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Philip Rivers

Philip Rivers

Position: QB
Height: 6-5    Weight: 228 lbs.
Throws: Right

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-...): 94 (212th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 19, 2013 1:25AM
All-Time Rank: #603. Jim Ray Smith… #604. Duane Bickett… #605. Joe Ferguson… #606. PHILIP RIVERS… #607. Max McGee… #608. Floyd Little… #609. Fred Miller… 

Passing

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 QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 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 4.13 6.63 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 3.96 2.16 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 6.66 6.73 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 6.20 5.67 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 68.1 25 151 7.67 8.04 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 74.68 25 167 8.00 8.30 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 63.65 38 227 7.74 7.77 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 62.72 30 198 7.23 6.64 4.9 1 1 17
2012 31 SDG QB 17 16 16 7-9-0 338 527 64.1 3606 26 4.9 15 2.8 80 6.8 6.5 10.7 225.4 88.6 40.57 49 311 5.72 5.45 8.5 10
Career 116 112 70-42-0 2268 3564 63.6 27891 189 5.3 93 2.6 81 7.8 7.7 12.3 240.4 94.5 219 1377 7.01 6.90 5.8 13 16 109

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.

Advanced Passing

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 8-8-0 582 117 119 109 110 108 104 90 111 105
2012 31 SDG QB 17 16 16 7-9-0 527 94 90 97 94 112 108 98 81 105
Career 116 112 70-42-0 3564 116 115 115 114 110 113 105 103 114

Rushing & Receiving

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 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
2012 31 SDG QB 17 16 16 27 40 0 11 1.5 2.5 1.7 40 0 15
Career 116 112 221 338 3 15 1.5 2.9 1.9 338 3 67

Defense & Fumbles

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 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
2012 31 SDG QB 17 16 16 0 15 2 -8 0
Career 116 112 0 67 18 -61 0 5 0

Scoring Summary

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 QB 17 16 16 1 1 6
2010* 29 SDG QB 17 16 16 1 2
2011* 30 SDG QB 17 16 16 1 1 1 8
Career 116 112 3 3 2 22

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
2006
2009
2010
2011

Approximate Value
2006 NFL 17 (10)
2008 NFL 17 (8)
2009 NFL 19 (2)
2010 NFL 17 (6)
Active 109 (24)

Approximate Value (Weighted)
Active 94 (17)

Passes Completed
2010 NFL 357 (5/54)
2011 NFL 366 (4/41)
Active 2268 (8)
Career 2268 (49)

Pass Attempts
2010 NFL 541 (7)
2011 NFL 582 (5/48)
Active 3564 (8)
Career 3564 (64)

Passing Yds
2006 NFL 3388 (9)
2008 NFL 4009 (5)
2009 NFL 4254 (8/63)
2010 NFL 4710 (1/19)
2011 NFL 4624 (6/26)
Active 27891 (8)
Career 27891 (52)

Passing TD
2006 NFL 22 (8)
2008 NFL 34 (1/25)
2009 NFL 28 (6/100)
2010 NFL 30 (5/67)
2011 NFL 27 (8)
2012 NFL 26 (9)
Active 189 (7)
Career 189 (43)

Passer Rating
2006 NFL 92.0 (8)
2008 NFL 105.5 (1/21)
2009 NFL 104.4 (3/28)
2010 NFL 101.8 (2/42)
Active 94.5 (5)
Career 94.5 (6)

Long Pass
2009 NFL 81 (7)
2012 NFL 80 (8)

Passes Intercepted
2007 NFL 15 (9)
2011 NFL 20 (3)
2012 NFL 15 (10)
Active 93 (9)
Career 93 (118)

Sacked
2010 NFL 38 (3)
2012 NFL 49 (2/45)
Active 219 (8)
Career 219 (74)

Sacked Yds Lost
2010 NFL 227 (7)
2012 NFL 311 (1)
Active 1377 (10)
Career 1377 (86)

