NFL Passing Yards Single-Season Leaders
All-Time Passing Yards Leaders
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Leaders Table
| Rank |
Player |
Yds |
Year |
Tm |
| 1 | Peyton Manning+ (37) | 5,477 | 2013 | DEN |
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| 2 | Drew Brees+ (32) | 5,476 | 2011 | NOR |
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| 3 | Tom Brady (44) | 5,316 | 2021 | TAM |
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| 4 | Patrick Mahomes (27) | 5,250 | 2022 | KAN |
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| 5 | Tom Brady (34) | 5,235 | 2011 | NWE |
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| 6 | Drew Brees+ (37) | 5,208 | 2016 | NOR |
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| 7 | Drew Brees+ (33) | 5,177 | 2012 | NOR |
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| 8 | Drew Brees+ (34) | 5,162 | 2013 | NOR |
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| 9 | Ben Roethlisberger (36) | 5,129 | 2018 | PIT |
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| 10 | Jameis Winston (25) | 5,109 | 2019 | TAM |
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| 11 | Patrick Mahomes (23) | 5,097 | 2018 | KAN |
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| 12 | Dan Marino+ (23) | 5,084 | 1984 | MIA |
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| 13 | Drew Brees+ (29) | 5,069 | 2008 | NOR |
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| 14 | Matthew Stafford (23) | 5,038 | 2011 | DET |
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| 15 | Justin Herbert (23) | 5,014 | 2021 | LAC |
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| 16 | Matthew Stafford (24) | 4,967 | 2012 | DET |
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| 17 | Drew Brees+ (35) | 4,952 | 2014 | NOR |
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| Ben Roethlisberger (32) | 4,952 | 2014 | PIT |
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| 19 | Matt Ryan (31) | 4,944 | 2016 | ATL |
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| 20 | Eli Manning (30) | 4,933 | 2011 | NYG |
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| 21 | Matt Ryan (33) | 4,924 | 2018 | ATL |
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| 22 | Joe Burrow (28) | 4,918 | 2024 | CIN |
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| 23 | Kirk Cousins (28) | 4,917 | 2016 | WAS |
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| 24 | Tony Romo (32) | 4,903 | 2012 | DAL |
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| 25 | Dak Prescott (26) | 4,902 | 2019 | DAL |
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| 26 | Matthew Stafford (33) | 4,886 | 2021 | LAR |
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| 27 | Drew Brees+ (36) | 4,870 | 2015 | NOR |
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| 28 | Patrick Mahomes (26) | 4,839 | 2021 | KAN |
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| 29 | Kurt Warner+ (30) | 4,830 | 2001 | STL |
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| 30 | Tom Brady (35) | 4,827 | 2012 | NWE |
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| 31 | Deshaun Watson (25) | 4,823 | 2020 | HOU |
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| 32 | Tom Brady (30) | 4,806 | 2007 | NWE |
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| 33 | Derek Carr (30) | 4,804 | 2021 | LVR |
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| 34 | Dan Fouts+ (30) | 4,802 | 1981 | SDG |
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| 35 | Philip Rivers (34) | 4,792 | 2015 | SDG |
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| 36 | Tom Brady (38) | 4,770 | 2015 | NWE |
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| Matt Schaub (28) | 4,770 | 2009 | HOU |
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| 38 | Andrew Luck (25) | 4,761 | 2014 | IND |
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| 39 | Dan Marino+ (25) | 4,746 | 1986 | MIA |
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| 40 | Patrick Mahomes (25) | 4,740 | 2020 | KAN |
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| 41 | Justin Herbert (24) | 4,739 | 2022 | LAC |
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| 42 | Peyton Manning+ (38) | 4,727 | 2014 | DEN |
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| 43 | Matt Ryan (27) | 4,719 | 2012 | ATL |
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| 44 | Daunte Culpepper (27) | 4,717 | 2004 | MIN |
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| 45 | Dan Fouts+ (29) | 4,715 | 1980 | SDG |
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| 46 | Philip Rivers (29) | 4,710 | 2010 | SDG |
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| 47 | Matthew Stafford (37) | 4,707 | 2025 | LAR |
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| 48 | Peyton Manning+ (34) | 4,700 | 2010 | IND |
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| 49 | Tom Brady (45) | 4,694 | 2022 | TAM |
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| Matt Ryan (29) | 4,694 | 2014 | ATL |
