before 1997 what qb had the most passing yds through first 11 seasons

Dan Marino had the most passing yards by a quarterback in his first 11 seasons, with 40,720 yards.

	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Dan Marino D. Marino	40,720	156	3,219	5,434	59.2	7.5	261.0	298	168	88.1	5.5	3.1	160	1,157
2	Warren Moon W. Moon	37,949	156	3,003	5,147	58.3	7.4	243.3	214	185	80.3	4.2	3.6	344	2,638
3	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	35,467	160	2,874	4,779	60.1	7.4	221.7	237	175	84.4	5.0	3.7	323	2,427
4	Jim Everett J. Everett	34,380	154	2,805	4,848	57.9	7.1	223.2	202	171	79.0	4.2	3.5	253	1,855
5	John Elway J. Elway	34,246	160	2,723	4,890	55.7	7.0	214.0	183	167	75.9	3.7	3.4	370	2,770
6	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	31,874	158	2,440	4,291	56.9	7.4	201.7	207	153	81.6	4.8	3.6	267	2,088
7	Joe Montana J. Montana	31,054	151	2,593	4,059	63.9	7.7	205.7	216	107	94.0	5.3	2.6	252	1,741
8	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	30,114	131	2,268	3,873	58.6	7.8	229.9	182	168	80.9	4.7	4.3	227	1,592
9	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	29,593	139	2,006	3,661	54.8	8.1	212.9	232	173	82.9	6.3	4.7
10	Phil Simms P. Simms	28,519	138	2,164	3,969	54.5	7.2	206.7	171	141	77.0	4.3	3.6	416	3,055
11	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	28,484	153	2,075	3,797	54.6	7.5	186.2	216	167	79.5	5.7	4.4	99	770
12	John Hadl J. Hadl	26,938	154	1,824	3,640	50.1	7.4	174.9	201	211	68.9	5.5	5.8	95	849
13	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	26,252	129	2,029	3,707	54.7	7.1	203.5	157	168	72.4	4.2	4.5	277	2,090
14	Joe Namath J. Namath	25,967	125	1,722	3,425	50.3	7.6	207.7	166	199	67.5	4.8	5.8	86	826
15	Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson	25,599	152	1,997	3,822	52.3	6.7	168.4	169	173	69.4	4.4	4.5	257	2,172
16	Ken Anderson K. Anderson	25,562	148	2,036	3,539	57.5	7.2	172.7	160	124	80.6	4.5	3.5	320	2,323
17	Ken O'Brien K. O'Brien	25,094	129	2,110	3,602	58.6	7.0	194.5	128	98	80.4	3.6	2.7	353	2,654
18	Norm Snead N. Snead	24,448	134	1,722	3,403	50.6	7.2	182.4	158	201	65.1	4.6	5.9	49	418
19	Dave Krieg D. Krieg	24,052	119	1,909	3,291	58.0	7.3	202.1	184	136	82.3	5.6	4.1	309	2,518
20	Brian Sipe B. Sipe	23,713	125	1,944	3,439	56.5	6.9	189.7	154	149	74.8	4.5	4.3	224	1,889
21	Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski	23,470	123	1,871	3,330	56.2	7.0	190.8	154	141	76.0	4.6	4.2	345	2,872
22	Joe Theismann J. Theismann	23,432	156	1,877	3,301	56.9	7.1	150.2	152	122	79.0	4.6	3.7	303	2,443
23	Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw	23,257	144	1,692	3,283	51.5	7.1	161.5	171	185	68.4	5.2	5.6	272	2,408
24	Bernie Kosar B. Kosar	23,093	123	1,970	3,333	59.1	6.9	187.7	123	87	81.6	3.7	2.6	267	1,626
25	Steve Young S. Young	23,069	124	1,845	2,876	64.2	8.0	186.0	160	79	96.1	5.6	2.7	233	1,378

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Bills	12	5	.706
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Jets	3	14	.176

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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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28.3

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19.1

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Total Yards Rankings

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379.4

376.3

373.2

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Rush Yards Rankings

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144.5

134.7

129.1

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Pass Yards Rankings

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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
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Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
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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