most total yards by a quarterback in a season in nfl history

Patrick Mahomes has accounted for the most yards by a quarterback in a season, with 5,614 combined passing, rushing, and receiving yards in 2022.

Interpreted as:
most passing total yards by a quarterback in a season in NFL history
NAME TOTALYDS SEASON TM GP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
5,614
2022
KC KC
17
435
648
67.1
5,250
8.1
308.8
41
12
105.2
6.3
1.9
26
188
2 Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,562
2011
NO NO
16
468
657
71.2
5,476
8.3
342.3
46
14
110.6
7.0
2.1
24
158
3 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
5,446
2013
DEN DEN
16
450
659
68.3
5,477
8.3
342.3
55
10
115.1
8.3
1.5
18
120
4 Tom Brady
T. Brady
5,397
2021
TB TB
17
485
719
67.5
5,316
7.4
312.7
43
12
102.1
6.0
1.7
22
144
5 Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
5,369
2018
KC KC
16
383
580
66.0
5,097
8.8
318.6
50
12
113.8
8.6
2.1
26
171
6 Jameis Winston
J. Winston
5,359
2019
TB TB
16
380
626
60.7
5,109
8.2
319.3
33
30
84.3
5.3
4.8
47
282
7 Tom Brady
T. Brady
5,344
2011
NE NE
16
401
611
65.6
5,235
8.6
327.2
39
12
105.6
6.4
2.0
32
173
8 Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
5,316
2021
LAC LAC
17
443
672
65.9
5,014
7.5
294.9
38
15
97.7
5.7
2.2
31
214
9 Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
5,267
2020
HOU HOU
16
382
544
70.2
4,823
8.9
301.4
33
7
112.4
6.1
1.3
49
293
10 Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,228
2016
NO NO
16
471
673
70.0
5,208
7.7
325.5
37
15
101.7
5.5
2.2
27
184
11 Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
5,226
2018
PIT PIT
16
452
675
67.0
5,129
7.6
320.6
34
16
96.5
5.0
2.4
24
166
12 Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
5,220
2021
KC KC
17
436
658
66.3
4,839
7.4
284.6
37
13
98.5
5.6
2.0
28
146
13 Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,214
2013
NO NO
16
446
650
68.6
5,162
7.9
322.6
39
12
104.7
6.0
1.8
37
244
14 Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,182
2012
NO NO
16
422
670
63.0
5,177
7.7
323.6
43
19
96.3
6.4
2.8
26
190
15 Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
5,179
2019
DAL DAL
16
388
596
65.1
4,902
8.2
306.4
30
11
99.7
5.0
1.8
23
151
16 Josh Allen
J. Allen
5,170
2021
BUF BUF
17
409
646
63.3
4,407
6.8
259.2
36
15
92.2
5.6
2.3
26
164
17 Daunte Culpepper
D. Culpepper
5,123
2004
MIN MIN
16
379
548
69.2
4,717
8.6
294.8
39
11
110.9
7.1
2.0
46
238
18 Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
5,119
2024
CIN CIN
17
460
652
70.6
4,918
7.5
289.3
43
9
108.5
6.6
1.4
48
278
19 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
5,116
2011
DET DET
16
421
663
63.5
5,038
7.6
314.9
41
16
97.2
6.2
2.4
36
257
20 Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
5,096
2012
DET DET
16
435
727
59.8
4,967
6.8
310.4
20
17
79.8
2.8
2.3
29
212
21 Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
5,087
2024
BAL BAL
17
316
474
66.7
4,172
8.8
245.4
41
4
119.6
8.6
0.8
23
149
22 Dan Marino
D. Marino
5,077
1984
MIA MIA
16
362
564
64.2
5,084
9.0
317.8
48
17
108.9
8.5
3.0
13
120
23 Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,068
2008
NO NO
16
413
635
65.0
5,069
8.0
316.8
34
17
96.2
5.4
2.7
13
92
24 Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
5,061
2016
ATL ATL
16
373
534
69.9
4,944
9.3
309.0
38
7
117.1
7.1
1.3
37
235
25 Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
5,054
2018
ATL ATL
16
422
608
69.4
4,924
8.1
307.8
35
7
108.1
5.8
1.2
42
296
StatMuse has season-level data for total yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

22.6

15th

OPP PPG

19.2

4th

RUSH YDS/G

105.3

22nd

PASS YDS/G

238.0

12th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647
Broncos Broncos
10
7
0
.588
Raiders Raiders
4
13
0
.235
Last Game
DEN Broncos

10 - 7 - 0

38

Final

0

KC Chiefs

15 - 2 - 0

Sun 5 Jan 2025

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
1/4
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
9-31
Sat
1/4
LAC LAC
@
LV LV
34-20
Sat
1/4
SEA SEA
@
LAR LAR
30-25
Sat
1/4
MIA MIA
@
NYJ NYJ
20-32
Sat
1/4
SF SF
@
ARI ARI
24-47

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
1/13
MIN MIN
@
LAR LAR
8:00 PM
Sun
1/12
WAS WAS
@
TB TB
8:00 PM
Sun
1/12
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
4:30 PM
Sun
1/12
DEN DEN
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sat
1/11
PIT PIT
@
BAL BAL
8:00 PM