nfl passing leaders 2015 to 2016 season

Between the 2015 and 2016 seasons, Drew Brees had the most passing yards in a season, with 5,208 yards in 2016.

NAME YDS SEASON TM GP CMP ATT PCT AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Drew 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
2 Matt 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
3 Kirk 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
4 Drew 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
5 Philip 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
6 Tom 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
7 Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
4,671
2015
ARI ARI
16
342
537
63.7
8.7
291.9
35
11
104.6
6.5
2.0
25
151
8 Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,591
2015
ATL ATL
16
407
614
66.3
7.5
286.9
21
16
89.0
3.4
2.6
30
206
9 Eli Manning
E. Manning
4,432
2015
NYG NYG
16
387
618
62.6
7.2
277.0
35
14
93.6
5.7
2.3
27
157
10 Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
4,428
2016
GB GB
16
401
610
65.7
7.3
276.8
40
7
104.2
6.6
1.1
35
246
11 Blake Bortles
B. Bortles
4,428
2015
JAX JAX
16
355
606
58.6
7.3
276.8
35
18
88.2
5.8
3.0
51
320
12 Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
4,386
2016
SD SD
16
349
578
60.4
7.6
274.1
33
21
87.9
5.7
3.6
36
188
13 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,327
2016
DET DET
16
388
594
65.3
7.3
270.4
24
10
93.3
4.0
1.7
37
216
14 Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
4,317
2016
BAL BAL
16
436
672
64.9
6.4
269.8
20
15
83.5
3.0
2.2
33
243
15 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,262
2015
DET DET
16
398
592
67.2
7.2
266.4
32
13
97.0
5.4
2.2
44
251
16 Andrew Luck
A. Luck
4,240
2016
IND IND
15
346
545
63.5
7.8
282.7
31
13
96.4
5.7
2.4
41
268
17 Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
4,233
2016
ARI ARI
15
364
597
61.0
7.1
282.2
26
14
87.2
4.4
2.3
40
281
18 Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
4,219
2016
SEA SEA
16
353
546
64.7
7.7
263.7
21
11
92.6
3.8
2.0
41
293
19 Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
4,208
2015
MIA MIA
16
363
586
61.9
7.2
263.0
24
12
88.7
4.1
2.0
45
420
20 Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
4,206
2016
CIN CIN
16
364
563
64.7
7.5
262.9
18
8
91.8
3.2
1.4
41
264
21 Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
4,166
2015
WAS WAS
16
379
543
69.8
7.7
260.4
29
11
101.6
5.3
2.0
26
186
22 Jameis Winston
J. Winston
4,090
2016
TB TB
16
345
567
60.8
7.2
255.6
28
18
86.1
4.9
3.2
35
239
23 Jameis Winston
J. Winston
4,042
2015
TB TB
16
312
535
58.3
7.6
252.6
22
15
84.2
4.1
2.8
27
190
24 Eli Manning
E. Manning
4,027
2016
NYG NYG
16
377
598
63.0
6.7
251.7
26
16
86.0
4.3
2.7
21
142
25 Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
4,024
2015
SEA SEA
16
329
483
68.1
8.3
251.5
34
8
110.1
7.0
1.7
45
265
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2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
Panthers Panthers
2
3
0
.400
Saints Saints
1
4
0
.200
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/12
NE NE
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
TB TB
@
NO NO
4:05 PM
Sun
11/2
NO NO
@
LAR LAR
4:05 PM
Sun
11/9
NO NO
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Last Game
NO Saints

1 - 4 - 0

26

Final

14

NYG Giants

1 - 4 - 0

Sun 5 Oct 2025

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NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
4
1
0
.800
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
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

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
SEA SEA
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM