Weekly Top 20 - thru Week #12

History Published on : 11/25/2008

Career leaders in the NFL's four main statistical categories - through Week 12 of the 2008 NFL Regular Season.

PASSER RATING			RUSHING YARDS
1	Steve Young	96.81	1	Emmitt Smith	18,355
2	Kurt Warner	94.35	2	Walter Payton	16,726
3	Peyton Manning	94.17	3	Barry Sanders	15,269
4	Tom Brady	92.91	4	Curtis Martin	14,101
5	Joe Montana	92.26	5	Jerome Bettis	13,662
6	Ben Roethlisberger	90.35	6	Eric Dickerson	13,259
7	Chad Pennington	89.61	7	Tony Dorsett	12,739
8	Drew Brees	89.42	8	Jim Brown	12,312
9	Daunte Culpepper	89.08	9	Marshall Faulk	12,279
10	Carson Palmer	88.86	10	Marcus Allen	12,243
11	Jeff Garcia	87.75	11	Franco Harris	12,120
12	Marc Bulger	86.60	12	Thurman Thomas	12,074
13	Dan Marino	86.38	13	Edgerrin James	11,991
14	Trent Green	86.03	14	LaDainian Tomlinson	11,420
15	Brett Favre	86.02	15	John Riggins	11,352
16	Donovan McNabb	85.33	16	Corey Dillon	11,241
17	Rich Gannon	84.71	17	O.J. Simpson	11,236
18	Matt Hasselbeck	84.61	18	Fred Taylor	11,151
19	Jake Delhomme	84.59	19	Warrick Dunn	10,747
20	Jim Kelly	84.39	20	Ricky Watters	10,643

RECEPTIONS			SCORING
1	Jerry Rice	1,549	1	Morten Andersen	2,544
2	Cris Carter	1,101	2	Gary Anderson	2,434
3	Tim Brown	1,094	3	George Blanda	2,002
4	Marvin Harrison	1,087	4	John Carney	1,915
5	Isaac Bruce	976	5	Matt Stover	1,895
6	Andre Reed	951	6	Jason Elam	1,882
7	Art Monk	940	7	Norm Johnson	1,736
8	Terrell Owens	929	8	Jason Hanson	1,722
9	Tony Gonzalez	885	9	Nick Lowery	1,711
10	Keenan McCardell	883	10	Jan Stenerud	1,699
11	Jimmy Smith	862	11	Eddie Murray	1,594
12	Irving Fryar	851	12	John Kasay	1,590
13	Rod Smith	849	13	Al Del Greco	1,584
14	Torry Holt	847	14	Steve Christie	1,476
15	Randy Moss	828	15	Pat Leahy	1,470
16	Larry Centers	827	16	Adam Vinatieri	1,458
17	Steve Largent	819	17	Jim Turner	1,439
18	Shannon Sharpe	815	18	Matt Bahr	1,422
19	Henry Ellard	814	19	Jeff Wilkins	1,416
20	Keyshawn Johnson	814	20	Mark Moseley	1,382

Italics denotes Hall of Famers
Bold denotes players active during the 2008 season

Statistics courtesy of Elias Sports Bureau

AAFC Stats: The Pro Football Hall of Fame began tracking the Top 20 career leaders at the conclusion of the 1968 season. These lists were maintained in a museum display and later on our website. One difference from the Hall of Fame’s lists from other similar statistical lists was that they included the stats from the defunct All-America Football Conference (AAFC) that operated from 1946-49.

When the Hall’s Top 20 debuted in 1968, there were nine players on the lists that had connections to the AAFC. Today, there are only two players who would rank among the Top 20 if their stats from the AAFC were included. Otto Graham’s passer rating combining AAFC and NFL stats would equal 86.63. Lou “The Toe” Groza’s career point total would be 1,608 points if the 259 he scored in the AAFC were recognized by the NFL. That would place him among the Top 20 scorers of all-time.

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