San Diego’s Philip Rivers was extraordinarily efficient against the Dolphins, averaging a solid 8.7 YPA on the day. He sports an impressive 8.5 yards per attempt for the season and – we should have noted this last week – now counts himself "officially" among the all-time leaders in two key passing categories: passer rating and yards per attempt.
During San Diego ’s Week 2 loss to Baltimore , Rivers surpassed the minimum 1,500 career pass attempts required to qualify for official NFL records.
Following the win over Miami , Rivers’ career stat line now looks like this:
957 of 1,542 (62.1%), 11,688 yards, 7.58 YPA, 81 TD, 39 INT, 92.36 passer rating
If you’re not impressed by the numbers, you should be. He’s fifth all time in passer rating, just ahead of the great Joe Montana. Here’s the top six in career passer rating as of the end of Week 3 of 2009:
* Steve Young (96.81)
* Peyton Manning (95.11)
* Kurt Warner (93.45)
* Tom Brady (92.41)
* Philip Rivers (92.36)
* Joe Montana (92.26)
With an average of 7.58 YPA, Rivers ranks in the top 20 all time in this key indicator of success.Rivers is also on the very short list of passers in NFL history with a TD to INT ratio of better than 2 to 1 (2.08 to 1). The record is held by Brady, who’s thrown 2.27 TDs for every INT.
That’s winning football, and Rivers is a winner, with a 35-16 (.686) career record following Sunday’s win.
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Thanx for the stats… Good to see how PR ranks against the best.
by ReeveOliver on Oct 6, 2009 10:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
it's from a pretty cool site
Cold Hard Football Facts has some great angles: http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com
by CoastalBronco on Oct 7, 2009 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
CoastalBronco is a Chargers lover!
A kid who has a unicorn ranch in his room cannot call other people weird. Yes, we know about "Rancho Unicorno."
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Oct 7, 2009 7:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
all season except for week 6 and week 11
and hopefully for one game in the playoffs.
by CoastalBronco on Oct 7, 2009 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And on week 6 and 11 he secretly roots for us to win then afterwords says he feels"dirty".
Chance favors the prepared mind.......
by Gorditoe1 on Oct 7, 2009 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
$10 to get you to change your name to CoastalCharger
"I did not invent the wheel, I was the crooked spoke adjacent." - Aesop Rock
by John (obviousman) on Oct 7, 2009 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
um, no
but I’m flattered by the bribe :-)
by CoastalBronco on Oct 7, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
$20 and I'll throw you a great carne asada cookout at your house....and you gotta wear a PR17 jersey...bet?
Chance favors the prepared mind.......
by Gorditoe1 on Oct 7, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don;t like all of it
like his playoff stats
by BFTB_zach on Oct 7, 2009 9:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He's already tied the single season passing touch down record
Yes he’s on the short list of ALL TIME GREAT QBs
Now if we can just keep him in one piece until we figure out a way to protect him….
by Trendsearcher on Oct 7, 2009 10:00 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If he's really that great like all time
Then he should get his superbowl
by BFTB_zach on Oct 7, 2009 10:07 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
prospects are good, considering the company he's in
and you have heard of Dan Fouts, right?
by CoastalBronco on Oct 7, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have you heard him lately on CBS silently rooting for any team playing against the chargers?
Still like him though…I want to get his jersey.
Chance favors the prepared mind.......
by Gorditoe1 on Oct 7, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
like Trent Dilfer > Dan Marino
just sayin
Jennings, Hellickson, Davis, Brignac, Beckham, Moore > Your top 3
by Dbullsfan on Oct 7, 2009 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
these are great, still only one stat matters, W.
The peanut gallery has spoken!!!
by gatesoftds on Oct 7, 2009 6:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
At the team level, certainly. When talking about one player out of 45 active each Sunday, focusing only on team accomplishments is a good way to end up being very wrong.
Bolts from the Blue // "Game over." - Jamal Williams
Bloody Elbow // "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - H.L. Mencken
by Richard Wade on Oct 7, 2009 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know what PR needs?
Another tall wide reciever, or a big solid tackle on the line. I am suddenly the world’s biggest Ali Villanueva fan.
"Everything I say, is calculated, appropriated, written and arranged in Feng Shui."
--Gnarls Barkley, "Feng Shui"
Firmly of the "Go Cesaire-- And Take Chambers With You" camp.
by StrangeBroP25 on Oct 7, 2009 6:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
WHAT UP WU-BANGER!!!
Chance favors the prepared mind.......
by Gorditoe1 on Oct 8, 2009 12:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs



















