List Of National Football League Records (individual)

Here is a list of the records in the National Football League set by individual players.

Service

* Most seasons: 26, George Blanda, 1949–1958, 1960–1975
* Most seasons, one team: 21, Jason Hanson (Detroit Lions), 1992–2012
* Most games played, career: 382, Morten Andersen, 1982–2007
* Most games played, one team: 327, Jason Hanson (Detroit Lions), 1992–2012
* Most consecutive games played, career: 352, Jeff Feagles, 1988–2009
*Most consecutive games played, one team: 270, Jim Marshall (Minnesota Vikings), 1961–1979
*Most consecutive snaps: 10,363, Joe Thomas (Cleveland Browns), 2007–2017

Starts

''Note: These records are not listed in the NFL Record and Fact Book.''

* Most starts, career:
** Regular season: 335, Tom Brady, 2001–2022.
** Playoffs: 48, Tom Brady, 2002–2022.
* Most starts, career, one team: 293, Bruce Matthews ( Houston / Tennessee Oilers / Titans), 1983–2001
* Most consecutive starts: 297 (321 including playoffs), Brett Favre, 1992–2010
* Most consecutive starts to begin a career: 208 (227 including playoffs) Peyton Manning, 1998–2011
* Most consecutive starts to begin a career, including playoffs: 231 (207 regular season; 24 playoffs) Gene Upshaw, 1967–1981
* Most consecutive starts by a quarterback: 297 (321 including playoffs), Brett Favre, 1992–2010
* Most consecutive starts by a receiver: 176 (185 including playoffs), Tim Brown, 1992–2003
* Most consecutive starts by a running back: 170 (178 including playoffs), Walter Payton, 1975–1987
* Most consecutive starts by an offensive lineman: 240 (259 including playoffs), Mick Tingelhoff, 1962–1979
* Most consecutive starts by a defensive lineman: 270 (289 including playoffs), Jim Marshall, 1961–1978
* Most consecutive starts by a linebacker: 215 (221 including playoffs), London Fletcher, 2000–2013
* Most consecutive starts by a defensive back: 215 (224 including playoffs), Ronde Barber, 1999–2012

Scoring

* Most points scored, career: 2,673, Adam Vinatieri, 1996–2020
* Most points scored, season: 186, LaDainian Tomlinson, 2006
* Most points scored, season, no touchdowns: 166, David Akers, 2011
* Most points scored, season, rookie: 150, Cody Parkey, 2014
* Most seasons leading league: 5, Don Hutson, 1940–1944; Gino Cappelletti, 1961, 1963–1966; Stephen Gostkowski, 2008, 2012–2015
* Most consecutive seasons leading league: 5, Don Hutson, 1940–1944
* Most seasons, 100+ points: 21, Adam Vinatieri, 1996–2008, 2010, 2012–2018
* Most points scored, game: 40, Ernie Nevers, Nov 28, 1929
* Most points scored, game, no touchdowns: 26, Rob Bironas, Oct 21, 2007
* Most consecutive games scoring: 360, Morten Andersen, 1983–2004, 2006–2007

Touchdowns

:''Note: this section applies to touchdowns scored by running, receiving, or returning. Passing touchdowns are listed separately.''
* Most touchdowns, career: 208, Jerry Rice, 1985–2004
* Most touchdowns, season: 31, LaDainian Tomlinson, 2006
* Most touchdowns, rookie season: 22, Gale Sayers, 1965
* Most seasons leading league touchdowns: 8, Don Hutson, 1935–1938, 1941–1944
* Most consecutive seasons leading league touchdowns: 4, Don Hutson, 1935–1938, 1941–1944
* Most touchdowns, game: 6, Ernie Nevers, Nov 28, 1929; Dub Jones, Nov 25, 1951; Gale Sayers, Dec 12, 1965; Alvin Kamara, Dec 25, 2020
* Most consecutive games touchdown: 18, LaDainian Tomlinson, 2004–05; Lenny Moore, 1963–65

Points after touchdown

* Most seasons leading league: 8, George Blanda, 1956, 1961–62, 1967–1969, 1972, 1974
* Most kicking attempts, career: 959, George Blanda, 1949–1976
* Most kicks made, career: 943, George Blanda, 1949–1976
* Most kicking attempts, season: 75, Matt Prater, 2013
* Most kicks made, season: 75, Matt Prater, 2013
* Most kicks made, rookie season: 60, Doug Brien, 1994
* Most kicks attempted, game: 10, Charlie Gogolak, Nov 27, 1966
* Most kicks made, game: 9, Pat Harder, Oct 17, 1948, Bob Waterfield, Oct 22, 1950 and Charlie Gogolak, Nov 27, 1966
* Most kicks made no misses, season: 75, Matt Prater, 2013
* Most kicks made no misses, rookie season: 54, Cody Parkey, 2014
* Most kicks made no misses, game: 9, Pat Harder, Oct 17, 1948 and Bob Waterfield, Oct 22, 1950
* Most consecutive kicks made: 478, Stephen Gostkowski, 2006–2016
* Most consecutive kicks made (including playoffs): 523, Stephen Gostkowski, Dec 31, 2006 – Jan 16, 2016
* Highest percentage kicks made career (minimum 200 attempts): 99.8%, Rian Lindell, (432/433) 2000–2013
* Most two point conversions, career: 7, Marshall Faulk, 1994–2005
* Most two point conversions, season: 4, Todd Heap, 2003
* Most two point conversions, game: 2, by 13 players, most recently Duke Johnson, Sep 30, 2018

Field goals

* Most leading league: 5, Lou Groza, 1950, 1952–1954, 1957
* Most consecutive seasons leading league: 3, Lou Groza, 1952–1954
* Most field goals attempted, career: 709, Morten Andersen, 1982–2004, 2006–2007
* Most field goals made, career: 599, Adam Vinatieri, 1996–2019
* Most overtime field goals made, career: 11, Adam Vinatieri, 1996–2019
* Most field goals attempted, season: 52, David Akers, 2011
* Most field goals made, season: 44, David Akers, 2011
* Most field goals attempted, game: 9, Jim Bakken, Sep 24, 1967
* Most field goals made, game: 8, Rob Bironas, Oct 21, 2007
* Most field goals made, game, no misses: 8, Rob Bironas, Oct 21, 2007
* Most field goals made, one half: 5; Chris Boniol, Nov 18, 1996, Morten Andersen, Sep 3, 2000, Rob Bironas, Oct 21, 2007, and Mike Nugent, Sep 7, 2014
* Most field goals made, one quarter: 4, by 9 players, most recently Wil Lutz, Sep 30, 2018
* Most games, 1+ field goals made, career: 300, Adam Vinatieri, 1996–2019
* Most consecutive games with field goal made: 38, Matt Stover, 1999–2001
* Most consecutive field goals made: 44, Adam Vinatieri, Oct 4, 2015 – Oct 20, 2016
* Most consecutive field goals made (postseason): 23, Mason Crosby, Jan 15, 2011 – Jan 22, 2017
* Most consecutive field goals made (regular season and postseason combined): 46, Gary Anderson, Dec 15, 1997 – Jan 17, 1999
* Longest field goal: 66 yards, Justin Tucker (vs. Lions), Sept 26, 2021
* Highest field goal percentage, career (minimum 100 FG made): 90.1% (237/263), Justin Tucker, 2012–2018
* Highest field goal percentage, season (minimum 20 attempts): 100.0%, Gary Anderson, 1998 (35/35); Mike Vanderjagt, 2003 (37/37); Jason Myers, 2020 (24/24)
* Lowest field goal percentage, season (most attempts, none made): 0.0, Boris Shlapak (0/8), 1972
* Lowest field goal percentage, season (minimum 10 attempts): 6.67, Bob Timberlake (1/15), 1965
* Most field goals made, 50+ yards, career: 58, Sebastian Janikowski, 2000–2016
* Most field goals made, 60+ yards, career: 3, Brett Maher, 2018–2019
* Most field goals made, 50+ yards, season: 10, Blair Walsh, 2012; Justin Tucker, 2016
* Most field goals made, 50+ yards, game: 3, by 9 players, most recently Justin Tucker, Nov 27, 2016
* Most field goals made, 50+ yards, half: 3, Phil Dawson Sep 27, 2012, Justin Tucker, Nov 27, 2016

Safeties

* Most safeties, career: 4, Ted Hendricks, 1969–1983; Doug English, 1975–1985; Jared Allen, 2004–2015; Justin Houston, 2011–present
* Most safeties, season: 2, by 19 players, most recently Justin Houston, 2020
* Most safeties, rookie season: 2, Jameel McClain, 2008; Jim Young, 1977
* Most safeties, game: 2, Fred Dryer, Oct 21, 1973
* Most safeties, one quarter: 2, Fred Dryer, Oct 21, 1973
* Most consecutive games, safety: 2, Doug English, Sep 4, 1983 – Sep 11, 1983
* Most consecutive seasons, safety: 3, Charlie Krueger, 1959–1961; Ted Hendricks, 1974–1976; Eric Swann, 1992–1994

Rushing

Rushing attempts

* Most seasons leading league, rushing attempts: 6, Jim Brown; 1958–1959, 1961, 1963–1965
* Most consecutive seasons leading league, rushing attempts: 4; Steve Van Buren, 1947–1950 and Walter Payton, 1976–1979
* Most rushing attempts per game average, career: 21.2, Terrell Davis, 1995–2001
* Most rushing attempts, career: 4,409, Emmitt Smith, 1990–2004
* Most rushing attempts, season: 416, Larry Johnson, 2006
* Most rushing attempts, rookie, season: 390, Eric Dickerson, 1983
* Most rushing attempts, game: 45, Jamie Morris, Dec 17, 1988 (OT)
* Most rushing attempts, game, rookie: 45, Jamie Morris, Dec 17, 1988 (OT)
* Most rushing attempts, first game: 36, LaDainian Tomlinson, Sep 9, 2001
* Most rushing attempts, no fumbles, season: 397, Gerald Riggs, 1985
* Most consecutive rushing attempts, no fumbles, to start a career: 559, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, 2008–2012
* Most consecutive rushing attempts, no fumbles: 1,001, LaDainian Tomlinson, Oct 22, 2006-Nov 29, 2009
* Most seasons, 200 rushing attempts: 14, Emmitt Smith, 1990–2004
* Most seasons, 250 rushing attempts: 13, Emmitt Smith, 1991–2004
* Most seasons, 300 rushing attempts: 10, Walter Payton, 1976–1986
* Most consecutive seasons, 200 rushing attempts: 13, Emmitt Smith, 1990–2002
* Most consecutive seasons, 250 rushing attempts: 12, Emmitt Smith, 1991–2002
* Most consecutive seasons, 300 rushing attempts: 8, Eddie George, 1996–2003
* Most games, 20 rushing attempts, career: 121, Emmitt Smith, 1990–2004
* Most games, 25 rushing attempts, career: 56, Emmitt Smith, 1991–2004
* Most games, 30 rushing attempts, career: 21, Eric Dickerson, 1983–1991
* Most games, 35 rushing attempts, career: 7, Walter Payton, 1976–1984
* Most games, 40 rushing attempts, career: 2; James Wilder Sr., 1983–1984; Ricky Williams, 1999–2003
* Most games, 20 rushing attempts, season: 14, by 8 players, most recently Shaun Alexander, 2005
* Most games, 25 rushing attempts, season: 10; Larry Johnson, 2006; Jamal Anderson, 1998; Emmitt Smith, 1994
* Most games, 30 rushing attempts, season: 7, Earl Campbell, 1979
* Most games, 35 rushing attempts, season: 3; Earl Campbell, 1980; Eddie George, 2000

Rushing yards

* Most seasons leading league: 8, Jim Brown; 1957–1961, 1963–1965
* Most consecutive seasons leading league: 5, Jim Brown, 1957–1961
* Most rushing yards per game average, career: 104.3, Jim Brown, 1957–1965
* Most rushing yards per game average, season: 143.1, O. J. Simpson, 1973
* Most yards gained, career: 18,355, Emmitt Smith, 1990–2004
* Most seasons, 500+ yards rushing: 16, Frank Gore, 2005–2020.
* Most seasons, 1,000+ yards rushing: 11, Emmitt Smith, 1991–2001
* Most seasons, 1,500+ yards rushing: 5, Barry Sanders, 1991–1997
* Most consecutive seasons, 500+ yards rushing: 16, Frank Gore, 2005–2020.
* Most consecutive seasons, 1,000+ yards rushing: 11, Emmitt Smith, 1991–2001
* Most consecutive seasons, 1,500+ yards rushing: 4, Barry Sanders, 1994–1997
* Most yards gained, season: 2,105, Eric Dickerson, 1984
* Most yards gained, no fumbles, season: 1,883, Barry Sanders, 1994
* Most yards gained, rookie, season: 1,808 Eric Dickerson, 1983
* Most yards gained, no fumbles, rookie, season: 1,307 Saquon Barkley, 2018
* Most yards gained, season, at Home: 1,125, Walter Payton, 1977
* Most yards gained, season, Away: 1,087, Eric Dickerson, 1984
* Most yards gained, back-to-back games: 476, O. J. Simpson, Nov 25, 1976-Dec 5, 1976
* Most yards gained, game: 296, Adrian Peterson, Nov 4, 2007
* Most yards gained, one half: 253, Adrian Peterson, Nov 4, 2007
* Most yards gained, first game: 194, Alan Ameche, Sep 25, 1955
* Most yards gained, game, rookie: 296, Adrian Peterson, Nov 4, 2007
* Most yards gained, one quarter: 165, Jamaal Charles, Dec 23, 2012
* Most games, 50+ yards rushing, career: 173, Emmitt Smith, 1990–2004
* Most games, 100+ yards rushing, career: 78, Emmitt Smith, 1990–2004
* Most games, 150+ yards rushing, career: 25, Barry Sanders, 1989–1998
* Most games, 200+ yards rushing, career: 6, O. J. Simpson, 1969–1979; Adrian Peterson, 2007–2015
* Most games, 250+ yards rushing, career: 2, O. J. Simpson, 1973–1976
* Most games, 100+ yards rushing, season: 14, Barry Sanders, 1997
* Most games, 150+ yards rushing, season: 7, Earl Campbell, 1980; Adrian Peterson, 2012
* Most games, 200+ yards rushing, season: 4, Earl Campbell, 1980
* Most consecutive games, 50+ yards rushing: 38, Priest Holmes, 2001–2003
* Most consecutive games, 100+ yards rushing: 14, Barry Sanders, 1997
* Most consecutive games, 150+ yards rushing: 4, Earl Campbell, 1980
* Most consecutive games, 200+ yards rushing: 2, O. J. Simpson, 1973, 1976; Earl Campbell 1980; Ricky Williams 2002; Jay Ajayi, 2016
* Most consecutive games to start a season, 100+ yards rushing: 8, DeMarco Murray, 2014
* Most rushing yards by a quarterback, career: 6,109, Michael Vick, 2001–2015
* Most rushing yards by a quarterback, season: 1,206, Lamar Jackson, 2019
* Most rushing yards by a quarterback, game: 181, Colin Kaepernick, Jan 12, 2013 (playoffs); 178, Justin Fields, November 6, 2022 (regular season)
* Most rushing yards per attempt, career (minimum 750 attempts): 7.0 yards (6,109 yards/873 attempts), Michael Vick, 2001–2015
* Most rushing yards per attempt, career (minimum 1,000 attempts): 5.38 yards (7,260 yards/1,332 attempts), Jamaal Charles, 2008–2018
* Most rushing yards per attempt, season (qualifiers): 8.45 yards (1,039 yards/123 attempts), Michael Vick, 2006
* Highest average gain per attempt, rookie season (qualifiers): 8.44 yards (1,004 yards/119 attempts), Beattie Feathers, 1934
* Highest average gain per attempt, game (minimum 10 attempts): 17.3 yards, Michael Vick Dec 1, 2002 vs. Minnesota Vikings
* Fewest games to reach 1,000 career rushing yards: 8, Adrian Peterson, 2007
* Fewest games to reach 2,000 career rushing yards: 18, Eric Dickerson, 1983–1984
* Fewest games to reach 3,000 career rushing yards: 27, Eric Dickerson, 1983–1984
* Fewest games to reach 4,000 career rushing yards: 33, Eric Dickerson, 1983–1985
* Fewest games to reach 5,000 career rushing yards: 45, Eric Dickerson, 1983–1985
* Fewest games to reach 6,000 career rushing yards: 53, Eric Dickerson, 1983–1986
* Fewest games to reach 7,000 career rushing yards: 63, Eric Dickerson, 1983–1986
* Fewest games to reach 8,000 career rushing yards: 73, Eric Dickerson, 1983–1987
* Fewest games to reach 9,000 career rushing yards: 82, Eric Dickerson, 1983–1988
* Fewest games to reach 10,000 career rushing yards: 91, Eric Dickerson, 1983–1989
* Fewest games to reach 11,000 career rushing yards: 103, Eric Dickerson, 1983–1989
* Fewest games to reach 12,000 career rushing yards: 115, Jim Brown, 1957-1965
* Fewest games to reach 13,000 career rushing yards: 133, Barry Sanders, 1989–1997

