oldest players to throw for 5000 yards in season

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

Interpreted as:
oldest players to throw for 5000 or more yards in season
NAMEAgeYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tom Brady
T. Brady
44
5,316
2021
17
485
719
67.5
7.4
312.7
43
12
102.1
6.0
1.7
22
144
2Drew Brees
D. Brees
37
5,208
2016
16
471
673
70.0
7.7
325.5
37
15
101.7
5.5
2.2
27
184
3Peyton Manning
P. Manning
37
5,477
2013
16
450
659
68.3
8.3
342.3
55
10
115.1
8.3
1.5
18
120
4Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
36
5,129
2018
16
452
675
67.0
7.6
320.6
34
16
96.5
5.0
2.4
24
166
5Drew Brees
D. Brees
34
5,162
2013
16
446
650
68.6
7.9
322.6
39
12
104.7
6.0
1.8
37
244
6Tom Brady
T. Brady
34
5,235
2011
16
401
611
65.6
8.6
327.2
39
12
105.6
6.4
2.0
32
173
7Drew Brees
D. Brees
33
5,177
2012
16
422
670
63.0
7.7
323.6
43
19
96.3
6.4
2.8
26
190
8Drew Brees
D. Brees
32
5,476
2011
16
468
657
71.2
8.3
342.3
46
14
110.6
7.0
2.1
24
158
9Drew Brees
D. Brees
29
5,069
2008
16
413
635
65.0
8.0
316.8
34
17
96.2
5.4
2.7
13
92
10Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
27
5,250
2022
17
435
648
67.1
8.1
308.8
41
12
105.2
6.3
1.9
26
188
11Jameis Winston
J. Winston
25
5,109
2019
16
380
626
60.7
8.2
319.3
33
30
84.3
5.3
4.8
47
282
12Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
23
5,014
2021
17
443
672
65.9
7.5
294.9
38
15
97.7
5.7
2.2
31
214
13Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
23
5,097
2018
16
383
580
66.0
8.8
318.6
50
12
113.8
8.6
2.1
26
171
14Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
23
5,038
2011
16
421
663
63.5
7.6
314.9
41
16
97.2
6.2
2.4
36
257
15Dan Marino
D. Marino
23
5,084
1984
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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TEAMWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
Buccaneers Buccaneers
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176

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