most passing yards from 2008 to 2016

Between the 2008 and 2016 seasons, Drew Brees had the most passing yards, with 44,922 yards.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player from 2008 to 2016
NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Drew Brees
D. Brees
44,922
142
3,915
5,743
68.2
7.8
316.4
331
138
100.7
5.8
2.4
232
1,609
2Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
39,145
144
3,233
4,967
65.1
7.9
271.8
270
131
96.3
5.4
2.6
309
1,845
3Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
37,701
142
3,288
5,064
64.9
7.4
265.5
240
114
93.6
4.7
2.3
255
1,681
4Eli Manning
E. Manning
36,829
144
3,085
5,020
61.5
7.3
255.8
243
151
87.5
4.8
3.0
235
1,609
5Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
36,498
135
2,999
4,598
65.2
7.9
270.4
296
71
104.5
6.4
1.5
332
2,093
6Tom Brady
T. Brady
35,212
125
2,950
4,582
64.4
7.7
281.7
259
66
100.6
5.7
1.4
214
1,318
7Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
35,141
129
2,896
4,496
64.4
7.8
272.4
217
106
94.6
4.8
2.4
310
2,039
8Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
32,639
138
2,915
4,742
61.5
6.9
236.5
182
117
84.5
3.8
2.5
290
2,076
9Peyton Manning
P. Manning
30,314
106
2,657
3,975
66.8
7.6
286.0
233
98
98.8
5.9
2.5
112
721
10Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
30,303
109
2,634
4,285
61.5
7.1
278.0
187
108
86.8
4.4
2.5
242
1,563
11Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
29,370
114
2,472
4,004
61.7
7.3
257.6
181
117
87.0
4.5
2.9
221
1,579
12Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
27,969
118
2,404
3,887
61.8
7.2
237.0
179
127
85.3
4.6
3.3
262
1,643
13Tony Romo
T. Romo
27,069
102
2,274
3,478
65.4
7.8
265.4
193
85
97.3
5.5
2.4
203
1,372
14Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
25,111
121
2,239
3,741
59.9
6.7
207.5
162
125
80.4
4.3
3.3
215
1,141
15Alex Smith
A. Smith
23,167
109
2,101
3,308
63.5
7.0
212.5
138
60
90.5
4.2
1.8
272
1,488
16Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
22,214
93
1,920
3,060
62.7
7.3
238.9
142
81
89.1
4.6
2.6
181
1,077
17Cam Newton
C. Newton
21,772
93
1,710
2,928
58.4
7.4
234.1
136
78
86.1
4.6
2.7
221
1,701
18Matt Schaub
M. Schaub
21,593
96
1,817
2,824
64.3
7.6
224.9
118
75
90.4
4.2
2.7
150
1,051
19Andrew Luck
A. Luck
19,078
70
1,570
2,651
59.2
7.2
272.5
132
68
87.3
5.0
2.6
156
990
20Sam Bradford
S. Bradford
18,667
78
1,773
2,844
62.3
6.6
239.3
98
57
84.5
3.4
2.0
185
1,298
21Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
18,455
77
1,653
2,637
62.7
7.0
239.7
106
66
86.5
4.0
2.5
213
1,606
22Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
18,193
80
1,476
2,281
64.7
8.0
227.4
127
45
99.6
5.6
2.0
205
1,275
23Matt Cassel
M. Cassel
17,034
89
1,524
2,585
59.0
6.6
191.4
101
77
79.3
3.9
3.0
197
1,098
24Kyle Orton
K. Orton
15,690
69
1,380
2,264
61.0
6.9
227.4
89
54
84.9
3.9
2.4
133
814
25Mark Sanchez
M. Sanchez
15,219
77
1,295
2,285
56.7
6.7
197.6
86
86
73.9
3.8
3.8
161
1,048
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
Saints Saints
6
11
0
.353
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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