Patrick Mahomes or Tom Brady: Who holds the record of most passing yards in single NFL season?

MVP contender Patrick Mahomes just keeps making his claim for his second MVP title stronger. He rallied the Kansas City Chiefs to a comfortable 31-13 win over the Las Vegas Raiders, as a result of which; the Chiefs have clinched the top seed in the AFC. The Chiefs ended the regular season with a 14-3 record and will get a bye in the wildcard round.

Mahomes has now set the NFL record for most passing and rushing yards in a season. Against the Raiders, he passed for 202 yards and rushed for 29, giving him 5608 total yards for the season. The game saw him surpass Drew Brees‘ record of 5562 yards that the Saints’ QB set in 2011.

Mahomes joined Drew Brees and Tom Brady as the only quarterbacks to throw for 5,000 yards in multiple seasons. Moreover, Mahomes and Brees are the only players to throw for 5000 yards and 40 touchdowns in a season multiple times. To put further light, Mahomes is only the second player in NFL history after Justin Herbert to have 5000-plus passing yards and 300-plus rushing yards in a season.

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Does Patrick Mahomes have more single-season passing yards than Tom Brady?

The Chiefs’ QB has broken the record for most total yards in a single season, but does he have the most passing yards in a single season? Peyton Manning still holds the record for the most passing yards in a single season. He had a whopping 5477 yards in his stellar 2013 season and is followed by Drew Brees with 5476 yards in 2011.

Mahomes finished the 2022 regular season with 5250 passing yards, which is his all-time high. Despite this, he is still 4th on the all-time list and is behind Tom Brady. The legendary QB had 5316 passing yards in 2021, which puts him 3rd on the all-time list.

So that implies that Brady still has an edge over Mahomes when it comes to most passing yards in a single season, but with his monumental performance in 2022, Mahomes has an edge over Brady when it comes to total yards.

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