last 10 years of nfl passing leaders per year

Between October 1, 2016 and October 1, 2026, Tom Brady has the most passing yards in a season, with 5,316 yards in 2021.

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	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Tom Brady T. Brady	5,316	2021	TB	17	485	719	67.5	7.4	312.7	43	12	102.1	6.0	1.7	22	144
2	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	5,250	2022	KC	17	435	648	67.1	8.1	308.8	41	12	105.2	6.3	1.9	26	188
3	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	5,129	2018	PIT	16	452	675	67.0	7.6	320.6	34	16	96.5	5.0	2.4	24	166
4	Jameis Winston J. Winston	5,109	2019	TB	16	380	626	60.7	8.2	319.3	33	30	84.3	5.3	4.8	47	282
5	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	5,097	2018	KC	16	383	580	66.0	8.8	318.6	50	12	113.8	8.6	2.1	26	171
6	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	5,014	2021	LAC	17	443	672	65.9	7.5	294.9	38	15	97.7	5.7	2.2	31	214
7	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	4,924	2018	ATL	16	422	608	69.4	8.1	307.8	35	7	108.1	5.8	1.2	42	296
8	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	4,918	2024	CIN	17	460	652	70.6	7.5	289.3	43	9	108.5	6.6	1.4	48	278
9	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	4,902	2019	DAL	16	388	596	65.1	8.2	306.4	30	11	99.7	5.0	1.8	23	151
10	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	4,886	2021	LAR	17	404	601	67.2	8.1	287.4	41	17	102.9	6.8	2.8	30	243
11	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	4,839	2021	KC	17	436	658	66.3	7.4	284.6	37	13	98.5	5.6	2.0	28	146
12	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	4,823	2020	HOU	16	382	544	70.2	8.9	301.4	33	7	112.4	6.1	1.3	49	293
13	Derek Carr D. Carr	4,804	2021	LV	17	428	626	68.4	7.7	282.6	23	14	94.0	3.7	2.2	40	241
14	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	4,740	2020	KC	15	390	588	66.3	8.1	316.0	38	6	108.2	6.5	1.0	22	147
15	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	4,739	2022	LAC	17	477	699	68.2	6.8	278.8	25	10	93.2	3.6	1.4	38	206
16	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	4,707	2025	LAR	17	388	597	65.0	7.9	276.9	46	8	109.2	7.7	1.3	23	150
17	Tom Brady T. Brady	4,694	2022	TB	17	490	733	66.8	6.4	276.1	25	9	90.7	3.4	1.2	22	160
18	Jared Goff J. Goff	4,688	2018	LAR	16	364	561	64.9	8.4	293.0	32	12	101.1	5.7	2.1	33	223
19	Jared Goff J. Goff	4,638	2019	LAR	16	394	626	62.9	7.4	289.9	22	16	86.5	3.5	2.6	22	170
20	Tom Brady T. Brady	4,633	2020	TB	16	401	610	65.7	7.6	289.6	40	12	102.2	6.6	2.0	21	143
21	Jared Goff J. Goff	4,629	2024	DET	17	390	539	72.4	8.6	272.3	37	12	111.8	6.9	2.2	31	234
22	Tua Tagovailoa T. Tagovailoa	4,624	2023	MIA	17	388	560	69.3	8.3	272.0	29	14	101.1	5.2	2.5	29	171
23	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	4,615	2019	LAC	16	390	591	66.0	7.8	288.4	23	20	88.5	3.9	3.4	34	222
24	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	4,611	2021	CIN	16	366	520	70.4	8.9	288.2	34	14	108.3	6.5	2.7	51	370
25	Andrew Luck A. Luck	4,593	2018	IND	16	430	639	67.3	7.2	287.1	39	15	98.7	6.1	2.3	18	134

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Team Leaders

PASS

615

Mayfield

RUSH

180

Irving

REC

141

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Team Rankings

PPG

20.7

19th

OPP PPG

26.3

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

94.3

23rd

PASS YDS/G

205.0

24th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	1	2	.333
Saints	1	2	.333
Panthers	1	2	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	GB	@	TB	1:00 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	TB	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM

Last Game

Vikings

3 - 0

Final

Buccaneers

0 - 3

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM

Between October 1, 2016 and October 1, 2026, Tom Brady has the most passing yards in a season, with 5,316 yards in 2021.

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405

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4

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133.1

127.3

116.1

6.0

4.0

4.0

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

80.3

69.9

68.2

77.1

52.8

52.4

35.4

35.1

33.3

42

39

38

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