nfl most passing yards for a player before turning 31

Matthew Stafford has the most career passing yards by a quarterback younger than 31, with 38,526 yards.

Interpreted as:
NFL most passing yards for a player before turning 31 years old
NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
38,526
141
3,372
5,405
62.4
7.1
273.2
237
129
88.4
4.4
2.4
329
2,105
2Peyton Manning
P. Manning
37,586
144
3,131
4,890
64.0
7.7
261.0
275
139
94.4
5.6
2.8
170
1,108
3Jared Goff
J. Goff
36,448
140
3,179
4,820
66.0
7.6
260.3
236
96
96.6
4.9
2.0
257
1,858
4Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
35,939
126
3,093
4,673
66.2
7.7
285.2
267
85
100.8
5.7
1.8
218
1,412
5Dan Marino
D. Marino
35,708
136
2,823
4,765
59.2
7.5
262.6
267
149
88.3
5.6
3.1
128
964
6Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
34,016
140
2,919
5,128
56.9
6.6
243.0
190
153
77.1
3.7
3.0
316
2,147
7Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
32,757
126
2,915
4,530
64.3
7.2
260.0
202
107
90.9
4.5
2.4
218
1,446
8Brett Favre
B. Favre
32,407
135
2,791
4,575
61.0
7.1
240.1
244
149
86.6
5.3
3.3
284
1,801
9Derek Carr
D. Carr
31,700
127
2,896
4,456
65.0
7.1
249.6
193
85
92.4
4.3
1.9
237
1,433
10Drew Brees
D. Brees
30,646
122
2,697
4,164
64.8
7.4
251.2
202
110
91.9
4.9
2.6
159
1,165
11Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
29,844
127
2,374
3,762
63.1
7.9
235.0
191
108
92.7
5.1
2.9
344
2,272
12Josh Allen
J. Allen
29,710
125
2,580
4,034
64.0
7.4
237.7
220
94
94.5
5.5
2.3
222
1,362
13Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
29,459
114
2,595
3,873
67.0
7.6
258.4
202
74
99.0
5.2
1.9
235
1,417
14Cam Newton
C. Newton
29,041
125
2,371
3,980
59.6
7.3
232.3
182
108
86.1
4.6
2.7
291
2,199
15Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
28,561
123
2,332
3,613
64.5
7.9
232.2
220
66
101.5
6.1
1.8
332
2,156
16Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
28,322
122
2,479
4,070
60.9
7.0
232.1
162
102
84.7
4.0
2.5
257
1,833
17Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
27,831
120
2,433
3,846
63.3
7.2
231.9
193
97
91.2
5.0
2.5
279
1,778
18Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
27,636
117
2,402
3,848
62.4
7.2
236.2
184
101
89.0
4.8
2.6
236
1,461
19Eli Manning
E. Manning
27,579
121
2,291
3,921
58.4
7.0
227.9
185
129
82.1
4.7
3.3
194
1,376
20Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
27,522
106
2,197
3,335
65.9
8.3
259.6
220
55
106.5
6.6
1.6
257
1,581
21Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
27,254
112
2,207
3,461
63.8
7.9
243.3
181
93
94.3
5.2
2.7
207
1,320
22Jake Plummer
J. Plummer
26,900
125
2,282
3,990
57.2
6.7
215.2
150
147
75.0
3.8
3.7
262
1,601
23Kerry Collins
K. Collins
26,383
123
2,235
4,004
55.8
6.6
214.5
132
134
73.1
3.3
3.3
232
1,532
24Tom Brady
T. Brady
26,370
112
2,294
3,642
63.0
7.2
235.4
197
86
92.9
5.4
2.4
203
1,278
25Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
25,917
140
1,849
3,411
54.2
7.6
185.1
205
146
81.1
6.0
4.3
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PPG

30.6

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OPP PPG

24.6

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RUSH YDS/G

131.1

5th

PASS YDS/G

262.5

3rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Bears Bears
10
4
0
.714
Packers Packers
9
4
1
.679
Lions Lions
8
6
0
.571
Vikings Vikings
6
8
0
.429
Schedule
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Sun
12/21
PIT PIT
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DET DET
4:25 PM
Thu
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MIN MIN
4:30 PM
Sun
1/4
DET DET
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CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Last Game
DET Lions

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34

Final

41

LAR Rams

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NFL 2025 Leaders

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
3
0
.786
Bills Bills
10
4
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
7
7
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
10
4
0
.714
Texans Texans
9
5
0
.643
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
12
2
0
.857
Chargers Chargers
10
4
0
.714
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
9
5
0
.643
Cowboys Cowboys
6
7
1
.464
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
10
4
0
.714
Packers Packers
9
4
1
.679
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
Panthers Panthers
7
7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
11
3
0
.786
Seahawks Seahawks
11
3
0
.786

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/13
BUF BUF
@
NYJ NYJ
30-10
Sat
9/13
SF SF
@
NO NO
26-21
Sat
9/13
NE NE
@
MIA MIA
33-27
Sat
9/13
CAR CAR
@
ARI ARI
22-27
Sat
9/13
DEN DEN
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IND IND
28-29

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Mon
12/15
MIA MIA
@
PIT PIT
8:15 PM
Thu
12/18
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
8:15 PM
Sat
12/20
PHI PHI
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WAS WAS
5:00 PM
Sat
12/20
GB GB
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CHI CHI
8:20 PM
Sun
12/21
BUF BUF
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM