Rams QB Matthew Stafford is one of the top 10 players with the most career passing yards. So far in his NFL seasons, , he's thrown for 59,809 yards. Stafford is currently 36 and still has a few more years left. He well may settle into a better position in this list by the time he retires.
Miami's legendary QB has also made it to the top 10 of this list. In his 16-years long career, Marino threw for 61,361 yards.
Former Falcons star QB Matt Ryan was one of the more underappreciated QBs of his time. In his 16 year career, Ryan threw for 62,792 yards.
Current Jets and former Packers QB Aaron Rodgers has been under a lot of scrutiny after his team's dismal performances this year. However, he is undoubtedly one of the greatest QBs in NFL history. So far in his career, Rodgers has thrown for 62,952 passing yards.
Longtime Chargers QB Philip Rivers is the next name on the list. He was one of the most prolific passers of his era, spending the majority of his career with Chargers, before making a move to join the Colts, where he just played one season before calling it a career. In his 16 years in the NFL, the 8x Pro Bowler threw for 63,440 passing yards.
In at No.5 we have Ben Roethlisberger. The ex-QB spent his whole career with the Steelers, where he lifted the Super Bowl trophy twice (2005, 2008). In his 17 year career, the 6x Pro Bowler has amassed 64,088 passing yards.
Brett Favre is the next name on the list. He spent the majority of his career with the Packers before retiring and unretiring, finishing out with the Jets and Vikings. In 2016, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Throughout his career, Favre threw for 71,838 passing yards.
Peyton Manning threw for 71,940 passing yards, making him the player with the third-best career passing yards numbers in the league's history. In his 17 year career, Manning spent the majority of it with the Colts. He spent the last three seasons of his NFL career with the Broncos, winning his second Super Bowl in his final season.
Former Saints QB Drew Brees holds the second-best career passing yards record in the league's history. He threw for 80,358 passing yards in his 20 year career.
Tom Brady, as one would expect, tops this list with 89,214 passing yards, the best in league history. That's what happens when a guy plays for 23 years. Brady is often referred as the Greatest Of All Time, and rightfully so. In his entire career, he played for two sides, the Patriots and the Bucs and has amassed 7 Super Bowl titles (six with Patriots and one with the Bucs).
