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In honor of Peyton Manning 
, here's a thread of 18 different fun facts and stats. There are plenty more I could mention, but here's a start:
, here's a thread of 18 different fun facts and stats. There are plenty more I could mention, but here's a start:
1. Manning won FIVE MVP awards, two more than anyone else in history.
He is the only player to win an MVP award with multiple teams (Colts & Broncos).
Only five times has a player won the MVP in back-to-back seasons â and two of them have been by Peyton (03-04 & 08-09).
He is the only player to win an MVP award with multiple teams (Colts & Broncos).
Only five times has a player won the MVP in back-to-back seasons â and two of them have been by Peyton (03-04 & 08-09).
2. Manning was named first-team All-Pro SEVEN times. No QB in history has more. According to PFR, Otto Graham also has 7, though there's some discrepancy there. Otherwise, no one else has more than 5.
Only 12 players, regardless of position, have more All-Pro selections.
Only 12 players, regardless of position, have more All-Pro selections.
3. Manning was first-team All-Pro 5x in the 2000s decade. That was as many as everyone else combined.
But Manning also had as many All-Pro selections in the 2010s decade as any other QB despite only playing during 4 seasons (2, same as Brady and Rodgers)!
But Manning also had as many All-Pro selections in the 2010s decade as any other QB despite only playing during 4 seasons (2, same as Brady and Rodgers)!
4. Manning was selected to 14 Pro Bowls. He is one of only five players in league history to make that many Pro Bowls, and nobody has more. Per PFR, the only others with 14? Tony Gonzalez, Bruce Matthews, Merlin Olsen, and Tom Brady.
5. When Manning retired, he was the all-time leader in passing yards and TDs. He now ranks 3rd in each, behind only Brady and Brees.
On a per-attempt basis, Manning had a better TD% and YPA than both of them. Had more TD/game than both, and only Brees had better yards/game.
On a per-attempt basis, Manning had a better TD% and YPA than both of them. Had more TD/game than both, and only Brees had better yards/game.
6. According to PFR (tracking since 1960), Manning is the all-time leader in both game-winning drives (54) and fourth-quarter comebacks (43).
Led 7 GWD in a single-season twice (1999 & 2009); only one QB in NFL history has more. One of just 3 QBs with 7+ 4QC in a season (2009).
Led 7 GWD in a single-season twice (1999 & 2009); only one QB in NFL history has more. One of just 3 QBs with 7+ 4QC in a season (2009).
7. Manning threw for 4,000+ yards in a season 14 times. Thatâs the most in NFL history; next-closest is Brady, Brees, and Rivers with 12.
Manning threw for 25+ TDs in a season 16 times. Thatâs the most in NFL history; next-closest is Brady with 15, then Brees with 14.
Manning threw for 25+ TDs in a season 16 times. Thatâs the most in NFL history; next-closest is Brady with 15, then Brees with 14.
8. In a two-season stretch from 2003-2004, Manning threw 5+ TD passes in a game SEVEN times. The only players in NFL history with more in their CAREER are Drew Brees (11) and Tom Brady (7). Manning finished with 9 such games in his career.
9. Including playoffs, Manning posted a perfect passer rating in five different games. Thatâs the most in NFL history.
He has one of just four games with a perfect QB rating in playoff history (and still the only one since 1983).
He has one of just four games with a perfect QB rating in playoff history (and still the only one since 1983).
10. Manning started four Super Bowls; only two other QBs have played in more (Brady & Elway). He made it 4x with 4 different head coaches!
One of only four QBs to start a SB with multiple franchises (Warner, Morton, & Brady). *Currently* the only one to win with multiple teams.
One of only four QBs to start a SB with multiple franchises (Warner, Morton, & Brady). *Currently* the only one to win with multiple teams.
11. Manning has two of the top four single-season passing TD seasons (1st and 4th). He broke the record in 2004, then again in 2013. Heâs the only QB in modern NFL history to break the record multiple times.
Manning also holds the single-season passing yards record, set in 2013.
Manning also holds the single-season passing yards record, set in 2013.
12. Manning started 227 games in a row before he missed one. Remains the 3rd-longest consecutive start streak by any QB in history (behind Favre & Rivers), and is still the longest by any QB to start a career. He started from day one and didnât miss a game for the next 13 years.
13. In the 20 seasons prior to Manningâs arrival in Indianapolis, the Colts had drafted first overall as many times as they had made the playoffs in the past 20 years (3)! Had made the playoffs 3x in 20 years prior to PFM; made it 11 times in 13 years with him.
14. The Broncos were better when Peyton arrived, having made the playoffs 5x in the 13 years post-Elway. But with Manning, they made the playoffs 4x in 4 years. Havenât made it a single time in the 5 years since he retired.
15. When looking at percentage of passes, Peyton actually threw FEWER interceptions in the playoffs (2.4%) than in the regular season (2.7%). Has the 7th-lowest playoff INT% in NFL history (among retired players).
16. Manning had 11 different seasons with a DVOA of 30.0% or greater. Going back to 1985 (as far back as it currently goes), thatâs at least four more than anyone else (Brady next with 7). https://twitter.com/JoshWilsonSB/status/1266118738019057665
17. Peyton obviously was the number one overall pick in 1998. Per PFR, he is the only QB ever taken with the top overall pick to be named first-team All-Pro multiple times. He was a 7x All-Pro. Gabriel, Namath, Bradshaw, and Newton were each All-Pro 1x.
18. Manning has 13 of the top 19 seasons in Colts history in passing yards, and 11 of the top 15 in TDs.
He also has the top 3 seasons in Broncos team history in both yards and passing TDs. He also is the only QB in Broncos history to be named 1st-AP (per PFR); he did it twice.
He also has the top 3 seasons in Broncos team history in both yards and passing TDs. He also is the only QB in Broncos history to be named 1st-AP (per PFR); he did it twice.
