nfl player most passing yards since 2005 to 2023

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

NAME YDS GP CMP ATT PCT AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Tom 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
2 Drew 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
3 Philip 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
4 Matt 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
5 Ben 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
6 Aaron 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
7 Matthew 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
8 Eli 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
9 Joe 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
10 Russell 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
11 Carson 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
12 Peyton 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
13 Kirk 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
14 Derek 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
15 Andy 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
16 Alex 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
17 Jay 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
18 Ryan 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
19 Ryan 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
20 Tony 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
21 Cam 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
22 Jared 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
23 Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
29,493
114
2,596
3,874
67.0
7.6
258.7
202
74
99.1
5.2
1.9
235
1,417
24 Patrick 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
25 Matt 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 Rankings

PPG

25.0

12th

OPP PPG

20.2

9th

RUSH YDS/G

95.2

27th

PASS YDS/G

252.2

7th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
Dolphins Dolphins
1
4
0
.200
Jets Jets
0
5
0
.000
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/12
NE NE
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
CLE CLE
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
ATL ATL
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NE NE
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Last Game
BUF Bills

4 - 1 - 0

20

Final

23

NE Patriots

3 - 2 - 0

Sun 5 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

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