quarterbacks with the most passing yards from 2004 to 2018

From 2004 through 2018, Drew Brees had the most passing yards by a quarterback, with 68,824 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	68,824	236	6,046	8,874	68.1	7.8	291.6	491	202	100.1	5.5	2.3	348	2,443
2	Tom Brady T. Brady	60,281	221	5,049	7,831	64.5	7.7	272.8	448	133	99.9	5.7	1.7	369	2,319
3	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	56,194	216	4,616	7,168	64.4	7.8	260.2	363	190	94.2	5.1	2.7	501	3,313
4	Eli Manning E. Manning	55,981	232	4,804	7,972	60.3	7.0	241.3	360	239	84.1	4.5	3.0	406	2,826
5	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	54,656	212	4,518	7,000	64.5	7.8	257.8	374	178	95.6	5.3	2.5	412	2,502
6	Peyton Manning P. Manning	47,055	170	3,997	5,997	66.6	7.8	276.8	372	141	101.2	6.2	2.4	177	1,113
7	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	46,720	174	4,052	6,201	65.3	7.5	268.5	295	133	94.9	4.8	2.1	321	2,133
8	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	46,247	182	3,941	6,307	62.5	7.3	254.1	294	187	87.9	4.7	3.0	340	2,364
9	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	42,944	165	3,560	5,492	64.8	7.8	260.3	338	80	103.1	6.2	1.5	412	2,684
10	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	38,526	141	3,372	5,405	62.4	7.1	273.2	237	129	88.4	4.4	2.4	329	2,105
11	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	38,245	163	3,499	5,670	61.7	6.7	234.6	212	136	84.1	3.7	2.4	333	2,360
12	Jay Cutler J. Cutler	35,133	153	3,048	4,920	62.0	7.1	229.6	227	160	85.3	4.6	3.3	322	2,035
13	Tony Romo T. Romo	34,183	156	2,829	4,335	65.3	7.9	219.1	248	117	97.1	5.7	2.7	248	1,672
14	Alex Smith A. Smith	34,068	166	3,082	4,941	62.4	6.9	205.2	193	101	87.3	3.9	2.0	410	2,324
15	Ryan Fitzpatrick R. Fitzpatrick	29,357	141	2,575	4,285	60.1	6.9	208.2	190	148	81.1	4.4	3.5	245	1,300
16	Cam Newton C. Newton	28,469	123	2,321	3,891	59.7	7.3	231.5	182	107	86.4	4.7	2.7	285	2,156
17	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	28,100	120	2,443	3,921	62.3	7.2	234.2	188	104	88.8	4.8	2.7	241	1,489
18	Matt Hasselbeck M. Hasselbeck	27,554	132	2,453	4,048	60.6	6.8	208.7	162	120	81.9	4.0	3.0	252	1,609
19	Brett Favre B. Favre	26,192	109	2,340	3,706	63.1	7.1	240.3	162	127	84.4	4.4	3.4	158	1,089
20	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	25,624	112	2,095	3,261	64.2	7.9	228.8	196	63	100.3	6.0	1.9	299	1,952
21	Matt Schaub M. Schaub	24,887	148	2,098	3,281	63.9	7.6	168.2	133	90	89.1	4.1	2.7	178	1,226
22	Donovan McNabb D. McNabb	24,225	97	1,963	3,257	60.3	7.4	249.7	147	68	89.6	4.5	2.1	227	1,468
23	Andrew Luck A. Luck	23,671	86	2,000	3,290	60.8	7.2	275.2	171	83	89.5	5.2	2.5	174	1,124
24	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	20,504	78	1,797	2,702	66.5	7.6	262.9	129	65	95.0	4.8	2.4	146	1,109
25	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	20,434	88	1,829	2,911	62.8	7.0	232.2	123	75	87.0	4.2	2.6	248	1,885

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PASS YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	2	2	.500
Panthers	2	2	.500
Saints	1	3	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
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

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Final

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec Yards Leaders

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QB Rating Leaders

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Sack Leaders

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29.8

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Opp PPG Rankings

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18.3

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Total Yards Rankings

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417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

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300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

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98.1

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Smith-Njigba

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000