before 2025 what qb had the most passing yds through first 17 seasons

Before 2025, Peyton Manning had the most passing yards by a quarterback in his first 17 seasons, with 71,940 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	71,940	266	6,125	9,380	65.3	7.7	270.5	539	251	96.5	5.7	2.7	303	1,953
2	Drew Brees D. Brees	70,445	249	6,222	9,294	66.9	7.6	282.9	488	228	96.7	5.3	2.5	378	2,692
3	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	63,440	244	5,277	8,134	64.9	7.8	260.0	421	209	95.2	5.2	2.6	465	2,842
4	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
5	Brett Favre B. Favre	61,655	257	5,377	8,758	61.4	7.0	239.9	442	288	85.7	5.0	3.3	439	2,888
6	Tom Brady T. Brady	61,582	237	5,244	8,224	63.8	7.5	259.8	456	152	97.2	5.5	1.8	417	2,596
7	Dan Marino D. Marino	61,361	242	4,967	8,358	59.4	7.3	253.6	420	252	86.4	5.0	3.0	270	1,930
8	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	60,348	233	5,050	7,838	64.4	7.7	259.0	396	201	94.0	5.1	2.6	516	3,438
9	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	59,809	222	5,174	8,166	63.4	7.3	269.4	377	188	91.2	4.6	2.3	502	3,365
10	Eli Manning E. Manning	57,023	236	4,895	8,119	60.3	7.0	241.6	366	244	84.1	4.5	3.0	411	2,870
11	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	55,360	213	4,651	7,118	65.3	7.8	259.9	449	93	104.5	6.3	1.3	498	3,338
12	John Elway J. Elway	51,475	234	4,123	7,250	56.9	7.1	220.0	300	226	79.9	4.1	3.1	516	3,785
13	Warren Moon W. Moon	49,325	208	3,988	6,823	58.4	7.2	237.1	291	233	80.9	4.3	3.4	458	3,415
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	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	46,135	199	3,882	6,001	64.7	7.7	231.8	350	111	99.8	5.8	1.8	560	3,683
16	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	45,697	196	4,166	6,751	61.7	6.8	233.1	257	162	84.4	3.8	2.4	404	2,882
17	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
18	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	43,535	230	3,341	5,895	56.7	7.4	189.3	317	234	81.5	5.4	4.0	247	2,083
19	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
20	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	42,979	164	3,768	5,630	66.9	7.6	262.1	288	126	97.4	5.1	2.2	332	2,408
21	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
22	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	40,943	201	3,334	5,925	56.3	6.9	203.7	251	235	75.4	4.2	4.0	362	2,662
23	Kerry Collins K. Collins	40,922	198	3,487	6,261	55.7	6.5	206.7	208	196	73.8	3.3	3.1	337	2,230
24	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
25	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	39,768	206	2,796	5,110	54.7	7.8	193.0	287	246	78.8	5.6	4.8	60	494

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RUSH

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249

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Jaguars	4	1	.800
Colts	2	3	.400
Texans	1	4	.200
Titans	0	5	.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
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1,485

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Love

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Rush Yards Leaders

537

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Gibbs

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

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Watson

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QB Rating Leaders

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119.3

Purdy

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Sack Leaders

7.5

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Rousseau

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PPG Rankings

32.8

31.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

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14.0

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18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

393.8

392.4

Rush Yards Rankings

181.0

173.2

162.3

153.5

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

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Gibbs

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Walker

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Robinson

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Smith-Njigba

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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	2	0	.500
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	3	1	0	.750
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