Peyton Manning

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highlights * 8x [[Pro Bowl]] selection ([[2000 Pro Bowl|1999]],
[[2001 Pro Bowl|2000]], [[2003 Pro Bowl|2002]], [[2004 Pro Bowl|2003]], [[2005 Pro Bowl|2004]], [[2006 Pro Bowl|2005]], [[2007 Pro Bowl|2006]], [[2008 Pro Bowl|2007]]) * 6x All-Pro selection (1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) * 2x [[Associated Press|AP]] [[National Football League Most Valuable Player Award|NFL MVP]] (2003, 2004) * [[Pro Bowl]] MVP ([[2005 Pro Bowl|2005]]) * [[Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award|Super Bowl MVP]] ([[Super Bowl XLI|XLI]]) * [[Peyton Manning#Career_awards_and_records|Other awards and honors]] |college=[[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]] |draftyear=1998 |draftround=1 |draftpick=1 |pastteams=
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Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He played college football at Tennessee and was drafted by the Colts with the first overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft.
 
He is the son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning and brother of current New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning.
 
Largely due to his consistent statistical performance throughout his career, Manning is widely regarded as one of the best quarterbacks of his era. Manning has established several NFL records, including: most consecutive seasons with over 4,000 yards passing (1999-2004), and most seasons with 4,000 or more yards passing in a career (8). Manning is second on the list for highest career passer rating, behind only the retired Steve Young. Manning is also the all-time career passing yards and passing touchdowns leader for the Colts franchise, having passed Johnny Unitas's marks.

Early years :

Manning was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to Archie and Olivia Manning. The second oldest of the family's three boys, his family has a rich history in football. His father played for 13 seasons in the NFL, primarily for the New Orleans Saints; his younger brother is currently with the New York Giants; and his older brother, Cooper, attended the University of Mississippi on an athletic scholarship.
 
At Isidore Newman High School in New Orleans, Manning was the team's principal starter for three consecutive seasons. He finished his high school career with 7,207 passing yards and 92 touchdowns. During that time, his team won 34 games and lost just five. In addition to playing football, Manning was the baseball team's starting shortstop and also played basketball for two years.
 
As a sophomore, Manning went 9-1 in the regular season and advanced all the way to the state semifinals before losing to Haynesville. The finish tied Isidore Newman's best ever. During his junior year, they went 11-2 and advanced to the state quarterfinals, with Manning throwing 30 touchdown passes. As a senior, Isidore Newman had a 10-0 regular season. Manning passed for over 2,500 yards and 39 touchdowns and won numerous awards, including the Gatorade High School Player of the Year award for the state of Louisiana. After a win in the first round of the play-offs, Isidore Newman lost to Northeast High School, 39-28, despite Manning throwing for 395 yards and 3 touchdowns.
 
Cooper Manning, Peyton's older brother, was a wide receiver on the high school team when Peyton was the sophomore starting quarterback. The elder Manning was recruited by three colleges, Texas, Virginia, and Ole Miss. Eventually, he went on to attend the University of Mississippi where Archie Manning had attended college. Cooper Manning quit football at the University of Mississippi after he was diagnosed with spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the spinal cord, that causes pinched nerves.

College career :

Because of his father's legacy at Ole Miss, Manning stunned many when he chose to attend and play for the University of Tennessee. He became Tennessee's all-time leading passer with 11,201 yards, 863 completions, and 89 touchdowns, while compiling a 39-6 record as a starter, setting an SEC record for career wins (although Georgia's David Greene would set a new record of 42 wins in 2005).
 
As a freshman, Manning was the third-string quarterback, but injuries to Todd Helton and Jerry Colquitt forced him to take over the Mississippi State game, a 24-21 loss. In his first start, the following week, against Washington State, the Vols won, 10-9, and the then-1-3 Vols won all but one of their remaining games, finishing the season 8-4 with a 45-23 victory over Virginia Tech in the Gator Bowl.
 
Manning and the Vols started off the 1995 season with victories over East Carolina and Georgia, before heading off to Gainesville for the annual match-up with the Gators. Against Florida, he threw for 326 yards and 2 touchdowns, leading the Vols to a 30-21 halftime lead. However, the Gators outscored the Vols 41-7 in the second half, winning 62-37. This would be the Vols' only loss of the season, as they won their remaining 8 regular season games, including a 41-14 thumping of Alabama and then defeated Ohio State in the Citrus Bowl, 20-14. The Vols ended the season ranked third and Manning came in sixth in Heisman Trophy voting.
 
The Vols opened the 1996 season ranked second behind Nebraska and one of the favorites to win the national championship. However, after winning their first two games against UNLV and UCLA, the Vols again lost to Florida, 35-29, a game in which Manning threw four interceptions. After winning their next four games, the Vols lost for a second time in an upset to Memphis despite Manning passing for 296 yards. The Vols finished up the season by winning the remainder of their games, including a 48-28 win in the Citrus Bowl over Northwestern, a game in which Manning passed for 408 yards and 4 touchdowns; He was named the game's MVP.
 
Manning completed his degree in three years, a BA in speech communication with a 3.61 GPA and Phi Beta Kappa honors, and was projected to be the top overall pick in the NFL Draft but returned to Tennessee for his senior year. In his senior season, the Vols opened the season with victories against Texas Tech and UCLA, but for the third time in his career, Manning fell to Florida, 33-20.. The Vols won the rest of their regular season games, finishing 10-1, and advanced to the SEC Championship game against Auburn. Down 20-7, Manning led the Vols to a 30-29 victory. Throwing for 4 touchdowns, he was named the game's MVP, but injured his shoulder in the process. Due to the win, the 3rd-ranked Vols were matched-up with 2nd-ranked Nebraska in the Orange Bowl; if Tennessee won and top-ranked Michigan lost to Washington State in the Rose Bowl, the Vols would win the national championship. However, the Vols' defense could not stop Nebraska's rushing attack, giving up over 400 rushing yards in a 42-17 loss. As a senior, Manning won numerous awards; he was a consensus first-team All-American, the Maxwell Award winner, the O'Brien Award winner, the Johnny Unitas Award winner, and the Best College Player ESPY Award winner, among others; however, he did not win the Heisman, finishing runner-up to Charles Woodson, in a controversial vote.
 
In 2005, Tennessee retired Manning's number (#16), making him only the 3rd Tennessee player to have his number retired while still living. One of the streets leading to Neyland Stadium has been re-named Peyton Manning Pass.

Scandal :

In 1996, while still quarterback at the University of Tennessee, Manning dropped his pants while being treated by assistant athletic trainer Jamie Ann Naughright. After an investigation, the university concluded the incident was a "mooning" gone awry and not sexual in nature, and Manning was disciplined and required to apologize in writing to Naughright. So you want to be a football hero?, The Smoking Gun: Archive. The university chose to settle Naughright's sexual harassment claims (which included the Manning incident) for $300,000.A full moon in Tennessee, Rob Zeis, Iowa State Daily, August 26, 1997. In 2003, Manning settled a 2002 lawsuit filed by Naughright for $300,000. In the suit Naughright alleged that "Manning: A Father, His Sons and a Football Legacy", a book written by Manning, his father and author John Underwood, defamed her.SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF ATHLETICS, John J. Richardson, Esquire.

Professional career :

Early career (1998 - 2003) :

Manning was selected first overall in the 1998 draft by the Indianapolis Colts. In his rookie season, he passed for 3,739 yards with 26 touchdowns, set five different NFL rookie records, including most touchdown passes in a season, and was named to the NFL All-Rookie First Team. Manning's first win came against fellow rookie quarterback Ryan Leaf, 17-12 over the Chargers. A couple of weeks later, Manning faced off against legend Steve Young; he threw three touchdowns, tying a Colts rookie record, but was unable to secure the win, as the 49ers kicked a 24-yard field goal with 5 seconds remaining to win, 34-31. In November against the Jets for the second time, Manning threw for three touchdowns in a 24-23 win; he was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for this performance. The Colts lost many close games and the defense surrendered several leads, as they finished 3-13.
 
The Colts opened the 1999 season with a 31-14 victory over Buffalo, but blew a 28-7 lead the following week against the Patriots, to fall to 1-1. After defeating San Diego 27-19 in a game in which Manning threw for over 400 yards, and was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for they lost again, to Miami. The 2-2 Colts responded by winning 11 of their remaining 12 games, finishing 13-3 and the AFC East champions. The 10 game turnaround from the previous year was an NFL record. As the number two seed in the AFC, the Colts earned a first round bye, and faced Tennessee in the play-offs. The Colts lost 19-16 to the Super Bowl bound Titans and Manning was held without a touchdown. Manning finished the year with 4,135 passing yards and 26 passing touchdowns, both league bests for the year. Manning was named All-Pro and to the Pro Bowl, both firsts for him. In the Pro Bowl, he passed for 270 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.
 
