Find out the nfl pro footballs alltime pass yards leaders. Drew brees, quarterback of the new orleans saints, is currently the alltime passing leader in the national football league nfl with 77,416 yards as of january 7, 2020. This list includes the top 50 quarterbacks who have the most career passing yards during the regular season. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. Single game leaders only reflect years for which we have complete boxscore data 1950 onward, all playoff games, and all 100 yard rushingreceiving or 300 yard passing games from 19401959.
Boston cbs tom brady can now lay claim to being the nfls alltime leading passer. Discover national football league team overall stats and rankings throughout the season. As such, his career passing yards total in the nfl stands at 28,339. Most passing yards in one season by a quarterback over 40. Nfl stats, statistics, and league leaders are available at. Prescott had a career year in 2019, throwing for 4,902 yards and 30 touchdowns, both career highs. Recent history shows us that theres a heavy favorite to repeat such a feat, but hell have competition. Jameis winston is the most recent passing yards leader. Will patrick mahomes, andrew luck, or matt ryan lead the league in passing yards. So given how competitive and deep the quarterback position has become, whos the most likely to throw for the most yards during the 20172018 season. This season, drew brees came within 15 yards of the record, passing for 5,069 yards. Whos in the line up for throwing the most nfl passing yards in 2017.
Brady threw for 517 yards and four touchdowns in the new england patriots 3824 season opening win over the miami dolphins. Marinos record remained intact for over a decade after his retirement in 1999. Matt ryan has more passing yards through 10 seasons than any. The 2014 nfl season showcased eleven quarterbacks who surpassed 4,000 yards. Drew brees has led the nfl in passing yards in seven seasons, more than. Passing yards single season leaders and records college.
Lucks nfl career may have spanned only seven seasons, but he was sure to make all of them count. List of nfl quarterbacks with 5,000 passing yards in a season. It was a true breakout year for the cowboys quarterback, who set single season bests in completions, attempts, yards. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Players with the most passing yards in nfl history as of january 7, 2020. Nov 25, 2018 patriots quarterback tom brady has reached another milestone. Preseason totals, hof, preseason week 1, preseason week 2, preseason week 3.
Build your own custom leaderboards with the play index. Record made to be broken, again and again drew brees is about to break peyton mannings record for most passing yards. The most passing yards in an nfl game quiz yardbarker. This time were going to discuss which qb will lead the 2019 nfl regular season in passing yards a popular betting market at bovada. The most passing yards in a rookie season quiz yardbarker. This article details statistics relating to the seattle seahawks nfl football team, including career, single season and game records. Discover next gen stats news, charts, and statistics. Jan 09, 2020 can you name the players who passed for the most yards in nfl season by age.
Net yards gained rushing and passing records updated through the 2007 season. Most 4,000yard passers in a season 11 2012, 2014 10 2009, 2011 9 20. Nov 25, 2018 new england patriots superstar quarterback tom brady became the leagues alltime leader in passing yards, regular season and. Find fantasy football stats, nfl team stats, player stats and more. How many quarterbacks have thrown for 5,000yards in a season. Nfls next gen stats statistics to understand more about player performance and highlights of many of the fastest players in the league. Nfl single season leaders passing yards the football database. Passing for 5,000 yards in a single regular season is a rare achievement in the national football league nfl. Dec 31, 20 the single season record for passing yards officially belongs to peyton manning. Nfl football stats nfl team passing yards per game on.
Here is a list of the records in the national football league set by individual players. Bears, 1932, 193435, 1939, 194144, 1947, 1949, 195556. Nfl alltime pass yards leaders national football league espn. Can you name the quarterbacks with the most passing touchdowns in a single season for every nfl franchise. Jurgensen led the nfl with 3,261 passing yards in 1962, while also leading the league with 8. Most data provided by 247 baseball, creators of the espn pro football encyclopedia. Passing rushing receiving kicking field goals kick returns punting sacks scoring touchdowns tackles interceptions total yards season.
In nfl history, a qb has thrown for 4,500 or more yards in a season on 58 occasions, something. Tom brady becomes nfls alltime leader in total passing yards. Jul 05, 2019 one of the most prolific passers of his era, jurgensen finished his career with 32,224 passing yards and 255 touchdowns in 18 nfl seasons. The 18 quarterbacks who have passed for 500 yards in a nfl game. What is the most passing yards in an nfl game and by who.
With the league remaining passhappy, qbs are throwing for mor. Projecting those numbers over a 16game season wouldve seen him break the 5,000yard barrier and lead the league in passing yards. Jurgensen led the nfl in passing five times and had five. Mar 18, 2020 drew brees, quarterback of the new orleans saints, is currently the alltime passing leader in the national football league nfl with 77,416 yards as of january 7, 2020.
Dec 29, 2019 peyton manning opened the 2019 season as the nfl s alltime leader in passing touchdowns. Offenses in the nfl are now putting more emphasis on the passing game as. Tom brady breaks nfl record for career passing yards. Dan marino has the most passing yards in history with 5,084 in 1984, his second year. List of national football league annual passing yards leaders.
