If you could sum up the NFL regular season in one word or phrase, “perfect season” might be the obvious choice. Another option would be “passing game.”

NFL quarterbacks completed 10,425 passes this season, marking only the second time in NFL history that they recorded 10,000 completions. The other instance was 2002, though the 2007 campaign generated the most ever.

As a result, new all-time marks were set in gross and net passing yards. NFL quarterbacks also were more accurate. As a group, they had never completed 60.0 percent of their passes over a full season, but they posted a 61.2 completion percentage in 2007.

A number of individual passing-game records were eclipsed during the final week of the regular season. A review would have to start with New England quarterback Tom Brady, who made the most impact on the league-wide passing numbers this season.

When Brady threw a 65-yard TD pass to Randy Moss in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s 38-35 win over the New York Giants, he put the Patriots in front and preserved a perfect regular season. He and Moss also broke two of the most high-profile NFL marks in the record book.

The score marked Brady’s 50th TD pass and Moss’ 23rd touchdown catch of the season.

Most TD Passes, Single Season All-Time

QB. . . . . . . . . . . . . Year/Team. . . . . . TD
Tom Brady. . . . . . . . 2007 Patriots. . . . .50
Peyton Manning. . . . 2004 Colts. . . . . . .49
Dan Marino. . . . . . . 1984 Dolphins. . . . .48
Dan Marino. . . . . . . 1986 Dolphins. . . . .44

Most TD Receptions, Single Season All-Time

Receiver. . . . . . . . .Year/Team. . . . . . .TD
Randy Moss. . . . . . . 2007 Patriots. . . . . .23
Jerry Rice. . . . . . . .1987 49ers. . . . . . . .22
Mark Clayton. . . . . .1984 Dolphins. . . . . .18
Sterling Sharpe. . . . 1994 Packers. . . . . .18

While averaging more than three TD passes a game, Brady was intercepted just eight times all season. Only two other quarterbacks have thrown for as many 30 touchdowns while posting single-digit picks, and both -- Peyton Manning (2006) and Donovan McNabb (2004) -- were good for 31, far fewer than Brady’s 50 touchdowns.

Brady’s TD-INT ratio is the all-time high among quarterbacks who have attempted at least 300 passes in a season.

Highest TD-INT Ratio, Single Season All-Time
(minimum 300 Att)

QB. . . . . . . . . . . . .Year/Team. . . . . . TD-INT. . . . . . . . . . .Ratio
Tom Brady. . . . . . . 2007 Patriots. . . . . 50-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.25
David Garrard. . . . . 2007 Jaguars. . . . . .18-3. . . . . . . . . . . . .6.00
Steve DeBerg. . . . . 1990 Chiefs. . . . . . .23-4. . . . . . . . . . . . .5.75
Peyton Manning. . . 2004 Colts. . . . . . .49-10. . . . . . . . . . . . .4.90

It wasn’t all Brady in 2007. New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees broke the single-season completion record on Sunday, when he connected on 35 passes, but his Saints were eliminated from the playoffs with a 33-25 loss in Chicago.

Most Pass Completions, Single-Season All-Time

QB. . . . . . . . . . . . Year/Team. . . . . . Comp
Drew Brees. . . . . . . 2007 Saints. . . . . . .440
Rich Gannon. . . . . . 2002 Raiders. . . . . .418
Warren Moon. . . . . 1991 Oilers. . . . . . . 404
Drew Bledsoe. . . . . 1994 Patriots. . . . . .400

For Brady, who finished just two completions short of 400 during his MVP season, securing a number of single-season NFL records in 2007 will be a life-long memory. With the 16-0 Patriots heavily favored to win another Super Bowl, anything less than a perfect season will put a damper on Brady's big year.