nfl passing leaders 1998 to 2012

Between the 1998 and 2012 seasons, Peyton Manning had the most passing yards, with 59,487 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
59,487
224
5,082
7,793
65.2
7.6
265.6
436
209
95.7
5.6
2.7
252
1,620
2Brett Favre
B. Favre
49,247
205
4,329
6,964
62.2
7.1
240.2
326
241
84.5
4.7
3.5
331
2,247
3Drew Brees
D. Brees
45,919
170
4,035
6,149
65.6
7.5
270.1
324
165
94.3
5.3
2.7
234
1,698
4Tom Brady
T. Brady
44,806
177
3,798
5,958
63.7
7.5
253.1
334
123
96.6
5.6
2.1
303
1,894
5Donovan 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
6Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
34,517
194
3,029
5,018
60.4
6.9
177.9
201
147
82.2
4.0
2.9
342
2,152
7Kerry Collins
K. Collins
33,627
157
2,869
5,083
56.4
6.6
214.2
169
147
75.7
3.3
2.9
268
1,766
8Kurt 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
9Eli Manning
E. Manning
31,527
137
2,612
4,457
58.6
7.1
230.1
211
144
82.7
4.7
3.2
213
1,512
10Ben 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
11Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
29,465
122
2,568
4,110
62.5
7.2
241.5
189
130
86.2
4.6
3.2
203
1,434
12Jon Kitna
J. Kitna
29,374
138
2,646
4,397
60.2
6.7
212.9
168
163
77.4
3.8
3.7
320
1,977
13Trent Green
T. Green
28,475
119
2,266
3,739
60.6
7.6
239.3
162
114
86.1
4.3
3.0
259
1,621
14Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
27,891
116
2,268
3,564
63.6
7.8
240.4
189
93
94.5
5.3
2.6
220
1,387
15Jake Plummer
J. Plummer
27,050
133
2,327
4,054
57.4
6.7
203.4
146
146
74.7
3.6
3.6
232
1,444
16Steve McNair
S. McNair
26,873
132
2,388
3,906
61.1
6.9
203.6
151
101
83.8
3.9
2.6
208
1,269
17Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
26,263
118
2,215
3,816
58.0
6.9
222.6
143
118
78.7
3.7
3.1
346
2,279
18Tony Romo
T. Romo
25,737
121
2,097
3,240
64.7
7.9
212.7
177
91
95.6
5.5
2.8
178
1,150
19Jeff Garcia
J. Garcia
25,537
125
2,264
3,676
61.6
6.9
204.3
161
83
87.5
4.4
2.3
181
947
20Daunte Culpepper
D. Culpepper
24,153
105
2,016
3,199
63.0
7.6
230.0
149
106
87.8
4.7
3.3
298
1,696
21Brad Johnson
B. Johnson
23,338
143
2,151
3,490
61.6
6.7
163.2
129
98
81.9
3.7
2.8
207
1,310
22Marc Bulger
M. Bulger
22,814
96
1,969
3,171
62.1
7.2
237.6
122
93
84.4
3.8
2.9
254
1,863
23Mark Brunell
M. Brunell
22,161
148
1,931
3,275
59.0
6.8
149.7
132
74
83.4
4.0
2.3
266
1,695
24Matt Schaub
M. Schaub
21,944
118
1,816
2,823
64.3
7.8
186.0
120
70
91.9
4.3
2.5
151
1,013
25Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
21,661
85
1,752
2,665
65.7
8.1
254.8
171
46
104.9
6.4
1.7
211
1,312
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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TEAMWLTPCT
13
4
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.765
12
5
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.706
Colts Colts
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.471
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.176
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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
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Bills Bills - w
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5
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10
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14
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.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
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.588
8
9
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.471
6
11
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.353
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12
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.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
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.765
12
5
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.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
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.471
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14
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.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
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.824
11
6
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.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
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.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
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.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
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.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
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.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
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.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
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.824
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12
5
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.706
49ers 49ers - w
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5
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.706
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.176

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