

The next closest active players to Manning are Brees and Brady, and at age 36 and 38 respectively, it's highly unlikely they will surpass Manning. Drew Bledsoe - 44,611 (1993-2006 with three teams)įavre amassed his total yards in 19 seasons while Manning has only played in 17. Top 10 NFL Career Passing Yards Leaders (UPDATE WITH MANNING PASSING FAVRE AND YARDAGE WHEN HE DID IT) Peyton Manning (Active/39) - 71,836 (1998-2015 with two teams)ġ. He had 17,008 as a Denver Bronco going into Sunday's game.

Manning spent most of his career with Indianapolis where he amassed most of his passing yards playing for the Colts (54,828).

But a couple of defensive penalties on the Broncos at the end of the game kept the Broncos' offense from getting the ball back and Manning ended the game 3 yards short of breaking Favre's record. Most everyone thought Manning would break the record last week when the Broncos played Manning's former team, the Colts in Indianapolis. Brett Favre (credit: Rick Stewart /Allsport/Getty Images) Manning was only 3 yards shy of breaking Favre's record of 71,838 yards going into Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs. DENVER (CBS4) - Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning has broken Brett Favre's record for the most passing yards in NFL history.
