oldest nfl quarterbacks to throw for 5000 or more yards in a season

Tom Brady is the oldest quarterback in a season when passing for 5,000+ yards. He was 44 years old in 2021.

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	NAME	Age	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Tom Brady T. Brady	44	5,316	2021	TB	17	485	719	67.5	7.4	312.7	43	12	102.1	6.0	1.7	22	144
2	Drew Brees D. Brees	37	5,208	2016	NO	16	471	673	70.0	7.7	325.5	37	15	101.7	5.5	2.2	27	184
3	Peyton Manning P. Manning	37	5,477	2013	DEN	16	450	659	68.3	8.3	342.3	55	10	115.1	8.3	1.5	18	120
4	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	36	5,129	2018	PIT	16	452	675	67.0	7.6	320.6	34	16	96.5	5.0	2.4	24	166
5	Drew Brees D. Brees	34	5,162	2013	NO	16	446	650	68.6	7.9	322.6	39	12	104.7	6.0	1.8	37	244
6	Tom Brady T. Brady	34	5,235	2011	NE	16	401	611	65.6	8.6	327.2	39	12	105.6	6.4	2.0	32	173
7	Drew Brees D. Brees	33	5,177	2012	NO	16	422	670	63.0	7.7	323.6	43	19	96.3	6.4	2.8	26	190
8	Drew Brees D. Brees	32	5,476	2011	NO	16	468	657	71.2	8.3	342.3	46	14	110.6	7.0	2.1	24	158
9	Drew Brees D. Brees	29	5,069	2008	NO	16	413	635	65.0	8.0	316.8	34	17	96.2	5.4	2.7	13	92
10	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	27	5,250	2022	KC	17	435	648	67.1	8.1	308.8	41	12	105.2	6.3	1.9	26	188
11	Jameis Winston J. Winston	25	5,109	2019	TB	16	380	626	60.7	8.2	319.3	33	30	84.3	5.3	4.8	47	282
12	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	23	5,014	2021	LAC	17	443	672	65.9	7.5	294.9	38	15	97.7	5.7	2.2	31	214
13	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	23	5,097	2018	KC	16	383	580	66.0	8.8	318.6	50	12	113.8	8.6	2.1	26	171
14	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	23	5,038	2011	DET	16	421	663	63.5	7.6	314.9	41	16	97.2	6.2	2.4	36	257
15	Dan Marino D. Marino	23	5,084	1984	MIA	16	362	564	64.2	9.0	317.8	48	17	108.9	8.5	3.0	13	120

StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Leaders

PASS

615

Mayfield

RUSH

180

Irving

REC

141

Egbuka

Team Rankings

PPG

20.7

19th

OPP PPG

26.3

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

94.3

23rd

PASS YDS/G

205.0

24th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	1	2	.333
Saints	1	2	.333
Panthers	1	2	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	GB	@	TB	1:00 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	TB	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM

Last Game

Vikings

3 - 0

Final

Buccaneers

0 - 3

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

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

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

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

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
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	2	1	0	.667
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	2	0	.333
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	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	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)
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM

Tom Brady is the oldest quarterback in a season when passing for 5,000+ yards. He was 44 years old in 2021.

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133.1

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NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

80.3

69.9

68.2

77.1

52.8

52.4

35.4

35.1

33.3

42

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38

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