NFL 2011: Top Performances

Through (NFL) Week 4: Top Weekly Efforts
Passing...
Week 1: Tom Brady threw for 517 yards (including a 99-yard pass completion) while Cam Newton threw for 422 yards in his first regular season game...Drew Brees of the Saints threw for 419 yards in Week 1. In Week 1 there were 14 300-yard passing performances.

Week 2: Cam Newton threw for 432 yards in Week 2 while Tom Brady threw for 423 yards. In Week 2 there 9 300-yard passing efforts.

Week 3: Matthew Stafford of Detroit had 378 yards...Tom Brady of New England had 387 yards....Mark Sanchez of the New York Jets, 369 yards...Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers threw for 364 yards. In Week 3 there were 11 300-yard passing games.

Week 4: Michael Vick of Philadelphia, 416 yards...Drew Brees, 351 yards... Colt McCoy of Cleveland threw for 350 yards...Aaron Rodgers of Green Bay had 408 yards passing. In Week 4 there were 10 300-yard passers.

Top Rushing Performances...
Week 1 had these great performances: LeSean McCoy of the Eagles, 122 yards rushing...Darren McFadden of Oakland had 150 yards rushing. Week 1 had 7 100-yard rushers.

Week 2: Adrian Peterson had 120 yards rushing...Fred Jackson of Buffalo ran for 117 yards. Week 2 had 6 100-yard rushers.

Week 3: Maurice Jones-Drew of Jacksonville had 122 yards... LeSean McCoy of Philadelphia had 128 yards...McFadden of Oakland had 171 yards rushing. Week 3 had 4 100-yard rushers.

Week 4: Arian Foster of the Houston Texans had 155 yards while Matt Forte of Chicago had 205 yards rushing. Week 4 had 8 100-yard rushers.

Top Receiving Performances...
Huge receiving numbers exist in 2011 because of the big quarterback numbers so far in the 2011 season...
Week 1: Steve Smith of Carolina caught passes for 178 yards as part of Cam Newton's big passing day...Kenny Britt of Tennessee caught passes for 136 yards on opening day. Week 1 had 13 100-yard receiving efforts.

Week 2: Jeremy Maclin of the Eagles had 171 yards receiving...Vincent Jackson of San Diego had 172 yards receiving. Week 2 had 19 100-yard receivers.

Week 3: Mike Wallace of the Steelers had 144 yards receiving...Wes Welker of the New England Patriots had an amazing 217 yards receiving. Week 3 had 17 100-yard receivers.

Week 4: Steve Smith of Carolina had 181 yards receiving...DeSean Jackson of the Eagles had 171 yards receiving. Week 4 had 14 100-yard receivers.

Field Goals...
50-yard Field Goals...
In the first four weeks of the 2011 season there have been eighteen successful 50-yard field goals including Sebastien Janikowski's 63-yard record-tying field goal in Week 1: this effort by the Oakland Raider's kicker tied the record for the longest field goal ever in the NFL.

Resources...
NFL.com