Who Has the Most NFL Records?
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In this article, we’ll take a look at some of the NFL’s most unbreakable records and the athletes who hold them.
NFL Records
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league. The NFL was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) before renaming itself the National Football League for the 1922 season. The NFL records are the superlative statistical achievements of the league’s history.
Most NFL Records
Peyton Manning holds the record for most NFL records. He is the only player to have won five MVP awards, and he has also been named Super Bowl MVP twice. He has thrown for more than 70,000 yards and 550 touchdowns in his career, and he is the only player in NFL history to have thrown for more than 200 touchdowns in a season.
Most Wins
Peyton Manning holds the NFL record for the most wins by a starting quarterback with 200 in his career. He accomplished this by winning two Super Bowls, five MVP awards, and setting numerous passing records.
Most Losses
The Cleveland Browns have the most losses in NFL history. As of the end of the 2019 season, they have had a total of 474 losses.
NFL Teams
The NFL is the most popular sport in the United States. Football is a game of records. In this sport, many teams have dominant records.
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) North division. It is the third-oldest franchise in the NFL, dating back to 1919, and is the only non-profit, community-owned major league professional sports team based in the United States. Home games have been played at Lambeau Field since 1957.
The Packers are community-owned and operated, with 321,000 stockholders as of June 2017. They are considered one of the most storied franchises in NFL history; their thirteen league championships—the most in NFL history—account for 27% of all championships before the Super Bowl era and rank second behind the Chicago Bears (nine) for the most championships won by any NFL team before February 2017 when the New England Patriots earned their fifth Super Bowl title. Their six Lombardi trophies is tied for second place with Dallas, Pittsburgh and San Francisco behind only Oakland’s three trophies. Robert Wood Johnson IV has been CEO since May 2007. The Packers have long enjoyed a strong rivalry with their NFC North foes, Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions; dating back to 1921 when both teams were members of the NFL’s Western Conference Central Division—which was also home to rivalries such as Bears–Cardinals and Steelers–Browns—as well as geographical rivalries within said conference with teams such as Chicago and St. Louis.
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston region. The Patriots compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team plays its home games at Gillette Stadium in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts, which is 28 miles (45 km) southwest of downtown Boston.
The Patriots are also headquartered at Gillette Stadium. An original member of the American Football League (AFL), the Patriots joined the NFL in 1970 as part of the AFL–NFL merger. The team changed its name from the original Boston Patriots after relocating to Foxborough in 1971. The Patriots played their home games at Foxboro Stadium from 1971 to 2001, then moved to Gillette Stadium at the start of 2002 season.
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers have the most NFL records with 613. The New England Patriots are second with 589, followed by the Dallas Cowboys with583.
NFL Players
Many people don’t know that there are a few NFL players that hold more than one record. Jerry Rice, for example, is the NFL’s all-time leader in catches, touchdown receptions, and yards receiving. Emmitt Smith is the NFL’s all-time leading rusher. This article will take a look at the NFL players who hold the most records.
Tom Brady
Brady has played in ten Super Bowls with the New England Patriots, winning seven of them, the most of any player in NFL history. He is also the only player to have won four Super Bowl MVP awards, which is the most of any player in NFL history. He has been selected to 14 Pro Bowls, which ties him with Tony Gonzalez and Miller for the most in NFL history. He is also tied with defensive end Kevin Greene for the most Pro Bowl appearances by a linebacker.
Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning currently holds the NFL records for:
-Most NFL seasons with 5,000+ passing yards – 7
-Most NFL seasons with 4,000+ passing yards – 14
-Most NFL seasons with 350+ passing touchdowns – 14
-Most NFL games with 400+ passing yards – 15
-Most NFL touchdown passes in a season – 55
-Most NFL passing yards in a season – 5,477
-Most consecutive NFL seasons with 25+ touchdown passes – 13
-Most consecutive seasons with 3,000+ passing yards – 20
And many more!
Brett Favre
Brett Favre is a retired American football quarterback who spent the majority of his career with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Southern Mississippi, and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft. Favre spent his first few years in the NFL as a backup to starter Brett Favre, and was traded to Green Bay on February 10, 1992.