most passing yards per game from 2001 to 2022 including playoffs with 100 games played

Between the 2001 and 2022 seasons, Drew Brees averaged the most passing yards per game in the regular-season and playoffs when playing 100+ games, with 281.1 per game.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards per game by a player from 2001 to 2022 including playoffs with 100 or more games played
NAME YDS/G GP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Drew Brees
D. Brees
281.1
305
7,623
11,272
67.6
85,724
7.6
608
258
98.6
5.4
2.3
449
3,197
2 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
274.0
243
5,724
8,654
66.1
66,571
7.7
493
218
97.7
5.7
2.5
287
1,895
3 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
273.6
198
4,680
7,385
63.4
54,178
7.3
346
175
91.2
4.7
2.4
457
3,028
4 Tom Brady
T. Brady
268.6
382
8,952
13,968
64.1
102,608
7.3
737
252
96.2
5.3
1.8
646
4,088
5 Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
268.3
244
5,788
8,815
65.7
65,464
7.4
401
190
93.9
4.5
2.2
513
3,423
6 Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
259.8
147
3,352
5,021
66.8
38,187
7.6
257
106
97.7
5.1
2.1
301
2,212
7 Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
259.4
256
5,515
8,535
64.6
66,405
7.8
437
219
94.7
5.1
2.6
488
3,007
8 Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
257.7
252
5,502
8,434
65.2
64,949
7.7
520
118
103.3
6.2
1.4
585
3,963
9 Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
257.6
103
2,323
3,500
66.4
26,536
7.6
177
70
97.5
5.1
2.0
207
1,239
10 Kurt Warner
K. Warner
257.6
105
2,308
3,514
65.7
27,047
7.7
166
104
92.3
4.7
3.0
224
1,430
11 Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
257.6
272
5,938
9,231
64.3
70,060
7.6
454
239
92.9
4.9
2.6
607
4,035
12 Jared Goff
J. Goff
256.2
106
2,363
3,699
63.9
27,154
7.3
159
72
92.1
4.3
1.9
201
1,477
13 Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
252.9
186
4,008
6,425
62.4
47,043
7.3
299
194
87.5
4.7
3.0
349
2,429
14 Derek Carr
D. Carr
248.5
143
3,230
5,012
64.4
35,532
7.1
218
100
91.5
4.3
2.0
267
1,652
15 Eli Manning
E. Manning
241.3
248
5,137
8,519
60.3
59,838
7.0
384
253
84.3
4.5
3.0
438
3,025
16 Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
237.7
153
3,031
5,092
59.5
36,373
7.1
226
112
87.1
4.4
2.2
377
2,417
17 Brett Favre
B. Favre
237.1
167
3,514
5,580
63.0
39,597
7.1
272
197
85.7
4.9
3.5
237
1,646
18 Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
234.8
189
3,646
5,669
64.3
44,369
7.8
333
110
99.8
5.9
1.9
531
3,477
19 Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
230.0
198
4,134
6,746
61.3
45,543
6.8
257
157
84.3
3.8
2.3
406
2,886
20 Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
229.5
170
3,462
5,554
62.3
39,023
7.0
245
150
86.8
4.4
2.7
357
2,315
21 Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
228.9
155
3,069
4,962
61.9
35,487
7.2
229
161
85.3
4.6
3.2
327
2,063
22 Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
226.8
150
2,983
4,644
64.2
34,019
7.3
219
113
91.7
4.7
2.4
390
2,889
23 Cam Newton
C. Newton
220.7
155
2,816
4,698
59.9
34,203
7.3
204
130
85.3
4.3
2.8
352
2,656
24 Tony Romo
T. Romo
219.1
162
2,943
4,520
65.1
35,499
7.9
256
119
97.0
5.7
2.6
270
1,842
25 Jon Kitna
J. Kitna
217.4
103
2,043
3,352
60.9
22,390
6.7
121
122
77.6
3.6
3.6
248
1,561
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards per game going back to the 1932 season.

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19.9

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23.4

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2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
Saints Saints
5
12
0
.294
Panthers Panthers
5
12
0
.294
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/7
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
9/14
SF SF
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
9/21
NO NO
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Last Game
TB Buccaneers

10 - 7 - 0

27

Final

19

NO Saints

5 - 12 - 0

Sun 5 Jan 2025

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM