Drew Brees passes Brett Favre with a 1-yard TD pass to Josh Hill, then breaks Peyton Manning’s NFL record for career passing yards with a 62-yard TD to Tre-Quan Smith, finishing the game with 72,103 career yards.
| NAME | GP | YDS | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | YDS/G | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SCK | SCKY | RATE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 264 | 74,437 | 6,586 | 9,783 | 67.3 | 7.6 | 282.0 | 520 | 5.3 | 233 | 2.4 | 395 | 2,813 | 97.7 |
 | Peyton Manning | 266 | 71,940 | 6,125 | 9,380 | 65.3 | 7.7 | 270.5 | 539 | 5.7 | 251 | 2.7 | 303 | 1,953 | 96.5 |
 | Brett Favre | 302 | 71,838 | 6,300 | 10,169 | 62.0 | 7.1 | 237.9 | 508 | 5.0 | 336 | 3.3 | 525 | 3,487 | 86.0 |
 | Tom Brady | 269 | 70,514 | 6,004 | 9,375 | 64.0 | 7.5 | 262.1 | 517 | 5.5 | 171 | 1.8 | 473 | 2,944 | 97.6 |
 | Dan Marino | 242 | 61,361 | 4,967 | 8,358 | 59.4 | 7.3 | 253.6 | 420 | 5.0 | 252 | 3.0 | 270 | 1,930 | 86.4 |
 | Ben Roethlisberger | 216 | 56,194 | 4,616 | 7,168 | 64.4 | 7.8 | 260.2 | 363 | 5.1 | 190 | 2.7 | 501 | 3,313 | 94.2 |
 | Eli Manning | 232 | 55,981 | 4,804 | 7,972 | 60.3 | 7.0 | 241.3 | 360 | 4.5 | 239 | 3.0 | 406 | 2,826 | 84.1 |
 | Philip Rivers | 212 | 54,656 | 4,518 | 7,000 | 64.5 | 7.8 | 257.8 | 374 | 5.3 | 178 | 2.5 | 412 | 2,502 | 95.6 |
 | John Elway | 234 | 51,475 | 4,123 | 7,250 | 56.9 | 7.1 | 220.0 | 300 | 4.1 | 226 | 3.1 | 516 | 3,785 | 79.9 |
 | Warren Moon | 208 | 49,325 | 3,988 | 6,823 | 58.4 | 7.2 | 237.1 | 291 | 4.3 | 233 | 3.4 | 458 | 3,415 | 80.9 |
 | Fran Tarkenton | 246 | 47,003 | 3,686 | 6,467 | 57.0 | 7.3 | 191.1 | 342 | 5.3 | 266 | 4.1 | 274 | 2,337 | 80.4 |
 | Matt Ryan | 174 | 46,720 | 4,052 | 6,201 | 65.3 | 7.5 | 268.5 | 295 | 4.8 | 133 | 2.1 | 321 | 2,133 | 94.9 |
 | Carson Palmer | 182 | 46,247 | 3,941 | 6,307 | 62.5 | 7.3 | 254.1 | 294 | 4.7 | 187 | 3.0 | 340 | 2,364 | 87.9 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 233 | 46,233 | 3,787 | 6,701 | 56.5 | 6.9 | 198.4 | 275 | 4.1 | 267 | 4.0 | 417 | 2,992 | 75.0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 194 | 44,611 | 3,839 | 6,717 | 57.2 | 6.6 | 230.0 | 251 | 3.7 | 206 | 3.1 | 467 | 3,135 | 77.1 |
 | Dan Fouts | 181 | 43,040 | 3,297 | 5,604 | 58.8 | 7.7 | 237.8 | 254 | 4.5 | 242 | 4.3 | 319 | 2,304 | 80.2 |
 | Aaron Rodgers | 165 | 42,944 | 3,560 | 5,492 | 64.8 | 7.8 | 260.3 | 338 | 6.2 | 80 | 1.5 | 412 | 2,684 | 103.1 |
| Kerry Collins | 198 | 40,922 | 3,487 | 6,261 | 55.7 | 6.5 | 206.7 | 208 | 3.3 | 196 | 3.1 | 337 | 2,230 | 73.8 |
 | Joe Montana | 192 | 40,551 | 3,409 | 5,391 | 63.2 | 7.5 | 211.2 | 273 | 5.1 | 139 | 2.6 | 313 | 2,095 | 92.3 |
 | Johnny Unitas | 211 | 40,239 | 2,830 | 5,186 | 54.6 | 7.8 | 190.7 | 290 | 5.6 | 253 | 4.9 | 74 | 590 | 78.2 |
 | Matthew Stafford | 141 | 38,526 | 3,372 | 5,405 | 62.4 | 7.1 | 273.2 | 237 | 4.4 | 129 | 2.4 | 329 | 2,105 | 88.4 |
 | Joe Flacco | 163 | 38,248 | 3,499 | 5,670 | 61.7 | 6.7 | 234.7 | 212 | 3.7 | 136 | 2.4 | 333 | 2,360 | 84.1 |
| Dave Krieg | 213 | 38,147 | 3,105 | 5,311 | 58.5 | 7.2 | 179.1 | 261 | 4.9 | 199 | 3.7 | 494 | 3,794 | 81.5 |
| Boomer Esiason | 187 | 37,920 | 2,969 | 5,205 | 57.0 | 7.3 | 202.8 | 247 | 4.7 | 184 | 3.5 | 318 | 2,438 | 81.1 |
| Donovan McNabb | 167 | 37,276 | 3,170 | 5,374 | 59.0 | 6.9 | 223.2 | 234 | 4.4 | 117 | 2.2 | 410 | 2,626 | 85.6 |