nfl passing leaders 2005 to 2018

Between the 2005 and 2018 seasons, Drew Brees had the most passing yards, with 65,665 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Drew Brees
D. Brees
65,665
221
5,784
8,474
68.3
7.7
297.1
464
195
99.9
5.5
2.3
330
2,312
2Tom Brady
T. Brady
56,589
205
4,761
7,357
64.7
7.7
276.0
420
119
100.4
5.7
1.6
343
2,157
3Eli Manning
E. Manning
54,938
223
4,709
7,775
60.6
7.1
246.4
354
230
84.8
4.6
3.0
393
2,743
4Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
54,623
210
4,513
6,992
64.5
7.8
260.1
373
178
95.6
5.3
2.5
411
2,492
5Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
53,573
202
4,420
6,873
64.3
7.8
265.2
346
179
94.1
5.0
2.6
471
3,100
6Matt 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
7Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
43,350
169
3,678
5,875
62.6
7.4
256.5
276
169
88.7
4.7
2.9
315
2,186
8Aaron 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
9Peyton Manning
P. Manning
42,498
154
3,661
5,500
66.6
7.7
276.0
323
131
99.4
5.9
2.4
164
1,012
10Matthew 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
11Joe 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
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
150
2,829
4,335
65.3
7.9
227.9
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
29,357
141
2,575
4,285
60.1
6.9
208.2
190
148
81.1
4.4
3.5
245
1,300
16Cam Newton
C. Newton
28,469
123
2,321
3,891
59.7
7.3
231.5
182
107
86.4
4.7
2.7
285
2,156
17Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
28,100
120
2,443
3,921
62.3
7.2
234.2
188
104
88.8
4.8
2.7
241
1,489
18Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
25,624
112
2,095
3,261
64.2
7.9
228.8
196
63
100.3
6.0
1.9
299
1,952
19Matt Schaub
M. Schaub
24,557
142
2,065
3,211
64.3
7.6
172.9
132
86
90.1
4.1
2.7
174
1,212
20Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
24,172
118
2,174
3,574
60.8
6.8
204.8
140
105
81.8
3.9
2.9
222
1,454
21Andrew 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
22Brett Favre
B. Favre
22,104
93
1,994
3,166
63.0
7.0
237.7
132
110
83.1
4.2
3.5
146
996
23Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
20,504
78
1,797
2,702
66.5
7.6
262.9
129
65
95.0
4.8
2.4
146
1,109
24Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
20,434
88
1,829
2,911
62.8
7.0
232.2
123
75
87.0
4.2
2.6
248
1,885
25Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
20,350
82
1,663
2,788
59.6
7.3
248.2
116
60
87.1
4.2
2.2
195
1,276
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

16.0

29th

OPP PPG

26.1

24th

RUSH YDS/G

93.6

28th

PASS YDS/G

216.6

21st

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
Falcons Falcons
3
4
0
.429
Saints Saints
1
7
0
.125
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
NO NO
@
LAR LAR
4:05 PM
Sun
11/9
NO NO
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
4:25 PM
Sun
11/30
NO NO
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
NO NO
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Last Game
TB Buccaneers

6 - 2 - 0

23

Final

3

NO Saints

1 - 7 - 0

Sun 26 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
6
2
0
.750
Bills Bills
5
2
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
3
0
.571
Bengals Bengals
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
1
0
.875
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
6
2
0
.750
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
4
1
.438
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
Rams Rams
5
2
0
.714

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
10/30
BAL BAL
@
MIA MIA
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
CAR CAR
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM