who has the most single seasons leading the league in passing yards

Tom Brady played 23 seasons.

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

	NAME	SEAS	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Tom Brady T. Brady	23	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	20	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	17	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	19	71,838	300	6,300	10,165	62.0	7.1	239.5	508	334	86.1	5.0	3.3	524	3,476
5	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	21	67,973	270	5,858	9,005	65.1	7.5	251.8	540	128	101.8	6.0	1.4	621	4,254
6	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	18	66,505	246	5,749	9,041	63.6	7.4	270.3	437	203	92.5	4.8	2.2	536	3,598
7	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	18	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	18	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	15	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	17	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	16	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	16	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	17	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	18	48,176	209	4,417	7,167	61.6	6.7	230.5	272	172	84.1	3.8	2.4	422	3,000
15	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	18	47,003	246	3,686	6,467	57.0	7.3	191.1	342	266	80.4	5.3	4.1	274	2,337
16	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	14	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	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	15	46,577	181	4,095	6,156	66.5	7.6	257.3	314	136	96.8	5.1	2.2	355	2,542
18	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	14	46,247	182	3,941	6,307	62.5	7.3	254.1	294	187	87.9	4.7	3.0	340	2,364
19	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	21	46,233	233	3,787	6,701	56.5	6.9	198.4	275	267	75.0	4.1	4.0	417	2,992
20	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	14	44,611	194	3,839	6,717	57.2	6.6	230.0	251	206	77.1	3.7	3.1	467	3,135
21	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	15	43,040	181	3,297	5,604	58.8	7.7	237.8	254	242	80.2	4.5	4.3	319	2,304
22	Jared Goff J. Goff	11	41,410	157	3,590	5,447	65.9	7.6	263.8	270	102	97.4	5.0	1.9	298	2,168
23	Derek Carr D. Carr	11	41,245	169	3,765	5,785	65.1	7.1	244.1	257	112	92.8	4.4	1.9	303	1,890
24	Kerry Collins K. Collins	17	40,922	198	3,487	6,261	55.7	6.5	206.7	208	196	73.8	3.3	3.1	337	2,230
25	Joe Montana J. Montana	15	40,551	192	3,409	5,391	63.2	7.5	211.2	273	139	92.3	5.1	2.6	313	2,095

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PASS

1,784

Maye

RUSH

285

Stevenson

REC

296

Henry

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PPG

22.9

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OPP PPG

20.4

9th

RUSH YDS/G

122.0

11th

PASS YDS/G

261.4

9th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	5	1	.833
Patriots	4	3	.571
Jets	2	5	.286
Dolphins	1	5	.167

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	NE	@	MIA	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	GB	@	NE	4:25 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/29	NE	@	LAC	8:20 PM
Sun 12/6	BUF	@	NE	4:25 PM

Last Game

Patriots

4 - 3

Final

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5 - 2

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1,989

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1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

651

Lamb

636

Olave

Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

8

Williams

8

Taylor

8

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Lamb

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

26.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

102.5

Lamb

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Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

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Shrader

81

Reichard

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000