List of National Football League annual passing yards leaders
Rank Player Yards Team Season
1 Peyton Manning 5,477 Denver Broncos 2013
2 Drew Brees 5,476 New Orleans Saints 2011
3 Tom Brady 5,235 New England Patriots 2011
4 Drew Brees ( 2 ) 5,208 New Orleans Saints 2016
5 Drew Brees ( 3 ) 5,177 New Orleans Saints 2012
6 Drew Brees ( 4 ) 5,162 New Orleans Saints 2013
7 Ben Roethlisberger 5,129 Pittsburgh Steelers 2018
8 Jameis Winston 5,109 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2019
9 Patrick Mahomes 5,097 Kansas City Chiefs 2018
10 Dan Marino 5,084 Miami Dolphins 1984
11 Drew Brees ( 5 ) 5,069 New Orleans Saints 2008
12 Matthew Stafford 5,038 Detroit Lions 2011
13 Matthew Stafford ( 2 ) 4,967 Detroit Lions 2012
14 Drew Brees ( 6 ) 4,952 New Orleans Saints 2014
14 Ben Roethlisberger ( 2 ) 4,952 Pittsburgh Steelers 2014
16 Matt Ryan 4,944 Atlanta Falcons 2016
17 Eli Manning 4,933 New York Giants 2011
18 Matt Ryan ( 2 ) 4,924 Atlanta Falcons 2018
19 Kirk Cousins 4,917 Washington Redskins 2016
20 Tony Romo 4,903 Dallas Cowboys 2012
Top 25 single-season passing yards leaders
This is a list of National Football League quarterbacks who have led the regular season in passing yards each year. The record for passing yards in a season is held by Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos who threw for 5,477 in 2013. Drew Brees has led the NFL in passing yards in seven seasons, more than any other quarterback in NFL history. Brees also has five 5,000 yard passing seasons. No other quarterback has more than one.