List of NFL career passing yards leaders

This list shows the top National Football League quarterbacks with over 32,000 career regular season passing yards, the NFL playoff passing yards leaders with at least 2,500 yards, and the historical progression of regular season record holders.

In American football, passing, along with running (also referred to as rushing), is one of the two main methods of advancing the ball down the field.

A. Tittle passed for 33,070 yards in his professional career, which would place him in 44th on this list, but 4,731 of those yards came in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), which the NFL does not recognize statistics and records from to date.

[54][55] Thus, Tittle's career passing yards total in the NFL stands at 28,339.

Eleven players are recognized as having held the record as the NFL's career passing yardage leader.

Tom Brady in a winter hat and New England Patriots jersey.
Tom Brady is the career passing yards leader with 89,214 yards and career playoff passing yards leader with 13,400.
Drew Brees in a New Orleans Saints jersey and helmet.
Drew Brees is second all-time in passing yards with 80,358.
Aaron Rodgers in a Green Bay Packers uniform and helmet with a football in his hands preparing to pass.
Aaron Rodgers , with over 60,000 passing yards, is the active leader in career yardage.