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Rank	Player	YDS	Year
1.	Dan Marino* (23)	5084	1984
2.	Drew Brees (29)	5069	2008
3.	Kurt Warner (30)	4830	2001
4.	Tom Brady (30)	4806	2007
5.	Dan Fouts* (30)	4802	1981
6.	Dan Marino* (25)	4746	1986
7.	Daunte Culpepper (27)	4717	2004
8.	Dan Fouts* (29)	4715	1980
9.	Warren Moon* (35)	4690	1991
10.	Warren Moon* (34)	4689	1990
	Rich Gannon (37)	4689	2002
12.	Neil Lomax (25)	4614	1984
13.	Trent Green (34)	4591	2004
14.	Kurt Warner (37)	4583	2008
15.	Peyton Manning (28)	4557	2004
16.	Drew Bledsoe (22)	4555	1994
17.	Jay Cutler (25)	4526	2008
18.	Lynn Dickey (34)	4458	1983
19.	Dan Marino* (33)	4453	1994
20.	Steve Beuerlein (34)	4436	1999
21.	Dan Marino* (27)	4434	1988
22.	Drew Brees (28)	4423	2007
23.	Drew Brees (27)	4418	2006
24.	Brett Favre (26)	4413	1995
	Peyton Manning (24)	4413	2000
26.	Peyton Manning (30)	4397	2006
27.	Mark Brunell (26)	4367	1996
28.	Drew Bledsoe (30)	4359	2002
29.	Kurt Warner (28)	4353	1999
30.	Bill Kenney (28)	4348	1983
31.	Scott Mitchell (27)	4338	1995
32.	Don Majkowksi (25)	4318	1989
33.	Jim Everett (26)	4310	1989
34.	Marc Bulger (29)	4301	2006
35.	Jeff Garcia (30)	4278	2000
36.	Peyton Manning (27)	4267	2003
37.	Warren Moon* (38)	4264	1994
38.	Warren Moon* (39)	4228	1995
39.	Brett Favre (29)	4212	1998
40.	Tony Romo (27)	4211	2007
41.	Jon Kitna (34)	4208	2006
42.	Peyton Manning (26)	4200	2002
43.	Vinny Testaverde (33)	4177	1996
44.	Steve Young* (37)	4170	1998
45.	Elvis Grbac (30)	4169	2000
46.	Brett Favre (38)	4155	2007
47.	Jeff George (28)	4143	1995
48.	Dan Marino* (24)	4137	1985
49.	Peyton Manning (23)	4135	1999
50.	Brian Sipe (31)	4132	1980
51.	Carson Palmer (28)	4131	2007
	Peyton Manning (25)	4131	2001
53.	Dan Marino* (31)	4116	1992
54.	Tom Brady (28)	4110	2005
55.	Jay Schroeder (25)	4109	1986
56.	Brett Favre (30)	4091	1999
57.	Jake Plummer (30)	4089	2004
58.	Brett Favre (35)	4088	2004
59.	Drew Bledsoe (24)	4086	1996
60.	Dan Fouts* (28)	4082	1979
61.	Kerry Collins (30)	4073	2002
62.	Jon Kitna (35)	4068	2007
63.	Phil Simms (29)	4044	1984
64.	Peyton Manning (31)	4040	2007
65.	Trent Green (33)	4039	2003
66.	Aaron Rodgers (25)	4038	2008
67.	Carson Palmer (27)	4035	2006
68.	John Elway* (33)	4030	1993
69.	Steve Young* (32)	4023	1993
70.	Trent Green (35)	4014	2005
71.	Philip Rivers (27)	4009	2008
72.	Joe Namath* (24)	4007	1967
73.	Brad Johnson (31)	4005	1999
74.	Peyton Manning (32)	4002	2008
75.	Dan Marino* (28)	3997	1989
76.	Jim Everett (27)	3989	1990
77.	Drew Bledsoe (27)	3985	1999
78.	Danny White (31)	3980	1983
79.	Jim Everett (32)	3970	1995
	John Elway* (35)	3970	1995
	Dan Marino* (30)	3970	1991
82.	Steve Young* (33)	3969	1994
83.	Matt Hasselbeck (32)	3966	2007
84.	Jim Everett (25)	3964	1988
	Marc Bulger (27)	3964	2004
86.	Boomer Esiason (25)	3959	1986
87.	Joe Montana* (34)	3944	1990
88.	Daunte Culpepper (23)	3937	2000
89.	Brett Favre (32)	3921	2001
90.	Jeff George (30)	3917	1997
91.	Donovan McNabb (32)	3916	2008
92.	Tommy Kramer (26)	3912	1981
93.	Joe Montana* (27)	3910	1983
94.	Brett Favre (27)	3899	1996
95.	John Elway* (25)	3891	1985
96.	Ken O'Brien (25)	3888	1985
97.	Jake Delhomme (29)	3886	2004
98.	Brett Favre (37)	3885	2006
99.	Brett Favre (25)	3882	1994
100.	Brett Favre (36)	3881	2005
101.	Brian Sipe (32)	3876	1981
