most passing yards by an afc qb 1999 to 2002

From 1999 through 2002, Peyton Manning had the most passing yards in the AFC by a quarterback, with 16,879 yards.

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	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Peyton Manning P. Manning	16,879	64	1,423	2,242	63.5	7.5	263.7	112	72	89.6	5.0	3.2	86	624
2	Rich Gannon R. Gannon	15,787	64	1,367	2,155	63.4	7.3	246.7	105	44	93.2	4.9	2.0	140	734
3	Mark Brunell M. Brunell	12,797	61	1,104	1,842	59.9	6.9	209.8	70	43	83.9	3.8	2.3	174	1,060
4	Jon Kitna J. Kitna	12,398	60	1,136	1,967	57.8	6.3	206.6	69	73	72.7	3.5	3.7	114	708
5	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	12,035	50	1,032	1,746	59.1	6.9	240.7	62	51	79.7	3.6	2.9	159	996
6	Steve McNair S. McNair	11,763	58	1,000	1,650	60.6	7.1	202.8	70	48	84.3	4.2	2.9	98	587
7	Brian Griese B. Griese	11,761	52	1,043	1,675	62.3	7.0	226.2	71	52	84.4	4.2	3.1	116	793
8	Elvis Grbac E. Grbac	10,591	45	885	1,513	58.5	7.0	235.4	65	47	81.4	4.3	3.1	83	598
9	Tim Couch T. Couch	9,812	52	905	1,511	59.9	6.5	188.7	57	61	74.8	3.8	4.0	147	1,003
10	Doug Flutie D. Flutie	8,399	43	693	1,241	55.8	6.8	195.3	42	37	75.7	3.4	3.0	61	412
11	Jay Fiedler J. Fiedler	8,372	49	717	1,193	60.1	7.0	170.9	50	44	80.0	4.2	3.7	70	443
12	Kordell Stewart K. Stewart	7,588	55	686	1,172	58.5	6.5	138.0	37	35	75.9	3.2	3.0	88	502
13	Trent Green T. Green	7,473	32	583	993	58.7	7.5	233.5	43	37	81.3	4.3	3.7	65	339
14	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	7,079	38	652	1,129	57.8	6.3	186.3	40	43	72.3	3.5	3.8	40	255
15	Tom Brady T. Brady	6,613	32	638	1,017	62.7	6.5	206.7	46	26	85.9	4.5	2.6	72	406
16	Jeff Blake J. Blake	4,754	25	380	684	55.6	7.0	190.2	29	23	77.5	4.2	3.4	60	371
17	Jim Harbaugh J. Harbaugh	4,177	21	372	636	58.5	6.6	198.9	18	24	71.9	2.8	3.8	51	304
18	Rob Johnson R. Johnson	3,888	22	334	556	60.1	7.0	176.7	19	14	82.2	3.4	2.5	81	497
19	Tony Banks T. Banks	3,714	23	319	594	53.7	6.3	161.5	25	16	75.7	4.2	2.7	53	342
20	Drew Brees D. Brees	3,505	17	335	553	60.6	6.3	206.2	18	16	77.8	3.3	2.9	26	192
21	Chad Pennington C. Pennington	3,279	18	287	424	67.7	7.7	182.2	24	6	103.7	5.7	1.4	24	147
22	Tommy Maddox T. Maddox	2,990	18	241	386	62.4	7.7	166.1	21	17	86.2	5.4	4.4	27	152
23	Ray Lucas R. Lucas	2,974	33	276	476	58.0	6.2	90.1	18	16	75.0	3.8	3.4	29	183
24	David Carr D. Carr	2,592	16	233	444	52.5	5.8	162.0	9	15	62.8	2.0	3.4	76	411
25	Gus Frerotte G. Frerotte	2,521	18	212	365	58.1	6.9	140.1	13	13	76.3	3.6	3.6	25	172

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PASS

1,290

Jones

RUSH

492

Taylor

REC

289

Downs

Team Rankings

PPG

24.0

14th

OPP PPG

27.3

27th

RUSH YDS/G

111.5

16th

PASS YDS/G

215.0

22nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	.667
Colts	2	4	.333
Texans	2	4	.333
Titans	1	5	.167

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	MIA	@	IND	1:00 PM
Thu 11/19	IND	@	HOU	8:15 PM

Last Game

Titans

1 - 5

Final

Colts

2 - 4

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

118.1

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

130.7

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

63.7

Kittle

54.2

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

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5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000