Oct 20, 2019 it didnt take long in the week 7 game against the minnesota vikings for lions qb matthew stafford to etch his name into the nfl record book. Per the nfl, there were a record five 400yard passing performances in week 4, and the 12 400yard games recorded by passers this season is a record at the fourweek. Tom brady moves up nfl record book with bounceback performance. Here is a list of the records in the national football league set by individual players. So even if brady continues to crush it for a while, this one just wont happen. Most consecutive seasons leading the league in yards from scrimmage, 4 thurman thomas, 19891992. The following is a list of the nfl single season passing leaders ranked by passing yards. During the 2011 season tom brady has thrown for a league secondbest 4,897 yards, only 190 yards short of brees current nfl record of 5,087 passing yards in a season. Only seven nfl players have rushed for more than 2,000 yards in a single season. The chargers had 19 yards passing against the kc chiefs in 1998. Top 20 passing yards football history pro football.
For a more detailed list of consecutive starts and games played, see list of most consecutive starts and games played by national football league players. Every major nfl record tom brady holds and the ones he can. Feb 05, 2018 tom brady tops super bowl passing mark. Tom brady passes peyton manning for 2ndmost passing tds. Oct 08, 2018 drew brees breaks nfl s alltime passing yards record. Nfl career leaders passing yards the football database. Peyton manning is the only other quarterback with two postseason 400yard games, and has the second most overall, with 10. The nfl does not recognise statistics and records accrued in the aafc. Peyton manning gets to keep singleseason record for passing. Lamar jackson has run his way into the nfl record book. Drew brees breaks nfls alltime passing yards record. List of national football league records individual wikipedia.
Historical nfl leaders, afl leaders and nfl records. Detroit lions running back barry sanders recorded the third 2,000yard season in 1997, rushing for 2,053 yards. In the national football league, 115 quarterbacks have passed for at least 400 yards in a single game 400yard game 225 times in the regular season and 15 more in the postseason. Dickerson rushed for 2,105 yards, the current nfl rushing record, and averaged 1. Stafford sets nfl record for fewest games to pass for 40,000. Aug 23, 2014 the nfl record for the most passing yards in a single quarter is 252. Dec 12, 2019 lamar jackson has run his way into the nfl record book. Dan marino has recorded the most 400yard games, with 15, including two postseason games. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Dec, 2019 lamar jackson ran into the record book against the jets, but his passing prowess took center stage. Nfl leaders, football records, nfl leaderboards pro.
Find out the nfl pro footballs alltime pass yards leaders. Harbaugh was the 26th overall pick by the chicago bears in 1987 and went on to have a 14year nfl career, where he finished with a 177144 record. Most seasons leading the league in yards from scrimmage, 6 jim brown, 19581959, 1961, 19631965. Brees 5,476 passing yards in 2011 broke dan marinos 27year record of 5,084 yards set in 1984. Against the redskins on monday night football, the saints quarterback passed both brett favre and peyton manning, climbing atop the nfl s. Against the redskins on monday night football, the saints quarterback passed both brett favre and. Dec 27, 2011 during the 2011 season tom brady has thrown for a league secondbest 4,897 yards, only 190 yards short of brees current nfl record of 5,087 passing yards in a season. Profootballreference utilizes official nfl data for current nfl seasons. Seven ridiculous nfl records the patriots defense could.
Nfl leaders, football records, nfl leaderboards profootball. Singleseason nfl records in peril if 17game season. Oct 22, 2019 the nfl record book might need to be rewritten on many levels if this continues. Singleseason nfl records in peril if 17game season approved. Watson not only is getting into the record books with his passing yards, but touchdowns as well. Drew brees set to break nfl record after years of proving. The 20year veteran moved into third place on the nfls alltime regular season passing yards list. Colin kaepernick sets nfl record for quarterback futility in loss to bears. Dec 31, 20 the singleseason record for passing yards officially belongs to peyton manning. Most passing yards, regular season and playoffs 85,959. Peyton manning set the nfls alltime passing yards record on sunday on a fouryard completion to ronnie hillman with 10. Highlights green bay packers legend matt flynn sets franchise record for most passing yards 480 and nfl record for most td passes 6 in a game as he bests matthew staffords 5 td performance in. A list of where tagovailoa stands in the alabama record books record books followed by his standing in the 2019 national stats after 12 weeks of the season. The baltimore ravens standout on thursday broke michael vicks mark for singleseason rushing yards by a quarterback.
Texans qb watson passing his way through nfl record book. The most postseason passing yards in an nfl career is 11,388 and was achieved by tom brady usa playing for the new england patriots usa from 19 january 2002 to 4 january 2020. Colin kaepernick sets nfl record for quarterback futility. All 17 records broken in eaglespatriots it was an historic night all around, both for the champions and the runnersup. Nov 15, 2015 peyton manning set the nfls alltime passing yards record on sunday on a fouryard completion to ronnie hillman with 10. Thats one of the secondary questions after the nfl reached an agreement with its players sunday that extended the collective bargaining. One recent instance was when he was in new orleans as saints qb drew brees set the nfls career passing yards record on a 62yard touchdown pass during. All records listed on our website are current and uptodate.
