Archie Manning

 Considered one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL to play on some of the worst teams in the NFL. In his 12 years with the Saints Archie Manning never enjoyed a winning season. After the Saints he played for the Houston Oilers and Minnesota Vikings, who were both struggling at the time. All-in-all the Ol’ Miss Rebel played 14 seasons in the NFL and ended up with 23,911 yards passing and 125 touchdown passes. His 55.2% Completion Percentage ranks 116th among All-Time Career passers.

Young Archie Manning on the sidelines

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Archie Manning All-Time Career Statistics

All-Time Regular Season Passing Totals
Year Age Team # Games QBrec Att Cmp Cmp% Yards Long TD Int Y/A Rating Sacked Yards Lost 4QC GWD
1971 22 NOR 8 12 3-5-2 177 86 48.6 1164 63t 6 9 6.6 60.1 40♦ 332♦ 2 1
1972 23 NOR 8 14 2-11-1 448♦ 230♦ 51.3 2781 66t 18 21 6.2 64.6 43♦ 347 1 1
1973 24 NOR 8 13 5-8-0 267 140 52.4 1642 65t` 10 12 6.1 65.2 28 177 1 1
1974 25 NOR 8 11 3-8-0 261 134 51.3 1429 79t 6 16 5.5 49.8 26 172 2 2
1975 26 NOR 8 13 2-11-0 338 159 47.0 1683 71t 7 20 5.0 44.3 49♦ 390♦ 1 1
1976 27 NOR 8 Missed Season Due to Shoulder Injury
1977 28 NOR 8 10 1-8-0 205 113 55.1 1284 59t 8 9 6.3 68.8 36 288 1 1
1978* 29 NOR 8 16 7-9-0 471 291 61.8 3416 71t 17 16 7.3 81.7 37 301 2 4
1979* 30 NOR 8 16 8-8-0 420 252 60.0 3169 85♦ 15 20 7.5 75.6 17 140
1980 31 NOR 8 16 1-15-0 509 309 60.7 3716 56 23 20 7.3 81.8 41 311 1 1
1981 32 NOR 8 12 3-8-0 232 134 57.8 1447 55 5 11 6.2 63.6 21 164
1982 33 2 Teams 7 0-5-0 132 67 50.8 880 54 6 8 6.7 62.1 29 234
1 game Saints 8 1 7 1 14.3 3 3 0 2 0.4 0.0 2 18
6 games Oilers 8 6 0-5-0 125 66 52.8 877 54t 6 6 7.0 71.3 27 216
1983 34 2 Teams 8 5 0-3-0 88 44 50.0 755 47t 2 8 8.6 49.2 11 83
2 games Vikings 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 games Oilers 8 3 0-3-0 88 44 50.0 755 47t 2 8 8.6 49.2 11 83
1984 35 MIN 4 6 0-2-0 94 52 55.3 545 56 2 3 5.8 66.1 18 153
11 seasons Saints 134 35-91-3 3335 1849 55.4 21734 85 115 156 6.5 67.4 340 2640 11 12
1 ½ Seasons Oilers 9 0-8-0 213 110 51.6 1632 54 8 14 7.7 62.2 38 299
1½ Seasons Vikings 8 0-2-0 94 52 55.3 545 56 2 3 5.8 66.1 18 153
14-Year NFL Career 151 35-101-3 3642 2011 55.2 23911 85 125 173 6.6 67.1 396 3092 11 12
All Time Regular Season Rushing Totals
Year Age Team # Games Att Yards Y/A Long TD
1971 22 NOR 8 12 33 172 5.2 17 4
1972 23 NOR 8 14 63 351 5.6 18 2
1973 24 NOR 8 13 63 293 4.7 23 2
1974 25 NOR 8 11 28 204 7.3 26 1
1975 26 NOR 8 13 33 186 5.6 16 1
1977 28 NOR 8 10 39 270 6.9 27 5
1978* 29 NOR 8 16 38 202 5.3 19 1
1979* 30 NOR 8 16 35 186 5.3 20 2
1980 31 NOR 8 16 23 166 7.2 24 0
1981 32 NOR 8 12 2 28 14.0 15 0
1982 33 2TM 7 13 85 6.5 24 0
6 games Oilers HOU 8 6 13 85 6.5 24 0
1983 34 2TM 5 3 12 4.0 11 0
2 games Vikings MIN 4 2 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0
3 games Oilers HOU 8 3 2 13 6.5 11 0
1984 35 MIN 4 6 11 42 3.8 16 0
11 seasons Saints NOR 134 357 2058 5.8 27 18
1 ½ Seasons Oilers HOU 9 15 98 6.5 24 0
1½ Seaons Vikings MIN 8 12 41 3.4 16 0
14-Year NFL Career 151 384 2197 5.7 27 18
  • + – All-Pro Selection
  • * – Pro Bowl Selection
  • ♦ – Led the League
Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 6/10/2023.

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