most passing yards in a season over the last 10 years

Between October 10, 2015 and October 10, 2025, Tom Brady has the most passing yards in a season, with 5,316 yards in 2021.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player in a season over the last 10 years
NAME YDS SEASON TM GP CMP ATT PCT AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Tom Brady
T. Brady
5,316
2021
TB TB
17
485
719
67.5
7.4
312.7
43
12
102.1
6.0
1.7
22
144
2 Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
5,250
2022
KC KC
17
435
648
67.1
8.1
308.8
41
12
105.2
6.3
1.9
26
188
3 Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,208
2016
NO NO
16
471
673
70.0
7.7
325.5
37
15
101.7
5.5
2.2
27
184
4 Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
5,129
2018
PIT PIT
16
452
675
67.0
7.6
320.6
34
16
96.5
5.0
2.4
24
166
5 Jameis Winston
J. Winston
5,109
2019
TB TB
16
380
626
60.7
8.2
319.3
33
30
84.3
5.3
4.8
47
282
6 Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
5,097
2018
KC KC
16
383
580
66.0
8.8
318.6
50
12
113.8
8.6
2.1
26
171
7 Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
5,014
2021
LAC LAC
17
443
672
65.9
7.5
294.9
38
15
97.7
5.7
2.2
31
214
8 Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,944
2016
ATL ATL
16
373
534
69.9
9.3
309.0
38
7
117.1
7.1
1.3
37
235
9 Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,924
2018
ATL ATL
16
422
608
69.4
8.1
307.8
35
7
108.1
5.8
1.2
42
296
10 Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
4,918
2024
CIN CIN
17
460
652
70.6
7.5
289.3
43
9
108.5
6.6
1.4
48
278
11 Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
4,917
2016
WAS WAS
16
406
606
67.0
8.1
307.3
25
12
97.2
4.1
2.0
23
190
12 Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
4,902
2019
DAL DAL
16
388
596
65.1
8.2
306.4
30
11
99.7
5.0
1.8
23
151
13 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,886
2021
LAR LAR
17
404
601
67.2
8.1
287.4
41
17
102.9
6.8
2.8
30
243
14 Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
4,839
2021
KC KC
17
436
658
66.3
7.4
284.6
37
13
98.5
5.6
2.0
28
146
15 Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
4,823
2020
HOU HOU
16
382
544
70.2
8.9
301.4
33
7
112.4
6.1
1.3
49
293
16 Derek Carr
D. Carr
4,804
2021
LV LV
17
428
626
68.4
7.7
282.6
23
14
94.0
3.7
2.2
40
241
17 Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
4,740
2020
KC KC
15
390
588
66.3
8.1
316.0
38
6
108.2
6.5
1.0
22
147
18 Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
4,739
2022
LAC LAC
17
477
699
68.2
6.8
278.8
25
10
93.2
3.6
1.4
38
206
19 Tom Brady
T. Brady
4,694
2022
TB TB
17
490
733
66.8
6.4
276.1
25
9
90.7
3.4
1.2
22
160
20 Jared Goff
J. Goff
4,688
2018
LAR LAR
16
364
561
64.9
8.4
293.0
32
12
101.1
5.7
2.1
33
223
21 Jared Goff
J. Goff
4,638
2019
LAR LAR
16
394
626
62.9
7.4
289.9
22
16
86.5
3.5
2.6
22
170
22 Tom Brady
T. Brady
4,633
2020
TB TB
16
401
610
65.7
7.6
289.6
40
12
102.2
6.6
2.0
21
143
23 Jared Goff
J. Goff
4,629
2024
DET DET
17
390
539
72.4
8.6
272.3
37
12
111.8
6.9
2.2
31
234
24 Tua Tagovailoa
T. Tagovailoa
4,624
2023
MIA MIA
17
388
560
69.3
8.3
272.0
29
14
101.1
5.2
2.5
29
171
25 Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
4,615
2019
LAC LAC
16
390
591
66.0
7.8
288.4
23
20
88.5
3.9
3.4
34
222
StatMuse has game-level data for passing yards going back to the 1950 season.

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TEAM W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
Panthers Panthers
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3
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.400
Saints Saints
1
4
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/12
SF SF
@
TB TB
4:25 PM
Mon
10/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Sun
10/26
TB TB
@
NO NO
4:05 PM
Sun
11/9
NE NE
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
TB TB
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
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SEA Seahawks

3 - 2 - 0

35

Final

38

TB Buccaneers

4 - 1 - 0

Sun 5 Oct 2025

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
4
1
0
.800
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
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Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
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@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
SEA SEA
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM