most passing yards since 1985

Since 1985, Tom Brady has the most passing yards, with 89,214 yards.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player since 1985
NAME YDS GP CMP ATT PCT AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Tom Brady
T. Brady
89,214
335
7,753
12,050
64.3
7.4
266.3
649
212
97.2
5.4
1.8
565
3,576
2 Drew Brees
D. Brees
80,358
287
7,142
10,551
67.7
7.6
280.0
571
243
98.7
5.4
2.3
420
2,991
3 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
71,940
266
6,125
9,380
65.3
7.7
270.5
539
251
96.5
5.7
2.7
303
1,953
4 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
5 Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
64,088
249
5,440
8,443
64.4
7.6
257.4
418
211
93.5
5.0
2.5
554
3,670
6 Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
63,440
244
5,277
8,134
64.9
7.8
260.0
421
209
95.2
5.2
2.6
465
2,842
7 Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
62,952
248
5,369
8,245
65.1
7.6
253.8
503
116
102.6
6.1
1.4
571
3,908
8 Matt 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
9 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
59,809
222
5,174
8,166
63.4
7.3
269.4
377
188
91.2
4.6
2.3
502
3,365
10 Eli Manning
E. Manning
57,023
236
4,895
8,119
60.3
7.0
241.6
366
244
84.1
4.5
3.0
411
2,870
11 Dan Marino
D. Marino
54,067
215
4,432
7,498
59.1
7.2
251.5
352
229
84.3
4.7
3.1
247
1,730
12 John Elway
J. Elway
47,214
208
3,786
6,611
57.3
7.1
227.0
275
197
81.0
4.2
3.0
464
3,409
13 Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
46,247
182
3,941
6,307
62.5
7.3
254.1
294
187
87.9
4.7
3.0
340
2,364
14 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
15 Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
46,135
199
3,882
6,001
64.7
7.7
231.8
350
111
99.8
5.8
1.8
560
3,683
16 Warren Moon
W. Moon
45,987
192
3,729
6,373
58.5
7.2
239.5
279
219
81.2
4.4
3.4
411
3,044
17 Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
45,697
196
4,166
6,751
61.7
6.8
233.1
257
162
84.4
3.8
2.4
404
2,882
18 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
19 Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
42,979
164
3,768
5,630
66.9
7.6
262.1
288
126
97.4
5.1
2.2
332
2,408
20 Derek 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
21 Kerry Collins
K. Collins
40,922
198
3,487
6,261
55.7
6.5
206.7
208
196
73.8
3.3
3.1
337
2,230
22 Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
39,500
175
3,514
5,614
62.6
7.0
225.7
253
150
87.5
4.5
2.7
355
2,318
23 Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
37,390
177
2,918
5,103
57.2
7.3
211.2
244
181
81.4
4.8
3.5
313
2,386
24 Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
37,276
167
3,170
5,374
59.0
6.9
223.2
234
117
85.6
4.4
2.2
410
2,626
25 Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
36,638
209
3,222
5,330
60.5
6.9
175.3
212
153
82.4
4.0
2.9
360
2,260
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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