most passing yards in a season maximum 550 attempts

Matt Ryan has the most passing yards with 550 or fewer passing attempts in a season, with 4,944 yards in 2016.

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most passing yards by a player in a season maximum 550 passing attempts
NAMEYDSATTSEASONTMGPCMPPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,944
534
2016
16
373
69.9
9.3
309.0
38
7
117.1
7.1
1.3
37
235
2Kurt Warner
K. Warner
4,830
546
2001
16
375
68.7
8.8
301.9
36
22
101.4
6.6
4.0
38
233
3Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
4,823
544
2020
16
382
70.2
8.9
301.4
33
7
112.4
6.1
1.3
49
293
4Daunte Culpepper
D. Culpepper
4,717
548
2004
16
379
69.2
8.6
294.8
39
11
110.9
7.1
2.0
46
238
5Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
4,710
541
2010
16
357
66.0
8.7
294.4
30
13
101.8
5.5
2.4
38
227
6Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
4,671
537
2015
16
342
63.7
8.7
291.9
35
11
104.6
6.5
2.0
25
151
7Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
4,643
502
2011
15
343
68.3
9.2
309.5
45
6
122.5
9.0
1.2
36
219
8Jared Goff
J. Goff
4,629
539
2024
17
390
72.4
8.6
272.3
37
12
111.8
6.9
2.2
31
234
9Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
4,611
520
2021
16
366
70.4
8.9
288.2
34
14
108.3
6.5
2.7
51
370
10Peyton Manning
P. Manning
4,557
497
2004
16
336
67.6
9.2
284.8
49
10
121.1
9.9
2.0
13
101
11Tony Romo
T. Romo
4,483
550
2009
16
347
63.1
8.2
280.2
26
9
97.6
4.7
1.6
34
196
12Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
4,478
544
2013
16
378
69.5
8.2
279.9
32
11
105.5
5.9
2.0
30
150
13Lynn Dickey
L. Dickey
4,458
484
1983
16
289
59.7
9.2
278.6
32
29
87.3
6.6
6.0
40
307
14Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
4,434
541
2009
16
350
64.7
8.2
277.1
30
7
103.2
5.5
1.3
50
306
15Drake Maye
D. Maye
4,394
492
2025
17
354
72.0
8.9
258.5
31
8
113.5
6.3
1.6
47
201
16Drew Brees
D. Brees
4,388
514
2009
15
363
70.6
8.5
292.5
34
11
109.6
6.6
2.1
20
135
17Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
4,381
520
2014
16
341
65.6
8.4
273.8
38
5
112.2
7.3
1.0
28
174
18Kurt Warner
K. Warner
4,353
499
1999
16
325
65.1
8.7
272.1
41
13
109.2
8.2
2.6
29
201
19Drew Brees
D. Brees
4,334
536
2017
16
386
72.0
8.1
270.9
23
8
103.9
4.3
1.5
20
145
20Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
4,328
506
2009
15
337
66.6
8.6
288.5
26
12
100.5
5.1
2.4
50
348
21Sam Darnold
S. Darnold
4,319
545
2024
17
361
66.2
7.9
254.1
35
12
102.5
6.4
2.2
48
335
22Jim Everett
J. Everett
4,310
518
1989
16
304
58.7
8.3
269.4
29
17
90.6
5.6
3.3
29
214
23Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
4,308
508
2018
16
347
68.3
8.5
269.3
32
12
105.5
6.3
2.4
32
204
24Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
4,299
526
2020
16
372
70.7
8.2
268.7
48
5
121.5
9.1
1.0
20
182
25Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
4,280
444
2023
16
308
69.4
9.6
267.5
31
11
113.0
7.0
2.5
28
153
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