most passing yards by a qb before age 36

Matthew Stafford has the most career passing yards by a quarterback younger than 36, with 56,047 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
56,047
206
4,834
7,649
63.2
7.3
272.1
357
180
91.0
4.7
2.4
474
3,152
2Drew Brees
D. Brees
56,033
202
4,937
7,458
66.2
7.5
277.4
396
194
95.4
5.3
2.6
300
2,128
3Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
55,767
205
4,867
7,443
65.4
7.5
272.0
347
158
94.5
4.7
2.1
410
2,706
4Peyton Manning
P. Manning
54,828
208
4,682
7,210
64.9
7.6
263.6
399
198
94.9
5.5
2.7
231
1,483
5Dan Marino
D. Marino
52,305
202
4,189
7,020
59.7
7.5
258.9
370
211
87.9
5.3
3.0
221
1,578
6Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
51,065
200
4,164
6,493
64.1
7.9
255.3
329
174
94.0
5.1
2.7
477
3,147
7Brett Favre
B. Favre
50,990
214
4,426
7,189
61.6
7.1
238.3
388
234
87.4
5.4
3.3
387
2,547
8Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
49,125
192
4,083
6,348
64.3
7.7
255.9
335
163
94.8
5.3
2.6
375
2,265
9Eli Manning
E. Manning
48,214
201
4,072
6,825
59.7
7.1
239.9
320
215
83.7
4.7
3.2
328
2,279
10Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
46,009
177
3,826
5,905
64.8
7.8
259.9
360
82
103.1
6.1
1.4
439
2,901
11Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
44,865
193
3,762
5,814
64.7
7.7
232.5
341
108
100.0
5.9
1.9
543
3,556
12Tom Brady
T. Brady
44,806
177
3,798
5,958
63.7
7.5
253.1
334
123
96.6
5.6
2.1
303
1,894
13Drew 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
14John Elway
J. Elway
41,706
190
3,346
5,926
56.5
7.0
219.5
225
191
77.7
3.8
3.2
438
3,253
15Derek 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
16Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
40,931
176
3,744
6,066
61.7
6.7
232.6
224
144
84.1
3.7
2.4
366
2,623
17Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
40,523
170
3,091
5,240
59.0
7.7
238.4
244
227
80.9
4.7
4.3
18Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
39,642
158
3,383
5,391
62.8
7.4
250.9
256
164
88.2
4.7
3.0
276
1,924
19Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
39,471
150
3,465
5,177
66.9
7.6
263.1
270
110
98.2
5.2
2.1
304
2,207
20Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
38,840
208
2,931
5,225
56.1
7.4
186.7
291
212
81.5
5.6
4.1
21Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
38,511
169
3,408
5,454
62.5
7.1
227.9
246
144
87.6
4.5
2.6
348
2,281
22Jared 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
23Kerry Collins
K. Collins
37,393
178
3,160
5,669
55.7
6.6
210.1
186
179
73.8
3.3
3.2
313
2,062
24Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
37,276
167
3,170
5,374
59.0
6.9
223.2
234
117
85.6
4.4
2.2
410
2,626
25Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
36,442
180
2,851
5,019
56.8
7.3
202.5
234
182
80.1
4.7
3.6
311
2,395
StatMuse has game-level data for passing yards going back to the 1950 season.

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PPG

30.3

1st

OPP PPG

23.4

17th

RUSH YDS/G

135.8

5th

PASS YDS/G

256.7

5th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Bears Bears
9
3
0
.750
Packers Packers
8
3
1
.708
Lions Lions
8
5
0
.615
Vikings Vikings
4
8
0
.333
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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
Sun
1/4
DET DET
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Last Game
DAL Cowboys

6 - 6 - 1

30

Final

44

DET Lions

8 - 5

Thu 4 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
8
4
0
.667
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Ravens Ravens
6
6
0
.500
Steelers Steelers
6
6
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
8
4
0
.667
Colts Colts
8
4
0
.667
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
10
2
0
.833
Chargers Chargers
8
4
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
4
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
9
3
0
.750
Packers Packers
8
3
1
.708
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
5
0
.583
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
3
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
9
3
0
.750

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
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/7
PIT PIT
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
SEA SEA
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
TEN TEN
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
IND IND
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
WAS WAS
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM