most average passing yards per season

Peyton Manning has the most passing yards in a season, with 5,477 yards in 2013.

Interpreted as:
most average passing passing yards by a player per season
NAME YDS AVG SEASON TM GP CMP ATT PCT YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
5,477
8.3
2013
DEN DEN
16
450
659
68.3
342.3
55
10
115.1
8.3
1.5
18
120
2 Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,476
8.3
2011
NO NO
16
468
657
71.2
342.3
46
14
110.6
7.0
2.1
24
158
3 Tom Brady
T. Brady
5,316
7.4
2021
TB TB
17
485
719
67.5
312.7
43
12
102.1
6.0
1.7
22
144
4 Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
5,250
8.1
2022
KC KC
17
435
648
67.1
308.8
41
12
105.2
6.3
1.9
26
188
5 Tom Brady
T. Brady
5,235
8.6
2011
NE NE
16
401
611
65.6
327.2
39
12
105.6
6.4
2.0
32
173
6 Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,208
7.7
2016
NO NO
16
471
673
70.0
325.5
37
15
101.7
5.5
2.2
27
184
7 Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,177
7.7
2012
NO NO
16
422
670
63.0
323.6
43
19
96.3
6.4
2.8
26
190
8 Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,162
7.9
2013
NO NO
16
446
650
68.6
322.6
39
12
104.7
6.0
1.8
37
244
9 Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
5,129
7.6
2018
PIT PIT
16
452
675
67.0
320.6
34
16
96.5
5.0
2.4
24
166
10 Jameis Winston
J. Winston
5,109
8.2
2019
TB TB
16
380
626
60.7
319.3
33
30
84.3
5.3
4.8
47
282
11 Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
5,097
8.8
2018
KC KC
16
383
580
66.0
318.6
50
12
113.8
8.6
2.1
26
171
12 Dan Marino
D. Marino
5,084
9.0
1984
MIA MIA
16
362
564
64.2
317.8
48
17
108.9
8.5
3.0
13
120
13 Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,069
8.0
2008
NO NO
16
413
635
65.0
316.8
34
17
96.2
5.4
2.7
13
92
14 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
5,038
7.6
2011
DET DET
16
421
663
63.5
314.9
41
16
97.2
6.2
2.4
36
257
15 Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
5,014
7.5
2021
LAC LAC
17
443
672
65.9
294.9
38
15
97.7
5.7
2.2
31
214
16 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,967
6.8
2012
DET DET
16
435
727
59.8
310.4
20
17
79.8
2.8
2.3
29
212
17 Drew Brees
D. Brees
4,952
7.5
2014
NO NO
16
456
659
69.2
309.5
33
17
97.0
5.0
2.6
29
186
18 Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
4,952
8.1
2014
PIT PIT
16
408
608
67.1
309.5
32
9
103.3
5.3
1.5
33
172
19 Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,944
9.3
2016
ATL ATL
16
373
534
69.9
309.0
38
7
117.1
7.1
1.3
37
235
20 Eli Manning
E. Manning
4,933
8.4
2011
NYG NYG
16
359
589
61.0
308.3
29
16
92.9
4.9
2.7
28
199
21 Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,924
8.1
2018
ATL ATL
16
422
608
69.4
307.8
35
7
108.1
5.8
1.2
42
296
22 Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
4,918
7.5
2024
CIN CIN
17
460
652
70.6
289.3
43
9
108.5
6.6
1.4
48
278
23 Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
4,917
8.1
2016
WAS WAS
16
406
606
67.0
307.3
25
12
97.2
4.1
2.0
23
190
24 Tony Romo
T. Romo
4,903
7.6
2012
DAL DAL
16
425
648
65.6
306.4
28
19
90.5
4.3
2.9
36
263
25 Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
4,902
8.2
2019
DAL DAL
16
388
596
65.1
306.4
30
11
99.7
5.0
1.8
23
151
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards and yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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15.8

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212.8

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2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Chiefs Chiefs
3
3
0
.500
Raiders Raiders
2
4
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
NYG NYG
@
DEN DEN
4:05 PM
Sun
10/26
DAL DAL
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Sun
11/2
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Thu
11/6
LV LV
@
DEN DEN
8:15 PM
Sun
11/16
KC KC
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Last Game
NYJ Jets

0 - 6 - 0

11

Final

13

DEN Broncos

4 - 2 - 0

Sun 12 Oct 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
1
0
.800
Bengals Bengals
2
4
0
.333
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Panthers Panthers
3
3
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

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)
Mon
10/13
BUF BUF
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM