Week That Was
2015
Regular
Week 08
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THE WEEK THAT WAS – WEEK 8
FANTASTIC FINISHES: Three teams – BALTIMORE, MINNESOTA and
NEW ORLEANS – won on game-winning
scores in the fourth quarter as time expired in Week 8, the first time there
have been three such game-winning scores on the same day since 1970.
The games
decided on a game-winning score as time expired in the fourth quarter in Week 8:
GAME | GAME-WINNING SCORE |
RAVENS 29, Chargers 26 | Justin Tucker, 39-yard field goal |
VIKINGS 23, Bears 20 | Blair Walsh, 36-yard field goal |
SAINTS 52, Giants 49 | Kai Forbath, 50-yard field goal |
(Home team ALL CAPS)
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OVERTIME
EXCITEMENT: Week 8 continued
the trend of close games, as two games were decided in overtime. Eleven games
have gone to overtime this season, the fifth-most through Week 8 in NFL
history.
The most
overtime games through Week 8 in NFL history:
SEASON | OVERTIME GAMES THROUGH WEEK 8 |
1995 | 14 |
1983 | 13 |
2002 | 12 |
2003 | 12 |
2015 | 11 |
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FAST
STARTERS: Four teams – CAROLINA, CINCINNATI, DENVER and NEW
ENGLAND – have started the season 7-0, the most in a single
season in NFL history.
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HEAD START:
Denver head coach GARY KUBIAK has led the Broncos to a
7-0 start in his first season with the team, becoming the fourth head coach to lead his team to a 7-0
record in his first season with a new team since the AFL-NFL Merger.
The head
coaches to lead their teams to a 7-0 record in their first season with a new
team since 1970:
COACH | TEAM | SEASON | STARTED | FINAL RECORD | PLAYOFF
RESULT |
Ray
Malavasi | Los
Angeles Rams | 1978 | 7-0 | 12-4 | Advanced to
Conf. Champ. |
Jim
Caldwell | Indianapolis
Colts | 2009 | 14-0 | 14-2 | Advanced
to Super Bowl XLIV |
Andy
Reid | Kansas
City Chiefs | 2013 | 9-0 | 11-5 | Advanced
to Wild Card |
Gary Kubiak | Denver Broncos | 2015 | 7-0 | -- | -- |
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SENSATIONAL SCORING: The NEW ORLEANS SAINTS defeated the New York Giants 52-49 in Week 8 on
kicker KAI FORBATH’s game-winning
50-yard field goal as time expired.
The teams’
combined total of 101 points tied for the third-highest single-game total
ever and was the most since November 28, 2004, when the Bengals (58) and
Browns (48) combined for 106 points.
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QB MILESTONES: Below
is a sampling of the quarterback milestones that were reached in Week 8:
- Denver quarterback PEYTON MANNING completed
21 of 29 passes for 340 yards in the Broncos’ 29-10 victory over Green Bay on
Sunday night. The game marked Manning’s 186th regular season victory, tying BRETT
FAVRE for the most of any starting quarterback in NFL history.
The quarterbacks with the most regular season wins:
PLAYER | TEAM(S) | YEARS | REGULAR
SEASON WINS |
Brett Favre | Green Bay,
New York Jets, Minnesota | 1991-2010 | 186 |
Peyton
Manning | Indianapolis,
Denver | 1998-present | 186* |
Tom Brady | New England | 2000-present | 167* |
John Elway | Denver | 1983-98 | 148 |
Dan Marino | Miami | 1983-99 | 147 |
* Active
- New
Orleans’ DREW BREES passed for seven
touchdowns, tying the single-game NFL record for touchdown passes, while the Giants’ ELI MANNING posted a career-high six touchdowns. The 13
combined touchdown passes are the most in NFL history in a single game.
The performance marked Brees’ 10th career game with at least five touchdown
passes, eclipsing PEYTON MANNING
(nine) for the most such games in NFL history.
