PERSISTENT PATRIOTS: New England has won five consecutive games and is tied for the best record in the AFC at 7-2.
With a win on Sunday against Oakland at Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca, the Patriots will clinch a .500 or better record for the 17th consecutive season, tying the 1957-73 Cleveland Browns for the second-longest streak in NFL history. The 1965-85 Dallas Cowboys had a .500 or better record in 21 consecutive seasons, the longest such streak all-time.
The teams with the most consecutive seasons with a .500 or better record in NFL history:
| TEAM | SEASONS | CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH .500 OR BETTER RECORD |
| Dallas | 1965-85 | 21 |
| Cleveland | 1957-73 | 17 |
| New England | 2001-Present | 16* |
| *Active streak |
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YO, ADRIAN: Atlanta defensive end ADRIAN CLAYBORN recorded a franchise-record six sacks, forced two fumbles and a fumble recovered in the Falcons’ 27-7 win against Dallas last week.
Clayborn’s six sacks are tied for the second-most in a game since the individual sack became an official statistic in 1982. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer DERRICK THOMAS (seven on November 11, 1990) had more sacks in a single game.
With 2.5 sacks at Seattle on Monday Night Football, Clayborn would surpass Thomas (eight) for the most sacks in a two-game span in a single season since the individual sack became an official statistic in 1982.
The players with the most sacks in a two-game span in a single season since the individual sack became an official statistic in 1982:
| PLAYER | TEAM | SEASON | SACKS OVER 2-GAME SPAN |
| Derrick Thomas^ | Kansas City | 1990 | 8 |
| Aldon Smith | San Francisco | 2012 | 7.5 |
| Johnie Cooks | Indianapolis | 1984 | 7.5 |
| Many tied | 7 | ||
| Adrian Clayborn | Atlanta | 2017 | 6* |
| *Through one game | |||
| ^Pro Football Hall of Famer | |||
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FOUR SCORES AND TWO YEARS: Philadelphia quarterback CARSON WENTZ, who had a bye in Week 10, threw four touchdown passes in the Eagles’ 51-23 win against Denver in Week 9, his third career game with at least four touchdown passes.
This Sunday night at Dallas, Wentz can tie Pro Football Hall of Famer FRAN TARKENTON (four) for the second-most games with at least four touchdown passes in a player’s first two seasons in NFL history.
The players with the most games with at least four touchdown passes in their first two seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | SEASONS | GAMES WITH 4+ TD PASSES IN 1ST 2 SEASONS |
| Dan Marino^ | Miami | 1983-84 | 6 |
| Fran Tarkenton^ | Minnesota | 1961-62 | 4 |
| Carson Wentz | Philadelphia | 2016-17 | 3* |
| *In second season | |||
| ^Pro Football Hall of Famer | |||
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BIG GAME GOFF: Los Angeles Rams quarterback JARED GOFF completed 25 of 37 passes (67.6 percent) for 355 yards with three touchdowns and zero interceptions for a 125.4 rating in the Rams’ 33-7 win against Houston in Week 10.
Goff has passed for at least 300 yards with three touchdown passes and zero interceptions in consecutive games, becoming the first player in franchise history to accomplish the feat.
With at least 300 passing yards, three touchdown passes and zero interceptions on Sunday at Minnesota, Goff will join TOM BRADY (2007) as the only players in NFL history to accomplish the feat in three consecutive games.
|
PLAYER |
TEAM |
SEASON |
WEEKS |
CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 300+ YARDS, 3+ TD PASSES AND 0 INTS |
| Tom Brady | New England | 2007 | 6-8 | 3 |
| Jared Goff | Los Angeles Rams | 2017 | 9-10 | 2* |
| *Active streak |
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RISING ROETHLISBERGER: Pittsburgh quarterback BEN ROETHLISBERGER passed for 236 yards and two touchdowns in the Steelers’ 20-17 win at Indianapolis last week.
With 214 passing yards against Tennessee on Thursday Night Football, Roethlisberger, who has 49,112 career passing yards, would pass Pro Football Hall of Famer WARREN MOON (49,325) for the eighth-most passing yards in NFL history.
The players with the most passing yards in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | CAREER PASSING YARDS |
| Peyton Manning | Indianapolis, Denver | 71,940 |
| Brett Favre^ | Green Bay, New York Jets, Minnesota | 71,838 |
| Drew Brees | San Diego, New Orleans | 68,509* |
| Tom Brady | New England | 64,389* |
| Dan Marino^ | Miami | 61,361 |
| John Elway^ | Denver | 51,475 |
| Eli Manning | New York Giants | 50,307* |
| Warren Moon^ | Houston Oilers, Minnesota, Seattle, Kansas City | 49,325 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | Pittsburgh | 49,112* |
| *Active | ||
| ^Pro Football Hall of Fame | ||
Roethlisberger enters Week 11 ranked ninth in NFL history with 3,991 completions. With nine completions on Sunday, Roethlisberger will become the ninth quarterback in NFL history to reach 4,000 career completions.
Roethlisberger, who was selected 11th overall in the 2004 NFL Draft, would join ELI MANNING (No. 1 overall, 4,287 completions) and PHILIP RIVERS (No. 4 overall, 4,005) as the only trio of quarterbacks from the same draft class to each record 4,000 career completions.
The players with at least 4,000 career completions in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | CAREER COMPLETIONS |
| Brett Favre^ | Green Bay, New York Jets, Minnesota | 6,300 |
| Peyton Manning | Indianapolis, Denver | 6,125 |
| Drew Brees | San Diego, New Orleans | 6,051* |
| Tom Brady | New England | 5,475* |
| Dan Marino^ | Miami | 4,967 |
| Eli Manning | New York Giants | 4,287* |
| John Elway^ | Denver | 4,123 |
| Philip Rivers | San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers | 4,005* |
| Ben Roethlisberger | Pittsburgh | 3,991* |
| | ||
| *Active | ||
| ^Pro Football Hall of Famer | ||
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WELL RECEIVED: New Orleans wide receiver MICHAEL THOMAS ranks fourth in the NFL with 59 catches this season.
Thomas has 151 receptions in 24 career games, and needs four catches on Sunday against Washington to surpass ANQUAN BOLDIN (154) for the second-most catches by a player in his first 25 games in NFL history.
The players with the most receptions in their first 25 games in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | RECEPTIONS IN 1ST 25 CAREER GAMES |
| Odell Beckham, Jr. | New York Giants | 176 |
| Anquan Boldin | Arizona | 154 |
| Michael Thomas | New Orleans | 151* |
| Reggie Bush | New Orleans | 143 |
| Jarvis Landry | Miami | 143 |
| *Through 24 games | ||
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FIFTH FOR FITZ: Arizona wide receiver LARRY FITZGERALD, who has 15,066 career receiving yards with the Cardinals, had 10 catches for 113 yards in Week 10 and joined Pro Football Hall of Famer JERRY RICE (19,247 receiving yards with San Francisco) as the only players in NFL history to reach 15,000 career receiving yards with a single team.
With 62 receiving yards on Sunday at Houston, Fitzgerald will surpass TONY GONZALEZ (15,127) for the fifth-most receiving yards in NFL history.
The players with the most career receiving yards in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | CAREER RECEIVING YARDS | |
| Jerry Rice^ | San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle | 22,895 | |
| Terrell Owens | San Francisco, Philadelphia, Dallas, Buffalo, Cincinnati | 15,934 | |
| Randy Moss | Minnesota, Oakland, New England, Tennessee, San Francisco | 15,292 | |
| Isaac Bruce | Los Angeles/St. Louis, San Francisco | 15,208 | |
| Tony Gonzalez | Kansas City, Atlanta | 15,127 | |
| Larry Fitzgerald | Arizona | 15,066* | |
| *Active | |||
| ^Pro Football Hall of Famer | |||
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ROBERT RUNNING RAMPANT: Los Angeles Rams wide receiver ROBERT WOODS had eight receptions for a career-high 171 receiving yards and two touchdowns in the Rams’ win against Houston in Week 10.
Woods, who had a 52-yard touchdown catch in Week 9 and a 94-yard touchdown reception in Week 10, can become the fifth player since 1970 with a touchdown reception of at least 50 yards in three consecutive games.
The players to record a 50+ yard touchdown catch in three consecutive games since 1970:
| PLAYER | TEAM | SEASON | WEEKS | CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 50+ YARD TD CATCH | ||
| Darnay Scott | Cincinnati | 1999 | 12-14 | 3 | ||
| Al Toon | New York Jets | 1986 | 8-10 | 3 | ||
| Willie Gault | Chicago | 1983 | 3-5 | 3 | ||
| Mel Gray | St. Louis Cardinals | 1974 | 3-5 | 3 | ||
| Robert Woods | Los Angeles Rams | 2017 | 9-10 | 2* | ||
| *Active streak | ||||||
