Drew Brees vs Matthew Stafford

Drew BreesMatthew Stafford

Drew Brees and Matthew Stafford compared on their NFL careers: Drew Brees played 20 seasons, 2001 to 2020, Matthew Stafford 18 seasons, 2009 to 2026. Drew Brees has 80,358 passing yards to Matthew Stafford's 64,998. Drew Brees won 1 title, Matthew Stafford won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Drew Brees and Matthew Stafford career totals
287GP241
80,358YDS64,998
571TD427
7.6AVG7.4

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Drew Brees and Matthew Stafford postseason
18GP13
5,366YDS3,932
37TD25
7.4AVG8.1

Where each stands all time

Drew Brees and Matthew Stafford all-time places
2nd (80,358)Passing yards6th (64,998)
2nd (571)Passing touchdowns6th (427)

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Drew Brees: 1 championship; Offensive Player of the Year ×2, Super Bowl MVP
  • Matthew Stafford: 1 championship; Comeback Player of the Year, MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Drew Brees and Matthew Stafford season by season
YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st20012211020092,2671320
2nd20023,2841716201053561
3rd20032,108111520115,0384116
4th20043,15927720124,9672017
5th20053,576241520134,6502919
6th20064,418261120144,2572212
7th20074,423281820154,2623213
8th20085,069341720164,3272410
9th20094,388341120174,4462910
10th20104,620332220183,7772111
11th20115,476461420192,499195
12th20125,177431920204,0842610
13th20135,162391220214,8864117
14th20144,952331720222,087108
15th20154,870321120233,9652411
16th20165,208371520243,762208
17th20174,33423820254,707468
18th20183,992325202648242
19th20192,979274————
20th20202,942246————

What the columns mean: INT