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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)

1-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 8 166 274 60.6 2245 14 5.1 6 2.2 81 8.2 8.2 13.5 280.6 94.6 18 119 7.3 7.3 6.2
Career 60 48 33-15-0 1056 1702 62.0 12942 92 5.4 42 2.5 81 7.6 7.6 12.3 215.7 93.2 95 593 6.9 6.8 5.3 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 8-8-0 478 126 125 127 127 112 132 109 107 125
2009 28 SDG 17 8 274 120 117 119 117 99 113 108 99 112
Career 60 48 33-15-0 1702 113 114 115 115 104 115 108 106 114

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 8 15 47 1 15 3.1 5.9 1.9 47 1 6
Career 60 48 128 207 2 15 1.6 3.5 2.1 207 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 8 0 6 1 0 0
Career 60 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 8 1 1 6
Career 60 48 2 2 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

2006

Passes Completed

2009 NFL 166 (9)
Active 1056 (18)
Career 1056 (129)

Pass Attempts

2009 NFL 274 (8)
Active 1702 (19)
Career 1702 (143)

Passing Yds

2006 NFL 3388 (9)
2008 NFL 4009 (5/71)
2009 NFL 2245 (6)
Active 12942 (18)
Career 12942 (131)

Passing TD

2006 NFL 22 (8)
2008 NFL 34 (1/17)
2009 NFL 14 (9)
Active 92 (18)
Career 92 (123)

Passer Rating

2006 NFL 92.0 (8)
2008 NFL 105.5 (1/15)
Active 93.2 (5)
Career 93.2 (6)

Long Pass

2009 NFL 81 (4)

Passes Intercepted

2007 NFL 15 (9)
Active 42 (23)

Sacked

2009 NFL 18 (8)
Active 95 (21)
Career 95 (138)

Sacked Yds Lost

Active 593 (22)
Career 593 (155)

Passing Yds/Game

2008 NFL 250.6 (7)
2009 NFL 280.6 (7/34)
Active 215.7 (11)
Career 215.7 (20)

Yds/Pass Att

2006 NFL 7.4 (8)
2008 NFL 8.4 (1/80)
2009 NFL 8.2 (5)
Active 7.6 (6)
Career 7.6 (18)

Yds/Pass Cmp

2008 NFL 12.8 (3)
2009 NFL 13.5 (3)
Active 12.3 (4)
Career 12.3 (117)

Pass Attempts/Game

2009 NFL 34.3 (8)
Active 28.4 (17)
Career 28.4 (38)

Fumbles

2007 NFL 11 (5)
2009 NFL 6 (8)
Active 36 (22)

Fumbles Recovered

2006 NFL 4 (3)
Active 11 (27)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

2006 NFL 7.44 (8)
2008 NFL 8.77 (1/20)
2009 NFL 8.23 (7/57)
Active 7.57 (3)
Career 7.57 (4)

Net Yds/Pass Att

2006 NFL 6.66 (7)
2008 NFL 7.67 (2/29)
2009 NFL 7.28 (6/62)
Active 6.87 (5)
Career 6.87 (8)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

2006 NFL 6.73 (7)
2008 NFL 8.04 (1/13)
2009 NFL 7.32 (6/53)
Active 6.84 (3)
Career 6.84 (4)

Passes Completed/Game

Active 17.6 (14)
Career 17.6 (26)

Pass Completion %

2008 NFL 65.3% (7/59)
Active 62.0% (13)
Career 62.0% (16)

Pass Intercept. %

2006 NFL 2.0% (6/88)
Active 2.5% (7)
Career 2.5% (9)

Passing TD %

2006 NFL 4.8% (7)
2008 NFL 7.1% (1/83)
2009 NFL 5.1% (9)
Active 5.4% (3)
Career 5.4% (28)

Sack %

Active 5.29% (11)
Career 5.29% (32)

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 8 QB 173 18 6 42
1019 139

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