MAGNIFICENT MAHOMES: Kansas City quarterback PATRICK
MAHOMES leads the NFL with 2,526 passing yards and 26 touchdown passes
through the first eight weeks of the season. Mahomes has thrown for at least
300 yards in each of his last seven games.
With 300 passing yards at Cleveland (1:00 PM ET, CBS),
Mahomes would join ANDREW LUCK (2014) as the only
quarterbacks with at least 300 passing yards in eight consecutive games within
a single season in league history.
The players with at least 300 passing yards in the most
consecutive games within a single 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 300+ PASS YARDS
|
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Andrew Luck
|
Indianapolis
|
2014
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8
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Drew Brees
|
New Orleans
|
2011
|
7
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Patrick Mahomes
|
Kansas City
|
2018
|
7*
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*Active streak
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Mahomes, who has thrown four touchdown passes in three
consecutive games and five total games this season, can become the third
quarterback in league annals with at least four touchdown passes in six
different games in a single season, joining PEYTON MANNING (six
games in 2004 and nine in 2013) and Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN
MARINO (six in 1984). Manning and Marino each won the Associated Press
Most Valuable Player award in those seasons.
The players with the most games with at least four touchdown
passes within a single season in NFL history:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASON
|
GAMES WITH 4+ TOUCHDOWN PASSES
|
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Peyton Manning#
|
Denver
|
2013
|
9
|
|
Peyton Manning#
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Indianapolis
|
2004
|
6
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Dan Marino^#
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Miami
|
1984
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Patrick Mahomes
|
Kansas City
|
2018
|
5
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^Pro Football Hall of Famer
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#Named Associated Press Most Valuable Player
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-- NFL --
HERE COMES HOUSTON: Houston quarterback DESHAUN
WATSON passed for five touchdowns with a 156.0 rating in the Texans’
42-23 victory over Miami in Week 8.
Watson, who has 34 touchdown passes in 15 career games,
needs one touchdown pass on Sunday at Denver (4:05 PM ET, CBS) to join Pro
Football Hall of Famers KURT WARNER (39 touchdowns) and DAN
MARINO (35) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history with at least 35
touchdown passes in their first 16 career games.
The quarterbacks with the most touchdown passes in their
first 16 career games in NFL history:
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PLAYER
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TEAM
|
SEASONS
|
PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
|
|
Kurt Warner^
|
St. Louis
|
1998-99
|
39
|
|
Dan Marino^
|
Miami
|
1983-84
|
35
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deshaun Watson
|
Houston
|
2017-18
|
34*
|
|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
|
|||
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*In 15 career games
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The HOUSTON TEXANS have won five
consecutive games following an 0-3 start to the season. With a win on Sunday,
the Texans would join the 1970 NEW YORK GIANTS as the
only teams since 1970 to win six consecutive games immediately following an 0-3
start.
-- NFL --
SUPER CAM: Carolina quarterback CAM NEWTON has
58 career rushing touchdowns, the most by a quarterback in NFL history,
and has at least five rushing touchdowns in each of his first seven seasons in
the NFL.
Newton, who has four rushing touchdowns this season and
faces Tampa Bay on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, FOX), needs one rushing touchdown to
become the first quarterback and seventh player overall in NFL history
with at least five rushing touchdowns in eight consecutive seasons.
The players with at least five rushing touchdowns in the
most consecutive seasons in league annals:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM(S)
|
CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH 5+ RUSH TDS
|
|
Marshall Faulk^
|
Indianapolis, St. Louis
|
10
|
|
LaDainian Tomlinson^
|
San Diego, New York Jets
|
10
|
|
Jim Brown^
|
Cleveland
|
9
|
|
Ricky Watters
|
San Francisco, Philadelphia, Seattle
|
9
|
|
Eddie George
|
Houston Oilers/Tennessee
|
8
|
|
Thurman Thomas^
|
Buffalo
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cam Newton
|
Carolina
|
7*
|
|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
|
||
|
*Has four rushing touchdowns in 2018
|
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-- NFL --
BACK TO BACK: Los Angeles Rams running back TODD
GURLEY leads the NFL with 1,151 scrimmage yards and 15 touchdowns (11
rushing, four receiving) through the Rams’ first eight games of the 2018 season.
Gurley, who led the NFL with 19 touchdowns (13 rushing, six
receiving) last season, needs one receiving touchdown on Sunday at New Orleans
(4:25 PM ET, FOX) to join Pro Football Hall of Famer MARSHALL
FAULK (2000-01) as the only players in NFL history with at least 10
rushing touchdowns and five receiving touchdowns in consecutive seasons.
