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Single-Season Passing Yards Leaders

Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year

Rank Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Yds Year Teams
1. Dan Marino+ (23) 5,084 1984 MIA
2. Kurt Warner (30) 4,830 2001 STL
3. Tom Brady (30) 4,806 2007 NWE
4. Dan Fouts+ (30) 4,802 1981 SDG
5. Dan Marino+ (25) 4,746 1986 MIA
6. Daunte Culpepper (27) 4,717 2004 MIN
7. Dan Fouts+ (29) 4,715 1980 SDG
8. Warren Moon+ (35) 4,690 1991 HOU
9. Warren Moon+ (34) 4,689 1990 HOU
Rich Gannon (37) 4,689 2002 OAK
11. Neil Lomax (25) 4,614 1984 STL
12. Trent Green (34) 4,591 2004 KAN
13. Peyton Manning (28) 4,557 2004 IND
14. Drew Bledsoe (22) 4,555 1994 NWE
15. Lynn Dickey (34) 4,458 1983 GNB
16. Dan Marino+ (33) 4,453 1994 MIA
17. Steve Beuerlein (34) 4,436 1999 CAR
18. Dan Marino+ (27) 4,434 1988 MIA
19. Drew Brees (28) 4,423 2007 NOR
20. Drew Brees (27) 4,418 2006 NOR
21. Brett Favre (26) 4,413 1995 GNB
Peyton Manning (24) 4,413 2000 IND
23. Peyton Manning (30) 4,397 2006 IND
24. Mark Brunell (26) 4,367 1996 JAX
25. Drew Bledsoe (30) 4,359 2002 BUF
26. Kurt Warner (28) 4,353 1999 STL
27. Bill Kenney (28) 4,348 1983 KAN
28. Scott Mitchell (27) 4,338 1995 DET
29. Don Majkowski (25) 4,318 1989 GNB
30. Jim Everett (26) 4,310 1989 RAM
31. Marc Bulger (29) 4,301 2006 STL
32. Jeff Garcia (30) 4,278 2000 SFO
33. Peyton Manning (27) 4,267 2003 IND
34. Warren Moon+ (38) 4,264 1994 MIN
35. Warren Moon+ (39) 4,228 1995 MIN
36. Brett Favre (29) 4,212 1998 GNB
37. Tony Romo (27) 4,211 2007 DAL
38. Jon Kitna (34) 4,208 2006 DET
39. Peyton Manning (26) 4,200 2002 IND
40. Vinny Testaverde (33) 4,177 1996 BAL
41. Steve Young+ (37) 4,170 1998 SFO
42. Elvis Grbac (30) 4,169 2000 KAN
43. Brett Favre (38) 4,155 2007 GNB
44. Jeff George (28) 4,143 1995 ATL
45. Dan Marino+ (24) 4,137 1985 MIA
46. Peyton Manning (23) 4,135 1999 IND
47. Brian Sipe (31) 4,132 1980 CLE
48. Carson Palmer (28) 4,131 2007 CIN
Peyton Manning (25) 4,131 2001 IND
50. Dan Marino+ (31) 4,116 1992 MIA
51. Tom Brady (28) 4,110 2005 NWE
52. Jay Schroeder (25) 4,109 1986 WAS
53. Brett Favre (30) 4,091 1999 GNB
54. Jake Plummer (30) 4,089 2004 DEN
55. Brett Favre (35) 4,088 2004 GNB
56. Drew Bledsoe (24) 4,086 1996 NWE
57. Dan Fouts+ (28) 4,082 1979 SDG
58. Kerry Collins (30) 4,073 2002 NYG
59. Jon Kitna (35) 4,068 2007 DET
60. Phil Simms (30) 4,044 1984 NYG
61. Peyton Manning (31) 4,040 2007 IND
62. Trent Green (33) 4,039 2003 KAN
63. Carson Palmer (27) 4,035 2006 CIN
64. John Elway+ (33) 4,030 1993 DEN
65. Steve Young+ (32) 4,023 1993 SFO
66. Trent Green (35) 4,014 2005 KAN
67. Joe Namath+ (24) 4,007 1967 NYJ
68. Brad Johnson (31) 4,005 1999 WAS
69. Dan Marino+ (28) 3,997 1989 MIA
70. Jim Everett (27) 3,989 1990 RAM
71. Drew Bledsoe (27) 3,985 1999 NWE
72. Danny White (31) 3,980 1983 DAL
73. John Elway+ (35) 3,970 1995 DEN
Jim Everett (32) 3,970 1995 NOR
Dan Marino+ (30) 3,970 1991 MIA
76. Steve Young+ (33) 3,969 1994 SFO
77. Matt Hasselbeck (32) 3,966 2007 SEA
78. Jim Everett (25) 3,964 1988 RAM
Marc Bulger (27) 3,964 2004 STL
80. Boomer Esiason (25) 3,959 1986 CIN
81. Joe Montana+ (34) 3,944 1990 SFO
82. Daunte Culpepper (23) 3,937 2000 MIN
