Factoid
Eli Manning is a good quarterback. He’s won two Super Bowls in the last five years. But he’s not flawless.
Look at the below chart, which shows frequency of turnovers (both interceptions of fumbles). If you look at turnovers and overall touches (pass attempts, sacks and run attempts by quarterbacks), Manning has turned the ball over more frequently than any quarterback in the league over the last three years.
The chart shows both fumbles (F) and fumbles lost (FL). In the turnover portion, only the fumbles lost – the actual turnovers – count towards that total. I’m also showing only quarterbacks with at least 1000 plays in the last three years.
QUARTERBACKS, TURNOVERS, 2009-2011
Att F FL Int TO/H
1817 18 5 24 62.7 Aaron Rodgers
1844 13 5 29 54.2 Tom Brady
1425 12 7 26 43.2 Tony Romo
1345 14 5 27 42.0 Alex Smith
1607 15 6 33 41.2 Matt Schaub
1769 14 8 35 41.1 Matt Ryan
1239 22 4 27 40.0 Donovan McNabb
1065 21 7 20 39.4 Michael Vick
1635 22 11 31 38.9 Ben Roethlisberger
1313 5 1 33 38.6 Peyton Manning
1754 28 12 34 38.1 Joe Flacco
1421 10 8 30 37.4 Kyle Orton
1193 25 5 27 37.3 Jason Campbell
1410 22 6 32 37.1 Matt Cassel
1062 17 9 21 35.4 Sam Bradford
1959 20 9 47 35.0 Drew Brees
1783 22 12 42 33.0 Philip Rivers
1246 11 3 37 31.2 Matthew Stafford
1186 10 2 37 30.4 Chad Henne
1100 25 12 25 29.7 David Garrard
1599 22 9 48 28.1 Matt Hasselbeck
1536 15 6 49 27.9 Carson Palmer
1545 26 10 46 27.6 Josh Freeman
1519 26 10 49 25.7 Jay Cutler
1609 29 12 51 25.5 Mark Sanchez
1431 18 9 48 25.1 Ryan Fitzpatrick
1795 28 17 55 24.9 Eli Manning
—Ian Allan
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