nfl passing leaders 2008 to 2022

Between the 2008 and 2022 seasons, Tom Brady had the most passing yards, with 62,844 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tom Brady
T. Brady
62,844
223
5,459
8,408
64.9
7.5
281.8
452
126
99.0
5.4
1.5
362
2,298
2Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
62,792
234
5,551
8,464
65.6
7.4
268.3
381
183
93.6
4.5
2.2
488
3,267
3Drew Brees
D. Brees
59,169
196
5,221
7,536
69.3
7.9
301.9
437
161
103.0
5.8
2.1
294
2,053
4Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
58,726
223
4,966
7,601
65.3
7.7
263.3
474
104
103.8
6.2
1.4
521
3,526
5Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
56,752
208
4,699
7,184
65.4
7.9
272.8
377
184
96.3
5.2
2.6
412
2,509
6Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
52,415
193
4,532
7,007
64.7
7.5
271.6
334
157
93.7
4.8
2.2
408
2,701
7Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
52,082
191
4,508
7,128
63.2
7.3
272.7
333
169
90.9
4.7
2.4
444
2,947
8Eli Manning
E. Manning
45,638
179
3,908
6,314
61.9
7.2
255.0
289
180
87.2
4.6
2.9
318
2,200
9Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
42,320
183
3,881
6,299
61.6
6.7
231.3
232
147
84.0
3.7
2.3
378
2,702
10Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
40,583
173
3,371
5,218
64.6
7.8
234.6
308
98
100.2
5.9
1.9
482
3,206
11Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
38,150
166
3,374
5,396
62.5
7.1
229.8
244
144
87.6
4.5
2.7
345
2,254
12Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
37,140
142
3,249
4,866
66.8
7.6
261.5
252
105
97.8
5.2
2.2
287
2,097
13Derek Carr
D. Carr
35,222
142
3,201
4,958
64.6
7.1
248.0
217
99
91.8
4.4
2.0
264
1,624
14Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
34,213
160
2,996
4,925
60.8
6.9
213.8
219
161
82.9
4.4
3.3
291
1,527
15Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
33,265
145
2,914
4,534
64.3
7.3
229.4
212
108
91.9
4.7
2.4
383
2,835
16Cam Newton
C. Newton
32,382
148
2,682
4,474
59.9
7.2
218.8
194
123
85.2
4.3
2.7
332
2,477
17Carson 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
18Alex Smith
A. Smith
30,971
142
2,815
4,393
64.1
7.1
218.1
180
78
91.1
4.1
1.8
351
1,955
19Jay 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
20Peyton 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
21Tony 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
22Jared Goff
J. Goff
25,854
100
2,250
3,502
64.2
7.4
258.5
155
70
92.8
4.4
2.0
187
1,384
23Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
24,943
97
2,185
3,283
66.6
7.6
257.1
166
65
97.8
5.1
2.0
196
1,162
24Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
24,241
80
1,985
2,993
66.3
8.1
303.0
192
49
105.7
6.4
1.6
121
794
25Andrew 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
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,394

Maye

Drake Maye

RUSH

911

Henderson

TreVeyon Henderson

REC

1,013

Diggs

Stefon Diggs
Team Rankings

PPG

28.8

2nd

OPP PPG

18.8

4th

RUSH YDS/G

128.9

6th

PASS YDS/G

262.3

4th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
14
3
0
.824
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
3
14
0
.176
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
1/11
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
MIA Dolphins

7 - 10

10

Final

38

NE Patriots

14 - 3

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

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
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.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

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
10/4
@
22-21
Sat
10/4
@
38-35
Sat
10/4
@
37-24
Sat
10/4
@
27-10
Sat
10/4
@
23-20

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/10
@
4:30 PM
Sat
1/10
@
8:00 PM
Sun
1/11
@
1:00 PM
Sun
1/11
@
4:30 PM
Sun
1/11
@
8:00 PM