RECORD-SETTING SCORING & CLOSE GAMES: Through
Week 4, league-wide scoring continues to trend at a historic rate, as the
totals for points scored (3,030), touchdowns (344) and touchdown passes (228)
are all the highest in NFL history through the first four weeks of a season.
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SEASON
|
POINTS SCORED
|
|
SEASON
|
TOUCHDOWNS
|
|
SEASON
|
TOUCHDOWN PASSES
|
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2018
|
3,030
|
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2018
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344
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2018
|
228
|
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2012
|
2,986
|
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2015
|
332
|
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2013
|
205
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While scoring has been up across the league, the games have
remained as competitive as ever.
- The
average margin of victory has been 9.90 points per game, a mark that would
be the lowest in a full season in 86 years, since the NFL record was
set in 1932 (9.13).
38 games have been decided by eight points or fewer, the most in league history through Week 4.
45 games have been within one score (eight points or fewer) in the fourth quarter, tied for the third-most in league annals through Week 4.
-- NFL --
HISTORY IN THE MAKING: New Orleans quarterback DREW
BREES has thrown for 71,740 yards during his 18-year NFL career.
With 201 passing yards against the Redskins on Monday
Night Football (8:15 PM ET, ESPN), Brees will surpass Pro
Football Hall of Famer BRETT FAVRE (71,838) and PEYTON
MANNING (71,940) for the most passing yards in league annals.
The players with the most passing yards in NFL history:
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PLAYER
|
TEAM(S)
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PASSING YARDS
|
|
|
Peyton Manning
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Indianapolis, Denver
|
71,940
|
|
|
Brett Favre^
|
Green Bay, New York Jets, Minnesota
|
71,838
|
|
|
Drew Brees
|
San Diego, New Orleans
|
71,740
|
|
|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
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New England quarterback TOM BRADY ranks
third in NFL history with 497 career touchdown passes and plays Indianapolis
on Thursday Night Football (8:20 PM ET, FOX/NFL
Network/Amazon) this week. Brady and Brees, who ranks fourth with
496 career touchdown passes, can join Manning (539) and Favre (508) as the
only players in NFL history to throw 500 career touchdown passes.
The players with the most touchdown passes in NFL history:
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PLAYER
|
TEAM(S)
|
PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
|
|
Peyton Manning
|
Indianapolis, Denver
|
539
|
|
Brett Favre^
|
Green Bay, New York Jets, Minnesota
|
508
|
|
Tom Brady
|
New England
|
497
|
|
Drew Brees
|
San Diego, New Orleans
|
496
|
|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
|
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-- NFL --
GREATEST SHOW ON SURF: The LOS ANGELES RAMS are
4-0 for the first time since 2001 and have scored at least 30 points in each of
their first four games of the 2018 season.
With at least 30 points at Seattle (4:25 PM ET, FOX), the
Rams would become the fifth team to score at least 30 points in each of
their first five games to start a season in NFL history. Three of the previous
four teams to accomplish the feat advanced to the Super Bowl.
The teams with the most consecutive games of at least 30
points to start a season in NFL history:
|
TEAM
|
SEASON
|
CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 30+ POINTS TO START SEASON
|
|
Denver Broncos#
|
2013
|
8
|
|
New England Patriots#
|
2007
|
8
|
|
St. Louis Rams
|
2000
|
8
|
|
New England Patriots#
|
2011
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
Los Angeles Rams
|
2018
|
4*
|
|
*Active streak
|
||
|
#Advanced to Super Bowl
|
||
The Rams, who have at least 500 net yards of offense in each
of their past two games, can join the SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (1982)
and SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (1998) as the only teams in NFL
history with three consecutive games with at least 500 net yards of offense
within a single season.
The teams with at least 500 net yards of offense in three
consecutive games within a single season in NFL history:
|
TEAM
|
SEASON
|
CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 500+ NET YARDS OF OFFENSE
|
|
San Diego Chargers
|
1982
|
3
|
|
San Francisco 49ers
|
1998
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
Los Angeles Rams
|
2018
|
2*
|
|
*Active streak
|
||
-- NFL --
ON TARGET: Kansas City quarterbacks PATRICK
MAHOMES passed for 304 yards and one touchdown in the Chiefs’ Week 4
victory over Denver.
