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NFL Career Passing Yards Leaders Quiz

How well do you know the NFL career passing yards leaders? Floored turns the ranking into a building: floor 1 is the top of the list. We name a floor, you guess what's on it, and the lift rides to whatever you picked so you know to go higher or lower.

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  1. Tom Brady 89,214 yds
    Was the 199th pick of the 2000 draft, taken in the sixth round.
  2. Drew Brees 80,358 yds
    Threw a touchdown pass in an NFL-record 54 consecutive games from 2009 to 2012.
  3. Peyton Manning 71,940 yds
    Won a record five NFL MVP awards.
  4. Brett Favre 71,838 yds
    Started 297 consecutive regular-season games at quarterback.
  5. Aaron Rodgers 67,508 yds
    Began his college career at Butte Community College in California.
  6. Matthew Stafford 66,088 yds
    Was a high school teammate of pitcher Clayton Kershaw at Highland Park in Dallas.
  7. Ben Roethlisberger 64,088 yds
    Won Super Bowl XL at age 23, the youngest starting QB ever to win one.
  8. Philip Rivers 63,984 yds
    Was traded for Eli Manning on draft day in 2004.
  9. Matt Ryan 62,792 yds
    Was nicknamed 'Matty Ice' for his calm in clutch moments.
  10. Dan Marino 61,361 yds
    Never won a Super Bowl, reaching just one in his 17 seasons.
  11. Eli Manning 57,023 yds
    Won two Super Bowl MVPs, both against the New England Patriots.
  12. John Elway 51,475 yds
    Was also drafted by the New York Yankees and played minor league baseball.
  13. Warren Moon 49,325 yds
    Went undrafted and won five straight Grey Cups in the CFL before joining the NFL.
  14. Joe Flacco 48,176 yds
    Threw 11 touchdowns and no interceptions in the 2012 playoffs en route to Super Bowl MVP.
  15. Fran Tarkenton 47,003 yds
    Was known as 'The Mad Scrambler' for his elusive running.
  16. Russell Wilson 46,966 yds
    Was drafted by the Colorado Rockies and played minor league baseball.
  17. Carson Palmer 46,247 yds
    Won the Heisman Trophy at USC in 2002.
  18. Vinny Testaverde 46,233 yds
    Threw a touchdown pass in an NFL-record 21 consecutive seasons.
  19. Kirk Cousins 45,969 yds
    His 2015 sideline yell 'You like that!' became a viral catchphrase.
  20. Drew Bledsoe 44,611 yds
    Founded the Doubleback winery in Walla Walla, Washington.
  21. Dan Fouts 43,040 yds
    Ran the pass-happy 'Air Coryell' offense of the San Diego Chargers.
  22. Derek Carr 41,245 yds
    His older brother David was the first overall pick in the 2002 NFL draft.
  23. Jared Goff 41,107 yds
    Was the first overall pick in the 2016 draft, by the Los Angeles Rams.
  24. Kerry Collins 40,922 yds
    Was the first-ever draft pick of the Carolina Panthers in 1995.
  25. Joe Montana 40,551 yds
    Won four Super Bowls without throwing an interception in any of them.
  26. Johnny Unitas 40,239 yds
    Was cut by the Steelers and played semipro football for $6 a game.
  27. Andy Dalton 39,793 yds
    Was nicknamed 'The Red Rifle' for his red hair and strong arm.
  28. Dave Krieg 38,147 yds
    Played college football at tiny Milton College in Wisconsin, which closed in 1982.
  29. Boomer Esiason 37,920 yds
    His real first name is Norman; 'Boomer' came from his kicking in the womb.
  30. Dak Prescott 37,370 yds
    Was a fourth-round pick in 2016 who started as a rookie only because of injuries.

Source: Wikipedia: List of NFL career passing yards leaders (sourced to Pro-Football-Reference) · as of 2026-10

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