NFL Passing Yards Year-by-Year Playoffs Leaders
All-Time Passing Yards Leaders (Playoffs)
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.
+ Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses
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Leaders Table
| Year |
Player |
Yds |
Tm |
| 2025 | Matthew Stafford (37) | 936 | LAR |
| 2024 | Jayden Daniels (24) | 822 | WAS |
| 2023 | Patrick Mahomes (28) | 1,051 | KAN |
| 2022 | Joe Burrow (26) | 721 | CIN |
| 2021 | Matthew Stafford (33) | 1,188 | LAR |
| 2020 | Tom Brady (43) | 1,061 | TAM |
| 2019 | Patrick Mahomes (24) | 901 | KAN |
| 2018 | Tom Brady (41) | 953 | NWE |
| 2017 | Tom Brady (40) | 1,132 | NWE |
| 2016 | Tom Brady (39) | 1,137 | NWE |
| 2015 | Cam Newton (26) | 761 | CAR |
| 2014 | Tom Brady (37) | 921 | NWE |
| 2013 | Peyton Manning+ (37) | 910 | DEN |
| 2012 | Joe Flacco (27) | 1,140 | BAL |
| 2011 | Eli Manning (30) | 1,219 | NYG |
| 2010 | Aaron Rodgers (27) | 1,094 | GNB |
| 2009 | Peyton Manning+ (33) | 956 | IND |
| 2008 | Kurt Warner+ (37) | 1,147 | ARI |
| 2007 | Eli Manning (26) | 854 | NYG |
| 2006 | Peyton Manning+ (30) | 1,034 | IND |
| 2005 | Ben Roethlisberger (23) | 803 | PIT |
| 2004 | Donovan McNabb (28) | 823 | PHI |
| 2003 | Jake Delhomme (28) | 987 | CAR |
| 2002 | Rich Gannon (37) | 841 | OAK |
| 2001 | Kurt Warner+ (30) | 793 | STL |
| 2000 | Kerry Collins (28) | 618 | NYG |
| 1999 | Kurt Warner+ (28) | 1,063 | STL |
| 1998 | Chris Chandler (33) | 728 | ATL |
| 1997 | John Elway+ (37) | 726 | DEN |
| 1996 | Mark Brunell (26) | 674 | JAX |
| 1995 | Brett Favre+ (26) | 805 | GNB |
| 1994 | Troy Aikman+ (28) | 717 | DAL |
| 1993 | Jim Kelly+ (33) | 707 | BUF |
| 1992 | Troy Aikman+ (26) | 795 | DAL |
| 1991 | Mark Rypien (29) | 690 | WAS |
| 1990 | Jim Kelly+ (30) | 851 | BUF |
| 1989 | Joe Montana+ (33) | 800 | SFO |
| 1988 | Joe Montana+ (32) | 823 | SFO |
| 1987 | John Elway+ (27) | 797 | DEN |
| 1986 | John Elway+ (26) | 805 | DEN |
| 1985 | Jim McMahon (26) | 636 | CHI |
| 1984 | Dan Marino+ (23) | 1,001 | MIA |
| 1983 | Joe Theismann (34) | 774 | WAS |
| 1982 | Joe Theismann (33) | 716 | WAS |
| 1981 | Joe Montana+ (25) | 747 | SFO |
| 1980 | Jim Plunkett (33) | 839 | OAK |
| 1979 | Terry Bradshaw+ (31) | 758 | PIT |
| 1978 | Terry Bradshaw+ (30) | 790 | PIT |
| 1977 | Ken Stabler+ (32) | 560 | OAK |
| 1976 | Fran Tarkenton+ (36) | 518 | MIN |
| 1975 | Roger Staubach+ (33) | 670 | DAL |
| 1974 | Ken Stabler+ (29) | 564 | OAK |
| 1973 | Fran Tarkenton+ (33) | 537 | MIN |
| 1972 | Billy Kilmer (33) | 398 | WAS |
| 1971 | Bob Griese+ (26) | 555 | MIA |
| 1970 | Johnny Unitas+ (37) | 478 | BAL |
| 1969 | Joe Kapp (31) | 548 | MIN |
| 1968 | Daryle Lamonica (27) | 748 | OAK |
| 1967 | Bart Starr+ (33) | 615 | GNB |
| 1966 | Bart Starr+ (32) | 554 | GNB |
| 1965 | Zeke Bratkowski (34) | 248 | GNB |
| 1964 | Frank Ryan (28) | 206 | CLE |
| 1963 | Babe Parilli (33) | 489 | BOS |
| 1962 | George Blanda+ (35) | 261 | HOU |
| 1961 | Jack Kemp (26) | 226 | SDG |
| 1960 | George Blanda+ (33) | 301 | HOU |
| 1959 | Johnny Unitas+ (26) | 264 | BAL |
| 1958 | Johnny Unitas+ (25) | 349 | BAL |
| 1957 | Tobin Rote (29) | 494 | DET |
| 1956 | Charlie Conerly (35) | 195 | NYG |
| 1955 | Otto Graham+ (34) | 209 | CLE |
| 1954 | Bobby Layne+ (28) | 177 | DET |
| 1953 | Bobby Layne+ (27) | 179 | DET |
| 1952 | Bobby Layne+ (26) | 212 | DET |
| 1951 | Otto Graham+ (30) | 280 | CLE |
| 1950 | Bob Waterfield+ (30) | 592 | RAM |
| 1949 | Otto Graham+ (28) | 454 | CLE |
| 1948 | Y.A. Tittle+ (22) | 217 | BCL |
| 1947 | Tommy Thompson (31) | 428 | PHI |
| 1946 | Otto Graham+ (25) | 213 | CLE |
| 1945 | Bob Waterfield+ (25) | 192 | RAM |
| 1944 | Arnie Herber+ (34) | 117 | NYG |
| 1943 | Sammy Baugh+ (29) | 322 | WAS |
| 1942 | Charlie O'Rourke (25) | 128 | CHI |
| 1941 | Sid Luckman+ (25) | 201 | CHI |
| 1940 | Sammy Baugh+ (26) | 102 | WAS |
| 1939 | Arnie Herber+ (29) | 62 | GNB |
| 1938 | Arnie Herber+ (28) | 123 | GNB |
| 1937 | Sammy Baugh+ (23) | 335 | WAS |
| 1936 | Arnie Herber+ (26) | 129 | GNB |
| 1935 | Ed Danowski (24) | 88 | NYG |
| 1934 | Ed Danowski (23) | 83 | NYG |
| 1933 | Harry Newman (24) | 209 | NYG |
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