top 10 nfl qb passing yards from 2005 to 2020

From 2005 through 2020, Drew Brees had the most passing yards by a quarterback, with 71,586 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	71,586	244	6,340	9,242	68.6	7.7	293.4	515	205	100.9	5.6	2.2	355	2,490
2	Tom Brady T. Brady	65,279	237	5,535	8,580	64.5	7.6	275.4	484	139	99.6	5.6	1.6	391	2,485
3	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	63,407	242	5,272	8,126	64.9	7.8	262.0	420	209	95.2	5.2	2.6	464	2,832
4	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	57,727	219	4,854	7,543	64.4	7.7	263.6	379	190	93.8	5.0	2.5	486	3,225
5	Eli Manning E. Manning	55,980	227	4,800	7,922	60.6	7.1	246.6	360	235	84.8	4.5	3.0	398	2,787
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	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
9	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	43,350	169	3,678	5,875	62.6	7.4	256.5	276	169	88.7	4.7	2.9	315	2,186
10	Peyton Manning P. Manning	42,498	154	3,661	5,500	66.6	7.7	276.0	323	131	99.4	5.9	2.4	164	1,012
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	150	2,829	4,335	65.3	7.9	227.9	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	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
21	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
22	Matt Schaub M. Schaub	25,137	149	2,115	3,278	64.5	7.7	168.7	135	87	90.5	4.1	2.7	176	1,231
23	Matt Hasselbeck M. Hasselbeck	24,172	118	2,174	3,574	60.8	6.8	204.8	140	105	81.8	3.9	2.9	222	1,454
24	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
25	Brett Favre B. Favre	22,104	93	1,994	3,166	63.0	7.0	237.7	132	110	83.1	4.2	3.5	146	996

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Team Leaders

PASS

662

Shough

RUSH

71

Etienne

REC

268

Olave

Team Rankings

PPG

27.0

10th

OPP PPG

24.0

18th

RUSH YDS/G

78.0

28th

PASS YDS/G

331.0

1st

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

Last Game

Saints

1 - 1

Final

Ravens

1 - 1

Sun 20 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

662

Shough

648

Young

627

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

212

Henry

208

Gibbs

192

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

277

Smith-Njigba

268

Olave

225

Kincaid

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Prescott

6

Goff

Rush TD Leaders

4

Allen

4

Henry

3

Swift

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

St. Brown

3

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

134.2

Dart

127.3

Lock

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

38.5

35.5

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

Total Yards Rankings

427.5

424.5

409.0

394.0

392.0

Rush Yards Rankings

220.0

212.5

165.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

279.5

266.5

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

49

Henry

45.9

Gibbs

39.3

Swift

Fantasy WR Rankings

51.7

Smith-Njigba

44.9

St. Brown

37.7

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

25.6

McBride

20.1

Goedert

Fantasy K Rankings

31

McPherson

27

McLaughlin

21

Smack

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
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
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500
Rams	0	1	0	.000

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
Colts	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000