most passing yards from 2003 to 2020

Between the 2003 and 2020 seasons, Drew Brees had the most passing yards, with 76,853 yards.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player from 2003 to 2020
NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Drew Brees
D. Brees
76,853
270
6,807
9,998
68.1
7.7
284.6
553
227
99.8
5.5
2.3
394
2,799
2Tom Brady
T. Brady
72,591
269
6,140
9,581
64.1
7.6
269.9
535
165
98.5
5.6
1.7
449
2,866
3Philip 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
4Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
60,348
233
5,050
7,838
64.4
7.7
259.0
396
201
94.0
5.1
2.6
516
3,438
5Eli 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
6Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
55,767
205
4,867
7,443
65.4
7.5
272.0
347
158
94.5
4.7
2.1
410
2,706
7Peyton Manning
P. Manning
51,322
186
4,376
6,563
66.7
7.8
275.9
401
151
101.0
6.1
2.3
195
1,220
8Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
51,245
197
4,285
6,587
65.1
7.8
260.1
412
89
103.9
6.3
1.4
468
3,150
9Carson 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
10Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
45,109
165
3,898
6,224
62.6
7.2
273.4
282
144
89.9
4.5
2.3
385
2,496
11Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
40,931
176
3,744
6,066
61.7
6.7
232.6
224
144
84.1
3.7
2.4
366
2,623
12Alex 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
13Jay 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
14Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
34,977
165
3,069
5,054
60.7
6.9
212.0
223
169
82.3
4.4
3.3
299
1,574
15Tony 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
16Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
33,946
144
2,820
4,335
65.1
7.8
235.7
267
81
101.7
6.2
1.9
394
2,572
17Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
33,764
144
2,973
4,782
62.2
7.1
234.5
218
126
87.5
4.6
2.6
302
1,922
18Cam Newton
C. Newton
31,698
140
2,613
4,348
60.1
7.3
226.4
190
118
85.8
4.4
2.7
322
2,394
19Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
31,395
148
2,766
4,561
60.6
6.9
212.1
188
135
82.7
4.1
3.0
294
1,855
20Brett Favre
B. Favre
29,553
125
2,648
4,177
63.4
7.1
236.4
194
148
85.1
4.6
3.5
177
1,226
21Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
28,372
109
2,453
3,662
67.0
7.7
260.3
190
84
97.9
5.2
2.3
213
1,571
22Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
27,441
113
2,238
3,735
59.9
7.3
242.8
163
79
88.4
4.4
2.1
270
1,721
23Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
26,995
116
2,345
3,678
63.8
7.3
232.7
178
88
92.0
4.8
2.4
303
2,270
24Derek Carr
D. Carr
26,896
110
2,468
3,830
64.4
7.0
244.5
170
71
92.1
4.4
1.9
197
1,192
25Matt Schaub
M. Schaub
25,467
155
2,148
3,348
64.2
7.6
164.3
136
91
89.5
4.1
2.7
180
1,245
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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22.5

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.471
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9
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6
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.353
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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
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.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
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.588
8
9
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.471
6
11
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.353
5
12
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.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
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.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
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.471
3
14
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.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

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10/12
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10-20
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10/12
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18-27

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9/13
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1:00 PM