9: Early Playoff Exits
Those who fault Manning even though he’s won a title and reached four Super Bowls point to his shoddy postseason résumé. His career playoff record entering Super Bowl 50 of 13-13 isn’t bad, but while he ranks tied for fifth in wins among quarterbacks, his 13 losses are the most ever.
To play devil’s advocate, it’s the nature of the beast to lose a lot of playoff games when you’re guiding teams to the postseason year after year. There’s no doubting Manning’s status as a future Hall of Famer, but those nine one-and-done exits certainly put a black mark on his historical standing.