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2017 NFL RECORDS AND MILESTONES

A sampling of NFL records set and milestones reached in 2017:

THE TEAMS & CLUB MILESTONES

ARIZONA CARDINALS • Became the only team in NFL history with a QB-RB-WR trio to account for at least 300, 100 and 100 total , respectively: QB (302), RB (104) and WR (110).

• LB led the NFL in sacks (17) and tackles for loss (28). His 17 sacks are a single-season franchise record.

• Jones had at least one sack in 13 games this season, the most in franchise history.

ATLANTA FALCONS • Earned a playoff berth for the second consecutive season.

• QB MATT RYAN passed for 4,095 yards, his franchise-record seventh consecutive season with at least 4,000 passing yards.

• WR led the NFC with 1,444 receiving yards, his fifth career seasons with at least 1,000 yards. Jones joined (six) as the only players in franchise history with at least five 1,000-yard receiving seasons.

• Jones has 585 career receptions and surpassed TERANCE MATHIS (573) for the second-most receptions in team history. White (808) is the only Falcon with more career receptions.

• DE recorded six sacks in Week 10, the most in a single game in franchise history.

• DE TAKKARIST MC KINLEY had six sacks, tied for the second-most by a rookie in franchise history.

BALTIMORE RAVENS • Ranked first in the NFL with a +17 turnover differential.

• Recorded three shutouts this season and became the fifth team in the past 30 years to record at least three shutouts in a single season.

• Became the third team since 1970 (1992 and 1971 Cleveland) to have at least four in each of its first two games of a season.

BUFFALO BILLS • Earned a playoff berth for the first time since 1999.

• RB LE SEAN MC COY ranked fourth in the NFL with 1,586 scrimmage yards. McCoy, who had 1,623 scrimmage yards with Buffalo last season, joined Pro Football Hall of Famers (five) and O.J. SIMPSON (three) and JOE CRIBBS (three) and (two) as the only players in franchise history with multiple seasons with 1,500+ scrimmage yards.

• CB TRE’DAVIOUS WHITE had four interceptions and became the third Bills rookie since 1980 with at least four interceptions.

• White tied for first among NFL rookies with 18 passes defensed, the second-most by a rookie in team history (RONALD DARBY, 21 in 2015).

• DT KYLE WILLIAMS has 43.5 career sacks, the most in franchise history by a defensive tackle.

• K made seven field goals of at least 50 yards, the most 50+ yard field goals by a kicker in franchise history.

CAROLINA PANTHERS • Earned a playoff berth for the fourth time in the past five seasons.

• Had a -return (LB ) and a - return touchdown (PR KAELIN CLAY) in the fourth quarter of their Week 12 victory against the , the second time in franchise history – and first since the club’s inaugural 1995 season (October 8, 1995 against ) – in which the Panthers scored two return touchdowns in the fourth quarter of a game.

• RB JONATHAN STEWART (7,318) surpassed DE ANGELO WILLIAMS (6,846) for the most career rushing yards in franchise history.

• Stewart (51) surpassed Williams (46) for the most career rushing touchdowns by a in Panthers history. QB (54) has the most rushing touchdowns by a player in franchise history.

• Stewart rushed 16 times for 103 yards and three touchdowns in Week 14 and became the second player in franchise history (, October 3, 1999) to rush for at least 100 yards and three touchdowns on fewer than 20 carries.

• RB CHRISTIAN MC CAFFREY set franchise rookie records in scrimmage yards (1,086) and receptions (80).

• LB LUKE KUECHLY had a team-high 134 tackles and is the only player in franchise history with more than 100 tackles in each of his first six seasons as a Panther.

• Kuechly had three interceptions this season and has 15 career interceptions, surpassing THOMAS DAVIS (13) for the most interceptions by a in franchise history.

CHICAGO BEARS • RB JORDAN HOWARD ranked third in the NFC with 1,122 rushing yards. Howard, who rushed for 1,313 yards as a rookie in 2016, is the first player in franchise history to rush for at least 1,000 yards in each of his first two NFL seasons.

• Howard has 12 100-yard rushing games and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer (nine) for the most 100-yard games by a Bear in his first two NFL seasons.

• RB TARIK COHEN threw a 21-yard in Week 6 and became the first Bears rookie running back to throw a touchdown pass since Pro Football Hall of Famer on October 10, 1965.

• QB passed for 2,193 yards in 2017, the most passing yards by a rookie in franchise history.

• Trubisky passed for 271 yards with a touchdown and added a four- yard touchdown run in Week 14 and became the first rookie in team history with a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown in a single game since JIM MC MAHON (December 5, 1982).

CINCINNATI BENGALS • QB did not have an in six consecutive games (Weeks 8-13), tied for the second-longest streak of regular- season games without an interception in franchise history.

• LB CARL LAWSON led NFL rookies with 8.5 sacks, tied for the second-most sacks by a rookie in franchise history.

• Lawson had 2.5 sacks in Week 3, the most in a single game by a Cincinnati rookie since 2001 (JUSTIN SMITH, three).

• WR A.J. GREEN led the team with 1,078 receiving yards, his sixth 1,000-yard season, the second-most in franchise history (, seven).

CLEVELAND BROWNS • RB DUKE JOHNSON, JR. had 74 receptions, the most in a single season by a running back in franchise history.

• TE led the team with four touchdowns catches, the most by a rookie in franchise history.

• LBs (142) and (138) became the second pair of teammates in franchise history with 125+ tackles each. Schobert’s 142 tackles tied for second in the NFL, while Kirksey’s 138 tackles tied for fourth.

DALLAS COWBOYS • WR has 73 career touchdown catches and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer (71) for the most touchdown receptions in franchise history.

• TE has 12,448 career receiving yards and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer (11,904) for the most career receiving yards in franchise history.

• Witten has 68 career touchdown catches and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer MICHAEL IRVIN (65) for the third-most in franchise history.

• DE DEMARCUS LAWRENCE is the third player in franchise history with at least 14 sacks in a season (14.5), joining DE MARCUS WARE and JIM JEFFCOAT.

DENVER BRONCOS • Ranked third in the NFL in total defense (290 yards per game).

• WR DEMARYIUS THOMAS ranks second in team history in receiving yards (8,653) and touchdown catches (57) and ranks third in receptions (629).

• RB C.J. ANDERSON rushed for 1,007 yards and became the 14th player in franchise history with 1,000+ rushing yards in a single season.

• LB led the team with 10 sacks and became the first player in team history to record at least five sacks in each of his first seven seasons.

• Miller has 83.5 career sacks, the second-most in franchise history.

DETROIT LIONS • Four players – TE (94), WR (85), RB (64) and WR MARVIN JONES, JR. (64) – gained at least 60 yards in Detroit’s Week 14 win, the second time in franchise history (December 14, 1980) that the Lions had four players with 60+ receiving yards in a non-overtime victory.

• DE had three games with three sacks in 2017 and has four career games with at least three sacks, tied with for the most such games in franchise history.

