Peyton Manning is an athlete.
The Indianapolis Colts are an American football team based in Indianapolis . This is a list of National Football League ( NFL ) quarterbacks by total career regular season passing touchdowns . Peyton Williams Manning ( born March 24 , 1976 ) is a former American football quarterback who played 18 seasons in the National Football League ( NFL ) , primarily with the Indianapolis Colts . A quarterback ( commonly abbreviated to QB ) is a position in American and Canadian football .