who led the nfl in passing in 1994 to 2016

From 1994 through 2016, Peyton Manning had the most passing yards, with 71,940 yards.

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	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Peyton 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
2	Drew Brees D. Brees	66,111	233	5,836	8,758	66.6	7.5	283.7	465	220	96.3	5.3	2.5	358	2,547
3	Brett Favre B. Favre	65,308	269	5,680	9,172	61.9	7.1	242.8	471	297	87.0	5.1	3.2	460	3,069
4	Tom Brady T. Brady	61,582	237	5,244	8,224	63.8	7.5	259.8	456	152	97.2	5.5	1.8	417	2,596
5	Eli Manning E. Manning	48,214	201	4,072	6,825	59.7	7.1	239.9	320	215	83.7	4.7	3.2	328	2,279
6	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	46,814	185	3,804	5,932	64.1	7.9	253.0	301	160	94.1	5.1	2.7	456	3,008
7	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	45,833	180	3,811	5,917	64.4	7.7	254.6	314	156	94.7	5.3	2.6	362	2,178
8	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	44,269	175	3,777	6,040	62.5	7.3	253.0	285	180	88.0	4.7	3.0	318	2,214
9	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	42,117	181	3,625	6,288	57.6	6.7	232.7	236	191	77.9	3.8	3.0	451	3,036
10	Kerry 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
11	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	37,701	142	3,288	5,064	64.9	7.4	265.5	240	114	93.6	4.7	2.3	255	1,681
12	Donovan 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
13	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	36,827	142	3,034	4,657	65.1	7.9	259.3	297	72	104.1	6.4	1.5	341	2,163
14	Matt 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
15	Tony Romo T. Romo	34,183	156	2,829	4,335	65.3	7.9	219.1	248	117	97.1	5.7	2.7	248	1,672
16	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	32,639	138	2,915	4,742	61.5	6.9	236.5	182	117	84.5	3.8	2.5	290	2,076
17	Jay Cutler J. Cutler	32,467	139	2,782	4,491	61.9	7.2	233.6	208	146	85.7	4.6	3.3	302	1,881
18	Kurt Warner K. Warner	32,344	124	2,666	4,070	65.5	7.9	260.8	208	128	93.7	5.1	3.1	260	1,669
19	Mark Brunell M. Brunell	32,072	193	2,761	4,640	59.5	6.9	166.2	184	108	84.0	4.0	2.3	390	2,395
20	Steve McNair S. McNair	31,304	161	2,733	4,544	60.1	6.9	194.4	174	119	82.8	3.8	2.6	254	1,567
21	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	30,303	109	2,634	4,285	61.5	7.1	278.0	187	108	86.8	4.4	2.5	242	1,563
22	Jon Kitna J. Kitna	29,745	141	2,677	4,442	60.3	6.7	211.0	169	165	77.4	3.8	3.7	323	1,987
23	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	29,616	147	2,531	4,311	58.7	6.9	201.5	184	146	79.7	4.3	3.4	203	1,342
24	Jake Plummer J. Plummer	29,253	143	2,484	4,350	57.1	6.7	204.6	161	161	74.6	3.7	3.7	284	1,735
25	Brad Johnson B. Johnson	29,054	177	2,668	4,326	61.7	6.7	164.1	166	122	82.5	3.8	2.8	251	1,616

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PASS

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Jones

RUSH

398

Taylor

REC

249

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OPP PPG

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PASS YDS/G

204.2

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	.800
Colts	2	3	.400
Texans	1	4	.200
Titans	0	5	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
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1,485

Goff

1,408

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Walker

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Rec Yards Leaders

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119.6

Jackson

119.3

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Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

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PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

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424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

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Gibbs

103.8

Henry

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Robinson

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Smith-Njigba

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000