STARS
PASSING
- Drew Brees,
Saints, was 22 for 30 for 363 yards and four touchdowns in New Orleans' 48-7
win over Philadelphia. Brees has 23 games with at least four touchdown passes
and zero interceptions, including two this season, surpassing New
England's Tom Brady for
the most such games by a quarterback in NFL history.
- Andrew Luck,
Colts, was 23 for 29 for 297 yards and three touchdowns in Indianapolis' 38-10
win over Tennessee. Luck joined Dan Marino and Aaron Rodgers to
become the third player with at least TD passes in his first 80 games.
- Eli Manning,
Giants, was 17 for 18 for 231 yards and two touchdowns in the New York
Giants' 38-35 win over Tampa Bay. Manning's 94.4 percent completion
rate ties Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton (94.4 percent on Nov. 13, 1977) and
Craig Morton (94.4 percent on Sept. 27, 1981) for the third highest in a game
in NFL history (minimum 15 attempts). Only Alex Smith (94.7
percent on Oct. 29, 2012) and Ryan
Tannehill (94.7 percent on Oct. 25, 2015) have had a higher
completion rate in a game (minimum 15 attempts).
- Cam Newton,
Panthers, was 25 for 37 for 357 yards and three touchdowns and an interception
in Carolina's 20-19 loss to Detroit.
RUSHING
- Lamar Jackson and Gus Edwards,
Ravens. Jackson, a rookie making his first career start at quarterback, had 27
carries for 117 yards; Edwards had 115 yards and a touchdown and a 2-point
conversion in Baltimore's 24-21 win over Cincinnati.
- Saquon
Barkley, Giants, had 27 carries for 142 yards and two touchdowns in
the New York Giants' 38-35 win over Tampa Bay.
- David Johnson,
Cardinals, had 25 carries for 137 yards in Arizona's 23-21 loss to Oakland.
- Mark Ingram, Saints, had 16
carries for 103 yards and two touchdowns in New Orleans' 48-7 win over
Philadelphia.
- Ezekiel Elliott,
Cowboys, had 23carries for 122 yards and a touchdown in Dallas' 22-19 win over
Atlanta.
- Peyton Barber,
Buccaneers, had 18 carries for 106 yards and a touchdown in Tampa Bay's 38-35
loss to the New York Giants.
RECEIVING
- T.Y. Hilton,
Colts, had nine catches for 155 yards and two touchdowns in Indianapolis' 38-10
win over Tennessee.
- Tre'Quan
Smith, Saints, had 10 catches for 157 yards and a touchdown in New
Orleans' 48-7 win over Philadelphia.
- D.J. Moore, Panthers, had seven
catches 157 yards and a touchdown in Carolina's 20-19 loss to Detroit.
- Mike Evans,
Buccaneers, had six catches for 120 yards and a touchdown in Tampa Bay's 38-35
loss to the New York Giants.
- Julio Jones,
Falcons, had six catches for 118 yards and a touchdown in Atlanta's 22-19 loss
to Dallas.
- Antonio Brown and JuJu
Smith-Schuster, Steelers, Brown had five catches for 117 yards,
including a 78-yard touchdown, and Smith-Schuster had eight catches for 104
yards in Pittsburgh's 20-16 win over Jacksonville.
- Kenny
Golladay, Lions, had eight catches for 113 yards and a touchdown in
Detroit's 20-19 win over Carolina.
SPECIAL TEAMS
- Brett Maher,
Cowboys, was 3 for 3 on field goals, including a 42-yarder as time expired in
Dallas' 22-19 win over Atlanta.
- Daniel Carlson,
Raiders, was 3 for 3 on field goals, including a 35-yarder as time expired in
Oakland's 23-21 win over Arizona.
- Matt Bryant,
Falcons, was 4 for 4 on field goals and added an extra point in Atlanta's 22-19
loss to Dallas. He is 13 of 13 for the season, including four kicks of at least
50 yards.
