Drew Brees has just broken Dan Marino's record for passing yards in a single season. There have only been 4 NFL Quarterbacks to throw for over 5,000 yards in a single season. Drew Brees set the passing record this season. Tom Brady and Dan Mario's NFL record had been in place since 1984. Peyton Manning has thrown for over 4,000 yards 11 times so far in his career. Dan Marino hit the 4,000+ mark 6 times during is hall of fame career. Brett Favre has done it 6 times, and Warren Moon 4 times.

NFL All-Time Leaders	NFL Single Season Leaders
Total Passing Yards Leaders	Passing Yards Leaders
Touchdown Passes Leaders	Touchdown Passes Leaders
Rushing Yards Leaders	Rushing Yards Leaders
Receiving Yards Leaders	Rushing Touchdowns Leaders
Touchdowns (RB and WR) Leaders	Receiving Yards Leaders
	Receiving Touchdowns Leaders
2011 NFL Player Salaries

Single Season NFL Passing Leaders - 4000+ passing yards
Rk	Player	Team	Yards	Year
1	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	5,476	2011
2	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	5,235	2011
3	Dan Marino	Miami Dolphins	5,084	1984
4	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	5,069	2008
5	Matthew Stafford	Detroit Lions	5,038	2011
6	Eli Manning	New York Giants	4,933	2011
7	Kurt Warner	St. Louis Rams	4,830	2001
8	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	4,806	2007
9	Dan Fouts	San Diego Chargers	4,802	1981
10	Matt Schaub	Houston Texans	4,770	2009
11	Dan Marino	Miami Dolphins	4,746	1986
12	Daunte Culpepper	Minnesota Vikings	4,717	2004
13	Dan Fouts	San Diego Chargers	4,715	1980
14	Philip Rivers	San Diego Chargers	4,710	2010
15	Peyton Manning	Indianopolis Colts	4,700	2010
16	Warren Moon	Houston Oilers	4,690	1991
T17	Warren Moon	Houston Oilers	4,689	1990
	Rich Gannon	Oakland Raiders	4,689	2002
19	Aaron Rodgers	Green Bay Packers	4,643	2011
20	Philip Rivers	San Diego Chargers	4,624	2011
21	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	4,620	2010
22	Neil Lomax	St. Louis Cardinals	4,614	1984
23	Trent Green	Kansas City Chiefs	4,591	2004
24	Kurt Warner	Arizona Cardinals	4,583	2008
25	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts	4,557	2004
26	Drew Bledsoe	New England Patroits	4,555	1994
27	Jay Cutler	Denver Broncos	4,526	2008
28	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts	4,500	2009
29	Tony Romo	Dallas Cowboys	4,483	2009
30	Lynn Dickey	Green Bay Packers	4,458	1983
31	Dan Marino	Miami Dolphins	4,453	1994
32	Steve Beuerlein	Carolina Panthers	4,436	1999
T33	Aaron Rodgers	Green Bay Packers	4,434	2009
	Dan Marino	Miami Dolphins	4,434	1988
35	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	4,423	2007
36	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	4,418	2006
T37	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts	4,413	2000
	Brett Favre	Green Bay Packers	4,413	1995
39	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	4,398	2009
40	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts	4,397	2006
41	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	4,388	2009
42	Matt Schaub	Houston Texans	4,370	2010
43	Mark Brunell	Jacksonville Jaguars	4,367	1996
44	Drew Bledsoe	Buffalo Bills	4,359	2002
45	Kurt Warner	St. Louis Rams	4,353	1999
46	Bill Kenney	Kansas City Chiefs	4,348	1983
47	Scott Mitchell	Detroit Lions	4,338	1995
48	Ben Roethlisberger	Pittsburgh Steelers	4,328	2009
49	Don Majkowski	Green Bay Packers	4,318	1989
50	Jim Everett	Los Angeles Rams	4,310	1989
51	Marc Bulger	St. Louis Rams	4,301	2006
52	Jeff Garcia	San Francisco 49ers	4,278	2000
53	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts	4,267	2003
54	Warren Moon	Minnesota Vikings	4,264	1994
55	Philip Rivers	San Diego Chargers	4,254	2009
56	Warren Moon	Minnesota Vikings	4,228	1995
57	Brett Favre	Green Bay Packers	4,212	1998
58	Tony Romo	Dallas Cowboys	4,211	2007
59	Jon Kitna	Detroit Lions	4,208	2006
60	Brett Favre	Minnesota Vikings	4,202	2009
61	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts	4,200	2002
62	Tony Romo	Dallas Cowboys	4,184	2011
63	Matt Ryan	Atlanta Falcons	4,177	2011
64	Vinny Testaverde	Baltimore Ravens	4,177	1996
65	Steve Young	San Francisco 49ers	4,170	1998
66	Elvis Grbac	Kansas City Chiefs	4,169	2000
67	Brett Favre	Green Bay Packers	4,155	2007
68	Jeff George	Atlanta Falcons	4,143	1995
69	Dan Marino	Miami Dolphins	4,137	1985
70	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts	4,135	1999
71	Brian Sipe	Cleveland Browns	4,132	1980
T72	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts	4,131	2001
	Carson Palmer	Cincinnati Bengals	4,131	2007
74	Dan Marino	Miami Dolphins	4,116	1992
75	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	4,110	2005
76	Jay Schroeder	Washington Redskins	4,109	1986
77	Brett Favre	Green Bay Packers	4,091	1999
78	Jake Plummer	Denver Broncos	4,089	2004
79	Brett Favre	Green Bay Packers	4,088	2004
80	Drew Bledsoe	New England Patriots	4,086	1996
81	Dan Fouts	San Diego Chargers	4,082	1979
82	Ben Roethlisberger	Pittsburgh Steelers	4,077	2011
83	Kerry Collins	New York Giants	4,073	2002
84	Jon Kitna	Detroit Lions	4,068	2007
85	Cam Newton	Carolina Panthers	4,051	2011
86	Phil Simms	New York Giants	4,044	1984
87	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts	4,040	2007
88	Trent Green	Kansas City Chiefs	4,039	2003
89	Aaron Rogers	Green Bay Packers	4,038	2008
90	Carson Palmer	Cincinnati Bengals	4,035	2006
91	John Elway	Denver Broncos	4,030	1993
92	Steve Young	San Francisco 49ers	4,023	1993
93	Eli Manning	New York Giants	4,021	2009
94	Trent Green	Kansas City Chiefs	4,014	2005
95	Philip Rivers	San Diego Chargers	4,009	2008
96	Joe Namath	New York Jets	4,007	1967
97	Brad Johnson	Washington Redskins	4,005	1999
T98	Eli Manning	New York Giants	4,002	2010
	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts	4,002	2008

* Current season
** Updated Jan 3rd, 2012

Sources:
pro-football-reference.com
databasefootball.com
wikipedia.org
espn.com