Best single-game performances, by position
Top 10 at each position, plus all 50-point games
Through 2006 Season

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**
4 55 Kurt Warner StL Big Dave 00 4
5 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
9 53 Randall Cunningham Min Ed 98 5

53 Jake Plummer Den Wolf 04 8
11 52 Tommy Maddox Pit Guy 02 10
12 51 Matt Hasselbeck Sea Jeff 03 12

51 Drew Brees NO Matt 06 14**
14 50 Daunte Culpepper Min Sam 04 6

50 Donovan McNabb Phi Guy 04 10

50 Donovan McNabb Phi Guy 04 13

RB

# Pts Player NFL TLC Yr Wk
1 68 Clinton Portis Den Rob 03 14**
2 61 Shaun Alexander Sea Smack 02 4

61 Priest Holmes KC Tom 02 12
4
 56 LaDainian Tomlinson SD Dwight 02 13
5
 54 Marshall Faulk StL Robert 02 7
6
 53 Corey Dillon Cin Brandon 97 15*
7
 53 Fred Taylor Jax Sam 00 12

53 Jamal Lewis Bal Robert 03 2
9
 52 Barry Sanders Det Dwight 97 7

52 LaDainian Tomlinson SD Netboy 05 3
11 51 Shaun Alexander Sea Tom 01 9

51 Marshall Faulk Ind Sam 98 13

51 LaDainian Tomlinson SD Ross 03 14*
14 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
 57 Randy Moss Min Smack 98 13@
5
 54 Randy Moss Min Robert 01 10
6
 53 Randy Moss Min Cory 00 5
7
 53 Drew Bennett Ten Big Dave 04 14**
8
 52 Plaxico Burress Pit Robert 02 10

52 Steve Smith Car Robert 05 6
10
 51 Terrell Owens SF Tom 01 5
11
 50 Antonio Freeman GB Netboy 98 9

50 Terance Mathis Atl Sam 98 15*

50 Javon Walker Den Matt 06 9

PK

# Pts Player NFL TLC Yr Wk
1 25 Olindo Mare Mia Rob 99 6
2 24 Jeff Reed Pit Robert 02 13

24 Adam Vinatieri NE Robert 04 9
4 23 Jeff Wilkins StL Rob 00 5

23 Neil Rackers Arz Sam 05 4
6
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

DL

# Pts Player NFL TLC Yr Wk
1 36 Jason Taylor Mia Nick 06 11
2
 32 Chuck Smith Atl Wolf 98 10 [36]
3
 30 Alex Brown Chi Rob 04 9

30 Jason Taylor Mia Sam 05 1
5
 29 Jason Taylor Mia Sam 05 12
6
 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
10
 26 John Abraham NYJ Tom 01 9

26 Bert Berry Arz Smack 04 10

26 Jared Allen KC Sam 06 9

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
6
 41 Derrick Brooks TB Big Dave 01 3
7
 38 Mike Peterson Jax Rob 05 10

38 Donnie Edwards SD Wolf 05 16**
9
 37 Jessie Armstead NYG Smack 97 15* [47]
10
 36 Brian Urlacher Chi Smack 01 4

36 Ray Lewis Bal Sam 02 4

36 Micheal Barrow NYG Kelly 03 2

36 London Fletcher Buf Big Dave 04 5

36 Donnie Edwards SD Wolf 04 13

36 Lofa Tatupu Sea Matt 05 13

36 Brian Urlacher Chi Matt 06 6

36 Zach Thomas Mia Sam 06 15**

DB

# Pts Player NFL TLC Yr Wk
1 50 Ronde Barber TB Matt 06 7
2
 45 Dewayne Washington Pit Smack 98 12 [52]
3
 41 Jay Bellamy Sea Big Dave 00 2
4
 40 Brian Dawkins Phi Tom 02 4
5
 39 Darren Sharper Min Robert 05 1
6
 35 Brian Dawkins Phi Nick 06 15**
7
 34 Champ Bailey Den Jeff 05 12
8
 33 Champ Bailey Was Cory 99 6 [43]

33 Adam Archuleta StL Big Dave 05 3

33 Ronde Barber TB Matt 05 13

33 Terrence McGee Buf Dwight 06 10

33 Adrian Wilson Arz Sam 06 12

* 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 only other defender to lead the league in weekly scoring was LB Ben Taylor (Guy) with 34 in Week 8, 2003.


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