6-5,
230
Tennessee
8
years in the NFL
D1-98
DOB:
03/24/1976
THE Quarterback
COLTS CAREER PASSING STATS
YEAR
ATT
COMP
YDS
LG
TD
INT
S
YDS/G
HI Game
Rating
1998
575
326
3739
78
26
28
22
233.7
357
71.2
1999
533
331
4135
80
26
15
14
258.4
404
90.7
2000
571
357
4413
78
33
15
20
275.8
440
94.7
2001
547
343
4131
86
26
23
29
258.2
421
84.1
2002
591
392
4200
69
27
19
23
262.5
365
88.8
2003
566
379
4267
79
29
10
18
266.7
401
99.0
2004
497
336
4557
80
49
10
13
284.8
472
121.1
2005
453
305
3747
80
28
10
17
234.2
365
104.1
CAREER
4333
2769
33189
86
244
130
156
259.3
472
93.5
COLTS RUSHING STATISTICS : 2005 - P.Manning
WEEK
TEAM
DATE
ATT
YDS
YDS/G
AVG
LG
TD
1
CHI
08-20-05
1
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
2
BAL
09-11-05
3
-2
- 2.0
- 0.7
0
0
3
CLE
09-25-05
3
-3
- 3.0
- 1.0
-1
0
4
TEN
10-02-05
1
3
3.0
3.0
3
0
5
STL
10-17-05
2
6
6.0
3.0
9
0
6
HOU
10-23-05
6
12
12.0
2.0
12
0
7
NE
11-07-05
3
24
24.0
8.0
12
0
8
HOU
11-13-05
3
4
4.0
1.3
5
0
9
CIN
11-20-05
4
-3
- 3.0
- 0.8
0
0
10
TEN
12-04-05
2
-1
- 1.0
- 0.5
0
0
11
JAX
12-11-05
4
6
6.0
1.5
7
0
12
SD
12-18-05
2
-1
- 1.0
- 0.5
5
0
2005 Totals
33
45
4.1
1.4
12
0
Peyton
Williams Manning (born
March 24, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana)
is
The
Indianapolis Colts Starting Quarterback
Preceded
by: Jim Harbaugh
1998-present
Succeeded
by: none
Peyton Manning is known for being
the best at his position; he was the best in high school, the best in
college and he is rapidly becoming the best in the NFL. He burst onto
the scene as one of the most successful rookies ever to suit up in
the NFL and people have followed his career ever since.
Manning is a very astute learner.
He is not afraid to take advice from someone else, which has been the
key to improving every year. He took the Indianapolis Colts from
worst to first in only his second year. Despite a porous defense, the
Colts have remained a threat, due in large part to Manning's passing.
As long as Peyton suits up for the Colts, they are a threat every
time they play.
Peyton Manning is one of the most
down-to-earth people you will ever meet. Being a wealthy athlete has
not changed him in the least. Manning is a very cerebral person.
Unlike those who get by on their raw athletic talent, Manning has
honed his skills by studying film and becoming a student of the game.
He is the son of former New
Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning and Olivia Manning, and the
older brother of current New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning.
Peyton played college football for the University of Tennessee and
was selected by the Indianapolis Colts as the first overall pick in
the 1998 NFL Draft.
Manning holds numerous passing records,
including the
record for touchdown passes in a single season
(49 in 2004)
and consecutive seasons with over
4,000 yards passing (6 from 1999 through 2004.).
Manning
was selected first overall in the 1998 draft and has started every
game in his NFL career, missing only one snap due to injury and many
others due to large leads. He was the NFL co-MVP in 2003, sharing the
honor with Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair. In 2004,
Manning became the highest-paid player in NFL history at the time,
signing a $99.2m contract for seven years with a $34.5m signing
bonus, which averages out to $14.17m annually. Under the contract,
Manning is also eligible to earn an extra $19m in incentives.
Manning
is widely viewed as an elite NFL quarterback, and some sportswriters
and scouts already consider him a future Hall of Fame inductee. In
scouting reports, he is known as a "pure" pocket passer,
with prototypical size, a strong arm, excellent touch, and nearly
perfect mechanics. Manning reads the field extremely well, and is one
of the few quarterbacks with complete freedom to change a play at the
line of scrimmage. He is well known for his frantic hand gestures and
shouting before the play while calling out audibles. Unlike some
modern quarterbacks, Manning is not known as a "scrambler"
and is not very mobile if the pocket collapses, only rolling out to
search for receivers.
After
many football insiders criticized Manning for being 0-3 in the
playoffs, he won his first NFL playoff game against the Denver
Broncos on January 4, 2004. Manning's Passer Rating in the Colts'
playoff game against the Broncos was a perfect 158.3. The next week,
his rating against the Kansas City Chiefs was an impressive 138.8;
however, he posted the third lowest passer rating of his career -
35.5 - in the AFC title game against the New England Patriots,
throwing four interceptions in a 24-14 loss.
In 2004,
Manning had one of the greatest regular seasons a quarterback has
ever produced, putting up 4557 yards, a 121.1 quarterback rating, and
49 touchdowns,
surpassing the legendary mark previously held by Miami Dolphins
quarterback Dan Marino. His quarterback rating in 2004 also surpassed
the previous single-season mark of 112.8 set by Hall of Fame San
Francisco 49ers quarterback Steve Young. In addition to his
individual achievements, Manning also led the Colts to a 12-4 record
and their second consecutive AFC South division title. As a result,
he was a near-unanimous selection for the 2004 NFL MVP, was named NFL
Offensive Player of the Year and Pro Bowl MVP. 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, MA.
When the
2005 NFL season started, it was an entirely different story. The
Colts’ defense has vastly improved over the previous years, and
coupled with Manning’s passing game and Edgerrin James’
running game, the Colts have had one of the best seasons of any team
in recent years. In week 9, the Colts, at 7-0, came off of their BYE
week and faced their rival who had denied them the chance for the
Super Bowl several times before, the Patriots, whose standing was at
4-3, at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts, defeating them
in a clear cut victory: 40-21. The
Colts finally ended their 10 year losing streak at Foxborough,
with Manning ending his heavily criticized 7 game losing streak
against the Patriots. In week 15, Manning and the Colts played the
San Diego Chargers at home in the RCA Dome. The Colts had been
playing for an undefeated season, going 13-0 before this game.
However, the Colts played a sub par game against the Chargers and
fell short of the win; the score was 26-17. (As a
note, if they had succeeded in going undefeated, they would have been
the only team to do so in the modern NFL regular schedule. When the
1972 Dolphins went undefeated in both regular and post season play,
the regular season was only 14 games long, compared to the 16 game
season NFL teams have today.)
Peyton
came in second in voting for the 2005 MVP award to Shaun Alexander (19
to 13, out of 50 voters), ending his streak at two years.
In the
sports media, Manning has often been criticized for not winning big
games against specific teams, such as the Patriots in the NFL and his
0-4 record against Florida in college. He is sometimes compared to
Dan Marino, another quarterback who put up great numbers but never
won a Super Bowl. Others make the case that it is still too early in
his career to make that claim and that the Colts' oft-shaky defense
is a bigger factor in the losses. It could be said that this is one
of the most contentious topics in football today.
REWRITING THE RECORD BOOKS:
Career (Individual)
Although
only in his 8th NFL season, Manning already holds a number of
individual career records:
* Consecutive seasons with 4000+ yards: 6, from 1999–2004 (Dan
Marino is the only other quarterback to have had 6 4000-yard
seasons, though not in succession)
* Consecutive seasons with 25+ TD passes: 8, from 1998-2005
* Games with perfect passer rating: 4 (includes 1 playoff game;
most perfect games of any QB since passer rating was created by the
NFL in 1973)
* Only player to pass for 3000+ yards in each of his first 8 seasons
in the NFL.
* Manning has started every game since he has been in the NFL, a
streak currently at 128 games, the longest career-opening streak for
a QB.
2004 Season
During
the 2004 season Manning had a spectacular campaign and broke several
single season passing records, including:
* Touchdowns:
49(previously
held by Dan Marino with 48 in 1984)
* Passer rating: 121.1 (previously held by Steve Young with 112.8
in 1994)
* Consecutive games with at least 4 TD passes: 5 (previously held
by Marino with 4 TDs in 4 consecutive games in 1984)
* 5 TD passes in 4 different games in less than 12 months (previously
held by Marino)
* First QB to throw 10+ TD passes to each of 3 different receivers
in 1 season (14, Marvin Harrison; 12, Reggie Wayne; 10, Brandon Stokley).
The Colts are the only team ever to have 3 WRs with 10+ TDs in 1 season.
* Although not an NFL record, Manning threw 6 TD passes against the
Detroit Lions on November 25. It was the second time in his career
that Manning achieved this (also in 2003), and he has been the
only NFL player to throw 6 TDs in 1 game since 1991.
With Marvin
Harrison
Manning
and Colts wide receiver Marvin
Harrison
hold a number of QB-WR tandem records:
* Completions: 664 (set in 2004; previously held by Buffalo Bills
QB Jim Kelly and WR Andre Reed)
* Yards: 10,034 (as of November 13, 2005; previously held by
Kelly and Reed)
* Touchdowns: 94 (set October 17, 2005; previously held by San
Francisco 49ers QB Steve Young and WR Jerry Rice, with 86)
Manning owns the 6 best seasonal
passing yardage seasons in Colts history (4,413, 2000; 4,200, 2002;
4,135, 1999; 4,131, 2001; 3,739, 1998; 3,611, 2003). He also owns the
5 best seasonal passing marks for attempts (591, 2002; 575, 1998;
571, 2000; 547, 2001; 533, 1999), the 6 best for completions (392,
2002; 357, 2000; 343, 2001; 331, 1999; 326, 1998; 316, 2003) and most
games with TD pass (15, 1998; 15, 2000; 15, 2002; 14, 1999; 14,
2001). He is the first Colts QB to throw for 4 TD passes twice in a
season since Unitas in 1966. Manning led the NFL in passing yards
(4,413) and TDs (33) in 2000. He topped the AFC in yards in 2001.