Passing Yds/Game
2008 NFL 250.6 (7)
2009 NFL 265.9 (8/93)
2010 NFL 294.4 (1/24)
2011 NFL 289.0 (6/32)
Active 240.4 (9)
Career 240.4 (11)

Yds/Pass Att
2006 NFL 7.4 (8)
2008 NFL 8.4 (1/84)
2009 NFL 8.8 (1/35)
2010 NFL 8.7 (1/42)
2011 NFL 7.9 (8)
Active 7.8 (5)
Career 7.8 (11)

Yds/Pass Cmp
2008 NFL 12.8 (3)
2009 NFL 13.4 (1)
2010 NFL 13.2 (2)
Active 12.3 (5)
Career 12.3 (118)

Pass Attempts/Game
2011 NFL 36.4 (6/64)
Active 30.7 (16)
Career 30.7 (31)

Adj Yds/Pass Att
2006 NFL 7.44 (8)
2008 NFL 8.77 (1/24)
2009 NFL 9.07 (1/14)
2010 NFL 8.73 (2/26)
2011 NFL 7.33 (10)
Active 7.71 (3)
Career 7.71 (4)

Net Yds/Pass Att
2006 NFL 6.66 (7)
2008 NFL 7.67 (2/34)
2009 NFL 8.00 (1/12)
2010 NFL 7.74 (1/27)
2011 NFL 7.23 (7/84)
Active 7.01 (5)
Career 7.01 (6)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att
2006 NFL 6.73 (7)
2008 NFL 8.04 (1/17)
2009 NFL 8.30 (2/10)
2010 NFL 7.77 (2/32)
2011 NFL 6.64 (9)
Active 6.90 (5)
Career 6.90 (5)

Passes Completed/Game
2010 NFL 22.3 (7/76)
2011 NFL 22.9 (5/55)
Active 19.6 (10)
Career 19.6 (15)

Pass Completion %
2008 NFL 65.3% (7/73)
2009 NFL 65.2% (8/77)
2010 NFL 66.0% (3/55)
2011 NFL 62.9% (7)
2012 NFL 64.1% (7)
Active 63.6% (7)
Career 63.6% (10)

Pass Intercept. %
2006 NFL 2.0% (6)
2009 NFL 1.9% (4/83)
Active 2.6% (9)
Career 2.6% (17)

Passing TD %
2006 NFL 4.8% (7)
2008 NFL 7.1% (1/85)
2009 NFL 5.8% (3)
2010 NFL 5.5% (7)
2011 NFL 4.6% (10)
2012 NFL 4.9% (10)
Active 5.3% (5)
Career 5.3% (32)

Sack %
2009 NFL 4.89% (8)
2011 NFL 4.90% (7)
Active 5.79% (14)
Career 5.79% (49)

Game-Winning Drives
2006 NFL 4 (3/78)
2008 NFL 5 (2/29)
2009 NFL 4 (5/78)
Active 16 (11)
Career 16 (72)

Comebacks
2006 NFL 4 (1/33)
2008 NFL 4 (2/33)
2009 NFL 2 (9)
Active 13 (9)
Career 13 (68)

2-pt. Conv. Made
Active 2 (15)
Career 2 (68)

Total Offense
2006 NFL 3293 (9)
2008 NFL 3942 (5)
2009 NFL 4137 (7/66)
2010 NFL 4535 (2/25)
2011 NFL 4462 (7/31)
Active 26852 (8)
Career 26852 (42)

Fumbles
2007 NFL 11 (5)
2011 NFL 9 (9)
2012 NFL 15 (1/28)
Active 67 (6)
Career 67 (60)

Fumbles Recovered
2006 NFL 4 (3)
Active 18 (7)
Career 18 (132)

   

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
20091st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Focus

Fantasy

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 29
2010 29 16 QB 348 62 5 24
2011 30 16 QB 317 44 9 29
2012 31 16 QB 208 21
2050 278

College

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 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