List of National Football League annual passing yards leaders - wikipedia List of National Football League annual passing yards leaders Peyton Manning holds the single - season passing yards record, throwing for 5,477 yards in 2013 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 more 5,000 yard passing seasons ( five ) than every other quarterback in NFL history combined ( four ). Contents 1 Passing yards leaders 2 Other leagues 2.1 All - America Football Conference ( AAFC ) 2.2 American Football League ( AFL ) 3 Most Titles 4 See also 5 References Passing yards leaders Drew Brees led the league in passing yards seven times Set record * Year Player Yards Team 1932 Arnie Herber 639 * Green Bay Packers 1933 Harry Newman 973 * New York Giants 1934 Arnie Herber 799 Green Bay Packers 1935 Ed Danowski 794 New York Giants 1936 Arnie Herber 1,239 * Green Bay Packers 1937 Sammy Baugh 1,127 Washington Redskins 1938 Ace Parker 865 Brooklyn Dodgers 1939 Davey O'Brien 1,324 * Philadelphia Eagles 1940 Sammy Baugh 1,367 * Washington Redskins 1941 Cecil Isbell 1,479 * Green Bay Packers 1942 Cecil Isbell 2,021 * Green Bay Packers 1943 Sid Luckman 2,194 * Chicago Bears 1944 Irv Comp 1,159 Green Bay Packers 1945 Sid Luckman 1,727 Chicago Bears 1946 Sid Luckman 1,826 Chicago Bears 1947 Sammy Baugh 2,938 * Washington Redskins 1948 Sammy Baugh 2,599 Washington Redskins 1949 Johnny Lujack 2,658 Chicago Bears 1950 Bobby Layne 2,323 Detroit Lions 1951 Bobby Layne 2,403 Detroit Lions 1952 Otto Graham 2,816 Cleveland Browns 1953 Otto Graham 2,722 Cleveland Browns 1954 Norm Van Brocklin 2,637 Los Angeles Rams 1955 Jim Finks 2,270 Pittsburgh Steelers 1956 Tobin Rote 2,203 Green Bay Packers 1957 Johnny Unitas 2,550 Baltimore Colts 1958 Bill Wade 2,875 Los Angeles Rams 1959 Johnny Unitas 2,899 Baltimore Colts 1960 Johnny Unitas 3,099 * Baltimore Colts 1961 Sonny Jurgensen 3,723 * Philadelphia Eagles 1962 Sonny Jurgensen 3,261 Philadelphia Eagles 1963 Johnny Unitas 3,481 Baltimore Colts 1964 Charley Johnson 3,045 St. Louis Cardinals 1965 John Brodie 3,112 San Francisco 49ers 1966 Sonny Jurgensen 3,209 Washington Redskins 1967 Sonny Jurgensen 3,747 * Washington Redskins 1968 John Brodie 3,020 San Francisco 49ers 1969 Sonny Jurgensen 3,102 Washington Redskins 1970 John Brodie 2,941 San Francisco 49ers 1971 John Hadl 3,075 San Diego Chargers 1972 Joe Namath 2,816 New York Jets 1973 Roman Gabriel 3,219 Philadelphia Eagles Ken Anderson 2,667 Cincinnati Bengals Ken Anderson 3,169 Cincinnati Bengals 1976 Bert Jones 3,104 Baltimore Colts 1977 Joe Ferguson 2,803 Buffalo Bills 1978 Fran Tarkenton 3,468 Minnesota Vikings 1979 Dan Fouts 4,082 * San Diego Chargers 1980 Dan Fouts 4,715 * San Diego Chargers 1981 Dan Fouts 4,802 * San Diego Chargers 1982 Dan Fouts 2,883 San Diego Chargers Lynn Dickey 4,458 Green Bay Packers 1984 Dan Marino 5,084 * Miami Dolphins 1985 Dan Marino 4,137 Miami Dolphins 1986 Dan Marino 4,746 Miami Dolphins Neil Lomax 3,387 St. Louis Cardinals Dan Marino 4,434 Miami Dolphins Don Majkowski 4,318 Green Bay Packers Warren Moon 4,689 Houston Oilers 1991 Warren Moon 4,690 Houston Oilers Dan Marino 4,116 Miami Dolphins John Elway 4,030 Denver Broncos Drew Bledsoe 4,555 New England Patriots 1995 Brett Favre 4,413 Green Bay Packers Mark Brunell 4,367 Jacksonville Jaguars Jeff George 3,917 Oakland Raiders 1998 Brett Favre 4,212 Green Bay Packers 1999 Steve Beuerlein 4,436 Carolina Panthers 2000 Peyton Manning 4,413 Indianapolis Colts Kurt Warner 4,830 St. Louis Rams 2002 Rich Gannon 4,689 Oakland Raiders 2003 Peyton Manning 4,267 Indianapolis Colts Daunte Culpepper 4,717 Minnesota Vikings 2005 Tom Brady 4,110 New England Patriots 2006 Drew Brees 4,418 New Orleans Saints 2007 Tom Brady 4,806 New England Patriots 2008 Drew Brees 5,069 New Orleans Saints 2009 Matt Schaub 4,770 Houston Texans Philip Rivers 4,710 San Diego Chargers 2011 Drew Brees 5,476 * New Orleans Saints 2012 Drew Brees 5,177 New Orleans Saints 2013 Peyton Manning 5,477 * Denver Broncos 2014 Drew Brees Ben Roethlisberger 4,952 New Orleans Saints Pittsburgh Steelers 2015 Drew Brees 4,870 New Orleans Saints 2016 Drew Brees 5,208 New Orleans Saints Other leagues All - America Football Conference ( AAFC ) Year Player Yards Team 1946 Glenn Dobbs 1,886 Brooklyn Dodgers 1947 Otto Graham 2,753 Cleveland Browns 1948 Otto Graham 2,713 Cleveland Browns 1949 Otto Graham 2,785 Cleveland Browns American Football League ( AFL ) Year Player Yards Team 1960 Frank Tripucka 3,038 Denver Broncos 1961 George Blanda 3,330 Houston Oilers 1962 Frank Tripucka 2,917 Denver Broncos 1963 George Blanda 3,003 Houston Oilers 1964 Babe Parilli 3,465 Boston Patriots 1965 John Hadl 2,798 San Diego Chargers 1966 Joe Namath 3,379 New York Jets 1967 Joe Namath 4,007 New York Jets 1968 John Hadl 3,473 San Diego Chargers 1969 Daryle Lamonica 3,302 Oakland Raiders Most Titles Titles Player Years Team 7 Drew Brees 2006, 2008, 2011 - 2012, 2014 - 2016 New Orleans Saints 5 Sonny Jurgensen 1961 - 1962, 1966 - 1967, 1969 Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins Dan Marino 1984 - 1986, 1988, 1992 Miami Dolphins Sammy Baugh 1937, 1940, 1947 - 1948 Washington Redskins Johnny Unitas 1957, 1959 - 1960, 1963 Baltimore Colts Dan Fouts 1979 - 1982 San Diego Chargers See also List of National Football League season passing touchdowns leaders List of National Football League season pass completion percentage leaders List of National Football League season passer rating leaders References Pro-Football-Reference.com NFL annual passing yards leaders 1932 : Herber 1933 : Newman 1934 : Herber 1935 : Danowski 1936 : Herber 1937 : Baugh 1938 : Parker 1939 : O'Brien 1940 : Baugh 1941 : Isbell 1942 : Isbell 1943 : Luckman 1944 : Comp 1945 : Luckman 1946 : Luckman 1947 : Baugh 1948 : Baugh 1949 : Lujack 1950 : Layne 1951 : Layne 1952 : Graham 1953 : Graham 1954 : Van Brocklin 1955 : Finks 1956 : Rote 1957 : Unitas 1958 : Wade 1959 : Unitas 1960 : Unitas 1961 : Jurgensen 1962 : Jurgensen 1963 : Unitas 1964 : Johnson 1965 : Brodie 1966 : Jurgensen 1967 : Jurgensen 1968 : Brodie 1969 : Jurgensen 1970 : Brodie 1971 : Hadl 1972 : Namath 1973 : Gabriel 1974 : Anderson 1975 : Anderson 1976 : Jones 1977 : Ferguson 1978 : Tarkenton 1979 : Fouts 1980 : Fouts 1981 : Fouts 1982 : Fouts 1983 : Dickey 1984 : Marino 1985 : Marino 1986 : Marino 1987 : Lomax 1988 : Marino 1989 : Majkowski 1990 : Moon 1991 : Moon 1992 : Marino 1993 : Elway 1994 : Bledsoe 1995 : Favre 1996 : Brunell 1997 : George 1998 : Favre 1999 : Beuerlein 2000 : Manning 2001 : Warner 2002 : Gannon 2003 : Manning 2004 : Culpepper 2005 : Brady 2006 : Brees 2007 : Brady 2008 : Brees 2009 : Schaub 2010 : Rivers 2011 : Brees 2012 : Brees 2013 : Manning 2014 : Brees & Roethlisberger 2015 : Brees 2016 : Brees AFL season passing yards leaders 1960 : Tripucka 1961 : Blanda 1962 : Tripucka 1963 : Blanda 1964 : Parilli 1965 : Hadl 1966 : Namath 1967 : Namath 1968 : Hadl 1969 : Lamonica National Football League records and leaders General Super Bowl records Team playoff records Team records Individual records Games played Consecutive games and starts 99 - yard pass play All - purpose yards Scoring Passing Career Touchdowns Regular season Playoffs Yards 5,000 passing yards Completions Passer rating Wins Playoff win -- loss records Consecutive starts Consecutive games with a TD pass Annual Touchdowns Yards Completion percentage Rating Game Touchdowns Perfect passer rating 400 passing yards Rushing Career Touchdowns Yards Attempts Annual Touchdowns Yards 2,000 - yard club 1,000 - yard duos Receiving Career Touchdowns Yards Receptions Annual Touchdowns Yards Receptions Defense Career Sacks Interceptions Annual Sacks Interceptions Special teams Annual Punting yards Punt return yards Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_National_Football_League_annual_passing_yards_leaders&oldid=796606103 '' Categories : National Football League records and achievements Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 22 August 2017, at 00 : 17. 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Question: who led the nfl in passing yards this year
Answer: Drew Brees