Manning was 20-25-314, 6 TDs at New Orleans 9/28 to set the club
record for most touchdowns, breaking the record shared by QBs-Gary
Cuozzo (11/4/65 at Minnesota) and Gary Hogeboom (10/4/87 at Buffalo).
Six TD passes were one shy of the NFL record and it marked the first
time since 1991 an NFL QB threw for six in one game (Mark Rypien, Washington).
Started
16 games for sixth consecutive season
In
2003, posted finest season to date with 379-566-4,267, 29 TDs/10
ints., 99.0 rating
Earned Pro Bowl honors for 4th time and won Associated Press Co-Most
Valuable Player honors (with the undeserving Tennessee QB-Steve McNair)
Was
AP NFL All-Pro First-Team, Sporting News NFL Player-of-the-Year,
Sporting News NFL All-Pro Team, Pro Football Weekly All-AFC and
All-NFL Team, among other honors
Peyton
joined Colts QBs-John Unitas, Earl Morrall and Bert Jones as AP NFL MVPs
and has started first 96 games of
career, the most by any NFL QB to start a career 96 consecutive starts eclipse
the prior club mark for a Colts QB (92, Unitas)
consecutive
starts rank 2nd-most among active NFL QBs (189, Brett Favre,
Green Bay) and among all-time leaders (189, Favre, Green Bay,
1992-03; 116, Ron Jaworski, Philadelphia, 1977-84; 107, Joe Ferguson,
Buffalo, 1977-84)
has
taken every snap in 88 of 96 games, missing 65 snaps (only one
snap due to injury) during career
has
taken 6,035 of a possible 6,100 career snaps, with consecutive snap
streaks reaching 1,631, 1,590 and 1,205
Peyton
Manning is the only NFL player with 4,000+ passing yards in five
consecutive seasons (no other NFL QB has more than three consecutive
4,000+ seasons)
is 1 of 8 NFL QBs with multiple
4,000+ seasons (6, Dan Marino, Miami, 1984-86, 88, 92, 94; 4,
Warren Moon, Minnesota/Houston, 1990-91, 94-95; 3, Dan Fouts, San
Diego 1979-81; 3, Favre, Green Bay, 1995, 98-99; 2, Steve Young, San
Francisco, 1993, 98; 2, Drew Bledsoe, New England, 1994, 96; 2, Kurt
Warner, St. Louis, 1999, 01)
is only NFL player with 3,000+
yards in each first six career seasons, and six consecutive 3,000+
seasons is streak that ranks among the NFL's all-time best
Manning
(2,128-3,383-24,885, 167 TDs/110 ints., 88.1 rating, career)
has completed more passes and thrown for more yards in a
career-opening six-year span than any NFL player
167
scoring passes rank only behind Marino's 196 over a career-opening six-year
span
in
club history has produced the six best seasons in attempts,
completions and yards, the five best seasons in games with a
touchdown pass, four of the best five seasons in completion
percentage and six of the eight best seasons in touchdown passes
counting
playoffs, has amassed four career perfect rating games (10/22/00
vs. New England; 11/10/02 at Philadelphia; 9/28/03 at New Orleans; 1/4/04
vs. Denver), the most by any NFL player since the rating system
was created in 1973
Peyton has directed 16
fourth-quarter comeback wins and 10 fourth-quarter game-winning drives
had
four game-winning drives in 2003 (at Cleveland 9/7, at Tampa Bay
10/6, at Buffalo 11/23 and at Houston 12/28)
set
club record for most touchdown passes in a game at New Orleans
9/28/03 with 20-25-314, 6 TDs
was
25-30-290, 5 TDs vs. Atlanta 12/14/03 to become fifth NFL QB since
1970 NFL Merger with five or more touchdown passes in a game twice in
a season (Fouts, San Diego, 1982; Marino, Miami, 1986; Moon,
Houston, 1990; Jim Kelly, Buffalo, 1991)
was
22-26-377, 5 TDs vs. Denver 1/4/04 in Wild Card playoffs to become
only NFL player with three 5+-TD games in one season (including playoffs)
joined
three other NFL QBs with perfect post-season rating games (Don
Meredith, Dallas, 1967 Divisional Playoffs vs. Cleveland, 11-13-212,
2 TDs, 52-14 win; Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, 1976 Divisional
Playoffs at Colts, 14-18-264, 3 TDs, 40-14 win; Dave Krieg, Seattle,
1983 Wild Card Playoffs vs. Denver, 12-13-200, 3 TDs, 31-7 win)
became
11th player in NFL playoff history with four TD passes in a half -
five TD passes fell one shy of NFL playoff record (QBs-Daryle
Lamonica, Divisional Playoffs, Oakland vs. Houston, 1969; Steve
Young, Super Bowl XXIX, San Francisco vs. San Diego, 1994) and
tied touchdown totals accomplished by Sid Luckman (Chicago, 1943,
NFL Championship), Lamonica (Oakland, 1968, Divisional Playoffs),
Joe Montana (San Francisco, 1989, Super Bowl XXIV), Kurt
Warner (St. Louis, 1999, Divisional Playoffs) and Kerry
Collins (NYG, 2000, NFC Championship)
directed
Colts to 38-35 OT win at Tampa Bay 10/6/03 with 34-47-386, 2 TDs/1
ints., guiding club to 38-point second half, including 28-point
fourth quarter with scoring drives covering 73, 75, 12, 58, 85 and 76 yards
Colts
became first team in NFL history to erase 21-point deficit in a
game's final four minutes
was
27-36-401, 1 TD vs. NYJ 11/16/03, his club-record 4th career 400+
game (Colts are 4-0)
against
Carolina 10/12/03, reached 150 career touchdown passes in 86th
career game, marking 3rd-fastest game pace to 150+ career touchdown
in NFL history (62, Marino; 84, Favre)
was
4th-fastest to 100 TDs, taking 56 games (44, Marino; 50, Warner;
53, Unitas)
Manning
(24,885 in 96 games) is bearing down on 25,000 career passing
yards the fastest paces to 25,000 yards are Marino (92), Favre (107)
and Moon (107) reached 20,000 yards in 78 games and only
Marino (74) reached the plateau faster
Manning
(1998-03) is only NFL player with 25+ touchdown passes in six
consecutive seasons, breaking prior records of Marino (5, 1984-88)
and Favre (5, 1994-98) and has 20+ scoring passes in six
consecutive seasons and owns six of the 16 20+-TD seasons in club
history (6, Unitas; 3, Jones; 1, Morrall), but only Unitas
(1959-60, 65-66) and Jones (1980-81) were able to exceed
20 touchdowns in consecutive seasons
streak
of six consecutive seasons with 20+ touchdown passes is T3rd-best in
NFL history (10, Marino; 10, Favre (current streak); 6, Len Dawson)
has
six consecutive 3,000+ seasons and owns six of the 12 3,000+ seasons
in Colts history (3, Unitas; 3, Jones)
streak
of six consecutive 3,000+ seasons is 2nd-longest active NFL streak (12,
Favre) the other all-time streaks of cons. 3,000+
seasons between Manning and Favre are: 9, Marino; 7, John Elway; 7,
Bledsoe; 6, Boomer Esiason
in
2003, Manning (67.0) topped own seasonal club record for
completion percentage (66.3, 2002), while missed producing the
3rd 100.0+ seasonal rating in Colts history (102.5, Jones, 1976;
100.7, Jim Harbaugh, 1995)
Manning
(1999, 2000, 2002, 2003) has 4 double-digit victory seasons,
passing Unitas (3) and Jones (3) as only Colts QBs
double-digit victory seasons as starter
has
engineered Colts to 400+ points and 5,000+ net yards in four of past
five seasons (423, 5,726 in 1999; 429, 6,141 in 2000; 413, 5,955
in 2001; 447, 5,874 in 2003)
from
2000-03, had 17,011 passing yards, the 2nd-highest four-year total
of any NFL QB and also owns 3rd-highest total at 16,879 from 1999-02,
while Marino owns best total at 17,212 (1984-87)
has
68 games with 20+ completions, most in Colts history (33, Unitas)
has
167 TD passes in 96 career games, an average of 1.7396 per game, the 2nd-highest
average per game of any NFL QB with 150+ TD passes (1.8021,
Favre, 346 TDs/192 games; 1.7355, Marino, 420/242; 1.4813, Kelly,
237/160; 1.4219, Montana, 273/192; 1.4033, Fouts, 254/181; 1.3990,
Moon, 291/208; 1.3902, Fran Tarkenton, 342/246; 1.3744, Unitas,
290/211; 1.3728, Young, 232/169)
Manning
(54) ranks 2nd in Colts wins as starting QB (118, Unitas; 47, Jones)
since 1970, Manning is 1 of 5 NFL
starting QBs who were 10 games below .500 and eventually had a record
equaling or exceeding 10 games over .500 (Troy Aikman, 14 games below
.500 (3-18) to 29 games over .500 (86-57): final
starting record 94-71; Young, -14 games (3-17) to +45 games (94-49):
final record 94-49; Bert Jones, -12 games (3-15) to +16 games (42-26):
final record 47-49; Trent Dilfer, -11 games (8-19) to +10
games (49-39): current record 51-43; Manning, -10 games (5-15)
to +10 games (49-39): current record 54-42
Manning
(51) is T1st in regular season starting wins by NFL QBs from
1999-present (51, Favre; 50, McNair; 43, Rich Gannon; 43, Brad
Johnson; 43, Donovan McNabb; 35, Warner; 35, Kerry Collins)
in
every even-yeared season of career (1998, 2000, 2002),
Manning has taken every snap from scrimmage
the
only other QBs to take snaps with Colts during Manning tenure are
Steve Walsh (21 in 1999), Mark Rypien (22 in 2001) and
Brock Huard (22 in 2003)
Manning
and WR-Marvin
Harrison have
combined for 68 TD plays, 3rd-most in NFL history (85, Steve
Young-Jerry Rice, 1987-99, San Francisco; 79, Dan Marino-Mark
Clayton, 1983-92, Miami)
Manning
and Harrison have combined for 621 completions and 8,331 yards
the
NFL record for most completions and yards for two players is 663
completions for 9,538 yards for Jim Kelly and Andre Reed
has
20+ completions in 68 of 96 games
has
TD passes in 85 of 96 games
has
50.0+ completion percentage in 92 of 96 games, 55.0+ in 81 games and
60.0+ in 65 games
Colts
have scored 30+ points under Manning 28 times
has
produced 100+-yard receivers 37 times in 96 games
holds
94:12 red zone TD:int. ratio
has
taken every snap in 88 of 96 games
has
200+ passing yards 76 times, 250+ yards 51 times, 300+ yards 24
times, 350+ yards nine times and 400+ yards four times
Colts
have produced 5,000 net yards in club-record six consecutive seasons (5,116,
1998; 5,726, 1999; 6,141, 2000; 5,955, 2001; 5,616, 2002; 5,874, 2003)
has
engineered 6 of the eleven 5,000+ net yardage seasons in the club's
51-year history
has
25 100+ rating games (Colts are 21-4)
24
300+ games rank 2nd to Unitas (26)
has
17 career 50+-yard TD passes
has
hit seven different receivers 25 times in career and 8 different
receivers seven times
has
23 3+-TD games
88.1
career rating ranks 5th in NFL history (97.2, Warner; 96.8,
Young, 92.3, Montana, 88.3, Jeff Garcia)
has
been a part of four offenses featuring a 4,000+ passer and 1,000+
rushers and receivers (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003), a feat that
has been accomplished only 21 times in the NFL's 84-year history
the club's three consecutive
seasons (1999-01) with such an offense is unprecedented in NFL history.
