nfl passing leaders 2012 to 2021 including playoffs

Between the 2012 and 2021 seasons, Tom Brady had the most passing yards in the regular-season and playoffs, with 52,305 yards.

	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Tom Brady T. Brady	52,305	182	4,532	7,058	64.2	7.4	287.4	372	107	97.7	5.3	1.5	307	1,943
2	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	47,585	167	4,177	6,222	67.1	7.6	284.9	289	127	96.9	4.6	2.0	380	2,547
3	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	43,871	159	3,767	5,903	63.8	7.4	275.9	273	128	92.6	4.6	2.2	364	2,358
4	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	42,107	159	3,627	5,559	65.2	7.6	264.8	347	64	104.0	6.2	1.2	376	2,591
5	Drew Brees D. Brees	42,002	142	3,748	5,402	69.4	7.8	295.8	305	108	102.8	5.6	2.0	225	1,571
6	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	40,845	174	3,354	5,186	64.7	7.9	234.7	317	99	101.2	6.1	1.9	476	3,109
7	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	40,331	144	3,600	5,509	65.3	7.3	280.1	269	122	94.1	4.9	2.2	257	1,708
8	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	40,300	149	3,451	5,269	65.5	7.6	270.5	266	132	94.9	5.0	2.5	302	1,816
9	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	33,367	129	2,897	4,339	66.8	7.7	258.7	226	92	98.3	5.2	2.1	255	1,883
10	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	32,497	139	2,883	4,618	62.4	7.0	233.8	207	125	87.1	4.5	2.7	304	1,933
11	Derek Carr D. Carr	32,010	128	2,925	4,510	64.9	7.1	250.1	194	86	92.1	4.3	1.9	240	1,461
12	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	31,483	138	2,771	4,319	64.2	7.3	228.1	206	107	91.5	4.8	2.5	357	2,651
13	Cam Newton C. Newton	30,152	139	2,506	4,181	59.9	7.2	216.9	183	113	85.4	4.4	2.7	317	2,396
14	Eli Manning E. Manning	29,743	116	2,627	4,242	61.9	7.0	256.4	182	116	85.8	4.3	2.7	219	1,498
15	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	29,144	120	2,700	4,350	62.1	6.7	242.9	164	100	84.7	3.8	2.3	236	1,696
16	Andrew Luck A. Luck	25,925	94	2,185	3,618	60.4	7.2	275.8	183	96	88.1	5.1	2.7	185	1,198
17	Alex Smith A. Smith	24,357	109	2,233	3,419	65.3	7.1	223.5	140	53	93.4	4.1	1.6	271	1,467
18	Ryan 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
19	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	23,131	89	2,013	3,035	66.3	7.6	259.9	149	53	98.2	4.9	1.7	185	1,105
20	Jared Goff J. Goff	22,716	89	1,981	3,112	63.7	7.3	255.2	130	65	90.8	4.2	2.1	178	1,321
21	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	22,372	74	1,830	2,768	66.1	8.1	302.3	179	44	105.8	6.5	1.6	122	805
22	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	21,384	77	1,766	2,843	62.1	7.5	277.7	131	77	89.3	4.6	2.7	169	1,158
23	Jameis Winston J. Winston	21,038	84	1,666	2,721	61.2	7.7	250.5	136	91	88.0	5.0	3.3	182	1,155
24	Carson Wentz C. Wentz	20,377	86	1,885	3,012	62.6	6.8	236.9	140	57	90.0	4.6	1.9	212	1,361
25	Peyton Manning P. Manning	19,062	66	1,639	2,479	66.1	7.7	288.8	151	59	99.6	6.1	2.4	87	574

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Patriots	12	3	.800
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Jets	3	12	.200

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AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - x	12	3	0	.800
Bills - x	11	4	0	.733
Dolphins - e	6	9	0	.400
Jets - e	3	12	0	.200
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	9	6	0	.600
Ravens	8	8	0	.500
Bengals - e	5	10	0	.333
Browns - e	3	12	0	.200
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - x	11	4	0	.733
Texans - x	11	5	0	.688
Colts - e	8	7	0	.533
Titans - e	3	12	0	.200
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - y	13	3	0	.813
Chargers - w	11	5	0	.688
Chiefs - e	6	10	0	.375
Raiders - e	2	13	0	.133

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	10	5	0	.667
Cowboys - e	7	8	1	.469
Commanders - e	4	12	0	.250
Giants - e	2	13	0	.133
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	4	0	.733
Packers - w	9	6	1	.594
Vikings - e	8	8	0	.500
Lions - e	8	8	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	8	7	0	.533
Buccaneers	7	8	0	.467
Falcons - e	6	9	0	.400
Saints - e	5	10	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - x	12	3	0	.800
49ers - x	11	4	0	.733
Rams - x	11	4	0	.733
Cardinals - e	3	12	0	.200