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WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WEEK 17
RACE TO 5,000: New Orleans quarterback DREW BREES (4,858), Washington quarterback KIRK COUSINS (4,630)
and Atlanta quarterback MATT RYAN (4,613) are the NFL’s top three passing yardage leaders this season.
Brees, Cousins and Ryan can each reach 5,000 yards passing on Sunday and would become the second trio of
quarterbacks to reach 5,000 passing yards in the same season, joining Brees (5,476), TOM BRADY (5,235) and
MATTHEW STAFFORD (5,038) who all accomplished the feat in 2011.
The quarterbacks with 5,000 passing yards in a season:
PLAYER
SEASON TEAM
Peyton Manning
2013
Denver
Drew Brees
2011
New Orleans
Tom Brady
2011
New England
Drew Brees
2012
New Orleans
Drew Brees
2013
New Orleans
Dan Marino^
1984
Miami
Drew Brees
2008
New Orleans
Matthew Stafford
2011
Detroit
Drew Brees
2016
Kirk Cousins
2016
Matt Ryan
2016
*Through 15 games
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
New Orleans
Washington
Atlanta
PASSING YARDS
5,477
5,476
5,235
5,177
5,162
5,084
5,069
5,038
4,858*
4,630*
4,613*
Brees, who has recorded four of the NFL’s eight 5,000-yard passing seasons, is the only quarterback in league history to
pass for at least 5,000 yards in multiple seasons.
--- NFL --BRADY BARELY BLEMISHED: New England quarterback TOM BRADY has passed for 25 touchdowns with two
interceptions and leads the NFL with a 12.5 touchdown-to-interception ratio this season.
With three touchdowns and no interceptions at Miami on Sunday, Brady would have the highest single-season
touchdown-to-interception ratio in NFL history (minimum 20 passing touchdowns).
The highest single-season touchdown-to-interception ratios in NFL history (minimum 20 passing touchdowns):
PLAYER
SEASON
Nick Foles
2013
Tom Brady
2016
Tom Brady
2010
Aaron Rodgers
2014
Aaron Rodgers
2011
*Through Week 16
TEAM
Philadelphia
New England
New England
Green Bay
Green Bay
TOUCHDOWN PASSES INTERCEPTIONS TD/INT RATIO
27
2
13.5
25*
2*
12.5*
36
4
9.0
38
5
7.6
45
6
7.5
--- NFL ---
ZOOMING ZEKE: Dallas rookie running back EZEKIEL ELLIOTT leads the NFL with 1,631 rushing yards, the thirdhighest rushing total by a rookie in NFL history.
With 69 rushing yards at Philadelphia on Sunday, Elliott would become the second rookie in NFL history with 1,700
rushing yards in a season. Elliott needs 178 rushing yards against the Eagles to surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer ERIC
DICKERSON (1,808) as the NFL’s all-time rookie rushing leader.
The rookies with the most rushing yards in NFL history:
PLAYER
SEASON
Eric Dickerson^
1983
George Rogers
1981
Ezekiel Elliott
2016
Alfred Morris
2012
Ottis Anderson
1979
Edgerrin James
1999
*Through 15 games
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
TEAM
Los Angeles Rams
New Orleans
Dallas
Washington
St. Louis Cardinals
Indianapolis
RUSHING YARDS
1,808
1,674
1,631*
1,613
1,605
1,553
Elliott ranks second in the league with 1,994 yards from scrimmage (1,631 rushing, 363 receiving), the third-highest total
by a rookie in NFL history.
With six scrimmage yards on Sunday, Elliott would become the third rookie in NFL history to reach 2,000 scrimmage
yards, joining Dickerson (2,212 in 1983) and EDGERRIN JAMES (2,139 in 1999).
The rookies with the most yards from scrimmage in NFL history:
PLAYER
SEASON
Eric Dickerson^
1983
Edgerrin James
1999
Ezekiel Elliott
2016
Doug Martin
2012
Billy Sims
1980
*Through 15 games
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
TEAM
Los Angeles Rams
Indianapolis
Dallas
Tampa Bay
Detroit
SCRIMMAGE YARDS
2,212
2,139
1,994*
1,926
1,924
--- NFL --DAK DAZZLES: Dallas quarterback DAK PRESCOTT leads all rookie quarterbacks with 3,630 passing yards, 23
touchdown passes and a 105.6 passer rating this season while helping guide the Cowboys to a 13-2 record and the No. 1
seed in the NFC playoffs.
With a victory at Philadelphia on Sunday, Prescott would record his 14th win as a starting quarterback, passing BEN
ROETHLISBERGER (13 in 2004) for the most by a rookie starting quarterback in NFL history.
Prescott (23) needs four touchdown passes on Sunday to surpass PEYTON MANNING (26) and RUSSELL WILSON (26)
for the most touchdown passes by a rookie quarterback in NFL history.
The most touchdown passes by a rookie quarterback in NFL history:
PLAYER
SEASON
Russell Wilson
2012
Peyton Manning
1998
Dak Prescott
2016
Andrew Luck
2012
*Through 15 games
TEAM
Seattle
Indianapolis
Dallas
Indianapolis
TOUCHDOWN PASSES
26
26
23*
23
Prescott has thrown only four interceptions in 451 passing attempts this season and ranks third among qualifying
quarterbacks with a 0.9 interception percentage, trailing only TOM BRADY (0.5 percent) and SAM BRADFORD (0.8
percent).
Prescott is on pace to record the lowest interception percentage by a rookie quarterback in NFL history (minimum 200
passing attempts).
