Matthew Stafford vs Peyton Manning

Matthew StaffordPeyton Manning

Matthew Stafford and Peyton Manning compared on their NFL careers: Matthew Stafford played 18 seasons, 2009 to 2026, Peyton Manning 17 seasons, 1998 to 2015. Matthew Stafford has 64,998 passing yards to Peyton Manning's 71,940. Matthew Stafford won 1 title, Peyton Manning won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Matthew Stafford and Peyton Manning career totals
241GP266
64,998YDS71,940
427TD539
7.4AVG7.7

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Matthew Stafford and Peyton Manning postseason
13GP27
3,932YDS7,339
25TD40
8.1AVG7.1

Where each stands all time

Matthew Stafford and Peyton Manning all-time places
6th (64,998)Passing yards3rd (71,940)
6th (427)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

  • Matthew Stafford: 1 championship; Comeback Player of the Year, 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.

Matthew Stafford 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.
1st20092,267132019983,7392628
2nd20105356119994,1352615
3rd20115,038411620004,4133315
4th20124,967201720014,1312623
5th20134,650291920024,2002719
6th20144,257221220034,2672910
7th20154,262321320044,5574910
8th20164,327241020053,7472810
9th20174,446291020064,397319
10th20183,777211120074,0403114
11th20192,49919520084,0022712
12th20204,084261020094,5003316
13th20214,886411720104,7003317
14th20222,08710820124,6593711
15th20233,965241120135,4775510
16th20243,76220820144,7273915
17th20254,70746820152,249917
18th202648242————

What the columns mean: INT