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List of NFL annual passing yards leaders

In American football, passing, along with running (also referred to as rushing), is one of the two main methods of advancing the ball down the field. Passes are typically attempted by the quarterback, but any offensive player can attempt a pass provided they are behind the line of scrimmage.[2] To qualify as a passing play, the ball must have initially moved forward after leaving the hands of the passer; if the ball initially moved laterally or backwards, the play would instead be considered a running play.[3] A player who catches a forward pass is a receiver. Passing yards are measured in flat yards along one direction of the field, always starting from the line of scrimmage and ending at the point that the receiver is ruled down. If the receiver reaches the end zone and scores a touchdown, then the yardage measurement ends at the opposing team's goal line (the zero-yard line). Passing yards do not include incomplete throws.[4]

Peyton Manning holding his helmet
Peyton Manning holds the single-season passing yards record, passing for 5,477 yards in 2013.[1]

The National Football League (NFL) did not begin keeping official records until the 1932 season.[5] In addition to the overall NFL passing yards leaders, league record books recognize the passing yards leaders of the American Football League (AFL), which operated from 1960 to 1969 before being absorbed into the NFL in 1970.[6]

The record for passing yards in a season is held by Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos who passed for 5,477 yards in 2013.[1] Drew Brees has led the NFL in passing yards in seven seasons, more than any other quarterback in NFL history.[7] Brees has also passed for over 5,000 yards in a season five times, whereas no other player has done so more than twice.[8] Patrick Mahomes led the league in passing yards in 2022 and became the first player in the Super Bowl era to do so and win a league championship in the same season.[9][10]

NFL annual passing yards leaders

Johnny Unitas, who led the league in passing four times, passed for 3,099 yards in 1960. This marked the first time that a player passed for over 3,000 in a season.[11]
Joe Namath was the first player to pass for over 4,000 yards in a season, doing so in the 1967 AFL season.[12]
Dan Fouts led the league in four consecutive seasons (1979–1982).[13]
In 1984, Dan Marino passed for 5,084 yards, setting the single-season passing yards record. He was the first player to pass for over 5,000 yards in a season and led the league in passing five times.[14]
Drew Brees led the league in passing yards in 2006, the first of his record seven times.[7]
Key
SymbolMeaning
LeaderThe player who recorded the most passing yards in the NFL
YdsThe total number of passing yards the player had
GPThe number of games played by a player during the season[A]
†Pro Football Hall of Fame member
^The player is an active player
*Player set the single-season passing yards record
(#)Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list
NFL annual passing yards leaders by season
SeasonLeaderYdsGPTeamRefs
1932Arnie Herber†639*14Green Bay Packers[16][17]
1933Harry Newman973*14New York Giants[16][18]
1934Arnie Herber† (2)79911Green Bay Packers[16][17]
1935Ed Danowski79412New York Giants[16][19]
1936Arnie Herber† (3)1,239*12Green Bay Packers[16][17]
1937Sammy Baugh†1,12711Washington Redskins[16][20]
1938Ace Parker†86511Brooklyn Dodgers[16][21]
1939Davey O'Brien1,324*11Philadelphia Eagles[16][22]
1940Sammy Baugh† (2)1,367*11Washington Redskins[16][20]
1941Cecil Isbell1,479*11Green Bay Packers[16][23]
1942Cecil Isbell (2)2,021*11Green Bay Packers[16][23]
1943Sid Luckman†2,194*10Chicago Bears[16][24]
1944Irv Comp1,15910Green Bay Packers[16][25]
1945Sid Luckman† (2)1,72710Chicago Bears[16][24]
1946Sid Luckman† (3)1,82611Chicago Bears[16][24]
1947Sammy Baugh† (3)2,938*12Washington Redskins[16][20]
1948Sammy Baugh† (4)2,59912Washington Redskins[16][20]
1949Johnny Lujack2,65812Chicago Bears[16][26]
1950Bobby Layne†2,32312Detroit Lions[16][27]
1951Bobby Layne† (2)2,40312Detroit Lions[16][27]
1952Otto Graham†2,81612Cleveland Browns[16][28]
1953Otto Graham† (2)2,72212Cleveland Browns[16][28]
1954Norm Van Brocklin†2,63712Los Angeles Rams[16][29]
1955Jim Finks†2,27012Pittsburgh Steelers[16][30]
1956Tobin Rote2,20312Green Bay Packers[16][31]
1957Johnny Unitas†2,55012Baltimore Colts[16][32]
1958Bill Wade2,87512Los Angeles Rams[16][33]
1959Johnny Unitas† (2)2,89912Baltimore Colts[16][32]
1960Johnny Unitas† (3)3,099*12Baltimore Colts[16][32]
1961Sonny Jurgensen†3,723*14Philadelphia Eagles[16][34]
1962Sonny Jurgensen† (2)3,26114Philadelphia Eagles[16][34]
1963Johnny Unitas† (4)3,48114Baltimore Colts[16][32]
1964Charley Johnson3,04514St. Louis Cardinals[16][35]
1965John Brodie3,11213San Francisco 49ers[16][36]
1966Sonny Jurgensen† (3)3,20914Washington Redskins[16][34]
1967Sonny Jurgensen† (4)3,747*14Washington Redskins[16][34]
1968John Brodie (2)3,02014San Francisco 49ers[16][36]
1969Sonny Jurgensen† (5)3,10214Washington Redskins[16][34]
1970John Brodie (3)2,94114San Francisco 49ers[16][36]
1971John Hadl3,07514San Diego Chargers[16][37]
1972Joe Namath†2,81613New York Jets[16][38]
1973Roman Gabriel3,21914Philadelphia Eagles[16][39]
1974Ken Anderson2,66713Cincinnati Bengals[16][40]
1975Ken Anderson (2)3,16913Cincinnati Bengals[16][40]
1976Bert Jones3,10414Baltimore Colts[16][41]
1977Joe Ferguson2,80314Buffalo Bills[16][42]
1978Fran Tarkenton†3,46816Minnesota Vikings[16][43]
1979Dan Fouts†4,082*16San Diego Chargers[16][44]
1980Dan Fouts† (2)4,715*16San Diego Chargers[16][44]
1981Dan Fouts† (3)4,802*16San Diego Chargers[16][44]
1982Dan Fouts† (4)2,8839San Diego Chargers[16][44]
1983Lynn Dickey4,45816Green Bay Packers[16][45]
1984Dan Marino†5,084*16Miami Dolphins[16][46]
1985Dan Marino† (2)4,13716Miami Dolphins[16][46]
1986Dan Marino† (3)4,74616Miami Dolphins[16][46]
1987Neil Lomax3,38712St. Louis Cardinals[16][47]
1988Dan Marino† (4)4,43416Miami Dolphins[16][46]
1989Don Majkowski4,31816Green Bay Packers[16][48]
1990Warren Moon†4,68915Houston Oilers[16][49]
1991Warren Moon† (2)4,69016Houston Oilers[16][49]
1992Dan Marino† (5)4,11616Miami Dolphins[16][46]
1993John Elway†4,03016Denver Broncos[16][50]
1994Drew Bledsoe4,55516New England Patriots[16][51]
1995Brett Favre†4,41316Green Bay Packers[16][52]
1996Mark Brunell4,36716Jacksonville Jaguars[16][53]
1997Jeff George3,91716Oakland Raiders[16][54]
1998Brett Favre† (2)4,21216Green Bay Packers[16][52]
1999Steve Beuerlein4,43616Carolina Panthers[16][55]
2000Peyton Manning†4,41316Indianapolis Colts[16][56]
2001Kurt Warner†4,83016St. Louis Rams[16][57]
2002Rich Gannon4,68916Oakland Raiders[16][58]
2003Peyton Manning† (2)4,26716Indianapolis Colts[16][56]
2004Daunte Culpepper4,71716Minnesota Vikings[16][59]
2005Tom Brady4,11016New England Patriots[16][60]
2006Drew Brees4,41816New Orleans Saints[16][61]
2007Tom Brady (2)4,80616New England Patriots[16][60]
2008Drew Brees (2)5,06916New Orleans Saints[16][61]
2009Matt Schaub4,77016Houston Texans[16][62]
2010Philip Rivers4,71016San Diego Chargers[16][63]
2011Drew Brees (3)5,476*16New Orleans Saints[16][61]
2012Drew Brees (4)5,17716New Orleans Saints[16][61]
2013Peyton Manning† (3)5,477*16Denver Broncos[16][56]
2014Drew Brees (5)4,95216New Orleans Saints[16][61]
Ben Roethlisberger16Pittsburgh Steelers[16][64]
2015Drew Brees (6)4,87015New Orleans Saints[16][61]
2016Drew Brees (7)5,20816New Orleans Saints[16][61]
2017Tom Brady (3)4,57716New England Patriots[16][60]
2018Ben Roethlisberger (2)5,12916Pittsburgh Steelers[16][64]
2019Jameis Winston^5,10916Tampa Bay Buccaneers[16][65]
2020Deshaun Watson^4,82316Houston Texans[16][66]
2021Tom Brady (4)5,31617Tampa Bay Buccaneers[16][60]
2022Patrick Mahomes^5,25017Kansas City Chiefs[16][67]
2023Tua Tagovailoa^4,62417Miami Dolphins[16][68]

AFL annual passing yards leaders

Key
SymbolMeaning
LeaderThe player who recorded the most passing yards in the AFL
YdsThe total number of passing yards the player had
GPThe number of games played by a player during the season
†Pro Football Hall of Fame member
*Player set the single-season passing yards record
(#)Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list
AFL annual passing yards leaders by season
SeasonLeaderYdsGPTeamRefs
1960Frank Tripucka3,038*14Denver Broncos[16][69]
1961George Blanda†3,330*14Houston Oilers[16][70]
1962Frank Tripucka (2)2,91714Denver Broncos[16][69]
1963George Blanda† (2)3,00314Houston Oilers[16][70]
1964Babe Parilli3,465*14Boston Patriots[16][71]
1965John Hadl2,79814San Diego Chargers[16][37]
1966Joe Namath†3,37914New York Jets[16][38]
1967Joe Namath† (2)4,007*14New York Jets[16][38]
1968John Hadl (2)3,47314San Diego Chargers[16][37]
1969Daryle Lamonica3,30214Oakland Raiders[16][72]

Most seasons leading the league

CountPlayerSeasonsTeam(s)Refs
7Drew Brees2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014–2016New Orleans Saints[16][61]
5Sonny Jurgensen1961, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1969Philadelphia Eagles (2), Washington Redskins (3)[16][34]
Dan Marino1984–1986, 1988, 1992Miami Dolphins[16][46]
4Sammy Baugh1937, 1940, 1947, 1948Washington Redskins[16][20]
Tom Brady2005, 2007, 2017, 2021New England Patriots (3), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1)[16][60]
Dan Fouts1979–1982San Diego Chargers[16][44]
Johnny Unitas1957, 1959, 1960, 1963Baltimore Colts[16][32]
3John Brodie1965, 1968, 1970San Francisco 49ers[16][36]
John Hadl1965, 1968, 1971San Diego Chargers[16][37]
Arnie Herber1932, 1934, 1936Green Bay Packers[16][17]
Peyton Manning2000, 2003, 2013Indianapolis Colts (2), Denver Broncos (1)[16][56]

See also

Notes

References

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