what nfl quarterback has the most passing yards since 1980

Since 1980, Tom Brady has the most passing yards by a quarterback, with 89,214 yards.

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Data note: Passing Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Tom Brady T. Brady	89,214	335	7,753	12,050	64.3	7.4	266.3	649	212	97.2	5.4	1.8	565	3,576
2	Drew Brees D. Brees	80,358	287	7,142	10,551	67.7	7.6	280.0	571	243	98.7	5.4	2.3	420	2,991
3	Peyton Manning P. Manning	71,940	266	6,125	9,380	65.3	7.7	270.5	539	251	96.5	5.7	2.7	303	1,953
4	Brett Favre B. Favre	71,838	302	6,300	10,169	62.0	7.1	237.9	508	336	86.0	5.0	3.3	525	3,487
5	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	68,145	272	5,871	9,031	65.0	7.5	250.5	540	129	101.7	6.0	1.4	623	4,275
6	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	66,890	248	5,792	9,109	63.6	7.3	269.7	439	205	92.4	4.8	2.3	538	3,612
7	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
8	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	63,984	247	5,335	8,226	64.9	7.8	259.0	425	212	95.0	5.2	2.6	470	2,879
9	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	62,792	234	5,551	8,464	65.6	7.4	268.3	381	183	93.6	4.5	2.2	488	3,267
10	Dan Marino D. Marino	61,361	242	4,967	8,358	59.4	7.3	253.6	420	252	86.4	5.0	3.0	270	1,930
11	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
12	John Elway J. Elway	51,475	234	4,123	7,250	56.9	7.1	220.0	300	226	79.9	4.1	3.1	516	3,785
13	Warren Moon W. Moon	49,325	208	3,988	6,823	58.4	7.2	237.1	291	233	80.9	4.3	3.4	458	3,415
14	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	48,176	211	4,417	7,167	61.6	6.7	228.3	272	172	84.1	3.8	2.4	422	3,000
15	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	47,040	183	4,136	6,214	66.6	7.6	257.0	318	139	96.8	5.1	2.2	356	2,551
16	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	46,966	205	3,951	6,120	64.6	7.7	229.1	353	114	99.3	5.8	1.9	570	3,749
17	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
18	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	46,233	233	3,787	6,701	56.5	6.9	198.4	275	267	75.0	4.1	4.0	417	2,992
19	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	44,611	194	3,839	6,717	57.2	6.6	230.0	251	206	77.1	3.7	3.1	467	3,135
20	Jared Goff J. Goff	41,756	159	3,625	5,497	65.9	7.6	262.6	271	104	97.2	4.9	1.9	305	2,203
21	Derek Carr D. Carr	41,245	169	3,765	5,785	65.1	7.1	244.1	257	112	92.8	4.4	1.9	303	1,890
22	Kerry Collins K. Collins	40,922	198	3,487	6,261	55.7	6.5	206.7	208	196	73.8	3.3	3.1	337	2,230
23	Joe Montana J. Montana	40,455	176	3,396	5,368	63.3	7.5	229.9	272	139	92.3	5.1	2.6	313	2,095
24	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	39,793	180	3,539	5,652	62.6	7.0	221.1	254	152	87.4	4.5	2.7	363	2,372
25	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	38,370	148	3,402	5,095	66.8	7.5	259.3	259	97	98.1	5.1	1.9	301	1,806

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	7	1	.875
Patriots	5	4	.556
Jets	2	7	.222
Dolphins	1	7	.125

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/29	NE	@	LAC	8:20 PM
Sun 12/6	BUF	@	NE	4:25 PM
Thu 12/10	MIN	@	NE	8:15 PM
Mon 12/21	NE	@	KC	8:15 PM

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29.4

28.6

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17.9

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Total Yards Rankings

386.4

384.1

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379.8

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Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

146.6

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137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

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282.3

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268.1

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Sack Leaders

29.0

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Gibbs

170.4

Walker

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Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

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Lamb

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Worst Record ATS

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Giants	5	2	1	.688
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	2	5	1	.313
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	1	0	.875
Patriots	5	4	0	.556
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000

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Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 11/12	WAS	@	NYG	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM
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