THE WEEK THAT WAS – WEEK 9
SURGING SAINTS: The NEW ORLEANS SAINTS defeated Tampa Bay
30-10 last week to improve to 6-2.
The
Saints, who have won six consecutive games after starting 0-2, are the third
team in the Super Bowl era to win its next six games immediately following an
0-2 start. The other two teams to accomplish the feat – 1993 Dallas Cowboys
and 2007 New York Giants – both won the Super Bowl in that season.
New
Orleans quarterback DREW BREES
completed 22 of 27 passes (81.5 percent) for 263 yards with two touchdowns and
no interceptions for a 131.9 passer rating in the Saints’ win. Brees has 225
career passing touchdowns at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, the most in NFL
history by a quarterback at a single stadium.
The
quarterbacks with the most touchdown passes at a single stadium in NFL history:
PLAYER | TEAM(S) | STADIUM | TD PASSES | |
Drew Brees | New Orleans | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | 225 | |
Tom Brady | New England | Gillette Stadium | 221 | |
Brett Favre^ | Green Bay, Minnesota | Lambeau Field | 214 | |
^Pro Football Hall of Famer |
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YOUTH
MOVEMENT:
Philadelphia quarterback CARSON WENTZ passed
for four touchdowns in the Eagles’ 51-23 win against Denver in Week 9. Wentz,
who leads the NFL with 23 touchdown passes, has the most passing touchdowns
by an Eagles quarterback through the team’s first nine games of a season,
passing the mark set by Pro Football Hall of Famer NORM VAN BROCKLIN
(20) in 1960.
Wentz, who is 24 years old, has the fourth-most
touchdown passes in his team’s first nine games of a season by a quarterback at
the age of 25 or younger.
The quarterbacks with the
most touchdown passes in their team’s first nine games of a season at the age
of 25 or younger:
PLAYER | TEAM | SEASON | AGE | TD PASSES IN 1ST 9 GAMES OF SEASON | |
Dan Marino^ | Miami | 1984 | 23 | 27 | |
Andrew Luck | Indianapolis | 2014 | 25 | 26 | |
Bobby Layne^ | Detroit | 1951 | 24 | 24 | |
Carson
Wentz | Philadelphia | 2017 | 24 | 23 | |
Ben Roethlisberger | Pittsburgh | 2007 | 25 | 22 | |
^Pro Football Hall of
Famer |
Wentz is
the only quarterback in NFL history at the age of 25 or younger with at
least 20 touchdown passes (23) and five or fewer interceptions (five) in his
team’s first nine games of a season.
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STAFFORD REACHES 200: Detroit quarterback MATTHEW
STAFFORD completed 26 of 33 passes (78.8 percent) for 361 yards with two
touchdowns and no interceptions for a 132.4 passer rating in the Lions’ 30-17
win at Green Bay on Monday Night Football.
Stafford, who is 29 years
old, passed for his 200th and 201st career touchdowns on Monday night and
became the fourth quarterback in NFL history to reach 200 career touchdown
passes before his 30th birthday.
The quarterbacks in NFL
history to reach 200 career passing touchdowns before the age of 30:
PLAYER | TEAM | AGE AT TIME OF 200TH TD PASS |
Dan Marino^ | Miami | 28 years, 2 days |
Peyton Manning | Indianapolis | 28 years, 242 days |
Brett Favre^ | Green Bay | 29 years, 36 days |
Matthew
Stafford | Detroit | 29
years, 272 days |
^Pro Football Hall of
Famer |
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AGELESS WONDER: Arizona running back ADRIAN
PETERSON had a career-high 37 carries for 159 yards in the Cardinals’ 20-10
win at San Francisco in Week 9.
Peterson, who has 19
career games with at least 150 rushing yards, surpassed Pro Football Hall of
Famers ERIC DICKERSON (18) and EMMITT SMITH (18) for the
fourth-most games with at least 150 rushing yards in NFL history. Only Pro
Football Hall of Famers BARRY SANDERS (25), JIM BROWN (22) and WALTER
PAYTON (20) have more such games in their careers.
The players with the most
career games with at least 150 rushing yards in NFL history:
PLAYER | TEAM(S) | GAMES WITH 150+ RUSHING YARDS | |
Barry Sanders^ | Detroit | 25 | |
Jim Brown^ | Cleveland | 22 | |
Walter Payton^ | Chicago | 20 | |
Adrian Peterson | Minnesota, Arizona | 19 | |
Eric Dickerson^ | Los Angeles Rams, Indianapolis | 18 | |
Emmitt Smith^ | Dallas | 18 | |
^Pro Football Hall of Famer |
Peterson, who is 32 years
old, is the third-oldest player in NFL history with at least 150 rushing
yards in a game, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famers JOHN RIGGINS (35
years old, 165 rushing yards) and JOHN HENRY JOHNSON (34 years old, 200
rushing yards).
