Peyton Manning Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #18
Position: Quarterback
Career: 12 Years
Height: 6-5
Weight: 230
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Mar 24, 1976
Birth Place: New Orleans, LA
High School: Isidore Newman HS [New Orleans, LA]
College: Tennessee
Drafted: 1998 Indianapolis Colts (Round: 1 #1)

Fantasy Projection

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Position Projections:
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* Average Games Played the Previous 3 Years
** Player Missed More than 8 Games the Previous Season Due to Injury

Peyton Manning 2010 Fantasy Projection
2010 Pts		2010 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2009 Avg	2009 Fantasy Ranking		2009 Consistency
292.80		18.30	1	16.00		20.17	5		Consistent
2010 Bye Week	Team Change	Head Coach Change	**Coming Off Injury	Depth Chart Change	Higher Fantasy Avg then League	Harder Schedule in 2010	Better Defenses in 2010	Better Pass Defenses in 2010	Better Against Sub 500 Teams
7	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

Peyton Manning Previous Years Stats
Year	Team	Gms	Recs	Rec Yds	Rec Tds	Pass Yds	Pass Tds	Rush Yds	Rush Tds	FGs	XPs	Fan Pts	Fan Pts Avg
2009	Colts	16	0	0	0	4500	33	-13	0	0	0	322.70	20.17
2008	Colts	16	0	0	0	4002	27	21	1	0	0	307.60	18.08
2007	Colts	16	0	0	0	4040	31	-5	3	0	0	312.50	19.53

Peyton Manning 2010 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Peyton Manning has beaten his fantasy projection 8 out of 12 years. His best fantasy QB ranking was #1 in 2006, and he has had a total of 6 seasons with a top 3 ranking. Fantasy Trends: Manning beat his previous year fantasy game average last year, but his avg has been trending down 3 out of the last 5 years. Player Consistency: Peyton Manning was one of the top 25 most consistent QBs last year (ranked 12), and he was also one of the top 10 most consistent players overall (ranked 10). Career Experience Outlook: Manning is entering his 13th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 13th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.69 from their 12th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Manning has averaged 5.36 fantasy pts per game more than the league QB average. The average fantasy pts per game by QBs in 2009 was 14.24. Depth Chart Change: No Change in Depth Chart. Player Turnover: Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (1.6925) pts per game for Manning. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Gijon Robinson (2009 Avg: 0.24 Pts/Game) has left the team. Along the Offenisve Line: Kyle DeVan is no longer starting, Ryan Lilja has left the team and Tony Ugoh and Mike Pollak are now starting. At the Kicker position: Matt Stover (2009 Avg: 6.00 Pts/Game) has left the team and Adam Vinatieri (2009 Avg: 6.33 Pts/Game) is now starting. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Manning playes this year (108 - 100 - 0 0.519%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (97 - 111 - 0 0.466%), but this season's teams gave up more points (4,488) compared to last season's teams (4,369) so this could mean more fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Manning surprisingly had a higher fantasy avg (21.13 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (19.60 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could also be an indication of a higher fantasy average. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Manning will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 15.62 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 16.62 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses), and last season's teams gave up more passing yards (218 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (217 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses). In Season Trends: Throughout his career Manning has been a quick starter, and a slow finisher. On average his best 4 game stretch is the first 4 games of the year (20.72 pts per game), followed by the 3rd quarter (20.51 pts per game), 2nd quarter (20.31 pts per game) and 4th quarter (17.81 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 4 (24.68 pts per game), week 8 (23.42 pts per game) and week 9 (22.05 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 1 (18.10 pts per game), week 16 (18.23 pts per game) and week 12 (18.35 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.