In his career, Moon passed for 70,553 yards, completing 5,357 of 9,205 passes for 435 touchdowns and 310 interceptions. He also rushed for 3,436 yards and 38 touchdowns on 873 attempts. Sort by clicking on the column headers. MVP, Newspaper Ent. Assoc. , 1990.
Moon was a star quarterback at Mesa High School in Mesa, Arizona. As a freshman, he helped lead his team to a 10-1 record and the No. 2 ranking in the country. As a sophomore, he led them to an undefeated season and the No. 1 national ranking. As a junior, he guided them to another unbeaten season and another No. 1 ranking. As a senior, he threw for over 2,000 yards and scored 30 touchdowns.
After high school, Moon went on to play football at Northern Arizona University. In 1983, he started every game as a true freshman and led his team to a 7-3 record. The next year, he started 11 games and led them to an 8-4 record. After one season at NAU, Moon transferred to San Jose State University. There, he sat out 1984 but took over as the starter in 1985 and led them to an 8-3 record. He finished his college career with 12 wins against only three losses.
After graduating from SJSU, Moon entered the 1986 NFL Draft. He was selected by the Chicago Bears with the ninth pick in the first round.
164. During his long professional career, he rushed for 18,355 yards, breaking the record formerly held by Walter Payton. He also holds the record for career rushing touchdowns with 164.
After retiring as a player, Smith went on to become a successful coach on several teams including the Dallas Cowboys where he was the running back from 1991 to 1993. He is currently ranked fifth all-time among running backs with 168 career touchdowns.
Smith's career started relatively slow compared to many other great players. However, after breaking several records including most career touchdowns by a running back, he concluded his career as one of the best football players ever. He died in 2017 at the age of 73 due to colon cancer.
Overall, Emmitt Smith had a very successful career as a professional football player, scoring 164 touchdowns during his time in the NFL. He also broke many records along the way which makes him an important figure in American football history.
Manning passed for 290 yards, three touchdowns, and two interceptions. 5 September 2013: Peyton Manning passes for an NFL record-tying (and career-high) seven touchdowns and 462 yards as the Broncos defeat the reigning champion Ravens 49-27 on the first night of the regular season. 8 October 2013: Manning throws for five touchdowns and 426 yards as the Broncos beat the Chiefs 56-25. 23 October 2013: In his ninth season, Manning throws for four touchdowns and 419 yards while leading Denver to a 42-28 win over Chicago. 3 November 2013: Manning completes 70 percent of his passes for 505 yards and four touchdowns as the Broncos beat Houston 51-14. 10 November 2013: Manning throws for four touchdowns and 427 yards as Denver defeats Oakland 43-22. 17 November 2013: In his tenth season, Manning throws for four touchdowns and 418 yards as the Broncos lose to San Diego 24-17. 24 November 2013: In his 11th season, Manning throws for four touchdowns and 417 yards as Denver loses to New England 30-24. 31 December 2013: In his 12th season, Manning throws for three touchdowns and 404 yards as Denver falls to Atlanta 36-20.
As you can see, Peyton Manning threw a total of 13 touchdown passes in 2013. He is the all-time leader in this category with 539 TD passes since he entered the league in 1998. Tom Brady is second with 466 TD passes.
He ran for 237 yards twice in a game, scored five touchdowns once, and scored four touchdowns four times. He carried for more over 1,000 yards seven times, averaging 1,527 yards in a 12-game season and 1,863 yards in a 14-game season. He also caught 63 passes for 910 yards and nine scores.
Brown became the first player to score multiple touchdown runs of at least 100 yards in a game when he did so against Pittsburgh on October 4, 1960. The last player to do so was former Cleveland Browns teammate Rocky Bleier in 1985.
A running back has never won the Heisman Trophy, but if voting were based on actual performances on the field then Brown would be a strong candidate. He led the American Football League in scoring three years in a row (1958-60), earned All-American honors each year from at least one publication, and was named the AFL's Most Valuable Player in 1959 and 1960. His overall record was 72-40-2, with a.583 winning percentage.
In addition to playing football, Brown also played baseball and basketball at Ohio State. He began his college career as a pitcher before moving to center field as a sophomore. At 6' 3", 215 pounds, he was a powerful hitter who batted.443 in his final season at Ohio State.
Randall Cunningham has the two lowest-rated 400-yard outings in the league (50.5 and 52.0; both were losses). Quarterbacks have passed for at least 500 yards passing twenty-five times; the most recent instance being Ben Roethlisberger's 501-yard performance against the Cleveland Browns in 2021.
With 115 games, Drew Brees has the most games with 300+ passing yards. Who has the most games with 300 or more throwing yards in a regular-season game? StatMuse contains game-level passing yard data dating back to the 1950 season.
Kurt Warner is the first Super Bowl quarterback to have thrown a 400-yard game. Only seven times in the regular season have two quarterbacks accumulated 400 passing yards in the same game, and only seven times has one quarterback had two consecutive 400-yard games. In 1943, the first year in which a quarterback threw for 400 yards or more,
In 1951, Norm Van Brocklin set an NFL record with 554 yards throwing. None of these games are among the top 10 in terms of yards per attempt in a game with 400 or more passing yards. Thirteen of the twenty-five games have been won by teams with a 500-yard passer.
Randall Cunningham has the two lowest-rated 400-yard outings in the league (50.5 and 52.0; both were losses). Quarterbacks have passed for at least 500 yards passing twenty-five times; the most recent instance being Ben Roethlisberger's 501-yard performance against the Cleveland Browns in 2021.
When he retired, he was the Rams' all-time passing leader with 22,223 yards and 154 touchdowns (1,705 com./3,313 att.) and the Eagles' all-time passing leader with 7,221 yards and 45 touchdowns (661 com./1,185 att.). He led the NFL with 3,219 yards and 23 touchdown passes in 1973, earning him the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award. The following year, he helped the Eagles win the NFC East for the first time since 1949.
Gabriel died on January 26, 1999, at the age of 59 after suffering from bone cancer. His death came just three days after his 60th birthday.
He played in only nine games during his final season with the Eagles, but still managed to pass for 2,922 yards with 21 touchdowns against eight interceptions. He also rushed for four scores that season.
The Rams drafted Gabriel in 1969 after he ended his Hall of Fame career with the Eagles. He spent two seasons with Los Angeles before retiring as a Ram in 1971.
Gabriel is one of only six players who has ever won the Heisman Trophy, the National Football League MVP Award, and the NFL's Most Valuable Player Award. The others are Jim Brown, Barry Sanders, Eric Dickerson, Marshall Faulk, and Tom Brady.
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