before 2023 what qb had the most passing yds through first 15 seasons

Before 2023, Peyton Manning had the most passing yards by a quarterback in his first 15 seasons, with 64,964 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	64,964	240	5,532	8,452	65.5	7.7	270.7	491	219	97.2	5.8	2.6	270	1,740
2	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	62,792	234	5,551	8,464	65.6	7.4	268.3	381	183	93.6	4.5	2.2	488	3,267
3	Drew Brees D. Brees	60,903	217	5,365	8,085	66.4	7.5	280.7	428	205	95.8	5.3	2.5	331	2,363
4	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	56,194	216	4,616	7,168	64.4	7.8	260.2	363	190	94.2	5.1	2.7	501	3,313
5	Eli Manning E. Manning	55,981	232	4,804	7,972	60.3	7.0	241.3	360	239	84.1	4.5	3.0	406	2,826
6	Dan Marino D. Marino	55,416	215	4,453	7,452	59.8	7.4	257.7	385	220	87.8	5.2	3.0	238	1,686
7	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	54,656	212	4,518	7,000	64.5	7.8	257.8	374	178	95.6	5.3	2.5	412	2,502
8	Brett Favre B. Favre	53,615	225	4,678	7,610	61.5	7.0	238.3	396	255	86.0	5.2	3.4	403	2,661
9	Tom Brady T. Brady	53,258	209	4,551	7,168	63.5	7.4	254.8	392	143	95.9	5.5	2.0	364	2,284
10	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	52,082	191	4,508	7,128	63.2	7.3	272.7	333	169	90.9	4.7	2.4	444	2,947
11	Warren Moon W. Moon	49,097	205	3,972	6,786	58.5	7.2	239.5	290	232	81.0	4.3	3.4	453	3,369
12	John Elway J. Elway	48,669	221	3,913	6,894	56.8	7.1	220.2	278	216	79.2	4.0	3.1	498	3,650
13	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	46,946	181	3,913	6,061	64.6	7.7	259.4	364	84	102.4	6.0	1.4	448	2,968
14	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	46,247	182	3,941	6,307	62.5	7.3	254.1	294	187	87.9	4.7	3.0	340	2,364
15	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	44,611	194	3,839	6,717	57.2	6.6	230.0	251	206	77.1	3.7	3.1	467	3,135
16	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	43,040	181	3,297	5,604	58.8	7.7	237.8	254	242	80.2	4.5	4.3	319	2,304
17	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	42,320	183	3,881	6,299	61.6	6.7	231.3	232	147	84.0	3.7	2.3	378	2,702
18	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	40,583	173	3,371	5,218	64.6	7.8	234.6	308	98	100.2	5.9	1.9	482	3,206
19	Joe Montana J. Montana	40,551	192	3,409	5,391	63.2	7.5	211.2	273	139	92.3	5.1	2.6	313	2,095
20	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	39,059	189	3,157	5,644	55.9	6.9	206.7	241	230	74.8	4.3	4.1	347	2,552
21	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	38,840	208	2,931	5,225	56.1	7.4	186.7	291	212	81.5	5.6	4.1	200	1,630
22	Kerry Collins K. Collins	38,618	185	3,279	5,885	55.7	6.6	208.7	192	187	73.5	3.3	3.2	319	2,099
23	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	38,150	166	3,374	5,396	62.5	7.1	229.8	244	144	87.6	4.5	2.7	345	2,254
24	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	37,920	187	2,969	5,205	57.0	7.3	202.8	247	184	81.1	4.7	3.5	318	2,438
25	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	37,715	185	2,616	4,777	54.8	7.9	203.9	280	231	80.0	5.9	4.8	31	251

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RUSH

353

Taylor

REC

202

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25.5

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RUSH YDS/G

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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 10/18	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
Sun 11/15	MIA	@	IND	1:00 PM

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

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1,268

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1,214

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Walker

494

Robinson

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Rec Yards Leaders

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491

Olave

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Cousins

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Rush TD Leaders

7

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Henry

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Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

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St. Brown

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QB Rating Leaders

126.2

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119.6

Jackson

111.2

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Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

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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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98.1

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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Fantasy TE Rankings

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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