2003:
Started 16 games and was 379-566-4,267, 29 TDs/10 ints. for 99.0 rating
earned Pro Bowl honors for 4th time of career
produced 4th double-digit seasonal victory total, most in club history
produced highest personal seasonal QB rating and set club mark for
completion percentage (67.0)
had 20+ completions in 14 games and in 18 of past 20 outings
had
200+ passing yards in 14 games
was 27-43-211, 2 ints. 9/7 at Cleveland, directing game-winning drive
for 45-yard FG with :01 left in 9-6 win
was
20-25-314, 6 TDs at New Orleans 9/28 to set club record for most
touchdown passes in a game
won
AFC Offensive Player-of-the-Week honors and posted third career
perfect rating (158.3)
was
AFC Offensive Player-of-the-Month for September
was
34-47-386, 2 TDs/1 int. at Tampa Bay 10/6 to direct club from 35-14
deficit in final four minutes to 38-35 OT win
Colts
became first team to erase 21-point deficit in final four minutes of
a game
led
second-half scoring drives of 73, 75, 12, 58, 85 and 76 yards
was
23-34-293, 1 TD/int. 10/12 vs. Carolina
directed
late 75-yard TD drive to force OT
was
22-30-269, 3 TDs vs. Houston 10/26
was
23-37-266, 1 TD/int. to produce 23-17 win at Miami 11/2
was
28-45-347, 2 TDs/ints. at Jacksonville 11/9
was
27-36-401, 1 TD vs. NYJ 11/16, his club-record 4th 400+ game (Colts
are 4-0)
was
26-42-229 at Buffalo 11/23
led
club from 14-3 fourth-quarter deficit to 17-14 win
was
29-48-278, 4 TDs/1 int. vs. New England 11/30 as club rebounded from 31-10
deficit to tie contest before falling on late failed chance at
Patriots' one-yard line
was
22-34-228 at Tennessee 12/7 as club produced seasonal sweep of
Titans to gain foothold for division title
started
93rd consecutive game, breaking John Unitas' record for Colts QBs (92)
was
25-30-290, 5 TDs vs. Atlanta 12/14 to become only fifth NFL QB since
1970 NFL Merger with five or more touchdown passes in a game twice in season
won AFC Offensive Player-of-the-Week honors
was
12-23-146 vs. Denver 12/21 to snap streak of 10 games with 22+
completions, the 2nd-longest for most consecutive games with 22+
completions since 1970 (11, Warren Moon, 1991-92)
was
26-38-220, 1 TD/int. at Houston 12/28
led
comeback from 17-3 fourth-quarter deficit for win
hit
WR-Brandon Stokley on TD pass to tie contest with four minutes left,
then directed 65-yard march for 43-yard FG at gun to win AFC South title
ranked 1st in AFC attempts, 2nd in
NFL, 1st in NFL completions, 1st in NFL yards, 1st in AFC touchdowns,
2nd in NFL and 2nd in NFL rating.
POST-SEASON: Started 1/4 vs.
Denver, 1/11 at Kansas City and 11/18 at New England
was
22-26-377, 5 TDs, 158.3 rating vs. Denver to set club playoff mark
for most single-game scoring passes
teamed
with Stokley (4-144, 2 TDs; 31t, 87t) and Harrison (7-133,
2 TDs; 46t, 23t) on TD tosses
87t
play set Colts playoff record for longest completion (75t,
Unitas-to-John Mackey, Super Bowl V was prior longest play)
had
3rd 5+-TD game of season (6 at New Orleans; 5 vs. Atlanta)
and 4th career perfect rating, 2nd of season (at New Orleans)
joined three other NFL QBs with perfect post-season rating games
(Don Meredith, Terry Bradshaw, Dave Krieg)
became
only NFL player with three 5+-TD games in one season (including
the playoffs)
became
11th player in NFL playoff history with four TD passes in one half
five
TD passes fell one shy of NFL playoff record (Daryle Lamonica,
Steve Young) and tied totals accomplished by Sid Luckman, Lamonica,
Joe Montana, Kurt Warner and Kerry Collins
won
NFL Offensive Player-of-the-Week honors
was
22-30-304, 3 TDs, 138.8 rating at Kansas City for 2nd consecutive
300+ yards/100+ rating game
teamed
with Harrison (6-98), WR-Reggie Wayne (6-83, 1 TD; 19t),
Stokley (4-57, 1 TD; 29t) and RB-Tom Lopienski (1-2, 1 TD; 2t)
to guide passing attack
led
club to scores on six of eight possessions, failing to score only at
end of half and end of game
finished
game with nine career playoff touchdown passes, besting prior club
mark of Unitas (7)
became
5th player in NFL playoff history to start playoffs with eight or
more TD passes without interception (11, Montana, San Francisco,
1989; 9, Young, San Francisco, 1994; 8, Troy Aikman, Dallas, 1992; 8,
Phil Simms, NYG, 1986)
was
23-47-237, 1 TD/4 ints. at New England.Manning, a four-time Pro
Bowler (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003), produced totals in first five
seasons that rank among best in NFL
is
only player in NFL history with 3,000 passing yards in each of first
five seasons and only Colts QB with five consecutive 3,000+ yards seasons
owns
five of 11 3,000+ passing seasons in Colts history (3, John
Unitas; 3, Bert Jones)
streak
of five consecutive 3,000+ seasons is 2nd-longest active streak in NFL
(11, Brett Favre, GB)
the
other all-time streaks of cons. 3,000+ seasons between Manning and
Favre are: 9, Dan Marino; 7, John Elway; 7, Drew Bledsoe; 6, Boomer
Esiason; 5, Elway; 5, Jim Everett; 5, Jim Kelly; 4, Steve Young
Manning
(20,618) joined Unitas (39,768) as only Colts QBs to
throw for 20,000+ yards
is
only QB in NFL history to throw for 12,000+ yards in 1st three seasons
in 2000, became 5th QB in NFL history to throw for 4,000 yards in
consecutive seasons (Favre, 1998-99; Dan Fouts, 1979-81; Marino,
1984-86; Warren Moon, 1990-91 and 1994-95), while joining Marino
and Fouts in 2001 as only QBs to do it three consecutive seasons
in
2002, became only QB in NFL history with 4,000+ yards in four
consecutive seasons
four
career 4,000+ seasons are tied with Moon for 2nd-most in NFL history (6,
Marino), while Favre (3), Bledsoe (3), Young (2)
and Kurt Warner (2) are only other players with multiple
4,000+ seasons
Manning
(1998-02) has 20+ TD passes in five consecutive seasons,
extending his club record
owns
five of 15 20+-TD seasons in club history (6, Unitas; 3, Jones;
1, Earl Morrall), but only Unitas (1959-60, 65-66) and Jones (1980-81)
were able to exceed 20 TDs in consecutive seasons
has
20+ TD passes in five consecutive seasons, ranking behind Marino
(10, 1983-92), Favre (9, 1994-present) and Len Dawson (6,
1962-67) for most consecutive 20+-TD seasons in NFL history
Manning
(1998-02), Marino (1984-88) and Favre (1994-98)
are only QBs with five consecutive 25+-TD seasons
85.9
career rating ranks 8th-best in NFL history (98.2, Warner; 96.8,
Young; 92.3, Joe Montana; 89.9, Jeff Garcia; 86.7, Favre; 86.6, Otto
Graham; 86.4, Marino)
has
started first 80 games of career, the most to start a career by any
NFL QB
80-game
streak is 3rd- longest among current NFL players for most to start a
career (112, RB-Eddie George, Tennessee; 96, OT-Tarik Glenn, Colts)
80-game
start streak is 2nd-longest at QB in NFL (173, Favre) and
ranks among NFL's best ever (173, Favre, 1992-02; 116, Ron
Jaworski, 1977-84; 107, Joe Ferguson, 1977-84; 95, Marino, 1987-93;
92, Unitas, 1958-65; 89, Roman Gabriel, 1965-72)
Unitas
(92) owns longest starting streak in Colts history, while
Jones (46, 1974-77) is 3rd
has
produced 42 career starting wins, 3rd-most in Colts history (116,
Unitas; 46, Jones)
starting
record is 42-38 despite starting career 3-13 as rookie in 1998