• CB led the NFL with 26 passes defensed, the most by a Detroit player in a single season since 1991.

• Slay tied for the league lead with a career-high eight interceptions.

GREEN BAY PACKERS • Won games in Week 13 and Week 14 in overtime, the first time in franchise history the Packers won back-to-back games in overtime.

Scored a rushing touchdown (Week 13) and a receiving touchdown (Week 14) in overtime in the same season for the first time in franchise history.

• Rookie RB AARON JONES rushed for the game-winning 20-yard touchdown in overtime of the Packers’ Week 13 win over Tampa Bay. Jones is only the second Packers player all-time to score a rushing touchdown in overtime (JIM HARGROVE, October 18, 1987).

• QB had a rushing touchdown in each of his first two career starts (Weeks 7 and 9) and became the first Packers quarterback to accomplish the feat since 1940.

• CB had four interceptions and became the sixth Packer since 1940 to record at least three interceptions in each of his first three NFL seasons.

HOUSTON TEXANS • Scored 57 points in their Week 4 victory against Tennessee, the most points in a single game in franchise history.

• WR DE ANDRE HOPKINS led the NFL and set a single-season franchise record with 13 touchdown receptions.

• Hopkins caught at least one touchdown in a franchise-record 10 games in 2017.

• QB set franchise rookie records with 19 touchdown passes and a 103 .

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS • WR T.Y. HILTON has 28 games with at least 100 receiving yards and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer (27) for the most 100+ receiving yard games in a player’s first six seasons in franchise history.

• TE JACK DOYLE had 80 receptions and joined CLARK (100 in 2009) as the only tight ends in franchise history with 80+ catches in a single season.

• S had an interception in three consecutive games (Weeks 2-4) and became the first Colts rookie to accomplish the feat since 1984.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS • Won the AFC South, their first division title since 1999 (AFC Central).

• Ranked first in the NFL in defensive touchdowns (seven) and second in total defense (286.1 yards per game), sacks (55) and takeaways (33).

• Had 10 sacks in two games (Weeks 1 and 7) and joined the 1984 (two games) and 1967 Oakland Raiders (two) as the only teams with at least 10 sacks in multiple games in a single season.

• Recorded 10 sacks and had a defensive touchdown in Week 1 and became the second team in NFL history with at least 10 sacks and a defensive touchdown in a season-opening game.

• RB led the team with 1,040 rush yards and joined FRED TAYLOR (1,223 yards in 1998) as the only rookies in team history to rush for at least 1,000 yards.

Fournette had 1,342 scrimmage yards and 10 touchdowns, both the third-most by a rookie in franchise history.

• DE led the AFC with 14.5 sacks, the most in a single season in franchise history.

• LB TELVIN SMITH (28 yards) and S (51) each had an interception-return touchdown in Week 5, the first game in franchise history with multiple INT-TDs.

• TE MARCEDES LEWIS had three touchdown catches in Week 3 against Baltimore at London’s , the most touchdown receptions by a player in a London Series game since its inception in 2007. Lewis also tied (December 6, 2015 at Tennessee) and (September 10, 2000 at Baltimore) for the most TD catches in a single game in franchise history.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS • Won the AFC West for the second consecutive season, the first back- to-back division titles in team history.

• Rookie RB led the NFL with 1,327 rush yards and ranked third with 1,782 scrimmage yards, both franchise rookie records.

• Joined the 1981 San Diego Chargers as the only teams in NFL history with a 4,000-yard passer (, 4,042), 1,000-yard rusher (Hunt, 1,327) and both a (, 1,183) and tight end (, 1,038) with at least 1,000 receiving yards each in a single season.

• Kelce, who had 1,038 receiving yards this season and 1,125 yards in 2016, joined (2007-08) as the only tight ends in franchise history with consecutive 1,000-yard seasons.

• Smith, who passed for a career-high 4,042 yards this season, joined ELVIS GRBAC (2000), (2003-05) and BILL KEENEY (1983) as the only in franchise history to pass for 4,000+ yards in a single season.

• Rookie K HARRISON BUTKER converted 23 consecutive field-goal attempts, the longest streak in franchise history.

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS • Had five interceptions in the first half of their Week 11 victory against Buffalo and became the first team since Miami in 1973 (December 3) to have five interceptions in the first half of a game.

• QB passed for 4,515 yards, his team-record ninth season with at least 4,000 passing yards.

• RB totaled 1,581 scrimmage yards and 12 touchdowns this season and joined Pro Football Hall of Famer LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON (2002-08) as the only players in franchise history to record at least 1,400 scrimmage yards and 12 touchdowns in consecutive seasons.

• Gordon had an 87-yard touchdown run in Week 8 at New England, tied for the longest run in franchise history (, September 10, 1961).

• WR ranked fourth in the NFL with 102 catches, the most in a single season in team history (Pro Football Hall of Famer LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON, 100 in 2003).

• DE (12.5) and LB (10.5) are the first Chargers duo to register double-digit sacks in the same season since 2006.

LOS ANGELES RAMS • Won the NFC West division title for the first time since 2003.

• Led the NFL averaging 29.9 points per game. The Rams, who scored the fewest points in the NFL last season (14.0 per game), became the second team in NFL history (San Francisco, 1964-65) to lead the league in scoring after recording the fewest points in the previous season.

• Head coach SEAN MC VAY, at 31 years old, became the youngest head coach in NFL history to lead his team to a playoff berth.

• RB led the NFL with 2,093 scrimmage yards and joined Pro Football Hall of Famers and and as the only players in franchise history with 2,000+ scrimmage yards in a single season.

• Gurley rushed for 152 yards with three touchdowns and added a touchdown catch in the Rams’ 42-7 win at Seattle in Week 15. Gurley joined Pro Football Hall of Famer MARSHALL FAULK (October 20, 2002) as the only Rams in franchise history to have at least 150 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns and a receiving touchdown in a single game.

• QB passed for at least 300 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions in Weeks 9 and 10 and became the first player in franchise history to pass for 300+ yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions in consecutive games.

• Goff threw a 94-yard touchdown pass to WR ROBERT WOODS in Week 10, the third-longest offensive play from scrimmage in franchise history and the longest since 1964.

• DT led the team with 11 sacks and has 39 career sacks, the most by a defensive tackle in team history.

• Became the first team in NFL history to record two interception-return touchdowns and a safety in a season opener.

MIAMI DOLPHINS • WR led the NFL with 112 receptions, the most in a single season in team history.

Landry, who had 110 receptions in 2015, became the first player in franchise history with multiple 100-catch seasons.

• RB rushed for 114 yards and had five receptions for 79 yards in the Dolphins’ Week 14 win against New England. Drake is the third player in franchise history with at least 100 rushing yards and 75 receiving yards in a single game.

• DE has 92 career sacks, the second-most in franchise history.

• In Week 13, joined the 1927 and 1961 Washington Redskins as the only teams in NFL history with two safeties and an interception-return touchdown in the same game.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS • Won the NFC North division title for the second time in three years.

