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FOR USE AS DESIRED November 30, 2016 http://twitter.com/NFL345

WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WEEK 13

A WINNING COMBINATION: New England recorded his 200th career victory (including the postseason) in the Patriots’ 22-17 win at the last week, tying (200) for the most wins by a starting quarterback in NFL history.

With a victory against Los Angeles on Sunday, Brady would become the all-time wins leader (including playoffs) in league history.

The with the most career regular- and postseason wins in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM(S) CAREER WINS Tom Brady New England 200 Peyton Manning , Denver 200 ^ Atlanta, Green Bay, NY Jets, Minnesota 199 ^ Denver 162 ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

Brady (200-61, .766) owns the highest winning percentage among quarterbacks with at least 50 career starts since the 1970 merger. With a victory over the Rams this week, he would become the first quarterback in NFL history with a record 140 games over .500 at any point in his career.

The quarterbacks with the highest winning percentages since 1970 (minimum 50 starts):

PLAYER SEASONS WINS LOSSES TIES WINNING PERCENTAGE Tom Brady 2000-present 200 61 0 .766 ^ 1969-1979 95 35 0 .731 2012-present 60 24 1 .712 ^ 1979-1994 133 54 0 .711 Peyton Manning 1998-2015 200 92 0 .685 ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

The Patriots enter Week 13 with a 9-2 record, tied with the Oakland Raiders (9-2) atop the AFC. With a win on Sunday, the Patriots would clinch their 14th consecutive season with at least 10 wins, the second-longest streak of 10-win seasons in NFL history. The 1983-1998 49ers (16) are the only franchise with more consecutive seasons with at least 10 victories.

The franchises with the most consecutive 10-win seasons in NFL history:

TEAM SEASONS CONSECUTIVE 10-WIN SEASONS 1983-1998 16 2003-2015 13* 2002-2010 9 *Active streak

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PRESCOTT FINDING PAYDIRT: quarterback leads NFL rookies in passing yards (2,835), passes (18) and (108.6). With two touchdown passes on Thursday night at Minnesota, Prescott would join CHARLIE CONERLY (22) as the only rookie quarterbacks to throw at least 20 touchdown passes in his team’s first 12 games.

The most touchdown passes by a rookie quarterback in his team’s first 12 games:

PLAYER YEAR TEAM TOUCHDOWN PASSES Charlie Conerly 1948 22 2015 19 Russell Wilson 2012 19 Peyton Manning 1998 Indianapolis Colts 19

Dak Prescott 2016 18* *Through 11 games

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FITZ AMONG THE FINEST: recorded four catches in the Cardinals’ 38-19 loss to Atlanta last week, bringing his career reception total to 1,096.

With seven catches against Washington on Sunday, Fitzgerald would surpass Pro Football Hall of Famers (1,101) and (1,102) for the third-most career receptions in NFL history.

The players with the most receptions in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM(S) RECEPTIONS ^ San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle 1,549 Kansas City, Atlanta 1,325 Marvin Harrison^ Indianapolis 1,102 Cris Carter^ Philadelphia, Minnesota, Miami 1,101 Larry Fitzgerald Arizona 1,096 Tim Brown^ Los Angeles, Oakland, Tampa Bay 1,094 ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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THE COMEBACK KID: Detroit quarterback has engineered seven game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or in 2016, while helping the Lions become the first team in NFL history to record seven wins when trailing in the fourth quarter in the team’s first 11 games of a season.

With a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter or overtime at New Orleans on Sunday, Stafford would record the most such drives in a single season since the 1970 merger.

The most single-season game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime since 1970:

PLAYER YEAR TEAM GAME-WINNING DRIVES IN 4TH QUARTER/OT Matthew Stafford 2016 7* 2012 Indianapolis Colts 7 Peyton Manning 2009 Indianapolis Colts 7 2003 7 Peyton Manning 1999 Indianapolis Colts 7 1998 7 1989 7 1979 7 *Through 11 games

RACKING UP THE YARDS: New Orleans quarterback leads the NFL with 3,587 passing yards this season and has passed for at least 3,500 yards in 12 consecutive seasons, the second-longest streak in NFL history. PEYTON MANNING passed for 3,500+ yards in 13 consecutive seasons from 1998-2010.

With 413 passing yards on Sunday, Brees would become the first quarterback in NFL history to record 4,000 passing yards through his team’s first 12 games of a season twice in his career, having also accomplished the feat in 2011.

The quarterbacks with at least 4,000 passing yards in their team’s first 12 games:

PLAYER YEAR TEAM PASSING YARDS THROUGH TEAM’S 1ST 12 GAMES Peyton Manning 2013 4,125 Drew Brees 2011 4,031 Andrew Luck 2014 Indianapolis Colts 4,011

Drew Brees 2016 New Orleans Saints 3,587* *Through 11 games