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Archie Manning

Elisha Archie Manning III

Position: QB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 212 lbs.
Born: May 19, 1949 in Cleveland, MS
College: Mississippi

2-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1971 Draft

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Partial Seasons · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos G GS 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%
1971 22 NOR QB 12 10 86 177 48.6 1164 6 3.4 9 5.1 63 6.6 4.6 13.5 97.0 60.1 40 332 3.8 2.2 18.4
1972 23 NOR QB 14 14 230 448 51.3 2781 18 4.0 21 4.7 66 6.2 4.5 12.1 198.6 64.6 43 347 5.0 3.4 8.8
1973 24 NOR QB 13 13 140 267 52.4 1642 10 3.7 12 4.5 65 6.1 4.5 11.7 126.3 65.2 28 177 5.0 3.5 9.5
1974 25 NOR QB 11 11 134 261 51.3 1429 6 2.3 16 6.1 79 5.5 2.9 10.7 129.9 49.8 26 172 4.4 2.1 9.1
1975 26 NOR QB 13 13 159 338 47.0 1683 7 2.1 20 5.9 71 5.0 2.5 10.6 129.5 44.3 49 390 3.3 1.2 12.7
1977 28 NOR QB 10 9 113 205 55.1 1284 8 3.9 9 4.4 59 6.3 4.7 11.4 128.4 68.8 36 288 4.1 2.8 14.9
1978* 29 NOR QB 16 16 291 471 61.8 3416 17 3.6 16 3.4 71 7.3 6.1 11.7 213.5 81.7 37 301 6.1 5.0 7.3
1979* 30 NOR QB 16 16 252 420 60.0 3169 15 3.6 20 4.8 85 7.5 5.8 12.6 198.1 75.6 17 140 6.9 5.2 3.9
1980 31 NOR QB 16 16 309 509 60.7 3716 23 4.5 20 3.9 56 7.3 6.0 12.0 232.3 81.8 41 311 6.2 5.0 7.5
1981 32 NOR QB 12 11 134 232 57.8 1447 5 2.2 11 4.7 55 6.2 4.3 10.8 120.6 63.6 21 164 5.1 3.3 8.3
1982 33 2TM /QB 7 5 67 132 50.8 880 6 4.5 8 6.1 54 6.7 4.4 13.1 125.7 62.1 29 234 4.0 2.1 18.0
NOR 1 0 1 7 14.3 3 0 0.0 2 28.6 3 0.4 -12.4 3.0 3.0 0.0 2 18 -1.7 -11.7 22.2
HOU QB 6 5 66 125 52.8 877 6 4.8 6 4.8 54 7.0 5.3 13.3 146.2 71.3 27 216 4.3 3.0 17.8
1983 34 2TM 5 3 44 88 50.0 755 2 2.3 8 9.1 47 8.6 4.7 17.2 151.0 49.2 11 83 6.8 3.4 11.1
MIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
HOU 3 3 44 88 50.0 755 2 2.3 8 9.1 47 8.6 4.7 17.2 251.7 49.2 11 83 6.8 3.4 11.1
1984 35 MIN 6 2 52 94 55.3 545 2 2.1 3 3.2 56 5.8 4.6 10.5 90.8 66.1 18 153 3.5 2.5 16.1
Career 151 139 2011 3642 55.2 23911 125 3.4 173 4.8 85 6.6 4.8 11.9 158.4 67.1 396 3092 5.2 3.5 9.8
11 yrs NOR 134 129 1849 3335 55.4 21734 115 3.4 156 4.7 85 6.5 4.8 11.8 162.2 67.4 340 2640 5.2 3.6 9.3
2 yrs MIN 8 2 52 94 55.3 545 2 2.1 3 3.2 56 5.8 4.6 10.5 68.1 66.1 18 153 3.5 2.5 16.1
2 yrs TEN 9 8 110 213 51.6 1632 8 3.8 14 6.6 54 7.7 5.1 14.8 181.3 62.2 38 299 5.3 3.1 15.1

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Partial Seasons · 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
1971 22 NOR QB 12 10 33 172 4 17 5.2 14.3 2.8 1 -7 -7.0 0 -7 0.1 -0.6 165 4 7
1972 23 NOR QB 14 14 63 351 2 18 5.6 25.1 4.5 351 2 9
1973 24 NOR QB 13 13 63 293 2 23 4.7 22.5 4.8 293 2 9
1974 25 NOR QB 11 11 28 204 1 26 7.3 18.5 2.5 204 1 4
1975 26 NOR QB 13 13 33 186 1 16 5.6 14.3 2.5 186 1 7
1977 28 NOR QB 10 9 39 270 5 27 6.9 27.0 3.9 270 5 5
1978* 29 NOR QB 16 16 38 202 1 19 5.3 12.6 2.4 202 1 8
1979* 30 NOR QB 16 16 35 186 2 20 5.3 11.6 2.2 186 2 4
1980 31 NOR QB 16 16 23 166 0 24 7.2 10.4 1.4 166 0 6
1981 32 NOR QB 12 11 2 28 0 15 14.0 2.3 0.2 28 0 3
1982 33 2TM /QB 7 5 13 85 0 24 6.5 12.1 1.9 85 0 5
HOU QB 6 5 13 85 0 24 6.5 14.2 2.2 85 0 5
1983 34 2TM 5 3 3 12 0 11 4.0 2.4 0.6 12 0 2
MIN 2 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.5 0.5 -1 0 0
HOU 3 3 2 13 0 11 6.5 4.3 0.7 13 0 2
1984 35 MIN 6 2 11 42 0 16 3.8 7.0 1.8 42 0 4
Career 151 139 384 2197 18 27 5.7 14.5 2.5 1 -7 -7.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2190 18 73
11 yrs NOR 134 129 357 2058 18 27 5.8 15.4 2.7 1 -7 -7.0 0 0 0.0 -0.1 2051 18 62
2 yrs MIN 8 2 12 41 0 16 3.4 5.1 1.5 41 0 4
2 yrs TEN 9 8 15 98 0 24 6.5 10.9 1.7 98 0 7

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1971 22 NOR QB 12 10 7 3 -2 0
1972 23 NOR QB 14 14 9 4 0 0
1973 24 NOR QB 13 13 9 2 -15 0
1974 25 NOR QB 11 11 4 0 -9 0
1975 26 NOR QB 13 13 7 1 0 0
1977 28 NOR QB 10 9 5 1 0 0
1978* 29 NOR QB 16 16 8 4 -26 0
1979* 30 NOR QB 16 16 4 2 -4 0
1980 31 NOR QB 16 16 6 2 -3 0
1981 32 NOR QB 12 11 3 0 0 0
1982 33 2TM /QB 7 5 5 1 -4 0
HOU QB 6 5 5 1 -4 0
1983 34 2TM 5 3 2 2 0 0
HOU 3 3 2 2 0 0
1984 35 MIN 6 2 4 2 0 0
Career 151 139 73 24 -63 0
11 yrs NOR 134 129 62 19 -59 0
2 yrs MIN 8 2 4 2 0 0
2 yrs TEN 9 8 7 3 -4 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1971 22 NOR QB 12 10 4 24
1972 23 NOR QB 14 14 2 12
1973 24 NOR QB 13 13 2 12
1974 25 NOR QB 11 11 1 6
1975 26 NOR QB 13 13 1 6
1977 28 NOR QB 10 9 5 30
1978* 29 NOR QB 16 16 1 6
1979* 30 NOR QB 16 16 2 12
Career 151 139 18 108

