Drew Brees vs Peyton Manning

Drew BreesPeyton Manning

Drew Brees and Peyton Manning compared on their NFL careers: Drew Brees played 20 seasons, 2001 to 2020, Peyton Manning 17 seasons, 1998 to 2015. Drew Brees has 80,358 passing yards to Peyton Manning's 71,940. Drew Brees won 1 title, Peyton Manning won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Drew Brees and Peyton Manning career totals
287GP266
80,358YDS71,940
571TD539
7.6AVG7.7

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Drew Brees and Peyton Manning postseason
18GP27
5,366YDS7,339
37TD40
7.4AVG7.1

Where each stands all time

Drew Brees and Peyton Manning all-time places
2nd (80,358)Passing yards3rd (71,940)
2nd (571)Passing touchdowns3rd (539)

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: 1 championship; Offensive Player of the Year ×2, Super Bowl MVP
  • Peyton Manning: 2 championships; MVP ×5, Offensive Player of the Year ×2, Super Bowl MVP

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 Peyton Manning season by season
YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st20012211019983,7392628
2nd20023,284171619994,1352615
3rd20032,108111520004,4133315
4th20043,15927720014,1312623
5th20053,576241520024,2002719
6th20064,418261120034,2672910
7th20074,423281820044,5574910
8th20085,069341720053,7472810
9th20094,388341120064,397319
10th20104,620332220074,0403114
11th20115,476461420084,0022712
12th20125,177431920094,5003316
13th20135,162391220104,7003317
14th20144,952331720124,6593711
15th20154,870321120135,4775510
16th20165,208371520144,7273915
17th20174,33423820152,249917
18th20183,992325————
19th20192,979274————
20th20202,942246————

What the columns mean: INT