Dec 17, 2019 when postseason is included, brady owns the career records for tds, yards brady has had the benefit of having the most top 10 scoring defenses at his disposal out of any qb in nfl history. Few followers of the team knew that on that day, they would witness flynn tie two packers alltime passing records with 480 yards through the air and six touchdowns. The former georgia bulldog is already 12th on the lions career passing list. Players with at least 3,000 postseason career passing. Dec 16, 2018 since that game back in early october, brees has only widened the gap at the top of the leaderboard and at the time of writing has eclipsed the previous mark by 1,968 yards. Lamar jackson breaks michael vicks nfl record for qb. Feb 05, 2018 tom brady tops super bowl passing mark. All 17 records broken in eaglespatriots it was an historic night all around, both for the champions and the runnersup. Monday night, drew brees became just the 10th quarterback in nfl history to hold the career passing yards title. Nfl passing yards singleseason leaders profootball. An asterisk after a players name indicates bowl stats are included. Apr 01, 2020 some have gone on to great nfl careers, while others success was limited to the college level. The baltimore ravens standout on thursday broke michael vicks mark for singleseason rushing yards by a quarterback. We present them here for purely educational purposes.
Profootballreference utilizes official nfl data for current nfl seasons. An examination of history of the nfls career passing yards record. Page 2 lists the 10 greatest nfl records of all time, with emmitt smith at the top. List of national football league records individual wikipedia. Nfl most career passing yards by age quiz by unclestel. Jul 05, 2016 singleseason and career college football records that could be broken in 2016.
Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Do playoff stats in the nfl count towards a players career. However, its not just records that define mannings level of greatness. Heres what the nfl career passing leaderboard will look like. It wouldnt be fair to good players on bad teams to include those as part of overall records. Singleseason and career college football records that could. History of the career passing yards record the gridfe. This is a list of national football league quarterbacks by total career passing yards. As you can see, manning clearly rewrote the nfl record book over the course of his incredible 18year career. Nfl leaders, football records, nfl leaderboards profootball.
When postseason is included, brady owns the career records. Most passing yards, regular season and playoffs 85,959. Passing yards per attempt career leaders and records. List of green bay packers individual passing records details the passing records held by players who played during service for the green bay packers football team of the national football league nfl. Those passing marks in chicago and detroit are in jeopardy, but not in 2012. But the new orleans saints quarterbacks singular standing might. List of national football league records individual language. List of national football league records individual. He led the league in passing yards five times, throwing for at least 3,500 yards every time he started all 16 games in a season, including six seasons of at least 4,000 passing yards. For a full list of record titles, please use our record. Four meaningful records that could still be within tom brady. Nfl career leaders passing yards the football database.
Below are the top 10 passing yards leaders in wolverines history, according to the michigan record book. Historical nfl leaders, afl leaders and nfl records. List of national football league career passing yards. Servicescoring alltime records national football league. The list of records is separated by individual players and teams. Tittle passed for 33,070 yards in his professional career. Most seasons leading the league in yards from scrimmage, 6 jim brown, 19581959, 1961, 19631965. The greatest nfl quarterbacks of all time the delite.
Since that game back in early october, brees has only widened the gap at the top of the leaderboard and at the time of writing has eclipsed the previous. By many players most consecutive games, 400 or more yards passing. Tom brady closing in on 10,000 career postseason passing yards. Bradys career total of 71,923 passing yards pushed him past hall of famer brett favre in the record book. Tom brady moves up nfl record book with bounceback performance. These records are not listed in the nfl record and fact book. Now, its a battle between brady and brees in the record book, and the. Matt stafford has 7,840 passing yards, making him halfway to reaching layne. Nfl alltime pass tds leaders national football league espn. As such, his career passing yards total in the nfl stands at 28,339. The following is a listing of all 32 current national football league nfl teams ranked by their regular season winloss record percentage, accurate as of the end of the 2019 nfl regular season. For teams that previously played in the allamerica football conference aafc, their aafc winloss. Brady has thrown for 9,721 passing yards in the postseason in his nfl career.
Find out the nfl pro footballs alltime pass tds leaders. This record is held by both tom brady and boomer esiason who earn its in 2009 in 1996 respectively. Most touchdown passes per game average, regular season. The nfl does not recognise statistics and records accrued in the aafc. Individuals eligible for rookie records are players who were in their first season of professional football and had not been on the. A look back at peyton mannings recordbreaking 18year nfl. Some have gone on to great nfl careers, while others success was limited to the college level. Jul 04, 2012 matt stafford has 7,840 passing yards, making him halfway to reaching layne. Tom brady moves ahead of peyton manning for most passing. Most consecutive seasons leading the league in yards from scrimmage, 4 thurman thomas, 19891992. Also included are all applicable records from the american football league, 196069.
However, the most passing yards in an nfl game happened in 1951. The 18 quarterbacks who have passed for 500 yards in a nfl game. See results from the nfl career passing yard leaders quiz on sporcle, the best trivia site on the internet. This list includes all running backs who have rushed for at least 10,000 yards. Its also fun to see how afl records stack up against those of the nfl. Lamar jackson has run his way into the nfl record book. Peyton manning, at 7,339 career postseason passing yards, is. Emmitt smith has held the alltime rushing yards record since 2002. With tom brady passing peyton manning in career td passes, heres how. Sep 07, 2017 heres what the nfl career passing leaderboard will look like in 2025 itll look a lot like a list of this years starting quarterbacks. Every major nfl record tom brady holds and the ones he can still. When postseason is included, brady owns the career records for tds, yards brady has had the benefit of having the most top 10 scoring defenses at his disposal out of any qb in nfl history. Postseason records 1st most games 300 or more yards passing 5.
Dan foutss career highlights pro football hall of fame. Brees has long been the nfls most consistent qb, so it. Green bay packers career passing leaders the football database. Drew brees breaks peyton mannings nfl record for career. Tom brady passed brett favre on the nfls career passing yards list.
Manning and brett favre in the 70,000 career passing yards club. Can you name the nfl qbs with the most career passing yards at each age. While the team was founded in 1919, they did not compete in the national football league until 1921, when the league was at the time known as the american professional football association throughout their history, the packers have won nfl championships including four super bowls, more than any other team. Nov 15, 2015 peyton manning set the nfls alltime passing yards record on sunday on a fouryard completion to ronnie hillman with 10. List of national football league career passing yards leaders. Jay cutler has 9,259 passing yards since he came to chicago, and is likely to break luckmans mark in the middle of the 20 season. Brees owns four of them, including a careerhigh of 5,476 yards. Brees smashes more records and develops new system of math. For now, he continues to sit in the nfls top five for career passing yards. Nfl leaders, football records, nfl leaderboards pro. Matt ryan also threw for over 500 yards during the 2016 season. Stafford needs 7,781 yards to move ahead of layne, a conceivable target for 20.
In the nfl record book at time of his retirement following 1987 season. List of green bay packers individual passing records. The nfl record for the most passing yards in a single quarter is 252. These records are not listed in nfl record and fact book. Tied for 3rd most own fumbles recovered, career 37. Alltime career, singleseason, and playoffs records and leaders. Most postseason passing yards in an nfl career guinness. Five records the chiefs smashed on sunday night football.
On monday, drew brees set himself apart from all other passers in nfl history. However, its not just records that define mannings level of. 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. However, his place in the record books comes with an asterisk. With a 222 record in 24 games starting, tagovailoas only two losses came to teams ranked in the top 2. This is a list of national football league running backs by total career rushing yards. The following records reflect all available official information on the national football league from its formation in 1920 to date. A look back at peyton mannings recordbreaking 18year. Most career wins, regular season plus post season, by a starting quarterback. If you ignore super bowl rings, does brees have a case for the greatest ever. Oct 02, 2012 4 records drew brees should own by the time his career is over. Mar 18, 2020 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. Where tua tagovailoas career stands in alabama record book.
However, 4,731 of those yards came in the allamerica football conference aafc. Nfl alltime pass yards leaders national football league espn. Five surprising individual packers records acme packing. All records can be referenced at the national football league nfl s official website, nfl.
All records listed on our website are current and uptodate. List of national football league career rushing yards leaders. Drew brees set to break nfl record after years of proving. Only nine times has an nfl quarterback thrown for more than 5,000 yards in a season. Tom brady passes peyton manning for 2ndmost passing tds in. Many nfl quarterbacks have achieved the feat of throwing for 500 yards passing in a game. If youre looking at records, such as touchdowns, passing yards, receptions, rushing yards, sacks, etc, those are regular season numbers. Players and teams, along with their records, are noted with the super bowl game played. Top 10 passing yards leaders in michigan football history. The nfls passing records are becoming meaningless wsj. Career passing yards, single season rush td, single game sacks. Nine absurd arena football league records and nfl comparisons. Franchise leaders passing stats nfl history and stats.
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