Weekly Top 20 - thru Week #14
Career leaders in the NFL's four main statistical categories - through Week 14 of the 2008 NFL Regular Season.
| PASSER RATING | RUSHING YARDS | |||||
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1
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Steve Young |
96.81
|
1
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Emmitt Smith |
18,355
|
|
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2
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Peyton Manning |
94.24
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2
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Walter Payton |
16,726
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|
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3
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Kurt Warner |
94.04
|
3
|
Barry Sanders |
15,269
|
|
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4
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Tom Brady |
92.91
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4
|
Curtis Martin |
14,101
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|
|
5
|
Joe Montana |
92.26
|
5
|
Jerome Bettis |
13,662
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|
|
6
|
Ben Roethlisberger |
89.90
|
6
|
Eric Dickerson |
13,259
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|
|
7
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Chad Pennington |
89.71
|
7
|
Tony Dorsett |
12,739
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|
|
8
|
Drew Brees |
89.12
|
8
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Jim Brown |
12,312
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|
|
9
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Daunte Culpepper |
88.96
|
9
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Marshall Faulk |
12,279
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|
|
10
|
Carson Palmer |
88.86
|
10
|
Marcus Allen |
12,243
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|
|
11
|
Jeff Garcia |
87.85
|
11
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Franco Harris |
12,120
|
|
|
12
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Dan Marino |
86.38
|
12
|
Thurman Thomas |
12,074
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|
|
13
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Trent Green |
86.03
|
13
|
Edgerrin James |
12,002
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|
|
14
|
Brett Favre |
85.82
|
14
|
LaDainian Tomlinson |
11,535
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|
|
15
|
Donovan McNabb |
85.72
|
15
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John Riggins |
11,352
|
|
|
16
|
Marc Bulger |
85.65
|
16
|
Fred Taylor |
11,271
|
|
|
17
|
Rich Gannon |
84.71
|
17
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Corey Dillon |
11,241
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|
|
18
|
Jake Delhomme |
84.62
|
18
|
O.J. Simpson |
11,236
|
|
|
19
|
Matt Hasselbeck |
84.46
|
19
|
Warrick Dunn |
10,870
|
|
|
20
|
Jim Kelly |
84.39
|
20
|
Ricky Watters |
10,643
|
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| RECEPTIONS | SCORING | |||||
|
1
|
Jerry Rice |
1,549
|
1
|
Morten Andersen |
2,544
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|
|
2
|
Cris Carter |
1,101
|
2
|
Gary Anderson |
2,434
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|
|
3
|
Tim Brown |
1,094
|
3
|
George Blanda |
2,002
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|
|
4
|
Marvin Harrison |
1,093
|
4
|
John Carney |
1,928
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|
|
5
|
Isaac Bruce |
987
|
5
|
Matt Stover |
1,911
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|
|
6
|
Andre Reed |
951
|
6
|
Jason Elam |
1,895
|
|
|
7
|
Art Monk |
940
|
7T
|
Jason Hanson |
1,736
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|
8
|
Terrell Owens |
937
|
7T
|
Norm Johnson |
1,736
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|
|
9
|
Tony Gonzalez |
898
|
9
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Nick Lowery |
1,711
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|
|
10
|
Keenan McCardell |
883
|
10
|
Jan Stenerud |
1,699
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|
11
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Jimmy Smith |
862
|
11
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John Kasay |
1,603
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|
|
12
|
Torry Holt |
855
|
12
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Eddie Murray |
1,594
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|
|
13
|
Irving Fryar |
851
|
13
|
Al Del Greco |
1,584
|
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|
14
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Rod Smith |
849
|
14
|
Steve Christie |
1,476
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|
|
15
|
Randy Moss |
835
|
15
|
Pat Leahy |
1,470
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|
|
16
|
Larry Centers |
827
|
16
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Adam Vinatieri |
1,467
|
|
|
17
|
Steve Largent |
819
|
17
|
Jim Turner |
1,439
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|
|
18
|
Shannon Sharpe |
815
|
18
|
Matt Bahr |
1,422
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|
|
19T
|
Henry Ellard |
814
|
19
|
Jeff Wilkins |
1,416
|
|
|
19T
|
Keyshawn Johnson |
814
|
20
|
Mark Moseley |
1,382
|
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| 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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