Top 10 All Time NFL Passing Yards Leaders

Source: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_yds_single_season.htm, Created on 8/3/2020
The Top Ten
1 Peyton Manning 2013 Peyton Williams Manning is a former American football quarterback who played 18 seasons in the National Football League for the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos.

Threw for 5,477 yards

2 Drew Brees 2011 Drew Christopher Brees is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He is the only player to have back to back to back 5,000 yards in three seasons straight. Brees also has the all time best completion percentage with 66.95%.

Threw for 5,476 yards

3 Tom Brady 2011 Thomas Edward Patrick Brady, Jr., is a retired American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. Brady is known for being the only quarterback in history to win 7 Super Bowls, and was often considered one of the best quarterbacks of all time. Brady was also frequently considered to be the biggest steal in NFL history as a late 6th round pick. He had previously played for the New England Patriots from 2000 to 2019.

Threw for 5,235 yards

4 Drew Brees 2016 Drew Christopher Brees is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He is the only player to have back to back to back 5,000 yards in three seasons straight. Brees also has the all time best completion percentage with 66.95%.

Threw for 5,208 yards

5 Drew Brees 2012 Drew Christopher Brees is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He is the only player to have back to back to back 5,000 yards in three seasons straight. Brees also has the all time best completion percentage with 66.95%.

Threw for 5,177 yards

6 Drew Brees 2013 Drew Christopher Brees is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He is the only player to have back to back to back 5,000 yards in three seasons straight. Brees also has the all time best completion percentage with 66.95%.

Threw for 5,162 yards

7 Ben Roethlisberger 2018 Benjamin Todd Roethlisberger, Sr., nicknamed Big Ben, is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.

Threw for 5,129 yards

8 Jameis Winston 2019 Jameis L. Winston is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League.

Threw for 5,109 yards

9 Patrick Mahomes 2018 Patrick Lavon Mahomes II (born September 17, 1995) is an American football player who is currently a quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League.

Threw for 5,097 yards

10 Dan Marino 1984 Daniel Constantine Marino Jr. is a former American football player who was a quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League.

Threw for 5,084 yards