The Colts started off the 2000 season inconsistent. Following an opening week victory against Kansas City, they blew a 21-0 lead against the Raiders. The Colts responded with a Monday Night victory against Jacksonville, a 43-14 win in which Manning threw for 430 yards and 4 touchdowns; Manning was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for this performance. The Colts won 4 of their next 5 games, including a win against New England in which Manning posted the first perfect passer rating of his career, but then lost 4 of the 5 games following that. The Colts regained their momentum, winning their final 3 games, including a 31-10 win over Minnesota on Week 17. Manning threw for 4 touchdowns in the win and was again named AFC Offensive Player of the Week and the win gave the Colts a 10-6 record as well as a wild card spot in the play-offs. In the wild card game, the Colts fell to the Dolphins, 23-17 in overtime. Manning passed for 194 yards and a touchdown in the loss. He finished the season with 4,413 passing yards and 33 passing touchdowns and was named to the Pro Bowl and All-Pro teams. At the Pro Bowl, Manning threw two touchdown passes.
 
Manning married his college girlfriend, Ashley Thompson, on March 17, 2001.
 
During the 2001 season, Manning and the Colts introduced the league to their now-signature no-huddle offense, and used it to great effect in a Week 1 rout of the Jets, 45-24. The next week, the Colts advanced to 2-0 with a win over Buffalo, behind Manning's 421 yards passing. He was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for this game. However, the Colts lost the following week to New England, and continued their slide losing their following two games. The Colts briefly rebounded, winning two games, but then lost 7 of their last 9, finishing the season 6-10. Despite the poor record, Manning finished the season with 4,131 passing yards and 26 passing touchdowns.
 
The Colts started off the 2002 season 4-1, before a 3 game losing streak sent them to 4-4. The Colts responded by winning all but two of their remaining games, including a 35-13 upset of the Eagles in which Manning had a perfect quarterback rating for the second time in his career, giving them a 10-6 record and a spot in the play-offs. However, the Colts were pummeled by the Jets in the Wild Card game, 41-0, with Manning passing for only 137 yards and 2 interceptions. He finished the year with 4,200 passing yards and 27 passing touchdowns and was named to the Pro Bowl team. In the Pro Bowl, Manning completed 5 of 11 passes for 100 yards and 1 touchdown.
 
The 2003 Colts began the season 5-0, including a 55-21 blowout of the Saints in which Manning played his third perfect game (158.3 passer rating), earning him AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors. After an overtime loss to Carolina and a bye week, the Colts won all but three of their remaining games, finishing 12-4. In a Week 14 win against Atlanta, Manning threw for five touchdowns and was named player of the week a second time. He also earned AFC Offensive Player of the Month honors for the month of October. In the Wild Card playoff round Manning and the Colts defeated the Denver Broncos 41-10, his first playoff win. He completed 22 of 26 passes for 377 yards and 5 touchdowns in the game, earning him a perfect passer rating, his second of the season and the fourth of his career. After the game, Manning was awarded Player of the Week honors for the third time that season. In the divisional playoffs, Manning led the Colts to a 38-31 win over the Kansas City Chiefs in the first puntless game in NFL playoff history, throwing for 304 yards and 3 touchdowns. In the AFC title game Manning was shut down by the New England Patriots defense and posted the third lowest passer rating of his career at 35.5. The Patriots defense intercepted Manning four times as the Colts lost the game 24-14. During the season, Manning was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Month for September and was named the AP NFL co-MVP along with Titans quarterback Steve McNair. Manning also received the ESPY Award for Best NFL Player. Manning led the league with 4,267 passing yards and threw 29 touchdowns; he was named to the All-Pro and Pro Bowl teams. He passed for 342 yards and 3 touchdowns in the Pro Bowl, in a 55-52 loss.

Breaking Records (2004 Season) :

The 2004 Colts opened the season with a 27-24 loss to the Patriots, after Mike Vanderjagt missed a potential game tying field goal in the closing seconds of the game. The Colts won their next four games including a 45-31 win over Green Bay in which Manning threw 5 touchdowns, earning him AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors, but then dropped their next two games, losses to Jacksonville and Kansas City, despite Manning throwing for 840 yards combined in the two games. The Colts responded well, winning their next 8 games before losing their final regular season game to Denver, a game in which Manning played only one series. During the month of November, Manning was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week twice; once for his 5 touchdown performance in a 49-14 blowout of Houston and once for his performance in a 41-9 win at Detroit in which he threw 6 touchdowns in less than 3 quarters. Due to his performances in November, Manning earned AFC Offensive Player of the Month honors. He was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for a fourth time in the week 16 game against San Diego where he led the Colts to a 34-31 overtime victory after trailing by 15 points in the fourth quarter.
 
