nfl passing leaders 2012 to 2021

Between the 2012 and 2021 seasons, Matt Ryan had the most passing yards, with 45,497 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
45,497
160
4,010
5,981
67.0
7.6
284.4
272
124
96.2
4.5
2.1
365
2,453
2Tom Brady
T. Brady
44,541
157
3,866
5,996
64.5
7.4
283.7
324
88
98.7
5.4
1.5
267
1,704
3Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
42,155
153
3,623
5,689
63.7
7.4
275.5
263
124
92.4
4.6
2.2
351
2,277
4Drew Brees
D. Brees
39,616
133
3,529
5,072
69.6
7.8
297.9
290
97
103.7
5.7
1.9
212
1,483
5Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
39,155
144
3,347
5,097
65.7
7.7
271.9
258
131
95.0
5.1
2.6
294
1,766
6Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
37,994
144
3,270
5,005
65.3
7.6
263.8
317
55
104.7
6.3
1.1
338
2,319
7Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
37,509
135
3,350
5,130
65.3
7.3
277.8
253
111
94.4
4.9
2.2
240
1,580
8Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
37,059
158
3,079
4,735
65.0
7.8
234.6
292
87
101.8
6.2
1.8
427
2,838
9Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
32,593
125
2,825
4,223
66.9
7.7
260.7
223
91
98.6
5.3
2.2
241
1,768
10Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
31,881
136
2,822
4,502
62.7
7.1
234.4
206
122
87.8
4.6
2.7
296
1,905
11Derek Carr
D. Carr
31,700
127
2,896
4,456
65.0
7.1
249.6
193
85
92.4
4.3
1.9
237
1,433
12Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
30,729
133
2,702
4,209
64.2
7.3
231.0
199
102
91.7
4.7
2.4
350
2,597
13Eli Manning
E. Manning
29,444
115
2,604
4,198
62.0
7.0
256.0
181
115
86.0
4.3
2.7
217
1,494
14Cam Newton
C. Newton
28,331
132
2,372
3,957
59.9
7.2
214.6
173
106
85.3
4.4
2.7
297
2,217
15Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
27,453
114
2,581
4,150
62.2
6.6
240.8
147
98
83.4
3.5
2.4
229
1,645
16Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
24,054
108
2,040
3,316
61.5
7.3
222.7
155
104
86.1
4.7
3.1
186
914
17Andrew 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
18Alex Smith
A. Smith
23,107
104
2,113
3,234
65.3
7.1
222.2
131
51
93.2
4.1
1.6
260
1,418
19Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
22,083
85
1,924
2,889
66.6
7.6
259.8
143
50
98.7
4.9
1.7
176
1,036
20Jared Goff
J. Goff
21,416
83
1,868
2,915
64.1
7.3
258.0
126
63
91.5
4.3
2.2
164
1,228
21Jameis Winston
J. Winston
20,982
83
1,665
2,720
61.2
7.7
252.8
135
91
87.8
5.0
3.3
182
1,155
22Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
20,800
75
1,718
2,762
62.2
7.5
277.3
127
71
89.9
4.6
2.6
163
1,129
23Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
20,374
85
1,884
3,008
62.6
6.8
239.7
140
57
90.1
4.7
1.9
211
1,360
24Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
18,991
63
1,550
2,345
66.1
8.1
301.4
151
37
105.8
6.4
1.6
95
606
25Blake Bortles
B. Bortles
17,649
78
1,562
2,634
59.3
6.7
226.3
103
75
80.6
3.9
2.8
195
1,158
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

More Falcons Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

17.9

28th

OPP PPG

22.3

13th

RUSH YDS/G

116.8

15th

PASS YDS/G

229.0

17th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
5
4
0
.556
Falcons Falcons
3
5
0
.375
Saints Saints
1
8
0
.111
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
9:30 AM
Sun
11/16
CAR CAR
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
4:25 PM
Sun
11/30
ATL ATL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
SEA SEA
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Last Game
ATL Falcons

3 - 5 - 0

23

Final

24

NE Patriots

7 - 2 - 0

Sun 2 Nov 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
7
2
0
.778
Bills Bills
6
2
0
.750
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
5
3
0
.625
Ravens Ravens
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
2
0
.778
Jaguars Jaguars
5
3
0
.625
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
8
2
0
.800
Chargers Chargers
6
3
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
5
1
.389
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
2
1
.688
Lions Lions
5
3
0
.625
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
5
4
0
.556
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
6
2
0
.750
Rams Rams
6
2
0
.750

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)
Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
9:30 AM
Sun
11/9
NE NE
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NYG NYG
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NO NO
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
BUF BUF
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM