Philip Rivers

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:

• Signed by the Colts to the practice squad on December 10, 2025.
• Signed by the Colts as an unrestricted free agent on March 18, 2020.
• Acquired by the San Diego Chargers in a trade with the New York Giants in exchange for Eli Manning on April 24, 2004.
• Selected by the New York Giants in the first round (fourth overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft.

2020 (COLTS):

• Started all 16 games and completed 369-of-543 passes for 4,169 yards and 24 touchdowns with 11 interceptions for a 97.0 passer rating. He also appeared in one postseason game completed 27-of-49 passes for 309 yards and two touchdowns.
• Notched his 15th- consecutive 3,000-plus passing yard season, second only to Brett Favre (18) in NFL history.
• Tallied three 300-yard passing games which brought his career total to 73, the fifth-most in league history.

2019 (CHARGERS):

• Started all 16 games and completed 390-of-591 passes for 4,615 yards and 23 touchdowns with 20 interceptions. He ranked fourth in the NFL in passing yards (4,615). Also contributed with 12 rushes for 29 yards.
• Tallied eight 300-yard passing games, which put him at 70 for his career, which ranks as the fourth-most in NFL history.
• Passed Ben Roethlisberger (4,651) for No. 7 on the all-time completions list. Also passed Roethlisberger (56,545) and Eli Manning (56,537) for No. 6 on the all-time passing yards list.
• He became the ninth quarterback in NFL history to reach 120 career regular season wins.
• Extended his streak of seasons with 3,000-plus passing yards to 14 years, which is the fourth-longest active streak in the NFL. He also extended his streak of 3,500-yard seasons to 12, which is the third-longest streak in league history.

2018 (CHARGERS):

• Started all 16 games and was named to his eighth-career Pro Bowl after he completed 347-of-508 passes for 4,308 yards and 32 touchdowns with 12 interceptions for a passer rating of 105.5, which tied his single-season career-high.
• In the postseason, he completed 47-of-83 passes for 491 yards and three touchdowns with one interception.
• Registered his 10th 4,000-yard passing season and became the fourth player in NFL history to have 10 or more, joining Peyton Manning, Drew Brees and Tom Brady.
• Earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors in Week 12 vs. Arizona after he completed 28-of-29 passes (96.6 percent) for 259 yards and three touchdowns. He completed his first 25 attempts, which was a then single-game all-time record. He finished the game with a completion percentage of 96.6, which ranks second in NFL history with a least 20 pass attempts.

2017 (CHARGERS):

• Started all 16 games and was named to the Pro Bowl after he completed 360-of-575 passes for 4,515 yards, 28 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He registered a career-low interception percentage (1.7) and ranked second in the NFL among quarterbacks who started all 16 games. He ranked second in the NFL in passing yards (4,515) and tied for fifth in passing touchdowns (28).
• Received AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors in Week 12 at Dallas when he completed 27-of-33 passes for 434 yards and three touchdowns.
• Earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors in Week 17 vs. Oakland after he completed 28-of-37 passes for 387 yards and three touchdowns with a 135.8 passer rating.
• He was one of only two players to win AFC Offensive Player of the Week multiple times in 2017.
• In a Week 2 win vs. Denver, he recorded his 100th career victory and became just the 15th player in NFL history and the fifth active player to reach that mark.
• He posted six 300-plus yard games and four three-plus touchdown games.

2016 (CHARGERS):

• Started all 16 games and completed 349-of-578 passes for 4,386 yards, 33 touchdowns and 21 interceptions. He ranked fourth the NFL in passing touchdowns (33) and fifth in passing yards (4,386).
• He was named to his sixth Pro Bowl.
• Totaled six games of 300-plus passing yards and three games with three-plus touchdown passes.
• Completed 43-of-54 passes for 629 yards and six touchdowns for a passer rating of 152.2 on game-opening drives.

2015 (CHARGERS):

• Started 16 games and completed 437-of-661 passes for 4,792 yards and 29 touchdowns as well as 13 interceptions. He set career highs in completions (437), attempts (661) and passing yards (4,792). He ranked first in the NFL in completions and attempts and second in passing yards.
• Earned AFC Player of the Week honors in Week 6 versus Green Bay when he set single-game team records in pass attempts (65), completions (43) and passing yards (503), which marked the first 500-yard performance in franchise history.
• He passed Dan Fouts (254) for the most touchdown passes in franchise history.

2014 (CHARGERS):

• Started all 16 games and completed 379-of-570 passes for 4,286 yards and 31 touchdowns with 18 interceptions. His completion percentage (66.5) ranked fourth in the NFL. Also had a career-high 102 rushing yards on 37 carries.
• Named AFC Offensive Player of the Month in September for the fourth time in his career after he completed 96-of-137 passes for 1,155 yards and nine touchdowns with only one interception for a passer rating of 114.5.
• Received AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors in a Week 16 comeback win at San Francisco after he completed 33-of-54 passes for 356 yards and four touchdowns.
• He became the first player in NFL history to tally five consecutive games with a passer rating of at least 120.0 in the same season.

2013 (CHARGERS):

• Started 16 games and was named Comeback Player of the Year by The Associated Press and PFWA after he completed 378-of-544 passes for 4,478 yards, 32 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Set a career-high in completion percentage (69.5). He ranked fourth in the NFL in passing touchdowns (32) and fifth in completions (378) and passing yards (4,478). Also added 28 carries for 72 yards.
• In postseason play, he started two games and completed 30-of-43 passes for 345 yards and three touchdowns. He recorded a postseason career-high 69.8 completion percentage.
• He topped 300 yards five times and eclipsed 400 yards three times.
• Named to his fifth-career Pro Bowl.
• Earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors in Week 2 at Philadelphia when he completed 36-of-47 passes for 419 yards and three touchdowns.
• Received AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors in Week 4 vs. Dallas after he completed 35-of-42 passes for 401 yards and three touchdowns.

2012 (CHARGERS):

• Started 16 games and completed 338-of-527 passes for 3,606 yards and 26 touchdowns with 15 interceptions. Also contributed 27 carries for 40 yards.
• He became the seventh-fastest player in history to surpass 25,000 career passing yards vs. Kansas City (9/30).

2011 (CHARGERS):

• Started all 16 games and was selected to the Pro Bowl after he completed 366-of-582 passes for 4,624 yards, 27 touchdowns and 20 interceptions. Also tallied 26 carries for 36 yards and one touchdown.
• Eclipsed 20,000 career passing yards at New England (9/18).
• Named the Chargers Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee and was one of the NFL's finalists.

2010 (CHARGERS):

• Started 16 games and was named to the Pro Bowl after he completed 357-of-541 passes for a career-high 4,710 yards and 30 touchdowns with 13 interceptions. Contributed 52 rushing yards on 29 carries.
• His 4,710 passing yards led the NFL and were the tenth-most passing yards in a single season in NFL history at the time.
• Named AFC Offensive Player of the Month in October for the third time in his career after he completed 125-of-185 passes for 1,562 yards and eight touchdowns for a 101.2 passer rating. His 1,562 passing yards in October rank fifth all-time in the NFL for the month.

2009 (CHARGERS):

• Started all 16 games and completed 317-of-486 passes for 4,254 yards, 28 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Also added 26 carries for 50 yards and one touchdown.
• Made the postseason for the fourth consecutive year and started one game and completed 27-of-40 passes for 298 yards and one touchdown with two interceptions.
• Was named to his second-career Pro Bowl.
• Selected AFC Offensive Player of the Month in December after he completed 93-of-137 passes for 1,316 yards and nine touchdowns with three interceptions.

2008 (CHARGERS):

• Started all 16 games and completed 312-of-478 passes for 4,009 yards and a career-high 34 touchdowns with 11 interceptions. His 34 passing touchdowns were tied for first in the NFL. Also contributed with 84 rushing yards on 31 carries.
• Started two postseason contests and completed 41-of-71 passes for 525 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions.
• Named AFC Offensive Player of the Month in December after he posted 1,054 passing yards and 11 touchdowns with only one interception.
• Earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors in Week 15 at Kansas City when he completed 34-of-48 passes for 346 yards and two touchdowns.

