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Active Passing Yards Leaders
| Rank | Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active | Yds | Years | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brett Favre (39) | 65,127 | 1991-2008 | 3TM |
| 2. | Peyton Manning (32) | 45,628 | 1998-2008 | clt |
| 3. | Kerry Collins (36) | 37,393 | 1995-2008 | 5TM |
| 4. | Donovan McNabb (32) | 29,320 | 1999-2008 | phi |
| 5. | Brad Johnson (40) | 29,054 | 1994-2008 | 4TM |
| 6. | Kurt Warner (37) | 28,591 | 1998-2008 | 3TM |
| 7. | Trent Green (38) | 28,475 | 1997-2008 | 4TM |
| 8. | Jon Kitna (36) | 27,293 | 1997-2008 | 3TM |
| 9. | Tom Brady (31) | 26,446 | 2000-2008 | nwe |
| 10. | Drew Brees (29) | 26,258 | 2001-2008 | 2TM |
| 11. | Jeff Garcia (38) | 25,537 | 1999-2008 | 5TM |
| 12. | Matt Hasselbeck (33) | 23,549 | 1999-2008 | 2TM |
| 13. | Daunte Culpepper (31) | 23,208 | 1999-2008 | 4TM |
| 14. | Marc Bulger (31) | 21,345 | 2002-2008 | ram |
| 15. | Gus Frerotte (37) | 21,291 | 1994-2008 | 7TM |
| 16. | Brian Griese (33) | 19,440 | 1998-2008 | 4TM |
| 17. | Jake Delhomme (33) | 17,877 | 1999-2008 | 2TM |
| 18. | Chad Pennington (32) | 17,391 | 2000-2008 | 2TM |
| 19. | Carson Palmer (29) | 15,630 | 2004-2008 | cin |
| 20. | Ben Roethlisberger (26) | 14,974 | 2004-2008 | pit |
| 21. | Eli Manning (27) | 14,623 | 2004-2008 | nyg |
| 22. | David Carr (29) | 14,141 | 2002-2008 | 3TM |
| 23. | Philip Rivers (27) | 10,697 | 2004-2008 | sdg |
| 24. | Tony Romo (28) | 10,562 | 2004-2008 | dal |
| 25. | David Garrard (30) | 9,672 | 2002-2008 | jax |
| 26. | Byron Leftwich (28) | 9,624 | 2003-2008 | 3TM |
| 27. | Jay Cutler (25) | 9,024 | 2006-2008 | den |
| 28. | Jason Campbell (27) | 7,242 | 2006-2008 | was |
| 29. | Josh McCown (29) | 6,582 | 2002-2008 | 4TM |
| 30. | Matt Schaub (27) | 6,317 | 2004-2008 | 2TM |
| 31. | Damon Huard (35) | 6,303 | 1998-2008 | 3TM |
| 32. | J.P. Losman (27) | 6,211 | 2004-2008 | buf |
| 33. | Derek Anderson (25) | 6,195 | 2006-2008 | cle |
| 34. | Rex Grossman (28) | 6,164 | 2003-2008 | chi |
| 35. | Patrick Ramsey (29) | 5,930 | 2002-2008 | 3TM |
| 36. | Kyle Orton (26) | 5,319 | 2005-2008 | chi |
| 37. | Vince Young (25) | 4,964 | 2006-2008 | oti |
| 38. | Aaron Rodgers (25) | 4,367 | 2005-2008 | gnb |
| 39. | Trent Edwards (25) | 4,329 | 2007-2008 | buf |
| 40. | Sage Rosenfels (30) | 4,156 | 2002-2008 | 2TM |
| 41. | Matt Cassel (26) | 3,946 | 2005-2008 | nwe |
| 42. | Charlie Frye (27) | 3,573 | 2005-2008 | 2TM |
| 43. | Matt Leinart (25) | 3,458 | 2006-2008 | crd |
| 44. | Tarvaris Jackson (25) | 3,442 | 2006-2008 | min |
| 45. | Matt Ryan (23) | 3,440 | 2008 | atl |
| 46. | Chris Simms (28) | 3,094 | 2004-2008 | 2TM |
| 47. | Joe Flacco (23) | 2,971 | 2008 | rav |
| 48. | Seneca Wallace (28) | 2,847 | 2005-2008 | sea |
| 49. | JaMarcus Russell (23) | 2,796 | 2007-2008 | rai |
| 50. | Ryan Fitzpatrick (26) | 2,682 | 2005-2008 | 2TM |