who led the nfl in passing yards in 2015 to 2023

From 2015 through 2023, Kirk Cousins had the most passing yards, with 36,441 yards.

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	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	36,441	136	3,225	4,770	67.6	7.6	267.9	252	91	99.9	5.3	1.9	288	2,078
2	Tom Brady T. Brady	35,956	126	3,202	4,882	65.6	7.4	285.4	257	69	99.1	5.3	1.4	201	1,292
3	Derek Carr D. Carr	35,830	143	3,228	4,907	65.8	7.3	250.6	221	95	94.3	4.5	1.9	271	1,693
4	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	34,626	124	3,043	4,548	66.9	7.6	279.2	200	92	95.8	4.4	2.0	300	2,027
5	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	34,333	129	2,986	4,550	65.6	7.5	266.1	226	95	96.1	5.0	2.1	313	2,056
6	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	33,703	140	2,874	4,413	65.1	7.6	240.7	262	80	100.4	5.9	1.8	408	2,747
7	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	30,477	121	2,715	4,186	64.9	7.3	251.9	249	48	101.5	5.9	1.1	271	2,003
8	Jared Goff J. Goff	30,429	117	2,657	4,107	64.7	7.4	260.1	185	82	93.6	4.5	2.0	217	1,581
9	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	29,459	114	2,595	3,873	67.0	7.6	258.4	202	74	99.0	5.2	1.9	235	1,417
10	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	28,424	96	2,386	3,590	66.5	7.9	296.1	219	63	103.5	6.1	1.8	148	980
11	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	26,785	96	2,252	3,456	65.2	7.8	279.0	169	87	94.5	4.9	2.5	179	1,116
12	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	25,031	90	2,283	3,489	65.4	7.2	278.1	167	80	92.9	4.8	2.3	135	944
13	Drew Brees D. Brees	24,325	85	2,205	3,093	71.3	7.9	286.2	175	49	106.5	5.7	1.6	120	863
14	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	23,753	105	2,107	3,343	63.0	7.1	226.2	147	78	89.1	4.4	2.3	228	1,586
15	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	23,629	107	2,034	3,102	65.6	7.6	220.8	153	73	95.1	4.9	2.4	276	2,095
16	Josh Allen J. Allen	22,703	94	1,989	3,145	63.2	7.2	241.5	167	78	92.2	5.3	2.5	175	1,087
17	Carson Wentz C. Wentz	22,292	95	2,073	3,308	62.7	6.7	234.7	153	67	89.4	4.6	2.0	239	1,533
18	Jameis Winston J. Winston	22,104	93	1,763	2,881	61.2	7.7	237.7	141	99	87.0	4.9	3.4	195	1,242
19	Baker Mayfield B. Mayfield	20,332	89	1,750	2,825	61.9	7.2	228.4	130	74	88.1	4.6	2.6	210	1,338
20	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	18,405	76	1,791	2,846	62.9	6.5	242.2	97	65	83.3	3.4	2.3	145	1,050
21	Cam Newton C. Newton	17,956	86	1,538	2,551	60.3	7.0	208.8	112	69	85.0	4.4	2.7	180	1,337
22	Eli Manning E. Manning	17,268	67	1,587	2,510	63.2	6.9	257.7	107	59	87.9	4.3	2.4	131	890
23	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	17,223	62	1,613	2,422	66.6	7.1	277.8	114	42	95.7	4.7	1.7	130	871
24	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	16,756	66	1,390	2,089	66.5	8.0	253.9	118	45	100.8	5.6	2.2	211	1,241
25	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	15,887	86	1,362	2,112	64.5	7.5	184.7	125	45	98.0	5.9	2.1	169	859

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Team Leaders

PASS

276

Wentz

RUSH

203

Jones

REC

179

Jefferson

Team Rankings

PPG

23.7

16th

OPP PPG

13.7

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

101.3

16th

PASS YDS/G

154.0

32nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	3	0	1.000
Bears	2	1	.667
Lions	2	1	.667
Packers	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	MIA	@	MIN	4:05 PM
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM

Last Game

Vikings

3 - 0

Final

Buccaneers

0 - 3

Sun 27 Sep 2026

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

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

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

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3-0

2-0-1

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
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	2	1	0	.667
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