youngest player to lead the league in passing yards for a season

Peyton Manning and Drew Brees were 37 years old.

NAMEAgeYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
37
5,477
2013
DEN DEN
16
450
659
68.3
8.3
342.3
55
10
115.1
8.3
1.5
18
120
2Drew Brees
D. Brees
32
5,476
2011
NO NO
16
468
657
71.2
8.3
342.3
46
14
110.6
7.0
2.1
24
158
3Tom Brady
T. Brady
44
5,316
2021
TB TB
17
485
719
67.5
7.4
312.7
43
12
102.1
6.0
1.7
22
144
4Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
27
5,250
2022
KC KC
17
435
648
67.1
8.1
308.8
41
12
105.2
6.3
1.9
26
188
5Tom Brady
T. Brady
34
5,235
2011
NE NE
16
401
611
65.6
8.6
327.2
39
12
105.6
6.4
2.0
32
173
6Drew Brees
D. Brees
37
5,208
2016
NO NO
16
471
673
70.0
7.7
325.5
37
15
101.7
5.5
2.2
27
184
7Drew Brees
D. Brees
33
5,177
2012
NO NO
16
422
670
63.0
7.7
323.6
43
19
96.3
6.4
2.8
26
190
8Drew Brees
D. Brees
34
5,162
2013
NO NO
16
446
650
68.6
7.9
322.6
39
12
104.7
6.0
1.8
37
244
9Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
36
5,129
2018
PIT PIT
16
452
675
67.0
7.6
320.6
34
16
96.5
5.0
2.4
24
166
10Jameis Winston
J. Winston
25
5,109
2019
TB TB
16
380
626
60.7
8.2
319.3
33
30
84.3
5.3
4.8
47
282
11Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
23
5,097
2018
KC KC
16
383
580
66.0
8.8
318.6
50
12
113.8
8.6
2.1
26
171
12Dan Marino
D. Marino
23
5,084
1984
MIA MIA
16
362
564
64.2
9.0
317.8
48
17
108.9
8.5
3.0
13
120
13Drew Brees
D. Brees
29
5,069
2008
NO NO
16
413
635
65.0
8.0
316.8
34
17
96.2
5.4
2.7
13
92
14Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
23
5,038
2011
DET DET
16
421
663
63.5
7.6
314.9
41
16
97.2
6.2
2.4
36
257
15Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
23
5,014
2021
LAC LAC
17
443
672
65.9
7.5
294.9
38
15
97.7
5.7
2.2
31
214
16Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
24
4,967
2012
DET DET
16
435
727
59.8
6.8
310.4
20
17
79.8
2.8
2.3
29
212
17Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
32
4,952
2014
PIT PIT
16
408
608
67.1
8.1
309.5
32
9
103.3
5.3
1.5
33
172
18Drew Brees
D. Brees
35
4,952
2014
NO NO
16
456
659
69.2
7.5
309.5
33
17
97.0
5.0
2.6
29
186
19Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
31
4,944
2016
ATL ATL
16
373
534
69.9
9.3
309.0
38
7
117.1
7.1
1.3
37
235
20Eli Manning
E. Manning
30
4,933
2011
NYG NYG
16
359
589
61.0
8.4
308.3
29
16
92.9
4.9
2.7
28
199
21Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
33
4,924
2018
ATL ATL
16
422
608
69.4
8.1
307.8
35
7
108.1
5.8
1.2
42
296
22Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
28
4,918
2024
CIN CIN
17
460
652
70.6
7.5
289.3
43
9
108.5
6.6
1.4
48
278
23Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
28
4,917
2016
WAS WAS
16
406
606
67.0
8.1
307.3
25
12
97.2
4.1
2.0
23
190
24Tony Romo
T. Romo
32
4,903
2012
DAL DAL
16
425
648
65.6
7.6
306.4
28
19
90.5
4.3
2.9
36
263
25Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
26
4,902
2019
DAL DAL
16
388
596
65.1
8.2
306.4
30
11
99.7
5.0
1.8
23
151
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PPG

23.7

14th

OPP PPG

18.1

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RUSH YDS/G

121.8

14th

PASS YDS/G

227.2

17th

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TEAMWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
Chiefs Chiefs
6
7
0
.462
Raiders Raiders
2
11
0
.154
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
GB GB
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Sun
12/21
JAX JAX
@
DEN DEN
4:05 PM
Thu
12/25
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Sun
1/4
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
1:00 PM
Last Game
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11 - 2

24

Final

17

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
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6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
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3
0
.769

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
8-33
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13
Sat
9/6
HOU HOU
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LAR LAR
9-14

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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/11
ATL ATL
@
TB TB
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
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CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM