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WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WEEK 7

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR: The 2015 International Series resumes in Week 7 with a matchup between the and the at London’s Wembley Stadium in the first-ever global live stream of an NFL game.

The NFL and Yahoo! Inc. partnered to deliver the first ever live stream of an NFL game to a global audience on a digital platform. The game will be shown worldwide on a digital platform across devices for free (yahoo.com/nflstream).

This is the second of three games to be played in London this season. In the first game on October 4, the defeated the 27-14. The third game, which will also be played at Wembley, features the against the in Week 8 (November 1st).

The 12 regular-season games played at Wembley Stadium:

DATE WEEK WINNING TEAM OPPONENT FINAL SCORE October 4, 2015 4 New York Jets Miami Dolphins 27-14 November 9, 2014 10 Jacksonville Jaguars 31-17 October 26, 2014 8 Detroit Lions 22-21 September 28, 2014 4 Miami Dolphins Oakland Raiders 38-14 October 27, 2013 8 Jacksonville Jaguars 42-10 September 29, 2013 4 34-27 October 28, 2012 8 St. Louis Rams 45-7 October 23, 2011 7 24-18 October 31, 2010 8 San Francisco 49ers 24-16 October 25, 2009 7 New England Patriots Tampa Bay Buccaneers 35-7 October 26, 2008 8 San Diego Chargers 37-32 October 28, 2007 8 Miami Dolphins 13-10

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PLAY 60: There have been many memorable comeback victories in the NFL so far this season – and it’s only October. Through the first six weeks, 27 of 91 games (29.7 percent) have been decided by a fourth-quarter comeback victory. That puts the 2015 season on pace for the second-highest percentage of games with a fourth-quarter comeback victory since 1970.

The seasons with the highest percentage of fourth-quarter comeback wins since 1970:

SEASON GAMES FOURTH-QUARTER COMEBACK WINS PERCENTAGE 1989 224 70 31.3 2013 256 69 27.0 2001 248 67 27.0 1982 126 33 26.2 2008 256 67 26.2

2015 91 27 29.7* *Through Week 6

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6-0 STARTS: Three teams – CINCINNATI, DENVER and GREEN BAY – have reached the 6-0 mark this season and each team has a bye in Week 7. CAROLINA (5-0) and NEW ENGLAND (5-0) aim to join that list this week, as the Panthers host Philadelphia on Sunday Night Football and the Patriots face the New York Jets.

The NFL record for the most 6-0 teams in a single season is four, which was set in 2009.

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TOM TERRIFIC: New England’s needs 43 passing yards Sunday against the New York Jets to become the fifth in NFL history to reach 55,000 career passing yards.

In 15 seasons, Brady has 54,957 career passing yards.

The NFL players with the most career passing yards:

PLAYER YEARS PASSING YARDS 1991-2010 71,838 * 1998-present 71,215 1983-1999 61,361 * 2001-present 57,649 Tom Brady* 2000-present 54,957 *Active

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MATTY ICE: Atlanta quarterback MATT RYAN has 29,917 passing yards in 116 career starts since entering the NFL in 2008.

With 83 passing yards against on Sunday, Ryan would reach 30,000 passing yards in his 117th career game and would surpass DREW BREES as the fifth-fastest quarterback to reach the milestone.

The to reach 30,000 career passing yards in the fewest games in NFL history:

FEWEST GAMES TO REACH PLAYER TEAM(S) 30,000 PASS YARDS Dan Marino Miami 114 St. Louis, New York Giants, Arizona 114 Peyton Manning Indianapolis 115 Green Bay 116 Drew Brees San Diego, New Orleans 120

Matt Ryan Atlanta 116* *29,917 passing yards; will play 117th career game on Sunday

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ENCORE, ENCORE!: San Diego quarterback PHILIP RIVERS has thrown for at least 350 yards in three consecutive games, including a single-game team record 503 yards last week. Rivers is one of 17 quarterbacks in NFL history to pass for 500 yards and of those 17, TOM BRADY threw for the most yards (423) in the game following his 500-yard performance (September 18, 2011).

