nfl passing leaders 2005 to 2023

Between the 2005 and 2023 seasons, Tom Brady had the most passing yards, with 75,289 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tom Brady
T. Brady
75,289
271
6,510
10,032
64.9
7.5
277.8
552
160
99.1
5.5
1.6
435
2,789
2Drew Brees
D. Brees
71,586
244
6,340
9,242
68.6
7.7
293.4
515
205
100.9
5.6
2.2
355
2,490
3Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
63,407
242
5,272
8,126
64.9
7.8
262.0
420
209
95.2
5.2
2.6
464
2,832
4Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
62,792
234
5,551
8,464
65.6
7.4
268.3
381
183
93.6
4.5
2.2
488
3,267
5Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
61,467
235
5,244
8,148
64.4
7.5
261.6
401
200
93.3
4.9
2.5
524
3,457
6Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
59,055
231
5,001
7,661
65.3
7.7
255.6
475
105
103.6
6.2
1.4
531
3,606
7Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
56,047
206
4,834
7,649
63.2
7.3
272.1
357
180
91.0
4.7
2.4
474
3,152
8Eli Manning
E. Manning
55,980
227
4,800
7,922
60.6
7.1
246.6
360
235
84.8
4.5
3.0
398
2,787
9Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
43,936
188
4,004
6,503
61.6
6.8
233.7
245
155
84.2
3.8
2.4
386
2,759
10Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
43,653
188
3,668
5,665
64.7
7.7
232.2
334
106
100.0
5.9
1.9
527
3,464
11Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
43,350
169
3,678
5,875
62.6
7.4
256.5
276
169
88.7
4.7
2.9
315
2,186
12Peyton Manning
P. Manning
42,498
154
3,661
5,500
66.6
7.7
276.0
323
131
99.4
5.9
2.4
164
1,012
13Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
39,471
150
3,465
5,177
66.9
7.6
263.1
270
110
98.2
5.2
2.1
304
2,207
14Derek Carr
D. Carr
39,100
159
3,576
5,506
64.9
7.1
245.9
242
107
92.3
4.4
1.9
295
1,842
15Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
38,511
169
3,408
5,454
62.5
7.1
227.9
246
144
87.6
4.5
2.6
348
2,281
16Alex Smith
A. Smith
35,650
174
3,250
5,193
62.6
6.9
204.9
199
109
86.9
3.8
2.1
432
2,463
17Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
35,133
153
3,048
4,920
62.0
7.1
229.6
227
160
85.3
4.6
3.3
322
2,035
18Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
34,990
166
3,072
5,060
60.7
6.9
210.8
223
169
82.3
4.4
3.3
300
1,576
19Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
34,881
155
3,063
4,764
64.3
7.3
225.0
216
115
91.2
4.5
2.4
415
3,065
20Tony Romo
T. Romo
34,183
150
2,829
4,335
65.3
7.9
227.9
248
117
97.1
5.7
2.7
248
1,672
21Cam Newton
C. Newton
32,382
148
2,682
4,474
59.9
7.2
218.8
194
123
85.2
4.3
2.7
332
2,477
22Jared Goff
J. Goff
30,429
117
2,657
4,107
64.7
7.4
260.1
185
82
93.6
4.5
2.0
217
1,581
23Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
29,459
114
2,595
3,873
67.0
7.6
258.4
202
74
99.0
5.2
1.9
235
1,417
24Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
28,424
96
2,386
3,590
66.5
7.9
296.1
219
63
103.5
6.1
1.8
148
980
25Matt Schaub
M. Schaub
25,137
149
2,115
3,278
64.5
7.7
168.7
135
87
90.5
4.1
2.7
176
1,231
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,947

Maye

Drake Maye

RUSH

776

Henderson

TreVeyon Henderson

REC

869

Diggs

Stefon Diggs
Team Rankings

PPG

27.3

7th

OPP PPG

20.0

7th

RUSH YDS/G

119.5

16th

PASS YDS/G

263.9

4th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
12
3
0
.800
11
4
0
.733
6
9
0
.400
3
12
0
.200
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/28
@
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
NE Patriots

12 - 3

28

Final

24

BAL Ravens

7 - 8

Sun 21 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
12
3
0
.800
Bills Bills - x
11
4
0
.733
6
9
0
.400
Jets Jets - e
3
12
0
.200
AFC NorthWLTPCT
9
6
0
.600
7
8
0
.467
5
10
0
.333
3
12
0
.200
AFC SouthWLTPCT
11
4
0
.733
10
5
0
.667
8
7
0
.533
3
12
0
.200
AFC WestWLTPCT
12
3
0
.800
11
4
0
.733
6
9
0
.400
2
13
0
.133
NFC EastWLTPCT
10
5
0
.667
6
8
1
.433
4
11
0
.267
2
13
0
.133
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - x
11
4
0
.733
9
5
1
.633
8
7
0
.533
7
8
0
.467
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
7
0
.533
7
8
0
.467
6
9
0
.400
5
10
0
.333
NFC WestWLTPCT
12
3
0
.800
49ers 49ers - x
11
4
0
.733
Rams Rams - x
11
4
0
.733
3
12
0
.200

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/20
@
10-17
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9/20
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10-13
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9/20
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20-23
Sat
9/20
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13-44
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9/20
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15-16

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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/25
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12/25
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4:30 PM
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12/25
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12/27
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12/27
@
8:00 PM