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FOR USE AS DESIRED 9/26/18 http://twitter.com/NFL345

WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WEEK 4

HISTORY IN THE MAKING: Six active – ’ , New England’s , the ’ , the ’ , Pittsburgh’s and Green Bay’s – rank in the top 10 in NFL history in passing .

Brees needs four passes to become the third player in league annals with 500 career touchdown passes, joining (539) and Pro Football Hall of Famer (508).

Manning, who faces off against Brees and the Saints on Sunday (4:25 PM ET, CBS), needs one to break a tie with Pro Football Hall of Famer (342 touchdowns) and move into sole possession of seventh place on the league’s all-time touchdown passes list.

The players with the most touchdown passes in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM(S) PASSING TOUCHDOWNS Peyton Manning , 539 Brett Favre^ Green Bay, , Minnesota 508 Drew Brees* , New Orleans 496 Tom Brady* New England 494 ^ Miami 420 Philip Rivers* San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers 350 Eli Manning* New York Giants 342 Fran Tarkenton^ Minnesota, New York Giants 342 Ben Roethlisberger* Pittsburgh 336 Aaron Rodgers* Green Bay 319 *Active ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

Five active quarterbacks – Brees, Brady, Manning, Roethlisberger and Rivers – rank in the top 10 in league history in passing yards.

With 316 passing yards against the Giants, Brees will surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer BRETT FAVRE (71,838) for the second-most passing yards in league annals.

With 222 passing yards on Sunday against San Francisco on Sunday (4:25 PM ET, CBS), Rivers will surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer (51,475) for the eighth-most passing yards in NFL history.

The players with the most passing yards in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM(S) PASSING YARDS Peyton Manning Indianapolis, Denver 71,940 Brett Favre^ Green Bay, New York Jets, Minnesota 71,838 Drew Brees* San Diego, New Orleans 71,523 Tom Brady* New England 66,803 Dan Marino^ Miami 61,361 Eli Manning* New York Giants 52,482 Ben Roethlisberger* Pittsburgh 52,205 John Elway^ Denver 51,475 Philip Rivers* San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers 51,254 *Active ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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LIKE A FINE WINE: Indianapolis kicker has made 565 career field goals during his 23-year career. With his next converted , Vinatieri will surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer (565) for the most made field goals in NFL history.

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

PLAYER TEAM(S) CAREER FIELD GOALS Morten Andersen^ New Orleans, Atlanta, New York Giants, Kansas City, Minnesota 565 Adam Vinatieri* New England, Indianapolis 565 *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 302 with Indianapolis (2006-present).

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THREE’S COMPANY: Tampa Bay passed for 411 yards and three touchdowns Week 3, becoming the first player in NFL history to throw for at least 400 yards in three consecutive games.

Kansas City quarterback completed 24 of 38 attempts (63.2 percent) for 314 yards with three touchdowns and no for a 115.5 in the Chiefs’ Week 3 victory over San Francisco. Mahomes has 13 touchdowns passes through the Chiefs first three games this season, the most by a player in his team’s first three games to start a season in NFL history.

Fitzpatrick and Mahomes, who have both thrown at least three touchdown passes in each of their team’s first three games of the season, can join TOM BRADY (2007) and Pro Football Hall of Famers (1998) and (1999) as the only players in NFL history to throw at least three touchdown passes in each of their team’s first four games to begin a season.

The players with the most consecutive games of at least three touchdown passes to begin their team’s season in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM SEASON CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 3+ TD PASSES TO BEGIN SEASON Tom Brady# New England 2007 10 Steve Young^ San Francisco 1998 5 Kurt Warner^# St. Louis 1999 4 Many tied 3

Ryan Fitzpatrick Tampa Bay 2018 3* Patrick Mahomes Kansas City 2018 3* *Active streak ^Pro Football Hall of Famer #Named MVP

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BETTER TOGETHER: New Orleans quarterback DREW BREES and Pittsburgh quarterback BEN ROETHLISBERGER were both named Offensive Player of the Week in their respective conferences after leading their teams to victory in Week 3.