With at least 350 yards against Oakland on Sunday, Rivers would surpass DREW BREES (349) for the second-most passing yards following a 500-yard performance in NFL history.

The quarterbacks who have passed for 500 yards in a single game and had the most passing yards the following week:

QUARTERBACK TEAM YARDS OPPONENT DATE YARDS NEXT GAME OPPONENT DATE Tom Brady New England 517 Miami 9/12/11 423 San Diego 9/18/11 Drew Brees New Orleans 510 Cincinnati 11/19/06 349 Atlanta 11/26/06 Pittsburgh 522 Indianapolis 10/26/14 340 Baltimore 11/2/14 Matt Schaub Houston 527 Jacksonville 11/18/12 315 Detroit 11/22/12 Houston Oilers 527 Kansas City 12/16/90 288 Cincinnati 12/23/90 Eli Manning New York Giants 510 Tampa Bay 9/16/12 288 Carolina 9/20/12

Philip Rivers San Diego 503 Green Bay 10/18/15 ??? Oakland 10/25/15

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RUNNING ROOKIE: St. Louis rookie running back TODD GURLEY and the Rams are coming off their bye in Week 6. Gurley rushed for 146 yards (Week 4) and 159 (Week 5) in his first two career starts.

With at least 140 rushing yards on Sunday against Cleveland, Gurley would join Pro Football Hall of Famer (1983) as the only rookies in NFL history with 140+ rushing yards in three consecutive games.

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GREAT TEXAN: Houston DE ANDRE HOPKINS had 10 catches for 148 yards and two touchdowns last week after recording 11 catches for 169 yards in Week 5.

With 10+ catches and 100+ receiving yards on Sunday against Miami, Hopkins would become the fourth player in NFL history with 10+ receptions and 100+ receiving yards in three consecutive games. Detroit’s had four such games in 2012 (Week 13-16).

The players with the most consecutive games with at least 10+ catches and 100+ receiving yards in NFL history:

PLAYER YEAR TEAM MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 10+ RECEPTIONS & 100+ REC. YARDS Calvin Johnson 2012 Detroit 4 2008 Houston 3 Brett Perriman 1995 Detroit 3

DeAndre Hopkins 2015 Houston 2* *Active

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CHARLES IN CHARGE: In Week 5, Oakland recorded two against the Denver Broncos, bringing his career total to 64.

With an against San Diego on Sunday, Woodson would tie (65) for the fifth-most career interceptions in NFL history. Pro Football Hall of Famer has the most career INTs with 81.

The players with the most career interceptions in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM(S) MOST CAREER INTERCEPTIONS Paul Krause^ Washington, Minnesota 81 ^ NY Giants, Green Bay 79 ^ Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Baltimore, Oakland 71 Dick ‘Night Train’ Lane^ LA Rams, Chicago Cardinals, Detroit 68 Ken Riley New England 65 Charles Woodson Oakland, Green Bay 64* Baltimore, Houston, NY Jets 64 *Active ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

Woodson (11) also is tied for the second-most interception-return touchdowns in NFL history and with one INT-TD on Sunday, he would tie Pro Football Hall of Famer ROD WOODSON (12) for the most in NFL history.

****************************************************************************************************************************************** REMATCHES FEATURED THIS SEASON AS PART OF SUPER BOWL 50 CELEBRATION

WEEK 7: SAINTS AT COLTS

The 2015 NFL regular-season schedule features 19 Super Bowl rematches as part of the year-long celebration of Super Bowl 50, which will be played on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

In Week 7, the Saints will travel to take on the Colts Sunday in a rematch of Super Bowl XLIV, won by the Saints 31-17. Rematches are part of the NFL’s On The Fifty platform, designed to link the past 49 Super Bowls with this year’s game and honor the teams, players, coaches, fans and communities that have been a part of those games.

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