nfl qb's with most passing yards 2021

Tom Brady had the most passing yards by a quarterback in 2021, with 5,316 yards.

NAME YDS SEASON TM GP CMP ATT PCT AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Tom Brady
T. Brady
5,316
2021
TB TB
17
485
719
67.5
7.4
312.7
43
12
102.1
6.0
1.7
22
144
2 Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
5,014
2021
LAC LAC
17
443
672
65.9
7.5
294.9
38
15
97.7
5.7
2.2
31
214
3 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,886
2021
LAR LAR
17
404
601
67.2
8.1
287.4
41
17
102.9
6.8
2.8
30
243
4 Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
4,839
2021
KC KC
17
436
658
66.3
7.4
284.6
37
13
98.5
5.6
2.0
28
146
5 Derek Carr
D. Carr
4,804
2021
LV LV
17
428
626
68.4
7.7
282.6
23
14
94.0
3.7
2.2
40
241
6 Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
4,611
2021
CIN CIN
16
366
520
70.4
8.9
288.2
34
14
108.3
6.5
2.7
51
370
7 Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
4,483
2021
DAL DAL
16
411
597
68.8
7.5
280.2
37
10
104.4
6.2
1.7
30
144
8 Josh Allen
J. Allen
4,407
2021
BUF BUF
17
409
646
63.3
6.8
259.2
36
15
92.2
5.6
2.3
26
164
9 Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
4,221
2021
MIN MIN
16
372
561
66.3
7.5
263.8
33
7
103.1
5.9
1.2
28
197
10 Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
4,115
2021
GB GB
16
366
531
68.9
7.7
257.2
37
4
111.9
7.0
0.8
30
188
11 Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
3,968
2021
ATL ATL
17
375
560
67.0
7.1
233.4
20
12
90.4
3.6
2.1
40
274
12 Jimmy Garoppolo
J. Garoppolo
3,810
2021
SF SF
15
301
441
68.3
8.6
254.0
20
12
98.7
4.5
2.7
29
201
13 Mac Jones
M. Jones
3,801
2021
NE NE
17
352
521
67.6
7.3
223.6
22
13
92.5
4.2
2.5
28
241
14 Kyler Murray
K. Murray
3,787
2021
ARI ARI
14
333
481
69.2
7.9
270.5
24
10
100.6
5.0
2.1
31
286
15 Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
3,740
2021
PIT PIT
16
390
605
64.5
6.2
233.8
22
10
86.8
3.6
1.7
38
232
16 Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
3,734
2021
TEN TEN
17
357
531
67.2
7.0
219.6
21
14
89.6
4.0
2.6
47
327
17 Trevor Lawrence
T. Lawrence
3,641
2021
JAX JAX
17
359
602
59.6
6.0
214.2
12
17
71.9
2.0
2.8
32
238
18 Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
3,563
2021
IND IND
17
322
516
62.4
6.9
209.6
27
7
94.6
5.2
1.4
32
227
19 Taylor Heinicke
T. Heinicke
3,419
2021
WAS WAS
16
321
494
65.0
6.9
213.7
20
15
85.9
4.0
3.0
38
278
20 Jared Goff
J. Goff
3,245
2021
DET DET
14
332
494
67.2
6.6
231.8
19
8
91.5
3.8
1.6
35
280
21 Jalen Hurts
J. Hurts
3,144
2021
PHI PHI
15
265
432
61.3
7.3
209.6
16
9
87.2
3.7
2.1
26
150
22 Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
3,113
2021
SEA SEA
14
259
400
64.8
7.8
222.4
25
6
103.1
6.3
1.5
33
266
23 Teddy Bridgewater
T. Bridgewater
3,052
2021
DEN DEN
14
285
426
66.9
7.2
218.0
18
7
94.9
4.2
1.6
31
211
24 Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
3,010
2021
CLE CLE
14
253
418
60.5
7.2
215.0
17
13
83.1
4.1
3.1
43
269
25 Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
2,882
2021
BAL BAL
12
246
382
64.4
7.5
240.2
16
13
87.0
4.2
3.4
38
190
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Team Rankings

PPG

27.0

7th

OPP PPG

26.4

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

110.4

22nd

PASS YDS/G

256.6

5th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
Panthers Panthers
2
3
0
.400
Saints Saints
1
4
0
.200
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/12
SF SF
@
TB TB
4:25 PM
Mon
10/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Sun
10/26
TB TB
@
NO NO
4:05 PM
Sun
11/9
NE NE
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
TB TB
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Last Game
SEA Seahawks

3 - 2 - 0

35

Final

38

TB Buccaneers

4 - 1 - 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