During the season, Manning threw for 4,557 yards, had a record 121.1 quarterback rating, and 49 touchdowns, which was also a record, although it would be broken in 2007 by Tom Brady. He surpassed the record for touchdown passes in a season (48) held by Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino for two decades, and the previous single-season quarterback rating of 112.8 set by Hall of Fame San Francisco 49ers quarterback Steve Young. He was selected as the 2004 NFL MVP drawing 49 of 50 votes. was named NFL Offensive Player of the Year and was named the Best NFL Player at the ESPY Awards for the second consecutive year; Manning also received the ESPY Award for Best Record-Breaking Performance for his 49 touchdown passes.
 
The Colts finished the season with a 12-4 record and their second straight AFC South title. They were the number three seed in the AFC behind the 15-1 Steelers and the 14-2 Patriots.
 
In the Wild Card game against Denver, Manning picked apart the Bronco's secondary, passing for 457 yards and 4 touchdowns. However, the Colts' 2004 season ended in Foxborough for a second straight year with a 20-3 loss in the AFC Divisional Playoff game against New England when Manning played his worst game of the year, recording a season-low passer rating of 69.3 and posting a season-low 3 points of offense. It was Manning's seventh consecutive loss to the Patriots in Foxborough. The Colts' three points were their lowest single game point total since their opening game of the 2003 season.
 
Manning was named All-Pro and a Pro Bowl starter; in the Pro Bowl, he threw 3 touchdowns in a 38-27 victory and was named the game's MVP.

2005 Season :

In 2005, the Colts had a greatly improved defense over that of recent years. Combining this with their offense, they won their first 13 games, including a 40-21 rout of the two-time defending Super Bowl Champions, New England. This was Manning's first win against the Patriots in 8 attempts, and his 3 touchdowns passes earned him AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors. By week 15, the Colts had a perfect 13-0 record, and had secured the AFC South and home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Nevertheless, Tony Dungy made the decision to play all of his regular starters against the Chargers in the hopes of keeping his team sharp for the playoffs. However, the Colts played a sub-par game against the Chargers and fell short of the win; the score was 26-17. Manning finished the season with 3,747 passing yards, the first time he had thrown for under 4,000 yards since his rookie season of 1998, largely due to the fact that Manning sat out much of the final two games with the top AFC seed clinched. His quarterback rating of 104.1 was the highest in the league for the season.
 
In the play-offs, the Pittsburgh Steelers visited the RCA Dome for the second AFC divisional playoff game of the 2005 season. The Steelers gained a 14-3 lead by halftime. In the 4th quarter with only a few minutes left in the game, Manning threw what looked to be the game-ending interception to Troy Polamalu, but the interception was overturned (a call the NFL later admitted was incorrect). The Colts went on to score, and were able to get the ball back down three points near the end of the game. On 4th down, Manning was sacked near his own goal line, and the game seemed to be over as the Steelers were one yard from a touchdown. On the next play the ball was handed off to Jerome Bettis who fumbled the ball. It was picked up by Colts defender Nick Harper who appeared to have a clear path down the sideline for what might have been the game-winning score. However, he cut to the center of the field where Steelers' quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was running backwards hoping to get into position to tackle. He managed to dive in front of Harper and tackle him by the leg, saving a touchdown. The Colts drove down the field from their own 42 yard line to the Steelers 27 yard line, before Mike Vanderjagt missed a field goal as time ran out.
 
Peyton came in second in voting for the MVP award to Shaun Alexander ending his streak at two years. He was named the 2005 winner of the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award and nominated for the FedEx Air Player of the Year Award, along with Tom Brady and Carson Palmer.
 
Manning was named All-Pro and to the Pro Bowl squad; in the Pro Bowl, he threw just one touchdown pass while being intercepted three times.

Super Bowl (2006 season) :

The Colts started the 2006 season 9-0, including victories against Houston and Washington in weeks 2 and 7 that earned Manning AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors, and a week 9 victory over New England. Manning was also named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week after a week 17 victory against Miami. The Colts finished the season 12-4 and the AFC South Champions, and entered the play-offs as the number 3 seed. Manning ended the regular season with 4,397 passing yards and a league-leading 31 touchdown passes. His quarterback rating (101.0) was the highest in the league for the third year in a row.
 
