before 2025 what qb had the most passing yds through first 11 seasons

Before 2025, Matt Ryan had the most passing yards by a quarterback in his first 11 seasons, with 46,720 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	46,720	174	4,052	6,201	65.3	7.5	268.5	295	133	94.9	4.8	2.1	321	2,133
2	Peyton Manning P. Manning	45,628	176	3,839	5,960	64.4	7.7	259.3	333	165	94.7	5.6	2.8	205	1,318
3	Derek Carr D. Carr	41,245	169	3,765	5,785	65.1	7.1	244.1	257	112	92.8	4.4	1.9	303	1,890
4	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
5	Drew Brees D. Brees	40,742	154	3,613	5,479	65.9	7.4	264.6	281	146	94.0	5.1	2.7	208	1,508
6	Dan Marino D. Marino	40,720	156	3,219	5,434	59.2	7.5	261.0	298	168	88.1	5.5	3.1	160	1,157
7	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
8	Eli Manning E. Manning	39,755	169	3,308	5,609	59.0	7.1	235.2	259	185	82.4	4.6	3.3	280	1,980
9	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	39,057	159	3,157	4,954	63.7	7.9	245.6	251	131	93.9	5.1	2.6	419	2,726
10	Brett Favre B. Favre	38,627	161	3,311	5,441	60.9	7.1	239.9	287	172	86.8	5.3	3.2	322	2,073
11	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	38,245	163	3,499	5,670	61.7	6.7	234.6	212	136	84.1	3.7	2.4	333	2,360
12	Warren Moon W. Moon	37,949	156	3,003	5,147	58.3	7.4	243.3	214	185	80.3	4.2	3.6	344	2,638
13	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	37,140	142	3,249	4,866	66.8	7.6	261.5	252	105	97.8	5.2	2.2	287	2,097
14	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	36,876	156	3,193	5,599	57.0	6.6	236.4	201	165	76.7	3.6	2.9	365	2,518
15	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	36,655	148	3,025	4,678	64.7	7.8	247.7	252	122	95.7	5.4	2.6	286	1,726
16	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
17	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	35,365	144	3,071	4,906	62.6	7.2	245.6	224	155	86.3	4.6	3.2	253	1,782
18	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	35,279	152	3,122	5,018	62.2	7.0	232.1	226	135	87.0	4.5	2.7	320	2,065
19	Jared Goff J. Goff	35,058	134	3,047	4,646	65.6	7.5	261.6	222	94	95.7	4.8	2.0	248	1,815
20	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	34,881	155	3,063	4,764	64.3	7.3	225.0	216	115	91.2	4.5	2.4	415	3,065
21	Tom Brady T. Brady	34,744	145	2,996	4,710	63.6	7.4	239.6	261	103	95.2	5.5	2.2	244	1,539
22	Jim Everett J. Everett	34,380	154	2,805	4,848	57.9	7.1	223.2	202	171	79.0	4.2	3.5	253	1,855
23	John Elway J. Elway	34,246	160	2,723	4,890	55.7	7.0	214.0	183	167	75.9	3.7	3.4	370	2,770
24	Kerry Collins K. Collins	33,637	152	2,826	5,082	55.6	6.6	221.3	173	166	73.7	3.4	3.3	296	1,937
25	Tony Romo T. Romo	33,270	151	2,743	4,210	65.2	7.9	220.3	242	110	97.6	5.7	2.6	242	1,637

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Team Leaders

PASS

479

Penix

RUSH

494

Robinson

REC

370

London

Team Rankings

PPG

24.0

15th

OPP PPG

23.0

17th

RUSH YDS/G

181.0

2nd

PASS YDS/G

191.8

25th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	2	2	.500
Panthers	2	2	.500
Saints	1	3	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	.200

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	BAL	@	ATL	8:20 PM
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

Last Game

Falcons

2 - 2

Final

Saints

1 - 3

Mon 5 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

10

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Washington

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

109.0

Smith

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

14.0

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

NFL Fantasy 2026

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

Little

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-4

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
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	4	1	0	.800
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