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Leaders Table
Rank	Player	Yds	Years	Tm
1	Drew Brees	77,416	2001-2019	2TM
2	Tom Brady	74,571	2000-2019	nwe
3	Peyton Manning	71,940	1998-2015	2TM
4	Brett Favre +	71,838	1991-2010	4TM
5	Dan Marino+	61,361	1983-1999	mia
6	Philip Rivers	59,271	2004-2019	sdg
7	Eli Manning	57,023	2004-2019	nyg
8	Ben Roethlisberger	56,545	2004-2019	pit
9	John Elway+	51,475	1983-1998	den
10	Matt Ryan	51,186	2008-2019	atl
11	Warren Moon+	49,325	1984-2000	4TM
12	Fran Tarkenton+	47,003	1961-1978	2TM
13	Aaron Rodgers	46,946	2005-2019	gnb
14	Carson Palmer	46,247	2004-2017	3TM
15	Vinny Testaverde	46,233	1987-2007	7TM
16	Drew Bledsoe	44,611	1993-2006	3TM
17	Dan Fouts+	43,040	1973-1987	sdg
18	Matthew Stafford	41,025	2009-2019	det
19	Kerry Collins	40,922	1995-2011	6TM
20	Joe Montana+	40,551	1979-1994	2TM
21	Johnny Unitas +	40,239	1956-1973	2TM
22	Joe Flacco	40,067	2008-2019	2TM
23	Dave Krieg	38,147	1980-1998	6TM
24	Boomer Esiason	37,920	1984-1997	3TM
25	Donovan McNabb	37,276	1999-2011	3TM
26	Matt Hasselbeck	36,638	1999-2015	4TM
27	Jim Kelly+	35,467	1986-1996	buf
28	Jay Cutler	35,133	2006-2017	3TM
29	Jim Everett	34,837	1986-1997	3TM
30	Jim Hart	34,665	1966-1984	2TM
31	Steve DeBerg	34,241	1978-1998	6TM
32	Tony Romo	34,183	2004-2016	dal
33	Alex Smith	34,068	2005-2018	3TM
34	John Hadl	33,503	1962-1977	4TM
35	Phil Simms	33,462	1979-1993	nyg
36	Steve Young+	33,124	1985-1999	2TM
37	Y.A. Tittle+	33,070	1948-1964	3TM
38	Troy Aikman+	32,942	1989-2000	dal
39	Ryan Fitzpatrick	32,886	2005-2019	8TM
40	Ken Anderson	32,838	1971-1986	cin
41	Kurt Warner+	32,344	1998-2009	3TM
42	Sonny Jurgensen+	32,224	1957-1974	2TM
43	Mark Brunell	32,072	1994-2011	5TM
44	Andy Dalton	31,594	2011-2019	cin
45	John Brodie	31,548	1957-1973	sfo
46	Steve McNair	31,304	1995-2007	2TM
47	Norm Snead	30,797	1961-1976	5TM
48	Randall Cunningham	29,979	1985-2001	4TM
49	Joe Ferguson	29,817	1973-1990	4TM
50	Jon Kitna	29,745	1997-2011	4TM
51	Russell Wilson	29,734	2012-2019	sea
52	Roman Gabriel	29,444	1962-1977	2TM
53	Jake Plummer	29,253	1997-2006	2TM
54	Brad Johnson	29,054	1994-2008	4TM
55	Cam Newton	29,041	2011-2019	car
56	Rich Gannon	28,743	1987-2004	4TM
57	Len Dawson+	28,711	1957-1975	3TM
58	Chris Chandler	28,484	1988-2004	7TM
59	Trent Green	28,475	1997-2008	4TM
60	Ron Jaworski	28,190	1974-1989	4TM
61	Terry Bradshaw+	27,989	1970-1983	pit
62	Ken Stabler +	27,938	1970-1984	3TM
63	Craig Morton	27,908	1965-1982	3TM
64	Joe Namath+	27,663	1965-1977	2TM
65	Jeff George	27,602	1990-2001	5TM
66	George Blanda+	26,920	1949-1975	4TM
67	Steve Grogan	26,886	1975-1990	nwe
68	Bobby Layne+	26,768	1948-1962	4TM
69	Jim Harbaugh	26,288	1987-2000	4TM
70	Jim Plunkett	25,882	1971-1986	3TM
71	Jeff Garcia	25,537	1999-2009	5TM
72	Matt Schaub	25,467	2004-2019	4TM
73	Joe Theismann	25,206	1974-1985	was
74	Ken O'Brien	25,094	1984-1993	2TM
75	Bob Griese+	25,092	1967-1980	mia
76	Tommy Kramer	24,777	1977-1990	2TM
77	Bart Starr+	24,718	1956-1971	gnb
78	Charley Johnson	24,410	1961-1975	3TM
79	Daunte Culpepper	24,153	1999-2009	4TM
80	Steve Bartkowski	24,124	1975-1986	2TM
81	Kirk Cousins	24,107	2012-2019	2TM
82	Steve Beuerlein	24,046	1988-2003	6TM
83	Archie Manning	23,911	1971-1984	3TM
