Ill tell you what are the two best passes ive ever seen, assuming brady only gets one since he has too many. Longest nfl pass completion guinness world records. Throughout their history, the packers have won nfl championships including four. Free nfl football player stats and stats leaders in simple, easy to read tables. Tillman scored as time expired, breaking a 1010 deadlock. A 99yard pass play is the longest play involving a forward pass that is possible in an american football game. This statistic of don meredith 83 yds in the air to bob hayes seems consistent although i can find no visual record on youtube and nfl record book does not keep such a stat so i cant confirm. Although there were several precursors, usually the title of the first crossword puzzle is given to a puzzle published in the new york world on 21 december 19 see image on the right.
Alex smiths interceptionfree streak ends 46 passes shy of. But no one is going to take his name out of the record books. This is a list of the most consecutive starts and games played by a player by position in the nfl brett favres starts streak of 297 games is the longest alltime. Nov 12, 2015 the nfl does some incredible things for their fans. How far was the longest pass in the nfl not counting the. Mar 03, 2014 colin kaepernick no longer has nfl combine record for fastest pass san francisco 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick threw a record setting 59 mph pass at the 2011 nfl combine, someone topped that. Also in 1985 bernie kosar of the cleavland browns threw the ball in the air for 81yds against the cincinatti bengals. Pictures newsletters inside the guardian guardian weekly crosswords facebook twitter.
Sep 16, 2012 the times will offer an excerpt from his new book every day this week. Kaepernick completed a pass that was approximately 60 yards in the air today to vernon davis and it got me wondering what the record is. It is currently the longest field goal ever made in super bowl history. Length of a book is typically associated with its sizespecifically page countleading many to assume the largest and thickest book equates to its length. What is the longest touchdown pass in the nfl by a non. Im calling bullshit on this, and any other claims of a completed nfl pass that went more than 80 yards in the air. Last weeks knowledge touched on the subject of football magazines. Troy aikman highlights pro football hall of fame official site. List of hail mary passes in american football wikipedia. Aaron rodgers was brought down with no time on the clock. Among defensive players, jim marshalls starts streak of 270 is the longest alltime. Has an nfl team ever gone an entire season without a wide receiver catching a touchdown pass. The team could not manage to throw a touchdown pass for their first five games and ended the season with at least 17 players injured.
But a penalty was called against devin taylor for grabbing. Longest returns pro football hall of fame official site. What is the longest pass completed in the air no yac in an nfl game. Within those areas, the lists identify singlegame, singleseason, and. Compiling a list of longest novels yields different results depending on whether pages, words or characters are counted. The play covered 99 yards and will forever remain the nfl record. Is it possible the longest pass in nfl history was thrown by a lineman. Longest pass of an american football through a tyre tire. Assuming that the pass was thrown at the optimal 45 degree angle, what was the speed at which the ball left the quarterbacks hand. Rookie cordarrelle patterson of the minnesota vikings tied the nfl record for longest return of any kind when he ran back the opening kickoff 109 yards in week 8 of the 20 season. Here is a list of the records in the national football league set by individual players.
This nfl record ended up being the secondmost noteworthy of the game. Nebraska ties ncaa record with 99yard pass play fox sports. Nov 05, 2007 peterson rushes into record book with 296 yards. And yet, perhaps most incredible part of the play was not how long it was, but high high it was. Penn state nittany lions football statistical leaders.
Its an awesome crossword puzzle with clever but not impossible to solve. Jan 29, 2011 what is the longest touchdown pass in the nfl by a nonquarterback player trivia question questions answer answers. Dec 04, 2015 last night, aaron rodgers threw a walkoff, gamewinning hail mary to richard rodgers to beat the lions. According to the nfl, the longest pass with no yac was an 83 yard pass from don. Earlier this year the nfl communications department published their annual official nfl record and fact book. Records may also refer to lists of careerhigh high statistics by individual players. The longest passes in nfl football history youtube. The teams quarter touchdown drought is the longest in the nfl this season.
Redskins set a franchise record for offensive futility the. The longest in the air pass statistic doesnt appear to be listed on any the nfl record sites on web. Nfls next gen stats captures real time location data, speed and acceleration for every player, every play on every inch of the field. Does anyone know the longest pass in nfl history without. Oct 25, 2015 the dolphins quarterback not only threw for four touchdowns in a 4426 miami rout, his nearflawless performance also included an nfl record for consecutive completions. Jul 29, 2014 the nfl record and fact book 2014 is a must for every football fan.