- Pittsburgh
quarterback BEN ROETHLISBERGER
passed for 262 yards and a touchdown against Cincinnati in Week 8, reaching
40,000 career passing yards (40,231). Roethlisberger is the fifth active
quarterback to reach 40,000 career passing yards, the most active quarterbacks
ever to have 40,000+ passing yards at one time. PEYTON
MANNING
(71,555), DREW BREES (58,409), TOM BRADY (55,668) and ELI MANNING (41,881) are the four other
active quarterbacks to reach the milestone.
Roethlisberger reached the feat in his 163rd game, surpassing Pro Football
Hall of Famer WARREN MOON (165
games) for the fifth fewest games to reach the milestone.
The quarterbacks to reach 40,000 career
passing yards in the fewest games in NFL history:
PLAYER | FEWEST GAMES TO REACH 40,000 PASS YARDS |
Drew
Brees | 152 |
Dan
Marino | 153 |
Peyton
Manning | 154 |
Tom
Brady | 162 |
Ben Roethlisberger | 163 |
Warren
Moon | 165 |
- Cincinnati
quarterback ANDY DALTON threw for
231 yards and one touchdown in the Bengals’ 16-10 win at Pittsburgh in Week 8.
The victory marked Dalton’s 23rd career road victory, tying Pro Football
Hall of Famer DAN MARINO, BEN ROETHLISBERGER and MATT RYAN for the most road wins by a
starting quarterback in his first five seasons during the Super Bowl era (since
1966).
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MEGATRON MILESTONE: Detroit wide receiver CALVIN JOHNSON had five receptions for
85 yards against Kansas City in the third and final game of the NFL’s 2015
International Series in London.
Johnson
surpassed 11,000 career receiving yards (11,064) in his 127th game, the
fewest needed to reach the milestone in NFL history.
The players
to reach 11,000 career receiving yards in the fewest games:
PLAYER | TEAM | GAMES
TO REACH 11,000 CAREER RECEIVING YARDS |
Calvin
Johnson | Detroit | 127 |
Torry Holt | St. Louis | 131 |
Jerry Rice | San Francisco | 133 |
Andre Johnson | Houston | 136 |
Marvin
Harrison | Indianapolis | 137 |
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GREAT GURLEY:
St. Louis rookie
running back TODD GURLEY rushed for
133 yards, including a 71-yard touchdown, in the Rams’ 27-6 victory against San
Francisco.Gurley has
rushed for 575 yards in his first five games, the third-most yards by a
player in his first five games in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of
Famer ERIC DICKERSON (645) and ADRIAN PETERSON (607) gained more yards
in their first five NFL games.
The players
to rush for the most yards in their first five NFL games:
PLAYER | TEAM | YEAR | RUSHING
YARDS IN FIRST FIVE NFL GAMES |
Eric
Dickerson | Los Angeles | 1983 | 645 |
Adrian
Peterson | Minnesota | 2007 | 607 |
Todd
Gurley | St.
Louis | 2015 | 575 |
Billy Sims | Detroit | 1980 | 560 |
Julius Jones | Dallas | 2004 | 533 |
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WONDERFUL WOODSON: Oakland safety CHARLES WOODSON had an interception in the Raiders’ 34-20 victory
against the New York Jets in Week 8.
Woodson now has
65 career interceptions, tying KEN
RILEY for fifth-most in NFL history.
The players
with the most career interceptions in NFL history:
PLAYER | TEAM(S) | MOST CAREER INTERCEPTIONS |
Paul Krause^ | Washington,
Minnesota | 81 |
Emlen
Tunnell^ | NY Giants,
Green Bay | 79 |
Rod Woodson^ | Pittsburgh,
San Francisco, Baltimore, Oakland | 71 |
Dick ‘Night
Train’ Lane^ | LA Rams,
Chicago Cardinals, Detroit | 68 |
Charles
Woodson* | Oakland,
Green Bay | 65 |
Ken Riley | Cincinnati | 65 |
*Active | | |
^Pro Football
Hall of Famer | | |