most career passing yards including playoffs before 2018

Before 2018, Peyton Manning had the most passing yards in the regular-season and playoffs, with 79,279 yards.

Interpreted as:
most career passing yards by a player including playoffs before 2018
NAME YDS GP CMP ATT PCT AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Peyton Manning
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 Brett Favre
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 Tom Brady
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 Drew Brees
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 Dan Marino
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 John Elway
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 Ben Roethlisberger
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 Eli Manning
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 Philip Rivers
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 Warren Moon
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 Fran Tarkenton
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 Vinny Testaverde
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 Carson Palmer
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 Joe Montana
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 Drew Bledsoe
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 Dan Fouts
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 Matt Ryan
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 Aaron Rodgers
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 Kerry Collins
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 Johnny Unitas
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 Donovan McNabb
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 Dave Krieg
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 Matt Hasselbeck
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 Jim Kelly
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 Joe Flacco
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
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647