nfl passing yards leaders 2008 to 2018

Between the 2008 and 2018 seasons, Drew Brees had the most passing yards, with 53,248 yards.

NAME YDS GP CMP ATT PCT AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Drew Brees
D. Brees
53,248
173
4,665
6,768
68.9
7.9
307.8
386
151
102.0
5.7
2.2
269
1,875
2 Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
47,968
176
3,940
6,050
65.1
7.9
272.5
330
153
97.0
5.5
2.5
359
2,169
3 Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
46,720
174
4,052
6,201
65.3
7.5
268.5
295
133
94.9
4.8
2.1
321
2,133
4 Eli Manning
E. Manning
44,596
175
3,817
6,167
61.9
7.2
254.8
283
175
87.3
4.6
2.8
313
2,156
5 Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
44,521
160
3,708
5,732
64.7
7.8
278.3
279
136
94.7
4.9
2.4
355
2,344
6 Tom Brady
T. Brady
44,144
157
3,710
5,733
64.7
7.7
281.2
320
85
100.5
5.6
1.5
270
1,666
7 Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
42,615
158
3,525
5,433
64.9
7.8
269.7
337
79
103.5
6.2
1.5
403
2,614
8 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
38,526
141
3,372
5,405
62.4
7.1
273.2
237
129
88.4
4.4
2.4
329
2,105
9 Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
38,245
163
3,499
5,670
61.7
6.7
234.6
212
136
84.1
3.7
2.4
333
2,360
10 Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
31,348
121
2,636
4,271
61.7
7.3
259.1
190
124
86.8
4.4
2.9
243
1,729
11 Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
30,635
132
2,670
4,316
61.9
7.1
232.1
198
141
84.9
4.6
3.3
282
1,797
12 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
30,314
106
2,657
3,975
66.8
7.6
286.0
233
98
98.8
5.9
2.5
112
721
13 Alex Smith
A. Smith
29,389
134
2,647
4,141
63.9
7.1
219.3
174
70
91.9
4.2
1.7
329
1,816
14 Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
28,580
135
2,499
4,150
60.2
6.9
211.7
186
140
81.8
4.5
3.4
236
1,251
15 Cam Newton
C. Newton
28,469
123
2,321
3,891
59.7
7.3
231.5
182
107
86.4
4.7
2.7
285
2,156
16 Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
28,100
120
2,443
3,921
62.3
7.2
234.2
188
104
88.8
4.8
2.7
241
1,489
17 Tony Romo
T. Romo
27,069
102
2,274
3,478
65.4
7.8
265.4
193
85
97.3
5.5
2.4
203
1,372
18 Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
25,624
112
2,095
3,261
64.2
7.9
228.8
196
63
100.3
6.0
1.9
299
1,952
19 Andrew Luck
A. Luck
23,671
86
2,000
3,290
60.8
7.2
275.2
171
83
89.5
5.2
2.5
174
1,124
20 Matt Schaub
M. Schaub
21,613
99
1,822
2,831
64.4
7.6
218.3
118
75
90.4
4.2
2.6
150
1,051
21 Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
20,504
78
1,797
2,702
66.5
7.6
262.9
129
65
95.0
4.8
2.4
146
1,109
22 Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
20,434
88
1,829
2,911
62.8
7.0
232.2
123
75
87.0
4.2
2.6
248
1,885
23 Sam Bradford
S. Bradford
19,449
83
1,855
2,967
62.5
6.6
234.3
103
61
84.5
3.5
2.1
196
1,371
24 Derek Carr
D. Carr
18,739
78
1,759
2,800
62.8
6.7
240.2
122
54
88.8
4.4
1.9
142
858
25 Blake Bortles
B. Bortles
17,646
75
1,561
2,632
59.3
6.7
235.3
103
75
80.6
3.9
2.8
195
1,158
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

15.7

29th

OPP PPG

30.0

25th

RUSH YDS/G

102.3

19th

PASS YDS/G

213.0

19th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Falcons Falcons
1
2
0
.333
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
Saints Saints
0
3
0
.000
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
NE NE
@
NO NO
4:25 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
TB TB
@
NO NO
4:05 PM
Last Game
SEA Seahawks

2 - 1 - 0

44

Final

13

NO Saints

0 - 3 - 0

Sun 21 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

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
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
WAS WAS
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM