BROWN IN THE BOOKS: Pittsburgh wide receiver ANTONIO BROWN ties for the NFL lead
with 88 receptions this season and has totaled 463 catches since 2013. With seven
catches at Buffalo on Sunday, Brown would have the most receptions by a
player over any four-year span in NFL history, passing Pro Football Hall of
Famer MARVIN HARRISON (469 catches
from 1999-2002).
The players
with the most receptions over any four-year span in NFL history:
PLAYER
|
SEASONS
|
TEAM
|
RECEPTIONS
|
Marvin
Harrison^
|
1999-2002
|
Indianapolis
|
469
|
Antonio Brown
|
2013-2016
|
Pittsburgh
|
463*
|
Wes Welker
|
2009-2012
|
New England
|
449
|
*In fourth season of span
| |||
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
| |||
Brown leads the
NFL with 11 touchdown receptions and ranks fourth in the league with 1,052
receiving yards. With 148 receiving yards against the Bills, Brown would become
the fifth player in NFL history to record four consecutive seasons with at
least 1,200 receiving yards and eight touchdown catches.
The players
with the most consecutive seasons with at least 1,200 receiving yards and eight
touchdown catches:
PLAYER
|
SEASONS
|
TEAM
|
CONSECUTIVE SEASONS
| ||
Jerry Rice^
|
1988-1996
|
San Francisco
|
9
| ||
Marvin Harrison^
|
1999-2003
|
Indianapolis
|
5
| ||
Randy Moss
|
1998-2001
|
Minnesota
|
4
| ||
Lance Alworth^
|
1963-1966
|
San Diego
|
4
| ||
Antonio Brown
|
2013-2015
|
Pittsburgh
|
3*
| ||
*Active streak
| |||||
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
| |||||
--- NFL ---
MILESTONE FOR MILLER: Denver linebacker VON MILLER leads the NFL with 12.5 sacks this season and has 72.5
career sacks in his first six seasons in the league. With 2.5 sacks at
Tennessee on Sunday, Miller would tie Pro Football Hall of Famer BRUCE SMITH as the third-fastest player
to reach 75 career sacks, doing so in his 85th career game.
The players
to reach 75 career sacks in the fewest games since individual sacks became an
official statistic in 1982:
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
GAMES TO REACH 75 SACKS
| |
Reggie White^
|
Philadelphia
|
62
| |
J.J. Watt
|
Houston
|
82
| |
Bruce Smith^
|
Buffalo
|
85
| |
Derrick Thomas^
|
Kansas City
|
91
| |
Richard Dent^
|
Chicago
|
92
| |
Von Miller
|
Denver
|
84*
| |
*Has 72.5 sacks entering Week 14
| |||
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
| |||
--- NFL ---
GOOD COMPANY: Since entering the NFL in 2015, Arizona
running back DAVID JOHNSON leads the
league with 28 total touchdowns, including 19 rushing touchdowns, eight
receiving scores and a kickoff-return TD.
With a rushing
touchdown at Miami on Sunday, Johnson would join Pro Football Hall of Famer GALE SAYERS as the only players in
NFL history with 20+ rushing touchdowns, 5+ receiving touchdowns and a
kickoff-return touchdown in their first two seasons.
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
RUSHING TDS
|
RECEIVING TDS
|
KICKOFF RETURN TDS
|
Gale
Sayers^
|
Chicago
|
22
|
8
|
3
|
David Johnson
|
Arizona
|
19
|
8
|
1
|
^Pro
Football Hall of Famer
| ||||
Johnson has
recorded at least 100 scrimmage yards in each of the Cardinals’ 12 games this
season. With 100 scrimmage yards on Sunday, he would tie EDGERRIN JAMES (13 in 2005) for the longest streak of
consecutive games with 100 scrimmage yards to begin a season in NFL history.
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
|
David
Johnson
|
2016
|
Arizona
|
12*
|
Edgerrin
James
|
2000
|
Indianapolis
|
12
|
Larry Brown
|
1972
|
Washington
|
10
|
*Active
streak
|
--- NFL ---
LUXURY CARR: Oakland quarterback DEREK CARR passed for two touchdowns in
the Raiders’ 38-24 victory against Buffalo in Week 13. Carr has 77 touchdown
passes in his first three seasons and with three touchdowns at Kansas City on Thursday Night Football, Carr would become
the fifth player in NFL history with 80 touchdown passes in his first three
seasons.
The players
with the most touchdown passes in their first three seasons:
PLAYER
|
SEASONS
|
TEAM
|
PASSING
TOUCHDOWNS IN FIRST 3 SEASONS
|
Dan Marino^
|
1983-1985
|
Miami
|
98
|
Andrew Luck
|
2012-2014
|
Indianapolis
|
86
|
Peyton
Manning
|
1998-2000
|
Indianapolis
|
85
|
Andy Dalton
|
2011-2013
|
Cincinnati
|
80
|
Derek
Carr
|
2014-present
|
Oakland
|
77*
|
*In third
season
| |||
^Pro Football
Hall of Famer
| |||
--- NFL ---
RISING ROOKIES: Dallas quarterback DAK PRESCOTT has 10 games with a passer
rating of 100 or higher this season, the most by a rookie quarterback in NFL
history. With a 100+ passer rating at the New York Giants on Sunday Night Football, Prescott would
become the eighth different quarterback in NFL history to have 11 or more
games with a 100+ rating in a single season.
The
quarterbacks with a 100+ rating in 11 or more games in a single season:
PLAYER
|
SEASON
|
TEAM
|
GAMES
WITH 100+ RATING
|
Aaron Rodgers
|
2011
|
Green Bay
|
13
|
Tom Brady
|
2011
|
New England
|
12
|
Tom Brady
|
2010
|
New England
|
12
|
Steve Young^
|
1994
|
San Francisco
|
12
|
Carson Palmer
|
2015
|
Arizona
|
11
|
Aaron Rodgers
|
2014
|
Green Bay
|
11
|
Drew Brees
|
2011
|
New Orleans
|
11
|
Tom Brady
|
2007
|
New England
|
11
|
Carson Palmer
|
2005
|
Cincinnati
|
11
|
Peyton
Manning
|
2004
|
Indianapolis
|
11
|
Kurt Warner
|
1999
|
St. Louis
|
11
|
Dak
Prescott
|
2016
|
Dallas
|
10*
|
*Through 12
games
| |||
^Pro Football
Hall of Famer
| |||
Prescott tops
NFL rookies with 2,974 passing yards and 19 touchdown passes, while Cowboys
rookie running back EZEKIEL ELLIOTT
leads the league with 1,285 rushing yards and ranks second with 12 rushing
touchdowns. With a passing touchdown from Prescott on Sunday night, the Cowboys
would become the third team in NFL history to have a rookie pass for 20
touchdowns and a rookie rush for 10 touchdowns in the same season.
SEASON
|
TEAM
|
PLAYER
|
PASSING
TDS
|
PLAYER
|
RUSHING
TDS
|
2012
|
Washington
|
Robert
Griffin III
|
20
|
Alfred Morris
|
13
|
2011
|
Carolina
|
Cam Newton
|
21
|
Cam Newton
|
14
|
2016
|
Dallas
|
Dak
Prescott
|
19*
|
Ezekiel
Elliott
|
12*
|
*Through 12
games
| |||||
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