89,214 yards
Most career passing yards
Accumulated over twenty-three seasons with New England and Tampa Bay, it dwarfs the field and is unlikely to be seriously challenged for years.
The NFL keeps meticulous records, and its benchmark numbers double as a shorthand history of the sport, each mark tied to a player, a season, and often a rule environment that produced it. Some are the product of freakish single games; others reflect a decade of relentless accumulation.
The records below span career and single-season achievements across passing, rushing, receiving, kicking, and the postseason. Figures are the recognized regular-season marks unless noted, and several remain within reach of active players in an era of ever-higher offensive output.
Records
649 TDs
Most career passing touchdowns
Brady passed Peyton Manning and Drew Brees on his way to a total that pairs with his yardage record as the twin peaks of quarterback longevity.
18,355 yards
Most career rushing yards
The Dallas Cowboys workhorse overtook Walter Payton in 2002 behind a great offensive line, adding a Super Bowl MVP and the 1993 rushing title along the way.
22,895 yards
Most career receiving yards
Rice sits more than 6,000 yards clear of anyone else, a gap so vast that it is often called the most unbreakable record in football.
1,549 catches
Most career receptions
Rice reliability over twenty seasons produced a reception total that, like his yardage, remains far beyond the reach of his successors.
197 TDs
Most career receiving touchdowns
Nearly fifty touchdowns clear of the next receiver, it completes Rice sweep of the major career receiving categories.
5,477 yards
Single-season passing yards
Set with the Denver Broncos at age 37, it edged Drew Brees prior mark during one of the most prolific passing seasons ever.
55 TDs
Single-season passing touchdowns
Manning shattered Brady 2007 record of 50 in the same historic 2013 campaign, a peak of the modern passing explosion.
2,105 yards
Single-season rushing yards
Set with the Los Angeles Rams in a sixteen-game season, this mark has survived more than four decades of challengers.
296 yards
Single-game rushing yards
The Minnesota Vikings rookie ran wild against the San Diego Chargers, breaking a single-game record that had stood since 2000.
7 titles
Most Super Bowl titles (player)
Won across two decades with New England and Tampa Bay, it is more championships than any single NFL franchise has ever claimed.
2,673 points
Most career points
The clutch kicker, famous for game-winning Super Bowl field goals, built the all-time scoring record over twenty-four seasons.
66 yards
Longest field goal
Tucker walk-off kick for Baltimore against Detroit banked off the crossbar and through, setting the mark recognized as of the 2024 season.
297 starts
Most consecutive starts (QB)
A regular-season streak, 321 including playoffs, spanning sixteen years and cementing Favre reputation for durability at football most punishing position.
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