most passing yards among active players from 1920 to 2012

Between the 1920 and 2012 seasons, Philip Rivers had the most passing yards by an active quarterback, with 27,891 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
27,891
116
2,268
3,564
63.6
7.8
240.4
189
93
94.5
5.3
2.6
220
1,387
2Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
21,661
85
1,752
2,665
65.7
8.1
254.8
171
46
104.9
6.4
1.7
211
1,312
3Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
17,633
80
1,507
2,489
60.5
7.1
220.4
102
56
86.3
4.1
2.2
174
1,218
4Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
12,807
45
1,114
1,863
59.8
6.9
284.6
80
54
82.8
4.3
2.9
93
674
5Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
7,067
32
629
1,044
60.2
6.8
220.8
47
29
83.9
4.5
2.8
70
389
6Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
3,118
16
252
393
64.1
7.9
194.9
26
10
100.0
6.6
2.5
33
203
7Josh Johnson
J. Johnson
1,042
27
96
177
54.2
5.9
38.6
5
10
57.7
2.8
5.6
17
99
8Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
466
3
33
48
68.8
9.7
155.3
4
3
101.6
8.3
6.3
3
27
9Tyrod Taylor
T. Taylor
197
10
18
30
60.0
6.6
19.7
0
1
65.6
0.0
3.3
5
33
10Johnny Hekker
J. Hekker
42
16
3
3
100.0
14.0
2.6
1
0
158.3
33.3
0.0
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,491

Herbert

Justin Herbert

RUSH

631

Vidal

Kimani Vidal

REC

758

McConkey

Ladd McConkey
Team Rankings

PPG

23.3

16th

OPP PPG

20.1

8th

RUSH YDS/G

125.3

6th

PASS YDS/G

238.7

10th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
Chargers Chargers
11
4
0
.733
6
10
0
.375
2
13
0
.133
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/27
@
4:30 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
LAC Chargers

11 - 4

34

Final

17

DAL Cowboys

6 - 8 - 1

Sun 21 Dec 2025

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NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
12
3
0
.800
Bills Bills - x
11
4
0
.733
6
9
0
.400
Jets Jets - e
3
12
0
.200
AFC NorthWLTPCT
9
6
0
.600
7
8
0
.467
5
10
0
.333
3
12
0
.200
AFC SouthWLTPCT
11
4
0
.733
10
5
0
.667
8
7
0
.533
3
12
0
.200
AFC WestWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
11
4
0
.733
6
10
0
.375
2
13
0
.133
NFC EastWLTPCT
10
5
0
.667
7
8
1
.469
4
12
0
.250
2
13
0
.133
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - x
11
4
0
.733
9
5
1
.633
8
8
0
.500
Lions Lions - e
8
8
0
.500
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
7
0
.533
7
8
0
.467
6
9
0
.400
5
10
0
.333
NFC WestWLTPCT
12
3
0
.800
49ers 49ers - x
11
4
0
.733
Rams Rams - x
11
4
0
.733
3
12
0
.200

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/20
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13-44
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9/20
@
15-16
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9/20
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14-31
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9/20
@
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9/21
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/27
@
4:30 PM
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12/27
@
8:00 PM
Sun
12/28
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/28
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/28
@
1:00 PM