most passing yards 63 starts to begin career

Tom Brady has the most career passing yards as a starter, with 89,162 yards.

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	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Tom Brady T. Brady	89,162	333	7,747	12,037	64.4	7.4	267.8	649	212	97.2	5.4	1.8	565	3,576
2	Drew Brees D. Brees	80,137	286	7,127	10,524	67.7	7.6	280.2	570	243	98.7	5.4	2.3	418	2,979
3	Peyton Manning P. Manning	71,871	265	6,120	9,371	65.3	7.7	271.2	539	251	96.5	5.8	2.7	302	1,953
4	Brett Favre B. Favre	71,476	298	6,270	10,112	62.0	7.1	239.9	506	333	86.2	5.0	3.3	515	3,416
5	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	67,816	265	5,836	8,972	65.0	7.6	255.9	539	128	101.9	6.0	1.4	614	4,205
6	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	66,662	247	5,766	9,066	63.6	7.4	269.9	438	204	92.4	4.8	2.3	537	3,603
7	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	63,836	243	5,318	8,196	64.9	7.8	262.7	424	211	95.1	5.2	2.6	466	2,853
8	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	63,533	247	5,406	8,390	64.4	7.6	257.2	413	208	93.4	4.9	2.5	551	3,651
9	Matt 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
10	Dan Marino D. Marino	59,151	231	4,794	8,062	59.5	7.3	256.1	400	246	86.0	5.0	3.1	260	1,850
11	Eli Manning E. Manning	56,957	234	4,892	8,110	60.3	7.0	243.4	366	244	84.1	4.5	3.0	410	2,867
12	Warren Moon W. Moon	48,956	203	3,955	6,762	58.5	7.2	241.2	287	232	80.8	4.2	3.4	457	3,409
13	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	47,916	201	4,391	7,127	61.6	6.7	238.4	269	172	84.0	3.8	2.4	419	2,980
14	John Elway J. Elway	47,202	207	3,785	6,608	57.3	7.1	228.0	275	197	81.0	4.2	3.0	463	3,400
15	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	46,913	202	3,947	6,111	64.6	7.7	232.2	353	114	99.4	5.8	1.9	567	3,731
16	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	46,253	175	4,062	6,092	66.7	7.6	264.3	313	132	97.4	5.1	2.2	352	2,509
17	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	46,131	181	3,933	6,286	62.6	7.3	254.9	294	184	88.2	4.7	2.9	340	2,364
18	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	44,515	193	3,831	6,701	57.2	6.6	230.6	251	206	77.1	3.7	3.1	466	3,126
19	Jared Goff J. Goff	41,586	158	3,608	5,472	65.9	7.6	263.2	271	103	97.4	5.0	1.9	302	2,190
20	Derek 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
21	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	41,130	197	3,413	5,985	57.0	6.9	208.8	243	234	75.5	4.1	3.9	349	2,449
22	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	40,134	204	3,167	5,532	57.2	7.3	196.7	292	218	81.2	5.3	3.9
23	Kerry Collins K. Collins	39,475	180	3,366	6,057	55.6	6.5	219.3	203	191	73.6	3.4	3.2	328	2,164
24	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	39,355	169	3,509	5,601	62.6	7.0	232.9	251	151	87.3	4.5	2.7	360	2,340
25	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	38,035	147	3,381	5,061	66.8	7.5	258.7	257	97	98.0	5.1	1.9	298	1,800

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,983

Maye

RUSH

367

Stevenson

REC

332

Douglas

Team Rankings

PPG

23.0

16th

OPP PPG

20.3

9th

RUSH YDS/G

123.1

12th

PASS YDS/G

253.6

12th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	6	1	.857
Patriots	5	3	.625
Jets	2	6	.250
Dolphins	1	6	.143

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	GB	@	NE	4:25 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/29	NE	@	LAC	8:20 PM
Sun 12/6	BUF	@	NE	4:25 PM
Thu 12/10	MIN	@	NE	8:15 PM

Last Game

Patriots

5 - 3

Final

Dolphins

1 - 6

Sun 1 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,246

Love

2,146

Stafford

2,124

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

780

Robinson

773

Gibbs

770

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

985

Smith-Njigba

726

Higgins

709

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

20

Burrow

19

Cousins

18

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Allen

8

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

111.7

Lawrence

111.6

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.5

Watt

7.0

Rousseau

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.3

29.4

29.0

28.6

28.1

27.6

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.1

18.0

18.7

18.9

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

395.4

393.1

387.3

384.4

383.1

371.4

Rush Yards Rankings

168.6

150.8

148.4

137.8

134.8

134.1

Pass Yards Rankings

302.1

281.1

280.8

280.6

273.1

269.9

Sack Leaders

26.0

25.0

24.0

23.0

22.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

161.8

Gibbs

138.1

Walker

130.3

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

156

Smith-Njigba

108.3

Lamb

104.8

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

84.4

McBride

82.7

Bowers

71.5

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

90

Shrader

89

McLaughlin

83

Gay

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-6-1

1-7

2-7

2-5

2-4-1

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Commanders	2	4	1	.357
Eagles	2	6	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Bears	6	2	0	.750
Lions	5	2	0	.714
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	5	0	.375
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	4	0	.500
Rams	4	4	0	.500
Cardinals	3	5	0	.375

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	3	0	.625
Jets	2	6	0	.250
Dolphins	1	6	0	.143
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	5	2	0	.714
Browns	5	3	0	.625
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Colts	2	6	0	.250
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	6	2	0	.750
Chiefs	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	4	4	0	.500
Chargers	0	7	0	.000