nfl passing leaders 2012 to 2021 by season

Between the 2012 and 2021 seasons, Peyton Manning had the most passing yards in a season, with 5,477 yards in 2013.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
5,477
2013
DEN DEN
16
450
659
68.3
8.3
342.3
55
10
115.1
8.3
1.5
18
120
2Tom Brady
T. Brady
5,316
2021
TB TB
17
485
719
67.5
7.4
312.7
43
12
102.1
6.0
1.7
22
144
3Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,208
2016
NO NO
16
471
673
70.0
7.7
325.5
37
15
101.7
5.5
2.2
27
184
4Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,177
2012
NO NO
16
422
670
63.0
7.7
323.6
43
19
96.3
6.4
2.8
26
190
5Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,162
2013
NO NO
16
446
650
68.6
7.9
322.6
39
12
104.7
6.0
1.8
37
244
6Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
5,129
2018
PIT PIT
16
452
675
67.0
7.6
320.6
34
16
96.5
5.0
2.4
24
166
7Jameis Winston
J. Winston
5,109
2019
TB TB
16
380
626
60.7
8.2
319.3
33
30
84.3
5.3
4.8
47
282
8Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
5,097
2018
KC KC
16
383
580
66.0
8.8
318.6
50
12
113.8
8.6
2.1
26
171
9Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
5,014
2021
LAC LAC
17
443
672
65.9
7.5
294.9
38
15
97.7
5.7
2.2
31
214
10Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,967
2012
DET DET
16
435
727
59.8
6.8
310.4
20
17
79.8
2.8
2.3
29
212
11Drew Brees
D. Brees
4,952
2014
NO NO
16
456
659
69.2
7.5
309.5
33
17
97.0
5.0
2.6
29
186
12Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
4,952
2014
PIT PIT
16
408
608
67.1
8.1
309.5
32
9
103.3
5.3
1.5
33
172
13Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,944
2016
ATL ATL
16
373
534
69.9
9.3
309.0
38
7
117.1
7.1
1.3
37
235
14Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,924
2018
ATL ATL
16
422
608
69.4
8.1
307.8
35
7
108.1
5.8
1.2
42
296
15Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
4,917
2016
WAS WAS
16
406
606
67.0
8.1
307.3
25
12
97.2
4.1
2.0
23
190
16Tony Romo
T. Romo
4,903
2012
DAL DAL
16
425
648
65.6
7.6
306.4
28
19
90.5
4.3
2.9
36
263
17Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
4,902
2019
DAL DAL
16
388
596
65.1
8.2
306.4
30
11
99.7
5.0
1.8
23
151
18Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,886
2021
LAR LAR
17
404
601
67.2
8.1
287.4
41
17
102.9
6.8
2.8
30
243
19Drew Brees
D. Brees
4,870
2015
NO NO
15
428
627
68.3
7.8
324.7
32
11
101.0
5.1
1.8
31
235
20Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
4,839
2021
KC KC
17
436
658
66.3
7.4
284.6
37
13
98.5
5.6
2.0
28
146
21Tom Brady
T. Brady
4,827
2012
NE NE
16
401
637
63.0
7.6
301.7
34
8
98.7
5.3
1.3
27
182
22Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
4,823
2020
HOU HOU
16
382
544
70.2
8.9
301.4
33
7
112.4
6.1
1.3
49
293
23Derek Carr
D. Carr
4,804
2021
LV LV
17
428
626
68.4
7.7
282.6
23
14
94.0
3.7
2.2
40
241
24Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
4,792
2015
SD SD
16
437
661
66.1
7.2
299.5
29
13
93.8
4.4
2.0
40
264
25Tom Brady
T. Brady
4,770
2015
NE NE
16
402
624
64.4
7.6
298.1
36
7
102.2
5.8
1.1
38
225
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

25.0

14th

OPP PPG

18.4

4th

RUSH YDS/G

133.6

7th

PASS YDS/G

219.6

19th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
7
2
0
.778
Chargers Chargers
6
3
0
.667
Chiefs Chiefs
5
4
0
.556
Raiders Raiders
2
6
0
.250
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/6
LV LV
@
DEN DEN
8:15 PM
Sun
11/16
KC KC
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Sun
11/30
DEN DEN
@
WAS WAS
8:20 PM
Sun
12/7
DEN DEN
@
LV LV
4:05 PM
Sun
12/14
GB GB
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Last Game
DEN Broncos

7 - 2 - 0

18

Final

15

HOU Texans

3 - 5 - 0

Sun 2 Nov 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

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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
7
2
0
.778
Chargers Chargers
6
3
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
4
1
.438
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)
Mon
11/3
ARI ARI
@
DAL DAL
8:15 PM
Thu
11/6
LV LV
@
DEN DEN
8:15 PM
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