Matt ryan looks to build on longest active 4,000yard. Jameis winston 1st in nfl history with consecutive 4,000. Ryan needed 231 passing yards to hit the 4,000yard. During the 1980s and 1990s, 4,000 yards became the standard for the league leaders in the nfl. Matthew staffords 4,000yard streak may be in danger. Did you know that he holds the nfl record for most number of 4,000yard passing seasons. Brees, however, bested his counterpart by one passing touchdown 3332 peyton manning again cracked the list and further extended his nfl record for most 4,000yard seasons 14. Passing yards single season leaders and records college. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. He threw for 4,388 yards, extending his consecutive 4,000 passing yard seasons to.
The quarterbacks with the most 4,000yard passing seasons and most consecutive 4,000yard passing seasons in league history. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Who hit over 300 in the most consecutive seasons answers. Nfl passing yards singleseason leaders profootball. While others like tony romo, aaron rodgers and ben roethlisberger have logged their fair share, there are plenty of quarterbacks whove had just one. Nfl records brees holds numerous nfl records including. And according to, rivers nine 4,000 yard passing seasons is tied for the third most. During the 1980s and 1990s, 4,000 yards became the standard for the. With 326 passing yards this sunday at the new york giants, brees will become only the second quarterback to pass for 4,000 or more yards seven times and the first to do it in seven consecutive. Not so fun factqb 3000 yd passing seasons the stadium.
He also has the most 5,000yard passing seasons, with five all other nfl quarterbacks have combined for just four such campaigns and he holds the. The 2,000yard club is a group of seven national football league nfl running backs who have rushed for 2,000 or more yards in a regular season. Passing for 5,000 yards in a single regular season is a rare achievement in the national. Matt ryan looks to build on longest active 4,000yard streak in 2019. The clemson seniors conclude their careers 554 over the last four seasons, tied with the 2018 clemson and alabama seniors for the most wins in a. In so doing, ryan passed the 4,000 yard mark for the sixth season. Andsay it with me folkswins are not a qb stat, so while super bowl victories are a weight.
Philip rivers crossed the 4,000yard mark on sunday. The sixthyear player has now thrown for 4,000 yards in three straight seasons, becoming only the 11th quarterback in nfl history to record a streak of at least three consecutive 4,000yard passing seasons, joining drew brees, peyton manning, matt ryan, matthew stafford, tom brady, philip rivers, dan fouts, trent green, eli manning and dan marino. Most 4,000 yard passers in a season 11 2012, 2014 10 2009, 2011 9 20. With his biggest challengers falling by the wayside, ryan now owns the. Peyton manning has had the most 4,000 yard seasons 14. Discussion in football started by bigbluewillwin2003, dec 19, 2004. Cousins joins elite group with another 4,000yard season. These seven rushing seasons rank as the highest singleseason rushing totals in nfl history, and reaching the 2,000yard mark is considered a significant achievement for running backs. Manning also shares with his brother eli the shortest 4000 yard seasons, both of 4002 yards. Heading into the 2017 season, hes passed for 66,111 yards and 465. Other ones they could categorize, but currently dont are. Falcons qb matt ryan throws for ninthstraight 4,000yard season. The broncos quarterback remains the only player in nfl history with 10 or more 4,000yard seasons. Matt ryan reaches 4,000 passing yards for ninthstraight season.
Winston becomes 1st qb to start career with consecutive. Brett favre holds the nfl record for most 3,000yard seasons with 18. Can you name these nfl quarterbacks whove thrown 4000. Lions stafford gets 4,000 passing yards for seventh straight year. And according to, rivers nine 4,000yard passing seasons is tied for the thirdmost in nfl history. Jameis winston has eclipsed the 4,000yard passing mark for the second straight season, becoming the first quarterback in nfl history to pass for 4,000 yards in each of his first two seasons. Winston becomes 1st qb to start career with consecutive 4,000yard seasons. Stafford moved into second place all time for most consecutive 4,000 yard seasons. Ryan is three more consecutive years of 4,000 passing yards away from. Brady entered the game needing 58 yards to reach 3,000. Drew brees breaks peyton mannings nfl record for passing.