23
wins as starter from 1999-2000 led NFL
has
won 10+ games in a season three times (1999, 2000, 2002),
T1st among Colts QBs (Unitas, 3; Jones, 3)
has
138 touchdown passes in 80 games and in 2001 became 88th QB in NFL
history to reach 100 career TD passes
reached
milestone in 56th career game (the fastest streak in terms of
games played to reach 100 touchdown passes is 44 by Marino; the
2nd-fastest is 50 games by Warner; the 3rd-fastest streak is 53 games
by Unitas; the 5th-fastest now is 62 games by Favre)
Here is how Manning stands in reaching 100 career TD passes with all
other QBs taken with the first overall pick in the NFL Draft since
1970: 69 games, Bledsoe (1993 draft); 78, Steve Bartkowski (1975);
83, Elway (1983); 91, Jeff George (1990); 93, Vinny
Testaverde (1986); 100, Troy Aikman (1989), 101, Terry
Bradshaw (1970); 103, Jim Plunkett (1971)
Manning
tossed 121 touchdown passes in his first 70 games, the 4th-highest
total in NFL history for that span of games (167, Marino; 124,
Favre; 122, Unitas)
Manning
(1,749-2,817-20,618, 138 TDs/100 ints., 85.9 rating, career) has
completed more passes (1,749) for more yards (20,618)
in a career-opening five-year span than any NFL top 10 career passing
yardage leader and any QB taken first overall in draft since 1970,
while scoring tosses (138) rank only behind Marino (168)
has
ranked among NFL leaders in attempts, completions, yards and TDs
over past five seasons
leads
NFL with 20,618 passing yards and 138 TDs from 1998-2002 (Favre
is second in both categories with 19,694 yards and 132 scores)
became
96th NFL QB to pass for 15,000 yards with effort at Baltimore 12/2/01,
his 59th career game (only Marino (56) reached that plateau in fewer games)
reached
20,000 at Cleveland 12/15/02, his 78th career game, second only to
Marino (74), while Bledsoe is 3rd (83)
owns
five best seasonal passing yardage seasons in Colts history
(4,413, 2000; 4,200, 2002; 4,135, 1999; 4,131, 2001; 3,739, 1998)
owns
five best seasonal passing marks for attempts (591, 2002; 575,
1998; 571, 2000; 547, 2001; 533, 1999), completions (392,
2002; 357, 2000; 343, 2001; 331, 1999; 326, 1998) and most games
with TD pass (15, 1998; 15, 2000; 15, 2002; 14, 1999; 14, 2001)
owns
four of five highest completion percentage seasons in club history
(66.3, 2002; 63.7, Jim Harbaugh, 1995; 62.7, 2001; 62.5, 2000; 62.1, 1999)
had
six 70+ completion percentage games in 2002 and became the 1st Colts
QB ever to have three consecutive 70.0+ completion games (74.0,
37-50 vs. Tennessee 11/3; 78.2, 18-23 at Philadelphia 11/10; 76.3,
29-38 vs. Dallas 11/17; Total: 84-111-898, 7 TDs/2 ints., a 112.4 rating)
Peyton
is 1st Colts QB to throw for four TD passes twice in season (2000)
since Unitas in 1966
has
20+ comp. in 54 of 80 career games, ranking 1st in Colts history
ahead of Unitas (33) in career 20+ comp. games
has
TD passes in 73 of 80 career games to rank 2nd in Colts history in
games with TD passes (144 in 206 career games, Unitas; 68 in 98
career games, Jones)
has
had 50+ comp. pct. games in 76 of 80 games, 55+ comp. pct. games 66
times and 60+ comp. pct. games 50 times
Colts
have scored 30+ points 21 times under Peyton Manning's direction
has produced 100+ receivers 49 times in 80 games (eight different receivers),
while 12 Colts QBs and 11 different receivers from 1990-97 were only
able to produce 23 such performances, a span of 128 games
career
Red Zone TD:Int ratio is 78:11
has
taken every snap in 74 of 80 games
took all 982 of team's snaps in 1998 and 958 of team's 979 snaps in
1999 for a 2-season total of 1,940 of 1,961 plays (he took 1,590
cons. to open career)
took
1,205 cons. snaps in 19 regular season games before streak ended at
NE 9/30/01 (QB-Mark Rypien saw action for 16 plays at NE 9/30, for
2 plays vs. NE 10/21, for 1 play vs. Miami 11/11 and for 3 plays vs.
SF 11/25, giving Manning 1,003 of the team's 1,025 snaps)
took
every snap in 2002 for 3rd time of career (also 1998, 2000)
and has a consecutive snap streak of 1,409 entering 2003 season
has
taken 5,017 of 5,060 possible snaps from 1998-2002
the
only other QBs to take snaps from scrimmage during Manning's career
are Steve Walsh (21, 1999) and Rypien (22, 2001)
Colts
have had 5 cons. seasons of 5,000+ net yards offense (5,116, 1998; 5,726, 1999;
6,141, 2000; 5,955, 2001; 5,616, 2002),
finishing with a seasonal-record
6,141 net yards in 2000, the only time in club history the team has
surpassed 6,000 net yards
Peyton has engineered five of 10 5,000+ seasons in club history (6,141,
2000; 5,955, 2001; 5,726, 1999; 5,616, 2002; 5,236, 1976; 5,206,
1980; 5,116, 1998; 5,108, 1983; 5,008, 1967; 5,006, 1985)
has
passed for 200+ yards in 62 of 80 career games, 250+ 42 times, 300+
20 times, 350+ 7 times and 400+ 3 times
Behind
Manning, the offense has amassed 300+ net yards 63 times in 80
games, 350+ 40 times and 400+ 17 times
WR-Marvin
Harrison has
been on receiving end of 527 passes from Manning
in
76 games, the duo has hooked up for 7,059 yards and 58 touchdowns
Harrison's
58 hookups with Manning rank as most active TD duo in NFL, the
2nd-most active in club history (63, Unitas-Raymond Berry) and
the 5th-most in NFL history (85, Steve Young-Jerry Rice, San
Francisco; 79, Dan Marino-Mark Clayton, Miami; 65, Jim Kelly-Andre
Reed, Buffalo; 63, Unitas-Berry, Colts)
the
58 Manning-Harrison scoring plays from 1998-2002 mark the
2nd-highest total of any QB-WR tandem in a five-year span in NFL
history (59, Young-Rice, San Francisco, 1991-95)
the
duo has hooked up 9 times for 50+-yard TDs
9
50+-yard TD receptions rank 3rd in Colts history (17, Lenny
Moore; 13 John Mackey)
Harrison
held 13.1 yds/rec. avg. on 14 TDs (14-183) 1996-97 prior to
Manning, but holds 25.0 yds/rec. avg. on 58 TDs (58-1,449)
1998-present with Manning
Harrison
has totaled 35 of his 37 career 100+ games with Manning at QB
With
16,418 passing yards over his first 4 seasons (3,739, 1998;
4,135, 1999; 4,413, 2000; 4,131, 2001), Manning's total during
that span stood as 6th-highest yardage total of any QB during any
4-year span in NFL history (17,212, Marino, 1984-87; 16,598,
Fouts, 1978-81; 16,562, Marino, 1985-88; 16,482, Fouts, 1979-82;
16,422, Marino, 1986-89)
from 1999-2002, Manning had 16,879 yards, now the 2nd-most by any QB
over any four-year span
has
13 career fourth-quarter comeback wins, including a club seasonal
record 6 in 1999
13
4th-qtr. comeback wins rank 2nd in club history (31, Unitas)
has
19 career 100+ rating games (the club is 15-4)
has
20 300+-yard efforts, ranking 2nd in Colts history (26, Unitas)
has
15 career 50+-yard TD passes
has hit passes to 7 different players 18 times in career and with 8
different players four times (11/8/98, at Miami; 11/29/98, at
Baltimore; 10/27/02 at Washington; 11/3/02 vs. Tennessee)
was
23-29-421, 4 TDs/2 ints., vs. Buffalo 9/23/01
the
421 yards marked Manning's 3rd career 400+ passing game (440, vs.
Jax. 9/25/00; 404, at San Diego 9/26/99)
is
only player in club history to throw for 400+ yards in multiple games
the four TDs vs. Buffalo 9/23/01 marked 3rd career 4-TD outing (vs.
