Philip Rivers
Position: QB
Height: 6-5 Weight: 228 lbs.
Born: December 8, 1981 in Decatur, AL
College: North Carolina St. (school history) (Rivers college stats)
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 74 (509th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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| All-Time Rank: #257. George Blanda… #258. Wilber Marshall… #259. Cornelius Bennett… #260. PHILIP RIVERS… #261. Joe Jacoby… #262. Phil Simms… #263. Jim Plunkett… |
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | 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 | 4 | 4 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 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 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 2009* | 28 | SDG | QB | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13-3-0 | 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 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| 2010* | 29 | SDG | QB | 17 | 16 | 16 | 9-7-0 | 357 | 541 | 66.0 | 4710 | 30 | 5.5 | 13 | 2.4 | 59 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 13.2 | 294.4 | 101.8 | 38 | 227 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 2011* | 30 | SDG | QB | 17 | 16 | 16 | 8-8-0 | 366 | 582 | 62.9 | 4624 | 27 | 4.6 | 20 | 3.4 | 58 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 12.6 | 289.0 | 88.7 | 30 | 198 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Career | 100 | 96 | 63-33-0 | 1930 | 3037 | 63.5 | 24285 | 163 | 5.4 | 78 | 2.6 | 81 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 12.6 | 242.9 | 95.5 | 170 | 1066 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 13 | 16 | 98 |
Playoff Record as Starting QB: 2006 (0-1), 2007 (2-1), 2008 (1-1), 2009 (0-1)
Playoff Comebacks: 2008 (1)
Playoff Game-Winning Drives: 2008 (1)
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
| 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 | QB | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13-3-0 | 486 | 133 | 132 | 131 | 131 | 115 | 120 | 115 | 109 | 126 |
| 2010* | 29 | SDG | QB | 17 | 16 | 16 | 9-7-0 | 541 | 128 | 125 | 124 | 122 | 117 | 115 | 108 | 97 | 120 |
| 2011* | 30 | SDG | QB | 17 | 16 | 16 | 8-8-0 | 582 | 116 | 118 | 108 | 110 | 108 | 104 | 92 | 110 | 106 |
| Career | 100 | 96 | 63-33-0 | 3037 | 119 | 119 | 118 | 118 | 110 | 114 | 106 | 106 | 116 |
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | 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 | QB | 17 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 50 | 1 | 15 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 50 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| 2010* | 29 | SDG | QB | 17 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 52 | 0 | 14 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 52 | 0 | 7 | |||||||
| 2011* | 30 | SDG | QB | 17 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 36 | 1 | 15 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 36 | 1 | 9 | |||||||
| Career | 100 | 96 | 194 | 298 | 3 | 15 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 298 | 3 | 52 | |||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | QB | 17 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2010* | 29 | SDG | QB | 17 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 2 | -18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 2011* | 30 | SDG | QB | 17 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 100 | 96 | 0 | 52 | 16 | -53 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
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| Year | Age | College/Univ | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |||||||
| 2000 | 19 | nocarolinast | 11 | 73 | -85 | 2 | -1.2 | -7.7 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 19.0 | |||||||||
| 2001 | 20 | nocarolinast | 11 | 44 | -26 | 2 | -0.6 | -2.4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | |||||||||
| 2002 | 21 | nocarolinast | 14 | 57 | 100 | 10 | 1.8 | 7.1 | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | 22 | nocarolinast | 13 | 78 | 109 | 3 | 1.4 | 8.4 | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5.0 | |||||||||
| 49 | 252 | 98 | 17 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 5.7 | ||||||||||||