most passing yards first 11 seasons by qb starter

Matt Ryan had the most passing yards by a quarterback as a starter in his first 11 seasons, with 46,720 yards.

	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	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
6	Drew Brees D. Brees	40,521	153	3,598	5,452	66.0	7.4	264.8	280	146	94.0	5.1	2.7	206	1,496
7	Eli Manning E. Manning	39,689	167	3,305	5,600	59.0	7.1	237.7	259	185	82.4	4.6	3.3	279	1,977
8	Jared Goff J. Goff	39,622	151	3,440	5,224	65.8	7.6	262.4	256	102	96.8	4.9	2.0	286	2,074
9	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	38,881	158	3,145	4,934	63.7	7.9	246.1	249	129	94.0	5.0	2.6	417	2,710
10	Dan Marino D. Marino	38,510	145	3,046	5,138	59.3	7.5	265.6	278	162	87.6	5.4	3.2	150	1,077
11	Brett Favre B. Favre	38,265	157	3,281	5,384	60.9	7.1	243.7	285	169	87.0	5.3	3.1	312	2,002
12	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
13	Warren Moon W. Moon	37,767	154	2,981	5,113	58.3	7.4	245.2	211	185	80.1	4.1	3.6	343	2,632
14	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	36,780	155	3,185	5,583	57.0	6.6	237.3	201	165	76.8	3.6	3.0	364	2,509
15	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	36,646	137	3,208	4,797	66.9	7.6	267.5	248	101	98.1	5.2	2.1	283	2,055
16	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	36,507	144	3,008	4,648	64.7	7.9	253.5	251	121	95.9	5.4	2.6	282	1,700
17	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	35,989	139	3,184	4,759	66.9	7.6	258.9	243	92	98.3	5.1	1.9	287	1,737
18	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	35,939	126	3,093	4,673	66.2	7.7	285.2	267	85	100.8	5.7	1.8	218	1,412
19	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
20	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	35,249	143	3,063	4,885	62.7	7.2	246.5	224	152	86.7	4.6	3.1	253	1,782
21	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	34,959	148	3,101	4,982	62.2	7.0	236.2	224	135	86.9	4.5	2.7	318	2,042
22	Tom Brady T. Brady	34,692	143	2,990	4,697	63.7	7.4	242.6	261	103	95.3	5.6	2.2	244	1,539
23	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	34,569	151	3,034	4,728	64.2	7.3	228.9	216	114	91.2	4.6	2.4	406	2,990
24	Jim Everett J. Everett	33,294	147	2,726	4,688	58.1	7.1	226.5	193	163	79.4	4.1	3.5	244	1,791
25	Tony Romo T. Romo	33,008	123	2,727	4,183	65.2	7.9	268.4	239	107	97.7	5.7	2.6	240	1,629

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PASS

1,982

Penix

RUSH

1,478

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928

Pitts

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PPG

20.8

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OPP PPG

23.6

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RUSH YDS/G

125.8

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PASS YDS/G

217.8

20th

2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	8	9	.471
Buccaneers	8	9	.471
Panthers	8	9	.471
Saints	6	11	.353

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	CAR	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Thu 9/24	ATL	@	GB	8:15 PM
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	BAL	@	ATL	8:20 PM

Last Game

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6 - 11

Final

Falcons

8 - 9

Sun 4 Jan 2026

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4,564

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Rush Yards Leaders

1,621

Cook

1,595

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1,585

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Rec Yards Leaders

1,793

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1,715

Nacua

1,429

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34

Goff

31

Maye

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18

Taylor

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14

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Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

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11

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

113.5

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109.2

Stafford

105.5

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Sack Leaders

23.0

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16.5

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PPG Rankings

30.5

28.8

28.4

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

17.2

17.4

18.3

18.8

19.1

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

394.6

391.9

379.4

376.3

373.2

369.5

Rush Yards Rankings

159.6

156.6

144.5

134.7

129.1

128.9

Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

276.9

268.6

262.3

256.1

254.0

Sack Leaders

68.0

57.0

53.0

49.0

48.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

316.3

Taylor

314.6

McCaffrey

291.8

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

246

Nacua

240.9

Smith-Njigba

207

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

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125.1

Goedert

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Fantasy K Rankings

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Myers

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Fairbairn

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14-7

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12-7

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Worst Record ATS

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AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176