Kirk Cousins vs Philip Rivers

Kirk CousinsPhilip Rivers

Kirk Cousins and Philip Rivers compared on their NFL careers: Kirk Cousins played 15 seasons, 2012 to 2026, Philip Rivers 18 seasons, 2004 to 2025. Kirk Cousins has 45,113 passing yards to Philip Rivers's 63,984.

Who has the better career numbers?

Kirk Cousins and Philip Rivers career totals
176GP247
45,113YDS63,984
304TD425
7.6AVG7.8

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Kirk Cousins and Philip Rivers postseason
5GP12
—YDS2,965
5TD16
—AVG7.4

Where each stands all time

Kirk Cousins and Philip Rivers all-time places
18th (45,113)Passing yards8th (63,984)
13th (304)Passing touchdowns7th (425)

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

  • Kirk Cousins: 0 championships; none on file
  • Philip Rivers: 0 championships; Comeback 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.

Kirk Cousins and Philip Rivers 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.
1st20124664320043310
2nd201385447200511501
3rd20141,71010920063,388229
4th20154,166291120073,1522115
5th20164,917251220084,0093411
6th20174,093271320094,254289
7th20184,298301020104,7103013
8th20193,60326620114,6242720
9th20204,265351320123,6062615
10th20214,22133720134,4783211
11th20224,547291420144,2863118
12th20232,33118520154,7922913
13th20243,508181620164,3863321
14th20251,72110520174,5152810
15th20264136320184,3083212
16th————20194,6152320
17th————20204,1692411
18th————202554443

What the columns mean: INT