most passing yards in a season since 2012

Since 2012, Peyton Manning has the most passing yards in a season, with 5,477 yards in 2013.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player in a season since 2012
NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
5,477
2013
16
450
659
68.3
8.3
342.3
55
10
115.1
8.3
1.5
18
120
2Tom Brady
T. Brady
5,316
2021
17
485
719
67.5
7.4
312.7
43
12
102.1
6.0
1.7
22
144
3Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
5,250
2022
17
435
648
67.1
8.1
308.8
41
12
105.2
6.3
1.9
26
188
4Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,208
2016
16
471
673
70.0
7.7
325.5
37
15
101.7
5.5
2.2
27
184
5Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,177
2012
16
422
670
63.0
7.7
323.6
43
19
96.3
6.4
2.8
26
190
6Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,162
2013
16
446
650
68.6
7.9
322.6
39
12
104.7
6.0
1.8
37
244
7Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
5,129
2018
16
452
675
67.0
7.6
320.6
34
16
96.5
5.0
2.4
24
166
8Jameis Winston
J. Winston
5,109
2019
16
380
626
60.7
8.2
319.3
33
30
84.3
5.3
4.8
47
282
9Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
5,097
2018
16
383
580
66.0
8.8
318.6
50
12
113.8
8.6
2.1
26
171
10Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
5,014
2021
17
443
672
65.9
7.5
294.9
38
15
97.7
5.7
2.2
31
214
11Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,967
2012
16
435
727
59.8
6.8
310.4
20
17
79.8
2.8
2.3
29
212
12Drew Brees
D. Brees
4,952
2014
16
456
659
69.2
7.5
309.5
33
17
97.0
5.0
2.6
29
186
13Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
4,952
2014
16
408
608
67.1
8.1
309.5
32
9
103.3
5.3
1.5
33
172
14Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,944
2016
16
373
534
69.9
9.3
309.0
38
7
117.1
7.1
1.3
37
235
15Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,924
2018
16
422
608
69.4
8.1
307.8
35
7
108.1
5.8
1.2
42
296
16Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
4,918
2024
17
460
652
70.6
7.5
289.3
43
9
108.5
6.6
1.4
48
278
17Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
4,917
2016
16
406
606
67.0
8.1
307.3
25
12
97.2
4.1
2.0
23
190
18Tony Romo
T. Romo
4,903
2012
16
425
648
65.6
7.6
306.4
28
19
90.5
4.3
2.9
36
263
19Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
4,902
2019
16
388
596
65.1
8.2
306.4
30
11
99.7
5.0
1.8
23
151
20Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,886
2021
17
404
601
67.2
8.1
287.4
41
17
102.9
6.8
2.8
30
243
21Drew Brees
D. Brees
4,870
2015
15
428
627
68.3
7.8
324.7
32
11
101.0
5.1
1.8
31
235
22Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
4,839
2021
17
436
658
66.3
7.4
284.6
37
13
98.5
5.6
2.0
28
146
23Tom Brady
T. Brady
4,827
2012
16
401
637
63.0
7.6
301.7
34
8
98.7
5.3
1.3
27
182
24Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
4,823
2020
16
382
544
70.2
8.9
301.4
33
7
112.4
6.1
1.3
49
293
25Derek Carr
D. Carr
4,804
2021
17
428
626
68.4
7.7
282.6
23
14
94.0
3.7
2.2
40
241
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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8
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11
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