Peyton Manning Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #18
Position: Quarterback
Career: 13 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 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts		2011 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2010 Avg	2010 Fantasy Ranking		2010 Consistency
317.12		19.82	1	16.00		20.99	3		Consistent
2011 Bye Week	Team Change	Head Coach Change	**Coming Off Injury	Depth Chart Change	Higher Fantasy Avg then League	Harder Schedule in 2011	Better Defenses in 2011	Better Pass Defenses in 2011	Better Against Sub 500 Teams
11	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

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
2010	Colts	16	0	0	0	4700	33	18	0	0	0	335.80	20.99
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

Peyton Manning 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Peyton Manning has beaten his fantasy projection 9 out of 13 years, including the last 2. His best fantasy QB ranking was #1 in 2006, and he has had a total of 7 seasons with a top 3 ranking. Fantasy Trends: Manning's fantasy game average per year has been going up for 2 years, and has been trending up 3 out of the past 5 years. Player Consistency: Peyton Manning was one of the top 10 most consistent QBs last year (ranked 7), and he was also one of the top 10 most consistent players overall (ranked 6). Career Experience Outlook: Manning is entering his 14th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 14th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 0.66 from their 13th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Manning has averaged 5.38 fantasy pts per game more than the league QB average. The average fantasy pts per game by QBs in 2010 was 15.34. 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 (1.05) pts per game for Manning. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Joseph Addai (2010 Avg: 9.96 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Reggie Wayne (2010 Avg: 6.48 Pts/Game) and Pierre Garcon (2010 Avg: 5.41 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Dallas Clark (2010 Avg: 2.21 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Mike Pollak, Ryan Diem, Jeff Saturday, Jacques McClendon and Jeffrey Linkenbach have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Adam Vinatieri (2010 Avg: 8.06 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Manning playes this year (112 - 96 - 0 0.538%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (100 - 109 - 0 0.478%), and last season's teams gave up more points (4,963) compared to this season's teams (4,374) so this could mean less fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Manning had a lower fantasy avg (20.62 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (21.15 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could also be an indication of less points. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Manning will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 18.46 - 2 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 19.38 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses), but this season's teams gave up more passing yards (289 yds/game including 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (285 yds/game including 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 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 (21.10 pts per game), followed by the 3rd quarter (20.46 pts per game), 2nd quarter (20.13 pts per game) and 4th quarter (18.02 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 4 (24.54 pts per game), week 8 (23.08 pts per game) and week 9 (21.72 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 16 (18.40 pts per game), week 5 (18.47 pts per game) and week 12 (18.49 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.