FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/3/17 http://twitter.com/NFL345 THE WEEK THAT WAS – WEEK 4 ROCKING ROOKIES: Rookies across the league continued to make an impact in Week 4. Through the first four weeks of the season, rookies have accumulated 5,835 yards from scrimmage, the most by rookies through Week 4 since 1970. The seasons with the most yards from scrimmage by rookies through Week 4 since 1970: SEASON MOST SCRIMMAGE YARDS BY ROOKIES THROUGH WEEK 4 2017 5,835 2014 4,765 1987 4,449 1976 4,444 2016 4,406 Rookies have also totaled 43 touchdowns through Week 4, the most through the first four weeks of a season since 1970. The seasons with the most touchdowns by rookies through Week 4 since 1970: SEASON MOST TOUCHDOWNS BY ROOKIES THROUGH WEEK 4 2017 43 1987 37 1978 34 Many tied 33 -- NFL -- FOUR MORE: Green Bay quarterback AARON RODGERS threw four touchdown passes in the Packers’ 35-14 win against Chicago on Thursday Night Football in Week 4. Rodgers, who has 21 career games with at least four touchdown passes, tied Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO for the fifth-most games with at least four touchdown passes in NFL history. The players with the most games with at least four touchdown passes in NFL history: PLAYER TEAM(S) GAMES WITH AT LEAST 4 TD PASSES Peyton Manning Indianapolis, Denver 35 Drew Brees San Diego, New Orleans 31 Tom Brady New England 27 Brett Favre^ Green Bay, New York Jets, Minnesota 23 Aaron Rodgers Green Bay 21 Dan Marino^ Miami 21 ^Pro Football Hall of Fame -- NFL -- PUT IT ON THE BOARD: Houston rookie quarterback DESHAUN WATSON passed for 283 yards with four touchdowns and added a rushing touchdown in the Texans’ 57-14 win against Tennessee. Houston’s 57 points against Tennessee in Week 4 were the most in franchise history and marked the third highest single- game point total in NFL history with a rookie starting at quarterback. The highest single game point totals with a rookie starting at quarterback: QUARTERBACK TEAM DATE POINTS SCORED Tony Banks St. Louis Rams Nov. 10, 1996 59 Russell Wilson Seattle Seahawks Dec. 9, 2012 58 Deshaun Watson Houston Texans Oct. 1, 2017 57 Johnny Unitas^ Baltimore Colts Nov 25, 1956 56 Chris Chandler Indianapolis Colts Oct. 31, 1988 55 ^Pro Football Hall of Famer Watson joined Pro Football Hall of Famer FRAN TARKENTON (September 17, 1961 vs. Chicago) as the only rookie quarterbacks in NFL history with at least 250 passing yards, four touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown in a single game. Watson, who has seven touchdown passes and two rushing touchdowns this season, is the only rookie quarterback in NFL history with at least seven passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns in his team’s first four games of a season. -- NFL -- QUARTER POLL: New England quarterback TOM BRADY completed 32 of 45 passes (71.1 percent) for 307 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions for a 104.6 passer rating in the team’s Week 4 loss to Carolina. Brady, who has 1,399 passing yards with 10 touchdowns and no interceptions, became 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. 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 New England Patriots 2017 1,399 10 0 Tom Brady New England Patriots 2015 1,387 11 0 Peyton Manning Denver Broncos 2013 1,470 16 0 Don Meredith Dallas Cowboys 1966 1,089 14 0 -- NFL -- 13K FOR KIRK: Washington quarterback KIRK COUSINS passed for 220 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions for a 116.7 passer rating in the team’s Week 4 loss to Kansas City. Cousins, who has 13,117 career passing yards, became 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, has 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 Matthew Stafford Detroit Lions 14,331 57 Kurt Warner^ St. Louis Rams 13,864 62 Marc Bulger St. Louis Rams 13,551 52 Dan Marino^ Miami Dolphins 13,514 57 Andrew Luck Indianapolis Colts 13,450 48 Kirk Cousins Washington Redskins 13,117 43 ^Pro Football Hall of Famer -- NFL -- RUMBLING RUNNING BACKS: Los Angeles Rams running back TODD GURLEY had 215 scrimmage yards (121 rushing, 94 receiving) and a touchdown catch in the team’s 35-30 win at Dallas. Gurley, who has 596 scrimmage yards and seven touchdowns this season, joined Pro Football Hall of Famers JIM BROWN (1958, 1963) and EMMITT SMITH (1995) as the only players in NFL history to have at least 575 scrimmage yards and seven touchdowns in his team’s first four games of a season. The players with at least 575 scrimmage yards and seven touchdowns in his team’s first four games of a season: PLAYER TEAM SEASON SCRIMMAGE YARDS TOUCHDOWNS Todd Gurley Los Angeles Rams 2017 596 7 Emmitt Smith^ Dallas Cowboys 1995 643 9 Jim Brown^ Cleveland Browns 1963 779 7 Jim Brown^ Cleveland Browns 1958 687 10 ^Pro Football Hall of Famer -- NFL -- HUNT STAYS HOT: Kansas City rookie running back KAREEM HUNT had 121 scrimmage yards (101 rushing, 20 receiving) in the team’s 29-20 win against Washington on Monday Night Football in Week 4. Hunt, who has 659 scrimmage yards through four games, surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer ERIC DICKERSON (567) and ADRIAN PETERSON (549) for the second-most scrimmage yards by a player in his first four career games. 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 Billy Sims Detroit Lions 1980 745 Kareem Hunt Kansas City Chiefs 2017 659 Eric Dickerson^ Los Angeles Rams 1983 567 Adrian Peterson Minnesota Vikings 2007 549 Beattie Feathers Chicago Bears 1934 536 ^Pro Football Hall of Famer -- NFL -- TAG TEAM: New York Jets running backs BILAL POWELL (163 rushing yards, 75-yard touchdown run) and rookie ELIJAH MC GUIRE (93 rushing yards, 69-yard touchdown run) each rushed for a touchdown in the team's 23-20 overtime win against Jacksonville. McGuire and Powell are the first pair of teammates in franchise history to each record a touchdown run of at least 65 yards in the same game and the fifth pair of teammates in NFL history with rushing touchdowns of at least 69 yards in the same game. The teammates who scored a rushing touchdown of at least 69 yards in the same game in NFL history: TEAM DATE PLAYER YARDS PLAYER YARDS New York Jets Oct. 1, 2017 Bilal Powell 75 Elijah McGuire 69 Baltimore Ravens Dec. 20, 2008 Le’Ron McClain 82 Willis McGahee 77 Pittsburgh Steelers Oct. 7, 1979 Franco Harris^ 71 Rocky Bleier 70 Los Angeles Rams Dec. 3, 1961 Dick Bass 73 Ollie Matson^ 69 San Francisco 49ers Oct. 26, 1952 Hugh McElhenny^ 83 Joe Perry^ 78 ^Pro Football Hall of Famer -- NFL -- ELVIS ENTERS RECORD BOOKS: San Francisco linebacker ELVIS DUMERVIL had two sacks in the team’s 18-15 overtime loss at Arizona in Week 4, his first two sacks as a member of the 49ers. Dumervil, who has 101 career sacks, is the third active player to record at least 100 career sacks. The active players with at least 100 career sacks: PLAYER TEAMS SACKS Julius Peppers Carolina, Chicago, Green Bay 148 Terrell Suggs Baltimore 117.5 Elvis Dumervil Denver, Baltimore, San Francisco 101 -- NFL -- MR. AUTOMATIC: Los Angeles Rams kicker GREG ZUERLEIN converted all seven of his field-goal attempts and both of his PAT attempts in the team’s 35-30 win at Dallas in Week 4. Zuerlein became the eighth player to convert at least seven or more field goals in a single game, and his 23 total points scored is tied for the third-highest single-game total by a kicker in NFL history. The kickers with the highest single-game point totals in NFL history: PLAYER TEAM DATE TOTAL POINTS Rob Bironas Tennessee Titans Oct. 21, 2007 26 Jay Feely Arizona Cardinals Dec. 12, 2010 25 Greg Zuerlein Los Angeles Rams Oct. 1, 2017 23 Billy Cundiff Dallas Cowboys Sept. 15, 2003 23 Jim Bakken St. Louis Cardinals Sept. 24, 1967 22 # # # .