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Notable NFL single-season records: Which records were a 17th game away in 2020?
With the announcement of a 17-game regular season, the Research Department looked at which NFL single-season records could soon be broken, and listed notable candidates who could break them.
- Below are some notable NFL records, along with context on which records could have been broken last season with an additional game
- Current record: 5,477 – Peyton Manning (2013)
- 2020 leader: 4,823 - Deshaun Watson
- Difference: 654
- Single-game NFL record: 554 yards (HOF Norm Van Brocklin)
- 17-game span record: 5,854 (Peyton Manning)
- Current record: 55 – Peyton Manning (2013)
- 2020 leader: 48 - Aaron Rodgers
- Difference: 7
- Single-game NFL record: 7 touchdowns (several players)
- 17-game span record: 58 (Peyton Manning)
- Current record: 149 – Michael Thomas (2019)
- 2020 leader: 127 – Stefon Diggs
- Difference: 22
- Single-game NFL record: 21 (Brandon Marshall)
- 17-game span record: 161 (Michael Thomas)
- Current record: 1,964 – Calvin Johnson (2012)
- 2020 leader: 1,535 - Stefon Diggs
- Difference: 429
- Single-game NFL record: 336 yards (Willie "Flipper" Anderson)
- 17-game span record: 2,238 (Calvin Johnson)
- Current record: 2,105 – Eric Dickerson (1984)
- 2020 leader: 2,027 - Derrick Henry
- Difference: 78
- Single-game NFL record: 296 yards (Adrian Peterson)
- 17-game span record: 2,408 (Earl Campbell)
- Current record: 22.5 – Michael Strahan (2001)
- 2020 leader: 15.0 - T.J. Watt
- Difference: 7.5
- Single-game NFL record: 7.0 sacks (HOF Derrick Thomas)
- 17-game span record: 28.5 (Mark Gastineau)
Averaged 371.2 pass YPG in 2020 (17-game pace: 6,310 pass yards)
Has 5,615 pass yards over his last 17 games (100+ more than record)
Cowboys defense allowed 29.6 PPG & franchise worst 54 TD, 100.4 passer rtg
Already a TD-record-holder: Youngest with 50+ pass TD in a season
Chiefs improved pass protection by signing guards Joe Thuney & Kyle Long
Faces AFC North in 2021; Mahomes has averaged 3.7 pass TD/game vs AFC North
- Highest by any QB vs a single division since the 1970 merger
- Became 8th player in NFL history with 2,000+ yards in 2020
Was 79 yards away from Eric Dickerson's record (2,105)
Has rushed for more yards in every year of his career
- 490 as a rookie, then 744, 1,059, 1,540 and 2,027 in 2020
Has rushed for more yards the later in the season it is
- Starter: 65.5 Gms 1-4, 71.5 Gms 5-8, 121.2 Gms 9-12 & 127.3 Gms 13-16
Donald: Already only DT with 20-sack season & 3+ DPOY awards
Donald: Had 22.5 sacks over 17-game span from 2017-2018
Watt: More sacks each season of his career (led NFL with 15 in 2020)
- 7.0 as a rookie, then 13.0, 14.5 and 15.0 in 2020 (in 15 games)
Watt: 16.3 QB pressure pct in 2020 (highest among 193 players with 400+ pass rushes in a single season in the NGS era – since 2016)
