nfl passing yards leaders from 2006 to 2026

From 2006 through 2026, Tom Brady has the most passing yards, with 71,179 yards.

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	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Tom Brady T. Brady	71,179	255	6,176	9,502	65.0	7.5	279.1	526	146	99.5	5.5	1.5	409	2,601
2	Drew Brees D. Brees	68,010	228	6,017	8,742	68.8	7.8	298.3	491	190	101.5	5.6	2.2	328	2,267
3	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	67,443	266	5,797	8,911	65.1	7.6	253.5	537	126	102.0	6.0	1.4	611	4,177
4	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	65,705	243	5,661	8,925	63.4	7.4	270.4	429	202	92.2	4.8	2.3	531	3,556
5	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	63,836	243	5,318	8,196	64.9	7.8	262.7	424	211	95.1	5.2	2.6	466	2,853
6	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	62,792	234	5,551	8,464	65.6	7.4	268.3	381	183	93.6	4.5	2.2	488	3,267
7	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	59,082	223	5,076	7,880	64.4	7.5	264.9	384	191	93.1	4.9	2.4	501	3,328
8	Eli Manning E. Manning	52,218	211	4,506	7,365	61.2	7.1	247.5	336	218	85.5	4.6	3.0	370	2,603
9	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	48,176	210	4,417	7,167	61.6	6.7	229.4	272	172	84.1	3.8	2.4	422	3,000
10	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	46,966	205	3,951	6,120	64.6	7.7	229.1	353	114	99.3	5.8	1.9	570	3,749
11	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	45,969	179	4,046	6,071	66.6	7.6	256.8	310	135	96.9	5.1	2.2	353	2,536
12	Derek Carr D. Carr	41,245	169	3,765	5,785	65.1	7.1	244.1	257	112	92.8	4.4	1.9	303	1,890
13	Jared Goff J. Goff	41,107	156	3,568	5,415	65.9	7.6	263.5	268	102	97.3	4.9	1.9	297	2,161
14	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	39,793	180	3,539	5,652	62.6	7.0	221.1	254	152	87.4	4.5	2.7	363	2,372
15	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	39,514	153	3,333	5,366	62.1	7.4	258.3	244	157	87.5	4.5	2.9	296	2,081
16	Peyton Manning P. Manning	38,751	138	3,356	5,047	66.5	7.7	280.8	295	121	99.0	5.8	2.4	147	931
17	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	37,370	144	3,313	4,951	66.9	7.5	259.5	252	95	98.3	5.1	1.9	293	1,770
18	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	36,976	130	3,175	4,801	66.1	7.7	284.4	276	87	100.9	5.7	1.8	224	1,450
19	Jay Cutler J. Cutler	35,133	153	3,048	4,920	62.0	7.1	229.6	227	160	85.3	4.6	3.3	322	2,035
20	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	34,881	155	3,063	4,764	64.3	7.3	225.0	216	115	91.2	4.5	2.4	415	3,065
21	Alex Smith A. Smith	34,775	165	3,166	5,028	63.0	6.9	210.8	198	98	88.4	3.9	1.9	403	2,278
22	Ryan Fitzpatrick R. Fitzpatrick	34,213	162	2,996	4,925	60.8	6.9	211.2	219	161	82.9	4.4	3.3	291	1,527
23	Tony Romo T. Romo	34,183	134	2,829	4,335	65.3	7.9	255.1	248	117	97.1	5.7	2.7	248	1,672
24	Cam Newton C. Newton	32,382	148	2,682	4,474	59.9	7.2	218.8	194	123	85.2	4.3	2.7	332	2,477
25	Josh Allen J. Allen	31,141	132	2,694	4,207	64.0	7.4	235.9	226	97	94.6	5.4	2.3	238	1,498

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More Patriots Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,228

Maye

RUSH

227

Stevenson

REC

219

Doubs

Team Rankings

PPG

22.0

18th

OPP PPG

18.8

4th

RUSH YDS/G

127.2

10th

PASS YDS/G

254.8

13th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	3	1	.750
Patriots	3	2	.600
Jets	2	3	.400
Dolphins	0	5	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	NYJ	@	NE	1:00 PM
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	NE	@	MIA	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	GB	@	NE	4:25 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM

Last Game

Raiders

3 - 2

Final

Patriots

3 - 2

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

1,402

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

504

Gibbs

494

Robinson

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

7

Gibbs

7

Allen

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

31.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

393.8

392.4

Rush Yards Rankings

181.0

173.2

162.3

153.5

139.6

139.0

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

300.5

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

98.1

Walker

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3

1-3-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000