Best 18th seasons in NFL history
Who had the best 18th season in NFL history?
Tom Brady holds the best 18th season in passing yards: 4,577 in 2017, and Drew Brees in 2018 in passing touchdowns (32).
Passing yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Brady | 2017 | 4,577 |
| 2 | Drew Brees | 2018 | 3,992 |
| 3 | Ben Roethlisberger | 2021 | 3,740 |
| 4 | Aaron Rodgers | 2022 | 3,695 |
| 5 | Vinny Testaverde | 2004 | 3,532 |
| 6 | Brett Favre | 2008 | 3,472 |
| 7 | Joe Flacco | 2025 | 2,479 |
| 8 | Philip Rivers | 2025 | 544 |
| 9 | Matthew Stafford | 2026 | 155 |
| 10 | Dave Krieg | 1997 | 2 |
Passing touchdowns
| # | Player | Season | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Brees | 2018 | 32 |
| 2 | Tom Brady | 2017 | 32 |
| 3 | Aaron Rodgers | 2022 | 26 |
| 4 | Ben Roethlisberger | 2021 | 22 |
| 5 | Brett Favre | 2008 | 22 |
| 6 | Vinny Testaverde | 2004 | 17 |
| 7 | Joe Flacco | 2025 | 15 |
| 8 | Philip Rivers | 2025 | 4 |
| 9 | Andy Lee | 2021 | 0 |
| 10 | Charles Woodson | 2015 | 0 |
Rushing yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Rodgers | 2022 | 94 |
| 2 | Brett Favre | 2008 | 43 |
| 3 | Vinny Testaverde | 2004 | 38 |
| 4 | Joe Flacco | 2025 | 35 |
| 5 | Tom Brady | 2017 | 28 |
| 6 | Drew Brees | 2018 | 22 |
| 7 | Jerry Rice | 2002 | 20 |
| 8 | Ben Roethlisberger | 2021 | 5 |
| 9 | Andy Lee | 2021 | 0 |
| 10 | Sean Landeta | 2002 | 0 |
Rushing touchdowns
| # | Player | Season | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Brees | 2018 | 4 |
| 2 | Aaron Rodgers | 2022 | 1 |
| 3 | Ben Roethlisberger | 2021 | 1 |
| 4 | Brett Favre | 2008 | 1 |
| 5 | Joe Flacco | 2025 | 1 |
| 6 | Vinny Testaverde | 2004 | 1 |
| 7 | Andy Lee | 2021 | 0 |
| 8 | Charles Woodson | 2015 | 0 |
| 9 | Dave Krieg | 1997 | 0 |
| 10 | Jerry Rice | 2002 | 0 |
Receiving yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Rice | 2002 | 1,211 |
| 2 | Marcedes Lewis | 2023 | 29 |
| 3 | Brett Favre | 2008 | 2 |
| 4 | Drew Brees | 2018 | 1 |
| 5 | Aaron Rodgers | 2022 | 0 |
Receptions
| # | Player | Season | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Rice | 2002 | 92 |
| 2 | Marcedes Lewis | 2023 | 4 |
| 3 | Drew Brees | 2018 | 1 |
| 4 | Aaron Rodgers | 2022 | 0 |
| 5 | Brett Favre | 2008 | 0 |
Sacks
| # | Player | Season | SACK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Smith | 2002 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Calais Campbell | 2025 | 6.5 |
| 3 | Clay Matthews | 1996 | 6.5 |
| 4 | Junior Seau | 2007 | 3.5 |
| 5 | Charles Woodson | 2015 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Darrell Green | 2000 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Jason Hanson | 2009 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Jeff Feagles | 2005 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Jerry Rice | 2002 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Matt Stover | 2008 | 0.0 |
Tackles
| # | Player | Season | TOT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Woodson | 2015 | 74 |
| 2 | Junior Seau | 2007 | 74 |
| 3 | Bruce Smith | 2002 | 49 |
| 4 | Calais Campbell | 2025 | 43 |
| 5 | Darrell Green | 2000 | 21 |
| 6 | Clay Matthews | 1996 | 11 |
| 7 | Jerry Rice | 2002 | 4 |
| 8 | Robbie Gould | 2022 | 2 |
| 9 | Shane Lechler | 2017 | 2 |
| 10 | Jason Hanson | 2009 | 1 |
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