Jan 08, 2020 emmitt smith is the all time rushing leader of the national football league nfl with 18,355 career rushing yards. But as modern quarterbacks continue to rewrite the nfl record book, tarkentons total has now. The 39yearold quarterback needs just 201 passing yards in week 5 to move past two of his former peers, brett favre and peyton manning, as the nfls leader in alltime passing yards. Drew brees, quarterback of the new orleans saints, is currently the all time passing leader in the national football league nfl with 77,416 yards as of january 7, 2020. Primary data provided by the official stats partner of the nfl. Lamar jackson breaks michael vicks nfl record for qb. Franchise leaders passing stats nfl history and stats. The following is a list of the nfl career passing leaders ranked by passing yards. Find out the nfl pro footballs all time touchdowns leaders.
Alltime afl records were compiled by the elias sports bureau and printed in both the american football league official history 196069 st. Here is a list of the records in the national football league set by individual players. The following records reflect all available official information on the national football league from its formation in 1920 to date. Career passing yards, single season rush td, single game sacks. Most postseason passing yards in an nfl career guinness. Nov 15, 2015 peyton manning set the nfls alltime passing yards record on sunday on a fouryard completion to ronnie hillman with 10. Since that game back in early october, brees has only widened the gap at the top of. Tittle passed for 33,070 yards in his professional career. The running back, who spent the majority of his 15year career with the dallas. For a full list of record titles, please use our record. Page 2 lists the 10 greatest nfl records of all time, with emmitt smith at the top. Nfl games are averaging 725 total yards, which is a record pace.
For the most part, the records presented here are exactly as reported in those. However, 4,731 of those yards came in the all america football conference aafc. Here is a look at seven singleseason records new englands 2019. Emmitt smith is the alltime rushing leader of the national football league nfl with 18,355 career rushing yards. Nfl leaders, football records, nfl leaderboards pro. List of national football league records individual wikipedia. In the nfl record book at time of his retirement following 1987 season. Can you name the 4 qbs with the most nflafl passing yards that attended each of the top 15 colleges. Players with at least 3,000 postseason career passing yards. Find out the nfl pro footballs alltime pass yards leaders. Five surprising individual packers records acme packing. Jul 04, 2012 hes over 12,000 yards back, but could conceivably do so in 2015. What about the career leaders in passing touchdowns for each franchise.
Dec 16, 2018 a 62yard touchdown pass saw him move past peyton manning as the leagues alltime leader in passing yards. Statistics are current through the 2019 nfl season and include stats accrued in nfl, afl and apfa games. Unlike tom brady, hennes college career tops what he achieved in the pros, which is why he went on to be selected in the second round of the 2008 nfl draft. Henne has also thrown a programbest 87 touchdowns, with just 37 interceptions across his four years a starter. Marvin harrison had 143 receptions for the colts in 2002, and calvin johnson had 1,964 yards for the lions in 2012. Nfl alltime touchdowns leaders national football league espn. Nfl career leaders passing yards the football database.
Nfl the nfl record book is under assault in the 2018 season. Which nfl records does drew brees own and which can he break. Oct 08, 2018 drew brees breaks nfl s all time passing yards record. All 17 records broken in eaglespatriots it was an historic night all around, both for the champions and the runnersup. Passing yards career leaders and records college football. The nfl does not recognize statistics and records accrued in the aafc. He now owns that mark, the alltime td passes record, the singleseason touchdowns record, the record for most passing yards in a season and several more parts of the nfls record book. Dec 14, 2009 if youre looking at records, such as touchdowns, passing yards, receptions, rushing yards, sacks, etc, those are regular season numbers. Mar 18, 2016 tom brady might break the 1 record peyton manning says is unbreakable peyton manning views one of his nfl records as unbreakable. Apr 01, 2020 some have gone on to great nfl careers, while others success was limited to the college level.
Dec 12, 2019 lamar jackson has run his way into the nfl record book. Check out the steelers alltime leaders in total passing yards. Nfl passing yards singleseason leaders profootball. Chad henne is the alltime wolverines passing leader, with 9,715 yards. Nfl alltime pass yards leaders national football league espn. Big ten conference career leaders and records for passing. Individuals eligible for rookie records are players who were in their first season of professional football and had not been on the.