102.	Donovan McNabb (28)	3875	2004
103.	Brett Favre (28)	3867	1997
104.	Jim Everett (31)	3855	1994
105.	Bernie Kosar (23)	3854	1986
106.	Daunte Culpepper (25)	3853	2002
107.	Marc Bulger (26)	3845	2003
108.	Jim Kelly* (31)	3844	1991
109.	Matt Hasselbeck (28)	3841	2003
110.	Rich Gannon (34)	3840	1999
111.	Erik Kramer (31)	3838	1995
112.	Carson Palmer (26)	3836	2005
113.	Aaron Brooks (25)	3832	2001
114.	Steve Bartkowski (29)	3829	1981
	Phil Simms (30)	3829	1985
116.	Rich Gannon (36)	3828	2001
117.	Jeff Blake (25)	3822	1995
118.	Brett Favre (31)	3812	2000
119.	Brad Johnson (35)	3811	2003
120.	Aaron Brooks (28)	3810	2004
121.	Randall Cunningham (25)	3808	1988
122.	Brian Sipe (30)	3793	1979
123.	Derek Anderson (24)	3787	2007
124.	Trent Green (31)	3783	2001
125.	Dan Marino* (36)	3780	1997
126.	Mark Rypien (27)	3768	1989
127.	Tom Brady (25)	3764	2002
	Kerry Collins (29)	3764	2001
129.	Eli Manning (24)	3762	2005
130.	Kerry Collins (33)	3759	2005
131.	Ken Anderson (32)	3754	1981
132.	Peyton Manning (29)	3747	2005
	Sonny Jurgensen* (33)	3747	1967
134.	Dan Fouts* (33)	3740	1984
135.	Peyton Manning (22)	3739	1998
136.	Jake Plummer (24)	3737	1998
137.	Jeff George (27)	3734	1994
138.	Vinny Testaverde (37)	3732	2000
139.	Steve Beuerlein (35)	3730	2000
140.	Terry Bradshaw* (31)	3724	1979
141.	Sonny Jurgensen* (27)	3723	1961
142.	Archie Manning (31)	3716	1980
143.	Joe Theismann (34)	3714	1983
144.	Drew Bledsoe (25)	3706	1997
145.	Randall Cunningham (35)	3704	1998
146.	Matt Cassel (26)	3693	2008
147.	Tom Brady (27)	3692	2004
148.	Trent Green (32)	3690	2002
	Ken O'Brien (26)	3690	1986
150.	Warren Moon* (41)	3678	1997
151.	Dave Krieg (26)	3671	1984
152.	Dan Marino* (34)	3668	1995
153.	Jim Zorn (26)	3661	1979
154.	Brett Favre (33)	3658	2002
155.	Joe Montana* (29)	3653	1985
	Chad Pennington (32)	3653	2008
	Jake Plummer (27)	3653	2001
158.	Joe Ferguson (31)	3652	1981
	Steve DeBerg (25)	3652	1979
160.	Mark Brunell (30)	3640	2000
161.	Drew Bledsoe (33)	3639	2005
162.	Dan Fouts* (34)	3638	1985
163.	John Elway* (37)	3635	1997
164.	Drew Bledsoe (26)	3633	1998
165.	Warren Moon* (33)	3631	1989
166.	Joe Montana* (28)	3630	1984
167.	Jeff Blake (26)	3624	1996
168.	Tom Brady (26)	3620	2003
	David Garrard (30)	3620	2008
170.	Ken Stabler (34)	3615	1979
171.	Kerry Collins (28)	3610	2000
172.	Dave Krieg (27)	3602	1985
173.	Jim Kelly* (26)	3593	1986
174.	Jon Kitna (31)	3591	2003
175.	Roger Staubach* (37)	3586	1979
176.	Tommy Kramer (25)	3582	1980
177.	Drew Brees (26)	3576	2005
178.	Aaron Brooks (26)	3572	2002
	Joe Ferguson (29)	3572	1979
	Boomer Esiason (27)	3572	1988
181.	Joe Theismann (32)	3568	1981
182.	Brian Sipe (34)	3566	1983
183.	Joe Montana* (25)	3565	1981
184.	Mark Rypien (29)	3564	1991
185.	Dan Marino* (29)	3563	1990
	Doug Williams (26)	3563	1981
187.	Dave Krieg (37)	3554	1995
	Steve DeBerg (30)	3554	1984
189.	Aaron Brooks (27)	3546	2003
190.	Steve Bartkowski (28)	3544	1980
191.	Jeff Garcia (31)	3538	2001
192.	Bernie Kosar (26)	3533	1989
193.	Vinny Testaverde (41)	3532	2004
194.	David Carr (25)	3531	2004
195.	Lynn Dickey (31)	3529	1980
	Tom Brady (29)	3529	2006
	Ron Jaworski (29)	3529	1980
198.	John Elway* (30)	3526	1990
199.	Boomer Esiason (28)	3525	1989
200.	Tommy Kramer (30)	3522	1985
