who led the nfl in passing yards from 2005 to 2013

From 2005 through 2013, Drew Brees had the most passing yards, with 42,309 yards.

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	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Drew Brees D. Brees	42,309	143	3,679	5,490	67.0	7.7	295.9	307	139	98.1	5.6	2.5	206	1,441
2	Peyton Manning P. Manning	35,522	128	3,068	4,572	67.1	7.8	277.5	275	99	101.4	6.0	2.2	131	799
3	Tom Brady T. Brady	35,224	129	2,935	4,568	64.3	7.7	273.1	262	82	99.4	5.7	1.8	213	1,363
4	Eli Manning E. Manning	34,302	144	2,834	4,811	58.9	7.1	238.2	223	162	82.3	4.6	3.4	239	1,710
5	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	32,336	130	2,641	4,100	64.4	7.9	248.7	220	104	95.9	5.4	2.5	249	1,527
6	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	31,484	129	2,553	4,051	63.0	7.8	244.1	202	111	92.2	5.0	2.7	356	2,341
7	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	30,842	125	2,667	4,250	62.8	7.3	246.7	195	134	86.8	4.6	3.2	219	1,545
8	Tony Romo T. Romo	29,565	130	2,439	3,775	64.6	7.8	227.4	208	101	95.8	5.5	2.7	213	1,422
9	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	24,197	94	1,945	2,955	65.8	8.2	257.4	188	52	104.9	6.4	1.8	232	1,429
10	Jay Cutler J. Cutler	23,937	104	2,020	3,310	61.0	7.2	230.2	155	112	84.6	4.7	3.4	218	1,404
11	Matt Schaub M. Schaub	23,924	122	2,002	3,111	64.4	7.7	196.1	129	80	90.9	4.1	2.6	168	1,161
12	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	23,472	94	2,093	3,288	63.7	7.1	249.7	153	77	90.6	4.7	2.3	157	1,035
13	Matt Hasselbeck M. Hasselbeck	22,181	106	1,988	3,274	60.7	6.8	209.3	129	100	81.3	3.9	3.1	204	1,346
14	Brett Favre B. Favre	22,104	93	1,994	3,166	63.0	7.0	237.7	132	110	83.1	4.2	3.5	146	996
15	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	21,545	96	1,869	3,103	60.2	6.9	224.4	121	78	83.7	3.9	2.5	222	1,542
16	Donovan McNabb D. McNabb	20,350	82	1,663	2,788	59.6	7.3	248.2	116	60	87.1	4.2	2.2	195	1,276
17	Alex Smith A. Smith	17,593	95	1,598	2,685	59.5	6.6	185.2	104	70	81.0	3.9	2.6	235	1,392
18	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	17,457	61	1,485	2,497	59.5	7.0	286.2	109	73	83.1	4.4	2.9	116	842
19	Ryan Fitzpatrick R. Fitzpatrick	16,790	85	1,555	2,599	59.8	6.5	197.5	106	93	77.5	4.1	3.6	165	932
20	Jason Campbell J. Campbell	16,697	86	1,508	2,499	60.3	6.7	194.2	87	60	81.8	3.5	2.4	169	1,089
21	Kurt Warner K. Warner	15,843	61	1,371	2,105	65.1	7.5	259.7	100	59	91.9	4.8	2.8	107	756
22	David Garrard D. Garrard	15,312	76	1,336	2,151	62.1	7.1	201.5	85	51	86.8	4.0	2.4	166	1,040
23	Matt Cassel M. Cassel	15,302	87	1,356	2,298	59.0	6.7	175.9	93	66	80.5	4.0	2.9	176	966
24	Kyle Orton K. Orton	15,019	75	1,326	2,265	58.5	6.6	200.3	83	59	79.9	3.7	2.6	132	818
25	Michael Vick M. Vick	14,870	85	1,191	2,075	57.4	7.2	174.9	92	59	82.7	4.4	2.8	178	1,092

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RUSH

128

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537

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81.8

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PASS YDS/G

259.8

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Panthers	2	2	.500
Falcons	2	3	.400
Saints	1	4	.200
Buccaneers	1	4	.200

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Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	CAR	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	NO	@	CHI	1:00 PM

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Final

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1,485

Goff

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Walker

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12

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Rec TD Leaders

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119.6

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119.3

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Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

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30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

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14.0

18.6

18.8

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Total Yards Rankings

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412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

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Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

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Pass Yards Rankings

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281.6

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Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

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Henry

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Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000