{"id":2441,"date":"2023-12-31T10:57:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T15:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gofootballanalytics.com\/statsblog\/?p=2441"},"modified":"2023-12-31T10:57:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T15:57:28","slug":"matthew-stafford-56000-career-passing-yards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gofootballanalytics.com\/statsblog\/matthew-stafford-56000-career-passing-yards\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Stafford Could Hit 56,000 Career Passing Yards Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

Matthew Stafford<\/a> of the Los Angeles Rams<\/a> has had 55,730 yards passing in his career. He is 270 passing yards short of reaching the 56,000 mark. Stafford currently sits 11th in the Super Bowl Era for Super Bowl leaders in passing yards. The top 3 looks like: Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Peyton Manning.<\/p>\n

Stafford is 8th among the leaders in passing yards in the air on the season entering week 17 with 3,648. Stafford rolls into the week off a 30-22 victory to the New Orleans Saints<\/a>. The star quarterback had 328 yards passing.<\/p>\n

Today, Stafford will attempt to move up on the list as his Rams travel to battle the New York Giants<\/a> who are in 3rd in the NFC East. The Rams are 8-7 and are 2nd in the NFC West. They enter having been victorious in their last two.<\/p>\n

Here are the Passing Yards Leaders (Super Bowl Era – Entering Week 17):<\/h3>\n

1. Tom Brady 89,214
\n2. Drew Brees 80,358
\n3. Peyton Manning 71,940
\n4. Brett Favre 71,838
\n5. Ben Roethlisberger 64,088
\n6. Philip Rivers 63,440
\n7. Matt Ryan 62,792
\n8. Dan Marino 61,361
\n9. Aaron Rodgers<\/a> 59,055
\n10. Eli Manning 57,023
\n11. Matthew Stafford 55,730
\n12. John Elway 51,475
\n13. Warren Moon 49,325
\n14. Carson Palmer 46,247
\n15. Vinny Testaverde 46,233<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams has had 55,730 yards passing in his career. He is 270 passing yards short of reaching the 56,000 mark. Stafford currently sits 11th in the Super Bowl Era for Super Bowl leaders in passing yards. The top 3 looks like: Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Peyton Manning. 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