Jax. 9/25/00; vs. Minn. 12/24/00). 2002: Started 16 games and
took every snap from scrimmage for 3rd time of career (1998, 2000)
earned
3rd career Pro Bowl bid (1999, 2000, 2002) with
392-591-4,200, 27 TDs/19 ints., 88.8 rating
directed
club to 10+ seasonal wins for 3rd time in career, tying Unitas and
Jones for most in Colts history
set
club seasonal records for completions, attempts and completion
percentage (66.3)
became only QB in NFL history to have 4,000+ passing yards in four
consecutive seasons
produced
club-rhdown passes stands as 4th-longest streak in NFL history
was 19-31-211, 3 TDs at Jacksonville 9/8
was
26-45-289, 1 TD/3 ints. vs. Miami 9/15
was
21-28-272, 2 TDs at Houston 9/22
was
21-34-224, 2 TDs/1 int., plus 11t rush vs. Cincinnati 10/6
was
30-40-284, 1 TD/int. vs. Baltimore 10/13
was
32-48-304, 1 TD/3 ints. at Pittsburgh 10/21 and 21-32-214, 2
TDs/ints., plus 1t rush at Washington 10/27
was
37-50-327, 2 TDs/1 int. vs. Tennessee to mark career-best
single-game completions and tying club record of Jeff George (at
Washington 11/7/93)
produced
one of best career games with 18-23-319, 3 TDs at Philadelphia 11/10,
his 2nd career 158.3 perfect rating (10/22/00 vs. NE)
hit
WRs-Marvin Harrison (57t , 43t) and Reggie Wayne (27t)
on long scoring strikes
was
29-38-252, 2 TDs/1 int. vs. Dallas 11/17 and 27-44-229, 1 int. at
Denver 11/24
guided
club on late drive to force OT, then scored on 1st drive of OT
game
at Denver was only 7th of career without TD pass and ended streak of
11 cons. games with a TD pass, his 4th career streak of 10+ games
owns
4 of 8 10+-game streaks in club history (47, Unitas (NFL record);
27, Manning; 13, Manning; 13, Manning; 11, Unitas; 11, Manning; 10,
Unitas; 10, Jim Harbaugh)
was
15-28-190, 1 TD vs. Houston 12/1 to produce 5th consecutive 3,000+-yardage
and 20+-touchdown seasons, making him only QB in NFL history to open
a career with five straight 3,000+ seasons
was
26-42-297, 1 TD/3 ints., at Tennessee 12/8
was
20-34-277, 2 TDs/ 1 int. at Cleveland 12/15 to direct comeback from
16-0 halftime deficit
was
30-46-365, 3 TDs/2 ints. vs. NYG 12/22 to notch 4th 30+-completion
game of season and top 4,000+ passing yards for fourth consecutive season
was
20-28-146, 1 TD vs. Jacksonville 12/29 in producing 13th career fourth-quarter
comeback win.
POST-SEASON: Started at QB
1/4/03 at NYJ
was
14-31-137, 2 ints. passing and 1-2 rushing.
CAREER
NOTES: 2001: Started 16 games for 4th consecutive season and
totaled 343-547-4,131, 26 TDs/23 ints., 84.1 rating
was
22-32-231, 2 TDs/2 ints. at NYJ 9/9
was
23-29-421, 4 TDs/2 ints., 129.6 rating vs. Buffalo 9/23
was
20-34-196, 1 TD/3 ints. at New England 9/30 and 26-41-241, 2
TDs/ints. vs. Oakland 10/14
was
22-34-335, 1 TD, 106.9 rating vs. New England 10/21, 19-30-201, 2
TDs, 105.0 rating at Kansas City 10/25 and 23-35-325, 3 TDs/1 int.,
112.2 rating vs. Atlanta 12/16
was
17-27-199, 1 TD at Buffalo 11/4 and 20-33-253, 3 TDs/2 ints. vs.
Miami 11/11
was
18-28-262, 1 TD/int. at New Orleans 11/18, hitting career-long 86t
pass to TE-Marcus Pollard, the 5th-longest TD pass in Colts history
was
27-48-310, 2 TDs/1 int. at Baltimore 12/2 and 25-35-228, 1 TD vs.
NYJ 12/23
was
15-28-195, 1 int. at St. Louis 12/30 and 16-30-191, 2 TDs/1 int. vs.
Denver 1/6
ranked
1st in AFC passing yards, 2nd in NFL passing yards
26
TD passes ranked 2nd in AFC, T5th in NFL
had
streak of scoring passes in 13 consecutive games end 12/10 at Miami
and did not have TD pass at St. Louis 12/30
the
13-game streak was 3rd career 10+-game streak
hit
scoring tosses in 27 straight games from 1998-1999, marking one of
only 14 20+-game streaks in NFL history and tied fourth-longest in
NFL history
26
TD passes marked then the 16th 20+ TD season by a Colts QB (8,
Unitas - 32, 1959; 25, 1960; 24, 1957; 23, 1962, 1965; 22, 1966; 20,
1963, 1967; 4, Manning - 33, 2000; 26, 1998; 26, 1999; 26, 2001; 3,
Jones - 24, 1976; 23, 1980; 21, 1981; 1, Morrall - 26, 1968)
Unitas (1959-60, 62-63, 65-67),
Jones (1980-81) and Manning (1998-02) are only Colts
with cons. 20+ TD passing seasons. 2000: Totaled 357-571-4,413, 33
TDs/15 ints., 94.7 rating and earned second consecutive Pro Bowl trip
set
club's single-season record for passing yards, completions, 300+
games (5) and touchdowns
33
TD passes broke Unitas' record of 32 in 1959
recorded
TD passes in 15 games, tying his club record 15 games in 1998
ranked
1st in NFL passing yards, 1st in NFL completions and T1st in NFL TDs
ranked
2nd in AFC rating, 6th in NFL, 2nd in AFC attempts, 3rd in NFL and
2nd in AFC comp. pct., 5th in NFL
threw career-high six 50+-yard TD passes
directed Colts offense that ranked 3rd in NFL net yards, 2nd in AFC,
4th in NFL points, 3rd in AFC
Colts
had 300+ net yards in 14 of 16 games, 325+ yards in 13 of 16 games,
350+ yards in 12 of 16 games, 375+ yards in 9 of 16 games and 400+
yards in 6 of 16 games
the
trio of Manning, RB-Edgerrin James (387-1,709, 13 TDs
rushing/63-594, 5 TDs receiving, 2,303 yards from scrimmage) and
WR-Marvin Harrison (102-1,413, 14 TDs receiving) became first
triumvirate to post 4,000-1,000-1,000 numbers in consecutive seasons
led
NFL in passing and James won second cons. NFL rushing title, marking
only second time in NFL history (1937, Washington, RB-Cliff
Battles, QB-Sammy Baugh) that one team had passing and rushing champion
was
22-32-273, 1 TD/1 int., 92.3 rating, at Kansas City 9/3 in
season-opening win - at time of win, there had been eight QBs
selected with first overall pick in draft since 1970 and Manning
became only one to win in his debut at Arrowhead Stadium
was
33-48-367, 3 TDs/2 ints., 94.7 rating vs. Oakland 9/10
had
14 cons. completions in 1st half vs. Oakland, the 2nd-longest streak
in club history (17, Bert Jones, vs. NYJ, 12/15/74)
in
first career MNF game, totaled 23-36-440, 4 TDs, 143.3 rating vs.
Jacksonville 9/25
440
yards set new franchise-record and eclipsed his old record of 404
yards at San Diego 9/26/99 - it marked then only 3rd 400+ game in
club history (401,Unitas, 9/17/67 vs. Atlanta) and set club
records on MNF for completions, yards and TDs
was named AFC Offensive Player-of-the-Week and Miller Lite Player-of-the-Week
for performance
was
16-27-187, 2 TDs/1 int. at Buffalo 10/1
led
the club on 42-yard drive with 1:08 remaining to set up a 45-yard game-winning
FG
was
31-54-334, 1 TD/3 ints. at New England 10/8
was
20-30-281, 1 TD, 107.7 rating at Seattle 10/15
was
16-20-268, 3 TDs, 158.3 rating vs. NE 10/22, his first career
perfect rating
hooked
up with Harrison for 51t and 78t scoring plays
the
78t toss tied for then 2nd-longest of career (80, at Phil.,
11/21/99; 78t, vs. New Orleans, 9/27/98)
20
atts. vs. NE marked only time in career he has attempted fewer than
23 passes in a game
posted
80.0 comp. pct. vs. NE becoming only 4th QB in club history (done
5 times) to post 80.0 comp. pct. with a minimum 15 attempts
was 22-33-288, 3 TDs/2 ints., 99.0 rating vs. Detroit 10/29
engineered
club to 23-15 victory vs. NYJ 11/12 with 21-35-210, 1 TD
totaled
25-44-294, 3 TDs/1 int., at Green Bay 11/19
was
27-51-339, 2 TDs/2 ints., at NYJ 12/3, extending streak of TD passes
to 13 cons. Games
marked
2nd-longest streak of career (27 games)
tallied
21-28-206, 1 TD, 107.1 rating at Miami 12/17
concluded
regular season vs. Minnesota 12/24 by totaling 25-36-283, 4 TDs/1
int., 118.2 rating
it marked second game in 2000 he
tossed 4 TDs and became first Colts' QB to throw for 4 TD passes
twice in a season since Unitas (1966).
POST-SEASON: Started at QB
at Miami 12/30 and totaled 17-32-194, 1 TD
hooked
up with WR-Jerome Pathon for 17th strike for first career
post-season TD pass. 1999: Earned first trip to Pro Bowl with
331-533-4,135, 26 TDs/15 ints., 90.7 rating
rebounded
from 3-13 starting record in 1998 to post 13-3 record
the
10-game improvement marked best one-season turnaround by any team in
the NFL's 80 seasons
helped
direct Colts to AFC Eastern Division title, and helped lead club to
423 points, the NFL's third-highest total
helped
Colts tie franchise records for consecutive wins (11; 1964, 1975-76)
and most wins in a season (13, 1968)
totals
in completions, attempts and yards in both 1998 and 1999 ranked then
as best seasonal totals in club history
was
4th-youngest QB selected for first Pro Bowl since the AFC-NFC format
was instituted in 1971
Peyton
Manning was 23 years, 10 months and 13 days old, and ranked behind
only Marino (1984, Miami, 22-4-14), Bledsoe (1995, New
England, 22-11-22) and Favre (1993, Green Bay, 23-3-28) as
youngest first-time Pro Bowl signal-callers
ended rookie season with touchdown passes in 13 consecutive games,
the longest rookie streak in NFL history, then extended mark to 27
straight games before ending at Cleveland 12/26
27-game
streak tied for fourth-longest in NFL history (47, Unitas,
1956-60; 30, Marino, 1985-87; 28, Dave Kreig, Seattle, 1983-85; 27,
Chris Chandler, Atlanta, 1997-99)
it marks one of 14 20-game streaks
in NFL history
produced
six fourth-quarter comebacks to set club seasonal record
helped direct club to 60 'big' plays (19 rushes of 15+ yards; 41
passes of 25+ yards)
teamed
with James (369-1,553, 13 TDs rushing/62-586, 4 TDs receiving,
2,139 yards from scrimmage) and Harrison (115-1,663, 12 TDs)
to produce only NFL's second offense ever that boasted
4,000-1,500-1,500 performers (1995 Detroit: Scott Mitchell
(4,338)-Barry Sanders (1,500)-Herman Moore (1,686)
Manning,
Harrison and James became 1st Colts QB-RB-WR Pro Bowl trio since Jones-Lydell
Mitchell-Roger Carr in 1976
for
second straight year, a Manning QB-led offense helped produce a
2,000+ yards from scrimmage player (2,227, RB-Marshall Faulk,
1998; 2,139, James, 1999), while Harrison produced then the 26th
100+ reception season in NFL history
ranked
1st in AFC completions, 3rd in NFL, 2nd in AFC attempts, 4th in NFL,
1st in AFC completion percentage (62.1), 2nd in NFL, 1st in
AFC yards, 3rd in NFL, 1st in AFC yards per attempt (7.76),
4th in NFL, 1st in AFC touchdown passes, 3rd in NFL
90.7
rating ranked 1st in AFC, 4th in NFL
was
21-33-284, 2 TDs/ ints. vs. Buffalo 9/12/99 to gain first
opening-day win, 31-14
was
18-30-223, 3 TDs/2 ints. at New England 9/19
was
29-54-404, 2 TDs/1 int. at San Diego 9/26 in 27-19 win
set
Colts single-game yardage total at SD and joined Unitas (401 vs.
Atlanta 9/17/67) as only Colts QBs with 400+ career games
became 6th-youngest NFL player at age 23 to notch 400+ game (4
times, Marino, Miami, 1984; 2 times, Bernie Kosar, Cleveland, 1986
and Bledsoe, New England, 1994; 1 time, Jacky Lee, Houston, 1961 and
David Woodley, Miami, 1981)
54
atts. marked 3rd-most in club history (59, George at Wash.
11/7/93; 57, Trudeau vs. NYJ 9/28/86), but it was only one of
those outings that produced a Colts win
had 1st career TD rush (12t) at San Diego
earned
AFC Offensive Player-of-the-Week for game at San Diego, his 2nd such
nomination (also 11/15/98 vs. NYJ, 24-23 win)
was
17-24-274, 3 TDs/1 int. vs. Miami 10/10
was
21-35-210, 1 TD/int. at NYJ 10/17
was
17-33-284, 2 TDs/1 int. vs. Cincinnati 10/24
was
22-34-313, 1 TD vs. Dallas 10/31
was
21-33-290, 1 TD/int. vs. KC 11/7 (with 7t rush) and was
20-35-237, 2 TDs/1 int. at NYG 11/14
was
16-26-235, 3 TDs at Philadelphia 11/21 and 23-31-198, 1 TD/2 ints.
vs. NYJ 11/28
was
23-29-260, 1 TD/2 ints. at Miami 12/5
directed game-winning drive in
final 30 seconds (16- and 18-yard passes to
Harrison to set up 53-yard FG at gun)
was
15-27-186, 2 TDs vs. New England 12/11
was 23-37-298, 2 TDs/1 int. vs. Washington 12/19 as club clinched
division title
was
27-43-276 at Cleveland 12/26, directing club to 10 fourth-quarter
points in 29-28 win
was
18-29-163 at Buffalo ½
wins
at SD, NYJ, vs. Dallas, vs. Kansas City, vs. Washington and at
Cleveland were fourth-quarter triumphs
six
fourth-quarter comeback wins in 1999 surpassed prior seasonal-most
held by Trudeau (4, 1989)
the other seasonal-mosts in Colts
history are 3 by Unitas (1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1970),
Pagel (1983), George (1990); Trudeau (1992) and Harbaugh (1995)
the prior club seasonal-mosts prior
to 1999 were 5 in 1989 and 1990 and 4 in 1992
had
long completion exceeding 40 yards in 9 of 16 games and did not have
game with a completion shorter than 23 yards.
POST-SEASON: Was 19-42-227
vs. Tennessee 1/16/00 in AFC Divisional Playoffs, plus had 15t rush.
1998: Was 326-575-3,739, 26 TDs/28 ints., 71.2 rating to cap finest
rookie season in NFL history
set
Colts and NFL rookie records in completions, attempts, yards,
touchdowns and cons. games with TD pass (13) - completions,
attempts and yards surpassed QB-Rick Mirer (274-486-2,833,
Seattle, 1993) as NFL rookie seasonal-bests, while his touchdowns
and cons. games with TD pass broke 50-year old NFL rookie marks of
QB-Charlie Conerly (22, 9, NYG, 1948)
totals
broke club rookie marks of Trudeau (204-417-2,225, 1986) and
George (16 TDs, 1990) as well as club seasonal marks of George (292-485,
1991) and Unitas (3,481, 1963)
also set NFL rookie records with 4
300+ and 4 3-TD games
Peyton
became Colts' 5th opening day rookie starter vs. Miami 9/6 and
joined eight other Colts QBs who earned starts during their rookie season
joined George Shaw (9/25/55 vs. Chi., 23-17 W), Jones (9/16/73
at Clev., 24-14 L), Mike Pagel (9/12/82 vs. NE 24-13 L)
and George (9/9/90 at Buf., 26-10 L) as the club's only
opening-day rookie starting QBs
Manning
(22 years, 5 months, 13 days) was 7th-youngest opening-day
rookie starter in NFL history, just behind father, Archie, the NFL's
6th-youngest in that category (22 years, 4 months, New Orleans, 1971)
attempted
every pass by Colts over 1st 15 games and finished with 575 of
club's 576 atts. (WR-Torrance Small was 0-1 vs. Carolina 12/27)
ranked
1st in AFC, 3rd in NFL with 3,739 passing yards (4,212, Favre,
GB; 4,170, Young, SF)
575
attempts ranked 1st in NFL
joined
Unitas (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961) as only Colts to lead NFL in attempts
ranked 1st in AFC, 2nd in NFL, in completions (347, Favre)
ranked
2nd in AFC, 5th in NFL, with 26 TD passes (36, Young; 34, Randall
Cunningham, Min.; 31, Favre; 29, Vinny Testaverde, NYJ) and fell
just shy of joining QBs-Harry Newman (11, NYG, 1933) and Bob
Waterfield (14, LA, 1945) as only rookies to tie or lead
conference or league in TD passes
set
NFL rookie record and Colts' seasonal marks with TD passes in 15
different games (missing only 9/20 at NYJ)
the previous club record was 13
different games by Morrall in 1968
TD
passes in 13 cons. games ranked 2nd-best in Colts history (47,
Unitas, G10-1956 to G10-1960, the NFL record)
produced
3rd 300+ opening-day yardage outing in club history with 21-37-302,
1 TD/3 ints. outing vs. Miami
joined
Unitas (401 vs. Atl. 9/17/67) and George (301 vs. NE 9/1/91)
as only Colts 300+ opening-day passers
posted
only 4th 300+ game by a Colts rookie (359, Trudeau at NYJ
11/16/86; 315, Trudeau vs. NO 10/12/86; 314, Unitas at Det. 11/18/56)
was 19-32-309, 1 TD/3 ints. vs. NO 9/27 to tie Trudeau as only Colts
rookie QBs with multiple 300+ games as a rookie
hit
Faulk on a 78t pass vs. NO, the 2nd-longest TD pass by Colts rookie
(84t, Trudeau to WR-Bill Brooks at SF 10/5/86)
was
12-23-137, 1 TD/int. vs. SD 10/4 to notch 1st career starting victory
was
21-40-235, 2 TDs/ints. vs. Buf. 10/11
was
18-30-231, 3 TDs, 117.5 rating at SF 10/18 to tie club rookie record
for most TD passes in game (Unitas vs. Rams 11/25/56; George at
Cin. 11/25/90 and vs. Wash. 12/22/90)
was
30-52-278, 2 TDs/ints. vs. NE 11/1 to post then the 5th 30+ comp.
day in club history, the 1st by Colts rookie
was
26-44-276, 3 TDs/2 ints. vs. NYJ 11/15 to join George as only Colts
rookie QBs to post multiple 3-TD games
directed
late 15-play, 80-yard drive that culminated with 14t strike to
Pollard with :24 left to notch 1st career 4th-qtr. comeback win
earned AFC Offensive Player-of-the-Week honors for game vs. NYJ,
making him only 6th rookie QB to gain the award since its inception
in 1984
was
27-42-357, 3 TDs/1 int. at Balt. 11/29 to set club rookie records
with 3rd 300+ game (2 yards shy of Trudeau's rookie-best 359
yards) and 3rd 3-TD game (2 by George in 1990)
was 17-26-210, 3 TDs, 128.7 rating vs. Cin. 12/13
was 23-39-335, 1 TD/int. at Sea. 12/20 for 4th 300+ game
ended
season vs. Car. with 17-34-225, 1 TD/2 ints. and had TD passes in 13
cons. games, extending his NFL rookie record for most cons. games
with a scoring pass
set
record by passing 19-27-159, 2 TDs/ints. at Atl. 12/6
had
shared mark with Conerly (9, NYG, 1948)
surpassed
NFL rookie mark since 1970 in that category with 14-29-164, 1 TD/2
ints. at Buf. 11/22 - he had shared that mark at 7 cons. games with
QBs-Jim Plunkett (NE, 1971), David Woodley (Miami, 1980) and Dan
Marino (Miami, 1983).ecord fifth consecutive season with 3,000+ yards
and fifth consecutive season with 20+ touc
In
2004, Manning became the highest-paid player in NFL history, signing
a US $99.2m contract for seven years with a $34.5m signing bonus,
which averages out to $14.17m annually. Under the contract, Manning
is also eligible to earn an extra $19m in incentives.
