drew brees is the nfl record for passing yards.
drew brees is the nfl record for passing yards.
what is the nfl record for passing yards?
drew brees
brees started the 2013 season with 357 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception in the 23-17 home victory over the atlanta falcons. in week 4, a 38–17 home victory over the miami dolphins, he had 413 passing yards and four touchdowns to earn nfc offensive player of the week. in week 10, a 49–17 victory over the dallas cowboys, he had 392 passing yards and four touchdowns to earn another nfc offensive player of the week honor. in week 12, brees passed warren moon for fifth on the career passing yards list with 49,566. during week 14, brees became the fastest player ever to join the 50,000-yard club and only the fifth player to do so. he did it in 183 games, passing the 50,000 milestone in the fourth quarter of a 31–13 saints win over the carolina panthers on december 8, in which he threw four touchdowns. in week 17, a 42–17 victory over the tampa bay buccaneers, he had 381 passing yards and four touchdowns to earn his third nfc offensive player of the week nod for the 2013 season. brees also extended his nfl record to a 6th straight season of at least 30 touchdown passes with 4,000 passing yards, his 3rd straight 5,000-yard season, and his 8th straight 4,000-yard season. for his successful performance in 2013, he was named to his eighth career pro bowl. the saints finished with an 11–5 record and narrowly defeated the philadelphia eagles in the , but lost to the seattle seahawks in the , who went on to win super bowl xlviii. he finished ranked sixth by his fellow players on the nfl top 100 players of 2014.
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on january 30, 2018, the chiefs announced they had agreed to trade alex smith, making mahomes the starting quarterback for the 2018 season. in his first game as the chiefs full–time starting quarterback, mahomes beat division rival the los angeles chargers by a score of 38–28. in the game he threw for 256 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions and a 127.5 quarterback rating. for the performance, mahomes was named afc offensive player of the week. his first career touchdown came on a 58-yard pass to wide receiver tyreek hill in the first quarter against the chargers. the following week, mahomes threw for 326 yards, six touchdowns, no interceptions, and a passer rating of 154.8. after throwing his fifth touchdown in the game, he broke the nfl record for most touchdown passes through a quarterback's first three career games. following his sixth touchdown pass in the game, he broke the nfl record for touchdown passes thrown in the first two weeks of the season. for his performance against the pittsburgh steelers, mahomes won his second consecutive afc offensive player of the week award becoming the first quarterback since tom brady in 2011 to start the season with back-to-back player of the week awards. mahomes was named afc offensive player of the month for september. in week 4, against the denver broncos on "monday night football", he passed for 304 passing yards and a passing touchdown to go along with a rushing touchdown in the 27–23 comeback victory. in week 6, against the new england patriots, he passed for 352 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions in the 43–40 loss on "sunday night football". in the following game, mahomes and the chiefs bounced back with a 45–10 victory over the cincinnati bengals. in the victory, he passed for 358 passing yards, four touchdowns, and one interception. in the next game, a 30–23 win over the denver broncos, mahomes recorded a third consecutive game with four passing touchdowns to go along with 303 passing yards and one interception. during "monday night football" against the los angeles rams in week 11, mahomes finished with 478 passing yards, six touchdowns, and three interceptions as the chiefs lost 51-54. his 478 passing yards were the most for a single game by any quarterback for the 2018 season. following an 89-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver demarcus robinson in a week 17 game against the oakland raiders, mahomes became the second quarterback in nfl history, along with peyton manning, to throw for 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns. additionally, he became one of seven players in nfl history with 5,000 passing yards in a season. he finished second in the nfl in passing yards. he became the first chief since len dawson in 1966 to lead the league the passing touchdowns. he helped lead the chiefs to a 12–4 record and their third straight division title. on january 12, 2019, the chiefs defeated the indianapolis colts in the by a score of 31–13 giving the chiefs their first home playoff win since the 1993 season. mahomes threw for 278 yards with no interceptions and rushed for one touchdown in his first career playoff start. the win sent the chiefs to their first since 1993 and allowed the chiefs to host the first afc championship game held at arrowhead stadium. mahomes passed for 295 yards and three touchdowns, but the chiefs lost to the new england patriots in overtime 31–37.
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