nfl most passing yards for a player before turning 35

Peyton Manning has the most career passing yards by a quarterback younger than 35, with 54,828 yards.

Interpreted as:
NFL most passing yards for a player before turning 35 years old
NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
54,828
208
4,682
7,210
64.9
7.6
263.6
399
198
94.9
5.5
2.7
231
1,483
2Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
52,082
191
4,508
7,128
63.2
7.3
272.7
333
169
90.9
4.7
2.4
444
2,947
3Matt 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
4Drew Brees
D. Brees
51,081
186
4,481
6,799
65.9
7.5
274.6
363
177
95.3
5.3
2.6
271
1,942
5Dan Marino
D. Marino
49,195
188
3,943
6,576
60.0
7.5
261.7
354
201
88.4
5.4
3.1
202
1,435
6Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
46,814
185
3,804
5,932
64.1
7.9
253.0
301
160
94.1
5.1
2.7
456
3,008
7Brett Favre
B. Favre
46,511
197
4,041
6,589
61.3
7.1
236.1
353
212
87.1
5.4
3.2
370
2,423
8Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
44,800
176
3,728
5,764
64.7
7.8
254.5
306
149
95.3
5.3
2.6
354
2,146
9Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
44,611
194
3,839
6,717
57.2
6.6
230.0
251
206
77.1
3.7
3.1
467
3,135
10Eli Manning
E. Manning
43,885
184
3,671
6,184
59.4
7.1
238.5
292
199
83.5
4.7
3.2
305
2,129
11Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
42,782
184
3,589
5,537
64.8
7.7
232.5
328
102
100.4
5.9
1.8
515
3,370
12Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
41,773
160
3,443
5,308
64.9
7.9
261.1
333
79
103.6
6.3
1.5
397
2,564
13Derek 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
14Joe 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
15Tom 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
16Jared Goff
J. Goff
38,730
148
3,361
5,099
65.9
7.6
261.7
251
99
97.0
4.9
1.9
276
2,007
17John 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
18Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
37,492
158
2,839
4,810
59.0
7.8
237.3
228
205
81.8
4.7
4.3
19Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
37,276
167
3,170
5,374
59.0
6.9
223.2
234
117
85.6
4.4
2.2
410
2,626
20Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
37,140
142
3,249
4,866
66.8
7.6
261.5
252
105
97.8
5.2
2.2
287
2,097
21Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
36,225
156
3,205
5,149
62.2
7.0
232.2
233
139
87.1
4.5
2.7
324
2,087
22Patrick 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
23Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
35,846
194
2,658
4,800
55.4
7.5
184.8
266
199
80.5
5.5
4.1
24Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
35,368
136
3,137
4,681
67.0
7.6
260.1
239
92
98.2
5.1
2.0
280
1,693
25Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
35,365
144
3,071
4,906
62.6
7.2
245.6
224
155
86.3
4.6
3.2
253
1,782
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Jaguars Jaguars
10
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.786
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.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
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.500
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.643
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7
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.500
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7
0
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3
0
.786
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3
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