NFL Passing Yards Year-by-Year Playoffs Leaders
All-Time Passing Yards Leaders
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 |
2023 | Patrick Mahomes (27) | 1,051 | KAN |
2022 | Joe Burrow (25) | 721 | CIN |
2021 | Matthew Stafford (33) | 1,188 | LAR |
2020 | Tom Brady (43) | 1,061 | TAM |
2019 | Patrick Mahomes (23) | 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 (26) | 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 (27) | 823 | PHI |
2003 | Jake Delhomme (28) | 987 | CAR |
2002 | Rich Gannon (36) | 841 | OAK |
2001 | Kurt Warner+ (30) | 793 | STL |
2000 | Kerry Collins (27) | 618 | NYG |
1999 | Kurt Warner+ (28) | 1,063 | STL |
1998 | Chris Chandler (32) | 728 | ATL |
1997 | John Elway+ (37) | 726 | DEN |
1996 | Mark Brunell (25) | 674 | JAX |
1995 | Brett Favre+ (25) | 805 | GNB |
1994 | Troy Aikman+ (27) | 717 | DAL |
1993 | Jim Kelly+ (33) | 707 | BUF |
1992 | Troy Aikman+ (25) | 795 | DAL |
1991 | Mark Rypien (28) | 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+ (22) | 1,001 | MIA |
1983 | Joe Theismann (34) | 774 | WAS |
1982 | Joe Theismann (33) | 716 | WAS |
1981 | Joe Montana+ (25) | 747 | SFO |
1980 | Jim Plunkett (32) | 839 | OAK |
1979 | Terry Bradshaw+ (31) | 758 | PIT |
1978 | Terry Bradshaw+ (30) | 790 | PIT |
1977 | Ken Stabler+ (31) | 560 | OAK |
1976 | Fran Tarkenton+ (36) | 518 | MIN |
1975 | Roger Staubach+ (33) | 670 | DAL |
1974 | Ken Stabler+ (28) | 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 (33) | 248 | GNB |
1964 | Frank Ryan (28) | 206 | CLE |
1963 | Babe Parilli (33) | 489 | BOS |
1962 | George Blanda+ (34) | 261 | HOU |
1961 | Jack Kemp (26) | 226 | SDG |
1960 | George Blanda+ (32) | 301 | HOU |
1959 | Johnny Unitas+ (26) | 264 | BAL |
1958 | Johnny Unitas+ (25) | 349 | BAL |
1957 | Tobin Rote (29) | 494 | DET |
1956 | Charlie Conerly (34) | 195 | NYG |
1955 | Otto Graham+ (33) | 209 | CLE |
1954 | Bobby Layne+ (27) | 177 | DET |
1953 | Bobby Layne+ (26) | 179 | DET |
1952 | Bobby Layne+ (25) | 212 | DET |
1951 | Otto Graham+ (29) | 280 | CLE |
1950 | Bob Waterfield+ (30) | 592 | RAM |
1949 | Otto Graham+ (27) | 454 | CLE |
1948 | Y.A. Tittle+ (21) | 217 | BCL |
1947 | Tommy Thompson (31) | 428 | PHI |
1946 | Otto Graham+ (24) | 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+ (24) | 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 (23) | 88 | NYG |
1934 | Ed Danowski (22) | 83 | NYG |
1933 | Harry Newman (24) | 209 | NYG |
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