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Which league brands could be at risk for the 2023 season?
A new regular season is about to start national football league, we are faced with the opportunity to see new league brands imposed in various fields. After all, records are made to be broken, right?
Looking at the league’s records, it’s amazing how long some of them still stand. One example is passing yards in a game, a mark that has been around for over 70 years and remains unbroken despite the fact that we live in an era where games are essentially played in the air.
Plus, in the current era of a 17-game regular season, several brands of yesteryear will be increasingly at risk.
So we take a look at some of the biggest personal brands in history national football leaguelet’s see what it takes to rewrite the league’s record in 2023.
Passing yards per season: Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos, 5,477 in 2013
• positive: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs, 5,250 in 2022
Passing yards on the run: Tom Brady, New England Patriots/Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 89,214
• positive: Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons/Indianapolis Colts, 62,792.
Passing yards in the game: Norm Van Brocklin, Los Angeles Rams, 554 in 1951
• positive: Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals, 525 in 2021
Number of passing touchdowns in a season: Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos, 2013 Age 55
• positive: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs, 50 in 2018
Touchdown pass on the run: Tom Brady, New England Patriots/Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 649
• positive: Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers/New York Jets, 475
Touchdown passes in the game: Seven players each scored seven points
• positive: Nick Foles, Philadelphia Eagles, age 7, 2013
Passer rating for a season: Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers, 122.5 in 2011 (positive)
Passer rating on a run: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs, 105.7 (positive)
Pass interceptions per season: George Blanda, Houston Oilers, 1962 Age 42
• positiveWho: James Winston, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 30 in 2019
Pass interception on the fly: Brett Favre, Atlanta Falcons/Green Bay Packers/New York Jets/Minnesota Vikings, 336
• positive: Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons/Indianapolis Colts, 183
Pass interceptions in the game: Jim Hardy, Chicago Cardinals, age 8, 1950
• positive: Four players tied for five
Most catches in a season: David Carr, Houston Texans, 2022 76
• positive: Deshaun Watson, Houston Texans, 62 in 2018
Most dismissed in career: Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota Vikings/New York Giants, 570
• positive: Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers/New York Jets, 530
Player with the most penalties in a single game: Three players tied for three
• positive: Marcus Mariota, Tennessee Titans, age 11 in 2018
QBR for a season: Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 87.0 in 2007
• positive: Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers, 83.8 in 2011
Rushing yards per season: Eric Dixon, Los Angeles Rams, 2,105 in 1984
• positive: Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans, 2,027 in 2020
Career rushing yards: Emmett Smith, Dallas Cowboys/Arizona Cardinals, 18,355
• positive: Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans, 8,335
Rushing yards in the game: Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings, 296 in 2007
• positivePick: Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts, 253 in 2021
Rushing touchdowns in one season: LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego Chargers, 2006 Age 28
• positivePick: Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts, 28 in 2021
Career rushing touchdowns: Emmett Smith, Dallas Cowboys/Arizona Cardinals, 164
• positive: Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans, 78
Rushing touchdowns in the game: Alvin Kamara, New Orleans Saints, 2020 Sixers (positive)
A season’s reception: Michael Thomas, New Orleans Saints, 149 in 2019 (positive)
Reception during the game: Jerry Rice, San Francisco 49ers/Oakland Raiders/Seattle Seahawks, 1,549
• positive: Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons/Tennessee Titans/Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 903
In-game reception: Brandon Marshall, Denver Broncos, 2009 Age 21
• positive: Two players tied for 16th
Receiving yards per season: Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions, 1,964 in 2012
• positiveWho: Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams, 1,947 in 2021
Career receiving yards: Jerry Rice, San Francisco 49ers/Oakland Raiders/Seattle Seahawks, 22,895
• positive: Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons/Tennessee Titans/Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 13,629
In-game reception: Flipper Anderson, Los Angeles Rams, 336 in 1989
• positive: Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons, 300 games in 2016
Touchdown receptions in a season: Randy Moss, New England Patriots, 2007 age 23
• positive: Davante Adams, Green Bay Packers, 18 in 2020
Career touchdown receptions: Jerry Rice, San Francisco 49ers/Oakland Raiders/Seattle Seahawks, 197
• positive: Davante Adams, Green Bay Packers/Las Vegas Raiders, 87
Touchdowns scored in a game: Three players tied for five
• positive: Three players tied for four
Interceptions in a season: Dick “Night Train” Lane, Detroit Lions, 14
• positivePick: Trevon Diggs, Dallas Cowboys, 11 in 2021
Intercepts on the Run: Paul Krause, Washington/Minnesota Vikings, 81
• positive: Two players tied for 34th
Interceptions in the game: Twenty players tied for four
• positive: Two players tied for three
Catch for a season: Two players tied at 22.5
• positive: TJ Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers, 22.5 in 2021
Captures in the game: Bruce Smith, Buffalo Bills/Washington, 200
• positive: Von Miller, Denver Broncos/Los Angeles Rams/Buffalo Bills, 123.5
Catch the ball in a game: Derek Thomas, Kansas City Chiefs, age 7, 1990
• positive: Three players tied for five
Pro Bowl picks: Tom Brady, New England Patriots/Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 15
• positive: 3 players tied for 10
First Team All-Pro Selection: Two players tied at 10
• positive: Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams, No. 7
Rushing yards in the game: Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings, 296 in 2007
• positivePick: Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts, 253 in 2021