nfl passing leaders 2002 to 2016

Between the 2002 and 2016 seasons, Drew Brees had the most passing yards, with 65,890 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Drew Brees
D. Brees
65,890
232
5,821
8,731
66.7
7.5
284.0
464
220
96.3
5.3
2.5
356
2,535
2Tom Brady
T. Brady
58,733
221
4,979
7,808
63.8
7.5
265.8
438
140
97.8
5.6
1.8
376
2,380
3Peyton Manning
P. Manning
55,522
202
4,768
7,154
66.6
7.8
274.9
428
170
100.0
6.0
2.4
218
1,365
4Eli Manning
E. Manning
48,214
201
4,072
6,825
59.7
7.1
239.9
320
215
83.7
4.7
3.2
328
2,279
5Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
46,814
185
3,804
5,932
64.1
7.9
253.0
301
160
94.1
5.1
2.7
456
3,008
6Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
45,833
180
3,811
5,917
64.4
7.7
254.6
314
156
94.7
5.3
2.6
362
2,178
7Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
44,269
175
3,777
6,040
62.5
7.3
253.0
285
180
88.0
4.7
3.0
318
2,214
8Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
37,701
142
3,288
5,064
64.9
7.4
265.5
240
114
93.6
4.7
2.3
255
1,681
9Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
36,827
142
3,034
4,657
65.1
7.9
259.3
297
72
104.1
6.4
1.5
341
2,163
10Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
34,470
164
3,033
4,980
60.9
6.9
210.2
203
145
83.1
4.1
2.9
320
1,998
11Tony Romo
T. Romo
34,183
156
2,829
4,335
65.3
7.9
219.1
248
117
97.1
5.7
2.7
248
1,672
12Brett Favre
B. Favre
33,211
141
2,989
4,728
63.2
7.0
235.5
221
164
85.2
4.7
3.5
203
1,414
13Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
32,639
138
2,915
4,742
61.5
6.9
236.5
182
117
84.5
3.8
2.5
290
2,076
14Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
32,467
139
2,782
4,491
61.9
7.2
233.6
208
146
85.7
4.6
3.3
302
1,881
15Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
30,303
109
2,634
4,285
61.5
7.1
278.0
187
108
86.8
4.4
2.5
242
1,563
16Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
29,730
123
2,449
4,096
59.8
7.3
241.7
180
85
88.2
4.4
2.1
298
1,887
17Alex Smith
A. Smith
27,846
141
2,536
4,108
61.7
6.8
197.5
157
91
85.3
3.8
2.2
353
1,996
18Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
25,888
127
2,315
3,876
59.7
6.7
203.8
166
133
79.7
4.3
3.4
224
1,190
19Matt Schaub
M. Schaub
24,867
145
2,093
3,274
63.9
7.6
171.5
133
90
89.1
4.1
2.7
178
1,226
20Marc Bulger
M. Bulger
22,814
96
1,969
3,171
62.1
7.2
237.6
122
93
84.4
3.8
2.9
254
1,863
21Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
22,214
93
1,920
3,060
62.7
7.3
238.9
142
81
89.1
4.6
2.6
181
1,077
22Cam Newton
C. Newton
21,772
93
1,710
2,928
58.4
7.4
234.1
136
78
86.1
4.6
2.7
221
1,701
23Kerry Collins
K. Collins
21,722
104
1,871
3,302
56.7
6.6
208.9
108
92
76.0
3.3
2.8
157
1,014
24Michael Vick
M. Vick
21,679
135
1,757
3,104
56.6
7.0
160.6
131
85
81.0
4.2
2.7
295
1,766
25Jake Delhomme
J. Delhomme
20,454
101
1,699
2,856
59.5
7.2
202.5
123
96
81.8
4.3
3.4
162
1,225
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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2,384

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RUSH

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PPG

18.0

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OPP PPG

22.5

16th

RUSH YDS/G

94.3

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236.9

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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
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.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
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.706
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10
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Jets Jets - e
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10
7
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8
9
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.471
6
11
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.353
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12
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.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
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.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
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.471
3
14
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.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
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.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
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.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
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12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
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.706
3
14
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.176

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