Quarterback is the most important position in American sports. Making your mark at that position is a better way to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame than any other.
Iconic passers like Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Dan Marino and John Elway stand out for their success and production on the field. They’ve taken their turns atop the career leaderboard for many statistics.
Brady sits in first for many statistics including career passing yards. At more than 89,214 yards, he covered more than 50 miles worth of distance on the football field.
On ‘Thursday Night Football’ in Week 7 one of the best quarterbacks of his generation – Aaron Rodgers – moved up a spot in that category.
Rodgers and the 4-1 Pittsburgh Steelers went on the road on a short week to take on the Cincinnati Bengals.
Rodgers, 41, needed a less-than-average night to move up to the top-five all-time in career passing yards. He more than did enough on Thursday in southern Ohio to reach that exclusive club on a pass in the second quarter to running back Jaylen Warren.
Here’s who makes up the top 15 in career passing yards as Rodgers narrows his gap to the top:
NFL career passing yards list
- Tom Brady: 89,214
- Drew Brees: 80,358
- Peyton Manning: 71,940
- Brett Favre: 71,838
- Aaron Rodgers*: 64,106
- Ben Roethlisberger: 64,088
- Philip Rivers: 63,440
- Matt Ryan: 62,792
- Matthew Stafford*: 61,493
- Dan Marino: 61,361
- Eli Manning: 57,023
- John Elway: 51,475
- Warren Moon: 49,325
- Fran Tarkenton: 47,003
- Russell Wilson*: 46,921
* = still active