Mahomes, who has a league-leading 14 touchdown passes and
zero interceptions this season, needs two touchdown passes without an
interception against Jacksonville (1:00 PM ET, CBS) to become the fifth
player in NFL history with at least 16 touchdown passes without an interception
to begin a season.
The players with the most touchdown passes without an interception
to start a season in NFL history:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASON
|
TD PASSES WITHOUT INT TO START SEASON
|
|
Peyton Manning
|
Denver
|
2013
|
20
|
|
Nick Foles
|
Philadelphia
|
2013
|
19
|
|
Alex Smith
|
Kansas City
|
2017
|
18
|
|
Milt Plum
|
Cleveland
|
1960
|
16
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Patrick Mahomes
|
Kansas City
|
2018
|
14*
|
|
*Active streak
|
|||
-- NFL --
MORE THAN A THIELEN: Minnesota wide
receiver ADAM THIELEN recorded eight catches for 135 yards and
a touchdown in Week 4 and has at least 100 receiving yards in each of the
Vikings’ first four games of the season.
Thielen needs 100 receiving yards at Philadelphia on Sunday
(4:25 PM ET, FOX) to become the third player in NFL history with at least
100 receiving yards in each of his team’s first five games to start a season.
The players with the most
consecutive team games of at least 100 receiving yards to begin a season in NFL
history:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASON
|
CONSECUTIVE TEAM GAMES WITH
100+ REC. YARDS TO BEGIN SEASON
|
|
Charley Hennigan
|
Houston Oilers
|
1961
|
7
|
|
Bob Boyd
|
Los Angeles Rams
|
1954
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adam Thielen
|
Minnesota
|
2018
|
4*
|
|
*Active streak
|
|||
-- NFL --
CATCHING UP WITH JULIO: Atlanta wide
receiver JULIO JONES has 614 receptions for 9,556 yards and 43
touchdowns in 99 career games.
Jones, who already holds the record for the most receiving
yards by a player in his first 100 career games, needs nine catches on Sunday
at Pittsburgh (1:00 PM ET, FOX) to surpass ANTONIO BROWN (622)
for the most receptions by a player in first 100 career games in NFL history.
The players with the most receptions in their first 100 career
games in NFL history:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM(S)
|
RECEPTIONS IN FIRST 100 CAREER GAMES
|
|
Antonio Brown
|
Pittsburgh
|
622
|
|
Anquan Boldin
|
Arizona, Baltimore
|
614
|
|
Julio Jones
|
Atlanta
|
614*
|
|
*In 99 career games
|
||
The players with the most receiving yards in their first 100
career games in NFL history:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
RECEIVING YARDS IN FIRST 100 CAREER GAMES
|
|
Julio Jones
|
Atlanta
|
9,556*
|
|
Lance Alworth^
|
San Diego
|
9,019
|
|
Calvin Johnson
|
Detroit
|
8,740
|
|
*In 99 career games
|
||
|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
|
||
-- NFL --
NUMBERS GAME: Dallas running back EZEKIEL
ELLIOTT has 3,040 rushing yards and 24 rushing touchdowns in 29 career
games.
Elliott, who leads the NFL with 426 rushing yards in 2018,
needs one rushing touchdown on Sunday night at Houston (8:20 PM ET, NBC) to
become the sixth player in league annals with at least 3,000 rushing yards
and 25 rushing touchdowns in their first 30 career games.
The players with at least 3,000 rushing yards and 25 rushing
touchdowns in their first 30 career games in league annals:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
RUSHING YARDS
|
RUSHING TDS
|
|
Jim Brown^
|
Cleveland
|
3,206
|
34
|
|
Earl Campbell^
|
Houston Oilers
|
3,013
|
31
|
|
Clinton Portis
|
Denver, Washington
|
3,247
|
30
|
|
Eric Dickerson^
|
Los Angeles Rams
|
3,600
|
29
|
|
Edgerrin James
|
Indianapolis
|
3,022
|
26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ezekiel Elliott
|
Dallas
|
3,040*
|
24*
|
|
*In 29 career games
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