most passing yards in a season 2012 to 2017

Between the 2012 and 2017 seasons, Peyton Manning had the most passing yards in a season, with 5,477 yards in 2013.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player in a season 2012 to 2017
NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
5,477
2013
16
450
659
68.3
8.3
342.3
55
10
115.1
8.3
1.5
18
120
2Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,208
2016
16
471
673
70.0
7.7
325.5
37
15
101.7
5.5
2.2
27
184
3Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,177
2012
16
422
670
63.0
7.7
323.6
43
19
96.3
6.4
2.8
26
190
4Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,162
2013
16
446
650
68.6
7.9
322.6
39
12
104.7
6.0
1.8
37
244
5Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,967
2012
16
435
727
59.8
6.8
310.4
20
17
79.8
2.8
2.3
29
212
6Drew Brees
D. Brees
4,952
2014
16
456
659
69.2
7.5
309.5
33
17
97.0
5.0
2.6
29
186
7Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
4,952
2014
16
408
608
67.1
8.1
309.5
32
9
103.3
5.3
1.5
33
172
8Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,944
2016
16
373
534
69.9
9.3
309.0
38
7
117.1
7.1
1.3
37
235
9Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
4,917
2016
16
406
606
67.0
8.1
307.3
25
12
97.2
4.1
2.0
23
190
10Tony Romo
T. Romo
4,903
2012
16
425
648
65.6
7.6
306.4
28
19
90.5
4.3
2.9
36
263
11Drew Brees
D. Brees
4,870
2015
15
428
627
68.3
7.8
324.7
32
11
101.0
5.1
1.8
31
235
12Tom Brady
T. Brady
4,827
2012
16
401
637
63.0
7.6
301.7
34
8
98.7
5.3
1.3
27
182
13Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
4,792
2015
16
437
661
66.1
7.2
299.5
29
13
93.8
4.4
2.0
40
264
14Tom Brady
T. Brady
4,770
2015
16
402
624
64.4
7.6
298.1
36
7
102.2
5.8
1.1
38
225
15Andrew Luck
A. Luck
4,761
2014
16
380
616
61.7
7.7
297.6
40
16
96.5
6.5
2.6
27
161
16Peyton Manning
P. Manning
4,727
2014
16
395
597
66.2
7.9
295.4
39
15
101.5
6.5
2.5
17
118
17Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,719
2012
16
422
615
68.6
7.7
294.9
32
14
99.1
5.2
2.3
28
210
18Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,694
2014
16
415
628
66.1
7.5
293.4
28
14
93.9
4.5
2.2
31
205
19Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
4,671
2015
16
342
537
63.7
8.7
291.9
35
11
104.6
6.5
2.0
25
151
20Peyton Manning
P. Manning
4,659
2012
16
400
583
68.6
8.0
291.2
37
11
105.8
6.3
1.9
21
137
21Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,650
2013
16
371
634
58.5
7.3
290.6
29
19
84.2
4.6
3.0
23
168
22Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,591
2015
16
407
614
66.3
7.5
286.9
21
16
89.0
3.4
2.6
30
206
23Tom Brady
T. Brady
4,577
2017
16
385
581
66.3
7.9
286.1
32
8
102.8
5.5
1.4
35
201
24Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
4,515
2017
16
360
575
62.6
7.9
282.2
28
10
96.0
4.9
1.7
18
120
25Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,515
2013
16
439
651
67.4
6.9
282.2
26
17
89.6
4.0
2.6
44
298
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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