best passing defense in ypg since 2000

Since 2000, Tom Brady has the most passing yards when passing for >0.0 yards per game, with 89,214 yards.

Interpreted as:
best passing defense in passing ypg by a player since 2000
NAMEYDSYDS/GGPCMPATTPCTAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tom Brady
T. Brady
89,214
266.3
335
7,753
12,050
64.3
7.4
649
212
97.2
5.4
1.8
565
3,576
2Drew Brees
D. Brees
80,358
280.0
287
7,142
10,551
67.7
7.6
571
243
98.7
5.4
2.3
420
2,991
3Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
66,274
251.0
264
5,696
8,743
65.1
7.6
527
123
102.2
6.0
1.4
600
4,088
4Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
64,516
269.9
239
5,562
8,763
63.5
7.4
423
196
92.4
4.8
2.2
525
3,515
5Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
64,088
257.4
249
5,440
8,443
64.4
7.6
418
211
93.5
5.0
2.5
554
3,670
6Peyton Manning
P. Manning
64,066
273.8
234
5,468
8,272
66.1
7.7
487
208
98.6
5.9
2.5
267
1,728
7Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
63,984
259.0
247
5,335
8,226
64.9
7.8
425
212
95.0
5.2
2.6
470
2,879
8Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
62,792
268.3
234
5,551
8,464
65.6
7.4
381
183
93.6
4.5
2.2
488
3,267
9Eli Manning
E. Manning
57,023
241.6
236
4,895
8,119
60.3
7.0
366
244
84.1
4.5
3.0
411
2,870
10Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
48,176
230.5
209
4,417
7,167
61.6
6.7
272
172
84.1
3.8
2.4
422
3,000
11Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
46,966
229.1
205
3,951
6,120
64.6
7.7
353
114
99.3
5.8
1.9
570
3,749
12Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
46,247
254.1
182
3,941
6,307
62.5
7.3
294
187
87.9
4.7
3.0
340
2,364
13Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
44,700
256.9
174
3,934
5,899
66.7
7.6
298
131
96.8
5.1
2.2
345
2,487
14Derek Carr
D. Carr
41,245
244.1
169
3,765
5,785
65.1
7.1
257
112
92.8
4.4
1.9
303
1,890
15Brett Favre
B. Favre
40,944
236.7
173
3,641
5,818
62.6
7.0
273
195
85.2
4.7
3.4
258
1,801
16Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
39,793
222.3
179
3,539
5,651
62.6
7.0
254
151
87.5
4.5
2.7
363
2,372
17Jared Goff
J. Goff
39,622
262.4
151
3,440
5,224
65.8
7.6
256
102
96.8
4.9
2.0
286
2,074
18Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
36,597
189.6
193
3,219
5,320
60.5
6.9
211
153
82.4
4.0
2.9
359
2,251
19Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
36,328
234.4
155
3,064
5,158
59.4
7.0
226
110
86.7
4.4
2.1
382
2,422
20Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
35,989
258.9
139
3,184
4,759
66.9
7.6
243
92
98.3
5.1
1.9
287
1,737
21Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
35,939
285.2
126
3,093
4,673
66.2
7.7
267
85
100.8
5.7
1.8
218
1,412
22Alex Smith
A. Smith
35,650
204.9
174
3,250
5,193
62.6
6.9
199
109
86.9
3.8
2.1
432
2,463
23Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
35,133
229.6
153
3,048
4,920
62.0
7.1
227
160
85.3
4.6
3.3
322
2,035
24Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
34,990
210.8
166
3,072
5,060
60.7
6.9
223
169
82.3
4.4
3.3
300
1,576
25Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
34,881
225.0
155
3,063
4,764
64.3
7.3
216
115
91.2
4.5
2.4
415
3,065
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