Ryan tannehills magical day included an nfl record for. Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. The river severn is the longest river in the uk the thames is second. The penn state nittany lions football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the penn state nittany lions football program in various categories, including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. List of most consecutive starts and games played by national. Unless i misunderstand your question, the longest that a regular season game in the nfl game can go, in playing time, is 70 minutes as overtime periods can last up to ten minutes. What is the record for longest overtime nfl season game that. Sep 05, 2011 the longest recorded pass in an nfl game traveled 83 yards in the air from the quarterback to the receiver. Find fantasy football stats, nfl team stats, player stats and more. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title national football league records.
List of national football league records individual wikipedia. Longest pass completion all tds except as noted 99. The 10 most unbreakable records in nfl history bleacher report. He earned two super bowl rings, at super bowls xxii and xxvi. This was the most records ever documented in a 48hour window, a world record in and of itself. The lower avon passes through the cities of bristol and bath. List of national football league records individual. Michael badgley gets into record book with 59yard field goal against bengals michael badgley connects on a 59yard field goal, the longest in chargers history, to end the first. The greatest throw that i ever saw, and one of the greatest passes ive ever seen, was steve youngs gamewinning touchdown agains the p. It was created by arthur wynne most prolific author the most prolific corssword compiler is roger squires uk.
According to elias, its the longest gamewinning hail mary in nfl history. The green bay packers were playing the detroit lions. The 99 yard td has been done in college football, no details on how many times. Emmitt smith, jerry rice, and brett favre will probably be in the record books forever. All records can be referenced at the national football league nfl s official website, nfl. But while he may not be remembered fondly in tampa bay anymore, the former kansas state star still holds the franchise record for longest pass completion, a 95yard pass play to wide receiver vincent jackson back in week 7 of the 2012 season against the new orleans saints. A lot of football fans know that tillman completed a 79 yard pass, however that is at the collegiate level. Players and teams, along with their records, are noted with the super bowl game played. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the. What is the longest an nfl team has gone without a wr td. On an earlyspring day in the california desert, an alltime allpro named don hutson, 76, is playing gin rummy in the locker room of the thunderbird country club, much as he has for 30 years. That 96yard touchdown put ken obrien and wesley walker into the jets record book. Nov 03, 2010 if youre asking longest pass, as in the farthest yards in the air, there is no record of thati have no idea who has the record cuz the nfl doesnt track that stat. Nfl strangestmost unusual plays of alltime duration.
As a player, he was named to seven pro bowls and to the nfls alldecade team of the 1990s. Penn state nittany lions football statistical leaders wikipedia. What is the longest throwpass yards at the catch in nfl. Additionally, tannehill set a singlegame franchise record with his 18 consecutive completions. If you happened by this by chance buy it and see just why frank longo is the crossword king. If youre asking longest pass, as in the farthest yards in the air, there is no record of thati have no idea who has the record cuz the nfl doesnt track that stat. In 1993, christie set a bills record by kicking a 59yard field goal in a regular season game.
The 2018 nfl season saw its fair share of long field goal kick attempts, but no kicker was able to break matt praters league record set. They were officially considered the worst team in nfl history with a 014 record, until the detroit lions broke that record during the 2008 season with. Want to become the ultimate crossword puzzlesolver. Nfl longest pass single game leaders profootballreference. Individual records combined field goals fumbles ints kick returns misc passing pats punting punt returns receiving rushing sacks safeties scoring service touchdowns yards. Len dawson is a retired aflnfl quarterback who played for the kansas city chiefs originally. Most consecutive game catching a pass to start a career. This smacks of the kind of routine exaggeration that sports reporters made back in the day, like when mickey mantle supposedly hit a home run that traveled 600 feet and that the ball had been flattened by contact with his bat. Longest time span between super bowl championships as a player, 12.
The national football league kicks off its season this week, and we have 10 of our favorite guinness world records to celebrate. The longest pass completion is officially 99 yds accomplished by multiple players. The previous record was held by donovan mcnabb of the philadelphia eagles with 24, which he set in 2004. Help yourself to the most popular crossword app in the app store. Longest walkoff passing touchdown nfl history and stats. This popular reference book is jampacked with all the facts and figures a football fan would ever want, including alltime records, team rosters and schedules, past standings, super bowl results, and more. The most recent occurrence was a pass from eli manning to victor cruz, for the new york giants against the new york jets all usa on 24 december 2011. Within those areas, the lists identify singlegame, singleseason, and career leaders. Dec, 2015 his streak of 312 pass attempts without throwing an interception was only the second streak in nfl history of over 300 pass attempts without a pick, but still came well short of the record of 358. The list of records is separated by individual players and teams. Fred crawfords heave wowed crowd in 35 washington times.
