most passing yards from 2000 to 2021

Between the 2000 and 2021 seasons, Tom Brady had the most passing yards, with 84,520 yards.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player from 2000 to 2021
NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tom Brady
T. Brady
84,520
318
7,263
11,317
64.2
7.5
265.8
624
203
97.6
5.5
1.8
543
3,416
2Drew Brees
D. Brees
80,358
287
7,142
10,551
67.7
7.6
280.0
571
243
98.7
5.4
2.3
420
2,991
3Ben 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
4Peyton Manning
P. Manning
64,066
234
5,468
8,272
66.1
7.7
273.8
487
208
98.6
5.9
2.5
267
1,728
5Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
63,440
244
5,277
8,134
64.9
7.8
260.0
421
209
95.2
5.2
2.6
465
2,842
6Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
59,735
222
5,242
8,003
65.5
7.5
269.1
367
170
94.2
4.6
2.1
450
2,980
7Eli Manning
E. Manning
57,023
236
4,895
8,119
60.3
7.0
241.6
366
244
84.1
4.5
3.0
411
2,870
8Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
55,360
213
4,651
7,118
65.3
7.8
259.9
449
93
104.5
6.3
1.3
498
3,338
9Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
49,995
182
4,302
6,825
63.0
7.3
274.7
323
161
91.1
4.7
2.4
415
2,739
10Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
46,247
182
3,941
6,307
62.5
7.3
254.1
294
187
87.9
4.7
3.0
340
2,364
11Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
41,269
178
3,771
6,108
61.7
6.8
231.8
227
144
84.2
3.7
2.4
368
2,636
12Brett Favre
B. Favre
40,944
173
3,641
5,818
62.6
7.0
236.7
273
195
85.2
4.7
3.4
258
1,801
13Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
37,059
158
3,079
4,735
65.0
7.8
234.6
292
87
101.8
6.2
1.8
427
2,838
14Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
36,597
193
3,219
5,320
60.5
6.9
189.6
211
153
82.4
4.0
2.9
359
2,251
15Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
36,328
155
3,064
5,158
59.4
7.0
234.4
226
110
86.7
4.4
2.1
382
2,422
16Alex Smith
A. Smith
35,650
174
3,250
5,193
62.6
6.9
204.9
199
109
86.9
3.8
2.1
432
2,463
17Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
35,279
152
3,122
5,018
62.2
7.0
232.1
226
135
87.0
4.5
2.7
320
2,065
18Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
35,133
153
3,048
4,920
62.0
7.1
229.6
227
160
85.3
4.6
3.3
322
2,035
19Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
34,990
166
3,072
5,060
60.7
6.9
210.8
223
169
82.3
4.4
3.3
300
1,576
20Tony Romo
T. Romo
34,183
156
2,829
4,335
65.3
7.9
219.1
248
117
97.1
5.7
2.7
248
1,672
21Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
32,593
125
2,825
4,223
66.9
7.7
260.7
223
91
98.6
5.3
2.2
241
1,768
22Cam Newton
C. Newton
32,382
148
2,682
4,474
59.9
7.2
218.8
194
123
85.2
4.3
2.7
332
2,477
23Derek Carr
D. Carr
31,700
127
2,896
4,456
65.0
7.1
249.6
193
85
92.4
4.3
1.9
237
1,433
24Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
30,729
133
2,702
4,209
64.2
7.3
231.0
199
102
91.7
4.7
2.4
350
2,597
25Kerry Collins
K. Collins
29,096
136
2,509
4,399
57.0
6.6
213.9
149
121
77.0
3.4
2.8
221
1,463
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PASS

447

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RUSH

123

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Rhamondre Stevenson

REC

141

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28.8

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18.8

4th

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128.9

6th

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262.3

4th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
14
3
0
.824
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
3
14
0
.176
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
1/25
@
3:00 PM
Last Game
HOU Texans

1 - 1

16

Final

28

NE Patriots

2 - 0

Sun 18 Jan 2026

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
10/11
@
9-23
Sat
10/11
@
20-12
Sat
10/11
@
29-27
Sat
10/11
@
27-30
Sat
10/11
@
25-19

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
1/25
@
3:00 PM
Sun
1/25
@
6:30 PM