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FOR USE AS DESIRED 9/27/17 http://twitter.com/NFL345

WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WEEK 4

DREAM SEASON: Kansas City rookie had 183 scrimmage yards (172 rushing, 11 receiving) and one rushing in the Chiefs’ 24-10 win at the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 3.

With 30 scrimmage yards in Week 4 against Washington on , Hunt, who has 538 scrimmage yards in his first three games, would surpass (549 yards in 2007) and Pro Football Hall of Famer (567 in 1983) for the second-most scrimmage yards by a rookie in his team’s first four games of a season.

The rookies with the most scrimmage yards in their team’s first four games to start a season:

PLAYER TEAM SEASON SCRIMMAGE YARDS IN TEAM’S FIRST 4 GAMES 1980 745 Eric Dickerson^ 1983 567 Adrian Peterson 2007 549 Kareem Hunt 2017 538* Bears 1934 536 *Through three games ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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FINDING PAYDIRT: Last week, Los Angeles Rams running back had three (two rushing, one receiving) in the team’s 41-39 win at San Francisco. Kansas City rookie running back KAREEM HUNT rushed for a touchdown in the Chiefs’ 24-10 victory against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Gurley and Hunt have six touchdowns each through three games this season. With three touchdowns in Week 4, Gurley and Hunt would tie Pro Football Hall of Famer and STEPHEN DAVIS for the second-most touchdowns by a player in his team’s first four games to start a season.

The players with the most touchdowns in their team’s first four games to start a season:

PLAYER TEAM SEASON TOUCHDOWNS IN TEAM’S FIRST 4 GAMES ^ 1958 10 Stephen Davis Washington Redskins 1999 9 Emmitt Smith^ Cowboys 1995 9 Many tied - - 8

Todd Gurley Los Angeles Rams 2017 6* Kareem Hunt Kansas City Chiefs 2017 6* *Through three games ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

With two touchdowns each in Week 4, Gurley and Hunt would become the first pair of players to each have eight total touchdowns through their team’s first four games in the same season in NFL history.

Hunt, who currently leads all rookies with six total touchdowns, needs two touchdowns to tie of the 1943 (eight touchdowns) for the most touchdowns by a rookie in his team’s first four games of a season.

The rookies with the most touchdowns in their team’s first four games to start a season:

PLAYER TEAM SEASON TOUCHDOWNS IN TEAM’S FIRST 4 GAMES Bill Paschal New York Giants 1943 8 Many tied - - 6

Kareem Hunt Kansas City Chiefs 2017 6* *Through three games

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YARD WORK: Green Bay passed for 313 yards and three touchdowns in the Packers’ 27-24 overtime win against Cincinnati in Week 3.

Rodgers, who ranks second in the NFL with 967 passing yards this season, has at least 300 passing yards in each of his team’s first three games. With at least 300 passing yards against Chicago on , Rodgers would become the fifth quarterback in NFL history to record 300 or more passing yards in each of his team’s first four games of a season.

The players with 300 or more passing yards in each of their team’s first four games of a season:

PLAYER TEAM YEAR GAMES WITH 300+ PASSING YARDS 2013 4 2013 4 Peyton Manning 2009 4 ^ St. Louis Rams 2000 4 ^ 1998 4

Aaron Rodgers 2017 3* *Through three games ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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PROLIFIC PASSERS: Three – New England’s , New Orleans’ DREW BREES and Kansas City’s – have at least 750 passing yards, six touchdown passes and no through Week 3. Brady, Brees and Smith look to join an exclusive club this week.

Brady, who has 1,092 passing yards with eight touchdowns and no interceptions, is looking to become the first player in NFL history to pass for at least 1,000 yards with 10 touchdowns and no interceptions through his team’s first four games twice in his career, having also accomplished the feat in 2015.

Brees (867 passing yards, six touchdowns) and Smith (774, seven) are looking to join Brady, PEYTON MANNING and as the only quarterbacks to pass for at least 1,000 yards with 10 touchdowns and no interceptions through their team’s first four games of a season.

The quarterbacks with at least 1,000 passing yards, 10 touchdown passes and no interceptions through their team’s first four games of a season:

PLAYER TEAM YEAR PASSING YARDS TD PASSES INTs Tom Brady 2015 1,387 11 0 Peyton Manning Denver Broncos 2013 1,470 16 0 Don Meredith 1966 1,089 14 0

Tom Brady* New England Patriots 2017 1,092 8 0 Drew Brees* New Orleans Saints 2017 867 6 0 Alex Smith* Kansas City Chiefs 2017 774 7 0 *Through three games

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BAKER’S COUSINS: Washington quarterback completed 25 of 30 passes (83.3 percent) for 365 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions for a 150.7 in the Redskins’ 27-10 win over Oakland in Week 3.

Cousins, who has 12,897 career passing yards, will be playing in his 50th career game when the Redskins visit Kansas City on Monday Night Football. With 103 passing yards against the Chiefs, Cousins would become the sixth quarterback in NFL history to record at least 13,000 passing yards in his first 50 career games.

Cousins, who has thrown 43 interceptions, can have the fewest interceptions through 50 career games among the quarterbacks who reached 13,000 passing yards during that span.

The players with the most passing yards in their first 50 career games:

PLAYER TEAM PASSING YARDS INTERCEPTIONS Detroit Lions 14,331 57 Kurt Warner^ St. Louis Rams 13,864 62 St. Louis Rams 13,551 52 ^ 13,514 57 Indianapolis Colts 13,450 48

Kirk Cousins Washington Redskins 12,897* 43* *Through 49 career games ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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STILL KICKING: Indianapolis kicker has made 534 career field goals during his 22-year career. With four field goals against Seattle on Sunday night, Vinatieri would tie GARY ANDERSON (538) for the second-most made field goals in NFL history.

The players with the most career made field goals in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM(S) CAREER MADE FGS ^ New Orleans, , New York Giants, Kansas City, Minnesota 565 Gary Anderson , Philadelphia, San Francisco, Minnesota, Tennessee 538

Adam Vinatieri New England, Indianapolis 534* *Active ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

Vinatieri is the only player in NFL history to make at least 250 field goals with two different teams, converting 263 with New England (1996-2005) and 271 with Indianapolis (2006-present).

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