FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12/11/19 http://twitter.com/NFL345 WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WEEK 15 PASSING HISTORIC MILESTONES: Both New Orleans quarterback DREW BREES and New England quarterback TOM BRADY – who rank first and second in career passing yards in NFL history, respectively – can reach another historic milestone in Week 15. If Brady has four touchdown passes on Sunday against Cincinnati (1:00 PM ET, CBS) or Brees has three touchdown passes against Indianapolis on Monday Night Football (8:15 PM ET, ESPN), they would surpass PEYTON MANNING (539 touchdowns) for the most career touchdown passes in NFL history. The players with the most career touchdown passes in NFL history: PLAYER TEAM(S) TOUCHDOWN PASSES Peyton Manning Indianapolis, Denver 539 Drew Brees San Diego, New Orleans 537 Tom Brady New England 536 Brett FavreHOF Green Bay, New York Jets, Minnesota 508 Dan MarinoHOF Miami 420 Additionally, if Brady – who has 19 touchdown passes in 2019 – has at least one touchdown pass on Sunday, he would surpass Manning (16 seasons) for the most seasons with at least 20 touchdown passes in NFL history. With three touchdown passes on Monday, Brees will also reach 20 for the season, tying Manning with 16 such seasons in his career. The players with the most seasons with at least 20 touchdown passes in NFL history: PLAYER TEAM(S) SEASONS WITH 20+ TOUCHDOWN PASSES Tom Brady New England 16* Peyton Manning Indianapolis, Denver 16 Drew Brees San Diego, New Orleans 15# Brett FavreHOF Green Bay, New York Jets, Minnesota 15 *Has 19 touchdown passes in 2019 #Has 17 touchdown passes in 2019 -- NFL -- PETERSON CONTINUES TO CLIMB: Last week, Washington running back ADRIAN PETERSON rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown, becoming the sixth player in NFL history with at least 14,000 career rushing yards (14,036) and joined Pro Football Hall of Famers EMMITT SMITH and WALTER PAYTON as the only players with at least 14,000 rushing yards and 100 rushing touchdowns (109) in NFL history. If Peterson has at least 66 rushing yards on Sunday against Philadelphia (1:00 PM ET, FOX), he would surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer CURTIS MARTIN (14,101) for the fifth-most career rushing yards in NFL history. The players with the most career rushing yards in NFL history: PLAYER TEAM(S) RUSHING YARDS Emmitt SmithHOF Dallas, Arizona 18,355 Walter PaytonHOF Chicago 16,726 Frank Gore San Francisco, Indianapolis, Miami, Buffalo 15,306* Barry SandersHOF Detroit 15,269 Curtis MartinHOF New England, New York Jets 14,101 Adrian Peterson Minnesota, New Orleans, Arizona, Washington 14,036* *Active Additionally, Peterson needs one rushing touchdown on Sunday to tie Payton (110) for the fourth-most rushing touchdowns in NFL history. The players with the most career rushing touchdowns in NFL history: PLAYER TEAM(S) RUSHING TDs Emmitt SmithHOF Dallas, Arizona 164 LaDainian TomlinsonHOF San Diego, New York Jets 145 Marcus AllenHOF Los Angeles Raiders, Kansas City 123 Walter PaytonHOF Chicago 110 Adrian Peterson Minnesota, New Orleans, Arizona, Washington 109* *Entering Sunday -- NFL -- STACKING WINS IN SEATTLE: Since entering the NFL in 2012, Seattle quarterback RUSSELL WILSON has led the Seahawks to at least nine wins in each of his eight seasons under center, becoming the first quarterback to accomplish the feat in NFL history. With a win at Carolina on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, FOX), Wilson would tie TOM BRADY (86 wins) for the most regular- season wins through a quarterback’s first eight seasons in NFL history. The quarterbacks with the most regular-season wins through their first eight seasons in NFL history: PLAYER TEAM WINS Tom Brady New England 86 Russell Wilson Seattle 85* *In eighth season -- NFL -- JACK OF ALL TRADES: In addition to leading the NFL with 28 touchdown passes in 2019, Baltimore quarterback LAMAR JACKSON leads all quarterbacks with 1,017 rushing yards, becoming the second quarterback to rush for at least 1,000 yards in a single season in NFL history. With 23 rushing yards on Thursday Night Football