TLC Football Best Games by Position
Top 10 at each position, plus all 50-point games and all 40-point
games by defenders.
Through Week 15, 2009
QB
| # | Pts | Player | NFL | TLC | Yr | Wk |
| 1 | 64 | Randall Cunningham | Min | Ed | 98 | 13 |
| 2 | 60 | Daunte Culpepper | Min | Sam | 04 | 5 |
| 3 | 56 | Steve McNair | Ten | Brandon | 99 | 16** |
| 56 | Tom Brady | NE | Wolf | 07 | 7 |
|
| 56 | Drew Brees | NO | Ross | 09 | 1 |
|
| 6 |
55 | Kurt Warner | StL | Big Dave | 00 | 4 |
| 7 |
54 | Peyton Manning | Ind | Dwight | 01 | 2 |
| 54 | Peyton Manning | Ind | Rayne | 03 | 4 | |
| 54 | Peyton Manning | Ind | Robert | 04 | 8 | |
| 54 | Peyton Manning | Ind | Robert | 04 | 10 | |
| 11 |
53 | Randall Cunningham | Min | Ed | 98 | 5 |
| 53 | Jake Plummer | Den | Wolf | 04 | 8 | |
| 53 | Carson Palmer | Cin | Guy | 07 | 2 |
|
| 14 | 51 | Tommy Maddox | Pit | Guy | 02 | 10 |
| 51 | Matt Hasselbeck | Sea | Jeff | 03 | 12 | |
| 16 | 51 | Drew Brees | NO | Matt | 06 | 14** |
| 51 | Tom Brady | NE | Wolf | 07 | 6 |
|
| 51 | Tom Brady | NE | Wolf | 07 | 14** |
|
| 51 | Tom Brady | NE | Tommy | 09 | 6 |
|
| 20 | 50 | Daunte Culpepper | Min | Sam | 04 | 6 |
| 50 | Donovan McNabb | Phi | Guy | 04 | 10 |
|
| 50 | Donovan McNabb | Phi | Guy | 04 | 13 |
|
| 50 | Tony Romo | Dal | Smack | 07 | 1 | |
| 50 | Drew Brees | NO | Ross | 09 | 12 |
RB
| # | Pts | Player | NFL | TLC | Yr | Wk |
| 1 | 72 | Chris Johnson | Ten | Netboy | 09 | 2 |
| 2 | 68 | Clinton Portis | Den | Rob | 03 | 14** |
| 3 | 61 | Shaun Alexander | Sea | Smack | 02 | 4 |
| 61 | Priest Holmes | KC | Tom | 02 | 12 | |
| 5 |
58 | Adrian Peterson | Min | Matt | 07 | 6 |
| 6 |
56 | LaDainian Tomlinson |
SD | Dwight | 02 | 13 |
| 7 |
55 | Adrian Peterson | Min | Matt | 07 | 9 |
| 55 | Jerome Harrison | Cle | Hot Tub | 09 | 15* | |
| 9 |
54 | Marshall Faulk | StL | Robert | 02 | 7 |
| 10 |
53 | Corey Dillon | Cin | Brandon | 97 | 15* |
| 53 | Fred Taylor | Jax | Sam | 00 | 12 | |
| 53 | Jamal Lewis | Bal | Robert | 03 | 2 | |
| 13 |
52 | Barry Sanders | Det | Dwight | 97 | 7 |
| 52 | LaDainian Tomlinson | SD | Netboy | 05 | 3 | |
| 52 | Frank Gore | SF | Smack | 09 | 2 | |
| 16 | 51 | Shaun Alexander | Sea | Tom | 01 | 9 |
| 51 | Marshall Faulk | Ind | Sam | 98 | 13 | |
| 51 | LaDainian Tomlinson | SD | Ross | 03 | 14* | |
| 19 | 50 | Mike Anderson | Den | Rob | 00 | 14** |
| 50 | LaDainian Tomlinson | SD | Smack | 06 | 11 |
WR
| # | Pts | Player | NFL | TLC | Yr | Wk |
| 1 | 62 | Jimmy Smith | Jax | Ed | 00 | 2 |
| 2 | 61 | Chad Johnson | Cin | Ross | 06 | 10 |
| 61 | Lee Evans | Buf | Rob | 06 | 11 | |
| 4 | 59 | Terrell Owens | Dal | Ross | 07 | 11 |
| 5 | 57 | Randy Moss | Min | Smack | 98 | 13@ |
| 6 |
54 | Randy Moss | Min | Robert | 01 | 10 |
| 7 |
53 | Randy Moss | Min | Cory | 00 | 5 |
| 53 | Drew Bennett | Ten | Big Dave | 04 | 14** | |
| 53 | Brandon Marshall | Den | Netboy | 09 | 14* | |
| 10 |
52 | Plaxico Burress | Pit | Robert | 02 | 10 |
| 52 | Steve Smith | Car | Robert | 05 | 6 | |
| 11 |
51 | Terrell Owens | SF | Tom | 01 | 5 |
| 51 | Roddy White | Atl | Wolf | 09 | 5 | |
| 13 |
50 | Antonio Freeman | GB | Netboy | 98 | 9 |
| 50 | Terance Mathis | Atl | Sam | 98 | 15* | |
| 50 | Javon Walker | Den | Matt | 06 | 9 | |
| 50 | Santana Moss | Was | Smack | 08 | 8 |
PK
