This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot.

The original was posted on /r/nfl by /u/Obsessivefrugality on 2025-07-13 00:50:16+00:00.

Every season has its headline moments, but some records quietly fall without much fanfare. I went through team sites, stat databases, and end-of-season recaps to pull together a complete list of records that were actually broken last year ; not just “first player since 2006” type trivia.

Everything’s grouped by position (QB, RB, WR, TE, Defense, Special Teams), with some wild team-level oddities at the end. A few of these are historic, a few are obscure, and some flew way under the radar.

Let me know if I missed anything. I’ll keep updating the post with anything legit that gets flagged in the comments.

🧠 Quarterbacks (QB)

Aaron Rodgers became the 9th player in NFL history to reach 60,000 career passing yards .

Rodgers also became the all-time leader in sacks taken by a QB, overtaking Tom Brady with 568 sacks .

Patrick Mahomes set the record for most wins in a QB’s first 100 starts (78), surpassing Tom Brady and Roger Staubach .

Lamar Jackson passed Cam Newton for the second-most career rushing yards by a QB and later surpassed Michael Vick to become the QB with the most career rushing yards ever, ending with 6,110 yards .

Jayden Daniels (rookie):

First rookie QB to post 1,000+ passing and 250+ rushing yards in his first five games .

Highest rookie game completion percentage (91.3%, min 20 attempts) .

First rookie to record 80%+ completion, 3 passing TDs, and 1 rushing TD in a game .

Most Rookie‑of‑the‑Week awards (10) .

Most rushing yards by a rookie QB (891), breaking Robert Griffin III’s previous mark .

Postseason rookie record for most passing yards (577) .

Jalen Hurts:

First QB with 10+ rushing TDs in four straight seasons .

In postseason, set records for most rushing TDs by a QB (9) and for most rushing TDs in a postseason game (3), tied with Otto Graham .

🏃‍♂️ Running Backs (RB)

Saquon Barkley became the 9th player to rush for 2,000+ yards in a season .

Derrick Henry tied the record for most postseason games with 150+ rushing yards (4), matching Terrell Davis .

🏈 Wide Receivers (WR)

Malik Nabers (rookie):

Youngest WR to score multiple TDs in a game (21 y 56 d) .

First player with 20+ receptions, 250+ yards, and 3 TDs in his first three career games .

Among three players (with Puka Nacua and Anquan Boldin) to have at least 30 receptions in their first four games .

Ja’Marr Chase set the record for most receiving yards in a season vs a single opponent (457) and became the first player with multiple 250+ yard, 2-TD games .

Justin Jefferson recorded the most 100+ yard games in his first five seasons (33) .

Mike Evans tied Jerry Rice for most consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons (11) .

Xavier Worthy set a Super Bowl rookie receiving yard record (157 yards) .

🤼 Tight Ends (TE)

Brock Bowers (rookie) smashed multiple TE rookie records:

112 receptions (most by any rookie) .

1,194 receiving yards, breaking Mike Ditka’s 1961 mark .

13 receptions in a single rookie game, surpassing Mark Bavaro .

Most receptions by a rookie TE in first seven games (47) & in a season (112) .

Third rookie TE to reach 1,000+ yards .

Trey McBride set the record for most receptions by a TE in his first three seasons (221) .

Travis Kelce became the all-time leader in Super Bowl receptions (35) .

🔒 Defense & Special Teams

Sacks & Tackles

T.J. Watt joined brother J.J. as the first-ever pair of brothers with 100+ career sacks .

Bobby Wagner recorded 100+ tackles for the 13th straight season, second only to London Fletcher .

Maxx Crosby had a sack in 10 straight games vs. the same opponent (Broncos) .

Interceptions & Returns

Xavier McKinney intercepted a pass in each of his first five games, first since 1970 .

Kamren Kinchens tied the rookie record with a 103-yard non-special teams TD return .

Special Teams

Ryan Rehkow set the highest gross punt average (64.5 yards) in a game (min. 4 punts) .

Ryan Stonehouse set a new NFL rookie and all-time single-season punting average (53.1 yards), surpassing a 1940 record .

Chris Boswell became the first kicker to make six field goals in three different games, and hit a new team long field goal (37 yards) .

Ka‘imi Fairbairn tied the single-season record with 13 field goals from 50+ yards .

Cameron Dicker nailed the longest fair-catch kick in NFL history (57 yards) .

🏆 Team Milestones & Oddities

Green Bay Packers became the first franchise to reach 800 all-time wins .

Buffalo Bills:

First team to lose while scoring 6+ TDs with zero turnovers .

First team to have 30 rushing TDs and 30 passing TDs in the same season .

Cincinnati Bengals tied the record with 4 losses in a season despite scoring 30+ points .