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1978
1979

Passes Completed

1972 NFL 230 (1)
1978 NFL 291 (2)
1979 NFL 252 (10)
1980 NFL 309 (3)
Career 2011 (52)

Pass Attempts

1972 NFL 448 (1)
1973 NFL 267 (10)
1975 NFL 338 (10)
1978 NFL 471 (3)
1980 NFL 509 (5)
Career 3642 (52)

Passing Yds

1972 NFL 2781 (2)
1978 NFL 3416 (2)
1980 NFL 3716 (3)
Career 23911 (62)

Passing TD

1972 NFL 18 (3)
1978 NFL 17 (7)
1980 NFL 23 (8)
Career 125 (85)

Passer Rating

1977 NFL 68.8 (10)
1978 NFL 81.7 (5)
1979 NFL 75.6 (10)
1980 NFL 81.8 (8)
Career 67.1 (156)

Long Pass

1974 NFL 79 (6)
1978 NFL 71 (8)
1979 NFL 85 (1)

Passes Intercepted

1972 NFL 21 (3)
1973 NFL 12 (10)
1974 NFL 16 (5)
1975 NFL 20 (4)
1979 NFL 20 (10)
1980 NFL 20 (10)
Career 173 (38)

Sacked

1971 NFL 40 (1)
1972 NFL 43 (1)
1973 NFL 28 (8)
1974 NFL 26 (10)
1975 NFL 49 (1-- 41)
1977 NFL 36 (3)
1978 NFL 37 (5)
1980 NFL 41 (5)
1982 NFL 29 (4)
Career 396 (10)

Sacked Yds Lost

1971 NFL 332 (1-- 76)
1972 NFL 347 (2-- 56)
1975 NFL 390 (1-- 21)
1977 NFL 288 (6)
1978 NFL 301 (5)
1980 NFL 311 (7)
1982 NFL 234 (3)
Career 3092 (8)

Passing Yds/Game

1972 NFL 198.6 (2)
1978 NFL 213.5 (2)
1980 NFL 232.3 (4)
Career 158.4 (92)

Yds/Pass Att

1978 NFL 7.3 (8)
1979 NFL 7.5 (7)
Career 6.6 (150)

Yds/Pass Cmp

Career 11.9 (149)

Pass Attempts/Game

1972 NFL 32.0 (1)
1975 NFL 26.0 (6)
1978 NFL 29.4 (3)
1980 NFL 31.8 (5)
Career 24.1 (83)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

1978 NFL 6.08 (5)
1980 NFL 5.98 (8)
Career 4.77 (151)

Net Yds/Pass Att

1978 NFL 6.13 (9)
1979 NFL 6.93 (3)
Career 5.16 (155)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

1978 NFL 5.05 (5)
1979 NFL 5.22 (6)
1980 NFL 4.97 (9)
Career 3.54 (159)

Passes Completed/Game

1972 NFL 16.4 (1)
1978 NFL 18.2 (2)
1980 NFL 19.3 (4)
Career 13.3 (81)

Pass Completion %

1977 NFL 55.1% (8)
1978 NFL 61.8% (2)
1979 NFL 60.0% (3)
1980 NFL 60.7% (5)
1981 NFL 57.8% (8)
Career 55.2% (102)

Pass Intercept. %

1977 NFL 4.4% (9)
1978 NFL 3.4% (2)
1980 NFL 3.9% (9)
Career 4.8% (130)

Passing TD %

Career 3.4% (175)

Sack %

1979 NFL 3.89% (3)
Career 9.81% (159)

Fumbles

1972 NFL 9 (3)
1973 NFL 9 (6)
Career 73 (40)

Fumbles Recovered

1972 NFL 4 (5)
1978 NFL 4 (10)
Career 24 (43)

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)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1978 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1978 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1971 22 12 QB 105 17
1972 23 14 QB 224 75 3 13
1973 24 13 QB 143 12 75
1974 25 11 QB 88 24
1975 26 13 QB 94 21
1977 28 10 QB 138 14
1978 29 16 QB 233 82 7 17
1979 30 16 QB 207 12 78
1980 31 16 QB 263 46 8 37
1981 32 12 QB 69 32
1982 33 7 QB 64 28
1983 34 5 QB 27 46
1984 35 6 QB 32 47
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