The way Tyreek Hill and A.J. Brown are actively playing, the NFL’s single-year receiving record could be in major jeopardy.
With both of those receivers off to historic begins and the addition of the 17th activity to the schedule, Calvin Johnson’s file of 1,964 yards obtaining set in 2012 is in danger of getting damaged.
Hill has 1,104 yards receiving for the Miami Dolphins, turning into the initial player in 52 a long time to achieve the 1,000-garden mark in the initially eight game titles of the time. The only other gamers to reach 1,000 yards obtaining in the initial 8 online games are Charley Hennigan (1,122 in 1961), Elroy Hirsch (1,058 in 1951) and Don Hutson (1,032 in 1942).
Hill would be be on pace to break Johnson’s document even without having the 17th game as he is averaging 126.8 yards for every activity. He desires to average 106 yards the relaxation of the way to crack Johnson’s mark.
Brown is somewhat powering that tempo with 939 yards for the Philadelphia Eagles, but he is closing quickly. He had eight catches for 130 yards and two TDs last week to established an NFL report with his sixth straight video game with at the very least 125 yards getting.
Brown has 831 yards in his past six games and is at the moment on tempo for 1,995 — somewhat in advance of Johnson’s file.
ROOKIE QBS
Will Levis experienced a memorable debut as the hottest rookie QB to get a start off this year.
Levis threw 4 TD passes in Tennessee’s 28-23 win above Atlanta, tying former Titans QB Marcus Mariota (2015) and Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton (1961) as the only players to toss at minimum four TD passes in their NFL debuts.
Levis was the seventh rookie quarterback to start out a game this season, subsequent Bryce Youthful, C.J. Stroud, Anthony Richardson, Aidan O’Connell, Dorian Thompson-Robinson and Tyson Bagent. That is the most rookie starters in the first eight months of the time since the merger, excluding the replacement participant year in 1987.
There could be even much more this 7 days with Jaren Corridor set to start off in Minnesota after Kirk Cousins obtained hurt and Clayton Tune a possibility to start for Arizona. If both get the nod this 7 days, that would tie the 2019 document for most rookie setting up QBs in a non-substitution participant period with 9.
Younger and Stroud confronted off on Sunday, with Young earning his to start with win for the Panthers in a 15-13 victory. It was the fifth time in the frequent draft era that QBs taken with the prime two picks met as rookies, with Youthful becoming a member of Peyton Manning (1998 vs. Ryan Leaf) as the only top rated picks to earn.
Zach Wilson defeat Trevor Lawrence in 2021, Mariota defeat Jameis Winston in 2015 and Rick Mirer conquer Drew Bledsoe in 1993.
STREAK BUSTER
Kansas City’s 24-9 loss at Denver ended many lengthy streaks.
The Chiefs had received 16 in a row towards the Broncos, which was tied for the third-longest streak at any time in the frequent year, trailing only a 20-gamer for Miami in opposition to Buffalo in the 1970s and a 17-gamer for San Francisco in opposition to the Rams in the 1990s.
Patrick Mahomes had been 12- as a starter from the Broncos, which was tied with Otto Graham for the best document versus 1 staff due to the fact 1950.
Mahomes experienced received 13 straight games in the division, a single shy of the longest streak since the merger held by Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck.
Mahomes also noticed an conclusion to his streak of 35 straight online games in the regular year or playoffs with at least one particular TD pass. That was tied for the seventh-longest streak but perfectly shy of Drew Brees’ history of 60 in a row.
The activity was also a scarce just one for the Chiefs that wasn’t shut. Kansas Town had gone a report 40 games in a row in the regular period and playoffs without dropping by at least four points.
COMEBACK Kids
The win by Carolina ended a extended of streak of comeback futility.
The Panthers had misplaced 56 straight game titles when they trailed at any issue in the fourth quarter for the longest streak due to the fact at least 1991. Their final get in advance of Sunday arrived on Oct. 21, 2018, against Philadelphia.
The victory for Carolina gave every single staff in the league at least a person gain and one reduction this year — the 1st time that has took place in the first 8 months considering that 1999.
Although the Panthers ended their streak, San Francisco extended one by getting rid of for the 38th straight time when trailing by at minimum 8 factors in the fourth quarter in the common period or playoffs. That contains 37 straight losses less than mentor Kyle Shanahan.
OFFENSE GROUNDED
The New York Giants’ passing sport went backward on Sunday in a loss to the Jets.
The Giants finished with minus-9 internet yards passing, with Tyrod Taylor likely 4 for 7 for 8 yards and rookie Tommy DeVito heading 2 for 7 for minus-1 property. The Giants also took 4 sacks for 16 yards versus the Jets for the full of minus-9 yards passing.
That was the fewest yards passing in a sport considering that Cleveland experienced minus-9 from Jacksonville on Dec. 3, 2000. The past workforce with less yards was the Chargers with minus-19 versus Kansas Town in Ryan Leaf’s 3rd job start off in 1998.
The groups mixed for 24 punts in the video game that the Jets won 13-10 in additional time, the 3rd most in a sport considering the fact that at least 1960, trailing only the 27 for a Raiders-Chargers game in 1998 and 25 in an Eagles-Giants sport in 1987.
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