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| 51 | Warren Moon+ (35) | 4,690 | 1991 | HOU |
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| 52 | Rich Gannon (37) | 4,689 | 2002 | OAK |
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| Warren Moon+ (34) | 4,689 | 1990 | HOU |
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| 54 | Jared Goff (24) | 4,688 | 2018 | LAR |
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| 55 | Carson Palmer (36) | 4,671 | 2015 | ARI |
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| 56 | Peyton Manning+ (36) | 4,659 | 2012 | DEN |
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| 57 | Matthew Stafford (25) | 4,650 | 2013 | DET |
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| 58 | Aaron Rodgers (28) | 4,643 | 2011 | GNB |
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| 59 | Jared Goff (25) | 4,638 | 2019 | LAR |
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| 60 | Tom Brady (43) | 4,633 | 2020 | TAM |
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| 61 | Jared Goff (30) | 4,629 | 2024 | DET |
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| 62 | Philip Rivers (30) | 4,624 | 2011 | SDG |
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| Tua Tagovailoa (25) | 4,624 | 2023 | MIA |
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| 64 | Drew Brees+ (31) | 4,620 | 2010 | NOR |
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| 65 | Philip Rivers (38) | 4,615 | 2019 | LAC |
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| 66 | Neil Lomax (25) | 4,614 | 1984 | STL |
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| 67 | Joe Burrow (25) | 4,611 | 2021 | CIN |
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| 68 | Andrew Luck (29) | 4,593 | 2018 | IND |
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| 69 | Trent Green (34) | 4,591 | 2004 | KAN |
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| Matt Ryan (30) | 4,591 | 2015 | ATL |
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| 71 | Kurt Warner+ (37) | 4,583 | 2008 | ARI |
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| 72 | Matt Ryan (35) | 4,581 | 2020 | ATL |
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| 73 | Tom Brady (40) | 4,577 | 2017 | NWE |
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| 74 | Jared Goff (29) | 4,575 | 2023 | DET |
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| 75 | Jared Goff (31) | 4,564 | 2025 | DET |
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| 76 | Peyton Manning+ (28) | 4,557 | 2004 | IND |
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| 77 | Drew Bledsoe (22) | 4,555 | 1994 | NWE |
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| 78 | Dak Prescott (32) | 4,552 | 2025 | DAL |
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| 79 | Kirk Cousins (34) | 4,547 | 2022 | MIN |
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| 80 | Josh Allen (24) | 4,544 | 2020 | BUF |
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| 81 | Jay Cutler (25) | 4,526 | 2008 | DEN |
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| 82 | Dak Prescott (30) | 4,516 | 2023 | DAL |
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| 83 | Philip Rivers (36) | 4,515 | 2017 | LAC |
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| Matt Ryan (28) | 4,515 | 2013 | ATL |
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| 85 | Peyton Manning+ (33) | 4,500 | 2009 | IND |
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| Baker Mayfield (29) | 4,500 | 2024 | TAM |
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| 87 | Tony Romo (29) | 4,483 | 2009 | DAL |
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| 88 | Philip Rivers (32) | 4,478 | 2013 | SDG |
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| 89 | Joe Burrow (26) | 4,475 | 2022 | CIN |
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| 90 | Matt Ryan (34) | 4,466 | 2019 | ATL |
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| 91 | Lynn Dickey (34) | 4,458 | 1983 | GNB |
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| 92 | Dan Marino+ (33) | 4,453 | 1994 | MIA |
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| 93 | Dak Prescott (28) | 4,449 | 2021 | DAL |
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| 94 | Matthew Stafford (29) | 4,446 | 2017 | DET |
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| 95 | Aaron Rodgers (35) | 4,442 | 2018 | GNB |
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| 96 | Jared Goff (28) | 4,438 | 2022 | DET |
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| 97 | Steve Beuerlein (34) | 4,436 | 1999 | CAR |
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| 98 | Dan Marino+ (27) | 4,434 | 1988 | MIA |
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| Aaron Rodgers (26) | 4,434 | 2009 | GNB |
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| 100 | Eli Manning (34) | 4,432 | 2015 | NYG |
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| 101 | Blake Bortles (23) | 4,428 | 2015 | JAX |