• Ranked first in the NFL in total defense (275.9 yards per game) and scoring defense (15.8 points per game).

Held opponents to a 25.2 percent third-down conversion rate, the best mark in the NFL since the stat began being tracked in 1991.

• QB posted a passer rating of at least 100 in four consecutive games (Weeks 10-13) and tied Pro Football Hall of Famer (2009) and (2000 and 2004) for the longest streak in franchise history.

• Keenum completed 25 of 33 passes (75.8 percent) for 369 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions in Week 3. Keenum became the second quarterback in franchise history (, December 14, 1980 vs. Cleveland) to complete at least 75 percent of his passes with at least 360 passing yards, three touchdown passes and no interceptions in a single game.

• WR recorded his 200th reception in his 40th career game and surpassed (42) and (42) for the fewest games to reach the mark in franchise history.

• TE has 37 career touchdown catches, the most by a tight end in franchise history.

• DE EVERSON GRIFFEN had at least one sack in eight consecutive games (Weeks 1-8), tied for the longest streak in team history.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS • Won the AFC East division title for the ninth consecutive season, the longest streak in NFL history.

• Recorded their 17th consecutive season with a winning record, the longest streak since 1970, surpassing the previous record of 16 held by the 1970-1985 and 1983-1998 .

• Registered their seventh season with at least 13 victories (13-3), the second-most 13-win seasons in NFL history (San Francisco, nine).

• Produced their eighth consecutive season with at least 12 wins, surpassing the 2003-09 for the longest such streak in NFL history.

• Led the NFL in (394.2 yards per game) and ranked first in the AFC averaging 28.6 points per game.

• Head coach has 276 career victories (including the postseason) and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer (270) for the third-most wins by a head coach in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers (347) and (324) have more career victories.

• QB threw eight touchdowns to TE this season. The two have connected on 75 career touchdown passes, the second-most from a quarterback to a tight end in NFL history.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS • Won the NFC South division title for the first time since 2011.

• Led the NFL with 23 rushing touchdowns and ranked second averaging 391.2 total yards per game.

• Became the third team in the modern era (since 1933) without a turnover in its first four games of a season (1995 St. Louis and 2013 Tennessee).

• Became the first team in the era to win its next eight games immediately following an 0-2 start.

• RBs (1,554) and MARK INGRAM (1,540) became the first running back teammates in NFL history to each record at least 1,500 scrimmage yards in the same season.

• Kamara set franchise rookie records with 1,554 scrimmage yards and 14 total touchdowns.

• Ingram and Kamara each had at least 100 scrimmage yards in the same game on four occasions this year (Weeks 7, 10-11, 13), the most such games by a pair of running back teammates in a single season since 1985.

• Rushed for 298 yards and a franchise-record six touchdowns in Week 10 and became the fifth team in NFL history – including the postseason – to rush for at least 295 yards and six touchdowns in a single game.

Ingram rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns in the Week 10 victory, joining GEORGE ROGERS (November 8, 1981) and (October 22, 2000) as the only Saints players to rush for at least 130 yards and three touchdowns in a game.

• WR MICHAEL THOMAS ranked third in the NFL with 104 receptions and became the first player in franchise history with 100+ catches in a single season.

• CB tied the franchise rookie record and led all NFL rookies with five interceptions.

• Lattimore had an interception in three consecutive games (Weeks 14-16) and tied the franchise rookie record for most consecutive games with an interception (ROBERT MASSEY, 1989).

NEW YORK GIANTS • TE had six touchdown catches, the most by a rookie tight end in franchise history.

• Engram ranked second in franchise history among rookie tight ends in receptions (64) and receiving yards (722).

• S LANDON COLLINS led the team with 99 tackles and is the first safety in franchise history with three seasons of 95+ tackles.

NEW YORK JETS • RBs BILAL POWELL (163 rushing yards, 75-yard touchdown run) and rookie ELIJAH MC GUIRE (93 rushing yards, 69-yard touchdown run) each rushed for a touchdown in the team’s Week 4 overtime win. McGuire and Powell are the only pair of teammates in franchise history to each record a touchdown run of at least 65 yards in the same game.

• WRs ROBBY ANDERSON and each had at least 100 receiving yards in Weeks 12 and 13 and became the first set of Jets teammates to each have 100+ receiving yards in the same consecutive games since 1967 (Weeks 16-17) when Pro Football Hall of Famer and accomplished the feat for New York.

OAKLAND RAIDERS • WR has the most receptions (203) and receiving yards (2,903) through a player’s first three seasons in franchise history.

Cooper has 18 career touchdown catches, the second-most in franchise history in a player’s first three seasons.

• DE has 40.5 career sacks, the third most sacks by a player in his first four seasons in franchise history. His 40.5 sacks are the fifth-most in team history.

• Mack led the team with 10.5 sacks this season and became the fifth player in franchise history to record at least 10 sacks in three different seasons.

• K GIORGIO TAVECCHIO made two 52-yard field goals in Week 1 and joined as the only players in franchise history to convert multiple 50-yard field goals in a single game.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES • Won the NFC East division title for the first time since 2013.

• Had 13 wins, tied for the most in a single season in franchise history (2004).

• Tied for first in the NFL (NEW ENGLAND) with a +162 point differential, led the league in rush defense (79.2 yards per game) and ranked first in the NFC in turnover differential (+11).

• QB had 33 touchdown passes, the most in a single season in franchise history (Pro Football Hall of Famer , 32 in 1961).

• Wentz threw three touchdown passes in the first quarter in Week 5 and became the only quarterback in franchise history to throw three touchdown passes in the first quarter of a game.

• Wentz threw four touchdown passes in Week 14 and QB threw four touchdown passes in Week 15. The Eagles became the first team since the 2011 ( and , Weeks 16-17) to have different starting quarterbacks throw at least four touchdown passes in back- to-back weeks. It was also the first time in franchise history that different Eagles starting quarterbacks accomplished the feat in consecutive weeks.

• Blocked a PAT, punt and a in the team’s Week 15 victory and became the first team since the 1979 Vikings (November 25 at Tampa Bay) to block all three types of kicks in a win.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS • Won the AFC North division title, their eighth division title since 2002.

• Led the NFL with 56 sacks.

• QB ranked fifth in the NFL with 4,251 passing yards, his franchise-record fifth season with at least 4,000 passing yards.

• Roethlisberger had at least two touchdown passes in seven consecutive games (Weeks 10-16), the longest streak in team history.

• RB LE’VEON BELL ranked second in the NFL with 1,946 scrimmage yards, the third-most in a single season in franchise history. Bell also holds the single- Has 7,996 career scrimmage yards, the most by a player in his first five seasons in franchise history.

• Bell led all NFL running backs with 85 catches, the most receptions by a running back in a single season in team history.

• WR led the NFL with 1,533 receiving yards and became the first player in franchise history to lead the NFL in receiving yards multiple times. Brown also led the league in receiving in 2014 with 1,698 yards.

It was his sixth season with at least 1,000 receiving yards, tying (six) for the most such seasons in franchise history.

