before 2017 what qb had the most passing yds through first 7 seasons

Before 2017, Peyton Manning had the most passing yards by a quarterback in his first 7 seasons, with 29,442 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	29,442	112	2,464	3,880	63.5	7.6	262.9	216	120	92.3	5.6	3.1	139	941
2	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	28,166	110	2,508	3,916	64.0	7.2	256.1	181	91	91.1	4.6	2.3	188	1,240
3	Dan Marino D. Marino	27,853	103	2,174	3,650	59.6	7.6	270.4	220	125	89.3	6.0	3.4	83	670
4	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	25,976	93	2,246	3,691	60.9	7.0	279.3	163	98	85.8	4.4	2.7	205	1,347
5	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	25,966	106	2,192	3,921	55.9	6.6	245.0	147	123	75.7	3.7	3.1	212	1,493
6	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	25,531	112	2,213	3,657	60.5	7.0	228.0	148	90	84.8	4.0	2.5	241	1,709
7	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	23,031	102	1,824	3,024	60.3	7.6	225.8	161	108	86.9	5.3	3.6	201	1,544
8	Warren Moon W. Moon	22,989	99	1,701	3,025	56.2	7.6	232.2	134	112	79.9	4.4	3.7	242	1,906
9	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	22,694	97	2,024	3,217	62.9	7.1	234.0	154	100	86.9	4.8	3.1	160	1,116
10	Eli Manning E. Manning	22,646	105	1,932	3,332	58.0	6.8	215.7	156	113	80.2	4.7	3.4	166	1,177
11	Brett Favre B. Favre	22,591	97	1,971	3,205	61.5	7.0	232.9	182	95	89.3	5.7	3.0	194	1,240
12	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	22,502	99	1,766	2,800	63.1	8.0	227.3	144	86	92.5	5.1	3.1	274	1,821
13	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	22,214	93	1,920	3,060	62.7	7.3	238.9	142	81	89.1	4.6	2.6	181	1,077
14	Jim Everett J. Everett	22,106	97	1,712	3,003	57.0	7.4	227.9	134	111	79.7	4.5	3.7	168	1,202
15	Cam Newton C. Newton	21,772	93	1,710	2,928	58.4	7.4	234.1	136	78	86.1	4.6	2.7	221	1,701
16	Trent Green T. Green	21,607	88	1,705	2,822	60.4	7.7	245.5	133	82	87.9	4.7	2.9	190	1,179
17	Tom Brady T. Brady	21,564	96	1,896	3,064	61.9	7.0	224.6	147	78	88.4	4.8	2.5	182	1,150
18	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	21,381	101	1,520	2,687	56.6	8.0	211.7	150	98	85.8	5.6	3.6	186	1,475
19	Marc Bulger M. Bulger	21,345	87	1,829	2,924	62.6	7.3	245.3	117	87	85.6	4.0	3.0	240	1,778
20	Jay Cutler J. Cutler	21,316	93	1,796	2,955	60.8	7.2	229.2	136	100	84.0	4.6	3.4	199	1,272
21	John Elway J. Elway	21,195	100	1,665	3,070	54.2	6.9	212.0	120	114	73.6	3.9	3.7	207	1,589
22	Drew Brees D. Brees	21,189	91	1,921	3,015	63.7	7.0	232.8	134	82	87.9	4.4	2.7	126	938
23	Ken O'Brien K. O'Brien	20,444	98	1,697	2,878	59.0	7.1	208.6	109	78	82.2	3.8	2.7	295	2,204
24	Aaron Brooks A. Brooks	20,261	93	1,673	2,963	56.5	6.8	217.9	123	92	78.5	4.2	3.1	235	1,454
25	Daunte Culpepper D. Culpepper	20,162	81	1,678	2,607	64.4	7.7	248.9	135	86	91.5	5.2	3.3	228	1,214

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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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Rec Yards 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

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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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300.8

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292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

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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