before 2001 what qb has the most total yds through first 2 seasons

Before 2001, Peyton Manning had the most passing yards by a quarterback in his first 2 seasons, with 7,874 yards.

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	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Peyton Manning P. Manning	7,874	32	657	1,108	59.3	7.1	246.1	52	43	80.6	4.7	3.9	36	225
2	Dan Marino D. Marino	7,294	27	535	860	62.2	8.5	270.1	68	23	104.5	7.9	2.7	23	200
3	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	7,049	29	614	1,120	54.8	6.3	243.1	40	42	70.3	3.6	3.8	38	238
4	Jeff Garcia J. Garcia	6,822	29	580	936	62.0	7.3	235.2	42	21	89.7	4.5	2.2	39	259
5	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	6,391	28	535	899	59.5	7.1	228.3	41	28	83.5	4.6	3.1	70	569
6	Warren Moon W. Moon	6,047	30	459	827	55.5	7.3	201.6	27	33	73.1	3.3	4.0	93	737
7	Jake Plummer J. Plummer	5,940	26	481	843	57.1	7.0	228.5	32	35	74.3	3.8	4.2	101	571
8	Tony Banks T. Banks	5,798	30	444	855	51.9	6.8	193.3	29	28	71.3	3.4	3.3	91	623
9	Joe Namath J. Namath	5,599	27	396	811	48.8	6.9	207.4	37	42	65.2	4.6	5.2
10	Kordell Stewart K. Stewart	5,580	32	488	898	54.3	6.2	174.4	32	35	68.9	3.6	3.9	53	363
11	Jay Schroeder J. Schroeder	5,567	25	388	750	51.7	7.4	222.7	27	27	73.1	3.6	3.6	43	354
12	Mark Rypien M. Rypien	5,498	23	394	684	57.6	8.0	239.0	40	26	87.2	5.8	3.8	30	223
13	Bernie Kosar B. Kosar	5,432	28	434	779	55.7	7.0	194.0	25	17	79.2	3.2	2.2	58	395
14	Ken O'Brien K. O'Brien	5,290	26	413	691	59.8	7.7	203.5	31	15	89.7	4.5	2.2	84	567
15	Norm Snead N. Snead	5,263	28	356	729	48.8	7.2	188.0	33	44	62.8	4.5	6.0
16	Steve DeBerg S. DeBerg	5,222	28	484	880	55.0	5.9	186.5	25	43	61.8	2.8	4.9	34	275
17	Kerry Collins K. Collins	5,171	28	418	797	52.4	6.5	184.7	28	28	69.9	3.5	3.5	42	264
18	Jeff George J. George	5,062	29	473	819	57.8	6.2	174.6	26	25	73.8	3.2	3.1	93	801
19	Rick Mirer R. Mirer	4,984	29	469	867	54.1	5.7	171.9	23	24	68.4	2.7	2.8	74	380
20	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	4,592	28	320	609	52.5	7.5	164.0	40	42	70.4	6.6	6.9
21	Bob Griese B. Griese	4,478	25	352	686	51.3	6.5	179.1	36	34	68.9	5.2	5.0
22	Kurt Warner K. Warner	4,392	17	329	510	64.5	8.6	258.4	41	13	107.9	8.0	2.5	29	201
23	Jim Plunkett J. Plunkett	4,354	28	327	683	47.9	6.4	155.5	27	41	56.7	4.0	6.0	75	704
24	Troy Aikman T. Aikman	4,328	26	381	692	55.1	6.3	166.5	20	36	62.0	2.9	5.2	58	443
25	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	4,321	21	293	631	46.4	6.8	205.8	18	41	51.7	2.9	6.5	51	432

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RUSH

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289

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215.0

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Jaguars	4	2	.667
Colts	2	4	.333
Texans	2	4	.333
Titans	1	5	.167

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Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
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Rush Yards Leaders

665

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Rec Yards Leaders

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580

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577

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Rec TD Leaders

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Purdy

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7.5

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29.2

28.0

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401.3

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Rush Yards Rankings

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159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

130.7

Pass Yards Rankings

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301.2

297.0

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273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

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Gibbs

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Walker

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Robinson

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Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000