before 2020 what qb had the most passing yds through first 12 seasons

Before 2020, Matt Ryan had the most passing yards by a quarterback in his first 12 seasons, with 51,186 yards.

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	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	51,186	189	4,460	6,817	65.4	7.5	270.8	321	147	94.6	4.7	2.2	369	2,449
2	Peyton Manning P. Manning	50,128	192	4,232	6,531	64.8	7.7	261.1	366	181	95.2	5.6	2.8	215	1,392
3	Drew Brees D. Brees	45,919	170	4,035	6,149	65.6	7.5	270.1	324	165	94.3	5.3	2.7	234	1,698
4	Dan Marino D. Marino	45,173	172	3,604	6,049	59.6	7.5	262.6	328	185	88.2	5.4	3.1	178	1,270
5	Eli Manning E. Manning	44,187	185	3,695	6,227	59.3	7.1	238.8	294	199	83.5	4.7	3.2	307	2,137
6	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	42,995	171	3,476	5,423	64.1	7.9	251.4	272	147	94.0	5.0	2.7	439	2,867
7	Brett Favre B. Favre	42,285	177	3,652	5,992	60.9	7.1	238.9	314	188	86.7	5.2	3.1	348	2,261
8	Warren Moon W. Moon	42,177	172	3,380	5,753	58.8	7.3	245.2	247	199	81.5	4.3	3.5	382	2,915
9	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	41,447	164	3,462	5,339	64.8	7.8	252.7	281	135	95.5	5.3	2.5	326	1,990
10	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	41,025	149	3,559	5,696	62.5	7.2	275.3	256	134	89.3	4.5	2.4	347	2,242
11	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	40,067	171	3,670	5,932	61.9	6.8	234.3	218	141	84.1	3.7	2.4	359	2,554
12	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	40,036	160	3,413	5,443	62.7	7.4	250.2	259	166	88.1	4.8	3.0	278	1,933
13	Tom Brady T. Brady	39,979	161	3,397	5,321	63.8	7.5	248.3	300	115	96.4	5.6	2.2	276	1,712
14	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	39,808	172	3,449	6,049	57.0	6.6	231.4	221	181	76.7	3.7	3.0	402	2,733
15	John Elway J. Elway	37,736	174	3,030	5,384	56.3	7.0	216.9	199	177	76.8	3.7	3.3	416	3,073
16	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	36,827	142	3,034	4,657	65.1	7.9	259.3	297	72	104.1	6.4	1.5	341	2,163
17	Donovan McNabb D. McNabb	36,250	161	3,076	5,218	58.9	6.9	225.2	230	115	85.7	4.4	2.2	394	2,513
18	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	35,467	160	2,874	4,779	60.1	7.4	221.7	237	175	84.4	5.0	3.7	323	2,427
19	Jay Cutler J. Cutler	35,133	153	3,048	4,920	62.0	7.1	229.6	227	160	85.3	4.6	3.3	322	2,035
20	Joe Montana J. Montana	34,998	166	2,914	4,579	63.6	7.6	210.8	242	123	93.4	5.3	2.7	281	1,894
21	Jim Everett J. Everett	34,837	158	2,841	4,923	57.7	7.1	220.5	203	175	78.6	4.1	3.6	257	1,885
22	Kerry Collins K. Collins	34,186	156	2,868	5,172	55.5	6.6	219.1	174	172	73.2	3.4	3.3	300	1,960
23	Tony Romo T. Romo	34,154	155	2,826	4,331	65.3	7.9	220.3	247	117	97.1	5.7	2.7	248	1,672
24	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	34,149	170	2,661	4,680	56.9	7.3	200.9	223	168	80.8	4.8	3.6	294	2,286
25	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	33,854	144	2,585	4,380	59.0	7.7	235.1	201	185	81.2	4.6	4.2	256	1,820

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PASS

719

Penix

RUSH

580

Robinson

REC

488

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Team Rankings

PPG

23.8

13th

OPP PPG

24.4

21st

RUSH YDS/G

166.8

2nd

PASS YDS/G

208.2

22nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Panthers	2	2	.500
Falcons	2	3	.400
Saints	1	4	.200
Buccaneers	1	4	.200

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CIN	@	ATL	9:30 AM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Ravens

4 - 1

Final

Falcons

2 - 3

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

1,402

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

504

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

7

Gibbs

7

Allen

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

31.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

417.0

412.0

405.8

394.2

393.8

392.4

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

139.6

139.0

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

300.5

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

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Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000