most passing yards in 2016

Drew Brees had the most passing yards in 2016, with 5,208 yards.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player in 2016
NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,208
2016
NO NO
16
471
673
70.0
7.7
325.5
37
15
101.7
5.5
2.2
27
184
2Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,944
2016
ATL ATL
16
373
534
69.9
9.3
309.0
38
7
117.1
7.1
1.3
37
235
3Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
4,917
2016
WAS WAS
16
406
606
67.0
8.1
307.3
25
12
97.2
4.1
2.0
23
190
4Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
4,428
2016
GB GB
16
401
610
65.7
7.3
276.8
40
7
104.2
6.6
1.1
35
246
5Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
4,386
2016
SD SD
16
349
578
60.4
7.6
274.1
33
21
87.9
5.7
3.6
36
188
6Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,327
2016
DET DET
16
388
594
65.3
7.3
270.4
24
10
93.3
4.0
1.7
37
216
7Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
4,317
2016
BAL BAL
16
436
672
64.9
6.4
269.8
20
15
83.5
3.0
2.2
33
243
8Andrew Luck
A. Luck
4,240
2016
IND IND
15
346
545
63.5
7.8
282.7
31
13
96.4
5.7
2.4
41
268
9Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
4,233
2016
ARI ARI
15
364
597
61.0
7.1
282.2
26
14
87.2
4.4
2.3
40
281
10Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
4,219
2016
SEA SEA
16
353
546
64.7
7.7
263.7
21
11
92.6
3.8
2.0
41
293
11Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
4,206
2016
CIN CIN
16
364
563
64.7
7.5
262.9
18
8
91.8
3.2
1.4
41
264
12Jameis Winston
J. Winston
4,090
2016
TB TB
16
345
567
60.8
7.2
255.6
28
18
86.1
4.9
3.2
35
239
13Eli Manning
E. Manning
4,027
2016
NYG NYG
16
377
598
63.0
6.7
251.7
26
16
86.0
4.3
2.7
21
142
14Derek Carr
D. Carr
3,937
2016
OAK OAK
15
357
560
63.8
7.0
262.5
28
6
96.7
5.0
1.1
16
79
15Blake Bortles
B. Bortles
3,905
2016
JAX JAX
16
368
625
58.9
6.2
244.1
23
16
78.8
3.7
2.6
34
197
16Sam Bradford
S. Bradford
3,877
2016
MIN MIN
15
395
552
71.6
7.0
258.5
20
5
99.3
3.6
0.9
37
276
17Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
3,819
2016
PIT PIT
14
328
509
64.4
7.5
272.8
29
13
95.4
5.7
2.6
17
141
18Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
3,782
2016
PHI PHI
16
379
607
62.4
6.2
236.4
16
14
79.3
2.6
2.3
33
213
19Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
3,667
2016
DAL DAL
16
311
459
67.8
8.0
229.2
23
4
104.9
5.0
0.9
25
143
20Tom Brady
T. Brady
3,554
2016
NE NE
12
291
432
67.4
8.2
296.2
28
2
112.2
6.5
0.5
15
87
21Cam Newton
C. Newton
3,509
2016
CAR CAR
15
270
510
52.9
6.9
233.9
19
14
75.8
3.7
2.7
36
277
22Alex Smith
A. Smith
3,502
2016
KC KC
15
328
489
67.1
7.2
233.5
15
8
91.2
3.1
1.6
28
140
23Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
3,426
2016
TEN TEN
15
276
451
61.2
7.6
228.4
26
9
95.6
5.8
2.0
23
156
24Trevor Siemian
T. Siemian
3,401
2016
DEN DEN
14
289
486
59.5
7.0
242.9
18
10
84.6
3.7
2.1
31
187
25Tyrod Taylor
T. Taylor
3,023
2016
BUF BUF
15
269
436
61.7
6.9
201.5
17
6
89.7
3.9
1.4
42
192
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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TEAMWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
5
0
.583
Panthers Panthers
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6
0
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8
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1:00 PM
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12/14
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NO NO
4:25 PM
Sun
12/21
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@
NO NO
1:00 PM
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12/28
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@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
NO NO
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
8
4
0
.667
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Ravens Ravens
6
6
0
.500
Steelers Steelers
6
6
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
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4
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.667
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4
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AFC WestWLTPCT
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10
2
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.833
Chargers Chargers
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4
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.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
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8
4
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
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6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
9
3
0
.750
Packers Packers
8
3
1
.708
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
5
0
.583
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
3
0
.750
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3
0
.750

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
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Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/7
PIT PIT
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
SEA SEA
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
TEN TEN
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
IND IND
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
WAS WAS
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM