NFL Passing Yards per Game Career Leaders
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Leaders
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| Rank | Player | Years | Tm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Brees | 283.9 | 2001-2018 | 2TM |
| 2 | Matthew Stafford | 278.0 | 2009-2018 | det |
| 3 | Andrew Luck | 274.3 | 2012-2018 | clt |
| 4 | Peyton Manning | 270.5 | 1998-2015 | 2TM |
| 5 | Kirk Cousins | 267.1 | 2012-2018 | 2TM |
| 6 | Matt Ryan | 266.2 | 2008-2018 | atl |
| 7 | Tom Brady | 261.3 | 2000-2018 | nwe |
| 8 | Kurt Warner+ | 260.8 | 1998-2009 | 3TM |
| 9 | Aaron Rodgers | 260.2 | 2005-2018 | gnb |
| 10 | Philip Rivers | 257.9 | 2004-2018 | sdg |
| 11 | Ben Roethlisberger | 257.2 | 2004-2018 | pit |
| 12 | Jameis Winston | 256.1 | 2015-2018 | tam |
| 13 | Carson Palmer | 254.1 | 2004-2017 | 3TM |
| 14 | Dan Marino+ | 253.6 | 1983-1999 | mia |
| 15 | Blake Bortles | 245.6 | 2014-2018 | jax |
| 16 | Derek Carr | 243.7 | 2014-2018 | rai |
| 17 | Eli Manning | 240.1 | 2004-2018 | nyg |
| 18 | Brett Favre+ | 237.9 | 1991-2010 | 4TM |
| 19 | Dan Fouts+ | 237.8 | 1973-1987 | sdg |
| 20 | Marc Bulger | 237.6 | 2002-2009 | ram |
| 21 | Trent Green | 237.3 | 1997-2008 | 4TM |
| 22 | Warren Moon+ | 237.1 | 1984-2000 | 4TM |
| 23 | Ryan Tannehill | 236.9 | 2012-2018 | mia |
| 24 | Andy Dalton | 236.7 | 2011-2018 | cin |
| 25 | Joe Flacco | 234.8 | 2008-2018 | rav |
| 26 | Sam Bradford | 234.3 | 2010-2018 | 4TM |
| 27 | Russell Wilson | 230.3 | 2012-2018 | sea |
| 28 | Daunte Culpepper | 230.0 | 1999-2009 | 4TM |
| Drew Bledsoe | 230.0 | 1993-2006 | 3TM | |
| 30 | Cam Newton | 229.7 | 2011-2018 | car |
| 31 | Jay Cutler | 229.6 | 2006-2017 | 3TM |
| 32 | Josh Freeman | 223.8 | 2009-2015 | 3TM |
| 33 | Donovan McNabb | 223.2 | 1999-2011 | 3TM |
| 34 | Jim Kelly+ | 221.7 | 1986-1996 | buf |
| 35 | Jim Everett | 220.5 | 1986-1997 | 3TM |
| 36 | John Elway+ | 220.0 | 1983-1998 | den |
| 37 | Tony Romo | 219.1 | 2004-2016 | dal |
| 38 | Aaron Brooks | 217.9 | 2000-2006 | 2TM |
| 39 | Joe Montana+ | 211.2 | 1979-1994 | 2TM |
| 40 | Jon Kitna | 211.0 | 1997-2011 | 4TM |
| 41 | Neil Lomax | 210.8 | 1981-1988 | crd |
| 42 | Jeff George | 210.7 | 1990-2001 | 5TM |
| 43 | Brian Griese | 209.0 | 1998-2008 | 4TM |
| 44 | Kyle Orton | 207.3 | 2005-2014 | 5TM |
| 45 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 206.9 | 2005-2018 | 7TM |
| 46 | Kerry Collins | 206.7 | 1995-2011 | 6TM |
| 47 | Alex Smith | 205.8 | 2005-2018 | 3TM |
| 48 | Jake Plummer | 204.6 | 1997-2006 | 2TM |
| 49 | Jeff Garcia | 204.3 | 1999-2009 | 5TM |
| 50 | Phil Simms | 204.0 | 1979-1993 | nyg |
| 51 | Jake Delhomme | 203.6 | 1999-2011 | 4TM |
| 52 | Boomer Esiason | 202.8 | 1984-1997 | 3TM |
| 53 | Chad Pennington | 200.3 | 2000-2010 | 2TM |
| 54 | Troy Aikman+ | 199.6 | 1989-2000 | dal |
| 55 | Vinny Testaverde | 198.4 | 1987-2007 | 7TM |
| 56 | Mark Sanchez | 197.6 | 2009-2016 | 3TM |
| Joe Namath+ | 197.6 | 1965-1977 | 2TM | |
| 58 | Chris Miller | 197.1 | 1987-1999 | 3TM |
| 59 | Steve Young+ | 196.0 | 1985-1999 | 2TM |
| 60 | Stan Humphries | 195.4 | 1989-1997 | 2TM |
