How many passing yards did Jim Kelly have in 1987?

2,7981987 Regular Season

Jim Kelly recorded 2,798 passing yards in the 1987 regular season, 7th in the NFL.

  • Jim Kelly's lowest passing yards of the 11 seasons on file; the high is 3,844 in 1991.
  • Down 795 from 3,593 in 1986.
  • 100% of the Buffalo Bills' passing yards that regular season.

Lowest of 11 regular seasons, 1986 through 1996: the best of them was 3,844 in 1991, the lowest 2,798 in 1987. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

1986 to 1996
1986: 3,593861987: 2,7982,798871988: 3,3801989: 3,1301990: 2,8291991: 3,8443,8441992: 3,4571993: 3,3821994: 3,1141995: 3,1301996: 2,81096
How many passing yards did Jim Kelly have in 1987?, season by season
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.
1986BUF163,593227.5
1987BUF122,798196.7
1988BUF163,380157.5
1989BUF133,130258.0
1990BUF142,829248.2
1991BUF153,844338.1
1992BUF163,457237.5
1993BUF163,382187.2
1994BUF143,114227.0
1995BUF153,130226.8
1996BUF132,810147.4

Jim Kelly, 1987 regular season

GP
12
YDS
2,798
TD
19
AVG
6.7
ATT
419
CMP
250
INT
11
LNG
47