before 2021 what qb had the most passing yds through first 13 seasons

Before 2021, Matt Ryan had the most passing yards by a quarterback in his first 13 seasons, with 55,767 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	55,767	205	4,867	7,443	65.4	7.5	272.0	347	158	94.5	4.7	2.1	410	2,706
2	Peyton Manning P. Manning	54,828	208	4,682	7,210	64.9	7.6	263.6	399	198	94.9	5.5	2.7	231	1,483
3	Drew Brees D. Brees	51,081	186	4,481	6,799	65.9	7.5	274.6	363	177	95.3	5.3	2.6	271	1,942
4	Dan Marino D. Marino	48,841	186	3,913	6,531	59.9	7.5	262.6	352	200	88.4	5.4	3.1	200	1,423
5	Eli Manning E. Manning	48,214	201	4,072	6,825	59.7	7.1	239.9	320	215	83.7	4.7	3.2	328	2,279
6	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	46,814	185	3,804	5,932	64.1	7.9	253.0	301	160	94.1	5.1	2.7	456	3,008
7	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	45,833	180	3,811	5,917	64.4	7.7	254.6	314	156	94.7	5.3	2.6	362	2,178
8	Brett Favre B. Favre	45,646	193	3,960	6,463	61.3	7.1	236.5	346	209	86.9	5.4	3.2	367	2,398
9	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	45,109	165	3,898	6,224	62.6	7.2	273.4	282	144	89.9	4.5	2.3	385	2,496
10	Tom Brady T. Brady	44,806	177	3,798	5,958	63.7	7.5	253.1	334	123	96.6	5.6	2.1	303	1,894
11	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	44,269	175	3,777	6,040	62.5	7.3	253.0	285	180	88.0	4.7	3.0	318	2,214
12	Warren Moon W. Moon	43,787	180	3,514	6,000	58.6	7.3	243.3	254	208	81.0	4.2	3.5	401	3,037
13	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	43,447	188	3,749	6,548	57.3	6.6	231.1	244	198	77.3	3.7	3.0	451	3,028
14	John Elway J. Elway	41,706	190	3,346	5,926	56.5	7.0	219.5	225	191	77.7	3.8	3.2	438	3,253
15	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	40,931	176	3,744	6,066	61.7	6.7	232.6	224	144	84.1	3.7	2.4	366	2,623
16	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	38,502	149	3,188	4,895	65.1	7.9	258.4	313	78	103.8	6.4	1.6	363	2,331
17	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	37,492	158	2,839	4,810	59.0	7.8	237.3	228	205	81.8	4.7	4.3	274	1,955
18	Donovan McNabb D. McNabb	37,276	167	3,170	5,374	59.0	6.9	223.2	234	117	85.6	4.4	2.2	410	2,626
19	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	36,442	180	2,851	5,019	56.8	7.3	202.5	234	182	80.1	4.7	3.6	311	2,395
20	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
21	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
22	Joe Montana J. Montana	35,124	167	2,929	4,600	63.7	7.6	210.3	244	123	93.5	5.3	2.7	282	1,902
23	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
24	Kerry Collins K. Collins	34,717	162	2,918	5,254	55.5	6.6	214.3	174	172	73.3	3.3	3.3	305	2,002
25	Tony Romo T. Romo	34,183	156	2,829	4,335	65.3	7.9	219.1	248	117	97.1	5.7	2.7	248	1,672

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Team Leaders

PASS

719

Penix

RUSH

580

Robinson

REC

488

London

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

Sun 11 Oct 2026

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

NFL Fantasy 2026

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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NFL 2026 Betting

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