Player salaries in the nfl 201819 season, by team average player. He broke the singleseason passing td record, previously held by tom brady, in week 16. Prescott was 200plus yards shy of winston for the passing title last season. To join our email list and get notified when we launch the 202021 nfl section about a week before the season starts, register for a free account. Its also available for hockey, basketball and baseball. Sep 09, 2019 in his first game of the season, he put up 378 passing yards against the jacksonville jaguars and their vaunted defense. Most nfl passing yards in 201718 top 3 quarterback picks. Jul 30, 2019 the 2019 nfl season is just about here. Is julio jones the man to back to rack up the most receiving yards.
This is a list of national football league quarterbacks by total career passing yards. Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. The list of 5,000yard passing seasons pittsburgh steelers. The most passing yards in a season for every nfl franchise. Drew brees most recent 5,000yard passing season took place in 2016, when he threw for 5,208 yards while completing 70. The secondyear signalcaller was electric in his brief stint in the nfl when he threw for 1,699 yards and 19 touchdowns in 6. Odds to lead nfl in passing yards for 2018 season odds and. Discover 2019 nfl pro football player player passing stats and rankings by passing yards on fox sports.
Every major nfl record tom brady holds and the ones he can. Nfls alltime passing yards leaders sports illustrated. From boomer esiason to peyton manning, here are the nfls alltime passing yards leaders. As expected, the chiefs picked up the fifthyear option on qb patrick mahomes, extending his contract through the 2021 season. Eight different quarterbacks have accomplished the feat, dan marino was the first when he set an nfl record with 5,084 yards passing in 1984. Jan 01, 2018 matt ryan now has the most passing yards by a player in his 1st 10 seasons in nfl history, according to the nfl.
Tom brady, philip rivers, patrick mahomes, dak prescott, ryan tannehill, cam. Brees, however, bested his counterpart by one passing touchdown 3332. Jan 18, 2020 detroits defense not only allowed the most passing yards in the league, but registered the least amount of interceptions. Matt ryan also threw for over 500 yards during the 2016 season. Patrick mahomes has most passing yards in nfl history through. The following is a list of the nfl single season passing leaders ranked by passing yards.
Five different nfl quarterbacks have thrown for 5000yards or more in a singleseason. With the least threatening pass rush in the nfl its hard to point. Can you name the quarterbacks with the most passing yards in a season for every nfl franchise. This is a list of national football league quarterbacks who have led the regular season in passing yards each year. This brought his career total to 5,759 passing yards. Nfls next gen stats captures real time location data, speed and acceleration for every player, every play on every inch of the field. However, 4,731 of those yards came in the allamerica football conference aafc. The record for passing yards in a season is held by peyton manning of the denver broncos who threw for 5,477 in 20. Sep 30, 2014 eli manning passed vinny testaverde for 9th place on the nfls alltime passing yards list on nov. Nfl s next gen stats captures real time location data, speed and acceleration for every player, every play on every inch of the field.
List of national football league records individual. Peyton manning gets to keep singleseason record for passing. Can you name the five different players who threw for the most yards in a single season for each nfl franchise. The 2014 nfl season showcased eleven quarterbacks who surpassed 4,000yards. Brees, however, bested his counterpart by one passing touchdown 33 32. Statistics are current through the 2019 nfl season and include stats accrued in nfl, afl and apfa games. For a more comprehensive list, see list of national football league rushing yards leaders.
The nfl ruled that a manning pass in the first quarter against oakland wasnt a backwards lateral. Drew brees has led the nfl in passing yards in seven seasons, more than any other quarterback in nfl history. The best nfl qb rookie seasons of all time yardbarker. As of the 2008 season, in the nfl the most passing yards in a single season is 5,084 by dan marino of the miami dolphins in 1984. The eagles were 391 that season leaving jurgensens accomplishments an. List of national football league career passing yards leaders. Players with most passing yards in nfl history 2020 statista. Against the new york jets sunday afternoon, the 41yearold surpassed peyton manning for most career passing yards in nfl history. Tom brady passes peyton manning for most passing yards of all. Amazingly, he fell one measly yard shy of the cowboys franchise record. Regular season totals, passing 2019 nfl statistics. Marinos record remained intact for 24 years, and for over a decade after his 1999 retirement. Tom brady passes peyton manning for 2ndmost passing tds in. Who has the best shot of leading the nfl in rushing yards.
Nfl career leaders passing yards the football database. Nfl passing yards singleseason leaders profootball. Tom brady is second alltime in passing yards, regular season wise, but is the alltime playoffs. The most passing yards in a season quiz yardbarker. What is the nfl record for passing yards in one season answers. Hall of fame quarterback joe namath of the new york jets was the first quarterback in pro football history to throw for 4,000 yards in a season when he accumulated 4,007 yards in 1967.
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