Manning has a chance to move up the record books in a couple categories

by Kevin English

Rarely do we stop and think about individual players’ upcoming milestones in fantasy football. That’s because, well, they’re irrelevant. But as you find yourself in that yearly mid-summer rut, we’ve got a few extra tid-bits to keep your eye on during the 2010 NFL season.

** Peyton Manning heads into 2010 needing 8 consecutive starts to reach 200 straight for his career. Even if/when #18 hits that mark, he’ll need 86 more (which equates to just over 5 seasons worth of games) to break Brett Favre’s record of 285. We don’t like his odds of surpassing Favre’s mark, but if anyone’s got a shot at breaking it, Peyton’s the guy.

** Speaking of Manning, he needs just 1,348 passing yards to leap-frog John Elway for 3rd on the all-time list. After that, he’ll look to reach the totals of Dan Marino (61,361) and Brett Favre (69,329). Manning currently sits at 50,128 career passing yards.

** Donovan McNabb could easily move up the all-time completion list this season. He currently stands 19th, 29 shy of Johnny Unitas. In fact, he could move as high as 12th with 305 completions, which would see him surpass names like Jim Everett, Steve DeBerg, Jim Kelly, Troy Aikman, and Dave Krieg.

** LaDainian Tomlinson currently sits 8th on the all-time rushing list with 12,490 career yards. He needs 250 to pass Tony Dorsett for 7th, and 806 to pass Eric Dickerson for 6th. We like his chances of moving past Dorsett, but Dickerson? Not so much.

** Randy Moss, meanwhile, needs 74 more grabs to reach the 1k mark. It’s likely he’ll hit it around Week 16, provided he remains healthy.

** Terrell Owens needs 19 more receptions to pass Isaac Bruce for 5th on the all-time list. If T.O. can find a new home, he’s got it locked up.

** Tony Gonzalez is just a single catch shy of reaching 1,000 for his career. When he does, he’ll become 1 of just 7 guys in the club, and will be the first TE to reach that plateau.

** Darren Sharper is tied with Ronnie Lott for 6th on the all-time interception list with 63. He needs 3 more to pass Ken Riley for 5th, and 6 more to pass Dick Lane for 4th. Given Sharper’s recent injury woes, we wouldn’t bet on him passing either guy this season.

** Jason Taylor sits 11th on the all-time sacks list with 127. In his sites are Rickey Jackson (128), Leslie O’Neal (132), and Lawrence Taylor (132). The Future Hall-of-Famer has a great shot at finishing the upcoming season safely inside the top-10.

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