most passing yards nfl in the 2000s by player

Between the 2000 and 2009 seasons, Peyton Manning had the most passing yards, with 42,254 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
42,254
160
3,575
5,423
65.9
7.8
264.1
314
138
98.2
5.8
2.5
179
1,167
2Brett Favre
B. Favre
38,435
160
3,424
5,460
62.7
7.0
240.2
262
176
86.2
4.8
3.2
236
1,662
3Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
31,925
136
2,695
4,530
59.5
7.0
234.7
208
93
87.8
4.6
2.1
329
2,038
4Tom Brady
T. Brady
30,844
129
2,672
4,218
63.3
7.3
239.1
225
99
93.3
5.3
2.3
219
1,364
5Drew Brees
D. Brees
30,646
122
2,697
4,164
64.8
7.4
251.2
202
110
91.9
4.9
2.6
159
1,165
6Kurt Warner
K. Warner
27,952
107
2,337
3,560
65.6
7.9
261.2
167
115
91.7
4.7
3.2
231
1,468
7Kerry Collins
K. Collins
26,792
123
2,301
4,023
57.2
6.7
217.8
133
112
76.9
3.3
2.8
203
1,332
8Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
26,537
140
2,303
3,825
60.2
6.9
189.6
163
111
83.3
4.3
2.9
279
1,712
9Trent Green
T. Green
25,034
104
1,988
3,230
61.5
7.8
240.7
139
103
86.7
4.3
3.2
210
1,283
10Daunte Culpepper
D. Culpepper
24,153
104
2,016
3,199
63.0
7.6
232.2
149
106
87.8
4.7
3.3
298
1,696
11Jeff Garcia
J. Garcia
22,993
112
2,039
3,301
61.8
7.0
205.3
150
72
88.6
4.5
2.2
166
843
12Marc Bulger
M. Bulger
22,814
96
1,969
3,171
62.1
7.2
237.6
122
93
84.4
3.8
2.9
254
1,863
13Jon Kitna
J. Kitna
22,399
104
2,063
3,402
60.6
6.6
215.4
121
125
76.6
3.6
3.7
256
1,607
14Steve McNair
S. McNair
21,466
105
1,912
3,083
62.0
7.0
204.4
124
83
85.0
4.0
2.7
159
1,019
15Jake Plummer
J. Plummer
21,202
105
1,802
3,126
57.6
6.8
201.9
120
102
77.6
3.8
3.3
156
1,012
16Aaron Brooks
A. Brooks
20,261
93
1,673
2,963
56.5
6.8
217.9
123
92
78.5
4.2
3.1
235
1,454
17Jake Delhomme
J. Delhomme
19,371
95
1,588
2,679
59.3
7.2
203.9
120
89
82.7
4.5
3.3
154
1,158
18Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
19,302
87
1,526
2,411
63.3
8.0
221.9
127
81
91.7
5.3
3.4
242
1,601
19Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
18,724
81
1,662
2,631
63.2
7.1
231.2
128
80
87.9
4.9
3.0
134
915
20Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
18,645
88
1,647
2,796
58.9
6.7
211.9
104
83
79.0
3.7
3.0
255
1,642
21Eli Manning
E. Manning
18,644
89
1,593
2,793
57.0
6.7
209.5
125
88
79.2
4.5
3.2
150
1,060
22Brad Johnson
B. Johnson
18,586
123
1,770
2,870
61.7
6.5
151.1
98
80
80.2
3.4
2.8
174
1,103
23Chad Pennington
C. Pennington
17,804
88
1,631
2,469
66.1
7.2
202.3
102
64
90.1
4.1
2.6
162
965
24Brian Griese
B. Griese
16,406
78
1,490
2,341
63.6
7.0
210.3
105
84
84.3
4.5
3.6
166
1,150
25Mark Brunell
M. Brunell
16,356
102
1,456
2,464
59.1
6.6
160.4
96
55
82.7
3.9
2.2
208
1,342
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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TEAMWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
10
4
0
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Texans Texans
9
5
0
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12
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SEA Seahawks

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

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Patriots Patriots
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3
0
.786
Bills Bills
10
4
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.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
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.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
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AFC WestWLTPCT
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NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
9
5
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.643
Cowboys Cowboys
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7
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.464
NFC NorthWLTPCT
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10
4
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4
1
.679
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
Panthers Panthers
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7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
11
3
0
.786
Seahawks Seahawks
11
3
0
.786

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9/13
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9/13
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NO NO
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9/13
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MIA MIA
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