dan fouts holds the most passing yards in the nfl.
dan fouts holds the most passing yards in the nfl.
who holds the most passing yards in the nfl?
dan fouts
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.
patrick mahomes
rivers and the chargers started the 2017 season with some tough results. in week 1, against the denver broncos, he had 192 passing yards, three touchdowns, and one interception in a narrow 24–21 loss on "monday night football". the game was lost when chargers' kicker younghoe koo missed a game-tying field goal. in the next game, a narrow 19–17 loss to the miami dolphins, he had 331 passing yards and a touchdown. rivers struggled in the next game, a 24–10 loss to the kansas city chiefs, with three interceptions. the chargers' hard luck continued in the next game, a narrow 26–24 loss to the philadelphia eagles. in the loss, rivers had 347 passing yards and two touchdowns. after their 0–4 start, the chargers won a game against the new york giants by score of 27–22 in week 5. in the victory, rivers had 258 passing yards, three touchdowns, and one interception. in the next game, a 17–16 victory over the oakland raiders, he had 268 passing yards and one touchdown. the chargers won their third consecutive game in a 21–0 defeat of the denver broncos in their second divisional matchup. rivers had 183 passing yards and two touchdowns in the victory. the chargers' winning streak ended with a 21–13 loss to the new england patriots the next week. in the loss, he had 212 passing yards, one touchdown, and one interception. after a 20–17 loss to the jacksonville jaguars after their bye week, the chargers started another winning streak. in a matchup with the buffalo bills, rivers had 251 passing yards and two touchdowns as the chargers won 54–24. on thanksgiving day, during week 12 against the dallas cowboys, rivers finished with 434 passing yards and three passing touchdowns as the chargers won 28–6. it was the first time the chargers played on thanksgiving since 1969. his performance in week 12 earned him afc offensive player of the week. on december 3, against the cleveland browns, the chargers won 19–10 as rivers had 344 passing yards and a touchdown. in the following game, against the washington redskins, he had 319 passing yards and two touchdowns as the chargers won their fourth consecutive game. on december 16, he had 227 passing yards, one touchdown, and three interceptions as they lost to the kansas city chiefs by a score of 30–13. on december 19, 2017, rivers was named to his seventh pro bowl along with his top receiver keenan allen. in week 16, against the new york jets, he had 290 passing yards and a touchdown in the 14–7 victory. in week 17, rivers became the ninth quarterback in nfl history to reach 50,000 career passing yards. in that game, he completed 28 of 37 passes for 387 yards and three touchdowns in a 30–10 win over the raiders, earning him his second afc offensive player of the week of the season. overall, rivers had 4,515 passing yards, 28 touchdowns, and ten interceptions in the 2017 season. he helped lead the chargers to a 9–7 season. despite having their first winning season since 2014, the chargers failed to make the playoffs. he was ranked 56th by his fellow players on the nfl top 100 players of 2018.
philip rivers