jeff hostetler has thrown for the most yards in the nfl.
who has thrown for the most yards in the nfl?
jeff hostetler
on january 30, 2018, the chiefs announced they had agreed to trade alex smith, making mahomes the starting quarterback for the 2018 season. in his first game as the chiefs full–time starting quarterback, mahomes beat division rival the los angeles chargers by a score of 38–28. in the game he threw for 256 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions and a 127.5 quarterback rating. for the performance, mahomes was named afc offensive player of the week. his first career touchdown came on a 58-yard pass to wide receiver tyreek hill in the first quarter against the chargers. the following week, mahomes threw for 326 yards, six touchdowns, no interceptions, and a passer rating of 154.8. after throwing his fifth touchdown in the game, he broke the nfl record for most touchdown passes through a quarterback's first three career games. following his sixth touchdown pass in the game, he broke the nfl record for touchdown passes thrown in the first two weeks of the season. for his performance against the pittsburgh steelers, mahomes won his second consecutive afc offensive player of the week award becoming the first quarterback since tom brady in 2011 to start the season with back-to-back player of the week awards. mahomes was named afc offensive player of the month for september. in week 4, against the denver broncos on "monday night football", he passed for 304 passing yards and a passing touchdown to go along with a rushing touchdown in the 27–23 comeback victory. in week 6, against the new england patriots, he passed for 352 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions in the 43–40 loss on "sunday night football". in the following game, mahomes and the chiefs bounced back with a 45–10 victory over the cincinnati bengals. in the victory, he passed for 358 passing yards, four touchdowns, and one interception. in the next game, a 30–23 win over the denver broncos, mahomes recorded a third consecutive game with four passing touchdowns to go along with 303 passing yards and one interception. during "monday night football" against the los angeles rams in week 11, mahomes finished with 478 passing yards, six touchdowns, and three interceptions as the chiefs lost 51-54. his 478 passing yards were the most for a single game by any quarterback for the 2018 season. following an 89-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver demarcus robinson in a week 17 game against the oakland raiders, mahomes became the second quarterback in nfl history, along with peyton manning, to throw for 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns. additionally, he became one of seven players in nfl history with 5,000 passing yards in a season. he finished second in the nfl in passing yards. he became the first chief since len dawson in 1966 to lead the league the passing touchdowns. he helped lead the chiefs to a 12–4 record and their third straight division title. on january 12, 2019, the chiefs defeated the indianapolis colts in the by a score of 31–13 giving the chiefs their first home playoff win since the 1993 season. mahomes threw for 278 yards with no interceptions and rushed for one touchdown in his first career playoff start. the win sent the chiefs to their first since 1993 and allowed the chiefs to host the first afc championship game held at arrowhead stadium. mahomes passed for 295 yards and three touchdowns, but the chiefs lost to the new england patriots in overtime 31–37.
patrick mahomes
watson made his first career start on september 14, 2017, which was his 22nd birthday, during "thursday night football" on the road against the cincinnati bengals. he finished with 125 passing yards, 67 rushing yards, and a 49-yard rushing touchdown as the texans won 13–9. during week 3 against the defending super bowl champion, the new england patriots, watson finished with 301 passing yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions while also rushing for 41 yards as the texans lost 36–33. during week 4 against the tennessee titans, he completed 25-of-34 passes for 283 yards, 4 touchdowns, and an interception while also rushing for 24 yards and a touchdown as the texans won 57–14. his 5 total scores tied the nfl rookie touchdown record. he is also the first rookie to pass for at least four touchdowns and rush for one touchdown in a game since hall of famer fran tarkenton did so for the minnesota vikings in 1961. his performance in week 4 earned him afc offensive player of the week. watson followed up his week 4 performance with another great outing, this time on "sunday night football" against the kansas city chiefs. in the 42–34 loss, watson finished 16-of-31 for 261 yards and 5 touchdown passes, tying an nfl rookie record for touchdown passes thrown in a single game. he also rushed for 31 yards and a 2-point conversion. during week 6, watson threw for 225 yards, 3 touchdowns, and an interception while also rushing for 23 yards as the texans beat the cleveland browns by a score of 33–17. after a bye week, the texans went on the road to face off the seattle seahawks. during that game, watson posted his first career game with over 400 passing yards. he finished with 402 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, 3 interceptions, and 67 rushing yards as the texans lost 41–38. watson threw 16 touchdowns in the month of october, setting the nfl record for most touchdown passes by a rookie in a calendar month. he was named the afc offensive player of the month and the nfl offensive rookie of the month for october.
deshaun watson