Graham won his first MVP Award in 1951, as he threw for 2,205 yards and 17 touchdowns. He was able to win his second MVP, but the Rams were upset by the Patriots in the Super Bowl. (1:04). Young won the MVP in his first 16-game season as the 49ers starter, leading the league with a 66.7 percent competition rate and 25 passing touchdowns.

Theisman had his best season at age 34, throwing for 3,714 yards and 29 touchdowns in a 14-2 regular season.

He added 29 touchdowns passes in the Colts' 12-4 regular season. These stats are based on the player's statistics on years that they started at least half the season. He led the league with 5,069 yards passing and 34 touchdowns, making his third Pro Bowl. He easily led the NFL with 9.1 passing yards per attempt. Allen was the first running back since Earl Campbell six years earlier to win NFL MVP, leading the league with 1,759 yards rushing and 2,314 yards from scrimmage. And, in turn, Brady will do the same as he looks to separate himself from Favre in the record books. -- New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is on the cusp of another record entering Sunday's road game against the Buffalo Bills. Buffalo went 9-1-2 with Oliphant starring in 1921. He also led the league with 9.0 yards per pass attempt to win MVP. Clark led the NFL with eight rushing touchdowns and also kicked 13 extra points during Detroit's 10-3 regular season. In a 12-9 overtime victory on Dec. 16 of that season, wide receiver David Patten had fumbled along the sideline and was knocked out briefly on the play, but because his head was out of bounds and the ball was still touching him, the Bills couldn't recover it legally. The Vikings were quickly ousted in the playoffs by the Cowboys, however.  (Country or Gunslinger), Born: Baltimore went 11-3 during the regular season but fell to Pittsburgh in the playoffs. Young won his second MVP Award in three years, completing more than 70 percent of his passes and leading the league with 35 touchdown passes. He led the Colts to the Super Bowl, where they were upset by the Saints. Friedman led the best offense in the NFL in 1928, throwing 10 touchdown passes and also leading the league in rushing touchdowns. Favre won his first of three MVP Awards, leading the league with 4,413 passing yards and 38 touchdowns. The Browns went 11-5 during the regular season but lost to the Raiders in the divisional round of the playoffs.

Baugh's Redskins went only 4-8 during the regular season, but he led the league with 2,938 yards passing and 25 passing touchdowns.

All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Pollard was one of only two African American players in 1920. Chamberlin served as both a player and head coach of the Bulldogs, as the team went 10-0-2.

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Copyright © 2000-2020 Sports Reference LLC. Peterson not only made an incredibly quick return from a major knee injury in 2012, but he also reached the vaunted 2,000 yards rushing milestone.