nfl passing yards per game career leaders

Patrick Mahomes has averaged the most career passing yards per game, with 284.9 per game.

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	NAME	YDS/G	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	284.9	129	3,160	4,771	66.2	36,751	7.7	274	87	100.9	5.7	1.8	222	1,435
2	Drew Brees D. Brees	280.0	287	7,142	10,551	67.7	80,358	7.6	571	243	98.7	5.4	2.3	420	2,991
3	Andrew Luck A. Luck	275.2	86	2,000	3,290	60.8	23,671	7.2	171	83	89.5	5.2	2.5	174	1,124
4	Peyton Manning P. Manning	270.5	266	6,125	9,380	65.3	71,940	7.7	539	251	96.5	5.7	2.7	303	1,953
5	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	269.7	241	5,599	8,819	63.5	64,998	7.4	427	198	92.5	4.8	2.2	526	3,524
6	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	269.4	80	1,994	2,909	68.5	21,553	7.4	163	52	101.3	5.6	1.8	220	1,478
7	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	268.3	234	5,551	8,464	65.6	62,792	7.4	381	183	93.6	4.5	2.2	488	3,267
8	Tom Brady T. Brady	266.3	335	7,753	12,050	64.3	89,214	7.4	649	212	97.2	5.4	1.8	565	3,576
9	Jared Goff J. Goff	262.5	154	3,517	5,333	65.9	40,424	7.6	264	102	97.2	5.0	1.9	293	2,133
10	Kurt Warner K. Warner	260.8	124	2,666	4,070	65.5	32,344	7.9	208	128	93.7	5.1	3.1	260	1,669
11	Kellen Moore K. Moore	259.7	3	61	104	58.7	779	7.5	4	6	71.0	3.8	5.8	5	23
12	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	259.7	98	2,337	3,526	66.3	25,447	7.2	166	62	95.8	4.7	1.8	233	1,456
13	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	259.0	247	5,335	8,226	64.9	63,984	7.8	425	212	95.0	5.2	2.6	470	2,879
14	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	258.6	142	3,257	4,864	67.0	36,719	7.5	250	93	98.5	5.1	1.9	290	1,759
15	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	257.4	249	5,440	8,443	64.4	64,088	7.6	418	211	93.5	5.0	2.5	554	3,670
16	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	256.3	177	3,996	5,991	66.7	45,361	7.6	307	134	97.0	5.1	2.2	350	2,513
17	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	254.1	182	3,941	6,307	62.5	46,247	7.3	294	187	87.9	4.7	3.0	340	2,364
18	Dan Marino D. Marino	253.6	242	4,967	8,358	59.4	61,361	7.3	420	252	86.4	5.0	3.0	270	1,930
19	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	250.8	267	5,762	8,856	65.1	66,974	7.6	531	125	101.9	6.0	1.4	608	4,165
20	Derek Carr D. Carr	244.1	169	3,765	5,785	65.1	41,245	7.1	257	112	92.8	4.4	1.9	303	1,890
21	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	243.3	76	1,583	2,387	66.3	18,491	7.7	128	49	98.9	5.4	2.1	253	1,484
22	Eli Manning E. Manning	241.6	236	4,895	8,119	60.3	57,023	7.0	366	244	84.1	4.5	3.0	411	2,870
23	Brock Purdy B. Purdy	239.9	52	979	1,436	68.2	12,474	8.7	93	38	105.7	6.5	2.6	81	446
24	C.J. Stroud	238.2	49	1,000	1,574	63.5	11,670	7.4	65	25	93.1	4.1	1.6	123	998
25	Brett Favre B. Favre	237.9	302	6,300	10,169	62.0	71,838	7.1	508	336	86.0	5.0	3.3	525	3,487

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More Chiefs Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

812

Mahomes

RUSH

360

Walker

REC

231

Kelce

Team Rankings

PPG

29.3

7th

OPP PPG

16.7

4th

RUSH YDS/G

153.3

5th

PASS YDS/G

270.7

5th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	.500
Chargers	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	KC	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	KC	@	SEA	8:20 PM
Sun 11/1	KC	@	DEN	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	NYJ	@	KC	1:00 PM

Last Game

Chiefs

3 - 0

Final

Dolphins

0 - 3

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

844

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

309

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.5

16.7

Total Yards Rankings

424.5

416.3

401.7

399.3

398.7

392.7

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

142.5

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

281.3

276.0

270.7

267.3

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

0-2

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	3	0	.000