before 2016 what qb had the most passing yds through first 6 seasons

Before 2016, 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	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	23,472	94	2,093	3,288	63.7	7.1	249.7	153	77	90.6	4.7	2.3	157	1,035
4	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
5	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	21,714	77	1,848	3,099	59.6	7.0	282.0	131	85	83.6	4.2	2.7	161	1,096
6	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	21,545	96	1,869	3,103	60.2	6.9	224.4	121	78	83.7	3.9	2.5	222	1,542
7	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
8	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	19,302	87	1,526	2,411	63.3	8.0	221.9	127	81	91.7	5.3	3.4	242	1,601
9	Aaron Brooks A. Brooks	19,156	85	1,563	2,771	56.4	6.9	225.4	120	84	79.7	4.3	3.0	209	1,280
10	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
11	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	18,724	81	1,662	2,631	63.2	7.1	231.2	128	80	87.9	4.9	3.0	134	915
12	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
13	Eli Manning E. Manning	18,644	89	1,593	2,793	57.0	6.7	209.5	125	88	79.2	4.5	3.2	150	1,060
14	Marc Bulger M. Bulger	18,625	72	1,578	2,484	63.5	7.5	258.7	106	74	88.1	4.3	3.0	202	1,515
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	Jay Cutler J. Cutler	18,283	78	1,541	2,521	61.1	7.3	234.4	117	86	84.5	4.6	3.4	161	1,022
19	Cam Newton C. Newton	18,263	78	1,440	2,418	59.6	7.6	234.1	117	64	88.3	4.8	2.6	185	1,424
20	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
21	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
22	Tom Brady T. Brady	18,035	80	1,577	2,548	61.9	7.1	225.4	123	66	88.5	4.8	2.6	156	975
23	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	18,008	77	1,556	2,497	62.3	7.2	233.9	124	73	88.4	5.0	2.9	140	813
24	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
25	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

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PASS

754

Jones

RUSH

353

Taylor

REC

202

Downs

Team Rankings

PPG

25.5

13th

OPP PPG

26.0

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

109.5

15th

PASS YDS/G

188.5

27th

2026 Division Standings

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM

Last Game

Colts

2 - 2

Final

Commanders

1 - 3

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

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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Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

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Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-4

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
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