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TWEETS OF THE WEEK

 @NFLfootballinfo: The last time we had more @NFL OT games thru Week 6 than 9 in 2015 was 20 years ago, 12, 1995

Week 6 included two overtime games, bringing the season total to nine such games. That is the most overtime games through six weeks since 1995 (12).

The two overtime games in Week 6 also marks the third consecutive week of multiple overtime games, the first time this has happened since a four-week streak in Weeks 10-13 of 2012.

The most overtime games through Week 6 in NFL history:

SEASON OVERTIME GAMES THROUGH WEEK 6 1995 12 1983 10 2015 9 2003 9 2002 8

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 @NFLfootballinfo: 47 @NFL games (51.6%) have been decided by 7 or fewer points, tied for 2nd-most ever through Week 6

Week 6 continued the early season trend of close games, as seven were decided by seven or fewer points. That brings the season total to 47 such games, tied for the second-most games decided by seven or fewer points through six weeks in NFL history (50 in 1999).

The most games decided by seven or fewer points through Week 6:

GAMES DECIDED BY SEVEN OR YEAR FEWER POINTS THROUGH WEEK 6 1999 50 2015 47 2011 47 2012 46 1983 46

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 @RLiuNFL: has reached 30,000 career passing yards in the fewest attempts in @NFL history (3,652) #SDvsGB

Green Bay AARON RODGERS passed for 255 yards with two and no for a 107.7 rating in the Packers’ 27-20 win against San Diego.

Rodgers reached 30,000 career passing yards on his 3,652nd attempt, the fewest needed to reach 30,000 passing yards in NFL history. Pro Football Hall of Famer held the previous record at 3,695 attempts.

The players to reach 30,000 passing yards in the fewest attempts:

NO. OF ATTEMPTS TO REACH PLAYER 30,000 PASS YARDS Aaron Rodgers 3,652 Johnny Unitas 3,695 3,716 3,749

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 @NFLhistory: @Bengals' Andy Dalton has 22 road wins. Only Marino, Big Ben, Matt Ryan (23 apiece) had more in 1st 5 seasons among SB-era starting QBs

Cincinnati quarterback ANDY DALTON completed 22 of 33 passes (66.7 pct.) for 243 yards and three touchdowns in the Bengals’ 34-21 victory at Buffalo.

It marked Dalton’s 22nd career road win, tied for the second-most road victories in a player’s first five seasons in the era (since 1966).

The with the most career road victories in his first five season since 1966:

PLAYER YEARS TEAM ROAD WINS IN FIRST FIVE SEASONS 2004-08 Pittsburgh 23 1991-95 Miami 23 Matt Ryan 2008-12 Atlanta 23 Andy Dalton 2011-15 Cincinnati 22* Donovan McNabb 1999-2003 Philadelphia 22 * Currently in his fifth season

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 @NFLhistory: @HoustonTexans' DeAndre Hopkins is only player in @NFL history with 9+ catches & 145+ rec. yds in 3 consecutive games

Houston DE ANDRE HOPKINS had 10 receptions for 148 yards and two touchdowns in the Texans’ 31- 20 win at Jacksonville in Week 6. Hopkins, who had 169 yards in Week 5 and 157 in Week 4, is the first player in NFL history to record at least nine receptions and 145+ receiving yards in three consecutive games.

Hopkins’ previous three games:

DATE OPPONENT RECEPTIONS YARDS YARDS/REC. TOUCHDOWNS 10/4 at Atlanta 9 157 17.4 0 10/8 Indianapolis 11 169 15.4 0 10/18 at Jacksonville 10 148 14.8 2

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 @RLiuNFL: Redskins Bashaud Breeland is the only player in the past 20 years with an INT, FF & 2 opp FRs in one half

Washington cornerback BASHAUD BREELAND had one , a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries in the first half of Redskins’ Week 6 game at the . Breeland is the only player in the past 20 years to have an interception, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries in a single half.

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