qb with most total yards in first 8 seasons before 2020

Peyton Manning accounted for the most yards by a quarterback in his first 8 seasons, with 33,852 combined passing, rushing, and receiving yards.

Interpreted as:
qb with most passing total yards in first 8 seasons before 2020
NAMETOTALYDSGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
33,852
128
2,769
4,333
63.9
33,189
7.7
259.3
244
130
93.5
5.6
3.0
156
1,022
2Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
33,747
128
2,436
3,777
64.5
29,734
7.9
232.3
227
68
101.2
6.0
1.8
347
2,271
3Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
33,520
126
2,915
4,530
64.3
32,757
7.2
260.0
202
107
90.9
4.5
2.4
218
1,446
4Cam Newton
C. Newton
33,310
123
2,321
3,891
59.7
28,469
7.3
231.5
182
107
86.4
4.7
2.7
285
2,156
5Dan Marino
D. Marino
31,427
119
2,480
4,181
59.3
31,416
7.5
264.0
241
136
88.5
5.8
3.3
98
760
6Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
31,151
109
2,634
4,285
61.5
30,303
7.1
278.0
187
108
86.8
4.4
2.5
242
1,563
7Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
29,783
122
2,504
4,452
56.2
29,257
6.6
239.8
164
136
75.9
3.7
3.1
257
1,757
8Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
29,266
120
2,443
3,921
62.3
28,100
7.2
234.2
188
104
88.8
4.8
2.7
241
1,489
9Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
29,011
122
2,479
4,070
60.9
28,322
7.0
232.1
162
102
84.7
4.0
2.5
257
1,833
10Warren Moon
W. Moon
28,928
115
2,105
3,680
57.2
27,679
7.5
240.7
157
133
80.3
4.3
3.6
265
2,080
11Brett Favre
B. Favre
28,049
113
2,318
3,756
61.7
26,803
7.1
237.2
213
118
89.1
5.7
3.1
232
1,463
12Eli Manning
E. Manning
27,944
121
2,291
3,921
58.4
27,579
7.0
227.9
185
129
82.1
4.7
3.3
194
1,376
13Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
27,516
114
2,090
3,313
63.1
26,579
8.0
233.1
165
100
92.1
5.0
3.0
314
2,090
14Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
27,339
118
2,112
3,494
60.4
26,413
7.6
223.8
179
126
86.0
5.1
3.6
226
1,715
15Tom Brady
T. Brady
26,926
112
2,294
3,642
63.0
26,370
7.2
235.4
197
86
92.9
5.4
2.4
203
1,278
16Drew Brees
D. Brees
26,776
107
2,334
3,650
63.9
26,258
7.2
245.4
168
99
89.4
4.6
2.7
139
1,030
17John Elway
J. Elway
26,677
116
1,959
3,572
54.8
24,721
6.9
213.1
135
128
74.3
3.8
3.6
250
1,900
18Trent Green
T. Green
26,433
104
2,022
3,329
60.7
25,621
7.7
246.4
150
92
88.3
4.5
2.8
222
1,383
19Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
25,783
107
2,223
3,545
62.7
25,447
7.2
237.8
167
116
86.3
4.7
3.3
177
1,235
20Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
25,542
115
1,753
3,100
56.5
24,264
7.8
211.0
163
114
84.0
5.3
3.7
211
1,665
21Jake Plummer
J. Plummer
25,487
111
2,032
3,577
56.8
23,893
6.7
215.3
132
141
73.1
3.7
3.9
244
1,489
22Andrew Luck
A. Luck
25,265
86
2,000
3,290
60.8
23,671
7.2
275.2
171
83
89.5
5.2
2.5
174
1,124
23Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
25,171
104
2,020
3,310
61.0
23,937
7.2
230.2
155
112
84.6
4.7
3.4
218
1,404
24Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
24,798
104
1,898
3,259
58.2
22,080
6.8
212.3
152
72
85.2
4.7
2.2
255
1,602
25Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
24,671
93
2,104
3,146
66.9
24,107
7.7
259.2
155
71
96.8
4.9
2.3
174
1,315
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20.8

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TEAMWLTPCT
Colts Colts
8
4
0
.667
Jaguars Jaguars
8
4
0
.667
Texans Texans
7
5
0
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Titans Titans
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11
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JAX JAX
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12/14
IND IND
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SF SF
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IND IND
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12/28
JAX JAX
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IND IND
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1/4
IND IND
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HOU HOU
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HOU Texans

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20

Final

16

IND Colts

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
8
4
0
.667
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Ravens Ravens
6
6
0
.500
Steelers Steelers
6
6
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
8
4
0
.667
Colts Colts
8
4
0
.667
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
10
2
0
.833
Chargers Chargers
8
4
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
4
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
9
3
0
.750
Packers Packers
8
3
1
.708
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
5
0
.583
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
3
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
9
3
0
.750

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
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NYJ NYJ
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9/6
TB TB
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ATL ATL
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12/7
SEA SEA
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12/7
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12/7
IND IND
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JAX JAX
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12/7
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MIN MIN
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