quarterback with the most total passing yards in week one over the last 30 years

Between October 14, 1996 and October 14, 2026, Drew Brees has the most passing yards by a quarterback in Week 1, with 5,566 yards.

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	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Drew Brees D. Brees	5,566	19	471	707	66.6	7.9	292.9	41	15	100.9	5.8	2.1	24	169
2	Tom Brady T. Brady	5,523	20	474	740	64.1	7.5	276.2	44	15	97.9	5.9	2.0	32	209
3	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	5,109	18	433	659	65.7	7.8	283.8	28	21	90.0	4.2	3.2	24	188
4	Peyton Manning P. Manning	4,736	17	402	632	63.6	7.5	278.6	34	14	95.0	5.4	2.2	25	178
5	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	4,486	15	383	583	65.7	7.7	299.1	21	10	93.8	3.6	1.7	36	261
6	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	4,199	19	387	587	65.9	7.2	221.0	33	10	98.5	5.6	1.7	42	301
7	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	4,022	15	361	531	68.0	7.6	268.1	28	13	97.7	5.3	2.4	23	141
8	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	3,902	15	321	502	63.9	7.8	260.1	25	15	91.9	5.0	3.0	37	256
9	Eli Manning E. Manning	3,772	16	325	523	62.1	7.2	235.8	22	18	83.6	4.2	3.4	30	197
10	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	3,513	15	331	543	61.0	6.5	234.2	19	11	83.1	3.5	2.0	30	195
11	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	3,309	13	293	459	63.8	7.2	254.5	19	10	90.0	4.1	2.2	24	156
12	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	3,085	13	290	430	67.4	7.2	237.3	22	5	100.4	5.1	1.2	40	266
13	Brett Favre B. Favre	2,975	14	277	447	62.0	6.7	212.5	19	15	81.6	4.3	3.4	35	231
14	Kurt Warner K. Warner	2,968	10	258	401	64.3	7.4	296.8	14	12	85.7	3.5	3.0	34	237
15	Jay Cutler J. Cutler	2,930	10	211	348	60.6	8.4	293.0	16	13	87.5	4.6	3.7	23	119
16	Tony Romo T. Romo	2,849	12	226	326	69.3	8.7	237.4	20	10	103.9	6.1	3.1	14	101
17	Derek Carr D. Carr	2,829	11	244	359	68.0	7.9	257.2	15	8	96.2	4.2	2.2	18	112
18	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	2,653	11	250	366	68.3	7.2	241.2	17	11	92.2	4.6	3.0	19	145
19	Alex Smith A. Smith	2,578	11	244	377	64.7	6.8	234.4	17	6	92.9	4.5	1.6	26	150
20	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	2,558	11	249	395	63.0	6.5	232.5	12	3	88.6	3.0	0.8	16	100
21	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	2,557	11	230	336	68.5	7.6	232.5	11	10	89.3	3.3	3.0	30	177
22	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	2,552	10	209	328	63.7	7.8	255.2	17	7	96.0	5.2	2.1	28	183
23	Donovan McNabb D. McNabb	2,537	12	227	395	57.5	6.4	211.4	21	11	82.9	5.3	2.8	24	153
24	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	2,501	9	201	300	67.0	8.3	277.9	24	3	115.2	8.0	1.0	10	52
25	Jared Goff J. Goff	2,454	10	238	367	64.9	6.7	245.4	14	6	89.9	3.8	1.6	16	106

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,299

Shough

RUSH

128

Etienne

REC

537

Olave

Team Rankings

PPG

23.6

16th

OPP PPG

30.2

31st

RUSH YDS/G

81.8

29th

PASS YDS/G

259.8

9th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Panthers	2	2	.500
Falcons	2	3	.400
Saints	1	4	.200
Buccaneers	1	4	.200

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	CAR	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	NO	@	CHI	1:00 PM

Last Game

Vikings

5 - 0

Final

Saints

1 - 4

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

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NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000