nfl passing yard leaders 2021 before january 3rd 2022

Tom Brady had the most passing yards in 2021, with 4,990 yards.

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Tom Brady T. Brady	4,990	2021	TB	16	456	682	66.9	7.3	311.9	40	12	100.5	5.9	1.8	21	142
2	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	4,648	2021	LAR	16	383	569	67.3	8.2	290.5	38	15	103.5	6.7	2.6	25	206
3	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	4,631	2021	LAC	16	409	608	67.3	7.6	289.4	35	14	99.5	5.8	2.3	28	186
4	Derek Carr D. Carr	4,618	2021	LV	16	408	590	69.2	7.8	288.6	21	14	94.3	3.6	2.4	37	223
5	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	4,611	2021	CIN	16	366	520	70.4	8.9	288.2	34	14	108.3	6.5	2.7	51	370
6	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	4,569	2021	KC	16	409	614	66.6	7.4	285.6	35	13	98.8	5.7	2.1	27	131
7	Josh Allen J. Allen	4,168	2021	BUF	16	385	601	64.1	6.9	260.5	34	15	92.8	5.7	2.5	26	164
8	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	4,154	2021	DAL	15	389	569	68.4	7.3	276.9	32	10	100.9	5.6	1.8	29	143
9	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	3,977	2021	GB	15	352	513	68.6	7.8	265.1	35	4	111.1	6.8	0.8	27	180
10	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	3,971	2021	MIN	15	358	539	66.4	7.4	264.7	30	7	101.3	5.6	1.3	25	174
11	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	3,752	2021	ATL	16	355	527	67.4	7.1	234.5	19	11	91.2	3.6	2.1	37	253
12	Kyler Murray K. Murray	3,547	2021	ARI	13	305	442	69.0	8.0	272.8	23	10	100.9	5.2	2.3	26	233
13	Mac Jones M. Jones	3,540	2021	NE	16	332	491	67.6	7.2	221.3	21	12	92.5	4.3	2.4	26	225
14	Jimmy Garoppolo J. Garoppolo	3,494	2021	SF	14	278	409	68.0	8.5	249.6	19	10	99.6	4.6	2.4	26	175
15	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	3,447	2021	TEN	16	334	499	66.9	6.9	215.4	17	14	86.3	3.4	2.8	46	321
16	Trevor Lawrence T. Lawrence	3,418	2021	JAX	16	336	570	58.9	6.0	213.6	10	17	69.6	1.8	3.0	31	232
17	Carson Wentz C. Wentz	3,378	2021	IND	16	305	487	62.6	6.9	211.1	26	6	95.8	5.3	1.2	26	181
18	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	3,373	2021	PIT	14	336	515	65.2	6.5	240.9	20	8	90.2	3.9	1.6	35	209
19	Taylor Heinicke T. Heinicke	3,299	2021	WAS	15	312	476	65.5	6.9	219.9	20	15	86.5	4.2	3.2	35	257
20	Jalen Hurts J. Hurts	3,144	2021	PHI	15	265	432	61.3	7.3	209.6	16	9	87.2	3.7	2.1	26	150
21	Teddy Bridgewater T. Bridgewater	3,052	2021	DEN	14	285	426	66.9	7.2	218.0	18	7	94.9	4.2	1.6	31	211
22	Jared Goff J. Goff	3,007	2021	DET	13	311	464	67.0	6.5	231.3	17	8	90.0	3.7	1.7	34	272
23	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	2,882	2021	BAL	12	246	382	64.4	7.5	240.2	16	13	87.0	4.2	3.4	38	190
24	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	2,875	2021	SEA	13	244	374	65.2	7.7	221.2	22	5	102.5	5.9	1.3	32	257
25	Baker Mayfield B. Mayfield	2,825	2021	CLE	13	237	380	62.4	7.4	217.3	15	11	86.1	3.9	2.9	34	223

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Falcons	8	9	.471
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AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176