Tonight I needed over 40 pts out of Steven Jackson to move into second place in my fantasy league. Obviously, it didn’t happen so I ended up in third which is still in the playoffs and I play the same team either way. But it got me thinking what was the best fantasy day by any player. Here’s what I found.
In recent times, when people were actually playing fantasy football:
- Jerry Rice (WR San Francisco 49ers) - Oct 14, 1990 vs. Atlanta - 41 pts
5 receiving TDs, 225 yds - Clinton Portis (RB Denver Broncos) - Dec 7, 2003 vs. Kansas City - 41 pts
5 rushing TDs, 218 yds rushing, 33 yds receiving - Shaun Alexander (RB Seatle Seahawks) - Sept 30, 2002 vs. Minnesota - 40 pts
5 rushing TDs, 139 yds rushing, 92 yds receiving - Peyton Manning (QB Indianapolis Colts) - Nov 25, 2004 vs. Detroit Lions - 40 pts
6 passing TDs, 236 yds passing
Prior to fantasy foootball, plus multi-talented players:
- Gale Sayers (RB Chicago Bears) - Dec 12, 1965 vs. San Francisco - 45 pts
5 rushing TDs, 1 receiving TD, 1 punt return TD, 113 rushing yds, 89 receiving yds - Dub Jones (RB Cleveland Browns) - Nov 25, 1951 vs. Chicago Bears - Minimum 43 pts
4 rushing TDs, 2 receiving TDs. I couldn’t find total yards but he had the following yards just from his touchdowns: 83 yds rushing, 77yds - Cookie Gilchrist (RB Buffalo Bills) - Dec 8, 1963 vs. NY Jets - 42 pts
5 rushing TDs, 243 rushing yds
And probably the greatest fantasy day in NFL history is incomplete. Ernie Nevers (RB, K - Chicago Cardinals) on Nov 28th, 1929 vs. Chicago Bears rushed for 6 TDs and kicked 4 extra points. (He missed two) Unfortunately, I can not find how many yards he rushed for so I can’t complete his score. Minimum 40 pts
Scoring Note: My league gives 6 pts per touchdown, 1 pt per 20 yds rushing, 1 pt per 20 yds receiving, 1 pt per 50 yds passing.
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