the Colts lost 27–24. It was the first time in Rivers' career that he lost in the Wild Card Round. On January 20, 2021, Rivers announced his retirement from the NFL after seventeen seasons, saying "It's just time. It's just right." He announced his intention to retire with the Chargers, and reaffirmed his plans to become the head coach of the St. Michael Catholic High School football team in Fairhope, Alabama. NFL career statistics Regular season Postseason Notable accomplishments NFL records NFL record for consecutive completions (25) November 25, 2018 (tied with Ryan Tannehill and Nick Foles) Consecutive games with a passer rating above 120: 5 Former NFL records Single-game completion percentage (min. 20 attempts): 96.55% (28/29 on November 25, 2018, against the Arizona Cardinals), since broken by Drew Brees Highest completion percentage (83.33%) in a 400+ yard passing performance (September 29, 2013, against the Dallas Cowboys), since broken by Deshaun Watson Chargers franchise records Career Games played: 228 Wins: 123 Pass completions: 4,908 Pass attempts: 7,591 Passing yards: 59,271 Passing touchdowns: 397 Game winning drives: 32 Seasons with 4,000+ passing yards: 11 Seasons with 3,000+ passing yards: 14 400+ yard passing games: 8 Yards per attempt (Min. 500 attempts): 7.8 Times sacked: 445 Consecutive games with at least one touchdown pass: 28 Consecutive regular season games with 300+ yards passing: 5 (October 4, 2015, to November 1, 2015) Most consecutive starts by a quarterback: 224 (2006–2019) Most sack yards lost: 2,714 Most 4th quarter comebacks: 27 Season Regular season wins: 14 (2006) Completion percentage (16 starts): 69.5 (2013) Yards per attempt (Min. 500 attempts): 8.7 (2010) Passer rating (16 starts): 105.5 (2008 and 2013) Consecutive seasons with at least 25 touchdown passes: 9 (2008–2018) Consecutive seasons with at least 4,000 passing yards: 6 (2013–2018) Consecutive seasons with at least 3,000 passing yards: 14 (2006–2019) Times sacked: 49 (2012) Game Pass completions: 43 (October 18, 2015, against the Green Bay Packers) Pass attempts in a game: 65 (October 18, 2015, against the Green Bay Packers) Completion percentage (min. 20 attempts): 96.8% (28/29 on November 25, 2018, against the Arizona Cardinals) Passing yards: 503 (October 18, 2015, against the Green Bay Packers) Postseason Career passing yards: 2,165 Career completions: 164 Career completion percentage (min. 50 attempts): 60.3% Career Quarterback rating (min. 50 attempts): 85.2 Career times sacked: 20 Passing touchdowns, game: 3 (January 8, 2008, against the Indianapolis Colts and January