Rank Player Team (s) by season Yards Drew Brees San Diego Chargers (2001 -- 2005) New Orleans Saints (2006 -- present) 72,435 Peyton Manning Indianapolis Colts (1998 -- 2011) Denver Broncos (2012 -- 2015) 71,940 Brett Favre Atlanta Falcons (1991) Green Bay Packers (1992 -- 2007) New York Jets (2008) Minnesota Vikings (2009 -- 2010) 71,838 Tom Brady New England Patriots (2000 -- present) 68,359 5 Dan Marino Miami Dolphins (1983 -- 1999) 61,361 6 Eli Manning New York Giants (2004 -- present) 54,059 7 Ben Roethlisberger Pittsburgh Steelers (2004 -- present) 53,355 8 Philip Rivers San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers (2004 -- present) 52,356 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 Carson Palmer Cincinnati Bengals (2003 -- 2010) Oakland Raiders (2011 -- 2012) Arizona Cardinals (2013 -- 2017) 46,247 13 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 14 Drew Bledsoe New England Patriots (1993 -- 2001) Buffalo Bills (2002 -- 2004) Dallas Cowboys (2005 -- 2006) 44,611 15 Matt Ryan Atlanta Falcons (2008 -- present) 44,131 16 Dan Fouts San Diego Chargers (1973 -- 1987) 43,040 17 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 18 Aaron Rodgers Green Bay Packers (2005 -- present) 40,785 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 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 22 Joe Flacco Baltimore Ravens (2008 -- present) 38,039 23 Boomer Esiason Cincinnati Bengals (1984 -- 1992) New York Jets (1993 -- 1995) Arizona Cardinals (1996) Cincinnati Bengals (1997) 37,920 24 Donovan McNabb Philadelphia Eagles (1999 -- 2009) Washington Redskins (2010) Minnesota Vikings (2011) 37,276 25 Matthew Stafford Detroit Lions (2009 -- present) 36,661 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 John Hadl San Diego Chargers (1962 -- 1972) Los Angeles Rams (1973 -- 1974) Green Bay Packers (1974 -- 1975) Houston Oilers (1976 -- 1977) 33,503 34 Phil Simms New York Giants (1979 -- 1993) 33,462 35 Alex Smith San Francisco 49ers (2005 -- 2012) Kansas City Chiefs (2013 -- 2017) Washington Redskins (2018 -- present) 33,449 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
who has the most passing yardage in the nfl
Drew Brees