all-time nfl passer leaders in 1920s - 2010s

Between January 1, 1920 and December 31, 2019, Drew Brees had the most passing yards by a quarterback, with 77,416 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	77,416	275	6,867	10,161	67.6	7.6	281.5	547	237	98.4	5.4	2.3	407	2,902
2	Tom Brady T. Brady	74,571	285	6,377	9,988	63.8	7.5	261.7	541	179	97.0	5.4	1.8	500	3,129
3	Peyton Manning P. Manning	71,940	266	6,125	9,380	65.3	7.7	270.5	539	251	96.5	5.7	2.7	303	1,953
4	Brett Favre B. Favre	71,838	302	6,300	10,169	62.0	7.1	237.9	508	336	86.0	5.0	3.3	525	3,487
5	Dan Marino D. Marino	61,361	242	4,967	8,358	59.4	7.3	253.6	420	252	86.4	5.0	3.0	270	1,930
6	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	59,271	228	4,908	7,591	64.7	7.8	260.0	397	198	95.1	5.2	2.6	446	2,724
7	Eli Manning E. Manning	57,023	236	4,895	8,119	60.3	7.0	241.6	366	244	84.1	4.5	3.0	411	2,870
8	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	56,545	218	4,651	7,230	64.3	7.8	259.4	363	191	94.0	5.0	2.6	503	3,320
9	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
10	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	51,186	189	4,460	6,817	65.4	7.5	270.8	321	147	94.6	4.7	2.2	369	2,449
11	Warren Moon W. Moon	49,325	208	3,988	6,823	58.4	7.2	237.1	291	233	80.9	4.3	3.4	458	3,415
12	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	47,003	246	3,686	6,467	57.0	7.3	191.1	342	266	80.4	5.3	4.1
13	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	46,946	181	3,913	6,061	64.6	7.7	259.4	364	84	102.4	6.0	1.4	448	2,968
14	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	46,247	182	3,941	6,307	62.5	7.3	254.1	294	187	87.9	4.7	3.0	340	2,364
15	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	46,233	233	3,787	6,701	56.5	6.9	198.4	275	267	75.0	4.1	4.0	417	2,992
16	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	44,611	194	3,839	6,717	57.2	6.6	230.0	251	206	77.1	3.7	3.1	467	3,135
17	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	43,040	181	3,297	5,604	58.8	7.7	237.8	254	242	80.2	4.5	4.3
18	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	41,025	149	3,559	5,696	62.5	7.2	275.3	256	134	89.3	4.5	2.4	347	2,242
19	Kerry Collins K. Collins	40,922	198	3,487	6,261	55.7	6.5	206.7	208	196	73.8	3.3	3.1	337	2,230
20	Joe Montana J. Montana	40,551	192	3,409	5,391	63.2	7.5	211.2	273	139	92.3	5.1	2.6
21	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	40,239	210	2,830	5,186	54.6	7.8	191.6	290	253	78.2	5.6	4.9
22	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	40,067	171	3,670	5,932	61.9	6.8	234.3	218	141	84.1	3.7	2.4	359	2,554
23	Dave Krieg D. Krieg	38,147	213	3,105	5,311	58.5	7.2	179.1	261	199	81.5	4.9	3.7
24	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	37,920	187	2,969	5,205	57.0	7.3	202.8	247	184	81.1	4.7	3.5	318	2,438
25	Donovan McNabb D. McNabb	37,276	167	3,170	5,374	59.0	6.9	223.2	234	117	85.6	4.4	2.2	410	2,626

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,299

Shough

RUSH

128

Etienne

REC

537

Olave

Team Rankings

PPG

23.6

16th

OPP PPG

30.2

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RUSH YDS/G

81.8

29th

PASS YDS/G

259.8

9th

2026 Division Standings

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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

Last Game

Vikings

5 - 0

Final

Saints

1 - 4

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

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4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
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