before 2005 what qb has the most passing yds through first 6 seasons

Before 2005, Peyton Manning had the most passing yards by a quarterback in his first 6 seasons, with 24,885 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	24,885	96	2,128	3,383	62.9	7.4	259.2	167	110	88.1	4.9	3.3	126	840
2	Dan Marino D. Marino	23,856	87	1,866	3,100	60.2	7.7	274.2	196	103	91.5	6.3	3.3	73	584
3	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	21,981	90	1,887	3,382	55.8	6.5	244.2	128	102	75.7	3.8	3.0	157	1,151
4	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
5	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
6	Brett Favre B. Favre	18,724	81	1,667	2,692	61.9	7.0	231.2	147	79	88.6	5.5	2.9	169	1,064
7	Daunte Culpepper D. Culpepper	18,598	74	1,539	2,391	64.4	7.8	251.3	129	74	93.2	5.4	3.1	197	1,045
8	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	18,350	85	1,296	2,285	56.7	8.0	215.9	126	76	87.3	5.5	3.3	155	1,277
9	Warren Moon W. Moon	18,300	84	1,339	2,441	54.9	7.5	217.9	101	99	75.9	4.1	4.1	206	1,654
10	John Elway J. Elway	18,144	85	1,442	2,654	54.3	6.8	213.5	102	96	73.6	3.8	3.6	172	1,291
11	Jeff Garcia J. Garcia	18,139	85	1,593	2,612	61.0	6.9	213.4	123	65	87.2	4.7	2.5	127	669
12	Jake Plummer J. Plummer	17,622	84	1,540	2,754	55.9	6.4	209.8	90	114	69.0	3.3	4.1	215	1,326
13	Ken O'Brien K. O'Brien	17,589	82	1,471	2,467	59.6	7.1	214.5	96	68	83.0	3.9	2.8	261	1,942
14	Jeff George J. George	17,428	84	1,532	2,613	58.6	6.7	207.5	88	75	78.0	3.4	2.9	221	1,655
15	Jim Zorn J. Zorn	17,336	85	1,357	2,523	53.8	6.9	204.0	93	113	69.2	3.7	4.5	171	1,266
16	Trent Green T. Green	17,016	72	1,336	2,266	59.0	7.5	236.3	106	65	86.1	4.7	2.9	158	952
17	Donovan McNabb D. McNabb	16,926	85	1,507	2,586	58.3	6.5	199.1	118	57	83.9	4.6	2.2	215	1,350
18	Joe Namath J. Namath	16,746	74	1,116	2,222	50.2	7.5	226.3	102	116	68.9	4.6	5.2	19	180
19	Bernie Kosar B. Kosar	16,450	78	1,364	2,363	57.7	7.0	210.9	85	62	80.3	3.6	2.6	176	1,108
20	Troy Aikman T. Aikman	16,303	82	1,424	2,281	62.4	7.1	198.8	82	78	81.6	3.6	3.4	153	991
21	Aaron Brooks A. Brooks	16,274	72	1,323	2,340	56.5	7.0	226.0	107	67	81.5	4.6	2.9	176	1,078
22	Neil Lomax N. Lomax	15,989	82	1,287	2,247	57.3	7.1	195.0	92	67	80.7	4.1	3.0	268	2,035
23	Mark Rypien M. Rypien	15,928	77	1,244	2,207	56.4	7.2	206.9	101	75	80.2	4.6	3.4	82	578
24	Joe Montana J. Montana	15,609	88	1,324	2,077	63.7	7.5	177.4	106	54	92.7	5.1	2.6	116	821
25	Mark Brunell M. Brunell	15,572	73	1,297	2,160	60.0	7.2	213.3	86	52	85.4	4.0	2.4	181	1,046

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Jaguars	3	1	.750
Colts	2	2	.500
Titans	0	4	.000
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Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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St. Brown

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Jackson

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Sack Leaders

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30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

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16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

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417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

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303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

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Giants	3	1	0	.750
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
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
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