• Bell (1,684 scrimmage yards) and Brown (1,509 receiving yards) became the first pair of teammates in NFL history with at least 1,500 scrimmage yards each through their team’s first 13 games of a season.

• WR JU JU SMITH-SCHUSTER had 917 receiving yards, the most receiving yards by a rookie in franchise history.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS • QB has won each of his first five starts with San Francisco and has 1,542 passing yards, the most by a quarterback in franchise history in his first five starts with the team.

• Won each of his first three road starts with the team, the third 49ers quarterback since 1970 to win each of his first three road starts.

• Garoppolo passed for 293 yards in his first start with San Francisco in Week 13, the most passing yards by a player in his first start for the team in franchise history.

• K ROBBIE GOULD led the NFL with 39 field goals and joined (2011) as the only kickers in team history to lead the league in field goals.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS • QB led the NFL with 34 touchdown passes, tied for the most in a single season in franchise history. Wilson also had 34 touchdown passes in 2015.

• Wilson ranks third in franchise history in career passing yards (22,176), touchdown passes (161) and completions (1,815).

• TE tied for second in the NFL with 10 touchdown catches, the most by a tight end in franchise history.

• Graham ranks first among tight ends in franchise history in receptions (170), receiving yards (2,048) and touchdown catches (18).

• LB ranked third in the NFC with 133 tackles, his franchise-record sixth season with 100+ tackles.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS • QB has 11,636 career passing yards, the most in franchise history by a player in his first three seasons.

• Winston has 11 career games with at least 300 passing yards, the second-most in franchise history (, 12).

Winston had six games with 300+ pass yards in 2017, the most in a single season in team history.

• WR MIKE EVANS has 309 career receptions, the third-most in team history.

• Evans has 4,579 career receiving yards, the most by a player in his first four seasons in franchise history.

• TE O.J. HOWARD had six touchdown receptions, the most by a rookie tight end in franchise history.

TENNESSEE TITANS • Earned a playoff berth for the first time since 2008.

• Led the AFC in rushing defense (88.8 yards per game).

• RB had three offensive touchdowns of at least 60 yards this season, joining CHRIS JOHNSON (five in 2009 and three in 2012) as the only Titans players since 2000 with at least three 60+ yard offensive touchdowns in a single season.

• TE had 807 receiving yards, his fourth season with 800+ yards, the most by a tight end in franchise history.

• P led the NFL with a 49.7 gross punting average and a 44.6-yard net average, both franchise records.

• K had 136 total points, tied with AL DEL GRECO (1998) for the highest single-season total in franchise history.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS • QB passed for 4,093 yards, the fourth-most in franchise history.

Cousins has three consecutive 4,000-yard seasons and he is the only player in franchise history with multiple 4,000-yard seasons.

• Cousins has nine career games with at least 300 passing yards, three touchdown passes and no interceptions and tied Pro Football Hall of Famer SONNY JURGENSEN and for the most such games in franchise history.

• WR JAMISON CROWDER led the team with 66 catches and has 192 career receptions, the second-most in franchise history by a player in his first three NFL seasons (GARY CLARK, 202).

• LB tied for fourth in the NFL and led the team with 13 sacks, his fifth season leading Washington in sacks, tied with DEXTER MANLEY (five) for the most seasons leading the team in sacks in franchise history.

THE PLAYERS & LEAGUE MILESTONES

ACCOMPLISHMENT(S) • Tied for second in the NFL with 10 touchdown WR, Green Bay Packers catches.

• Scored a touchdown in both the final minute of the fourth quarter and in overtime of the Packers’ Week 14 win and became the fourth player in NFL history (including the postseason) – and the first since New England’s JAMES WHITE in Super Bowl LI – to score a touchdown in both the final minute of the fourth quarter and in overtime.

JAY AJAYI • Became the first player in NFL history with at RB, least 400 rushing yards for two different teams in the same season: 408 yards in seven games with Philadelphia and 465 yards in seven games with Miami.

KEENAN ALLEN • Ranked third in the NFL in receiving yards WR, (1,393) and fourth in receptions (102).

• Had an interception in Week 16 and became the first player in NFL history to record at least 90 catches and an interception in the same season.

He is also the third player in NFL history to have at least 1,000 receiving yards and an interception in the same season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer (1942) and RANDY MOSS (2009).

• Is the only player in NFL history to have at least 10 catches, 100 receiving yards and a touchdown reception in three consecutive games (Weeks 11-13).

ODELL BECKHAM, JR. • Reached 300 receptions in his 45th career WR, New York Giants game, the fastest in NFL history (, 47 games).

LE’VEON BELL • Led the AFC in scrimmage yards (1,946) and RB, ranked second in rushing yards (1,291).

• Had 6,286 career scrimmage yards through his 50th career game in Week 3, the fourth- most in NFL history in a player’s first 50 games.

JOEY BOSA • Had 19 sacks in his first 20 career games, the DE, Los Angeles Chargers most sacks by a player in his first 20 games to begin a career since the individual sack became an official statistic in 1982.

CHRIS BOSWELL • Became the first kicker since the 1970 merger K, Pittsburgh Steelers to make a game-winning field goal with under one minute remaining in the fourth quarter in three consecutive games (Weeks 12-14).

TOM BRADY • Became the fourth player in NFL history to QB, reach 65,000 career passing yards (66,159), joining (71,940), Pro Football Hall of Famer BRETT FAVRE (71,838) and (70,445).

• Brady, who has 196 career regular-season victories, surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer BRETT FAVRE (186) and PEYTON MANNING (186) for the most regular-season victories by a starting quarterback in NFL history. Brady has 221 career wins (including the postseason), the most all-time by a starting quarterback.

• Has won 89 career regular-season road starts and surpassed PEYTON MANNING (85) for the most regular-season road victories by a starting quarterback in NFL history.

• Has won 58 games in December, the most by a starting quarterback in any calendar month in NFL history.

• Led the NFL with 4,577 passing yards and is the oldest player to lead the league in passing yards in NFL history.

Ranked first in the AFC with 32 touchdown passes this season, the most by a quarterback in a single season at the age of 40 or older in NFL history.

• Has 55 career games with at least three touchdown passes and no interceptions, passing PEYTON MANNING (51) for the most such performances in NFL history.

• Has six career games with at least five touchdown passes and no interceptions, the second-most in NFL history.

• Had 1,399 passing yards with 10 touchdowns and no interceptions through Week 4 and became the first player in NFL history to pass for at least 1,000 yards with 10 touchdowns and no interceptions through his team’s first four games in two different seasons during his career (2015).

• Passed for 340 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions for a 132 passer rating in the Patriots’ Week 11 win at Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca. Is the only player in NFL history to record a 300-yard passing game in three different countries (United States, and Mexico) and is also the first player to have a game with at least three passing touchdowns in three different countries.

DREW BREES • Completed 386 of 536 pass attempts and his QB, Saints 72.0 completion percentage is the highest in a single season in NFL history.

