nfl passing leaders 2005 to 2020

Between the 2005 and 2020 seasons, Drew Brees had the most passing yards, with 71,586 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Drew Brees
D. Brees
71,586
244
6,340
9,242
68.6
7.7
293.4
515
205
100.9
5.6
2.2
355
2,490
2Tom Brady
T. Brady
65,279
237
5,535
8,580
64.5
7.6
275.4
484
139
99.6
5.6
1.6
391
2,485
3Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
63,407
242
5,272
8,126
64.9
7.8
262.0
420
209
95.2
5.2
2.6
464
2,832
4Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
57,727
219
4,854
7,543
64.4
7.7
263.6
379
190
93.8
5.0
2.5
486
3,225
5Eli Manning
E. Manning
55,980
227
4,800
7,922
60.6
7.1
246.6
360
235
84.8
4.5
3.0
398
2,787
6Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
55,767
205
4,867
7,443
65.4
7.5
272.0
347
158
94.5
4.7
2.1
410
2,706
7Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
51,245
197
4,285
6,587
65.1
7.8
260.1
412
89
103.9
6.3
1.4
468
3,150
8Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
45,109
165
3,898
6,224
62.6
7.2
273.4
282
144
89.9
4.5
2.3
385
2,496
9Carson 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
10Peyton 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
11Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
40,931
176
3,744
6,066
61.7
6.7
232.6
224
144
84.1
3.7
2.4
366
2,623
12Alex Smith
A. Smith
35,650
174
3,250
5,193
62.6
6.9
204.9
199
109
86.9
3.8
2.1
432
2,463
13Jay 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
14Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
34,977
165
3,069
5,054
60.7
6.9
212.0
223
169
82.3
4.4
3.3
299
1,574
15Tony 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
16Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
33,946
144
2,820
4,335
65.1
7.8
235.7
267
81
101.7
6.2
1.9
394
2,572
17Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
33,764
144
2,973
4,782
62.2
7.1
234.5
218
126
87.5
4.6
2.6
302
1,922
18Cam Newton
C. Newton
31,698
140
2,613
4,348
60.1
7.3
226.4
190
118
85.8
4.4
2.7
322
2,394
19Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
28,372
109
2,453
3,662
67.0
7.7
260.3
190
84
97.9
5.2
2.3
213
1,571
20Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
26,995
116
2,345
3,678
63.8
7.3
232.7
178
88
92.0
4.8
2.4
303
2,270
21Derek Carr
D. Carr
26,896
110
2,468
3,830
64.4
7.0
244.5
170
71
92.1
4.4
1.9
197
1,192
22Matt Schaub
M. Schaub
25,137
149
2,115
3,278
64.5
7.7
168.7
135
87
90.5
4.1
2.7
176
1,231
23Matt 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
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
25Brett 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
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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22.5

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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
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Bills Bills - w
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5
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10
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10
7
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.471
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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
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8
9
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14
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.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
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.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
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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
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
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12
5
0
.706
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12
5
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.706
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14
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.176

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