For a more detailed list of consecutive starts and games played, see list of most consecutive starts and games played by national football league players. However, an internet user indicates that an nfl record book lists the longest pass in the air not including the run after the catch was 83 yards thrown by don meredith to bob hays dallas cowboys. Assuming that the pass was thrown at the optimal 45 degree angle, what was the the speed at which the ball left the quarterbacks hand. This record was set as part of prius records, a twoday event streamed live on the internet. Today is your lucky day because our staff has just finished posting all todays crossword champ daily answers. The longest pass play in nfl history is 99 yards, it has been done times. The longest recorded pass in an nfl game traveled 83 yards in the air from the quarterback to the receiver. The longest pass in the air was 83 yards thrown by don meridith to bob hayes. That included a 40yard touchdown pass to sidney rice that put the. In the nfl the longest completed pass i am aware of was in 2015. The quarterback receives the ball, passes it from his own end zone, and completes a forward pass, which is then carried for a touchdown at the other end of the field. It gains 99 yards and scores a touchdown for the offensive team. It was only four yards short of the alltime nfl record.
This is a very fun book as it is in fact one of the longest crossword puzzles in the world. This article details statistics relating to the green bay packers. Colin kaepernick no longer has nfl combinerecord for fastest. What is the longest streak of games an nfl team has gone without a wide receiver catching a touchdown pass. A pass completion of 99 yards has been achieved on 11 occasions in the national football league nfl and has always resulted in a touchdown. Is there an actual record book on this type of question. When youre as large and successful as the national football league, you have some resources to throw around. Do your second pass, now with more letters to help you figure out new crossword answers. A chiefs wide receiver hasnt caught a touchdown pass in 17 straight games, since dwayne bowe on dec. National football league records are the superlative statistics of the national football league. A 99yard pass play starts with the line of scrimmage at the offensive teams oneyard line. Tom brady, philip rivers, patrick mahomes, dak prescott, ryan tannehill. The times will offer an excerpt from his new book every day this week.
Ncaa individual records for passing college football at. Books guinness world records 2021 wild things guinness world records kids website. Peterson rushes into record book with 296 yards the new. Does not include crosswordonly or cookingonly subscribers. Which footballer holds the world record for the longest throwin. There have been many td passes in nfl history that have covered 110 yds. Guess which bucs qb holds the record for longest pass. Kaepernick completed a pass that was approximately 60 yards in the air today to vernon davis and it. Discover next gen stats news, charts, and statistics. While the team was founded in 1919, they did not compete in the national football league until 1921, when the league was at the time known as the american professional football association. At 79 yards, the throw was probably the longest hail mary pass ever completed and was later voted on as one of the top 5 memorable moments in college football history during an online vote. Alex murphy may have witnessed the longest throw ever for a. Nov 15, 2017 the longest passes in nfl football history.
The longest pass of an american football through a tire is 30 yards and was achieved by coby cotton usa at texas christian university in fort worth, texas, usa, on 23 january 2017. Ryan tannehill breaks nfl record for consecutive pass. Quarterback danny white took the snap and handed off the football to tony dorsett who found a hole and was off to the races for the longest run from scrimmage in national football league history. Records based on single plays longest play, which can technically only be tied now or single games most. The nfls longest touchdowns of all time bleacher report. What is the longest throwpass yards at the catch in nfl or. What is the longest field goal kick in nfl history. These records are not listed in the nfl record and fact book.
Single game leaders only reflect years for which we have complete boxscore data 1950 onward, all playoff games. Its also available for hockey, basketball and baseball. The attempt took place as part of the filming of a dude perfect youtube video of american football guinness. Tied for 3rd most games, 300 or more yards passing, career 4 tied for. Nfl pass crossword clue answers, solutions for the popular game crossword champ daily.
Nfl longest pass yearbyyear playoffs leaders profootball. Green still holds washingtons record for most career interceptions 54, most career interception returns for a touchdown 6, and longest fumble return 78 yards. Its nine squares high, 966 squares long, and with a colossal 2,439 answers to figure out. What is the longest pass record in football answers. The first crossword made up entirely of cryptic clues appeared in 1925 in the saturday westminster. However, an internet user indicates that an nfl record book lists the longest pass in the air not including the run after the catch was 83 yards thrown. The nebraska cornhuskers, the 95thranked passing offense in college football in 20, ushered in the new year by tying the record for the longest pass play in ncaa history.