What To Look For This NFL Season

What To Look For This NFL Season

Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos

Peyton needs 2,148 passing yards to surpass Brett Favre (71,838) for the most all-time. In 17 seasons, Manning has 69,691 passing yards.

Manning needs 374 completions to surpass Favre (6,300) for the most all-time. In 17 seasons, Manning has 5,927 completions.

Manning can increase his NFL record total of 400-yard pass games. In 17 seasons, Manning has 14 400-yard passing games.

Manning can increase his NFL record total of 300-yard passing games. In 17 seasons, Manning has 91 total 300-yard passing games.

Manning can increase his NFL record total of four-touchdown pass games. In 17 seasons, Manning has 35 games with four or more touchdown passes.

Manning has led the league in completions four times and can join Dan Marino (6) and Sammy Baugh (5) as the only players to lead the league in completions at least five times (see Brees note).

Manning has led the NFL in pass attempts three times in his career and can join Dan Marino (5), Sammy Baugh (4), Johnny Unitas (4) and George Blanda (4) as the only players to lead the league in attempts at least four times .

Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints

Drew Brees needs 5,329 passing yards to surpass Dan Marino (61,651) for the third-most all-time. In 14 seasons, Brees has 56,033 passing yards.

Brees needs 4,000 passing yards to join Peyton Manning (14) as the only players in NFL history with at least 10 4,000-yard passing seasons. In 14 seasons, Brees has had nine 4,000-yard passing seasons. Brees needs four touchdown passes to join Dan Marino (420), Brett Favre (508) and Peyton Manning (530) as the only players with 400 career touchdown passes. In 14 seasons, Brees has 396 touchdown passes.

Drew can extend his NFL record streak of consecutive seasons with at least 30 touchdown passes. Brees has passed for at least 30 touchdowns in each of the past seven seasons.

He can become the first player to lead the league in passing yards six times in his career. Brees is currently tied with Sonny Jurgensen (5) and Dan Marino (5) for the most such seasons in NFL history.

Brees needs 31 completions to surpass Dan Marino (4,967) for the third-most all-time. In 14 seasons, Brees has 4,937 completions.

Brees needs four 400-yard passing games to surpass Peyton Manning (14) for the most alltime. In 14 seasons, Brees has 11 400-yard passing games.

Brees needs six 300-yard passing games to surpass Peyton Manning (91) for the most all-time In 14 seasons, Brees has 86 300-yard passing games. Brees needs to pass for at least four touchdowns in 10 games to surpass Peyton Manning (35) for the most four-touchdown pass games in NFL history (see P. Manning note). In 14 seasons, Brees has 26 games with four or more touchdown passes.

Brees has led the league in completions four times and can join Dan Marino (6) and Sammy Baugh (5) as the only players to lead the league in completions at least five times. He has led the league in pass attempts three times in his career and can join Dan Marino (5) Sammy Baugh (4), Johnny Unitas (4) and George Blanda (4) as the only players to lead the league in attempts at least four times.

Tom Brady, New England Patriots

Tom Brady needs five touchdown passes to surpass Drew Brees (396) for the fourth-most all-time. In 15 seasons, Brady has 392 touchdown passes. He needs eight touchdown passes to join Dan Marino (420), Brett Favre (508) and Peyton Manning (530) as the only players with 400 career touchdown passes. In 15 NFL seasons, Brady has 392 touchdown passes.

Brady needs 2,776 passing yards to surpass Drew Brees (56,033) for the fourth-most all-time. In 15 seasons, Brady has 53,258 passing yards. He needs 417 completions to surpass Dan Marino (4,697) and Drew Brees (4,937) for the third most all-time. In 15 seasons, Brady has 4,551 completions.

Eli Manning, New York Giants

Eli needs 33 touchdown passes to surpass Dave Krieg (261), Joe Montana (273), Vinny Testaverde (275), Johnny Unitas (290) and Warren Moon (291) for the eighth most all-time. In 11 seasons, Eli Manning has 259 touchdown passes.

 

Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers

Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers

Rivers has led the NFL in average yards per pass three times in his NFL career and can join Steve Young (5) and Sid Luckman (7) as the only players in NFL history to do so in at least four seasons.

 

Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings

Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings

Adrian needs 10 rushing touchdowns to join Emmitt Smith (8) and LaDainian Tomlinson (9) as the only players in NFL history to rush for 10 touchdowns in at least eight different seasons.

Peterson has five 200-yard rushing games in his career. Peterson needs two 200-yard rushing games to surpass Tiki Barber (5) and O.J. Simpson (6) for the most all-time. Adrian needs 14 rushing touchdowns to become the ninth player in NFL history with 100 rushing touchdowns. In eight seasons, Peterson has 86 rushing touchdowns.

Frank Gore, Indianapolis Colts

Gore needs 1,000 rushing yards to join Curtis Martin (10), Barry Sanders (10), Walter Payton (10) and Emmitt Smith (11) as the only players in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards in at least nine different seasons. In 10 seasons, Gore has rushed for 1,000 yards eight times.