Manning's Colts defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the playoffs by a score of 23-8, then won their Divisional Playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens, 15-6. All of the Colts' points in the Baltimore game were scored by Adam Vinatieri, whose 5 field goals tied an NFL record. In the AFC Championship game, the Colts trailed 21-3 before coming back to defeat the Patriots for the title by a score of 38-34. In the fourth quarter, Manning led a 7-play, 80-yard touchdown drive to take the lead with 1:00 left in the game and finished with 349 yards, one passing touchdown, one rushing touchdown, and an interception. The 18-point comeback was the largest deficit ever overcome in a conference championship (NFL record). The win also marked the third straight Colts' victory over the Patriots.
 
On February 4, Manning led the Colts to a 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI and was voted the Super Bowl MVP. Manning, who had been criticized for failing to win big games, exorcised his big-game demons with the win. "In years' past when our team's come up short, it's been disappointing," he told reporters. "Somehow we found a way to have learned from some of those losses and we've been a better team because of it." For his role in the Colts' championship run, Manning was awarded the ESPY for Best Championship Performance.
 
Following the Super Bowl win, Manning agreed to restructure his contract to save the Colts $8.2 million in salary cap space.
 
Manning was again named All-Pro and to the Pro Bowl; in the Pro Bowl he played only two series, passing for 67 yards.

2007 season :

Manning's Colts opened the NFL season with 7 wins, pitting them against an undefeated Patriots squad in a match-up that was being called "Super Bowl 41.5". Manning and Addai helped the Colts to a 13-7 half-time lead, and an early fourth quarter touchdown upped the lead to 20-10. However, Brady led the Patriots to two late touchdowns, to hand Manning his first loss of the season, 24-20. Manning finished the game with 225 yards passing, including 1 passing touchdown. He also had a rushing touchdown. Manning did not bounce back from the loss well. Against the San Diego Chargers he threw for a career-worst and franchise-record 6 interceptions. Despite this, he was able to rally the Colts from a 23-0 deficit to 23-21, and gave Adam Vinatieri an opportunity to take the lead with a 29-yard field goal. Vinatieri's miss sunk the Colts to 7-2. Along with 6 interceptions, Manning finished the day with 2 TD's, allowing him to pass Johnny Unitas's all-time touchdown mark. Manning did not play particularly well against the Kansas City Chiefs either, throwing 1 interception and no touchdowns. However, he managed to lead the Colts on a late drive for a game-winning field goal, rushing for two yards on 4th and 1 in the process. Manning finished the game with 163 passing yards, allowing him to overtake 40,000 in his career. The victory was Manning's 100th. The Colts won their next 5 games, securing them with yet another AFC South title, as well as the AFC's number two seed in the play-offs. In the final game of the season, Manning played only two series before being replaced with back-up Jim Sorgi; the Colts lost the game to the Titans, 16-10.
 
Manning finished the season with 4,040 passing yards, 31 touchdown passes, and a quarterback rating of 98.0. He was named to the Pro Bowl team.

Career awards and records :

Major High School Awards :

  • 1992 Louisiana Class 2A MVP
  • 1993 Gatorade Circle of Champions Award
  • 1993 Atlanta TD Club's Bobby Dodd Award
  • 1993 New Orleans Quarterback Club Player of the Year
  • 1993 Columbus, Ohio Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Year
  • 1993 Gatorade High School Player of the Year (Louisiana)
  • 1993 Louisiana Class 2A MVP

College Awards :

  • 1994 SEC Freshman of the Year
  • 1995 First-Team All-SEC
  • 1995 SEC Offensive Player of the Week (vs. Arkansas)
  • 1995 NCAA Offensive Player of the Week (vs. Arkansas)
  • 1996 Second-Team All-SEC
  • 1996 Third-Team All-American
  • 1996 SEC Offensive Player of the Week (vs. South Carolina)
  • 1996 SEC Offensive Player of the Week (vs. Georgia)
  • 1997 Davey O'Brien Award
  • 1997 Johnny Unitas Award
  • 1997 Maxwell Award
  • 1997 James E. Sullivan Award
  • 1997 Today's Top VIII Award
  • 1997 SEC Championship MVP
  • 1997 Citrus Bowl MVP
  • 1997 First-Team All-American
  • 1997 SEC Player of the Year
  • 1997 First-Team All-SEC
  • 1997 SEC Player of the Week (vs. Southern Miss)
  • 1998 Best College Player ESPY Award

NFL awards :

