fewest games to reach 40000 passing yard

Kirk Cousins has the fewest games with more than 0 games played and 40,000+ passing yards, with 168 games.

Interpreted as:
fewest regular-season games by a player to reach 40000 or more passing yard
NAMEGPYDSCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
168
43,428
3,816
5,705
66.9
7.6
258.5
290
127
97.2
5.1
2.2
336
2,431
2Derek Carr
D. Carr
169
41,245
3,765
5,785
65.1
7.1
244.1
257
112
92.8
4.4
1.9
303
1,890
3Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
181
43,040
3,297
5,604
58.8
7.7
237.8
254
242
80.2
4.5
4.3
4Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
182
46,247
3,941
6,307
62.5
7.3
254.1
294
187
87.9
4.7
3.0
340
2,364
5Joe Montana
J. Montana
192
40,551
3,409
5,391
63.2
7.5
211.2
273
139
92.3
5.1
2.6
6Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
194
44,611
3,839
6,717
57.2
6.6
230.0
251
206
77.1
3.7
3.1
467
3,135
7Kerry Collins
K. Collins
198
40,922
3,487
6,261
55.7
6.5
206.7
208
196
73.8
3.3
3.1
337
2,230
8Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
205
46,966
3,951
6,120
64.6
7.7
229.1
353
114
99.3
5.8
1.9
570
3,749
9Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
206
48,148
4,413
7,161
61.6
6.7
233.7
272
172
84.1
3.8
2.4
422
3,000
10Warren Moon
W. Moon
208
49,325
3,988
6,823
58.4
7.2
237.1
291
233
80.9
4.3
3.4
458
3,415
11Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
210
40,239
2,830
5,186
54.6
7.8
191.6
290
253
78.2
5.6
4.9
12Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
233
62,639
5,422
8,539
63.5
7.3
268.8
407
190
92.2
4.8
2.2
517
3,463
13Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
233
46,233
3,787
6,701
56.5
6.9
198.4
275
267
75.0
4.1
4.0
417
2,992
14Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
234
62,792
5,551
8,464
65.6
7.4
268.3
381
183
93.6
4.5
2.2
488
3,267
15John Elway
J. Elway
234
51,475
4,123
7,250
56.9
7.1
220.0
300
226
79.9
4.1
3.1
516
3,785
16Eli Manning
E. Manning
236
57,023
4,895
8,119
60.3
7.0
241.6
366
244
84.1
4.5
3.0
411
2,870
17Dan Marino
D. Marino
242
61,361
4,967
8,358
59.4
7.3
253.6
420
252
86.4
5.0
3.0
270
1,930
18Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
244
63,440
5,277
8,134
64.9
7.8
260.0
421
209
95.2
5.2
2.6
465
2,842
19Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
246
47,003
3,686
6,467
57.0
7.3
191.1
342
266
80.4
5.3
4.1
20Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
249
64,088
5,440
8,443
64.4
7.6
257.4
418
211
93.5
5.0
2.5
554
3,670
21Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
258
64,921
5,561
8,534
65.2
7.6
251.6
522
123
102.5
6.1
1.4
590
4,029
22Peyton Manning
P. Manning
266
71,940
6,125
9,380
65.3
7.7
270.5
539
251
96.5
5.7
2.7
303
1,953
23Drew Brees
D. Brees
287
80,358
7,142
10,551
67.7
7.6
280.0
571
243
98.7
5.4
2.3
420
2,991
24Brett Favre
B. Favre
302
71,838
6,300
10,169
62.0
7.1
237.9
508
336
86.0
5.0
3.3
525
3,487
25Tom Brady
T. Brady
335
89,214
7,753
12,050
64.3
7.4
266.3
649
212
97.2
5.4
1.8
565
3,576
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3
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