nfl passing yards leaders of all-time as of 1920 to 2015

Between the 1920 and 2015 seasons, Peyton Manning had the most passing yards, with 71,940 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton 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
2Brett 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
3Dan 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
4Drew Brees
D. Brees
60,903
217
5,365
8,085
66.4
7.5
280.7
428
205
95.8
5.3
2.5
331
2,363
5Tom Brady
T. Brady
58,028
225
4,953
7,792
63.6
7.4
257.9
428
150
96.4
5.5
1.9
402
2,509
6John 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
7Warren 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
8Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
47,003
246
3,686
6,467
57.0
7.3
191.1
342
266
80.4
5.3
4.1
274
2,337
9Vinny 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
10Drew 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
11Eli Manning
E. Manning
44,187
185
3,695
6,227
59.3
7.1
238.8
294
199
83.5
4.7
3.2
307
2,137
12Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
43,040
181
3,297
5,604
58.8
7.7
237.8
254
242
80.2
4.5
4.3
319
2,304
13Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
42,995
171
3,476
5,423
64.1
7.9
251.4
272
147
94.0
5.0
2.7
439
2,867
14Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
41,447
164
3,462
5,339
64.8
7.8
252.7
281
135
95.5
5.3
2.5
326
1,990
15Kerry 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
16Joe Montana
J. Montana
40,551
192
3,409
5,391
63.2
7.5
211.2
273
139
92.3
5.1
2.6
313
2,095
17Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
40,239
211
2,830
5,186
54.6
7.8
190.7
290
253
78.2
5.6
4.9
74
590
18Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
40,036
160
3,413
5,443
62.7
7.4
250.2
259
166
88.1
4.8
3.0
278
1,933
19Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
38,147
213
3,105
5,311
58.5
7.2
179.1
261
199
81.5
4.9
3.7
494
3,794
20Boomer 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
21Donovan 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
22Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
36,638
209
3,222
5,330
60.5
6.9
175.3
212
153
82.4
4.0
2.9
360
2,260
23Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
35,467
160
2,874
4,779
60.1
7.4
221.7
237
175
84.4
5.0
3.7
323
2,427
24Jim Everett
J. Everett
34,837
158
2,841
4,923
57.7
7.1
220.5
203
175
78.6
4.1
3.6
257
1,885
25Jim Hart
J. Hart
34,665
201
2,593
5,076
51.1
6.8
172.5
209
247
66.6
4.1
4.9
243
1,936
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

More Colts Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

28.9

5th

OPP PPG

21.9

13th

RUSH YDS/G

130.9

6th

PASS YDS/G

250.4

8th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Colts Colts
8
5
0
.615
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Titans Titans
2
11
0
.154
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
IND IND
@
SEA SEA
4:25 PM
Mon
12/22
SF SF
@
IND IND
8:15 PM
Sun
12/28
JAX JAX
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
IND IND
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Last Game
IND Colts

8 - 5

19

Final

36

JAX Jaguars

9 - 4

Sun 7 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13
Sat
9/6
HOU HOU
@
LAR LAR
9-14
Sat
9/6
DET DET
@
GB GB
13-27

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BUF BUF
@
NE NE
1:00 PM