• Has 70,445 career passing yards and joined PEYTON MANNING (71,940) and Pro Football Hall of Famer BRETT FAVRE (71,838) as the only players in NFL history to reach 70,000 passing yards. Reached the milestone in his 248th career game and is the fastest in league history to accomplish the feat.

• Had 4,334 passing yards and extended his NFL-record streak of seasons with at least 4,000 passing yards to 12.

• Has 512 career touchdown passes (including the postseason) and joined PEYTON MANNING (579), Pro Football Hall of Famer BRETT FAVRE (552) and TOM BRADY (551) as the only players in NFL history to reach 500 career touchdown passes (including the postseason).

• Has 6,222 career completions and surpassed PEYTON MANNING (6,125) for the second- most completions in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer BRETT FAVRE (6,300) has more career completions.

Reached 6,000 completions in his 240th career game in Week 8 and is the fastest in NFL history to accomplish the feat.

• Has 231 career passing touchdowns at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, the most in NFL history by a quarterback at a single stadium

JACOBY BRISSETT • Is one of six quarterbacks in NFL history to QB, Indianapolis Colts throw touchdown passes of at least 60 yards to three different receivers over a two-game span: 80 yards to T.Y. HILTON in Week 9 and 61 yards to CHESTER ROGERS and 60 yards to DONTE MONCRIEF in Week 10.

ANTONIO BROWN • Led the NFL with 1,533 receiving yards and WR, Pittsburgh Steelers ranked fifth with 101 receptions.

Became the only player in NFL history with five consecutive 100-catch seasons.

• Has 582 receptions since 2013 and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer MARVIN HARRISON (563 from 1999-2003) for the most catches by a player over any five- year span in NFL history.

Has 7,848 receiving yards since 2013 and surpassed Harrison (7,594 from 1999-2003) for the most receiving yards by a player over any five-year span in NFL history.

• Reached 700 career receptions in Week 11 in his 111th career game, the fewest games to reach the milestone in NFL history.

• Reached 9,000 career receiving yards in Week 6 in his 107th career game, tied with RANDY MOSS for the fourth-fewest games to reach the milestone in NFL history.

• Had six games with at least 10 catches and 100 receiving yards this season, tied for the second-most in a single season in NFL history. Only (seven in 2008) had more such games in a season.

KEVIN BYARD • Had career-high eight interceptions, tied with S, Detroit’s DARIUS SLAY for the most in the NFL.

• Recorded three interceptions in Week 7 and two interceptions in Week 9 and his five interceptions over the two-game span (Titans had a bye in Week 8) tied for the most by an NFL player in consecutive games since the 1970 merger.

CALAIS CAMPBELL • Led the AFC with a franchise-record 14.5 DE, sacks.

• Had 10 sacks through Week 7, the most sacks by a player in his first seven games with a team since the individual sack became an official statistic in 1982.

ADRIAN CLAYBORN • Recorded a career-high six sacks, forced two DE, Falcons and recovered a fumble in Week 10, tied for the second-most sacks in a game since the individual sack became an official statistic in 1982.

TARIK COHEN • Became the first player since TERRY RB, Chicago Bears METCALF (1975) and the first rookie since Pro Football Hall of Famer GALE SAYERS (1965) to have a punt-return touchdown, rushing touchdown, receiving touchdown and passing touchdown in a single season.

KIRK COUSINS • Reached 13,000 passing yards in his 50th QB, Washington Redskins career game in Week 4 and became the sixth quarterback in NFL history to record at least 13,000 passing yards in his first 50 career games.

Had 43 interceptions through 50 games, the fewest interceptions through 50 career games among the quarterbacks who reached 13,000 passing yards during that span.

• Had 4,093 passing yards and four rushing touchdowns and is the only player in NFL history to have at least 4,000 passing yards and four or more rushing touchdowns in three consecutive seasons.

ED DICKSON • Had five catches for 175 yards in Week 5 and TE, became the second tight end in NFL history to have at least 175 receiving yards on five or fewer catches in a single game ( on December 10, 1961).

AARON DONALD • Had 11 sacks this season and is the only DT, defensive tackle with at least eight sacks in each of his first four seasons since 1982.

ELVIS DUMERVIL • Has 105.5 career sacks and joined JULIUS LB, San Francisco 49ers PEPPERS (154.5), (125.5) and (125.5) as the only active players with at least 100 career sacks.

JAKE ELLIOTT • Made a 61-yard game-winning field goal as K, Philadelphia Eagles time expired in the Eagles’ 27-24 victory over the New York Giants in Week 3, the longest field goal by a rookie in NFL history and tied for the third-longest game-ending field goal in league annals, trailing only TOM DEMPSEY (63 yards, November 8, 1970) and (62, October 22, 2006).

MIKE EVANS • Had 1,001 receiving yards and joined RANDY WR, MOSS and A.J. GREEN as the only players in NFL history to have four consecutive 1,000- yard seasons to begin their career.

LARRY FITZGERALD • Has 15,545 career receiving yards and moved WR, Cardinals into third place on the all-time receiving yards list.

Fitzgerald, who has played his entire career with Arizona, and Pro Football Hall of Famer (19,247 with San Francisco) are the only players in NFL history to reach 15,000 career receiving yards with a single team.

• Had 1,156 receiving yards, his ninth season with at least 1,000 receiving yards, tied for the third-most in NFL history.

• Has 1,234 career catches and became the third player in NFL history to reach 1,200 receptions, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer JERRY RICE (1,549) and TONY GONZALEZ (1,325). Fitzgerald reached the milestone in his 214th career game, the fastest in NFL history.

• Ranked second in the NFL with 109 catches, his fifth season with 100+ receptions, tied for the second-most all-time.

• Has a catch in 211 consecutive games, tied with TONY GONZALEZ for the second- longest streak all-time.

LEONARD FOURNETTE • Led NFL rookies with nine rushing RB, Jacksonville Jaguars touchdowns and ranked second with 1,040 rushing yards.

• Scored a touchdown in each of the first six games this season and joined ROBERT EDWARDS (1998) as the only rookies in NFL history with at least one touchdown in each of their team’s first six games of a season.

• Had a 90-yard touchdown run in Week 5 and, at 22 years, 263 days old, became the youngest player in NFL history with a touchdown run of at least 90 yards. Became the fifth rookie in league annals with a 90+ yard rushing touchdown.

JIMMY GAROPPOLO • Is one of five quarterbacks since 1970 to win QB, San Francisco 49ers each of his first seven NFL starts.

MYLES GARRETT • Had two sacks in his NFL debut in Week 5 DE, and became the only player selected No. 1 overall to record multiple sacks in his NFL debut since the sack became an official statistic in 1982.

ANTONIO GATES • Has 114 career touchdown receptions and TE, Los Angeles Chargers surpassed TONY GONZALEZ (111) for the most touchdown catches by a tight end in NFL history.

FRANK GORE • Moved into fifth place on the all-time rushing RB, Indianapolis Colts list with 14,026 career yards.