The only quarterbacks with a current streak of at least three are matt ryan, brady and stafford. The bills may not reach 3000 passing yards as a team this season as they currently have 2641 yards by 4 qbs plus logan thomas. Phillip rivers extended his streak to seven consecutive seasons while kirk cousins failed to reach 4,000 passing yards. What quarterback has the most 4000 yard seasons answers. Brees has the most passing yards in nfl history 74,437, the most 5,000 yard passing seasons 5, the most consecutive 4,000 yard passing seasons 12, the highest completion percentage in a single season 74. Tom brady reached the 3,000yard mark on the season for the 17th time in his career, secondmost in nfl history. List of nfl quarterbacks with 5,000 passing yards in a. List of pro quarterbacks with 5,000 passing yards in a. We wont keep you in suspense too long that number is 14.
Player streak finder find nfl and afl player game streaks from 1950 to 2019 and season streaks from 1920 to 2019. Hes only the 11th quarterback in nfl history to achieve the feat. He played college football at michigan state from 2009 to 2011, and was drafted by the washington redskins in the fourth round of the 2012 nfl draft. List of nfl quarterbacks with 5,000 passing yards in a season. The program with the most consecutive winning seasons since 1937 is. Ryan has now gone over 4,000 yards for the ninth consecutive season, the secondmost of any qb in nfl history. The legend of drew brees nfl records and stats new. Detroit lions quarterback matthew stafford became the second player in nfl history to throw for 4,000 yards in seven consecutive seasons. Nine league records covering most 400 yard passing games, most comeback4th quarter wins, fastest to 100 touchdowns and 200 touchdowns, and most seasons leading the league in attempts, completions. In the 2016 season alone, quarterbacks passed for over 4,000 yards. Drew brees breaks passing record but needs another super. It also marks the fifth consecutive season that hes thrown for over 4,000 yards. An asterisk after a players name indicates bowl stats are included. He also benefited from being on one of the most talented teams in nfl.
But one is victory enough to land you on this list. Offensive player game participation data eg, games in which a player played but recorded no counting stats is complete from 1970 to present. Brees holds a lot of passing records most career pass yards most 5,000yard passing season 5, rest of nfl has 4 alltime most consecutive 4,000yard passing seasons 12. Moons finest season came in 1990, throwing for 4,689 yards 363for584 and 33 touchdowns in only 15 games and becoming the third player in nfl history to produce consecutive 4,000yard passing seasons. Philip rivers nine 4,000yard passing seasons tied for. He owns the record for the most 4000 yard seasons at 12, and has two stretches of 5 straight 4000 yard seasons. Over the last decade, 4,000 yards has become almost commonplace in the nfl. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. Winston became the first quarterback in nfl history to pass for 4,000 yards in each of his first two seasons. The mark also gives stafford the most 4,000yard passing seasons in nfl. Matt ryan passes 4,000 yard mark in 6 straight seasons. List of pro quarterbacks with 5,000 passing yards in a season. Drew brees saw his record 12 consecutive 4,000yard seasons snap in 2018. During the 14game era, only joe namath passed for over 4,000 yards in a season with 4,007 yards passing in the 1967 afl season.
Brady reached 4,000 yards in 2018 for the tenth time in his career, joining peyton manning 14, drew brees 12 and philip rivers 10 as the only nfl players with 10 different 4,000yard seasons. Although winston wasnt able to break andrew lucks record for the most passing yards for a quarterback in his first. It has been a banner day for quarterback matt ryan and the atlanta falcons leagueleading offense. Drew brees thanks the fans after breaking the nfl record for passing yards as the.
Midway through the first half, cousins went over 4,000 passing yards on the season for the third consecutive year. The top 10 quarterbacks of all time bleacher report latest. Hall of fame quarterback joe namath of the new york jets was the first quarterback in pro football history to throw for 4,000 yards in a season when he accumulated 4,007 yards in 1967. During the 14 game era, only joe namath passed for over 4,000 yards in a season with 4,007 yards passing in the 1967 afl season. Kirk daniel cousins born august 19, 1988 is an american football quarterback for the minnesota vikings of the national football league nfl. On a day when most everyone in the nfl are chasing individual stats, kirk cousins accomplished one of the more impressive feats of the day. Detroit lions quarterback matthew stafford becomes second player. Profootballreference utilizes official nfl data for current nfl seasons. Drew brees is the only nfl quarterback to reach 5,000 yards more than once and in consecutive seasons. Manning sets record for most consecutive 4,000 passing yard seasons. Originally drafted as a backup to fellow rookie robert griffin iii, he occasionally appeared in. The bills have had a total of 19 qb 3,000 yard passing seasons in their history. He entered the game with 3,979 yards and needed 21 yards to reach 4,000. Manning sets record for most consecutive 4,000 passing.
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