nfl passing leaders 2008 to 2017

Between the 2008 and 2017 seasons, Drew Brees had the most passing yards, with 49,256 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Drew Brees
D. Brees
49,256
158
4,301
6,279
68.5
7.8
311.7
354
146
101.0
5.6
2.3
252
1,754
2Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
43,660
160
3,593
5,542
64.8
7.9
272.9
298
141
96.3
5.4
2.5
327
1,965
3Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
41,796
158
3,630
5,593
64.9
7.5
264.5
260
126
93.4
4.6
2.3
279
1,837
4Eli Manning
E. Manning
40,297
159
3,437
5,591
61.5
7.2
253.4
262
164
86.7
4.7
2.9
266
1,798
5Tom Brady
T. Brady
39,789
141
3,335
5,163
64.6
7.7
282.2
291
74
100.8
5.6
1.4
249
1,519
6Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
39,392
144
3,256
5,057
64.4
7.8
273.6
245
120
94.5
4.8
2.4
331
2,178
7Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
38,173
142
3,153
4,836
65.2
7.9
268.8
312
77
104.2
6.5
1.6
354
2,261
8Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
35,780
154
3,267
5,291
61.7
6.8
232.3
200
130
84.1
3.8
2.5
317
2,281
9Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
34,749
125
3,005
4,850
62.0
7.2
278.0
216
118
88.3
4.5
2.4
289
1,850
10Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
31,348
121
2,636
4,271
61.7
7.3
259.1
190
124
86.8
4.4
2.9
243
1,729
11Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
30,635
132
2,670
4,316
61.9
7.1
232.1
198
141
84.9
4.6
3.3
282
1,797
12Peyton Manning
P. Manning
30,314
106
2,657
3,975
66.8
7.6
286.0
233
98
98.8
5.9
2.5
112
721
13Alex Smith
A. Smith
27,209
124
2,442
3,813
64.0
7.1
219.4
164
65
92.4
4.3
1.7
307
1,695
14Tony Romo
T. Romo
27,069
102
2,274
3,478
65.4
7.8
265.4
193
85
97.3
5.5
2.4
203
1,372
15Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
26,214
127
2,335
3,904
59.8
6.7
206.4
169
128
80.7
4.3
3.3
222
1,175
16Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
25,534
109
2,217
3,556
62.3
7.2
234.3
167
93
88.7
4.7
2.6
220
1,332
17Cam Newton
C. Newton
25,074
109
2,001
3,420
58.5
7.3
230.0
158
94
85.3
4.6
2.7
256
1,943
18Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
22,176
96
1,815
2,834
64.0
7.8
231.0
161
56
98.8
5.7
2.0
248
1,597
19Matt Schaub
M. Schaub
21,593
96
1,817
2,824
64.3
7.6
224.9
118
75
90.4
4.2
2.7
150
1,051
20Andrew 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
21Sam Bradford
S. Bradford
19,049
80
1,805
2,887
62.5
6.6
238.1
101
57
85.1
3.5
2.0
190
1,338
22Ryan 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
23Matt Cassel
M. Cassel
17,196
91
1,549
2,627
59.0
6.5
189.0
102
79
78.9
3.9
3.0
205
1,128
24Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
16,206
62
1,372
2,096
65.5
7.7
261.4
99
55
93.7
4.7
2.6
106
847
25Kyle Orton
K. Orton
15,690
69
1,380
2,264
61.0
6.9
227.4
89
54
84.9
3.9
2.4
133
814
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

NFL 2025 Betting

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)
Mon
10/27
WAS WAS
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
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