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Archie Manning

Retired

Minnesota Vikings · QB

Archie Manning recorded 151 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings, Houston Texans, Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints.

▶Best highlights

158.4

pass yds/gm

14.5

rush yds/gm

0

playoff games

151

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Archie Manning's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1977
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 2, 1977

New Orleans Saints vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 2, 1977

168 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1978
LOS ANGELESRAMS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
OCT 1, 1978

Los Angeles Rams vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 1, 1978

208 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1971
DALLASCOWBOYS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
OCT 17, 1971

Dallas Cowboys vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 17, 1971

83 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1980
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 9, 1980

Philadelphia Eagles vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 9, 1980

306 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1972
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NEW YORKGIANTS
OCT 8, 1972

New Orleans Saints vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Oct 8, 1972

276 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 4 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Archie Manning's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 377 passing yards · 3 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1980
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 7, 1980

New Orleans Saints vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 7, 1980

377 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 73 rushing yards

Regular Season
1972
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 5, 1972

New Orleans Saints vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 5, 1972

155 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 3 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Archie Manning's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1967–1986

01
NOMANNING—Archie Manning
NODEMPSEY—Tom Dempsey
NOMUNCIE—Chuck Muncie

Dempsey's kick and Manning's resilience

New Orleans Saints · The long beginning

New Orleans produced beloved moments but no winning season in its first two decades, turning loyalty itself into the franchise's defining trait.

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Franchise era

1978–1984

02
TENMANNING—Archie Manning
TENCAMPBELL—Earl Campbell
TENPASTORINI—Dan Pastorini

Campbell carries Houston to two AFC title games

Tennessee Titans · Luv Ya Blue

Campbell's punishing MVP seasons packed the Astrodome and sent Houston to consecutive conference championship games against Pittsburgh.

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Franchise era

1980–1991

03
MINMANNING—Archie Manning
MINCARTER—Anthony Carter
MINDOLEMAN56Chris Doleman

Carter arrives as an unlikely new cornerstone

Minnesota Vikings · Between Tarkenton and the Dome

Minnesota remained dangerous, including a surprise 1987 NFC title-game run, while assembling the stars of its next offense.

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Career accomplishments

13 NFL seasons151 career games23,911 career passing yards125 career passing touchdowns2,197 career rushing yards18 career rushing touchdowns1 career receptions-7 career receiving yardsJersey: 00 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 19, 1971Most recent: Dec 16, 1984

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.