against the New York Jets (8:20 PM ET, FOX/NFLN/Amazon), Jackson would surpass MICHAEL VICK (1,039 in 2006) for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in a single season in NFL history. Additionally, the 22-year-old quarterback has 3,878 passing yards and 1,712 rushing yards in 29 career games since entering the league in 2018. If Jackson has at least 122 passing yards on Thursday, he would become the first player with at least 4,000 passing yards and 1,500 rushing yards in his first 30 career games in NFL history. -- NFL -- GOLDEN GAROPPOLO: San Francisco quarterback JIMMY GAROPPOLO completed 26 of 35 attempts (74.3 percent) for 349 passing yards and four touchdowns with one interception for a 131.7 passer rating in a 48-46 win over New Orleans in Week 14. That marked Garoppolo’s fourth consecutive game completing at least 70 percent of his pass attempts with a passer rating of 110 or higher. By completing at least 70 percent of his pass attempts and having a passer rating of 110 or higher on Sunday against Atlanta (4:25 PM ET, FOX), Garoppolo would tie for the longest such streak of games in a single season in NFL history (min. 10 attempts). The quarterbacks with the most consecutive games completing at least 70 percent of their passes and a passer rating of 110 or higher in a single season in NFL history (min. 10 attempts): PLAYER TEAM SEASON CONSECUTIVE GAMES Patrick Mahomes# Kansas City 2018 5 Russell Wilson Seattle 2015 5 Jimmy Garoppolo San Francisco 2019 4* *Active streak #Named Associated Press Most Valuable Player -- NFL -- DUCK HUNTING FOR WINS: In Week 14, Pittsburgh rookie quarterback DEVLIN HODGES led the Steelers to a 23-17 win over the Arizona Cardinals, marking his third-career win in his third-career start. With a win against Buffalo on Sunday Night Football (8:20 PM ET, NBC), Hodges would tie VIRGIL CARTER (four wins in 1968) and PHIL SIMMS (four in 1979) for the third-longest streak of wins by a rookie quarterback to begin a career in the Super Bowl era (1966-present). The rookie quarterbacks with the most consecutive wins to begin their careers in the Super Bowl era: PLAYER TEAM SEASON CONSECUTIVE WINS Ben Roethlisberger Pittsburgh 2004 13 Mike Kruczek Pittsburgh 1976 6 Virgil Carter Chicago 1968 4 Phil Simms New York Giants 1979 4 Devlin Hodges Pittsburgh 2019 3* *Active streak Additionally, with a win, Hodges would become the first undrafted rookie quarterback to win each of his first four starts in the common draft era (1967-present). -- NFL -- TEN AGAIN: New Orleans wide receiver MICHAEL THOMAS – who leads the NFL with 121 receptions and 1,424 receiving yards this season – had 11 receptions for 134 yards and a touchdown in Week 14, marking his seventh game with at least 10 receptions in 2019. With at least 10 receptions against Indianapolis on Monday Night Football (8:15 PM ET, ESPN), Thomas would surpass ANDRE JOHNSON (seven games in 2008) and WES WELKER (seven in 2009) for the most games with at least 10 receptions in a season in NFL history. The players with the most games with at least 10 receptions in a season in NFL history: PLAYER TEAM SEASON GAMES Andre Johnson Houston 2008 7 Michael Thomas New Orleans 2019 7* Wes Welker New England 2009 7 *Entering Sunday -- NFL – GURLEY AMONG GREATS: Los Angeles Rams running back TODD GURLEY has 10 total touchdowns this season (nine rushing, one receiving), having rushed for a touchdown in each of his past two games. Gurley, who is in his fifth NFL season, leads the NFL with 66 touchdowns since entering the league in 2015. With a touchdown on Sunday at Dallas (4:25 PM ET, FOX), Gurley would tie ADRIAN PETERSON (67 touchdowns) for the fifth-most touchdowns through a player’s first five seasons in NFL history. The players with the most total touchdowns in their first five seasons in NFL history: PLAYER TEAM SEASONS TOUCHDOWNS LaDainian TomlinsonHOF San Diego 2001-05 80 Emmitt SmithHOF Dallas 1990-94 75 Shaun Alexander Seattle 2000-04 72 Jerry RiceHOF San Francisco 1985-89 70 Adrian Peterson Minnesota 2007-11 67 Todd Gurley St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams 2015-19 66* *In fifth season -- NFL -- .