top 10 nfl qb passing yards from 2015 to 2020

From 2015 through 2020, Matt Ryan had the most passing yards by a quarterback, with 27,601 yards.

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	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	27,601	95	2,359	3,527	66.9	7.8	290.5	166	67	98.2	4.7	1.9	222	1,466
2	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	26,785	96	2,252	3,456	65.2	7.8	279.0	169	87	94.5	4.9	2.5	179	1,116
3	Tom Brady T. Brady	25,946	92	2,227	3,430	64.9	7.6	282.0	189	48	100.2	5.5	1.4	157	988
4	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	25,342	95	2,213	3,255	68.0	7.8	266.8	172	65	100.5	5.3	2.0	197	1,442
5	Drew Brees D. Brees	24,325	85	2,205	3,093	71.3	7.9	286.2	175	49	106.5	5.7	1.6	120	863
6	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	23,996	96	2,026	3,083	65.7	7.8	250.0	195	55	102.9	6.3	1.8	275	1,855
7	Derek Carr D. Carr	23,626	94	2,120	3,231	65.6	7.3	251.3	149	59	95.0	4.6	1.8	173	1,043
8	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	23,395	88	2,050	3,125	65.6	7.5	265.9	151	59	96.2	4.8	1.9	224	1,400
9	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	22,667	87	1,999	3,112	64.2	7.3	260.5	186	32	101.6	6.0	1.0	208	1,547
10	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	21,291	74	1,893	2,884	65.6	7.4	287.7	145	70	94.2	5.0	2.4	97	712
11	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
12	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	19,006	80	1,672	2,671	62.6	7.1	237.6	119	60	89.4	4.5	2.2	182	1,227
13	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
14	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	17,634	69	1,514	2,293	66.0	7.7	255.6	106	40	97.3	4.6	1.7	146	892
15	Cam Newton C. Newton	17,272	78	1,469	2,425	60.6	7.1	221.4	108	64	86.1	4.5	2.6	170	1,254
16	Eli Manning E. Manning	17,268	67	1,587	2,510	63.2	6.9	257.7	107	59	87.9	4.3	2.4	131	890
17	Carson Wentz C. Wentz	16,811	68	1,562	2,492	62.7	6.7	247.2	113	50	89.2	4.5	2.0	179	1,133
18	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	15,743	68	1,316	2,016	65.3	7.8	231.5	115	46	98.5	5.7	2.3	164	1,300
19	Ryan Fitzpatrick R. Fitzpatrick	15,704	68	1,317	2,143	61.5	7.3	230.9	100	68	86.2	4.7	3.2	113	559
20	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	15,400	64	1,531	2,409	63.6	6.4	240.6	76	54	82.9	3.2	2.2	125	914
21	Alex Smith A. Smith	14,792	64	1,349	2,044	66.0	7.2	231.1	77	33	93.1	3.8	1.6	152	842
22	Blake Bortles B. Bortles	14,741	64	1,282	2,159	59.4	6.8	230.3	92	58	83.0	4.3	2.7	140	813
23	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	14,539	54	1,186	1,748	67.8	8.3	269.2	104	36	104.5	5.9	2.1	174	1,050
24	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	14,152	46	1,114	1,687	66.0	8.4	307.7	114	24	108.7	6.8	1.4	67	460
25	Marcus Mariota M. Mariota	13,433	64	1,127	1,793	62.9	7.5	209.9	77	45	89.5	4.3	2.5	155	992

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Team Leaders

PASS

229

Rush

RUSH

155

Robinson

REC

99

Robinson

Team Rankings

PPG

8.0

31st

OPP PPG

27.0

21st

RUSH YDS/G

138.5

7th

PASS YDS/G

144.0

31st

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)
Thu 9/24	ATL	@	GB	8:15 PM
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	BAL	@	ATL	8:20 PM
Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Panthers

1 - 1

Final

Falcons

0 - 2

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

268

Olave

225

Kincaid

209

St. Brown

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Goff

5

Hurts

Rush TD Leaders

4

Allen

4

Henry

3

Swift

Rec TD Leaders

4

St. Brown

3

Watson

2

Jeanty

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

38.5

35.5

34.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.5

Total Yards Rankings

427.5

424.5

409.0

394.0

393.0

Rush Yards Rankings

220.0

212.5

174.0

165.0

155.0

144.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

279.5

277.0

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

49

Henry

45.9

Gibbs

39.3

Swift

Fantasy WR Rankings

44.9

St. Brown

36.8

Watson

32.8

Olave

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

20.1

Goedert

19.8

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

31

McPherson

27

McLaughlin

21

Smack

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

2-0

1-0

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
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	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
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
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	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000