peyton manning has thrown for the most yards in nfl history.
who has thrown for the most yards in nfl history?
peyton manning
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.
patrick mahomes
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