• Has 77 career rushing touchdowns and 17 touchdown catches and became the sixth player in NFL history with at least 75 rushing touchdowns and 15 receiving touchdowns, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers , , MARSHALL FAULK, WALTER PAYTON and LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON.

• Had 1,206 scrimmage yards and is the only player in NFL history with 12 consecutive seasons with 1,200+ scrimmage yards.

ROBBIE GOULD • Led the NFL with 39 field goals, tied for the K, San Francisco 49ers third-most field goals in a single season in NFL history.

• Made 15 field goals in Weeks 13-15 and is the only player in NFL history to make at least 15 field goals over a three-game span.

A.J. GREEN • Had 1,078 receiving yards and is the only WR, player in NFL history with at least 950 receiving yards in each of his first seven seasons.

• Reached 500 receptions and 50 touchdown catches in his 89th career game in Week 3 and joined Pro Football Hall of Famer MARVIN HARRISON and LARRY FITZGERALD as the only players in NFL history with at least 500 catches and 50 touchdown receptions in their first 90 career games.

EVERSON GRIFFEN • Tied for third in the NFC with 13 sacks. DE, • Recorded at least one sack in each of the Vikings’ first eight games this season and joined Indianapolis’ DWIGHT FREENEY (2009) and (2005) as the only players to record a sack in each of their team’s first eight games of a season since the individual sack became an official statistic in 1982.

ROB GRONKOWSKI • Led all NFL tight ends with 1,084 receiving TE, New England Patriots yards and reached 1,000 yards for the fourth time in his career, tied with TONY GONZALEZ (four) and JASON WITTEN (four) for the most seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards among tight ends in NFL history.

• Reached his 70th career touchdown catch in his 91st game in Week 3, the fifth-fastest player in NFL history to reach 70 career touchdown receptions.

TODD GURLEY • Led the NFL with 2,093 scrimmage yards and RB, Los Angeles Rams 19 touchdowns (13 rushing, six receiving).

• Is the third different player in NFL history to have at least 2,000 scrimmage yards, 10 rushing touchdowns and more than five touchdown catches in a single season. The other two players to accomplish the feat are enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: O.J. SIMPSON (1975) and MARSHALL FAULK (2000 and 2001).

• Had 118 rushing yards, 158 receiving yards and two touchdown receptions in Week 16 and became the third player in NFL history to have at least 100 rushing yards and 150 receiving yards in a single game, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer (1954) and (1986).

STEPHEN HAUSCHKA • Converted four field goals of at least 55 yards, K, tied with Detroit’s for the most such field goals in a single season in NFL history.

• Made an NFL-record 13 consecutive 50+ yard field-goal attempts dating back to 2015.

JEFF HEATH • Converted two of three extra-point attempts in S, Dallas Cowboys Week 7 and joined Houston’s (November 23, 1980) and Detroit’s WAYNE WALKER (September 26, 1971) as the only non-kickers/punters to convert at least two extra-point attempts in a single game in NFL history.

TYREEK HILL • Has 11 career touchdowns of at least 50 WR-PR-KR, yards, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer GALE SAYERS (11) for the second-most 50+ yard touchdowns in a player’s first two seasons in NFL history. Only (13) had more such touchdowns in his first two seasons.

T.Y. HILTON • Has 10 career games with at least 150 WR, Indianapolis Colts receiving yards, tied with JULIO JONES for the fourth-most 150-yard receiving games in a player’s first six seasons. The only players with more such games in their first six seasons are Pro Football Hall of Famers (13) and JERRY RICE (13) and RANDY MOSS (12).

AUSTIN HOOPER • Had an 88-yard touchdown catch in Week 1, TE, the longest touchdown reception by a tight end in a season opener in NFL history.

KAREEM HUNT • Ranked first in the NFL with 1,327 rushing RB, Kansas City Chiefs yards and led all rookies with 1,782 scrimmage yards.

Hunt is the second rookie not selected in the first round to lead his league in rushing yards in the common draft era (since 1967). Cincinnati’s PAUL ROBINSON led the AFL with 1,023 rushing yards in 1968.

• Became the first player in NFL history to have at least three rushing touchdowns (three) and two receiving touchdowns (two) in his first two career games.

• Scored a touchdown of at least 50 yards in three consecutive games to start his career (Weeks 1-3) and is the only player in NFL history to accomplish the feat.

• Had at least 100 scrimmage yards in each of his first seven games this season and is the only rookie in NFL history with 100 or more scrimmage yards in each of his team’s first seven games of a season.

• Is the only rookie in NFL history to have two games with at least 200 scrimmage yards, a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown, having accomplished the feat in Week 1 and Week 15.

EDDIE JACKSON • Had a 76-yard interception-return touchdown S, Chicago Bears and a 75-yard fumble-return touchdown in Week 7 and is the only player in NFL history with multiple defensive touchdowns of at least 75 yards in a single game.

He is the only rookie in NFL history with two 75-yard defensive touchdowns in a single season.

DUKE JOHNSON, JR. • Had 74 receptions for 693 yards and joined RB, Cleveland Browns HERSCHEL WALKER as the only running backs in NFL history with 50+ catches and 500+ receiving yards in each of their first three seasons.

AARON JONES • Had the game-winning 20-yard touchdown RB, Green Bay Packers run on his first carry of the game in the Packers’ Week 13 overtime victory and became the second player in NFL history to score a rushing touchdown in overtime on his first carry of the game (NOLAN CROMWELL, 1979).

CHRIS JONES • Had three sacks, two forced fumbles and an DE, Kansas City Chiefs interception in Week 2 and became the first player since JAMES HARRISON in 2007 to have at least three sacks, two forced fumbles and an interception in a single game.

JULIO JONES • Led the NFC with 1,444 receiving yards. WR, Atlanta Falcons • Has four consecutive seasons (2014-17) with at least 1,300 receiving yards, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer MARVIN HARRISON and DEMARYIUS THOMAS for the second- longest streak in NFL history. Only (six) from 2000-05 has a longer streak in league annals.

• Has 9,054 career receiving yards and reached the 9,000-yard mark in his 95th game in Week 17, the fewest games to reach the milestone in NFL history.

• Has 585 career catches and reached 500 receptions in his 80th career game, tying ANQUAN BOLDIN for the fewest games to reach the milestone in NFL history.

• Has three career games with at least 250 receiving yards and is the only player in NFL history to have multiple 250+ yard receiving games.

ALVIN KAMARA • Ranked second in the NFL with 14 RB, touchdowns (eight rushing, five receiving, one kickoff return).

• Joined Pro Football Hall of Famer GALE SAYERS (1965) as the only rookies in NFL history to have at least five rushing touchdowns (eight), five receiving touchdowns (five) and a kickoff-return touchdown.

• Had 826 receiving yards and 728 rushing yards and joined Pro Football Hall of Famer (1964) as the only rookies in NFL history to have at least 700 rushing yards and 700 receiving yards.

