most passing yards by a 3rd year quarterback in nfl history

Matthew Stafford had the most passing yards by a quarterback in his 3rd season, with 5,038 yards.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
5,038
2011
DET DET
16
421
663
63.5
7.6
314.9
41
16
97.2
6.2
2.4
36
257
2Andrew Luck
A. Luck
4,761
2014
IND IND
16
380
616
61.7
7.7
297.6
40
16
96.5
6.5
2.6
27
161
3Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
4,739
2022
LAC LAC
17
477
699
68.2
6.8
278.8
25
10
93.2
3.6
1.4
38
206
4Jared Goff
J. Goff
4,688
2018
LAR LAR
16
364
561
64.9
8.4
293.0
32
12
101.1
5.7
2.1
33
223
5Josh Allen
J. Allen
4,544
2020
BUF BUF
16
396
572
69.2
7.9
284.0
37
10
107.2
6.5
1.7
26
159
6Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
4,526
2008
DEN DEN
16
384
616
62.3
7.3
282.9
25
18
86.0
4.1
2.9
11
69
7Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
4,475
2022
CIN CIN
16
414
606
68.3
7.4
279.7
35
12
100.8
5.8
2.0
41
259
8Peyton Manning
P. Manning
4,413
2000
IND IND
16
357
571
62.5
7.7
275.8
33
15
94.7
5.8
2.6
20
131
9Mark Brunell
M. Brunell
4,367
1996
JAX JAX
16
353
557
63.4
7.8
272.9
19
20
84.0
3.4
3.6
50
257
10Don Majkowski
D. Majkowski
4,318
1989
GB GB
16
353
599
58.9
7.2
269.9
27
20
82.3
4.5
3.3
47
268
11Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
4,293
2013
CIN CIN
16
363
586
61.9
7.3
268.3
33
20
88.8
5.6
3.4
29
182
12Jordan Love
J. Love
4,159
2023
GB GB
17
372
579
64.2
7.2
244.6
32
11
96.1
5.5
1.9
30
242
13Dan Marino
D. Marino
4,137
1985
MIA MIA
16
336
567
59.3
7.3
258.6
30
21
84.1
5.3
3.7
18
157
14Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
4,045
2014
MIA MIA
16
392
590
66.4
6.9
252.8
27
12
92.8
4.6
2.0
46
337
15Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
4,035
2006
CIN CIN
16
324
520
62.3
7.8
252.2
28
13
93.9
5.4
2.5
36
233
16Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
4,031
2019
KC KC
14
319
484
65.9
8.3
287.9
26
5
105.3
5.4
1.0
17
127
17Trevor Lawrence
T. Lawrence
4,016
2023
JAX JAX
16
370
564
65.6
7.1
251.0
21
14
88.5
3.7
2.5
35
224
18Joe Namath
J. Namath
4,007
1967
NYJ NYJ
14
258
491
52.5
8.2
286.2
26
28
73.8
5.3
5.7
19Marc Bulger
M. Bulger
3,964
2004
STL STL
14
321
485
66.2
8.2
283.1
21
14
93.7
4.3
2.9
41
302
20Jim Everett
J. Everett
3,964
1988
RAM RAM
16
308
517
59.6
7.7
247.8
31
18
89.2
6.0
3.5
28
197
21Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
3,959
1986
CIN CIN
16
273
469
58.2
8.4
247.4
24
17
87.7
5.1
3.6
26
194
22Derek Carr
D. Carr
3,937
2016
OAK OAK
15
357
560
63.8
7.0
262.5
28
6
96.7
5.0
1.1
16
79
23Blake Bortles
B. Bortles
3,905
2016
JAX JAX
16
368
625
58.9
6.2
244.1
23
16
78.8
3.7
2.6
34
197
24John Elway
J. Elway
3,891
1985
DEN DEN
16
327
605
54.0
6.4
243.2
22
23
70.2
3.6
3.8
38
307
25Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
3,885
2018
DAL DAL
16
356
526
67.7
7.4
242.8
22
8
96.9
4.2
1.5
56
347
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29.6

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OPP PPG

22.1

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RUSH YDS/G

139.8

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PASS YDS/G

252.0

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2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Bears Bears
8
3
0
.727
Packers Packers
7
3
1
.682
Lions Lions
7
4
0
.636
Vikings Vikings
4
7
0
.364
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/27
GB GB
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Thu
12/4
DAL DAL
@
DET DET
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
DET DET
@
LAR LAR
4:25 PM
Sun
12/21
PIT PIT
@
DET DET
4:25 PM
Thu
12/25
DET DET
@
MIN MIN
4:30 PM
Last Game
NYG Giants

2 - 10

27

Final

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NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
10
2
0
.833
Bills Bills
7
4
0
.636
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Ravens Ravens
6
5
0
.545
Steelers Steelers
6
5
0
.545
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
8
3
0
.727
Jaguars Jaguars
7
4
0
.636
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
9
2
0
.818
Chargers Chargers
7
4
0
.636
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
3
0
.727
Cowboys Cowboys
5
5
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
8
3
0
.727
Packers Packers
7
3
1
.682
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
5
0
.545
Panthers Panthers
6
6
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
2
0
.818
Seahawks Seahawks
8
3
0
.727

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
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NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/27
GB GB
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Thu
11/27
KC KC
@
DAL DAL
4:30 PM
Thu
11/27
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:20 PM
Fri
11/28
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
3:00 PM
Sun
11/30
JAX JAX
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM