quarterbacks with the most passing yards from 2004 to 2020

From 2004 through 2020, Drew Brees had the most passing yards by a quarterback, with 74,745 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	74,745	259	6,602	9,642	68.5	7.8	288.6	542	212	101.0	5.6	2.2	373	2,621
2	Tom Brady T. Brady	68,971	253	5,823	9,054	64.3	7.6	272.6	512	153	99.2	5.7	1.7	417	2,647
3	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	63,440	244	5,277	8,134	64.9	7.8	260.0	421	209	95.2	5.2	2.6	465	2,842
4	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	60,348	233	5,050	7,838	64.4	7.7	259.0	396	201	94.0	5.1	2.6	516	3,438
5	Eli Manning E. Manning	57,023	236	4,895	8,119	60.3	7.0	241.6	366	244	84.1	4.5	3.0	411	2,870
6	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	55,767	205	4,867	7,443	65.4	7.5	272.0	347	158	94.5	4.7	2.1	410	2,706
7	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	51,245	197	4,285	6,587	65.1	7.8	260.1	412	89	103.9	6.3	1.4	468	3,150
8	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
9	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
10	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	45,109	165	3,898	6,224	62.6	7.2	273.4	282	144	89.9	4.5	2.3	385	2,496
11	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	40,931	176	3,744	6,066	61.7	6.7	232.6	224	144	84.1	3.7	2.4	366	2,623
12	Alex Smith A. Smith	35,650	174	3,250	5,193	62.6	6.9	204.9	199	109	86.9	3.8	2.1	432	2,463
13	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
14	Ryan Fitzpatrick R. Fitzpatrick	34,977	165	3,069	5,054	60.7	6.9	212.0	223	169	82.3	4.4	3.3	299	1,574
15	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
16	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	33,946	144	2,820	4,335	65.1	7.8	235.7	267	81	101.7	6.2	1.9	394	2,572
17	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	33,764	144	2,973	4,782	62.2	7.1	234.5	218	126	87.5	4.6	2.6	302	1,922
18	Cam Newton C. Newton	31,698	140	2,613	4,348	60.1	7.3	226.4	190	118	85.8	4.4	2.7	322	2,394
19	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	28,372	109	2,453	3,662	67.0	7.7	260.3	190	84	97.9	5.2	2.3	213	1,571
20	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
21	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	26,995	116	2,345	3,678	63.8	7.3	232.7	178	88	92.0	4.8	2.4	303	2,270
22	Derek Carr D. Carr	26,896	110	2,468	3,830	64.4	7.0	244.5	170	71	92.1	4.4	1.9	197	1,192
23	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
24	Matt Schaub M. Schaub	25,467	155	2,148	3,348	64.2	7.6	164.3	136	91	89.5	4.1	2.7	180	1,245
25	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

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PASS

1,203

Shough

RUSH

128

Etienne

REC

491

Olave

Team Rankings

PPG

26.3

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OPP PPG

32.0

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

88.5

27th

PASS YDS/G

300.8

3rd

2026 Division Standings

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

Schedule

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

Last Game

Falcons

2 - 2

Final

Saints

1 - 3

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

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

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

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4-0

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

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