The Andrew Luck and Peyton Manning Comparison (Through 24 Games)

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I agree.  Elway was an elite physical athlete.  The press on him was very similar to what you see about Luck.

 

That said, I am surprised that Luck and Manning's numbers are so similar right now.

Posted above if your curious.

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Team Points Forced:

Andrew 571

Peyton 533

Elway  457

 

Team Points Allowed:

Andrew 542

Peyton 607

Elway 434

 

 

Team Wins:

Andrew 17

Peyton 9

Elway  14

 

Game Winning Drives:

Andrew 10

Peyton 5

Elway   2

 

4th Quarter Comebacks:

Andrew 7

Peyton 5

Elway   3

 

Completions:

Andrew 493

Peyton 492

Elway   310

 

Passing Attempts:

Andrew 891

Peyton 851

Elway   587

 

Passing Yards:

Andrew 6,219

Peyton 6,021

Elway   3,920

 

Yards Per Completion:

Andrew 12.61

Peyton 12.24

Elway    12.65

 

Completion Percentage:

Andrew 55.3%

Peyton 57.8%

Elway   52.8%

 

Yards Per Attempt:

Andrew 6.98

Peyton 7.08

Elway   6.68

 

Longest Pass:

Andrew 73

Peyton 78

Elway   63

 

Passing Touchdowns:

Andrew 36

Peyton 41

Elway   24

 

Interceptions:

Andrew 21

Peyton 37

Elway   24

 

Quarterback Rating:

Andrew 80.9

Peyton 77.7

Elway   70.5

 

Rushing Attempts:

Andrew 90

Peyton 32

Elway   68

 

Rushing Yards:

Andrew 438

Peyton 75

Elway   317

 

Rushing Average:

Andrew 4.9

Peyton 2.3

Elway   4.7

 

Longest Run:

Andrew 19

Peyton 15

Elway   23

 

Rushing Touchdowns:

Andrew 8

Peyton 2

Elway   1

 

Combined Passing and Rushing Touchdowns:

Andrew 44

Peyton 43

Elway   25

 

 

 

 

For what it's worth.  I will note the most interesting statistics are the "yards per" average numbers.  The total numbers will be a bit skewed because Elway didn't start every game his rookie season.  I can't be sure, and maybe one of the older guys can explain the situation, but from the stat books, it looks like the QB competition went well into the first 10 weeks, with Elway taking over the starting position permanently aroudn week 11.  His first year, like Mannings wasn't that great, but he made great strides his second season, covering a lot of statistical "outliers" established in his rookie season.

 

Thanks for the info.

 

I can see that Elway was behind statistically in major categories because of the late start, and also it was still a run-first NFL compared to Peyton and Luck era it was about more passing because of guys like Elway and Marino.

 

I think it will be interesting to look at career numbers of Luck and Elway as Luck's career progresses.