Weekly Top 20 - thru Week #3
Career leaders in the NFL's four main statistical categories - through Week 3 of the 2008 NFL Regular Season.
| PASSER RATING | RUSHING YARDS | |||||
|
1 |
Steve Young |
96.81 |
1 |
Emmitt Smith |
18,355 | |
|
2 |
Peyton Manning |
94.25 |
2 |
Walter Payton |
16,726 | |
|
3 |
Kurt Warner |
93.68 |
|
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 |
Daunte Culpepper |
89.95 |
6 |
Eric Dickerson |
13,259 | |
|
7 |
Carson Palmer |
89.01 |
7 |
Tony Dorsett |
12,739 | |
|
8 |
Chad Pennington |
88.84 |
8 |
Jim Brown |
12,312 | |
|
9 |
Drew Brees |
88.52 |
9 |
Marshall Faulk |
12,279 | |
|
10 |
Marc Bulger |
87.56 |
10 |
Marcus Allen |
12,243 | |
|
11 |
Jeff Garcia |
87.05 |
11 |
Franco Harris |
12,120 | |
|
12 |
Trent Green |
86.90 |
12 |
Thurman Thomas |
12,074 | |
|
13 |
Dan Marino |
86.38 |
13 |
Edgerrin James |
11,855 | |
|
14 |
Donovan McNabb |
86.24 |
14 |
John Riggins |
11,352 | |
|
15 |
Brett Favre |
85.83 |
15 |
Corey Dillon |
11,241 | |
|
16 |
Matt Hasselbeck |
85.45 |
16 |
O.J. Simpson |
11,236 | |
|
17 |
Jake Delhomme |
84.78 |
17 |
Fred Taylor |
10,903 | |
|
18 |
Rich Gannon |
84.71 |
18 |
LaDainian Tomlinson |
10,840 | |
|
19 |
Jim Kelly |
84.39 |
19 |
Ricky Watters |
10,643 | |
|
20 |
Mark Brunell |
84.21 |
20 |
Tiki Barber |
10,449 | |
| 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 |
1,055 |
4 |
John Carney |
1,847 | |
|
5 |
Andre Reed |
951 |
5 |
Matt Stover |
1,831 | |
|
6 |
Isaac Bruce |
948 |
6 |
Jason Elam |
1,813 | |
|
7 |
Art Monk |
940 |
7 |
Norm Johnson |
1,736 | |
|
8 |
Terrell Owens |
892 |
8 |
Nick Lowery |
1,711 | |
|
9 |
Keenan McCardell |
883 |
9 |
Jan Stenerud |
1,699 | |
|
10 |
Jimmy Smith |
862 |
10 |
Jason Hanson |
1,680 | |
|
11 |
Irving Fryar |
851 |
11 |
Eddie Murray |
1,594 | |
|
12 |
Rod Smith |
849 |
12 |
Al Del Greco |
1,584 | |
|
13 |
Tony Gonzalez |
835 |
13 |
John Kasay |
1,530 | |
|
14 |
Larry Centers |
827 |
14 |
Steve Christie |
1,476 | |
|
15 |
Steve Largent |
819 |
15 |
Pat Leahy |
1,470 | |
|
16 |
Torry Holt |
816 |
16 |
Jim Turner |
1,439 | |
|
17 |
Shannon Sharpe |
815 |
17 |
Matt Bahr |
1,422 | |
|
18 |
Henry Ellard |
814 |
18 |
Jeff Wilkins |
1,416 | |
|
19 |
Keyshawn Johnson |
814 |
19 |
Adam Vinatieri |
1,403 | |
|
20 |
Randy Moss |
786 |
20 |
Mark Moseley |
1,382 | |
|
Italics denotes Hall of Famers | ||||||
| Bold denotes players active during 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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Top 20 at start of 2008 season - leaders in 15 statistical categories
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