most passing yards before turning 38

Drew Brees has the most career passing yards by a quarterback younger than 38, with 66,111 yards.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player before turning 38 years old
NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Drew Brees
D. Brees
66,111
233
5,836
8,758
66.6
7.5
283.7
465
220
96.3
5.3
2.5
358
2,547
2Peyton Manning
P. Manning
64,964
240
5,532
8,452
65.5
7.7
270.7
491
219
97.2
5.8
2.6
270
1,740
3Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
63,163
235
5,462
8,598
63.5
7.3
268.8
412
192
92.3
4.8
2.2
519
3,479
4Matt 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
5Dan Marino
D. Marino
59,128
232
4,778
8,012
59.6
7.4
254.9
410
235
87.4
5.1
2.9
261
1,864
6Brett Favre
B. Favre
59,027
246
5,162
8,433
61.2
7.0
239.9
423
277
85.3
5.0
3.3
433
2,849
7Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
58,090
224
4,806
7,445
64.6
7.8
259.3
391
193
95.1
5.3
2.6
438
2,653
8Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
56,545
218
4,651
7,230
64.3
7.8
259.4
363
191
94.0
5.0
2.6
503
3,320
9Eli Manning
E. Manning
55,981
232
4,804
7,972
60.3
7.0
241.3
360
239
84.1
4.5
3.0
406
2,826
10Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
54,123
208
4,532
6,960
65.1
7.8
260.2
435
93
104.0
6.3
1.3
489
3,291
11Tom Brady
T. Brady
53,258
209
4,551
7,168
63.5
7.4
254.8
392
143
95.9
5.5
2.0
364
2,284
12John Elway
J. Elway
48,669
221
3,913
6,894
56.8
7.1
220.2
278
216
79.2
4.0
3.1
498
3,650
13Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
46,966
205
3,951
6,120
64.6
7.7
229.1
353
114
99.3
5.8
1.9
570
3,749
14Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
46,247
182
3,941
6,307
62.5
7.3
254.1
294
187
87.9
4.7
3.0
340
2,364
15Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
44,611
194
3,839
6,717
57.2
6.6
230.0
251
206
77.1
3.7
3.1
467
3,135
16Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
43,824
170
3,852
5,768
66.8
7.6
257.8
291
129
96.9
5.0
2.2
339
2,451
17Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
43,535
230
3,341
5,895
56.7
7.4
189.3
317
234
81.5
5.4
4.0
18Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
43,040
181
3,297
5,604
58.8
7.7
237.8
254
242
80.2
4.5
4.3
19Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
42,320
183
3,881
6,299
61.6
6.7
231.3
232
147
84.0
3.7
2.3
378
2,702
20Derek 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
21Kerry Collins
K. Collins
40,141
194
3,411
6,124
55.7
6.6
206.9
204
195
73.6
3.3
3.2
331
2,180
22Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
39,793
179
3,539
5,651
62.6
7.0
222.3
254
151
87.5
4.5
2.7
363
2,372
23Jared Goff
J. Goff
38,392
147
3,336
5,058
66.0
7.6
261.2
248
99
96.9
4.9
2.0
275
1,995
24Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
37,920
187
2,969
5,205
57.0
7.3
202.8
247
184
81.1
4.7
3.5
318
2,438
25Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
37,732
182
3,032
5,424
55.9
7.0
207.3
234
222
75.0
4.3
4.1
341
2,515
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TEAMWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
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Falcons Falcons
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9
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10
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12/14
CAR CAR
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NO NO
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Sun
12/21
NYJ NYJ
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
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12/28
NO NO
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TEN TEN
1:00 PM
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NO NO
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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
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5
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.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
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.846
Chargers Chargers
8
4
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.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
4
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.667
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
NYG NYG
@
WAS WAS
6-21
Sat
9/6
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
8-33
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
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DEN DEN
12-20
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9/6
SF SF
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SEA SEA
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/8
PHI PHI
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Thu
12/11
ATL ATL
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TB TB
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Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
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NYG NYG
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12/14
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CIN CIN
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12/14
CLE CLE
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CHI CHI
1:00 PM