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| Aaron Rodgers (33) | 4,428 | 2016 | GNB |
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| 103 | Drew Brees+ (28) | 4,423 | 2007 | NOR |
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| 104 | Drew Brees+ (27) | 4,418 | 2006 | NOR |
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| 105 | Brett Favre+ (26) | 4,413 | 1995 | GNB |
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| Peyton Manning+ (24) | 4,413 | 2000 | IND |
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| 107 | Eli Manning (33) | 4,410 | 2014 | NYG |
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| 108 | Josh Allen (25) | 4,407 | 2021 | BUF |
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| 109 | Tom Brady (32) | 4,398 | 2009 | NWE |
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| 110 | Peyton Manning+ (30) | 4,397 | 2006 | IND |
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| 111 | Drake Maye (23) | 4,394 | 2025 | NWE |
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| 112 | Drew Brees+ (30) | 4,388 | 2009 | NOR |
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| 113 | Philip Rivers (35) | 4,386 | 2016 | SDG |
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| 114 | Aaron Rodgers (31) | 4,381 | 2014 | GNB |
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| 115 | Andrew Luck (23) | 4,374 | 2012 | IND |
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| 116 | Matt Schaub (29) | 4,370 | 2010 | HOU |
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| 117 | Mark Brunell (26) | 4,367 | 1996 | JAX |
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| 118 | Drew Bledsoe (30) | 4,359 | 2002 | BUF |
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| 119 | Tom Brady (41) | 4,355 | 2018 | NWE |
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| 120 | Kurt Warner+ (28) | 4,353 | 1999 | STL |
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| 121 | Bill Kenney (28) | 4,348 | 1983 | KAN |
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| 122 | Tom Brady (36) | 4,343 | 2013 | NWE |
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| 123 | Scott Mitchell (27) | 4,338 | 1995 | DET |
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| 124 | Justin Herbert (22) | 4,336 | 2020 | LAC |
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| 125 | Drew Brees+ (38) | 4,334 | 2017 | NOR |
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| 126 | Ben Roethlisberger (27) | 4,328 | 2009 | PIT |
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| 127 | Matthew Stafford (28) | 4,327 | 2016 | DET |
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| 128 | Geno Smith (34) | 4,320 | 2024 | SEA |
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| 129 | Sam Darnold (27) | 4,319 | 2024 | MIN |
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| 130 | Don Majkowski (25) | 4,318 | 1989 | GNB |
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| 131 | Joe Flacco (31) | 4,317 | 2016 | BAL |
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| 132 | Jim Everett (26) | 4,310 | 1989 | RAM |
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| 133 | Philip Rivers (37) | 4,308 | 2018 | LAC |
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| 134 | Josh Allen (27) | 4,306 | 2023 | BUF |
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| 135 | Marc Bulger (29) | 4,301 | 2006 | STL |
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| 136 | Eli Manning (37) | 4,299 | 2018 | NYG |
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| Aaron Rodgers (37) | 4,299 | 2020 | GNB |
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| 138 | Kirk Cousins (30) | 4,298 | 2018 | MIN |
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| 139 | Aaron Rodgers (29) | 4,295 | 2012 | GNB |
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| 140 | Andy Dalton (26) | 4,293 | 2013 | CIN |
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| 141 | Philip Rivers (33) | 4,286 | 2014 | SDG |
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| 142 | Josh Allen (26) | 4,283 | 2022 | BUF |
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| 143 | Geno Smith (32) | 4,282 | 2022 | SEA |
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| 144 | Brock Purdy (24) | 4,280 | 2023 | SFO |
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| 145 | Jeff Garcia (30) | 4,278 | 2000 | SFO |
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| 146 | Carson Palmer (34) | 4,274 | 2013 | ARI |
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| 147 | Peyton Manning+ (27) | 4,267 | 2003 | IND |
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| 148 | Kirk Cousins (32) | 4,265 | 2020 | MIN |
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| 149 | Warren Moon+ (38) | 4,264 | 1994 | MIN |
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| 150 | Matthew Stafford (27) | 4,262 | 2015 | DET |
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| 151 | Ben Roethlisberger (31) | 4,261 | 2013 | PIT |
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| 152 | Matthew Stafford (26) | 4,257 | 2014 | DET |