Rushing touchdowns

* Most seasons leading league, touchdowns: 5, Jim Brown; 1957–1959, 1963, 1965
* Most consecutive seasons leading league, touchdowns: 3, Steve Van Buren, 1947–1949; Jim Brown, 1957–1959; Abner Haynes ( American Football League), 1960–1962; Cookie Gilchrist ( American Football League), 1962–1964; Jim Brown, 1966–1968
* Most touchdowns, career: 164, Emmitt Smith, 1990–2004
* Most rushing touchdowns, season: 28, LaDainian Tomlinson, 2006
* Most rushing touchdowns, rookie, season: 18, Eric Dickerson, 1983
* Most rushing touchdowns, season, at Home: 16, Terry Allen, 1996; Priest Holmes, 2003; Shaun Alexander, 2005
* Most rushing touchdowns, season, Away: 16, John Riggins, 1983
*Most rushing touchdowns in a single postseason: 8, Terrell Davis, 1997
* Most rushing touchdowns, game: 6, Ernie Nevers, 11-28-1929; Alvin Kamara, 12-25-2020.
* Most rushing touchdowns, one half: 4, Jim Brown, Nov 18, 1962; Roland Hooks, Sep 9, 1979; Chuck Muncie, Nov 29, 1981; Eric Dickerson, Oct 31, 1988; Shaun Alexander, Sep 29, 2002; Priest Holmes, Oct 24, 2004; Doug Martin, Nov 4, 2012
* Most seasons, 1+ rushing touchdowns: 16, Marcus Allen, 1982–1997
* Most consecutive seasons, 1+ rushing touchdowns: 16, Marcus Allen, 1982–1997
* Most games, 1+ rushing touchdowns, career: 117, Emmitt Smith, 1990–2004
* Most games, 1+ rushing touchdowns, season: 15, Emmitt Smith, 1995
* Most consecutive games, 1+ rushing touchdown: 14, LaDainian Tomlinson, 2004–2005
* Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, career: 74, Cam Newton, 2011–2021.
* Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, season: 14, Cam Newton, 2011
* Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, game: 4, many players

Passing

Passer rating

* Most seasons led league: 6, Sammy Baugh, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1948, 1949; Steve Young, 1991–1994, 1996–1997
* Most consecutive seasons led league: 4, Steve Young, 1991–1994
* Highest passer rating, career (minimum 1,500 attempts): 105.8, Patrick Mahomes, 2017–2021
* Highest passer rating, season (minimum 100 attempts): 122.5, Aaron Rodgers, 2011
* Highest passer rating, rookie, season: 104.9, Dak Prescott, 2016
* Youngest player, 158.3 perfect passer rating, game: Marcus Mariota (21 years, 318 days), Sep 13, 2015
* Oldest player, 158.3 perfect passer rating, game: Tom Brady (43 years, 145 days), Dec 26, 2020
* Most games, 100+ passer rating, career: 147, Tom Brady, 2001–2022
* Most games, 120+ passer rating, career: 64, Drew Brees, 2002–2020
* Most games, 130+ passer rating, career: 42, Drew Brees, 2002–2020
* Most games, 140+ passer rating, career: 22, Tom Brady, 2001–2022
* Most games, 150+ passer rating, career: 9, Ben Roethlisberger, 2004–2018
* Most games, 158.3 perfect passer rating, career (including playoffs): 4, Ben Roethlisberger, 2005–2018; Peyton Manning, 2000–2003
* Most games, 100+ passer rating, season: 14, Aaron Rodgers, 2020
* Most games, 120+ passer rating, season: 10, Aaron Rodgers, 2020
* Most games, 130+ passer rating, season: 6, Aaron Rodgers, 2011 and 2020; Tony Romo, 2014
* Most games, 140+ passer rating, season: 4, Jacky Lee, 1961; Roger Staubach, 1973; Tom Brady, 2007 and 2010; Aaron Rodgers 2011
* Most games, 150+ passer rating, season: 3, Drew Brees, 2018
* Most games, 158.3 perfect passer rating, season: 2, Ben Roethlisberger, 2007; Lamar Jackson, 2019
* Most seasons, 100+ passer rating (minimum 10 games started): 9, Drew Brees; 2004, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015–2019
* Most seasons, 120+ passer rating (minimum 10 games started): 2, Aaron Rodgers 2011, 2020

Passing attempts

* Most seasons led league: 5, Dan Marino, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1997
* Most consecutive seasons led league: 3, Johnny Unitas, 1959–1961; George Blanda, 1963–1965; Drew Bledsoe, 1994–1996
* Most pass attempts, career: 12,050, Tom Brady, 2000–2022.
* Most pass attempts, season: 733, Tom Brady, 2022.
* Most pass attempts, rookie, season: 627, Andrew Luck, 2012
* Most pass attempts, game: 70, Drew Bledsoe, Nov 13, 1994 (OT).
* Most pass attempts, regulation game: 69, Vinny Testaverde, Dec 24, 2000.
* Most pass attempts per game, career: 40.1, Justin Herbert, 2020–2022
* Most pass attempts per game, season: 45.44, Matthew Stafford, (727 attempts/16 games), 2012
* Most pass attempts, game, perfect passer rating (158.3): 33, Jared Goff, Sep 27, 2018; Deshaun Watson, Oct 6, 2019
* Most seasons, 500+ pass attempts: 17, Tom Brady, 2002–2022
* Most seasons, 550+ pass attempts: 14, Tom Brady; 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011–2015, 2017–2022

Pass completions

* Most seasons led league: 6, Dan Marino; 1984–1986, 1988, 1992, 1997; Drew Brees; 2007–2008, 2011, 2014, 2016–2017
* Most consecutive seasons led league: 3, George Blanda, 1963–1965, Dan Marino, 1984–1986
* Most pass completions, career: 7,753, Tom Brady, 2000–2022.
* Most pass completions, season: 490, Tom Brady, 2022.
* Most pass completions per game, career: 26.9, Justin Herbert, 2020–2022
* Most pass completions per game, season: 29.44, Drew Brees, 2016
* Most pass completions, rookie, season: 396, Justin Herbert, 2020
* Most pass completions, rookie, game: 37, Joe Burrow on 9-17-2020; Justin Herbert on 2020 Los Angeles Chargers season, 11-22-2020
* Most seasons 300+ completions: 18, Tom Brady, 2000-2022; Brett Favre, 1992–2009.
* Most seasons 350+ completions: 14, Tom Brady, 2002–2022.
* Most seasons 400+ completions: 9, Drew Brees, 2007–2008, 2010–2016
* Most consecutive seasons 300+ completions: 18, Brett Favre, 1992–2009
* Most consecutive seasons 350+ completions: 13, Drew Brees, 2006–2018
* Most consecutive seasons 400+ completions: 7, Drew Brees, 2010–2016
* Most pass completions, playoff game: 47, Ben Roethlisberger, 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers season#Notable games, 01-10-2021
* Most pass completions, regulation game, regular season: 45, Jared Goff, 09-29-2019.
* Most pass completions, game, perfect passer rating (158.3): 28, Deshaun Watson, 2019 Houston Texans season, Oct 6, 2019
* Most consecutive pass completions: 25, Ryan Tannehill, Oct 18-25, 2015 (last 7 completions on Oct 18, 2015; first 18 completions on Oct 25, 2015); Nick Foles, Dec 30, 2018

Pass completion percentage

* Most seasons led league: 8, Len Dawson; 1962, 1964–1969, 1975
* Most consecutive seasons led league: 6, Len Dawson, 1964–1969
* Highest completion percentage, career (minimum 1,500 attempts): 68.24, Joe Burrow (1,044 passing completions/1,530 attempts), 2020–2022.
* Highest completion percentage, season (among qualified players): 74.44, Drew Brees, (364/489), 2018
* Highest completion percentage, rookie, season: 67.76, Dak Prescott, (311/459), 2016
* Highest completion percentage, regular season game (minimum 20 attempts): 96.67, Drew Brees, (29/30), Dec 16, 2019
* Most games with at least 80% pass completion rate, career (minimum 20 attempts per game): 28, Drew Brees, 2004–2020
* Most games with at least 80% pass completion rate, season (minimum 20 attempts per game): 4, Drew Brees, 2018
* Most games with at least 80% pass completion rate and no interceptions, career (minimum 20 passes per game): 26, Drew Brees, 2004–2020.
* Most games with at least 80% pass completion rate and no interceptions, season (minimum 20 passes per game): 4, Drew Brees, 2018
* Most games with at least 75% pass completion rate, career (minimum 20 attempts per game): 67, Drew Brees, 2004–2020
* Most games with at least 75% pass completion rate, season (minimum 20 attempts per game): 8, Tom Brady, 2007
* Most games with at least 75% pass completion rate and no interceptions, career (minimum 20 attempts per game): 51, Drew Brees, 2004–2020
* Most games with at least 75% pass completion rate and no interceptions, season (minimum 20 attempts per game): 6, Tom Brady, 2007; Dak Prescott, 2016
* Most games with at least 70% pass completion rate, career (minimum 20 attempts per game): 116, Drew Brees, 2004–2020
* Most games with at least 70% pass completion rate, season (minimum 20 attempts per game): 13, Drew Brees, 2017
* Most games with at least 70% pass completion rate and no interceptions, career (minimum 20 attempts per game): 75, Drew Brees, 2004–2020
* Most seasons with at least 70% pass completion rate (minimum 100 attempts per season): 5, Drew Brees; 2009, 2011, 2016-2018
* Most seasons with at least 60% pass completion rate (minimum 100 attempts per season): 21, Tom Brady; 2001–2007, 2009–2022

