Is Peyton Manning Better Than Teddy Bridgewater? NFL Stats Decide

The career statistics tell a clear story in this QB comparison. Peyton Manning holds the advantage in 5 of 7 key categories, with Pass Touchdowns representing the most decisive gap — a 618.7% difference that separates these two NFL players. This is not a close debate on the numbers.

Peyton Manning's Pass Touchdowns of 539 compared to Teddy Bridgewater's 75 represents a 618.7% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Teddy Bridgewater falls 50% below the career average of 150 in this category while Peyton Manning exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Peyton Manning's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Completion %, where Peyton Manning posts 65.3% against Teddy Bridgewater's 66.3% — a gap of just 1.5%. Teddy Bridgewater can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 5-2 tally suggests. In any debate, Completion % is the statistical ammunition for the Teddy Bridgewater side.

Quarterback evaluation in the modern NFL weighs passing efficiency heavily alongside raw yardage totals. Passer rating, completion percentage and touchdown-to-interception ratio paint a more complete picture than any single statistic alone.

Peyton Manning wins this head to head comparison decisively — 5 categories to 2. The 618.7% gap in Pass Touchdowns alone makes a compelling case, but the consistency across multiple categories confirms Peyton Manning's statistical superiority in this NFL career comparison.