most passing yards in the first 18 seasons

Drew Brees had the most passing yards in his first 18 seasons, with 74,437 yards.

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	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Drew Brees D. Brees	74,437	264	6,586	9,783	67.3	7.6	282.0	520	233	97.7	5.3	2.4	395	2,813
2	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
3	Tom Brady T. Brady	66,159	253	5,629	8,805	63.9	7.5	261.5	488	160	97.6	5.5	1.8	452	2,797
4	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	65,705	243	5,661	8,925	63.4	7.4	270.4	429	202	92.2	4.8	2.3	531	3,556
5	Brett Favre B. Favre	65,127	273	5,720	9,280	61.6	7.0	238.6	464	310	85.4	5.0	3.3	469	3,101
6	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	64,088	249	5,440	8,443	64.4	7.6	257.4	418	211	93.5	5.0	2.5	554	3,670
7	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	63,984	247	5,335	8,226	64.9	7.8	259.0	425	212	95.0	5.2	2.6	470	2,879
8	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
9	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
10	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	59,055	230	5,001	7,660	65.3	7.7	256.8	475	105	103.6	6.2	1.4	530	3,596
11	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
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	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	48,176	209	4,417	7,167	61.6	6.7	230.5	272	172	84.1	3.8	2.4	422	3,000
15	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	47,003	246	3,686	6,467	57.0	7.3	191.1	342	266	80.4	5.3	4.1	274	2,337
16	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	46,966	205	3,951	6,120	64.6	7.7	229.1	353	114	99.3	5.8	1.9	570	3,749
17	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
18	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	45,726	178	4,027	6,043	66.6	7.6	256.9	309	135	96.9	5.1	2.2	350	2,513
19	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
20	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	44,475	217	3,631	6,420	56.6	6.9	205.0	268	255	75.4	4.2	4.0	396	2,844
21	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
22	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
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	Jared Goff J. Goff	40,836	155	3,549	5,385	65.9	7.6	263.5	265	102	97.1	4.9	1.9	294	2,139
25	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

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RUSH

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PASS YDS/G

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

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Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	CAR	@	NO	1:00 PM

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Olave

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Sack Leaders

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30.3

29.8

29.5

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Opp PPG Rankings

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16.0

16.3

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Total Yards Rankings

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412.0

405.8

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389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

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303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

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Robinson

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Smith-Njigba

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
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	3	1	0	.750
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