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Rank	Player	Yds	Year	Tm
1	Peyton Manning+ (37)	5,477	2013	DEN
2	Drew Brees (32)	5,476	2011	NOR
3	Tom Brady (44)	5,316	2021	TAM
4	Patrick Mahomes (26)	5,250	2022	KAN
5	Tom Brady (34)	5,235	2011	NWE
6	Drew Brees (37)	5,208	2016	NOR
7	Drew Brees (33)	5,177	2012	NOR
8	Drew Brees (34)	5,162	2013	NOR
9	Ben Roethlisberger (36)	5,129	2018	PIT
10	Jameis Winston (25)	5,109	2019	TAM
11	Patrick Mahomes (22)	5,097	2018	KAN
12	Dan Marino+ (22)	5,084	1984	MIA
13	Drew Brees (29)	5,069	2008	NOR
14	Matthew Stafford (23)	5,038	2011	DET
15	Justin Herbert (23)	5,014	2021	LAC
16	Matthew Stafford (24)	4,967	2012	DET
17	Drew Brees (35)	4,952	2014	NOR
	Ben Roethlisberger (32)	4,952	2014	PIT
19	Matt Ryan (31)	4,944	2016	ATL
20	Eli Manning (30)	4,933	2011	NYG
21	Matt Ryan (33)	4,924	2018	ATL
22	Kirk Cousins (28)	4,917	2016	WAS
23	Tony Romo (32)	4,903	2012	DAL
24	Dak Prescott (26)	4,902	2019	DAL
25	Matthew Stafford (33)	4,886	2021	LAR
26	Drew Brees (36)	4,870	2015	NOR
27	Patrick Mahomes (25)	4,839	2021	KAN
28	Kurt Warner+ (30)	4,830	2001	STL
29	Tom Brady (35)	4,827	2012	NWE
30	Deshaun Watson (24)	4,823	2020	HOU
31	Tom Brady (30)	4,806	2007	NWE
32	Derek Carr (30)	4,804	2021	LVR
33	Dan Fouts+ (30)	4,802	1981	SDG
34	Philip Rivers (33)	4,792	2015	SDG
35	Tom Brady (38)	4,770	2015	NWE
	Matt Schaub (28)	4,770	2009	HOU
37	Andrew Luck (24)	4,761	2014	IND
38	Dan Marino+ (24)	4,746	1986	MIA
39	Patrick Mahomes (24)	4,740	2020	KAN
40	Justin Herbert (24)	4,739	2022	LAC
41	Peyton Manning+ (38)	4,727	2014	DEN
42	Matt Ryan (27)	4,719	2012	ATL
43	Daunte Culpepper (27)	4,717	2004	MIN
44	Dan Fouts+ (29)	4,715	1980	SDG
45	Philip Rivers (28)	4,710	2010	SDG
46	Peyton Manning+ (34)	4,700	2010	IND
47	Tom Brady (45)	4,694	2022	TAM
	Matt Ryan (29)	4,694	2014	ATL
49	Warren Moon+ (34)	4,690	1991	HOU
50	Rich Gannon (36)	4,689	2002	OAK
	Warren Moon+ (33)	4,689	1990	HOU
52	Jared Goff (23)	4,688	2018	LAR
53	Carson Palmer (35)	4,671	2015	ARI
54	Peyton Manning+ (36)	4,659	2012	DEN
55	Matthew Stafford (25)	4,650	2013	DET
56	Aaron Rodgers (27)	4,643	2011	GNB
57	Jared Goff (24)	4,638	2019	LAR
58	Tom Brady (43)	4,633	2020	TAM
59	Philip Rivers (29)	4,624	2011	SDG
	Tua Tagovailoa (25)	4,624	2023	MIA
61	Drew Brees (31)	4,620	2010	NOR
62	Philip Rivers (37)	4,615	2019	LAC
63	Neil Lomax (25)	4,614	1984	STL
64	Joe Burrow (24)	4,611	2021	CIN
65	Andrew Luck (28)	4,593	2018	IND
66	Trent Green (34)	4,591	2004	KAN
	Matt Ryan (30)	4,591	2015	ATL
68	Kurt Warner+ (37)	4,583	2008	ARI
69	Matt Ryan (35)	4,581	2020	ATL
70	Tom Brady (40)	4,577	2017	NWE
71	Jared Goff (28)	4,575	2023	DET
72	Peyton Manning+ (28)	4,557	2004	IND
73	Drew Bledsoe (22)	4,555	1994	NWE
74	Kirk Cousins (34)	4,547	2022	MIN
75	Josh Allen (24)	4,544	2020	BUF
76	Jay Cutler (25)	4,526	2008	DEN
77	Dak Prescott (30)	4,516	2023	DAL
78	Philip Rivers (35)	4,515	2017	LAC
	Matt Ryan (28)	4,515	2013	ATL
80	Peyton Manning+ (33)	4,500	2009	IND
81	Tony Romo (29)	4,483	2009	DAL
82	Philip Rivers (31)	4,478	2013	SDG
83	Joe Burrow (25)	4,475	2022	CIN
84	Matt Ryan (34)	4,466	2019	ATL
