Best 13th seasons in NFL history
Who had the best 13th season in NFL history?
Drew Brees holds the best 13th season in passing yards: 5,162 in 2013, and Matthew Stafford in 2021 in passing touchdowns (41).
Passing yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Brees | 2013 | 5,162 |
| 2 | Matthew Stafford | 2021 | 4,886 |
| 3 | Tom Brady | 2012 | 4,827 |
| 4 | Peyton Manning | 2010 | 4,700 |
| 5 | Matt Ryan | 2020 | 4,581 |
| 6 | Philip Rivers | 2016 | 4,386 |
| 7 | Carson Palmer | 2016 | 4,233 |
| 8 | Eli Manning | 2016 | 4,027 |
| 9 | John Elway | 1995 | 3,970 |
| 10 | Rich Gannon | 2001 | 3,828 |
Passing touchdowns
| # | Player | Season | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Stafford | 2021 | 41 |
| 2 | Drew Brees | 2013 | 39 |
| 3 | Randall Cunningham | 1998 | 34 |
| 4 | Tom Brady | 2012 | 34 |
| 5 | Peyton Manning | 2010 | 33 |
| 6 | Philip Rivers | 2016 | 33 |
| 7 | Brett Favre | 2003 | 32 |
| 8 | Ben Roethlisberger | 2016 | 29 |
| 9 | Rich Gannon | 2001 | 27 |
| 10 | Carson Palmer | 2016 | 26 |
Rushing yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmitt Smith | 2002 | 975 |
| 2 | Frank Gore | 2017 | 961 |
| 3 | Adrian Peterson | 2019 | 898 |
| 4 | Marcus Allen | 1994 | 709 |
| 5 | Earnest Byner | 1996 | 634 |
| 6 | Jerome Bettis | 2005 | 368 |
| 7 | Rich Gannon | 2001 | 231 |
| 8 | Steve Young | 1997 | 199 |
| 9 | Tyrod Taylor | 2023 | 197 |
| 10 | John Elway | 1995 | 176 |
Rushing touchdowns
| # | Player | Season | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerome Bettis | 2005 | 9 |
| 2 | Marcus Allen | 1994 | 7 |
| 3 | Adrian Peterson | 2019 | 5 |
| 4 | Emmitt Smith | 2002 | 5 |
| 5 | Earnest Byner | 1996 | 4 |
| 6 | Tom Brady | 2012 | 4 |
| 7 | Drew Brees | 2013 | 3 |
| 8 | Frank Gore | 2017 | 3 |
| 9 | Steve Young | 1997 | 3 |
| 10 | Dave Krieg | 1992 | 2 |
Receiving yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cris Carter | 1999 | 1,241 |
| 2 | Irving Fryar | 1996 | 1,195 |
| 3 | Tim Brown | 2000 | 1,128 |
| 4 | Isaac Bruce | 2006 | 1,098 |
| 5 | Terrell Owens | 2008 | 1,052 |
| 6 | Derrick Mason | 2009 | 1,028 |
| 7 | Larry Fitzgerald | 2016 | 1,023 |
| 8 | Joey Galloway | 2007 | 1,014 |
| 9 | Henry Ellard | 1995 | 1,005 |
| 10 | Muhsin Muhammad | 2008 | 923 |
Receptions
| # | Player | Season | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Fitzgerald | 2016 | 107 |
| 2 | Cris Carter | 1999 | 90 |
| 3 | Irving Fryar | 1996 | 88 |
| 4 | Tony Gonzalez | 2009 | 83 |
| 5 | Keenan Allen | 2025 | 81 |
| 6 | Jason Witten | 2015 | 77 |
| 7 | Tim Brown | 2000 | 76 |
| 8 | Isaac Bruce | 2006 | 74 |
| 9 | Derrick Mason | 2009 | 73 |
| 10 | Anquan Boldin | 2015 | 69 |
Sacks
| # | Player | Season | SACK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Greene | 1998 | 15.0 |
| 2 | Bruce Smith | 1997 | 14.0 |
| 3 | Chris Doleman | 1997 | 12.0 |
| 4 | Michael Strahan | 2005 | 11.5 |
| 5 | Brandon Graham | 2022 | 11.0 |
| 6 | Reggie White | 1997 | 11.0 |
| 7 | John Abraham | 2012 | 10.0 |
| 8 | Jerry Hughes | 2022 | 9.0 |
| 9 | Terrell Suggs | 2016 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Bill Romanowski | 2001 | 7.0 |
Tackles
| # | Player | Season | TOT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demario Davis | 2024 | 136 |
| 2 | London Fletcher | 2010 | 136 |
| 3 | Bobby Wagner | 2024 | 132 |
| 4 | Lavonte David | 2024 | 122 |
| 5 | Antoine Bethea | 2018 | 120 |
| 6 | Ray Lewis | 2008 | 117 |
| 7 | Karlos Dansby | 2016 | 114 |
| 8 | Eugene Robinson | 1997 | 111 |
| 9 | Derrick Brooks | 2007 | 109 |
| 10 | Takeo Spikes | 2010 | 109 |
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