What To Look For - Week 11

WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WEEK 11

MONDAY IN MEXICO: Week 11 concludes with the Oakland Raiders hosting the Houston Texans at Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca on Monday Night Football (8:30 PM ET, ESPN) in the first-ever Monday Night Football game to be played outside the United States. The two first-place teams will battle in what will be the fourth and final international game this season.

Monday’s matchup marks the first NFL game in Mexico since October 2, 2005 when a crowd of 103,467 witnessed the league’s first international regular-season game. In that contest, the Arizona Cardinals defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31-14 at Estadio Azteca.

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DOWNWIND DAVID: Arizona running back DAVID JOHNSON had 101 scrimmage yards (55 rushing, 46 receiving) and two touchdowns (one rushing, one receiving) in the Cardinals’ 23-20 win over San Francisco last week. Johnson is the first player to record at least 100 scrimmage yards in each of his team’s first nine games since EDGERRIN JAMES (Indianapolis) in 2005.

With at least 100 scrimmage yards in Week 11 against Minnesota, Johnson would become the third different player since 1970 to record at least 100 scrimmage yards in each of his team’s first 10 games.

The most consecutive games with at least 100 scrimmage yards to start a season:

PLAYER	SEASON	TEAM	CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 100+ SCRIMMAGE YARDS
Edgerrin James	2005	Indianapolis	13
Edgerrin James	2000	Indianapolis	12
Larry Brown	1972	Washington	10
David Johnson	2016	Arizona	9*
*Active streak

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CAN YOU DIGG IT: Minnesota wide receiver STEFON DIGGS had 13 catches for 164 yards in the Vikings’ 26-20 loss at Washington in Week 10. Diggs, who had 13 catches for 80 yards in Week 9 against Detroit, is the first player in NFL history to have at least 13 catches in consecutive games.

With 11 receptions on Sunday against Arizona, Diggs would set the record for the most receptions in a three-game span in NFL history.

The players with the most receptions in a three-game span in NFL history:

PLAYER	SEASON	TEAM	WEEKS	RECEPTIONS IN THREE-GAME SPAN
Tom Fears	1950	Los Angeles	10-12	36
Brandon Marshall	2009	Denver	13-15	36
Antonio Brown	2015	Pittsburgh	14-16	36
Brandon Marshall	2009	Denver	12-14	35
Stefon Diggs	2016	Minnesota	9-10	26*
*Through two games

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INDISPENSIBLE DREW: New Orleans quarterback DREW BREES threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns in Week 10 against Denver. With nine passing yards against Carolina on Thursday Night Football, Brees would record his 12th consecutive season with 3,000 passing yards, tying PEYTON MANNING for the second-longest streak in NFL history.

The players with the most consecutive seasons with 3,000+ passing yards:

PLAYER	YEARS	CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH 3,000+ PASSING YARDS
Brett Favre^	1992-2009	18
Peyton Manning	1998-2010	13
Drew Brees	2004-2015	12*
Eli Manning	2005-2015	11*
Philip Rivers	2006-2015	10*
Ben Roethlisberger	2006-2015	10*
*Active streak
^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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FANTASTIC FRANK: Indianapolis running back FRANK GORE, who has the most career rushing yards among active players, passed Pro Football Hall of Famer JIM BROWN earlier this season (Week 5 vs. Chicago) for the ninth most rushing yards in NFL history.

With 108 rushing yards against Tennessee on Sunday, Gore would pass Pro Football Hall of Famer TONY DORSETT for the eighth most rushing yards in NFL history.

The players with the most rushing yards in NFL history:

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM(S)	CAREER RUSHING YARDS
1	Emmitt Smith^	Dallas, Arizona	18,355
2	Walter Payton^	Chicago	16,726
3	Barry Sanders^	Detroit	15,269
4	Curtis Martin^	New England, New York Jets	14,101
5	LaDainian Tomlinson	San Diego, New York Jets	13,684
6	Jerome Bettis^	Los Angeles, Pittsburgh	13,662
7	Eric Dickerson^	L.A. Rams, Indianapolis, L.A. Raiders, Atlanta	13,259
8	Tony Dorsett^	Dallas, Denver	12,739
9	Frank Gore	San Francisco, Indianapolis	12,632*
10	Jim Brown^	Cleveland	12,312
	*Active
	^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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PRESCOTT UNDER PRESSURE: Dallas rookie quarterback DAK PRESCOTT completed 22 of 32 passes (68.8 percent) for 319 yards and two touchdowns for a 121.7 passer rating in last week’s 35-30 win at Pittsburgh. Prescott, a fourth round selection in the 2016 NFL Draft, has won eight consecutive starts, tied for the second-longest winning streak by a rookie quarterback in the Super Bowl era.

The rookie quarterbacks with the most consecutive wins in the Super Bowl era:

PLAYER	TEAM	ROOKIE YEAR	CONSECUTIVE WINS
Ben Roethlisberger	Pittsburgh	2004	13
Dak Prescott	Dallas	2016	8*
Kyle Orton	Chicago	2005	8
Robert Griffin III	Washington	2012	6
Vince Young	Tennessee	2006	6
Mike Kruczek	Pittsburgh	1976	6
*Active streak

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STUPENDOUS SMITH, SR.: Baltimore wide receiver STEVE SMITH, SR. had five catches for 60 yards and a touchdown in the Ravens’ 28-7 win over Cleveland last Thursday. Smith ranks fourth among active players in career receptions with 997 and needs three catches on Sunday to become the 14th player in NFL history to record 1,000 career receptions.

The players with 1,000 receptions in NFL history:

PLAYER	TEAM(S)	YEARS	CAREER RECEPTIONS
Jerry Rice^	San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle	1985-2004	1,549
Tony Gonzalez	Kansas City, Atlanta	1997-2013	1,325
Marvin Harrison^	Indianapolis	1996-2008	1,102
Cris Carter^	Philadelphia, Minnesota, Miami	1987-2002	1,101
Tim Brown^	Los Angeles/Oakland, Tampa Bay	1988-2004	1,094
Larry Fitzgerald	Arizona	2004-present	1,086*
Terrell Owens	San Francisco, Philadelphia, Dallas, Buffalo, Cincinnati	1996-2010	1,078
Reggie Wayne	Indianapolis	2001-2014	1,070
Jason Witten	Dallas	2003-present	1,064*
Andre Johnson	Houston, Indianapolis, Tennessee	2003-2016	1,062
Anquan Boldin	Arizona, Baltimore, San Francisco, Detroit	2003-present	1,044*
Isaac Bruce	Los Angeles/St. Louis, San Francisco	1994-2009	1,024
Hines Ward	Pittsburgh	1998-2011	1,000
Steve Smith, Sr.	Carolina, Baltimore	2001-present	997*
*Active
^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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