last 5 years of nfl passing leaders in single season

Between October 21, 2020 and October 21, 2025, Tom Brady has the most passing yards in a season, with 5,316 yards in 2021.

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 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 KC
17
435
648
67.1
8.1
308.8
41
12
105.2
6.3
1.9
26
188
3 Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
5,014
2021
LAC LAC
17
443
672
65.9
7.5
294.9
38
15
97.7
5.7
2.2
31
214
4 Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
4,918
2024
CIN CIN
17
460
652
70.6
7.5
289.3
43
9
108.5
6.6
1.4
48
278
5 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,886
2021
LAR LAR
17
404
601
67.2
8.1
287.4
41
17
102.9
6.8
2.8
30
243
6 Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
4,839
2021
KC KC
17
436
658
66.3
7.4
284.6
37
13
98.5
5.6
2.0
28
146
7 Derek Carr
D. Carr
4,804
2021
LV LV
17
428
626
68.4
7.7
282.6
23
14
94.0
3.7
2.2
40
241
8 Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
4,739
2022
LAC LAC
17
477
699
68.2
6.8
278.8
25
10
93.2
3.6
1.4
38
206
9 Tom Brady
T. Brady
4,694
2022
TB TB
17
490
733
66.8
6.4
276.1
25
9
90.7
3.4
1.2
22
160
10 Jared Goff
J. Goff
4,629
2024
DET DET
17
390
539
72.4
8.6
272.3
37
12
111.8
6.9
2.2
31
234
11 Tua Tagovailoa
T. Tagovailoa
4,624
2023
MIA MIA
17
388
560
69.3
8.3
272.0
29
14
101.1
5.2
2.5
29
171
12 Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
4,611
2021
CIN CIN
16
366
520
70.4
8.9
288.2
34
14
108.3
6.5
2.7
51
370
13 Jared Goff
J. Goff
4,575
2023
DET DET
17
407
605
67.3
7.6
269.1
30
12
97.9
5.0
2.0
30
197
14 Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
4,547
2022
MIN MIN
17
424
643
65.9
7.1
267.5
29
14
92.5
4.5
2.2
46
329
15 Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
4,516
2023
DAL DAL
17
410
590
69.5
7.7
265.6
36
9
105.9
6.1
1.5
39
255
16 Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
4,500
2024
TB TB
17
407
570
71.4
7.9
264.7
41
16
106.8
7.2
2.8
40
248
17 Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
4,475
2022
CIN CIN
16
414
606
68.3
7.4
279.7
35
12
100.8
5.8
2.0
41
259
18 Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
4,449
2021
DAL DAL
16
410
596
68.8
7.5
278.1
37
10
104.2
6.2
1.7
30
144
19 Jared Goff
J. Goff
4,438
2022
DET DET
17
382
587
65.1
7.6
261.1
29
7
99.3
4.9
1.2
23
156
20 Josh Allen
J. Allen
4,407
2021
BUF BUF
17
409
646
63.3
6.8
259.2
36
15
92.2
5.6
2.3
26
164
21 Geno Smith
G. Smith
4,320
2024
SEA SEA
17
407
578
70.4
7.5
254.1
21
15
93.2
3.6
2.6
50
338
22 Sam Darnold
S. Darnold
4,319
2024
MIN MIN
17
361
545
66.2
7.9
254.1
35
12
102.5
6.4
2.2
48
335
23 Josh Allen
J. Allen
4,306
2023
BUF BUF
17
385
579
66.5
7.4
253.3
29
18
92.2
5.0
3.1
24
152
24 Josh Allen
J. Allen
4,283
2022
BUF BUF
16
359
567
63.3
7.6
267.7
35
14
96.6
6.2
2.5
33
162
25 Geno Smith
G. Smith
4,282
2022
SEA SEA
17
399
572
69.8
7.5
251.9
30
11
100.9
5.2
1.9
46
348
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PPG

24.9

13th

OPP PPG

25.0

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

99.6

24th

PASS YDS/G

252.4

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2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
2
0
.714
Panthers Panthers
4
3
0
.571
Falcons Falcons
3
3
0
.500
Saints Saints
1
6
0
.143
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/26
TB TB
@
NO NO
4:05 PM
Sun
11/9
NE NE
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
TB TB
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
TB TB
@
LAR LAR
8:20 PM
Sun
11/30
ARI ARI
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Last Game
DET Lions

5 - 2 - 0

24

Final

9

TB Buccaneers

5 - 2 - 0

Mon 20 Oct 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Patriots Patriots
5
2
0
.714
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
2
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
3
4
0
.429
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
6
1
0
.857
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC West W L T PCT
Broncos Broncos
5
2
0
.714
Chargers Chargers
4
3
0
.571
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
5
2
0
.714
Cowboys Cowboys
3
3
1
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
4
1
1
.750
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
2
0
.714
Panthers Panthers
4
3
0
.571
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
5
2
0
.714
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/23
MIN MIN
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Sun
10/26
NYJ NYJ
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
BUF BUF
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
SF SF
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
NYG NYG
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM