Best 8th seasons in NFL history
Who had the best 8th season in NFL history?
Drew Brees holds the best 8th season in passing yards: 5,069 in 2008, and Tom Brady in 2007 in passing touchdowns (50).
Passing yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Brees | 2008 | 5,069 |
| 2 | Eli Manning | 2011 | 4,933 |
| 3 | Tony Romo | 2012 | 4,903 |
| 4 | Tom Brady | 2007 | 4,806 |
| 5 | Derek Carr | 2021 | 4,804 |
| 6 | Warren Moon | 1991 | 4,690 |
| 7 | Philip Rivers | 2011 | 4,624 |
| 8 | Matt Ryan | 2015 | 4,591 |
| 9 | Jared Goff | 2023 | 4,575 |
| 10 | Dak Prescott | 2023 | 4,516 |
Passing touchdowns
| # | Player | Season | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Brady | 2007 | 50 |
| 2 | Aaron Rodgers | 2012 | 39 |
| 3 | Dak Prescott | 2023 | 36 |
| 4 | Drew Brees | 2008 | 34 |
| 5 | Ryan Tannehill | 2020 | 33 |
| 6 | Brett Favre | 1998 | 31 |
| 7 | Russell Wilson | 2019 | 31 |
| 8 | Jared Goff | 2023 | 30 |
| 9 | Eli Manning | 2011 | 29 |
| 10 | Jeff George | 1997 | 29 |
Rushing yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corey Dillon | 2004 | 1,635 |
| 2 | Barry Sanders | 1996 | 1,553 |
| 3 | Robert Smith | 2000 | 1,521 |
| 4 | Tiki Barber | 2004 | 1,518 |
| 5 | Stephen Davis | 2003 | 1,444 |
| 6 | Marshall Faulk | 2001 | 1,382 |
| 7 | Jerome Bettis | 2000 | 1,341 |
| 8 | Michael Turner | 2011 | 1,340 |
| 9 | Marshawn Lynch | 2014 | 1,306 |
| 10 | LeSean McCoy | 2016 | 1,267 |
Rushing touchdowns
| # | Player | Season | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Allen | 2025 | 14 |
| 2 | Priest Holmes | 2004 | 14 |
| 3 | LeSean McCoy | 2016 | 13 |
| 4 | Marshawn Lynch | 2014 | 13 |
| 5 | Tiki Barber | 2004 | 13 |
| 6 | Corey Dillon | 2004 | 12 |
| 7 | Derrick Henry | 2023 | 12 |
| 8 | Marshall Faulk | 2001 | 12 |
| 9 | Barry Sanders | 1996 | 11 |
| 10 | Joe Mixon | 2024 | 11 |
Receiving yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyreek Hill | 2023 | 1,799 |
| 2 | Julio Jones | 2018 | 1,677 |
| 3 | Michael Irvin | 1995 | 1,603 |
| 4 | Rob Moore | 1997 | 1,584 |
| 5 | Wes Welker | 2011 | 1,569 |
| 6 | Davante Adams | 2021 | 1,553 |
| 7 | Antonio Brown | 2017 | 1,533 |
| 8 | Brett Perriman | 1995 | 1,488 |
| 9 | Brandon Lloyd | 2010 | 1,448 |
| 10 | Stefon Diggs | 2022 | 1,429 |
Receptions
| # | Player | Season | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davante Adams | 2021 | 123 |
| 2 | Cris Carter | 1994 | 122 |
| 3 | Wes Welker | 2011 | 122 |
| 4 | Tyreek Hill | 2023 | 119 |
| 5 | DeAndre Hopkins | 2020 | 115 |
| 6 | Julio Jones | 2018 | 113 |
| 7 | Michael Irvin | 1995 | 111 |
| 8 | Brett Perriman | 1995 | 108 |
| 9 | Stefon Diggs | 2022 | 108 |
| 10 | Tony Gonzalez | 2004 | 102 |
Sacks
| # | Player | Season | SACK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jared Allen | 2011 | 22.0 |
| 2 | Chandler Jones | 2019 | 19.0 |
| 3 | Trey Hendrickson | 2024 | 17.5 |
| 4 | Elvis Dumervil | 2014 | 17.0 |
| 5 | Danielle Hunter | 2023 | 16.5 |
| 6 | J.J. Watt | 2018 | 16.0 |
| 7 | Simon Fletcher | 1992 | 16.0 |
| 8 | John Randle | 1997 | 15.5 |
| 9 | Lawrence Taylor | 1988 | 15.5 |
| 10 | Robert Porcher | 1999 | 15.0 |
Tackles
| # | Player | Season | TOT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budda Baker | 2024 | 164 |
| 2 | Donnie Edwards | 2003 | 161 |
| 3 | Ray Lewis | 2003 | 161 |
| 4 | Bobby Wagner | 2019 | 159 |
| 5 | C.J. Mosley | 2022 | 158 |
| 6 | London Fletcher | 2005 | 157 |
| 7 | Chris Spielman | 1996 | 156 |
| 8 | Jessie Tuggle | 1995 | 152 |
| 9 | Zach Thomas | 2003 | 152 |
| 10 | Luke Kuechly | 2019 | 144 |
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