nfl passing leaders 1996 to 2018

Between the 1996 and 2018 seasons, Drew Brees had the most passing yards, with 74,437 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Drew Brees
D. Brees
74,437
264
6,586
9,783
67.3
7.6
282.0
520
233
97.7
5.3
2.4
395
2,813
2Peyton Manning
P. Manning
71,940
266
6,125
9,380
65.3
7.7
270.5
539
251
96.5
5.7
2.7
303
1,953
3Tom Brady
T. Brady
70,514
269
6,004
9,375
64.0
7.5
262.1
517
171
97.6
5.5
1.8
473
2,944
4Brett Favre
B. Favre
57,013
237
4,958
8,020
61.8
7.1
240.6
400
270
85.8
5.0
3.4
396
2,664
5Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
56,194
216
4,616
7,168
64.4
7.8
260.2
363
190
94.2
5.1
2.7
501
3,313
6Eli Manning
E. Manning
55,981
232
4,804
7,972
60.3
7.0
241.3
360
239
84.1
4.5
3.0
406
2,826
7Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
54,656
212
4,518
7,000
64.5
7.8
257.8
374
178
95.6
5.3
2.5
412
2,502
8Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
46,720
174
4,052
6,201
65.3
7.5
268.5
295
133
94.9
4.8
2.1
321
2,133
9Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
46,247
182
3,941
6,307
62.5
7.3
254.1
294
187
87.9
4.7
3.0
340
2,364
10Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
42,944
165
3,560
5,492
64.8
7.8
260.3
338
80
103.1
6.2
1.5
412
2,684
11Matthew 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
12Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
38,245
163
3,499
5,670
61.7
6.7
234.6
212
136
84.1
3.7
2.4
333
2,360
13Kerry Collins
K. Collins
38,205
183
3,273
5,828
56.2
6.6
208.8
194
177
74.6
3.3
3.0
313
2,080
14Donovan 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
15Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
36,638
209
3,222
5,330
60.5
6.9
175.3
212
153
82.4
4.0
2.9
360
2,260
16Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
35,133
153
3,048
4,920
62.0
7.1
229.6
227
160
85.3
4.6
3.3
322
2,035
17Tony Romo
T. Romo
34,183
156
2,829
4,335
65.3
7.9
219.1
248
117
97.1
5.7
2.7
248
1,672
18Alex Smith
A. Smith
34,068
166
3,082
4,941
62.4
6.9
205.2
193
101
87.3
3.9
2.0
410
2,324
19Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
34,055
150
2,902
4,961
58.5
6.9
227.0
198
148
80.3
4.0
3.0
406
2,727
20Kurt Warner
K. Warner
32,344
124
2,666
4,070
65.5
7.9
260.8
208
128
93.7
5.1
3.1
260
1,669
21Steve McNair
S. McNair
30,735
157
2,692
4,464
60.3
6.9
195.8
171
118
82.8
3.8
2.6
248
1,504
22Mark Brunell
M. Brunell
29,809
178
2,548
4,267
59.7
7.0
167.5
169
101
84.3
4.0
2.4
349
2,141
23Jon Kitna
J. Kitna
29,745
141
2,677
4,442
60.3
6.7
211.0
169
165
77.4
3.8
3.7
323
1,987
24Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
29,357
141
2,575
4,285
60.1
6.9
208.2
190
148
81.1
4.4
3.5
245
1,300
25Jake Plummer
J. Plummer
29,253
143
2,484
4,350
57.1
6.7
204.6
161
161
74.6
3.7
3.7
284
1,735
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

15.0

31st

OPP PPG

24.9

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

91.5

29th

PASS YDS/G

221.3

18th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
5
0
.545
Panthers Panthers
6
6
0
.500
Falcons Falcons
4
7
0
.364
Saints Saints
2
9
0
.182
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/30
NO NO
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
NO NO
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CAR CAR
@
NO NO
4:25 PM
Sun
12/21
NYJ NYJ
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
12/28
NO NO
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Last Game
ATL Falcons

4 - 7

24

Final

10

NO Saints

2 - 9

Sun 23 Nov 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
10
2
0
.833
Bills Bills
7
4
0
.636
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Ravens Ravens
6
5
0
.545
Steelers Steelers
6
5
0
.545
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
8
3
0
.727
Jaguars Jaguars
7
4
0
.636
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
9
2
0
.818
Chargers Chargers
7
4
0
.636
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
3
0
.727
Cowboys Cowboys
5
5
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
8
3
0
.727
Packers Packers
7
3
1
.682
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
5
0
.545
Panthers Panthers
6
6
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
2
0
.818
Seahawks Seahawks
8
3
0
.727

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/27
GB GB
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Thu
11/27
KC KC
@
DAL DAL
4:30 PM
Thu
11/27
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:20 PM
Fri
11/28
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
3:00 PM
Sun
11/30
JAX JAX
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM