Statistical look at all the happenings in Week 12 of NFL

ELECTRIC EAGLE: Philadelphia quarterback CARSON WENTZ threw three touchdown passes in the Eagles’ 31-3 win against Chicago last week.

Wentz, who leads the NFL with 28 touchdown passes, has the third-most touchdown passes by a first or second-year quarterback through his team’s first 11 games of a season in NFL history.

The first or second-year quarterbacks with the most touchdown passes through his team’s first 11 games of a season:

PLAYER	TEAM	SEASON	PASSING TDS IN TEAM’S 1ST 11 GAMES
Dan Marino^	Miami	1984	30
Kurt Warner^	St. Louis	1999	29
Carson Wentz	Philadelphia	2017	28
Derek Carr	Oakland	2015	24
Jeff Garcia	San Francisco	2000	24
^Pro Football Hall of Famer

Philadelphia owns the best record in the NFL at 10-1 and Wentz is the fourth first or second-year quarterback to start 10-1 or better through his team’s first 11 games of a season in the Super Bowl era.

The first or second-year quarterbacks to start 10-1 or better in his team’s first 11 games of a season in the Super Bowl era:

PLAYER	TEAM	SEASON	RECORD THROUGH TEAM’S FIRST 11 GAMES
Dan Marino^	Miami	1984	11-0
Carson Wentz	Philadelphia	2017	10-1
Dak Prescott	Dallas	2016	10-1
Russell Wilson	Seattle	2013	10-1
^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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FLYING FALCON: Atlanta wide receiver JULIO JONES had 12 receptions for 253 yards and two touchdowns in the Falcons’ 34-20 win over Tampa Bay in Week 12.

Jones has three career games with at least 250 receiving yards and is the only player in NFL history to have multiple 250+ yard receiving games.

Jones has 563 receptions in 90 career games and passed ANQUAN BOLDIN (558) for the most catches by a player in his first 90 games in NFL history.

The players with the most receptions in their first 90 games in NFL history:

PLAYER	TEAM	RECEPTIONS IN 1ST 90 CAREER GAMES
Julio Jones	Atlanta	563
Anquan Boldin	Arizona	558
Antonio Brown	Pittsburgh	554

Jones has 8,649 receiving yards and passed Pro Football Hall of Famer LANCE ALWORTH (8,502) for the most receiving yards by a player in his first 90 games in NFL history.

The players with the most receiving yards in their first 90 games in NFL history:

PLAYER	TEAM	RECEIVING YARDS IN 1ST 90 CAREER GAMES
Julio Jones	Atlanta	8,649
Lance Alworth^	San Diego	8,502
^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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TOM TERRIFIC: New England quarterback TOM BRADY threw four touchdown passes and one interception for a 114.1 passer rating in the Patriots’ 35-17 win against Miami last week.

Brady has 27 career games with at least four touchdown passes and one or fewer interceptions, surpassing PEYTON MANNING(26) for the second-most in NFL history. Only DREW BREES (28) has more such games.

The players with the most games with at least four touchdown passes and one or fewer interceptions in NFL history:

PLAYER	TEAM(S)	GAMES WITH AT LEAST 4 TD PASSES & 1 OR FEWER INTS
Drew Brees	San Diego, New Orleans	28*
Tom Brady	New England	27*
Peyton Manning	Indianapolis, Denver	26
*Active

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DYNAMIC DUO: New Orleans running backs ALVIN KAMARA (188 scrimmage yards, two touchdowns) and MARK INGRAM (36 scrimmage yards) combined for 224 scrimmage yards and two touchdowns in the Saints’ loss to the Los Angeles Rams last week.

Kamara (1,094 scrimmage yards, nine touchdowns) and Ingram (1,055 scrimmage yards, eight touchdowns) are the seventh pair of teammates – and first running back duo – to each have at least 1,000 scrimmage yards and eight touchdowns in a team’s first 11 games in the Super Bowl era.

The teammates with at least 1,000 scrimmage yards and eight touchdowns in their team’s first 11 games of a season:

TEAM	SEASON	PLAYER	SCRIMMAGE YDS	TDS	PLAYER	SCRIMMAGE YDS	TDS
New Orleans	2017	Alvin Kamara	1,094	9	Mark Ingram	1,055	8
Green Bay	2014	Jordy Nelson	1,066	9	Eddie Lacy	1,007	9
Indianapolis	2000	Edgerrin James	1,586	14	Marvin Harrison^	1,066	8
St. Louis	2000	Marshall Faulk^	1,447	15	Isaac Bruce	1,185	9
Indianapolis	1999	Edgerrin James	1,547	9	Marvin Harrison^	1,118	12
Dallas	1995	Emmitt Smith^	1,643	20	Michael Irvin^	1,169	8
Dallas	1966	Dan Reeves	1,088	14	Bob Hayes^	1,002	10
^Pro Football Hall of Famer

In the month of November, Kamara became the third rookie in NFL history to total at least 500 scrimmage yards, three rushing touchdowns and three receiving touchdowns in a calendar month, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers GALE SAYERS (October, 1965) and CHARLEY TAYLOR (November, 1964).

The rookies with at least 500 scrimmage yards, three rushing touchdowns and three receiving touchdowns in a calendar month:

PLAYER	TEAM	SEASON	MONTH		SCRIMMAGE YDS		RUSH TDS		REC. TDS
Alvin Kamara	New Orleans	2017	November		594		3		3
Gale Sayers^	Chicago	1965	October		520		3		5
Charley Taylor^	Washington	1964	November		596		3		3
^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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BIG GAME BROWN: Pittsburgh wide receiver ANTONIO BROWN had 10 receptions for 169 yards and two touchdowns in the Steelers’ 31-28 win against Green Bay on Sunday Night Football last week.

Through 11 games this year, Brown has five games with at least 10 receptions and 100 yards, tied for the fourth-most such games in a single season in NFL history. Brown, who also had five such games in 2015, is the first player to accomplish the feat in multiple seasons.

The players with the most games with at least 10 receptions and 100 yards in a single season in NFL history:

PLAYER	TEAM	SEASON	GAMES WITH 10 CATCHES & 100 REC. YARDS
Andre Johnson	Houston	2008	7
Calvin Johnson	Detroit	2012	6
Wes Welker	New England	2009	6
Antonio Brown	Pittsburgh	2017	5*
Antonio Brown	Pittsburgh	2015	5
Marvin Harrison^	Indianapolis	2002	5
Jimmy Smith	Jacksonville	1999	5
*Through 11 games
^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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WONDERFUL WILSON: Seattle quarterback RUSSELL WILSON threw two touchdown passes and rushed for a touchdown in the Seahawks’ 24-13 win at San Francisco last week.

With the victory, Wilson improved to 23-4 (.852) in his career in games following an in-season loss, the best record by a starting quarterback since the 1970 merger (minimum 15 such starts).

The quarterbacks with the best record following an in-season loss since 1970 (minimum 15 such starts):

PLAYER	TEAM(S)	WINS		LOSSES		TIES		PCT.
Russell Wilson	Seattle	23		4		0		.852
Andrew Luck	Indianapolis	23		5		0		.821
Tom Brady	New England	42		10		0		.808
Jeff Hostetler	NY Giants, LA/Oakland Raiders, Washington	24