Bernie Kosar career passing yards
23,301Career Regular Season
Bernie Kosar has recorded 23,301 career passing yards, 66th among 685 NFL players on file.
- Best season on file: 3,854 in 1986.
- Most recent: 208 in 1996.
Sum of 12 regular seasons, 1985 through 1996. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 |  CLE | 12 | 1,578 | 8 | 6.4 |
| 1986 | CLE | 16 | 3,854 | 17 | 7.3 |
| 1987 | CLE | 12 | 3,033 | 22 | 7.8 |
| 1988 | CLE | 9 | 1,890 | 10 | 7.3 |
| 1989 | CLE | 16 | 3,533 | 18 | 6.9 |
| 1990 | CLE | 13 | 2,562 | 10 | 6.1 |
| 1991 | CLE | 16 | 3,487 | 18 | 7.1 |
| 1992 | CLE | 7 | 1,160 | 8 | 7.5 |
| 1993 |  CLE/DAL | 7 | 1,217 | 8 | 6.1 |
| 1994 |  MIA | 2 | 80 | 1 | 6.7 |
| 1995 | MIA | 9 | 699 | 3 | 6.5 |
| 1996 | MIA | 3 | 208 | 1 | 6.5 |