List of National Football League career passing yards leaders

This is a list of National Football League quarterbacks by total career passing yards. This list includes all quarterbacks who have thrown for at least 30,000 career passing yards.

Players with at least 30,000 regular season career passing yards

Key
^ Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
* Denotes player who is still active in the NFL

Through Week 6 of 2018 season

Rank Player Team(s) by season Yards
1 Drew Brees* San Diego Chargers (2001–2005)
New Orleans Saints (2006–present)		 72,103
2 Peyton Manning Indianapolis Colts (1998–2011)
Denver Broncos (2012–2015)		 71,940
3 Brett Favre^ Atlanta Falcons (1991)
Green Bay Packers (1992–2007)
New York Jets (2008)
Minnesota Vikings (2009–2010)		 71,838
4 Tom Brady* New England Patriots (2000–present) 67,418
5 Dan Marino^ Miami Dolphins (1983–1999) 61,361
6 Eli Manning* New York Giants (2004–present) 53,344
7 Ben Roethlisberger* Pittsburgh Steelers (2004–present) 53,098
8 Philip Rivers* San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers (2004–present) 52,050
9 John Elway^ Denver Broncos (1983–1998) 51,475
10 Warren Moon^ Houston Oilers (1984–1993)
Minnesota Vikings (1994–1996)
Seattle Seahawks (1997–1998)
Kansas City Chiefs (1999–2000)		 49,325
11 Fran Tarkenton^ Minnesota Vikings (1961–1966, 1972–1978)
New York Giants (1967–1971)		 47,003
12 Carson Palmer Cincinnati Bengals (2003–2010)
Oakland Raiders (2011–2012)
Arizona Cardinals (2013–2017)		 46,247
13 Vinny Testaverde Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1987–1992)
Cleveland Browns (1993–1995)
Baltimore Ravens (1996–1997)
New York Jets (1998–2003, 2005)
Dallas Cowboys (2004)
New England Patriots (2006)
Carolina Panthers (2007)		 46,233
14 Drew Bledsoe New England Patriots (1993–2001)
Buffalo Bills (2002–2004)
Dallas Cowboys (2005–2006)		 44,611
15 Matt Ryan* Atlanta Falcons (2008–present) 43,751
16 Dan Fouts^ San Diego Chargers (1973–1987) 43,040
17 Kerry Collins Carolina Panthers (1995–1998)[lower-alpha 1])
New Orleans Saints (1998)
New York Giants (1999–2003)
Oakland Raiders (2004–2005)
Tennessee Titans (2006–2010)
Indianapolis Colts (2011)		 40,922
18 Joe Montana^ San Francisco 49ers (1979–1992)
Kansas City Chiefs (1993–1994)		 40,551
19 Johnny Unitas^ Baltimore Colts (1956–1972)
San Diego Chargers (1973)		 40,239
20 Aaron Rodgers* Green Bay Packers (2005–present) 40,074
21 Dave Krieg Seattle Seahawks (1980–1991)
Kansas City Chiefs (1992–1993)
Detroit Lions (1994)
Arizona Cardinals (1995)
Chicago Bears (1996)
Tennessee Oilers (1997–1998)		 38,147
22 Boomer Esiason Cincinnati Bengals (1984–1992)
New York Jets (1993–1995)
Arizona Cardinals (1996)
Cincinnati Bengals (1997)		 37,920
23 Joe Flacco* Baltimore Ravens (2008–present) 37,330
24 Donovan McNabb Philadelphia Eagles (1999–2009)
Washington Redskins (2010)
Minnesota Vikings (2011)		 37,276
25 Matt Hasselbeck Green Bay Packers (1998–2000)
Seattle Seahawks (2001–2010)
Tennessee Titans (2011–2012)
Indianapolis Colts (2013–2015)		 36,638
26 Matthew Stafford* Detroit Lions (2009–present) 36,134
27 Jim Kelly^ Buffalo Bills (1986–1996) 35,467
28 Jay Cutler Denver Broncos (2006–2008)
Chicago Bears (2009–2016)
Miami Dolphins (2017)		 35,133
29 Jim Everett Los Angeles Rams (1986–1993)
New Orleans Saints (1994–1996)
San Diego Chargers (1997)		 34,837
30 Jim Hart St. Louis Cardinals (1966–1983
Washington Redskins 1984)		 34,665
31 Steve DeBerg San Francisco 49ers (1978–1980)
Denver Broncos (1981–1983)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1984–1987, 1992–1993[lower-alpha 2])
Kansas City Chiefs (1988–1991)
Miami Dolphins (1993)
Atlanta Falcons (1998)		 34,241
32 Tony Romo Dallas Cowboys (2003–2016) 34,183
33 John Hadl San Diego Chargers (1962–1972)
Los Angeles Rams (1973–1974[lower-alpha 3])
Green Bay Packers (1974–1975)
Houston Oilers (1976–1977)		 33,503
34 Phil Simms New York Giants (1979–1993) 33,462
35 Steve Young^ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1985–1986)
San Francisco 49ers (1987–1999)		 33,124
36 Alex Smith* San Francisco 49ers (2005–2012)
Kansas City Chiefs (2013–2017)
Washington Redskins (2018–present)		 33,093
37 Troy Aikman^ Dallas Cowboys (1989–2000) 32,942
38 Ken Anderson Cincinnati Bengals (1971–1986) 32,838
39 Kurt Warner^ St. Louis Rams (1998–2003)
New York Giants (2004)
Arizona Cardinals (2005–2009)		 32,344
40 Sonny Jurgensen^ Philadelphia Eagles (1957–1963)
Washington Redskins (1964–1974)		 32,224
41 Mark Brunell Green Bay Packers (1993–1994)
Jacksonville Jaguars (1995–2003)
Washington Redskins (2004–2006)
New Orleans Saints (2008–2009)
New York Jets (2010–2011)		 32,072
42 John Brodie San Francisco 49ers (1957–1973) 31,548
43 Steve McNair Houston / Tennessee Oilers / Titans (1995–2005)
Baltimore Ravens (2006–2007)		 31,304
44 Norm Snead Washington Redskins (1961–1963)
Philadelphia Eagles (1964–1970)
Minnesota Vikings (1971)
New York Giants (1972–1974, 1976)
San Francisco 49ers (1974–1975)		 30,797
  • Note: Y. A. Tittle passed for 33,070 yards in his professional career. However, 4,731 of those yards came in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). The NFL does not recognize statistics and records accrued in the AAFC.[1][2] As such, his career passing yards total in the NFL stands at 28,339.[3]

