most yards thrown in single season before 2017

Before 2017, Peyton Manning had the most passing yards in a season, with 5,477 yards in 2013.

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	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	Drew Brees D. Brees	5,476	2011	NO	16	468	657	71.2	8.3	342.3	46	14	110.6	7.0	2.1	24	158
3	Tom Brady T. Brady	5,235	2011	NE	16	401	611	65.6	8.6	327.2	39	12	105.6	6.4	2.0	32	173
4	Drew Brees D. Brees	5,208	2016	NO	16	471	673	70.0	7.7	325.5	37	15	101.7	5.5	2.2	27	184
5	Drew Brees D. Brees	5,177	2012	NO	16	422	670	63.0	7.7	323.6	43	19	96.3	6.4	2.8	26	190
6	Drew Brees D. Brees	5,162	2013	NO	16	446	650	68.6	7.9	322.6	39	12	104.7	6.0	1.8	37	244
7	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
8	Drew Brees D. Brees	5,069	2008	NO	16	413	635	65.0	8.0	316.8	34	17	96.2	5.4	2.7	13	92
9	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
10	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
11	Drew Brees D. Brees	4,952	2014	NO	16	456	659	69.2	7.5	309.5	33	17	97.0	5.0	2.6	29	186
12	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
13	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
14	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
15	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	4,917	2016	WAS	16	406	606	67.0	8.1	307.3	25	12	97.2	4.1	2.0	23	190
16	Tony Romo T. Romo	4,903	2012	DAL	16	425	648	65.6	7.6	306.4	28	19	90.5	4.3	2.9	36	263
17	Drew Brees D. Brees	4,870	2015	NO	15	428	627	68.3	7.8	324.7	32	11	101.0	5.1	1.8	31	235
18	Kurt Warner K. Warner	4,830	2001	STL	16	375	546	68.7	8.8	301.9	36	22	101.4	6.6	4.0	38	233
19	Tom Brady T. Brady	4,827	2012	NE	16	401	637	63.0	7.6	301.7	34	8	98.7	5.3	1.3	27	182
20	Tom Brady T. Brady	4,806	2007	NE	16	398	578	68.9	8.3	300.4	50	8	117.2	8.7	1.4	21	128
21	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	4,802	1981	SD	16	360	609	59.1	7.9	300.1	33	17	90.6	5.4	2.8	19	134
22	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
23	Tom Brady T. Brady	4,770	2015	NE	16	402	624	64.4	7.6	298.1	36	7	102.2	5.8	1.1	38	225
24	Matt Schaub M. Schaub	4,770	2009	HOU	16	396	583	67.9	8.2	298.1	29	15	98.6	5.0	2.6	25	149
25	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

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PASS

819

Nix

RUSH

161

Dobbins

REC

185

Waddle

Team Rankings

PPG

18.5

26th

OPP PPG

23.5

17th

RUSH YDS/G

81.3

29th

PASS YDS/G

204.8

21st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	.750
Broncos	2	2	.500
Chargers	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	DEN	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Thu 10/15	SEA	@	DEN	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	DEN	@	ARI	4:05 PM
Sun 11/1	KC	@	DEN	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	DEN	@	CAR	1:00 PM

Last Game

Broncos

2 - 2

Final

49ers

4 - 0

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,189

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Young

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

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

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

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

305.7

303.5

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

83.8

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

36.6

Kelce

36.2

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
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
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
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

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)
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM

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126.2

119.6

111.2

6.0

5.5

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NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

98.1

94

83.8

84.7

75.2

60.3

48.4

36.6

36.2

54

52

47

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