Rich Gannon career passing yards
28,743Career Regular Season
Rich Gannon has recorded 28,743 passing yards over 16 regular seasons, 52nd among 685 NFL players on file.
- Best season on file: 4,689 in 2002.
- Most recent: 524 in 2004.
Sum of 16 regular seasons, 1987 through 2004. 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 |  MIN | 4 | 18 | 0 | 3.0 |
| 1988 | MIN | 3 | 90 | 0 | 6.0 |
| 1990 | MIN | 14 | 2,278 | 16 | 6.5 |
| 1991 | MIN | 15 | 2,166 | 12 | 6.1 |
| 1992 | MIN | 12 | 1,905 | 12 | 6.8 |
| 1993 |  WSH | 8 | 704 | 3 | 5.6 |
| 1995 |  KC | 2 | 57 | 0 | 5.2 |
| 1996 | KC | 4 | 491 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 1997 | KC | 9 | 1,144 | 7 | 6.5 |
| 1998 | KC | 12 | 2,305 | 10 | 6.5 |
| 1999 |  LV | 16 | 3,840 | 24 | 7.5 |
| 2000 | LV | 16 | 3,430 | 28 | 7.3 |
| 2001 | LV | 16 | 3,828 | 27 | 7.0 |
| 2002 | LV | 16 | 4,689 | 26 | 7.6 |
| 2003 | LV | 7 | 1,274 | 6 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | LV | 3 | 524 | 3 | 7.7 |