85	Lynn Dickey (33)	4,458	1983	GNB
86	Dan Marino+ (32)	4,453	1994	MIA
87	Dak Prescott (28)	4,449	2021	DAL
88	Matthew Stafford (29)	4,446	2017	DET
89	Aaron Rodgers (34)	4,442	2018	GNB
90	Jared Goff (27)	4,438	2022	DET
91	Steve Beuerlein (34)	4,436	1999	CAR
92	Dan Marino+ (26)	4,434	1988	MIA
	Aaron Rodgers (25)	4,434	2009	GNB
94	Eli Manning (34)	4,432	2015	NYG
95	Blake Bortles (23)	4,428	2015	JAX
	Aaron Rodgers (32)	4,428	2016	GNB
97	Drew Brees (28)	4,423	2007	NOR
98	Drew Brees (27)	4,418	2006	NOR
99	Brett Favre+ (25)	4,413	1995	GNB
	Peyton Manning+ (24)	4,413	2000	IND
101	Eli Manning (33)	4,410	2014	NYG
102	Josh Allen (25)	4,407	2021	BUF
103	Tom Brady (32)	4,398	2009	NWE
104	Peyton Manning+ (30)	4,397	2006	IND
105	Drew Brees (30)	4,388	2009	NOR
106	Philip Rivers (34)	4,386	2016	SDG
107	Aaron Rodgers (30)	4,381	2014	GNB
108	Andrew Luck (22)	4,374	2012	IND
109	Matt Schaub (29)	4,370	2010	HOU
110	Mark Brunell (25)	4,367	1996	JAX
111	Drew Bledsoe (30)	4,359	2002	BUF
112	Tom Brady (41)	4,355	2018	NWE
113	Kurt Warner+ (28)	4,353	1999	STL
114	Bill Kenney (28)	4,348	1983	KAN
115	Tom Brady (36)	4,343	2013	NWE
116	Scott Mitchell (27)	4,338	1995	DET
117	Justin Herbert (22)	4,336	2020	LAC
118	Drew Brees (38)	4,334	2017	NOR
119	Ben Roethlisberger (27)	4,328	2009	PIT
120	Matthew Stafford (28)	4,327	2016	DET
121	Don Majkowski (25)	4,318	1989	GNB
122	Joe Flacco (31)	4,317	2016	BAL
123	Jim Everett (26)	4,310	1989	RAM
124	Philip Rivers (36)	4,308	2018	LAC
125	Josh Allen (27)	4,306	2023	BUF
126	Marc Bulger (29)	4,301	2006	STL
127	Eli Manning (37)	4,299	2018	NYG
	Aaron Rodgers (36)	4,299	2020	GNB
129	Kirk Cousins (30)	4,298	2018	MIN
130	Aaron Rodgers (28)	4,295	2012	GNB
131	Andy Dalton (25)	4,293	2013	CIN
132	Philip Rivers (32)	4,286	2014	SDG
133	Josh Allen (26)	4,283	2022	BUF
134	Geno Smith (31)	4,282	2022	SEA
135	Brock Purdy (23)	4,280	2023	SFO
136	Jeff Garcia (30)	4,278	2000	SFO
137	Carson Palmer (33)	4,274	2013	ARI
138	Peyton Manning+ (27)	4,267	2003	IND
139	Kirk Cousins (32)	4,265	2020	MIN
140	Warren Moon+ (37)	4,264	1994	MIN
141	Matthew Stafford (27)	4,262	2015	DET
142	Ben Roethlisberger (31)	4,261	2013	PIT
143	Matthew Stafford (26)	4,257	2014	DET
144	Philip Rivers (27)	4,254	2009	SDG
145	Ben Roethlisberger (35)	4,251	2017	PIT
146	Andrew Luck (26)	4,240	2016	IND
147	Carson Palmer (36)	4,233	2016	ARI
148	Warren Moon+ (38)	4,228	1995	MIN
149	Kirk Cousins (33)	4,221	2021	MIN
150	Russell Wilson (27)	4,219	2016	SEA
151	Brett Favre+ (28)	4,212	1998	GNB
	Russell Wilson (31)	4,212	2020	SEA
153	Tony Romo (27)	4,211	2007	DAL
154	Jon Kitna (33)	4,208	2006	DET
	Ryan Tannehill (27)	4,208	2015	MIA
156	Andy Dalton (28)	4,206	2016	CIN
157	Brett Favre+ (39)	4,202	2009	MIN
158	Peyton Manning+ (26)	4,200	2002	IND
159	Tony Romo (31)	4,184	2011	DAL
160	Patrick Mahomes (27)	4,183	2023	KAN
161	Matt Ryan (26)	4,177	2011	ATL
	Vinny Testaverde (32)	4,177	1996	BAL
163	Steve Young+ (36)	4,170	1998	SFO
164	Elvis Grbac (30)	4,169	2000	KAN
	Philip Rivers (38)	4,169	2020	IND
166	Kirk Cousins (27)	4,166	2015	WAS
167	Deshaun Watson (22)	4,165	2018	HOU
168	Jordan Love (24)	4,159	2023	GNB
