Best 16th seasons in NFL history
Who had the best 16th season in NFL history?
Drew Brees holds the best 16th season in passing yards: 5,208 in 2016, and Aaron Rodgers in 2020 in passing touchdowns (48).
Passing yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Brees | 2016 | 5,208 |
| 2 | Tom Brady | 2015 | 4,770 |
| 3 | Peyton Manning | 2014 | 4,727 |
| 4 | Philip Rivers | 2019 | 4,615 |
| 5 | Aaron Rodgers | 2020 | 4,299 |
| 6 | Brett Favre | 2006 | 3,885 |
| 7 | Matthew Stafford | 2024 | 3,762 |
| 8 | Dave Krieg | 1995 | 3,554 |
| 9 | Dan Marino | 1998 | 3,497 |
| 10 | John Elway | 1998 | 2,806 |
Passing touchdowns
| # | Player | Season | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Rodgers | 2020 | 48 |
| 2 | Peyton Manning | 2014 | 39 |
| 3 | Drew Brees | 2016 | 37 |
| 4 | Tom Brady | 2015 | 36 |
| 5 | Dan Marino | 1998 | 23 |
| 6 | Philip Rivers | 2019 | 23 |
| 7 | John Elway | 1998 | 22 |
| 8 | Matthew Stafford | 2024 | 20 |
| 9 | Brett Favre | 2006 | 18 |
| 10 | Dave Krieg | 1995 | 16 |
Rushing yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Gore | 2020 | 653 |
| 2 | Marcus Allen | 1997 | 505 |
| 3 | Aaron Rodgers | 2020 | 149 |
| 4 | John Elway | 1998 | 94 |
| 5 | Tom Brady | 2015 | 53 |
| 6 | Matthew Stafford | 2024 | 41 |
| 7 | Randall Cunningham | 2001 | 40 |
| 8 | Chris Chandler | 2003 | 35 |
| 9 | Brett Favre | 2006 | 29 |
| 10 | Dave Krieg | 1995 | 29 |
Rushing touchdowns
| # | Player | Season | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Allen | 1997 | 11 |
| 2 | Aaron Rodgers | 2020 | 3 |
| 3 | Tom Brady | 2015 | 3 |
| 4 | Drew Brees | 2016 | 2 |
| 5 | Frank Gore | 2020 | 2 |
| 6 | Brett Favre | 2006 | 1 |
| 7 | Dan Marino | 1998 | 1 |
| 8 | John Elway | 1998 | 1 |
| 9 | Randall Cunningham | 2001 | 1 |
| 10 | Ben Roethlisberger | 2019 | 0 |
Receiving yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Gonzalez | 2012 | 930 |
| 2 | Jerry Rice | 2000 | 805 |
| 3 | Larry Fitzgerald | 2019 | 804 |
| 4 | Steve Smith Sr. | 2016 | 799 |
| 5 | Tim Brown | 2003 | 567 |
| 6 | Jason Witten | 2019 | 529 |
| 7 | Ricky Proehl | 2005 | 441 |
| 8 | Antonio Gates | 2018 | 333 |
| 9 | Isaac Bruce | 2009 | 264 |
| 10 | Keenan McCardell | 2007 | 256 |
Receptions
| # | Player | Season | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Gonzalez | 2012 | 93 |
| 2 | Jerry Rice | 2000 | 75 |
| 3 | Larry Fitzgerald | 2019 | 75 |
| 4 | Steve Smith Sr. | 2016 | 70 |
| 5 | Jason Witten | 2019 | 63 |
| 6 | Tim Brown | 2003 | 52 |
| 7 | Antonio Gates | 2018 | 28 |
| 8 | Irving Fryar | 1999 | 26 |
| 9 | Ricky Proehl | 2005 | 25 |
| 10 | Marcedes Lewis | 2021 | 23 |
Sacks
| # | Player | Season | SACK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julius Peppers | 2017 | 11.0 |
| 2 | Bruce Smith | 2000 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Calais Campbell | 2023 | 6.5 |
| 4 | Terrell Suggs | 2019 | 6.5 |
| 5 | Brandon Graham | 2025 | 3.0 |
| 6 | Brian Dawkins | 2011 | 3.0 |
| 7 | Dwight Freeney | 2017 | 3.0 |
| 8 | Jeff Zgonina | 2009 | 2.5 |
| 9 | Charles Woodson | 2013 | 2.0 |
| 10 | London Fletcher | 2013 | 2.0 |
Tackles
| # | Player | Season | TOT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London Fletcher | 2013 | 111 |
| 2 | Charles Woodson | 2013 | 97 |
| 3 | Ray Lewis | 2011 | 95 |
| 4 | Ronde Barber | 2012 | 92 |
| 5 | Clay Matthews | 1994 | 88 |
| 6 | Rod Woodson | 2002 | 82 |
| 7 | Eugene Robinson | 2000 | 76 |
| 8 | Darrell Green | 1998 | 65 |
| 9 | Albert Lewis | 1998 | 57 |
| 10 | Calais Campbell | 2023 | 56 |
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