which nfl qb has the most passing yards in their first 45 games

Patrick Mahomes has the most passing yards by a quarterback in his first 45 games, with 13,573 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
13,573
45
1,059
1,612
65.7
8.4
301.6
114
21
110.1
7.1
1.3
71
479
2Kurt Warner
K. Warner
13,223
45
974
1,481
65.8
8.9
293.8
101
54
101.6
6.8
3.6
86
554
3Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
13,056
45
1,218
1,828
66.6
7.1
290.1
90
32
96.5
4.9
1.8
93
589
4Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
12,915
45
1,118
1,864
60.0
6.9
287.0
80
55
82.9
4.3
3.0
92
657
5Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
12,664
45
1,116
1,630
68.5
7.8
281.4
86
33
100.7
5.3
2.0
141
984
6Andrew Luck
A. Luck
12,646
45
1,032
1,769
58.3
7.1
281.0
80
45
85.0
4.5
2.5
95
583
7Marc Bulger
M. Bulger
12,348
45
1,008
1,567
64.3
7.9
274.4
72
55
89.2
4.6
3.5
121
905
8Dan Marino
D. Marino
12,297
45
925
1,511
61.2
8.1
273.3
105
49
96.7
6.9
3.2
42
355
9Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
11,678
45
968
1,458
66.4
8.0
259.5
81
33
99.9
5.6
2.3
155
905
10Jameis Winston
J. Winston
11,636
45
939
1,544
60.8
7.5
258.6
69
44
87.2
4.5
2.8
95
636
11Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
11,601
45
985
1,501
65.6
7.7
257.8
71
39
93.9
4.7
2.6
66
514
12Peyton Manning
P. Manning
11,554
45
947
1,582
59.9
7.3
256.8
78
55
84.3
4.9
3.5
50
316
13Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
11,304
45
1,028
1,622
63.4
7.0
251.2
80
30
92.7
4.9
1.8
100
616
14Jared Goff
J. Goff
11,289
45
921
1,499
61.4
7.5
250.9
71
31
91.8
4.7
2.1
98
704
15Kyler Murray
K. Murray
11,240
45
1,029
1,542
66.7
7.3
249.8
69
34
93.8
4.5
2.2
101
718
16Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
11,070
45
944
1,506
62.7
7.4
246.0
68
49
86.4
4.5
3.3
70
421
17Blake Bortles
B. Bortles
10,940
45
978
1,667
58.7
6.6
243.1
68
51
79.2
4.1
3.1
138
849
18Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
10,919
45
915
1,479
61.9
7.4
242.6
74
43
89.0
5.0
2.9
87
590
19Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
10,791
45
958
1,806
53.0
6.0
239.8
54
61
67.1
3.0
3.4
62
418
20C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
10,789
45
914
1,423
64.2
7.6
239.8
58
24
93.8
4.1
1.7
120
986
21Derek Carr
D. Carr
10,749
45
1,015
1,671
60.7
6.4
238.9
77
30
87.4
4.6
1.8
68
437
22Cam Newton
C. Newton
10,696
45
838
1,402
59.8
7.6
237.7
60
40
86.1
4.3
2.9
107
788
23Tua Tagovailoa
T. Tagovailoa
10,624
45
922
1,386
66.5
7.7
236.1
71
30
97.5
5.1
2.2
75
533
24Joe Namath
J. Namath
10,604
45
719
1,433
50.2
7.4
235.6
71
77
68.9
5.0
5.4
25Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
10,583
45
913
1,424
64.1
7.4
235.2
76
43
91.7
5.3
3.0
80
516
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3
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.824
11
6
0
.647
Chiefs Chiefs
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3
14
0
.176
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Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
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7
10
0
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Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
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AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
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11
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.353
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12
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.294
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13
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11
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NFC EastWLTPCT
11
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9
1
.441
5
12
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.294
4
13
0
.235
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11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
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8
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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