Which quarterbacks throw for the most yards in the fourth quarter?
Josh Allen leads all NFL quarterbacks with 1,216 passing yards in the 4th quarter, on 96 completions and 8 passing touchdowns across 15 games.
NFL Quarterback Passing Yards in the Fourth Quarter
Ranked by YDS · 2025 regular season| # | Player | YDS | ATT | CMP | CMP% | TD | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Allen Buffalo Bills · #17 | 1,216 | 137 | 96 | 70.1% | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | Dak Prescott Dallas Cowboys · #4 | 1,182 | 162 | 104 | 64.2% | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Bo Nix Denver Broncos · #10 | 1,138 | 178 | 108 | 60.7% | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Cam Ward Tennessee Titans · #1 | 1,101 | 206 | 126 | 61.2% | 6 | 16 |
| 5 | Jared Goff Detroit Lions · #16 | 1,100 | 165 | 98 | 59.4% | 9 | 17 |
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Open this in the Stat Explorer →Why this matters
The closing period is not a single situation but several stacked on top of each other. A tight game keeps both offenses balanced and every throw meaningful, a comfortable lead pushes a team toward the run, and a lost cause turns the whole possession into pure pass volume against a defense that has already stopped caring about the result.
Because these different states blend into a single total, the number is noisier than any other split on this page. A big total can mean a quarterback who is genuinely deciding close games late, or it can mean a quarterback compiling yardage once his team has fallen far enough behind that the opposing defense is playing to protect its own players rather than the scoreboard.
Cross-check this list against the trailing and comeback splits above to see which version of a closing-period quarterback you are looking at. A name that shows up on each of those lists is producing real, weekly value late in games; a name that appears only here may be doing most of his damage once a result is no longer contested.