201.	Joe Montana* (33)	3521	1989
202.	Ben Roethlisberger (24)	3513	2006
203.	Drew Bledsoe (23)	3507	1995
204.	Jay Cutler (24)	3497	2007
	Dan Marino* (37)	3497	1998
206.	Kerry Collins (32)	3495	2004
207.	John Elway* (34)	3490	1994
208.	Warren Moon* (30)	3489	1986
209.	Phil Simms (31)	3487	1986
	Bernie Kosar (28)	3487	1991
211.	Warren Moon* (37)	3485	1993
	John Elway* (26)	3485	1986
213.	Scott Mitchell (29)	3484	1997
214.	Johnny Unitas* (30)	3481	1963
215.	Daunte Culpepper (26)	3479	2003
216.	Richard Todd (30)	3478	1983
217.	John Hadl (28)	3473	1968
218.	Brett Favre (39)	3472	2008
	Paul McDonald (26)	3472	1984
220.	Fran Tarkenton* (38)	3468	1978
221.	Randall Cunningham (27)	3466	1990
222.	Babe Parilli (35)	3465	1964
	Steve Young* (31)	3465	1992
224.	Doug Flutie (39)	3464	2001
225.	Matt Hasselbeck (30)	3459	2005
	Chris Miller (24)	3459	1989
227.	Jim Kelly* (32)	3457	1992
228.	Gus Frerotte (25)	3453	1996
229.	Ron Jaworski (34)	3450	1985
230.	Tony Romo (28)	3448	2008
231.	Troy Aikman* (26)	3445	1992
232.	Steve DeBerg (36)	3444	1990
233.	Boomer Esiason (24)	3443	1985
234.	Trent Green (28)	3441	1998
235.	Matt Ryan (23)	3440	2008
236.	Jim Everett (28)	3438	1991
237.	Rich Gannon (35)	3430	2000
238.	Kurt Warner (29)	3429	2000
239.	Johnny Unitas* (34)	3428	1967
240.	Boomer Esiason (32)	3421	1993
	Jake Delhomme (30)	3421	2005
242.	Kurt Warner (36)	3417	2007
243.	Archie Manning (29)	3416	1978
244.	Tommy Maddox (32)	3414	2003
245.	Brad Johnson (33)	3406	2001
246.	Randall Cunningham (26)	3400	1989
247.	Norm Snead (28)	3399	1967
248.	Tommy Kramer (24)	3397	1979
249.	Doug Williams (25)	3396	1980
250.	Neil Lomax (29)	3395	1988
251.	Joe Theismann (35)	3391	1984
252.	Elvis Grbac (29)	3389	1999
253.	Philip Rivers (25)	3388	2006
254.	Neil Lomax (28)	3387	1987
	Steve McNair (29)	3387	2002
256.	Jim Kelly* (33)	3382	1993
	Matt Hasselbeck (29)	3382	2004
258.	Stan Humphries (30)	3381	1995
259.	Jim Kelly* (28)	3380	1988
260.	Joe Namath* (23)	3379	1966
261.	Jake Plummer (31)	3366	2005
262.	Donovan McNabb (24)	3365	2000
	John Hadl (27)	3365	1967
264.	Brett Favre (34)	3361	2003
265.	Phil Simms (33)	3359	1988
266.	Stan Humphries (27)	3356	1992
267.	Chad Pennington (30)	3352	2006
268.	Steve McNair (28)	3350	2001
269.	Jon Kitna (27)	3346	1999
	Ken O'Brien (29)	3346	1989
	Jim Zorn (27)	3346	1980
272.	Jeff Garcia (32)	3344	2002
273.	Terry Bradshaw* (32)	3339	1980
274.	Warren Moon* (28)	3338	1984
275.	Eli Manning (26)	3336	2007
276.	Jeff Hostetler (33)	3334	1994
277.	George Blanda* (34)	3330	1961
278.	Richard Todd (27)	3329	1980
279.	John Elway* (36)	3328	1996
	Tony Eason (27)	3328	1986
281.	Donovan McNabb (31)	3324	2007
282.	Jim Everett (29)	3323	1992
283.	Boomer Esiason (26)	3321	1987
284.	Ron Jaworski (32)	3315	1983
285.	Dave Krieg (31)	3309	1989
	John Elway* (28)	3309	1988
	Mark Brunell (31)	3309	2001
288.	Troy Aikman* (29)	3304	1995
289.	Brett Favre (24)	3303	1993
290.	Quincy Carter (26)	3302	2003
	Daryle Lamonica (28)	3302	1969
292.	Ben Roethlisberger (26)	3301	2008
293.	Ken O'Brien (31)	3300	1991
294.	Drew Bledsoe (28)	3291	2000
295.	Jay Fiedler (30)	3290	2001
296.	Jake Delhomme (33)	3288	2008
297.	George Blanda* (37)	3287	1964
	Bobby Hebert (32)	3287	1992
	Danny White (28)	3287	1980
300.	Steve Grogan (26)	3286	1979