most passing yards by non-qb season since 1990

Since 1990, Peyton Manning has the most passing yards by a quarterback in a season, with 5,477 yards in 2013.

NAME YDS SEASON TM GP CMP ATT PCT AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
5,477
2013
DEN DEN
16
450
659
68.3
8.3
342.3
55
10
115.1
8.3
1.5
18
120
2 Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,476
2011
NO NO
16
468
657
71.2
8.3
342.3
46
14
110.6
7.0
2.1
24
158
3 Tom Brady
T. Brady
5,316
2021
TB TB
17
485
719
67.5
7.4
312.7
43
12
102.1
6.0
1.7
22
144
4 Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
5,250
2022
KC KC
17
435
648
67.1
8.1
308.8
41
12
105.2
6.3
1.9
26
188
5 Tom Brady
T. Brady
5,235
2011
NE NE
16
401
611
65.6
8.6
327.2
39
12
105.6
6.4
2.0
32
173
6 Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,208
2016
NO NO
16
471
673
70.0
7.7
325.5
37
15
101.7
5.5
2.2
27
184
7 Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,177
2012
NO NO
16
422
670
63.0
7.7
323.6
43
19
96.3
6.4
2.8
26
190
8 Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,162
2013
NO NO
16
446
650
68.6
7.9
322.6
39
12
104.7
6.0
1.8
37
244
9 Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
5,129
2018
PIT PIT
16
452
675
67.0
7.6
320.6
34
16
96.5
5.0
2.4
24
166
10 Jameis Winston
J. Winston
5,109
2019
TB TB
16
380
626
60.7
8.2
319.3
33
30
84.3
5.3
4.8
47
282
11 Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
5,097
2018
KC KC
16
383
580
66.0
8.8
318.6
50
12
113.8
8.6
2.1
26
171
12 Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,069
2008
NO NO
16
413
635
65.0
8.0
316.8
34
17
96.2
5.4
2.7
13
92
13 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
5,038
2011
DET DET
16
421
663
63.5
7.6
314.9
41
16
97.2
6.2
2.4
36
257
14 Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
5,014
2021
LAC LAC
17
443
672
65.9
7.5
294.9
38
15
97.7
5.7
2.2
31
214
15 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,967
2012
DET DET
16
435
727
59.8
6.8
310.4
20
17
79.8
2.8
2.3
29
212
16 Drew Brees
D. Brees
4,952
2014
NO NO
16
456
659
69.2
7.5
309.5
33
17
97.0
5.0
2.6
29
186
17 Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
4,952
2014
PIT PIT
16
408
608
67.1
8.1
309.5
32
9
103.3
5.3
1.5
33
172
18 Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,944
2016
ATL ATL
16
373
534
69.9
9.3
309.0
38
7
117.1
7.1
1.3
37
235
19 Eli Manning
E. Manning
4,933
2011
NYG NYG
16
359
589
61.0
8.4
308.3
29
16
92.9
4.9
2.7
28
199
20 Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,924
2018
ATL ATL
16
422
608
69.4
8.1
307.8
35
7
108.1
5.8
1.2
42
296
21 Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
4,918
2024
CIN CIN
17
460
652
70.6
7.5
289.3
43
9
108.5
6.6
1.4
48
278
22 Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
4,917
2016
WAS WAS
16
406
606
67.0
8.1
307.3
25
12
97.2
4.1
2.0
23
190
23 Tony Romo
T. Romo
4,903
2012
DAL DAL
16
425
648
65.6
7.6
306.4
28
19
90.5
4.3
2.9
36
263
24 Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
4,902
2019
DAL DAL
16
388
596
65.1
8.2
306.4
30
11
99.7
5.0
1.8
23
151
25 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,886
2021
LAR LAR
17
404
601
67.2
8.1
287.4
41
17
102.9
6.8
2.8
30
243
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

23.4

18th

OPP PPG

16.8

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

140.6

4th

PASS YDS/G

220.6

17th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Chiefs Chiefs
2
3
0
.400
Raiders Raiders
1
4
0
.200
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NYG NYG
@
DEN DEN
4:05 PM
Sun
10/26
DAL DAL
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Sun
11/2
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Thu
11/6
LV LV
@
DEN DEN
8:15 PM
Last Game
PHI Eagles

4 - 1 - 0

17

Final

21

DEN Broncos

3 - 2 - 0

Sun 5 Oct 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
4
1
0
.800
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
SEA SEA
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM