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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/14/17 http://twitter.com/NFL345

THE WEEK THAT WAS – WEEK 10

SPRINTING SAINTS: The defeated Buffalo 47-10 in Week 10 to improve to 7-2.

The Saints, who have won seven consecutive games after starting 0-2, are the second team in the era to win its next seven games immediately following an 0-2 start. The other team to accomplish the feat – 1993 – won the Super Bowl in that season.

New Orleans, led by running backs MARK INGRAM (131 rushing yards, three ) and rookie (106 rushing yards, one ), rushed for 298 yards and a franchise-record six touchdowns in the victory. New Orleans became the fifth team – and the first since 1957 (, November 24, 1957) – in NFL history (including the postseason) to rush for at least 295 yards and six touchdowns in a single game.

The teams with at least 295 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns in a single game in NFL history (including the postseason):

TEAM DATE RUSHING YARDS RUSHING TDS New Orleans November 12, 2017 298 6 Cleveland November 24, 1957 330 6 November 18, 1951 371 6 November 19, 1950 423 6 Chicago December 8, 1940* 382 7 *NFL Championship

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CAREER DAY FOR CLAYBORN: defensive end recorded a career-high six sacks, forced two and recovered a in the Falcons’ 27-7 win against Dallas last week.

Clayborn’s six sacks are a single-game franchise record (CHUCK SMITH, five on October 12, 1997) and are tied for the second-most in a game since the individual sack became an official statistic in 1982. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer DERRICK (seven on November 11, 1990) had more sacks in a single game.

The players with the most sacks in a single game since 1982:

PLAYER TEAM DATE SACKS ^ Kansas City November 11, 1990 7 Adrian Clayborn Atlanta November 12, 2017 6 New York Giants September 30, 2007 6 Derrick Thomas^ Kansas City September 6, 1998 6 ^ San Francisco November 13, 1983 6 ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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15,000 FOR FITZ: had 10 catches for 113 yards in the Cardinals’ loss to Seattle in Week 10.

Fitzgerald, who has 15,066 career receiving yards, became the sixth player in NFL history with at least 15,000 career receiving yards.

The players with the most career receiving yards in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM(S) CAREER RECEIVING YARDS ^ San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle 22,895 San Francisco, Philadelphia, Dallas, Buffalo, Cincinnati 15,934 , Oakland, New England, Tennessee, San Francisco 15,292 Los Angeles/St. Louis, San Francisco 15,208 Kansas City, Atlanta 15,127 Larry Fitzgerald Arizona 15,066 ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

Fitzgerald, who was 34 years, 70 days old when he reached 15,000 receiving yards, became the second-youngest player in NFL history to accomplish the milestone, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famer JERRY RICE (33 years, 72 days old).

The youngest players to reach 15,000 career receiving yards:

PLAYER AGE WHEN REACHING 15,000 RECEIVING YARDS Jerry Rice^ 33 years, 72 days Larry Fitzgerald 34 years, 70 days Randy Moss 35 years, 244 days Terrell Owens 36 years, 279 days Isaac Bruce 36 years, 307 days ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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ROAD WARRIOR: New England passed for 266 yards with three touchdowns and no for a 125.4 in the Patriots’ 41-16 win at Denver on Sunday Night Football last week.

Brady, who has won 86 career regular-season road starts, surpassed (85) for the most regular- season road victories by a starting quarterback in NFL history.

The starting with the most regular-season road victories in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM(S) ROAD WINS Tom Brady New England 86* Peyton Manning Indianapolis, Denver 85 ^ Green Bay, , Minnesota 73 ^ Miami 65 San Diego, New Orleans 64* *Active ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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SUPER-CAM: Carolina quarterback threw four touchdown passes and rushed for 95 yards, including a long of 69 yards, in the Panthers’ 45-21 win against Miami on last week.

Newton, who also threw for five touchdowns and rushed for 100 yards on December 20, 2015, is the only quarterback in NFL history with two career games with at least four touchdown passes and 95 rushing yards.

Philadelphia’s , who threw four touchdown passes and had 124 rushing yards on November 4, 1990, is the only other quarterback in NFL history to accomplish the feat in a single game.

