which nfl player has the most passing yards between 2012 to 2020

Between the 2012 and 2020 seasons, Matt Ryan had the most passing yards, with 41,529 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
41,529
143
3,635
5,421
67.1
7.7
290.4
252
112
96.8
4.6
2.1
325
2,179
2Drew Brees
D. Brees
39,616
133
3,529
5,072
69.6
7.8
297.9
290
97
103.7
5.7
1.9
212
1,483
3Tom Brady
T. Brady
39,225
140
3,381
5,277
64.1
7.4
280.2
281
76
98.2
5.3
1.4
245
1,560
4Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
39,155
144
3,347
5,097
65.7
7.7
271.9
258
131
95.0
5.1
2.6
294
1,766
5Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
37,269
136
3,219
5,088
63.3
7.3
274.0
222
107
91.1
4.4
2.1
321
2,034
6Russell 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
7Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
33,879
128
2,904
4,474
64.9
7.6
264.7
280
51
103.8
6.3
1.1
308
2,131
8Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
33,769
119
2,960
4,525
65.4
7.5
283.8
231
101
95.4
5.1
2.2
202
1,348
9Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
30,366
128
2,673
4,266
62.7
7.1
237.2
198
113
88.4
4.6
2.6
278
1,762
10Eli Manning
E. Manning
29,444
115
2,604
4,198
62.0
7.0
256.0
181
115
86.0
4.3
2.7
217
1,494
11Kirk 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
12Cam Newton
C. Newton
27,647
124
2,303
3,831
60.1
7.2
223.0
169
101
86.0
4.4
2.6
287
2,134
13Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
27,115
112
2,554
4,108
62.2
6.6
242.1
144
98
83.1
3.5
2.4
227
1,632
14Ryan 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
15Derek 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
16Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
24,041
107
2,037
3,310
61.5
7.3
224.7
155
104
86.1
4.7
3.1
185
912
17Andrew 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
18Alex Smith
A. Smith
23,107
104
2,113
3,234
65.3
7.1
222.2
131
51
93.2
4.1
1.6
260
1,418
19Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
20,800
75
1,718
2,762
62.2
7.5
277.3
127
71
89.9
4.6
2.6
163
1,129
20Jameis 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
21Jared 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
22Blake Bortles
B. Bortles
17,649
78
1,562
2,634
59.3
6.7
226.3
103
75
80.6
3.9
2.8
195
1,158
23Dak 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
24Peyton Manning
P. Manning
17,112
58
1,443
2,170
66.5
7.9
295.0
140
53
101.7
6.5
2.4
72
470
25Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
16,850
75
1,507
2,399
62.8
7.0
224.7
110
74
86.1
4.6
3.1
161
1,013
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

More Falcons Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,982

Penix

Michael Penix Jr.

RUSH

1,445

Robinson

Bijan Robinson

REC

870

Pitts

Kyle Pitts Sr.
Team Rankings

PPG

20.9

24th

OPP PPG

24.0

20th

RUSH YDS/G

130.6

5th

PASS YDS/G

220.2

20th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
8
8
0
.500
Falcons Falcons
7
9
0
.438
7
9
0
.438
6
10
0
.375
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
LAR Rams

11 - 5

24

Final

27

ATL Falcons

7 - 9

Mon 29 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
Bills Bills - w
11
5
0
.688
7
9
0
.438
Jets Jets - e
3
13
0
.188
AFC NorthWLTPCT
9
7
0
.563
8
8
0
.500
6
10
0
.375
4
12
0
.250
AFC SouthWLTPCT
12
4
0
.750
11
5
0
.688
Colts Colts - e
8
8
0
.500
3
13
0
.188
AFC WestWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
11
5
0
.688
6
10
0
.375
2
14
0
.125
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
5
0
.688
7
8
1
.469
4
12
0
.250
3
13
0
.188
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
5
0
.688
9
6
1
.594
8
8
0
.500
Lions Lions - e
8
8
0
.500
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
8
0
.500
7
9
0
.438
7
9
0
.438
6
10
0
.375
NFC WestWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
49ers 49ers - x
12
4
0
.750
Rams Rams - w
11
5
0
.688
3
13
0
.188

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/27
@
18-21
Sat
9/27
@
26-21
Sat
9/27
@
20-27
Sat
9/27
@
25-24
Sat
9/27
@
20-37

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/3
@
4:30 PM
Sat
1/3
@
8:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM