quarterback with highest average passing yards per start all-time

Tom Brady has the most career passing yards by a quarterback as a starter when passing for exactly 0.0 yards per attempt, with 89,162 yards.

Interpreted as:
quarterback with highest average passing passing yards per start all-time
NAME YDS AVG GP CMP ATT PCT YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Tom Brady
T. Brady
89,162
7.4
333
7,747
12,037
64.4
267.8
649
212
97.2
5.4
1.8
565
3,576
2 Drew Brees
D. Brees
80,137
7.6
286
7,127
10,524
67.7
280.2
570
243
98.7
5.4
2.3
418
2,979
3 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
71,871
7.7
265
6,120
9,371
65.3
271.2
539
251
96.5
5.8
2.7
302
1,953
4 Brett Favre
B. Favre
71,476
7.1
298
6,270
10,112
62.0
239.9
506
333
86.2
5.0
3.3
515
3,416
5 Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
63,533
7.6
247
5,406
8,390
64.4
257.2
413
208
93.4
4.9
2.5
551
3,651
6 Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
63,292
7.8
240
5,260
8,104
64.9
263.7
420
208
95.3
5.2
2.6
461
2,816
7 Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
62,792
7.4
234
5,551
8,464
65.6
268.3
381
183
93.6
4.5
2.2
488
3,267
8 Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
62,623
7.7
241
5,334
8,186
65.2
259.8
502
115
102.8
6.1
1.4
562
3,838
9 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
59,809
7.3
222
5,174
8,166
63.4
269.4
377
188
91.2
4.6
2.3
502
3,365
10 Dan Marino
D. Marino
59,151
7.3
231
4,794
8,062
59.5
256.1
400
246
86.0
5.0
3.1
260
1,850
11 Eli Manning
E. Manning
56,957
7.0
234
4,892
8,110
60.3
243.4
366
244
84.1
4.5
3.0
410
2,867
12 Warren Moon
W. Moon
48,956
7.2
203
3,955
6,762
58.5
241.2
287
232
80.8
4.2
3.4
457
3,409
13 John Elway
J. Elway
47,202
7.1
207
3,785
6,608
57.3
228.0
275
197
81.0
4.2
3.0
463
3,400
14 Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
46,135
7.7
199
3,882
6,001
64.7
231.8
350
111
99.8
5.8
1.8
560
3,683
15 Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
46,131
7.3
181
3,933
6,286
62.6
254.9
294
184
88.2
4.7
2.9
340
2,364
16 Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
45,465
6.8
191
4,144
6,717
61.7
238.0
254
162
84.3
3.8
2.4
401
2,862
17 Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
44,515
6.6
193
3,831
6,701
57.2
230.6
251
206
77.1
3.7
3.1
466
3,126
18 Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
42,485
7.6
159
3,727
5,561
67.0
267.2
284
122
97.6
5.1
2.2
328
2,366
19 Derek Carr
D. Carr
41,245
7.1
169
3,765
5,785
65.1
244.1
257
112
92.8
4.4
1.9
303
1,890
20 Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
41,130
6.9
197
3,413
5,985
57.0
208.8
243
234
75.5
4.1
3.9
349
2,449
21 Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
40,134
7.3
204
3,167
5,532
57.2
196.7
292
218
81.2
5.3
3.9
22 Kerry Collins
K. Collins
39,475
6.5
180
3,366
6,057
55.6
219.3
203
191
73.6
3.4
3.2
328
2,164
23 Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
39,180
7.0
168
3,493
5,577
62.6
233.2
251
150
87.3
4.5
2.7
353
2,295
24 Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
37,110
7.0
161
3,148
5,323
59.1
230.5
234
116
86.0
4.4
2.2
398
2,553
25 Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
35,672
6.9
160
3,135
5,184
60.5
223.0
206
149
82.4
4.0
2.9
352
2,217
StatMuse has game-level data for passing yards and yards per attempt going back to the 1950 season.

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PPG

17.0

30th

OPP PPG

24.5

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

115.8

13th

PASS YDS/G

196.6

32nd

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
Jets Jets
5
12
0
.294
Patriots Patriots
4
13
0
.235
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
9/14
NE NE
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
9/21
PIT PIT
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CAR CAR
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NE NE
@
BUF BUF
8:20 PM
Last Game
NE Patriots

4 - 13 - 0

23

Final

16

BUF Bills

13 - 4 - 0

Sun 5 Jan 2025

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM