before 2019 what qb had the most passing yds through first 5 seasons

Before 2019, Peyton Manning had the most passing yards by a quarterback in his first 5 seasons, with 20,618 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	20,618	80	1,749	2,817	62.1	7.3	257.7	138	100	85.9	4.9	3.5	108	733
2	Dan Marino D. Marino	19,422	71	1,512	2,494	60.6	7.8	273.5	168	80	94.1	6.7	3.2	67	553
3	Andrew Luck A. Luck	19,078	70	1,570	2,651	59.2	7.2	272.5	132	68	87.3	5.0	2.6	156	990
4	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	18,957	78	1,654	2,637	62.7	7.2	243.0	127	60	90.9	4.8	2.3	113	737
5	Derek Carr D. Carr	18,739	78	1,759	2,800	62.8	6.7	240.2	122	54	88.8	4.4	1.9	142	858
6	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	18,455	77	1,653	2,637	62.7	7.0	239.7	106	66	86.5	4.0	2.5	213	1,606
7	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	18,348	76	1,624	2,901	56.0	6.3	241.4	108	88	74.9	3.7	3.0	121	856
8	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
9	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	18,193	80	1,476	2,281	64.7	8.0	227.4	127	45	99.6	5.6	2.0	205	1,275
10	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
11	Blake Bortles B. Bortles	17,646	75	1,561	2,632	59.3	6.7	235.3	103	75	80.6	3.9	2.8	195	1,158
12	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	17,633	80	1,507	2,489	60.5	7.1	220.4	102	56	86.3	4.1	2.2	174	1,218
13	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	17,457	61	1,485	2,497	59.5	7.0	286.2	109	73	83.1	4.4	2.9	116	842
14	Jeff Garcia J. Garcia	16,408	74	1,449	2,360	61.4	7.0	221.7	113	56	88.3	4.8	2.4	103	570
15	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
16	Marc Bulger M. Bulger	16,233	60	1,357	2,106	64.4	7.7	270.6	95	59	91.3	4.5	2.8	165	1,246
17	Jay Cutler J. Cutler	15,964	68	1,359	2,207	61.6	7.2	234.8	104	79	84.3	4.7	3.6	138	863
18	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	15,730	71	1,251	2,088	59.9	7.5	221.5	105	72	85.8	5.0	3.4	150	1,172
19	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	15,630	65	1,380	2,165	63.7	7.2	240.5	107	67	88.9	4.9	3.1	108	702
20	Joe Namath J. Namath	15,487	69	1,026	2,043	50.2	7.6	224.4	97	104	70.1	4.7	5.1	13	117
21	Jim Everett J. Everett	15,345	65	1,154	2,038	56.6	7.5	236.1	101	73	82.2	5.0	3.6	112	798
22	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	14,974	72	1,189	1,905	62.4	7.9	208.0	101	69	89.4	5.3	3.6	192	1,253
23	John Elway J. Elway	14,835	70	1,168	2,158	54.1	6.9	211.9	85	77	74.1	3.9	3.6	142	1,054
24	Brett Favre B. Favre	14,825	65	1,342	2,149	62.4	6.9	228.1	108	66	86.8	5.0	3.1	129	823
25	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	14,825	69	1,038	1,830	56.7	8.1	214.9	98	65	86.2	5.4	3.6	119	989

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Jones

RUSH

353

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REC

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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

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Walker

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Robinson

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Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

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Olave

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Pass TD Leaders

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Cousins

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Rush TD Leaders

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Henry

6

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Rec TD Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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St. Brown

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QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

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Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

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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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Gibbs

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Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

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Lamb

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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