Eli Manning vs Philip Rivers

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Eli Manning and Philip Rivers compared on their NFL careers: Eli Manning played 16 seasons, 2004 to 2019, Philip Rivers 18 seasons, 2004 to 2025. Eli Manning has 57,023 passing yards to Philip Rivers's 63,984. They have faced each other 3 times: Eli Manning's team won 0, Philip Rivers's 3. Eli Manning won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Philip Rivers 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.

Eli Manning and Philip Rivers career totals
236GP247
57,023YDS63,984, better
366TD425, better
7AVG7.8, better

Eli Manning vs Philip Rivers head to head

They have faced each other 3 times: Eli Manning's team won 0, Philip Rivers's 3.

Eli Manning and Philip Rivers, record against each other
GamesPlayedEli Manning wonPhilip Rivers won
Regular season303, better
Eli Manning and Philip Rivers, averages in their games against each other
22.0CMP22.0
33.7ATT36.0, better
233.0YDS238.7, better
1.7TD3.0, better
1.0INT1.0

Every game against each other

Eli Manning vs Philip Rivers, every game
Oct 8, 2017LAC at NYGL 27-2221 CMP, 36 ATT, 225 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT21 CMP, 44 ATT, 258 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
Dec 8, 2013NYG at LACL 37-1420 CMP, 32 ATT, 259 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT21 CMP, 28 ATT, 249 YDS, 3 TD, 0 INT
Nov 8, 2009LAC at NYGL 21-2025 CMP, 33 ATT, 215 YDS, 2 TD, 0 INT24 CMP, 36 ATT, 209 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Eli Manning and Philip Rivers postseason
12GP12
2,815YDS2,965, better
18, betterTD16
7AVG7.4, better

Where each stands all time

Eli Manning and Philip Rivers all-time places
11th (57,023)Passing yards8th (63,984), better
11th (366)Passing touchdowns7th (425), 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

Eli Manning and Philip Rivers titles and awards
2, betterChampionships—
2, betterSuper Bowl MVP—
—Comeback Player of the Year1, 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.

Eli Manning and Philip Rivers season by season
YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st20041,043, better6, better920043310, better
2nd20053,762, better24, better17200511501, better
3rd20063,24424, better1820063,388, better229, better
4th20073,336, better23, better2020073,1522115, better
5th20083,2382110, better20084,009, better34, better11
6th20094,021271420094,254, better28, better9, better
7th20104,00231, better2520104,710, better3013, better
8th20114,933, better29, better16, better20114,6242720
9th20123,948, better261520123,6062615
10th20133,818182720134,478, better32, better11, better
11th20144,410, better3014, better20144,28631, better18
12th20154,43235, better1420154,792, better2913, better
13th20164,0272616, better20164,386, better33, better21
14th20173,468191320174,515, better28, better10, better
15th20184,2992111, better20184,308, better32, better12
16th20191,04265, better20194,615, better23, better20
17th————20204,1692411
18th————202554443

What the columns mean: INT