HISTORY IN THE MAKING: Six active quarterbacks – New
Orleans’ DREW BREES, New England’s TOM BRADY, the Los
Angeles Chargers’ PHILIP RIVERS, the New York Giants’ ELI
MANNING, Pittsburgh’s BEN ROETHLISBERGER and Green
Bay’s AARON RODGERS – rank in the top 10 in NFL history in
passing touchdowns.
Brees needs four touchdown passes to become the third
player in league annals with 500 career touchdown passes, joining PEYTON
MANNING (539) and Pro Football Hall of Famer BRETT FAVRE (508).
Manning, who faces off against Brees and the Saints on
Sunday (4:25 PM ET, CBS), needs one touchdown pass to break a tie with Pro
Football Hall of Famer FRAN TARKENTON (342 touchdowns) and
move into sole possession of seventh place on the league’s all-time touchdown
passes list.
The players with the most touchdown passes in NFL history:
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PLAYER
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TEAM(S)
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PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
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Peyton Manning
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Indianapolis, Denver
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539
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Brett Favre^
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Green Bay, New York Jets, Minnesota
|
508
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Drew Brees*
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San Diego, New Orleans
|
496
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Tom Brady*
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New England
|
494
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Dan Marino^
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Miami
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420
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Philip Rivers*
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San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers
|
350
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Eli Manning*
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New York Giants
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342
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Fran Tarkenton^
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Minnesota, New York Giants
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342
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Ben Roethlisberger*
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Pittsburgh
|
336
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Aaron Rodgers*
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Green Bay
|
319
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*Active
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^Pro Football Hall of Famer
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Five active quarterbacks – Brees, Brady, Manning,
Roethlisberger and Rivers – rank in the top 10 in league history in passing
yards.
With 316 passing yards against the Giants, Brees will surpass
Pro Football Hall of Famer BRETT FAVRE (71,838) for the
second-most passing yards in league annals.
With 222 passing yards on Sunday against San Francisco on
Sunday (4:25 PM ET, CBS), Rivers will surpass Pro Football Hall of
Famer JOHN ELWAY(51,475) for the eighth-most passing yards in NFL
history.
The players with the most passing yards in NFL history:
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PLAYER
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TEAM(S)
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PASSING YARDS
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|
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Peyton Manning
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Indianapolis, Denver
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71,940
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|
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Brett Favre^
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Green Bay, New York Jets, Minnesota
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71,838
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|
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Drew Brees*
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San Diego, New Orleans
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71,523
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Tom Brady*
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New England
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66,803
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|
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Dan Marino^
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Miami
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61,361
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Eli Manning*
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New York Giants
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52,482
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|
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Ben Roethlisberger*
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Pittsburgh
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52,205
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John Elway^
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Denver
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51,475
|
|
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Philip Rivers*
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San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers
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51,254
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*Active
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^Pro Football Hall of Famer
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-- NFL --
LIKE A FINE WINE: Indianapolis kicker ADAM
VINATIERI has made 565 career field goals during his 23-year career.
With his next converted field goal, Vinatieri will surpass Pro Football
Hall of Famer MORTEN ANDERSEN (565) for the most made field
goals in NFL history.
The players with the most career made field goals in NFL
history:
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PLAYER
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TEAM(S)
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CAREER FIELD GOALS
|
|
Morten Andersen^
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New Orleans, Atlanta, New York Giants, Kansas City,
Minnesota
|
565
|
|
Adam Vinatieri*
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New England, Indianapolis
|
565
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*Active
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^Pro Football Hall of Famer
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Vinatieri is the only player in NFL history to make at
least 250 field goals with two different teams, converting 263 with New England
(1996-2005) and 302 with Indianapolis (2006-present).
-- NFL --
THREE’S COMPANY: Tampa Bay quarterback RYAN
FITZPATRICK passed for 411 yards and three touchdowns Week 3, becoming
the first player in NFL history to throw for at least 400 yards in three
consecutive games.
Kansas City quarterback PATRICK MAHOMES completed
24 of 38 attempts (63.2 percent) for 314 yards with three touchdowns and no
interceptions for a 115.5 passer rating in the Chiefs’ Week 3 victory over San
Francisco. Mahomes has 13 touchdowns passes through the Chiefs first three
games this season, the most by a player in his team’s first three games to
start a season in NFL history.
Fitzpatrick and Mahomes, who have both thrown at least three
touchdown passes in each of their team’s first three games of the season, can join TOM
BRADY (2007) and Pro Football Hall of Famers STEVE YOUNG (1998)
and KURT WARNER (1999) as the only players in NFL history to
throw at least three touchdown passes in each of their team’s first four games
to begin a season.
The players with the most consecutive games of at least
three touchdown passes to begin their team’s season in NFL history:
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PLAYER
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TEAM
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SEASON
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CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 3+ TD PASSES TO BEGIN SEASON
|
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Tom Brady#
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New England
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2007
|
10
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Steve Young^
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San Francisco
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1998
|
5
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Kurt Warner^#
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St. Louis
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1999
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4
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Many tied
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
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Ryan Fitzpatrick
|
Tampa Bay
|
2018
|
3*
|
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Patrick Mahomes
|
Kansas City
|
2018
|
3*
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*Active streak
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^Pro Football Hall of Famer
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#Named MVP
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-- NFL --
BETTER TOGETHER: New Orleans quarterback DREW
BREES and Pittsburgh quarterback BEN ROETHLISBERGER were
both named Offensive Player of the Week in their respective conferences after
leading their teams to victory in Week 3.
