nfl passing yards leader 2001 to 2010

Between the 2001 and 2010 seasons, Peyton Manning had the most passing yards, with 42,541 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
42,541
160
3,668
5,531
66.3
7.7
265.9
314
140
97.8
5.7
2.5
175
1,127
2Brett Favre
B. Favre
37,132
157
3,303
5,238
63.1
7.1
236.5
253
179
86.0
4.8
3.4
225
1,565
3Drew Brees
D. Brees
35,266
138
3,145
4,822
65.2
7.3
255.6
235
132
91.7
4.9
2.7
184
1,350
4Tom Brady
T. Brady
34,738
144
2,995
4,707
63.6
7.4
241.2
261
103
95.2
5.5
2.2
244
1,539
5Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
31,937
133
2,640
4,433
59.6
7.2
240.1
201
95
87.9
4.5
2.1
321
2,047
6Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
29,434
138
2,559
4,250
60.2
6.9
213.3
174
128
82.2
4.1
3.0
307
1,885
7Kerry Collins
K. Collins
25,005
117
2,150
3,772
57.0
6.6
213.7
125
107
76.4
3.3
2.8
188
1,180
8Kurt Warner
K. Warner
24,523
96
2,102
3,213
65.4
7.6
255.4
146
97
91.0
4.5
3.0
211
1,353
9Trent Green
T. Green
22,971
96
1,843
2,990
61.6
7.7
239.3
123
98
85.5
4.1
3.3
186
1,138
10Marc 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
11Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
22,694
97
2,024
3,217
62.9
7.1
234.0
154
100
86.9
4.8
3.1
160
1,116
12Eli Manning
E. Manning
22,646
105
1,932
3,332
58.0
6.8
215.7
156
113
80.2
4.7
3.4
166
1,177
13Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
22,502
99
1,766
2,800
63.1
8.0
227.3
144
86
92.5
5.1
3.1
274
1,821
14Jon Kitna
J. Kitna
22,106
99
2,013
3,302
61.0
6.7
223.3
119
118
77.9
3.6
3.6
244
1,541
15Jake Delhomme
J. Delhomme
20,243
100
1,681
2,828
59.4
7.2
202.4
122
96
81.7
4.3
3.4
160
1,207
16Daunte Culpepper
D. Culpepper
20,216
88
1,719
2,725
63.1
7.4
229.7
116
90
86.0
4.3
3.3
264
1,515
17Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
19,661
84
1,564
2,455
63.7
8.0
234.1
136
58
97.2
5.5
2.4
141
878
18Aaron Brooks
A. Brooks
18,747
85
1,560
2,769
56.3
6.8
220.6
114
86
78.0
4.1
3.1
220
1,360
19Jeff Garcia
J. Garcia
18,715
96
1,684
2,740
61.5
6.8
194.9
119
62
86.8
4.3
2.3
142
688
20Steve McNair
S. McNair
18,619
89
1,664
2,687
61.9
6.9
209.2
109
70
85.2
4.1
2.6
135
878
21Jake Plummer
J. Plummer
18,256
91
1,532
2,651
57.8
6.9
200.6
107
81
79.7
4.0
3.1
134
861
22Chad Pennington
C. Pennington
17,756
88
1,630
2,466
66.1
7.2
201.8
101
64
90.0
4.1
2.6
161
961
23Tony Romo
T. Romo
16,650
89
1,326
2,070
64.1
8.0
187.1
118
62
95.5
5.7
3.0
106
660
24Brad Johnson
B. Johnson
16,081
111
1,542
2,505
61.6
6.4
144.9
87
65
80.9
3.5
2.6
154
953
25David Garrard
D. Garrard
16,003
86
1,406
2,281
61.6
7.0
186.1
89
54
85.8
3.9
2.4
179
1,115
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
5
0
.706
Colts Colts
8
9
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.471
3
14
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.176
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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
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.471
6
11
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.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
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.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176

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10-20
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10/12
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18-27

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