most passing yards for player over 36 years old

Tom Brady has the most career passing yards by a player older than 36, with 40,065 yards.

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Data note: Passing Yards: player game data complete from 1950

	NAME	YDS	Age	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Tom Brady T. Brady	40,065	45	142	3,575	5,464	65.4	7.3	282.1	290	78	98.9	5.3	1.4	222	1,426
2	Drew Brees D. Brees	19,455	41	70	1,777	2,466	72.1	7.9	277.9	143	38	107.9	5.8	1.5	89	628
3	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	18,099	43	80	1,697	2,589	65.5	7.0	226.2	143	41	97.6	5.5	1.6	164	1,199
4	Warren Moon W. Moon	17,045	44	73	1,463	2,485	58.9	6.9	233.5	101	74	80.9	4.1	3.0	156	1,087
5	Brett Favre B. Favre	16,948	41	72	1,507	2,356	64.0	7.2	235.4	105	76	86.8	4.5	3.2	115	781
6	Peyton Manning P. Manning	12,453	39	42	1,043	1,587	65.7	7.8	296.5	103	42	100.2	6.5	2.6	51	333
7	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	11,373	44	66	1,021	1,732	58.9	6.6	172.3	55	61	74.5	3.2	3.5	94	605
8	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	10,218	44	39	899	1,354	66.4	7.5	262.0	55	40	90.1	4.1	3.0	69	453
9	George Blanda G. Blanda	9,169	48	167	661	1,406	47.0	6.5	54.9	75	96	57.8	5.3	6.8
10	Doug Flutie D. Flutie	8,509	43	51	702	1,265	55.5	6.7	166.8	45	35	76.7	3.6	2.8	62	408
11	Kurt Warner K. Warner	8,336	38	31	740	1,111	66.6	7.5	268.9	56	28	95.2	5.0	2.5	50	354
12	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	7,894	39	33	824	1,275	64.6	6.2	239.2	55	21	89.3	4.3	1.6	53	357
13	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	7,081	38	26	618	943	65.5	7.5	272.3	62	17	102.4	6.6	1.8	36	247
14	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	6,907	41	33	646	1,059	61.0	6.5	209.3	45	28	83.2	4.2	2.6	54	364
15	John Elway J. Elway	6,441	38	29	490	858	57.1	7.5	222.1	49	21	89.8	5.7	2.4	52	338
16	Steve DeBerg S. DeBerg	5,751	44	38	498	845	58.9	6.8	151.3	30	29	77.1	3.6	3.4	51	430
17	Dan Marino D. Marino	5,651	38	25	487	856	56.9	6.6	226.0	33	32	74.3	3.9	3.7	30	228
18	Craig Morton C. Morton	5,538	39	30	426	703	60.6	7.9	184.6	33	30	83.3	4.7	4.3
19	Joe Montana J. Montana	5,427	38	25	480	791	60.7	6.9	217.1	29	16	85.0	3.7	2.0	31	193
20	Eli Manning E. Manning	5,341	38	20	471	723	65.1	7.4	267.1	27	16	90.4	3.7	2.2	52	402
21	Len Dawson L. Dawson	5,228	40	48	472	781	60.4	6.7	108.9	27	34	73.7	3.5	4.4
22	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	5,202	38	25	500	830	60.2	6.3	208.1	34	46	69.0	4.1	5.5
23	Jeff Garcia J. Garcia	5,152	39	26	453	703	64.4	7.3	198.2	25	10	92.2	3.6	1.4	42	204
24	Brad Johnson B. Johnson	5,141	40	61	502	822	61.1	6.3	84.3	23	24	76.2	2.8	2.9	61	397
25	Phil Simms P. Simms	4,943	39	26	412	678	60.8	7.3	190.1	28	16	87.0	4.1	2.4	61	363

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,282

Maye

RUSH

399

Stevenson

REC

434

Douglas

Team Rankings

PPG

23.4

14th

OPP PPG

23.0

15th

RUSH YDS/G

119.9

10th

PASS YDS/G

261.0

9th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	6	1	.857
Patriots	5	4	.556
Jets	2	7	.222
Dolphins	1	7	.125

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/29	NE	@	LAC	8:20 PM
Sun 12/6	BUF	@	NE	4:25 PM
Thu 12/10	MIN	@	NE	8:15 PM
Mon 12/21	NE	@	KC	8:15 PM

Last Game

Packers

6 - 3

Final

Patriots

5 - 4

Sun 8 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,618

Love

2,386

Burrow

2,381

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

880

Robinson

872

Walker

847

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

1,036

Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

879

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Burrow

20

Cousins

19

Love

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Gibbs

9

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

7

Watson

7

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

114.8

Burrow

111.7

Lawrence

109.8

Purdy

Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

Young

7.5

Watt

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.3

30.0

29.4

28.6

27.8

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.1

17.9

18.0

19.5

Total Yards Rankings

393.1

384.1

383.0

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

148.4

142.0

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

290.9

282.3

280.5

268.1

266.8

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

175.2

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

149

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

161.1

Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

127.9

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

98

Bowers

89.8

McBride

82.8

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

106

Shrader

99

McLaughlin

93

Fairbairn

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-2

6-2

5-2

6-3

Worst Record ATS

0-7-1

1-8

2-7

3-6

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	2	1	.688
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	2	5	1	.313
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	4	0	.556
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	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)
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
Thu 11/12	WAS	@	NYG	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	BUF	@	NYJ	1:00 PM

Tom Brady has the most career passing yards by a player older than 36, with 40,065 yards.

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114.8

111.7

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9.5

8.0

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NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

175.2

170.4

149

161.1

131.8

127.9

98

89.8

82.8

106

99

93

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