Football Information
2016
Regular
Week 10
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THE WEEK THAT WAS – WEEK 10
BACK
AND FORTH:
Sunday
marked the first day in NFL history with multiple games that had at least seven
lead changes.
The
DALLAS COWBOYS and PITTSBURGH STEELERS saw seven lead
changes, including four in the fourth quarter and two in the final minute of
play, in Dallas’ 35-30 victory at Pittsburgh. Steelers quarterback BEN ROETHLISBERGER threw a 15-yard
touchdown pass to wide receiver ANTONIO
BROWN with 42 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter giving Pittsburgh a
30-29 lead. Five plays later, Dallas running back EZEKIEL ELLIOTT sprinted up the middle for the game-winning 32-yard
touchdown with nine seconds remaining.
Elliott,
who also had a go-ahead 14-yard touchdown run with 1:55 remaining in the fourth
quarter, is the first NFL player since AHMAD
RASHAD on September 16, 1974 to score two go-ahead touchdowns in the final
two minutes of the fourth quarter of the same game. Rashad had two go-ahead
touchdown catches in the final two minutes of the Buffalo Bills’ 21-20 victory
against the Oakland Raiders on Monday
Night Football.
The
lead changes from Sunday’s Dallas-Pittsburgh game:
Quarter | Time | Scoring
Play | Dallas | Pittsburgh |
2nd | 11:04 | Dallas: Bailey 53-yard field goal | 13 | 12 |
2nd | 4:43 | Pittsburgh: Boswell 39-yard field goal | 13 | 15 |
3rd | 1:35 | Dallas: Bryant 50-yard pass from Prescott (Bailey
kick) | 23 | 18 |
4th | 7:51 | Pittsburgh: Bell 1-yard run (pass failed) | 23 | 24 |
4th | 1:55 | Dallas: Elliott 14-yard run (pass failed) | 29 | 24 |
4th | 0:42 | Pittsburgh: Brown 15-yard pass from Roethlisberger
(pass failed) | 29 | 30 |
4th | 0:09 | Dallas: Elliott 32
yard run (pass failed) | 35 | 30 |
On Sunday night, the SEATTLE SEAHAWKS defeated
the NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS, 31-24, in a game that featured seven lead
changes. Seattle kicker STEVEN HAUSCHKA converted a 23-yard field goal –
his fourth field goal of the game – for the deciding score with 8:56 left in
the fourth quarter. With 43 seconds remaining in the contest, the Seahawks’
defense stopped the Patriots on four-consecutive plays starting at the Seattle
2-yard line to secure the victory.
The
lead changes from Sunday’s Seattle-New England game:
Quarter | Time | Scoring
Play | Seattle | New England |
2nd | 10:52 | Seattle: Baldwin 6-yard pass from Wilson (kick
blocked) | 12 | 7 |
2nd | 1:05 | New England: Blount 1-yard run (Gostkowski kick) | 12 | 14 |
2nd | 0:06 | Seattle: Baldwin 18-yard pass from Wilson
(Hauschka kick) | 19 | 14 |
3rd | 7:52 | New England: Blount 13-yard run (Gostkowski kick) | 19 | 21 |
3rd | 2:52 | Seattle: Hauschka 41-yard field goal | 22 | 21 |
4th | 13:00 | New England: Gostkowski 30-yard field goal | 22 | 24 |
4th | 8:56 | Seattle: Hauschka
23-yard field goal | 25 | 24 |
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FOURTH-QUARTER
COMEBACKS:
Through
Week 10, there have been 44 games in which a team that trailed in the fourth
quarter came back to win, tied for the most such games in the first 10 weeks
of a season in NFL history. Seven teams – DALLAS, DENVER, KANSAS
CITY, MIAMI, the NEW YORK GIANTS, PHILADELPHIA and
SEATTLE – overcame a fourth-quarter deficit to win in Week 10.
The
most games won by a team that trailed in the fourth quarter through Week 10:
SEASON | GAMES WON WHEN TRAILING
IN 4TH QUARTER THROUGH WEEK 10 |
2016 | 44 |
1989 | 44 |
2015 | 43 |
2011 | 43 |
1999 | 43 |
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CLOSE
GAMES:
There
have been 110 games within one score in the fourth quarter through Week 10, the
most such games in the first 10 weeks of a season in NFL history. Three teams – DETROIT, the NEW
YORK GIANTS and WASHINGTON – have had all of their games within one
score in the fourth quarter this season.
