most passing yards by an afc quarterback since 1970

Since 1970, Tom Brady has the most passing yards in the AFC by a quarterback, with 74,571 yards.

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	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Tom Brady T. Brady	74,571	285	6,377	9,988	63.8	7.5	261.7	541	179	97.0	5.4	1.8	500	3,129
2	Peyton Manning P. Manning	71,940	266	6,125	9,380	65.3	7.7	270.5	539	251	96.5	5.7	2.7	303	1,953
3	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	64,088	249	5,440	8,443	64.4	7.6	257.4	418	211	93.5	5.0	2.5	554	3,670
4	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	63,984	247	5,335	8,226	64.9	7.8	259.0	425	212	95.0	5.2	2.6	470	2,879
5	Dan Marino D. Marino	61,361	242	4,967	8,358	59.4	7.3	253.6	420	252	86.4	5.0	3.0	270	1,930
6	John Elway J. Elway	51,475	234	4,123	7,250	56.9	7.1	220.0	300	226	79.9	4.1	3.1	516	3,785
7	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	48,176	210	4,417	7,167	61.6	6.7	229.4	272	172	84.1	3.8	2.4	422	3,000
8	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	43,040	181	3,297	5,604	58.8	7.7	237.8	254	242	80.2	4.5	4.3	319	2,304
9	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	39,808	172	3,449	6,049	57.0	6.6	231.4	221	181	76.7	3.7	3.0	402	2,733
10	Warren Moon W. Moon	39,223	169	3,106	5,369	57.9	7.3	232.1	233	191	80.4	4.3	3.6	372	2,781
11	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	36,976	130	3,175	4,801	66.1	7.7	284.4	276	87	100.9	5.7	1.8	224	1,450
12	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	35,627	177	2,779	4,866	57.1	7.3	201.3	236	170	81.8	4.8	3.5	301	2,329
13	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	35,467	160	2,874	4,779	60.1	7.4	221.7	237	175	84.4	5.0	3.7	323	2,427
14	Derek Carr D. Carr	35,222	142	3,201	4,958	64.6	7.1	248.0	217	99	91.8	4.4	2.0	264	1,624
15	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	34,881	155	3,063	4,764	64.3	7.3	225.0	216	115	91.2	4.5	2.4	415	3,065
16	Ken Anderson K. Anderson	32,838	192	2,654	4,475	59.3	7.3	171.0	197	160	81.9	4.4	3.6	398	2,875
17	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	31,594	133	2,757	4,449	62.0	7.1	237.5	204	118	87.5	4.6	2.7	278	1,738
18	Steve McNair S. McNair	31,304	161	2,733	4,544	60.1	6.9	194.4	174	119	82.8	3.8	2.6	254	1,567
19	Josh Allen J. Allen	31,141	132	2,694	4,207	64.0	7.4	235.9	226	97	94.6	5.4	2.3	238	1,498
20	Ryan Fitzpatrick R. Fitzpatrick	30,731	146	2,733	4,510	60.6	6.8	210.5	195	146	81.9	4.3	3.2	269	1,415
21	Dave Krieg D. Krieg	30,686	170	2,444	4,201	58.2	7.3	180.5	217	163	82.1	5.2	3.9	413	3,210
22	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	29,465	122	2,568	4,110	62.5	7.2	241.5	189	130	86.2	4.6	3.2	203	1,434
23	Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw	27,989	168	2,025	3,901	51.9	7.2	166.6	212	210	70.9	5.4	5.4	307	2,694
24	Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson	27,611	165	2,190	4,174	52.5	6.6	167.3	181	192	68.7	4.3	4.6	292	2,529
25	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	26,929	134	2,270	3,874	58.6	7.0	201.0	176	129	81.1	4.5	3.3	177	1,215

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	3	1	.750
Patriots	2	2	.500
Jets	1	3	.250
Dolphins	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NYJ	@	NE	1:00 PM
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	NE	@	MIA	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	GB	@	NE	4:25 PM

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2 - 2

Final

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3 - 1

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec Yards Leaders

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30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

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16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

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Gibbs

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Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000