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I'm admittedly not that up to date on my NFL record book, but I heard that Eric Dickerson still holds the single-season NFL rushing record, which I found interesting. I figured someone would have broken it by now. Same thing with Norm Van Brocklin's single-game passing record....that no one has broken it or really even come close is amazing to me.

I remember unbreakable records of Jim Marshall's consecutive game streak and George Blanda scoring over 2000 points...since broken. What are the most unbreakable records still on the books? Two that come to my mind involve interceptions. Tommy Morrow intercepting a pass in 8 straight games is pretty unlikely in today's NFL, as is San Diego having 49 interceptions in 1961.

Same thing with Norm Van Brocklin's single-game passing record....that no one has broken it or really even come close is amazing to me.

That's been amazing to me for years now. That record is bound to fall sooner than later.

good time to talk about the stats being "per schedule game" or "per fame" -- prefer the former

17-game seasons, 16 game seasons ... 14, 12, 10

only way to smooth it is to go away for "season" but would make things a little fairer

then the argument is the eras and and that kind of thing, rather than correcting for
games played AND the "qualitative" part (era, how games are being played, etc)

But, OJ being #1 would also be an issue

Rushing TDs in a game - Kamara 6

The way the game is played now, I wouldn't doubt we'll see someone passing for 600 yards and/or 8 TDs in a game. And a 6,000-yard season isn't out of the question either.

I'm old enough to remember Namath's 4,007-yd season being a big deal. And Bert Rechichar's 56-yd FG stood for years----a distance that's almost routine.

I don't think there's a truly safe record in any sport.

The most unbreakable records I am aware of (not all well acknowledged):

1. George Blanda missed 304 field goals in his career.

2. Washington in 1983 scored 541 points. The most ever by a team that ran the ball more than they threw it.

3. Not on the field, but the GM’s of the teams in the 1988 NFL draft. They went 67 picks without selecting a college quarterback (ultimately one team ended up taking a kicker by that point). Tom Tupa who was mostly a punter in the NFL was taken by the Cardinals at pick 68.

4. The Los Angeles Rams from 1967-1990 sent at least one lineman to the pro bowl. That’s at least one pro bowl lineman selected by a team for 24 straight seasons.

5. Joe Theismann in 1983 for Washington threw 29 touchdowns while his teammate John Riggins scored 24 touchdowns. Theismann’s 29 touchdowns are the most ever by a quarterback who had a running back rush for at least 20 touchdowns on his team.

6. Bob Griese completed six passes and won a Super Bowl as a starting quarterback (number eight vs Minnesota). That’s the fewest ever by the starting quarterback of a Super Bowl champion.

7. The 1987 Bears had 11 players with at least three sacks in the same season.

8. In 1981, Dennis Thurman and Everson Walls got 20 combined interceptions. The most ever for two starting cornerbacks on the same team.

9. The 1934 Detroit Lions ran the ball 82% of the time. The largest percentage of plays that were rushing attempts since attempts are available starting in 1932.

10. Larry Johnson got 416 carries in one season in 2006.

11. The NFC in 1979 went 16-36 vs the AFC. That’s a winning percentage of 30.77%. The worst winning percentage for one conference vs the other since the merger (79 NFC on a side note gets my vote for the worst conference since the merger hands down).

12. Steelers tailback Bill Dudley in 1946 was involved in at least one of ten types of recorded play in a season (he led the league in rushing with 604 rushing yards on 146 carries with two rushing touchdowns, caught four passes for 109 yards and a receiving touchdown, made two of seven field goal attempts, 12 of 14 extra point attempts, punted 60 times for 2,409 yards, threw 90 passes for 452 yards, two touchdowns and nine interceptions, led the league in punt return yards with 385 on 27 returns, and also returned 14 kicks for 280 yards, on defense, Dudley caught a league leading ten interceptions, and recovered a league leading seven fumbles).

That’s the only time I’m aware of a player doing one of each in the same season, not to mention, leading the league in rushing, punt return yards, interceptions, interception return yards, fumble recoveries, and all purpose yards all in the same season is an incredibly impressive display of versatility in my opinion, even if Dudley wasn’t great at everything.

13. Paul Hornung scored 14.67 points per game (176 points scored in a 12 game season).

14. Ahman Green in 2003 rushed for 1,883 yards and didn’t lead the league in rushing yards.

15. Johnny Unitas led the league in passing touchdowns four straight seasons from 1957-1960. Still a record, though probably the most breakable thing I put on here.

16. Washington in 1991 had nine players with three sacks and five players with 1,000 all purpose yards, and won a championship. Both are the most ever for a championship team on record. An incredible display of depth in my opinion.

17. Green Bay in 1962 is credited with 14 all pro players (first or second team) by the associated press; the most I’ve come across. The most of any team since the merger is nine (Washington in 91, New England in 07, and San Francisco in 2012)

18. The 1956 Eagles have a win percentage of .273 and were the single worst team in the league.

The highest ever for a team that had the league’s worst record.

Are any of these 18 breakable.

Bryan wrote: ↑Sun Dec 29, 2024 7:41 pm What are the most unbreakable records still on the books? Two that come to my mind involve interceptions. Tommy Morrow intercepting a pass in 8 straight games is pretty unlikely in today's NFL, as is San Diego having 49 interceptions in 1961.

Paul Krause's career total of 81 (or is it 82?) is untouchable unless there are some major rule changes -- and since those would have to be changes to benefit the defense, there's no realistic chance of that.

SeahawkFever wrote: ↑Sun Dec 29, 2024 9:14 pm The most unbreakable records I am aware of (not all well acknowledged):

6. Bob Griese completed six passes and won a Super Bowl as a starting quarterback (number eight vs Minnesota). That’s the fewest ever by the starting quarterback of a Super Bowl champion.

Are any of these 18 breakable.

Johnny Unitas "broke" #6 by winning a Super Bowl with three completions.

But what you listed was very interesting. The Walls/Thurman thing I never even conceived. And Blanda's missed FG record is unbreakable unless there is a rule change that outlaws punting (which, you never know).

6 tie games in a season by the 1932 Bears.

Brett Favre's record for consecutive started games, will never be broken. I dont count kickers, only players that played the 22 positions from scrimmage. I dont believe there will ever be another player that will even get to 200 consecutive games. If anyone right now is even remotely close, please let me know ... non-kickers of course.