CLOSE GAMES: Through Week 6, 50 games have been decided by seven points or fewer, tied for the most in a season’s first six weeks in NFL history (1999).
Most games decided by seven points or fewer through Week 6:
SEASON
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GAMES DECIDED BY SEVEN POINTS OR FEWER THROUGH WEEK 6
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2016
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50
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1999
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50
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2015
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47
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2011
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47
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2012
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46
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1983
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46
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EXCITING FINISHES: Seven games have been won by teams which trailed by at least 10 points in the fourth quarter, tied for the second-most in NFL history through Week 6.
In Week 6, the HOUSTON TEXANS (14 points) and JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (13 points) both overcame fourth quarter deficits of at least 10 points to earn the victory.
Most games won after trailing by 10 or more points in the fourth quarter through Week 6:
SEASON
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GAMES WON AFTER TRAILING BY 10+ POINTS IN THE 4TH QUARTER THROUGH WEEK 6
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1999
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8
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2016
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7
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2011
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7
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2003
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7
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SOARING SAINTS: New Orleans quarterback DREW BREES passed for 465 yards with four touchdowns and one interception in the Saints’ 41-38 win over Carolina.
The performance marked Brees’ 15th career 400-yard passing game, surpassing PEYTON MANNING (14) for the most all-time.
Brees, who has 50,289 yards in 11 seasons with New Orleans, became the sixth quarterback to pass for 50,000 yards with one team.
The quarterbacks to pass for 50,000 yards with one team:
The quarterbacks to pass for 50,000 yards with one team:
PLAYER
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TEAM
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PASSING YARDS
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Brett Favre
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Green Bay
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61,655
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Dan Marino
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Miami
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61,361
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Tom Brady
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New England
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58,810
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Peyton Manning
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Indianapolis
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54,828
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John Elway
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Denver
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51,475
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Drew Brees
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New Orleans
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50,289
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Saints wide receiver BRANDIN COOKS had seven receptions for 173 yards, including an 87-yard touchdown catch in the victory. Cooks, who had a 98-yard touchdown reception on Kickoff Weekend, is the first player in NFL history with two touchdown catches of at least 85 yards in his team’s first five games of a season.
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DALLAS DARLINGS: Dallas rookie quarterback DAK PRESCOTT completed 18 of 27 passes for 247 yards with three touchdowns and one interception in the Cowboys’ 30-16 win at Green Bay. Prescott had 176 pass attempts without an interception, surpassing TOM BRADY (162) for the most pass attempts without an interception to start a career.
Cowboys rookie running back EZEKIEL ELLIOTT rushed for 157 yards in the win. He has 703 yards in six games this season, the second-most in a player’s first six career games (Pro Football Hall of Famer ERIC DICKERSON, 787). Elliott also became the only rookie to rush for at least 130 yards in four consecutive games.
The players with the most rushing yards in their first six career games:
PLAYER
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TEAM
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YEAR
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RUSHING YARDS IN FIRST SIX CAREER GAMES
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Eric Dickerson
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Rams
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1983
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787
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Ezekiel Elliott
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Cowboys
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2016
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703
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Adrian Peterson
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Vikings
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2007
|
670
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Todd Gurley
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Rams
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2015
|
664
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Billy Sims
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Lions
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1980
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651
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GREAT GIANTS: New York Giants quarterback ELI MANNING passed for 403 yards and three touchdowns in the Giants’ 27-23 win over Baltimore in Week 6, the 100th regular-season win of Manning’s career. Manning has 302 career touchdown passes and became the eighth quarterback in NFL history with 300 career touchdown passes. He also surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer JOHN ELWAY (300) for the seventh-most touchdown passes all-time.
The quarterbacks with 300 career touchdown passes:
PLAYER
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TOUCHDOWN PASSES
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Peyton Manning
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539
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Brett Favre
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508
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Drew Brees
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442*
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Tom Brady
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434*
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Dan Marino
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420
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Fran Tarkenton
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342
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Eli Manning
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302*
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John Elway
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300
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Giants wide receiver ODELL BECKHAM, JR. had eight receptions for a career-high 222 yards and two touchdowns against the Ravens. Beckham now has 10 career games with at least 140 receiving yards, the most in a player’s first three seasons.
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PROLIFIC PATRIOTS: New England quarterback TOM BRADY completed 29 of 35 passes (82.9 percent) for 376 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions for a 140 passer rating in the Patriots’ 35-17 win over Cincinnati. Brady has 47 career games with at least three touchdown passes and no interceptions, the second-most all-time (PEYTON MANNING, 51).
Brady has 5,010 career completions and became the fourth player in NFL history to reach 5,000 completions, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer BRETT FAVRE (6,300), Manning (6,125), and DREW BREES (5,515).
Patriots tight end ROB GRONKOWSKI had seven receptions for 162 yards and a touchdown. The performance marked Gronkowski’s 22nd career game with at least 100 receiving yards, tying Pro Football Hall of Famer JACKIE SMITH for the third-most by a tight end in NFL history. TONY GONZALEZ (31) and Pro Football Hall of Famer KELLEN WINSLOW (24) are the only tight ends with more 100-yard receiving games.
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Brady has 5,010 career completions and became the fourth player in NFL history to reach 5,000 completions, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer BRETT FAVRE (6,300), Manning (6,125), and DREW BREES (5,515).
Patriots tight end ROB GRONKOWSKI had seven receptions for 162 yards and a touchdown. The performance marked Gronkowski’s 22nd career game with at least 100 receiving yards, tying Pro Football Hall of Famer JACKIE SMITH for the third-most by a tight end in NFL history. TONY GONZALEZ (31) and Pro Football Hall of Famer KELLEN WINSLOW (24) are the only tight ends with more 100-yard receiving games.
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