Passing yards

* Most seasons leading league: 7, Drew Brees, 2006, 2008, 2011–2012, 2014–2016
* Most consecutive seasons leading league: 4, Dan Fouts, 1979–1982
* Most passing yards, career: 89,214, Tom Brady, 2000–2022.
* Highest yards per game, career: 303.0, Patrick Mahomes, (24,241 yards/80 games), 2017–2022.
* Highest yards per game, season: 342.31, Peyton Manning, (5,477 yards/16 games), 2013
* Most seasons 2,000+ yards: 21, Tom Brady, 2001–2007; 2009–2022.
* Most seasons 2,500+ yards: 21, Tom Brady, 2001–2007, 2009–2022.
* Most seasons 3,000+ yards: 20, Tom Brady, 2002–2007, 2009–2022.
* Most seasons 3,500+ yards: 20, Tom Brady, 2002–2007, 2009–2022.
* Most seasons 4,000+ yards: 14, Peyton Manning; 1999–2004, 2006–2010, 2012–2014
* Most seasons 4,500+ yards: 8, Drew Brees, 2008, 2010–2016
* Most seasons 5,000+ yards: 5, Drew Brees; 2008, 2011–2013, 2016
* Most consecutive seasons 2,000+ yards: 19, Drew Brees, 2002–2020; Brett Favre, 1992–2010
* Most consecutive seasons 2,500+ yards: 19, Brett Favre, 1992–2010
* Most consecutive seasons 3,000+ yards: 18, Brett Favre, 1992–2009
* Most consecutive seasons 3,500+ yards: 14, Drew Brees, 2005–2018; Tom Brady, 2009-2022.
* Most consecutive seasons 4,000+ yards: 12, Drew Brees, 2006–2017
* Most consecutive seasons 4,500+ yards: 7, Drew Brees, 2010–2016
* Most consecutive seasons 5,000+ yards: 3, Drew Brees, 2011–2013
* Most passing yards, season: 5,477, Peyton Manning, 2013
* Most passing yards, rookie, season: 4,374, Andrew Luck, 2012
* Most passing yards, season, home: 2,853, Drew Brees, 2015
* Most passing yards, season, away: 2,852, Drew Brees, 2011
* Most passing yards, game: 554, Norm Van Brocklin, Sep 28, 1951.
* Most passing yards, combined, game: 1,000, Matthew Stafford, (520) and Matt Flynn, (480), Jan 1, 2012
* Most passing yards, 1st half: 361, Peyton Manning, Jan 9, 2005
* Most passing yards, 2nd half: 417, Kirk Cousins, December 17, 2022
* Most passing yards, overtime: 219, Derek Carr, Oct 30, 2016
* Most passing yards, game, perfect passer rating (158.3): 465, Jared Goff, Sep 27, 2018
* Most passing yards, game, rookie: 433, Andrew Luck, Nov 4, 2012
* Most games, 200+ yards passing, career: 238, Tom Brady, 2000–2021
* Most games, 250+ yards passing, career: 189, Tom Brady, 2001–2022
*Most games, 300+ yards passing, career: 122, Drew Brees, 2002–2020
* Most games, 350+ yards passing, career: 63, Drew Brees, 2002–2019
*Most games, 400+ yards passing, career: 16, Drew Brees, 2001–2018
* Most games, 450+ yards passing, career: 6, Ben Roethlisberger, 2009–2018
* Most games, 500+ yards passing, career: 3, Ben Roethlisberger, 2009–2017
* Most games, 250+ yards passing, season: 16, Drew Brees, 2011
* Most games, 300+ yards passing, season: 13, Drew Brees, 2011
* Most games, 350+ yards passing, season: 8, Drew Brees, 2011; Peyton Manning, 2013
* Most games, 400+ yards passing, season: 4, Dan Marino, 1984; Peyton Manning, 2013; Ryan Fitzpatrick, 2018
* Most consecutive 200+ yards passing games: 64, Matt Ryan (American football), Matt Ryan, 2013–2017
* Most consecutive 250+ yards passing games: 18, Drew Brees, 2010–2012
* Most consecutive 300+ yards passing games: 9, Drew Brees (twice) 2011–2012, 2012–2013
* Most consecutive 300+ yards passing games as rookie: 3, Joe Burrow, 2020
* Most consecutive 350+ yards passing games: 4, Drew Brees, 2011; Matthew Stafford, 2011–2012
* Most consecutive 400+ yards passing games: 3, Ryan Fitzpatrick, 2018; Dak Prescott, 2020
* Most consecutive 450+ yards passing games: 3, Dak Prescott, 2020
* Longest pass completion: 99 yards, by 13 players, most recently Eli Manning, Dec 24, 2011
* Youngest player, 3,000 yards passing: Jameis Winston (21 years, 342 days) Dec 13, 2015
* Youngest player, 4,000 yards passing: Jameis Winston (21 years, 363 days) Jan 3, 2016
* Fewest games to reach 10,000 career passing yards: 34, Patrick Mahomes, 2017–2020
* Fewest games to reach 15,000 career passing yards: 49, Patrick Mahomes, 2017–2021
* Fewest games to reach 20,000 career passing yards: 67, Patrick Mahomes, 2017–2022
* Fewest games to reach 25,000 career passing yards: 90, Matthew Stafford, 2009–2015
* Fewest games to reach 30,000 career passing yards: 109, Matthew Stafford, 2009–2017
* Fewest games to reach 35,000 career passing yards: 126, Matthew Stafford, 2009–2018
* Fewest games to reach 40,000 career passing yards: 147, Matthew Stafford, 2009–2019
* Fewest games to reach 45,000 career passing yards: 165, Matthew Stafford, 2009–2020
* Fewest games to reach 50,000 career passing yards: 183, Drew Brees, 2001–2013, Matthew Stafford, 2009–2022
* Fewest games to reach 55,000 career passing yards: 199, Drew Brees, 2001–2014
* Fewest games to reach 60,000 career passing yards: 215, Drew Brees, 2001–2015
* Fewest games to reach 65,000 career passing yards: 230, Drew Brees, 2001–2016
* Fewest games to reach 70,000 career passing yards: 248, Drew Brees, 2001–2017
* Fewest games to reach 75,000 career passing yards: 267, Drew Brees, 2001–2019
* Fewest games to reach 80,000 career passing yards: 286, Drew Brees, 2001–2020
* Fewest games to reach 85,000 career passing yards: 321, Tom Brady, 2001–2022

Average passing yards

* Most seasons led league: 7, Sid Luckman, 1939–1943, 1946–47
* Most consecutive seasons led league: 5, Sid Luckman, 1939–1943
* Highest yards per attempt, career (minimum 1,500 attempts): 8.63 (13,499 yards on 1,565 attempts), Otto Graham, 1950–1955
* Highest yards per attempt, season (among qualified players): 11.17 (1,229 on 110 attempts), Tommy O'Connell, 1957
* Highest yards per attempt, rookie, season: 9.41 (1,854 yards on 197 attempts), Greg Cook, 1969
* Highest yards per attempt, game: 18.58 (446 yards on 24 attempts) Sammy Baugh, 1948 Washington Redskins season, Oct 31, 1948

Passing touchdowns

;Career
*List of National Football League passing touchdowns leaders, Most passing touchdowns, career: 649, Tom Brady, 2000–2022.
* Most games 1+ TD passes, career: 289, Tom Brady, 2000–2022.
* Most Red zone (gridiron football), red zone touchdown passes: 418, Tom Brady

;Regular season
* Most seasons led league: 5, Tom Brady, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2021
* Most consecutive seasons led league: 4, Johnny Unitas, 1957–1960
* Most touchdown passes per game average, regular season: 2.400, Patrick Mahomes, (192 TD passes/80 games), 2017–2022.
* Most passing touchdowns, season: 55, Peyton Manning, 2013
* Most passing touchdowns, rookie, season: 31, Justin Herbert, 2020
* Most consecutive seasons, 1+ passing touchdowns: 21, Vinny Testaverde, 1987–2007
* Most consecutive seasons, 20+ passing touchdowns: 17, Drew Brees, 2004–2020
* Most consecutive seasons, 25+ passing touchdowns: 16, Peyton Manning, 1998–2014
* Most consecutive seasons, 30+ passing touchdowns: 9, Drew Brees, 2008–2016
* Most consecutive seasons, 35+ passing touchdowns: 3, Brett Favre, 1995–1997; Drew Brees, 2011–2013; Peyton Manning, 2012–2014
* Most consecutive seasons, 40+ passing touchdowns: 2, Drew Brees, 2011–2012, Tom Brady, 2020–2021
* Most seasons, 20+ passing touchdowns: 20, Tom Brady, 2002–2007, 2009–2022.
* Most seasons, 25+ passing touchdowns: 18, Tom Brady, 2002, 2004–2005, 2007, 2009–2022.
* Most seasons, 30+ passing touchdowns: 10, Drew Brees, 2008–2016, 2018
* Most seasons, 35+ passing touchdowns: 6, Tom Brady, 2007, 2010–2011, 2015, 2020–2021
* Most seasons, 40+ passing touchdowns: 3, Tom Brady 2007, 2020, 2021; Aaron Rodgers, 2011, 2016, 2020
*Most consecutive games with a touchdown pass (NFL)#All-time consecutive games with at least one touchdown pass, Most consecutive games, 1+ passing touchdowns: 54, Drew Brees, 2009–2012
*Most consecutive games with a touchdown pass (NFL)#All-time consecutive uninterrupted games with at least one touchdown pass, Most consecutive uninterrupted games, 1+ passing touchdowns: 52, Tom Brady, 2010–2013
* Most consecutive passing touchdowns, no interceptions, home: 49, Aaron Rodgers

;Game
*List of National Football League single-game passing touchdowns leaders, Most passing touchdowns, game: 7, Sid Luckman, Nov 14, 1943; Adrian Burk, Oct 17, 1954; George Blanda, Nov 19, 1961; Y. A. Tittle, Oct 28, 1962; Joe Kapp, Sep 28, 1969; Peyton Manning, Sep 5, 2013; Nick Foles, Nov 3, 2013; Drew Brees, Nov 1, 2015
* Most passing touchdowns, one half: 6, Daryle Lamonica, Oct 19, 1969; Aaron Rodgers, Nov 9, 2014
* Most passing touchdowns, rookie, one half: 4, Marcus Mariota, Sep 13, 2015; Jameis Winston, Nov 22, 2015
* Most passing touchdowns, one quarter: 5, Tom Brady, Oct 18, 2009
* Most passing touchdowns, no interceptions, game: 7, Y. A. Tittle, Oct 28, 1962; Peyton Manning, Sep 5, 2013; Nick Foles, Nov 3, 2013
* Most passing touchdowns, perfect passer rating (List of NFL quarterbacks who have posted a perfect passer rating, 158.3), game: 7 Nick Foles, Nov 3, 2013
* Highest percentage of touchdown passes out of pass attempts, game: 35.29, Daryle Lamonica, (6 TD passes/17 attempts), Dec 21, 1969
* Most games, 1+ passing touchdowns: 291, Tom Brady, 2001–2022.
* Most games, 2+ passing touchdowns: 204, Tom Brady, 2001–2022.
* Most games, 3+ passing touchdowns: 104, Tom Brady, 2001–2022.
* Most games, 4+ passing touchdowns: 39, Tom Brady, 2001–2022.
* Most games, 5+ passing touchdowns: 11, Drew Brees, 2004–2019.
* Most games, 6+ passing touchdowns: 3, Peyton Manning, 2003–2013.
* Fewest games to reach 100 touchdown passes: 40, Patrick Mahomes, 2017–2020.
* Fewest games to reach 200 touchdown passes: 89, Dan Marino, 1983–1989
* Fewest games to reach 300 touchdown passes: 144, Aaron Rodgers, 2005–2017
* Fewest games to reach 400 touchdown passes: 192, Aaron Rodgers, 2005–2020
* Fewest games to reach 500 touchdown passes: 244, Peyton Manning, 1998–2014
* Fewest games to reach 600 touchdown passes: 308, Tom Brady, 2001–2021.

Interceptions thrown

* Most seasons led league: 4, Vinny Testaverde, 1988–1989, 2000, 2004
* Most passes intercepted, career: 336, Brett Favre, 1991–2010
* Most passes intercepted, season: 42, George Blanda, 1962
* Most passes intercepted, rookie season: 28, Peyton Manning, 1998
* Most passes intercepted, game: 8, Jim Hardy, September 24, 1950
* Most passes intercepted, half: 5, Nathan Peterman, 2017 Buffalo Bills season#Week 11: at Los Angeles Chargers, November 20, 2017
* Most consecutive passes attempted, none intercepted: 402, Aaron Rodgers, September 30, 2018–December 16, 2018
* Most consecutive passes attempted, none intercepted to start a career: 176, Dak Prescott, 2016.
* Most consecutive passes attempted, none intercepted to start a season: 287, Alex Smith, 2017
* Most attempts with no interceptions, game: 70 Drew Bledsoe, November 13, 1994
* Most completions with no interceptions, game: 45 Drew Bledsoe, November 13, 1994
* Most games with 200+ yards passing and no interceptions, career: 123, Tom Brady, 2001–2019
* Most games with 200+ yards passing and no interceptions, season: 11, Tom Brady, 2012; Aaron Rodgers, 2014
* Most consecutive touchdowns, and no interceptions, home: 49, Aaron Rodgers
* Most games with 1+ touchdown passes and no interceptions, career: 134, Tom Brady, 2001–2019
* Most games with 1+ touchdown passes and no interceptions, season: 14, Tom Brady 2010
* Most consecutive games with 1+ touchdown passes and no interceptions: 11, Tom Brady, 2010

Lowest interception percentage

* Most seasons led league, interception percentage: 5, Sammy Baugh, 1940, 1942, 1944–45, 1947
* Lowest interception percentage, career (minimum 1,500 attempts): 1.37 (105 INTs, 7,660 attempts), Aaron Rodgers, 2005–2022.
* Lowest interception percentage, season (minimum 200 attempts): 0.0 (0 INTs, 200 attempts), Brian Hoyer, 2016
* Lowest interception percentage, season (minimum 16 starts): 0.335 (2 INTs, 597 attempts), Aaron Rodgers, 2018
* Lowest interception percentage, rookie season: 0.87 (4 INTs, 459 attempts), Dak Prescott, 2016

Sacked

* Most times sacked, career: 564, Tom Brady, 2001–2022. 572, Fran Tarkenton (unofficial).
* Most times sacked, season: 76, David Carr (American football), David Carr, 2002
* Most times sacked, game: 12, Bert Jones, October 26, 1980; Warren Moon, September 29, 1985; Donovan McNabb, September 30, 2007
* Most sack yards lost, career: 3,794, Dave Krieg
* Lowest sacked percentage (times sacked per passing play attempted), season: 1.18% (3 times sacked, 255 passing plays), Steve Walsh (American football), Steve Walsh, 1991 New Orleans Saints season, 1991
* Lowest sacked percentage (times sacked per passing play attempted), career: 3.13%, Peyton Manning and Dan Marino

Receiving

Receptions

* Most seasons leading league: 8, Don Hutson, 1936–37, 1939, 1941–1945
* Most consecutive seasons leading league: 5, Don Hutson, 1941–1945
* Most pass receptions, career: 1,549, Jerry Rice, 1985–2004
* Most pass receptions, season: 149, Michael Thomas (wide receiver, born 1993), Michael Thomas, 2019
* Most pass receptions, rookie, season: 104, Jaylen Waddle, 2021
* Most pass receptions, season, tight end: 113, Zach Ertz, 2018
* Most pass receptions, season, running back: 116, Christian McCaffrey, 2019
* Most pass receptions, game: 21, Brandon Marshall, December 13, 2009
* Most pass receptions, game, rookie: 14, Roy Helu, Nov 6, 2011, Saquon Barkley, Sep 16, 2018
* Most pass receptions, half: 13, Jason Witten, October 28, 2012
* Highest reception average per game, career: 7.46, Michael Thomas (wide receiver, born 1993), Michael Thomas, (470 receptions/63 games), 2016–2019
* Highest reception average per game, season: 9.31, Michael Thomas (wide receiver, born 1993), Michael Thomas, (149 receptions/16 games), 2019
* Most consecutive games, 1+ pass receptions: 274, Jerry Rice 1985–2004
* Most consecutive seasons, 50+ pass receptions: 17, Larry Fitzgerald 2004–2020
* Most consecutive seasons, 100+ pass receptions: 6, Antonio Brown (wide receiver, born 1988), Antonio Brown 2013–2018
* Most seasons, 50+ pass receptions: 17, Jerry Rice 1986–2003
* Most seasons, 100+ pass receptions: 6, Brandon Marshall 2007–2015, Antonio Brown (wide receiver, born 1988), Antonio Brown 2013–2018
* Most seasons, 120+ pass receptions: 2, Michael Thomas (wide receiver, born 1993), Michael Thomas 2018–2019, Antonio Brown (wide receiver, born 1988), Antonio Brown 2014–2015, Wes Welker 2009–2011, Cris Carter 1994–1995
* Most games, 10+ pass receptions, season: 9, Michael Thomas (wide receiver, born 1993), Michael Thomas 2019
* Most games, 15+ pass receptions, season: 2, Antonio Brown (wide receiver, born 1988), Antonio Brown 2015
* Most games, 1+ reception, career: 296, Jerry Rice 1985–2004
* Most games, 5+ receptions, career: 166, Jerry Rice 1985–2004
* Most games, 10+ receptions, career: 23, Antonio Brown 2010–2021
* Most games, 15+ receptions, career: 2, Brandon Marshall 2008–2018, Wes Welker 2009–2014, Jason Witten 2007–2017, Antonio Brown (wide receiver, born 1988), Antonio Brown 2010–2015

Yards receiving

* Most seasons leading league: 7, Don Hutson, 1936, 1938–39, 1941–1944
* Most consecutive seasons leading league: 4, Don Hutson, 1941–1944
* Most receiving yards, career: 22,895, Jerry Rice 1985–2004
* Most receiving yards per game average, career: 96.5, Justin Jefferson, (4,825 yards/50 games), 2020–present
* Most receiving yards per game average, season: 129.0, Wes Chandler, (1,032 yards/8 games), 1982
* Most receiving yards per game average, rookie season: 108.8, Odell Beckham Jr., (1,305 yards/12 Games), 2014
* Most seasons 500 or more yards receiving: 18, Jerry Rice 1985–2003
* Most seasons 1,000 or more yards receiving: 14, Jerry Rice, 1986–2002
* Most seasons 1,500 or more yards receiving: 4, Jerry Rice 1986–1995
* Most consecutive seasons 500 or more yards receiving: 16, Tony Gonzalez 1998–2013; Larry Fitzgerald 2004–2019
* Most consecutive seasons 1,000 or more yards receiving: 11, Jerry Rice 1986–1996
* Most consecutive seasons 1,500 or more yards receiving: 2, Marvin Harrison 2001–2002, Andre Johnson 2008–2009, Calvin Johnson 2011–2012, Antonio Brown 2014–2015, Julio Jones 2014–2015
*Most consecutive seasons, 1,000+ receiving yards, TE: Travis Kelce (7, 2016–2022)
* Most receiving yards, season: 1,964, Calvin Johnson, 2012
* Most receiving yards, two seasons, to start a career: 3,016, Justin Jefferson, 2020–2021
* Most receiving yards, rookie, season: 1,473, Bill Groman (American Football League, AFL), 1960 Houston Oilers season, 1960
* Most receiving yards, season, TE: 1,416, Travis Kelce, 2020
* Most receiving yards, season, RB: 1,048, Marshall Faulk, 1999
* Most receiving yards, game: 336, Flipper Anderson, Nov. 26, 1989 (OT)
* Most receiving yards, regulation game: 329, Calvin Johnson, 10-27-2013
* Most receiving yards, game, rookie: 266, Ja’Marr Chase, January 2, 2022
* Most receiving yards, game, TE: 214, Shannon Sharpe, Oct 20, 2002
* Most receiving yards, one half: 258, Stephone Paige, Dec 22, 1985
* Most receiving yards, one quarter: 210, Qadry Ismail, Dec 12, 1999
* Most games, 50+ receiving yards, career: 198, Jerry Rice, 1985–2004
* Most games, 100+ receiving yards, career: 76, Jerry Rice, 1985–2004
* Most games, 150+ receiving yards, career: 30, Jerry Rice, 1985–2003
* Most games, 200+ receiving yards, career: 5; Lance Alworth, 1963–1967; Calvin Johnson, 2007–2015
* Most games, 250+ receiving yards, career: 3; Julio Jones, 2014–17
* Most games, 50+ receiving yards, season: 16, Antonio Brown (wide receiver, born 1988), Antonio Brown 2013–14
* Most games, 100+ receiving yards, season: 11, Michael Irvin 1995, Calvin Johnson 2012
* Most games, 150+ receiving yards, season: 5; Tim Brown, 1997; Jerry Rice, 1995; Roy Green, 1984; Antonio Brown, 2017;
* Most games, 200+ receiving yards, season: 3, Charley Hennigan (American Football League, AFL), 1961 Houston Oilers season, 1961
* Most consecutive games, 50+ receiving yards: 35, Antonio Brown (wide receiver, born 1988), Antonio Brown 2013–2015
* Most consecutive games, 100+ receiving yards: 8, Calvin Johnson 2012, Adam Thielen 2018
* Most consecutive games, 125+ receiving yards: 5, Calvin Johnson 2012, Pat Studstill 1966
* Most consecutive games, 150+ receiving yards: 3, Josh Gordon 2013, Isaac Bruce 1995, Andre Rison 1990, Roy Green 1984, James Lofton 1984, Don Maynard 1968
* Most consecutive games, 200+ receiving yards: 2, Josh Gordon 2013
* Fewest games to reach 6,000 receiving yards, TE: 91, Travis Kelce
* Fewest games to reach 8,000 receiving yards, TE: 113, Travis Kelce
* Fewest games to reach 9,000 receiving yards, TE: 127, Travis Kelce
* Fewest games to 10,000 career receiving yards, TE: 140, Travis Kelce
* Longest pass reception ''(see also 99–yard pass play)'': 99, by 12 players, most recently Victor Cruz (American football), Victor Cruz, December 24, 2011

Average yards/reception

* Highest yards/reception, career (minimum 200 receptions): 22.26 (4,996 yards / 224 receptions), Homer Jones (American football), Homer Jones, 1964–70
* Highest yards/reception, season (minimum 24 receptions): 32.58 (782 yards / 24 receptions), Don Currivan, 1947
* Highest yards/reception, game (minimum 3 receptions): 63.00 (189 yards / 3 receptions), Torry Holt, September 24, 2000

Receiving touchdowns

* Most seasons led league: 9, Don Hutson, 1935–1938, 1940–1944
* Most consecutive seasons led league: 5, Don Hutson, 1940–1944
* Most touchdowns, career: 197, Jerry Rice, 1985–2004
* Most touchdowns, season: 23, Randy Moss, 2007
* Most touchdowns for a TE, season; 17, Rob Gronkowski, 2011
* Most touchdowns for a RB, season; 9, Billy Cannon, 1961; Bill Brown (American football), Bill Brown, 1964; Chuck Foreman, 1975; Leroy Hoard, 1991; Marshall Faulk, 2001
* Most touchdowns, rookie season: 17, Randy Moss, 1998
* Most touchdowns, season, home: 13, Jerry Rice, 1987; Marvin Harrison, 2001; Jordy Nelson, 2011
* Most touchdowns, season, away: 14, Randy Moss, 2007
* Most touchdowns, back-to-back games: 7, Cloyce Box, Nov 23, 1950 – Dec 3, 1950
* Most touchdowns, game: 5, Bob Shaw (end), Bob Shaw, October 2, 1950, Jerry Rice, October 14, 1990; Kellen Winslow, November 22, 1981
* Most touchdowns, one half: 4, Don Hutson, Oct 7, 1945; Dante Lavelli, Oct 14, 1949; Bob Shaw (end), Bob Shaw, Oct 2, 1950; Harold Jackson (American football), Harold Jackson, Oct 14, 1973; Paul Warfield Dec 15, 1973; Ahmad Rashad, Sep 2, 1979; Roy Green, Nov 13, 1983; Mark Ingram Sr., Mark Ingram, Nov 27, 1994; Marcus Robinson (American football), Marcus Robinson, Nov 23, 2003; Randy Moss, Nov 18, 2007
* Most touchdowns, one quarter: 4, Don Hutson, Oct 7, 1945
* Most consecutive games, 1+ TD receptions: 13, Jerry Rice, 1986–1987
* Most games 1+ TD receptions, career: 139, Jerry Rice, 1985–2004
* Most games 1+ TD receptions, season: 13, Mark Clayton (American football, born 1961), Mark Clayton, 1984; Jerry Rice, 1989; Carl Pickens, 1995; Randy Moss, 2007
* Most consecutive seasons, 1+ TD receptions: 20, Jerry Rice, 1985–2004
* Most consecutive seasons, 5+ TD receptions: 11, Terrell Owens, 2000–2010; Marvin Harrison, 1996–2006; Cris Carter, 1991–2001; Tim Brown, 1991–2001; Jerry Rice, 1986–1996; Don Hutson, 1935–1945
* Most consecutive seasons, 10+ TD receptions: 8, Marvin Harrison, 1999–2006
* Most seasons with at least 1 touchdown reception: 20, Jerry Rice
* Most seasons with at least 5 touchdown receptions: 16, Jerry Rice
* Most seasons with at least 10 touchdown receptions: 9, Jerry Rice; Randy Moss
* Most seasons with at least 15 touchdown receptions: 5, Jerry Rice
* Most seasons with at least 20 touchdown receptions: 1, Randy Moss, Jerry Rice
* Most touchdown receptions, 20+ yards, game 4, Cloyce Box, 12-03-1950; Art Powell (wide receiver), Art Powell, 12-22-1963; Wesley Walker, 9-21-1986
* Fewest games to reach 50 career touchdown receptions: 54, Lance Alworth 1962–1966

Yards from scrimmage

* Most seasons leading the league in yards from scrimmage, 6 Jim Brown, 1958–1959, 1961, 1963–1965
* Most consecutive seasons leading the league in yards from scrimmage, 4 Thurman Thomas, 1989–1992
* Most yards from scrimmage, career: 23,540, Jerry Rice, 1985–2004
* Most yards from scrimmage, season: 2,509, Chris Johnson (running back), Chris Johnson, 2009
* Most yards from scrimmage, no fumbles, season: 2,189, Marshall Faulk, 2000
* Most yards from scrimmage, rookie, season: 2,212, Eric Dickerson, 1983
* Highest average yards from scrimmage per game, career (100 games): 125.52, Jim Brown (14,811 yards/118 games), 1957–1965
* Highest average yards from scrimmage per game, season: 163.36, Priest Holmes (2,237 yards/14 games), 2002
* Most attempts, season: 492, (407 rushes, 85 receptions), James Wilder Sr., 1984
* Most attempts, rookie, season: 441, (390 rushes, 51 receptions), Eric Dickerson, 1983
* Most attempts, no fumbles, season: 430 (397 rushes, 33 receptions), Gerald Riggs, 1985
* Most combined attempts, game: 48, James Wilder Sr. (42 rushes, 6 receptions), October 30, 1983 and LaDainian Tomlinson (37 rushes, 11 receptions), December 1, 2002 (OT)
* Most yards from scrimmage, game: 336, (all receiving yards), Flipper Anderson, Nov. 26, 1989 (OT)
* Most yards from scrimmage, non-overtime game: 330, Billy Cannon, Dec. 10, 1961
* Most yards from scrimmage, back-to-back games: 525, Walter Payton, Nov 20, 1977 – Nov 24, 1977
* Most games, 50 yards from scrimmage, career: 202, Jerry Rice 1985–2004
* Most games, 100 yards from scrimmage, career: 108, Walter Payton, 1975–1987
* Most games, 150 yards from scrimmage, career: 46, Barry Sanders, 1989–1998
* Most games, 200 yards from scrimmage, career: 14, Marshall Faulk, 1994–2005
* Most games, 250 yards from scrimmage, career: 5, Marshall Faulk, 1994–2005
* Most games, 100 yards from scrimmage, season: 15, Marcus Allen, 1985; Barry Sanders, 1997; Edgerrin James, 2000; David Johnson (running back), David Johnson 2016
* Most games, 150 yards from scrimmage, season: 10, Chris Johnson (running back), Chris Johnson, 2009
* Most games, 200 yards from scrimmage, season: 5, LaDainian Tomlinson, 2003
* Most games, 250 yards from scrimmage, season: 2, Marshall Faulk, 2000
* Most consecutive games, 100 yards from scrimmage: 17, Marcus Allen, 1985–1986
* Most consecutive games, 200 yards from scrimmage: 3, Le'Veon Bell, Nov 17, 2014, Nov 30, 2014, Dec 7, 2014. Walter Payton, Nov 13, 1977, Nov 20, 1977, Nov 24, 1977
* Most consecutive seasons, 500 or more yards from scrimmage: 16, Tony Gonzalez, 1998–2013
* Most seasons, 500 or more yards from scrimmage: 18, Jerry Rice, 1985–1996, 1998–2003
* Most consecutive seasons, 1000 or more yards from scrimmage: 13, Emmitt Smith, 1990–2002
* Most seasons, 1000 or more yards from scrimmage: 14, Emmitt Smith 1990–2002, 2004, Jerry Rice 1986–1996, 1998, 2001–2002
* Most consecutive seasons, 1500 or more yards from scrimmage: 8, LaDainian Tomlinson, 2001–2008
* Most seasons, 1500 or more yards from scrimmage: 10, Walter Payton 1976–1981, 1983–1986
* Most consecutive seasons, 2000 or more yards from scrimmage: 4, Marshall Faulk 1998–2001
* Most seasons, 2000 or more yards from scrimmage: 4, Marshall Faulk 1998–2001, Eric Dickerson 1983–84, 1986, 1988, Walter Payton 1977, 1983–85

All-purpose

All-purpose yardage (or combined net yards gained) encompasses rushing, receiving, interception returns, punt returns, kickoff returns and fumble returns.

