before 2005 what qb has the most passing yds through first season

Before 2005, Peyton Manning had the most passing yards by a quarterback in his first season, with 3,739 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	3,739	16	326	575	56.7	6.5	233.7	26	28	71.2	4.5	4.9	22	109
2	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	3,593	16	285	480	59.4	7.5	224.6	22	17	83.3	4.6	3.5	43	330
3	Warren Moon W. Moon	3,338	16	259	450	57.6	7.4	208.6	12	14	76.9	2.7	3.1	47	371
4	Kordell Stewart K. Stewart	3,020	16	236	440	53.6	6.9	188.8	21	17	75.2	4.8	3.9	20	152
5	Chris Weinke C. Weinke	2,931	15	293	540	54.3	5.4	195.4	11	19	62.0	2.0	3.5	26	177
6	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	2,897	13	263	432	60.9	6.7	222.8	18	18	77.3	4.2	4.2	25	178
7	Rick Mirer R. Mirer	2,833	16	274	486	56.4	5.8	177.1	12	17	67.0	2.5	3.5	47	235
8	Byron Leftwich B. Leftwich	2,819	15	239	418	57.2	6.7	187.9	14	16	73.0	3.3	3.8	19	90
9	Kerry Collins K. Collins	2,717	15	214	433	49.4	6.3	181.1	14	19	61.9	3.2	4.4	24	150
10	Dieter Brock D. Brock	2,658	15	218	365	59.7	7.3	177.2	16	13	82.0	4.4	3.6	51	351
11	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	2,621	14	196	295	66.4	8.9	187.2	17	11	98.1	5.8	3.7	30	213
12	David Carr D. Carr	2,592	16	233	444	52.5	5.8	162.0	9	15	62.8	2.0	3.4	76	411
13	Jim Zorn J. Zorn	2,571	14	208	439	47.4	5.9	183.6	12	27	49.5	2.7	6.2	25	196
14	Jeff Garcia J. Garcia	2,544	13	225	375	60.0	6.8	195.7	11	11	77.9	2.9	2.9	15	104
15	Tony Banks T. Banks	2,544	14	192	368	52.2	6.9	181.7	15	15	71.0	4.1	4.1	48	306
16	Dennis Shaw D. Shaw	2,507	14	178	321	55.5	7.8	179.1	10	20	65.3	3.1	6.2	41	387
17	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	2,494	13	214	429	49.9	5.8	191.8	15	15	65.0	3.5	3.5	16	99
18	Butch Songin B. Songin	2,476	14	187	392	47.7	6.3	176.9	22	15	70.9	5.6	3.8
19	Tim Couch T. Couch	2,447	15	223	399	55.9	6.1	163.1	15	13	73.2	3.8	3.3	56	359
20	Norm Snead N. Snead	2,337	14	172	375	45.9	6.2	166.9	11	22	51.6	2.9	5.9
21	Jim Finks J. Finks	2,307	12	158	336	47.0	6.9	192.3	20	19	66.2	6.0	5.7
22	Joey Harrington J. Harrington	2,294	14	215	429	50.1	5.3	163.9	12	16	59.9	2.8	3.7	8	75
23	George Ratterman G. Ratterman	2,251	12	140	294	47.6	7.7	187.6	22	24	64.6	7.5	8.2
24	Jeff Komlo J. Komlo	2,238	16	183	368	49.7	6.1	139.9	11	23	52.8	3.0	6.3	40	361
25	Jack Trudeau J. Trudeau	2,225	12	204	417	48.9	5.3	185.4	8	18	53.5	1.9	4.3	29	213

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PASS

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Jones

RUSH

353

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REC

202

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Team Rankings

PPG

25.5

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RUSH YDS/G

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PASS YDS/G

188.5

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	.750
Colts	2	2	.500
Titans	0	4	.000
Texans	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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Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

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Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

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Cousins

9

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Rush TD Leaders

7

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Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

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QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

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PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

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

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

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Walker

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Robinson

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Smith-Njigba

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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