84	Brian Sipe	23,713	1974-1983	cle
85	Andrew Luck	23,671	2012-2018	clt
86	Norm Van Brocklin +	23,611	1949-1960	2TM
87	Otto Graham+	23,584	1946-1955	cle
88	Lynn Dickey	23,322	1971-1985	2TM
89	Bernie Kosar	23,301	1985-1996	3TM
90	Ryan Tannehill	23,176	2012-2019	2TM
91	Marc Bulger	22,814	2002-2009	ram
92	Derek Carr	22,793	2014-2019	rai
93	Neil Lomax	22,771	1981-1988	crd
94	Roger Staubach+	22,700	1969-1979	dal
95	Babe Parilli	22,681	1952-1969	5TM
96	Michael Vick	22,464	2001-2015	4TM
97	Danny White	21,959	1976-1988	dal
98	Sammy Baugh+	21,886	1937-1952	was
99	Jeff Blake	21,711	1992-2005	7TM
100	Neil O'Donnell	21,690	1991-2003	4TM
101	Bobby Hebert	21,683	1985-1996	2TM
102	Gus Frerotte	21,291	1994-2008	7TM
103	Jack Kemp	21,218	1957-1969	3TM
104	Jim Zorn	21,115	1976-1987	3TM
105	Jake Delhomme	20,975	1999-2011	4TM
106	Earl Morrall	20,809	1956-1976	6TM
107	Richard Todd	20,610	1976-1985	2TM
108	Trent Dilfer	20,518	1994-2007	5TM
109	Billy Kilmer	20,495	1961-1978	3TM
110	Aaron Brooks	20,261	2000-2006	2TM
111	Jay Schroeder	20,063	1985-1994	4TM
112	Jameis Winston	19,737	2015-2019	tam
113	Charlie Conerly	19,488	1948-1961	nyg
114	Sam Bradford	19,449	2010-2018	4TM
115	Brian Griese	19,440	1998-2008	4TM
116	Chris Miller	19,320	1987-1999	3TM
117	Daryle Lamonica	19,154	1963-1974	2TM
118	Tobin Rote	18,850	1950-1966	4TM
119	Billy Wade	18,530	1954-1966	2TM
120	Dan Pastorini	18,515	1971-1983	4TM
121	Mark Rypien	18,473	1988-2001	5TM
122	Bert Jones	18,190	1973-1982	2TM
123	Jim McMahon	18,148	1982-1996	6TM
124	Kyle Orton	18,037	2005-2014	5TM
125	Chad Pennington	17,823	2000-2010	2TM
126	Josh McCown	17,731	2002-2019	9TM
127	Blake Bortles	17,649	2014-2019	2TM
128	Milt Plum	17,536	1957-1969	4TM
129	Matt Cassel	17,508	2005-2018	7TM
130	Wade Wilson	17,283	1981-1998	5TM
131	Bill Kenney	17,277	1980-1988	kan
132	Don Meredith	17,199	1960-1968	dal
133	Stan Humphries	17,191	1989-1997	2TM
134	Doug Williams	16,998	1978-1989	2TM
135	Elvis Grbac	16,774	1994-2001	3TM
136	Jason Campbell	16,771	2006-2014	5TM
137	Jeff Hostetler	16,430	1985-1997	3TM
138	Rodney Peete	16,338	1989-2004	6TM
139	Mike Tomczak	16,079	1985-1999	4TM
140	Greg Landry	16,052	1968-1984	3TM
141	Frank Ryan	16,042	1958-1970	3TM
142	David Garrard	16,003	2002-2010	jax
143	Dak Prescott	15,778	2016-2019	dal
144	Scott Mitchell	15,692	1991-2001	4TM
145	Ed Brown	15,600	1954-1965	3TM
146	Mark Sanchez	15,357	2009-2018	4TM
147	Erik Kramer	15,337	1987-1999	4TM
148	Tony Banks	15,315	1996-2005	4TM
149	Kordell Stewart	14,746	1995-2005	3TM
150	Doug Flutie	14,715	1986-2005	4TM
151	Joey Harrington	14,693	2002-2007	3TM
152	Sid Luckman+	14,686	1939-1950	chi
153	David Carr	14,452	2002-2012	4TM
154	Bubby Brister	14,445	1986-2000	5TM
155	Marc Wilson	14,391	1980-1990	2TM
156	Case Keenum	14,368	2012-2019	5TM
157	Jared Goff	14,219	2016-2019	ram
158	Carson Wentz	14,191	2016-2019	phi
159	Bill Nelsen	14,165	1963-1972	2TM
160	Josh Freeman	13,873	2009-2015	3TM
161	Gary Danielson	13,764	1976-1988	2TM
162	Eddie LeBaron	13,399	1952-1963	2TM
163	Marcus Mariota	13,207	2015-2019	oti
164	Chad Henne	12,960	2008-2018	3TM
165	Bill Munson	12,896	1964-1979	5TM
166	Don Majkowski	12,700	1987-1996	3TM
167	Colin Kaepernick	12,271	2011-2016	sfo