The oldest players with
at least 150 rushing yards in a game in NFL history:
PLAYER | TEAM | DATE | AGE | RUSHING YARDS |
John Riggins^ | Washington | October 14, 1984 | 35 | 165 |
John Henry Johnson^ | Pittsburgh | October 10, 1964 | 34 | 200 |
Adrian Peterson | Arizona | November 5, 2017 | 32 | 159 |
^Pro
Football Hall of Famer |
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MATTY
ICE AT 150:
Atlanta
quarterback MATT RYAN passed for 313
yards with two touchdowns in the Falcons’ Week 9 loss at Carolina.
Ryan,
who played his 150th career game on Sunday, has 39,858 career passing yards,
the most by a player in NFL history in his first 150 games.
The
quarterbacks with the most passing yards in their first 150 career games in NFL
history:
PLAYER | TEAM(S) | PASSING YARDS |
Matt Ryan | Atlanta | 39,858 |
Drew Brees | San Diego, New Orleans | 39,297 |
Dan Marino^ | Miami | 39,285 |
Peyton Manning | Indianapolis | 39,164 |
Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay | 38,212* |
*Through 148 career games |
^Pro Football Hall of Famer |
Ryan’s
3,465 career completions are the second most in NFL history by a player in his
first 150 career games, trailing only DREW
BREES (3,494).
The
quarterbacks with the most completions in their first 150 career games in NFL
history:
PLAYER | TEAM(S) | COMPLETIONS |
Drew Brees | San Diego, New Orleans | 3,494 |
Matt Ryan | Atlanta | 3,465 |
Peyton Manning | Indianapolis | 3,269 |
Carson Palmer | Cincinnati, Oakland, Arizona | 3,196 |
Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay | 3,162* |
*Through 148 career games |
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CLIMBING THE LEADERBOARDS: New York Giants
quarterback ELI MANNING passed for 220 yards with two touchdowns in the
team’s Week 9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
Manning, who has 50,034
career passing yards in 14 seasons with the Giants, became the seventh
quarterback in NFL history with at least 50,000 passing yards.
The quarterbacks with at
least 50,000 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 | 68,325 | |
Tom Brady | New England | 64,123 | |
Dan Marino^ | Miami | 61,361 | |
John Elway^ | Denver | 51,475 | |
Eli
Manning | New
York Giants | 50,034 | |
^Pro Football Hall of
Famer |
Arizona wide receiver LARRY
FITZGERALD had five catches for 70 yards in the Cardinals’ 20-10 victory at
San Francisco last week.
Fitzgerald, who has
14,953 career receiving yards in 14 seasons with the Cardinals, surpassed
Pro Football Hall of Famer TIM BROWN (14,934) for the sixth-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 | 14,953 | |
Tim Brown^ | Los Angeles/Oakland,
Tampa Bay | 14,934 | |
^Pro Football Hall of
Famer |
Indianapolis kicker ADAM
VINATIERI converted both of his field-goal attempts, including a 53-yarder,
and both extra-point attempts in the Colts’ 20-14 win at Houston in Week 9.
Vinatieri, who has 2,442
career points, surpassed GARY ANDERSON (2,434) for the second-most points
scored in NFL history.
The players with the most
points scored in NFL history:
PLAYER | TEAM(S) | CAREER POINTS | |
Morten Andersen^ | New Orleans, Atlanta,
New York Giants, Kansas City, Minnesota | 2,544 | |
Adam
Vinatieri | New
England, Indianapolis | 2,442 | |
Gary Anderson | Pittsburgh, Philadelphia,
San Francisco, Minnesota, Tennessee | 2,434 | |
^Pro Football Hall of
Famer |
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RISING ROOKIES: Through
the first nine weeks of the season, rookies have accumulated 12,146 yards from
scrimmage, the second-highest total by rookies through Week 9 since 1970.
The
seasons with the most yards from scrimmage by rookies through Week 9 since 1970
(excluding 1987 season):
SEASON | MOST SCRIMMAGE YARDS BY ROOKIES THROUGH WEEK 9* |
2014 | 12,504 |
2017 | 12,146 |
2013 | 11,105 |
1983 | 10,829 |
2012 | 10,321 |
*Excludes
1987 season |
The
rookies with the most scrimmage yards in 2017:
PLAYER | TEAM | SCRIMMAGE YARDS |
Kareem Hunt | Kansas City | 1,131 |
Leonard Fournette | Jacksonville | 732 |
Alvin Kamara | New Orleans | 652 |
Christian McCaffrey | Carolina | 589 |
Joe Mixon | Cincinnati | 488 |
Rookies
have also totaled 91 touchdowns through Week 9, the second-most through the
first nine weeks of a season since 1970.
The
seasons with the most touchdowns by rookies through Week 9 since 1970
(excluding 1987 season):
SEASON | MOST TOUCHDOWNS BY ROOKIES THROUGH WEEK 9* |
2014 | 96 |
2017 | 91 |
1983 | 88 |
2013 | 85 |
1971 | 75 |
*Excludes
1987 season |
The
rookies with the most touchdowns in 2017:
PLAYER | TEAM | TOTAL TDS |
Leonard Fournette | Jacksonville | 7 |
Kareem Hunt | Kansas City | 6 |
Corey Clement | Philadelphia | 5 |
Alvin Kamara | New Orleans | 5 |
Evan Engram | New York Giants | 4 |
JuJu Smith-Schuster | Pittsburgh | 4 |