nfl player most career passing yards before age 38

Drew Brees has the most career passing yards by a player younger than 38, with 66,111 yards.

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Data note: Passing Yards: player game data complete from 1950

	NAME	YDS	Age	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Drew Brees D. Brees	66,111	37	233	5,836	8,758	66.6	7.5	283.7	465	220	96.3	5.3	2.5	358	2,547
2	Peyton Manning P. Manning	64,964	37	240	5,532	8,452	65.5	7.7	270.7	491	219	97.2	5.8	2.6	270	1,740
3	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	64,516	37	239	5,562	8,763	63.5	7.4	269.9	423	196	92.4	4.8	2.2	525	3,515
4	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	62,792	37	234	5,551	8,464	65.6	7.4	268.3	381	183	93.6	4.5	2.2	488	3,267
5	Dan Marino D. Marino	59,128	38	232	4,778	8,012	59.6	7.4	254.9	410	235	87.4	5.1	2.9	261	1,864
6	Brett Favre B. Favre	59,027	38	246	5,162	8,433	61.2	7.0	239.9	423	277	85.3	5.0	3.3	433	2,849
7	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	58,090	38	224	4,806	7,445	64.6	7.8	259.3	391	193	95.1	5.3	2.6	438	2,653
8	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	56,545	37	218	4,651	7,230	64.3	7.8	259.4	363	191	94.0	5.0	2.6	503	3,320
9	Eli Manning E. Manning	55,981	37	232	4,804	7,972	60.3	7.0	241.3	360	239	84.1	4.5	3.0	406	2,826
10	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	54,123	38	208	4,532	6,960	65.1	7.8	260.2	435	93	104.0	6.3	1.3	489	3,291
11	Tom Brady T. Brady	53,258	37	209	4,551	7,168	63.5	7.4	254.8	392	143	95.9	5.5	2.0	364	2,284
12	John Elway J. Elway	48,669	37	221	3,913	6,894	56.8	7.1	220.2	278	216	79.2	4.0	3.1	498	3,650
13	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	46,966	37	205	3,951	6,120	64.6	7.7	229.1	353	114	99.3	5.8	1.9	570	3,749
14	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	46,247	38	182	3,941	6,307	62.5	7.3	254.1	294	187	87.9	4.7	3.0	340	2,364
15	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	44,700	37	174	3,934	5,899	66.7	7.6	256.9	298	131	96.8	5.1	2.2	345	2,487
16	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	44,611	34	194	3,839	6,717	57.2	6.6	230.0	251	206	77.1	3.7	3.1	467	3,135
17	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	43,535	37	230	3,341	5,895	56.7	7.4	189.3	317	234	81.5	5.4	4.0
18	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	43,040	36	181	3,297	5,604	58.8	7.7	237.8	254	242	80.2	4.5	4.3
19	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	42,320	37	183	3,881	6,299	61.6	6.7	231.3	232	147	84.0	3.7	2.3	378	2,702
20	Jared Goff J. Goff	41,586	32	158	3,608	5,472	65.9	7.6	263.2	271	103	97.4	5.0	1.9	302	2,190
21	Derek Carr D. Carr	41,245	33	169	3,765	5,785	65.1	7.1	244.1	257	112	92.8	4.4	1.9	303	1,890
22	Kerry Collins K. Collins	40,141	38	194	3,411	6,124	55.7	6.6	206.9	204	195	73.6	3.3	3.2	331	2,180
23	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	39,793	38	179	3,539	5,651	62.6	7.0	222.3	254	151	87.5	4.5	2.7	363	2,372
24	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	38,035	33	147	3,381	5,061	66.8	7.5	258.7	257	97	98.0	5.1	1.9	298	1,800
25	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	37,920	36	187	2,969	5,205	57.0	7.3	202.8	247	184	81.1	4.7	3.5	318	2,438

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RUSH

159

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REC

636

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OPP PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

86.0

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PASS YDS/G

245.9

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Panthers	3	4	.429
Falcons	3	5	.375
Buccaneers	3	5	.375
Saints	2	5	.286

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	CAR	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	NO	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 11/29	NO	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	GB	@	NO	1:00 PM

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5 - 2

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2,246

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2,146

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2,124

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Rush Yards Leaders

780

Robinson

773

Gibbs

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Rec Yards Leaders

985

Smith-Njigba

726

Higgins

709

Lamb

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20

Burrow

19

Cousins

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Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Allen

8

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

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QB Rating Leaders

111.7

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111.6

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110.1

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Sack Leaders

7.5

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29.4

29.0

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Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.1

18.0

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Total Yards Rankings

395.4

393.1

387.3

384.4

383.1

371.4

Rush Yards Rankings

168.6

150.8

148.4

137.8

134.8

134.1

Pass Yards Rankings

302.1

281.1

280.8

280.6

273.1

269.9

Sack Leaders

26.0

25.0

24.0

23.0

22.0

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161.8

Gibbs

138.1

Walker

130.3

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Fantasy WR Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

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Lamb

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Commanders	2	4	1	.357
Eagles	2	6	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Bears	6	2	0	.750
Lions	5	2	0	.714
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	5	0	.375
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	4	0	.500
Rams	4	4	0	.500
Cardinals	3	5	0	.375

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	3	0	.625
Jets	2	6	0	.250
Dolphins	1	6	0	.143
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	5	2	0	.714
Browns	5	3	0	.625
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Colts	2	6	0	.250
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	6	2	0	.750
Chiefs	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	4	4	0	.500
Chargers	0	7	0	.000