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TWEETS OF THE WEEK

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

 @NFLfootballinfo: Close games an @NFL theme. Current 10.51 average margin of victory would be lowest for full season in 21 years (10.42, 1994)

The 2015 NFL season has been filled with close games, as the average margin of victory through Week 8 is 10.51 points per game.

That average would be the lowest margin of victory in a full season since 1994, when the average margin of victory was 10.42.

The lowest margin of victory seasons since 1990:

SEASON MARGIN OF VICTORY 1994 10.42 1995 10.75 2001 11.07 2002 11.11 1997 11.27

2015 10.51* * Through Week 8

 @NFLfootballinfo: 11 @NFL OT games through Week 8 is 5th-most ever. @Redskins own best OT record at 25-15-1 all-time

Week 8 continued the trend of close games, as two games were decided in . 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

The teams with the best overtime records:

TEAM WINS LOSSES TIES PCT. Washington Redskins 25 15 1 .622 26 17 2 .600 Arizona Cardinals 24 16 2 .595 Buffalo Bills 20 14 0 .588 19 14 2 .571

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 @NFLfootballinfo: 2015 marks just 4th time in @NFL history that at least 60 games were decided by 7 or fewer points through Week 8

60 games have been decided by seven or fewer points through Week 8, tied for the third-most in NFL history (1983).

The 1999 and 2012 seasons both had 62 games decided by seven or fewer points through Week 8.

The seasons with the most games decided by seven or fewer points through Week 8 in NFL history:

SEASON GAMES DECIDED BY 7 POINTS OR FEWER THROUGH WEEK 8 2012 62 1999 62 2015 60 1983 60 2011 58

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 @NFLhistory: This past @NFL Sunday marked 1st time 3 game-winning scores occurred in 4th qtr with no time remaining on same day since 1970

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 , 50-yard field goal (Home team ALL CAPS)

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 @NFLhistory: @Broncos' Peyton Manning now has 186 reg sea wins, tied with Favre for most of any starting QB in @NFL history. #GBvsDEN

Denver quarterback PEYTON MANNING completed 21 of 29 passes (72.4 pct.) 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

 @RLiuNFL: Todd Gurley & Adrian Peterson are only 2 in NFL history to rush for 100+ yards in 4 of 1st 5 career games

St. Louis rookie running back TODD GURLEY, who rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown in the Rams’ 27-6 victory against San Francisco in Week 8, has rushed for 100 or more yards in four of his first five career games, joining Minnesota’s ADRIAN PETERSON (2007) as the only running backs in NFL history to accomplish the feat.

Gurley and the Rams visit Minnesota on Sunday.

Gurley and Peterson’s first five career games:

TODD GURLEY (2015) ADRIAN PETERSON (2007) WEEK RUSHES YARDS AVG. TDs WEEK RUSHES YARDS AVG. TDs 3 6 9 1.5 0 1 19 103 5.4 0 4 19 146 7.7 0 2 20 66 3.3 0 5 30 159 5.3 0 3 25 102 4.1 1 7 19 128 6.7 2 4 12 112 9.3 0 8 20 133 6.7 1 6 20 224 11.2 3

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