nfl qbs with over 4500 pass yards in a single season since 2016

Drew Brees passed for 5,208 yards in 2016.

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Drew Brees D. Brees	5,208	2016	NO	16	471	673	70.0	7.7	325.5	37	15	101.7	5.5	2.2	27	184
2	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	4,917	2016	WAS	16	406	606	67.0	8.1	307.3	25	12	97.2	4.1	2.0	23	190
3	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	4,944	2016	ATL	16	373	534	69.9	9.3	309.0	38	7	117.1	7.1	1.3	37	235
4	Tom Brady T. Brady	4,577	2017	NE	16	385	581	66.3	7.9	286.1	32	8	102.8	5.5	1.4	35	201
5	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	4,515	2017	LAC	16	360	575	62.6	7.9	282.2	28	10	96.0	4.9	1.7	18	120
6	Andrew Luck A. Luck	4,593	2018	IND	16	430	639	67.3	7.2	287.1	39	15	98.7	6.1	2.3	18	134
7	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	5,129	2018	PIT	16	452	675	67.0	7.6	320.6	34	16	96.5	5.0	2.4	24	166
8	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	4,924	2018	ATL	16	422	608	69.4	8.1	307.8	35	7	108.1	5.8	1.2	42	296
9	Jared Goff J. Goff	4,688	2018	LAR	16	364	561	64.9	8.4	293.0	32	12	101.1	5.7	2.1	33	223
10	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	5,097	2018	KC	16	383	580	66.0	8.8	318.6	50	12	113.8	8.6	2.1	26	171
11	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	4,615	2019	LAC	16	390	591	66.0	7.8	288.4	23	20	88.5	3.9	3.4	34	222
12	Jameis Winston J. Winston	5,109	2019	TB	16	380	626	60.7	8.2	319.3	33	30	84.3	5.3	4.8	47	282
13	Jared Goff J. Goff	4,638	2019	LAR	16	394	626	62.9	7.4	289.9	22	16	86.5	3.5	2.6	22	170
14	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	4,902	2019	DAL	16	388	596	65.1	8.2	306.4	30	11	99.7	5.0	1.8	23	151
15	Tom Brady T. Brady	4,633	2020	TB	16	401	610	65.7	7.6	289.6	40	12	102.2	6.6	2.0	21	143
16	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	4,581	2020	ATL	16	407	626	65.0	7.3	286.3	26	11	93.3	4.2	1.8	41	257
17	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	4,740	2020	KC	15	390	588	66.3	8.1	316.0	38	6	108.2	6.5	1.0	22	147
18	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	4,823	2020	HOU	16	382	544	70.2	8.9	301.4	33	7	112.4	6.1	1.3	49	293
19	Josh Allen J. Allen	4,544	2020	BUF	16	396	572	69.2	7.9	284.0	37	10	107.2	6.5	1.7	26	159
20	Tom Brady T. Brady	5,316	2021	TB	17	485	719	67.5	7.4	312.7	43	12	102.1	6.0	1.7	22	144
21	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	4,886	2021	LAR	17	404	601	67.2	8.1	287.4	41	17	102.9	6.8	2.8	30	243
22	Derek Carr D. Carr	4,804	2021	LV	17	428	626	68.4	7.7	282.6	23	14	94.0	3.7	2.2	40	241
23	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	4,839	2021	KC	17	436	658	66.3	7.4	284.6	37	13	98.5	5.6	2.0	28	146
24	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	5,014	2021	LAC	17	443	672	65.9	7.5	294.9	38	15	97.7	5.7	2.2	31	214
25	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	4,611	2021	CIN	16	366	520	70.4	8.9	288.2	34	14	108.3	6.5	2.7	51	370

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21st

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	L	PCT
Falcons	1	.000
Saints	1	.000
Buccaneers	1	.000
Panthers	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	NO	@	BAL	1:00 PM
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

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

410

Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

156

Gibbs

144

Henry

124

Swift

Rec Yards Leaders

182

Olave

150

Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

4

Lawrence

3

Shough

3

Dart

Rush TD Leaders

3

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3

Henry

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Rec TD Leaders

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QB Rating Leaders

150.6

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134.2

Dart

130.5

Allen

Sack Leaders

2.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

2.0

Paye

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41.0

39.0

37.0

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34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

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10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

152.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

277.0

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34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

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Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

26.7

Watson

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NFL 2026 Standings

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

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

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 9/14	DEN	@	KC	8:15 PM
Thu 9/17	DET	@	BUF	8:15 PM
Sun 9/20	PHI	@	TEN	1:00 PM
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