2007 (CHARGERS):

• Started 16 games and completed 277-of-460 passes for 3,152 yards, 21 touchdowns and 15 interceptions.
• In the postseason, he started three games and completed 52-of-86 passes for 767 yards and four touchdowns with four interceptions.
• Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week in Week 5 at Denver after he completed 13-of-18 passes for 270 yards and two touchdowns.

2006 (CHARGERS):

• Started all 16 games for the first time in his career and completed 284-of-460 passes for 3,388 yards and 22 touchdowns with nine interceptions.
• In the postseason, he started one game and completed 14-of-32 passes for 230 yards with one interception.
• Named to his first-career Pro Bowl.
• Earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors in Week 6 at San Francisco after he completed 29-of-39 passes for 334 yards and two touchdowns. It was his first 300-yard passing game of his career.

2005 (CHARGERS):

• Appeared in two games and completed 12-of-22 passes for 115 yards and one interception.

2004 (CHARGERS):

• Appeared in two games and completed 5-of-8 passes for 33 yards and one touchdown.

COLLEGE:

• Started 51 games at North Carolina State and set school records in completions (1,087), pass attempts (1,710), passing yards (13,484), touchdowns (95), completion percentage (63.6), 300-yard passing games (19) and 400-yard passing games (seven). At the time, his 13,484 career passing yards ranked second in Division I FBS history.
• In 2003, he started 13 games and completed 348-of-483 passes for 4,491 yards and 34 touchdowns with seven interceptions. Also rushed 78 times for 251 yards and three touchdowns. He was selected First Team All-ACC and as ACC Player of the Year. Named MVP of the Tangerine Bowl after a career-high 475 passing yards and tying a school record with five touchdown passes.
• As a junior, he was named Second Team All-ACC after he started 14 games and completed 262-of-418 passes for 3,353 yards, 20 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Contributed 162 rushing yards on 57 carries with 10 touchdowns. Selected as the MVP of the Gator Bowl.
• In 2001, he started 11 games and completed 240-of-368 passes for 2,586 yards and 16 touchdowns with seven interceptions. Added 44 carries for 84 yards and two touchdowns. He was named MVP of the Citrus Bowl.
• As a freshman, he was named the ACC Rookie of the Year after he started 11 games and completed 237-of-441 passes for 3,054 yards, 25 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Also contributed 143 rushing yards on 73 carries with two touchdowns. He was chosen as the MVP of the Micron PC Bowl.

PERSONAL:

• Attended Athens (Ala.) High School and was named Alabama Player of the Year as a senior.
• He played linebacker as a sophomore before switching to quarterback his junior year.
• Recognized by the Los Angeles Sports Council as the Co-Sportsmen of the Year in 2018 with Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald.
• Earned Professional Star of the Year honors from the San Diego Sports Association in 2018.
• Launched the Rivers of Hope Foundation with his wife and raised $1 million for the foundation that supports at-risk youth.
• Has seven girls and three boys with his wife, Tiffany.
• His father, Steve, played at Mississippi State and his brother, Stephen, played at LSU, Vanderbilt and Northwestern State.
• His dad was the head football coach for Decatur (Ala.) High School and Athens (Ala.) High School.
• Helped raise more than $112,000 for San Diego's Ronald McDonald House.
• Gave commencement speeches at Catholic University in 2014 and at North Carolina State in 2012.
• Is in the North Carolina State Hall of Fame and his No. 17 jersey is retired.
• Has served as the head football coach at St. Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope, Alabama since 2021. One of Rivers' sons, Gunner, is the starting quarterback for the Cardinals.
• Is a 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame semifinalist.
• Trained with and mentored current Colts rookie quarterback Riley Leonard before the 2025 NFL Draft.
• Majored in business.
• Native of Decatur, Ala.