quarterbacks with the most passing yards from 2004 to 2021

From 2004 through 2021, 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	74,287	270	6,308	9,773	64.5	7.6	275.1	555	165	99.4	5.7	1.7	439	2,791
3	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	64,088	249	5,440	8,443	64.4	7.6	257.4	418	211	93.5	5.0	2.5	554	3,670
4	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
5	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	59,735	222	5,242	8,003	65.5	7.5	269.1	367	170	94.2	4.6	2.1	450	2,980
6	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
7	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	55,360	213	4,651	7,118	65.3	7.8	259.9	449	93	104.5	6.3	1.3	498	3,338
8	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	49,995	182	4,302	6,825	63.0	7.3	274.7	323	161	91.1	4.7	2.4	415	2,739
9	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
10	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
11	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	41,269	178	3,771	6,108	61.7	6.8	231.8	227	144	84.2	3.7	2.4	368	2,636
12	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	37,059	158	3,079	4,735	65.0	7.8	234.6	292	87	101.8	6.2	1.8	427	2,838
13	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
14	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	35,279	152	3,122	5,018	62.2	7.0	232.1	226	135	87.0	4.5	2.7	320	2,065
15	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
16	Ryan Fitzpatrick R. Fitzpatrick	34,990	166	3,072	5,060	60.7	6.9	210.8	223	169	82.3	4.4	3.3	300	1,576
17	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
18	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	32,593	125	2,825	4,223	66.9	7.7	260.7	223	91	98.6	5.3	2.2	241	1,768
19	Cam Newton C. Newton	32,382	148	2,682	4,474	59.9	7.2	218.8	194	123	85.2	4.3	2.7	332	2,477
20	Derek Carr D. Carr	31,700	127	2,896	4,456	65.0	7.1	249.6	193	85	92.4	4.3	1.9	237	1,433
21	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	30,729	133	2,702	4,209	64.2	7.3	231.0	199	102	91.7	4.7	2.4	350	2,597
22	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
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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RUSH

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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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Rec TD Leaders

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QB Rating Leaders

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119.6

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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

303.5

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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Fantasy WR Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

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Lamb

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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