quarterbacks ranked by highest passing yard 2016 season total nfl

Drew Brees had the most passing yards by a quarterback in 2016, with 5,208 yards.

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	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	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
3	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
4	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	4,428	2016	GB	16	401	610	65.7	7.3	276.8	40	7	104.2	6.6	1.1	35	246
5	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	4,386	2016	SD	16	349	578	60.4	7.6	274.1	33	21	87.9	5.7	3.6	36	188
6	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	4,327	2016	DET	16	388	594	65.3	7.3	270.4	24	10	93.3	4.0	1.7	37	216
7	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	4,317	2016	BAL	16	436	672	64.9	6.4	269.8	20	15	83.5	3.0	2.2	33	243
8	Andrew Luck A. Luck	4,240	2016	IND	15	346	545	63.5	7.8	282.7	31	13	96.4	5.7	2.4	41	268
9	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	4,233	2016	ARI	15	364	597	61.0	7.1	282.2	26	14	87.2	4.4	2.3	40	281
10	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	4,219	2016	SEA	16	353	546	64.7	7.7	263.7	21	11	92.6	3.8	2.0	41	293
11	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	4,206	2016	CIN	16	364	563	64.7	7.5	262.9	18	8	91.8	3.2	1.4	41	264
12	Jameis Winston J. Winston	4,090	2016	TB	16	345	567	60.8	7.2	255.6	28	18	86.1	4.9	3.2	35	239
13	Eli Manning E. Manning	4,027	2016	NYG	16	377	598	63.0	6.7	251.7	26	16	86.0	4.3	2.7	21	142
14	Derek Carr D. Carr	3,937	2016	OAK	15	357	560	63.7	7.0	262.5	28	6	96.7	5.0	1.1	16	79
15	Blake Bortles B. Bortles	3,905	2016	JAX	16	368	625	58.9	6.2	244.1	23	16	78.8	3.7	2.6	34	197
16	Sam Bradford S. Bradford	3,877	2016	MIN	15	395	552	71.6	7.0	258.5	20	5	99.3	3.6	0.9	37	276
17	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	3,819	2016	PIT	14	328	509	64.4	7.5	272.8	29	13	95.4	5.7	2.6	17	141
18	Carson Wentz C. Wentz	3,782	2016	PHI	16	379	607	62.4	6.2	236.4	16	14	79.3	2.6	2.3	33	213
19	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	3,667	2016	DAL	16	311	459	67.8	8.0	229.2	23	4	104.9	5.0	0.9	25	143
20	Tom Brady T. Brady	3,554	2016	NE	12	291	432	67.4	8.2	296.2	28	2	112.2	6.5	0.5	15	87
21	Cam Newton C. Newton	3,509	2016	CAR	15	270	510	52.9	6.9	233.9	19	14	75.8	3.7	2.7	36	277
22	Alex Smith A. Smith	3,502	2016	KC	15	328	489	67.1	7.2	233.5	15	8	91.2	3.1	1.6	28	140
23	Marcus Mariota M. Mariota	3,426	2016	TEN	15	276	451	61.2	7.6	228.4	26	9	95.6	5.8	2.0	23	156
24	Trevor Siemian T. Siemian	3,401	2016	DEN	14	289	486	59.5	7.0	242.9	18	10	84.6	3.7	2.1	31	187
25	Tyrod Taylor T. Taylor	3,023	2016	BUF	15	269	436	61.7	6.9	201.5	17	6	89.7	3.9	1.4	42	192

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PASS

662

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268

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PPG

27.0

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OPP PPG

24.0

18th

RUSH YDS/G

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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

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Saints

1 - 1

Final

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

662

Shough

648

Young

627

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

290

Walker

212

Henry

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Rec Yards Leaders

277

Smith-Njigba

268

Olave

225

Kincaid

Pass TD Leaders

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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QB Rating Leaders

127.3

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125.9

Dart

125.8

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Sack Leaders

4.0

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3.5

Watt

3.0

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38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

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8.5

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12.5

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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

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Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

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McBride

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Fantasy K Rankings

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McPherson

27

McLaughlin

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

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

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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 9/24	ATL	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 9/27	KC	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	CAR	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	TEN	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	NE	@	JAX	1:00 PM

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