TOP PASSERS: Six active quarterbacks – New
England’s TOM BRADY, New Orleans’ DREW BREES, 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.
With four touchdown passes on Monday Night Football at
Buffalo (8:15 PM ET, ESPN), Brady (504 touchdown passes) would tie Pro
Football Hall of Famer BRETT FAVRE (508) for the second-most
touchdown passes in NFL history.
Roethlisberger (341) needs two touchdown passes against
Cleveland (1:00 PM ET, CBS) on Sunday to surpass Pro Football Hall of
Famer FRAN TARKENTON (342) and move into sole possession of
eighth 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
|
539
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|
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Brett Favre^
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Green Bay, New York Jets, Minnesota
|
508
|
|
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Tom Brady*
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New England
|
504
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|
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Drew Brees*
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San Diego, New Orleans
|
501
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|
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Dan Marino^
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Miami
|
420
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|
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Philip Rivers*
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San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers
|
359
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|
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Eli Manning*
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New York Giants
|
346
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|
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Fran Tarkenton^
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Minnesota, New York Giants
|
342
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Ben Roethlisberger*
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Pittsburgh
|
341
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|
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Aaron Rodgers*
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Green Bay
|
325
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*Active
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^Pro Football Hall of Famer
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-- NFL --
MILESTONE WATCH: Indianapolis kicker ADAM
VINATIERI has scored 2,540 total points during his 23-year NFL career.
With five points on Sunday at Oakland (4:05 PM ET, CBS),
Vinatieri would surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer MORTEN ANDERSEN (2,544
points) as the league’s all-time leading scorer.
The players with the most points scored in NFL history:
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PLAYER
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TEAM(S)
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TOTAL POINTS SCORED
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|
Morten Andersen^
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New Orleans, Atlanta, New York Giants, Kansas City, Minnesota
|
2,544
|
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Adam Vinatieri
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New England, Indianapolis
|
2,540
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^Pro Football Hall of Famer
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-- NFL --
PHENOMENAL FITZ: Arizona wide receiver LARRY
FITZGERALD has 15,800 receiving yards in his 15-year NFL career.
With 135 receiving yards on Sunday against San Francisco
(4:25 PM ET, FOX), Fitzgerald would surpass Pro Football Hall
of Famer TERRELL OWENS(15,934) for the second-most receiving yards
in NFL history.
The players with the most receiving yards in NFL history:
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PLAYER
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TEAM(S)
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RECEIVING YARDS
|
|
Jerry Rice^
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San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle
|
22,895
|
|
Terrell Owens^
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San Francisco, Philadelphia, Dallas, Buffalo, Cincinnati
|
15,934
|
|
Larry Fitzgerald
|
Arizona
|
15,800
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^Pro Football Hall of Famer
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-- NFL --
FRANK THE TANK: Miami running back FRANK GORE has
18,087 career scrimmage yards in his 14 NFL seasons.
With 104 scrimmage yards on Thursday at Houston (8:20 PM ET,
FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Prime), Gore would surpass Pro Football Hall of
Famer BARRY SANDERS (18,190) for the sixth-most scrimmage
yards in league annals.
The players with the most scrimmage yards in NFL history:
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PLAYER
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TEAM(S)
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SCRIMMAGE YARDS
|
|
Jerry Rice^
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San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle
|
23,540
|
|
Emmitt Smith^
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Dallas, Arizona
|
21,579
|
|
Walter Payton^
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Chicago
|
21,264
|
|
Marshall Faulk^
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Indianapolis, St. Louis
|
19,154
|
|
LaDainian Tomlinson^
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San Diego, New York Jets
|
18,456
|
|
Barry Sanders^
|
Detroit
|
18,190
|
|
Frank Gore
|
San Francisco, Indianapolis, Miami
|
18,087
|
|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
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-- NFL --
VALUABLE COMPANY: Kansas City quarterback PATRICK
MAHOMES leads the NFL with 22 touchdown passes through the first seven
weeks of the season.
Mahomes needs three touchdown passes on Sunday against
Denver (1:00 PM ET, CBS) to join TOM BRADY (2007)
and PEYTON MANNING (2004 & 2013) as the only players in
NFL history with at least 25 touchdown passes in their team’s first eight games
of a season. Brady and Manning went on to earn Associated Press MVP honors in
those seasons.