| 61 | Ken O'Brien | 194.5 | 1984-1993 | 2TM |
| 62 | Steve McNair | 194.4 | 1995-2007 | 2TM |
| 63 | Doug Williams | 193.2 | 1978-1989 | 2TM |
| 64 | Chad Henne | 193.0 | 2008-2017 | 2TM |
| 65 | Tommy Kramer | 192.1 | 1977-1990 | 2TM |
| 66 | Fran Tarkenton+ | 191.1 | 1961-1978 | 2TM |
| 67 | Johnny Unitas+ | 190.7 | 1956-1973 | 2TM |
| 68 | Brian Sipe | 189.7 | 1974-1983 | cle |
| 69 | Rex Grossman | 189.5 | 2003-2012 | 3TM |
| 70 | Otto Graham+ | 187.2 | 1946-1955 | cle |
| 71 | Steve Bartkowski | 187.0 | 1975-1986 | 2TM |
| 72 | Jason Campbell | 186.3 | 2006-2014 | 5TM |
| 73 | Randall Cunningham | 186.2 | 1985-2001 | 4TM |
| 74 | David Garrard | 186.1 | 2002-2010 | jax |
| 75 | Bernie Kosar | 184.9 | 1985-1996 | 3TM |
| 76 | Erik Kramer | 184.8 | 1987-1999 | 4TM |
| 77 | Bobby Hebert | 183.8 | 1985-1996 | 2TM |
| 78 | Rich Gannon | 183.1 | 1987-2004 | 4TM |
| 79 | Jeff Blake | 182.4 | 1992-2005 | 7TM |
| 80 | Joey Harrington | 181.4 | 2002-2007 | 3TM |
| 81 | Josh McCown | 180.7 | 2002-2017 | 8TM |
| 82 | Steve Grogan | 180.4 | 1975-1990 | nwe |
| 83 | Tim Couch | 179.5 | 1999-2003 | cle |
| 84 | Dave Krieg | 179.1 | 1980-1998 | 6TM |
| 85 | Bert Jones | 178.3 | 1973-1982 | 2TM |
| 86 | Colin Kaepernick | 177.8 | 2011-2016 | sfo |
| 87 | Mark Rypien | 177.6 | 1988-2001 | 5TM |
| 88 | Byron Leftwich | 175.5 | 2003-2012 | 4TM |
| 89 | Matt Hasselbeck | 175.3 | 1999-2015 | 4TM |
| 90 | Jack Kemp | 173.9 | 1957-1969 | 3TM |
| 91 | Neil O'Donnell | 173.5 | 1991-2003 | 4TM |
| 92 | Roger Staubach+ | 173.3 | 1969-1979 | dal |
| 93 | Richard Todd | 173.2 | 1976-1985 | 2TM |
| 94 | Norm Snead | 173.0 | 1961-1976 | 5TM |
| 95 | Jim Hart | 172.5 | 1966-1984 | 2TM |
| 96 | Ken Anderson | 171.0 | 1971-1986 | cin |
| 97 | Jay Schroeder | 170.0 | 1985-1994 | 4TM |
| 98 | Matt Schaub | 169.3 | 2004-2018 | 4TM |
| 99 | Norm Van Brocklin+ | 168.7 | 1949-1960 | 2TM |
| 100 | Terry Bradshaw+ | 166.6 | 1970-1983 | pit |
| 101 | Steve DeBerg | 166.2 | 1978-1998 | 6TM |
| Mark Brunell | 166.2 | 1994-2011 | 5TM | |
| 103 | Don Meredith | 165.4 | 1960-1968 | dal |
| 104 | Jim Plunkett | 164.9 | 1971-1986 | 3TM |
| 105 | Brad Johnson | 164.1 | 1994-2008 | 4TM |
| 106 | Steve Beuerlein | 163.6 | 1988-2003 | 6TM |
| 107 | Matt Cassel | 163.2 | 2005-2018 | 7TM |
| 108 | Bill Kenney | 163.0 | 1980-1988 | kan |
| 109 | Y.A. Tittle+ | 162.1 | 1948-1964 | 3TM |
| 110 | Roman Gabriel | 160.9 | 1962-1977 | 2TM |
| 111 | Joe Ferguson | 160.3 | 1973-1990 | 4TM |
| 112 | Doug Flutie | 159.9 | 1986-2005 | 4TM |
| 113 | Elvis Grbac | 159.8 | 1994-2001 | 3TM |
| 114 | Tony Banks | 159.5 | 1996-2005 | 4TM |
| 115 | Scott Mitchell | 158.5 | 1991-2001 | 4TM |
| 116 | Archie Manning | 158.4 | 1971-1984 | 3TM |
| 117 | Chris Chandler | 158.2 | 1988-2004 | 7TM |
| 118 | Trent Dilfer | 157.8 | 1994-2007 | 5TM |
| 119 | Bill Nelsen | 157.4 | 1963-1972 | 2TM |
| 120 | Rodney Peete | 157.1 | 1989-2004 | 6TM |
| Michael Vick | 157.1 | 2001-2015 | 4TM | |
| 122 | John Brodie | 157.0 | 1957-1973 | sfo |
| 123 | Bob Griese+ | 155.9 | 1967-1980 | mia |
| 124 | Jay Fiedler | 155.8 | 1995-2005 | 5TM |