At the age of 29, sanders was the oldest back to surpass 2,000 yards. Lamar jackson breaks michael vicks nfl record for qb. Tom brady quarterback, new england xxxvi, xxxviii, xlix, li. The nfl s upcoming labor deal will stiff arm jim brown. Colin kaepernick sets nfl record for quarterback futility in. This is a list of national football league quarterbacks by total career passing yards. Nfl passing yards singleseason leaders profootball. Dec 04, 2016 colin kaepernick sets nfl record for quarterback futility in loss to bears. The 2017 firstrounder from clemson has 3,497 passing yards in games, which is the fourthmost in nfl history in that span, behind only andrew luck, cam newton and marc bulger. Peyton manning gets to keep singleseason record for.
Statistics are current through the 2019 nfl season and include stats accrued in nfl, afl and apfa games. The biggie for the 1978 season was those additional games, along with the further shredding of the nfl record book. How will a 17game schedule affect the nfl record book. Some have gone on to great nfl careers, while others success was limited to the.
Heres what the nfl career passing leaderboard will look. Brady is behind manning, who held the record until brees broke it early in the 2018 season. List of nfl quarterbacks who have passed for 400 or more. Eric dickerson, 2,105 1984 dickersons record has stood for more than 25 years. Per the nfl, there were a record five 400yard passing performances in week 4, and the 12 400yard games recorded by passers this season is.
Heres what the nfl career passing leaderboard will look like in 2025. The nfls passing records are becoming meaningless wsj. List of nfl quarterbacks with 5,000 passing yards in a. List of nfl quarterbacks with 5,000 passing yards in a season. The nfl ruled that a manning pass in the first quarter against oakland wasnt a backwards lateral. The singleseason record for passing yards officially belongs to peyton manning. Former bulldog matthew stafford passes joe montana in nfl record book. Josh mccown etches names in browns record book fox sports. Here is a look at seven singleseason records new englands 2019 defense is on pace to break heading into the. These records are not listed in the nfl record and fact book. However, 4,731 of those yards came in the allamerica football conference aafc. Tittle passed for 33,070 yards in his professional career.
Players with at least 3,000 postseason career passing yards. Former bulldog matthew stafford passes joe montana in nfl. The nfl record book might need to be rewritten on many levels if this continues. The 18 quarterbacks who have passed for 500 yards in a nfl game. Sammy baugh, washington, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1947. Where tua tagovailoas career stands in alabama record book. It didnt take long in the week 7 game against the minnesota vikings for lions qb matthew stafford to etch his name into the nfl record book. Top 20 passing yards football history pro football hall. Manning won the ap nfl mvp award five times during his career, but brady has just three.
Nfl alltime pass yards leaders national football league espn. Green bay packers career passing leaders the football database. Marinos record remained intact for 24 years, and for over a decade after his 1999 retirement. List of national football league records individual. Analysis lamar jackson ran into the record book against. Top 10 passing yards leaders in michigan football history.
Welcome to the extra point, where members of the nfl s football data and analytics team will share updates on leaguewide trends in football data, interesting visualizations that showcase innovative ways to use the leagues data, and provide an inside look at how the nfl uses datadriven insight to improve and monitor player and team performance. Manning now has 12 seasons in which he has passed for 4,000 yards, extending his nfl record. Tom brady passed brett favre on the nfls career passing yards list. These seven rushing seasons rank as the highest singleseason rushing totals in nfl history, and reaching the 2,000yard mark is considered a significant achievement for running backs. Stafford sets nfl record for fewest games to pass for. Tom brady hasnt stopped erasing peyton mannings name from certain pages in the nfl record book. After being sidelined in 2011 due to injury, denver broncos qb peyton manning didnt miss a beat in 2012 as he registered singleseason franchise bests in passing yards 4,659, touchdown passes 37 and passer rating 105. Below are the top 10 passing yards leaders in wolverines history, according to the michigan record book.
Five records the chiefs smashed on sunday night football. Brees needs 1,496 passing yards to break peyton mannings record of 71,940, which means hell have to average 299. Browns quarterback josh mccown set a franchise record for the most yards in a regular season game in sundays 3330 overtime win over the baltimore ravens. As such, his career passing yards total in the nfl stands at 28,339. The nfl record for the most passing yards in a single quarter is 252. Nfl alltime pass tds leaders national football league.
List of national football league career passing yards leaders. Nfl record book doesnt segment records from the 12game and 14game eras. For a full list of record titles, please use our record. Matt ryan also threw for over 500 yards during the 2016 season. The nfl record book is under assault in the 2018 season. The 2,000yard club is a group of seven national football league nfl running backs who have rushed for 2,000 or more yards in a regular season. Find out the nfl pro footballs alltime pass tds leaders. When stafford hit danny amendola for 36 yards up left sideline in the first quarter, no. Drew brees, quarterback of the new orleans saints, is currently the alltime passing leader in the national football league nfl with 77,416 yards as of january 7, 2020. Stafford eclipsed the 40,000 yards mark and passed johnny unitas on the alltime passing yards list. Every major nfl record tom brady holds and the ones he can still.
By many players most consecutive games, 400 or more yards passing. Nfl alltime pass tds leaders national football league espn. This record is held by both tom brady and boomer esiason who earn its in 2009 in 1996 respectively. Lamar jackson breaks michael vicks nfl record for qb rushing. The new england patriots quarterback set the nfl record for most seasons with at.