Peyton
Manning has started every game in his NFL career and has missed only
one snap due to injury. He's missed many other snaps due to large leads.
Manning
went on to break Dan Marino's record of throwing five touchdown
passes in four different games in less than twelve months. Manning is
also on pace to break Marino's record of 48 touchdown passes in a
season. On November 25, 2004, Manning broke another NFL record,
throwing at least four touchdown passes in five straight games.
Manning,
with wide receiver Marvin Harrison, has the record for QB/WR
completions in the history of the NFL. They topped the tandem of Jim
Kelly and Andre Reed at 664 completions in 2004.
HONORS
1998: Pro Football Weekly, College
and Pro Football Weekly, Football News and Football Digest NFL
All-Rookie First-Team - AFC Offensive Player-of-the-Week (11/15 vs.
NY Jets). 1999: Pro Bowl Starting QB - Associated Press, College and
Pro Football Weekly and Football Digest NFL All-Pro Second-Team -
Football News and Pro Football Weekly All-AFC Team - Football News
AFC Player-of-the-Year - Kansas City Committee of 101 AFC Offensive
Player-of-the-Year - AFC Offensive Player-of-the-Week (9/26 at San
Diego) - All-Madden Team - Phil Simms Ironman Team - Miller Lite
Player-of-the-Year Finalist - NFL-most Pro Bowl fan votes (124,346)
2000: Pro Bowl - Associated Press NFL All-Pro Second-Team -
All-Madden Team - All-Monday Night Football Team - AFC Offensive Player-of-the-Week
(9/25 vs. Jacksonville; 12/24 vs. Minnesota) - Miller Lite NFL
Player-of-the-Week (9/25 vs. Jacksonville) - 3rd-most Pro Bowl fan
votes (187,412). 2001: AFC Offensive Player-of-the-Week (9/23 at
Buffalo). 2002: Pro Bowl - Phil Simms Ironman Team.
Peyton Manning was the 2003 NFL
co-MVP according to the Associated Press. He shared the honor with
Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair. After many football
insiders criticized Manning for being 0-3 in the playoffs, he won his
first NFL playoff game against the Denver Broncos on January 4, 2004.
Manning's Passer Rating in the Colts' playoff games against the
Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs was a perfect 158.3. However, he had a
difficult AFC championship game against a cheating New England
Patriots, throwing four interceptions in a 24-14 loss.
COLLEGE
Because
of his father's legacy at Ole Miss, as well as his own status as the
most highly recruited high school quarterback of his class, Peyton
Manning stunned many when he chose to attend and play for the
University of Tennessee. Manning would become Tennessee's all-time
leading passer with 11,201 yards, 863 completions and 89 touchdowns,
while compiling a 39-6 record as a starter. In his college career, he
threw only 33 interceptions in 1,381 attempts, an NCAA record for
best all-time interception percentage.
Although he completed his degree, a
BA in speech communication with a 3.61 GPA, in three years, and was
projected to be the top overall pick in the NFL Draft, Manning
returned to Tennessee for his senior year. He put up even more
impressive numbers in his last season (3,819 yards, 36 touchdowns)
and finished second in Heisman Trophy voting to The University of
Michigan's Charles Woodson, although he was unable to beat arch rival
University of Florida for the fourth consecutive time.
Four-year starter - saw action in
48 games with 45 starts - set 33 school records, 8 SEC records and
two NCAA marks - set SEC career records for wins as starting
quarterback (39-6), completions (863), passing yards (11,201), total
offense (11,020), completion percentage (62.49%), interception
percentage (2.39%) and 300+ outings (18) - set NCAA records for
lowest career int. pct. (2.39%; 33 of 1,381 atts.) and lowest
single-season int. pct. (1.05%; 4 of 380 atts. in 1995) - ranked 3rd
in NCAA history in passing yards and total offense, 5th in
completions 4th in TDs (89), 8th in attempts (1,381) and 11th in
career QB rating (147.11) - posted 26-4 record as starter in SEC
games - was three-time Academic All-America honoree - started 13
games as senior and helped team to SEC Championship, and 11-2 record
- set SEC seasonal record for total offense (3,789) while setting
school marks for seasonal completions (287), attempts (477), yards
(3,819) and TDs (36) - posted nine 300+ outings - named MVP of SEC
Championship Game after totaling 25-43-373, 4 TDs/2 ints., with 73t
and 46t passes, in 30-29 win over Auburn - named CNN/SI National
Player-of-the-Week and SEC Offensive Player-of-the-Week after
25-35-523, 5 TDs, with 66t, 59t and 50t strikes, in 59-31 win at
Kentucky - set school record with 12 consecutive completions - was
35-53-399, 4 TDs passing with 1t rush vs. Southern Miss - .won
Sullivan Award for nation's top amateur athlete based on character,
leadership, athletic ability and the ideals of amateurism, only 4th
collegiate football player honored in award's then 69-year history -
won Maxwell Award for College Football Player-of-the-Year - was
Heisman Trophy runner-up - was Football News National Offensive
Player-of-the-Year - won Davey O'Brien Award for top QB - won Johnny
Unitas Golden Arm Award for top senior QB - AP, Football News, Walter
Camp, FWAA, and AFCA All-America 1st-team - AP and Football News SEC
Player-of-the-Year - AP, Football News and Coaches All-SEC - National
Football Foundation, NASDAQ and American Honda National
Scholar-Athlete of the Year - GTE Academic All-America 1st-team - SEC
and AFCA "Football Good Works Team" for community service -
Academic All-SEC - started 12 games as junior and helped team to 10-2
record - was 243-380-3,287, 20 TDs/12 ints - had five 300+ outings -
named MVP of 48-28 Citrus Bowl win over Northwestern after posting
27-39-408, 4 TDs passing - set school single-game records for
completions and attempts with 37-65-492, 4 TDs vs. Florida - named
SEC Offensive Player-of-the-Week twice: 31-41-371, 2 TDs at Georgia
and 27-36-362, 2 TDs at South Carolina - AP, Football News
All-America 3rd-team - AP, Football News, Coaches All-SEC 2nd-team -
.GTE Academic All-America 2nd-team - American Honda and CFA
Scholar-Athlete Team - Academic All-SEC - started 12 games as
sophomore and led team to 11-1 record - was 244-380-2,954, 22 TDs/4
ints. passing - added five rushing TDs - had four 300+ outings -
named Sporting News National Player-of-the-Week and SEC Offensive
Player-of-the-Week after 35-46-384, 4 TDs/1 int., with 55t pass, at
Arkansas - had 70t pass, 1t rush and had school record streak of 132
consecutive passes without int. end at Kentucky - was 20-35-182, 1
TD, with 47t strike, in 20-14 Citrus Bowl win over Ohio State - AP
All-America third-team - Coaches All-SEC first-team - AP All-SEC
secnd-team - GTE Academic All-America secnd-team - Academic All-SEC -
saw action in 11 games as freshman with eight starts - started final
eight games - totaled 89-144-1,141, 11 TDs/6 ints. passing with one
rushing TD - posted 7-1 record as starter - was 12-19-189, 1 TD in
45-23 Gator Bowl victory over Virginia Tech - named SEC
Freshman-of-the-Year - graduated cum laude in three years (3.61 GPA)
with major in speech communication.
Peyton Manning wore No. 16 in
College at Tennessee, but he'll be No. 18, as was his dad, for
The Indianapolis Colts.
A former female trainer at the
University of Tennessee filed a defamation lawsuit against Peyton
Manning in 1999 for a 1996 encounter during which Manning, at the
time a quarterback at Tennessee, dropped his pants in front of the
trainer. The lawsuit was later resolved in December 2003.
PERSONAL
Full name is Peyton Williams
Manning, born in New Orleans, La.
Peyton Manning is the son of New
Orleans Saints quarterback, Archie Manning and the older brother of
New York Giants quarterback, Eli Manning.
For twelve years, Archie Manning
was the field leader of the New Orleans Saints and still holds team
passing records. He also served with the Houston Oilers (1982-1983)
before being traded to the Minnesota Vikings where he played until
retirement in 1985. Archie was the League's Most Valuable Player in
1978 and participated in two Pro Bowls. He is the only player in the
history of the New Orleans Saints franchise to be inducted into the
"Wall of Fame" in the Louisiana Superdome. Archie Manning
was voted quarterback of the 25 Year All Saints Team and voted Most
Popular Saint in franchise history. Archie has been inducted into
numerous Halls of fame including the Louisiana and Mississippi Sports
Hall of Fame and the National Football Foundation College Hall of
Fame. In 1992 he was voted Mississippi's All-time Greatest Athlete.
Recently, Archie Manning was named the quarterback for The Team of
the Century at the University of Mississippi.