DEFENSE
- Justin Reid,
Texans, returned an interception 101 yards for a touchdown in Houston's 23-21
win over Washington. The interception return for a touchdown is tied for the
second longest by a rookie in NFL history, trailing Pete Barnum's 103-yard
return for the Columbus Tigers in the team's victory over the Canton Bulldogs
on Sept. 26, 1926.
- Alec Ogletree,
Giants, returned an interception 15 yards for a touchdown in the New York
Giants' 38-35 win over Tampa Bay.
- Jalen Ramsey,
Jaguars, had two interceptions in Jacksonville's 20-16 loss to Pittsburgh.
- T.J. Watt and Javon
Hargrave, Steelers. Watt had sacks and two forced fumbles and
Hargrave added two sacks in Pittsburgh's 20-16 win over Jacksonville.
- Chris Banjo,
Saints, had two interceptions in New Orleans' 48-7 win over Jacksonville.
MILESTONES
The Texans (7-3), who held off
Washington for a 23-21 victory, became the first team since the 1925 New York
Giants to win seven in a row after starting 0-3. ... Ravens rookie quarterback
Lamar Jackson had 27 carries for 117 rushing yards in his first career start.
The 27 carries were the most by a quarterback since 1970 and 117 yards were the
second most by a rookie quarterback since 1970. The most? That's his
teammate, Robert
Griffin III. RG3 had 138 yards in 2012. ... Colts kicker Adam
Vinatieri earned the 210th regular-season win of his career to
break George Blanda's record in Indy's 38-10 win over Tennessee.
STREAKS & STATS
The Saints crushed the Philadelphia
Eagles 48-7 for their ninth straight win. It's the worst loss
for a defending Super Bowl champion. ... The Colts' Andrew Luck has tied Dan
Marino for the third-longest streak of games with at least three passing
touchdowns in NFL history (7). Only New England's Tom Brady (10 in 2007) and
Peyton Manning (eight in 2004) have longer such streaks. ... Washington's Adrian
Peterson ran for two touchdowns against Houston. Peterson's 3-
and 7-yard TD runs gave him 105 in his career and moved him past former
Redskins star John Riggins into sole possession of sixth, one behind Hall of
Famer Jim Brown for fifth. Pittsburgh rallied from a 16-0 deficit for a 20-16
victory for its sixth straight victory. ... The Giants beat the Buccaneers
38-25 for their second consecutive victory, the first time they've won
consecutive games since December 2016. The loss was the fourth in a row for the
Bucs. ... Von Miller's
sack of Philip Rivers in
the second quarter gave him 10 for the season, which allowed him to join Reggie
White and DeMarcus Ware as the only players with 10 or more sacks in seven of
their first eight seasons.
WAYNE'S WORLD
Reggie Wayne became the 15th
member of the Colts' Ring of Honor during a halftime ceremony where he was
surrounded by former teammates including Manning, Marvin Harrison and Edgerrin
James, and NFL Hall of Fame executive Bill Polian, who drafted Wayne in 2001.
He played in a franchise-record 211 games and caught 1,070 passes for 14,345
yards and 82 TDs in 14 seasons -- all in Indy.
"This (blue) jacket looks
pretty damn good on me, thank you," Wayne said before jogging to the end
zone to thank the fans -- as he did for years just before kickoff.
SIDELINED
Redskins quarterback Alex Smith
broke his right leg (tibia and fibula) on a sack by Kareem
Jackson midway through the third quarter against Houston and
will require surgery. Smith wasn't the only quarterback hurt: The Titans lost
quarterback Marcus
Mariota in the final minute of the first half of their blowout
loss to the Colts when he reinjured his right elbow. ... The Texans lost both
of their starting guards against Washington: Zach Fulton to
a shoulder injury on the first drive and Senio
Kelemete to an ankle injury in the second quarter. ...
The Detroit Lions also
suffered a blow on offense when rookie running back Kerryon
Johnson hurt his left knee against the Carolina
Panthers. He left in the third quarter and didn't return after
running for 87 yards on 15 carries. ... In the Giants' win over the Buccaneers,
New York defensive lineman Kerry Wynn left
in the second half with a concussion. Tampa Bay tight end O.J. Howard left
in the fourth quarter with an ankle injury.
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