• Had eight rushing touchdowns and five receiving touchdowns and became the fourth rookie in NFL history with at least five rushing and five receiving touchdowns, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers (1950), CHARLEY TAYLOR (1964) and GALE SAYERS (1965).

• Led NFL rookies with 81 catches and ranked second with 1,554 scrimmage yards.

• His 81 receptions are the third-most all time by a rookie running back.

• Had 81 receptions for 826 yards and five touchdown catches and is one of two rookie running backs in NFL history (CHRISTIAN MC CAFFREY) with 80+ catches and at least five touchdown receptions.

JARVIS LANDRY • Led the NFL with 112 receptions. WR, • Has 400 catches since entering the league in 2014 and surpassed ANQUAN BOLDIN (342) for the most catches by a player in his first four seasons in NFL history

• Is the only player in NFL history with at least 80 catches in each of his first four seasons.

• Had at least five receptions in all 16 games this season, joining ANTONIO BROWN (2013 and 2014), PIERRE GARÇON (2013) and JIMMY SMITH (2001) as the only players in NFL history to accomplish the feat.

DEMARCUS LAWRENCE • Tied for second in the NFL with a career-high DE, Dallas Cowboys 14.5 sacks.

• Had at least one sack in each of his team’s first seven games of the season and is one of seven NFL players to accomplish the feat since 1982.

ELI MANNING • Moved into sixth place on the all-time passing QB, New York Giants yards list with 51,682 career yards.

• Has 339 career touchdown passes, the eighth-most in NFL history.

CHRISTIAN MC CAFFREY • Had 80 receptions and five touchdown RB, Carolina Panthers catches and is one of two rookie running backs in NFL history (ALVIN KAMARA) with at least 80 catches and five touchdown receptions.

• His 80 receptions are the fourth-most all time by a rookie running back.

JOSH MC COWN • Had two rushing touchdowns in Week 13 and QB, New York Jets became the third player in NFL history with at least two rushing touchdowns in a single game at the age of 38 or older.

LE SEAN MC COY • Has 10,092 career rushing yards and reached RB, Buffalo Bills 10,000 career rushing yards on his 2,145th carry, the fifth-fewest attempts in NFL history to achieve the milestone.

CAM NEWTON • Led NFL quarterbacks with 754 rushing yards, QB, Carolina Panthers his third career season with at least 700 rushing yards, tied with (three) for the most such seasons by a quarterback in NFL history.

• Has 4,320 career rushing yards and is the fourth quarterback in NFL history with at least 4,000 rushing yards, joining MICHAEL VICK (6,109), (4,928) and Pro Football Hall of Famer (4,239).

• Has six career games with at least three passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown and tied Pro Football Hall of Famer STEVE YOUNG, DREW BREES, , and BILLY WADE for the most such games in NFL history.

• Has 54 career rushing touchdowns and is the only quarterback in NFL history with 50+ rushing touchdowns.

• Threw four touchdown passes and had 95 rushing yards in Week 10 and is the only quarterback in NFL history with two career games with at least four touchdown passes and 95 rushing yards.

• Had a 69-yard run in Week 10 and a 62- yarder in Week 14 and became the first quarterback in the Super Bowl era to have multiple 60+ yard rushes in a single season.

JULIUS PEPPERS • Has 154.5 career sacks and surpassed Pro LB, Carolina Panthers Football Hall of Famer (150.5) for the fourth-most sacks since 1982 when the individual sack became an official statistic.

• Had 11 sacks this season, his 10th career season with at least 10 sacks and became the fourth player in NFL history to have at least 10 seasons with 10+ sacks, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers (13 seasons), (12) and KEVIN GREENE (10). ADRIAN PETERSON • Had 159 rushing yards in Week 9 and, at 32 RB, years old, became the third-oldest player in NFL history with at least 150 rushing yards in a game, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famers (35 years old) and (34).

• Has 19 career games with at least 150 rushing yards and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famers ERIC DICKERSON (18) and (18) for the fourth-most games with at least 150 rushing yards in NFL history.

MATT PRATER • Made four field goals of at least 55 yards, tied K, with Buffalo’s STEPHEN HAUSCHKA for the most such field goals in a single season in NFL history.

• Has made 43 career field goals of at least 50 yards and surpassed JOHN KASAY (42) for the third-most in NFL history. Only SEBASTIAN JANIKOWSKI (55) and (52) have more such field goals.

• Made the game-winning 52-yarder with 1:35 remaining in the Lions’ 27-24 victory in Week 11 and has made three career game-winning field goals of at least 50 yards with under two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter or overtime, tied with five others for the most such field goals in NFL history.

DAK PRESCOTT • Has eight career games with at least three QB, Dallas Cowboys touchdown passes and one or fewer interception, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famer (nine) for the most such games in a player’s first two seasons.

• Has 45 passing touchdowns and 12 rushing touchdowns in his career and joined CAM NEWTON as the only players in NFL history to have at least 35 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing touchdowns in their first two seasons.

• Had 50 touchdowns (39 passing, 11 rushing) in his first 25 career games and became one of four quarterbacks since 1970 to account for at least 50 touchdowns in his first 25 career games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers DAN MARINO (62 touchdowns) and (60) and DAUNTE CULPEPPER (55).

PHILIP RIVERS • Ranked second in the NFL with 4,515 passing QB, Los Angeles Chargers yards and reached the 3,500-yard mark for the 10th consecutive season (2008-17), becoming the third quarterback in NFL history to pass for at least 3,500 yards in 10 consecutive seasons, joining PEYTON MANNING (13, 1998-2010) and DREW BREES (13, 2005-17).

• Has 50,348 career passing yards and became the ninth player in NFL history with at least 50,000 career yards.

• Has 342 career touchdown passes, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer for the sixth-most all-time.

• Has 4,171 career completions and became the eighth quarterback in league annals to record 4,000 career completions.

AARON RODGERS • Has 313 career touchdown passes and QB, Green Bay Packers became the 11th quarterback in NFL history with 300 career touchdown passes.

His 300th touchdown pass came on his 4,742nd career attempt, the fewest attempts at the time of a player’s 300th touchdown pass in NFL history.

MATT RYAN • Has 41,796 career passing yards and QB, Atlanta Falcons surpassed PEYTON MANNING (41,626) for the most passing yards by a player in his first 10 seasons in NFL history.

• Had 39,858 career passing yards through his 150th game, the most by a player in NFL history in his first 150 games.

Ryan’s 3,465 career completions were the second most in NFL history by a player in his first 150 career games, trailing only DREW BREES (3,494).

• Had 4,095 passing yards this season, his seventh consecutive 4,000-yard season, tied with (2011-2017) for the second-longest streak in NFL history.

MOHAMED SANU • Threw a 51-yard touchdown pass to JULIO ` WR, Atlanta Falcons in Week 12 and, along with his 73-yard touchdown pass to A.J. GREEN with Cincinnati in 2012, became the first wide receiver since the 1970 merger to throw multiple career 50+ yard touchdown passes. He is also the first non-quarterback to throw two career 50+ yard touchdown passes since Pro Football Hall of Fame running back WALTER PAYTON (1979, 1983).