ELI MANNING - Fine
athlete who will follow his father, Archie, and brother, Peyton, into
the NFL - Only
the 5th quarterback in Southeastern Conference history to throw for
more than 10,000 yards in a career
- Holder of 47
school game, season and career records
- A big-play
specialist, known for rallying the team for 4th quarter victories, he
completed 829 of 1363 passes (60.8%) for 10,119 yards, 81 touchdowns
and 35 interceptions, topping the previous marks of 566 completions
of 981 passes by Kent Austin (1981-85), 6311 yards and 43 scores by
Romaro Miller (1997-2000)
- Only Bobby
Garner (63.2%, 1975-78) and Paul Head (61.5%, 1993-96) had a higher
pass completion percentage among the school’s all-time quarterbacks
- Averaged a school-record
7.42 yards per attempt
- Scored five
times on 128 carries
- Totaled
9,984 yards and accounted for 86 touchdowns, breaking the previous
Ole Miss career-records of 6413 yards by Miller and 56 scores by his
father, Archie Manning (1968-70)
- His passing
yards and total offensive yardage rank 5th in SEC history, while his
pass attempts and completions rank 4th
- Eli
Manning’s 81 touchdown tosses rank 3rd and his 86 total scores
(81 passing, 5 rushing) rank 4th in SEC history
- Set an Ole
Miss career mark for average yards per offensive play (rush or pass), 6.70
- His 1,491
career offensive plays rank 1st in school history
- Set school
career marks for 300-yard games of total offense (9) and 350-yard
games of total offense (6)
- Also set Ole
Miss career records for consecutive games with a touchdown pass (16),
consecutive 200-yard passing games (11) and consecutive 250-yard
passing games (7)
- Was the 1st
choice of the 2004 NFL draft, by the San Diego Chargers, the highest
an Ole Miss player has ever been picked. Soon after his selection, Eli
was traded to the Giants for quarterback Philip Rivers (the No. 4
overall pick), a third-round draft choice in 2004 and first and fifth-round
choices in 2005.
GOING INTO CAMP: Few
quarterbacks in history have entered the league facing the kind of
controversy Manning endured. He told the Chargers he didn't want to
play for them, forced them to make a draft day trade, then arrived in
Gotham just weeks before Kurt Warner was signed as a tutor and
potential rival. It's only a matter of time before Eli is starting,
but he'll have to wrest the job away from a former Super Bowl
champion and MVP.
Manning attended Newman High School
in New Orleans and went on to excel as quarterback. Peyton left high
school with a 34-5 career record as a starter. Despite some urging
from his father's alma mater in Mississippi, Peyton chose to attend
the University of Tennessee, majoring in speech communications.
While playing for the Volunteers,
Manning caught the football nation's attention, racking up impressive
offensive numbers and becoming an All-American. After his junior
season, there was pressure on Manning to leave school early and enter
the NFL. But, ever the cerebral person that he is, Manning decided to
finish his education, much to the relief of the Volunteers.
In his senior year, Peyton finished
runner-up in the Heisman Memorial Trophy voting. He is the only man
in Tennessee history to have his number retired by the school.
Peyton was named Gatorade Circle of
Champions National Player-of-the-Year and Columbus (Ohio) Touchdown Club.
National Offensive
Player-of-the-Year as senior - named 1997 NCAA Top VIII for
Outstanding Senior Student-Athlete in Athletics, Academics and
Community Service - named one of 10 outstanding young Americans by
the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce on January 9, 1999, in
Washington, D.C - in 2000, the Indianapolis Business Journal named
Manning one of the area's Top 40 leaders under 40 years of age and
NUVO Magazine named Manning the Best Professional Athlete in
Indianapolis. Peyton has been honorary chairman of Indiana CASA's
annual fund drive and has contributed a flag football game the last
five years pitching "Peyton's
Pals," a
team of CASA
foster children, against another team of youth from Indianapolis area
community centers - formed the PeyBack
Foundation in
1999 to promote the future success of disadvantaged youth by helping
programs that provide the necessary leadership and growth
opportunities for youth at risk - as the foundation's first major
event, Peyton launched the inaugural PeyBack Classic in 2000,
enabling five inner-city Indianapolis high school football teams to
play for the first time in the RCA Dome - the school's struggling
athletic programs have received more than $150,000 in proceeds the
past three years - in 2002, the PeyBack Foundation gave more than
$100,000 in grants to community agencies in Indiana, Tennessee and
New Orleans - the foundation committed $25,000 to a restoration
project for the Dryades Street YMCA in New Orleans in 2001 - Peyton
has hosted a special holiday celebration the past three years for
Indianapolis children - in 2002, the PeyBack
Foundation
hosted more than 700 disadvantaged Indianapolis children from 25
different community agencies for the PeyBack Christmas Celebration at
the Children's Museum of Indianapolis - the PeyBack
Foundation
instituted the Peyton's
Pals Ticket Incentive Program
in 2002, which makes it possible for disadvantaged children to attend
Indianapolis Colts home games - each organization receives 50
tickets, a PeyBack Foundation T-shirt, and a voucher for a free meal
at the RCA Dome concession stands - through his PeyBack Foundation,
Manning established the PeyBack Award in 2002 to recognize an
individual associated with football who achieved a high level of
success in the sport and distinguished himself through philanthropic
deeds, and the first recipient was Dallas Cowboys Hall-of-Fame
quarterback Roger Staubach - former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan
Marino was the recipient in 2003 - for the last two years, Peyton has
participated in the Marsh Holiday Handoff for Hunger, a
community-based food drive that benefited local food pantries - the
program has generated more than 400,000 pounds of food for those in
need - each Indiana school that participated entered a drawing to win
a visit from Peyton and tickets to a Colts game - in 2003, Peyton
joined forces with Caps
for Kids, a
non-profit organization that provides caps for children undergoing
chemotherapy treatment for cancer or other life-threatening illnesses
- St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis is one of 70 hospitals and
treatment centers throughout the United States that participate in
the program - Peyton, in conjunction with Marsh, holds an annual
event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to raise money for the
PeyBack Foundation - the Marsh Kids' Club Walk, "Peyton's Rally
at Gasoline Alley," gives kids an opportunity to walk around the
track with Peyton - more than 700 people participated in the event in
2002 - Peyton was named to the NCAA Foundation Board of Directors in
2000 (now the NCAA Leadership Advistory Board), and is its
youngest-ever member and first active professional athlete - in
addition to his board responsibilities, Peyton has become the
national spokesperson for the NCAA's major character education
program to be instituted in elementary schools across the nation -
Peyton is involved with the NCAA's 'Stay in Bounds' program, a
character development initiative committed to teaching citizenship
through sports and the acceptance of a set of guiding principles of
sportsmanship - along with his father, Archie, Peyton is actively
involved with the Play it Smart organization, a school-based program
primarily funded by the National Football Foundation - the program
seeks to use the power of the football experience as a vehicle to
enhance the academic, athletic, career and personal development of
high school student-athletes - the PeyBack Foundation expanded the
program in Indianapolis in 2002 by sponsoring two IPS schools - all
five football-playing Indianapolis public high schools now have the
benefit of an academic coach - Peyton also serves on the Board of
Visitors of the College of Art and Sciences at the University of
Tennessee and the Board of Advocates for the Indiana Golf Foundation
- Peyton serves on the American Red Cross National Celebrity Cabinet
- Manning was honored in May, 2002 as the male recipient of the Henry
P. Iba Citizen Athlete Award, given annually to America's premier
male and female athletes who excelled in their sport and through
their actions have helped others - Manning was selected the 2001
Walter Payton/Indianapolis Colts NFL Man-of-the-Year for
participation in community affairs - he was honored by his teammates
as the 2001 Ed Block Courage Award nominee - in 2002, Peyton earned
the USA Weekend's Most Caring Athlete Award for his ongoing community
service activities - his teammates have nominated him for the Byron
"Whizzer" White Humanitarian Award the last two years
- the award is named for Supreme Court Justice and former NFL star
Byron White, the award goes to the player who best personifies the
spirit of Justice White's service to team, community and country -
The Sporting News selected Peyton as one of the Good Guys in
professional sports in 2002 - Manning was awarded the 2001 American
Dream Award by the Hudson Institute for his work with the PeyBack
Foundation - he helped promote the I.S.T.E.P. exam for the Indiana
Department of Education - a portion of the Manning Passing Academy is
donated to Special Olympics of Louisiana and the Fellowship of
Christian Athletes - along with St. Vincent Hospitals and Health
Services in Indianapolis, he helped create "Peyton's
Playbook," a kid's guide to healthy living and the importance of
making the right decisions - his father, Archie, was an All-America
choice at Ole Miss in 1969 and 1970, and had a 14-year NFL career
with New Orleans (1971-82), Houston (1982-83) and Minnesota (1983-84 -
On March 17, 2001 Married His
College Girlfriend Ashley Thompson In Memphis, Tennessee.
- Manning and his wife, Ashley,
reside in Indianapolis, In.
Peyton's
Favorite Quote Is From Pro Football Hall Of Fame Coach Chuck Noll:
"Pressure
Is Something You Feel Only When You Don't Know What The Hell You're Doing".
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Started
16 games for sixth consecutive season
consecutive
starts rank 2nd-most among active NFL QBs (189, Brett Favre,
Green Bay) and among all-time leaders (189, Favre, Green Bay,
1992-03; 116, Ron Jaworski, Philadelphia, 1977-84; 107, Joe Ferguson,
Buffalo, 1977-84)
Here is how Manning stands in reaching 100 career TD passes with all
other QBs taken with the first overall pick in the NFL Draft since
1970: 69 games, Bledsoe (1993 draft); 78, Steve Bartkowski (1975);
83, Elway (1983); 91, Jeff George (1990); 93, Vinny
Testaverde (1986); 100, Troy Aikman (1989), 101, Terry
Bradshaw (1970); 103, Jim Plunkett (1971)
