On the mark

Four big records stand to be broken this year

Originally Published: December 13, 2012
By Jeff Gold and KC Joyner | ESPN The Magazine

ALDON SMITH isn't the only one making a run at the NFL record book. We scout out four other under-the-radar marks that are in the crosshairs down the stretch, then predict whether they will stand or fall.

Game-winning drives, career

Peyton Manning: 49
Record holder: Dan Marino, 51
When Marino retired after the 1999 season, he held almost every significant NFL passing mark. Over the years, many have fallen, one by one. Next up: game-winning drives. Through 12 games, Manning had three late-game rallies, with a 122.3 fourth-quarter passer rating in close games.


To find out which other marks might fall this season, and whether Devin Hester or Calvin Johnson can join the record books, you must be an ESPN Insider.

Jeff Gold

ESPN Insider
    • Joined ESPN in 2010
    • Researcher/reporter for ESPN The Magazine
    • Covers NFL and gambling

KC Joyner

NFL Insider
  • NFL and CFB analyst for ESPN Insider
  • Known as "The Football Scientist"
  • Uses proprietary metrics from game tape study

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