Active players with 26,000–29,999 yards

Through Week 6 of 2018 season; numbers in yards

Players with the most career passing yards including playoff games

Active players are in bold. Minimum 60K yards.

1 Peyton Manning, 79,279 2 Brett Favre, 77,693 3 Tom Brady, 77,644 4 Drew Brees, 76,312| 5 Dan Marino, 65,871

Historical passing yards leaders

Ten players are recognised as having held the record as the NFL's career passing yardage leader.[4] The longest record holder was Fran Tarkenton who held the record for 19 years.

ReignPlayerTeam(s) while leaderCareer passing yardsSeason(s)
1932–1942
(11 years)		Arnie Herber^
[5]		Green Bay Packers6391932
1,2951933
2,0941934
2,8231935
4,0621936
4,7461937
5,0821938
6,1891939
6,7491940–1942
1943–1958
(16 years)		Sammy Baugh^
[6]		Washington Redskins8,3791943
9,2281944
10,8971945
12,0601946
14,9981947
17,5971948
19,5001949
20,6301950
21,7341951
21,8861952–1958
1959–1963
(5 years)		Bobby Layne^
[7]		Pittsburgh Steelers22,0631959
23,8771960
25,0821961
26,7681962–1963
1964–1967
(4 years)		Y. A. Tittle^
[3]		New York Giants28,3391964–1967
1968–1975
(8 years)		Johnny Unitas^
[8]		Baltimore Colts (1968–1972)
San Diego Chargers (1973)		33,1601968
35,5021969
37,7151970
38,6571971
39,7681972
40,2391973–1975
1976–1994
(19 years)		Fran Tarkenton^
[9]		Minnesota Vikings41,8011976
43,5351977
47,0031978–1994
1995–2006
(12 years)		Dan Marino^
[10]		Miami Dolphins48,8411995
51,6361996
55,4161997
58,9131998
61,3611999–2006
2007–2014
(8 years)		Brett Favre^
[11]		Green Bay Packers (2007)
New York Jets (2008)
Minnesota Vikings (2009–2010)		61,6552007
65,1272008
69,3292009
71,8382010–2014
2015–2017
(3 years)		Peyton Manning
[12]		 Denver Broncos 71,940 2015–2017
Since 2018
(1 year)		Drew Brees
[13]		 New Orleans Saints 72,103 Since 2018

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Collins was traded during the 1998 season; he played four games for the Panthers and seven for the Saints.
  2. ↑ DeBerg was traded during the 1993 season; he played three games for the Buccaneers and eight for the Dolphins.
  3. ↑ Hadl was traded during the 1974 season; he played six games for the Rams and eight for the Packers.

References

General
  • "NFL Passing Yards Career Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
Footnotes
  1. ↑ Pavlick, Ed (1980). "Pro Football Records Should Include the AAFC" (PDF). The Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association. 2 (7). Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  2. ↑ Roberts, Jerry (2015). Pass Receiving in Early Pro Football: A History to the 1960s (illustrated ed.). McFarland. p. 137. ISBN 078649946X. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  3. 1 2 "Y.A. Tittle". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  4. ↑ Bryan Frye (2016-03-09). "History of the Career Passing Yards Record". Grid Fe. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  5. ↑ "Arnie Herber stats". Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  6. ↑ "Sammy Baugh stats". Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  7. ↑ "Bobby Layne stats". NFL.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  8. ↑ "Johnny Unitas stats". Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  9. ↑ "Fran Tarkenton stats". Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  10. ↑ "Dan Marino stats". Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  11. ↑ "Brett Favre stats". Pro football reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  12. ↑ "Peyton Manning stats". PFRef.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  13. ↑ "Drew Brees stats". PFRef.com. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
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