most passing yards by a second year quarterback younger than 26 since 2010

Since 2010, Drew Brees has the most passing yards by a quarterback in his 2nd season, with 5,476 yards in 2011.

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	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Drew Brees D. Brees	5,476	2011	NO	16	468	657	71.2	8.3	342.3	46	14	110.6	7.0	2.1	24	158
2	Tom Brady T. Brady	5,235	2011	NE	16	401	611	65.6	8.6	327.2	39	12	105.6	6.4	2.0	32	173
3	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	5,097	2018	KC	16	383	580	66.0	8.8	318.6	50	12	113.8	8.6	2.1	26	171
4	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	5,038	2011	DET	16	421	663	63.5	7.6	314.9	41	16	97.2	6.2	2.4	36	257
5	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	5,014	2021	LAC	17	443	672	65.9	7.5	294.9	38	15	97.7	5.7	2.2	31	214
6	Eli Manning E. Manning	4,933	2011	NYG	16	359	589	61.0	8.4	308.3	29	16	92.9	4.9	2.7	28	199
7	Peyton Manning P. Manning	4,659	2012	DEN	16	400	583	68.6	8.0	291.2	37	11	105.8	6.3	1.9	21	137
8	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	4,643	2011	GB	15	343	502	68.3	9.2	309.5	45	6	122.5	9.0	1.2	36	219
9	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	4,624	2011	SD	16	366	582	62.9	7.9	289.0	27	20	88.7	4.6	3.4	30	198
10	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	4,611	2021	CIN	16	366	520	70.4	8.9	288.2	34	14	108.3	6.5	2.7	51	370
11	Blake Bortles B. Bortles	4,428	2015	JAX	16	355	606	58.6	7.3	276.8	35	18	88.2	5.8	3.0	51	320
12	Drake Maye D. Maye	4,394	2025	NE	17	354	492	72.0	8.9	258.5	31	8	113.5	6.3	1.6	47	201
13	Brock Purdy B. Purdy	4,280	2023	SF	16	308	444	69.4	9.6	267.5	31	11	113.0	7.0	2.5	28	153
14	Tony Romo T. Romo	4,184	2011	DAL	16	346	522	66.3	8.0	261.5	31	10	102.5	5.9	1.9	36	227
15	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	4,177	2011	ATL	16	347	566	61.3	7.4	261.1	29	12	92.2	5.1	2.1	26	173
16	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	4,165	2018	HOU	16	345	505	68.3	8.2	260.3	26	9	103.1	5.1	1.8	62	384
17	Trevor Lawrence T. Lawrence	4,113	2022	JAX	17	387	584	66.3	7.0	241.9	25	8	95.2	4.3	1.4	27	184
18	Jameis Winston J. Winston	4,090	2016	TB	16	345	567	60.8	7.2	255.6	28	18	86.1	4.9	3.2	35	239
19	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	4,077	2011	PIT	15	324	513	63.2	7.9	271.8	21	14	90.1	4.1	2.7	40	269
20	Derek Carr D. Carr	3,987	2015	OAK	16	350	573	61.1	7.0	249.2	32	13	91.1	5.6	2.3	31	230
21	Kyler Murray K. Murray	3,971	2020	ARI	16	375	558	67.2	7.1	248.2	26	12	94.3	4.7	2.2	27	176
22	Sam Howell S. Howell	3,946	2023	WAS	17	388	612	63.4	6.4	232.1	21	21	78.9	3.4	3.4	65	449
23	Caleb Williams C. Williams	3,942	2025	CHI	17	330	568	58.1	6.9	231.9	27	7	90.1	4.8	1.2	24	165
24	Bo Nix B. Nix	3,931	2025	DEN	17	388	612	63.4	6.4	231.2	25	11	87.8	4.1	1.8	22	119
25	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	3,913	2013	MIA	16	355	588	60.4	6.7	244.6	24	17	81.7	4.1	2.9	58	399

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PASS

410

Shough

RUSH

46

Etienne

REC

182

Olave

Team Rankings

PPG

30.0

11th

OPP PPG

31.0

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

91.0

23rd

PASS YDS/G

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	L	PCT
Falcons	1	.000
Saints	1	.000
Buccaneers	1	.000
Panthers	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	NO	@	BAL	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	LV	@	NO	4:25 PM
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM

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0 - 1

Final

Lions

1 - 0

Sun 13 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

582

Allen

533

Goff

410

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

208

Gibbs

192

Cook

173

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

225

Kincaid

209

St. Brown

182

Olave

Pass TD Leaders

6

Goff

5

Allen

4

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

4

Allen

3

Swift

3

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

St. Brown

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

38.5

37.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

427.5

419.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

152.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

324.0

291.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

7.0

5.0

4.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

45.9

Gibbs

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

Fantasy WR Rankings

44.9

St. Brown

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

19.8

Likely

19.7

Goedert

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

18

Bass

16

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1-0

Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	PHI	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	MIN	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	CAR	@	ATL	1:00 PM
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