DARIUS SLAY • Had a career-high eight interceptions, tied CB, Detroit Lions with Tennessee’s for the most in the NFL.

• Led the NFL with 26 passes defensed.

ALEX SMITH • Passed for a career-high 4,042 yards and 26 QB, Kansas City Chiefs touchdowns with five interceptions this season, his NFL-record fifth consecutive season with at least 3,000 passing yards and fewer than 10 interceptions.

• Began the season with 18 touchdown passes and zero interceptions, the third-most touchdown passes without an interception to start a season in NFL history.

• Passed for 368 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions on 28 of 35 passing (80.0 percent) in the Chiefs’ 42-27 win against New England in Week 1 and became the first quarterback in league history with at least 350 passing yards, four touchdowns, a completion percentage of 80+ and no interceptions against the defending Super Bowl champion.

ROD SMITH • Had an 81-yard touchdown reception and a RB, Dallas Cowboys 15-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter of the Cowboys’ Week 14 victory and became the first player in NFL history to catch a touchdown pass of at least 80 yards and also rush for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of a game.

JU JU SMITH-SCHUSTER • Had 1,157 all-purpose yards (917 receiving, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers 240 kickoff-return) and is the youngest player in NFL history to record 1,000 all-purpose yards in a season.

• Had a touchdown catch in Week 2 and, at 20 years old, became the youngest player to score a touchdown in the NFL since 1964 (Chicago’s ANDY LIVINGSTON) and the youngest player to catch a touchdown pass since 1930 (Green Bay’s ).

• Had five touchdown receptions before his 21st birthday, the most in NFL history by a player younger than 21 years old.

MATTHEW STAFFORD • Led the NFC with 4,446 passing yards, his QB, Detroit Lions seventh consecutive 4,000-yard season, tied with MATT RYAN (2011-2017) for the second-longest streak in NFL history.

• Has 216 career touchdown passes and, at 29 years old, became the fourth quarterback in NFL history to reach 200 career touchdown passes before his 30th birthday.

• In Week 10, led his 30th career game-winning drive in the fourth quarter or overtime and reached 30 such game-winning drives in the fewest number of career games (118).

GIORGIO TAVECCHIO • Made all four of his field-goal attempts, K, Oakland Raiders including two 52-yard field goals, on Kickoff Weekend and became the first player in league history to make two field goals of at least 50 yards in his NFL debut.

ADAM THIELEN • Ranked second in the NFC with 1,276 WR, Minnesota Vikings receiving yards and finished fourth in the conference with 91 receptions.

• Joined and as the only undrafted players in the common draft era (since 1967) to record at least 90 catches and 1,200 receiving yards in a single season.

JOE THOMAS • In Week 2, reached 10,000 consecutive T, Cleveland Browns snaps played.

JUSTIN TUCKER • Has made 33 career field goals of at least 50 K, yards and converted his 30th career 50+ yard field in his 87th game, the fewest games to reach the milestone in NFL history.

ADAM VINATIERI • Has 2,487 career points and surpassed K, Indianapolis Colts GARY ANDERSON (2,434) for the second- most points scored in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer (2,544) has more career points.

• Has 24 game-winning field goals in the final minute of the fourth quarter or overtime and 10 game-winners in overtime, both the most in NFL history.

DESHAUN WATSON • Had 19 passing touchdowns in his first seven QB, games, the most ever by a rookie in his first seven games of a season. Also surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer KURT WARNER (18 from 1998-1999) for the most passing touchdowns by a player in his first seven career games.

• Threw at least three touchdown passes in four consecutive games (Weeks 4-6, 8) and became the first rookie in NFL history to accomplish the feat.

Had 16 touchdown passes over the four games, the most in league annals by a rookie in any four-game span.

• Had seven touchdown passes and two rushing touchdowns through Week 4 and became the only rookie quarterback in NFL history with at least seven passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns in his team’s first four games of a season.

• Passed for 283 yards with four touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown in Week 4 and joined Pro Football Hall of Famer FRAN TARKENTON (September 17, 1961 vs. Chicago) as the only rookie quarterbacks in NFL history with at least 250 passing yards, four touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown in a single game.

• Passed for 261 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions for a 119.8 passer rating in Week 5 and became the fourth rookie quarterback in NFL history to pass for five touchdowns in a single game and the third to accomplish the feat without throwing an interception.

Watson, at 22 years, 24 days old, became the third youngest quarterback in NFL history with five touchdown passes in a single game, trailing only MATTHEW STAFFORD (21 years, 288 days) and JAMEIS WINSTON (21, 320).

• Had a 49-yard touchdown run in Week 2, the longest run by a quarterback in his first career start in NFL history.

T.J. WATT • Had two sacks and an interception in Week 1 LB, Pittsburgh Steelers and became the first player to record at least two sacks and an interception in an NFL debut on Kickoff Weekend since individual sacks became an official statistic in 1982.

CARSON WENTZ • Ranked second in the NFL with a franchise- QB, Philadelphia Eagles record 33 touchdown passes.

• Had 28 touchdown passes and five interceptions in Philadelphia’s first 11 games and is the third quarterback in NFL history to have at least 25 touchdown passes and five or fewer interceptions through his team’s first 11 games, joining TOM BRADY (2007, 2015, 2017) and AARON RODGERS (2011, 2014).

RUSSELL WILSON • Led the NFL with 34 touchdown passes. QB, • Guided Seattle to a 9-7 record and became the first quarterback in NFL history with a winning record in each of his first six career seasons.

• Had 19 fourth-quarter touchdown passes this season and surpassed (15 in 2011) for the most in a single season in NFL history.

• Had 34 touchdown passes and 586 rushing yards this season and became the first player in NFL history with 30+ passing touchdowns and 500+ rushing yards in multiple seasons. Wilson also accomplished the feat in 2015.

• Passed for 3,983 yards and became the fourth player in NFL history with 3,000+ passing yards in each of his first six seasons.

• Had touchdown passes of 61 and 74 yards in the 4th quarter of Week 14 and became the first quarterback with two fourth-quarter touchdown passes of at least 60 yards in a single game since Pro Football Hall of Famer KURT WARNER on September 24, 2000.

JAMEIS WINSTON • Has 11,636 career passing yards and QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (11,431 yards) for the third-most passing yards by a player in his first three seasons in NFL history (, 12,957 and PEYTON MANNING, 12,287).

JASON WITTEN • Has 12,448 career receiving yards and joined TE, Dallas Cowboys TONY GONZALEZ (15,127) as the only tight ends in NFL history with at least 12,000 career receiving yards.

• Has 1,152 career receptions, the fourth-most all-time.

GREG ZUERLEIN • Led the NFL in points scored (158). K, Los Angeles Rams • Made all seven of his field-goal attempts and both of his PAT attempts in Week 4 and became the eighth player to make at least seven field goals in a single game.

His 23 total points scored is tied for the third- highest single-game total by a kicker in NFL history.