nfl passing leaders 2004 to 2016

Between the 2004 and 2016 seasons, Drew Brees had the most passing yards, with 60,498 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Drew Brees
D. Brees
60,498
205
5,296
7,849
67.5
7.7
295.1
436
189
98.9
5.6
2.4
311
2,177
2Tom Brady
T. Brady
51,349
189
4,289
6,680
64.2
7.7
271.7
387
114
99.8
5.8
1.7
313
1,971
3Eli Manning
E. Manning
48,214
201
4,072
6,825
59.7
7.1
239.9
320
215
83.7
4.7
3.2
328
2,279
4Peyton Manning
P. Manning
47,055
170
3,997
5,997
66.6
7.8
276.8
372
141
101.2
6.2
2.4
177
1,113
5Ben 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
6Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
45,833
180
3,811
5,917
64.4
7.7
254.6
314
156
94.7
5.3
2.6
362
2,178
7Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
44,269
175
3,777
6,040
62.5
7.3
253.0
285
180
88.0
4.7
3.0
318
2,214
8Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
37,701
142
3,288
5,064
64.9
7.4
265.5
240
114
93.6
4.7
2.3
255
1,681
9Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
36,827
142
3,034
4,657
65.1
7.9
259.3
297
72
104.1
6.4
1.5
341
2,163
10Tony 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
11Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
32,639
138
2,915
4,742
61.5
6.9
236.5
182
117
84.5
3.8
2.5
290
2,076
12Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
32,467
139
2,782
4,491
61.9
7.2
233.6
208
146
85.7
4.6
3.3
302
1,881
13Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
30,303
109
2,634
4,285
61.5
7.1
278.0
187
108
86.8
4.4
2.5
242
1,563
14Alex Smith
A. Smith
27,846
141
2,536
4,108
61.7
6.8
197.5
157
91
85.3
3.8
2.2
353
1,996
15Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
27,554
132
2,453
4,048
60.6
6.8
208.7
162
120
81.9
4.0
3.0
252
1,609
16Brett Favre
B. Favre
26,192
109
2,340
3,706
63.1
7.1
240.3
162
127
84.4
4.4
3.4
158
1,089
17Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
25,888
127
2,315
3,876
59.7
6.7
203.8
166
133
79.7
4.3
3.4
224
1,190
18Matt Schaub
M. Schaub
24,867
145
2,093
3,274
63.9
7.6
171.5
133
90
89.1
4.1
2.7
178
1,226
19Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
24,225
97
1,963
3,257
60.3
7.4
249.7
147
68
89.6
4.5
2.1
227
1,468
20Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
22,214
93
1,920
3,060
62.7
7.3
238.9
142
81
89.1
4.6
2.6
181
1,077
21Cam Newton
C. Newton
21,772
93
1,710
2,928
58.4
7.4
234.1
136
78
86.1
4.6
2.7
221
1,701
22Andrew Luck
A. Luck
19,078
70
1,570
2,651
59.2
7.2
272.5
132
68
87.3
5.0
2.6
156
990
23Sam Bradford
S. Bradford
18,667
78
1,773
2,844
62.3
6.6
239.3
98
57
84.5
3.4
2.0
185
1,298
24Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
18,455
77
1,653
2,637
62.7
7.0
239.7
106
66
86.5
4.0
2.5
213
1,606
25Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
18,193
80
1,476
2,281
64.7
8.0
227.4
127
45
99.6
5.6
2.0
205
1,275
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PPG

15.2

30th

OPP PPG

24.6

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

90.7

29th

PASS YDS/G

222.8

18th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
5
0
.583
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
Falcons Falcons
4
8
0
.333
Saints Saints
2
10
0
.167
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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
Sun
1/4
NO NO
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Last Game
NO Saints

2 - 10

17

Final

21

MIA Dolphins

5 - 7

Sun 30 Nov 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
8
4
0
.667
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Ravens Ravens
6
6
0
.500
Steelers Steelers
6
6
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
8
4
0
.667
Colts Colts
8
4
0
.667
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
10
2
0
.833
Chargers Chargers
8
4
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
4
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
6
5
1
.542
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
9
3
0
.750
Packers Packers
8
3
1
.708
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
5
0
.583
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
3
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
9
3
0
.750

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)
Sun
12/7
PIT PIT
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
SEA SEA
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
TEN TEN
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
IND IND
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
WAS WAS
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM