The Week That Was – Week 4

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2016 http://twitter.com/NFL345 THE WEEK THAT WAS – WEEK 4 Following are highlights from the first quarter of the 2016 NFL season: NFL MILESTONES CLOSE GAMES: Through Week 4, 47 games have been decided by eight points or fewer, tied for the most in a season’s first four weeks in NFL history (2004). Most games decided by eight points or fewer through Week 4: SEASON GAMES DECIDED BY EIGHT POINTS OR FEWER THROUGH WEEK 4 2016 47 2004 47 2007 45 2011 45 2013 45 COMEBACKS: Through Week 4, five games have been won by teams which trailed by 10 or more points in the fourth quarter, the fourth-most in NFL history. Most games won after trailing by 10 or more points in the fourth quarter through Week 4: SEASON GAMES WON AFTER TRAILING BY 10+ POINTS IN 4TH QUARTER THROUGH WEEK 4 1999 7 2011 7 1989 6 2016 5 TEAMS UNDEFEATED: Three NFL teams – DENVER (4-0), MINNESOTA (4-0) and PHILADELPHIA (3-0) – are undefeated through Week 4. Since 1990, 64 of 77 teams (83.1 percent) that started the season 4-0 have qualified for the playoffs. FLYING FALCONS: In Week 4, the ATLANTA FALCONS defeated Carolina 48-33 to improve to 3-1. Atlanta quarterback MATT RYAN (503 passing yards) and wide receiver JULIO JONES (300 receiving yards) each set single-game franchise records. The Falcons became the first team in NFL history to have a 500-yard passer and 300-yard receiver in the same game. MONSTROUS MINNESOTA: The MINNESOTA VIKINGS had eight sacks in the team’s 22-10 victory at Carolina in Week 3. The eight sacks are tied for the third-most in a road game in team history and the most in a road game by the Vikings since December 28, 2003 at Arizona. In Week 1, the KANSAS CITY CHIEFS extended their regular-season winning streak to 11 games with a 33-27 overtime victory over San Diego. The Chiefs overcame a 21-point deficit and are the first team in NFL history to extend a winning streak of at least 10 games with a 21+ point comeback victory. PLAYERS CLIMBING THE CHARTS: o New Orleans quarterback DREW BREES has 62,172 career passing yards and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (61,361) for the third-most all-time. o New York Giants quarterback ELI MANNING has 45,373 career passing yards and surpassed DREW BLEDSOE (44,611) to move into 10th place in NFL history. o Indianapolis running back FRANK GORE has 12,293 career rushing yards and passed MARCUS ALLEN (12,243), EDGERRIN JAMES (12,246) and MARSHALL FAULK (12,279) to move into 10th place in NFL history. o Arizona wide receiver LARRY FITZGERALD has three touchdown catches this season, bringing his career total to 101. He surpassed DON HUTSON (99), STEVE LARGENT (100) and TIM BROWN (100) for eighth place all-time. o Baltimore wide receiver STEVE SMITH, SR. has 14,213 career receiving yards and moved into ninth place in NFL history. o Oakland kicker SEBASTIAN JANIKOWSKI has 53 career 50+ yard field goals and passed JASON HANSON (52) for the most in NFL history. Seattle quarterback RUSSELL WILSON passed for 309 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions in the Seahawks’ 27-17 win at the New York Jets in Week 4. Wilson has 25 career games with multiple touchdown passes and no interceptions, the most by a player in NFL history in his first five seasons to begin a career. Washington tight end JORDAN REED had nine catches for 73 yards and two touchdowns in the Redskins’ 31-20 win over Cleveland in Week 4. Reed has 207 career catches and reached 200 receptions in his 38th game. He is the fastest tight end in NFL history to reach 200 career catches, passing Pro Football Hall of Famer KELLEN WINSLOW (39 games). RISING ROOKIES: o Dallas rookie quarterback DAK PRESCOTT completed 23 of 32 passes (71.9 percent) for 245 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in the Cowboys’ 24-17 win at San Francisco in Week 4. Prescott has no interceptions in his first 131 attempts, the most pass attempts by a rookie without an interception to begin a career. Prescott’s 131 pass attempts are also the most by a player who did not throw an interception in his first four career games. Philadelphia rookie quarterback CARSON WENTZ, who had a bye in Week 4, has not thrown an interception in his first 102 pass attempts during the first three games of his career. Wentz, who has passed for 769 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions this season, is the only rookie in NFL history with a touchdown pass and no interceptions in each of his first three games in a season. o Houston rookie wide receiver WILL FULLER had a five-yard touchdown reception and a 67-yard punt-return TD in the Texans’ 27-20 win over Tennessee in Week 4. Fuller is the fourth rookie in the past 15 years to record both a touchdown catch and a punt-return TD in the same game. Fuller is the only rookie in NFL history to have 300 or more receiving yards (323) and a punt-return touchdown in his team’s first four games of a season. .

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