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| 153 | Philip Rivers (28) | 4,254 | 2009 | SDG |
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| 154 | Ben Roethlisberger (35) | 4,251 | 2017 | PIT |
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| 155 | Andrew Luck (27) | 4,240 | 2016 | IND |
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| 156 | Carson Palmer (37) | 4,233 | 2016 | ARI |
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| 157 | Warren Moon+ (39) | 4,228 | 1995 | MIN |
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| 158 | Kirk Cousins (33) | 4,221 | 2021 | MIN |
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| 159 | Russell Wilson (28) | 4,219 | 2016 | SEA |
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| 160 | Brett Favre+ (29) | 4,212 | 1998 | GNB |
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| Russell Wilson (32) | 4,212 | 2020 | SEA |
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| 162 | Tony Romo (27) | 4,211 | 2007 | DAL |
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| 163 | Jon Kitna (34) | 4,208 | 2006 | DET |
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| Ryan Tannehill (27) | 4,208 | 2015 | MIA |
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| 165 | Andy Dalton (29) | 4,206 | 2016 | CIN |
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| 166 | Brett Favre+ (40) | 4,202 | 2009 | MIN |
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| 167 | Peyton Manning+ (26) | 4,200 | 2002 | IND |
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| 168 | Tony Romo (31) | 4,184 | 2011 | DAL |
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| 169 | Patrick Mahomes (28) | 4,183 | 2023 | KAN |
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| 170 | Matt Ryan (26) | 4,177 | 2011 | ATL |
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| Vinny Testaverde (33) | 4,177 | 1996 | BAL |
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| 172 | Lamar Jackson (27) | 4,172 | 2024 | BAL |
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| 173 | Steve Young+ (37) | 4,170 | 1998 | SFO |
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| 174 | Elvis Grbac (30) | 4,169 | 2000 | KAN |
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| Philip Rivers (39) | 4,169 | 2020 | IND |
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| 176 | Kirk Cousins (27) | 4,166 | 2015 | WAS |
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| 177 | Deshaun Watson (23) | 4,165 | 2018 | HOU |
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| 178 | Jordan Love (25) | 4,159 | 2023 | GNB |
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| 179 | Brett Favre+ (38) | 4,155 | 2007 | GNB |
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| 180 | Jeff George (28) | 4,143 | 1995 | ATL |
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| 181 | Dan Marino+ (24) | 4,137 | 1985 | MIA |
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| 182 | Peyton Manning+ (23) | 4,135 | 1999 | IND |
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| 183 | Brian Sipe (31) | 4,132 | 1980 | CLE |
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| 184 | Peyton Manning+ (25) | 4,131 | 2001 | IND |
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| Carson Palmer (28) | 4,131 | 2007 | CIN |
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| 186 | Dan Marino+ (31) | 4,116 | 1992 | MIA |
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| 187 | Aaron Rodgers (38) | 4,115 | 2021 | GNB |
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| 188 | Trevor Lawrence (23) | 4,113 | 2022 | JAX |
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| 189 | Tom Brady (28) | 4,110 | 2005 | NWE |
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| Russell Wilson (31) | 4,110 | 2019 | SEA |
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| 191 | Tom Brady (37) | 4,109 | 2014 | NWE |
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| Jay Schroeder (25) | 4,109 | 1986 | WAS |
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| 193 | C.J. Stroud (22) | 4,108 | 2023 | HOU |
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| 194 | Derek Carr (29) | 4,103 | 2020 | LVR |
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| 195 | Matt Ryan (32) | 4,095 | 2017 | ATL |
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| 196 | Kirk Cousins (29) | 4,093 | 2017 | WAS |
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| 197 | Brett Favre+ (30) | 4,091 | 1999 | GNB |
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| 198 | Jameis Winston (22) | 4,090 | 2016 | TAM |
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| 199 | Jake Plummer (30) | 4,089 | 2004 | DEN |
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| 200 | Brett Favre+ (35) | 4,088 | 2004 | GNB |
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| 201 | Drew Bledsoe (24) | 4,086 | 1996 | NWE |
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| 202 | Matthew Stafford (32) | 4,084 | 2020 | DET |
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| 203 | Dan Fouts+ (28) | 4,082 | 1979 | SDG |
