Best 14th seasons in NFL history
Who had the best 14th season in NFL history?
Drew Brees holds the best 14th season in passing yards: 4,952 in 2014, and Peyton Manning in 2012 in passing touchdowns (37).
Passing yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Brees | 2014 | 4,952 |
| 2 | Rich Gannon | 2002 | 4,689 |
| 3 | Peyton Manning | 2012 | 4,659 |
| 4 | Philip Rivers | 2017 | 4,515 |
| 5 | Aaron Rodgers | 2018 | 4,442 |
| 6 | Tom Brady | 2013 | 4,343 |
| 7 | Ben Roethlisberger | 2017 | 4,251 |
| 8 | Steve Young | 1998 | 4,170 |
| 9 | Brett Favre | 2004 | 4,088 |
| 10 | Matt Ryan | 2021 | 3,968 |
Passing touchdowns
| # | Player | Season | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peyton Manning | 2012 | 37 |
| 2 | Steve Young | 1998 | 36 |
| 3 | Drew Brees | 2014 | 33 |
| 4 | Brett Favre | 2004 | 30 |
| 5 | Ben Roethlisberger | 2017 | 28 |
| 6 | Philip Rivers | 2017 | 28 |
| 7 | John Elway | 1996 | 26 |
| 8 | Rich Gannon | 2002 | 26 |
| 9 | Aaron Rodgers | 2018 | 25 |
| 10 | Tom Brady | 2013 | 25 |
Rushing yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Allen | 1995 | 890 |
| 2 | Frank Gore | 2018 | 722 |
| 3 | Adrian Peterson | 2020 | 604 |
| 4 | Steve Young | 1998 | 454 |
| 5 | Earnest Byner | 1997 | 313 |
| 6 | Aaron Rodgers | 2018 | 269 |
| 7 | Emmitt Smith | 2003 | 256 |
| 8 | John Elway | 1996 | 249 |
| 9 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 2019 | 243 |
| 10 | Rich Gannon | 2002 | 156 |
Rushing touchdowns
| # | Player | Season | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Peterson | 2020 | 7 |
| 2 | Steve Young | 1998 | 6 |
| 3 | Josh McCown | 2017 | 5 |
| 4 | Marcus Allen | 1995 | 5 |
| 5 | John Elway | 1996 | 4 |
| 6 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 2019 | 4 |
| 7 | Rich Gannon | 2002 | 3 |
| 8 | Aaron Rodgers | 2018 | 2 |
| 9 | Drew Bledsoe | 2006 | 2 |
| 10 | Emmitt Smith | 2003 | 2 |
Receiving yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irving Fryar | 1997 | 1,316 |
| 2 | Cris Carter | 2000 | 1,274 |
| 3 | Tim Brown | 2001 | 1,165 |
| 4 | Jerry Rice | 1998 | 1,157 |
| 5 | Larry Fitzgerald | 2017 | 1,156 |
| 6 | James Lofton | 1991 | 1,072 |
| 7 | Steve Smith Sr. | 2014 | 1,065 |
| 8 | Henry Ellard | 1996 | 1,014 |
| 9 | Keenan McCardell | 2005 | 917 |
| 10 | Terrell Owens | 2009 | 829 |
Receptions
| # | Player | Season | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Fitzgerald | 2017 | 109 |
| 2 | Cris Carter | 2000 | 96 |
| 3 | Tim Brown | 2001 | 91 |
| 4 | Irving Fryar | 1997 | 86 |
| 5 | Jerry Rice | 1998 | 82 |
| 6 | Steve Smith Sr. | 2014 | 79 |
| 7 | Keenan McCardell | 2005 | 70 |
| 8 | Tony Gonzalez | 2010 | 70 |
| 9 | Jason Witten | 2016 | 69 |
| 10 | Anquan Boldin | 2016 | 67 |
Sacks
| # | Player | Season | SACK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reggie White | 1998 | 16.0 |
| 2 | Chris Doleman | 1998 | 15.0 |
| 3 | Kevin Greene | 1999 | 12.0 |
| 4 | John Abraham | 2013 | 11.5 |
| 5 | Terrell Suggs | 2017 | 11.0 |
| 6 | Julius Peppers | 2015 | 10.5 |
| 7 | Bruce Smith | 1998 | 10.0 |
| 8 | Rickey Jackson | 1995 | 9.5 |
| 9 | Clay Matthews | 1992 | 9.0 |
| 10 | Von Miller | 2025 | 9.0 |
Tackles
| # | Player | Season | TOT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London Fletcher | 2011 | 166 |
| 2 | Bobby Wagner | 2025 | 162 |
| 3 | Demario Davis | 2025 | 143 |
| 4 | Ray Lewis | 2009 | 134 |
| 5 | Brian Dawkins | 2009 | 116 |
| 6 | Hardy Nickerson | 2001 | 116 |
| 7 | Lavonte David | 2025 | 114 |
| 8 | Thomas Davis Sr. | 2019 | 112 |
| 9 | Antoine Bethea | 2019 | 110 |
| 10 | James Farrior | 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