{"id":3135,"date":"2024-09-29T10:03:46","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T14:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gofootballanalytics.com\/statsblog\/?p=3135"},"modified":"2024-09-28T22:07:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T02:07:03","slug":"matthew-stafford-eyes-top-10-in-career-passing-yards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gofootballanalytics.com\/statsblog\/matthew-stafford-eyes-top-10-in-career-passing-yards\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Stafford Eyes Top 10 In Career Passing Yards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coming into week 4, Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams<\/a> has 56,801 passing yards throughout his career. That puts him 199 passing yards away from reaching the 57,000 level. Stafford ranks 11th in the Super Bowl Era Super Bowl Era leaders in passing yards and just 223 from passing Eli Manning to reach the Top 10.<\/p>\n

This season, Stafford ranks at 5th in passing yards with 754. Stafford rides into the week off a 27-24 win to the San Francisco 49ers<\/a>. Stafford tallied 221 yards passing.<\/p>\n

Today, Stafford will attempt to move up on the list as his Rams go on the road to face the Chicago Bears<\/a> who are in 2nd in the NFC North. The Rams are 1-2 and are 4th in the NFC West.<\/p>\n

Passing Yards Leaders (Super Bowl Era):<\/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 59,679
\n10. Eli Manning 57,023
\n11. Matthew Stafford 56,801
\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":"

Coming into week 4, Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams has 56,801 passing yards throughout his career. That puts him 199 passing yards away from reaching the 57,000 level. 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