Most passing yards per game in an NFL season since 1966
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Drew Brees leads with 342.3 passing yards per game over 16 games in 2011, first of 1,766 player-seasons since 1966.
| # | Player and seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|
 Drew Brees (2011 NO)2011 | 342.3 | |
 Peyton Manning (2013 DEN)2013 | 342.3 | |
 Ben Roethlisberger (2015 PIT)2015 | 328.2 | |
 Tom Brady (2011 NE)2011 | 327.2 | |
| Drew Brees (2016 NO)2016 | 325.5 | |
| Drew Brees (2015 NO)2015 | 324.7 | |
| Drew Brees (2012 NO)2012 | 323.6 | |
| Drew Brees (2013 NO)2013 | 322.6 | |
| Ben Roethlisberger (2018 PIT)2018 | 320.6 | |
 Dan Fouts (1982 LAC)1982 | 320.3 | |
 Jameis Winston (2019 TB)2019 | 319.3 | |
 Patrick Mahomes (2018 KC)2018 | 318.6 | |
 Dan Marino (1984 MIA)1984 | 317.8 | |
| Drew Brees (2008 NO)2008 | 316.8 | |
| Patrick Mahomes (2020 KC)2020 | 316.0 | |
 Matthew Stafford (2011 DET)2011 | 315.4 | |
| Tom Brady (2021 TB)2021 | 312.7 | |
 Warren Moon (1990 TEN)1990 | 312.6 | |
| Matthew Stafford (2012 DET)2012 | 310.4 | |
| Ben Roethlisberger (2014 PIT)2014 | 309.5 | |
| Drew Brees (2014 NO)2014 | 309.5 | |
 Aaron Rodgers (2011 GB)2011 | 309.1 | |
 Matt Ryan (2016 ATL)2016 | 309.0 | |
| Patrick Mahomes (2022 KC)2022 | 308.8 | |
 Eli Manning (2011 NYG)2011 | 308.3 |
Method
- The numbers here start in 1966, so a record set before then isn't on this board.
- 2,787 player-seasons haven't played 70% of the team's games, so they aren't here.