What To Look For - Week 13

WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WEEK 13​

A WINNING COMBINATION: New England quarterback TOM BRADY recorded his 200th career victory (including the postseason) in the Patriots’ 22-17 win at the New York Jets last week, tying PEYTON MANNING (200) for the most wins by a starting quarterback in NFL history.

With a victory against Los Angeles on Sunday, Brady would become the all-time wins leader (including playoffs) in league history.

The quarterbacks with the most career regular-season and postseason wins in NFL history:

PLAYER	TEAM(S)	CAREER WINS
Tom Brady	New England	200
Peyton Manning	Indianapolis, Denver	200
Brett Favre^	Atlanta, Green Bay, NY Jets, Minnesota	199
John Elway^	Denver	162
^Pro Football Hall of Famer

Brady (200-61, .766) owns the highest winning percentage among quarterbacks with at least 50 career starts since the 1970 merger. With a victory over the Rams this week, he would become the first quarterback in NFL history with a record 140 games over .500 at any point in his career.

The quarterbacks with the highest winning percentages since 1970 (minimum 50 starts):

PLAYER	SEASONS	WINS	LOSSES	TIES	WINNING PERCENTAGE
Tom Brady	2000-present	200	61	0	.766
Roger Staubach^	1969-1979	95	35	0	.731
Russell Wilson	2012-present	60	24	1	.712
Joe Montana^	1979-1994	133	54	0	.711
Peyton Manning	1998-2015	200	92	0	.685
^Pro Football Hall of Famer

The Patriots enter Week 13 with a 9-2 record, tied with the Oakland Raiders (9-2) atop the AFC. With a win on Sunday, the Patriots would clinch their 14th consecutive season with at least 10 wins, the second-longest streak of 10-win seasons in NFL history. The 1983-1998 San Francisco 49ers (16) are the only franchise with more consecutive seasons with at least 10 victories.

The franchises with the most consecutive 10-win seasons in NFL history:

TEAM	SEASONS	CONSECUTIVE 10-WIN SEASONS
San Francisco 49ers	1983-1998	16
New England Patriots	2003-2015	13*
Indianapolis Colts	2002-2010	9
*Active streak

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PRESCOTT FINDING PAYDIRT: Dallas quarterback DAK PRESCOTT leads NFL rookies in passing yards (2,835), touchdown passes (18) and passer rating (108.6). With two touchdown passes on Thursday night at Minnesota, Prescott would join CHARLIE CONERLY (22) as the only rookie quarterbacks to throw at least 20 touchdown passes in his team’s first 12 games.

The most touchdown passes by a rookie quarterback in his team’s first 12 games:​

PLAYER	YEAR	TEAM	TOUCHDOWN PASSES
Charlie Conerly	1948	New York Giants	22
Marcus Mariota	2015	Tennessee Titans	19
Russell Wilson	2012	Seattle Seahawks	19
Peyton Manning	1998	Indianapolis Colts	19
Dak Prescott	2016	Dallas Cowboys	18*
*Through 11 games
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FITZ AMONG THE FINEST: Arizona wide receiver LARRY FITZGERALD recorded four catches in the Cardinals’ 38-19 loss to Atlanta last week, bringing his career reception total to 1,096. 

With seven catches against Washington on Sunday, Fitzgerald would surpass Pro Football Hall of Famers CRIS CARTER (1,101) and MARVIN HARRISON (1,102) for the third-most career receptions in NFL history.

The players with the most receptions in NFL history:​

PLAYER	TEAM(S)	RECEPTIONS
Jerry Rice^	San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle	1,549
Tony Gonzalez	Kansas City, Atlanta	1,325
Marvin Harrison^	Indianapolis	1,102
Cris Carter^	Philadelphia, Minnesota, Miami	1,101
Larry Fitzgerald	Arizona	1,096
Tim Brown^	Los Angeles, Oakland, Tampa Bay	1,094
^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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THE COMEBACK KID: Detroit quarterback MATTHEW STAFFORD has engineered seven game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime in 2016, while helping the Lions become the first team in NFL history to record seven wins when trailing in the fourth quarter in the team’s first 11 games of a season.

With a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter or overtime at New Orleans on Sunday, Stafford would record the most such drives in a single season since the 1970 merger.

The most single-season game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime since 1970:

PLAYER	YEAR	TEAM	GAME-WINNING DRIVES IN 4TH QUARTER/OT
Matthew Stafford	2016	Detroit Lions	7*
Andrew Luck	2012	Indianapolis Colts	7
Peyton Manning	2009	Indianapolis Colts	7
Jake Delhomme	2003	Carolina Panthers	7
Peyton Manning	1999	Indianapolis Colts	7
Jake Plummer	1998	Arizona Cardinals	7
Don Majkowski	1989	Green Bay Packers	7
Brian Sipe	1979	Cleveland Browns	7
*Through 11 games

RACKING UP THE YARDS: New Orleans quarterback DREW BREES leads the NFL with 3,587 passing yards this season and has passed for at least 3,500 yards in 12 consecutive seasons, the second-longest streak in NFL history. PEYTON MANNINGpassed for 3,500+ yards in 13 consecutive seasons from 1998-2010. 

With 413 passing yards on Sunday, Brees would become the first quarterback in NFL history to record 4,000 passing yards through his team’s first 12 games of a season twice in his career, having also accomplished the feat in 2011.

The quarterbacks with at least 4,000 passing yards in their team’s first 12 games:

PLAYER	YEAR	TEAM	PASSING YARDS THROUGH TEAM’S 1ST 12 GAMES
Peyton Manning	2013	Denver Broncos	4,125
Drew Brees	2011	New Orleans Saints	4,031
Andrew Luck	2014	Indianapolis Colts	4,011
Drew Brees	2016	New Orleans Saints	3,587*
*Through 11 games