The San Francisco 49ers were the closest to attempting a three-peat. From 1988-1990, they almost made it in, before losing on a last-second field goal in the NFC Championship Game in Year 3. However, their impressive run did net them one record, the most consecutive road wins in NFL history at 18. Since then, the New England Patriots came close twice, at 14 and 12, but no one has come within touching distance of the record.
He set the record 25 years ago. But, Brett Farve starting in 297 consecutive regular season games is mind-boggling when you consider no one has come within 50 games of the record. The current active streak stands at 104 for Josh Allen, but we'll see how far he can take it.
On November 26, 1989, Flipper Anderson recorded 336 receiving yards in a single game, setting the all-time record that is yet to broken. In the past decade, no player has gone beyond 300 yards, which drops to 269 yards in the last five seasons.
Yeah, Jerry Rice might be the record himself. The most career receptions, yards, and touchdowns ever, Jerry Rice's numbers are virtually unbreakable. To put it in perspective, Justin Jefferson would have to continue his current pace for an additional decade to reach within sniffing distance of Rice, but he would still be a ways away from breaking his records.
Emmitt Smith is the most prolific running back of all-time. With 18,355 yards and 164 touchdowns to his name, his records feel unbreakable. The next closest name for touchdowns is LaDianian Tomlinson at 145, and the closest active name is Derrick Henry at 105. In terms of yards, Derrick Henry ranks 16th, nearly 7,000 yards away from Smith's record.
The 1979 Seattle Seahawks were a 9-win team. However, they hold the unfortunate distinction of the fewest all-purpose yards accounted for NFL history. In a game against the LA Rams, Jack Patera and his men compiled -7 total yards. To put it into perspective, the least number since then is 24. That is a record that is never breaking.
Making it back to a Super Bowl is an impressive accomplishment in itself. But going to four-straight, without winning a single one might very well be a curse. Led by Jim Kelly, the Buffalo Bills did it to begin the 1990s decade. No team has even come close since, and it seems impossible that any team ever will.
Typically, touchdowns are an offensive stat. On occasion, you see defenses or special teams record one but it is a rare sight, which is what makes Devin Hester's 20-career non-offensive touchdowns such a wild statistic. No current player has more than 9, and even then, it is Cordarrelle Patterson at the end of a 12-year career.
In his career, Bruce Smith tallied an unthinkable 200 sacks. Over 19 years, Smith became the most demoralizing DE on the planet. To put in perspective how impossibly high that number is, the only player in the league currently with over 100 sacks is Calais Campbell who has 110.5 over a 17-year career.
Jamie Morris set the all-time record for most carries in a game with 45. As the game turns into more of an offensive showcase, the passing game has become more prominent, with less of a reliance on the ground game. Now, even star running backs top out at 20-25 carries a game, with rare nights resulting in 30+ carries. As such, it is likely impossible that the 45-carry mark is broken again.
