rookie passing leaders in the nfl through 2008

Before 2009, Peyton Manning had the most passing yards by a rookie, with 3,739 yards in 1998.

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	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Peyton Manning P. Manning	3,739	1998	IND	16	326	575	56.7	6.5	233.7	26	28	71.2	4.5	4.9	22	109
2	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	3,593	1986	BUF	16	285	480	59.4	7.5	224.6	22	17	83.3	4.6	3.5	43	330
3	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	3,440	2008	ATL	16	265	434	61.1	7.9	215.0	16	11	87.7	3.7	2.5	17	104
4	Warren Moon W. Moon	3,338	1984	HOU	16	259	450	57.6	7.4	208.6	12	14	76.9	2.7	3.1	47	371
5	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	2,971	2008	BAL	16	257	428	60.0	6.9	185.7	14	12	80.3	3.3	2.8	32	276
6	Chris Weinke C. Weinke	2,931	2001	CAR	15	293	540	54.3	5.4	195.4	11	19	62.0	2.0	3.5	26	177
7	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	2,897	2004	CIN	13	263	432	60.9	6.7	222.8	18	18	77.3	4.2	4.2	25	178
8	Rick Mirer R. Mirer	2,833	1993	SEA	16	274	486	56.4	5.8	177.1	12	17	67.0	2.5	3.5	47	235
9	Byron Leftwich B. Leftwich	2,819	2003	JAX	15	239	418	57.2	6.7	187.9	14	16	73.0	3.3	3.8	19	90
10	Kerry Collins K. Collins	2,717	1995	CAR	15	214	433	49.4	6.3	181.1	14	19	61.9	3.2	4.4	24	150
11	Dieter Brock D. Brock	2,658	1985	RAM	15	218	365	59.7	7.3	177.2	16	13	82.0	4.4	3.6	51	351
12	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	2,621	2004	PIT	14	196	295	66.4	8.9	187.2	17	11	98.1	5.8	3.7	30	213
13	David Carr D. Carr	2,592	2002	HOU	16	233	444	52.5	5.8	162.0	9	15	62.8	2.0	3.4	76	411
14	Jim Zorn J. Zorn	2,571	1976	SEA	14	208	439	47.4	5.9	183.6	12	27	49.5	2.7	6.2	25	196
15	Matt Leinart M. Leinart	2,547	2006	ARI	12	214	377	56.8	6.8	212.3	11	12	74.0	2.9	3.2	21	158
16	Jeff Garcia J. Garcia	2,544	1999	SF	13	225	375	60.0	6.8	195.7	11	11	77.9	2.9	2.9	15	104
17	Tony Banks T. Banks	2,544	1996	STL	14	192	368	52.2	6.9	181.7	15	15	71.0	4.1	4.1	48	306
18	Dennis Shaw D. Shaw	2,507	1970	BUF	14	178	321	55.5	7.8	179.1	10	20	65.3	3.1	6.2	41	387
19	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	2,494	1993	NE	13	214	429	49.9	5.8	191.8	15	15	65.0	3.5	3.5	16	99
20	Butch Songin B. Songin	2,476	1960	BOS	14	187	392	47.7	6.3	176.9	22	15	70.9	5.6	3.8
21	Tim Couch T. Couch	2,447	1999	CLE	15	223	399	55.9	6.1	163.1	15	13	73.2	3.8	3.3	56	359
22	Norm Snead N. Snead	2,337	1961	WAS	14	172	375	45.9	6.2	166.9	11	22	51.6	2.9	5.9
23	Joey Harrington J. Harrington	2,294	2002	DET	14	215	429	50.1	5.3	163.9	12	16	59.9	2.8	3.7	8	75
24	Jeff Komlo J. Komlo	2,238	1979	DET	16	183	368	49.7	6.1	139.9	11	23	52.8	3.0	6.3	40	361
25	Jack Trudeau J. Trudeau	2,225	1986	IND	12	204	417	48.9	5.3	185.4	8	18	53.5	1.9	4.3	29	213

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	.500
Colts	0	2	.000
Titans	0	2	.000
Texans	0	2	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	HOU	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM

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Pass Yards Leaders

662

Shough

648

Young

627

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

290

Walker

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Henry

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Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

277

Smith-Njigba

268

Olave

225

Kincaid

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Rec TD Leaders

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QB Rating Leaders

134.2

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127.3

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125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

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3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

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35.5

32.0

31.0

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Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

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394.0

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

165.0

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144.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

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279.5

Sack Leaders

8.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

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Henry

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Walker

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Taylor

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Smith-Njigba

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St. Brown

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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McPherson

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	1	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
Falcons	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	0	.500
Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	0	.500
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 9/21	NYG	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Thu 9/24	ATL	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 9/27	KC	@	MIA	1:00 PM
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