Heading into Week 13, Patrick Mahomes is on the verge of climbing yet another rung on the NFL’s all-time passing ladder. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback has amassed 35,330 career passing yards, leaving him just 137 yards shy of surpassing Jim Kelly (35,467) for 31st place on the Super Bowl Era leaderboard. With a big Thanksgiving performance, Mahomes could even push toward cracking the Top 30 — an impressive feat considering he is still only in the middle stage of his prime.
Mahomes continues to sit near the top of the sport statistically in 2025. He enters the week ranked 2nd in the NFL in passing yards with 2,977, and he’s coming off one of his best outings of the season — a 352-yard day in a 23–20 victory over the Indianapolis Colts. The Chiefs may not have the dominant record of recent years, but their quarterback remains as consistently explosive as anyone in football.
The milestone opportunity comes on the national stage as the 6–5 Chiefs travel to Dallas for a Thanksgiving showdown with the 5-5-1 Cowboys. Kansas City sits 3rd in the AFC West, while Dallas is fighting to stay alive in the NFC playoff picture. Every game matters now in the postseason chase, and Mahomes’ pursuit of history adds an extra layer to one of the most anticipated matchups of the holiday slate.
Passing Yards Leaders (Super Bowl Era):
1. Tom Brady 89,214
2. Drew Brees 80,358
3. Peyton Manning 71,940
4. Brett Favre 71,838
5. Aaron Rodgers 64,921
6. Ben Roethlisberger 64,088
7. Philip Rivers 63,440
8. Matt Ryan 62,792
9. Matthew Stafford 62,639
10. Dan Marino 61,361
11. Eli Manning 57,023
12. John Elway 51,475
13. Warren Moon 49,325
14. Joe Flacco 48,148
15. Russell Wilson 46,966
16. Carson Palmer 46,247
17. Vinny Testaverde 46,233
18. Drew Bledsoe 44,611
19. Kirk Cousins 43,428
20. Dan Fouts 43,040
21. Derek Carr 41,245
22. Kerry Collins 40,922
23. Joe Montana 40,551
24. Andy Dalton 39,793
25. Dave Krieg 38,147
26. Boomer Esiason 37,920
27. Jared Goff 37,823
28. Donovan McNabb 37,276
29. Matt Hasselbeck 36,638
30. Alex Smith 35,650
31. Jim Kelly 35,467
32. Patrick Mahomes 35,330