NFL Single-Season Points Scored Record Progression
Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.
The NFL single-season points scored record is 186, set by LaDainian Tomlinson in 2006. It has stood for 19 years. The mark has been raised 7 times since 1922.
Record Holders
8 marks since 1922| Year | Player | PTS | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 |
 LaDainian Tomlinson
|
186 | still standing |
| 1960 |
 Paul Hornung
|
176 | 46 years |
| 1942 |
 Don Hutson
|
138 | 18 years |
| 1941 |
Don Hutson
|
95 | 1 year |
| 1929 | Ernie Nevers | 85 | 12 years |
| 1926 | Paddy Driscoll | 80 | 3 years |
| 1923 | Paddy Driscoll | 78 | 3 years |
| 1922 | Hank Gillo | 52 | 1 year |
The earliest marks here are records only in the sense that nobody had done better yet. Season length, schedule and the rules themselves have all changed, so a figure from the 1870s is not comparable with a modern one and is not offered as though it were.