most passing yards 2012 playoff included

Tom Brady had the most passing yards in the regular season and playoffs in 2012, with 5,491 yards.

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Tom Brady T. Brady	5,491	2012	NE	18	455	731	62.2	7.5	305.1	38	10	96.9	5.2	1.4	28	191
2	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	5,365	2012	ATL	18	476	692	68.8	7.8	298.1	38	17	99.8	5.5	2.5	29	210
3	Drew Brees D. Brees	5,177	2012	NO	16	422	670	63.0	7.7	323.6	43	19	96.3	6.4	2.8	26	190
4	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	4,967	2012	DET	16	435	727	59.8	6.8	310.4	20	17	79.8	2.8	2.3	29	212
5	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	4,957	2012	BAL	20	390	657	59.4	7.5	247.9	33	10	93.4	5.0	1.5	41	265
6	Peyton Manning P. Manning	4,949	2012	DEN	17	428	626	68.4	7.9	291.1	40	13	104.6	6.4	2.1	24	154
7	Tony Romo T. Romo	4,903	2012	DAL	16	425	648	65.6	7.6	306.4	28	19	90.5	4.3	2.9	36	263
8	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	4,826	2012	GB	18	420	624	67.3	7.7	268.1	42	9	106.8	6.7	1.4	55	326
9	Andrew Luck A. Luck	4,662	2012	IND	17	367	681	53.9	6.8	274.2	23	19	75.1	3.4	2.8	44	267
10	Matt Schaub M. Schaub	4,613	2012	HOU	18	413	633	65.2	7.3	256.3	24	14	90.2	3.8	2.2	28	225
11	Josh Freeman J. Freeman	4,065	2012	TB	16	306	558	54.8	7.3	254.1	27	17	81.6	4.8	3.0	26	161
12	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	4,018	2012	OAK	15	345	565	61.1	7.1	267.9	22	14	85.3	3.9	2.5	26	199
13	Eli Manning E. Manning	3,948	2012	NYG	16	321	536	59.9	7.4	246.8	26	15	87.2	4.9	2.8	19	136
14	Cam Newton C. Newton	3,869	2012	CAR	16	280	485	57.7	8.0	241.8	19	12	86.2	3.9	2.5	36	244
15	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	3,796	2012	CIN	17	343	558	61.5	6.8	223.3	27	17	85.1	4.8	3.0	48	238
16	Sam Bradford S. Bradford	3,702	2012	STL	16	328	551	59.5	6.7	231.4	21	13	82.6	3.8	2.4	35	233
17	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	3,690	2012	SEA	18	291	455	64.0	8.1	205.0	29	11	100.3	6.4	2.4	40	251
18	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	3,606	2012	SD	16	338	527	64.1	6.8	225.4	26	15	88.6	4.9	2.8	49	311
19	Ryan Fitzpatrick R. Fitzpatrick	3,400	2012	BUF	16	306	505	60.6	6.7	212.5	24	16	83.3	4.8	3.2	30	161
20	Brandon Weeden B. Weeden	3,385	2012	CLE	15	297	517	57.4	6.5	225.7	14	17	72.6	2.7	3.3	28	186
21	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	3,294	2012	MIA	16	282	484	58.3	6.8	205.9	12	13	76.1	2.5	2.7	35	234
22	Robert Griffin III R. Griffin III	3,284	2012	WAS	16	268	412	65.0	8.0	205.3	22	6	101.2	5.3	1.5	32	233
23	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	3,265	2012	PIT	13	284	449	63.3	7.3	251.2	26	8	97.0	5.8	1.8	30	182
24	Jay Cutler J. Cutler	3,033	2012	CHI	15	255	434	58.8	7.0	202.2	19	14	81.3	4.4	3.2	38	250
25	Christian Ponder C. Ponder	2,935	2012	MIN	16	300	483	62.1	6.1	183.4	18	12	81.2	3.7	2.5	32	184

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Bills	3	1	.750
Patriots	2	2	.500
Jets	1	3	.250
Dolphins	0	4	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NYJ	@	NE	1:00 PM
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	NE	@	MIA	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	GB	@	NE	4:25 PM

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Rush Yards Rankings

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162.3

153.5

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Pass Yards Rankings

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Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
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Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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