  • 1998 NFL All-Rookie First Team
  • 1999 Pro Bowl Selection
  • 1999 All-Pro Team
  • 2000 Pro Bowl Selection
  • 2000 All-Pro Team
  • 2002 Pro Bowl Selection
  • 2003 NFL MVP (shared with Steve McNair)
  • 2003 Pro Bowl Selection
  • 2003 All-Pro Team
  • 2003 Bert Bell Award
  • 2004 NFL MVP
  • 2004 Bert Bell Award
  • 2004 AFC Offensive Player of the Year
  • 2004 Fedex Express Player of the Year
  • 2004 Best NFL Player ESPY Award
  • 2004 Pro Bowl Selection
  • 2004 All-Pro Team
  • 2005 Best NFL Player ESPY Award
  • 2005 Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award
  • 2005 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award
  • 2005 Byron Whizzer White Humanitarian Award
  • 2005 Pro Bowl Selection
  • 2005 Pro Bowl MVP
  • 2005 All-Pro Team
  • 2006 Pro Bowl Selection
  • 2006 All-Pro Team
  • 2007 Super Bowl MVP
  • 2007 Best Championship Performance ESPY Award
  • 2007 Pro Bowl Selection

 

Additionally, Manning has been named the AFC Offensive Player of the Month three times (9/2003, 11/2004, 10/2006) and Offensive Player of the Week on 16 occasions (15 AFC, 1 NFL/playoff).

College records :

Tennessee records :

  • Most passing attempts (career): 1,381
  • Most passing attempts (season): 477 (1997)
  • Most passing attempts (game): 65 (09/21/96 vs. Florida)
  • Most completions (career): 863
  • Most completions (game): 37 (09/21/96 vs. Florida)
  • Most consecutive completions (game): 12 (11/22/97 vs. Kentucky)
  • Highest completion percentage (career): 62.49%
  • Highest completion percentage (season): 64.2% (1995)
  • Lowest interception percentage (career): 2.39%
  • Lowest interception percentage (season): 1.05% (1995)
  • Most consecutive passes without an interception (season): 132
  • Most passing yards (season): 3,819 (1997)
  • Most passing yards (career): 11,201
  • Most passing yards (game): 508 (11/22/97 vs. Kentucky)
  • Most offensive yards (career): 11,020
  • Most 500+ passing yard games (career): 1
  • Most 400+ passing yard games (career): 3
  • Most 300+ passing yard games (career): 18
  • Most 300+ passing yard games (season): 9 (1997)
  • Most consecutive 300 passing yard games: 7
  • Most 200+ passing yard games (career): 30
  • Most wins as starting quarterback (career): 39
  • Most touchdown passes (career): 89
  • Most touchdown passes (game): 5 (08/30/97 vs. Texas Tech, 11/22/97 vs. Kentucky)
  • Most touchdowns (career): 101
  • Most offensive plays (career): 1,534
  • Most offensive plays (season): 538 (1997)
  • Most offensive plays (game): 70 (09/21/96 vs. Florida)

SEC records :

  • Lowest interception percentage (season): 1.05% (1995)
  • Highest completion percentage (career): 62.49%
  • Lowest interception percentage (career): 2.39%
  • Most 300+ passing yard games (career): 18

NFL records :

Career (individual) :

Manning holds a number of individual career records:
  • Most seasons with 4,000+ passing yards (1999-2004, 2006-2007): 8
  • Most consecutive seasons with 4,000+ passing yards (1999-2004): 6
  • Most consecutive seasons with at least 25 touchdown passes (1998-2007; current): 10
  • Most games with a perfect passer rating (career): 4 (includes 1 playoff game)
  • Most consecutive games started to open a career by a quarterback (current): 160
  • Highest passer rating (season, 2004): 121.1
  • Most consecutive games with at least 2 touchdown passes: 13 (games 1-13, 2004)
  • Most consecutive games with at least 4 touchdown passes: 5 (games 7-11, 2004)
  • Most games with at least 4 touchdown passes (season, 2004): 6 (tied with 1984 Marino)

Rookie records :

  • Most passing attempts: 575
  • Most completions: 326
  • Most passing yards: 3,739
  • Most touchdown passes: 26
  • Most consecutive games with a touchdown pass (games 4-16): 13

With Marvin Harrison :

Manning and Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison hold a number of QB-WR tandem records:
  • Most completions (career): 956
  • Most passing/receiving yards (career): 12,931
  • Most passing/receiving touchdowns (career): 109;

Pro Bowl Records :

  • Most passing attempts (career): 134
  • Most completions (career): 81
  • Most passing yards (career): 1,131
  • Most passing touchdowns (career): 12

Colts Franchise Records :