| 125 | David Carr | 153.7 | 2002-2012 | 4TM |
| 126 | Lynn Dickey | 153.4 | 1971-1985 | 2TM |
| 127 | Bobby Layne+ | 153.0 | 1948-1962 | 4TM |
| 128 | Jack Trudeau | 152.9 | 1986-1995 | 3TM |
| 129 | Jim McMahon | 152.5 | 1982-1996 | 6TM |
| 130 | Ken Stabler+ | 151.8 | 1970-1984 | 3TM |
| 131 | Vince Ferragamo | 151.1 | 1977-1986 | 3TM |
| 132 | Joe Theismann | 150.9 | 1974-1985 | was |
| 133 | Jim Zorn | 150.8 | 1976-1987 | 3TM |
| 134 | Ron Jaworski | 149.9 | 1974-1989 | 4TM |
| 135 | Rick Mirer | 149.6 | 1993-2003 | 5TM |
| John Hadl | 149.6 | 1962-1977 | 4TM | |
| 137 | Jim Harbaugh | 148.5 | 1987-2000 | 4TM |
| 138 | Charley Johnson | 147.9 | 1961-1975 | 3TM |
| 139 | Sonny Jurgensen+ | 147.8 | 1957-1974 | 2TM |
| 140 | Bubby Brister | 145.9 | 1986-2000 | 5TM |
| 141 | Gus Frerotte | 144.8 | 1994-2008 | 7TM |
| Billy Wade | 144.8 | 1954-1966 | 2TM | |
| 143 | Don Majkowski | 141.1 | 1987-1996 | 3TM |
| 144 | Dave Brown | 140.4 | 1992-2001 | 2TM |
| 145 | Mark Malone | 139.4 | 1980-1989 | 3TM |
| 146 | Wade Wilson | 138.3 | 1981-1998 | 5TM |
| 147 | Frank Tripucka | 137.1 | 1949-1963 | 4TM |
| 148 | Derek Anderson | 137.0 | 2006-2017 | 3TM |
| 149 | Charlie Batch | 136.9 | 1998-2012 | 2TM |
| 150 | Gary Danielson | 136.3 | 1976-1988 | 2TM |
| 151 | Billy Joe Tolliver | 136.2 | 1989-1999 | 5TM |
| 152 | Len Dawson+ | 136.1 | 1957-1975 | 3TM |
| 153 | Milt Plum | 135.9 | 1957-1969 | 4TM |
| 154 | Craig Morton | 134.8 | 1965-1982 | 3TM |
| 155 | Kyle Boller | 133.3 | 2003-2011 | 3TM |
| 156 | Sammy Baugh+ | 132.6 | 1937-1952 | was |
| 157 | Danny White | 132.3 | 1976-1988 | dal |
| Dan Pastorini | 132.3 | 1971-1983 | 4TM | |
| 159 | Bob Waterfield+ | 130.2 | 1945-1952 | ram |
| 160 | Frank Ryan | 127.3 | 1958-1970 | 3TM |
| 161 | Daryle Lamonica | 126.8 | 1963-1974 | 2TM |
| 162 | Tobin Rote | 126.5 | 1950-1966 | 4TM |
| 163 | Bart Starr+ | 126.1 | 1956-1971 | gnb |
| 164 | Mike Livingston | 124.1 | 1968-1979 | kan |
| 165 | Tony Eason | 123.8 | 1983-1990 | 2TM |
| 166 | Charlie Conerly | 121.0 | 1948-1961 | nyg |
| 167 | Billy Kilmer | 120.6 | 1961-1978 | 3TM |
| 168 | Bill Munson | 120.5 | 1964-1979 | 5TM |
| 169 | Babe Parilli | 120.0 | 1952-1969 | 5TM |
| 170 | Frankie Albert | 119.9 | 1946-1952 | sfo |
| 171 | Steve Bono | 118.6 | 1985-1999 | 7TM |
| 172 | Kordell Stewart | 118.0 | 1995-2005 | 3TM |
| 173 | Sid Luckman+ | 114.7 | 1939-1950 | chi |
| 174 | Marc Wilson | 114.2 | 1980-1990 | 2TM |
| 175 | Tom Flores | 112.8 | 1960-1969 | 3TM |
| 176 | Greg Landry | 109.9 | 1968-1984 | 3TM |
| 177 | Jeff Hostetler | 108.1 | 1985-1997 | 3TM |
| 178 | Cotton Davidson | 105.9 | 1954-1968 | 3TM |
| 179 | Eric Hipple | 105.0 | 1980-1989 | det |
| 180 | Ed Brown | 101.3 | 1954-1965 | 3TM |
| 181 | Eddie LeBaron | 100.0 | 1952-1963 | 2TM |
| 182 | Mike Phipps | 88.3 | 1970-1981 | 2TM |
| 183 | Mike Tomczak | 86.9 | 1985-1999 | 4TM |
| 184 | Earl Morrall | 81.6 | 1956-1976 | 6TM |
| 185 | George Blanda+ | 79.2 | 1949-1975 | 4TM |
| 186 | Mike Pagel | 71.3 | 1982-1993 | 3TM |

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