most passing yards in the nfl from 1980 to 2010

From 1980 through 2010, Brett Favre had the most passing yards, with 71,838 yards.

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	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Brett Favre B. Favre	71,838	302	6,300	10,169	62.0	7.1	237.9	508	336	86.0	5.0	3.3	525	3,487
2	Dan Marino D. Marino	61,361	242	4,967	8,358	59.4	7.3	253.6	420	252	86.4	5.0	3.0	270	1,930
3	Peyton Manning P. Manning	54,828	208	4,682	7,210	64.9	7.6	263.6	399	198	94.9	5.5	2.7	231	1,483
4	John Elway J. Elway	51,475	234	4,123	7,250	56.9	7.1	220.0	300	226	79.9	4.1	3.1	516	3,785
5	Warren Moon W. Moon	49,325	208	3,988	6,823	58.4	7.2	237.1	291	233	80.9	4.3	3.4	458	3,415
6	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	46,233	233	3,787	6,701	56.5	6.9	198.4	275	267	75.0	4.1	4.0	417	2,992
7	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	44,611	194	3,839	6,717	57.2	6.6	230.0	251	206	77.1	3.7	3.1	467	3,135
8	Joe Montana J. Montana	40,455	176	3,396	5,368	63.3	7.5	229.9	272	139	92.3	5.1	2.6	313	2,095
9	Kerry Collins K. Collins	40,441	195	3,439	6,163	55.8	6.6	207.4	206	195	73.9	3.3	3.2	332	2,190
10	Dave Krieg D. Krieg	38,147	213	3,105	5,311	58.5	7.2	179.1	261	199	81.5	4.9	3.7	494	3,794
11	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	37,920	187	2,969	5,205	57.0	7.3	202.8	247	184	81.1	4.7	3.5	318	2,438
12	Donovan McNabb D. McNabb	36,250	161	3,076	5,218	58.9	6.9	225.2	230	115	85.7	4.4	2.2	394	2,513
13	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	35,467	160	2,874	4,779	60.1	7.4	221.7	237	175	84.4	5.0	3.7	323	2,427
14	Drew Brees D. Brees	35,266	138	3,145	4,822	65.2	7.3	255.6	235	132	91.7	4.9	2.7	184	1,350
15	Jim Everett J. Everett	34,837	158	2,841	4,923	57.7	7.1	220.5	203	175	78.6	4.1	3.6	257	1,885
16	Tom Brady T. Brady	34,744	145	2,996	4,710	63.6	7.4	239.6	261	103	95.2	5.5	2.2	244	1,539
17	Steve Young S. Young	33,124	169	2,667	4,149	64.3	8.0	196.0	232	107	96.8	5.6	2.6	358	2,055
18	Troy Aikman T. Aikman	32,942	165	2,898	4,715	61.5	7.0	199.6	165	141	81.6	3.5	3.0	259	1,748
19	Kurt Warner K. Warner	32,344	124	2,666	4,070	65.5	7.9	260.8	208	128	93.7	5.1	3.1	260	1,669
20	Mark Brunell M. Brunell	32,045	177	2,760	4,637	59.5	6.9	181.0	184	108	84.0	4.0	2.3	390	2,395
21	Phil Simms P. Simms	31,719	152	2,442	4,382	55.7	7.2	208.7	186	143	79.2	4.2	3.3	438	3,099
22	Steve McNair S. McNair	31,304	161	2,733	4,544	60.1	6.9	194.4	174	119	82.8	3.8	2.6	254	1,567
23	Randall Cunningham R. Cunningham	29,979	161	2,429	4,289	56.6	7.0	186.2	207	134	81.5	4.8	3.1	484	3,537
24	Jon Kitna J. Kitna	29,658	138	2,671	4,432	60.3	6.7	214.9	168	163	77.5	3.8	3.7	323	1,987
25	Matt Hasselbeck M. Hasselbeck	29,579	170	2,572	4,279	60.1	6.9	174.0	176	128	82.2	4.1	3.0	309	1,896

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PASS

1,041

Love

RUSH

81

Lloyd

REC

331

Watson

Team Rankings

PPG

18.3

27th

OPP PPG

26.3

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

58.0

32nd

PASS YDS/G

260.3

11th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	3	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	.750
Lions	2	1	.667
Packers	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	CHI	@	GB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Thu 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	GB	@	NE	4:25 PM

Last Game

Packers

2 - 2

Final

Buccaneers

0 - 4

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,189

Stafford

1,171

Burrow

1,141

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

421

Cook

374

Henry

360

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

405

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

119.6

Jackson

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Anderson

4.5

Watt

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.7

31.8

31.0

30.5

29.7

29.3

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

13.7

16.3

16.7

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

416.3

399.3

395.0

392.7

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

173.0

153.5

153.3

139.0

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

300.5

292.8

285.3

276.0

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

10.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

83.8

Henry

80.3

Gibbs

76.2

Taylor

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

57.1

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

36.2

McBride

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

47

McPherson

41

Aubrey

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3

0-4

0-2-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	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