83. Brett Favre (32) 3,921 2001 GNB
84. Jeff George (30) 3,917 1997 OAK
85. Tommy Kramer (26) 3,912 1981 MIN
86. Joe Montana+ (27) 3,910 1983 SFO
87. Brett Favre (27) 3,899 1996 GNB
88. John Elway+ (25) 3,891 1985 DEN
89. Ken O'Brien (25) 3,888 1985 NYJ
90. Jake Delhomme (29) 3,886 2004 CAR
91. Brett Favre (37) 3,885 2006 GNB
92. Brett Favre (25) 3,882 1994 GNB
93. Brett Favre (36) 3,881 2005 GNB
94. Brian Sipe (32) 3,876 1981 CLE
95. Donovan McNabb (28) 3,875 2004 PHI
96. Drew Brees (29) 3,870 2008 NOR
97. Brett Favre (28) 3,867 1997 GNB
98. Jim Everett (31) 3,855 1994 NOR
99. Bernie Kosar (23) 3,854 1986 CLE
100. Daunte Culpepper (25) 3,853 2002 MIN
101. Marc Bulger (26) 3,845 2003 STL
102. Jim Kelly+ (31) 3,844 1991 BUF
103. Matt Hasselbeck (28) 3,841 2003 SEA
104. Rich Gannon (34) 3,840 1999 OAK
105. Erik Kramer (31) 3,838 1995 CHI
106. Carson Palmer (26) 3,836 2005 CIN
107. Aaron Brooks (25) 3,832 2001 NOR
108. Steve Bartkowski (29) 3,829 1981 ATL
Phil Simms (31) 3,829 1985 NYG
110. Rich Gannon (36) 3,828 2001 OAK
111. Jeff Blake (25) 3,822 1995 CIN
112. Brett Favre (31) 3,812 2000 GNB
113. Brad Johnson (35) 3,811 2003 TAM
114. Aaron Brooks (28) 3,810 2004 NOR
115. Randall Cunningham (25) 3,808 1988 PHI
116. Brian Sipe (30) 3,793 1979 CLE
117. Derek Anderson (24) 3,787 2007 CLE
118. Trent Green (31) 3,783 2001 KAN
119. Dan Marino+ (36) 3,780 1997 MIA
120. Mark Rypien (27) 3,768 1989 WAS
121. Tom Brady (25) 3,764 2002 NWE
Kerry Collins (29) 3,764 2001 NYG
123. Eli Manning (24) 3,762 2005 NYG
124. Kerry Collins (33) 3,759 2005 OAK
125. Ken Anderson (32) 3,754 1981 CIN
126. Peyton Manning (29) 3,747 2005 IND
Sonny Jurgensen+ (33) 3,747 1967 WAS
128. Kurt Warner (37) 3,741 2008 ARI
129. Dan Fouts+ (33) 3,740 1984 SDG
130. Peyton Manning (22) 3,739 1998 IND
131. Jake Plummer (24) 3,737 1998 ARI
132. Jeff George (27) 3,734 1994 ATL
133. Vinny Testaverde (37) 3,732 2000 NYJ
134. Steve Beuerlein (35) 3,730 2000 CAR
135. Terry Bradshaw+ (31) 3,724 1979 PIT
136. Sonny Jurgensen+ (27) 3,723 1961 PHI
137. Archie Manning (31) 3,716 1980 NOR
138. Joe Theismann (34) 3,714 1983 WAS
139. Drew Bledsoe (25) 3,706 1997 NWE
140. Randall Cunningham (35) 3,704 1998 MIN
141. Tom Brady (27) 3,692 2004 NWE
142. Trent Green (32) 3,690 2002 KAN
Ken O'Brien (26) 3,690 1986 NYJ
144. Warren Moon+ (41) 3,678 1997 SEA
145. Dave Krieg (26) 3,671 1984 SEA
146. Dan Marino+ (34) 3,668 1995 MIA
147. Jim Zorn (26) 3,661 1979 SEA
148. Brett Favre (33) 3,658 2002 GNB
149. Jake Plummer (27) 3,653 2001 ARI
Joe Montana+ (29) 3,653 1985 SFO
151. Joe Ferguson (31) 3,652 1981 BUF
Steve DeBerg (25) 3,652 1979 SFO
153. Mark Brunell (30) 3,640 2000 JAX
154. Drew Bledsoe (33) 3,639 2005 DAL
155. Dan Fouts+ (34) 3,638 1985 SDG
156. John Elway+ (37) 3,635 1997 DEN
157. Drew Bledsoe (26) 3,633 1998 NWE
158. Warren Moon+ (33) 3,631 1989 HOU
159. Joe Montana+ (28) 3,630 1984 SFO
160. Jeff Blake (26) 3,624 1996 CIN
161. Tom Brady (26) 3,620 2003 NWE
162. Ken Stabler (34) 3,615 1979 OAK
163. Kerry Collins (28) 3,610 2000 NYG
164. Dave Krieg (27) 3,602 1985 SEA
165. Jim Kelly+ (26) 3,593 1986 BUF
166. Jon Kitna (31) 3,591 2003 CIN
167. Roger Staubach+ (37) 3,586 1979 DAL