 

Arian Foster, Houston Texans

Arian Foster, Houston Texans

Foster needs 1,864 rushing yards to surpass Priest Holmes (8,172) for the most all-time by an undrafted player. In six seasons, Foster has 6,309 rushing yards.

Andre Johnson, Indianapolis Colts

Andre needs 100 receptions to become the first player in NFL history with six 100-catch seasons. Johnson, Brandon Marshall and Wes Welker are the only players with five 100-reception seasons.

Johnson needs 91 receptions to surpass Isaac Bruce (1,024), Reggie Wayne (1,070), Terrell Owens (1,078), Tim Brown (1,094), Cris Carter (1,101) and Marvin Harrison (1,102) for the thirdmost all-time. In 12 seasons, Johnsons has 1,012 receptions.

Johnson needs 1,500 receiving yards to join Jerry Rice (4) as the only players with four 1,500-yard seasons. In 12 seasons, Johnson has three 1,500-yard receiving seasons.

He needs 14 100-yard receiving games to surpass Randy Moss (64), Marvin Harrison (59) and Terrell Owens (51) for the second-most all-time. In 12 seasons, Johnson has 51 100-yard receiving games.

Johnson needs three 200-yard receiving games to surpass Lance Alworth (5) and Calvin Johnson (5) for the most all-time. In 12 NFL seasons, Johnson has three games with at least 200 receiving yards.

Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions

Megatron needs one 200-yard receiving game to surpass Lance Alworth (5) for the most all-time. In eight seasons, Johnson has five 200-yard receiving games.

Johnson needs 1,500 receiving yards to join Andre Johnson (3), Marvin Harrison (3) and Jerry Rice (4) as the only players with at least three such seasons in NFL history (see A. Johnson note). In eight seasons, Johnson has two 1,500-yard receiving seasons.

Brandon Marshall, New York Jets

Brandon needs 100 receptions to become the first player in NFL history with six 100-catch seasons (see A. Johnson note). Marshall, Andre Johnson and Wes Welker are the only players with five 100-reception seasons.

 

Jason Witten, Dallas Cowboys

Jason Witten, Dallas Cowboys

Jason needs 57 receptions to join Tony Gonzalez (1,325) as the only tight ends with 1,000 career receptions. In 12 seasons, Witten has 943 receptions.

Antonio Gates, San Diego Chargers

Antonio needs 489 receiving yards to surpass Jason Witten (10,502) and Shannon Sharpe (10,060) for second place all-time among tight ends. In 12 seasons, Gates has 10,014 receiving yards.

Gates needs one touchdown reception to join Tony Gonzalez (111) as the only tight ends with 100 career touchdown receptions. In 12 seasons, Gates has 99 touchdown receptions.

Charles Woodson, Oakland Raiders

Woodson needs two interception-return touchdowns to surpass Rod Woodson (12) for the most all-time. In 17 seasons, Woodson has 11 interception-return touchdowns.

Woodson needs six interceptions to surpass Dick LeBeau (62), Dave Brown (62), Darren Sharper (63), Ronnie Lott (63), Ed Reed (64) and Ken Riley (65) for the fifth-most all-time. In 17 seasons, Woodson has 60 interceptions.

 

Jared Allen, Chicago Bears

Jared Allen, Chicago Bears

Jared needs eight sacks to surpass Richard Dent (137.5), John Randle (137.5), Jason Taylor (139.5) and Michael Strahan (141.5) for fifth place since the sack became an official statistic in 1982. In 11 seasons, Allen has 134 sacks.

Allen has led the league in sacks twice in his career and can become the first player to lead the league three times since the sack became an official statistic in 1982 (see Ware note). Allen needs one safety to surpass Doug English (4) and Ted Hendricks (4) for the most safeties all-time. In 11 seasons, Allen has four safeties.

De Marcus Ware, Denver Broncos

De Marcus has led the NFL in sacks twice in his career and can become the first player to lead the league three times since the sack became an official statistic in 1982

J.J. Watt, Houston Texans

Watt can increase his NFL record total of 20-sack seasons. In four seasons, Watt has two 20-sack seasons.

Adam Vinatieri, Indianapolis Colts

Vinatieri needs five points to surpass Jason Hanson (2,150) for third place all-time. In 19 seasons, Vinatieri has 2,146 points.

Vinatieri needs 18 field goals to surpass John Carney (478) and Jason Hanson (495) for the third-most all-time. In 19 seasons, Vinatieri has 478 field goals.

Stephen Gostkowski, New England Patriots

Gostkowski has led the NFL in scoring four times in his career and can join Don Hutson (5) and Gino Cappelletti (5) as the only players to lead the league in points scored at least five times.

He has led the league in field goals three times in his career and can join Lou Groza (5), Ward Cuff (4) and Jack Manders (4) as the only players to lead the league in field goals at least four times.

Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland Raiders

Janikowski needs five 50-yard field goals to surpass Jason Hanson (52) for the most all-time. In 15 seasons, Janikowski has 48 50-yard field goals.

 

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