NFL Passing Yards Year-by-Year Leaders

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Year	Player	Yds	Tm
2025	Matthew Stafford (37)	4,707	LAR
2024	Joe Burrow (28)	4,918	CIN
2023	Tua Tagovailoa (25)	4,624	MIA
2022	Patrick Mahomes (27)	5,250	KAN
2021	Tom Brady (44)	5,316	TAM
2020	Deshaun Watson (25)	4,823	HOU
2019	Jameis Winston (25)	5,109	TAM
2018	Ben Roethlisberger (36)	5,129	PIT
2017	Tom Brady (40)	4,577	NWE
2016	Drew Brees+ (37)	5,208	NOR
2015	Drew Brees+ (36)	4,870	NOR
2014	Drew Brees+ (35)	4,952	NOR
2014	Ben Roethlisberger (32)	4,952	PIT
2013	Peyton Manning+ (37)	5,477	DEN
2012	Drew Brees+ (33)	5,177	NOR
2011	Drew Brees+ (32)	5,476	NOR
2010	Philip Rivers (29)	4,710	SDG
2009	Matt Schaub (28)	4,770	HOU
2008	Drew Brees+ (29)	5,069	NOR
2007	Tom Brady (30)	4,806	NWE
2006	Drew Brees+ (27)	4,418	NOR
2005	Tom Brady (28)	4,110	NWE
2004	Daunte Culpepper (27)	4,717	MIN
2003	Peyton Manning+ (27)	4,267	IND
2002	Rich Gannon (37)	4,689	OAK
2001	Kurt Warner+ (30)	4,830	STL
2000	Peyton Manning+ (24)	4,413	IND
1999	Steve Beuerlein (34)	4,436	CAR
1998	Brett Favre+ (29)	4,212	GNB
1997	Jeff George (30)	3,917	OAK
1996	Mark Brunell (26)	4,367	JAX
1995	Brett Favre+ (26)	4,413	GNB
1994	Drew Bledsoe (22)	4,555	NWE
1993	John Elway+ (33)	4,030	DEN
1992	Dan Marino+ (31)	4,116	MIA
1991	Warren Moon+ (35)	4,690	HOU
1990	Warren Moon+ (34)	4,689	HOU
1989	Don Majkowski (25)	4,318	GNB
1988	Dan Marino+ (27)	4,434	MIA
1987	Neil Lomax (28)	3,387	STL
1986	Dan Marino+ (25)	4,746	MIA
1985	Dan Marino+ (24)	4,137	MIA
1984	Dan Marino+ (23)	5,084	MIA
1983	Lynn Dickey (34)	4,458	GNB
1982	Dan Fouts+ (31)	2,883	SDG
1981	Dan Fouts+ (30)	4,802	SDG
1980	Dan Fouts+ (29)	4,715	SDG
1979	Dan Fouts+ (28)	4,082	SDG
1978	Fran Tarkenton+ (38)	3,468	MIN
1977	Joe Ferguson (27)	2,803	BUF
1976	Bert Jones (25)	3,104	BAL
1975	Ken Anderson (26)	3,169	CIN
1974	Ken Anderson (25)	2,667	CIN
1973	Roman Gabriel (33)	3,219	PHI
1972	Joe Namath+ (29)	2,816	NYJ
1971	John Hadl (31)	3,075	SDG
1970	John Brodie (35)	2,941	SFO
1969	Daryle Lamonica (28)	3,302	OAK
1969	Sonny Jurgensen+ (35)	3,102	WAS
1968	John Hadl (28)	3,473	SDG
1968	John Brodie (33)	3,020	SFO
1967	Joe Namath+ (24)	4,007	NYJ
1967	Sonny Jurgensen+ (33)	3,747	WAS
1966	Joe Namath+ (23)	3,379	NYJ
1966	Sonny Jurgensen+ (32)	3,209	WAS
1965	John Brodie (30)	3,112	SFO
1965	John Hadl (25)	2,798	SDG
1964	Babe Parilli (34)	3,465	BOS
1964	Charley Johnson (26)	3,045	STL
1963	Johnny Unitas+ (30)	3,481	BAL
1963	George Blanda+ (36)	3,003	HOU
1962	Sonny Jurgensen+ (28)	3,261	PHI
1962	Frank Tripucka (35)	2,917	DEN
1961	Sonny Jurgensen+ (27)	3,723	PHI
1961	George Blanda+ (34)	3,330	HOU
1960	Johnny Unitas+ (27)	3,099	BAL
1960	Frank Tripucka (33)	3,038	DEN
1959	Johnny Unitas+ (26)	2,899	BAL
1958	Billy Wade (28)	2,875	RAM
1957	Johnny Unitas+ (24)	2,550	BAL
1956	Tobin Rote (28)	2,203	GNB
1955	Jim Finks+ (28)	2,270	PIT
1954	Norm Van Brocklin+ (28)	2,637	RAM
1953	Otto Graham+ (32)	2,722	CLE
1952	Otto Graham+ (31)	2,816	CLE
1951	Bobby Layne+ (25)	2,403	DET
1950	Bobby Layne+ (24)	2,323	DET
1949	Otto Graham+ (28)	2,785	CLE
1949	Johnny Lujack (24)	2,658	CHI
1948	Otto Graham+ (27)	2,713	CLE
1948	Sammy Baugh+ (34)	2,599	WAS
1947	Sammy Baugh+ (33)	2,938	WAS
1947	Otto Graham+ (26)	2,753	CLE
1946	Glenn Dobbs (26)	1,886	BDA
1946	Sid Luckman+ (30)	1,826	CHI
1945	Sid Luckman+ (29)	1,727	CHI
1944	Irv Comp (25)	1,159	GNB
1943	Sid Luckman+ (27)	2,194	CHI
1942	Cecil Isbell (27)	2,021	GNB
1941	Cecil Isbell (26)	1,479	GNB
1940	Sammy Baugh+ (26)	1,367	WAS
1939	Davey O'Brien (22)	1,324	PHI
1938	Ace Parker+ (26)	865	BKN
1937	Sammy Baugh+ (23)	1,127	WAS
1936	Arnie Herber+ (26)	1,239	GNB
1935	Ed Danowski (24)	794	NYG
1934	Arnie Herber+ (24)	799	GNB
1933	Harry Newman (24)	973	NYG
1932	Arnie Herber+ (22)	639	GNB

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