The statistic depicts the National Football League players with the most passing yards in the league's history (as of December 31st, 2017). Peyton Manning passed for the most yards in NFL history with 71,940 passing yards during his career.
Players with the most passing yards in NFL history (as of December 31st, 2017)*
The statistic depicts the National Football League players with the most passing yards in the league's history (as of December 31st, 2017). Peyton Manning passed for the most yards in NFL history with 71,940 passing yards during his career.
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| Number of passing yards | |
|---|---|
| Peyton Manning (1998-2015) | 71,940 |
| Brett Favre (1991-2010) | 71,838 |
| Drew Brees (2001-2017) | 70,445 |
| Tom Brady (2000-2017) | 66,159 |
| Dan Marino (1983-1999) | 61,361 |
| Eli Manning (2004-2017) | 51,682 |
| John Elway (1983-1998) | 51,475 |
| Ben Roethlisberger (2004-2017) | 51,065 |
| Philip Rivers (2004-2017) | 50,348 |
| Warren Moon (1984-2000) | 49,325 |
| Fran Tarkenton (1961-1978) | 47,003 |
| Carson Palmer (2004-2017) | 46,247 |
| Vinny Testaverde (1987-2007) | 46,233 |
| Drew Bledsoe (1993-2006) | 44,611 |
| Dan Fouts (1973-1987) | 43,040 |
| Matt Ryan (2008-2017) | 41,796 |
| Kerry Collins (1995-2011) | 40,922 |
| Joe Montana (1979-1994) | 40,551 |
| Johnny Unitas (1956-1973) | 40,239 |
| Aaron Rodgers (2005-2017) | 38,502 |
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