Elisha Archie Manning III
Position: QB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 212 lbs.
Throws: Right
Born: May 19, 1949 in Cleveland, MS
College: Mississippi (school history)
Drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1971 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 75 (508th overall since 1950)
Relatives: Father of Eli Manning and Peyton Manning
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
| 1 | 1971 | 1 | 1971-09-19 | 22-123 | NOR | RAM | W 24-20 | 16 | 29 | 55.17% | 218 | 1 | 1 | 76.5 | 7.52 | 6.66 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 1 | 4QC / GWD | |
| 2 | 1971 | 3 | 1971-10-03 | 22-137 | NOR | @ | HOU | T 13-13 | 8 | 20 | 40.00% | 112 | 1 | 2 | 35.8 | 5.60 | 2.10 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 4QC |
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
| 3 | 1972 | 6 | 1972-10-22 | 23-156 | NOR | @ | SFO | T 20-20 | 17 | 27 | 62.96% | 287 | 2 | 1 | 108.1 | 10.63 | 10.44 | 11 | 48 | 4.36 | 0 | 4QC |
| 4 | 1972 | 11 | 1972-11-26 | 23-191 | NOR | RAM | W 19-16 | 15 | 29 | 51.72% | 202 | 1 | 0 | 85.7 | 6.97 | 7.66 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 1 | GWD | |
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
| 5 | 1973 | 5 | 1973-10-14 | 24-148 | NOR | DET | W 20-13 | 9 | 15 | 60.00% | 172 | 0 | 1 | 72.1 | 11.47 | 8.47 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | |
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
| 6 | 1974 | 3 | 1974-09-29 | 25-133 | NOR | ATL | W 14-13 | 6 | 14 | 42.86% | 47 | 1 | 1 | 45.8 | 3.36 | 1.57 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | |
| 7 | 1974 | 7 | 1974-10-27 | 25-161 | NOR | PHI | W 14-10 | 14 | 26 | 53.85% | 189 | 0 | 1 | 61.2 | 7.27 | 5.54 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 1 | 4QC / GWD | |
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
| 8 | 1975 | 4 | 1975-10-12 | 26-146 | NOR | GNB | W 20-19 | 17 | 39 | 43.59% | 189 | 1 | 0 | 67.1 | 4.85 | 5.36 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | |
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
| 9 | 1977 | 10 | 1977-11-20 | 28-185 | NOR | ATL | W 21-20 | 10 | 18 | 55.56% | 82 | 2 | 2 | 64.8 | 4.56 | 1.78 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | |
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
| 10 | 1978 | 4 | 1978-09-24 | 29-128 | NOR | @ | CIN | W 20-18 | 14 | 25 | 56.00% | 208 | 0 | 1 | 66.7 | 8.32 | 6.52 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
| 11 | 1978 | 8 | 1978-10-22 | 29-156 | NOR | @ | RAM | W 10-3 | 11 | 22 | 50.00% | 130 | 1 | 0 | 83.5 | 5.91 | 6.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | GWD | |
| 12 | 1978 | 9 | 1978-10-29 | 29-163 | NOR | NYG | W 28-17 | 13 | 21 | 61.90% | 166 | 2 | 0 | 118.4 | 7.90 | 9.81 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | |
| 13 | 1978 | 16 | 1978-12-17 | 29-212 | NOR | @ | TAM | W 17-10 | 25 | 36 | 69.44% | 250 | 1 | 2 | 75.0 | 6.94 | 5.00 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | GWD |
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
| 14 | 1980 | 15 | 1980-12-14 | 31-209 | NOR | @ | NYJ | W 21-20 | 20 | 30 | 66.67% | 198 | 1 | 0 | 96.2 | 6.60 | 7.27 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |