Wild-card weekend by the numbers The best performances in the wild-card round in NFL history

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Careers in the National Football League are made in the postseason, as postseason performances (and plays) remain the stuff that lasts in NFL lore. The Super Wild-Card Weekend is one of the most exciting weekends of the playoffs, being the first weekend of the postseason tournament and an opportunity for the underdog teams to have their moment on the national stage.The wild-card round was instituted in 1978 when the league expanded the playoff format from eight teams to 10, as non-division winners entered the postseason for the first time. This created the famous wild-card weekend (now Super Wild-Card Weekend) that had football fans glued to their television sets. Four wild card games were instituted in 1990 when the postseason was expanded to 12 teams and the wild-card round will feature six Wil Myers Jersey games this year with the playoff expansion to 14 teams.As Super Wild-Card Weekend gets underway, we'll take an interesting twist in this postseason edition of "By The Numbers." We'll look at the single-game leaders in the wild-card round and the all-time leaders on Super Wild-Card Weekend. We'll also look at the all-time postseason leaders for reference. (2012, ) -- 466 (2005, ) -- 458 (2014, Colts) -- 453Kelly Holcomb (2003, ) --429 (2010, ) -- 423Peyton Manning (2004, Colts) -- 158.3Dave Krieg (1983, ) -- 158.3Kurt Warner (2010, ) -- 154.1David Woodley (1982, ) -- 153.8Jeff Hostetler (1994, ) -- 150.8Lamar Smith (2000, Dolphins) -- 209Freeman McNeil (1983, ) -- 202Terrell Davis (1997, ) -- 184 (2020, ) -- 182Natrone Means (1996, ) -- 175T.Y. Hilton (2014, Colts) -- 13Shannon Sharpe (1994, Broncos) --13Darrell Jackson (2005, Seahawks) -- 12 (2012, ) --12Eric Moulds (1999, ) -- 240T.Y. Hilton (2014, Colts) -- 224Reggie Wayne (2005, Colts) -- 221Calvin Johnson (2012, Lions) Chris Paddack Jersey -- 211Jerry Rice (2002, Raiders) -- 183The wild-card round has never featured the top teams in the league in a non-strike year, which is obvious since all the top-seeded teams had a bye to the divisional round. There still have been some legendary performances in the round, starting with Peyton Manning having a perfect pa ser rating to earn his first postseason win. Manning, who lost his first three playoff starts, finally broke through in January of 2004. The Colts quarterback completed 22 of 26 pa ses for 377 yards and five touchdowns for a perfect 158.3 pa ser rating in a 41-10 win over the Denver Broncos -- only the third game with a perfect pa ser rating in NFL playoff history (minimum 10 attempts).Lamar Smith had one of the best rushing performances in playoff history -- against Manning and the Colts of all teams. Smith set a postseason record with 40 carries for 209 yards (the third-most in a game in the playoffs) in the Miami Dolphins' 23-17 overtime win over Indianapolis. Shaun Alexander and Napoleon McCallum share the record for rushing touchdowns in a game in the wild-card round with three.Moulds set a playoff record for receiving yards in a game with 240 in the Buffalo Bills' 24-17 lo s to Miami in 1999. Hilton's 13-reception game occurred in the Colts' thrilling 45 San Diego Padres Jersey -44 victory over the in 2014 -- a game in which Indianapolis trailed 38-10 early in the third quarter. The record for most receiving touchdowns in a game in the wild card round is three, accomplished by five players (Willie Jackson, Andre Reed, Amani Toomer, , and Alvin Garrett). Willie McGinest had 4.5 sacks in the ' 28-3 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2006, a wild-card round and NFL postseason record. Now that we looked at the single-game leaders in the wild-card round, let's look at the all-time leaders on Super Wild-Card Weekend.Drew Brees -- 2,023Brett Favre -- 2,008Peyton Manning -- 1,969Warren Moon -- 1,735Aaron Rodgers -- 1,626Aaron Rodgers -- 15Brett Favre -- 13Peyton Manning -- 13Warren Moon -- 12Drew Brees -- 11Freeman McNeil -- 414Emmitt Smith -- 394Eric Dickerson -- 364Derrick Henry -- 338Edgerrin James -- 335Reggie Wayne -- 573Ernest Givins -- 493T.Y. Hilton -- 478Marvin Harrison -- 433 -- 430David Woodley has the highest pa ser rating for any quarterback in the wild-card round (min. 10 attempts), having a 153.8 pa ser rating in his one start for the Dolphins. Rich Gannon holds the record for highest pa ser rating for a quarterback that has made one than one playoff start in the wild-card round (131.8).Rodgers has played six games in the wild-card round while Manning has seven and Favre eight, explaining why they are on top of the leaderboards. Woodley had the highest completion percentage in the wild-card round (84.21%) while Gannon is second (79.31%). Zack Crockett has the highest yards per carry average in the wild-card round, averaging 10.13 yards per carry in three games. Emmitt Smith, LaDainian Tomlinson, and each have four rushing touchdowns on Super Wild-Card Weekend -- Chase Headley Jersey the most all-time. Givins has the most catches in the wild-card round with 40, as Hilton is just nine receptions away (32) from pa sing him. Givins also has the most receiving touchdowns in the wild-card round with six with Reggie Wayne second on the list with five.Trace Armstrong has eight sacks in the wild-card round to lead all players while Ed Reed's four interceptions in the wild-card round is the most in NFL history.Finally, we'll take a look at the all-time postseason leaders since the playoffs begin this weekend. Needle s to say, owns most of the pa sing records and Jerry Rice owns the receiving marks. Tom Brady -- 11,388Peyton Manning -- 7,339Brett Favre -- 5,855Joe Montana -- 5,772 -- 5,256Tom Brady -- 73Joe Montana -- 46Brett Favre -- 44Peyton Manning -- 40Aaron Rodgers -- 40 -- 106.6Bart Starr Joey Lucchesi Jersey -- 104.8Kurt Warner -- 102.8 -- 100.8Aaron Rodgers -- 100.0Emmitt Smith -- 1,586Franco Harris -- 1,556Thurman Thomas -- 1,442Tony Dorsett -- 1,383 -- 1,347Emmitt Smith -- 19Franco Harris -- 16Thurman Thomas -- 16Terrell Davis -- 12 -- 12John Riggins --12Jerry Rice -- 151 -- 118Reggie Wayne -- 93Hines Ward -- 88 -- 88Jerry Rice -- 2,245Julian Edelman -- 1,442Michael Irvin -- 1,315Cliff Branch -- 1,289Reggie Wayne -- 1,254Jerry Rice -- 22 -- 12John Stallworth -- 12Fred Biletnikoff -- 10 -- 10Antonio Freeman -- 10Randy Mo s -- 10Hines Ward -- 10These records are obviously determined by postseason appearances, which is accomplished by winning a lot of regular season games. Brady has played the most playoff games at 41, while Rice is second amongst skill-position players at 29. Manning is the only other skill-position player to play 25 postseason games.Brady will be playing in his NFL-record 42nd postseason game Saturday, Dave Winfield Jersey a mark that doesn't seem to be ending in the near future. Gronkowski can also move into second place on the all-time postseason touchdown reception list with a score Saturday.Rodgers has the second-most pa sing touchdowns in the playoffs among active players with 40 while Brees is third with 34. has the most rushing yards amongst active players with 668, followed by Derrick Henry at 630 and at 477. Brady, Sony Michael, and Damien Willams lead all active players in postseason rushing touchdowns with six. Edelman leads all active players in catches and receiving yards in the postseason, while Gronkowski leads in touchdown catches. Gronkowski is second amongst active players in yards (1,163) while Larry Fitzgerald is third (942). Fitzgerald's 10 touchdown catches are second-most amongst active players.More records will certainly be challenged as the NFL playoffs commence this weekend. That's part of what makes the NFL postseason so special, witne sing NFL history and ranking with the all-time greats.
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