most yards passing in a season since 1980 that was a first round pick

Since 1980, Peyton Manning has the most passing yards by a 1st round pick in a season, with 5,477 yards in 2013.

Regular season

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Peyton Manning P. Manning	5,477	2013	DEN	16	450	659	68.3	8.3	342.3	55	10	115.1	8.3	1.5	18	120
2	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	5,250	2022	KC	17	435	648	67.1	8.1	308.8	41	12	105.2	6.3	1.9	26	188
3	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	5,129	2018	PIT	16	452	675	67.0	7.6	320.6	34	16	96.5	5.0	2.4	24	166
4	Jameis Winston J. Winston	5,109	2019	TB	16	380	626	60.7	8.2	319.3	33	30	84.3	5.3	4.8	47	282
5	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	5,097	2018	KC	16	383	580	66.0	8.8	318.6	50	12	113.8	8.6	2.1	26	171
6	Dan Marino D. Marino	5,084	1984	MIA	16	362	564	64.2	9.0	317.8	48	17	108.9	8.5	3.0	13	120
7	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	5,038	2011	DET	16	421	663	63.5	7.6	314.9	41	16	97.2	6.2	2.4	36	257
8	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	5,014	2021	LAC	17	443	672	65.9	7.5	294.9	38	15	97.7	5.7	2.2	31	214
9	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	4,967	2012	DET	16	435	727	59.8	6.8	310.4	20	17	79.8	2.8	2.3	29	212
10	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	4,952	2014	PIT	16	408	608	67.1	8.1	309.5	32	9	103.3	5.3	1.5	33	172
11	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	4,944	2016	ATL	16	373	534	69.9	9.3	309.0	38	7	117.1	7.1	1.3	37	235
12	Eli Manning E. Manning	4,933	2011	NYG	16	359	589	61.0	8.4	308.3	29	16	92.9	4.9	2.7	28	199
13	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	4,924	2018	ATL	16	422	608	69.4	8.1	307.8	35	7	108.1	5.8	1.2	42	296
14	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	4,918	2024	CIN	17	460	652	70.6	7.5	289.3	43	9	108.5	6.6	1.4	48	278
15	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	4,886	2021	LAR	17	404	601	67.2	8.1	287.4	41	17	102.9	6.8	2.8	30	243
16	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	4,839	2021	KC	17	436	658	66.3	7.4	284.6	37	13	98.5	5.6	2.0	28	146
17	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	4,823	2020	HOU	16	382	544	70.2	8.9	301.4	33	7	112.4	6.1	1.3	49	293
18	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	4,792	2015	SD	16	437	661	66.1	7.2	299.5	29	13	93.8	4.4	2.0	40	264
19	Andrew Luck A. Luck	4,761	2014	IND	16	380	616	61.7	7.7	297.6	40	16	96.5	6.5	2.6	27	161
20	Dan Marino D. Marino	4,746	1986	MIA	16	378	623	60.7	7.6	296.6	44	23	92.5	7.1	3.7	17	119
21	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	4,740	2020	KC	15	390	588	66.3	8.1	316.0	38	6	108.2	6.5	1.0	22	147
22	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	4,739	2022	LAC	17	477	699	68.2	6.8	278.8	25	10	93.2	3.6	1.4	38	206
23	Peyton Manning P. Manning	4,727	2014	DEN	16	395	597	66.2	7.9	295.4	39	15	101.5	6.5	2.5	17	118
24	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	4,719	2012	ATL	16	422	615	68.6	7.7	294.9	32	14	99.1	5.2	2.3	28	210
25	Daunte Culpepper D. Culpepper	4,717	2004	MIN	16	379	548	69.2	8.6	294.8	39	11	110.9	7.1	2.0	46	238

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	1.000
Broncos	0	1	.000
Chargers	0	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	JAX	@	DEN	4:05 PM
Sun 9/27	LAR	@	DEN	8:20 PM
Sun 10/4	DEN	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 10/11	DEN	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Thu 10/15	SEA	@	DEN	8:15 PM

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Pass Yards Leaders

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Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

173

Walker

156

Gibbs

144

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

182

Olave

150

Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

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Lawrence

3

Shough

3

Dart

Rush TD Leaders

3

Swift

3

Henry

2

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

2

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

130.5

Allen

Sack Leaders

2.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

2.0

Paye

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

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Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

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Sack Leaders

5.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

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Henry

31.4

Swift

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Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

26.7

Watson

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Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	0	0	1.000
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Bills	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	DET	@	BUF	8:15 PM
Sun 9/20	PHI	@	TEN	1:00 PM
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