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Brady, Brees Could Trade Hallowed Record During Game As Nfl Kicks Off Season’S Second Half FOR USE AS DESIRED 11/3/20 BRADY, BREES COULD TRADE HALLOWED RECORD DURING GAME AS NFL KICKS OFF SEASON’S SECOND HALF The NFL’s trade deadline is today. But the trading of the league’s record for the most career touchdown passes could continue for the rest of the season. Tampa Bay quarterback TOM BRADY (561) and New Orleans quarterback DREW BREES (560) rank first and second, respectively, and could exchange the record multiple times in the same game on Sunday Night Football when the Saints travel to meet the Buccaneers (8:20 PM ET, NBC). In one of the more exciting chases in sports history, the two quarterbacks this season have already traded the record three times – all in the past two weeks. In Week 8, Brees held the mark for 28 hours before Brady surpassed him again on Monday Night Football against the Giants. Since Pro Football Hall of Famer BOBBY LAYNE surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer SAMMY BAUGH on Sept. 23, 1962, nine players have held the all-time passing touchdowns mark. Baugh, who served as a key catalyst in evolving the forward pass into more of a staple of NFL offenses, became the all-time leader in 1943. Until Brees and Brady engaged in their chase, the shortest amount of time any player held the mark in the modern era was Layne, who spent one year and 356 days in the lead until Pro Football Hall of Famer Y.A. TITTLE captured it in 1963. The players to hold the NFL record for most career touchdown passes, since 1943: RECORD HOLDER TD PASSES HELD OR SHARED RECORD SURPASSED BY DATE Sammy BaughHOF 187 18 years, 341 days Bobby LayneHOF 9/23/1962 Bobby LayneHOF 196 1 year, 356 days Y.A. TittleHOF 12/1/1963 Y.A. TittleHOF 212 2 years, 291 days Johnny UnitasHOF 9/18/1966 Johnny UnitasHOF 290 9 years, 93 days Fran TarkentonHOF 12/20/1975 Fran TarkentonHOF 342 19 years, 341 days Dan MarinoHOF 11/26/1995 Dan MarinoHOF 420 11 years, 314 days Brett FavreHOF 9/30/2007 Brett FavreHOFp 508 7 years, 26 days Peyton Manning 10/19/2014 Peyton Manning 539 5 years, 58 days Drew Brees 12/16/2019 Drew Brees 558 314 days Tom Brady 10/25/2020 Tom Brady 559 7 days Drew Brees 11/1/2020 Drew Brees 560 1 day Tom Brady* 11/2/2020 *Brady enters Week 9 as all-time leader with 561 career touchdown passes Brady is tied for third in the NFL this season with 20 touchdown passes. He’s on pace to throw his most touchdown passes since leading the league with 50 in 2007. Brees, meanwhile, leads all qualified passers in completion percentage (73.1) and is on pace to become the third player ever to lead the league in that category in at least four consecutive seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers LEN DAWSON (six straight years, 1964-69) and STEVE YOUNG (four straight years, 1994-97). SPEAKING OF LEAD CHANGES: NFL games this past weekend produced 23 lead changes, or 1.6 per game on average. Two games – narrow wins by Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay – had four lead changes. Seven of the 14 games in Week 8 were within one score on the last possession. The MINNESOTA VIKINGS, one of the teams that prevailed in a close game in Week 8, host the DETROIT LIONS on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, CBS). Last week, Vikings running back DALVIN COOK became the fifth player in the Super Bowl era with at least 200 scrimmage yards, three rushing touchdowns and a receiving touchdown in a single game, joining SHAUN ALEXANDER (Week 4, 2002), CLINTON PORTIS (Week 15, 2002), FRED TAYLOR (Week 12, 2000) and Pro Football Hall of Famer MARSHALL FAULK (Week 7, 2002). COMEBACKS ARE IN STYLE: In NFL annals, 2020 is one of only two seasons in which at least one team has come back to win after erasing a deficit of at least 13 points in each of the first eight weeks. It also happened in 2015. Additionally, at least one team has overcome a deficit of 16-or-more points to win in seven of the first eight weeks of the 2020 season. There have been 26 games in which a team has overcome a deficit of at least 10 points to win, tied for the most such games through Week 8 in NFL history. Only the 1987 season (also 26 games) had as many. In three games this year, including the Broncos’ 21-point comeback win in Week 8, a team has erased a deficit of at least 20 points to win. Only 2011 (five) and 1999 (four) have had more such comebacks through eight weeks. FIRST EPISODE OF MURRAY-TAGOVAILOA ON TAP: Returning from their bye, the ARIZONA CARDINALS on Sunday host the MIAMI DOLPHINS (4:25 PM ET, CBS) in a matchup of young quarterbacks. The