Will any player on the Philadelphia Eagles or New England Patriots score four touchdowns in Super Bowl LII? Will Tom Brady or Nick Foles throw for more than 466 yards? Can anyone on defense sack either of those QBs five times?
If any of those things were to take place at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday, February 4th, the Super Bowl record books would need to be rewritten.
In researching the best single-game performances in the Super Bowl's 51-year history, I decided to break it down into six separate categories. As far as offensive stats are concerned, we'll be looking at the all-time individual passing, receiving and rushing records. The best individual defensive performances, special teams records and scoring records account for the other three categories.
Without further adieu, scroll away to reveal the definitive list of Super Bowl records.
Passing Records
1) Highest passer rating, 150.92
- Phil Simms, New York Giants vs Denver Broncos, Super Bowl XXI
2) Lowest passer rating to WIN a game, 22.6
- Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers vs Seattle Seahawks, Super Bowl XL
3) Most attempts, 62
- Tom Brady, New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons, Super Bowl LI
4) Most completions, 43
- Tom Brady, New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons, Super Bowl LI
5) Most passing yards, 466
- Tom Brady, New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons, Super Bowl LI
6) Most touchdown passes, 6
- Steve Young, San Francisco 49ers vs San Diego Chargers, Super Bowl XXIX
7) Longest pass, 85 yards (TD)
- Jake Delhomme (to Muhsin Muhammad), Carolina Panthers vs New England Patriots, Super Bowl XXXVIII
8) Most interceptions, 5 (and three were returned for TDs)
- Rich Gannon, Oakland Raiders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Super Bowl XXXVII
Receiving Records
1) Most receptions, 14
- James White, New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons, Super Bowl LI
2) Most receiving yards, 215
- Jerry Rice, San Francisco 49ers vs Cincinnati Bengals, Super Bowl XXIII
3) Most receiving yards for a Tight End, 104
- Dan Ross, Cincinnati Bengals vs San Francisco 49ers, Super Bowl XVI
- Vernon Davis, San Francisco 49ers vs Baltimore Ravens, Super Bowl XLVII
4) Most receiving yards for a Running Back, 110
- James White, New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons, Super Bowl LI
5) Most receiving touchdowns, 3
- Jerry Rice, San Francisco 49ers vs Denver Broncos, Super Bowl XXIV
- Jerry Rice, San Francisco 49ers vs San Diego Chargers, Super Bowl XXIX
6) Longest reception, 85 yards (TD)
- Muhsin Muhammad, Carolina Panthers vs New England Patriots, Super Bowl XXXVIII
Rushing Records
1) Most attempts, 38
- John Riggins, Washington Redskins vs Miami Dolphins, Super Bowl XVII
2) Most rushing yards, 204
- Timmy Smith, Washington Redskins vs Denver Broncos, Super Bowl XXII
3) Most rushing touchdowns, 3
- Terrell Davis, Denver Broncos vs Green Bay Packers, Super Bowl XXXII
4) Longest run from scrimmage, 75 yards (TD)
- Willie Parker, Pittsburgh Steelers vs Seattle Seahawks, Super Bowl XL
5) Longest TD run, Quarterback, 15 yards
- Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers vs Baltimore Ravens, Super Bowl XLVII
6) Most rushing yards, Quarterback, 64 yards
- Steve McNair, Tennessee Titans vs St. Louis Rams, Super Bowl XXXIV
Defensive Records
1) Most interceptions, 3
- Rod Martin, Oakland Raiders vs Philadelphia Eagles, Super Bowl XV
2) Most interceptions returned for a touchdown, 2
- Dwight Smith, Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Oakland Raiders, Super Bowl XXXVII
3) Longest interception return, 100
- James Harrison, Pittsburgh Steelers vs Arizona Cardinals, Super Bowl XLIII
4) Most opponent fumbles recovered, 2
- Randy Hughes, Dallas Cowboys vs Denver Broncos, Super Bowl XII
- Mike Singletary, Chicago Bears vs New England Patriots, Super Bowl XX
- Jimmie Jones, Dallas Cowboys vs Buffalo Bills, Super Bowl XXVII
5) Most tackles, 13
- Garry Brackett, Indianapolis Colts vs New Orleans Saints, Super Bowl XLIV
6) Most sacks, 4
- L.C. Greenwood, Pittsburgh Steelers vs Dallas Cowboys, Super Bowl X
Special Teams Records
1) Longest kickoff return TD, 108
- Jacoby Jones, Baltimore Ravens vs San Francisco 49ers, Super Bowl XLVII
2) Opening kickoff return for TD, Once
- Devin Hester, Chicago Bears vs Indianapolis Colts, Super Bowl XLI
3) Most kickoff return yards, 244
- Andre Coleman, San Diego Chargers vs San Francisco 49ers, Super Bowl XXIX
4) Most punts, 11
- Brad Maynards, New York Giants vs Baltimore Ravens, Super Bowl XXXV
5) Most punt returns for TD, ZERO
- Nobody has ever returned a punt for a touchdown in a Super Bowl
6) Most field goals, 4
- Don Chandler, Green Bay Packers vs Oakland Raiders, Super Bowl II
- Ray Wersching, San Francisco 49ers vs Cincinnati Bengals, Super Bowl XVI
7) Longest field goal, 54 yards
- Steve Christie, Buffalo Bills vs Dallas Cowboys, Super Bowl XXVIII
Scoring Records
1) Most points, 55
- San Francisco 49ers (vs Broncos), Super Bowl XXIV
2) Most points combined, 75
- San Francisco 49ers (49) vs San Diego Chargers (26), Super Bowl XXIX
3) Most touchdowns, 8
- San Fransisco (vs Denver Broncos), Super Bowl XXIV
4) Most touchdowns combined, 10
-San Francisco (7) vs San Diego Chargers (3), Super Bowl XXI
5) Fewest points, 3
- Miami Dolphins (vs Dallas Cowboys), Super Bowl VI
6) Fewest points combined, 21
- Miami Dolphins (14) vs Washington Redskins (7), Super Bowl VII
7) Biggest blowout, 45 points
- San Francisco 49ers (55) vs Denver Broncos (10), Super Bowl XXIV
8) Biggest comeback, 25 points
- New England Patriots trailed Atlanta Falcons 28-3 in Super Bowl LI, went on to win in 34-28 in OT
