PLAYOFFS ON THE LINE: All 16 games are division
contests in Week 17 and there are still 15 teams in contention for a trip
to Super Bowl LIII.
For the full Week 17 playoff scenarios, click here.
In the AFC, four teams have already punched their ticket to
the postseason: New England (10-5, AFC East), Houston (10-5, playoff berth),
Kansas City (11-4, playoff berth) and the Los Angeles Chargers (11-4, playoff
berth).
In the NFC, five teams have locked up playoff spots,
including all four division winners: Dallas (9-6, NFC East), Chicago (11-4, NFC
North), New Orleans (13-2, NFC South), the Los Angeles Rams (12-3, NFC West)
and Seattle (9-6, playoff berth).
HISTORY IN THE MAKING: Kansas City quarterback PATRICK
MAHOMES leads the NFL with 48 touchdown passes this season.
With two touchdown passes on Sunday against Oakland (4:25 PM
ET, CBS), Mahomes can join PEYTON MANNING (55
touchdown passes in 2013) and TOM BRADY (50 in 2007) as the
only quarterbacks with at least 50 touchdown passes in a single season in NFL
history.
The players with the most touchdown passes in 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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TOUCHDOWN PASSES
|
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Peyton Manning#
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Denver
|
2013
|
55
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Tom Brady#
|
New England
|
2007
|
50
|
|
Peyton Manning#
|
Indianapolis
|
2004
|
49
|
|
Patrick Mahomes
|
Kansas City
|
2018
|
48*
|
|
Dan Marino^#
|
Miami
|
1984
|
48
|
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^Pro Football Hall of Famer
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#Named Associated Press Most Valuable Player
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*Entering Week 17
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RIDICULOUS ROOKIE: New York Giants rookie running
back SAQUON BARKLEY ranks third in the NFL with 1,886
scrimmage yards this season.
With 114 scrimmage yards against Dallas (1:00 PM
ET, FOX), Barkley would join Pro Football Hall of Famer ERIC
DICKERSON (2,212 scrimmage yards in 1983) and EDGERRIN
JAMES (2,139 in 1999) as the only rookies with at least 2,000
scrimmage yards in NFL history.
The rookies with at least 2,000 scrimmage yards in NFL
history:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASON
|
SCRIMMAGE YARDS
|
|
Eric Dickerson^#
|
Los Angeles Rams
|
1983
|
2,212
|
|
Edgerrin James#
|
Indianapolis
|
1999
|
2,139
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Saquon Barkley
|
New York Giants
|
2018
|
1,886*
|
|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
|
|||
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#Named Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the
Year
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*Entering Week 17
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Barkley has 87 receptions this season and needs two catches
against the Cowboys to surpass REGGIE BUSH (88 receptions
in 2006) for the most catches by a rookie running back in league annals.
RUN & CATCH CMC: Carolina running back CHRISTIAN
MC CAFFREY ranks second in the league with 1,925 scrimmage yards
(1,080 rushing, 845 receiving) this season. McCaffrey has 106 catches in 2018
and surpassed MATT FORTÉ (102 receptions in 2014) for the
most receptions by a running back in a single season in league annals.
With 55 receiving yards at New Orleans (1:00 PM
ET, FOX), McCaffrey would join Pro Football Hall of Famer MARSHALL
FAULK (1998 & 1999) and ROGER CRAIG (1985) as the
only players in NFL history with at least 1,000 rushing yards and 900 receiving
yards in a single season.
The players with at least 1,000 rushing yards and 900
receiving yards in a single season in NFL history:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASON
|
RUSHING YARDS
|
RECEIVING YARDS
|
|
Marshall Faulk^
|
St. Louis
|
1999
|
1,381
|
1,048
|
|
Marshall Faulk^
|
Indianapolis
|
1998
|
1,319
|
908
|
|
Roger Craig
|
San Francisco
|
1985
|
1,050
|
1,016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Christian McCaffrey
|
Carolina
|
2018
|
1,080*
|
845*
|
|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
|
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*Entering Week 17
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HISTORY FOR AB: Pittsburgh wide receiver ANTONIO
BROWN has 104 receptions for 1,297 yards and leads the league with a franchise-record
15 touchdown catches this season.
With three receiving yards against Cincinnati (4:25 PM
ET, CBS), Brown would become the first player in league annals with
five seasons of at least 100 receptions and 1,300 receiving yards.
The players with the most seasons of at least 100 receptions
and 1,300 receiving yards in NFL history:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASONS WITH 100+ CATCHES & 1,300+ REC. YARDS
|
|
Antonio Brown
|
Pittsburgh
|
4*
|
|
Marvin Harrison^
|
Indianapolis
|
4
|
|
Andre Johnson
|
Houston
|
4
|
|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
|
||
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*Has 104 receptions & 1,297 receiving yards in 2018
|
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Brown and teammate JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER, who has
106 receptions and became the youngest player in league history with at least
100 receptions in a single season, can become the first pair of teammates
in league annals to each record at least 110 receptions in the same season.
DOMINANT DONALD: Los Angeles Rams defensive
tackle AARON DONALD leads the NFL with a career-high 19.5
sacks this season.
With three sacks against San Francisco (4:25 PM ET, FOX),
Donald would tie Pro Football Hall of Famer MICHAEL STRAHAN (22.5
sacks in 2001) for the most sacks in a single season since 1982 when the
individual sack became an official statistic.
The players with the most sacks in a single season since
1982:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASON
|
SACKS
|
|
Michael Strahan^
|
New York Giants
|
2001
|
22.5
|
|
Jared Allen
|
Minnesota
|
2011
|
22
|
|
Mark Gastineau
|
New York Jets
|
1984
|
22
|
|
Justin Houston
|
Kansas City
|
2014
|
22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aaron Donald
|
Los Angeles Rams
|
2018
|
19.5*
|
|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
|
|||
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*Entering Week 17
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Donald, who has recorded at least two sacks in seven games
this season, can become the second player since 1982 to record at least
eight games with two-or-more sacks in a single season, joining Pro Football
Hall of Famers REGGIE WHITE (eight games in 1987).
The players with the most games with
two-or-more sacks in a single season since 1982:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASON
|
GAMES WITH 2+ SACKS
|
|
Reggie White^#
|
Philadelphia
|
1987
|
8
|
|
Chris Doleman^
|
Minnesota
|
1989
|
7
|
|
Aaron Donald
|
Los Angeles Rams
|
2018
|
7*
|
|
Bruce Smith^#
|
Buffalo
|
1990
|
7
|
|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
|
|||
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#Named Associated Press Defensive Player of the
Year
|
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*Entering Week 17
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