Who Scored the Most Points in NFL History?
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Who scored the most points in NFL history? This blog post will take a look at the player who holds this record.
Emmitt Smith
Emmitt Smith is the NFL’s all-time leading rusher. He played for the Dallas Cowboys for thirteen seasons and retired as a Cowboy after the 2002 season. Smith holds the record for most rushing yards in a season (2,105 yards) and most rushing touchdowns in a season (25). He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010.
Games played
In his 15-year career, Smith played in 235 games. He missed only four games due to injury, and those were all in his final season. He was suspended for one game in 1996 for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.
Rushing yards
Emmitt Smith is the NFL’s all-time leading rusher. He played for the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals, amassing 18,355 yards over the course of his 15-year career. Smith was a versatile player who was also a receiving threat out of the backfield. In addition to his 18,355 rushing yards, he also had 515 receptions for 3,895 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Touchdowns
Emmitt Smith holds the NFL record for most career rushing touchdowns with 164. He played for the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals during his 15-year NFL career.
Jerry Rice
Jerry Rice is widely considered to be the greatest receiver in NFL history. He played for 20 seasons, mostly with the San Francisco 49ers, and holds numerous records. He was named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player in 1987 and was selected to 13 Pro Bowls. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010.
Games played
In his 20 NFL seasons, Jerry Rice played in 303 games, starting 299 of them. He missed two games in his rookie season of 1985, one game in 1991 and one game in 1997.
Receptions
In his 20 NFL seasons, Jerry Rice caught 1,549 passes for 22,895 yards and 197 touchdowns, all of which are records that still stand today. Of those yards, 13,342 came after the catch, and he averaged a healthy 14.8 yards per reception during his career.
Receiving yards
Jerry Rice is the NFL’s all-time leader in receiving yards with 22,895. He is also the only player in NFL history with at least 1,300 catches and 200 touchdown receptions. Rice was selected to 13 Pro Bowls and named first-team All-Pro 10 times. He was also named the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Year three times.
Touchdowns
With 208 career touchdowns, Jerry Rice holds the NFL all-time touchdown scoring record. He played in the NFL for 20 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers, and retired in 2004.
LaDainian Tomlinson
LaDainian Tomlinson is an American football player who played running back for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He is widely considered to be one of the greatest running backs of all time. Tomlinson scored the most points in NFL history with 186 total points. He also had the most rushing touchdowns in a single season with 28.
Games played
LaDainian Tomlinson played in 11 NFL seasons from 2001-2011. He played for the San Diego Chargers for 9 seasons (2001-2009) and for the New York Jets for 2 seasons (2010-2011). In total, he appeared in 238 NFL games, starting all but 8 of them.
Rushing yards
Rushing yards are a key statistic in American football, and LaDainian Tomlinson is the NFL’s all-time leading rusher. He played 11 seasons in the NFL, amassing 13,684 yards on the ground. He also holds the record for most rushing touchdowns in a career, with 145.
Touchdowns
LaDainian Tomlinson holds the NFL record for most touchdowns in a season with 31. He accomplished this feat during the 2006 season while playing for the San Diego Chargers.
Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. He holds many NFL records, including the record for most career passing yards, most career touchdown passes, and most wins as a starting quarterback. He also was named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) five times.
Games played
Peyton Manning played in 266 regular season NFL games over his career. He also played in 26 playoff games, winning the Super Bowl twice.
Passing yards
Peyton Manning is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for 18 seasons. Prior to his retirement in 2016, he was the league’s all-time leader in passing yards and touchdown passes. He is also the only quarterback to have won Super Bowls with two different teams.
In his rookie season, Manning eclipsed 3,000 passing yards, becoming only the second rookie signal caller to do so. He would go on to break the single-season record for passing yards in his second year with 4,983 yards, a mark which stood for over two decades. In 2013, Manning broke Brett Favre’s record for most career passing yards and touchdown passes; he currently holds both records with 71,940 yards and 539 touchdowns.
Touchdowns
Peyton Manning is the NFL’s all-time leader in touchdown passes. He has thrown 539 touchdown passes in his career, which is the most in NFL history. Manning has also thrown for the most yards in NFL history, with 71,940 yards.
