denver broncos all-time passing yards leaders since 1970

Since 1970, John Elway has the most passing yards for the Broncos, with 51,475 yards.

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

	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	John Elway J. Elway	51,475	234	4,123	7,250	56.9	7.1	220.0	300	226	79.9	4.1	3.1	516	3,785
2	Peyton Manning P. Manning	17,112	58	1,443	2,170	66.5	7.9	295.0	140	53	101.7	6.5	2.4	72	470
3	Craig Morton C. Morton	11,895	72	907	1,594	56.9	7.5	165.2	74	65	79.1	4.6	4.1	192	1,420
4	Brian Griese B. Griese	11,763	53	1,044	1,678	62.2	7.0	221.9	71	53	84.1	4.2	3.2	116	793
5	Jake Plummer J. Plummer	11,631	59	944	1,596	59.1	7.3	197.1	71	47	84.3	4.4	2.9	69	409
6	Jay Cutler J. Cutler	9,024	37	762	1,220	62.5	7.4	243.9	54	37	87.1	4.4	3.0	51	307
7	Bo Nix B. Nix	8,977	41	893	1,397	63.9	6.4	219.0	61	26	88.9	4.4	1.9	55	362
8	Kyle Orton K. Orton	8,434	34	720	1,194	60.3	7.1	248.1	49	28	85.7	4.1	2.3	72	451
9	Charley Johnson C. Johnson	7,238	54	517	970	53.3	7.5	134.0	52	52	73.1	5.4	5.4	84	608
10	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	6,594	30	589	930	63.3	7.1	219.8	42	19	90.9	4.5	2.0	100	626
11	Steve Ramsey S. Ramsey	6,437	53	456	919	49.6	7.0	121.5	35	58	59.0	3.8	6.3	110	792
12	Trevor Siemian T. Siemian	5,686	26	495	835	59.3	6.8	218.7	30	24	79.9	3.6	2.9	64	407
13	Drew Lock D. Lock	4,740	24	421	710	59.3	6.7	197.5	25	20	79.3	3.5	2.8	33	201
14	Case Keenum C. Keenum	3,890	16	365	586	62.3	6.6	243.1	18	15	81.2	3.1	2.6	34	235
15	Steve DeBerg S. DeBerg	3,819	33	314	546	57.5	7.0	115.7	22	24	74.3	4.0	4.4	48	398
16	Brock Osweiler B. Osweiler	3,214	27	283	477	59.3	6.7	119.0	16	11	81.2	3.4	2.3	35	223
17	Teddy Bridgewater T. Bridgewater	3,052	14	285	426	66.9	7.2	218.0	18	7	94.9	4.2	1.6	31	211
18	Tim Tebow T. Tebow	2,383	23	167	353	47.3	6.8	103.6	17	9	75.1	4.8	2.5	39	251
19	Gus Frerotte G. Frerotte	2,084	14	168	280	60.0	7.4	148.9	12	8	85.5	4.3	2.9	15	98
20	Gary Kubiak G. Kubiak	1,920	119	173	298	58.1	6.4	16.1	14	16	70.6	4.7	5.4	31	236
21	Norris Weese N. Weese	1,887	57	143	251	57.0	7.5	33.1	7	14	66.9	2.8	5.6	36	240
22	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	1,822	8	171	262	65.3	7.0	227.8	6	5	85.1	2.3	1.9	26	194
23	Pete Liske P. Liske	1,340	11	112	238	47.1	5.6	121.8	7	11	55.3	2.9	4.6	28	228
24	Steve Beuerlein S. Beuerlein	1,314	12	101	180	56.1	7.3	109.5	8	10	70.9	4.4	5.6	21	138
25	Bubby Brister B. Brister	1,121	10	96	160	60.0	7.0	112.1	10	6	86.5	6.3	3.8	7	49

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RUSH

293

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REC

276

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PPG

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OPP PPG

20.1

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RUSH YDS/G

94.9

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PASS YDS/G

181.6

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	.833
Broncos	5	2	.714
Raiders	3	4	.429
Chargers	0	6	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	KC	@	DEN	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	DEN	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	LV	@	DEN	4:25 PM
Fri 11/27	DEN	@	PIT	3:00 PM
Sun 12/6	MIA	@	DEN	4:05 PM

Last Game

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5 - 2

Final

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2 - 5

Sun 25 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

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Love

1,989

Stafford

1,921

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

708

Watson

651

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

16

Love

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

8

Williams

8

Taylor

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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

26.1

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

380.5

375.0

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

286.0

281.1

280.8

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

22.0

21.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

104.8

Watson

102.5

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

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71.2

McBride

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Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

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NFL 2026 Betting

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Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

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1-4-1

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NFL 2026 Standings

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	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
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

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM

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NFL Fantasy 2026

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