who has the most passing yards in a their last season

Tom Brady has the most passing yards by an inactive or retired player in his last season, with 4,694 yards in 2022.

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	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Tom Brady T. Brady	4,694	2022	TB	17	490	733	66.8	6.4	276.1	25	9	90.7	3.4	1.2	22	160
2	Andrew Luck A. Luck	4,593	2018	IND	16	430	639	67.3	7.2	287.1	39	15	98.7	6.1	2.3	18	134
3	Kurt Warner K. Warner	3,753	2009	ARI	15	339	513	66.1	7.3	250.2	26	14	93.2	5.1	2.7	24	172
4	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	3,740	2021	PIT	16	390	605	64.5	6.2	233.8	22	10	86.8	3.6	1.7	38	232
5	Roger Staubach R. Staubach	3,586	1979	DAL	16	267	461	57.9	7.8	224.1	27	11	92.3	5.9	2.4	36	240
6	Brian Sipe B. Sipe	3,566	1983	CLE	15	291	496	58.7	7.2	237.7	26	23	79.1	5.2	4.6	27	233
7	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	3,468	1978	MIN	16	345	572	60.3	6.1	216.8	25	32	68.9	4.4	5.6	27	254
8	Neil Lomax N. Lomax	3,395	1988	PHX	14	255	443	57.6	7.7	242.5	20	11	86.7	4.5	2.5	46	315
9	Joe Montana J. Montana	3,283	1994	KC	14	299	493	60.6	6.7	234.5	16	9	83.6	3.2	1.8	19	132
10	Bobby Hebert B. Hebert	3,152	1996	ATL	14	294	488	60.2	6.5	225.1	22	25	72.9	4.5	5.1	27	150
11	Rex Grossman R. Grossman	3,151	2011	WAS	13	265	458	57.9	6.9	242.4	16	20	72.4	3.5	4.4	25	201
12	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	3,057	2022	IND	12	309	461	67.0	6.6	254.8	14	13	83.9	3.0	2.8	38	287
13	Phil Simms P. Simms	3,038	1993	NYG	16	247	400	61.8	7.6	189.9	15	9	88.3	3.8	2.3	37	217
14	Elvis Grbac E. Grbac	3,033	2001	BAL	14	265	467	56.7	6.5	216.6	15	18	71.1	3.2	3.9	28	215
15	Kyle Orton K. Orton	3,018	2014	BUF	12	287	447	64.2	6.8	251.5	18	10	87.8	4.0	2.2	33	198
16	Drew Brees D. Brees	2,942	2020	NO	12	275	390	70.5	7.5	245.2	24	6	106.4	6.2	1.5	13	89
17	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	2,810	1996	BUF	13	222	379	58.6	7.4	216.2	14	19	73.2	3.7	5.0	37	287
18	John Elway J. Elway	2,806	1998	DEN	13	210	356	59.0	7.9	215.8	22	10	93.0	6.2	2.8	18	135
19	David Garrard D. Garrard	2,734	2010	JAX	14	236	366	64.5	7.5	195.3	23	15	90.8	6.3	4.1	33	253
20	Jay Cutler J. Cutler	2,666	2017	MIA	14	266	429	62.0	6.2	190.4	19	14	80.8	4.4	3.3	20	154
21	Dieter Brock D. Brock	2,658	1985	RAM	15	218	365	59.7	7.3	177.2	16	13	82.0	4.4	3.6	51	351
22	Gary Hogeboom G. Hogeboom	2,591	1989	PHX	14	204	364	56.0	7.1	185.1	14	19	69.5	3.8	5.2	40	266
23	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	2,517	1987	SD	11	206	364	56.6	6.9	228.8	10	15	70.0	2.7	4.1	24	176
24	Brett Favre B. Favre	2,509	2010	MIN	13	217	358	60.6	7.0	193.0	11	19	69.9	3.1	5.3	22	139
25	Don Meredith D. Meredith	2,500	1968	DAL	13	171	309	55.3	8.1	192.3	21	12	88.4	6.8	3.9

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PASS

615

Mayfield

RUSH

180

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REC

141

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Team Rankings

PPG

20.7

20th

OPP PPG

26.3

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

94.3

23rd

PASS YDS/G

205.0

24th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	1	2	.333
Saints	1	2	.333
Panthers	1	2	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	GB	@	TB	1:00 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	TB	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM

Last Game

Vikings

3 - 0

Final

Buccaneers

0 - 3

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

424.5

417.7

416.3

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

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Worst Record ATS

0-3

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0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 9/28	PHI	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM

Tom Brady has the most passing yards by an inactive or retired player in his last season, with 4,694 yards in 2022.

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80.3

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