most passing yards in a season by a player in their 3rd season

Matthew Stafford had the most passing yards in his 3rd season, with 5,038 yards in 2011.

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Data note: Passing Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	5,038	2011	DET	16	421	663	63.5	7.6	314.9	41	16	97.2	6.2	2.4	36	257
2	Andrew Luck A. Luck	4,761	2014	IND	16	380	616	61.7	7.7	297.6	40	16	96.5	6.5	2.6	27	161
3	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	4,739	2022	LAC	17	477	699	68.2	6.8	278.8	25	10	93.2	3.6	1.4	38	206
4	Jared Goff J. Goff	4,688	2018	LAR	16	364	561	64.9	8.4	293.0	32	12	101.1	5.7	2.1	33	223
5	Josh Allen J. Allen	4,544	2020	BUF	16	396	572	69.2	7.9	284.0	37	10	107.2	6.5	1.7	26	159
6	Jay Cutler J. Cutler	4,526	2008	DEN	16	384	616	62.3	7.3	282.9	25	18	86.0	4.1	2.9	11	69
7	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	4,475	2022	CIN	16	414	606	68.3	7.4	279.7	35	12	100.8	5.8	2.0	41	259
8	Peyton Manning P. Manning	4,413	2000	IND	16	357	571	62.5	7.7	275.8	33	15	94.7	5.8	2.6	20	131
9	Mark Brunell M. Brunell	4,367	1996	JAX	16	353	557	63.4	7.8	272.9	19	20	84.0	3.4	3.6	50	257
10	Don Majkowski D. Majkowski	4,318	1989	GB	16	353	599	58.9	7.2	269.9	27	20	82.3	4.5	3.3	47	268
11	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	4,293	2013	CIN	16	363	586	61.9	7.3	268.3	33	20	88.8	5.6	3.4	29	182
12	Jordan Love J. Love	4,159	2023	GB	17	372	579	64.2	7.2	244.6	32	11	96.1	5.5	1.9	30	242
13	Dan Marino D. Marino	4,137	1985	MIA	16	336	567	59.3	7.3	258.6	30	21	84.1	5.3	3.7	18	157
14	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	4,045	2014	MIA	16	392	590	66.4	6.9	252.8	27	12	92.8	4.6	2.0	46	337
15	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	4,035	2006	CIN	16	324	520	62.3	7.8	252.2	28	13	93.9	5.4	2.5	36	233
16	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	4,031	2019	KC	14	319	484	65.9	8.3	287.9	26	5	105.3	5.4	1.0	17	127
17	Trevor Lawrence T. Lawrence	4,016	2023	JAX	16	370	564	65.6	7.1	251.0	21	14	88.5	3.7	2.5	35	224
18	Joe Namath J. Namath	4,007	1967	NYJ	14	258	491	52.5	8.2	286.2	26	28	73.8	5.3	5.7
19	Marc Bulger M. Bulger	3,964	2004	STL	14	321	485	66.2	8.2	283.1	21	14	93.7	4.3	2.9	41	302
20	Jim Everett J. Everett	3,964	1988	RAM	16	308	517	59.6	7.7	247.8	31	18	89.2	6.0	3.5	28	197
21	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	3,959	1986	CIN	16	273	469	58.2	8.4	247.4	24	17	87.7	5.1	3.6	26	194
22	Derek Carr D. Carr	3,937	2016	OAK	15	357	560	63.7	7.0	262.5	28	6	96.7	5.0	1.1	16	79
23	Blake Bortles B. Bortles	3,905	2016	JAX	16	368	625	58.9	6.2	244.1	23	16	78.8	3.7	2.6	34	197
24	John Elway J. Elway	3,891	1985	DEN	16	327	605	54.0	6.4	243.2	22	23	70.2	3.6	3.8	38	307
25	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	3,885	2018	DAL	16	356	526	67.7	7.4	242.8	22	8	96.9	4.2	1.5	56	347

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PASS

1,788

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RUSH

620

Gibbs

REC

525

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Team Rankings

PPG

30.7

2nd

OPP PPG

27.5

26th

RUSH YDS/G

115.0

16th

PASS YDS/G

298.0

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	6	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	.714
Lions	4	2	.667
Packers	4	3	.571

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Packers

4 - 3

Final

Lions

4 - 2

Sun 25 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

651

Lamb

636

Olave

Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

8

Williams

8

Taylor

8

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Lamb

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

26.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

102.5

Lamb

95.5

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-6

1-4-1

2-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	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 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM

Matthew Stafford had the most passing yards in his 3rd season, with 5,038 yards in 2011.

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NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

139

129.7

120.7

138.2

102.5

95.5

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71.2

70.5

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