WORST TO FIRST: Entering Week 14, one team –
the LOS ANGELES RAMS (11-1) – has clinched a
playoff berth as the battle for the remaining spots forges ahead. Three
additional teams – the HOUSTON TEXANS (9-3), NEW
ENGLAND PATRIOTS (9-3) and NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (10-2)
– can clinch a division title this week.
Two teams that finished in or tied for last place in their
division in 2017 – the CHICAGO BEARS (NFC North) and Houston
Texans (AFC South) – are currently in first place in their respective divisions
this season. In 14 of the past 15 seasons, at least one team finished in
first place in its division the season after finishing in last or tied for last
place. Of the 46 teams in league history to go from “worst-to-first,” 23 of
them have done so in the past 15 years (2003-17), including an NFL-record three
such teams in 2005 and 2006.
STAT PATTING: Kansas City quarterback PATRICK
MAHOMES leads the NFL with 41 touchdown passes and ranks second in
passing yards (3,923).
With 77 passing yards on Sunday against Baltimore (1:00 PM
ET, CBS), Mahomes would join Pro Football Hall of Famers DAN
MARINO (1984) and KURT WARNER (1999) as the only
first-or-second year quarterbacks in NFL history to pass for at least 4,000
yards and 40 touchdowns in a single season. Both Marino and Warner were named
Associated Press MVP in those seasons.
The first-or-second year quarterbacks to pass for at least
4,000 yards and 40 touchdowns in a single season in NFL history:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASON
|
PASSING YARDS
|
TOUCHDOWNS
|
|
Dan Marino^#
|
Miami
|
1984
|
5,084
|
48
|
|
Kurt Warner^#
|
St. Louis
|
1999
|
4,353
|
41
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Patrick Mahomes
|
Kansas City
|
2018
|
3,923*
|
41*
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|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
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#Named Associated Press MVP
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*Entering Week 14
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RAISING ARIZONA: Arizona wide receiver LARRY
FITZGERALD has 1,281 receptions for 16,053 yards and 115 touchdowns
during his 15-year NFL career, all with the Cardinals.
With one reception on Sunday against Detroit (4:25 PM ET,
FOX), Fitzgerald would surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer JERRY
RICE (1,281 receptions with San Francisco) for the most receptions by
a player with one team in NFL history.
The players with the most receptions for one team in NFL
history:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
RECEPTIONS
|
|
Larry Fitzgerald
|
Arizona
|
1,281
|
|
Jerry Rice^
|
San Francisco
|
1,281
|
|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
|
||
FIFTH FOR FRANK: Miami running back FRANK
GORE has 18,414 scrimmage yards in his 14-year NFL career.
With 43 scrimmage yards on Sunday against New England (1:00
PM ET, CBS), Gore would surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer LA
DAINIAN TOMLINSON (18,456 scrimmage yards) for the fifth-most
scrimmage yards in league annals.
The players with the most scrimmage yards in NFL history:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM(S)
|
SCRIMMAGE YARDS
|
|
Jerry Rice^
|
San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle
|
23,540
|
|
Emmitt Smith^
|
Dallas, Arizona
|
21,579
|
|
Walter Payton^
|
Chicago
|
21,264
|
|
Marshall Faulk^
|
Indianapolis, St. Louis
|
19,154
|
|
LaDainian Tomlinson^
|
San Diego, New York Jets
|
18,456
|
|
Frank Gore
|
San Francisco, Indianapolis, Miami
|
18,414
|
|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
|
||
TOUCHDOWN STREAK: Cleveland rookie quarterback BAKER
MAYFIELD has thrown at least one touchdown pass in each of his first
nine NFL starts.
With a touchdown pass against Carolina (1:00 PM ET, FOX),
Mayfield would become the third quarterback in the Super Bowl era to
record at least one touchdown pass in each of his first 10 career starts.
The players with a touchdown pass in each of their first 10
career starts since 1966:
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PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASON(S)
|
|
Kurt Warner^
|
St. Louis
|
1999
|
|
Brad Johnson
|
Minnesota
|
1996-97
|
|
|
|
|
|
Baker Mayfield
|
Cleveland
|
2018*
|
|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
|
||
|
*Has TD pass in each of first nine starts
|
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SAQUON FROM SCRIMMAGE: New York Giants rookie running
back SAQUON BARKLEY had 146 scrimmage yards (125 rushing, 21
receiving) in the Giants’ Week 13 overtime victory against Chicago. Barkley
leads the NFL with 11 games of at least 100 scrimmage yards in 2018.
With 100 scrimmage yards on Sunday at Washington (1:00 PM
ET, FOX), Barkley would tie EDGERRIN JAMES (12 games in
1999) for the second-most games with at least 100 scrimmage yards by a rookie
in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer ERIC DICKERSON (13
games in 1983) has more such games.
The rookies with the most games with at least 100 scrimmage
yards in NFL history:
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PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASON
|
GAMES WITH 100+ SCRIMMAGE YARDS
|
|
|
Eric Dickerson^#
|
Los Angeles Rams
|
1983
|
13
|
|
|
Edgerrin James#
|
Indianapolis
|
1999
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Saquon Barkley
|
New York Giants
|
2018
|
11*
|
|
|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
|
||||
|
#Named Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the
Year
|
||||
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*Entering Week 14
|
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RECORD-SETTING RECEIVER: Pittsburgh wide
receiver ANTONIO BROWN has 81 receptions for 1,028 yards and
leads the NFL with 12 touchdown receptions this season.
