10 Least-Known NFL Records That Will Shock You the Most

Sometimes, when you look at the record books, the names you'll find at the top of lists boggle the mind. I can't tell you the number of times I've looked at them and done a double take. In the NFL, some records that you may not hear much about are held by an odd collection of surprising names.

Here's a look at ten records you may not know about and that may surprise you. All statistics are from the NFL's official website and compiled through research by me on that site.

Most Interceptions Thrown (Rookie Season)

Record Number: 28 interceptions in 1998.

Manning is widely thought of as one of the league's elite quarterbacks. He doesn't make mistakes and is one of the most cerebral players in the league. As his career seems to be winding down, I wanted to take a moment to recognize him.

Manning holds or is very high up on almost every passing record chart that exists. He's set a standard for excellence that Andrew Luck and other young passers will be hard-pressed to ever mirror.

But as a rookie, he set an NFL record by throwing 28 interceptions. I was surprised. Given that most rookie quarterbacks, both stars and also-rans, struggle their first time out, I thought we'd find a David Klingler or the like. Instead, I found Manning.

Most Career Fumbles

Record Number: 166

So this is interesting for a number of reasons. Brett Favre holds the record. He's a gunslinger, but Favre is better known for touchdown passes and interceptions than having cases of the dropsies. He is, however, the career leader for fumbles.

This record also might surprise you because you have to go pretty far down the chart to find a running back, the players most-often knocked for putting the ball on the turf.

The top running backs on the list? Franco Harris and Tony Dorsett with 90 each. That's surprising, particularly as a Steelers fan. Neither player was recognized as having butterfingers, yet both stand above (or is it below) their peers in this category.

Most Games with a Passer Rating of 150+

Record Number: 8

No, it's not held by Peyton Manning. Manning does hold the record for most games with a perfect (158.3) rating. He's tied, however, with the guy who holds this record.

Does anyone remember Craig Morton?

Morton was in the NFL from 1965 until 1982 and started in two Super Bowls, losing both. He has some nice career numbers, but he isn't ever mentioned in the greatest quarterback conversations that constantly go through the league and its legions of fans.

But Morton had eight games with a 150 or better passer rating, an NFL record that not even Manning has matched.

Most Games with a Perfect Passer Rating (Season)

Record Number: 2 in 1968 and 2007

Ben Roethlisberger holds this record alongside George Blanda.

Think about that. Think about the years and all of the great quarterbacks who went an entire career without breaking or matching it. Joe Montana, Terry Bradshaw, John Elway, Jim Kelly, the list goes on and on. None of them managed it.

It's hard to achieve a perfect rating. The most in a career is Peyton Manning and Craig Morton with four each. Two in a season is even more rare.

But whether or not you subscribe to the theory that Roethlisberger is elite (which I do believe) or that Blanda was excellent (I agree here too), they are not the names that you'd think of when it comes to this record.

Oldest Head Coach to Win the Super Bowl

Record Number: 65 years old in 2012.

This record was just re-set by Coughlin. That makes it new and a little surprising when you consider that guys like Don Shula, Vince Lombardi, Chuck Noll and Bill Walsh have coached into their twilight years. Coughlin has too, but he's winning the Super Bowl at the age when most people are collecting social security.

When I first looked up this record, I thought I'd be seeing Lombardi or Walsh. Walsh, with his shock of white hair, always looked like the old professor. Lombardi didn't live much longer after winning the first two Super Bowls ever with Green Bay.

But instead, we find a guy who just won. Now the question is if Coughlin can push this record further up by winning another title before he hangs up his headset.

Most Pass Attempts (Season)

Record Number: 691 in 1994

Bledsoe was a pocket passer who was known for being statuesque in all the wrong ways for a quarterback. He didn't play far into an era that was considered to be a premier time for passers and set this record well before guys like Peyton Manning and Tom Brady were even in college.

This record is his. Even as Drew Brees, Brady and Manning throw for record amounts of yardage and touchdowns, they don't attempt nearly the number of passes Bledsoe did in 1994.

I wonder if this record is in danger. Brees set the passing yardage record last season on 657 attempts. That mark stood for over a decade.

This record perhaps will never be broken simply because there doesn't seem to be a reason to pass that often, even in today's passing league.

Most Rushing Attempts (Season)

Record Number: 416 in 2006

Johnson was a workhorse back, yes. But he played in the wrong era to set a record for rushing attempts. You would think that this mark would be set by someone like Jim Brown or Gale Sayers, who played in a time when passing was not even close to in vogue.

Johnson set this record in the middle of a passing era for a team that was known for either being a passing team or a balanced offense.

Johnson wasn't known as a durable or particularly successful back over the course of his brief NFL career, but he still found a way to set a record.

A Quarterback Record That Will Surprise You

Like him or hate him, this will prove once and for all that Tim Tebow is good at getting the ball into the end zone in some way.

If you look at quarterbacks with at least ten touchdowns (rushing and passing) in a season, you get a list of interesting quarterbacks like Michael Vick, Ben Roethlisberger and Randall Cunningham. If you figure out who scored the most touchdowns per touch, you don't come out with any of them.

You come out with Tebow. He scored a touchdown every 11.3 touches in 2010 (11 scores on 125 touches). That's pretty consistent work. His running ability helps him out, but it still is surprising that he's set this mark.

Lowest Percentage of Passes Intercepted (Career)

Record Number: 1.8 percent

This record is surprising on two levels. First, Rodgers has a smaller sample size than a guy like Peyton Manning. To anyone with some math background, that means that the percentages are larger from a smaller group. So Rodgers' record is even more outstanding when you consider that he hasn't played nearly as long as players who aren't anywhere near this record.

The record is also intriguing because of who had it before Rodgers.

Would you believe Neil O'Donnell? Yes, the same guy who broke the back of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1995 when he threw mind-numbing interceptions to lose Super Bowl XXX. He held the record before Rodgers.

As it turns out, O'Donnell was incredibly protective of the ball outside of that one game. Who knew?

Most Super Bowl Appearances (Player)

Record Number: 6 (2 wins)

Mike Lodish isn't a name many have heard. But he holds an interesting record that bears a look here. He has appeared as a player in the most Super Bowls. He played on all four hard luck Buffalo Bills squads in the early 1990s, losing in four straight trips to the big dance.

He later joined the Denver Broncos and improved his record with two wins.

To set a record like this, you have to have two things: longevity and talent. Lodish had both, but he also was in the right place at the right time. When you consider kickers play for two decades in some cases and punters can hang on for three or more, you'd think they have a better chance of playing in the most games.

Lodish has them beat.