Best 17th seasons in NFL history
Who had the best 17th season in NFL history?
Matthew Stafford holds the best 17th season in passing yards: 4,707 in 2025, and Matthew Stafford in 2025 in passing touchdowns (46).
Passing yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Stafford | 2025 | 4,707 |
| 2 | Drew Brees | 2017 | 4,334 |
| 3 | Philip Rivers | 2020 | 4,169 |
| 4 | Brett Favre | 2007 | 4,155 |
| 5 | Aaron Rodgers | 2021 | 4,115 |
| 6 | Ben Roethlisberger | 2020 | 3,803 |
| 7 | Tom Brady | 2016 | 3,554 |
| 8 | Dan Marino | 1999 | 2,448 |
| 9 | Dave Krieg | 1996 | 2,278 |
| 10 | Peyton Manning | 2015 | 2,249 |
Passing touchdowns
| # | Player | Season | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Stafford | 2025 | 46 |
| 2 | Aaron Rodgers | 2021 | 37 |
| 3 | Ben Roethlisberger | 2020 | 33 |
| 4 | Brett Favre | 2007 | 28 |
| 5 | Tom Brady | 2016 | 28 |
| 6 | Philip Rivers | 2020 | 24 |
| 7 | Drew Brees | 2017 | 23 |
| 8 | Dave Krieg | 1996 | 14 |
| 9 | Dan Marino | 1999 | 12 |
| 10 | Joe Flacco | 2024 | 12 |
Rushing yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Rodgers | 2021 | 101 |
| 2 | Tom Brady | 2016 | 64 |
| 3 | Joe Flacco | 2024 | 26 |
| 4 | Wade Wilson | 1998 | 24 |
| 5 | Vinny Testaverde | 2003 | 17 |
| 6 | Irving Fryar | 2000 | 16 |
| 7 | Matt Hasselbeck | 2015 | 15 |
| 8 | Brett Favre | 2007 | 12 |
| 9 | Dave Krieg | 1996 | 12 |
| 10 | Drew Brees | 2017 | 12 |
Rushing touchdowns
| # | Player | Season | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Rodgers | 2021 | 3 |
| 2 | Drew Brees | 2017 | 2 |
| 3 | Dave Krieg | 1996 | 1 |
| 4 | Ben Roethlisberger | 2020 | 0 |
| 5 | Brett Favre | 2007 | 0 |
| 6 | Chris Chandler | 2004 | 0 |
| 7 | Dan Marino | 1999 | 0 |
| 8 | Irving Fryar | 2000 | 0 |
| 9 | Joe Flacco | 2024 | 0 |
| 10 | Kerry Collins | 2011 | 0 |
Receiving yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Rice | 2001 | 1,139 |
| 2 | Tony Gonzalez | 2013 | 859 |
| 3 | Irving Fryar | 2000 | 548 |
| 4 | Larry Fitzgerald | 2020 | 409 |
| 5 | Tim Brown | 2004 | 200 |
| 6 | Jason Witten | 2020 | 69 |
| 7 | Marcedes Lewis | 2022 | 66 |
| 8 | Ricky Proehl | 2006 | 30 |
| 9 | Dave Krieg | 1996 | 5 |
| 10 | Aaron Rodgers | 2021 | -4 |
Receptions
| # | Player | Season | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Rice | 2001 | 83 |
| 2 | Tony Gonzalez | 2013 | 83 |
| 3 | Larry Fitzgerald | 2020 | 54 |
| 4 | Irving Fryar | 2000 | 41 |
| 5 | Tim Brown | 2004 | 24 |
| 6 | Jason Witten | 2020 | 13 |
| 7 | Marcedes Lewis | 2022 | 6 |
| 8 | Ricky Proehl | 2006 | 3 |
| 9 | Aaron Rodgers | 2021 | 1 |
| 10 | Dave Krieg | 1996 | 1 |
Sacks
| # | Player | Season | SACK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Smith | 2001 | 5.0 |
| 2 | Calais Campbell | 2024 | 5.0 |
| 3 | Julius Peppers | 2018 | 5.0 |
| 4 | Charles Woodson | 2014 | 1.0 |
| 5 | Junior Seau | 2006 | 1.0 |
| 6 | Ray Lewis | 2012 | 1.0 |
| 7 | Ben Roethlisberger | 2020 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Clay Matthews | 1995 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Darrell Green | 1999 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Drew Brees | 2017 | 0.0 |
Tackles
| # | Player | Season | TOT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Woodson | 2014 | 112 |
| 2 | Junior Seau | 2006 | 69 |
| 3 | Clay Matthews | 1995 | 63 |
| 4 | Ray Lewis | 2012 | 57 |
| 5 | Darrell Green | 1999 | 56 |
| 6 | Calais Campbell | 2024 | 52 |
| 7 | Rod Woodson | 2003 | 51 |
| 8 | Bruce Smith | 2001 | 41 |
| 9 | Julius Peppers | 2018 | 22 |
| 10 | Ted Washington | 2007 | 6 |
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