Among active head coach and quarterback tandems, the Saints duo of and Brees and the Steelers combination of MIKE TOMLIN and Roethlisberger have each recorded 107 regular-season wins together.

With their next respective victories, the duos would surpass Pro Football Hall of Famers and (107) for the third-most wins by a head coach and quarterback tandem in NFL history.

The head coach and quarterback tandems with the most wins in NFL history:

TEAM HEAD COACH QUARTERBACK REGULAR SEASON WINS New England * Tom Brady* 197 Miami ^ Dan Marino^ 116 Pittsburgh Chuck Noll^ Terry Bradshaw^ 107 New Orleans Sean Payton* Drew Brees* 107 Pittsburgh Mike Tomlin* Ben Roethlisberger* 107 *Active ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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SHAKE AND BAKER: Cleveland rookie quarterback , the No. 1 overall selection in the 2018 NFL , completed 17 of 23 attempts (73.9 percent) for 201 yards and caught a two-point conversion while leading Cleveland to their first win of the season in his NFL debut last week.

Mayfield is slated to make his first-career start on Sunday at Oakland (4:05 PM ET, FOX) and can join DAVID CARR (2002), (2001), Pro Football Hall of Famer JOHN ELWAY (1983) and (1971) as quarterbacks selected No. 1 overall in the era to win their first-career start. Of the four quarterbacks taken No. 1 overall to win their first career start, Elway was the only QB to accomplish the feat on the road.

The quarterbacks selected No. 1 overall in the Super Bowl era with the highest passer ratings in their first-career start:

PLAYER TEAM SEASON PASSER RATING Carolina 2011 110.4 Cincinnati 2003 105.2 JaMarcus Russell Oakland 2007 91.3 Indianapolis 1990 88.9 Jim Plunkett New England 1971 82.5

The quarterbacks selected No. 1 overall in the Super Bowl era with the most passing yards in their first-career start:

PLAYER TEAM SEASON PASSING YARDS Cam Newton Carolina 2011 422 Tampa Bay 1987 369 Indianapolis 2012 309 Peyton Manning Indianapolis 1998 302 St. Louis 2010 253

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LIKE MIKE: New Orleans MICHAEL THOMAS recorded 10 receptions for 129 yards in the Saints’ Week 3 overtime win at Atlanta. Thomas has 38 receptions in the Saints’ first three games of the season, the most by a player in his team’s first three games of a season in NFL history, and has recorded at least 10 receptions in every game this season.

With 10 receptions at the New York Giants on Sunday (4:25 PM ET, CBS), Thomas can join (four games in 2012) as the only players in NFL history to record at least 10 receptions in four consecutive games.

The players with the most consecutive games of at least 10 receptions in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM SEASON CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 10+ RECEPTIONS Calvin Johnson 2012 4 Many tied 3

Michael Thomas New Orleans 2018 3* *Active streak

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KEEP IT 100: New York Giants rookie running back had 117 scrimmage yards (82 rushing, 35 receiving) and a rushing touchdown in the Giants’ Week 3 victory. Barkley has totaled at least 100 scrimmage yards in each of his first three career games.

With 100 scrimmage yards on Sunday against New Orleans (4:25 PM ET, CBS), Barkley can become the fifth player in NFL history to record at least 100 scrimmage yards in each of his first four career games.

The players with the most consecutive games of at least 100 scrimmage yards to begin their career in NFL history:

CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 100+ SCRIMMAGE YARDS PLAYER TEAM SEASON TO BEGIN CAREER Kansas City 2017 7 Minnesota 2007 5 Detroit 1980 4 LaDainian Tomlinson^ San Diego 2001 4 Many tied 3

Saquon Barkley New York Giants 2018 3* *Active streak ^Pro Football Hall of Famer