top 10 nfl qb passing yards from 2010 to 2020

From 2010 through 2020, Drew Brees had the most passing yards by a quarterback, with 49,712 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	49,712	165	4,445	6,387	69.6	7.8	301.3	369	133	103.1	5.8	2.1	261	1,826
2	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	49,411	175	4,339	6,558	66.2	7.5	282.3	309	133	95.9	4.7	2.0	374	2,510
3	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	48,489	176	4,070	6,220	65.4	7.8	275.5	315	164	95.0	5.1	2.6	362	2,191
4	Tom Brady T. Brady	48,360	172	4,106	6,380	64.4	7.6	281.2	356	92	99.9	5.6	1.4	302	1,908
5	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	42,842	155	3,697	5,847	63.2	7.3	276.4	269	124	91.8	4.6	2.1	361	2,327
6	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	42,444	158	3,559	5,451	65.3	7.8	268.6	353	68	105.3	6.5	1.2	375	2,543
7	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	41,046	146	3,524	5,427	64.9	7.6	281.1	269	120	95.0	5.0	2.2	274	1,837
8	Eli Manning E. Manning	38,379	147	3,302	5,326	62.0	7.2	261.1	241	156	86.7	4.5	2.9	261	1,810
9	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	34,347	144	3,172	5,139	61.7	6.7	238.5	189	120	83.9	3.7	2.3	298	2,129
10	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
11	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
12	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
13	Ryan Fitzpatrick R. Fitzpatrick	30,873	136	2,645	4,320	61.2	7.1	227.0	202	142	84.8	4.7	3.3	231	1,205
14	Alex Smith A. Smith	28,621	131	2,590	4,021	64.4	7.1	218.5	162	66	92.0	4.0	1.6	329	1,821
15	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
16	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	27,523	101	2,279	3,676	62.0	7.5	272.5	166	107	87.9	4.5	2.9	206	1,449
17	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
18	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
19	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
20	Jay Cutler J. Cutler	22,443	100	1,950	3,145	62.0	7.1	224.4	146	97	86.1	4.6	3.1	236	1,524
21	Peyton Manning P. Manning	21,812	74	1,893	2,849	66.4	7.7	294.8	173	70	99.4	6.1	2.5	88	561
22	Jameis Winston J. Winston	19,812	76	1,570	2,559	61.4	7.7	260.7	121	88	86.9	4.7	3.4	171	1,086
23	Sam Bradford S. Bradford	19,449	83	1,855	2,967	62.5	6.6	234.3	103	61	84.5	3.5	2.1	196	1,371
24	Tony Romo T. Romo	19,138	73	1,651	2,478	66.6	7.7	262.2	141	62	98.3	5.7	2.5	149	1,053
25	Jared Goff J. Goff	18,171	69	1,536	2,421	63.4	7.5	263.3	107	55	91.5	4.4	2.3	129	948

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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

290

Walker

212

Henry

208

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

277

Smith-Njigba

268

Olave

225

Kincaid

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Prescott

6

Goff

Rush TD Leaders

4

Taylor

4

Allen

4

Henry

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

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

394.0

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

165.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

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

37.7

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

25.6

McBride

23.2

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

31

McPherson

27

McLaughlin

24

Butker

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

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
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