before 2005 what qb has the most passing yds through first 3 seasons

Before 2005, Peyton Manning had the most passing yards by a quarterback in his first 3 seasons, with 12,287 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	12,287	48	1,014	1,679	60.4	7.3	256.0	85	58	85.4	5.1	3.5	56	356
2	Dan Marino D. Marino	11,431	43	871	1,427	61.0	8.0	265.8	98	44	96.4	6.9	3.1	41	357
3	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	10,556	44	937	1,756	53.4	6.0	239.9	53	58	67.9	3.0	3.3	61	408
4	Jeff Garcia J. Garcia	10,360	45	896	1,440	62.2	7.2	230.2	74	33	91.5	5.1	2.3	65	373
5	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	9,771	44	804	1,351	59.5	7.2	222.1	56	45	81.7	4.1	3.3	100	798
6	Marc Bulger M. Bulger	9,635	36	795	1,231	64.6	7.8	267.6	57	42	89.7	4.6	3.4	90	692
7	Joe Namath J. Namath	9,606	41	654	1,302	50.2	7.4	234.3	63	70	68.4	4.8	5.4
8	Warren Moon W. Moon	9,536	45	715	1,315	54.4	7.3	211.9	40	59	69.1	3.0	4.5	134	1,069
9	Ken O'Brien K. O'Brien	8,980	41	713	1,173	60.8	7.7	219.0	56	35	88.1	4.8	3.0	124	920
10	Aaron Brooks A. Brooks	8,918	40	708	1,280	55.3	7.0	223.0	62	43	79.4	4.8	3.4	101	660
11	Bernie Kosar B. Kosar	8,465	40	675	1,168	57.8	7.2	211.6	47	26	84.6	4.0	2.2	80	524
12	Tony Banks T. Banks	8,333	44	685	1,263	54.2	6.6	189.4	36	42	70.4	2.9	3.3	132	860
13	Norm Snead N. Snead	8,306	42	531	1,092	48.6	7.6	197.8	46	71	61.2	4.2	6.5
14	Joey Harrington J. Harrington	8,221	46	798	1,472	54.2	5.6	178.7	48	50	67.2	3.3	3.4	53	326
15	John Elway J. Elway	8,152	42	664	1,244	53.4	6.6	194.1	47	52	69.0	3.8	4.2	90	683
16	David Carr D. Carr	8,136	44	685	1,205	56.8	6.8	184.9	34	42	72.5	2.8	3.5	140	802
17	Jake Plummer J. Plummer	8,051	38	682	1,224	55.7	6.6	211.9	41	59	67.0	3.3	4.8	128	723
18	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	7,932	41	575	1,002	57.4	7.9	193.5	54	32	87.5	5.4	3.2	63	535
19	Kurt Warner K. Warner	7,821	28	564	857	65.8	9.1	279.3	62	31	104.0	7.2	3.6	49	316
20	Mark Rypien M. Rypien	7,568	33	560	988	56.7	7.7	229.3	56	37	84.5	5.7	3.7	36	256
21	Rick Mirer R. Mirer	7,548	44	678	1,258	53.9	6.0	171.5	36	44	67.0	2.9	3.5	116	635
22	Donovan McNabb D. McNabb	7,546	44	721	1,278	56.4	5.9	171.5	54	32	77.4	4.2	2.5	112	739
23	Jim Zorn J. Zorn	7,541	40	560	1,133	49.4	6.7	188.5	43	66	59.4	3.8	5.8	80	523
24	Neil O'Donnell N. O'Donnell	7,454	40	611	1,085	56.3	6.9	186.4	38	23	80.5	3.5	2.1	98	753
25	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	7,454	35	551	1,111	49.6	6.7	213.0	38	63	59.1	3.4	5.7	89	726

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Jaguars	3	1	.750
Colts	2	2	.500
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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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Sack Leaders

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30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

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18.3

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417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

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Rush Yards Rankings

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181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

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300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

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14.0

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Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
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Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000