most passing yards in a season at least 40 years old

Tom Brady has the most passing yards by a player 40 or older in a season, with 5,316 yards in 2021.

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	NAME	YDS	Age	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Tom Brady T. Brady	5,316	44	2021	TB	17	485	719	67.5	7.4	312.7	43	12	102.1	6.0	1.7	22	144
2	Tom Brady T. Brady	4,694	45	2022	TB	17	490	733	66.8	6.4	276.1	25	9	90.7	3.4	1.2	22	160
3	Tom Brady T. Brady	4,633	43	2020	TB	16	401	610	65.7	7.6	289.6	40	12	102.2	6.6	2.0	21	143
4	Tom Brady T. Brady	4,577	40	2017	NE	16	385	581	66.3	7.9	286.1	32	8	102.8	5.5	1.4	35	201
5	Tom Brady T. Brady	4,355	41	2018	NE	16	375	570	65.8	7.6	272.2	29	11	97.7	5.1	1.9	21	147
6	Brett Favre B. Favre	4,202	40	2009	MIN	16	363	531	68.4	7.9	262.6	33	7	107.2	6.2	1.3	34	247
7	Tom Brady T. Brady	4,057	42	2019	NE	16	373	613	60.8	6.6	253.6	24	8	88.0	3.9	1.3	27	185
8	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	3,897	41	2024	NYJ	17	368	584	63.0	6.7	229.2	28	11	90.5	4.8	1.9	40	302
9	Warren Moon W. Moon	3,678	41	1997	SEA	15	313	528	59.3	7.0	245.2	25	16	83.7	4.7	3.0	30	192
10	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	3,532	41	2004	DAL	16	297	495	60.0	7.1	220.8	17	20	76.4	3.4	4.0	34	182
11	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	3,322	42	2025	PIT	16	327	498	65.7	6.7	207.6	24	7	94.8	4.8	1.4	29	180
12	Drew Brees D. Brees	2,979	40	2019	NO	11	281	378	74.3	7.9	270.8	27	4	116.3	7.1	1.1	12	89
13	Drew Brees D. Brees	2,942	41	2020	NO	12	275	390	70.5	7.5	245.2	24	6	106.4	6.2	1.5	13	89
14	Brett Favre B. Favre	2,509	41	2010	MIN	13	217	358	60.6	7.0	193.0	11	19	69.9	3.1	5.3	22	139
15	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	2,479	40	2025	TOT	13	251	416	60.3	6.0	190.7	15	10	79.2	3.6	2.4	18	118
16	Matt Hasselbeck M. Hasselbeck	1,690	40	2015	IND	8	156	256	60.9	6.6	211.3	9	5	84.0	3.5	2.0	16	101
17	Warren Moon W. Moon	1,632	42	1998	SEA	10	145	258	56.2	6.3	163.2	11	8	76.6	4.3	3.1	22	140
18	Warren Moon W. Moon	1,610	40	1996	MIN	8	134	247	54.3	6.5	201.3	7	9	68.7	2.8	3.6	19	122
19	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	1,385	40	2003	NYJ	7	123	198	62.1	7.0	197.9	7	2	90.6	3.5	1.0	6	48
20	Vince Evans V. Evans	1,236	40	1995	OAK	9	100	175	57.1	7.1	137.3	6	8	71.5	3.4	4.6	11	70
21	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	1,234	43	2026	PIT	5	110	184	59.8	6.7	246.8	10	4	88.9	5.4	2.2	14	117
22	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	1,185	40	1974	WAS	14	107	167	64.1	7.1	84.6	11	5	94.5	6.6	3.0	10	69
23	Doug Flutie D. Flutie	1,097	41	2003	SD	7	91	167	54.5	6.6	156.7	9	4	82.8	5.4	2.4	8	27
24	Len Dawson L. Dawson	1,095	40	1975	KC	12	93	140	66.4	7.8	91.3	5	4	90.0	3.6	2.9	23	196
25	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	952	44	2007	CAR	7	94	172	54.7	5.5	136.0	5	6	65.8	2.9	3.5	9	46

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PASS

615

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406

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192

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Team Rankings

PPG

20.0

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OPP PPG

22.4

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RUSH YDS/G

133.0

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PASS YDS/G

190.4

26th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Panthers	2	2	.500
Falcons	2	3	.400
Saints	1	4	.200
Buccaneers	1	4	.200

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	TB	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	TB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM

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Final

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

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NFL 2026 Betting

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4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/15	SEA	@	DEN	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	HOU	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	CAR	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM

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