most career passing yards by quarterback before age 40

Drew Brees has the most career passing yards by a quarterback younger than 40, with 74,437 yards.

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Data note: Passing Yards: player game data complete from 1950

	NAME	YDS	Age	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Drew Brees D. Brees	74,437	39	264	6,586	9,783	67.3	7.6	282.0	520	233	97.7	5.3	2.4	395	2,813
2	Peyton Manning P. Manning	71,940	39	266	6,125	9,380	65.3	7.7	270.5	539	251	96.5	5.7	2.7	303	1,953
3	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	66,890	38	248	5,792	9,109	63.6	7.3	269.7	439	205	92.4	4.8	2.3	538	3,612
4	Brett Favre B. Favre	65,964	40	277	5,805	9,405	61.7	7.0	238.1	472	311	85.7	5.0	3.3	478	3,160
5	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	64,088	39	249	5,440	8,443	64.4	7.6	257.4	418	211	93.5	5.0	2.5	554	3,670
6	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	63,440	39	244	5,277	8,134	64.9	7.8	260.0	421	209	95.2	5.2	2.6	465	2,842
7	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	62,792	37	234	5,551	8,464	65.6	7.4	268.3	381	183	93.6	4.5	2.2	488	3,267
8	Tom Brady T. Brady	61,582	39	237	5,244	8,224	63.8	7.5	259.8	456	152	97.2	5.5	1.8	417	2,596
9	Dan Marino D. Marino	61,361	38	242	4,967	8,358	59.4	7.3	253.6	420	252	86.4	5.0	3.0	270	1,930
10	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	59,055	40	231	5,001	7,661	65.3	7.7	255.6	475	105	103.6	6.2	1.4	531	3,606
11	Eli Manning E. Manning	57,023	38	236	4,895	8,119	60.3	7.0	241.6	366	244	84.1	4.5	3.0	411	2,870
12	John Elway J. Elway	51,475	38	234	4,123	7,250	56.9	7.1	220.0	300	226	79.9	4.1	3.1	516	3,785
13	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	47,040	38	183	4,136	6,214	66.6	7.6	257.0	318	139	96.8	5.1	2.2	356	2,551
14	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	47,003	38	246	3,686	6,467	57.0	7.3	191.1	342	266	80.4	5.3	4.1
15	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	46,966	37	205	3,951	6,120	64.6	7.7	229.1	353	114	99.3	5.8	1.9	570	3,749
16	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	46,247	38	182	3,941	6,307	62.5	7.3	254.1	294	187	87.9	4.7	3.0	340	2,364
17	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	45,697	39	196	4,166	6,751	61.7	6.8	233.1	257	162	84.4	3.8	2.4	404	2,882
18	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	44,611	34	194	3,839	6,717	57.2	6.6	230.0	251	206	77.1	3.7	3.1	467	3,135
19	Warren Moon W. Moon	43,787	40	180	3,514	6,000	58.6	7.3	243.3	254	208	81.0	4.2	3.5	401	3,037
20	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	43,040	36	181	3,297	5,604	58.8	7.7	237.8	254	242	80.2	4.5	4.3
21	Jared Goff J. Goff	41,756	32	159	3,625	5,497	65.9	7.6	262.6	271	104	97.2	4.9	1.9	305	2,203
22	Derek Carr D. Carr	41,245	33	169	3,765	5,785	65.1	7.1	244.1	257	112	92.8	4.4	1.9	303	1,890
23	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	40,943	40	201	3,334	5,925	56.3	6.9	203.7	251	235	75.4	4.2	4.0	362	2,662
24	Kerry Collins K. Collins	40,922	39	198	3,487	6,261	55.7	6.5	206.7	208	196	73.8	3.3	3.1	337	2,230
25	Joe Montana J. Montana	40,551	38	192	3,409	5,391	63.2	7.5	211.2	273	139	92.3	5.1	2.6

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,986

Shough

RUSH

162

Shough

REC

734

Olave

Team Rankings

PPG

23.1

15th

OPP PPG

27.0

27th

RUSH YDS/G

95.3

26th

PASS YDS/G

248.3

13th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Saints	3	5	.375
Panthers	3	5	.375
Falcons	3	6	.333
Buccaneers	3	6	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	CAR	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	NO	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 11/29	NO	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	GB	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 12/13	NO	@	CAR	1:00 PM

Last Game

Browns

5 - 4

Final

Saints

3 - 5

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,618

Love

2,386

Burrow

2,381

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

880

Robinson

872

Walker

847

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

1,036

Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

879

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Burrow

20

Cousins

19

Love

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Gibbs

9

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

7

Watson

7

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

114.8

Burrow

111.7

Lawrence

109.8

Purdy

Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

Young

7.5

Watt

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.3

30.0

29.4

28.6

27.8

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.1

17.9

18.0

19.5

Total Yards Rankings

393.1

384.1

383.0

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

148.4

142.0

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

290.9

282.3

280.5

268.1

266.8

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

175.2

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

149

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

161.1

Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

127.9

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

98

Bowers

89.8

McBride

82.8

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

106

Shrader

99

McLaughlin

93

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7-2

6-2

5-2

6-3

Worst Record ATS

0-7-1

1-8

2-7

3-6

3-5

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	2	1	.688
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	2	5	1	.313
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	4	0	.556
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000