most yards per game for a qb in nfl history

Patrick Mahomes has gained the most career passing yards per game by a quarterback, with 287.0 per game.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards per game for a qb in NFL history
NAME YDS/G GP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
287.0
116
2,865
4,313
66.4
33,291
7.7
252
75
101.8
5.8
1.7
191
1,271
2 Drew Brees
D. Brees
280.0
287
7,142
10,551
67.7
80,358
7.6
571
243
98.7
5.4
2.3
420
2,991
3 Andrew Luck
A. Luck
275.2
86
2,000
3,290
60.8
23,671
7.2
171
83
89.5
5.2
2.5
174
1,124
4 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
270.5
266
6,125
9,380
65.3
71,940
7.7
539
251
96.5
5.7
2.7
303
1,953
5 Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
270.3
71
1,769
2,583
68.5
19,190
7.4
142
46
101.0
5.5
1.8
201
1,344
6 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
269.6
226
5,266
8,302
63.4
60,923
7.3
385
190
91.4
4.6
2.3
510
3,409
7 Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
268.3
234
5,551
8,464
65.6
62,792
7.4
381
183
93.6
4.5
2.2
488
3,267
8 Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
266.9
83
2,040
3,075
66.3
22,156
7.2
144
48
96.5
4.7
1.6
183
1,182
9 Tom Brady
T. Brady
266.3
335
7,753
12,050
64.3
89,214
7.4
649
212
97.2
5.4
1.8
565
3,576
10 Kurt Warner
K. Warner
260.8
124
2,666
4,070
65.5
32,344
7.9
208
128
93.7
5.1
3.1
260
1,669
11 Jared Goff
J. Goff
260.8
138
3,137
4,768
65.8
35,987
7.5
231
96
96.1
4.8
2.0
252
1,840
12 Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
260.7
165
3,773
5,637
66.9
43,008
7.6
288
126
97.4
5.1
2.2
332
2,408
13 Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
260.0
244
5,277
8,134
64.9
63,440
7.8
421
209
95.2
5.2
2.6
465
2,842
14 Kellen Moore
K. Moore
259.7
3
61
104
58.7
779
7.5
4
6
71.0
3.8
5.8
5
23
15 Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
258.7
126
2,902
4,326
67.1
32,590
7.5
219
85
98.1
5.1
2.0
262
1,564
16 Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
257.4
249
5,440
8,443
64.4
64,088
7.6
418
211
93.5
5.0
2.5
554
3,670
17 Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
254.1
182
3,941
6,307
62.5
46,247
7.3
294
187
87.9
4.7
3.0
340
2,364
18 Dan Marino
D. Marino
253.6
242
4,967
8,358
59.4
61,361
7.3
420
252
86.4
5.0
3.0
270
1,930
19 Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
252.9
252
5,443
8,353
65.2
63,738
7.6
511
119
102.6
6.1
1.4
580
3,972
20 Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
245.3
73
1,527
2,305
66.2
17,904
7.8
123
48
98.8
5.3
2.1
244
1,432
21 Derek Carr
D. Carr
244.1
169
3,765
5,785
65.1
41,245
7.1
257
112
92.8
4.4
1.9
303
1,890
22 Eli Manning
E. Manning
241.6
236
4,895
8,119
60.3
57,023
7.0
366
244
84.1
4.5
3.0
411
2,870
23 C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
240.8
36
734
1,148
63.9
8,667
7.5
47
20
93.2
4.1
1.7
100
830
24 Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
240.6
42
770
1,142
67.4
10,104
8.8
68
31
103.7
6.0
2.7
72
408
25 Tua Tagovailoa
T. Tagovailoa
240.0
67
1,449
2,126
68.2
16,081
7.6
105
48
97.5
4.9
2.3
119
807
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards per game going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

24.3

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19.0

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PASS YDS/G

234.8

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TEAM W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500
Broncos Broncos
1
2
0
.333
Raiders Raiders
1
3
0
.250
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/6
KC KC
@
JAX JAX
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DET DET
@
KC KC
8:20 PM
Sun
10/19
LV LV
@
KC KC
1:00 PM
Mon
10/27
WAS WAS
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
4:25 PM
Last Game
KC Chiefs

2 - 2 - 0

37

Final

20

BAL Ravens

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Sun 28 Sep 2025

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
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.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
1
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
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2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
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Mon
9/29
NYJ NYJ
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MIA MIA
7:15 PM
Mon
9/29
CIN CIN
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DEN DEN
8:15 PM
Thu
10/2
SF SF
@
LAR LAR
8:15 PM
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
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CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM