peyton manning has the most throwing yards in nfl history.
peyton manning has the most throwing yards in nfl history.
who has the most throwing yards in nfl history?
peyton manning
the patriots opened up their 2017 season in the nfl kickoff game on september 7 at home against the kansas city chiefs. brady had 267 passing yards in the game, which the patriots lost 42–27. in week 2, brady threw three touchdown passes in the first quarter of a game for the first time in his career in a 36–20 win over the new orleans saints. he finished the game with 447 passing yards and three touchdowns, earning him his 28th afc offensive player of the week award. this broke the record previously held by peyton manning for the most afc offensive player of the week awards in a career. in week 3, brady threw for 378 passing yards and five touchdowns as he led the patriots to a 36–33 comeback win against the houston texans, a performance that earned him afc offensive player of the week honors for the second straight week, and the 29th for his career. in week 4, brady played well again, throwing for 307 yards, two touchdowns, and no interceptions, but the carolina panthers upset the patriots 33–30 on a last second field goal from graham gano as time expired. in the patriots' next game, a narrow 19–14 win against the tampa bay buccaneers on "thursday night football", brady completed 30 out of 40 passes for 303 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. with this victory, brady became the third quarterback in nfl history to record 186 career regular season victories, tying peyton manning and brett favre for the most such wins of any quarterback in nfl history. on october 10, it was unveiled that brady was diagnosed with an ac joint sprain in his left (non-throwing) shoulder. during week 6 against the new york jets, brady threw for 257 passing yards, two touchdowns, and an interception as the patriots won 24–17. brady obtained his 187th career win, setting the record for most regular season wins in nfl history. the next week, the patriots hosted the atlanta falcons in a rematch of super bowl li on "sunday night football". brady was efficient, completing 21 of 29 passes for 249 yards and two touchdowns as the patriots defeated the falcons, 23–7. the following week, brady completed 32-of-47 passes for 333 yards and one touchdown in a 21–13 win against the los angeles chargers to head into their bye week with an afc best 6–2 record.
tom brady
doug martin rushed for 251 yards and four touchdowns. martin became the only player in nfl history to have 250 rushing yards and four touchdowns in a single game. he also became the first player in nfl history to have rushing touchdowns of 70+, 65+, and 45+ yards in the same game. martin's 251 yards rushing broke the franchise record previously held by james wilder with 219 rushing yards in a single game. martin's 251 rushing yards set a new franchise record. james wilder had the previous record with a 219 rushing yard performance in 1983. martin had 272 total yards in the game including the 21 yards from receptions. martin's 251 rushing yards are tied for third-most by a rookie in nfl history. adrian peterson (296 yards in a 2007 game) and demarco murray (253 yards in a game last year) are the only rookies to rush for more yards in a game than martin. martin's four rushing touchdowns was also a new franchise record. martin became the first player in nfl history with three rushing touchdowns of 45 or more rushing yards in a game. doug martin and mike anderson are the only players ever to rush for 250 yards and four touchdowns in a single game. josh freeman passed for 247 yards and two touchdowns. he is the third quarterback in franchise history to throw for a touchdown pass in each of the first eight games of the season. brad johnson in 2003 and doug williams in 1979 were the other two. tampa bay's 515 yards from offense ranks second on the team's all-time list. the record is 573 in a 1980 game against minnesota. lavonte david set a tampa bay single-game rookie record with 16 tackles. ahmad black and e. j. biggers both had an interception and a forced fumble in the game. leonard johnson had another interception, which was two consecutive games with interceptions. daquan bowers and michael bennett each had a sack. the buccaneers added six tackles for a loss which remains best in the nfl. the tampa bay defense held the raiders rushing offense to 22 total rushing yards. this was the fourth game of the season in which the buccaneers scored more than 30 points in a single game (giants 34, chiefs 38, vikings 36, and raiders 42). the victory was the first time the bucs defeated the raiders in oakland.
2012 tampa bay buccaneers season