The quarterbacks with at least four touchdown passes and 95 rushing yards in a single game in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM DATE TD PASSES RUSHING YARDS Cam Newton Carolina November 13, 2017 4 95 Cam Newton Carolina December 20, 2015 5 100 Randall Cunningham Philadelphia November 4, 1990 4 124

Newton, who has 4,002 career rushing yards, became the fourth quarterback in NFL history with at least 4,000 rushing yards, joining (6,109), Cunningham (4,928) and Pro Football Hall of Famer (4,239).

The quarterbacks with at least 4,000 career rushing yards in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM(S) CARRER GAMES RUSHING YARDS Michael Vick Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York Jets, 143 6,109 Randall Cunningham Philadelphia, Minnesota, Dallas, Baltimore 162 4,928 Steve Young^ Tampa Bay, San Francisco 169 4,239 Cam Newton Carolina 103 4,002 ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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MATTY ICE: Atlanta quarterback MATT RYAN completed 22 of 29 passes (75.9 percent) for 215 yards with two touchdowns for a 104.8 passer rating in the Falcons’ Week 10 win against Dallas.

Ryan, who has 40,073 passing yards in 151 career games, reached 40,000 career passing yards in the fewest games in NFL history, surpassing the previous record held by DREW BREES (152).

The quarterbacks to reach 40,000 career passing yards in the fewest games in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM(S) GAMES TO 40,000 CAREER PASSING YARDS Matt Ryan Atlanta 151 Drew Brees San Diego, New Orleans 152 Dan Marino^ Miami 153 Peyton Manning Indianapolis 154 San Diego/ 159 Cincinnati, Oakland, Arizona 160 ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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DAK ATTACK: Dallas quarterback rushed for a touchdown in the Cowboys’ loss at Atlanta last week.

Prescott, who has 39 touchdown passes and 11 rushing touchdowns in 25 career games, is 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 (55).

The quarterbacks to account for at least 50 touchdowns in their first 25 career games since 1970:

PLAYER TEAM SEASONS PASSING TDS RUSHING TDS TOTAL TDS Dan Marino^ Miami 1983-84 60 2 62 Kurt Warner^ St. Louis 1998-2000 59 1 60 Daunte Culpepper Minnesota 1999-2001 43 12 55 Dak Prescott Dallas 2016-17 39 11 50 ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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BIG PLAY BRISSETT: Indianapolis quarterback JACOBY BRISSETT connected on two touchdown passes – a 61- yarder to wide receiver CHESTER ROGERS and a 60-yarder to wide receiver DONTE MONCRIEF – in the Colts’ Week 10 loss to Pittsburgh.

Brissett, who threw an 80-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver T.Y. HILTON in Week 9, is one of six quarterbacks in NFL history to throw touchdown passes of at least 60 yards to three different receivers over a two-game span.

The quarterbacks with touchdown passes of at least 60 yards to three different receivers in a two-game span:

QUARTERBACK TEAM SEASON WEEKS RECEIVERS (YARDS) Jacoby Brissett Indianapolis 2017 9-10 T.Y. Hilton (80), Chester Rogers (61), Donte Moncrief (60) Indianapolis 2014 12-13 Donte Moncrief (79), Coby Fleener (73), T.Y. Hilton (73) New York Giants 2009 13-14 (74), (68), (61) Cleveland 2005 1-2 (80), Frisman Jackson (68), Steve Heiden (62) ^ Buffalo 1989 3-4 ^ (78), ^ (74), Don Beebe (63) Dave Ryan 1946 7-8 John Greene (88), Billy deCorrevont (72), Bob Cifers (70) ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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RIVERS RISING: Los Angeles Chargers quarterback PHILIP RIVERS completed 21 passes with two touchdowns in the team’s overtime loss to Jacksonville last week.

Rivers, who has 4,005 career completions, became the eighth quarterback in league annals to record 4,000 career completions.

The players with at least 4,000 career completions in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM(S) CAREER COMPLETIONS Brett Favre^ Green Bay, New York Jets, Minnesota 6,300 Peyton Manning Indianapolis, Denver 6,125 Drew Brees San Diego, New Orleans 6,051* Tom Brady New England 5,475* Dan Marino^ Miami 4,967 Eli Manning New York Giants 4,287* ^ Denver 4,123 Philip Rivers San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers 4,005* *Active ^Pro Football Hall of Famer