drew brees is leading in passing yards in the nfl.
who is leading in passing yards in the nfl?
drew brees
prescott started his third professional season passing for 170 yards in a 16–8 loss to the carolina panthers. in the next game, he helped lead the cowboys to their first win of the 2018 season with 160 passing yards and a touchdown against the new york giants. after a loss to the seattle seahawks in week 3, prescott passed for 255 yards and two touchdowns in a 26–24 victory over the detroit lions. in week 5, against the houston texans on "sunday night football", he passed for 208 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions in the 19–16 overtime loss. in week 6, a 40–7 victory over the jacksonville jaguars, he had 183 passing yards and two passing touchdowns to go along with 11 carries for 82 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown. after losses to the washington redskins and tennessee titans, he helped lead the cowboys to a 27–20 victory over the philadelphia eagles with 270 passing yards, one passing touchdown, and one rushing touchdown. in that stretch, the cowboys acquired amari cooper from the oakland raiders as a new receiving target for prescott. after leading a game-winning drive over the atlanta falcons in week 11, he helped lead the cowboys to a 31–23 victory over the washington redskins on thanksgiving. in the victory, he had 289 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, and his third consecutive game with a rushing touchdown. one of his passing touchdowns was a career-high 90-yard touchdown pass to cooper. in week 13, prescott passed for 248 yards and one passing touchdown and rushed for 22 yards as the cowboys defeated the 10–1 new orleans saints by a score of 13–10. in week 14 against the eagles, prescott was held to 222 with two interceptions through three quarters, but exploded for 270 yards and three touchdowns to cooper in the fourth quarter and overtime, ending with a career-high 455 yards, a 104.9 passer rating, and a franchise-record 42 completions in the 29–23 victory. the 42 completions were the most for any quarterback in a single game in the 2018 regular season. after a week 15 shutout loss to the indianapolis colts, prescott rebounded with 161 passing yards, one passing touchdown, and one rushing touchdown in week 16 against the tampa bay buccaneers, after the win, the dallas cowboys won the nfc east for the second time in three years. in the regular season finale against the new york giants, prescott threw for 387 passing yards, and four passing touchdowns in the 36-35 win, making the cowboys finish 2018 with a 10-6 record. the cowboys were going to be the #4-seed. they faced off against the seattle seahawks in the . which at the time, prescott was 0-2 against them. he passed for 226 yards, one touchdown, and one interception and had a crucial rushing touchdown late in the fourth quarter of the 24–22 victory to earn his first playoff victory. in the against the los angeles rams, he passed for 266 yards and a touchdown and ran in a touchdown as the cowboys fell 30–22. prescott earned his second pro bowl selection as an alternate, replacing drew brees, where he threw a touchdown pass to austin hooper for the nfc side's only points of the game as the team lost to the afc side 7-26.
dak prescott
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