WHAT TO LOOK
FOR – WEEK 16
RISING ROOKIE:
Dallas rookie running
back EZEKIEL ELLIOTT rushed for 159
yards and a touchdown in the Cowboys’ 26-20 victory over Tampa Bay in Week 15, tying
Pro Football Hall of Famer ERIC
DICKERSON (1983) and MIKE ANDERSON
(2000) for the most games (five) with at least 130 rushing yards by a rookie in
NFL history.
Elliott leads
the NFL with 1,551 rushing yards. With 49 rushing yards on Monday night against
Detroit, he would become the fifth rookie in NFL history with 1,600 rushing
yards in a season.
Elliott needs
258 rushing yards over his final two contests to surpass Dickerson (1,808) as
the NFL’s all-time rookie rushing leader.
The rookies
with the most rushing yards in NFL history:
PLAYER
|
SEASON
|
TEAM
|
RUSHING YARDS
|
Eric
Dickerson^
|
1983
|
Los Angeles Rams
|
1,808
|
George Rogers
|
1981
|
New Orleans
|
1,674
|
Alfred Morris
|
2012
|
Washington
|
1,613
|
Ottis Anderson
|
1979
|
St. Louis Cardinals
|
1,605
|
Edgerrin James
|
1999
|
Indianapolis
|
1,553
|
Ezekiel Elliott
|
2016
|
Dallas
|
1,551*
|
*Through 14 games
| |||
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
| |||
Elliott ranks
second in the league with 1,902 yards from scrimmage (1,551 rushing, 351
receiving). With 98 scrimmage yards against Detroit on Monday night, he would
become the third rookie in NFL history to reach 2,000 scrimmage yards,
joining Dickerson (2,212 in 1983) and EDGERRIN
JAMES (2,139 in 1999).
The rookies
with the most yards from scrimmage in NFL history:
PLAYER
|
SEASON
|
TEAM
|
SCRIMMAGE YARDS
|
Eric
Dickerson^
|
1983
|
Los Angeles Rams
|
2,212
|
Edgerrin James
|
1999
|
Indianapolis
|
2,139
|
Doug Martin
|
2012
|
Tampa Bay
|
1,926
|
Billy Sims
|
1980
|
Detroit
|
1,924
|
Ottis Anderson
|
1979
|
St. Louis Cardinals
|
1,913
|
Ezekiel Elliott
|
2016
|
Dallas
|
1,902*
|
*Through 14 games
| |||
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
| |||
--- NFL ---
FLYING FALCONS:
Atlanta quarterback MATT RYAN passed for 286 yards and two
touchdowns for a 144.5 rating and running back DEVONTA FREEMAN had 139 rushing yards and three touchdowns in the
Falcons’ 41-13 victory over San Francisco in Week 15.
With
at least 40 points at Carolina on Saturday, the Falcons, who have scored 40+
points in a league-leading five games this season, would tie the NFL record
for the most games in a single season with at least 40 points.
The
teams with the most 40+ point games in a single season in NFL history:
TEAM
|
SEASON
|
GAMES SCORING 40+ POINTS
|
Denver Broncos
|
2013
|
6
|
Green Bay Packers
|
2011
|
6
|
New Orleans Saints
|
2011
|
6
|
St. Louis Rams
|
2000
|
6
|
Houston Oilers
|
1961
|
6
|
Los
Angeles Rams
|
1950
|
6
|
Atlanta Falcons
|
2016
|
5*
|
*Through 14 games
| ||
--- NFL ---
CATCHING ON:
Arizona wide receiver LARRY FITZGERALD (98) and Pittsburgh
wide receiver ANTONIO BROWN (96)
rank first and second, respectively, in the NFL in receptions this season.
Fitzgerald
and Brown can each record their fourth career season with at least 100
receptions, tying Pro Football Hall of Famers MARVIN HARRISON and JERRY
RICE, and REGGIE WAYNE for the
fourth-most 100-catch seasons in NFL history.
The
players with the most 100-catch seasons in NFL history:
PLAYER
|
TEAM(S)
|
SEASONS WITH 100+ RECEPTIONS
|
Brandon Marshall
|
Denver, Chicago, New York Jets
|
6
|
Andre Johnson
|
Houston
|
5
|
Wes Welker
|
New England
|
5
|
Marvin Harrison^
|
Indianapolis
|
4
|
Jerry Rice^
|
San Francisco
|
4
|
Reggie Wayne
|
Indianapolis
|
4
|
Antonio Brown
|
Pittsburgh
|
3
|
Larry Fitzgerald
|
Arizona
|
3
|
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
| ||
With
four receptions on Sunday, Brown would record his fourth consecutive season
with at least 100 receptions, tying Harrison (four from 1999-2002) for the most
consecutive 100-catch seasons in NFL history.