Among active head coach and quarterback tandems, the Saints
duo of SEAN PAYTON and Brees and the Steelers combination
of MIKE TOMLIN and Roethlisberger have each recorded 107
regular-season wins together.
With their next respective victories, the duos
would surpass Pro Football Hall of Famers CHUCK NOLL and TERRY
BRADSHAW (107) for the third-most wins by a head coach and quarterback
tandem in NFL history.
The head coach and quarterback tandems with the most wins in
NFL history:
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TEAM
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HEAD COACH
|
QUARTERBACK
|
REGULAR SEASON WINS
|
|
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New England
|
Bill Belichick*
|
Tom Brady*
|
197
|
|
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Miami
|
Don Shula^
|
Dan Marino^
|
116
|
|
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Pittsburgh
|
Chuck Noll^
|
Terry Bradshaw^
|
107
|
|
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New Orleans
|
Sean Payton*
|
Drew Brees*
|
107
|
|
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Pittsburgh
|
Mike Tomlin*
|
Ben Roethlisberger*
|
107
|
|
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*Active
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^Pro Football Hall of Famer
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-- NFL --
SHAKE AND BAKER: Cleveland rookie quarterback BAKER
MAYFIELD, the No. 1 overall selection in the 2018 NFL Draft, completed 17
of 23 attempts (73.9 percent) for 201 yards and caught a two-point conversion
while leading Cleveland to their first win of the season in his NFL debut last
week.
Mayfield is slated to make his first-career start on Sunday
at Oakland (4:05 PM ET, FOX) and can join DAVID CARR (2002), MICHAEL
VICK (2001), Pro Football Hall of Famer JOHN ELWAY (1983)
and JIM PLUNKETT (1971) as quarterbacks selected No. 1 overall
in the Super Bowl era to win their first-career start. Of the four quarterbacks
taken No. 1 overall to win their first career start, Elway was the only QB to
accomplish the feat on the road.
The quarterbacks selected No. 1 overall in the Super Bowl
era with the highest passer ratings in their first-career start:
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PLAYER
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TEAM
|
SEASON
|
PASSER RATING
|
|
Cam Newton
|
Carolina
|
2011
|
110.4
|
|
Carson Palmer
|
Cincinnati
|
2003
|
105.2
|
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JaMarcus Russell
|
Oakland
|
2007
|
91.3
|
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Jeff George
|
Indianapolis
|
1990
|
88.9
|
|
Jim Plunkett
|
New England
|
1971
|
82.5
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The quarterbacks selected No. 1 overall in the Super Bowl
era with the most passing yards in their first-career start:
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PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASON
|
PASSING YARDS
|
|
Cam Newton
|
Carolina
|
2011
|
422
|
|
Vinny Testaverde
|
Tampa Bay
|
1987
|
369
|
|
Andrew Luck
|
Indianapolis
|
2012
|
309
|
|
Peyton Manning
|
Indianapolis
|
1998
|
302
|
|
Sam Bradford
|
St. Louis
|
2010
|
253
|
-- NFL --
LIKE MIKE: New Orleans wide receiver MICHAEL
THOMAS recorded 10 receptions for 129 yards in the Saints’ Week 3
overtime win at Atlanta. Thomas has 38 receptions in the Saints’ first three games
of the season, the most by a player in his team’s first three games of a
season in NFL history, and has recorded at least 10 receptions in every game
this season.
With 10 receptions at the New York Giants on Sunday (4:25 PM
ET, CBS), Thomas can join CALVIN JOHNSON (four games in
2012) as the only players in NFL history to record at least 10 receptions in
four consecutive games.
The players with the most consecutive games of at least 10
receptions in NFL history:
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PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASON
|
CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 10+ RECEPTIONS
|
|
Calvin Johnson
|
Detroit
|
2012
|
4
|
|
Many tied
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michael Thomas
|
New Orleans
|
2018
|
3*
|
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*Active streak
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-- NFL --
KEEP IT 100: New York Giants rookie running
back SAQUON BARKLEY had 117 scrimmage yards (82 rushing, 35
receiving) and a rushing touchdown in the Giants’ Week 3 victory. Barkley has
totaled at least 100 scrimmage yards in each of his first three career games.
With 100 scrimmage yards on Sunday against New Orleans (4:25
PM ET, CBS), Barkley can become the fifth player in NFL history to record
at least 100 scrimmage yards in each of his first four career games.
The players with the most consecutive games of at least 100
scrimmage yards to begin their career in NFL history:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASON
|
CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 100+ SCRIMMAGE YARDS TO BEGIN
CAREER
|
|
Kareem Hunt
|
Kansas City
|
2017
|
7
|
|
Adrian Peterson
|
Minnesota
|
2007
|
5
|
|
Billy Sims
|
Detroit
|
1980
|
4
|
|
LaDainian Tomlinson^
|
San Diego
|
2001
|
4
|
|
Many tied
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Saquon Barkley
|
New York Giants
|
2018
|
3*
|
|
*Active streak
|
|||
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^Pro Football Hall of Famer
|
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