Patrick Mahomes vs Peyton Manning

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Patrick Mahomes and Peyton Manning compared on their NFL careers: Patrick Mahomes played 10 seasons, 2017 to 2026, Peyton Manning 17 seasons, 1998 to 2015. Patrick Mahomes has 36,505 passing yards to Peyton Manning's 71,940. Patrick Mahomes won 3 titles, Peyton Manning won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Peyton Manning leads in 2 of the 2 lines, Patrick Mahomes in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Patrick Mahomes and Peyton Manning career totals

128	GP	266
36,505	YDS	71,940, better
272	TD	539, better
7.7	AVG	7.7

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Patrick Mahomes and Peyton Manning postseason

21	GP	27
5,814	YDS	7,339, better
46, better	TD	40
7.7, better	AVG	7.1

Where each stands all time

Patrick Mahomes and Peyton Manning all-time places

32nd (36,505)	Passing yards	3rd (71,940), better
21st (272)	Passing touchdowns	3rd (539), 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

Patrick Mahomes and Peyton Manning titles and awards

3, better	Championships	2
2	MVP	5, better
1	Offensive Player of the Year	2, better
3, better	Super Bowl MVP	1

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.

Patrick Mahomes and Peyton Manning season by season

1st	2017	284	0	1, better	1998	3,739, better	26, better	28
2nd	2018	5,097, better	50, better	12, better	1999	4,135	26	15
3rd	2019	4,031	26	5, better	2000	4,413, better	33, better	15
4th	2020	4,740, better	38, better	6, better	2001	4,131	26	23
5th	2021	4,839, better	37, better	13, better	2002	4,200	27	19
6th	2022	5,250, better	41, better	12	2003	4,267	29	10, better
7th	2023	4,183	27	14	2004	4,557, better	49, better	10, better
8th	2024	3,928, better	26	11	2005	3,747	28, better	10, better
9th	2025	3,587	22	11	2006	4,397, better	31, better	9, better
10th	2026	566	5	1, better	2007	4,040, better	31, better	14
11th	—	—	—	—	2008	4,002	27	12
12th	—	—	—	—	2009	4,500	33	16
13th	—	—	—	—	2010	4,700	33	17
14th	—	—	—	—	2012	4,659	37	11
15th	—	—	—	—	2013	5,477	55	10
16th	—	—	—	—	2014	4,727	39	15
17th	—	—	—	—	2015	2,249	9	17

What the columns mean: INT