  • Most passing attempts (career): 5,405
  • Most passing attempts (season): 591 (2002)
  • Most passing attempts (rookie season): 575 (1998)
  • Most 40+ passing attempt games (career): 34
  • Most completions (career): 3,468
  • Most completions (season): 392 (2002)
  • Most completions (rookie season): 326 (1998)
  • Most completions (game): 37 (11/03/02 vs. Tennessee; tied with Jeff George)
  • Most completions (rookie game): 30 (11//01/98 vs. New England)
  • Most consecutive completions: 17 (09/25/05-10/02/05 vs. Cleveland/Tennessee; tied with Bert Jones)
  • Most games with 20+ completions (career): 103
  • Most consecutive games with 20+ completions: 12 (games 3-14, 2003)
  • Highest completion percentage (career): 64.2%
  • Highest completion percentage (season): 67.4% (2004)
  • Highest completion percentage (rookie season): 56.7%
  • Most passing yards (career): 41,626
  • Most passing yards (season): 4,557 (2004)
  • Most passing yards (rookie season): 3,739
  • Most passing yards (game): 472 (10/31/04 vs. Kansas City)
  • Most 300+ passing yard games (career): 40
  • Most 300+ passing yard games (season): 6 (2004 and 2006)
  • Most 300+ passing yard games (rookie season): 4
  • Most consecutive passing 300+ yard games: 3 (games 6-8, 2006; tied with Johnny Unitas)
  • Most seasons with 4,000+ passing yards (1999-2004, 2006-2007): 8
  • Most consecutive seasons with 4,000+ passing yards (1999-2004): 6
  • Most touchdown passes (season): 49 (2004)
  • Most touchdown passes (rookie season): 26
  • Most touchdown passes (game): 6 (09/28/03 vs. New Orleans and 11/25/04 vs. Detroit)
  • Most touchdown passes (rookie game): 3 (4 times; tied with Johnny Unitas and Jeff George)
  • Most touchdown passes (career): 306
  • Most games with at least 4 touchdown passes (career): 17
  • Most games with at least 4 touchdown passes (season, 2004): 6
  • Most games with at least 1 touchdown pass (season): 15 (5 times)
  • Most games with at least 1 touchdown pass (rookie season): 15 (1998)
  • Most consecutive games with at least 4 touchdown passes (games 7-11, 2004): 5 (2004)
  • Most consecutive games with at least 3 touchdown passes: 8 (games 5-12, 2004)
  • Most consecutive games with at least 2 touchdown passes: 13 (games 1-13, 2004)
  • Most consecutive games with at least 1 touchdown pass (rookie season): 13 (games 4-16)
  • Most consecutive seasons with at least 25 touchdown passes (1998-2007, current): 10
  • Highest touchdown percentage (career): 5.62% (tied with Johnny Unitas)
  • Highest touchdown percentage (season): 9.86% (2004)
  • Highest touchdown percentage (game): 24.00% (09/28/03 vs. New Orleans)
  • Most interceptions thrown (game): 6 (11/11/07 vs. San Diego)
  • Highest passer rating (career): 94.7
  • Highest passer rating (season): 121.1 (2004)
  • Most games with a perfect passer rating (career): 4 (includes 1 playoff game)
  • Most consecutive games started to open a career by a quarterback (current): 160
  • Most consecutive games started by a quarterback (current): 160

NFL career statistics :

All statistics from Pro Football Reference, CBS Sportsline, and ESPN

Regular season :

Year Team Games Starts Wins Passing Rushing Rating
Comp Att Pct Yds YPA TD Int Att Yds Avg TD
1998 IND 16 16 3 326 575 56.7 3,739 6.5 26 28 15 62 4.1 0 71.2
1999 IND 16 16 13 331 533 62.1 4,135 7.8 26 15 35 73 2.1 2 90.7
2000 IND 16 16 10 357 571 62.5 4,413 7.7 33 15 37 116 3.1 1 94.7
2001 IND 16 16 6 343 547 62.7 4,131 7.6 26 23 35 157 4.5 4 84.1
2002 IND 16 16 10 392 591 66.3 4,200 7.1 27 19 38 148 3.9 2 88.1
2003 IND 16 16 12 379 566 67.0 4,267 7.5 29 10 28 26 0.9 0 99.0
2004 IND 16 16 12 336 497 67.7 4,557 9.2 49 10 25 38 1.5 0 121.0
2005 IND 16 16 14 305 453 67.3 3,747 8.3 28 10 33 45 1.4 0 104.1
2006 IND 16 16 12 362 557 65.0 4,397 7.9 31 9 23 36 1.6 4 101.0
2007 IND 16 16 13 337 515 65.4 4,040 7.9 31 14 20 -5 -0.3 3 98.0
Career 160 160 105 3,468 5,405 64.2 41,626 7.7 306 153 289 696 2.4 16 94.7
League Leader NFL Record

