before 2022 what qb had the most passing yds through first 8 seasons

Before 2022, Peyton Manning had the most passing yards by a quarterback in his first 8 seasons, with 33,189 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	33,189	128	2,769	4,333	63.9	7.7	259.3	244	130	93.5	5.6	3.0	156	1,022
2	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	32,757	126	2,915	4,530	64.3	7.2	260.0	202	107	90.9	4.5	2.4	218	1,446
3	Derek Carr D. Carr	31,700	127	2,896	4,456	65.0	7.1	249.6	193	85	92.4	4.3	1.9	237	1,433
4	Dan Marino D. Marino	31,416	119	2,480	4,181	59.3	7.5	264.0	241	136	88.5	5.8	3.3	98	760
5	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	30,303	109	2,634	4,285	61.5	7.1	278.0	187	108	86.8	4.4	2.5	242	1,563
6	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	29,734	128	2,436	3,777	64.5	7.9	232.3	227	68	101.2	6.0	1.8	347	2,271
7	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	29,257	122	2,504	4,452	56.2	6.6	239.8	164	136	75.9	3.7	3.1	257	1,757
8	Cam Newton C. Newton	28,469	123	2,321	3,891	59.7	7.3	231.5	182	107	86.4	4.7	2.7	285	2,156
9	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	28,322	122	2,479	4,070	60.9	7.0	232.1	162	102	84.7	4.0	2.5	257	1,833
10	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	28,100	120	2,443	3,921	62.3	7.2	234.2	188	104	88.8	4.8	2.7	241	1,489
11	Warren Moon W. Moon	27,679	115	2,105	3,680	57.2	7.5	240.7	157	133	80.3	4.3	3.6	265	2,080
12	Eli Manning E. Manning	27,579	121	2,291	3,921	58.4	7.0	227.9	185	129	82.1	4.7	3.3	194	1,376
13	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	26,995	116	2,345	3,678	63.8	7.3	232.7	178	88	92.0	4.8	2.4	303	2,270
14	Brett Favre B. Favre	26,803	113	2,318	3,756	61.7	7.1	237.2	213	118	89.1	5.7	3.1	232	1,463
15	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	26,579	114	2,090	3,313	63.1	8.0	233.1	165	100	92.1	5.0	3.0	314	2,090
16	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	26,413	118	2,112	3,494	60.4	7.6	223.8	179	126	86.0	5.1	3.6	226	1,715
17	Tom Brady T. Brady	26,370	112	2,294	3,642	63.0	7.2	235.4	197	86	92.9	5.4	2.4	203	1,278
18	Drew Brees D. Brees	26,258	107	2,334	3,650	63.9	7.2	245.4	168	99	89.4	4.6	2.7	139	1,030
19	Trent Green T. Green	25,621	104	2,022	3,329	60.7	7.7	246.4	150	92	88.3	4.5	2.8	222	1,383
20	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	25,447	107	2,223	3,545	62.7	7.2	237.8	167	116	86.3	4.7	3.3	177	1,235
21	John Elway J. Elway	24,721	116	1,959	3,572	54.8	6.9	213.1	135	128	74.3	3.8	3.6	250	1,900
22	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	24,285	100	1,930	3,037	63.5	8.0	242.9	163	78	95.5	5.4	2.6	171	1,076
23	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	24,264	115	1,753	3,100	56.5	7.8	211.0	163	114	84.0	5.3	3.7	211	1,665
24	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	24,107	93	2,104	3,146	66.9	7.7	259.2	155	71	96.8	4.9	2.3	174	1,315
25	Jay Cutler J. Cutler	23,937	104	2,020	3,310	61.0	7.2	230.2	155	112	84.6	4.7	3.4	218	1,404

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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

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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