DYNAMIC DUO: New Orleans running back MARK INGRAM (155 scrimmage yards, rushing touchdown) and rookie ALVIN KAMARA (116, receiving touchdown) combined for 271 scrimmage yards and two touchdowns in the Saints’ 34-31 overtime win against Washington in Week 11.
Ingram, who has 1,019 scrimmage yards and eight touchdowns this season, and Kamara, who has 906 scrimmage yards and seven touchdowns, are the only running back duo in the Super Bowl era to each have at least 900 scrimmage yards and seven touchdowns through their team’s first 10 games of a season.
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BIG GAME BROWN: Pittsburgh wide receiver ANTONIO BROWN had 10 catches for 144 yards and three touchdowns in the Steelers’ 40-17 win against Tennessee last week.
Brown, who leads the league with 70 receptions and 1,026 receiving yards, has four games this season with at least 10 catches and 100 receiving yards, tying ANDRE JOHNSON (four, 2008) and JULIO JONES (four, 2015) for the most such games in their team’s first 10 games of a season.
The players with the most games with at least 10 catches and 100 receiving yards through their team’s first 10 games of a season:
| PLAYER | TEAM | SEASON | GAMES WITH 10+ CATCHES & 100+ YARDS IN TEAM’S 1ST 10 GAMES |
| Antonio Brown | Pittsburgh | 2017 | 4 |
| Julio Jones | Atlanta | 2015 | 4 |
| Andre Johnson | Houston | 2008 | 4 |
Brown has 702 receptions in 111 career games and reached 700 career receptions in the fewest games in NFL history.
The players to reach 700 career receptions in the fewest games in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | FEWEST GAMES TO 700 CAREER RECEPTIONS |
| Antonio Brown | Pittsburgh | 111 |
| Marvin Harrison | Indianapolis | 114 |
| Andre Johnson | Houston | 120 |
| Brandon Marshall | Denver, Miami, Chicago | 121 |
| Anquan Boldin | Arizona, Baltimore | 123 |
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FIFTH-GERALD: Arizona wide receiver LARRY FITZGERALD had nine catches for 91 yards and a touchdown in the Cardinals’ loss to Houston in Week 11.
Fitzgerald has 15,157 career receiving yards and surpassed 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 | |
| Larry Fitzgerald | Arizona | 15,157* | |
| Tony Gonzalez | Kansas City, Atlanta | 15,127 | |
| *Active | |||
| ^Pro Football Hall of Famer | |||
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SUPER SAINT: New Orleans wide receiver MICHAEL THOMAS had six catches for 91 yards in the Saints’ 34-31 overtime victory over Washington last week.
Thomas has 157 receptions in 25 career games, and passed ANQUAN BOLDIN (154) for the second-most catches by a player in his first 25 games in NFL history. Only ODELL BECKHAM, JR. (176) had more.
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 |
| Michael Thomas | New Orleans | 157 |
| Anquan Boldin | Arizona | 154 |
| Reggie Bush | New Orleans | 143 |
| Jarvis Landry | Miami | 143 |
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SOARING EAGLE: Philadelphia quarterback CARSON WENTZ threw two touchdown passes in the Eagles’ 37-9 win at Dallas last week.
Wentz, who leads the NFL with 25 touchdown passes, has the third-most touchdown passes by a first or second-year quarterback through their team’s first 10 games of a season.
The first or second-year quarterbacks with the most touchdown passes through their team’s first 10 games of a season:
| PLAYER | TEAM | SEASON | PASSING TDS IN TEAM’S 1ST 10 GAMES |
| Dan Marino^ | Miami | 1984 | 29 |
| Kurt Warner^ | St. Louis | 1999 | 27 |
| Carson Wentz | Philadelphia | 2017 | 25 |
| Jeff Garcia | San Francisco | 2000 | 24 |
| Johnny Unitas^ | Baltimore Colts | 1957 | 22 |
| ^Pro Football Hall of Famer | |||
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SPLITTING THE UPRIGHTS: Five players converted field goals of at least 50 yards in Week 11, including New England’s STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI, who made a franchise-record 62-yarder in the Patriots’ 33-8 win over Oakland in Mexico City.
There have been 73 made field goals of at least 50 yards this season, the most through the first 11 weeks of a season in NFL history.
The seasons with the most 50+ yard field goals made through the first 11 weeks:
| SEASON | 50+ YARD FGS MADE THROUGH 1ST 11 WEEKS |
| 2017 | 73 |
| 2015 | 70 |
| 2013 | 62 |
| 2014 | 61 |
| 2011 | 60 |
Buffalo kicker STEPHEN HAUSCHKA made his only field-goal attempt, a 50-yarder, in the Bills’ Week 11 loss at the Los Angeles Chargers.
Hauschka, who has converted all six of his 50+ yard field-goal attempts this season, has made an NFL record 13 consecutive 50+ yard field-goal attempts.
The players with the most consecutive made field goals of at least 50 yards in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | SEASONS | MOST CONSECUTIVE FGS MADE OF 50+ YARDS |
| Stephen Hauschka | Seattle, Buffalo | 2015-17 | 13* |
| Matt Prater | Detroit | 2015-17 | 12 |
| Justin Tucker | Baltimore | 2015-16 | 12 |
| Blair Walsh | Minnesota | 2012-13 | 12 |
| Robbie Gould | Chicago | 2010-13 | 12 |
| *Active streak |
Detroit kicker MATT PRATER made two field goals, including the game-winning 52-yarder with 1:35 remaining in the Lions’ 27-24 victory over the Bears.
Prater has converted three career game-winning field goals of at least 50 yards with under two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter or overtime, tied with five others for the most such field goals in NFL history.
Prater has made 42 career field goals of at least 50 yards, tied with JOHN KASAY (42) for the third-most in NFL history. Only SEBASTIAN JANIKOWSKI (55) and JASON HANSON (52) have more such field goals.
The players with the most career field goals of at least 50 yards in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | SEASONS | 50+ YARD FIELD GOALS MADE |
| Sebastian Janikowski | Oakland | 2000-present | 55* |
| Jason Hanson | Detroit | 1992-2012 | 52 |
| Matt Prater | Denver, Detroit | 2007-present | 42* |
| John Kasay | Seattle, Carolina, New Orleans | 1991-2011 | 42 |
| *Active |
