most career passing yards by player in first 17 seasons

Peyton Manning had the most passing yards by a quarterback in his first 17 seasons, with 71,940 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
71,940
266
6,125
9,380
65.3
7.7
270.5
539
251
96.5
5.7
2.7
303
1,953
2Drew Brees
D. Brees
70,445
249
6,222
9,294
66.9
7.6
282.9
488
228
96.7
5.3
2.5
378
2,692
3Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
63,440
244
5,277
8,134
64.9
7.8
260.0
421
209
95.2
5.2
2.6
465
2,842
4Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
62,792
234
5,551
8,464
65.6
7.4
268.3
381
183
93.6
4.5
2.2
488
3,267
5Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
62,639
233
5,422
8,539
63.5
7.3
268.8
407
190
92.2
4.8
2.2
517
3,463
6Brett Favre
B. Favre
61,655
257
5,377
8,758
61.4
7.0
239.9
442
288
85.7
5.0
3.3
439
2,888
7Tom Brady
T. Brady
61,582
237
5,244
8,224
63.8
7.5
259.8
456
152
97.2
5.5
1.8
417
2,596
8Dan Marino
D. Marino
61,361
242
4,967
8,358
59.4
7.3
253.6
420
252
86.4
5.0
3.0
270
1,930
9Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
60,348
233
5,050
7,838
64.4
7.7
259.0
396
201
94.0
5.1
2.6
516
3,438
10Eli Manning
E. Manning
57,023
236
4,895
8,119
60.3
7.0
241.6
366
244
84.1
4.5
3.0
411
2,870
11Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
55,360
213
4,651
7,118
65.3
7.8
259.9
449
93
104.5
6.3
1.3
498
3,338
12John Elway
J. Elway
51,475
234
4,123
7,250
56.9
7.1
220.0
300
226
79.9
4.1
3.1
516
3,785
13Warren Moon
W. Moon
49,325
208
3,988
6,823
58.4
7.2
237.1
291
233
80.9
4.3
3.4
458
3,415
14Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
46,966
205
3,951
6,120
64.6
7.7
229.1
353
114
99.3
5.8
1.9
570
3,749
15Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
46,247
182
3,941
6,307
62.5
7.3
254.1
294
187
87.9
4.7
3.0
340
2,364
16Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
45,697
196
4,166
6,751
61.7
6.8
233.1
257
162
84.4
3.8
2.4
404
2,882
17Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
44,611
194
3,839
6,717
57.2
6.6
230.0
251
206
77.1
3.7
3.1
467
3,135
18Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
43,535
230
3,341
5,895
56.7
7.4
189.3
317
234
81.5
5.4
4.0
247
2,083
19Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
43,428
168
3,816
5,705
66.9
7.6
258.5
290
127
97.2
5.1
2.2
336
2,431
20Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
43,040
181
3,297
5,604
58.8
7.7
237.8
254
242
80.2
4.5
4.3
319
2,304
21Derek Carr
D. Carr
41,245
169
3,765
5,785
65.1
7.1
244.1
257
112
92.8
4.4
1.9
303
1,890
22Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
40,943
201
3,334
5,925
56.3
6.9
203.7
251
235
75.4
4.2
4.0
362
2,662
23Kerry Collins
K. Collins
40,922
198
3,487
6,261
55.7
6.5
206.7
208
196
73.8
3.3
3.1
337
2,230
24Joe Montana
J. Montana
40,551
192
3,409
5,391
63.2
7.5
211.2
273
139
92.3
5.1
2.6
313
2,095
25Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
39,793
179
3,539
5,651
62.6
7.0
222.3
254
151
87.5
4.5
2.7
363
2,372
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

31.0

1st

OPP PPG

20.8

9th

RUSH YDS/G

138.8

4th

PASS YDS/G

259.0

5th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Colts Colts
8
3
0
.727
Jaguars Jaguars
7
4
0
.636
Texans Texans
6
5
0
.545
Titans Titans
1
10
0
.091
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/30
HOU HOU
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
IND IND
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
IND IND
@
SEA SEA
4:25 PM
Mon
12/22
SF SF
@
IND IND
8:15 PM
Sun
12/28
JAX JAX
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Last Game
IND Colts

8 - 3

20

Final

23

KC Chiefs

6 - 5

Sun 23 Nov 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
10
2
0
.833
Bills Bills
7
4
0
.636
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Ravens Ravens
6
5
0
.545
Steelers Steelers
6
5
0
.545
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
8
3
0
.727
Jaguars Jaguars
7
4
0
.636
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
9
2
0
.818
Chargers Chargers
7
4
0
.636
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
3
0
.727
Cowboys Cowboys
5
5
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
8
3
0
.727
Packers Packers
7
3
1
.682
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
5
0
.545
Panthers Panthers
6
6
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
2
0
.818
Seahawks Seahawks
8
3
0
.727

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
11/27
GB GB
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Thu
11/27
KC KC
@
DAL DAL
4:30 PM
Thu
11/27
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:20 PM
Fri
11/28
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
3:00 PM
Sun
11/30
JAX JAX
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM