Record for most passing yards in nfl season

The saints entered sunday 281 yards shy of the nfl singleseason record for. The saints entered sunday 281 yards shy of the nfl single season record for most. Dec 30, 2012 saints defense sets record for most yards allowed in a season. Every major nfl record tom brady holds and the ones he can still. Saints defense sets record for most yards allowed in a season. Dec 29, 2016 in the 20 season, denver broncos quarterback peyton manning broke the record for most touchdowns and passing yards within a single season.

Build your own custom leaderboards with the play index. Profootballreference utilizes official nfl data for current nfl seasons. The online home and historical archive for the united states football league usfl featuring stories, pictures, stats and video. Nov 25, 2018 new england patriots superstar quarterback tom brady became the leagues alltime leader in passing yards, regular season and. List of national football league records individual. Statistics are current through the 2019 nfl season and include stats accrued in nfl, afl and apfa games. He broke the singleseason passing td record, previously held by tom brady, in week. Most consecutive seasons leading the league in yards from scrimmage, 4 thurman thomas, 19891992. Discover 2019 nfl pro football player player passing stats and rankings by. Peyton manning gets to keep singleseason record for. The 41yearold is likely more interested in adding to his super bowl. Single game leaders only reflect years for which we have complete boxscore data 1950 onward, all playoff games, and all 100 yard rushingreceiving or 300 yard passing games from 19401959. While the patriots didnt ultimately win the game, brady is the only quarterback to ever throw for more than 500 yards in a super bowl.

Nfl single season leaders passing yards the football database. Oct 08, 2018 brees surpassed peyton mannings record for most career passing yards in 2018. Dec 12, 2019 lamar jackson needed 23 yards to break michael vicks nfl record for rushing yards in a season for a quarterback. Newton became the first rookie in nfl history with 4,000 passing yards in a season and finished with 4,051 on the year, breaking peyton mannings record. It breaks the record held by the 1978 new england patriots. However, 4,731 of those yards came in the allamerica football conference aafc. The ravens quarterback ran for 27 on the teams first possession.

Conventional wisdom would say 99 yards, but im watching mnf and espn flashed a stat that bradford had 86 passing yards on the drive while the eagles were only on the falcons 40. Most passing yards in one season by a quarterback over 40. Peyton manning gets to keep singleseason record for passing. Baltimore ravens set new nfl record for most team rushing. Every regular season and postseason record tom brady holds. List of canadian football league records individual. Posted 20 days ago by chris morgan quarterbacks get most of the attention, both good and bad, in the nfl. Dec 23, 2012 with one game left in the 2012 nfl season, we already have a new alltime leader for passing yards as a rookie. Usatsi you can go ahead and scratch drew brees name out of the record book because peyton. Find out the nfl pro footballs alltime pass yards leaders.

Eight different quarterbacks have accomplished the feat, dan marino was the first when he set an nfl record with 5,084 yards passing. Tittle passed for 33,070 yards in his professional. The record for passing yards in a season is held by peyton manning of the denver broncos. Against the pittsburgh steelers in week 17, the ravens have officially set the nfl record for the most rushing yards in a single season. Lamar jackson sets nfl singleseason qb rushing record on. Nfl single season passing yards leaders the football database. Drew brees breaks alltime passing yards record on 62yd td. The following is a list of the nfl single season passing leaders ranked by passing yards. Jun, 2019 drew brees most recent 5,000yard passing season took place in 2016, when he threw for 5,208 yards while completing 70. Nfl passing touchdowns singleseason leaders profootball. And as of now, no other rushing offense in nfl history has been as impressive.

What is the nfl record for passing yards in one season. Ap brees passed mannings record of 71,940 yards and if he can hold off tom brady by the time both retire. Dec 29, 2019 the ravens now hold the record for most team rushing yards in a single 16 game season, with 3,166 team rush yards. Tom brady becomes nfls alltime leader in total passing yards. Oct 10, 2018 monday night, drew brees became just the 10th quarterback in nfl history to hold the career passing yards title. Nov 05, 2018 tom brady sets new nfl record, passing peyton manning for most total yards. New england patriots superstar quarterback tom brady became the leagues alltime leader in passing yards, regular season and.

Players with the most career passing yards including playoff gamesedit. Oct 09, 2018 a 62yard touchdown pass made drew brees the nfls alltime passing yardage leader. Who has the most passing touchdowns in a season for every nfl franchise. Passing for 5,000 yards in a single regular season is a rare achievement in the national football league nfl. The record for passing yards in a season is held by peyton manning of the denver broncos who threw for 5,477 in 20. Which nfl records does drew brees own and which can he. The washington redskins take on the new orleans saints during week 5 of the 2018 nfl season. Brees has the most consecutive seasons with 4,500 passing yards each season from 201016, brees threw for at least 4,500 yards. Who holds the record for most passing touchdowns in a single nfl season. 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. Drew brees broke peyton mannings nfl career passing record of 71,940 yards on monday night in spectacular fashion, with a 62yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. The list of 5,000yard passing seasons pittsburgh steelers. Drew brees passes peyton manning as nfls alltime passing.

Nine players rushed for at least 1,000 yards, including three players with at least 1,200 rushing yards, this. Manning had four games with at least 400 passing yards. The nfl does not recognise statistics and records accrued in the aafc. An asterisk after a players name indicates bowl stats are included. This list includes the top 50 quarterbacks who have the most career passing yards during the regular season. Who holds the record for most passing yards in super bowl. The best nfl qb rookie seasons of all time yardbarker. Brady entered sundays week 12 game against the new york jets at metlife stadium needing just 147 yards to beat manning, and he got the record setting yardage with a throw to sony michel in the second quarter. Travis kelce passed rob gronkowski for the most receiving yards by a tight end in a single season in sundays game against the oakland raiders.

Brady is second behind brees, who broke another manning record. This is a list of national football league quarterbacks by total career passing yards. Ravens set nfl record for most rushing yards in a season. Sammy baugh, washington, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1947. Peyton manning is the guy and hes led the league in the category four times.

Most seasons leading the league in yards from scrimmage, 6 jim brown, 19581959, 1961, 19631965. Drew brees has led the nfl in passing yards in seven seasons, more than any other quarterback in nfl history. Peyton mannings record setting 55 td 20 season this day. Who has the most passing touchdowns in a season for every nfl. Andrew luck of indianapolis colts sets nfl rookie record for. Oct 08, 2018 legendary qb drew brees passes another legend, peyton manning, for most alltime passing yards. He broke the single season passing td record, previously held by tom brady, in week 16. Nfl passing yards singleseason leaders profootball. Mar 18, 2020 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. This season, drew brees came within 15 yards of the record, passing for 5,069 yards.

List of nfl quarterbacks with 5,000 passing yards in a season. The nfl does not recognize statistics and records accrued in the aafc. He broke his own record of 466 passing yards, set the previous season against the atlanta falcons, and no other player has more than 414 passing yards in a single super bowl kurt warner, super bowl 34. Most passing touchdowns in a single season nfl legends. What is the most passing yards in an nfl game and by who.

Andrew luck, with 55 passing yards on what is likely the final colts drive of the. Dan marino has the most passing yards in history with 5,084 in 1984, his second year. Drew brees owns the alltime regular season mark at 73,180 yards, but bradys extensive postseason career allowed. List of national football league career passing yards leaders.

Saints defense sets record for most yards allowed in a. Eight different quarterbacks have accomplished the feat, dan marino was the first when he set an nfl record with 5,084 yards passing in 1984. This is a list of national football league quarterbacks who have led the regular season in passing yards each year. The nfl ruled that a manning pass in the first quarter against oakland wasnt a backwards lateral. Andrew luck sets singleseason rookie passingyards record.

Dan marino, 5,084 most passing yards, single season in 1984, marinos second in the nfl, he set a record which may be as unbreakable as any single season record in football. George kittle breaks travis kelces record for most. We present them here for purely educational purposes. By many players most consecutive games, 400 or more yards passing. Even in todays passheavy game, that is still a major. Most games, 200 or more yards pass receiving, season. The nfl has decided peyton manning gets to keep the single season nfl record for most passing yards. Marinos record remained intact for 24 years, and for over a decade after his 1999 retirement. Matt ryan also threw for over 500 yards during the 2016 season. The baltimore ravens offense has been prolific this season. Drew brees breaks alltime passing yards record on 62yd. Baltimore, 19581960 houston, 196062 oakland, 19681970 st.

A nineyard rush in the second quarter by running back gus edwards gave the ravens 3,172 total yards on the ground this year, passing the 78 pats mark of 3,165. The 18 quarterbacks who have passed for 500 yards in a nfl game. Players with most passing yards in nfl history 2020 statista. Dec 23, 2012 colts quarterback andrew luck surpassed cam newtons yearold record for yards passing by a rookie when he had 123 in the first half of sundays game against the chiefs. List of national football league annual passing yards leaders. Drew brees has led the nfl in passing yards in seven seasons, more than. Brees has long been the nfls most consistent qb, so it was no surprise that he. Legendary qb drew brees passes another legend, peyton manning, for most alltime passing yards. In terms of regularseason passing yards, brady remains fourth alltime. Dan marino hold the single season record with 5,084 yards gained in the 1984 season and brett favre currently holds the alltime passing record with 61,655 and counting.

Passing yards single season leaders and records college. Dec 31, 20 the single season record for passing yards officially belongs to peyton manning. Like that of his idols, breess excellence transcends eras. Baltimore broke the record on a 9yard run by running back gus edwards in the second quarter, sitting at 3,172 rushing yards for the season. Drew brees is the only nfl quarterback to reach 5,000 yards more than once.

Find out the nfl pro footballs alltime pass comp leaders. What is the nfl record for passing yards in one season answers. As such, his career passing yards total in the nfl stands at 28,339. Dec 29, 2019 against the pittsburgh steelers in week 17, the ravens have officially set the nfl record for the most rushing yards in a single season.