most passing yards in the last 20 years

Between December 10, 2005 and December 10, 2025, Tom Brady has the most passing yards, with 71,988 yards.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player in the last 20 years
NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tom Brady
T. Brady
71,988
259
6,246
9,608
65.0
7.5
277.9
534
150
99.5
5.6
1.6
414
2,624
2Drew Brees
D. Brees
68,773
232
6,100
8,874
68.7
7.7
296.4
495
194
101.1
5.6
2.2
336
2,339
3Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
65,322
259
5,593
8,588
65.1
7.6
252.2
523
123
102.4
6.1
1.4
591
4,038
4Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
63,407
241
5,272
8,126
64.9
7.8
263.1
420
209
95.2
5.2
2.6
464
2,832
5Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
63,163
235
5,462
8,598
63.5
7.3
268.8
412
192
92.3
4.8
2.2
519
3,479
6Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
62,792
234
5,551
8,464
65.6
7.4
268.3
381
183
93.6
4.5
2.2
488
3,267
7Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
59,765
227
5,119
7,951
64.4
7.5
263.3
386
193
93.1
4.9
2.4
508
3,356
8Eli Manning
E. Manning
53,164
215
4,586
7,506
61.1
7.1
247.3
340
223
85.2
4.5
3.0
375
2,643
9Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
48,148
206
4,413
7,161
61.6
6.7
233.7
272
172
84.1
3.8
2.4
422
3,000
10Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
46,966
205
3,951
6,120
64.6
7.7
229.1
353
114
99.3
5.8
1.9
570
3,749
11Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
43,824
170
3,852
5,768
66.8
7.6
257.8
291
129
96.9
5.0
2.2
339
2,451
12Derek Carr
D. Carr
41,245
169
3,765
5,785
65.1
7.1
244.1
257
112
92.8
4.4
1.9
303
1,890
13Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
40,201
157
3,404
5,476
62.2
7.3
256.1
250
162
87.4
4.6
3.0
299
2,099
14Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
39,793
179
3,539
5,651
62.6
7.0
222.3
254
151
87.5
4.5
2.7
363
2,372
15Peyton Manning
P. Manning
39,532
142
3,416
5,142
66.4
7.7
278.4
298
123
98.8
5.8
2.4
155
977
16Jared Goff
J. Goff
38,392
147
3,336
5,058
66.0
7.6
261.2
248
99
96.9
4.9
2.0
275
1,995
17Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
35,750
125
3,077
4,645
66.2
7.7
286.0
267
84
101.0
5.7
1.8
213
1,391
18Alex Smith
A. Smith
35,265
169
3,211
5,119
62.7
6.9
208.7
199
101
87.8
3.9
2.0
417
2,364
19Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
35,133
153
3,048
4,920
62.0
7.1
229.6
227
160
85.3
4.6
3.3
322
2,035
20Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
35,074
135
3,114
4,643
67.1
7.6
259.8
239
92
98.4
5.1
2.0
278
1,684
21Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
34,881
155
3,063
4,764
64.3
7.3
225.0
216
115
91.2
4.5
2.4
415
3,065
22Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
34,517
164
3,032
4,994
60.7
6.9
210.5
220
167
82.2
4.4
3.3
292
1,533
23Tony Romo
T. Romo
34,183
138
2,829
4,335
65.3
7.9
247.7
248
117
97.1
5.7
2.7
248
1,672
24Cam Newton
C. Newton
32,382
148
2,682
4,474
59.9
7.2
218.8
194
123
85.2
4.3
2.7
332
2,477
25Josh Allen
J. Allen
29,517
124
2,561
4,006
63.9
7.4
238.0
217
94
94.3
5.4
2.3
220
1,350
StatMuse has game-level data for passing yards going back to the 1950 season.

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PPG

27.0

7th

OPP PPG

18.5

5th

RUSH YDS/G

112.9

21st

PASS YDS/G

263.4

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2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
0
.462
Jets Jets
3
10
0
.231
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
BUF BUF
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
NE NE
@
BAL BAL
8:20 PM
Sun
12/28
NE NE
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
MIA MIA
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Last Game
NYG Giants

2 - 11

15

Final

33

NE Patriots

11 - 2

Mon 1 Dec 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
8-33
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13
Sat
9/6
HOU HOU
@
LAR LAR
9-14

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/11
ATL ATL
@
TB TB
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM