WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN 2011 - PLAYERS - Ingles

Peyton Manning needs 4,000 passing yards to become the first player in NFL history with 12 4,000-yard seasons. Manning is the only quarterback to accomplish the feat in 11 seasons.
Manning needs 25 touchdown passes to become the first player in NFL history to throw 25 touchdown passes in 14 consecutive seasons. Manning is the only player to have 13 consecutive seasons with 25 touchdown passes.
Manning has passed for 3,000 yards in each of the past 13 seasons and owns the second-longest streak of consecutive 3,000-yard seasons (Brett Favre, 18). Manning is the only player in NFL history to start a career with 13 consecutive 3,000-yard seasons.
Manning needs 22 touchdown passes to surpass Dan Marino (420) for second place all-time. In 13 seasons, Manning has thrown 399 touchdown passes.
Manning needs 286 pass completions to surpass Dan Marino (4,967) for second place all-time. In 13 seasons, Manning has 4,682 completions.
Manning has 22 games with four or more touchdown passes and needs two such games to surpass Brett Favre (23) for the most games with four touchdown passes in NFL history.
Manning has led the league in touchdown passes three times in his career and can tie Len Dawson, Brett Favre, Johnny Unitas
and Steve Young (4) for the most seasons leading the league in touchdown passes (see Brady note).
Manning has passed for 300 yards in a game 63 times in his career, tied with Dan Marino for the most all-time. Manning needs
one 300-yard passing game to attain sole possession of first place.

Tom Brady has led the league in touchdown passes three times in his career and can tie Len Dawson, Brett Favre, Johnny Unitas and Steve Young (4) for the most seasons leading the league in touchdown passes (see Manning note).

Philip Rivers has led the league in average yards per pass in each of the past three seasons and can join Steve Young (4) and Sid Luckman (5) as the only players to do so in four consecutive seasons.

LaDainian Tomlinson needs one touchdown to become the third player with 160 touchdowns (see Moss and Owens notes).
Tomlinson would join Jerry Rice (208) and Emmitt Smith (175) as the only players to accomplish the feat. In 10 seasons, Tomlinson has scored 159 touchdowns.
Tomlinson needs six rushing touchdowns to become the second player with 150 rushing touchdowns. Tomlinson has scored 144 rushing touchdowns and would join Emmitt Smith (164) as the only players to accomplish the feat.
Tomlinson has four 200-yard rushing games in his career.
Tomlinson needs two 200-yard games to surpass Tiki Barber (5) and tie O.J. Simpson (6) for the most all-time.
Tomlinson needs 698 rushing yards to surpass Jerome Bettis (13,662) and Curtis Martin (14,101) for fourth place all-time. In 10 seasons, Tomlinson has rushed for 13,404 yards.
Tomlinson needs 1,000 rushing yards to become the fifth player in NFL history with nine 1,000-yard rushing seasons. Only Walter Payton (10), Barry Sanders (10), Curtis Martin (10) and Emmitt Smith (11) have accomplished the feat.
Tomlinson needs 464 scrimmage yards to surpass Barry Sanders (18,190) for fifth place all-time. In 10 seasons, Tomlinson has 17,727 scrimmage yards.

Terrell Owens needs 25 receptions to surpass Tim Brown (1,094), Cris Carter (1,101) and Marvin Harrison (1,102) for second place all-time (see Gonzalez note). In 15 seasons, Owens has 1,078 receptions.
Owens needs 66 receiving yards to become the second player in NFL history with 16,000 receiving yards. Owens would join Jerry Rice (22,895) as the only players to accomplish the feat. In 15 seasons, Owens has 15,934 receiving yards.
Owens needs seven receiving touchdowns to become the second player in NFL history with 160 receiving TDs. Owens can join Jerry Rice (197) as the only other player in NFL history with 160 receiving touchdowns (see Moss note). In 15 seasons, Owens has 153 touchdown receptions.
Owens needs four touchdowns to become the third player with 160 touchdowns. Owens would join Jerry Rice (208) and Emmitt Smith (175) as the only players to accomplish the feat (see Moss and Tomlinson notes). In 15 seasons, Owens has scored 156 touchdowns.
Owens has recorded 1,000 receiving yards in a season nine times in his 15-year NFL career. Owens can join Jerry Rice (14) and Randy Moss (10) as the only players in NFL history with 10 seasons with 1,000 receiving yards (see Moss note).
Owens needs 50 receptions to join Jerry Rice (17) as the only players in NFL history with 14 50-reception seasons (see Gonzalez note).

Tony Gonzalez needs 34 receptions to surpass Terrell Owens (1,078), Tim Brown (1,094), Cris Carter (1,101) and Marvin
Harrison (1,102) for second place all-time (see Owens note). In 14 seasons, Gonzalez has 1,069 receptions – the most ever by a
tight end.
Gonzalez needs 50 receptions to join Jerry Rice (17) as the only players in NFL history with 14 50-reception seasons (see Owens note). Gonzalez is the only player in NFL history with 13 consecutive 50-reception seasons.

