Which QB had the best season in NFL History.

[Jplaya2023]

Bill Barnwell names the best QBs throughout NFL history - Grantland

Brady's '07 season the best ever? - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston

This thread is to vote for the best individual season in NFL History.

This will include Regular Season and Post season.

Candidates

Dan Marino, 1984 -- 14-2 W-L, 5,084 yards, 48 TDs, 17 INTs, 108.9 rating, 64.2 cmp% - NFL MVP, Lost Super Bowl to 49ers.

Joe Montana, 1989 -- 11-2 W-L, 3521 yards, 26 TDs, 8 INTs, 112.4 rating, 70.2 cmp% - NFL MVP, Super Bowl MVP.

Steve Young, 1994 -- 13-3 W-L, 3,969 yards, 35 TDs, 10 INTs, 112.2 rating, 70.3 cmp% - NFL MVP, Super Bowl MVP.

Brett Favre, 1996 -- 13-3 W-L, 3899 yards, 39 TDs, 13 INTS, 95.8 rating, 59.9 cmp% - NFL MVP, Won Super Bowl.

Kurt Warner, 1999 -- 13-3 W-L, 4353 yards, 41 TDs, 13 INTs, 109.2 rating, 65.1 cmp% - NFL MVP, Super Bowl MVP.

Peyton Manning, 2004 -- 12-4 W-L, 4,557 yards, 49 TDs, 10 INTs, 121.1 rating, 67.6 cmp% - NFL MVP, Lost AFC Divisional game to New England.

Donovan Mcnabb, 2004 -- 13-2 W-L, 3875 yards, 31 TDs, 8 INTs, 104.7 rating, 64% cmp% - Lost Super Bowl to New England Patriots.

Tom Brady, 2007 -- 16-0 W-L, 4,806 yards, NFL-record 50 TDs, 8 INTs, 117.2 rating, 68.2 cmp% - NFL MVP, Lost Super Bowl to New York Giants.

Drew Brees, 2009 -- 13-2 W-L, 4388 yards, 34 TDs, 11 INTS, 109.6 rating, 70.6 cmp% - Super Bowl MVP.

Aaron Rodgers, 2011 -- 14-1 W-L, 4,643 yards, 45 TDs, 6 INTs, NFL-record 122.5 rating, 68.3 cmp% - NFL MVP, Lost Divisional Round to New York Giants.

 

[calh45]

04 Peyton was an assassin. He was unfukkwittable that year. That season was the best followed by Aaron in 2011 and Brady in 07. It's funny that the ones I think are top 3 didn't win the super bowl that year.

 

[Rich Spirit]

I voted for Kurt Warner. That Rams team came out of nowhere and became the greatest show on turf

 

[Jplaya2023]

04 Peyton was an assassin. He was unfukkwittable that year. That season was the best followed by Aaron in 2011 and Brady in 07. It's funny that the ones I think are top 3 didn't win the super bowl that year.

The scary thing about that 04 Peyton year was he could've easily thrown 4-5 ,more TD passes if he choose to stay in games. He was kneeling against the ravens and didn't even play against denver in the last game of the regular season.

 

[rocksteady]

i'm not saying this is the best, but culpepper's 2004 season should be mentioned (from an individual statistical standpoint)...

In 2004, Culpepper:

*Threw for 4,717 yards

*Had 39 touchdown passes with only 11 interceptions

*Ran for another 406 yards and two scores

*Did this with limited help. Cris Carter? Gone by then. Moss? Had his worst year that didn't involve a caterer, by far, as a Viking: 767 yards receiving, only 13 games played (then, of course, the trade). Culpepper accounted for more than 5,000 yards of offense with Onterrio Smith as his leading rusher. Nate Burleson and Jermaine Wiggins were his primary pass catchers.

*He did all of this in the regular season, and yet the Vikings only managed to go 8-8 (maybe, possibly, because of a defense that allowed nearly 25 points per game). They snuck into the playoffs where they DEFEATED THE PACKERS. Culpepper was 19 of 29 for 284 yards, four TDs and no interceptions. He ran for 47 more yards.

We revisited all this when looking up Culpepper's very good first year as a starter (second year in the league): 33 TD passes, 98.0 rating, nearly 500 rushing yards and seven rushing TDs. He had tons more to work with that year -- a motivated Moss, a still-sharp Cater, a peaking Robert Smith among them.

The 2004 season ended with a playoff loss to Philly. And as noted, everything went downhill from there. But do not forget about 2004 Culpepper. This effort should be remembered, rhapsodized about and cherished. That was nearly a one-man show, and it was spectacular. It was quite possibly -- and there are plenty of comparisons, including efforts from veterans Randall Cunningham and Brett Favre -- the best year a Vikings QB has ever had and maybe ever will have.

 

[Jplaya2023]

i'm not saying this is the best, but culpepper's 2004 season should be mentioned (from an individual statistical standpoint)...

I thought about pep as well, but went with Donofthem Mcswagg over him

 

[Card Holder]

The scary thing about that 04 Peyton year was he could've easily thrown 4-5 ,more TD passes if he choose to stay in games. He was kneeling against the ravens and didn't even play against denver in the last game of the regular season.

Brady went undefeated. plus brady could of threw 60 tds if he played in a dome n didn't have to play at Buffalo and New York plus NE in the winter.

 

[calh45]

The scary thing about that 04 Peyton year was he could've easily thrown 4-5 ,more TD passes if he choose to stay in games. He was kneeling against the ravens and didn't even play against denver in the last game of the regular season.

I've always thought Dungy's lack of killer instinct held that team back. His philosophy permeated that team and was why they always lost to the Pats in the playoffs who would knock out their mom to win. The only time they beat the Pats in the playoffs was the one time Bill flinched.

 

[Jplaya2023]

Brady went undefeated. plus brady could of threw 60 tds if he played in a dome n didn't have to play at Buffalo and New York plus NE in the winter.

Didn't brady throw 5 td's against buffalo one game outside?

New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills - November 18th, 2007 - Pro-Football-Reference.com

Plus Brady threw more passes and was padding his stats in losses while manning was kneeling the ball.

578 pass attempts = brady

497 pass attempts = manning

 

[Card Holder]

yeah he did 34* degress, 10 mph winds. that's my goat QB, the Jets game was horrible throwing conditions. are u trying to say Brady doesn't face worse weather conditions than Manning?

 

[Jplaya2023]

yeah he did 34* degress, 10 mph winds. that's my goat QB, the Jets game was horrible throwing conditions. are u trying to say Brady doesn't face worse weather conditions than Manning?

wow, i never said anything like that. I just said he put up numbers in bad conditions.

Peyton played outside this year and put up 37 td's and 11 picks. The dome argument for manning to me is dead now. This is coming off a year where his neck was messed up

 

[Regular_P]

Matt Stafford in 2011.

41 TDs, 5,000+ yards and led the LIONS into the playoffs.

Nothing can ever top that...until he leads the Lions to a Super Bowl victory.

 

[Da_Eggman]

What Marino did had never been seen before

And took 20 years to match when the league became a video game

 

[Jesus]

I've always thought Dungy's lack of killer instinct held that team back. His philosophy permeated that team and was why they always lost to the Pats in the playoffs who would knock out their mom to win. The only time they beat the Pats in the playoffs was the one time Bill flinched.

 

[Reggie]

I'm going with Brady cause I remember how dominant he and the Pats were that whole season. And if he had won the Super bowl I don't think this would even be much of an argument. Though Aaron's 2011 season was an all time great season too.