The
players with the most consecutive 100-catch seasons in NFL history:
PLAYER
|
SEASONS
|
TEAM
|
CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH 100+ CATCHES
| |
Marvin Harrison^
|
1999-2002
|
Indianapolis
|
4
| |
Antonio Brown
|
2013-2015
|
Pittsburgh
|
3*
| |
Brandon Marshall
|
2007-2009
|
Denver
|
3
| |
Wes Welker
|
2007-2009
|
New England
|
3
| |
Herman Moore
|
1995-1997
|
Detroit
|
3
| |
Jerry Rice^
|
1994-1996
|
San Francisco
|
3
| |
*Active streak
| ||||
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
| ||||
--- NFL ---
DAVID DOING IT ALL:
Arizona running back DAVID JOHNSON leads the NFL with 1,938
scrimmage yards (1,138 rushing, 800 receiving) this season and has recorded at
least 100 yards from scrimmage in each of the Cardinals’ first 14 games,
becoming the first player in NFL history to begin a season with 14
consecutive games with at least 100 scrimmage yards.
With
62 rushing yards on Saturday at Seattle, Johnson would become the fourth different
player in NFL history with at least 1,200 rushing yards and 800 receiving yards
in the same season. Pro Football Hall of Famer MARSHALL FAULK accomplished the feat in three consecutive seasons
from 1998-2000.
The
players with 1,200+ rushing yards and 800+ receiving yards in a single season:
PLAYER
|
SEASON
|
TEAM
|
RUSHING YARDS
|
RECEIVING YARDS
|
Le’Veon
Bell
|
2014
|
Pittsburgh
|
1,361
|
854
|
Steven Jackson
|
2006
|
St. Louis
|
1,528
|
806
|
Marshall Faulk^
|
2000
|
St. Louis
|
1,359
|
830
|
Marshall Faulk^
|
1999
|
St. Louis
|
1,381
|
1,048
|
Marshall Faulk^
|
1998
|
Indianapolis
|
1,319
|
908
|
David Johnson
|
2016
|
Arizona
|
1,138*
|
800*
|
*Through 14 games
| ||||
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
| ||||
--- NFL ---
GORE SOARS:
Indianapolis running
back FRANK GORE has 1,142 scrimmage
yards (891 rushing, 251 receiving) this season and has recorded at least 1,000
yards from scrimmage in 11 consecutive seasons beginning in 2006.
With
58 scrimmage yards on Saturday at Oakland, Gore would become the first
player in NFL history with at least 1,200 scrimmage yards in 11 consecutive
seasons, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famers CURTIS MARTIN (1995-2004), EMMITT
SMITH (1991-2000) and BARRY SANDERS
(1989-1998), who each accomplished the feat in 10 consecutive seasons.
The
most consecutive seasons with at least 1,200 scrimmage yards:
PLAYER
|
SEASONS
|
TEAM
|
CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH
1,200+ SCRIMMAGE YARDS
|
Frank Gore
|
2006-2015
|
San
Francisco, Indianapolis
|
10*
|
Curtis Martin^
|
1995-2004
|
New England, New York Jets
|
10
|
Emmitt Smith^
|
1991-2000
|
Dallas
|
10
|
Barry Sanders^
|
1989-1998
|
Detroit
|
10
|
*Active streak
| |||
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
| |||
--- NFL ---
THAT’S TIGHT: Carolina’s GREG OLSEN leads all NFL tight ends with 992 receiving yards and
ranks first among tight ends with 4,763 receiving yards since 2012.
With
eight receiving yards against Atlanta on Saturday, Olsen, who has 1,000
receiving yards in each of the past two seasons, would become the first
tight end in NFL history to record three consecutive seasons with at least
1,000 receiving yards.
The
most consecutive seasons with 1,000 receiving yards by a tight end in NFL
history:
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASONS
|
CONSECUTIVE
SEASONS WITH 1,000 REC. YARDS
|
Greg
Olsen
|
Carolina
|
2014-2015
|
2*
|
Rob
Gronkowski
|
New
England
|
2014-2015
|
2
|
Jason
Witten
|
Dallas
|
2009-2010
|
2
|
Tony
Gonzalez
|
Kansas
City
|
2007-2008
|
2
|
Shannon
Sharpe^
|
Denver
|
1996-1997
|
2
|
Todd
Christensen
|
Los
Angeles Raiders
|
1983-1984
|
2
|
Kellen
Winslow Sr.^
|
San
Diego
|
1980-1981
|
2
|
*Active
streak
| |||
^Pro
Football Hall of Famer
| |||
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