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In the 5 1/2 years that Luck played, he had already established himself as one of the Colts' best, most-productive quarterbacks in franchise history. By the time he hung up the cleats, Luck made it to four Pro Bowls and ranked either No. 2 or 3 behind Manning in the Colts' record books in pass completions (2,000), attempts (3,290), completion percentage (60.8 percent), passing yards (23,671), passing touchdowns (171), passer rating (89.5), fourth-quarter comebacks (16), game-winning drives (20) and wins (53).
Luck had also established himself in the annals of NFL history as well.
In his final season in 2018, Luck reached 2,000 career pass completions in his 86th game, making him the second-fastest player to reach that mark in NFL history and only the 11th quarterback in NFL history to hit the mark in their first seven seasons. Luck also hit 20,000 career passing yards in his 74th career game, which tied for the second-fewest games to reach that mark in NFL history.
Luck went out with a bang in 2018, winning the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year award and leading the Colts to the second round of the playoffs and their first trip to the postseason since 2014.
During one stretch, Luck went five consecutive games with a passer rating of at least 100.0, which is tied for the third-longest streak in NFL history. He also went eight consecutive games with at least three touchdown passes, which is tied with Manning for the second-longest streak in NFL history behind Tom Brady's 10. Luck also ranks eighth in NFL history with a passing touchdown in 34 consecutive games.
As proof of his preparation, mental edge and ability to spread the ball, Luck threw a touchdown pass to 13 different players in 2018, which is tied for the most in a single season in NFL history.