before 2023 what qb had the most passing yds through first 4 seasons

Before 2023, Peyton Manning had the most passing yards by a quarterback in his first 4 seasons, with 16,418 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	16,418	64	1,357	2,226	61.0	7.4	256.5	111	81	85.1	5.0	3.6	85	588
2	Dan Marino D. Marino	16,177	59	1,249	2,050	60.9	7.9	274.2	142	67	95.2	6.9	3.3	58	476
3	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	15,778	64	1,363	2,071	65.8	7.6	246.5	97	36	97.0	4.7	1.7	136	826
4	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	15,460	64	1,392	2,248	61.9	6.9	241.6	87	54	85.2	3.9	2.4	184	1,390
5	Blake Bortles B. Bortles	14,928	62	1,318	2,229	59.1	6.7	240.8	90	64	80.8	4.0	2.9	164	985
6	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	14,899	61	1,305	2,036	64.1	7.3	244.2	104	63	90.1	5.1	3.1	97	635
7	Andrew Luck A. Luck	14,838	55	1,224	2,106	58.1	7.0	269.8	101	55	85.0	4.8	2.6	115	722
8	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	14,758	64	1,301	2,111	61.6	7.0	230.6	99	66	85.2	4.7	3.1	120	695
9	Derek Carr D. Carr	14,690	62	1,378	2,247	61.3	6.5	236.9	103	44	87.5	4.6	2.0	91	559
10	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	14,642	60	1,310	2,379	55.1	6.2	244.0	80	73	72.0	3.4	3.1	91	598
11	Jameis Winston J. Winston	14,628	56	1,183	1,922	61.6	7.6	261.2	88	58	87.8	4.6	3.0	122	793
12	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	14,539	54	1,186	1,748	67.8	8.3	269.2	104	36	104.5	5.9	2.1	174	1,050
13	Cam Newton C. Newton	14,426	62	1,144	1,923	59.5	7.5	232.7	82	54	85.4	4.3	2.8	152	1,140
14	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	14,238	62	1,232	2,022	60.9	7.0	229.6	95	46	88.4	4.7	2.3	85	527
15	Jared Goff J. Goff	14,219	54	1,166	1,869	62.4	7.6	263.3	87	42	91.9	4.7	2.2	106	787
16	Carson Wentz C. Wentz	14,191	56	1,311	2,055	63.8	6.9	253.4	97	35	92.7	4.7	1.7	129	807
17	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	14,152	46	1,114	1,687	66.0	8.4	307.7	114	24	108.7	6.8	1.4	67	460
18	Baker Mayfield B. Mayfield	14,125	60	1,185	1,924	61.6	7.3	235.4	92	56	87.8	4.8	2.9	134	889
19	Josh Allen J. Allen	14,114	61	1,245	1,999	62.3	7.1	231.4	103	46	91.0	5.2	2.3	118	773
20	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	14,089	49	1,316	1,966	66.9	7.2	287.5	94	35	96.2	4.8	1.8	101	638
21	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	13,974	64	1,123	1,735	64.7	8.1	218.3	106	34	101.8	6.1	2.0	164	982
22	Kyler Murray K. Murray	13,848	57	1,316	1,971	66.8	7.0	242.9	84	41	92.5	4.3	2.1	131	963
23	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	13,816	64	1,190	1,958	60.8	7.1	215.9	80	46	86.0	4.1	2.3	139	991
24	Jeff Garcia J. Garcia	13,704	61	1,224	1,968	62.2	7.0	224.7	95	43	89.9	4.8	2.2	82	466
25	Josh Freeman J. Freeman	12,963	57	1,101	1,873	58.8	6.9	227.4	78	63	79.8	4.2	3.4	103	622

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PASS

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Jones

RUSH

353

Taylor

REC

202

Downs

Team Rankings

PPG

25.5

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109.5

15th

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
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM

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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

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Purdy

11

Cousins

9

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Rush TD Leaders

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Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

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St. Brown

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QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

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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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Fantasy RB Rankings

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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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