who led the nfl in passing yards this year
Drew Brees
title: Tom Brady text: the day, the Patriots clinched a first-round bye for the eighth straight year. In the regular season finale against the New York Jets on New Year's Eve, Brady completed 18 of 37 passes for 190 yards, two touchdowns, and no interceptions in a 26-6 victory. With the win, the Patriots clinched home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. Brady finished the 2017 regular season as the NFL's passing yards leader with 4,577 passing yards, making him the oldest player ever to lead the league in passing yards. He was named a first-team All-Pro by the Associated Press for the third time title: Drew Brees text: (Colts), Brett Favre (Packers), Dan Marino (Dolphins), Tom Brady (Patriots) and John Elway (Broncos). In Week 7, Drew Brees became the first player in NFL history with 100 games of 300+ passing yards, in a loss against the Kansas City Chiefs on October 23. During Week 16, Brees and Aaron Rodgers tied the NFL record for most seasons with at least 35 touchdown passes with four—a record shared with Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. Brees finished the 2016 season leading the league in passing yards with 5,208, the second most of his career and the fifth 5,000-yard season of his title: Matthew Stafford text: the playoffs. Stafford ended the season with 4,446 passing yards, 29 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions — his seventh consecutive season with at least 4,000 passing yards. He also led the NFC in passing yards in 2017. He was voted #31 by his peers on the list of the Top 100 NFL Players of 2018. Going into the 2018 season, Stafford had a new head coach in Matt Patricia. On "Monday Night Football" on September 10 against the New York Jets, his season opener, Stafford tied a career-high 4 interceptions and the Lions lost the game by a score of 48–17. title: Derek Carr text: their season. In 15 starts in the 2016 season, Carr recorded 3,937 passing yards on a career-high 357 completions and a career-low 560 attempts and 28 touchdowns. He was ranked 11th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017. On June 22, 2017, Carr signed a five-year, $125 million contract extension with $40 million fully guaranteed, $70 million in total guarantees and a $12.5 million signing bonus. This deal surpassed Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck's contract as the league's highest paid player in terms of average money per year. Carr himself was surpassed that August by title: Matt Ryan (American football) text: spot in the playoffs after beating the Carolina Panthers 22-10, Ryan set the record for most passing yards through 10 seasons with 41,796, breaking the record held by Peyton Manning, who had 41,626. Ryan led the Falcons to a victory against the Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card 26-13. A week later the Falcons were beaten by the Philadelphia Eagles 15-10 in the NFC Divisional Round. Ryan was ranked 29th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018. On May 3, 2018, Ryan signed a five-year, $150 million contract with the Falcons with $100 million guaranteed, making him the