With four more scoring tosses on Sunday, Peyton Manning reset the single-season record with 51 touchdown passes, and he still has four quarters against Oakland. It's the second time Manning has broken this record, one of the more prestigious in the NFL, after he threw 49 touchdowns in 2004 with the Colts. Manning sat out in Week 17 after playing just one series. He should have to play more next week with the No. 1 seed still not secure in the AFC.

Nine years passed since Manning broke the record and now he's done it with a whole different team, so that's very unusual as one would expect a peak of dominance to come in a very small window -- much like the way multiple championships are won by great teams.

The feat got me thinking about whether or not we have seen a NFL player in the Super Bowl era break a significant single-season record, lose that record and then regain it with another dominant performance.

The answer? No, not really. Some obscure records may fit the bill, but in terms of the big counting stats, nothing really measures up. The NFL expanding to 14-game seasons in 1961 and 16-game seasons in 1978 obviously play a huge factor with these records.

Passing Touchdowns:

32 - Johnny Unitas (1959)

36 - George Blanda (1961) and Y.A. Tittle (1963)

48 - Dan Marino (1984)

49 - Peyton Manning (2004)

50 - Tom Brady (2007)

51 - Peyton Manning (2013)

Passing Yards:

3,099 - Johnny Unitas (1960)

3,723 - Sonny Jurgensen (1961)

4,007 - Joe Namath (1967)

4,082 - Dan Fouts (1979)

4,715 - Dan Fouts (1980)

4,802 - Dan Fouts (1981)

5,084 - Dan Marino (1984)

5,476 - Drew Brees (2011)

Dan Fouts broke his own passing record twice, but never regained it over a young Dan Marino, who stunned everyone with an unforgettable 5,084 yards and 48 touchdowns in 1984. Personally, I feel like the Drew Brees' number has not registered at all with history buffs, and Manning needs just 266 yards in Week 17 to make a new one.

Rushing Yards:

1,527 - Jim Brown (1958)

1,863 - Jim Brown (1963)

2,003 - O.J. Simpson (1973)

2,105 - Eric Dickerson (1984)

Jim Brown was the first 1,500-yard back and broke his own record once. O.J. Simpson broke the 2,000-yard barrier first the year the NFL moved the hash marks. Like Marino, 1984 sophomore Eric Dickerson came out on fire, setting the rushing record that still stands today. Adrian Peterson finished nine yards shy last season.

Rushing Touchdowns:

17 - Jim Brown (1958)

19 - Jim Taylor (1962), Earl Campbell (1979) and Chuck Muncie (1981)

24 - John Riggins (1983)

25 - Emmitt Smith (1995)

27 - Priest Holmes (2003) and Shaun Alexander (2005)

28 - LaDainian Tomlinson (2006)

Brown was the first to have more than 15, but the top rival of his era, Jim Taylor, outdid him in 1962. John Riggins made it less glamorous with his short-yardage work -- 20 of his 24 scores were 1-2 yards -- for the prolific 1983 Redskins. Not long ago this became an annual record that basically went to the hottest running back on the most loaded offense, but LaDainian Tomlinson has put up a good number with 28. A lot of teams are looking to throw more short touchdowns now.

Total Touchdowns:

20 - Lenny Moore (1964)

22 - Gale Sayers (1965)

23 - O.J. Simpson (1975)

24 - John Riggins (1983)

25 - Emmitt Smith (1995)

26 - Marshall Faulk (2000)

27 - Priest Holmes (2003)

28 - Shaun Alexander (2005)

31 - LaDainian Tomlinson (2006)

Again, outside of Riggins, this has been a record dominated by dynamic backs.

Receptions:

100 - Lionel Taylor (1961)

101 - Charley Hennigan (1964)

106 - Art Monk (1984)

108 - Sterling Sharpe (1992)

112 - Sterling Sharpe (1993)

122 - Cris Carter (1994)

123 - Herman Moore (1995)

143 - Marvin Harrison (2002)

This one has changed a lot due to the short-passing game. Lionel Taylor's 100-catch season would barely rank in the top 70 today. Sterling Sharpe broke his own record in back-to-back years, reminding us of what an underrated Hall of Fame candidate he is. Eventually Marvin Harrison has created a 20-catch gap with everyone, and of course he had Peyton Manning throwing all of those passes in 2002 before Reggie Wayne emerged in that offense.

Receiving Yards:

1,746 - Charley Hennigan (1961)

1,848 - Jerry Rice (1995)

1,964 - Calvin Johnson (2012)

Hennigan set the bar rather high here with those 1961 Oilers. Jerry Rice did come through in 1995, but Calvin Johnson beat him last season. Watching the way Johnson plays and how someone like Josh Gordon has exploded this year, we're destined for a 2,000-yard receiving season soon.

Receiving Touchdowns:

17 - Don Hutson (1942), Elroy Hirsch (1951) and Bill Groman (1961)

18 - Mark Clayton (1984)

22 - Jerry Rice (1987)

23 - Randy Moss (2007)

Quite some time passed before Mark Clayton hit 18 with the help of Marino in 1984. The impressive one is really Rice, who did it in just 12 games as opposed to 16 for Randy Moss in 2007.

Sacks:

11.5 - Doug Martin (1982)

19 - Mark Gastineau (1983)

22 - Mark Gastineau (1984)

22.5 - Michael Strahan (2001)

This one stinks because the NFL refuses to officially count sacks prior to 1982, ignoring the dominance of a player like Deacon Jones. Also, we all know Brett Favre basically gave Strahan the record in 2001.

So there you have it. A few players have broken notable records multiple times, but only Manning has been able to regain his lost record. We'll see if he can actually retire before this latest one is replaced with the next "all-time greatest quarterback season." Funny how those things are coming up every other year now.