drew brees holds the nfl record for reaching 5,ooo passing yards more than once.
drew brees holds the nfl record for reaching 5,ooo passing yards more than once.
who holds the nfl record for reaching 5,ooo passing yards more than once?
drew brees
passing for 5,000 yards in a single regular season is a rare achievement in the national football league (nfl). seven different quarterbacks have accomplished the feat, dan marino was the first when he set an nfl record with 5,084 yards passing in 1984. marino's record remained intact for over a decade after his retirement in 1999. peyton manning currently holds the record with 5,477 passing yards in 2013, with drew brees being exactly one yard short of this mark. drew brees is the only nfl quarterback to reach 5,000 yards more than once, having done so five times. in 2011 three different players, tom brady, drew brees, and matt stafford threw for over 5,000 yards. patrick mahomes and ben roethlisberger are the most recent to do so, both accomplishing it in 2018. nfl quarterbacks have passed for 5,000 yards in a season 11 times. however, only two of these quarterbacks also threw for 50 touchdowns in the same season, peyton manning in 2013 and patrick mahomes in 2018. marino and mahomes both turned 23 in september of the years they threw for 5,000 yards making them tied for the youngest quarterbacks to throw for 5,000 yards. despite the rarity of a 5,000 yard season, only three quarterbacks were named mvp the year of their 5,000 season, marino, manning, and mahomes. matt stafford is the only quarterback to not be selected to the pro bowl the same year of their 5,000 season.
list of nfl quarterbacks with 5,000 passing yards in a season
on january 30, 2018, the chiefs announced they had agreed to trade alex smith, making mahomes the starting quarterback for the 2018 season. in his first game as the chiefs full–time starting quarterback, mahomes beat division rival the los angeles chargers by a score of 38–28. in the game he threw for 256 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions and a 127.5 quarterback rating. for the performance, mahomes was named afc offensive player of the week. his first career touchdown came on a 58-yard pass to wide receiver tyreek hill in the first quarter against the chargers. the following week, mahomes threw for 326 yards, six touchdowns, no interceptions, and a passer rating of 154.8. after throwing his fifth touchdown in the game, he broke the nfl record for most touchdown passes through a quarterback's first three career games. following his sixth touchdown pass in the game, he broke the nfl record for touchdown passes thrown in the first two weeks of the season. for his performance against the pittsburgh steelers, mahomes won his second consecutive afc offensive player of the week award becoming the first quarterback since tom brady in 2011 to start the season with back-to-back player of the week awards. mahomes was named afc offensive player of the month for september. in week 4, against the denver broncos on "monday night football", he passed for 304 passing yards and a passing touchdown to go along with a rushing touchdown in the 27–23 comeback victory. in week 6, against the new england patriots, he passed for 352 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions in the 43–40 loss on "sunday night football". in the following game, mahomes and the chiefs bounced back with a 45–10 victory over the cincinnati bengals. in the victory, he passed for 358 passing yards, four touchdowns, and one interception. in the next game, a 30–23 win over the denver broncos, mahomes recorded a third consecutive game with four passing touchdowns to go along with 303 passing yards and one interception. during "monday night football" against the los angeles rams in week 11, mahomes finished with 478 passing yards, six touchdowns, and three interceptions as the chiefs lost 51-54. his 478 passing yards were the most for a single game by any quarterback for the 2018 season. following an 89-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver demarcus robinson in a week 17 game against the oakland raiders, mahomes became the second quarterback in nfl history, along with peyton manning, to throw for 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns. additionally, he became one of seven players in nfl history with 5,000 passing yards in a season. he finished second in the nfl in passing yards. he became the first chief since len dawson in 1966 to lead the league the passing touchdowns. he helped lead the chiefs to a 12–4 record and their third straight division title. on january 12, 2019, the chiefs defeated the indianapolis colts in the by a score of 31–13 giving the chiefs their first home playoff win since the 1993 season. mahomes threw for 278 yards with no interceptions and rushed for one touchdown in his first career playoff start. the win sent the chiefs to their first since 1993 and allowed the chiefs to host the first afc championship game held at arrowhead stadium. mahomes passed for 295 yards and three touchdowns, but the chiefs lost to the new england patriots in overtime 31–37.
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