before 1992 what qb had the most passing yds through first 8 seasons

Dan Marino had the most passing yards by a quarterback in his first 8 seasons, with 31,416 yards.

	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Dan Marino D. Marino	31,416	119	2,480	4,181	59.3	7.5	264.0	241	136	88.5	5.8	3.3	98	760
2	Warren Moon W. Moon	27,679	115	2,105	3,680	57.2	7.5	240.7	157	133	80.3	4.3	3.6	265	2,080
3	John Elway J. Elway	24,721	116	1,959	3,572	54.8	6.9	213.1	135	128	74.3	3.8	3.6	250	1,900
4	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	24,264	115	1,753	3,100	56.5	7.8	211.0	163	114	84.0	5.3	3.7	211	1,665
5	Ken O'Brien K. O'Brien	23,744	114	1,984	3,367	58.9	7.1	208.3	119	89	81.3	3.5	2.6	328	2,477
6	Neil Lomax N. Lomax	22,771	108	1,817	3,153	57.6	7.2	210.8	136	90	82.7	4.3	2.9	362	2,700
7	Joe Montana J. Montana	21,498	111	1,818	2,878	63.2	7.5	193.7	141	76	91.2	4.9	2.6	163	1,162
8	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	21,491	100	1,489	2,726	54.6	7.9	214.9	168	131	81.0	6.2	4.8
9	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	20,222	112	1,410	2,613	54.0	7.7	180.6	163	126	80.0	6.2	4.8
10	Joe Namath J. Namath	20,099	91	1,306	2,605	50.1	7.7	220.9	126	143	69.3	4.8	5.5	30	281
11	Jim Zorn J. Zorn	20,042	110	1,586	2,973	53.3	6.7	182.2	107	131	68.3	3.6	4.4	200	1,482
12	Bernie Kosar B. Kosar	19,937	94	1,671	2,857	58.5	7.0	212.1	103	71	81.6	3.6	2.5	217	1,340
13	Phil Simms P. Simms	19,815	94	1,489	2,774	53.7	7.1	210.8	121	112	74.3	4.4	4.0	303	2,302
14	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	19,574	86	1,555	2,562	60.7	7.6	227.6	138	89	88.0	5.4	3.5	181	1,399
15	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	19,454	96	1,489	2,594	57.4	7.5	202.6	112	125	75.5	4.3	4.8	182	1,257
16	Brian Sipe B. Sipe	19,083	104	1,552	2,758	56.3	6.9	183.5	124	118	75.0	4.5	4.3	184	1,539
17	John Hadl J. Hadl	19,026	112	1,239	2,512	49.3	7.6	169.9	143	145	69.7	5.7	5.8	18	190
18	Norm Snead N. Snead	18,887	100	1,314	2,614	50.3	7.2	188.9	123	152	65.5	4.7	5.8
19	Jim Everett J. Everett	18,783	81	1,431	2,528	56.6	7.4	231.9	112	93	79.7	4.4	3.7	142	998
20	Richard Todd R. Todd	18,241	102	1,433	2,623	54.6	7.0	178.8	110	138	68.6	4.2	5.3	230	1,850
21	Ken Anderson K. Anderson	17,690	104	1,381	2,446	56.5	7.2	170.1	109	91	78.6	4.5	3.7	225	1,685
22	Danny White D. White	17,609	115	1,399	2,344	59.7	7.5	153.1	129	104	83.0	5.5	4.4	176	1,524
23	Steve Grogan S. Grogan	17,415	99	1,189	2,310	51.5	7.5	175.9	121	144	67.9	5.2	6.2	164	1,365
24	Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski	17,407	93	1,347	2,518	53.5	6.9	187.2	116	125	70.1	4.6	5.0	236	2,066
25	Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson	17,355	111	1,320	2,552	51.7	6.8	156.4	112	112	69.9	4.4	4.4	204	1,664

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RUSH

1,350

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910

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RUSH YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Patriots	14	3	.824
Bills	12	5	.706
Dolphins	7	10	.412
Jets	3	14	.176

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/13	MIA	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 9/20	MIA	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 9/27	KC	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	MIA	@	MIN	4:05 PM
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Last Game

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Rec Yards Leaders

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34

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Rec TD Leaders

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QB Rating Leaders

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Stafford

105.5

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Sack Leaders

23.0

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16.5

Burns

15.0

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28.8

28.4

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

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17.4

18.3

18.8

19.1

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

394.6

391.9

379.4

376.3

373.2

369.5

Rush Yards Rankings

159.6

156.6

144.5

134.7

129.1

128.9

Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

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268.6

262.3

256.1

254.0

Sack Leaders

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57.0

53.0

49.0

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314.6

McCaffrey

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AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

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Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176