nfl passing yards leader 1999 to 2009

Between the 1999 and 2009 seasons, Peyton Manning had the most passing yards, with 46,389 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
46,389
176
3,906
5,956
65.6
7.8
263.6
340
153
97.5
5.7
2.6
193
1,283
2Brett Favre
B. Favre
42,526
176
3,765
6,055
62.2
7.0
241.6
284
199
85.1
4.7
3.3
271
1,885
3Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
32,873
148
2,801
4,746
59.0
6.9
222.1
216
100
86.5
4.6
2.1
357
2,242
4Kurt Warner
K. Warner
32,305
123
2,662
4,059
65.6
8.0
262.6
208
128
93.8
5.1
3.2
260
1,669
5Tom Brady
T. Brady
30,844
129
2,672
4,218
63.3
7.3
239.1
225
99
93.3
5.3
2.3
219
1,364
6Drew Brees
D. Brees
30,646
122
2,697
4,164
64.8
7.4
251.2
202
110
91.9
4.9
2.6
159
1,165
7Kerry Collins
K. Collins
29,110
133
2,491
4,354
57.2
6.7
218.9
141
123
76.6
3.2
2.8
219
1,444
8Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
26,578
156
2,306
3,835
60.1
6.9
170.4
164
111
83.3
4.3
2.9
280
1,721
9Jon Kitna
J. Kitna
25,745
119
2,333
3,897
59.9
6.6
216.3
144
141
76.7
3.7
3.6
288
1,805
10Jeff Garcia
J. Garcia
25,537
125
2,264
3,676
61.6
6.9
204.3
161
83
87.5
4.4
2.3
181
947
11Trent Green
T. Green
25,034
104
1,988
3,230
61.5
7.8
240.7
139
103
86.7
4.3
3.2
210
1,283
12Daunte Culpepper
D. Culpepper
24,153
105
2,016
3,199
63.0
7.6
230.0
149
106
87.8
4.7
3.3
298
1,696
13Steve McNair
S. McNair
23,645
116
2,099
3,414
61.5
6.9
203.8
136
91
84.3
4.0
2.7
175
1,093
14Jake Plummer
J. Plummer
23,313
117
2,003
3,507
57.1
6.6
199.3
129
126
74.7
3.7
3.6
183
1,164
15Marc Bulger
M. Bulger
22,814
96
1,969
3,171
62.1
7.2
237.6
122
93
84.4
3.8
2.9
254
1,863
16Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
22,630
104
1,952
3,335
58.5
6.8
217.6
123
104
78.4
3.7
3.1
310
1,984
17Brad Johnson
B. Johnson
22,591
139
2,086
3,389
61.6
6.7
162.5
122
93
81.7
3.6
2.7
203
1,280
18Aaron Brooks
A. Brooks
20,261
93
1,673
2,963
56.5
6.8
217.9
123
92
78.5
4.2
3.1
235
1,454
19Jake Delhomme
J. Delhomme
19,892
97
1,630
2,755
59.2
7.2
205.1
123
94
82.1
4.5
3.4
160
1,200
20Brian Griese
B. Griese
19,438
92
1,751
2,793
62.7
7.0
211.3
119
98
82.9
4.3
3.5
193
1,326
21Mark Brunell
M. Brunell
19,416
117
1,715
2,905
59.0
6.7
165.9
110
64
82.6
3.8
2.2
237
1,516
22Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
19,302
87
1,526
2,411
63.3
8.0
221.9
127
81
91.7
5.3
3.4
242
1,601
23Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
18,724
81
1,662
2,631
63.2
7.1
231.2
128
80
87.9
4.9
3.0
134
915
24Eli Manning
E. Manning
18,644
89
1,593
2,793
57.0
6.7
209.5
125
88
79.2
4.5
3.2
150
1,060
25Chad Pennington
C. Pennington
17,804
88
1,631
2,469
66.1
7.2
202.3
102
64
90.1
4.1
2.6
162
965
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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TEAMWLTPCT
13
4
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.765
12
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.706
Colts Colts
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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
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Bills Bills - w
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5
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.706
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10
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.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
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.588
8
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.471
6
11
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.353
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12
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.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
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.765
12
5
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.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
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14
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.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
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.824
11
6
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.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
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.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
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.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
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.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
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.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
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.824
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12
5
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.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
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.706
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14
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.176

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