyton Manning
Drew Brees
Tom Brady
Philip Rivers
Ben Roethlisberger

Interesting. I'd love to see rushing and receiving versions of this list.

ChrisBabcock wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2024 9:39 pm Interesting. I'd love to see rushing and receiving versions of this list.

Any players that you are surprised to see here?

SeahawkFever wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2024 1:07 am Any players that you are surprised to see here?

If it doesn't include AAFC numbers, then I am surprised to see Frankie Albert. Others who were suprising:

Frank Filchock
George Blanda

I'm not surprised to see Hart, Brodie, Hadl, but they seemed to have benefitted from a good sense of timing more than anything.