The players with the most passing touchdowns in their team’s
first eight games of a season in NFL history:
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PLAYER
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TEAM
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SEASON
|
PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
|
|
Tom Brady#
|
New England
|
2007
|
30
|
|
Peyton Manning#
|
Denver
|
2013
|
29
|
|
Peyton Manning#
|
Indianapolis
|
2004
|
26
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Patrick Mahomes
|
Kansas City
|
2018
|
22*
|
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*In first seven games of season
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#Named Associated Press MVP
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-- NFL --
TOUCHDOWN TODD: Los Angeles Rams running back TODD
GURLEY leads the NFL with 956 scrimmage yards and 14 touchdowns
through the Rams’ first seven games this season. Gurley has scored at least two
touchdowns in three consecutive games and in four total during the 2018 season.
With two touchdowns on Sunday against Green Bay (4:25 PM ET,
FOX), Gurley can become the fifth player since 1970 to score multiple
touchdowns in five of his team’s first eight games of a season. The other four
players to accomplish the feat are all enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of
Fame.
The players with at least two touchdowns in five of their
team’s first eight games of a season since 1970:
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PLAYER
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TEAM
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SEASON
|
GAMES WITH 2+ TOUCHDOWNS
|
|
Terrell Davis^
|
Denver
|
1998
|
5
|
|
Emmitt Smith^
|
Dallas
|
1995
|
5
|
|
Eric Dickerson^
|
Los Angeles Rams
|
1983
|
5
|
|
Marcus Allen^
|
Los Angeles Raiders
|
1982
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Todd Gurley
|
Los Angeles Rams
|
2018
|
4*
|
|
*In first seven games of season
|
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^Pro Football Hall of Famer
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-- NFL --
THIELEN GOOD: Minnesota wide receiver ADAM
THIELEN had nine catches for 110 yards and a touchdown in the Vikings’
Week 7 win and leads the league with 67 receptions and 822 receiving yards this
season.
Thielen has recorded at least 100 receiving yards in each of
Minnesota’s first seven games this season and can surpass CHARLEY
HENNIGAN (seven consecutive games in 1961) to become the only player
in NFL history with 100 or more receiving yards in each of his team’s first
eight games to start a season.
With 100 receiving yards on Sunday Night Football against
New Orleans (8:20 PM ET, NBC), Thielen would join CALVIN
JOHNSON (2012) as the only players to record eight consecutive games
with at least 100 receiving yards in NFL history.
The players with the most consecutive games with at least 100
receiving yards in NFL history:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASON
|
CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 100+ REC. YARDS
|
|
Calvin Johnson
|
Detroit
|
2012
|
8
|
|
Adam Thielen
|
Minnesota
|
2018
|
7*
|
|
Demaryius Thomas
|
Denver
|
2014
|
7
|
|
Michael Irvin^
|
Dallas
|
1995
|
7
|
|
Charley Hennigan
|
Houston Oilers
|
1961
|
7
|
|
*Active streak
|
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|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
|
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Thielen, who also has a touchdown catch in each of his past
four games, can join PATRICK JEFFERS (five consecutive
games with Carolina in 1999) as the only players since 1970 with at least 100
receiving yards and a touchdown reception in five consecutive games.
-- NFL --
GREEN MACHINE: Cincinnati wide receiver A.J.
GREEN has 596 catches for 8,824 yards and 62 touchdowns in his
eight-year NFL career.
Green, who will play his 110th career game on Sunday against
Tampa Bay (1:00 PM ET, FOX), needs four receptions to join Pro Football
Hall of Famer MARVIN HARRISON and LARRY FITZGERALD as
the only players in NFL history with at least 600 receptions and 60 receiving
touchdowns in their first 110 career games.
The players with at least 600 receptions and 60 receiving
touchdowns in their first 110 career games in NFL history:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
RECEPTIONS
|
TOUCHDOWNS
|
|
Marvin Harrison^
|
Indianapolis
|
677
|
74
|
|
Larry Fitzgerald
|
Arizona
|
623
|
66
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A.J. Green
|
Cincinnati
|
596*
|
62*
|
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*In 109 career games
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^Pro Football Hall of Famer
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