3x: Passing Yards Leader
Manning has been consistently brilliant throughout a lengthy NFL career, passing for at least 4,000 yards in 14 different seasons. Despite that remarkable longevity, though, “The Sheriff” only led the league in passing yards on three occasions.
Manning did so for the first time as a 24-year-old with Indianapolis when he threw for 4,413 yards in 2000. He made it happen again three years later by racking up 4,267 yards through the air — more than 200 yards better than second-place QB Trent Green that season.
He made it happen a third (and no doubt final) time during a magical season as a member of the Denver Broncos — we’ll get to that later.