most average passing yards per season by qb in career

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

Interpreted as:
most average passing passing yards per season by qb in career
NAMEYDSAVGSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton 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
2Drew 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
3Tom 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
4Patrick 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
5Tom 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
6Drew 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
7Drew 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
8Drew 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
9Ben 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
10Jameis 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
11Patrick 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
12Dan 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
13Drew 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
14Matthew 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
15Justin 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
16Matthew 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
17Drew 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
18Ben 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
19Matt 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
20Eli 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
21Matt 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
22Joe 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
23Kirk 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
24Tony 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
25Dak 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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18.4

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2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
7
2
0
.778
Chargers Chargers
6
3
0
.667
Chiefs Chiefs
5
4
0
.556
Raiders Raiders
2
6
0
.250
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/6
LV LV
@
DEN DEN
8:15 PM
Sun
11/16
KC KC
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Sun
11/30
DEN DEN
@
WAS WAS
8:20 PM
Sun
12/7
DEN DEN
@
LV LV
4:05 PM
Sun
12/14
GB GB
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Last Game
DEN Broncos

7 - 2 - 0

18

Final

15

HOU Texans

3 - 5 - 0

Sun 2 Nov 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
7
2
0
.778
Bills Bills
6
2
0
.750
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
5
3
0
.625
Ravens Ravens
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
2
0
.778
Jaguars Jaguars
5
3
0
.625
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
7
2
0
.778
Chargers Chargers
6
3
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
5
1
.389
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
2
1
.688
Lions Lions
5
3
0
.625
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
5
4
0
.556
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
6
2
0
.750
Rams Rams
6
2
0
.750

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/6
LV LV
@
DEN DEN
8:15 PM
Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
9:30 AM
Sun
11/9
NE NE
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NYG NYG
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NO NO
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM