Most passing yards in a final NFL season since 1966
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Tom Brady leads with 4,694 passing yards in 2022, his final season, first of 548 final seasons since 1966.
| # | Player and seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|
 Tom Brady (2022 TB)2022 | 4,694 | |
 Andrew Luck (2018 IND)2018 | 4,593 | |
 Steve Young (1998 SF)1998 | 4,170 | |
 Sam Howell (2023 WAS)2023 | 3,946 | |
 Sam Bradford (2016 MIN)2016 | 3,877 | |
 Kurt Warner (2009 ARI)2009 | 3,758 | |
 Ben Roethlisberger (2021 PIT)2021 | 3,740 | |
 Chad Pennington (2008 MIA)2008 | 3,653 | |
 Roger Staubach (1979 DAL)1979 | 3,586 | |
 Brian Sipe (1983 CLE)1983 | 3,566 | |
| Fran Tarkenton (1978 MIN)1978 | 3,468 | |
| Neil Lomax (1988 ARI)1988 | 3,395 | |
 Joe Montana (1994 KC)1994 | 3,283 | |
 Craig Morton (1981 DEN)1981 | 3,195 | |
 Bobby Hebert (1996 ATL)1996 | 3,152 | |
| Rex Grossman (2011 WAS)2011 | 3,151 | |
| Matt Ryan (2022 IND)2022 | 3,057 | |
 Phil Simms (1993 NYG)1993 | 3,038 | |
 Elvis Grbac (2001 BAL)2001 | 3,033 | |
 Kyle Orton (2014 BUF)2014 | 3,018 | |
 Drew Brees (2020 NO)2020 | 2,942 | |
| DeShone Kizer (2017 CLE)2017 | 2,894 | |
| Jim Kelly (1996 BUF)1996 | 2,810 | |
| John Elway (1998 DEN)1998 | 2,806 | |
| Shaun King (2000 TB)2000 | 2,769 |
Method
- The numbers here start in 1966, so a record set before then isn't on this board.
- A career is over here two seasons after his last NFL game, or once he's said so, so a player who left for another league counts. A final season is his last with 4 or more games, so a cameo at the end isn't one.