* Most seasons leading league, combined net yards: 5, Jim Brown, 1958–61, 1964
* Most consecutive seasons leading league, combined net yards: 4, Jim Brown, 1958–1961

All-purpose attempts

* Most combined attempts, career: 4,939, Emmitt Smith (4,409 rushes, 515 receptions, 15 fumble returns), 1990–2004
* Most combined attempts, season: 492, James Wilder Sr. (407 rushes, 85 receptions, 0 returns), 1984
* Most combined attempts, no fumbles, season: 430, Gerald Riggs (397 rushes, 33 receptions), 1985
* Most combined attempts, rookie, season: 441, Eric Dickerson (390 rushes, 51 receptions, 0 returns), 1983
* Most combined attempts per fumble, career, minimum 2,000 attempts: 138.0, Curtis Martin, 1995–2005
* Most combined attempts per fumble, career, minimum 1,000 attempts: 199.88, Ray Rice, 2008–2013
* Most consecutive combined attempts, no fumbles: 870, Steven Jackson (755 rushes, 115 receptions), Nov 3, 2011-January 3, 2016 (end of career)
* Most combined attempts, no fumbles, career: 446, Darnay Scott (408 receptions, 22 rushes, 15 kickoff returns, 1 fumble return), 1994–2002
* Most consecutive combined attempts, no fumbles to start a career: 589, BenJarvus Green-Ellis (559 rushes, 30 receptions), 2008–2012
* Most combined attempts, game: 48, James Wilder Sr. (42 rushes, 6 receptions), on October 30, 1983 and LaDainian Tomlinson (37 rushes, 11 receptions), on December 1, 2002 (OT)

All-purpose yards

* Most yards gained, career: 23,546, Jerry Rice, 1985–2004
* Most yards gained, total, season: 2,696, Darren Sproles, 2011
* Highest average yards per game, season: 175.9, Terry Metcalf (2,462 yards/13 games), 1975
* Highest average yards per game, career: 138.8, Gale Sayers (9,435 yards/68 games), 1965–1971
* Most yards gained, total, season, home: 1,508, Chris Johnson (running back), Chris Johnson, 2009
* Most yards gained, total, season, away: 1,455, Timothy Brown (actor), Timmy Brown, 1962
* Most yards gained, total, rookie, season: 2,317, Tim Brown, 1988
* Most yards gained, no fumbles, season: 2,215, Le'Veon Bell, 2014
* Most yards gained, total, game: 404, Glyn Milburn; Dec 10, 1995
* Most games, 50 yards gained, career: 202, Jerry Rice 1985–2004
* Most games, 100 yards gained, career: 118, Brian Mitchell (running back), Brian Mitchell 1990–2003
* Most games, 150 yards gained, career: 46, Walter Payton 1975–1986, Barry Sanders 1989–1998
* Most games, 200 yards gained, career: 17, Darren Sproles 2007–2019
* Most games, 250 yards gained, career: 7, Terry Metcalf 1974–1977
* Most games, 300 yards gained, career: 2, Jacoby Ford 2010, Josh Cribbs 2007–2009, Adrian Peterson 2007, Lionel James 1985, Gale Sayers 1965–1966
* Most games, 1 yard gained, season: 17, Dexter Carter 1995
* Most games, 100 yards gained, season: 15, David Johnson (running back), David Johnson 2016, Michael Lewis (wide receiver), Michael Lewis 2002, Edgerrin James 2000, MarTay Jenkins 2000, Derrick Mason 2000, Barry Sanders 1997, Marcus Allen 1985
* Most games, 150 yards gained, season: 11, Michael Lewis (wide receiver), Michael Lewis 2002, Terry Metcalf 1975, Darren Sproles 2011
* Most games, 200 yards gained, season: 5, Fred Jackson (running back), Fred Jackson 2009, Josh Cribbs 2009, LaDainian Tomlinson 2003, Walter Payton 1977, Timothy Brown (actor), Timmy Brown 1962, Terry Metcalf 1975
* Most games, 250 yards gained, season: 3, Timothy Brown (actor), Timmy Brown 1962, Lionel James 1985, Terry Metcalf 1977
* Most games, 300 yards gained, season: 2, Jacoby Ford 2010, Adrian Peterson 2007, Lionel James 1985
* Most consecutive games, 100 or more yards: 23, Gale Sayers, 1965–1967
* Most consecutive games, 200 or more yards: 4, Darren Sproles, 2008–2009
* Most consecutive seasons, 1000 or more yards: 13, Emmitt Smith, 1990–2002
* Most seasons, 1000 or more yards: 14, Emmitt Smith 1990–2002, 2004, Jerry Rice 1986–1996, 1998, 2001–2002
* Most consecutive seasons, 1500 or more yards: 9, Brian Mitchell (running back), Brian Mitchell, 1994–2002
* Most seasons, 1500 or more yards: 10, Walter Payton 1976–1981, 1983–1986
* Most consecutive seasons, 2000 or more yards: 4, Marshall Faulk 1998–2001; Dante Hall 2002–2005; Darren Sproles 2008–2011
* Most seasons, 2000 or more yards: 4, Walter Payton 1977, 1983–1985; Eric Dickerson 1983–1984, 1986, 1988; Brian Mitchell (running back), Brian Mitchell 1994–1995, 1997–1998; Marshall Faulk 1998–2001; Dante Hall 2002–2005; Tiki Barber 2000, 2004–2006; Darren Sproles 2008–2011

Interceptions

* Most seasons leading league: 3; Everson Walls, 1981–82, 1985; Ed Reed, 2004, 2008, 2010
* Most interceptions, career: 81, Paul Krause, 1964–79
* Most interceptions, season: 14, Dick Lane (American football), Dick "Night Train" Lane, 1952 Los Angeles Rams season, 1952
* Most interceptions, rookie, season: 14, Dick Lane (American football), Dick "Night Train" Lane, 1952 Los Angeles Rams season, 1952
* Most interceptions, game: 4, by 19 players, most recently DeAngelo Hall, 2010 Washington Redskins season#Week 7: at Chicago Bears, October 24, 2010
* Most interceptions, one half: 4, DeAngelo Hall, 2010 Washington Redskins season#Week 7: at Chicago Bears, October 24, 2010
* Most consecutive games with an interception: 8, Tom Morrow (American football), Tom Morrow, 1962–63
* Most consecutive seasons with an interception: 19, Darrell Green, Washington Redskins, 1983–2001

Interception return yards

* Most seasons leading league: 3, Darren Sharper, 2002, 2005, 2009
* Most interception return yards, career: 1,590, Ed Reed, 2002–2013
* Most yards per interception return, career (minimum 30 interceptions): 25.1 (1,331 yards/53 INTS), Deion Sanders, 1989–2000, 2004–2005
* Most yards per interception return, career (minimum 20 interceptions): 27.6 (608 yards/22 INTS), Erik McMillan, 1989–1993
* Most interception return yards, season: 376, Darren Sharper, New Orleans Saints, 2009
* Most interception return yards, rookie, season: 301, Don Doll, Detroit Lions, 1949
* Most interception return yards, game: 177, Charlie McNeil (American football), Charlie McNeil, 1961 San Diego Chargers season, September 24, 1961
* Longest interception return: 108, Ed Reed, 2008 Baltimore Ravens season, November 23, 2008

Interception return touchdowns

* Most interceptions returned for touchdowns, career: 12, Rod Woodson, 1987–2003
* Most interceptions returned for touchdowns, season: 4; Ken Houston, 1971; Jim Kearney (American football), Jim Kearney, 1972; Eric Allen 1993
* Most interceptions returned for touchdowns, rookie, season: 3; Lem Barney, 1967; Ronnie Lott, 1981; Janoris Jenkins 2012
* Most interceptions returned for touchdowns, game: 2, by 30 players, most recently Zach Brown, 2012 St. Louis Rams season#Week 17: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, December 30, 2012
* Most consecutive seasons with an interception returned for a touchdown: 6, Charles Woodson, Green Bay Packers, 2006–2011

Punting

* Most seasons leading league: 4, Sammy Baugh, 1940–43; Jerrel Wilson, 1965, 1968, 1972–73
* Most consecutive seasons leading league: 4, Sammy Baugh, 1940–43

Punts

* Most punts, career: 1,713, Jeff Feagles 1988–2009
* Most punts, season: 114, Bob Parsons (American football), Bob Parsons, 1981 and Chad Stanley, 2002
* Most punts, rookie, season: 111, Brad Maynard 1997
* Most punts, game: 16, Leo Araguz on October 11, 1998
* Longest punt: 98 yards, Steve O'Neal on September 21, 1969

Punting yards

* Most punting yardage, career: 71,211, Jeff Feagles, 1988–2009
* Most punting yardage, season: 5,209, Dave Zastudil, 2012
* Most punting yardage, rookie, season: 4,779, Ryan Stonehouse, 2022.
* Most punting yardage, game: 709, Leo Araguz on October 11, 1998

Average punting yards

* Highest average, punting, career (minimum 250 punts): 47.56 (1,444 punts/68,676 yards), Shane Lechler, 2000–2017
* Highest average, punting, season (among qualified players): 53.10 (90 punts/4,779 yards), Ryan Stonehouse, 2022 Tennessee Titans season, 2022.
* Highest average, punting, rookie, season (among qualified players): 53.10 (90 punts/4,779 yards), Ryan Stonehouse, 2012 Tennessee Titans season, 2022.
* Highest average, punting, game (minimum 4 punts): 61.75 (4 punts/247 yards), Bob Cifers on 1946 Detroit Lions season, 11-24-1946

Average net punting yards

Net average has been compiled since 1976.
* Highest net average, career (minimum 250 punts): 41.1 (488 punts for 22,497 net yards), Pat McAfee, 2009–2016
* Highest net average, season (among qualified players): 44.23 (78 punts for 3,450 net yards), John Hekker, 2013 St. Louis Rams season, 2013
* Highest net average, rookie, season (among qualified players): 40.85 (92 punts for 3,758 net yards), Bryan Anger, 2012 Jacksonville Jaguars season, 2012
* Highest net average game (minimum 4 punts): 59.50 (4 punts for 238 net yards), Rohn Stark on September 13, 1992

Punts had blocked

* Most consecutive punts, none blocked: 1,177, Chris Gardocki, 1992–2006
* Most punts had blocked, career: 14; Herman Weaver, 1970–80; Harry Newsome, 1985–93
* Most punts had blocked, season: 6, Harry Newsome,

Punts inside the 20

Punts inside the 20 have been compiled since 1976.
* Most punts inside the 20, career: 554, Jeff Feagles, 1988–2009
* Most punts inside the 20, season: 46, Dave Zastudil, 2012 Arizona Cardinals season, 2012
* Most punts inside the 20, game: 8; Mark Royals on 1994 Pittsburgh Steelers season, November 6, 1994; Bryan Barker on 1999 Jacksonville Jaguars season, November 14, 1999

Punt returns

Punt return attempts

* Most seasons leading league in number of punt returns: 3, Speedy Duncan, Les "Speedy" Duncan, 1965–66, 1971; Rick Upchurch, 1976, 1978, 1982
* Most punt returns, career: 463, Brian Mitchell (running back), Brian Mitchell, 1990–2003
* Most punt returns, season: 70, Danny Reece, 1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, 1979
* Most punt returns, rookie, season: 57, Lew Barnes, 1986 Chicago Bears season, 1986
* Most punt returns, game: 11, Eddie Brown (safety), Eddie Brown on 1977 Washington Redskins season, October 9, 1977

Fair catches

* Most fair catches, career: 231, Brian Mitchell (running back), Brian Mitchell, 1990–2003
* Most fair catches, season: 36, Jeremy Kerley, 2012
* Most fair catches, game: 7; Bake Turner on November 20, 1966, Lem Barney on November 21, 1976, Bobby Morse on December 27, 1967 and Chris Carr (American football), Chris Carr on November 16, 2008

Punt return yards

* Most seasons leading league: 3, Alvin Haymond, 1965–66, 1969
* Most yards gained, career: 4,999, Brian Mitchell (running back), Brian Mitchell, 1990–2003
* Most yards gained, season: 875, Desmond Howard, 1996 Green Bay Packers season, 1996
* Most yards gained, rookie, season: 699, Patrick Peterson, Arizona Cardinals, 2011
* Most yards gained, game: 207, LeRoy Irvin on 1981 Los Angeles Rams season, October 11, 1981
* Longest punt return: 103, Robert Bailey (American football), Robert Bailey on 1994 Los Angeles Rams season, October 23, 1994

Average punt return yards

* Highest average yardage, career (minimum 75 returns): 12.78 (112 returns for 1,431 yards), George McAfee, 1940–1950
* Highest average yardage, season (among qualified players): 23.00, Herb Rich, 1950 Baltimore Colts season, 1950
* Highest average yardage, highest average, season, rookie (among qualified players): 23.00, Herb Rich, 1950 Baltimore Colts season, 1950
* Highest average yardage, game (minimum 3 returns): 53.33, Darius Reynaud on 2012 Tennessee Titans season, December 30, 2012

Punt return touchdowns

* Most punts returned for touchdown, career: 14 Devin Hester, Chicago Bears, 2006–2013, Atlanta Falcons, 2014–2015
* Most punts returned for touchdown, season: 4; Jack Christiansen, 1951 Detroit Lions season, 1951; Rick Upchurch, 1976 Denver Broncos season, 1976; Devin Hester, 2007 Chicago Bears season, 2007; Patrick Peterson, 2011 Arizona Cardinals season, 2011
* Most punts returned for touchdown, rookie, season: 4, Jack Christiansen, 1951 Detroit Lions season, 1951; Patrick Peterson, 2011 Arizona Cardinals season, 2011
* Most punts returned for touchdown, game: 2, 16 times by 13 players, most recently Darius Reynaud on 2012 Tennessee Titans season, December 30, 2012
* Most games with two or more punts returned for touchdowns: 2; Jack Christiansen October 14, 1951 and November 22, 1951; Eric Metcalf October 24, 1993 and November 2, 1997; Jermaine Lewis (American football, born 1974), Jermaine Lewis December 7, 1997 and December 24, 2000

Kickoff returns

Kickoff return attempts

* Most seasons leading league: 3, Abe Woodson, 1959, 1962–63
* Most kickoff returns, career: 607, Brian Mitchell (running back), Brian Mitchell, 1990–2003
* Most kickoff returns, season: 82, MarTay Jenkins, 2000 Arizona Cardinals season, 2000
* Most kickoff returns, rookie, season: 73; Josh Scobey 2003 Arizona Cardinals season, 2003; Chris Carr (American football), Chris Carr, 2005 Oakland Raiders season, 2005
* Most kickoff returns, game: 10, Desmond Howard on 1997 Oakland Raiders season, October 26, 1997 and Richard Alston (American football), Richard Alston on 2004 Cleveland Browns season, November 28, 2004

