who led the nfl in passing in 2006

Drew Brees had the most passing yards in 2006, with 4,418 yards.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Drew Brees
D. Brees
4,418
2006
NO NO
16
356
554
64.3
8.0
276.1
26
11
96.2
4.7
2.0
18
105
2Peyton Manning
P. Manning
4,397
2006
IND IND
16
362
557
65.0
7.9
274.8
31
9
101.0
5.6
1.6
14
86
3Marc Bulger
M. Bulger
4,301
2006
STL STL
16
370
588
62.9
7.3
268.8
24
8
92.9
4.1
1.4
49
366
4Jon Kitna
J. Kitna
4,208
2006
DET DET
16
372
596
62.4
7.1
263.0
21
22
79.9
3.5
3.7
63
388
5Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
4,035
2006
CIN CIN
16
324
520
62.3
7.8
252.2
28
13
93.9
5.4
2.5
36
233
6Brett Favre
B. Favre
3,885
2006
GB GB
16
343
613
56.0
6.3
242.8
18
18
72.7
2.9
2.9
21
134
7Tom Brady
T. Brady
3,529
2006
NE NE
16
319
516
61.8
6.8
220.6
24
12
87.9
4.7
2.3
26
175
8Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
3,513
2006
PIT PIT
15
280
469
59.7
7.5
234.2
18
23
75.4
3.8
4.9
46
280
9Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
3,388
2006
SD SD
16
284
460
61.7
7.4
211.8
22
9
92.0
4.8
2.0
27
144
10Chad Pennington
C. Pennington
3,352
2006
NYJ NYJ
16
313
485
64.5
6.9
209.5
17
16
82.6
3.5
3.3
30
172
11Eli Manning
E. Manning
3,244
2006
NYG NYG
16
301
522
57.7
6.2
202.8
24
18
77.0
4.6
3.4
25
186
12Rex Grossman
R. Grossman
3,193
2006
CHI CHI
16
262
480
54.6
6.7
199.6
23
20
73.9
4.8
4.2
21
142
13J.P. Losman
J.P. Losman
3,051
2006
BUF BUF
16
268
429
62.5
7.1
190.7
19
14
84.9
4.4
3.3
47
332
14Steve McNair
S. McNair
3,050
2006
BAL BAL
16
295
468
63.0
6.5
190.6
16
12
82.5
3.4
2.6
14
84
15Tony Romo
T. Romo
2,903
2006
DAL DAL
16
220
337
65.3
8.6
181.4
19
13
95.1
5.6
3.9
21
124
16Alex Smith
A. Smith
2,890
2006
SF SF
16
257
442
58.1
6.5
180.6
16
16
74.8
3.6
3.6
35
202
17Jake Delhomme
J. Delhomme
2,805
2006
CAR CAR
13
263
431
61.0
6.5
215.8
17
11
82.6
3.9
2.6
22
167
18David Carr
D. Carr
2,767
2006
HOU HOU
16
302
442
68.3
6.3
172.9
11
12
82.1
2.5
2.7
41
240
19Brad Johnson
B. Johnson
2,750
2006
MIN MIN
15
270
439
61.5
6.3
183.3
9
15
72.0
2.1
3.4
29
200
20Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
2,647
2006
PHI PHI
10
180
316
57.0
8.4
264.7
18
6
95.5
5.7
1.9
21
140
21Matt Leinart
M. Leinart
2,547
2006
ARI ARI
12
214
377
56.8
6.8
212.3
11
12
74.0
2.9
3.2
21
158
22Michael Vick
M. Vick
2,474
2006
ATL ATL
16
204
388
52.6
6.4
154.6
20
13
75.7
5.2
3.4
45
303
23Charlie Frye
C. Frye
2,454
2006
CLE CLE
13
252
393
64.1
6.2
188.8
10
17
72.0
2.5
4.3
44
262
24Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
2,442
2006
SEA SEA
12
210
371
56.6
6.6
203.5
18
15
76.0
4.9
4.0
34
229
25Joey Harrington
J. Harrington
2,236
2006
MIA MIA
11
223
388
57.5
5.8
203.3
12
15
68.2
3.1
3.9
15
116
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

15.3

31st

OPP PPG

27.0

24th

RUSH YDS/G

89.6

27th

PASS YDS/G

212.1

23rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
5
4
0
.556
Falcons Falcons
3
5
0
.375
Saints Saints
1
8
0
.111
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/9
NO NO
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
4:25 PM
Sun
11/30
NO NO
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
NO NO
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CAR CAR
@
NO NO
4:25 PM
Last Game
NO Saints

1 - 8 - 0

10

Final

34

LAR Rams

6 - 2 - 0

Sun 2 Nov 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
7
2
0
.778
Bills Bills
6
2
0
.750
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
5
3
0
.625
Ravens Ravens
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
2
0
.778
Jaguars Jaguars
5
3
0
.625
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
8
2
0
.800
Chargers Chargers
6
3
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
5
1
.389
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
2
1
.688
Lions Lions
5
3
0
.625
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
5
4
0
.556
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
6
2
0
.750
Rams Rams
6
2
0
.750

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
9:30 AM
Sun
11/9
NE NE
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NYG NYG
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NO NO
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
BUF BUF
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM