The following is a list of the nfl career passing leaders ranked by passing yards. With 223 yards rushing against the pittsburgh steelers, baltimore set the nfl single 16gameseason team rushing record with 3,296 yards, breaking a mark that had stood for 41 years. The 18 quarterbacks who have passed for 500 yards in a nfl game. He wasnt penalized for it, but drew brees had an excessive celebration on the field last night. Joe namath was the first person to ever pass for 4,000 yards, and the jets have never had another passer match that feat. Drew brees sets nfls alltime passing record as saints. Emmitt smith is the alltime rushing leader of the national football league nfl with 18,355 career rushing yards. For a more comprehensive list, see list of national football league rushing yards leaders. New orleans saints quarterback drew brees will finish with the highest singleseason completion percentage in nfl. Franchise leaders passing stats nfl history and stats.
Drew brees just broke peyton mannings record for career passing yardsso naturally, its time to figure out wholl eclipse the saints mark. Drew brees, quarterback of the new orleans saints, is currently the alltime passing leader in the national football league nfl with 77,416 yards as of january 7, 2020. Lamar jackson has run his way into the nfl record book. The nfls passing records are becoming meaningless wsj. Drew brees is the most underrated qb in nfl history, and. So brees gave a very thoughtful gift to all the receivers who caught all those passes. With the mark sanchez and tim tebow fulfilling my seo obligations of the day in new york, the jets remain one of the few teams unlikely to challenge the 4,000 yard mark this season. Nfl leaders, football records, nfl leaderboards pro. Tom brady passed brett favre on the nfls career passing yards list.
List of national football league records individual. As such, his career passing yards total in the nfl stands at 28,339. Here is a list of the records in the national football league set by individual players. Tom brady hasnt stopped erasing peyton mannings name from certain pages in the nfl record book. Drew brees gave all his receivers game balls after setting. The new england patriots quarterback set the nfl record for most seasons with at. This is a list of national football league quarterbacks by total career passing yards. The following is a list of the nfl single season passing leaders ranked by passing yards. Top 10 passing yards leaders in michigan football history. Nfl alltime pass yards leaders national football league espn.
Ravens set alltime record for team rushing yards in a season. Sammy baugh, washington, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1947. Alltime lsu passing record 3,347 yards burrow and his. When drew brees set the alltime nfl record for passing yards, he knew the record didnt just belong to him. Drew brees breaks nfls alltime passing yards record. Find out the nfl pro footballs all time touchdowns leaders. And hes also run for 1,000 career yards, which isnt close to a record, but is. But as modern quarterbacks continue to rewrite the nfl record book, tarkentons total has now.
Brees already holds the record for the most pass completions of all time 6,344 and is currently just one touchdown behind tom brady 497 for the most passing tds of alltime. Both brady and brees may pass manning by end of next season. Peyton manning entered game 3 yards shy of breaking the all time passing record. The nfl ruled that a manning pass in the first quarter against oakland wasnt a backwards lateral. Five surprising individual packers records acme packing.
Nfl leaders, football records, nfl leaderboards profootball. Tom brady passes peyton manning for 2ndmost passing tds. Packers alltime passing records with 480 yards through the air and six. These records are not listed in the nfl record and fact book. Drew brees set to break nfl record after years of proving. The new orleans saints quarterback broke the record for all time passing yardage in the week 5 game, surpassing the former mark as.
The former 12thround pick had an impressive nfl career, finishing. Nfl career leaders passing yards the football database. When peyton manning broke the all time nfl passing yards. The nfl does not recognise statistics and records accrued in the aafc. Drew brees poised to break nfl record for alltime passing. Find out the nfl pro footballs alltime pass yards leaders. Drew brees became the nfl passing king on monday night football. Peyton manning set the nfls alltime passing yards record on sunday on a fouryard completion to ronnie hillman with 10. Drew brees passes fran tarkenton on alltime passing yards. He already set the nfl record for most touchdown passes in a season. Only one singleseason passing record comes from before 1980. Seven ridiculous nfl records the patriots defense could. Peyton manning had the best reaction, but there were other highlights too brees set the nfls alltime passing yards record on monday night. Against the redskins on monday night football, the saints quarterback passed both brett favre and.
Heres what the nfl career passing leaderboard will look. Below are the top 10 passing yards leaders in wolverines history, according to the michigan record book. Find out the nfl pro footballs alltime pass tds leaders. He is a threetime allamerican and finished fourth in heisman voting in 1982.
Trailing peyton manning by 35 yards to break the alltime passing record in the second quarter of last nights game against the washington redskins, drew brees hit rookie trequan smith down the right sideline for a 62yard touchdown. And he helped the broncos to the singleseason scoring record then on sunday, peyton manning took over the nfl record for most passing yards in a season after his 5yard pass to demaryius thomas in oakland. However, 4,731 of those yards came in the all america football conference aafc. Somehow another there was a sack and fumbled as well before he was able to complete a 4 yard pass to ronnie hillman to break the record. Every major nfl record tom brady holds and the ones he can still. After being sidelined in 2011 due to injury, denver broncos qb peyton manning didnt miss a beat in 2012 as he registered singleseason franchise bests in passing yards 4,659, touchdown passes 37 and passer rating 105. The baltimore ravens standout on thursday broke michael vicks mark for singleseason rushing yards by a quarterback. Statistics are current through the 2019 nfl season and include stats accrued in nfl, afl and apfa games. List of national football league records individual wikipedia. Tittle passed for 33,070 yards in his professional career.
Find out the nfl pro footballs all time pass yards leaders. The singleseason record for passing yards officially belongs to peyton manning. Alltime lsu passing record single season 3,347 yards burrow and his receivers will blow that up. Peyton manning opened the 2019 season as the nfl s alltime leader in passing touchdowns. Bradys career total of 71,923 passing yards pushed him past hall of famer brett favre in the record book. Jets the nfl record book might need to be rewritten on many levels if this continues. The chargers had 19 yards passing against the kc chiefs in 1998. Drew brees sets nfl passing td record with pass to josh. Most rushing attempts, no rushing touchdowns, career since aflnfl merger. Lamar jackson breaks michael vicks nfl record for qb. Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Broncos manning breaks alltime nfl passing yardage record. Top 10 receiving yards leaders in michigan football.
Drew brees name stands alone in the nfl record book with the most career touchdown passes. Brees surpassed peyton mannings record for most career passing yards in 2018. Top 20 passing yards football history pro football. The day followed with 3 more interceptions, getting benched in favor of brock osweiler. Considering hes thrown for at least 207 yards in 69 of his last 71 games, its a near certainty that hell break the record on monday night. Wouldnt be surprised if the tigers stole one out of tloosa. Some have gone on to great nfl careers, while others success was limited to the college level. List of national football league career passing yards. Peyton manning gets to keep singleseason record for. Alltime career, singleseason, and playoffs records and leaders. Nfl alltime pass tds leaders national football league. But a pair of idaho natives pushed him over the hurdle on monday night football. Green bays leader for sacks in a single game is just one of a few lesserknown individual record holders. Heres what the nfl career passing leaderboard will look like in 2025.
List of national football league career passing yards leaders. Tom brady moves up nfl record book with bounceback performance. Im old enough to remember when fran tarkenton was the nfls alltime leader in passing yards. Peyton manning breaks nfl record for most passing yards in.
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