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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12/31/15 http://twitter.com/NFLfootballinfo http://twitter.com/NFLhistory http://twitter.com/RLiuNFL

TWEETS OF THE WEEK

Following are the “Tweets of the Week” from the @NFLfootballinfo, @NFLhistory and @RLiuNFL Twitter feeds.

 @NFLfootballinfo: 20 @NFL OT games in 2015 is 5th-most in a season since OT instituted in 1974

Week 16 continued the trend of close games, as three games were decided in overtime. Twenty games have gone to overtime this season, the fifth-most in a season since overtime was instituted in 1974.

The DENVER BRONCOS have played in three overtime games this season, the most of any team, and have won all three. The last teams to go 3-0 or better in overtime in a season were the 2011 Broncos (3-0) and the 2011 (4-0).

The most overtime games in a season since 1974:

SEASON MOST OVERTIME GAMES IN A SEASON 2002 25 2003 23 2012 22 1995 21 2015 20* *Through Week 16

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 @NFLhistory: @Chiefs are 2nd team in @NFL history with 9-game win streak in same season in which they lost 5 in row (1986 Jets)

The defeated Cleveland 17-13 for their ninth consecutive victory and clinched a postseason berth, improving to 10-5.

The Chiefs, who had a five-game losing streak earlier in the season, joined the 1986 as the only teams in NFL history with a nine-game winning streak and a five-game losing streak in the same season.

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 @RLiuNFL: now has 13 career games w/ 400+ pass yards, 1 shy of NFL record (, 14)

New Orleans DREW BREES passed for 412 yards and three in the Saints’ 38-27 win over Jacksonville.

The performance marked Brees’ 13th career game with at least 400 passing yards, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer for the second-most in NFL history.

The players with the most 400-yard passing games in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM(S) MOST 400-YARD PASSING GAMES Peyton Manning Indianapolis, Denver 14 Drew Brees San Diego, New Orleans 13 Dan Marino* Miami 13 Carson Palmer Cincinnati, Oakland, Arizona 8 Philip Rivers San Diego 8 Pittsburgh 8 *Pro Football Hall of Famer

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 @NFLfootballinfo: Congrats to @49ers , now 13th player in @NFL history with 1000 career receptions #SFvsDET

San Francisco ANQUAN BOLDIN had five catches against Detroit. Boldin (1,004) reached 1,000 career receptions and is the 13th player in NFL history to accomplish the feat.

Boldin, Arizona’s (Week 13) and Dallas’ (Week 13) all reached the 1,000- catch mark this season, marking the first time in NFL history three players recorded their 1,000th career reception in the same season.

The players to reach 1,000 career receptions in 2015:

PLAYER YEARS TEAM(S) REC. REC. YARDS TDs Jason Witten 2003-present Dallas 1,014 11,157 59 Larry Fitzgerald 2004-present Arizona 1,012 13,311 97 Anquan Boldin 2003-present Arizona, Baltimore, San Francisco 1,004 13,124 73

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 @RLiuNFL: is the 1st player in NFL history with 30+ pass TDs & 8+ rush TDs in a single season

Carolina quarterback CAM NEWTON rushed for a – his eighth of the season – against Atlanta in Week 16.

Newton, who has thrown 33 touchdown passes this year, is the first player in NFL history with at least 30 touchdown passes and eight rushing touchdowns in a single season.

A look at Newton’s passing and rushing numbers through Week 16:

PASSING RUSHING COMP-ATT (PCT.) YARDS TDs INTs RATING RUSHES YARDS TDs 275-469 (58.6) 3,544 33 10 97.0 126 626 8

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