most passing yards by a qb in their first 8 seasons as a starter

Peyton Manning had the most passing yards by a quarterback as a starter in his first 8 seasons, with 33,189 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
33,189
128
2,769
4,333
63.9
7.7
259.3
244
130
93.5
5.6
3.0
156
1,022
2Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
32,757
126
2,915
4,530
64.3
7.2
260.0
202
107
90.9
4.5
2.4
218
1,446
3Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
32,352
112
2,778
4,171
66.6
7.8
288.9
245
74
102.1
5.9
1.8
184
1,219
4Derek Carr
D. Carr
31,700
127
2,896
4,456
65.0
7.1
249.6
193
85
92.4
4.3
1.9
237
1,433
5Jared Goff
J. Goff
30,429
117
2,657
4,107
64.7
7.4
260.1
185
82
93.6
4.5
2.0
217
1,581
6Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
30,303
109
2,634
4,285
61.5
7.1
278.0
187
108
86.8
4.4
2.5
242
1,563
7Josh Allen
J. Allen
30,028
127
2,609
4,073
64.1
7.4
236.4
220
94
94.6
5.4
2.3
226
1,432
8Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
29,734
128
2,436
3,777
64.5
7.9
232.3
227
68
101.2
6.0
1.8
347
2,271
9Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
29,459
114
2,595
3,873
67.0
7.6
258.4
202
74
99.0
5.2
1.9
235
1,417
10Dan Marino
D. Marino
29,206
108
2,307
3,885
59.4
7.5
270.4
221
130
87.9
5.7
3.3
88
680
11Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
29,161
121
2,496
4,436
56.3
6.6
241.0
164
136
75.9
3.7
3.1
256
1,748
12Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
28,322
122
2,479
4,070
60.9
7.0
232.1
162
102
84.7
4.0
2.5
257
1,833
13Cam Newton
C. Newton
28,287
122
2,307
3,859
59.8
7.3
231.9
181
107
86.5
4.7
2.8
285
2,156
14Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
28,100
120
2,443
3,921
62.3
7.2
234.2
188
104
88.8
4.8
2.7
241
1,489
15Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
27,939
120
2,447
3,860
63.4
7.2
232.8
194
101
90.9
5.0
2.6
281
1,793
16Warren Moon
W. Moon
27,679
115
2,105
3,680
57.2
7.5
240.7
157
133
80.3
4.3
3.6
265
2,080
17Eli Manning
E. Manning
27,513
119
2,288
3,912
58.5
7.0
231.2
185
129
82.2
4.7
3.3
193
1,373
18Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
26,851
114
2,332
3,662
63.7
7.3
235.5
178
87
92.0
4.9
2.4
299
2,235
19Brett Favre
B. Favre
26,441
109
2,288
3,699
61.9
7.1
242.6
211
115
89.5
5.7
3.1
222
1,392
20Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
26,413
118
2,112
3,494
60.4
7.6
223.8
179
126
86.0
5.1
3.6
226
1,715
21Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
26,403
113
2,078
3,293
63.1
8.0
233.7
163
98
92.2
4.9
3.0
312
2,074
22Tom Brady
T. Brady
26,318
110
2,288
3,629
63.0
7.3
239.3
197
86
93.1
5.4
2.4
203
1,278
23Drew Brees
D. Brees
26,037
106
2,319
3,623
64.0
7.2
245.6
167
99
89.3
4.6
2.7
137
1,018
24Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
25,331
106
2,215
3,524
62.9
7.2
239.0
167
113
86.8
4.7
3.2
177
1,235
25Trent Green
T. Green
25,018
99
1,981
3,268
60.6
7.7
252.7
144
91
87.6
4.4
2.8
216
1,345
StatMuse has game-level data for passing yards going back to the 1950 season.

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PASS

3,101

Jones

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RUSH

1,585

Taylor

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REC

1,003

Pierce

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PPG

27.4

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OPP PPG

24.2

21st

RUSH YDS/G

118.1

17th

PASS YDS/G

240.3

8th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
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NFL 2025 Rankings

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176

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Scores

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10/4
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22-21
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10/4
@
38-35
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10/4
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37-24
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10/4
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27-10
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10/4
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23-20

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1/11
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4:30 PM
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1/11
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8:15 PM