Post-season :

Year Team Games Wins Passing Rushing
Comp Att Pct Yds YPA TD Int Att Yds Avg TD
1999 IND 1 0 19 43 44.2 227 5.3 0 0 2 22 11 1
2000 IND 1 0 17 32 53.1 194 6.1 1 0 1 -2 -2 0
2002 IND 1 0 14 31 45.2 137 4.4 0 2 1 2 2 0
2003 IND 3 2 67 103 65.0 918 8.9 9 4 4 3 0.8 0
2004 IND 2 1 54 75 72.0 695 9.3 4 2 2 7 3.5 1
2005 IND 1 0 22 38 57.9 290 7.6 1 0 0 0 0 0
2006 IND 4 4 97 153 63.4 1,043 6.8 3 7 8 3 0.4 1
Career 13 7 290 475 61.1 3,495 7.4 18 15 18 35 1.9 3

Position on Passing Statistics Leaderboards :

Manning is currently on pace to break the career records in every major statistical category for a quarterback, including most career passing touchdowns, most career completions, and most career passing yards. Manning is currently ranked in the top ten in all of these categories:
  • Touchdown Passes: 306 (4th)
  • Passes Completed: 3,468 (8th)
  • Passing Yards: 41,626 (9th)
  • Passer Rating: 94.7 (2nd)
  • Passing Yards per Game: 260.2 (1st)
  • Completion Percentage: 64.2% (4th)

Manning in popular culture :


 
Manning has become the NFL's most marketable player, appearing in several television and printed advertisements for some of the NFL's biggest sponsors. Manning is recognized as a pitchman for the following companies: Sprint, Sony, MasterCard, Gatorade, DirecTV, H.H. Gregg, and the American Red Cross. Manning also was the spokesman for Xbox's NFL Fever 2002, 2003 and 2004, and was featured on the cover of all three games.
 
An ESPN This is SportsCenter ad from 2006 features the entire Manning family; parents Archie and Olivia, with their sons Peyton, Eli and Cooper, touring the SportCenter studios with Peyton and Eli engaging in behind everybody. At the end of the spot Archie becomes aware of their actions and gives them a cross look.
 
He was also featured in one of a series of DirecTV commercials where celebrities are seen in their element, then suddenly begin addressing the viewer. In his commercial they parodied his pre-snap audible routine and known delay in calling for the ball by having him pitch NFL Sunday Ticket instead of changing the play during a blowout game against the Tennessee Titans.
 
Manning also appears in advertisements for St. Mary's Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee.
 
Manning also hosted Saturday Night Live with musical guest Carrie Underwood on March 24, 2007, his 31st birthday. The episode earned the shows highest household rating in more than 10 months in the metered markets, averaging a 5.9 rating and 15 share. During his opening, he alluded to his most-marketable status by joking that he had accomplished two of his life goals: his team, the Colts, winning a Super Bowl and his appearance on over half of America's television commercials. During the closing credits, the cast presented him with a birthday cake. On May 27, 2007 Manning waved the green flag to begin the 91st Indianapolis 500.

Charitable Works :

Shortly after beginning his NFL career, Manning started his own charity, the Peyback Foundation. The Peyback Foundation's mission is to help disadvantaged kids, and focuses its efforts in Louisiana, Tennessee, and Indiana.
 
On September 6, 2007, St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis renamed its children's hospital to "Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St. Vincent". Manning and his wife made a donation of an undisclosed amount to St. Vincent's and has had a relationship with the hospital since his arrival in Indianapolis.

Book :

Peyton Manning, along with his father Archie, authored a book entitled Manning: A Father, His Sons, and a Football Legacy, which was released in 2000. The book covers Archie's football career, his oldest son Cooper's football career, and Peyton's football career up to the time that the book was released, and examines football from both Archie's and Peyton's points-of-view.

References :


 

See also :

  • Indianapolis Colts
  • List of NFL first overall draft choices
  • List of National Football League passing completions leaders
  • List of National Football League passing touchdowns leaders
  • List of National Football League passing yardage leaders
  • List of NFL quarterbacks who have posted a perfect passer rating
  • Most consecutive starts by a quarterback (NFL)
  • Most wins by a starting quarterback (NFL)
  • Tennessee Volunteers football

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