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Peyton Manning vs. San Diego Chargers - Part 3

Here is how Peyton has managed to play against the Chargers over the course of his career.

Christopher Hanewinckel-US PRESSWIRE

Manning

H/A

W/L

Comp

Att

%

Yards

AVG/A

TD

INT

QBR

10/4/1998

H

W 17-12

12

23

52.2

137

4.9

1

1

66.8

9/26/1999

A

W 27-19

29

54

53.7

404

7.5

2

1

82.6

12/26/2004

H

W 34-31

27

44

61.4

383

8.7

2

1

95.2

12-18-2005

H

L 26-17

26

45

57.8

336

7.5

1

2

70.2

11/11/2007

A

L 23-21

34

56

60.7

328

5.9

2

6

49.4

1/13/2008*

H

L 28-24

33

48

68.8

402

8.4

3

2

97.7

11/23/2008

A

W 23-20

32

44

72.7

255

5.8

2

1

92.5

1/3/2009*

A

L 23-17

25

42

59.5

310

7.4

1

0

90.4

11/28/2010

H

L 36-14

31

48

64.6

285

5.9

2

4

59.8

10/15/2012

A

W 35-24

24

30

80.0

309

10.8

3

1

129.0

11/18/2012

H

W 30-23

25

42

59.5

270

6.4

3

1

92.4

11/10/2013

A

W 28-20

25

36

69.4

330

9.2

4

0

135.2

12/12/2013

H

L 27-20

27

41

65.9

289

7.1

2

1

92.4

Totals

7/6

7/6

350

553

63.3

4038

7.3

28

21

86.3

13 games, just a shade over 500. At home, Peyton has gone 4-4. He played well against San Diego since joining the Broncos with a TD/INT ratio of 12-3. Whatever the Chargers have done over the years, they have given Manning's teams some stiff competition.

0-2 in the playoffs

The thing with Manning and his playoff record, it has been a mix of more turnovers by him and some crazy juju or turn of events against his teams.

That explains playoff loss #1.

That explains loss #2

The recipe in both losses for those Colts teams were 1) turnovers 2) field position. One of Peyton's INT's came on a Hail Mary to end the half. Driving with a 7-0 lead however in the first game, Marvin Harrison caught a 17 yard pass down to the Charger 33 where he was hit and fumbled the ball. On the ensuing Charger drive they tied the game. Then late in the game with a 24-21 lead, the Billy Volek led Chargers engineered a 78-yard drive in which they faced 3rd down only once. Defense was a sieve.

Next game, the Chargers forced the Colts to start drives from their 10, 3, 7, 9, and 1 yardline respectively. Half of their drives began inside their 10. Still had a chance but after the Chargers tied it and sent the game to overtime, the Chargers took the opening kick and marched the ball downfield for a game winning TD. Peyton never got the ball.

Hopefully this time around Peyton and the Broncos can avoid turnovers, three and outs, a huge TOP deficit, and consistently long fields to drive.

GO BRONCOS!!!