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| 204 | Ben Roethlisberger (29) | 4,077 | 2011 | PIT |
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| 205 | Kerry Collins (30) | 4,073 | 2002 | NYG |
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| 206 | Jon Kitna (35) | 4,068 | 2007 | DET |
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| 207 | Josh Freeman (24) | 4,065 | 2012 | TAM |
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| 208 | Tom Brady (42) | 4,057 | 2019 | NWE |
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| 209 | Derek Carr (28) | 4,054 | 2019 | OAK |
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| 210 | Cam Newton (22) | 4,051 | 2011 | CAR |
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| 211 | Derek Carr (27) | 4,049 | 2018 | OAK |
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| 212 | Sam Darnold (28) | 4,048 | 2025 | SEA |
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| 213 | Ryan Tannehill (26) | 4,045 | 2014 | MIA |
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| 214 | Baker Mayfield (28) | 4,044 | 2023 | TAM |
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| Phil Simms (29) | 4,044 | 1984 | NYG |
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| 216 | Alex Smith (33) | 4,042 | 2017 | KAN |
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| Jameis Winston (21) | 4,042 | 2015 | TAM |
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| 218 | Peyton Manning+ (31) | 4,040 | 2007 | IND |
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| 219 | Trent Green (33) | 4,039 | 2003 | KAN |
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| Carson Wentz (27) | 4,039 | 2019 | PHI |
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| 221 | Aaron Rodgers (25) | 4,038 | 2008 | GNB |
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| 222 | Carson Palmer (27) | 4,035 | 2006 | CIN |
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| 223 | Patrick Mahomes (24) | 4,031 | 2019 | KAN |
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| 224 | John Elway+ (33) | 4,030 | 1993 | DEN |
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| 225 | Eli Manning (35) | 4,027 | 2016 | NYG |
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| 226 | Russell Wilson (27) | 4,024 | 2015 | SEA |
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| 227 | Steve Young+ (32) | 4,023 | 1993 | SFO |
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| 228 | Eli Manning (28) | 4,021 | 2009 | NYG |
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| 229 | Carson Palmer (33) | 4,018 | 2012 | OAK |
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| 230 | Trevor Lawrence (24) | 4,016 | 2023 | JAX |
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| 231 | Trent Green (35) | 4,014 | 2005 | KAN |
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| 232 | Philip Rivers (27) | 4,009 | 2008 | SDG |
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| 233 | Matt Schaub (31) | 4,008 | 2012 | HOU |
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| 234 | Trevor Lawrence (26) | 4,007 | 2025 | JAX |
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| Joe Namath+ (24) | 4,007 | 1967 | NYJ |
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| 236 | Brad Johnson (31) | 4,005 | 1999 | WAS |
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| 237 | Eli Manning (29) | 4,002 | 2010 | NYG |
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| Peyton Manning+ (32) | 4,002 | 2008 | IND |
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| Aaron Rodgers (36) | 4,002 | 2019 | GNB |
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| 240 | Dan Marino+ (28) | 3,997 | 1989 | MIA |
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| 241 | Drew Brees+ (39) | 3,992 | 2018 | NOR |
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| 242 | Jim Everett (27) | 3,989 | 1990 | RAM |
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| 243 | Derek Carr (24) | 3,987 | 2015 | OAK |
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| 244 | Joe Flacco (29) | 3,986 | 2014 | BAL |
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| 245 | Drew Bledsoe (27) | 3,985 | 1999 | NWE |
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| 246 | Russell Wilson (29) | 3,983 | 2017 | SEA |
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| 247 | Danny White (31) | 3,980 | 1983 | DAL |
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| 248 | Jimmy Garoppolo (28) | 3,978 | 2019 | SFO |
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| 249 | Kyler Murray (23) | 3,971 | 2020 | ARI |
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| 250 | John Elway+ (35) | 3,970 | 1995 | DEN |
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| Jim Everett (32) | 3,970 | 1995 | NOR |
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| Dan Marino+ (30) | 3,970 | 1991 | MIA |
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| Carson Palmer (31) | 3,970 | 2010 | CIN |
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