Top 10 single-season performances in NFL history

Mark Moseley

   Just how did a kicker manage to win MVP honors in 1982? Clutch kicks made Moseley the only kicker ever to earn the award. 

Watch clip  |  Moseley's career statistics  |  Relive Super Bowl XVII

Jerry Glanville's 'Grits Blitz'

   Glanville's 'D allowed a modern-day record 129 points in 1977, which is better than the more-heralded 2000 
  Ravens (165) and 1985 
  Bears (198). 

Watch clip  |  Falcons team history  |  1977 standings

Devin Hester

   Hester's rookie season of many happy returns included going the distance on the opening kickoff in the 
  Super Bowl. 

Watch clip  |  Hester: Can't-miss player  |  Relive Super Bowl XLI

Roger Craig

   Receiver met running back for the first time when Craig fit perfectly into Bill Walsh's offensive scheme and produced the first 1,000-1,000 season. 

Watch clip  |  Video: Walsh's West Coast offense  |  Video: Craig feature

Gale Sayers

   Sayers burst upon the pro football scene with the 
  Bears in 1965 and as a rookie had an instant impact rarely seen in the sport. 

Watch clip  |  Video: No. 2 elusive runner  |  Video: Sayers retrospective

Marvin Harrison

   In 2002, Harrison caught an astounding 143 passes, which is 20 better than the next-closest total in the record books. 

Watch clip  |  Video: No. 1 pass combo  |  Individual records: Receiving

Dick 'Night Train' Lane

   Lane made an immediate impact as a rookie with the Los Angeles 
  Rams in 1952, setting a single-season record for interceptions that still stands. 

Watch clip  |  Video: 'Night Train' feature  |  Video: 'Night Train' retrospective

Don Hutson

   It's no stretch to say that Hutson was as much of a dominant force as a receiver in football as Babe Ruth was as a hitter in baseball. 

Watch clip  |  Video: No. 5 unbreakable record  |  Video: Hutson's career

Eric Dickerson

   Dickerson's 2,105 yards rushing in 1984 shattered O.J. Simpson's 1973 record of 2,003 yards rushing in a single season. 

Watch clip  |  Video: Dickerson retrospective  |  1999 Hall of Fame inductee

Peyton Manning

   Manning broke Dan Marino's 20-year-old record for touchdown passes in a season by tossing 49 in his 2004 MVP campaign. 

Watch clip  |  Video: Manning's record-setting day  |  2004: Passing leaders

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