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WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WEEK 12

ZEKE HUNGRY FOR YARDS: Last year on Thanksgiving, Dallas led the Cowboys with 137 scrimmage yards (71 rushing, 66 receiving). In three career games on the holiday, Elliott has totaled 400 scrimmage yards (133.3 per game) and three rushing , surpassing 100 scrimmage yards in each game.

With at least 100 scrimmage yards on Thursday against (4:30 PM ET, FOX), Elliott will become the first player in NFL history to record at least 100 scrimmage yards in four consecutive Thanksgiving Day games.

He would also tie Pro Football Hall of Famers MICHAEL IRVIN (four games) and (four) for the second-most games with at least 100 scrimmage yards on the holiday in league history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer (eight games) has more.

The players with the most games with at least 100 scrimmage yards on Thanksgiving in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM GAMES Emmitt SmithHOF Dallas 8 Michael IrvinHOF Dallas 4 Barry SandersHOF 4

Ezekiel Elliott Dallas 3* *Entering Thursday

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DESHAUN IS DEALING: Last week, Houston completed 28 of 37 passes (75.7 pct.) for 344 yards with two touchdowns and zero for a 121.9 rating and added a rushing in the Texans' victory. It marked his fifth consecutive game with at least 30 pass attempts and zero interceptions.

With at least 30 pass attempts and zero interceptions on Thanksgiving at Detroit (12:30 PM ET, CBS), Watson will become the third player with at least 30 passing attempts and zero interceptions in six consecutive games in a single season in NFL history, joining AARON BROOKS (2003) and (2018).

The players with the most consecutive games with at least 30 pass attempts and zero interceptions in a single season in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM SEASON GAMES Aaron Brooks New Orleans 2003 6 Derek Carr Oakland Raiders 2018 6

Deshaun Watson Houston 2020 5* *Active streak

In 48 career games, Watson has passed for 12,599 yards and 91 touchdowns. With a touchdown pass on Thursday, he will surpass (91 touchdown passes) and Pro Football Hall of Famer (91) for the fourth-most touchdown passes by a player in his first 50 career games in NFL history.

The players with the most touchdown passes in their first 50 career games in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM TOUCHDOWN PASSES Dan MarinoHOF Miami 114 Kansas City 103# Kurt WarnerHOF St. Louis Rams 101 Peyton Manning Indianapolis 91 Johnny UnitasHOF Baltimore Colts 91 Deshaun Watson Houston 91* *In 48 games #In 41 games

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3,000 IN ‘20: Tampa Bay quarterback enters Week 12 ranked fourth in the league with 2,955 passing yards. With 45 passing yards on Sunday against Kansas City (4:25 PM ET, CBS), Brady will have reached 3,000 passing yards in a season for the 18th time, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer (18 seasons) for the most in NFL history.

Indianapolis quarterback ranks 11th in the league with 2,683 passing yards this season. With 317 passing yards on Sunday against Tennessee (1:00 PM ET, CBS), Rivers will become the fifth player in league history to reach 3,000 passing yards in 15 seasons.

The player with the most seasons with at least 3,000 passing yards in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM(S) SEASONS Brett FavreHOF Green Bay, New York Jets, Minnesota 18 Tom Brady New England 17* San Diego Chargers, New Orleans 16* Peyton Manning Indianapolis, Denver 16 14 Philip Rivers San Diego/ 14* *Active

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#10 FOR #10: Last week, Los Angeles Chargers rookie quarterback passed for a career-high 366 yards and three touchdowns with zero interceptions for a 116.5 rating, marking his fifth game with at least three touchdown passes, the most by a rookie in NFL history. Through nine games, Herbert leads all qualified rookies with 2,699 passing yards, 22 touchdown passes and a 104.7 rating this season.

On Sunday at Buffalo (1:00 PM ET, CBS), Herbert can move into the top-three for passing yards and touchdown passes by a player in his first 10 career games in NFL history. PATRICK MAHOMES is the only other player in the top three of both categories after 10 games.

The players with the most passing yards in their first 10 career games in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM PASSING YARDS Patrick Mahomes Kansas City 3,185 Indianapolis 2,965 Carolina 2,885 Justin Herbert Los Angeles Chargers 2,699* 2,688 *In nine games

The players with the most touchdown passes in their first 10 career games in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM TOUCHDOWN PASSES Patrick Mahomes Kansas City 29 Kurt WarnerHOF St. Louis Rams 26 Deshaun Watson Houston 24 Justin Herbert Los Angeles Chargers 22* Chicago Cardinals 21 *In nine games

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HOME COOKING: Entering Week 12, Minnesota running back DALVIN COOK leads the league with 13 rushing touchdowns and ranks second with 1,069 rushing yards. Last week, he rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown, his 10th consecutive home game with a rushing touchdown, a streak that goes back to Week 1 of the 2019 season.

With a rushing touchdown on Sunday against Carolina (1:00 PM ET, FOX), Cook will tie Pro Football Hall of Famer LADAINIAN TOMLINSON (11 consecutive home games) for the fourth-most consecutive home games with a rushing touchdown with the same team in NFL history.

The players with the most consecutive home games with a rushing touchdown with the same team in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM SEASONS GAMES Emmitt SmithHOF Dallas 1993-95 17 Curtis MartinHOF New England 1995-96 13 Stephen Davis Washington 1999-2000 12 LaDainian TomlinsonHOF San Diego Chargers 2003-05 11 Dalvin Cook Minnesota 2019-20 10* Bill Paschal New York Giants 1943-45 10 *Active streak

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