169	Brett Favre+ (37)	4,155	2007	GNB
170	Jeff George (27)	4,143	1995	ATL
171	Dan Marino+ (23)	4,137	1985	MIA
172	Peyton Manning+ (23)	4,135	1999	IND
173	Brian Sipe (31)	4,132	1980	CLE
174	Peyton Manning+ (25)	4,131	2001	IND
	Carson Palmer (27)	4,131	2007	CIN
176	Dan Marino+ (30)	4,116	1992	MIA
177	Aaron Rodgers (37)	4,115	2021	GNB
178	Trevor Lawrence (22)	4,113	2022	JAX
179	Tom Brady (28)	4,110	2005	NWE
	Russell Wilson (30)	4,110	2019	SEA
181	Tom Brady (37)	4,109	2014	NWE
	Jay Schroeder (25)	4,109	1986	WAS
183	C.J. Stroud (21)	4,108	2023	HOU
184	Derek Carr (29)	4,103	2020	LVR
185	Matt Ryan (32)	4,095	2017	ATL
186	Kirk Cousins (29)	4,093	2017	WAS
187	Brett Favre+ (29)	4,091	1999	GNB
188	Jameis Winston (22)	4,090	2016	TAM
189	Jake Plummer (29)	4,089	2004	DEN
190	Brett Favre+ (34)	4,088	2004	GNB
191	Drew Bledsoe (24)	4,086	1996	NWE
192	Matthew Stafford (32)	4,084	2020	DET
193	Dan Fouts+ (28)	4,082	1979	SDG
194	Ben Roethlisberger (29)	4,077	2011	PIT
195	Kerry Collins (29)	4,073	2002	NYG
196	Jon Kitna (34)	4,068	2007	DET
197	Josh Freeman (24)	4,065	2012	TAM
198	Tom Brady (42)	4,057	2019	NWE
199	Derek Carr (28)	4,054	2019	OAK
200	Cam Newton (22)	4,051	2011	CAR
201	Derek Carr (27)	4,049	2018	OAK
202	Ryan Tannehill (26)	4,045	2014	MIA
203	Baker Mayfield (28)	4,044	2023	TAM
	Phil Simms (28)	4,044	1984	NYG
205	Alex Smith (33)	4,042	2017	KAN
	Jameis Winston (21)	4,042	2015	TAM
207	Peyton Manning+ (31)	4,040	2007	IND
208	Trent Green (33)	4,039	2003	KAN
	Carson Wentz (26)	4,039	2019	PHI
210	Aaron Rodgers (24)	4,038	2008	GNB
211	Carson Palmer (26)	4,035	2006	CIN
212	Patrick Mahomes (23)	4,031	2019	KAN
213	John Elway+ (33)	4,030	1993	DEN
214	Eli Manning (35)	4,027	2016	NYG
215	Russell Wilson (26)	4,024	2015	SEA
216	Steve Young+ (31)	4,023	1993	SFO
217	Eli Manning (28)	4,021	2009	NYG
218	Carson Palmer (32)	4,018	2012	OAK
219	Trevor Lawrence (23)	4,016	2023	JAX
220	Trent Green (35)	4,014	2005	KAN
221	Philip Rivers (26)	4,009	2008	SDG
222	Matt Schaub (31)	4,008	2012	HOU
223	Joe Namath+ (24)	4,007	1967	NYJ
224	Brad Johnson (30)	4,005	1999	WAS
225	Eli Manning (29)	4,002	2010	NYG
	Peyton Manning+ (32)	4,002	2008	IND
	Aaron Rodgers (35)	4,002	2019	GNB
228	Dan Marino+ (27)	3,997	1989	MIA
229	Drew Brees (39)	3,992	2018	NOR
230	Jim Everett (27)	3,989	1990	RAM
231	Derek Carr (24)	3,987	2015	OAK
232	Joe Flacco (29)	3,986	2014	BAL
233	Drew Bledsoe (27)	3,985	1999	NWE
234	Russell Wilson (28)	3,983	2017	SEA
235	Danny White (31)	3,980	1983	DAL
236	Jimmy Garoppolo (27)	3,978	2019	SFO
237	Kyler Murray (23)	3,971	2020	ARI
238	John Elway+ (35)	3,970	1995	DEN
	Jim Everett (32)	3,970	1995	NOR
	Dan Marino+ (29)	3,970	1991	MIA
	Carson Palmer (30)	3,970	2010	CIN
242	Steve Young+ (32)	3,969	1994	SFO
243	Matt Ryan (36)	3,968	2021	ATL
244	Matt Hasselbeck (31)	3,966	2007	SEA
245	Matthew Stafford (35)	3,965	2023	LAR
246	Marc Bulger (27)	3,964	2004	STL
	Jim Everett (25)	3,964	1988	RAM
248	Boomer Esiason (25)	3,959	1986	CIN
249	Jared Goff (25)	3,952	2020	LAR
250	Eli Manning (31)	3,948	2012	NYG

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