Best 12th seasons in NFL history
Who had the best 12th season in NFL history?
Tom Brady holds the best 12th season in passing yards: 5,235 in 2011, and Drew Brees in 2012 in passing touchdowns (43).
Passing yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Brady | 2011 | 5,235 |
| 2 | Drew Brees | 2012 | 5,177 |
| 3 | Philip Rivers | 2015 | 4,792 |
| 4 | Carson Palmer | 2015 | 4,671 |
| 5 | Peyton Manning | 2009 | 4,500 |
| 6 | Matt Ryan | 2019 | 4,466 |
| 7 | Dan Marino | 1994 | 4,453 |
| 8 | Eli Manning | 2015 | 4,432 |
| 9 | Aaron Rodgers | 2016 | 4,428 |
| 10 | Warren Moon | 1995 | 4,228 |
Passing touchdowns
| # | Player | Season | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Brees | 2012 | 43 |
| 2 | Aaron Rodgers | 2016 | 40 |
| 3 | Tom Brady | 2011 | 39 |
| 4 | Carson Palmer | 2015 | 35 |
| 5 | Eli Manning | 2015 | 35 |
| 6 | Peyton Manning | 2009 | 33 |
| 7 | Warren Moon | 1995 | 33 |
| 8 | Dan Marino | 1994 | 30 |
| 9 | Philip Rivers | 2015 | 29 |
| 10 | Vinny Testaverde | 1998 | 29 |
Rushing yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Peterson | 2018 | 1,042 |
| 2 | Frank Gore | 2016 | 1,025 |
| 3 | Emmitt Smith | 2001 | 1,021 |
| 4 | Jerome Bettis | 2004 | 941 |
| 5 | Warrick Dunn | 2008 | 786 |
| 6 | Marcus Allen | 1993 | 764 |
| 7 | Rich Gannon | 2000 | 529 |
| 8 | Thomas Jones | 2011 | 478 |
| 9 | Earnest Byner | 1995 | 432 |
| 10 | Aaron Rodgers | 2016 | 369 |
Rushing touchdowns
| # | Player | Season | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerome Bettis | 2004 | 13 |
| 2 | Marcus Allen | 1993 | 12 |
| 3 | Adrian Peterson | 2018 | 7 |
| 4 | Aaron Rodgers | 2016 | 4 |
| 5 | Frank Gore | 2016 | 4 |
| 6 | Fred Taylor | 2009 | 4 |
| 7 | John Elway | 1994 | 4 |
| 8 | Rich Gannon | 2000 | 4 |
| 9 | Steve Young | 1996 | 4 |
| 10 | Emmitt Smith | 2001 | 3 |
Receiving yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Ellard | 1994 | 1,397 |
| 2 | Reggie Wayne | 2012 | 1,355 |
| 3 | Terrell Owens | 2007 | 1,355 |
| 4 | Tim Brown | 1999 | 1,344 |
| 5 | Randy Moss | 2009 | 1,264 |
| 6 | Jerry Rice | 1996 | 1,254 |
| 7 | Larry Fitzgerald | 2015 | 1,215 |
| 8 | Keenan McCardell | 2003 | 1,174 |
| 9 | Steve Smith Sr. | 2012 | 1,174 |
| 10 | Hines Ward | 2009 | 1,167 |
Receptions
| # | Player | Season | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Fitzgerald | 2015 | 109 |
| 2 | Jerry Rice | 1996 | 108 |
| 3 | Reggie Wayne | 2012 | 106 |
| 4 | Tony Gonzalez | 2008 | 96 |
| 5 | Hines Ward | 2009 | 95 |
| 6 | Bobby Engram | 2007 | 94 |
| 7 | Drew Hill | 1991 | 90 |
| 8 | Tim Brown | 1999 | 90 |
| 9 | Andre Johnson | 2014 | 85 |
| 10 | Keenan McCardell | 2003 | 84 |
Sacks
| # | Player | Season | SACK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trace Armstrong | 2000 | 16.5 |
| 2 | Bruce Smith | 1996 | 13.5 |
| 3 | J.J. Watt | 2022 | 12.5 |
| 4 | Terrell Suggs | 2014 | 12.0 |
| 5 | Rickey Jackson | 1993 | 11.5 |
| 6 | Chris Doleman | 1996 | 11.0 |
| 7 | John Randle | 2001 | 11.0 |
| 8 | Cameron Heyward | 2022 | 10.5 |
| 9 | Kevin Greene | 1997 | 10.5 |
| 10 | Warren Sapp | 2006 | 10.0 |
Tackles
| # | Player | Season | TOT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Wagner | 2023 | 183 |
| 2 | London Fletcher | 2009 | 142 |
| 3 | Lavonte David | 2023 | 134 |
| 4 | James Farrior | 2008 | 133 |
| 5 | Daryl Smith | 2015 | 121 |
| 6 | Demario Davis | 2023 | 121 |
| 7 | Derrick Brooks | 2006 | 121 |
| 8 | Ray Lewis | 2007 | 120 |
| 9 | Darryl Talley | 1994 | 114 |
| 10 | Karlos Dansby | 2015 | 108 |
Regular season only, counting stats only. A season is numbered from the first season on file for that player, so a career that began before the league’s rows start is numbered from where the data does. NFL all-time records