nfl passing leaders 2004 to 2019

Between the 2004 and 2019 seasons, Drew Brees had the most passing yards, with 71,803 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Drew Brees
D. Brees
71,803
247
6,327
9,252
68.4
7.8
290.7
518
206
100.8
5.6
2.2
360
2,532
2Tom Brady
T. Brady
64,338
237
5,422
8,444
64.2
7.6
271.5
472
141
99.0
5.6
1.7
396
2,504
3Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
59,271
228
4,908
7,591
64.7
7.8
260.0
397
198
95.1
5.2
2.6
446
2,724
4Eli Manning
E. Manning
57,023
236
4,895
8,119
60.3
7.0
241.6
366
244
84.1
4.5
3.0
411
2,870
5Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
56,545
218
4,651
7,230
64.3
7.8
259.4
363
191
94.0
5.0
2.6
503
3,320
6Matt 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
7Peyton 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
8Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
46,946
181
3,913
6,061
64.6
7.7
259.4
364
84
102.4
6.0
1.4
448
2,968
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
10Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
41,025
149
3,559
5,696
62.5
7.2
275.3
256
134
89.3
4.5
2.4
347
2,242
11Joe 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
12Jay 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
13Tony 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
14Alex 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
15Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
32,886
156
2,886
4,787
60.3
6.9
210.8
210
161
81.6
4.4
3.4
285
1,509
16Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
31,594
133
2,757
4,449
62.0
7.1
237.5
204
118
87.5
4.6
2.7
278
1,738
17Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
29,734
128
2,436
3,777
64.5
7.9
232.3
227
68
101.2
6.0
1.8
347
2,271
18Cam 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
19Matt 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
20Brett 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
21Matt Schaub
M. Schaub
25,467
154
2,148
3,348
64.2
7.6
165.4
136
91
89.5
4.1
2.7
180
1,245
22Donovan 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
23Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
24,107
93
2,104
3,146
66.9
7.7
259.2
155
71
96.8
4.9
2.3
174
1,315
24Andrew Luck
A. Luck
23,671
86
2,000
3,290
60.8
7.2
275.2
171
83
89.5
5.2
2.5
174
1,124
25Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
23,176
100
2,030
3,197
63.5
7.2
231.8
145
81
89.8
4.5
2.5
279
2,097
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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2,384

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RUSH

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PPG

18.0

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OPP PPG

22.5

16th

RUSH YDS/G

94.3

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236.9

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TEAMWLTPCT
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9
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.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
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.471
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6
11
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.353
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NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
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.588
8
9
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.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
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.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.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
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176

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10/12
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10-20
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10/12
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18-27

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9/13
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1:00 PM