most passing yards in a season season by drew brees

Drew Brees had his most passing yards in a season in 2011, with 5,476 yards.

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	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Drew Brees D. Brees	5,476	2011	NO	16	468	657	71.2	8.3	342.3	46	14	110.6	7.0	2.1	24	158
2	Drew Brees D. Brees	5,208	2016	NO	16	471	673	70.0	7.7	325.5	37	15	101.7	5.5	2.2	27	184
3	Drew Brees D. Brees	5,177	2012	NO	16	422	670	63.0	7.7	323.6	43	19	96.3	6.4	2.8	26	190
4	Drew Brees D. Brees	5,162	2013	NO	16	446	650	68.6	7.9	322.6	39	12	104.7	6.0	1.8	37	244
5	Drew Brees D. Brees	5,069	2008	NO	16	413	635	65.0	8.0	316.8	34	17	96.2	5.4	2.7	13	92
6	Drew Brees D. Brees	4,952	2014	NO	16	456	659	69.2	7.5	309.5	33	17	97.0	5.0	2.6	29	186
7	Drew Brees D. Brees	4,870	2015	NO	15	428	627	68.3	7.8	324.7	32	11	101.0	5.1	1.8	31	235
8	Drew Brees D. Brees	4,620	2010	NO	16	448	658	68.1	7.0	288.8	33	22	90.9	5.0	3.3	25	185
9	Drew Brees D. Brees	4,423	2007	NO	16	440	652	67.5	6.8	276.4	28	18	89.4	4.3	2.8	16	109
10	Drew Brees D. Brees	4,418	2006	NO	16	356	554	64.3	8.0	276.1	26	11	96.2	4.7	2.0	18	105
11	Drew Brees D. Brees	4,388	2009	NO	15	363	514	70.6	8.5	292.5	34	11	109.6	6.6	2.1	20	135
12	Drew Brees D. Brees	4,334	2017	NO	16	386	536	72.0	8.1	270.9	23	8	103.9	4.3	1.5	20	145
13	Drew Brees D. Brees	3,992	2018	NO	15	364	489	74.4	8.2	266.1	32	5	115.7	6.5	1.0	17	121
14	Drew Brees D. Brees	3,576	2005	SD	16	323	500	64.6	7.2	223.5	24	15	89.2	4.8	3.0	27	223
15	Drew Brees D. Brees	3,284	2002	SD	16	320	526	60.8	6.2	205.3	17	16	76.9	3.2	3.0	24	180
16	Drew Brees D. Brees	3,159	2004	SD	15	262	400	65.5	7.9	210.6	27	7	104.8	6.8	1.8	18	131
17	Drew Brees D. Brees	2,979	2019	NO	11	281	378	74.3	7.9	270.8	27	4	116.3	7.1	1.1	12	89
18	Drew Brees D. Brees	2,942	2020	NO	12	275	390	70.5	7.5	245.2	24	6	106.4	6.2	1.5	13	89
19	Drew Brees D. Brees	2,108	2003	SD	11	205	356	57.6	5.9	191.6	11	15	67.5	3.1	4.2	21	178
20	Drew Brees D. Brees	221	2001	SD	1	15	27	55.6	8.2	221.0	1	0	94.8	3.7	0.0	2	12

StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PASS

917

Shough

RUSH

128

Etienne

REC

375

Olave

Team Rankings

PPG

27.0

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OPP PPG

27.7

26th

RUSH YDS/G

101.3

16th

PASS YDS/G

305.7

2nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	1	2	.333
Saints	1	2	.333
Panthers	1	2	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM

Last Game

Raiders

3 - 0

Final

Saints

1 - 2

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

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Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

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Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

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McPherson

39

McLaughlin

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3-0

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000