most passing yards in a single decade

Drew Brees has the most passing yards in a decade, with 46,770 yards in the 2010s.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player in a single decade
NAMEYDSDECADEGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Drew Brees
D. Brees
46,770
2010s
153
4,170
5,997
69.5
7.8
305.7
345
127
102.9
5.8
2.1
248
1,737
2Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
44,830
2010s
159
3,932
5,932
66.3
7.6
281.9
283
122
96.1
4.8
2.1
333
2,253
3Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
44,320
2010s
160
3,701
5,677
65.2
7.8
277.0
291
153
94.8
5.1
2.7
343
2,073
4Tom Brady
T. Brady
43,727
2010s
156
3,705
5,770
64.2
7.6
280.3
316
80
99.6
5.5
1.4
281
1,765
5Peyton Manning
P. Manning
42,254
2000s
160
3,575
5,423
65.9
7.8
264.1
314
138
98.2
5.8
2.5
179
1,167
6Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
38,758
2010s
139
3,358
5,319
63.1
7.3
278.8
243
114
91.4
4.6
2.1
323
2,073
7Brett Favre
B. Favre
38,435
2000s
160
3,424
5,460
62.7
7.0
240.2
262
176
86.2
4.8
3.2
236
1,662
8Eli Manning
E. Manning
38,379
2010s
147
3,302
5,326
62.0
7.2
261.1
241
156
86.7
4.5
2.9
261
1,810
9Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
38,145
2010s
142
3,187
4,925
64.7
7.7
268.6
305
63
103.6
6.2
1.3
355
2,361
10Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
37,243
2010s
131
3,125
4,819
64.8
7.7
284.3
236
110
95.1
4.9
2.3
261
1,719
11Dan Marino
D. Marino
33,508
1990s
139
2,793
4,708
59.3
7.1
241.1
200
127
84.1
4.2
2.7
187
1,260
12Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
33,483
2010s
139
3,098
5,005
61.9
6.7
240.9
183
117
84.0
3.7
2.3
291
2,060
13Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
31,925
2000s
136
2,695
4,530
59.5
7.0
234.7
208
93
87.8
4.6
2.1
329
2,038
14Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
31,594
2010s
133
2,757
4,449
62.0
7.1
237.5
204
118
87.5
4.6
2.7
278
1,738
15Joe Montana
J. Montana
30,958
1980s
135
2,580
4,036
63.9
7.7
229.3
215
107
94.0
5.3
2.7
252
1,741
16Brett Favre
B. Favre
30,894
1990s
129
2,659
4,351
61.1
7.1
239.5
235
141
87.1
5.4
3.2
267
1,686
17Tom Brady
T. Brady
30,844
2000s
129
2,672
4,218
63.3
7.3
239.1
225
99
93.3
5.3
2.3
219
1,364
18Warren Moon
W. Moon
30,817
1990s
122
2,634
4,348
60.6
7.1
252.6
189
133
83.8
4.3
3.1
247
1,715
19Drew Brees
D. Brees
30,646
2000s
122
2,697
4,164
64.8
7.4
251.2
202
110
91.9
4.9
2.6
159
1,165
20John Elway
J. Elway
30,280
1990s
134
2,458
4,180
58.8
7.2
226.0
180
112
84.5
4.3
2.7
309
2,196
21Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
29,734
2010s
128
2,436
3,777
64.5
7.9
232.3
227
68
101.2
6.0
1.8
347
2,271
22Troy Aikman
T. Aikman
29,561
1990s
143
2,587
4,160
62.2
7.1
206.7
149
109
84.5
3.6
2.6
227
1,502
23Cam Newton
C. Newton
29,041
2010s
125
2,371
3,980
59.6
7.3
232.3
182
108
86.1
4.6
2.7
291
2,199
24Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
28,782
2010s
127
2,462
4,053
60.7
7.1
226.6
189
134
84.1
4.7
3.3
217
1,140
25Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
28,301
1980s
101
2,156
3,599
59.9
7.9
280.2
172
141
84.4
4.8
3.9
169
1,257
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