The players with at least 10 rushing touchdowns and five
receiving touchdowns in consecutive seasons in NFL history:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASON
|
RUSHING TDS
|
RECEIVING TDS
|
|
|
Marshall Faulk^
|
St. Louis
|
2000
|
18
|
8
|
|
|
|
St. Louis
|
2001
|
12
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Todd Gurley
|
Los Angeles Rams
|
2017
|
13
|
6
|
|
|
|
Los Angeles Rams
|
2018
|
11*
|
4*
|
|
|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
|
|||||
|
*Entering Week 9
|
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-- NFL --
CAN’T STOP THIS THIELEN: Minnesota wide receiver ADAM
THIELEN had seven receptions for 103 yards and one touchdown in Week 8
and leads the league with 74 receptions and 925 receiving yards this season.
Thielen is the first player in NFL history with at least 100 receiving
yards in each of his team’s first eight games to start a season.
With 100 receiving yards on Sunday against Detroit (1:00 PM
ET, FOX), Thielen would become the only player in NFL history to record
nine consecutive games with at least 100 receiving yards.
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
|
8*
|
|
*Active streak
|
|||
Thielen, who also has a touchdown catch in each of his past
five games, can become the only player since 1970 with at least 100
receiving yards and a touchdown reception in six consecutive games.
With six receptions and 75 receiving yards this week,
Thielen would become the sixth undrafted player in the common draft era
(since 1967) to record consecutive seasons with at least 80 receptions and
1,000 receiving yards.
The undrafted players with the most consecutive seasons of
at least 80 catches and 1,000 receiving yards in the common draft era:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
YEARS
|
CONSECUTIVE SEASONS
|
|
Rod Smith
|
Denver
|
2000-02
|
3
|
|
Wes Welker
|
New England
|
2007-09
|
3
|
|
Victor Cruz
|
New York Giants
|
2011-12
|
2
|
|
J.T. Smith
|
St. Louis Cardinals
|
1986-87
|
2
|
|
Wes Welker
|
New England
|
2011-12
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adam Thielen
|
Minnesota
|
2017-18*
|
1*
|
|
*Has 74 catches for 925 yards in 2018
|
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-- NFL --
ELITE EIGHT: Atlanta wide receiver JULIO
JONES has 638 receptions for 9,866 yards and 43 touchdowns in 102
career NFL games.
With 134 receiving yards on Sunday at Washington (1:00 PM
ET, FOX), Jones would surpass CALVIN JOHNSON (115 games)
as the fastest player to reach 10,000 career receiving yards in NFL history.
The players to reach 10,000 career receiving yards in the
fewest games in NFL history:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
FEWEST GAMES TO 10,000 RECEIVING YARDS
|
|
Calvin Johnson
|
Detroit
|
115
|
|
Antonio Brown
|
Pittsburgh
|
116
|
|
Torry Holt
|
St. Louis
|
116
|
|
Lance Alworth^
|
San Diego
|
120
|
|
Jerry Rice^
|
San Francisco
|
121
|
|
Marvin Harrison^
|
Indianapolis
|
122
|
|
|
|
|
|
Julio Jones
|
Atlanta
|
102*
|
|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
|
||
|
*Has 9,866 career receiving yards
|
||
With 134 receiving yards, Jones can also become
the sixth player in league annals with at least 10,000 receiving yards in
their first eight seasons.
The players with at least 10,000 receiving yards in their
first eight seasons in league history:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM(S)
|
RECEIVING YARDS IN 1ST 8 SEASONS
|
|
Torry Holt
|
St. Louis
|
10,675
|
|
Calvin Johnson
|
Detroit
|
10,405
|
|
Jerry Rice^
|
San Francisco
|
10,273
|
|
Randy Moss^
|
Minnesota, Oakland
|
10,147
|
|
Marvin Harrison^
|
Indianapolis
|
10,072
|
|
|
|
|
|
Julio Jones
|
Atlanta
|
9,866*
|
|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
|
||
|
*In eighth season
|
||
-- NFL --
TOP DAWG: Cleveland defensive end MYLES
GARRETT ties for the AFC lead with eight sacks in 2018 and has 15
sacks in 19 career games.
Garrett, who will play his 20th career game on Sunday
against Kansas City (1:00 PM ET, CBS), needs two sacks to become
the fourth player with at least 17 sacks in their first 20 career games
since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic.
The players with the most sacks in their first 20 career
games since 1982:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASONS
|
SACKS
|
|
|
Joey Bosa
|
Los Angeles Chargers
|
2016-17
|
19
|
|
|
Aldon Smith
|
San Francisco
|
2011-12
|
18.5
|
|
|
Clay Matthews
|
Green Bay
|
2009-10
|
17
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Myles Garrett
|
Cleveland
|
2017-18
|
15*
|
|
|
*In 19 career games
|
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