2011 NFL Passing Yards Leaders

Drew Brees led the whole NFL in passing yards in 2011 with 5,535, 300 ahead of Tom Brady (5,235). It is the best single-season passing yards mark in NFL history. It was one of 10 times Drew Brees led in passing yards.

Led the whole NFL in 2011 Drew Brees New Orleans Saints

5,535 Passing Yards 300 clear of Tom Brady

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#	Player	Team	YDS	G	ATT	TD
1	Drew Brees	NO	5,535	16	660	46
2	Tom Brady	NE	5,235	16	611	39
3	Matthew Stafford	DET	5,100	16	673	41
4	Eli Manning	NYG	4,933	16	589	29
5	Aaron Rodgers	GB	4,636	15	501	45
6	Philip Rivers	LAC	4,624	16	582	27
7	Tony Romo	DAL	4,184	16	522	31
8	Matt Ryan	ATL	4,177	16	566	29
9	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	4,077	15	513	21
10	Cam Newton	CAR	4,051	16	517	21
11	Ryan Fitzpatrick	BUF	3,832	16	569	24
12	Joe Flacco	BAL	3,610	16	542	20
13	Josh Freeman	TB	3,592	15	551	16
14	Matt Hasselbeck	TEN	3,571	16	518	18
15	Mark Sanchez	NYJ	3,474	16	543	26
16	Andy Dalton	CIN	3,398	16	516	20
17	Mike Vick	PHI	3,303	13	423	18
18	Rex Grossman	WAS	3,151	13	458	16
19	Alex Smith	SF	3,144	16	445	17
20	Tarvaris Jackson	SEA	3,091	15	450	14
21	Carson Palmer	LV	2,753	10	328	13
22	Colt McCoy	CLE	2,733	13	463	14
23	Matt Moore	MIA	2,497	13	347	16
24	Matt Schaub	HOU	2,479	10	292	15
25	Jay Cutler	CHI	2,319	10	314	13
26	Blaine Gabbert	JAX	2,214	15	413	12
27	Sam Bradford	LA	2,164	10	357	6
28	Kevin Kolb	ARI	1,955	9	253	9
29	John Skelton	ARI	1,913	8	275	11
30	Christian Ponder	MIN	1,853	11	291	13
31	Kyle Orton	KC	1,758	9	252	9
32	Tim Tebow	DEN	1,729	13	271	12
33	Matt Cassel	KC	1,713	9	269	10
34	Curtis Painter	IND	1,541	9	243	6
35	Dan Orlovsky	IND	1,201	8	193	6
36	Jason Campbell	LV	1,170	6	165	6
37	Donovan McNabb	MIN	1,026	6	156	4
38	T.J. Yates	HOU	949	6	134	3
39	Chad Henne	MIA	868	4	112	4
40	Vince Young	PHI	866	5	114	4
41	John Beck	WAS	858	4	132	2
42	TP Tyler Palko	KC	796	6	134	2
43	Caleb Hanie	CHI	613	4	102	3
44	Seneca Wallace	CLE	567	6	107	2
45	A.J. Feeley	LA	548	4	97	1
46	Kellen Clemens	LA	546	3	91	2
47	Jake Locker	TEN	542	5	66	4
48	Matt Flynn	GB	518	5	49	6
49	Kerry Collins	IND	481	3	98	2
50	Josh McCown	CHI	414	3	55	2

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