Checkdowns: Best Thanksgiving Performances

by Chase Stuart on November 22, 2012

Stump your family with some Football Perspective trivia today. The tables below show the leaders in various categories in all games played on Thanksgiving since 1960.

Most passing yards

Rk	Year	Tm	Opp	PF	PA	QB	CMP	ATT	PYD	TD	INT
1	1998	dal	min	36	46	Troy Aikman	34	57	455	1	0
2	1995	det	min	44	38	Scott Mitchell	30	45	410	4	1
3	1995	min	det	38	44	Warren Moon	30	47	384	3	2
4	2007	gnb	det	37	26	Brett Favre	31	41	381	3	0
5	1998	min	dal	46	36	Randall Cunningham	17	35	359	4	1
6	1997	dal	oti	14	27	Troy Aikman	27	42	356	2	3
7	2010	nor	dal	30	27	Drew Brees	23	39	352	1	1
8	1994	det	buf	35	21	Dave Krieg	20	25	351	3	0
9	2009	gnb	det	34	12	Aaron Rodgers	28	39	348	3	0
10	2010	nwe	det	45	24	Tom Brady	21	27	341	4	0

Most passing touchdowns

Rk	Year	Tm	Opp	PF	PA	QB	CMP	ATT	PYD	TD	INT
1	2004	clt	det	41	9	Peyton Manning	23	28	236	6	0
1	1977	mia	crd	55	14	Bob Griese	15	23	207	6	1
3	2006	dal	tam	38	10	Tony Romo	22	29	306	5	0
3	1962	nyj	den	46	45	Johnny Green	22	46	292	5	3
5	1995	det	min	44	38	Scott Mitchell	30	45	410	4	1
5	1998	min	dal	46	36	Randall Cunningham	17	35	359	4	1
5	2010	nwe	det	45	24	Tom Brady	21	27	341	4	0
5	1987	dal	min	38	44	Danny White	25	41	341	4	3
5	1985	det	nyj	31	20	Eric Hipple	19	29	269	4	1
5	2008	phi	crd	48	20	Donovan McNabb	27	39	260	4	0
5	1994	gnb	dal	31	42	Brett Favre	27	40	257	4	0
5	1985	dal	crd	35	17	Danny White	14	26	235	4	1

Most rushing yards

Rk	RB	Year	Tm	Opp	PF	PA	Rsh	RshYD	RshTD
1	O.J. Simpson	1976	buf	det	14	27	29	273	2
2	Earl Campbell	1979	oti	dal	30	24	33	195	2
3	Walter Payton	1981	chi	dal	9	10	38	179	0
4	Barry Sanders	1997	det	chi	55	20	19	167	3
5	Jim Braxton	1975	buf	crd	32	14	34	160	3
6	Abner Haynes	1960	kan	nyj	35	41	11	157	2
7	Larry Johnson	2006	kan	den	19	10	34	157	1
8	Emmitt Smith	1996	dal	was	21	10	29	155	3
9	Julius Jones	2004	dal	chi	21	7	33	150	2
10	Robert Smith	2000	min	dal	27	15	21	148	1

Most receiving yards

Rk	Player	Year	Tm	Opp	PF	PA	Rec	RecYd	RecTD
1	Lance Alworth	1964	sdg	buf	24	27	4	185	2
2	Anthony Carter	1987	min	dal	44	38	8	184	2
3	Don Maynard	1960	nyj	kan	41	35	10	179	1
4	Boyd Dowler	1963	gnb	det	13	13	9	178	0
5	Herman Moore	1994	det	buf	35	21	7	169	1
6	Ricky Proehl	1997	chi	det	20	55	4	164	1
7	Randy Moss	1998	min	dal	46	36	3	163	3
8	Fred Biletnikoff	1967	rai	kan	44	22	6	158	1
9	Michael Irvin	1991	dal	pit	20	10	8	157	1
10	Brett Perriman	1995	det	min	44	38	12	153	2

Most rushing/receiving touchdowns

Rk	Player	Year	Tm	Opp	PF	PA	RshTD	RecTD	Rsh/RecTD
1	Brian Westbrook	2008	phi	crd	48	20	2	2	4
1	Sterling Sharpe	1994	gnb	dal	31	42	0	4	4
2	Barry Sanders	1997	det	chi	55	20	3	0	3
2	Jim Braxton	1975	buf	crd	32	14	3	0	3
2	Emmitt Smith	1996	dal	was	21	10	3	0	3
2	Ed Podolak	1971	kan	det	21	32	3	0	3
2	Emmitt Smith	1998	dal	min	36	46	3	0	3
2	Nat Moore	1977	mia	crd	55	14	0	3	3
2	Chris Chambers	2003	mia	dal	40	21	0	3	3
2	Marvin Harrison	2004	clt	det	41	9	0	3	3
2	Randy Moss	1998	min	dal	46	36	0	3	3
2	Mike Renfro	1987	dal	min	38	44	0	3	3
2	Brandon Stokley	2004	clt	det	41	9	0	3	3
2	Leonard Thompson	1985	det	nyj	31	20	0	3	3

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