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FOR USE AS DESIRED 12/28/16 http://twitter.com/NFL345

WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WEEK 17

RACE TO 5,000: New Orleans (4,858), Washington quarterback (4,630) and quarterback MATT RYAN (4,613) are the NFL’s top three passing yardage leaders this season.

Brees, Cousins and Ryan can each reach 5,000 yards passing on Sunday and would become the second trio of to reach 5,000 passing yards in the same season, joining Brees (5,476), (5,235) and (5,038) who all accomplished the feat in 2011.

The quarterbacks with 5,000 passing yards in a season:

PLAYER SEASON TEAM PASSING YARDS 2013 Denver 5,477 Drew Brees 2011 New Orleans 5,476 Tom Brady 2011 New England 5,235 Drew Brees 2012 New Orleans 5,177 Drew Brees 2013 New Orleans 5,162 ^ 1984 Miami 5,084 Drew Brees 2008 New Orleans 5,069 Matthew Stafford 2011 Detroit 5,038

Drew Brees 2016 New Orleans 4,858* Kirk Cousins 2016 Washington 4,630* Matt Ryan 2016 Atlanta 4,613* *Through 15 games ^Pro Hall of Famer

Brees, who has recorded four of the NFL’s eight 5,000-yard passing seasons, is the only quarterback in league history to pass for at least 5,000 yards in multiple seasons.

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BRADY BARELY BLEMISHED: New England quarterback TOM BRADY has passed for 25 with two and leads the NFL with a 12.5 -to- ratio this season.

With three touchdowns and no interceptions at Miami on Sunday, Brady would have the highest -season touchdown-to-interception ratio in NFL history (minimum 20 passing touchdowns).

The highest single-season touchdown-to-interception ratios in NFL history (minimum 20 passing touchdowns):

PLAYER SEASON TEAM TOUCHDOWN PASSES INTERCEPTIONS TD/INT RATIO 2013 Philadelphia 27 2 13.5 Tom Brady 2016 New England 25* 2* 12.5* Tom Brady 2010 New England 36 4 9.0 2014 Green Bay 38 5 7.6 Aaron Rodgers 2011 Green Bay 45 6 7.5 *Through Week 16

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ZOOMING ZEKE: rookie leads the NFL with 1,631 rushing yards, the third- highest rushing total by a rookie in NFL history.

With 69 rushing yards at Philadelphia on Sunday, Elliott would become the second rookie in NFL history with 1,700 rushing yards in a season. Elliott needs 178 rushing yards against the Eagles to surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer (1,808) as the NFL’s all-time rookie rushing leader.

The rookies with the most rushing yards in NFL history:

PLAYER SEASON TEAM RUSHING YARDS Eric Dickerson^ 1983 Rams 1,808 George Rogers 1981 New Orleans 1,674 Ezekiel Elliott 2016 Dallas 1,631* Alfred Morris 2012 Washington 1,613 1979 St. Louis Cardinals 1,605 1999 Indianapolis 1,553 *Through 15 games ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

Elliott ranks second in the league with 1,994 yards from scrimmage (1,631 rushing, 363 receiving), the third-highest total by a rookie in NFL history.

With six scrimmage yards on Sunday, Elliott would become the third rookie in NFL history to reach 2,000 scrimmage yards, joining Dickerson (2,212 in 1983) and EDGERRIN JAMES (2,139 in 1999).

The rookies with the most yards from scrimmage in NFL history:

PLAYER SEASON TEAM SCRIMMAGE YARDS Eric Dickerson^ 1983 2,212 Edgerrin James 1999 Indianapolis 2,139 Ezekiel Elliott 2016 Dallas 1,994* Doug Martin 2012 Tampa Bay 1,926 1980 Detroit 1,924 *Through 15 games ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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DAK DAZZLES: Dallas quarterback leads all rookie quarterbacks with 3,630 passing yards, 23 touchdown passes and a 105.6 this season while helping guide the Cowboys to a 13-2 record and the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs.

With a victory at Philadelphia on Sunday, Prescott would record his 14th win as a starting quarterback, passing (13 in 2004) for the most by a rookie starting quarterback in NFL history.

Prescott (23) needs four touchdown passes on Sunday to surpass PEYTON MANNING (26) and (26) for the most touchdown passes by a rookie quarterback in NFL history.

The most touchdown passes by a rookie quarterback in NFL history:

PLAYER SEASON TEAM TOUCHDOWN PASSES Russell Wilson 2012 Seattle 26 Peyton Manning 1998 Indianapolis 26 Dak Prescott 2016 Dallas 23* 2012 Indianapolis 23 *Through 15 games

Prescott has thrown only four interceptions in 451 passing attempts this season and ranks third among qualifying quarterbacks with a 0.9 interception percentage, trailing only TOM BRADY (0.5 percent) and (0.8 percent).

Prescott is on pace to record the lowest interception percentage by a rookie quarterback in NFL history (minimum 200 passing attempts).

The rookie quarterbacks with the lowest interception percentages in NFL history (minimum 200 attempts):

PLAYER SEASON TEAM PASSING ATTEMPTS INTERCEPTIONS INT PERCENTAGE Dak Prescott 2016 Dallas 451* 4* 0.9* Robert Griffin III 2012 Washington 393 5 1.3 Nick Foles 2012 Philadelphia 265 5 1.9 1998 Detroit 303 6 2.0 2014 Oakland 599 12 2.0 *Through 15 games

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PROLIFIC PASSERS: Green Bay quarterback AARON RODGERS passed for 347 yards with four touchdown passes for a 136.6 passer rating and added a rushing touchdown in the Packers’ 38-25 win vs. Minnesota last week. Rodgers leads the NFL with 36 passing touchdowns this season. New Orleans quarterback DREW BREES ranks second in the league with 35 touchdown passes in 2016.

