Between the 1920 and 2017 seasons, Peyton Manning had the most passing yards in the regular-season and playoffs, with 79,279 yards.
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most career passing yards by a player including playoffs 1920 to 2017| NAME | YDS | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | P. Manning | 79,279 | 293 | 6,774 | 10,407 | 65.1 | 7.6 | 270.6 | 579 | 276 | 95.6 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 343 | 2,251 |
| 2 |  | B. Favre | 77,693 | 326 | 6,781 | 10,960 | 61.9 | 7.1 | 238.3 | 552 | 366 | 86.1 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 561 | 3,721 |
| 3 |  | T. Brady | 76,385 | 290 | 6,549 | 10,269 | 63.8 | 7.4 | 263.4 | 559 | 191 | 96.6 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 517 | 3,197 |
| 4 |  | D. Brees | 74,654 | 262 | 6,576 | 9,831 | 66.9 | 7.6 | 284.9 | 517 | 237 | 97.0 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 400 | 2,842 |
| 5 |  | D. Marino | 65,871 | 260 | 5,352 | 9,045 | 59.2 | 7.3 | 253.4 | 452 | 276 | 85.7 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 292 | 2,071 |
| 6 |  | J. Elway | 56,439 | 256 | 4,478 | 7,901 | 56.7 | 7.1 | 220.5 | 327 | 247 | 79.8 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 555 | 4,103 |
| 7 |  | B. Roethlisberger | 56,321 | 221 | 4,586 | 7,169 | 64.0 | 7.9 | 254.8 | 359 | 198 | 93.3 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 528 | 3,498 |
| 8 |  | E. Manning | 54,497 | 228 | 4,666 | 7,796 | 59.9 | 7.0 | 239.0 | 357 | 237 | 83.7 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 386 | 2,623 |
| 9 |  | P. Rivers | 52,513 | 205 | 4,335 | 6,764 | 64.1 | 7.8 | 256.2 | 353 | 175 | 94.5 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 400 | 2,442 |
| 10 |  | W. Moon | 52,195 | 218 | 4,247 | 7,226 | 58.8 | 7.2 | 239.4 | 308 | 247 | 81.1 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 482 | 3,593 |
| 11 |  | F. Tarkenton | 48,806 | 257 | 3,835 | 6,759 | 56.7 | 7.2 | 189.9 | 353 | 283 | 79.4 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 294 | 2,492 |
| 12 | | V. Testaverde | 47,553 | 240 | 3,901 | 6,890 | 56.6 | 6.9 | 198.1 | 281 | 272 | 75.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 424 | 3,028 |
| 13 |  | C. Palmer | 47,043 | 186 | 4,008 | 6,425 | 62.4 | 7.3 | 252.9 | 299 | 194 | 87.5 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 349 | 2,429 |
| 14 |  | J. Montana | 46,323 | 215 | 3,869 | 6,125 | 63.2 | 7.6 | 215.5 | 318 | 160 | 92.7 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 359 | 2,368 |
| 15 | | D. Bledsoe | 45,946 | 201 | 3,968 | 6,969 | 56.9 | 6.6 | 228.6 | 257 | 218 | 76.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 484 | 3,266 |
| 16 |  | D. Fouts | 45,165 | 188 | 3,456 | 5,890 | 58.7 | 7.7 | 240.2 | 266 | 258 | 79.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 332 | 2,399 |
| 17 |  | M. Ryan | 44,468 | 168 | 3,867 | 5,944 | 65.1 | 7.5 | 264.7 | 280 | 133 | 93.8 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 304 | 1,993 |
| 18 |  | A. Rodgers | 42,960 | 166 | 3,566 | 5,490 | 65.0 | 7.8 | 258.8 | 349 | 88 | 103.3 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 403 | 2,599 |
| 19 | | K. Collins | 42,478 | 205 | 3,628 | 6,502 | 55.8 | 6.5 | 207.2 | 220 | 207 | 73.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 347 | 2,286 |
| 20 |  | J. Unitas | 41,902 | 220 | 2,950 | 5,412 | 54.5 | 7.7 | 190.5 | 297 | 263 | 77.8 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 82 | 629 |
| 21 | | D. McNabb | 41,028 | 183 | 3,511 | 5,951 | 59.0 | 6.9 | 224.2 | 258 | 134 | 85.0 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 458 | 2,934 |
| 22 | | D. Krieg | 40,042 | 225 | 3,249 | 5,593 | 58.1 | 7.2 | 178.0 | 272 | 208 | 81.0 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 521 | 4,011 |
| 23 | | M. Hasselbeck | 39,379 | 220 | 3,459 | 5,736 | 60.3 | 6.9 | 179.0 | 230 | 162 | 82.5 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 379 | 2,375 |
| 24 |  | J. Kelly | 39,330 | 177 | 3,196 | 5,324 | 60.0 | 7.4 | 222.2 | 258 | 203 | 83.2 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 348 | 2,595 |
| 25 |  | J. Flacco | 39,003 | 169 | 3,520 | 5,738 | 61.3 | 6.8 | 230.8 | 225 | 140 | 84.4 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 345 | 2,465 |
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |