Check out the steelers alltime leaders in total passing yards. Sep 17, 2018 as he continues to pass nfl passing legends in the nfls record book, big ben is also looking to make more history before he retires by becoming the fifth quarterback in league history to lead his. Completion percentage 1500 attempts minimum drew brees. Below are the top 10 passing yards leaders in wolverines history, according to the michigan record book.
This list includes the top 50 quarterbacks who have the most career passing yards during the regular season. Free nfl football player stats and stats leaders in simple, easy to read tables. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. One of the most obvious is a comparison of statistics.
Top 20 passing yards football history pro football hall. Cecil isbell, 2,021 passing yards, green bay packers, 1942 350 first 2,000 yard passing season. Kansas city chiefs single season passing leaders the. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Ben passes marino for most 450 passing yard games in nfl history. Now, its a battle between brady and brees in the record book, and. Tom brady passes peyton manning for 2ndmost passing tds in. Stats are updated through the 2018 nfl regular season. These records are not listed in nfl record and fact book. Twitter logo up arrow icon user icon audio icon tickets icon add to calendar icon nfc icon afc icon nfl icon carousel icon list view website instagram twitter facebook snapchat shop icon profile overlay avatar add. Welcome to the extra point, where members of the nfl s football data and analytics team will share updates on leaguewide trends in football data, interesting visualizations that showcase innovative ways to use the leagues data, and provide an inside look at how the nfl uses datadriven insight to improve and monitor player and team performance. Monday night, drew brees became just the 10th quarterback in nfl history to hold the career passing yards title.
Cecil isbell, 2,021 passing yards, green bay packers, 1942 350. Manning now has 12 seasons in which he has passed for 4,000 yards, extending his nfl record. List of national football league career passing yards leaders. Jan 30, 2020 sports quiz nfl passing yards leaders by year. Newton needs 608 rushing yards to catch randall cunningham for second alltime. This is a list of national football league quarterbacks who have led the regular season in passing yards each year.
Drew brees, new orleans saints 5,476 yards passer yards at start of 20 nfl season. As he continues to pass nfl passing legends in the nfls record book, big ben is also looking to make more history before he retires by becoming the fifth quarterback in. Franchise leaders passing stats nfl history and stats. Yards per point scored automatically blend in stats for defensive efficiency, special teams effectiveness, field possession, turnovers, scoring by the defense and special teams, and many other aspects of the game.
Nfl stats, statistics, and league leaders are available at. Drew brees owns some impressive nfl records and hes not done yet. Drew brees has led the nfl in passing yards in seven seasons, more than any other quarterback in nfl history. Rush yards by a qb nfl alltime playeryards years michael vick 6,109 200106, 200915. The record for passing yards in a season is held by peyton manning of the denver broncos who threw for 5,477 in 20. Top 10 passing yards leaders in michigan football history. List of national football league annual passing yards leaders. Nfl career leaders passing yards the football database. Ben passes marino for most 450 passing yard games in nfl.
Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of stats perform is strictly prohibited. Nfl world celebrates drew brees record new orleans saints. Here is a list of the records in the national football league set by individual players. Nfl passing yards yearbyyear leaders profootballreference.
Tom brady moves up nfl record book with bounceback performance. Yards per attempts 1500 attempts minimum otto graham. Brees has long been the nfls most consistent qb, so it was no surprise that he. Brees has long been the nfls most consistent qb, so it. Drew brees breaks peyton mannings career passing yards record. Eight different quarterbacks have accomplished the feat, dan marino was the first when he set an nfl record with 5,084 yards passing in 1984. Matt stafford has 7,840 passing yards, making him halfway to reaching layne. When he called it quits a little later, he was the leagues alltime leader in passing touchdowns 539 and passing yards 71,490. Nfl alltime pass yards leaders national football league espn. Marinos record remained intact for 24 years, and for over a decade after his 1999 retirement. All teams 49ers bears bengals bills broncos browns buccaneers cardinals chargers chiefs colts cowboys dolphins eagles falcons giants jaguars. When peyton manning retired following the 201516 season, he held numerous passing records.
Carr completed 40 of his 59 passes for 5 yards and four touchdowns in his teams 3024 victory over the tampa bay buccaneers in week 8 of the 2016 nfl season matt ryan also threw for over 500 yards during the 2016 season. Welcome to the extra point, where members of the nfls football data and analytics team will share updates on leaguewide trends in football data, interesting visualizations that showcase innovative ways to use the leagues data, and provide an inside look at how the nfl uses datadriven insight to improve and monitor player and team performance. List of nfl quarterbacks with 5,000 passing yards in a season. Most passing yards, regular season and playoffs 85,959. For a full list of record titles, please use our record. There are many ways in which a players success in the nfl is measured. Find fantasy football stats, nfl team stats, player stats and more. Its like those great nfl films documentaries, with the dynamism of the video and voiceovers exchanged for the dignified distance of the page. The history and evolution of nfl rules changes is, at its core, a story. Tom brady is second alltime in passing yards, regular seasonwise, but is the alltime playoffs.
Michigan has had several bigname quarterbacks behind center over the years. Nfl career passing yards leaders san diego uniontribune. All records listed on our website are current and uptodate. Top 10 receiving yards leaders in michigan football history. Name the top 20 qbs with the most passing yards in nfl history in 4. Most career wins, regular season plus post season, by a starting quarterback. Also, check out the top 100 leaders in career passing touchdowns. The former georgia bulldog is already 12th on the lions career passing list.
Find out the nfl pro footballs alltime pass yards leaders. Curly lambeau, 1,094 passing yards, green bay packers, 1924. By 1940, the nfl had legalized passing from any point behind the line of scrimmage, removed penalties for multiple incomplete passes in the same series of downs, moved hash marks closer to the center of the field and instituted a 15yard penalty for roughing the passer. Its also available for hockey, basketball and baseball. The greatest moments in nfl history will make a swell present. Passing yards per attempt single season leaders and records. Wes welker breaks down tom bradys golf game and says hes just as dedicated to his golf swing as his throwing motion. Below is a table of the top 100 nfl passing yardage leaders of alltime. From my standpoint, it takes fewer rushing yards to score a point in the nfl than passing yards.
Each week during the nfls regular season featured updated top 20 lists for four main statistical categories. Matt ryan also threw for over 500 yards during the 2016 season. Jul 04, 2012 expecting such production from a rookie was laughable even a few years ago, but in the cam newton nfl, the old rules are off the books. Passing yards per attempt single season leaders and records are you a stathead. Twitter logo up arrow icon user icon audio icon tickets icon add to calendar icon nfc icon afc icon nfl icon carousel icon list view website instagram twitter facebook snapchat shop icon profile overlay avatar.
Passing leaders rushing leaders receiving leaders below is a table of the top 100 nfl passing yardage leaders of alltime. Newton has more rushing yards than michael vick 3,954 through vicks first seven seasons of his career. Ranked by passing yards the following are the kansas city chiefs single season passing leaders ranked by passing yards. Every major nfl record tom brady holds and the ones he can still. List of national football league records individual. Most postseason passing yards in an nfl career guinness.
If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. The 19season streak of winning seasons is the best in nfl history, and though the 49ers went on a 16season streak from 19831998, they had two quarterbacks at the helm. Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Some of them were achieved just a couple of years before his retirement, when he stunned the nfl universe with 5,477 yards and 55 touchdowns in 20, both nfl records. Drew brees, new orleans saints 5,177 yards singleseason nfl record. Build your own custom leaderboards with the play index. Included are player stats for the kansas city chiefs nfl from 19702020, the kansas city chiefs afl from 19631969 and the dallas texans afl from 19601962. Jan 19, 2018 with this, he recorded an nfl record fifth consecutive season with at least 3,000 passing yards and fewer than 10 interceptions.
Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. Watch live games and get the nfl schedule, scores, standings, rumors, fantasy games and more on. Passing for 5,000 yards in a single regular season is a rare achievement in the national football league nfl. Which nfl records does drew brees own and which can he break. And while the jets hold the oldest current franchise passing yardage mark, no eagle, bear, buccaneer or seahawk has ever thrown for 4,000 yards in a season.
This is a list of national football league quarterbacks by total career passing yards. Only 10 times in nfl history has a qb not named brees posted a single season of at least 4,841 passing yards. The most postseason passing yards in an nfl career is 11,388 and was achieved by tom brady usa playing for the new england patriots usa from 19 january 2002 to 4 january 2020. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Jay cutler has 9,259 passing yards since he came to chicago, and is likely to break luckmans mark in the middle of the 20 season. The 20year veteran moved into third place on the nfls alltime regular season passing yards list. The 15 most unbreakable records in nfl history espn.
With this, he recorded an nflrecord fifth consecutive season with at least 3,000 passing yards and fewer than 10 interceptions. Nfl career passing yard leaders quiz stats play quizzes adfree. See results from the nfl career passing yard leaders quiz on sporcle, the best trivia site on the internet. List of nfl quarterbacks with 5,000 passing yards in a. Evolution of the nfl rules nfl football operations. Weekly leaderboard of passing, rushing, receiving, kicking and punting leaders of the national football league. Top 20 passing yards football history pro football. Southeastern conference career passing yards leaders.
Passing yards per attempt single season leaders and. Some have gone on to great nfl careers, while others success was limited to the college level. Oct 10, 2018 monday night, drew brees became just the 10th quarterback in nfl history to hold the career passing yards title. List of national football league records individual wikipedia. Carr completed 40 of his 59 passes for 5 yards and four touchdowns in his teams 3024 victory over the tampa bay buccaneers in week 8 of the 2016 nfl season.