Matthew Stafford vs Philip Rivers

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Matthew Stafford and Philip Rivers compared on their NFL careers: Matthew Stafford played 18 seasons, 2009 to 2026, Philip Rivers 18 seasons, 2004 to 2025. Matthew Stafford has 64,998 passing yards to Philip Rivers's 63,984. Matthew Stafford won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Matthew Stafford and Philip Rivers career totals
241GP247
64,998YDS63,984
427TD425
7.4AVG7.8

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Matthew Stafford and Philip Rivers postseason
13GP12
3,932YDS2,965
25TD16
8.1AVG7.4

Where each stands all time

Matthew Stafford and Philip Rivers all-time places
6th (64,998)Passing yards8th (63,984)
6th (427)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

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

Matthew Stafford 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.
1st20092,267132020043310
2nd201053561200511501
3rd20115,038411620063,388229
4th20124,967201720073,1522115
5th20134,650291920084,0093411
6th20144,257221220094,254289
7th20154,262321320104,7103013
8th20164,327241020114,6242720
9th20174,446291020123,6062615
10th20183,777211120134,4783211
11th20192,49919520144,2863118
12th20204,084261020154,7922913
13th20214,886411720164,3863321
14th20222,08710820174,5152810
15th20233,965241120184,3083212
16th20243,76220820194,6152320
17th20254,70746820204,1692411
18th202648242202554443

What the columns mean: INT