How many passing yards did Matthew Stafford have in 2012?
4,9672012 Regular Season
Matthew Stafford recorded 4,967 passing yards in the 2012 regular season, 2nd in the NFL.
- 2nd-best of Matthew Stafford's 18 seasons on file; the high is 5,038 in 2011.
- Down 71 from 5,038 in 2011.
- 97% of the Detroit Lions' passing yards that regular season.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |  DET | 10 | 2,267 | 13 | 6.0 |
| 2010 | DET | 3 | 535 | 6 | 5.6 |
| 2011 | DET | 16 | 5,038 | 41 | 7.6 |
| 2012 | DET | 16 | 4,967 | 20 | 6.8 |
| 2013 | DET | 16 | 4,650 | 29 | 7.3 |
| 2014 | DET | 16 | 4,257 | 22 | 7.1 |
| 2015 | DET | 16 | 4,262 | 32 | 7.2 |
| 2016 | DET | 16 | 4,327 | 24 | 7.3 |
| 2017 | DET | 16 | 4,446 | 29 | 7.9 |
| 2018 | DET | 16 | 3,777 | 21 | 6.8 |
| 2019 | DET | 8 | 2,499 | 19 | 8.6 |
| 2020 | DET | 16 | 4,084 | 26 | 7.7 |
| 2021 |  LAR | 17 | 4,886 | 41 | 8.1 |
| 2022 | LAR | 9 | 2,087 | 10 | 6.9 |
| 2023 | LAR | 15 | 3,965 | 24 | 7.6 |
| 2024 | LAR | 16 | 3,762 | 20 | 7.3 |
| 2025 | LAR | 17 | 4,707, led the NFL | 46, led the NFL | 7.9 |
| 2026 | LAR | 1 | 155 | 0 | 6.2 |
Bold marks the best figure in the NFL that season, among players with at least 4 games.
