Q 01/05

Who is the NFL's career passing yards leader with 89,214 yards?

A) Drew Brees

B) Tom Brady

C) Peyton Manning

D) Brett Favre

Answer · why

B) Tom Brady

Tom Brady threw for 89,214 yards over 23 seasons and also holds the career records for pass attempts (12,050) and completions (7,753).

Q 02/05

The NFL's career leader in touchdown passes retired with how many?

A) 571

B) 539

C) 612

D) 649

Answer · why

D) 649

649 is the total: nobody else has reached 600, and the same passer set the single-season attempts record of 733 in his final year at age 45.

Q 03/05

Who holds the single-season passing yards record, 5,477 yards set in 2013?

A) Drew Brees

B) Patrick Mahomes

C) Peyton Manning

D) Dan Marino

Answer · why

C) Peyton Manning

Peyton Manning threw for 5,477 yards in 2013, his second season in Denver, and added 55 touchdown passes, another single-season record.

Q 04/05

Which quarterback has the most 5,000-yard passing seasons, with five?

A) Drew Brees

B) Peyton Manning

C) Tom Brady

D) Patrick Mahomes

Answer · why

A) Drew Brees

Drew Brees passed for 5,000 yards in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2016; his 5,476 yards in 2011 were then the single-season record.

Q 05/05

Which quarterback was the first to pass for 5,000 yards in a season, in 1984?

A) Dan Marino

B) Joe Namath

C) Dan Fouts

D) Warren Moon

Answer · why

A) Dan Marino

Dan Marino threw for 5,084 yards in 1984, his second season, a record that stood for 27 years; Joe Namath had been the first to 4,000 in 1967.