| # | Pts | Player | NFL | TLC | Yr | Wk |
| 1 | 28 | Rob Bironas | Ten | Netboy | 07 | 7 |
| 2 |
25 | Olindo Mare | Mia | Rob | 99 | 6 |
| 3 |
24 | Jeff Reed | Pit | Robert | 02 | 13 |
| 24 | Adam Vinatieri | NE | Robert | 04 | 9 | |
| 6 |
23 | Jeff Wilkins | StL | Rob | 00 | 5 |
| 23 | Neil Rackers | Arz | Sam | 05 | 4 | |
| 23 | Kris Brown | Hou | Hot Tub | 07 | 5 | |
| 8 |
21 | Mike Hollis | Jax | Smack | 00 | 2 |
| 21 | Jason Elam | Den | Sam | 02 | 6 | |
| 21 | Jay Feely | NYG | Dwight | 05 | 8 | |
| 21 | Jeff Wilkins | StL | Ross | 06 | 1 | |
| 21 | Robbie Gould | Chi | Cory | 06 | 5 |
|
| 21 | Shayne Graham | Cin | Sam | 07 | 10 |
|
| 21 | Rob Bironas | Ten | Guy | 08 | 13 |
DL
| # | Pts | Player | NFL | TLC | Yr | Wk | |
| 1 | 36 | Jason Taylor | Mia | Nick | 06 | 11 | |
| 2 | 34 | Osi Umenyiora | NYG | Sam | 07 | 4 | |
| 3 |
32 | Chuck Smith | Atl | Wolf | 98 | 10 | [36] |
| 4 |
30.5 | Jared Allen | Min | Sam | 09 | 4 | |
| 5 |
30 | Alex Brown | Chi | Rob | 04 | 9 | |
| 30 | Jason Taylor | Mia | Sam | 05 | 1 | ||
| 7 |
29 | Jason Taylor | Mia | Sam | 05 | 12 | |
| 29 | Osi Umenyiora | NYG | Sam | 07 | 7 | ||
| 29 | Julius Peppers | Car | Hot Tub | 08 | 10 | ||
| 10 | 28 | Jevon Kearse | Ten | Netboy | 00 | 11 | |
| 28 | Kenard Lang | Was | Big Dave | 01 | 4 | ||
| 28 | Michael Strahan | NYG | Robert | 01 | 5 | ||
| 28 | Simeon Rice | TB | Kelly | 03 | 6 | ||
| 28 | Jared Allen | KC | Ross | 07 | 3 | ||
| 28 | Kevin Williams | Min | E&L | 08 | 6 |
LB
| # | Pts | Player | NFL | TLC | Yr | Wk |
| 1 | 48 | Donnie Edwards | SD | Wolf | 04 | 14* |
| 2 | 46 | DeMeco Ryans | Hou | Smack | 06 | 13 |
| 3 |
45 | London Fletcher | Buf | Netboy | 06 | 9 |
| 4 |
44 | Derrick Brooks | TB | Dwight | 00 | 13 |
| 44 | Ray Lewis | Bal | Sam | 03 | 13 | |
| 44 | David Harris | NYJ | Norm | 07 | 9 | |
| 44 | Lofa Tatupu | Sea | Norm | 07 | 13 | |
| 8 |
43.5 | James Harrison | Pit | Brandon | 07 | 9 |
| 9 |
43 | Ray Lewis | Bal | Sam | 07 | 11 |
| 10 |
42 | Patrick Willis | SF | Norm | 07 | 16* |
| 11 |
41 | Derrick Brooks | TB | Big Dave | 01 | 3 |
| 41 | D'Qwell Jackson | Cle | Rob | 08 | 14* |
DB
| # | Pts | Player | NFL | TLC | Yr | Wk | |
| 1 |
50 | Ronde Barber | TB | Matt | 06 | 7 | |
| 2 |
46 | Antonio Cromartie | SD | Matt | 07 | 3 | |
| 3 |
45 | Dewayne Washington | Pit | Smack | 98 | 12 | [52] |
| 4 |
44 | Charles Woodson | GB | Guy | 09 | 12 | |
| 5 |
43 | Marcus Trufant | Sea | Tom | 07 | 14** | |
| 6 |
41 | Jay Bellamy | Sea | Big Dave | 00 | 2 | |
| 7 |
40 | Brian Dawkins | Phi | Tom | 02 | 4 | |
| 40 | Darren Sharper | NO | Wolf | 09 | 4 | ||
| 9 |
39 | Darren Sharper | Min | Robert | 05 | 1 | |
| 39 | Antoine Winfield | Min | Guy | 08 | 5 |
* Playoff game
** Bizarro game
@ On three catches
Defenders in red played with one-point
tackles. Number in brackets is estimated score for this performance
under modern scoring rules.
Defenders in bold had the highest score of any player that week.
The other 7 defenders to lead the league in weekly scoring were LBs Ben
Taylor (Guy) 34, Week 8 '03; Brian Urlacher (Smack) 36, Week 1 '04;
Donnie Edwards (Wolf) 38, Week 16** '05; Zach Thomas (Sam) 36, Week 15** '06;
James Farrior (Ross) 32.5, Week 9 '08; Chad Greenway (Eric&Laura) 37
Week 11 '08; and DB Terrence McGee (Hot Tub) 35, Week 5 '07.
