Peyton Manning vs Tom Brady

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Peyton Manning and Tom Brady compared on their NFL careers: Peyton Manning played 17 seasons, 1998 to 2015, Tom Brady 23 seasons, 2000 to 2022. Peyton Manning has 71,940 passing yards to Tom Brady's 89,214. Peyton Manning won 2 titles, Tom Brady won 7 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Tom Brady leads in 2 of the 3 lines, Peyton Manning in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Peyton Manning and Tom Brady career totals

266	GP	335
71,940	YDS	89,214, better
539	TD	649, better
7.7, better	AVG	7.4

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Peyton Manning and Tom Brady postseason

27	GP	48
7,339	YDS	13,400, better
40	TD	88, better
7.1, better	AVG	7

Where each stands all time

Peyton Manning and Tom Brady all-time places

3rd (71,940)	Passing yards	1st (89,214), better
3rd (539)	Passing touchdowns	1st (649), 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

Peyton Manning and Tom Brady titles and awards

2	Championships	7, better
1	Super Bowl MVP	5, better
5, better	MVP	3
2	Offensive Player of the Year	2
—	Comeback Player of the Year	1, 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.

Peyton Manning and Tom Brady season by season

1st	1998	3,739, better	26, better	28	2000	6	0	0, better
2nd	1999	4,135, better	26, better	15	2001	2,843	18	12, better
3rd	2000	4,413, better	33, better	15	2002	3,764	28	14, better
4th	2001	4,131, better	26, better	23	2003	3,620	23	12, better
5th	2002	4,200, better	27	19	2004	3,692	28, better	14, better
6th	2003	4,267, better	29, better	10, better	2005	4,110	26	14
7th	2004	4,557, better	49, better	10, better	2006	3,529	24	12
8th	2005	3,747	28	10	2007	4,806, better	50, better	8, better
9th	2006	4,397, better	31, better	9	2008	76	0	0, better
10th	2007	4,040	31, better	14	2009	4,398, better	28	13, better
11th	2008	4,002, better	27	12	2010	3,900	36, better	4, better
12th	2009	4,500	33	16	2011	5,235, better	39, better	12, better
13th	2010	4,700	33	17	2012	4,827, better	34, better	8, better
14th	2012	4,659, better	37, better	11	2013	4,343	25	11
15th	2013	5,477, better	55, better	10	2014	4,109	33	9, better
16th	2014	4,727	39, better	15	2015	4,770, better	36	7, better
17th	2015	2,249	9	17	2016	3,554, better	28, better	2, better
18th	—	—	—	—	2017	4,577	32	8
19th	—	—	—	—	2018	4,355	29	11
20th	—	—	—	—	2019	4,057	24	8
21st	—	—	—	—	2020	4,633	40	12
22nd	—	—	—	—	2021	5,316	43	12
23rd	—	—	—	—	2022	4,694	25	9

What the columns mean: INT