Mar 18, 2020 drew brees, quarterback of the new orleans saints, is currently the all time passing leader in the national football league nfl with 77,416 yards as of january 7, 2020. Tim tebows nfl records, baseball records, life records. It wouldnt be fair to good players on bad teams to include those as part of overall records. Drew brees poised to break nfl record for alltime passing. Tom brady closing in on 10,000 career postseason passing yards. Drew brees on breaking peyton mannings alltime passing.
The sporting news, 1970 and the jack horriganmike rathet book the other league chicago. Against the redskins on monday night football, the saints quarterback passed both brett favre and. The 18 quarterbacks who have passed for 500 yards in a nfl game. Ravens set alltime record for team rushing yards in a season. Lamar jackson breaks michael vicks nfl record for qb rushing. Lamar jackson has run his way into the nfl record book. Broncos manning breaks alltime nfl passing yardage record. Postseason records 1st most games 300 or more yards passing 5. If youre looking at records, such as touchdowns, passing yards, receptions, rushing yards, sacks, etc, those are regular season numbers. Sports quiz nfl passing yards top 4 qbs by college. The nfl record book is under assault in the 2018 season. Twitter logo up arrow icon user icon audio icon tickets icon add to calendar icon nfc icon afc icon nfl icon carousel icon list view website instagram twitter facebook snapchat shop icon profile overlay avatar add airplay arrow. As such, his career passing yards total in the nfl stands at 28,339.
The following is a list of the nfl single season passing leaders ranked by passing yards. These records are not listed in the nfl record and fact book. An asterisk after a players name indicates bowl stats are included. A 62yard touchdown pass saw him move past peyton manning as the leagues alltime leader in passing yards. Against the redskins on monday night football, the saints quarterback passed both brett favre and peyton manning, climbing atop the nfl s. However, 4,731 of those yards came in the allamerica football conference aafc. Nfl alltime pass tds leaders national football league. Hes over 12,000 yards back, but could conceivably do so in 2015.
List of national football league records individual, a list of all time records for individual nfl players. Tom brady might break the 1 record peyton manning says is. New orleans saints quarterback drew brees joins sportcenter with scott van pelt to talk about what it means to have broken peyton mannings alltime passing yards records, sharing the special. Most consecutive seasons leading league in passing yards 4 19791982 1st. If youre looking for stats, youve come to the right place. List of national football league career passing yards leaders.
Ben roethlisberger came within shouting distance of breaking one of the oldest nfl records on the books, finishing with 522 passing yards and six touchdowns in. Feb 05, 2018 tom brady tops super bowl passing mark. Romo will be just 35 years old by then, so if he remains the dallas starter for a number of years, hell presumably end up as the franchises alltime leading passer. 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 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. Here is a list of the records in the national football league set by. We present them here for purely educational purposes. National football league records are the superlative statistics of the national football league. Sammy baugh, washington, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1947. Find out the nfl pro footballs all time pass yards leaders. Big ten conference career leaders and records for passing yards. Tom brady might break the 1 record peyton manning says is unbreakable peyton manning views one of his nfl records as unbreakable. Jets the nfl record book might need to be rewritten on many levels if this continues. List of national football league career passing yards.
Matt ryan also threw for over 500 yards during the 2016 season. List of national football league records individual. Heres what the nfl career passing leaderboard will look like. Sep 07, 2017 heres what the nfl career passing leaderboard will look like in 2025. Do playoff stats in the nfl count towards a players career. All about ben roethlisbergers recordsetting 522yard, 6 td. List of national football league records team, a list of all time records for teams and franchises. The greatest nfl quarterbacks of all time the delite. The nfl does not recognise statistics and records accrued in the aafc. All about ben roethlisbergers recordsetting 522yard, 6. Drew brees set to break nfl record after years of proving. Oct 08, 2018 new orleans saints quarterback drew brees joins sportcenter with scott van pelt to talk about what it means to have broken peyton mannings alltime passing yards records, sharing the special.
Top 10 passing yards leaders in michigan football history. Below are the top 10 passing yards leaders in wolverines history, according to the michigan record book. Also included are all applicable records from the american football league, 196069. Nfl single season leaders passing yards the football database. President trump believes nfl season should start on time. Drew brees breaks nfls alltime passing yards record. Find out the nfl pro footballs all time pass tds leaders. All records listed on our website are current and uptodate. Im old enough to remember when fran tarkenton was the nfls alltime leader in passing yards. Nfl passing yards top 4 qbs by college quiz by drcbus.
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