List of National Football League career passing yards leaders
Regular season career passing yards leaders
Note: Y. A.

List of National Football League career passing yards leaders

Section Title: Regular season career passing yards leaders
Table Section Text: Note: Y. A.

Rank	Player	Team(s) by season	Yards

1	Drew Brees*	San Diego Chargers (2001–2005) New Orleans Saints (2006–present)	74,437

2	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts (1998–2011) Denver Broncos (2012–2015)	71,940

3	Brett Favre^	Atlanta Falcons (1991) Green Bay Packers (1992–2007) New York Jets (2008) Minnesota Vikings (2009–2010)	71,838

4	Tom Brady*	New England Patriots (2000–present)	70,514

5	Dan Marino^	Miami Dolphins (1983–1999)	61,361

6	Ben Roethlisberger*	Pittsburgh Steelers (2004–present)	56,194

7	Eli Manning*	New York Giants (2004–present)	55,981

8	Philip Rivers*	San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers (2004–present)	54,656

9	John Elway^	Denver Broncos (1983–1998)	51,475

10	Warren Moon^	Houston Oilers (1984–1993) Minnesota Vikings (1994–1996) Seattle Seahawks (1997–1998) Kansas City Chiefs (1999–2000)	49,325

11	Fran Tarkenton^	Minnesota Vikings (1961–1966, 1972–1978) New York Giants (1967–1971)	47,003

12	Matt Ryan*	Atlanta Falcons (2008–present)	46,720

13	Carson Palmer	Cincinnati Bengals (2003–2010) Oakland Raiders (2011–2012) Arizona Cardinals (2013–2017)	46,247

14	Vinny Testaverde	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1987–1992) Cleveland Browns (1993–1995) Baltimore Ravens (1996–1997) New York Jets (1998–2003, 2005) Dallas Cowboys (2004) New England Patriots (2006) Carolina Panthers (2007)	46,233

15	Drew Bledsoe	New England Patriots (1993–2001) Buffalo Bills (2002–2004) Dallas Cowboys (2005–2006)	44,611

16	Dan Fouts^	San Diego Chargers (1973–1987)	43,040

17	Aaron Rodgers*	Green Bay Packers (2005–present)	42,944

18	Kerry Collins	Carolina Panthers (1995–1998)) New Orleans Saints (1998) New York Giants (1999–2003) Oakland Raiders (2004–2005) Tennessee Titans (2006–2010) Indianapolis Colts (2011)	40,922

19	Joe Montana^	San Francisco 49ers (1979–1992) Kansas City Chiefs (1993–1994)	40,551

20	Johnny Unitas^	Baltimore Colts (1956–1972) San Diego Chargers (1973)	40,239

21	Matthew Stafford*	Detroit Lions (2009–present)	38,526

22	Joe Flacco*	Baltimore Ravens (2008–2018) Denver Broncos (2019–present)	38,245

23	Dave Krieg	Seattle Seahawks (1980–1991) Kansas City Chiefs (1992–1993) Detroit Lions (1994) Arizona Cardinals (1995) Chicago Bears (1996) Tennessee Oilers (1997–1998)	38,147

24	Boomer Esiason	Cincinnati Bengals (1984–1992) New York Jets (1993–1995) Arizona Cardinals (1996) Cincinnati Bengals (1997)	37,920

25	Donovan McNabb	Philadelphia Eagles (1999–2009) Washington Redskins (2010) Minnesota Vikings (2011)	37,276

26	Matt Hasselbeck	Green Bay Packers (1998–2000) Seattle Seahawks (2001–2010) Tennessee Titans (2011–2012) Indianapolis Colts (2013–2015)	36,638

27	Jim Kelly^	Buffalo Bills (1986–1996)	35,467

28	Jay Cutler	Denver Broncos (2006–2008) Chicago Bears (2009–2016) Miami Dolphins (2017)	35,133

29	Jim Everett	Los Angeles Rams (1986–1993) New Orleans Saints (1994–1996) San Diego Chargers (1997)	34,837

30	Jim Hart	St. Louis Cardinals (1966–1983 Washington Redskins 1984)	34,665

31	Steve DeBerg	San Francisco 49ers (1978–1980) Denver Broncos (1981–1983) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1984–1987, 1992–1993) Kansas City Chiefs (1988–1991) Miami Dolphins (1993) Atlanta Falcons (1998)	34,241

32	Tony Romo	Dallas Cowboys (2003–2016)	34,183

33	Alex Smith*	San Francisco 49ers (2005–2012) Kansas City Chiefs (2013–2017) Washington Redskins (2018–present)	34,068

34	John Hadl	San Diego Chargers (1962–1972) Los Angeles Rams (1973–1974) Green Bay Packers (1974–1975) Houston Oilers (1976–1977)	33,503

35	Phil Simms	New York Giants (1979–1993)	33,462

36	Steve Young^	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1985–1986) San Francisco 49ers (1987–1999)	33,124

37	Troy Aikman^	Dallas Cowboys (1989–2000)	32,942

38	Ken Anderson	Cincinnati Bengals (1971–1986)	32,838

39	Kurt Warner^	St. Louis Rams (1998–2003) New York Giants (2004) Arizona Cardinals (2005–2009)	32,344

40	Sonny Jurgensen^	Philadelphia Eagles (1957–1963) Washington Redskins (1964–1974)	32,224

41	Mark Brunell	Green Bay Packers (1993–1994) Jacksonville Jaguars (1995–2003) Washington Redskins (2004–2006) New Orleans Saints (2008–2009) New York Jets (2010–2011)	32,072

42	John Brodie	San Francisco 49ers (1957–1973)	31,548

43	Steve McNair	Houston / Tennessee Oilers / Titans (1995–2005) Baltimore Ravens (2006–2007)	31,304

44	Norm Snead	Washington Redskins (1961–1963) Philadelphia Eagles (1964–1970) Minnesota Vikings (1971) New York Giants (1972–1974, 1976) San Francisco 49ers (1974–1975)	30,797

45	Randall Cunningham	Philadelphia Eagles (1985–1995) Minnesota Vikings (1997–1999) Dallas Cowboys (2000) Baltimore Ravens (2001)	29,979

46	Joe Ferguson	Buffalo Bills (1973–1984) Detroit Lions (1985–1987) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1988–1989) Indianapolis Colts (1990)	29,817

47	Jon Kitna	Seattle Seahawks (1997–2000) Cincinnati Bengals (2001–2005) Detroit Lions (2006–2008) Dallas Cowboys (2009–2011; 2013)	29,745

48	Roman Gabriel	Los Angeles Rams (1962–1972) Philadelphia Eagles (1973–1977)	29,444

49	Ryan Fitzpatrick*	St. Louis Rams (2005–2006) Cincinnati Bengals (2007–2008) Buffalo Bills (2009–2012) Tennessee Titans (2013) Houston Texans (2014) New York Jets (2015–2016) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2017–2018)	29,357

50	Jake Plummer	Arizona Cardinals (1997–2002) Denver Broncos (2003–2006)	29,253

Sentence(s)

Brett Favre was the NFL's leader in passing yards and his record was broken by Peyton Manning.

final_sentence: Brett Favre was the NFL's leader in passing yards and his record was broken by Peyton Manning.