most passing yards by quarterback nfc south, season

Drew Brees has the most passing yards by a quarterback in the NFC South in a season, with 5,476 yards in 2011.

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  • Assumption:All-time
  • Data note: Passing Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,476
2011
16
468
657
71.2
8.3
342.3
46
14
110.6
7.0
2.1
24
158
2Tom Brady
T. Brady
5,316
2021
17
485
719
67.5
7.4
312.7
43
12
102.1
6.0
1.7
22
144
3Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,208
2016
16
471
673
70.0
7.7
325.5
37
15
101.7
5.5
2.2
27
184
4Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,177
2012
16
422
670
63.0
7.7
323.6
43
19
96.3
6.4
2.8
26
190
5Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,162
2013
16
446
650
68.6
7.9
322.6
39
12
104.7
6.0
1.8
37
244
6Jameis Winston
J. Winston
5,109
2019
16
380
626
60.7
8.2
319.3
33
30
84.3
5.3
4.8
47
282
7Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,069
2008
16
413
635
65.0
8.0
316.8
34
17
96.2
5.4
2.7
13
92
8Drew Brees
D. Brees
4,952
2014
16
456
659
69.2
7.5
309.5
33
17
97.0
5.0
2.6
29
186
9Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,944
2016
16
373
534
69.9
9.3
309.0
38
7
117.1
7.1
1.3
37
235
10Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,924
2018
16
422
608
69.4
8.1
307.8
35
7
108.1
5.8
1.2
42
296
11Drew Brees
D. Brees
4,870
2015
15
428
627
68.3
7.8
324.7
32
11
101.0
5.1
1.8
31
235
12Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,719
2012
16
422
615
68.6
7.7
294.9
32
14
99.1
5.2
2.3
28
210
13Tom Brady
T. Brady
4,694
2022
17
490
733
66.8
6.4
276.1
25
9
90.7
3.4
1.2
22
160
14Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,694
2014
16
415
628
66.1
7.5
293.4
28
14
93.9
4.5
2.2
31
205
15Tom Brady
T. Brady
4,633
2020
16
401
610
65.7
7.6
289.6
40
12
102.2
6.6
2.0
21
143
16Drew Brees
D. Brees
4,620
2010
16
448
658
68.1
7.0
288.8
33
22
90.9
5.0
3.3
25
185
17Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,591
2015
16
407
614
66.3
7.5
286.9
21
16
89.0
3.4
2.6
30
206
18Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,581
2020
16
407
626
65.0
7.3
286.3
26
11
93.3
4.2
1.8
41
257
19Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,515
2013
16
439
651
67.4
6.9
282.2
26
17
89.6
4.0
2.6
44
298
20Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
4,500
2024
17
407
570
71.4
7.9
264.7
41
16
106.8
7.2
2.8
40
248
21Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,466
2019
15
408
616
66.2
7.3
297.7
26
14
92.1
4.2
2.3
48
316
22Drew Brees
D. Brees
4,423
2007
16
440
652
67.5
6.8
276.4
28
18
89.4
4.3
2.8
16
109
23Drew Brees
D. Brees
4,418
2006
16
356
554
64.3
8.0
276.1
26
11
96.2
4.7
2.0
18
105
24Drew Brees
D. Brees
4,388
2009
15
363
514
70.6
8.5
292.5
34
11
109.6
6.6
2.1
20
135
25Drew Brees
D. Brees
4,334
2017
16
386
536
72.0
8.1
270.9
23
8
103.9
4.3
1.5
20
145

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