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Philip Rivers

Philip Rivers

Position: QB
Height: 6-5    Weight: 228 lbs.
Born: December 8, 1981 in Decatur, AL
College: North Carolina State

1-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the New York Giants in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 2004 Draft

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · GameLog · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
2004 23 SDG 2 0 5 8 62.5 33 1 12.5 0 0.0 13 4.1 5.4 6.6 16.5 110.9 0 0 4.1 5.4 0.0
2005 24 SDG 2 0 12 22 54.5 115 0 0.0 1 4.5 22 5.2 3.2 9.6 57.5 50.4 3 16 4.0 2.2 12.0
2006* 25 SDG QB 16 16 14-2-0 284 460 61.7 3388 22 4.8 9 2.0 57 7.4 7.0 11.9 211.8 92.0 27 144 6.7 6.3 5.5
2007 26 SDG QB 16 16 11-5-0 277 460 60.2 3152 21 4.6 15 3.3 49 6.9 5.8 11.4 197.0 82.4 22 163 6.2 5.2 4.6
2008 27 SDG 16 312 478 65.3 4009 34 7.1 11 2.3 67 8.4 8.1 12.8 250.6 105.5 25 151 7.7 7.4 5.0
Career 52 32 25-7-0 890 1428 62.3 10697 78 5.5 36 2.5 67 7.5 6.9 12.0 205.7 92.9 77 474 6.8 6.2 5.1

Postseason record as starting QB: 2006: 0-1, 2007: 2-1.

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · GameLog · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
2004 23 SDG 2 0 4 -5 0 0 -1.3 -2.5 2.0 -5 0 1
2005 24 SDG 2 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.5 0.5 -1 0 2
2006* 25 SDG QB 16 16 48 49 0 15 1.0 3.1 3.0 49 0 8
2007 26 SDG QB 16 16 29 33 1 10 1.1 2.1 1.8 33 1 11
2008 27 SDG 16 31 84 0 11 2.7 5.3 1.9 84 0 8
Career 52 32 113 160 1 15 1.4 3.1 2.2 160 1 30

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
2004 23 SDG 2 0 0 1 1 0 0
2005 24 SDG 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
2006* 25 SDG QB 16 16 0 8 4 -25 0
2007 26 SDG QB 16 16 0 11 3 -4 0
2008 27 SDG 16 0 8 2 -5 0 1 0
Career 52 32 0 30 10 -34 0 1 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
2007 26 SDG QB 16 16 1 6
Career 52 32 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

2006

Passes Completed

Active 890 (23)
Career 890 (143)

Pass Attempts

Active 1428 (24)
Career 1428 (157)

Passing Yds

2006 NFL 3388 (9)
2008 NFL 4009 (5-- 71)
Active 10697 (23)
Career 10697 (146)

Passing TD

2006 NFL 22 (8)
2008 NFL 34 (1-- 17)
Active 78 (23)
Career 78 (135)

Passer Rating

2006 NFL 92.0 (8)
2008 NFL 105.5 (1-- 13)
Active 92.9 (4)
Career 92.9 (5)

Passes Intercepted

2007 NFL 15 (9)
Active 36 (27)

Sacked

Active 77 (29)
Career 77 (163)

Sacked Yds Lost

Active 474 (28)
Career 474 (180)

Passing Yds/Game

2008 NFL 250.6 (7)
Active 205.7 (18)
Career 205.7 (29)

Yds/Pass Att

2006 NFL 7.4 (8)
2008 NFL 8.4 (1-- 77)
Active 7.5 (7)
Career 7.5 (20)

Yds/Pass Cmp

2008 NFL 12.8 (3)
Active 12.0 (8)
Career 12.0 (142)

Pass Attempts/Game

Active 27.5 (21)
Career 27.5 (48)

Fumbles

2007 NFL 11 (5)

Fumbles Recovered

2006 NFL 4 (3)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

2006 NFL 6.96 (8)
2008 NFL 8.06 (1-- 20)
Active 6.90 (4)
Career 6.90 (5)

Net Yds/Pass Att

2006 NFL 6.66 (7)
2008 NFL 7.67 (2-- 27)
Active 6.79 (5)
Career 6.79 (8)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

2006 NFL 6.28 (7)
2008 NFL 7.36 (1-- 14)
Active 6.23 (4)
Career 6.23 (5)

Passes Completed/Game

Active 17.1 (19)
Career 17.1 (33)

Pass Completion %

2008 NFL 65.3% (7-- 51)
Active 62.3% (13)
Career 62.3% (15)

Pass Intercept. %

2006 NFL 2.0% (6-- 81)
Active 2.5% (6)
Career 2.5% (8)

Passing TD %

2006 NFL 4.8% (7)
2008 NFL 7.1% (1-- 83)
Active 5.5% (3)
Career 5.5% (26)

Sack %

Active 5.12% (10)
Career 5.12% (27)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
2004 23 2 QB 7 62
2005 24 2 QB 3 71
2006 25 16 QB 254 23 8 47
2007 26 16 QB 231 15
2008 27 16 QB 351 98 2 6
846 121

College

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Year Age College/Univ G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Y/A Cmp% Rate Y/G Att Yds TD Y/A Y/G Rec Yds TD Y/R
2000 19 nocarolinast 11 237 441 3054 25 10 6.9 53.7 126.1 277.6 73 -85 2 -1.2 -7.7 1 19 1 19.0
2001 20 nocarolinast 11 240 369 2586 16 7 7.0 65.0 134.4 235.1 44 -26 2 -0.6 -2.4 1 3 0 3.0
2002 21 nocarolinast 14 262 418 3353 20 10 8.0 62.7 141.1 239.5 57 100 10 1.8 7.1
2003 22 nocarolinast 13 348 483 4491 34 7 9.3 72.0 170.5 345.5 78 109 3 1.4 8.4 1 -5 0 -5.0
49 1087 1711 13484 95 34 7.9 63.5 144.1 275.2 252 98 17 0.4 2.0 3 17 1 5.7