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Manning vs. Favre - Stats Nerdery!

I was intrigued by the Favre fellating as of late, so I decided to figure out where Manning will stand at a hypothetical retirement.

I did basic stats interpretation: I used his career numbers thus far and averaged them out over the remainder of his career, which I assumed to be 8 years, as he's previously stated he'd like to retire after 18 years.

Wins: 201
This assumes the Colts win 12 games over the next 8 years. They could win more. It's the least scientific of the bunch.

TDs: 551
Assumes an average of 30.6 per year. 59 more than Favre has now. He'd need two or three more seasons to put it comfortably out of reach.

Yards: 74,656
It's about 14,000 more yards than Favre has now. He'd need another 3.5 years to put it out of reach.

INTs: 275
Favre will probably keep this one. he's thrown 288.

Games Started: 288
Manning would need 6 more years to beat Favre's games started total. Unlikely but not out of the realm of possibility, and well within his 8 years remaining.

At retirement, Manning would have the #1 spot on all 4 major QB records. It's remarkable; we're literally watching history being made.

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of Stampede Blue's writers or editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of Stampede Blue's writers or editors.

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Cool nerdy stats.

I was thinking yesterday about the history…its very cool. Kinda like watching Babe Ruth, or some other Bigger than Life legend during their prime.

April in CA

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