Most Passing Yards of the 2000s (NFL)

Peyton Manning recorded more passing yards than any other NFL player in the 2000s, with 42,254, 3,808 clear of Brett Favre (38,446). He did it in 10 seasons, with a best year of 4,557 in 2004. The top ten runs from 42,254 down to 24,154.

NFL leader, 2000s Peyton Manning 2000–2009 · 10 seasons

42,254 Passing Yards 3,808 clear of Brett Favre

#	Player	Seasons	YDS	Best year
1	Peyton Manning	2000–2009 (10)	42,254	4,557 (2004)
2	Brett Favre	2000–2009 (10)	38,446	4,202 (2009)
3	Donovan McNabb	2000–2009 (10)	31,895	3,914 (2008)
4	Tom Brady	2000–2009 (10)	30,846	4,806 (2007)
5	Drew Brees	2001–2009 (9)	30,657	5,069 (2008)
6	Kurt Warner	2000–2009 (10)	27,948	4,830 (2001)
7	Kerry Collins	2000–2009 (10)	26,797	4,073 (2002)
8	Matt Hasselbeck	2000–2009 (10)	26,544	3,966 (2007)
9	Trent Green	2000–2008 (9)	25,032	4,589 (2004)
10	Daunte Culpepper	2000–2009 (10)	24,154	4,717 (2004)
11	Jeff Garcia	2000–2009 (10)	22,993	4,278 (2000)
12	Marc Bulger	2002–2009 (8)	22,821	4,301 (2006)
13	Jon Kitna	2000–2008 (9)	22,411	4,208 (2006)
14	Steve McNair	2000–2007 (8)	21,497	3,387 (2002)
15	Jake Plummer	2000–2006 (7)	21,203	4,089 (2004)
16	Aaron Brooks	2000–2006 (7)	20,261	3,832 (2001)
17	Jake Delhomme	2002–2009 (8)	19,360	3,886 (2004)
18	Ben Roethlisberger	2004–2009 (6)	19,334	4,328 (2009)
19	Carson Palmer	2004–2009 (6)	18,729	4,130 (2007)
20	Drew Bledsoe	2000–2006 (7)	18,645	4,359 (2002)
21	Eli Manning	2004–2009 (6)	18,644	4,021 (2009)
22	Brad Johnson	2000–2008 (9)	18,596	3,821 (2003)
23	Chad Pennington	2000–2009 (10)	17,805	3,653 (2008)
24	Brian Griese	2000–2008 (9)	16,406	3,214 (2002)
25	Mark Brunell	2000–2009 (8)	16,356	3,640 (2000)
26	Tony Romo	2005–2009 (5)	15,045	4,483 (2009)
27	Philip Rivers	2004–2009 (6)	14,945	4,254 (2009)
28	Joey Harrington	2002–2007 (6)	14,693	3,047 (2004)
29	David Carr	2002–2009 (8)	14,372	3,539 (2004)
30	Rich Gannon	2000–2004 (5)	13,741	4,689 (2002)
31	Vinny Testaverde	2000–2007 (8)	13,642	3,732 (2000)
32	David Garrard	2002–2009 (8)	13,269	3,620 (2008)
33	Jay Cutler	2006–2009 (4)	12,689	4,525 (2008)
34	Mike Vick	2001–2009 (7)	11,591	2,936 (2002)
35	Matt Schaub	2004–2009 (6)	11,086	4,770 (2009)
36	Jay Fiedler	2000–2005 (6)	10,963	3,248 (2001)
37	Jason Campbell	2006–2009 (4)	10,860	3,618 (2009)
38	Byron Leftwich	2003–2009 (7)	10,217	2,941 (2004)
39	Gus Frerotte	2000–2008 (9)	9,405	2,996 (2005)
40	Kyle Orton	2005–2009 (4)	9,125	3,802 (2009)
41	Aaron Rodgers	2005–2009 (5)	8,801	4,434 (2009)
42	Kyle Boller	2003–2009 (6)	8,745	2,559 (2004)
43	Tim Couch	2000–2003 (4)	8,684	3,040 (2001)
44	Chris Chandler	2000–2004 (5)	7,616	2,847 (2001)
45	Trent Dilfer	2000–2007 (7)	7,549	2,321 (2005)
46	Kordell Stewart	2000–2005 (6)	7,542	3,109 (2001)
47	Tommy Maddox	2001–2005 (5)	7,139	3,414 (2003)
48	Derek Anderson	2006–2009 (4)	7,082	3,786 (2007)
49	Alex Smith	2005–2009 (4)	7,040	2,901 (2006)
50	Elvis Grbac	2000–2001 (2)	6,967	3,934 (2000)

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