who has the most passing yards in first 8 years starting

Peyton Manning had the most passing yards by a quarterback in his first 8 seasons, with 33,189 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
33,189
128
2,769
4,333
63.9
7.7
259.3
244
130
93.5
5.6
3.0
156
1,022
2Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
32,757
126
2,915
4,530
64.3
7.2
260.0
202
107
90.9
4.5
2.4
218
1,446
3Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
32,352
112
2,778
4,171
66.6
7.8
288.9
245
74
102.1
5.9
1.8
184
1,219
4Derek Carr
D. Carr
31,700
127
2,896
4,456
65.0
7.1
249.6
193
85
92.4
4.3
1.9
237
1,433
5Dan Marino
D. Marino
31,416
119
2,480
4,181
59.3
7.5
264.0
241
136
88.5
5.8
3.3
98
760
6Jared Goff
J. Goff
30,429
117
2,657
4,107
64.7
7.4
260.1
185
82
93.6
4.5
2.0
217
1,581
7Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
30,303
109
2,634
4,285
61.5
7.1
278.0
187
108
86.8
4.4
2.5
242
1,563
8Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
29,734
128
2,436
3,777
64.5
7.9
232.3
227
68
101.2
6.0
1.8
347
2,271
9Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
29,459
114
2,595
3,873
67.0
7.6
258.4
202
74
99.0
5.2
1.9
235
1,417
10Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
29,257
122
2,504
4,452
56.2
6.6
239.8
164
136
75.9
3.7
3.1
257
1,757
11Josh Allen
J. Allen
29,143
122
2,524
3,955
63.8
7.4
238.9
213
93
94.1
5.4
2.4
217
1,332
12Cam Newton
C. Newton
28,469
123
2,321
3,891
59.7
7.3
231.5
182
107
86.4
4.7
2.7
285
2,156
13Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
28,322
122
2,479
4,070
60.9
7.0
232.1
162
102
84.7
4.0
2.5
257
1,833
14Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
28,100
120
2,443
3,921
62.3
7.2
234.2
188
104
88.8
4.8
2.7
241
1,489
15Warren Moon
W. Moon
27,679
115
2,105
3,680
57.2
7.5
240.7
157
133
80.3
4.3
3.6
265
2,080
16Eli Manning
E. Manning
27,579
121
2,291
3,921
58.4
7.0
227.9
185
129
82.1
4.7
3.3
194
1,376
17Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
27,238
117
2,382
3,754
63.5
7.3
232.8
189
95
91.4
5.0
2.5
272
1,741
18Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
26,995
116
2,345
3,678
63.8
7.3
232.7
178
88
92.0
4.8
2.4
303
2,270
19Brett Favre
B. Favre
26,803
113
2,318
3,756
61.7
7.1
237.2
213
118
89.1
5.7
3.1
232
1,463
20Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
26,579
114
2,090
3,313
63.1
8.0
233.1
165
100
92.1
5.0
3.0
314
2,090
21Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
26,413
118
2,112
3,494
60.4
7.6
223.8
179
126
86.0
5.1
3.6
226
1,715
22Tom Brady
T. Brady
26,370
112
2,294
3,642
63.0
7.2
235.4
197
86
92.9
5.4
2.4
203
1,278
23Drew Brees
D. Brees
26,258
107
2,334
3,650
63.9
7.2
245.4
168
99
89.4
4.6
2.7
139
1,030
24Trent Green
T. Green
25,621
104
2,022
3,329
60.7
7.7
246.4
150
92
88.3
4.5
2.8
222
1,383
25Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
25,447
107
2,223
3,545
62.7
7.2
237.8
167
116
86.3
4.7
3.3
177
1,235
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

31.0

1st

OPP PPG

20.8

9th

RUSH YDS/G

138.8

4th

PASS YDS/G

259.0

5th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Colts Colts
8
3
0
.727
Jaguars Jaguars
7
4
0
.636
Texans Texans
6
5
0
.545
Titans Titans
1
10
0
.091
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11/30
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IND IND
1:00 PM
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12/7
IND IND
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM
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12/14
IND IND
@
SEA SEA
4:25 PM
Mon
12/22
SF SF
@
IND IND
8:15 PM
Sun
12/28
JAX JAX
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Last Game
IND Colts

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20

Final

23

KC Chiefs

6 - 5

Sun 23 Nov 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
10
2
0
.833
Bills Bills
7
4
0
.636
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Ravens Ravens
6
5
0
.545
Steelers Steelers
6
5
0
.545
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
8
3
0
.727
Jaguars Jaguars
7
4
0
.636
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
9
2
0
.818
Chargers Chargers
7
4
0
.636
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
3
0
.727
Cowboys Cowboys
5
5
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
8
3
0
.727
Packers Packers
7
3
1
.682
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
5
0
.545
Panthers Panthers
6
5
0
.545
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
2
0
.818
Seahawks Seahawks
8
3
0
.727

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
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
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ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
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NE NE
20-13

Schedule

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Thu
11/27
GB GB
@
DET DET
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Thu
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DAL DAL
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Thu
11/27
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BAL BAL
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Fri
11/28
CHI CHI
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PHI PHI
3:00 PM