So if there's 11 minutes of action total, the defense might play 5 minutes, the offense 5 minutes, and special teams 1 minute. So star quarterbacks play 5 minutes per game. With 16 games, that's 80 minutes of action per season. Add three more games for Super Bowl bound teams and you've got 95 minutes. The Colts pay Peyton Manning $14 million per year. Assuming that he is paid for his <i>actions</i> on the field, he is making a wage of $8.85 million per hour.