Tale of the tape: Cutler vs. Rivers

October 7, 2008 11:00 AM

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson

We're going to take another look at Denver quarterback Jay Cutler and San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers. The two AFC West passers have been among the best players in the NFL so far this season and both have been early NFL MVP candidates.

Here's a statistical comparison of the two players after five games:

By the Numbers: Jay Cutler vs. Philip Rivers
 CutlerRivers
Completions 125 84
Attempts 191 138
Comp. Pct. 65.4 60.9
Yards 1,502 1,183
TDs 10 11
INTs 4 4
Rating 98.2 103.0

Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers, Jay Cutler, Philip Rivers

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