most passing yards through first 12 years in nfl history

Matt Ryan had the most passing yards in his first 12 seasons, with 51,186 yards.

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	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	51,186	189	4,460	6,817	65.4	7.5	270.8	321	147	94.6	4.7	2.2	369	2,449
2	Peyton Manning P. Manning	50,128	192	4,232	6,531	64.8	7.7	261.1	366	181	95.2	5.6	2.8	215	1,392
3	Drew Brees D. Brees	45,919	170	4,035	6,149	65.6	7.5	270.1	324	165	94.3	5.3	2.7	234	1,698
4	Dan Marino D. Marino	45,173	172	3,604	6,049	59.6	7.5	262.6	328	185	88.2	5.4	3.1	178	1,270
5	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	45,109	165	3,898	6,224	62.6	7.2	273.4	282	144	89.9	4.5	2.3	385	2,496
6	Eli Manning E. Manning	44,187	185	3,695	6,227	59.3	7.1	238.8	294	199	83.5	4.7	3.2	307	2,137
7	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	43,653	188	3,668	5,665	64.7	7.7	232.2	334	106	100.0	5.9	1.9	527	3,464
8	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	42,995	171	3,476	5,423	64.1	7.9	251.4	272	147	94.0	5.0	2.7	439	2,867
9	Brett Favre B. Favre	42,285	177	3,652	5,992	60.9	7.1	238.9	314	188	86.7	5.2	3.1	348	2,261
10	Warren Moon W. Moon	42,177	172	3,380	5,753	58.8	7.3	245.2	247	199	81.5	4.3	3.5	382	2,915
11	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	41,447	164	3,462	5,339	64.8	7.8	252.7	281	135	95.5	5.3	2.5	326	1,990
12	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
13	Jared Goff J. Goff	40,836	155	3,549	5,385	65.9	7.6	263.5	265	102	97.1	4.9	1.9	294	2,139
14	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	40,067	171	3,670	5,932	61.9	6.8	234.3	218	141	84.1	3.7	2.4	359	2,554
15	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	40,036	160	3,413	5,443	62.7	7.4	250.2	259	166	88.1	4.8	3.0	278	1,933
16	Tom Brady T. Brady	39,979	161	3,397	5,321	63.8	7.5	248.3	300	115	96.4	5.6	2.2	276	1,712
17	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	39,808	172	3,449	6,049	57.0	6.6	231.4	221	181	76.7	3.7	3.0	402	2,733
18	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	39,471	150	3,465	5,177	66.9	7.6	263.1	270	110	98.2	5.2	2.1	304	2,207
19	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	38,150	166	3,374	5,396	62.5	7.1	229.8	244	144	87.6	4.5	2.7	345	2,254
20	John Elway J. Elway	37,736	174	3,030	5,384	56.3	7.0	216.9	199	177	76.8	3.7	3.3	416	3,073
21	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	37,370	144	3,313	4,951	66.9	7.5	259.5	252	95	98.3	5.1	1.9	293	1,770
22	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	36,976	130	3,175	4,801	66.1	7.7	284.4	276	87	100.9	5.7	1.8	224	1,450
23	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	36,827	142	3,034	4,657	65.1	7.9	259.3	297	72	104.1	6.4	1.5	341	2,163
24	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
25	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

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Team Leaders

PASS

479

Penix

RUSH

494

Robinson

REC

370

London

Team Rankings

PPG

24.0

15th

OPP PPG

23.0

16th

RUSH YDS/G

181.0

2nd

PASS YDS/G

191.8

25th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	2	2	.500
Panthers	2	2	.500
Saints	1	3	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	.200

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	BAL	@	ATL	8:20 PM
Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CIN	@	ATL	9:30 AM

Last Game

Falcons

2 - 2

Final

Saints

1 - 3

Mon 5 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-4

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
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	4	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	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000