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FOR USE AS DESIRED October 12, 2016 http://twitter.com/NFL345

WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WEEK 6

CLIMBING BACK: Since the current 12-team playoff format was instituted in 1990, 17 teams have rebounded from being at least three games under .500 after the season’s first five weeks or later to qualify for the postseason. That includes seven 1-4 teams that won their division.

Last year, the bounced back from a 2-5 record after 7 games to win the AFC South, while the rebounded from a 1-5 start and advanced to the AFC Divisional Playoffs.

Since 1990, the teams that were three or more games below .500 after Week 5 or later and made the playoffs:

YEAR TEAM RECORD FINAL RECORD ADVANCED TO 1990 Saints 2-5 8-8 1992 San Diego Chargers 1-4 11-5 Divisional 1993 Houston Oilers 1-4 12-4 Divisional 1994 3-6 10-6 Wild Card 1995 2-5, 3-6 10-6 Wild Card 1995 San Diego Chargers 4-7 9-7 Wild Card 1996 3-6, 4-7 9-7 Championship Game 2002 1-4 11-5 Championship Game 2002 New York Jets 1-4, 2-5 9-7 Divisional 2004 1-4 10-6 Wild Card 2008 San Diego Chargers 4-7, 4-8, 5-8 8-8 Divisional 2010 6-9 7-9 Divisional 2011 1-4, 2-5 8-8 Divisional 2012 Washington Redskins 3-6 10-6 Wild Card 2014 3-6-1, 3-7-1, 4-8-1, 5-8-1 7-8-1 Divisional 2015 Houston Texans 1-4, 2-5 9-7 Wild Card 2015 Kansas City Chiefs 1-4, 1-5, 2-5 11-5 Divisional

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CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: Baltimore STEVE SMITH, SR. has 27 catches this season, bringing his career total to 988.

With 12 catches on Sunday against the New York Giants, Smith would become the 14th player in NFL history to record 1,000 career receptions.

The players with 1,000 or more career receptions in NFL history:

PLAYER CAREER RECEPTIONS 1,549 1,325 1,102 1,101 Tim Brown 1,094 1,078 1,070 1,062 Larry Fitzgerald 1,049 Jason Witten 1,044 1,030 1,024 Hines Ward 1,000

Steve Smith, Sr. 988

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AIR SHOW: Pittsburgh’s BEN ROETHLISBERGER leads the NFL with 15 passing this season, followed by Atlanta’s MATT RYAN (12), Oakland’s DEREK CARR (11) and San Diego’s PHILIP RIVERS (11).

If Ryan, Carr and Rivers reach 15 passes this week, it will be the second time in NFL history four different quarterbacks have thrown for at least 15 touchdowns in the first six weeks of a season.

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SACKING THE COMPETITION: Buffalo’s LORENZO ALEXANDER tallied three sacks last week to bring his season total to seven. With another three-sack performance on Sunday against San Francisco, Alexander would be tied for the most sacks through the first six weeks of a season in the past 15 years.

The players with the most sacks through the first six weeks of a season since 2001:

SACKS THROUGH PLAYER TEAM WEEK 6 SEASON Denver Broncos 10 2009 9.5 2011 J.J. Watt Houston Texans 9.5 2012 9.5 2013

Lorenzo Alexander 7* 2016 *Through Week 5

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MAGNIFICENT MARCUS: Tennessee quarterback accounted for four touchdowns last week (three passing, one rushing). This marked the fourth time in his career Mariota had four touchdowns in a single game, making him the second quarterback to have four four-touchdown games in the first 17 games of his career (CHARLIE CONERLY, 1948-49).

With another four-touchdown performance on Sunday against Cleveland, Mariota would become the first quarterback to have five four-touchdown games in his first 18 games in NFL history.

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ROLLING ROETHLISBERGER: Pittsburgh’s BEN ROETHLISBERGER threw four touchdown passes last week to bring his league-leading total to 15. With another four-touchdown performance on Sunday against Miami, Roethlisberger would be tied for the fourth-most passing touchdowns through the first six games of a season in the era.

The players with the most passing touchdowns through the first six games of a season in the Super Bowl era:

PLAYER TEAM TOUCHDOWNS SEASON Denver Broncos 22 2013 Tom Brady New England Patriots 21 2007 Green Bay Packers 20 1996 Peyton Manning Denver Broncos 19 2014 Daunte Culpepper Minnesota Vikings 19 2004

Ben Roethlisberger 15* 2016 *Through five games

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