168. Tommy Kramer (25) 3,582 1980 MIN
169. Drew Brees (26) 3,576 2005 SDG
170. Joe Ferguson (29) 3,572 1979 BUF
Boomer Esiason (27) 3,572 1988 CIN
Aaron Brooks (26) 3,572 2002 NOR
173. Joe Theismann (32) 3,568 1981 WAS
174. Brian Sipe (34) 3,566 1983 CLE
175. Joe Montana+ (25) 3,565 1981 SFO
176. Mark Rypien (29) 3,564 1991 WAS
177. Doug Williams (26) 3,563 1981 TAM
Dan Marino+ (29) 3,563 1990 MIA
179. Steve DeBerg (30) 3,554 1984 TAM
Dave Krieg (37) 3,554 1995 ARI
181. Aaron Brooks (27) 3,546 2003 NOR
182. Steve Bartkowski (28) 3,544 1980 ATL
183. Jeff Garcia (31) 3,538 2001 SFO
184. Bernie Kosar (26) 3,533 1989 CLE
185. Vinny Testaverde (41) 3,532 2004 DAL
186. David Carr (25) 3,531 2004 HOU
187. Lynn Dickey (31) 3,529 1980 GNB
Ron Jaworski (29) 3,529 1980 PHI
Tom Brady (29) 3,529 2006 NWE
190. John Elway+ (30) 3,526 1990 DEN
191. Boomer Esiason (28) 3,525 1989 CIN
192. Tommy Kramer (30) 3,522 1985 MIN
193. Joe Montana+ (33) 3,521 1989 SFO
194. Ben Roethlisberger (24) 3,513 2006 PIT
195. Drew Bledsoe (23) 3,507 1995 NWE
196. Dan Marino+ (37) 3,497 1998 MIA
Jay Cutler (24) 3,497 2007 DEN
198. Kerry Collins (32) 3,495 2004 OAK
199. John Elway+ (34) 3,490 1994 DEN
200. Warren Moon+ (30) 3,489 1986 HOU
201. Phil Simms (32) 3,487 1986 NYG
Bernie Kosar (28) 3,487 1991 CLE
203. John Elway+ (26) 3,485 1986 DEN
Warren Moon+ (37) 3,485 1993 HOU
205. Scott Mitchell (29) 3,484 1997 DET
206. Johnny Unitas+ (30) 3,481 1963 BAL
207. Daunte Culpepper (26) 3,479 2003 MIN
208. Richard Todd (30) 3,478 1983 NYJ
209. John Hadl (28) 3,473 1968 SDG
210. Paul McDonald (26) 3,472 1984 CLE
211. Fran Tarkenton+ (38) 3,468 1978 MIN
212. Randall Cunningham (27) 3,466 1990 PHI
213. Steve Young+ (31) 3,465 1992 SFO
Babe Parilli (34) 3,465 1964 BOS
215. Doug Flutie (39) 3,464 2001 SDG
216. Chris Miller (24) 3,459 1989 ATL
Matt Hasselbeck (30) 3,459 2005 SEA
218. Jim Kelly+ (32) 3,457 1992 BUF
219. Gus Frerotte (25) 3,453 1996 WAS
220. Ron Jaworski (34) 3,450 1985 PHI
221. Troy Aikman+ (26) 3,445 1992 DAL
222. Steve DeBerg (36) 3,444 1990 KAN
223. Boomer Esiason (24) 3,443 1985 CIN
224. Trent Green (28) 3,441 1998 WAS
225. Jim Everett (28) 3,438 1991 RAM
226. Rich Gannon (35) 3,430 2000 OAK
227. Kurt Warner (29) 3,429 2000 STL
228. Johnny Unitas+ (34) 3,428 1967 BAL
229. Jake Delhomme (30) 3,421 2005 CAR
Boomer Esiason (32) 3,421 1993 NYJ
231. Kurt Warner (36) 3,417 2007 ARI
232. Archie Manning (29) 3,416 1978 NOR
233. Tommy Maddox (32) 3,414 2003 PIT
234. Brad Johnson (33) 3,406 2001 TAM
235. Randall Cunningham (26) 3,400 1989 PHI
236. Norm Snead (28) 3,399 1967 PHI
237. Tommy Kramer (24) 3,397 1979 MIN
238. Doug Williams (25) 3,396 1980 TAM
239. Neil Lomax (29) 3,395 1988 PHO
240. Jay Cutler (25) 3,393 2008 DEN
241. Joe Theismann (35) 3,391 1984 WAS
242. Elvis Grbac (29) 3,389 1999 KAN
243. Philip Rivers (25) 3,388 2006 SDG
244. Neil Lomax (28) 3,387 1987 STL
Steve McNair (29) 3,387 2002 TEN
246. Matt Hasselbeck (29) 3,382 2004 SEA
Jim Kelly+ (33) 3,382 1993 BUF
248. Stan Humphries (30) 3,381 1995 SDG
249. Jim Kelly+ (28) 3,380 1988 BUF
250. Joe Namath+ (23) 3,379 1966 NYJ
Jake Plummer (31) 3,366 2005 DEN
John Hadl (27) 3,365 1967 SDG
Donovan McNabb (24) 3,365 2000 PHI