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WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WEEK 2
NO NEED TO PANIC: At the end of Week 2, no more than 13 teams will be able to claim a perfect 2-0 record, leaving at least 19 clubs at 1-1 or 0-2.
Since realignment in 2002, 100 of the 168 playoff teams (59.5 percent) began the year at either 1-1 or 0-2, including six teams last season and three division champions – Houston (AFC South), Minnesota (NFC North) and Washington (NFC East).
A look at how playoff clubs in 2014 and 2015 began their seasons:
2014 2015
After 2 After 2 Team games Playoff Result Team games Playoff Result Arizona 2-0 Advanced to Wild Card Arizona 2-0 Advanced to Conf. Champ Baltimore 1-1 Advanced to Divisional Carolina 2-0 Advanced to Super Bowl 50 Carolina 2-0 Advanced to Divisional Cincinnati 2-0 Advanced to Wild Card Cincinnati 2-0 Advanced to Wild Card Denver 2-0 Won Super Bowl 50 Dallas 1-1 Advanced to Divisional Green Bay 2-0 Advanced to Divisional Denver 2-0 Advanced to Divisional Houston 0-2 Advanced to Wild Card Detroit 1-1 Advanced to Wild Card Kansas City 1-1 Advanced to Divisional Green Bay 1-1 Advanced to Conf. Champ. Minnesota 1-1 Advanced to Wild Card Indianapolis 0-2 Advanced to Conf. Champ. New England 2-0 Advanced to Conf. Champ New England 1-1 Won Super Bowl XLIX Pittsburgh 1-1 Advanced to Divisional Pittsburgh 1-1 Advanced to Wild Card Seattle 0-2 Advanced to Divisional Seattle 1-1 Advanced to Super Bowl XLIX Washington 1-1 Advanced to Wild Card
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DOMINANT DREW: New Orleans quarterback DREW BREES has 61,326 career passing yards, the fourth-most in NFL history. With 36 passing yards on Sunday at the New York Giants, Brees will surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (61,361) for the third-most passing yards all-time.
The players with the most career passing yards in NFL history:
PLAYER YEARS CAREER PASSING YARDS Peyton Manning 1998-2015 71,940 Brett Favre 1991-2010 71,838 Dan Marino 1983-1999 61,361 Drew Brees 2001-present 61,326 Tom Brady 2000-present 58,028
Brees, who passed for 423 yards on Kickoff Weekend, has 14 career games with at least 400 passing yards, tied with PEYTON MANNING for the most 400-yard passing performances in NFL history.
The players with the most 400-yard passing games in NFL history:
PLAYER TEAM(S) MOST 400-YARD PASSING GAMES Peyton Manning Indianapolis, Denver 14 Drew Brees San Diego, New Orleans 14 Dan Marino Miami 13 Carson Palmer Cincinnati, Oakland, Arizona 8 Philip Rivers San Diego 8 Ben Roethlisberger Pittsburgh 8
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ELITE ELI: New York Giants quarterback ELI MANNING has 297 touchdown passes in his 13-year career. With three touchdown passes on Sunday against New Orleans, Manning would become the eighth quarterback in NFL history to reach 300 career touchdown passes.
The quarterbacks with at least 300 career touchdown passes:
PLAYER YEARS TEAM(S) CAREER TOUCHDOWN PASSES Peyton Manning 1998-2015 Ind, Den 539 Brett Favre 1991-2010 Atl, GB, NYJ, Min 508 Drew Brees 2001-present SD, NO 432 Tom Brady 2000-present NE 428 Dan Marino 1983-1999 Mia 420 Fran Tarkenton 1961-1978 Min, NYG 342 John Elway 1983-1998 Den 300
Eli Manning 2004-present NYG 297
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WENTZ’S WONDERFUL START: Philadelphia rookie quarterback CARSON WENTZ passed for 278 yards and two touchdowns in the Eagles’ 29-10 victory against Cleveland on Kickoff Weekend.
Only four rookie quarterbacks since 1970 have won their first two starts to begin a season. Three of those four players helped their teams qualify for the playoffs, including JOE FLACCO of Baltimore (2008) and MARK SANCHEZ of the New York Jets (2009), who led their respective clubs to the AFC Championship Game as rookies.
The rookie quarterbacks to start and win their team’s first two games in a season since 1970:
OVERALL RECORD AS YEAR PLAYER, TEAM ROOKIE STARTER PLAYOFF RESULT 1983 John Elway, Denver 4-6 Advanced to Wild Card 1998 Ryan Leaf, San Diego 3-6 Missed playoffs 2008 Joe Flacco, Baltimore 11-5 Advanced to AFC Championship 2009 Mark Sanchez, New York Jets 8-7 Advanced to AFC Championship
2016 Carson Wentz, Philadelphia* 1-0* ??? * 1-0 as starter
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BOOMING BECKHAM: New York Giants wide receiver ODELL BECKHAM, JR. has 191 receptions in 28 career games.
With nine receptions on Sunday against New Orleans, Beckham would surpass Miami wide receiver JARVIS LANDRY (33 games) as the fastest player in NFL history to reach 200 career receptions.
Landry accomplished the feat last week against Seattle.
The players to reach 200 career receptions in the fewest games:
PLAYER GAMES TO REACH 200 CAREER RECEPTIONS Jarvis Landry 33 Anquan Boldin 34 Reggie Bush 34 Keenan Allen 35 Tom Fears 36 Lionel Taylor 36
Odell Beckham, Jr. 28* *191 career receptions