most passing yards by a second season quarterback in nfl history

Patrick Mahomes had the most passing yards by a quarterback in his 2nd season, with 5,097 yards.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
5,097
2018
KC KC
16
383
580
66.0
8.8
318.6
50
12
113.8
8.6
2.1
26
171
2Dan Marino
D. Marino
5,084
1984
MIA MIA
16
362
564
64.2
9.0
317.8
48
17
108.9
8.5
3.0
13
120
3Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
5,014
2021
LAC LAC
17
443
672
65.9
7.5
294.9
38
15
97.7
5.7
2.2
31
214
4Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
4,611
2021
CIN CIN
16
366
520
70.4
8.9
288.2
34
14
108.3
6.5
2.7
51
370
5Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
4,555
1994
NE NE
16
400
691
57.9
6.6
284.7
25
27
73.6
3.6
3.9
22
139
6Blake Bortles
B. Bortles
4,428
2015
JAX JAX
16
355
606
58.6
7.3
276.8
35
18
88.2
5.8
3.0
51
320
7Kurt Warner
K. Warner
4,353
1999
STL STL
16
325
499
65.1
8.7
272.1
41
13
109.2
8.2
2.6
29
201
8Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
4,280
2023
SF SF
16
308
444
69.4
9.6
267.5
31
11
113.0
7.0
2.5
28
153
9Jeff Garcia
J. Garcia
4,278
2000
SF SF
16
355
561
63.3
7.6
267.4
31
10
97.6
5.5
1.8
24
155
10Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
4,165
2018
HOU HOU
16
345
505
68.3
8.2
260.3
26
9
103.1
5.1
1.8
62
384
11Peyton Manning
P. Manning
4,135
1999
IND IND
16
331
533
62.1
7.8
258.4
26
15
90.7
4.9
2.8
14
116
12Trevor Lawrence
T. Lawrence
4,113
2022
JAX JAX
17
387
584
66.3
7.0
241.9
25
8
95.2
4.3
1.4
27
184
13Jay Schroeder
J. Schroeder
4,109
1986
WAS WAS
16
276
541
51.0
7.6
256.8
22
22
72.9
4.1
4.1
28
240
14Jameis Winston
J. Winston
4,090
2016
TB TB
16
345
567
60.8
7.2
255.6
28
18
86.1
4.9
3.2
35
239
15Derek Carr
D. Carr
3,987
2015
OAK OAK
16
350
573
61.1
7.0
249.2
32
13
91.1
5.6
2.3
31
230
16Kyler Murray
K. Murray
3,971
2020
ARI ARI
16
375
558
67.2
7.1
248.2
26
12
94.3
4.7
2.2
27
176
17Sam Howell
S. Howell
3,946
2023
WAS WAS
17
388
612
63.4
6.4
232.1
21
21
78.9
3.4
3.4
65
449
18Daunte Culpepper
D. Culpepper
3,937
2000
MIN MIN
16
297
474
62.7
8.3
246.1
33
16
98.0
7.0
3.4
34
181
19Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
3,913
2013
MIA MIA
16
355
588
60.4
6.7
244.6
24
17
81.7
4.1
2.9
58
399
20Ken O'Brien
K. O'Brien
3,888
1985
NYJ NYJ
16
297
488
60.9
8.0
243.0
25
8
96.2
5.1
1.6
62
399
21Cam Newton
C. Newton
3,869
2012
CAR CAR
16
280
485
57.7
8.0
241.8
19
12
86.2
3.9
2.5
36
244
22Bernie Kosar
B. Kosar
3,854
1986
CLE CLE
16
310
531
58.4
7.3
240.9
17
10
83.8
3.2
1.9
39
274
23Marc Bulger
M. Bulger
3,845
2003
STL STL
15
336
532
63.2
7.2
256.3
22
22
81.4
4.1
4.1
37
288
24Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
3,836
2005
CIN CIN
16
345
509
67.8
7.5
239.8
32
12
101.1
6.3
2.4
19
105
25Aaron Brooks
A. Brooks
3,832
2001
NO NO
16
312
558
55.9
6.9
239.5
26
22
76.4
4.7
3.9
50
330
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

24.2

11th

OPP PPG

19.4

7th

RUSH YDS/G

118.9

17th

PASS YDS/G

261.4

4th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
Chiefs Chiefs
6
7
0
.462
Raiders Raiders
2
11
0
.154
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
KC KC
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Thu
12/25
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Sun
1/4
KC KC
@
LV LV
1:00 PM
Last Game
HOU Texans

8 - 5

20

Final

10

KC Chiefs

6 - 7

Sun 7 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
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
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
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
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
8-33
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13
Sat
9/6
HOU HOU
@
LAR LAR
9-14

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/11
ATL ATL
@
TB TB
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM