My Philip Rivers Blog

One of the best young quarterbacks in the entire NFL is none other than San Diego Chargers great Philip Rivers. He seems to have the full package when it comes to the physical abilities needed to play the position too. Rivers has become quite popular in recent years and play with a large amount of passion for the game and for winning.

Here is a look at five things you may not know about San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers.

Let's Play The Broncos Again!
Through the 2009 NFL season, Philip Rivers has thrown more touchdown passes against the Denver Broncos than he has against any other team in the NFL. His 14 TD passes against the Broncos are just one ahead of the 13 he has thrown during his career against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Someone Had To Be First
The first NFL touchdown pass that Rivers ever threw came in the fourth quarter of the last game of the 2004 season, a 24-17 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. It went for 13 yards and was caught by receiver Malcom Floyd.

The One Timers
Antonio Gates and Vincent Jackson have played a huge role in how successful Rivers has been during his four years as the starting quarterback of the Chargers. During that time, those two have caught the bulk of the touchdown passes. Four players during that time have caught just one touchdown pass apiece from Rivers. The one touchdown club members are Craig Davis, Jacob Hester, Lorenzo Neal, and Kris Wilson.

Out Of The Gates And In The Lead
No player in the league has caught as many touchdown passes from Philip Rivers as the great Antonio Gates. During their time together, they have hooked up for 32 touchdowns already.

Run Little Guy, Run
Through the 2009 season, the longest touchdown pass of Philip Rivers career has been an 81 yarder that was thrown in a 24-20 week two loss to the Baltimore Ravens. It was caught by running back Darren Sproles in the first quarter and had given the team the lead.

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I've published 32 of my fantasy football picks for quarterbacks. These are top 5 picks. If you are new to fantasy football, this is a place to start your own quarterback rankings list. These may change as the year progresses.

1. Drew Brees/Saints

- The Super Bowl MVP should again have a big year in 2010. A big key to his success could be the re-signing of RB Pierre Thomas. Although RB Reggie Bush has shown improvement in the running game, he is still a much deadlier pass catcher than runner. Thomas adds the threat of a running game, which can take some pressure off of Brees on early downs. With the emergence of Robert Meachem at WR along with Marques Colston, Devery Henderson, and TE's Jeremy Shockey, David Thomas, and rookie Jimmy Graham, and a very good offensive line, Brees should once again be among the best fantasy players at his position.

2. Aaron Rodgers/Packers- With the team as a whole continually improving, Rodgers has the chance to put together another spectacular season. While the offensive line is adequate, it would be scary to see what kind of numbers Rodgers could put up with one of the better offensive lines in football. Jermichael Finley has the potential to become one of the top TE's in the NFL, and the presence of Donald Driver and Greg Jennings at WR makes Rodgers a fantasy force to be reckoned with.

3. Peyton Manning/Colts- Peyton is Peyton, and he proved his legacy is a strong one by again having an MVP type year and leading his team to the Super Bowl. He did it without the great Marvin Harrison and his "replacement" Anthony Gonzalez being injured for the entire season. With WR Austin Collie coming off an excellent rookie season and WR Pierre Garcon continuing to improve, there is no reason to think that Manning will not have a stellar season again in 2010. WR Reggie Wayne is still one of the top WR's in the league, and TE Dallas Clark should again be one of the top 3 TE's, adding more certainty to the fact that Manning will be one of the top fantasy QB's taken this season.

4. Philip Rivers/Chargers- Rivers' success will depend a lot on the re-signing of WR's Vincent Jackson and Malcolm Floyd, who both remain unsigned at the moment. Not that Floyd has proven to be a great receiver, but he's the best they have next to the ever improving Vincent Jackson. Jackson showed last year he could be one of the top WR's in the NFL, but without him Rivers' WR's would be Legedu Naanee' and Craig Davis or rookie free agent Seyi Ajirotutu. Antonio Gates is still a monster at TE, and rookie Dedrick Epps may get some looks at the 2nd TE, with Darren Sproles and rookie Ryan Matthews also catching some passes out of the backfield, but without Jackson and Floyd you can't expect Rivers to put up the numbers he has been. Keep an eye on this situation, as Rivers may move down if these guys, especially Jackson, decide they won't re-sign.

5. Tom Brady/Patriots- While Brady may not be worthy of one of the top 3 spots anymore, he is still one of the better fantasy QB's in the league. Randy Moss may not exactly give 100 percent on every play, but he is still one of the top 5 WR's in the game. Wes Welker's injury is not as bad as it was originally thought, and they added rookie Taylor Price and veteran Torry Holt to their receiving corps as well, meaning they should be better or at least just as good as last year. RB Kevin Faulk is also a reliable receiver and the combination of ex-Falcon/Titan Alge Crumpler and rookies Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez at TE also means that there will be some passes thrown to that position. With one of the top 10 offensive lines in football, there's no reason to believe that Brady will not be a top five QB again in 2010.

So there you have it. On half of my complete fantasy football picks for quarterbacks.

Depending on how strong the rest of your team is you could likely win a championship with the top 16, but to find out the complete list you need to check out my complete list of 32 fantasy football picks for Quarterback position. Feel free to start your own fantasy football cheatsheet with this list. Keep up on any updates to my fantasy football rankings and picks at http://JohnnyNFL.com