Randy Moss needs seven receiving touchdowns to become the second player in NFL history with 160 receiving TDs. Moss can join Jerry Rice (197) as the only other player in NFL history with 160 receiving touchdowns (see Owens note). In 13 seasons, Moss has 153 touchdown receptions.
Moss needs six touchdowns to become the third player with 160 touchdowns. Moss would join Jerry Rice (208) and Emmitt Smith (175) as the only players to accomplish the feat (see Owens and Tomlinson notes). In 13 seasons, Moss has scored 154 touchdowns.
Moss needs 351 receiving yards to surpass Tim Brown (14,934) and Isaac Bruce (15,208) for third place all-time. In 13 seasons, Moss has 14,858 receiving yards.
Moss needs 46 receptions to become the eighth player in NFL history with 1,000 receptions. In 13 seasons, Moss has 954 receptions (see Mason and Ward notes).
Moss has recorded 1,000 receiving yards in a season 10 times in his 13-year NFL career. Moss can join Jerry Rice (14) as the only players in NFL history with 11 seasons with 1,000 receiving yards.
Moss has led the league in touchdown receptions five times in his career and can tie Jerry Rice (6) for the second-most seasons leading the league in touchdown receptions (Don Hutson, 9).

Hines Ward needs 46 receptions to become the eighth player in NFL history with 1,000 receptions (see Mason and Moss notes). In 13 seasons, Ward has 954 receptions.

Derrick Mason needs 76 receptions to become the eighth player in NFL history with 1,000 receptions (see Moss and Ward notes). In 14 seasons, Mason has 924 receptions.

Andre Johnson needs 100 receptions to become the third player in NFL history with four 100-catch seasons. Johnson can join Marvin Harrison and Jerry Rice as the only players with four 100-reception seasons (see Marshall, Wayne and Welker notes).
Johnson needs 1,500 receiving yards to join Marvin Harrison (3) and Jerry Rice (4) as the only players with three 1,500-yard seasons.
Johnson needs two games with 10 receptions and 100 receiving yards to become the NFL’s all-time career leader. Johnson has 14 games with at least 10 catches and 100 receiving yards in his career and can surpass Marvin Harrison (14) and Jerry Rice (15) for the most such games in NFL history.

Brandon Marshall needs 100 receptions to become the third player in NFL history with four 100-catch seasons. Marshall can join Marvin Harrison and Jerry Rice as the only players with four 100-reception seasons (see Johnson, Wayne and Welker notes).

Reggie Wayne needs 100 receptions to become the third player in NFL history with four 100-catch seasons. Wayne can join Marvin Harrison and Jerry Rice as the only players with four 100-reception seasons (see Johnson, Marshall and Welker notes).

Wes Welker needs 100 receptions to become the third player in NFL history with four 100-catch seasons. Welker can join Marvin Harrison and Jerry Rice as the only players with four 100- reception seasons (see Johnson, Marshall and Wayne notes).

Ray Lewis needs 1.5 sacks to become the first player in NFL history to record 40 sacks and 30 interceptions in his career. In 15 seasons, Lewis has 38.5 sacks and 30 interceptions.

Jason Taylor needs 9.5 sacks to surpass Leslie O’Neal (132.5), Lawrence Taylor (132.5), John Randle (137.5), Richard Dent (137.5) and Michael Strahan (141.5) to move into fifth place all-time. In 14 seasons, Taylor has 132.5 sacks.

Darren Sharper needs two interception-return touchdowns to surpass Rod Woodson (12) for the most all-time (see C. Woodson note). In 14 seasons, Sharper has 11 interception return touchdowns.
Sharper needs 72 interception-return yards to surpass Ed Reed (1,438) and Rod Woodson (1,483) for the most all-time (see Reed note). In 14 seasons, Sharper has 1,412 interception return yards.
Sharper needs six interceptions to surpass Ronnie Lott (63), Ken Riley (65), and Dick “Night Train” Lane (68) to move into fourth place all-time. In 14 seasons, Sharper has 63 interceptions.

Charles Woodson needs three interception-return touchdowns to surpass Darren Sharper (11) and Rod Woodson (12) for the most all-time (see Sharper note). In 13 seasons, Woodson has 10 interception-return touchdowns.

Ed Reed needs 46 interception-return yards to surpass Rod Woodson (1,483) for the most all-time (see Sharper note). In nine seasons, Reed has 1,438 interception-return yards.
Reed is tied with Everson Walls (3) for the most seasons leading the league in in interceptions and can become the first player in history to lead the league in INTs four times.

DeMarcus Ware has led the league in sacks twice in his career and can become the first player to lead the league three times since the sack became an official statistic in 1982.

Devin Hester is tied with Eric Metcalf (10) for the most puntreturn touchdowns in history and needs one punt-return TD to become the all-time leader. In five seasons, Hester has 10 puntreturn touchdowns.

Joshua Cribbs needs two kickoff-return touchdowns to become the first player in history with 10 kickoff return TDs (see Washington note). In six seasons, Cribbs is the all-time leader with eight kickoff return touchdowns.

Leon Washington needs two kickoff-return touchdowns to surpass Joshua Cribbs (8) for the most all-time (see Cribbs note). In five seasons, Washington has seven kickoff return TDs.