most passing yards by quarterback single season nfc

Drew Brees has the most passing yards by an NFC quarterback in a season, with 5,476 yards in 2011.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,476
2011
16
468
657
71.2
8.3
342.3
46
14
110.6
7.0
2.1
24
158
2Tom Brady
T. Brady
5,316
2021
17
485
719
67.5
7.4
312.7
43
12
102.1
6.0
1.7
22
144
3Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,208
2016
16
471
673
70.0
7.7
325.5
37
15
101.7
5.5
2.2
27
184
4Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,177
2012
16
422
670
63.0
7.7
323.6
43
19
96.3
6.4
2.8
26
190
5Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,162
2013
16
446
650
68.6
7.9
322.6
39
12
104.7
6.0
1.8
37
244
6Jameis Winston
J. Winston
5,109
2019
16
380
626
60.7
8.2
319.3
33
30
84.3
5.3
4.8
47
282
7Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,069
2008
16
413
635
65.0
8.0
316.8
34
17
96.2
5.4
2.7
13
92
8Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
5,038
2011
16
421
663
63.5
7.6
314.9
41
16
97.2
6.2
2.4
36
257
9Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,967
2012
16
435
727
59.8
6.8
310.4
20
17
79.8
2.8
2.3
29
212
10Drew Brees
D. Brees
4,952
2014
16
456
659
69.2
7.5
309.5
33
17
97.0
5.0
2.6
29
186
11Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,944
2016
16
373
534
69.9
9.3
309.0
38
7
117.1
7.1
1.3
37
235
12Eli Manning
E. Manning
4,933
2011
16
359
589
61.0
8.4
308.3
29
16
92.9
4.9
2.7
28
199
13Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,924
2018
16
422
608
69.4
8.1
307.8
35
7
108.1
5.8
1.2
42
296
14Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
4,917
2016
16
406
606
67.0
8.1
307.3
25
12
97.2
4.1
2.0
23
190
15Tony Romo
T. Romo
4,903
2012
16
425
648
65.6
7.6
306.4
28
19
90.5
4.3
2.9
36
263
16Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
4,902
2019
16
388
596
65.1
8.2
306.4
30
11
99.7
5.0
1.8
23
151
17Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,886
2021
17
404
601
67.2
8.1
287.4
41
17
102.9
6.8
2.8
30
243
18Drew Brees
D. Brees
4,870
2015
15
428
627
68.3
7.8
324.7
32
11
101.0
5.1
1.8
31
235
19Kurt Warner
K. Warner
4,830
2001
16
375
546
68.7
8.8
301.9
36
22
101.4
6.6
4.0
38
233
20Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,719
2012
16
422
615
68.6
7.7
294.9
32
14
99.1
5.2
2.3
28
210
21Daunte Culpepper
D. Culpepper
4,717
2004
16
379
548
69.2
8.6
294.8
39
11
110.9
7.1
2.0
46
238
22Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,707
2025
17
388
597
65.0
7.9
276.9
46
8
109.2
7.7
1.3
23
150
23Tom Brady
T. Brady
4,694
2022
17
490
733
66.8
6.4
276.1
25
9
90.7
3.4
1.2
22
160
24Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,694
2014
16
415
628
66.1
7.5
293.4
28
14
93.9
4.5
2.2
31
205
25Jared Goff
J. Goff
4,688
2018
16
364
561
64.9
8.4
293.0
32
12
101.1
5.7
2.1
33
223
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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13
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14
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11
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.647
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.353
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NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
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.647
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9
1
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12
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13
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.235
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6
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9
7
1
.559
9
8
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9
8
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
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.471
8
9
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.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
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.353
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14
3
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5
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.706
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