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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

Career AV: 44 (1766th overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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

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Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. 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% AV
2004 23 SDG 17 2 0 5 8 62.5 33 1 12.5 0 0.0 13 4.1 6.6 6.6 16.5 110.9 0 0 4.1 6.6 0.0 0
2005 24 SDG 17 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 0
2006* 25 SDG QB 17 16 16 14-2-0 284 460 61.7 3388 22 4.8 9 2.0 57 7.4 7.4 11.9 211.8 92.0 27 144 6.7 6.7 5.5 17
2007 26 SDG QB 17 16 16 11-5-0 277 460 60.2 3152 21 4.6 15 3.3 49 6.9 6.3 11.4 197.0 82.4 22 163 6.2 5.7 4.6 12
2008 27 SDG QB 17 16 16 8-8-0 312 478 65.3 4009 34 7.1 11 2.3 67 8.4 8.8 12.8 250.6 105.5 25 151 7.7 8.0 5.0 17
2009* 28 SDG 17 16 317 486 65.2 4254 28 5.8 9 1.9 81 8.8 9.1 13.4 265.9 104.4 25 167 8.0 8.3 4.9
Career 68 48 33-15-0 1207 1914 63.1 14951 106 5.5 45 2.4 81 7.8 7.9 12.4 219.9 95.8 102 641 7.1 7.1 5.1 46

Playoff Record as Starting QB: 2006 (0-1), 2007 (2-1), 2008 (1-1)

Advanced Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
2006* 25 SDG QB 17 16 16 14-2-0 460 111 112 116 116 105 109 118 106 115
2007 26 SDG QB 17 16 16 11-5-0 460 99 102 100 102 98 106 96 110 101
2008 27 SDG QB 17 16 16 8-8-0 478 127 126 129 128 114 134 110 107 127
2009* 28 SDG 17 16 486 132 130 131 130 113 123 115 108 125
Career 68 48 33-15-0 1914 118 118 119 119 108 118 110 108 117

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. 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 17 2 0 4 -5 0 0 -1.3 -2.5 2.0 -5 0 1
2005 24 SDG 17 2 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.5 0.5 -1 0 2
2006* 25 SDG QB 17 16 16 48 49 0 15 1.0 3.1 3.0 49 0 8
2007 26 SDG QB 17 16 16 29 33 1 10 1.1 2.1 1.8 33 1 11
2008 27 SDG QB 17 16 16 31 84 0 11 2.7 5.3 1.9 84 0 8
2009* 28 SDG 17 16 26 50 1 15 1.9 3.1 1.6 50 1 6
Career 68 48 139 210 2 15 1.5 3.1 2.0 210 2 36

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
2004 23 SDG 17 2 0 0 1 1 0 0
2005 24 SDG 17 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
2006* 25 SDG QB 17 16 16 0 8 4 -25 0
2007 26 SDG QB 17 16 16 0 11 3 -4 0
2008 27 SDG QB 17 16 16 0 8 2 -5 0 1 0
2009* 28 SDG 17 16 0 6 1 0 0
Career 68 48 0 36 11 -34 0 1 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
2007 26 SDG QB 17 16 16 1 1 6
2009* 28 SDG 17 16 1 1 6
Career 68 48 2 2 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

2006
2009

Passes Completed

Active 1207 (19)
Career 1207 (121)

Pass Attempts

Active 1914 (20)
Career 1914 (131)

Passing Yds

2006 NFL 3388 (9)
2008 NFL 4009 (5/81)
2009 NFL 4254 (8/45)
Active 14951 (19)
Career 14951 (122)

Passing TD

2006 NFL 22 (8)
2008 NFL 34 (1/17)
2009 NFL 28 (6/83)
Active 106 (18)
Career 106 (108)

Passer Rating

2006 NFL 92.0 (8)
2008 NFL 105.5 (1/15)
2009 NFL 104.4 (3/22)
Active 95.8 (2)
Career 95.8 (3)

Long Pass

2009 NFL 81 (7)

Passes Intercepted

2007 NFL 15 (9)
Active 45 (23)

Sacked

Active 102 (26)
Career 102 (135)

Sacked Yds Lost

Active 641 (27)
Career 641 (150)

Passing Yds/Game

2008 NFL 250.6 (7)
2009 NFL 265.9 (8/70)
Active 219.9 (13)
Career 219.9 (21)

Yds/Pass Att

2006 NFL 7.4 (8)
2008 NFL 8.4 (1/80)
2009 NFL 8.8 (1/34)
Active 7.8 (4)
Career 7.8 (9)

Yds/Pass Cmp

2008 NFL 12.8 (3)
2009 NFL 13.4 (1)
Active 12.4 (3)
Career 12.4 (109)

Pass Attempts/Game

Active 28.1 (21)
Career 28.1 (45)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

2006 NFL 7.44 (8)
2008 NFL 8.77 (1/20)
2009 NFL 9.07 (1/13)
Active 7.86 (3)
Career 7.86 (4)

Net Yds/Pass Att

2006 NFL 6.66 (7)
2008 NFL 7.67 (2/29)
2009 NFL 8.00 (1/11)
Active 7.10 (4)
Career 7.10 (4)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

2006 NFL 6.73 (7)
2008 NFL 8.04 (1/13)
2009 NFL 8.30 (2/9)
Active 7.15 (2)
Career 7.15 (2)

Passes Completed/Game

Active 17.8 (17)
Career 17.8 (27)

Pass Completion %

2008 NFL 65.3% (7/58)
2009 NFL 65.2% (8/62)
Active 63.1% (11)
Career 63.1% (13)

Pass Intercept. %

2006 NFL 2.0% (6/86)
2009 NFL 1.9% (4/69)
Active 2.4% (8)
Career 2.4% (9)

Passing TD %

2006 NFL 4.8% (7)
2008 NFL 7.1% (1/83)
2009 NFL 5.8% (3)
Active 5.5% (3)
Career 5.5% (26)

Sack %

2009 NFL 4.89% (8)
Active 5.06% (10)
Career 5.06% (27)

Fumbles

2007 NFL 11 (5)
Active 36 (26)

Fumbles Recovered

2006 NFL 4 (3)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

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
2009 28 16 QB 331 51 7 32
1177 172

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