nfl qb with most yards per game last 20 years

Between September 22, 2006 and September 22, 2026, Drew Brees has averaged the most passing yards per game by a quarterback, with 298.6 per game.

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	NAME	YDS/G	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Drew Brees D. Brees	298.6	226	5,975	8,671	68.9	67,487	7.8	488	188	101.7	5.6	2.2	324	2,246
2	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	285.2	128	3,140	4,747	66.1	36,505	7.7	272	86	100.8	5.7	1.8	222	1,435
3	Peyton Manning P. Manning	280.0	136	3,305	4,968	66.5	38,075	7.7	291	120	98.9	5.9	2.4	144	917
4	Tom Brady T. Brady	279.8	253	6,150	9,450	65.1	70,796	7.5	523	144	99.6	5.5	1.5	405	2,565
5	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
6	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
7	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	269.3	79	1,966	2,872	68.5	21,271	7.4	160	52	101.0	5.6	1.8	219	1,465
8	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
9	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	265.5	222	5,059	7,848	64.5	58,941	7.5	384	189	93.4	4.9	2.4	499	3,314
10	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	263.5	241	5,285	8,150	64.8	63,493	7.8	422	211	95.1	5.2	2.6	466	2,853
11	Jared Goff J. Goff	262.5	153	3,492	5,301	65.9	40,155	7.6	262	102	97.0	4.9	1.9	291	2,114
12	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	260.0	97	2,317	3,492	66.4	25,221	7.2	165	61	95.9	4.7	1.7	231	1,447
13	Kellen Moore K. Moore	259.7	3	61	104	58.7	779	7.5	4	6	71.0	3.8	5.8	5	23
14	Tony Romo T. Romo	259.0	132	2,829	4,335	65.3	34,183	7.9	248	117	97.1	5.7	2.7	248	1,672
15	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	258.5	151	3,296	5,307	62.1	39,035	7.4	242	155	87.5	4.6	2.9	291	2,043
16	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	258.5	141	3,232	4,824	67.0	36,443	7.6	249	93	98.6	5.2	1.9	289	1,750
17	Kurt Warner K. Warner	257.1	49	1,082	1,655	65.4	12,598	7.6	85	49	93.1	5.1	3.0	76	540
18	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	256.3	176	3,974	5,958	66.7	45,113	7.6	304	134	96.9	5.1	2.2	347	2,492
19	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	253.3	263	5,734	8,806	65.1	66,617	7.6	528	123	102.0	6.0	1.4	603	4,118
20	Eli Manning E. Manning	246.9	209	4,455	7,288	61.1	51,600	7.1	331	216	85.3	4.5	3.0	362	2,550
21	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	244.6	75	1,567	2,357	66.5	18,347	7.8	126	49	99.1	5.3	2.1	251	1,467
22	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
23	Donovan McNabb D. McNabb	242.0	71	1,401	2,351	59.6	17,179	7.3	95	50	86.8	4.0	2.1	174	1,155
24	C.J. Stroud	239.6	48	984	1,547	63.6	11,503	7.4	64	25	93.1	4.1	1.6	120	984
25	Brock Purdy B. Purdy	238.8	51	964	1,409	68.4	12,177	8.6	89	38	104.9	6.3	2.7	81	446

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PASS

662

Shough

RUSH

71

Etienne

REC

268

Olave

Team Rankings

PPG

27.0

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OPP PPG

24.0

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RUSH YDS/G

78.0

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PASS YDS/G

331.0

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Saints	1	1	.500
Panthers	1	1	.500
Falcons	0	2	.000
Buccaneers	0	2	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	LV	@	NO	4:25 PM
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM

Last Game

Saints

1 - 1

Final

Ravens

1 - 1

Sun 20 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

662

Shough

648

Young

627

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

290

Walker

212

Henry

208

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

277

Smith-Njigba

268

Olave

225

Kincaid

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Prescott

6

Goff

Rush TD Leaders

4

Taylor

4

Allen

4

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

St. Brown

3

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

127.3

Lock

125.9

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

385.5

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

142.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

279.5

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

47.3

Taylor

Fantasy WR Rankings

51.7

Smith-Njigba

44.9

St. Brown

37.7

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

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McBride

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Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

31

McPherson

27

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24

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NFL 2026 Betting

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2-0

Worst Record ATS

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

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