Kickoff return yards

* Most seasons leading league: 3; Bruce Harper, 1977–1979; Tyrone Hughes, 1994–1996
* Most yards gained, career: 14,014, Brian Mitchell (running back), Brian Mitchell, 1990–2003
* Most yards gained, season: 2,186, MarTay Jenkins, 2000 Arizona Cardinals season, 2000
* Most yards gained, rookie, season: 1,752, Chris Carr (American football), Chris Carr, 2005 Oakland Raiders season, 2005
* Most yards gained, game: 304, Tyrone Hughes on 1994 New Orleans Saints season, October 23, 1994
* Longest kickoff return: 109 yards, Cordarrelle Patterson on 2013 Minnesota Vikings season, October 27, 2013

Average kickoff return yards

* Highest average, career (minimum 75 returns): 30.56 (91 returns for 2,781 yards), Gale Sayers, 1965–1971
* Highest average, season (among qualified players): 41.06 (18 returns for 739 yards), Travis Williams (running back), Travis Williams, 1967 Green Bay Packers season, 1967
* Highest average, rookie, season (among qualified players): 41.06 (18 returns for 739 yards), Travis Williams (running back), Travis Williams, 1967 Green Bay Packers season, 1967
* Highest average, game (minimum 3 returns): 73.50 (4 returns for 294 yards), Wally Triplett on 1950 Detroit Lions season, October 29, 1950

Kickoff return touchdowns

* Most touchdowns, career: 9, Cordarrelle Patterson, 2013–2022
* Most touchdowns, season: 4; Travis Williams (running back), Travis Williams, 1967 Green Bay Packers season, 1967; Cecil Turner, 1970 Chicago Bears season, 1970
* Most touchdowns, rookie season: 4, Travis Williams (running back), Travis Williams, 1967 Green Bay Packers season, 1967
* Kickoff returns, most touchdowns, game: 2; by 10 players, most recently Leon Washington on 2010 Seattle Seahawks season, September 26, 2010.
* Kickoff returns, most touchdowns, quarter: 2; Travis Williams (running back), Travis Williams, 1967 Green Bay Packers vs. Cleveland Browns

Combined kick/punt returns

* Most seasons leading the league in combined returns: 3, Vai Sikahema, 1987, 1989, 1992
* Most combined kick returns, career: 1,070 (463 punt, 607 kickoff), Brian Mitchell (running back), Brian Mitchell, 1990–2003
* Most combined kick returns, season: 114; Michael Lewis (wide receiver), Michael Lewis, 2002 New Orleans Saints season, 2002 (44 punt, 70 kickoff); B. J. Sams (American football), B. J. Sams, 2004 Baltimore Ravens season, 2004 (55 punt, 59 kickoff)
* Most combined kick returns, rookie, season: 114 (55 punt, 59 kickoff), B. J. Sams (American football), B. J. Sams, 2004 Baltimore Ravens season, 2004
* Most combined kick returns, game: 13; Stump Mitchell on 1981 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season, October 18, 1981 (6 punt, 7 kickoff) and Ronnie Harris (American football), Ronnie Harris on 1993 New England Patriots season, December 5, 1993 (10 punt, 3 kickoff)

Kick/punt return yards

* Most seasons leading the league in combined return yards: 3, Tyrone Hughes 1993, 1995, 1996; Mel Gray (return specialist), Mel Gray 1990–1992, Vai Sikahema, 1986–1987, 1989
* Most consecutive seasons leading the league in combined return yards: 3, Mel Gray (return specialist), Mel Gray 1990–1992
* Most yards returned, career: 19,013 (4,999 punt, 14,014 kickoff), Brian Mitchell (running back), Brian Mitchell, 1990–2003
* Most yards returned, season: 2,432 (625 punt, 1,807 kickoff), Michael Lewis (wide receiver), Michael Lewis, 2002 New Orleans Saints season, 2002
* Most yards returned, rookie, season: 1,938, Chris Carr (American football), Chris Carr, 2005 Oakland Raiders season, 2005
* Most yards returned, game: 347 (43 punt, 304 kickoff), Tyrone Hughes on 1994 New Orleans Saints season, October 23, 1994

Kick/punt return touchdowns

* Most touchdowns, career: 19 (14 punt, 5 kickoff), Devin Hester, 2006–2014
* Most touchdowns, season: 6 (4 punt, 2 kickoff), Devin Hester, 2007 Chicago Bears season, 2007
* Most touchdowns, rookie, season: 5 (3 punt, 2 kickoff), Devin Hester, 2006 Chicago Bears season, 2006
* Most touchdowns, game (any combination of kickoff and punt returns): 2; 39 times by 33 players, most recently Jeremy Ross on 2013 Detroit Lions season, December 8, 2013 (1 punt, 1 kickoff)
* Most touchdowns, game (with both a kickoff and a punt for a TD) : 2; by 13 players, most recently Jeremy Ross on 2013 Detroit Lions season, December 8, 2013

Fumbles

* Most fumbles, career: 166, Brett Favre, 1991–2010
* Most fumbles, season: 23; Kerry Collins, 2001 New York Giants season, 2001; Daunte Culpepper, 2002 Minnesota Vikings season, 2002
* Most fumbles, game: 7, Len Dawson, 1964 Kansas City Chiefs season, November 15, 1964

Fumbles recovered

* Most fumbles recovered, career, own and opponents' : 56 (all own), Warren Moon, 1984–2000
* Most fumbles recovered, season, own and opponents' : 12 (all own), David Carr (American football), David Carr, 2002 Houston Texans season, 2002
* Most fumbles recovered, game, own and opponents' : 4,
:Otto Graham on 1953 Cleveland Browns season, October 25, 1953 (all own)
:Sam Etcheverry on 1961 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season, September 17, 1961 (all own)
:Roman Gabriel on 1969 Los Angeles Rams season, October 12, 1969 (all own)
:Joe Ferguson on 1977 Buffalo Bills season, September 18, 1977 (all own)
:Randall Cunningham on 1986 Philadelphia Eagles season, November 30, 1986 (all own)
:Tony Romo on 2011 Dallas Cowboys season, September 26, 2011 (all own)
:Patrick Peterson on 2012 Arizona Cardinals season, September 30, 2012 (3 own, 1 opponent's)
:Matthew Stafford on 2013 Detroit Lions season, 2013 (all own)

Opponent fumbles recovered

* Most opponents' fumbles recovered, career: 30; Jim Marshall, 1960–1979
* Most opponents' fumbles recovered, season: 9, Don Hultz, 1963 Minnesota Vikings season, 1963
* Most opponents' fumbles recovered, game: 3, by 15 players, most recently Brian Young (American football, born 1977), Brian Young, 2003 St. Louis Rams season, November 9, 2003

Fumble return yards

* Longest fumble return: 104; Jack Tatum, 1972 Oakland Raiders season, September 24, 1972; Aeneas Williams, 2000 Arizona Cardinals season, November 5, 2000
* Fumble return yards, career: 328, DeAngelo Hall 2004–2017
* Fumble return yards, season: 157, Dwayne Rudd, 1998 Minnesota Vikings season, 1998
* Fumble return yards, rookie season: 98, Toby Wright, 1994
* Fumble return yards, game: 104; Jack Tatum, 1972 Oakland Raiders season, September 24, 1972; Aeneas Williams, 2000 Arizona Cardinals season, November 5, 2000

Fumble return touchdowns

* Most fumble return touchdowns, career (total): 6, Jason Taylor (American football), Jason Taylor; 1997–2011
* Most fumble return touchdowns, season (total): 2; by 41 players, most recently Bobby Wagner 2015 Seattle Seahawks season, 2015
* Most fumble return touchdowns, game (total): 2, Jeremy Chinn, November 29, 2020; Fred Evans (running back), Fred "Dippy" Evans, 1948 Chicago Bears season, November 28, 1948; Al Nesser, 1920 Akron Pros season, Oct 3, 1920
* Most fumble return touchdowns, career (own recovered): 2; by 9 players, most recently Kevin Curtis 2003–2010
* Most fumble return touchdowns, season (own recovered): 2; Ahmad Rashad, 1974 Buffalo Bills season, 1974; Del Rodgers, 1982 Green Bay Packers season, 1982, Kevin Curtis 2007 Philadelphia Eagles season, 2007
* Most fumble return touchdowns, career (Opponents' recovered): 6, Jason Taylor (American football), Jason Taylor; 1997–2011
* Most fumble return touchdowns, season (Opponents' recovered): 2; by 38 Players, most recently Bobby Wagner 2015 Seattle Seahawks season, 2015
* Most fumble return touchdowns, game (Opponents' recovered): 2, Jeremy Chinn, November 29, 2020; Fred Evans (running back), Fred "Dippy" Evans, 1948 Chicago Bears season, November 28, 1948; Al Nesser, 1920 Akron Pros season, Oct 3, 1920

Fumbles forced

:''Note: Forced fumbles are not an official NFL statistic and unofficial numbers prior to are not available.''
*Most fumbles forced, career: 54; Robert Mathis, 2003–2016
* Most fumbles forced, season: 10; Osi Umenyiora, 2010 New York Giants season, 2010; Charles Tillman, 2012 Chicago Bears season, 2012
*Most fumbles forced, game: 4; Charles Tillman,

Tackles

*Most solo tackles, career: 2,061 Ray Lewis, 1996–2012
*Most solo tackles, season: 214, Hardy Nickerson, 1993
*Most solo tackles, game: 19, most recently Shaquille Leonard, 2018

Sacks

:''Quarterback sack statistics have been compiled (officially) since ''
* Most seasons leading league: 2;
:Mark Gastineau, 1983 New York Jets season, 1983–1984 New York Jets season, 84
:Reggie White, 1987 Philadelphia Eagles season, 1987–1988 Philadelphia Eagles season, 88
:Kevin Greene (American football), Kevin Greene, 1994 Pittsburgh Steelers season, 1994, 1996 Carolina Panthers season, 1996
:Michael Strahan, 2001 New York Giants season, 2001, 2003 New York Giants season, 2003
:DeMarcus Ware, 2008 Dallas Cowboys season, 2008, 2010 Dallas Cowboys season, 2010
:Jared Allen, 2007 Kansas City Chiefs season, 2007, 2011 Minnesota Vikings season, 2011
:J. J. Watt, 2012 Houston Texans season, 2012, 2015 Houston Texans season, 2015
:T. J. Watt, 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers season, 2020, 2021 Pittsburgh Steelers season, 2021
* Most consecutive seasons leading league: 2;
:Mark Gastineau, 1983 New York Jets season, 1983–1984 New York Jets season, 84
:Reggie White, 1987 Philadelphia Eagles season, 1987–1988 Philadelphia Eagles season, 88
:T. J. Watt, 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers season, 2020–2021 Pittsburgh Steelers season, 2021

* Most sacks, career: 200, Bruce Smith (defensive end), Bruce Smith, 1985–2003
* Most sacks, season: 22.5;
:Michael Strahan, 2001 New York Giants season, 2001
:T. J. Watt, 2021 Pittsburgh Steelers season, 2021
* Most sacks, rookie, season: 14.5, Jevon Kearse, 1999 Tennessee Titans season, 1999
* Most sacks, game: 7.0, Derrick Thomas on 1990 Kansas City Chiefs season, November 11, 1990
* Most seasons, 1+ sacks: 19, Bruce Smith (defensive end), Bruce Smith, 1985–2003
* Most seasons, 10+ sacks: 13, Bruce Smith (defensive end), Bruce Smith, 1986–1990, 1992–1998, 2000
* Most consecutive seasons, 10+ sacks: 9, Reggie White, 1985–1993
* Most consecutive games, sack: 11, Chris Jones (defensive tackle, born 1994), Chris Jones, 2018
* Most seasons, 20+ sacks: 2, J. J. Watt, 2012, 2014

Overtime records

* Most overtime field goals, career: 11, Adam Vinatieri 1996–2017
* Longest overtime field goal: 59 yards, Chandler Catanzaro vs. Cleveland Browns on October 21, 2018
* Most overtime touchdowns, career: 3, LaDainian Tomlinson 2001–2011
* Most overtime rushing touchdowns, career: 3, LaDainian Tomlinson 2001–2011
* Most overtime touchdown passes, career: 4, Drew Bledsoe 1993–2006
* Longest overtime touchdown pass/reception: 99 yards, Ron Jaworski to Mike Quick, Philadelphia Eagles vs. Atlanta Falcons Nov 10, 1985
* Longest overtime rushing touchdown: 96 yards, Garrison Hearst, San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Jets Sep 6, 1998
* Longest overtime interception returned for a touchdown: 72 yards, Lorenzo Lynch, Arizona Cardinals vs. Seattle Seahawks Oct 29, 1995
* Longest overtime kickoff returned for a touchdown: 96 yards, Chad Morton, New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills Sep 8, 2002
* Longest overtime fumble returned for a touchdown: 52 yards, Johnie Cooks, History of the Baltimore Colts, Baltimore Colts vs. New England Patriots Sep 4, 1983
* Longest overtime punt returned for a touchdown: 99 yards, Patrick Peterson, Arizona Cardinals vs. St. Louis Rams Nov 6, 2011
* Most passing yards: 219, Derek Carr, Oakland Raiders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 30, 2016

Miscellaneous

* Most return (of a punt, kickoff, interception, fumble, missed field goal, blocked punt/field goal) touchdowns: 20, Devin Hester 2006–2016
* Most return (of a punt, kick, interception or fumble) touchdowns, including postseason: 21, Devin Hester 2006–2016
* Longest play for a TD: 109 yards, Antonio Cromartie on 2007 San Diego Chargers season, November 4, 2007 (return of a missed field goal), Cordarrelle Patterson on October 27, 2013 (kickoff return), Jamal Agnew on September 26, 2021 (return of a missed field goal)
* Most blocked kicks (field goals/PATs/punts): 25, Ted Hendricks, 1969–1983
* Longest return of a missed field goal: 109 yards, Antonio Cromartie on 2007 San Diego Chargers season, November 4, 2007, Jamal Agnew on September 26, 2021
* Most missed field goal returns for touchdowns: 2, Al Nelson 1965–1973, Carl Taseff 1951–1962
* Longest return of a blocked field goal: 94 yards, Bobby Smith (safety), Bobby Smith on Oct 25, 1964
* Most blocked field goal returns for touchdowns: 2, Kyle Arrington 2010–2014, Nate Clements 2008–2009, Kevin Ross (American football), Kevin Ross 1987–1995
* Longest return of a blocked punt: 67 yards, on Frank Filchock Sep 28, 1941
* Most blocked punt returns for touchdowns: 3, Ed Reed 2002–2013, Tom Flynn (American football), Tom Flynn 1984–1988
* Oldest player: 48, George Blanda, 1975
* Only players to throw and catch a pass for a touchdown in the same play: 3 yards, Brad Johnson (American football), Brad Johnson on October 12th, 1997; 37 yards, Frank Ryan (American football), Frank Ryan on October 30th, 1960; 6 yards, Marcus Mariota on January 6, 2018 (playoff game)
* Players to throw 30+ touchdowns and 30+ interceptions in the same season: Jameis Winston 2019
* Most blocked field goals, season: 10, Bob St. Clair 1956

Oldest firsts

* Oldest player to kick first PAT: Doug Flutie, 43 years, 70 days
* Oldest player to kick first field goal: Mose Kelsch, 36 years, 253 days
* Oldest player to score first touchdown: Whitey Woodin, 36 years, 295 days
* Oldest player to record first reception: Sonny Jurgensen, 39 years, 66 days
* Oldest player to record first receiving yard: Charlie Cowan, 37 years, 143 days
* Oldest player to record first interception: Trace Armstrong, 37 years, 78 days
* Oldest player to throw first completion: Lou Groza, 42 years, 256 days
* Oldest player to throw first touchdown pass: Mike Horan (American football), Mike Horan, 39 years, 301 days
* Oldest player to attempt first pass: Mike Horan (American football), Mike Horan, 39 years, 301 days
* Oldest player to catch first touchdown reception: Jim Turner (placekicker), Jim Turner, 36 years, 202 days
* Oldest player to record first rushing touchdown: Butch Songin, 36 years, 158 days (AFL); Bobby Hebert, 36 years, 62 days (NFL)
* Oldest player to record first rushing attempt: Charles Woodson, 39 years, 78 days
* Oldest player to record first rushing yard: Jeff Gossett, 39 years, 304 days
* Oldest player to score first point: Bill Irgens, 39
* Oldest player to record first interception return for a touchdown: Albert Lewis (American football), Albert Lewis, 38 years, 26 days
* Oldest player to record first punt return for a touchdown: Rod Smith (wide receiver), Rod Smith, 33 years, 185 days
* Oldest player to record first kick off return for a touchdown: Johnny Blood, 33 Years, 282 days

Age

Oldest

* Oldest player to have a rushing touchdown: 45 years, 151 days, Tom Brady Jan. 1, 2023
* Oldest player to have multiple rushing touchdowns in a game: 42 years, 68 days, Tom Brady Oct 10, 2019
* Oldest player to return a punt for a touchdown: 35 years, 140 days, Tim Brown Dec. 9, 2001
* Oldest player to return a kickoff for a touchdown: 33 Years, 282 days, Johnny Blood, Sep 5, 1937
* Oldest player to return an interception for a touchdown: 38 years, 26 days, Albert Lewis (American football), Albert Lewis Nov. 1, 1998
* Oldest player to return a fumble for a touchdown: 37 years, 174 days, Sam Mills Nov 24, 1996
* Oldest player to return a blocked punt for a touchdown: 35 years, 124 days, Fritz Loven Oct. 13, 1929
* Oldest player to return a blocked punt for a touchdown (since 1930): 34 years, 319 days, Dwight Stone (American football), Dwight Stone Dec. 12, 1998
* Oldest player to return a blocked field goal for a touchdown: 33 years, 323 days, Todd Lyght Dec 29, 2002
* Oldest player to have a 150 yard receiving game: 41 years, 70 days, Jerry Rice Dec 22, 2003
* Oldest player to have a 100 yard rushing game: 36 years, 199 days, MacArthur Lane Oct 1, 1978
* Oldest player to have a touchdown reception: 42 years, 67 days, Jerry Rice Dec 19, 2004
* Oldest player to have a 20 rushing attempts in a game: 37 years, 129 days, Frank Gore Sep 20, 2020
* Oldest player to have a 30 rushing attempts in a game: 36 years, 84 days, John Riggins Oct 27, 1985
* Oldest player to have a sack: 40 years, 282 days, Clay Matthews, Jr. Dec 22, 1996
* Oldest player to have an interception: 41 years, 304 days, Darrell Green Dec 16, 2001
* Oldest player to record a safety: 37 years, 221 days, Cameron Wake Sep 8, 2019
* Oldest player to record a two-point conversion: 38 years, 167 days, Antonio Gates Dec 2, 2018
* Oldest player to throw a touchdown pass: 47 years, 88 days, George Blanda Dec 14, 1974
* Oldest player to have a 300+ yard passing game: 45 years, 151 days, Tom Brady Jan 1, 2023
* Oldest player to have a 400+ yard passing game: 45 years, 151 days, Tom Brady Jan 1, 2023
* Oldest player to have a 500+ yard passing game: 40 years, 185 days, Tom Brady, Feb 4, 2018
* Oldest player to start in a Super Bowl: 43 years 188 days, Tom Brady, Feb 7, 2021.
* Oldest player to have a perfect passer rating (158.3): 43 years, 145 days, Tom Brady, Dec 26, 2020.
* Oldest player to lead the league in passing touchdowns: 44 years, 159 days, Tom Brady, Jan 9, 2022.

Youngest

* Youngest player to score a touchdown: 20 years, 53 days, Andy Livingston Dec 13, 1964
* Youngest player to return a punt for a touchdown: 21 years, 19 days, Dexter McCluster Sep 13, 2010
* Youngest player to return a kickoff for a touchdown: 20 years, 53 days, Andy Livingston Dec 13, 1964
* Youngest player to return an interception for a touchdown: 21 years, 44 days, DeAngelo Hall Jan 2, 2005
* Youngest player to return fumble for a touchdown: 21 years, 117 days, Ahmad Carroll Nov 29, 2004
* Youngest player to return a blocked punt for a touchdown: 21 years, 63 days, Geno Hayes Oct 12, 2008
* Youngest player to return a blocked field goal for a touchdown: 22 years, 43 days, Willie Buchanon Dec 17, 1972
* Youngest player to have a 200 yard receiving game: 21 years, 87 days, Mike Evans (wide receiver), Mike Evans Nov 16, 2014
* Youngest player to have a rushing touchdown: 20 years, 167 days, Juwan Thompson Oct 5, 2014
* Youngest player to have a touchdown reception: 20 years, 239 days, Arnie Herber Nov 27, 1930
* Youngest player to have a touchdown reception since 1930: 20 years, 334 days, JuJu Smith-Schuster Oct 22, 2017
* Youngest player to have a sack: 20 years, 98 days, Amobi Okoye Sep 16, 2007
* Youngest player to have an interception: 20 years, 221 days, Tremaine Edmunds Dec 9, 2018
* Youngest player to record a safety: 21 years, 23 days, Mike Charles Oct 16, 1983
* Youngest player to record a two point conversion: 21 years, 77 days, Allen Robinson Nov 9, 2014
* Youngest player to throw a touchdown pass: 20 years, 172 days, Arnie Herber Sep 21, 1930
* Youngest player to throw a touchdown pass since 1950: 21 years, 89 days, Tommy Maddox Nov 30, 1992
* Youngest player to have a 300+ yard passing game: 21 years, 103 days, Sam Darnold Sep 16, 2018
* Youngest player to have a 400+ yard passing game: 21 years, 288 days, Matthew Stafford Nov 22, 2009
* Youngest player to have a 500+ yard passing game: 23 years, 328 days, Matthew Stafford Jan 1, 2012
* Youngest player to start in a Super Bowl: 21 years, 322 days, Bryan Bulaga Feb 6, 2011

Quarterback wins

''Note: These records are not listed in NFL Record and Fact Book''
* Most career wins, regular season plus post season, by a starting quarterback: 286, Tom Brady, 2001–2022.
*Most wins by a starting quarterback (NFL), Most career wins, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 251, Tom Brady, 2001–2022.
* Most career wins, regular season, by a starting quarterback, single team: 219, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2000–2019.
* Most career wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 35, Tom Brady, 2001–2022.
* Most consecutive wins, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 23, Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts, 2008–2009
* Most consecutive wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 10, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2001, 2003–2005
* Most consecutive wins, regular season and post-season, by a starting quarterback: 21, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2003–2004.
* Most consecutive wins in a season, regular season and post-season, by a starting quarterback: 18, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2007–2008.
* Most consecutive wins, regular season, to start a career for a starting quarterback: 15, Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers, 2004–2005
* Most consecutive wins to start a career, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 10, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2001, 2003–2005
* Most consecutive home wins, regular season and post-season, by a starting quarterback: 29, Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, 1995–1998VIKINGS END PACK HOME STREAK
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* Most consecutive home wins, regular season, to start a career for a quarterback: 15, Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams, 1999–2001
* Most consecutive home wins, regular season and post-season to start a career for a quarterback: 17, Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams, 1999–2001
* Most consecutive road wins, regular season and post-season, by a starting quarterback: 19, Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers, 1988–1990; Kansas City Chiefs, 1993
* Most consecutive road wins, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 18, Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers, 1988–1990, Kansas City Chiefs, 1993
* Most road wins in a season, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 8, Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers, 1990; Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams, 2001; Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2007; Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys, 2014
* Most consecutive road wins in a season, regular season and post-season, by a starting quarterback: 10, Eli Manning, New York Giants, 2007
* Most road wins in a season, regular season and post-season, by a starting quarterback: 10, Eli Manning, New York Giants, 2007
* Most road wins in a season, regular season, for a starting rookie quarterback: 6, Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers, 2004; Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys, 2016; Mac Jones, New England Patriots, 2021
* Most home wins in a season, regular season, for a starting rookie quarterback: 8, Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks, 2012
* Most road wins in a season, regular season and postseason, for a starting rookie quarterback: 7, Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens, 2008
* Most wins in a season, regular season and post-season, by a starting quarterback: 18, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2007
* Most wins in a season, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 16, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2007
* Most wins, regular season, by a rookie starting quarterback: 13, Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers, 2004; Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys, 2016
* Most wins in a season, regular season and post-season, by a rookie starting quarterback: 14, Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers, 2004
* Most wins in a season, post-season, by a rookie starting quarterback: 2, Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens, 2008; Mark Sanchez, New York Jets, 2009
* Most career home wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 22, Tom Brady, New England Patriots/Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2002–2021.
* Most consecutive home wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 9, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2014–2019
* Most career road wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 7, Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens, 2008–2010, 2012, 2014, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2001–2019, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2020
* Most consecutive career road wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 5, Eli Manning, New York Giants 2007, 2011
* Most regular season and postseason overall victories by a starting quarterback in one stadium: 134, Tom Brady, Gillette Stadium, 2002–2019.
* Most regular season and post season home overall victories with one team by a starting quarterback: 141, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2001–2019.
* Most regular season home wins with one team by a starting quarterback: 121, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2001–2018
* Most road wins by a starting quarterback: 104, Tom Brady, 2001–2020.
* Most road wins by a starting quarterback, regular season and post-season: 111, Tom Brady, 2001–2021.
* Most NFL teams defeated at least once, career: 32, Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, and Tom Brady.
* Most wins against a single opponent, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 33, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2001–2019, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2021 vs. Buffalo Bills.
* Most wins against a single opponent, regular season and post-season, by a starting quarterback: 33, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2001–2019, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2021 vs. Buffalo Bills.
* Most home wins against a single opponent, regular season and post-season, by a starting quarterback: 19, Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, 1992–2007 Minnesota Vikings, 2009–2010 vs. Detroit Lions
* Most consecutive wins against a single opponent, regular season and post-season, by a starting quarterback: 13, Steve Young, San Francisco 49ers, vs. Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams, 1987, 1991–1998; Tom Brady, New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills, 2003–2010
* Most consecutive wins to start a career against a single opponent, regular season and post-season, by a starting quarterback: 11, Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens, 2008–2013 vs. Cleveland Browns; Andrew Luck, Indianapolis Colts, vs. Tennessee Titans, 2012–2018
* Most consecutive wins against a single opponent, regular season and post season, at home, by a starting quarterback: 19, Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers/Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions, 1992–2010
* Most wins against a single opponent, regular season (and post season), on the road, by a starting quarterback: 16, Tom Brady, vs. Buffalo Bills, 2001–2019
* Most consecutive wins against a single opponent, regular season (and post season), on the road, by a starting quarterback: 11, Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears, 1994–Jan. 2, 2005
* Fewest wins in a regular season by a starting quarterback who won the Super Bowl: 0, Doug Williams (quarterback), Doug Williams, Washington Redskins 1987
* Oldest starting quarterback to win a playoff game: Tom Brady (Philadelphia Eagles in Wild Card Round; 44 years 166 days).

Quarterback losses

''Note: These records are not listed in NFL Record and Fact Book''
* Most career losses, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 123, Vinny Testaverde, 1987–2007
* Most career home losses, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 56, Eli Manning, 2004-2019
* Most career home losses, regular season and post-season, by a starting quarterback: 58, Eli Manning, 2004-2019
* Most career road losses, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 76, Brett Favre, 1992-2010
* Most career road losses, regular season and post-season, by a starting quarterback: 83, Brett Favre, 1992-2010
* Most career losses, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 13, Tom Brady, 2000-2022; Peyton Manning, 2000–2015.
* Most career road losses, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 7, Brett Favre, 1993–2010
* Most career home losses, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 6, Peyton Manning, 2000–2015
* Most consecutive losses, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 4, Y. A. Tittle, 1957–1963; Warren Moon 1991–1994; Andy Dalton 2011–2014
* Most consecutive road losses, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 6, Dave Krieg, 1983-1994
* Most consecutive road losses by a starting quarterback: 14, Steve DeBerg, 1978–1979
* Most consecutive home losses by a starting quarterback: 10, Archie Manning, 1979–1980; Chris Weinke, 2001–2002, 2006
* Most road losses in a season, by a rookie starting quarterback: 8, Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts 1998; Derek Carr (American football), Derek Carr, Oakland Raiders, 2014
* Most losses in a season, by a starting quarterback: 15, Archie Manning, New Orleans Saints, 1980; Jeff George, Indianapolis Colts, 1991; DeShone Kizer, Cleveland Browns, 2017
* Most consecutive losses, by a rookie starting quarterback: 15, DeShone Kizer, Cleveland Browns, 2017
* Most losses in a season, by a rookie starting quarterback: 15, DeShone Kizer, Cleveland Browns, 2017
* Most consecutive losses in a season, by a starting quarterback: 15, DeShone Kizer, Cleveland Browns, 2017
* Most consecutive losses to start a season, by a starting quarterback: 15, DeShone Kizer, Cleveland Browns, 2017
* Most consecutive losses by a starting quarterback: 21, Dan Pastorini, Houston Oilers, 1972–1974
* Most consecutive losses by a starting quarterback, regular season, to start a career: 15, DeShone Kizer, Cleveland Browns, 2017
* Most consecutive road losses by a starting quarterback, regular season, to start a career: 13, Joey Harrington, Detroit Lions, 2002–2003; David Klingler, Cincinnati Bengals, 1992–1994
* Most losses during the regular season by a starting quarterback who won the Super Bowl: 7, Eli Manning, New York Giants, 2011

Professional football firsts

Rushing

* First 1,000 yard rushing season: Beattie Feathers, 1,004 rushing yards, Chicago Bears, 1934
* First 1,500 yard rushing season: Jim Brown, 1,527 rushing yards, Cleveland Browns, 1958
* First 2,000 yard rushing season: O. J. Simpson, 2,003 rushing yards, Buffalo Bills, 1973
* First 15 rushing touchdown season: Steve Van Buren, 15 rushing touchdowns, Philadelphia, 1945
* First 20 rushing touchdown season: John Riggins, 24 rushing touchdowns, Washington Redskins, 1983
* First 25 rushing touchdown season: Emmitt Smith, 25 rushing touchdowns, Dallas Cowboys, 1995
* First 200 rush attempt season: Tuffy Leemans, 206 rush attempts, New York Giants, 1936
* First 300 rush attempt season: Jim Brown, 305 rush attempts, Cleveland Browns, 1961
* First 400 rush attempt season: James Wilder Sr., 407 rush attempts, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1984
* First 200 yard rushing game: Cliff Battles, 215 rushing yards, Boston Braves (NFL), Boston Braves vs. New York Giants; Oct 8, 1933
* First 250 yard rushing game: Spec Sanders, 250 rushing yards, New York Yankees vs. Chicago Rockets; Oct 24, 1947
* First 5 rushing touchdown game: Jimmy Conzelman, 5 rushing touchdowns, Rock Island vs. Evansville; Oct 15, 1922
* First 6 rushing touchdown game: Ernie Nevers, 6 rushing touchdowns, Chicago Cardinals vs. Chicago Bears; Nov 28, 1929
* First 40 rushing attempt game: Lydell Mitchell, 40 rushing attempts, History of the Baltimore Colts, Baltimore Colts vs. New York Jets; October 20, 1974

Passing

* First 1,000 yard passing season: Curly Lambeau, 1,094 passing yards, Green Bay Packers, 1924
* First 1,500 yard passing season: Cecil Isbell, 2,021 passing yards, Green Bay Packers, 1942
* First 2,000 yard passing season: Cecil Isbell, 2,021 passing yards, Green Bay Packers, 1942
* First 2,500 yard passing season: Sammy Baugh, 2,938 passing yards, Washington Redskins, 1947
* First 3,000 yard passing season: Johnny Unitas, 3,099 passing yards, Baltimore Colts, 1960
* First 3,500 yard passing season: Sonny Jurgensen, 3,723 passing yards, Washington Redskins, 1961
* First 4,000 yard passing season: Joe Namath, 4,007 passing yards, New York Jets, 1967
* First 4,500 yard passing season: Dan Fouts, 4,715 passing yards, San Diego Chargers, 1980
* First 5,000 yard passing season: Dan Marino, 5,084 passing yards, Miami Dolphins, 1984
* First 300 completion season: Fran Tarkenton, 345 completions, Minnesota Vikings, 1978
* First 350 completion season: Dan Fouts, 360 completions, San Diego Chargers, 1981
* First 400 completion season: Warren Moon, 404 completions, Houston Oilers, 1991
* First 450 completion season: Peyton Manning, 450 completions, Indianapolis Colts, 2010
* First 20 touchdown pass season: Benny Friedman, 20 touchdown passes, New York Giants, 1929
* First 30 touchdown pass season: Johnny Unitas, 32 touchdown passes, History of the Baltimore Colts, Baltimore Colts, 1959
* First 40 touchdown pass season: Dan Marino, 48 touchdown passes, Miami Dolphins, 1984
* First 50 touchdown pass season: Tom Brady, 50 touchdown passes, New England Patriots, 2007
* First 55 touchdown pass season: Peyton Manning, 55 touchdown passes, Denver Broncos, 2013
* First 400 yard passing game: Sid Luckman, 433 passing yards, Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants; Nov 14, 1943
* First 500 yard passing game: Norm Van Brocklin, 554 passing yards, Los Angeles Rams vs. New York Yanks; Sep 28, 1951
* First 40 completion game: Richard Todd (American football), Richard Todd, 42 completions, New York Jets vs. San Francisco 49ers; Sep 21, 1980
* First 4 touchdown pass game: Benny Friedman
* First 5 touchdown pass game: Ray Buivid, Chicago Bears vs. Chicago Cardinals; December 5, 1937
* First 6 touchdown pass game: Sammy Baugh, Washington Redskins vs. Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL), Brooklyn Dodgers; Oct 31, 1943
* First 7 touchdown pass game: Sid Luckman, Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants; Nov 14, 1943
* First player with 100 career touchdown passes: Sammy Baugh
* First player with 200 career touchdown passes: Y. A. Tittle
* First player with 300 career touchdown passes: Fran Tarkenton
* First player with 400 career touchdown passes: Dan Marino
* First player with 500 career touchdown passes: Brett Favre
* First player with 600 career touchdown passes: Tom Brady.
* First player with 10,000 career passing yards: Sammy Baugh
* First player with 20,000 career passing yards: Sammy Baugh
* First player with 30,000 career passing yards: Johnny Unitas
* First player with 40,000 career passing yards: Johnny Unitas
* First player with 50,000 career passing yards: Dan Marino
* First player with 60,000 career passing yards: Dan Marino
* First player with 70,000 career passing yards: Brett Favre
* First player with 80,000 career passing yards: Drew Brees
* First player with 1,000 career pass completions: Bobby Layne
* First player with 2,000 career pass completions: Y. A. Tittle
* First player with 3,000 career pass completions: Fran Tarkenton
* First player with 4,000 career pass completions: Dan Marino
* First player with 5,000 career pass completions: Brett Favre
* First player with 6,000 career pass completions: Brett Favre
* First player with 7,000 career pass completions: Drew Brees
* First player with 1,000 career pass attempts: Arnie Herber
* First player with 2,000 career pass attempts: Sammy Baugh
* First player with 3,000 career pass attempts: Bobby Layne
* First player with 4,000 career pass attempts: Johnny Unitas
* First player with 5,000 career pass attempts: Johnny Unitas
* First player with 6,000 career pass attempts: Fran Tarkenton
* First player with 7,000 career pass attempts: Dan Marino
* First player with 8,000 career pass attempts: Dan Marino
* First player with 9,000 career pass attempts: Brett Favre
* First player with 10,000 career pass attempts: Brett Favre
* First player with 11,000 career pass attempts: Tom Brady
* First player with 12,000 career pass attempts: Tom Brady
* First player with 100 career passing interceptions: Sammy Baugh
* First player with 200 career passing interceptions: Sammy Baugh
* First player with 300 career passing interceptions: Brett Favre

Receiving

* First 50 reception season: Don Looney, 58 receptions, Philadelphia Eagles, 1940
* First 100 reception season: Lionel Taylor, 100 receptions, Denver Broncos ( American Football League), 1961
* First 100 reception, season by an NFL Player: 106, Art Monk, 1984
* First 15 reception game: Tom Fears, 18 receptions, Los Angeles Rams vs. Green Bay Packers; Dec 3, 1950
* First 20 reception game: Terrell Owens, 20 receptions, San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Bears; Dec 17, 2000
* First 10 touchdown reception season: Johnny McNally, 11 touchdown receptions, Green Bay Packers, 1931
* First 15 touchdown reception season: Don Hutson, 17 touchdown receptions, Green Bay Packers, 1942
* First 20 touchdown reception season: Jerry Rice, 22 touchdown receptions, San Francisco, 1987
* First 1,000 yard receiving season: Don Hutson, 1,211 receiving yards, Green Bay Packers, 1942
* First 1,500 yard receiving season: Charley Hennigan, 1,746 receiving yards, Houston Oilers ( American Football League), 1961
* First 200 yard receiving game: Don Hutson, 209 receiving yards, Green Bay Packers; Oct 18, 1942
* First 250 yard receiving game: Jim Benton (American football), Jim Benton, 303 receiving yards, Cleveland Browns vs. Detroit Lions; Nov 22, 1945
* First 300 yard receiving game: Jim Benton (American football), Jim Benton, 303 receiving yards, Cleveland Browns vs. Detroit Lions; Nov 22, 1945
* First 5 touchdown reception game: Bob Shaw (end), Bob Shaw, 5 touchdown receptions, Chicago Cardinals vs. History of the Baltimore Colts, Baltimore Colts; Oct 2, 1950

Scrimmage

* First 1,000 yards from Scrimmage season: Beattie Feathers, 1,178 yards from scrimmage, Chicago Bears, 1934
* First 1,500 yards from Scrimmage season: Chet Mutryn, 1,617 yards from scrimmage, Buffalo Bills (AAFC), 1948 (not recognized as an NFL record)
* First 2,000 yards from Scrimmage season: Jim Brown, 2,131 yards from scrimmage yards, Cleveland Browns, 1963
* First 2,500 yards from Scrimmage season: Chris Johnson (running back), Chris Johnson, 2,509 from scrimmage yards, Tennessee Titans, 2009 – only 2,500 yard season
* First 300 yards from Scrimmage game: Jim Benton (American football), Jim Benton, 303 yards from scrimmage (all receiving), Cleveland Browns vs. Detroit Lions; Nov 22, 1945

Combined yards

* First 1,000 combined yards season: Beattie Feathers, 1,178 combined yards, Chicago Bears, 1934
* First 1,500 combined yards season: Harry Clarke (American football), Harry Clarke, 1,575 combined yards, Chicago Bears, 1943
* First 2,000 combined yards season: Spec Sanders, 2,202 combined yards, New York Yanks, 1960
* First 2,500 combined yards season: Lionel James, 2,535 combined yards, San Diego Chargers, 1985
* First 300 combined yards game: Jim Benton (American football), Jim Benton, 303 combined yards, Cleveland Browns vs. Detroit Lions; Nov 22, 1945
* First 350 combined yards game: Billy Cannon, 373 combined yards, Houston Oilers vs. New York Titans (football), New York Titans ( American Football League); Dec 10, 1961
* First 400 combined yards game: Glyn Milburn, 404 combined yards, Denver Broncos vs. Seattle Seahawks; Dec 10, 1995 – only 400 combined yard game

Touchdowns

* First 15 touchdown season: Don Hutson, 17 touchdowns, Green Bay Packers, 1942
* First 20 touchdown season: Lenny Moore, 20 touchdowns, History of the Baltimore Colts, Baltimore Colts, 1964
* First 25 touchdown season: Emmitt Smith, 25 touchdowns, Dallas Cowboys, 1995
* First 30 touchdown season: LaDainian Tomlinson, 31 touchdowns, San Diego Chargers, 2006
* First 5 touchdown game: Jimmy Conzelman, 5 touchdowns, Rock Island vs. Evansville; Oct 15, 1922

Scoring

* First 100 point season: Don Hutson, 138 points, Green Bay Packers, 1942
* First 150 point season: Paul Hornung, 176 points, Green Bay Packers, 1960
* First 50 yard field goal, estimated: Paddy Driscoll, 50 to 55 yards, Chicago Cardinals vs. Milwaukee Badgers; Sep 28, 1924 (drop kick)
* First 50 yard field goal, confirmed: Glenn Presnell, 54 yards, Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers; Oct 7, 1934
* First 55 yard field goal, confirmed: Bert Rechichar, 56 yards, History of the Baltimore Colts, Baltimore Colts vs. Chicago Bears; Sep 27, 1953
* First 60 yard field goal: Tom Dempsey, 63 yards, New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions; Nov 8, 1970
* First 5 field goal game: Bob Waterfield, 5 field goals, Los Angeles Rams vs Detroit Lions; Dec 9, 1951

Starts

* First quarterback with 100 consecutive starts: Ron Jaworski Nov 27, 1983
* First quarterback with 200 consecutive starts: Brett Favre Nov 29, 2004

Wins

* First NFL quarterback to defeat 32 franchises: Brett Favre vs. Green Bay Packers; Oct 5, 2009
* First NFL quarterback to reach 100 career wins (regular season): Johnny Unitas vs. Green Bay Packers; November 9, 1969
* First NFL quarterback to reach 150 career wins (regular season): Brett Favre vs. San Diego Chargers; September 23, 2007
* First NFL quarterback to reach 200 career wins (regular season): Tom Brady vs. Kansas City Chiefs; October 14, 2018
* First NFL quarterback to reach 200 career wins (regular season and postseason combined): Peyton Manning vs. Carolina Panthers; February 7, 2016
* First NFL quarterback to reach 250 career wins (regular season and postseason combined): Tom Brady vs. Carolina Panthers; September 20, 2020
* First NFL quarterback to reach 250 career wins (regular season): Tom Brady vs. Arizona Cardinals; December 25, 2022https://www.buccaneers.com/news/bucs-arizona-cardinals-week-16-overtime-win-chris-godwin-data-crunch

Longest play

* Longest non-scoring play: 104 yards, Percy Harvin, Minnesota Vikings vs. Atlanta Falcons; Nov 27, 2011 and Ameer Abdullah, Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers; Nov 15, 2015
* Longest run by a quarterback: 93 yards, Terrelle Pryor, Oakland Raiders vs. Pittsburgh Steelers; October 27, 2013
* Longest field goal return: 109 yards, Antonio Cromartie, San Diego Chargers vs. Minnesota Vikings; November 4, 2007 and Jamal Agnew, Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Arizona Cardinals; September 26, 2021
* Longest run from scrimmage: 99 yards, Tony Dorsett, Dallas Cowboys vs. Minnesota Vikings; January 3, 1983 and Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars; December 6, 2018
* 99-yard pass play, Longest pass: 99 yards, by 13 players, most recently Eli Manning, New York Giants vs. New York Jets; December 24, 2011 (Victor Cruz)
* Longest kickoff return: 109 yards, Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers; October 27, 2013

See also

*List of National Football League records (team)
*List of Super Bowl records
*List of gridiron football quarterbacks passing statistics

References

External links

NFL.com – NFL History – Record and Factbook

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