Dan Marino vs Peyton Manning

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Dan Marino and Peyton Manning compared on their NFL careers: Dan Marino played 17 seasons, 1983 to 1999, Peyton Manning 17 seasons, 1998 to 2015. Dan Marino has 61,361 passing yards to Peyton Manning's 71,940. Peyton Manning won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Peyton Manning leads in 3 of the 3 lines, Dan Marino in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Dan Marino and Peyton Manning career totals

242	GP	266
61,361	YDS	71,940, better
420	TD	539, better
7.3	AVG	7.7, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Dan Marino and Peyton Manning postseason

18	GP	27
4,510	YDS	7,339, better
32	TD	40, better
6.6	AVG	7.1, better

Where each stands all time

Dan Marino and Peyton Manning all-time places

10th (61,361)	Passing yards	3rd (71,940), better
8th (420)	Passing touchdowns	3rd (539), better

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Dan Marino and Peyton Manning titles and awards

—	Championships	2, better
1	MVP	5, better
1	Offensive Player of the Year	2, better
1, better	Comeback Player of the Year	—
—	Super Bowl MVP	1, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Dan Marino and Peyton Manning season by season

1st	1983	2,210	20	6, better	1998	3,739, better	26, better	28
2nd	1984	5,084, better	48, better	17	1999	4,135	26	15, better
3rd	1985	4,137	30	21	2000	4,413, better	33, better	15, better
4th	1986	4,746, better	44, better	23	2001	4,131	26	23
5th	1987	3,245	26	13, better	2002	4,200, better	27, better	19
6th	1988	4,434, better	28	23	2003	4,267	29, better	10, better
7th	1989	3,997	24	22	2004	4,557, better	49, better	10, better
8th	1990	3,563	21	11	2005	3,747, better	28, better	10, better
9th	1991	3,970	25	13	2006	4,397, better	31, better	9, better
10th	1992	4,116, better	24	16	2007	4,040	31, better	14, better
11th	1993	1,218	8	3, better	2008	4,002, better	27, better	12
12th	1994	4,453	30	17	2009	4,500, better	33, better	16, better
13th	1995	3,668	24	15, better	2010	4,700, better	33, better	17
14th	1996	2,795	17	9, better	2012	4,659, better	37, better	11
15th	1997	3,780	16	11	2013	5,477, better	55, better	10, better
16th	1998	3,497	23	15	2014	4,727, better	39, better	15
17th	1999	2,448, better	12, better	17	2015	2,249	9	17

What the columns mean: INT