168	Rick Mirer	11,969	1993-2003	5TM
169	Tom Flores	11,959	1960-1969	3TM
170	Nick Foles	11,901	2012-2019	4TM
171	Bob Waterfield+	11,849	1945-1952	ram
172	Jay Fiedler	11,844	1995-2005	5TM
173	Cotton Davidson	11,760	1954-1968	3TM
174	Vince Ferragamo	11,336	1977-1986	3TM
175	Mike Livingston	11,295	1968-1979	kan
176	Tony Eason	11,142	1983-1990	2TM
177	Tim Couch	11,131	1999-2003	cle
178	Charlie Batch	11,085	1998-2012	2TM
179	Derek Anderson	10,878	2006-2018	4TM
180	Frankie Albert	10,795	1946-1952	sfo
181	Billy Joe Tolliver	10,760	1989-1999	5TM
182	Eric Hipple	10,711	1980-1989	det
183	Byron Leftwich	10,532	2003-2012	4TM
184	Mike Phipps	10,506	1970-1981	2TM
185	George Ratterman	10,473	1947-1956	3TM
186	Steve Bono	10,439	1985-1999	7TM
187	Tommy Thompson	10,385	1940-1950	2TM
188	Zeke Bratkowski	10,345	1954-1971	3TM
189	Frank Tripucka	10,282	1949-1963	4TM
190	Brian Hoyer	10,274	2009-2019	7TM
191	Dave Brown	10,248	1992-2001	2TM
192	Jack Trudeau	10,243	1986-1995	3TM
193	Rex Grossman	10,232	2003-2012	3TM
194	Mark Malone	10,175	1980-1989	3TM
195	Deshaun Watson	9,716	2017-2019	htx
196	Tyrod Taylor	9,562	2011-2019	4TM
197	Vince Evans	9,485	1977-1995	2TM
198	Bobby Thomason	9,480	1949-1957	3TM
199	Lamar McHan	9,449	1954-1963	4TM
200	Gary Hogeboom	9,436	1980-1989	3TM
201	Mike Pagel	9,414	1982-1993	3TM
202	Patrick Mahomes	9,412	2017-2019	kan
203	Pat Haden	9,296	1976-1981	ram
204	Robert Griffin III	9,229	2012-2019	3TM
205	Bob Berry	9,197	1965-1975	2TM
206	Blaine Gabbert	9,063	2011-2018	4TM
207	Vince Young	8,964	2006-2011	2TM
208	Kyle Boller	8,931	2003-2011	3TM
209	John Friesz	8,699	1990-2000	4TM
210	Jim Finks+	8,622	1949-1955	pit
211	David Woodley	8,558	1980-1985	2TM
212	Mitchell Trubisky	8,554	2017-2019	chi
213	Rudy Bukich	8,433	1953-1968	4TM
214	Randy Johnson	8,329	1966-1976	4TM
215	Shaun Hill	8,295	2005-2016	4TM
216	Pete Beathard	8,176	1964-1973	4TM
217	James Harris	8,136	1969-1979	3TM
218	Tommy Maddox	8,087	1992-2005	4TM
219	Arnie Herber +	8,041	1930-1945	2TM
220	Steve Walsh	7,875	1989-1999	6TM
221	Kent Graham	7,801	1992-2001	4TM
222	Al Dorow	7,708	1954-1962	4TM
223	Teddy Bridgewater	7,652	2014-2019	2TM
224	Craig Erickson	7,625	1992-1997	3TM
225	Matt Moore	7,597	2007-2019	3TM
226	Baker Mayfield	7,552	2018-2019	cle
227	Brock Osweiler	7,418	2012-2018	3TM
228	Gary Cuozzo	7,402	1963-1972	4TM
229	Paul Christman	7,294	1945-1950	2TM
230	Tarvaris Jackson	7,263	2006-2015	2TM
231	Steve Fuller	7,156	1979-1986	2TM
232	Dick Wood	7,153	1962-1966	5TM
233	Jim Ninowski	7,133	1958-1969	4TM
234	Bob Avellini	7,111	1975-1984	chi
235	Randy Wright	7,106	1984-1988	gnb
236	Adrian Burk	7,001	1950-1956	2TM
237	Dave Wilson	6,987	1981-1988	nor
238	Jimmy Garoppolo	6,946	2014-2019	2TM
239	Steve Spurrier	6,878	1967-1976	2TM
240	Steve Pelluer	6,870	1984-1990	2TM
241	Christian Ponder	6,658	2011-2014	min
242	Bobby Douglass	6,493	1969-1978	4TM
243	Brandon Weeden	6,462	2012-2018	3TM
244	Scott Brunner	6,457	1980-1985	2TM
245	Jacoby Brissett	6,442	2016-2019	2TM
246	Hugh Millen	6,440	1987-1995	4TM
247	Steve Ramsey	6,437	1970-1976	2TM
248	Jim Miller	6,387	1995-2002	2TM
249	Ty Detmer	6,351	1993-2003	5TM
250	Dennis Shaw	6,347	1970-1975	2TM

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