Drew Brees vs Eli Manning

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Drew Brees and Eli Manning compared on their NFL careers: Drew Brees played 20 seasons, 2001 to 2020, Eli Manning 16 seasons, 2004 to 2019. Drew Brees has 80,358 passing yards to Eli Manning's 57,023. Drew Brees won 1 title, Eli Manning won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Drew Brees and Eli Manning career totals

287	GP	236
80,358, better	YDS	57,023
571, better	TD	366
7.6, better	AVG	7

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Drew Brees and Eli Manning postseason

18	GP	12
5,366, better	YDS	2,815
37, better	TD	18
7.4, better	AVG	7

Where each stands all time

Drew Brees and Eli Manning all-time places

2nd (80,358), better	Passing yards	11th (57,023)
2nd (571), better	Passing touchdowns	11th (366)

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

Drew Brees and Eli Manning titles and awards

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

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.

Drew Brees and Eli Manning season by season

1st	2001	221	1	0, better	2004	1,043, better	6, better	9
2nd	2002	3,284	17	16, better	2005	3,762, better	24, better	17
3rd	2003	2,108	11	15, better	2006	3,244, better	24, better	18
4th	2004	3,159	27, better	7, better	2007	3,336, better	23	20
5th	2005	3,576, better	24, better	15	2008	3,238	21	10, better
6th	2006	4,418, better	26	11, better	2009	4,021	27, better	14
7th	2007	4,423, better	28	18, better	2010	4,002	31, better	25
8th	2008	5,069, better	34, better	17	2011	4,933	29	16, better
9th	2009	4,388, better	34, better	11, better	2012	3,948	26	15
10th	2010	4,620, better	33, better	22, better	2013	3,818	18	27
11th	2011	5,476, better	46, better	14	2014	4,410	30	14
12th	2012	5,177, better	43, better	19	2015	4,432	35	14, better
13th	2013	5,162, better	39, better	12, better	2016	4,027	26	16
14th	2014	4,952, better	33, better	17	2017	3,468	19	13, better
15th	2015	4,870, better	32, better	11	2018	4,299	21	11
16th	2016	5,208, better	37, better	15	2019	1,042	6	5, better
17th	2017	4,334	23	8	—	—	—	—
18th	2018	3,992	32	5	—	—	—	—
19th	2019	2,979	27	4	—	—	—	—
20th	2020	2,942	24	6	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: INT