Dolphins’ TUA TAGOVAILOA, who won his first career start last week, plays his first NFL road game. In Week 7, Arizona’s KYLER MURRAY became the first player in NFL history with at least 350 passing yards, three passing touchdowns, 50 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown in a single game. Miami’s defense is allowing 18.6 points per game, the fewest in the NFL this season. With 13 takeaways, the Dolphins have 1.9 takeaways per game, tied for second in the NFL behind Seattle (2.0). Cornerback XAVIEN HOWARD, tied for the NFL lead with four interceptions, is one of four Miami players with an interception this season, including defensive tackle CHRISTIAN WILKINS. Defensive end EMMANUEL OGBAH leads the team and ranks tied for third in the AFC with a career-best six sacks. Arizona’s DEANDRE HOPKINS leads the NFL in both receptions (57) and receiving yards (704). GROUNDING OUT PAYDIRT: NFL teams have combined for 245 rushing touchdowns this season, the most through eight weeks in league history. The SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (14) and ARIZONA CARDINALS (12) lead the league in the category, followed by the LOS ANGELES RAMS (11) and MINNESOTA VIKINGS (11). The NFL’s single-season record is 487 rushing touchdowns in 1979. Rookies have scored 35 of those rushing touchdowns, led by three players with four apiece: Washington’s ANTONIO GIBSON, Jacksonville’s JAMES ROBINSON and Detroit’s DEANDRE SWIFT. Minnesota’s DALVIN COOK (10) leads the league in rushing touchdowns, followed by the Falcons’ TODD GURLEY (8) and the Titans’ DERRICK HENRY (8). Cook’s 10 rushing touchdowns in his first six games this season are tied for the fourth-most by a player in his first six games of a season in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers JIM BROWN (14 in 1958) and EMMITT SMITH (11 in 1995) as well as SHAUN ALEXANDER (12 in 2005) had more. In addition, NFL games are averaging 238.4 rushing yards through eight weeks this season. That’s the highest mark in 32 years, since NFL teams averaged 240.3 rushing yards per game through eight weeks in 1988. Among players who have appeared in at least four games this season, Henry leads the NFL with 110.7 rushing yards per game, followed by Cook (108.7). MOVING BACK THE CLOCKS: The NFL’s lone undefeated team, the PITTSBURGH STEELERS, travels to play the DALLAS COWBOYS on Sunday (4:25 PM ET, CBS) in a rematch of three prior Super Bowls (X, XIII, XXX). The Steelers (7-0) are off to their best start since 1978. A franchise that has won six Super bowls, tied with New England for the most in NFL history, can achieve its best start ever with a win on Sunday. Pittsburgh head coach MIKE TOMLIN, who took the reins of the Steelers in 2007, has never had a losing season. With a win on Sunday, Tomlin can tie the NFL record held by MARTY SCHOTTENHEIMER (14 seasons, 1984- 97) by beginning his career with 14 consecutive seasons with a record of .500 or better. Pro Football Hall of Famers DON SHULA (13 from 1963-75), GEORGE ALLEN (12 from 1966-77) and CURLY LAMBEAU (12 from 1921-32) are the only other coaches in NFL history without a losing season over at least their first 12 years. The Steelers have 30 sacks and 10 interceptions this season and are the fourth team since 1990 with at least 30 sacks and 10 interceptions in their first seven games of a season, joining the 2019 CAROLINA PANTHERS, 2017 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS and 2013 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS. ROOKIES ARE FINDING END ZONE: The DENVER BRONCOS travel to meet the ATLANTA FALCONS on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, CBS) in a rematch of Super Bowl XXXIII, the last NFL game played in the Hall of Fame career of JOHN ELWAY, now the Broncos’ president of football operations and general manager. Last week, current Broncos quarterback DREW LOCK threw three fourth-quarter touchdowns, including a 1-yard strike to rookie KJ HAMLER with no time remaining, to win in thrilling fashion. Hamler is one of 36 NFL rookies this season with at least one scrimmage touchdown. CHARM CITY CONNECTIONS: The INDIANAPOLIS COLTS, who played in Baltimore from 1953-83, host the BALTIMORE RAVENS on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, CBS). The two franchises have combined for four Super Bowl titles. Rushing is deeply woven into each franchise’s DNA, and this season is no different. The Ravens enter Sunday’s game leading the NFL with 178.7 rushing yards per game while the Colts’ rushing defense ranks second in the league, allowing 79.9 yards on the ground per game.
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