Tom Brady had the most passing yards in the 2020 regular-season and playoffs, with 5,694 yards in 2020.
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most passing yards by a player in 2020 including postseason| NAME | YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | T. Brady | 5,694 | 2020 | 20 | 482 | 748 | 64.4 | 7.6 | 284.7 | 50 | 15 | 101.4 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 27 | 180 | |
| 2 |  | P. Mahomes | 5,590 | 2020 | 18 | 466 | 705 | 66.1 | 7.9 | 310.6 | 42 | 8 | 105.3 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 26 | 174 | |
| 3 |  | J. Allen | 5,361 | 2020 | 19 | 473 | 692 | 68.4 | 7.7 | 282.2 | 42 | 11 | 104.9 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 34 | 253 | |
| 4 |  | A. Rodgers | 4,941 | 2020 | 18 | 428 | 610 | 70.2 | 8.1 | 274.5 | 53 | 6 | 119.2 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 25 | 214 | |
| 5 |  | D. Watson | 4,823 | 2020 | 16 | 382 | 544 | 70.2 | 8.9 | 301.4 | 33 | 7 | 112.4 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 49 | 293 | |
| 6 |  | M. Ryan | 4,581 | 2020 | 16 | 407 | 626 | 65.0 | 7.3 | 286.3 | 26 | 11 | 93.3 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 41 | 257 | |
| 7 |  | P. Rivers | 4,478 | 2020 | 17 | 396 | 589 | 67.2 | 7.6 | 263.4 | 26 | 11 | 96.7 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 19 | 118 | |
| 8 |  | R. Wilson | 4,386 | 2020 | 17 | 395 | 585 | 67.5 | 7.5 | 258.0 | 42 | 14 | 103.6 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 52 | 333 | |
| 9 |  | J. Herbert | 4,336 | 2020 | 15 | 396 | 595 | 66.6 | 7.3 | 289.1 | 31 | 10 | 98.3 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 32 | 218 | |
| 10 |  | B. Roethlisberger | 4,304 | 2020 | 16 | 446 | 676 | 66.0 | 6.4 | 269.0 | 37 | 14 | 93.2 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 13 | 118 | |
| 11 |  | J. Goff | 4,281 | 2020 | 17 | 400 | 598 | 66.9 | 7.2 | 251.8 | 22 | 13 | 90.9 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 29 | 202 | |
| 12 |  | K. Cousins | 4,265 | 2020 | 16 | 349 | 516 | 67.6 | 8.3 | 266.6 | 35 | 13 | 105.0 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 39 | 256 | |
| 13 |  | D. Carr | 4,103 | 2020 | 16 | 348 | 517 | 67.3 | 7.9 | 256.4 | 27 | 9 | 101.4 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 26 | 150 | |
| 14 |  | M. Stafford | 4,084 | 2020 | 16 | 339 | 528 | 64.2 | 7.7 | 255.3 | 26 | 10 | 96.3 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 38 | 254 | |
| 15 |  | B. Mayfield | 4,030 | 2020 | 18 | 349 | 557 | 62.7 | 7.2 | 223.9 | 30 | 9 | 95.7 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 27 | 170 | |
| 16 |  | R. Tannehill | 3,984 | 2020 | 17 | 333 | 507 | 65.7 | 7.9 | 234.4 | 34 | 8 | 105.3 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 25 | 180 | |
| 17 |  | K. Murray | 3,971 | 2020 | 16 | 375 | 558 | 67.2 | 7.1 | 248.2 | 26 | 12 | 94.3 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 27 | 176 | |
| 18 |  | T. Bridgewater | 3,733 | 2020 | 15 | 340 | 492 | 69.1 | 7.6 | 248.9 | 15 | 11 | 92.1 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 31 | 205 | |
| 19 |  | D. Brees | 3,341 | 2020 | 14 | 322 | 463 | 69.5 | 7.2 | 238.6 | 27 | 9 | 101.4 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 13 | 89 | |
| 20 |  | L. Jackson | 3,098 | 2020 | 17 | 273 | 424 | 64.4 | 7.3 | 182.2 | 26 | 11 | 95.8 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 37 | 198 | |
| 21 |  | D. Jones | 2,943 | 2020 | 14 | 280 | 448 | 62.5 | 6.6 | 210.2 | 11 | 10 | 80.4 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 45 | 286 | |
| 22 |  | D. Lock | 2,933 | 2020 | 13 | 254 | 443 | 57.3 | 6.6 | 225.6 | 16 | 15 | 75.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 19 | 123 | |
| 23 |  | J. Burrow | 2,688 | 2020 | 10 | 264 | 404 | 65.3 | 6.7 | 268.8 | 13 | 5 | 89.8 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 32 | 231 | |
| 24 |  | C. Newton | 2,657 | 2020 | 15 | 242 | 368 | 65.8 | 7.2 | 177.1 | 8 | 10 | 82.9 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 31 | 195 | |
| 25 |  | C. Wentz | 2,620 | 2020 | 12 | 251 | 437 | 57.4 | 6.0 | 218.3 | 16 | 15 | 72.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 50 | 326 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |