List of individual records in the National Football League
The list of individual records in the National Football League represents all the records recognized by the National Football League by a single player. The achievements in the National Football League since 1920 and in the American Football League from 1960 to 1969 were taken into account .
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record | Complete season | Play-offs | ||||||||||
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game | season | Career | game | Career | ||||||||
Person date |
value | Person season |
value | person | value | Person date |
value | person | value | |||
Most points scored |
Ernie Nevers Nov 28, 1929 |
40 |
LaDainian Tomlinson 2006 |
186 | Adam Vinatieri | 2,673 |
Ricky Watters Jan 15, 1994 |
30th | Adam Vinatieri | 238 | ||
Most touchdowns achieved |
Ernie Nevers Nov 28, 1929 Dub Jones Nov 25, 1951 Gale Sayers Dec 12, 1965 |
6th |
LaDainian Tomlinson 2006 |
31 | Jerry Rice | 208 |
Ricky Watters Jan 15, 1994 |
5 | Jerry Rice | 22nd | ||
Scored most point after touchdowns |
Pat Harder Oct 17, 1948 Bob Waterfield Oct 22, 1950 Charlie Gogolak Nov 27, 1966 |
9 |
Matt Prater 2013 |
75 | George Blanda | 943 |
Lou Groza Dec 26, 1954 Jim Martin Dec 22, 1957 George Blanda Dec 21, 1969 Mike Hollis Jan 15, 2000 |
8th | Stephen Gostkowski | 88 | ||
Most field goal attempts |
Jim Bakken Sep 24 1967 |
9 |
David Akers 2011 |
52 | Adam Vinatieri | 715 | 7 players | 6th | Adam Vinatieri | 68 | ||
Scored most field goals |
Rob Bironas Oct 21, 2007 |
8th |
David Akers 2011 |
44 | Adam Vinatieri | 599 |
Chris Boswell Jan 15, 2017 |
6th | Adam Vinatieri | 56 | ||
Most of the runs |
Jamie Morris Dec 17, 1988 |
45 |
Larry Johnson 2006 |
416 | Emmitt Smith | 4,409 |
Lamar Smith Dec. 30, 2000 |
40 | Franco Harris | 400 | ||
Most yards run |
Adrian Peterson Nov 4, 2007 |
296 |
Eric Dickerson 1984 |
2,105 | Emmitt Smith | 18,355 |
Eric Dickerson Jan. 4, 1986 |
248 | Emmitt Smith | 1,586 | ||
Most of the touchdowns run |
Ernie Nevers Nov 28, 1929 |
6th |
LaDainian Tomlinson 2006 |
28 | Emmitt Smith | 164 |
Ricky Watters Jan 15, 1994 |
5 | Emmitt Smith | 19th | ||
Most pass attempts |
Drew Bledsoe Nov 13, 1994 |
70 |
Matthew Stafford 2012 |
727 | Brett Favre | 10.169 |
Steve Young Jan. 6, 1996 |
65 | Tom Brady | 1,626 | ||
Most passports arrived |
Drew Bledsoe Nov 13, 1994 |
45 |
Drew Brees 2016 |
471 | Drew Brees | 6,867 |
Drew Brees Jan. 14, 2012 |
40 | Tom Brady | 1,025 | ||
Most yards thrown |
Norm Van Brocklin Sep 28 1951 |
554 |
Peyton Manning 2013 |
5,477 | Drew Brees | 77,416 |
Tom Brady Feb 4th 2018 |
505 | Tom Brady | 11,388 | ||
Most touchdowns thrown | 8 players | 7th |
Peyton Manning 2013 |
55 | Drew Brees | 547 |
Daryle Lamonica Dec 21, 1969 Steve Young Jan 29, 1995 Tom Brady Jan 14, 2012 |
6th | Tom Brady | 73 | ||
Most interceptions thrown |
Jim Hardy Sep 24 1950 |
8th |
George Blanda 1962 |
42 | Brett Favre | 336 |
Frank Filchock Dec 15, 1946 Bobby Layne Dec 26, 1954 Norm Van Brocklin Dec 26, 1955 Brett Favre Jan 20, 2002 |
6th | Tom Brady | 34 | ||
Most of the captured passports |
Brandon Marshall Dec 13, 2009 |
21st |
Michael Thomas 2019 |
149 | Jerry Rice | 1,549 |
Darren Sproles Jan. 14, 2012 |
15th | Jerry Rice | 151 | ||
Caught most yards |
Flipper Anderson Nov 26, 1989 |
336 |
Calvin Johnson 2012 |
1,964 | Jerry Rice | 22,895 |
Eric Molds Jan. 2, 1999 |
240 | Jerry Rice | 2,245 | ||
Most touchdowns caught |
Bob Shaw Oct 2, 1950 Kellen Winslow Nov 22, 1981 Jerry Rice Oct 14, 1990 |
5 |
Randy Moss 2007 |
23 | Jerry Rice | 197 | 14 players | 3 | Jerry Rice | 22nd | ||
Caught most interceptions | 19 players | 4th |
Dick Lane 1952 |
14th | Paul Krause | 81 |
Vernon Perry Dec. 29, 1979 |
4th |
Charlie Waters Bill Simpson Ronnie Lott Ed Reed |
9 | ||
Most yards run after interception |
Charlie McNeil Sep 24 1961 |
177 |
Darren Sharper 2009 |
376 | Ed Reed | 1,590 |
Darrien Gordon Jan 31, 1999 |
108 | Asante Samuel | 227 | ||
Most scored touchdowns after interception | 31 players | 2 |
Ken Houston 1971 Jim Kearney 1972 Eric Allen 1993 |
4th | Rod Woodson | 12 |
Aeneas Williams Jan 20, 2002 Dwight Smith Jan 26, 2003 |
2 | Asante Samuel | 4th | ||
Most of the punts |
Leo Araguz Oct 11, 1998 |
16 |
Bob Parsons 1981 Chad Stanley 2002 |
114 | Jeff Feagles | 1,713 |
Dave Jennings Jan 3rd 1987 |
14th | Ray Guy | 111 | ||
Most punt returns |
Eddie Brown Oct 9, 1977 |
11 |
Danny Reece 1979 |
70 | Brian Mitchell | 463 |
Kyle Williams Jan 22, 2012 |
8th |
David Meggett Brian Mitchell |
34 | ||
Most yards after punt return |
LeRoy Irvin Oct 11, 1981 |
207 |
Desmond Howard 1996 |
875 | Brian Mitchell | 4,999 |
Allen Rossum Jan 15, 2005 |
152 | Brian Mitchell | 339 | ||
Most touchdowns after punt returns | 13 players | 2 |
Jack Christiansen 1951 Rick Upchurch 1976 Devin Hester 2007 Patrick Peterson 2011 |
4th | Devin Hester | 14th | 21 players | 1 | 21 players | 1 | ||
Most kickoff returns |
Desmond Howard Oct 26, 1997 Richard Alston Nov 28, 2004 Chris Williams Nov 9, 2014 |
10 |
MarTay Jenkins 2000 |
82 | Brian Mitchell | 607 |
Marc Logan Jan 12, 1991 Andre Coleman Jan 29, 1995 Marcus Knight Jan 26, 2003 |
8th | Brian Mitchell | 36 | ||
Most yards after kickoff return |
Tyrone Hughes Oct 23, 1993 |
304 |
MarTay Jenkins 2000 |
2,186 | Brian Mitchell | 14,014 |
Andre Coleman Jan 29, 1995 |
244 | Brian Mitchell | 875 | ||
Most touchdowns after kickoff returns | 10 players | 2 |
Travis Williams 1967 Cecil Turner 1970 |
4th |
Josh Cribbs Leon Washington |
8th | 24 players | 1 | Ron Dixon | 2 | ||
Most often fumbled |
Len Dawson Nov. 15, 1964 |
7th |
Kerry Collins 2001 Daunte Culpepper 2002 |
23 | Brett Favre | 166 |
Warren Moon Jan 16, 1994 |
5 | Warren Moon | 16 | ||
Most fumble conquered | 7 players | 4th |
David Carr 2002 |
12 | Warren Moon | 56 | 6 players | 4th | Warren Moon | 8th | ||
Most sacks |
Derrick Thomas Nov 11, 1990 |
7.0 |
Michael Strahan 2001 |
22.5 | Bruce Smith | 200.0 |
Willie McGinest Jan. 7, 2006 |
4.5 | Willie McGinest | 16.0 |
literature
- National Football League (Ed.): 2017 official NFL Record and Fact Book . (English, nfl.com [PDF; 53.0 MB ; accessed on February 8, 2018]).