The
most games within one score in the fourth quarter through Week 10:
SEASON | GAMES WITHIN ONE
SCORE IN THE 4TH QUARTER THROUGH WEEK 10 |
2016 | 110 |
2013 | 105 |
2004 | 103 |
2015 | 102 |
2011 | 101 |
Additionally,
there have been 87 games decided by eight points or fewer and 81 games decided
by seven points or fewer through Week 10, both the most such games in the
first 10 weeks of a season in league annals.
The
most games decided by eight points or fewer through Week 10:
SEASON | GAMES DECIDED BY
EIGHT POINTS OR FEWER THROUGH WEEK 10 |
2016 | 87 |
2015 | 81 |
2010 | 79 |
1999 | 79 |
2013 | 77 |
2012 | 77 |
The
most games decided by seven points or fewer through Week 10:
SEASON | GAMES DECIDED BY
SEVEN POINTS OR FEWER THROUGH WEEK 10 |
2016 | 81 |
2015 | 76 |
1999 | 73 |
2011 | 72 |
1987 | 72 |
1983 | 72 |
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ALL-PURPOSE BACK: Arizona
running back DAVID JOHNSON had 101 scrimmage yards (55 rushing, 46
receiving) and two touchdowns (one rushing, one receiving) in the Cardinals’
23-20 win over San Francisco.
In his
career, Johnson has 17 rushing touchdowns, five receiving touchdowns and one
kickoff-return touchdown. He is one of three players in NFL history – Pro
Football Hall of Famer GALE SAYERS and ABNER HAYNES – to have at
least 15 rushing touchdowns, five receiving touchdowns and a kickoff-return
touchdown in a player’s first two seasons.
The
players with 15+ rushing TDs, 5+ receiving TDs and a kickoff-return TD in their
first two seasons:
PLAYER | SEASONS | TEAM | RUSHING TDS | RECEIVING TDS | KICKOFF RETURN TDS |
David Johnson | 2015-2016 | Arizona Cardinals | 17 | 5 | 1 |
Gale
Sayers* | 1965-1966 | Chicago
Bears | 22 | 8 | 3 |
Abner Haynes | 1960-1961 | Dallas
Texans | 18 | 6 | 1 |
*Pro
Football Hall of Famer |
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ROOKIE CONNECTION: Dallas
rookie quarterback DAK PRESCOTT passed for 319 yards with two touchdowns
and no interceptions for a 121.7 passer rating in the Cowboys’ 35-30 win at
Pittsburgh. Rookie running back EZEKIEL ELLIOTT had 114 yards rushing
with two touchdowns and a career-long 83-yard touchdown reception in the
victory.
The
83-yard score was the longest touchdown pass from a rookie passer to a
rookie teammate since October 5, 1986, when Indianapolis Colts quarterback JACK
TRUDEAU threw an 84-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver BILL BROOKS.
The
longest touchdown passes from a rookie passer to a rookie teammate since 1970:
DATE | TEAM | QUARTERBACK | RECEIVER | YARDS |
Dec.
19, 1971 | New
England | Jim
Plunkett | Randy
Vataha | 88 |
Dec.
6, 1970 | Pittsburgh | Terry
Bradshaw | Dave
Smith | 87 |
Oct.
5, 1986 | Indianapolis | Jack
Trudeau | Bill
Brooks | 84 |
Nov. 13, 2016 | Dallas | Dak Prescott | Ezekiel Elliott | 83 |
Prescott
(2,339 passing yards) and Elliott (1,005 rushing yards) became the second
rookie quarterback and rookie running back teammates with at least 2,000
passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards in a season, joining ROBERT
GRIFFIN III (3,200 passing yards) and ALFRED MORRIS (1,613 rushing
yards) who accomplished the feat with Washington in 2012.
SEASON | TEAM | PLAYER | PASSING YARDS | PLAYER | RUSHING YARDS |
2016 | Dallas | Dak Prescott | 2,339* | Ezekiel Elliott | 1,005* |
2012 | Washington | Robert
Griffin III | 3,200 | Alfred
Morris | 1,613 |
*Through
nine games | | | | |
Prescott
and Elliott are the first pair of rookie teammates in NFL history to
accomplish the feat in the team’s first nine games.
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DUAL-THREAT DE MARCO: Tennessee
running back DE MARCO MURRAY rushed
for a 75-yard touchdown and threw a 10-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter
of the Titans’ 47-25 win over Green Bay. Murray is the first non-quarterback
since Pro Football Hall of Famer JOHN
HENRY JOHNSON in 1960 (December 11, 1960) to have a 75+ yard touchdown run
and a touchdown pass in the same game.
Murray is the first player to
record a touchdown run of at least 75 yards and a touchdown pass in the first
quarter of the same game since Pro Football Hall of Famer JIM THORPE accomplished the feat for the Cleveland Indians in 1921
against the Columbus Panhandles.
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