With four touchdown passes at Detroit on Sunday Night Football, Rodgers would become the fourth quarterback in NFL history with at least 40 touchdown passes in multiple seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (1984, 1986), PEYTON MANNING (2004, 2013) and Brees (2011, 2012).

With five touchdown passes at Atlanta on Sunday, Brees can become the first quarterback in NFL history with three seasons of at least 40 touchdown passes.

The quarterbacks with at least 40 touchdown passes in multiple seasons:

PLAYER SEASONS TEAM(S) SEASONS WITH 40+ TD PASSES Peyton Manning 2004, 2013 Indianapolis, Denver 2 Drew Brees 2011, 2012 New Orleans 2* Dan Marino^ 1984, 1986 Miami 2

Aaron Rodgers 2011 Green Bay 1** *Has 35 touchdown passes through 15 games **Has 36 touchdown passes through 15 games ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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GOOD COMPANY: Green Bay had 154 receiving yards and two touchdowns in Week 16.

Nelson, who has 91 catches for 1,191 yards and a league-leading 14 touchdown receptions this season, can become the fifth player in NFL history to record at least 100 catches, 1,200 receiving yards and 15 touchdown catches in a single season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers (1995), (1995) and (2001) and (2003).

The players with at least 100 catches, 1,200 receiving yards and 15 touchdown catches in a season:

PLAYER SEASON TEAM RECEPTIONS REC. YARDS TD CATCHES Randy Moss 2003 Minnesota 111 1,632 17 Marvin Harrison^ 2001 Indianapolis 109 1,524 15 Cris Carter^ 1995 Minnesota 122 1,371 17 Jerry Rice^ 1995 San Francisco 122 1,848 15

Jordy Nelson 2016 Green Bay 91* 1,191* 14* *Through 15 games ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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ROCKING RAIDER: Oakland wide receiver has 78 catches for 1,110 receiving yards and four touchdowns this season.

With one touchdown catch on Sunday at Denver, Cooper would become the third player in NFL history to have at least 70 receptions, 1,000 receiving yards and five touchdown catches in each of his first two career seasons, joining ODELL BECKHAM JR. (2014-2015) and MARQUES COLSTON (2006-2007).

The players with at least 70 catches, 1,000 receiving yards and five touchdown catches in each of their first two seasons:

SEASONS WITH 70+ CATCHES, 1,000+ REC. YARDS & PLAYER SEASONS TEAM 5+ TD CATCHES IN FIRST 2 YEARS Odell Beckham Jr. 2014-2015 2 Marques Colston 2006-2007 New Orleans 2

Amari Cooper 2015-2016 Oakland 1* *Through 15 games

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RINGING THE BELL: Pittsburgh running back LE’VEON BELL ranks third in the NFL with 1,884 yards from scrimmage (1,268 rushing, 616 receiving) this season, despite only appearing in 12 games.

With 116 yards from scrimmage against Cleveland on Sunday, Bell, who had 2,215 scrimmage yards in 2014, can become the seventh player in NFL history to record multiple seasons with at least 2,000 scrimmage yards in his first four career seasons.

The most seasons with at least 2,000 scrimmage yards in a player’s first four seasons:

SEASONS WITH 2,000+ SCRIMMAGE YARDS PLAYER TEAM IN FIRST 4 YEARS Eric Dickerson^ Los Angeles 3 Denver 2 Edgerrin James Indianapolis 2 Larry Johnson Kansas City 2 Baltimore 2 LaDainian Tomlinson 2

Le’Veon Bell Pittsburgh 1* *Has 1,884 scrimmage yards through Week 16 ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

Bell leads the NFL with a 157.0 scrimmage yards per game average in 2016, the third-highest single-season average in NFL history.

The highest single-season scrimmage yards per game averages in NFL history:

PLAYER SEASON TEAM SCRIMMAGE YARDS PER GAME AVERAGE 2002 Kansas City 163.4 O.J. Simpson^ 1975 Buffalo 160.2 Le’Veon Bell 2016 Pittsburgh 157.0* Chris Johnson 2009 Tennessee 156.8 ^ 2000 St. Louis 156.4 *Through 15 games ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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CATCH IT LIKE BECKHAM: New York Giants wide receiver ODELL BECKHAM JR. had 11 catches for 150 yards in the Giants’ Week 16 loss to Philadelphia, his 19th career game with at least 100 receiving yards, tying RANDY MOSS (19) for the most by a player in his first three seasons. With 100 receiving yards at Washington on Sunday, Beckham would become the only player in NFL history with 20 career games of at least 100 receiving yards in his first three seasons.

The most 100-yard receiving games by a player in his first three seasons in NFL history:

PLAYER SEASONS TEAM 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES IN FIRST 3 SEASONS Odell Beckham Jr. 2014-2016 New York Giants 19* Randy Moss 1998-2000 Minnesota 19 T.Y. Hilton 2012-2014 Indianapolis 16 1978-1980 San Diego 16 Bill Groman 1960-1962 Houston 16 1954-1956 Chicago 16 *Through 15 games in third season