Peyton Manning had a lot of great seasons during his 18-year NFL career, but 2015 wasn’t one of them.
The likely Hall of Fame quarterback officially announced his retirement Monday, one month removed from his second career Super Bowl win.
Despite the fact Manning won his final game, 2015 was forgettable for the all-time great. He appeared in just 10 regular-season games and posted career lows in passing yards, passer rating and touchdown passes, while his 17 interceptions were the third-most of his career.
Not great.
As Manning prepared to say his tearful goodbye to football, Pittsburgh Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams reminded all of us on Twitter how much No. 18 struggled in his swan song.
Williams also said Jimmy Clausen’s 2010 season with the Carolina Panthers — Williams was on that team — was better than the season Manning just had.
That, however, might be a bit of an exaggeration. Clausen appeared in 13 games in 2010, his rookie season, completing just 52.5 percent of his 299 pass attempts. He threw for just three touchdowns, but he technically threw fewer interceptions (three) than Manning did, and technically those three picks came at a less frequent rate.
Williams then spent some more time making some very good points, if we’re being honest.
Of course, we must mention it was Manning and the Broncos who eliminated Williams’ Steelers in the playoffs, but Williams also has that point covered.
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