With 10 receptions on Sunday at Oakland (4:25 PM ET, FOX),
Brown, who has 663 receptions since 2013, can surpass WES WELKER (672
from 2007-12) for the most catches by a player over any six-year span in NFL
history.
The most receptions by a player over any six-year span in
NFL history:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASONS
|
RECEPTIONS
|
|
Wes Welker
|
New England
|
2007-12
|
672
|
|
Antonio Brown
|
Pittsburgh
|
2013-18
|
663*
|
|
Marvin Harrison^
|
Indianapolis
|
1999-2004
|
649
|
|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
|
|||
|
*In sixth year of span
|
|||
Brown, who had 154 receiving yards in Week 13, has 8,876
receiving yards since 2013 and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer JERRY
RICE (8,759 from 1990-1995) for the most receiving yards by a player
over any six-year span in NFL history.
The most receiving yards by a player over any six-year span
in NFL history:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASONS
|
RECEIVING YARDS
|
|
Antonio Brown
|
Pittsburgh
|
2013-18
|
8,876*
|
|
Jerry Rice^
|
San Francisco
|
1990-95
|
8,759
|
|
Marvin Harrison^
|
Indianapolis
|
1999-2004
|
8,707
|
|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
|
|||
|
*In sixth year of span
|
|||
ZACH ATTACK: Philadelphia tight end ZACH
ERTZ ranks second in the NFL with 93 receptions and second among tight
ends with 978 receiving yards this season.
With seven receptions and 22 receiving yards on Sunday at
Dallas (4:25 PM ET, FOX), Ertz can become the fourth tight end in NFL
history to record at least 100 receptions and 1,000 receiving yards in a single
season.
The tight ends with at least 100 receptions and 1,000
receiving yards in a single season in NFL history:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASON
|
RECEPTIONS
|
RECEIVING YARDS
|
|
Jason Witten
|
Dallas
|
2012
|
110#
|
1,039
|
|
Dallas Clark
|
Indianapolis
|
2009
|
100
|
1,106
|
|
Tony Gonzalez
|
Kansas City
|
2004
|
102
|
1,258
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Zach Ertz
|
Philadelphia
|
2018
|
93*
|
978*
|
|
*Entering Week 14
|
||||
|
#Single-season record by a tight end
|
||||
DOMINANT DONALD: Los Angeles Rams defensive
tackle AARON DONALD leads the NFL with 16.5 sacks this season
and has recorded at least two sacks in each of his past three games.
With two sacks on Sunday Night Football at
Chicago (8:20 PM ET, NBC), Donald can become the fourth player since 1982,
when the individual sack became an official statistic, to record at least two
sacks in four consecutive games in a single season, joining SIMEON
RICE (five games in 2002) and Pro Football Hall of Famers KEVIN
GREENE (four games in 1998) and REGGIE WHITE (four
games in 1987).
The players with the most consecutive games with at least
two sacks in a single season since 1982:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASON
|
CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 2+ SACKS
|
|
|
Simeon Rice
|
Tampa Bay
|
2002
|
5
|
|
|
Kevin Greene^
|
Carolina
|
1998
|
4
|
|
|
Reggie White^
|
Philadelphia
|
1987
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aaron Donald
|
Los Angeles Rams
|
2018
|
3*
|
|
|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
|
||||
|
*Active streak
|
||||
Donald, who has recorded at least two sacks in six games
this season, can become the fourth player since 1982 to record at least
seven games with two-or-more sacks in a single season, joining Pro Football
Hall of Famers REGGIE WHITE (eight games in 1987), CHRIS
DOLEMAN (seven games in 1989) and BRUCE SMITH (seven
games in 1990).
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
|
|
Bruce Smith^#
|
Buffalo
|
1990
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aaron Donald
|
Los Angeles Rams
|
2018
|
6*
|
|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
|
|||
|
#Named Associated Press Defensive Player of the
Year
|
|||
|
*Entering Week 14
|
|||
JONES-ING FOR MORE: Kansas City defensive
lineman CHRIS JONES ties for fifth in the AFC with 10 sacks
this season and has recorded at least one sack in eight consecutive games.
With a sack on Sunday against Baltimore (1:00 PM ET, CBS),
Jones would become the sixth player since 1982 to record at least one sack
in nine consecutive games and the first player since 1982 to record
nine consecutive games with at least one sack within a single season.
The players with the most consecutive games with at least
one sack since 1982:
|
PLAYER
|
TEAM(S)
|
SEASON(S)
|
CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A SACK
|
|
DeMarcus Ware
|
Dallas
|
2007-08
|
10
|
|
Simon Fletcher
|
Denver
|
1992-93
|
10
|
|
Dwight Freeney
|
Indianapolis
|
2008-09
|
9
|
|
Kevin Greene^
|
San Francisco, Carolina
|
1997-98
|
9
|
|
Bruce Smith^
|
Buffalo
|
1986-87
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chris Jones
|
Kansas City
|
2018
|
8*
|
|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
|
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