The rookie quarterbacks with the lowest interception percentages in NFL history (minimum 200 attempts):
PLAYER
SEASON
Dak Prescott
2016
Robert Griffin III
2012
Nick Foles
2012
Charlie Batch
1998
Derek Carr
2014
*Through 15 games
TEAM
Dallas
Washington
Philadelphia
Detroit
Oakland
PASSING ATTEMPTS
451*
393
265
303
599
INTERCEPTIONS INT PERCENTAGE
4*
0.9*
5
1.3
5
1.9
6
2.0
12
2.0
--- NFL --PROLIFIC PASSERS: Green Bay quarterback AARON RODGERS passed for 347 yards with four touchdown passes for
a 136.6 passer rating and added a rushing touchdown in the Packers’ 38-25 win vs. Minnesota last week. Rodgers leads
the NFL with 36 passing touchdowns this season. New Orleans quarterback DREW BREES ranks second in the league
with 35 touchdown passes in 2016.
With four touchdown passes at Detroit on Sunday Night Football, Rodgers would become the fourth quarterback in NFL
history with at least 40 touchdown passes in multiple seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (1984,
1986), PEYTON MANNING (2004, 2013) and Brees (2011, 2012).
With five touchdown passes at Atlanta on Sunday, Brees can become the first quarterback in NFL history with three
seasons of at least 40 touchdown passes.
The quarterbacks with at least 40 touchdown passes in multiple seasons:
PLAYER
Peyton Manning
Drew Brees
Dan Marino^
SEASONS
2004, 2013
2011, 2012
1984, 1986
TEAM(S)
Indianapolis, Denver
New Orleans
Miami
SEASONS WITH 40+ TD PASSES
2
2*
2
Aaron Rodgers
2011
Green Bay
*Has 35 touchdown passes through 15 games
**Has 36 touchdown passes through 15 games
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
1**
--- NFL --GOOD COMPANY: Green Bay wide receiver JORDY NELSON had 154 receiving yards and two touchdowns in Week
16.
Nelson, who has 91 catches for 1,191 yards and a league-leading 14 touchdown receptions this season, can become the
fifth player in NFL history to record at least 100 catches, 1,200 receiving yards and 15 touchdown catches in a single
season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers CRIS CARTER (1995), JERRY RICE (1995) and MARVIN HARRISON
(2001) and RANDY MOSS (2003).
The players with at least 100 catches, 1,200 receiving yards and 15 touchdown catches in a season:
PLAYER
SEASON TEAM
Randy Moss
2003
Minnesota
Marvin Harrison^
2001
Indianapolis
Cris Carter^
1995
Minnesota
Jerry Rice^
1995
San Francisco
Jordy Nelson
2016
*Through 15 games
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
Green Bay
RECEPTIONS
111
109
122
122
REC. YARDS
1,632
1,524
1,371
1,848
TD CATCHES
17
15
17
15
91*
1,191*
14*
--- NFL --ROCKING RAIDER: Oakland wide receiver AMARI COOPER has 78 catches for 1,110 receiving yards and four
touchdowns this season.
With one touchdown catch on Sunday at Denver, Cooper would become the third player in NFL history to have at least 70
receptions, 1,000 receiving yards and five touchdown catches in each of his first two career seasons, joining ODELL
BECKHAM JR. (2014-2015) and MARQUES COLSTON (2006-2007).
The players with at least 70 catches, 1,000 receiving yards and five touchdown catches in each of their first two seasons:
PLAYER
Odell Beckham Jr.
Marques Colston
SEASONS
2014-2015
2006-2007
Amari Cooper
2015-2016
*Through 15 games
TEAM
New York Giants
New Orleans
SEASONS WITH 70+ CATCHES, 1,000+ REC. YARDS &
5+ TD CATCHES IN FIRST 2 YEARS
2
2
Oakland
1*
--- NFL --RINGING THE BELL: Pittsburgh running back LE’VEON BELL ranks third in the NFL with 1,884 yards from scrimmage
(1,268 rushing, 616 receiving) this season, despite only appearing in 12 games.
With 116 yards from scrimmage against Cleveland on Sunday, Bell, who had 2,215 scrimmage yards in 2014, can
become the seventh player in NFL history to record multiple seasons with at least 2,000 scrimmage yards in his first four
career seasons.
The most seasons with at least 2,000 scrimmage yards in a player’s first four seasons:
PLAYER
Eric Dickerson^
Terrell Davis
Edgerrin James
Larry Johnson
Ray Rice
LaDainian Tomlinson
TEAM
Los Angeles
Denver
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Baltimore
San Diego
SEASONS WITH 2,000+ SCRIMMAGE YARDS
IN FIRST 4 YEARS
3
2
2
2
2
2
Le’Veon Bell
Pittsburgh
*Has 1,884 scrimmage yards through Week 16
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
1*
Bell leads the NFL with a 157.0 scrimmage yards per game average in 2016, the third-highest single-season average in
NFL history.
The highest single-season scrimmage yards per game averages in NFL history:
PLAYER
SEASON
Priest Holmes
2002
O.J. Simpson^
1975
Le’Veon Bell
2016
Chris Johnson
2009
Marshall Faulk^
2000
*Through 15 games
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
TEAM
Kansas City
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Tennessee
St. Louis
SCRIMMAGE YARDS PER GAME AVERAGE
163.4
160.2
157.0*
156.8
156.4
--- NFL --CATCH IT LIKE BECKHAM: New York Giants wide receiver ODELL BECKHAM JR. had 11 catches for 150 yards in the
Giants’ Week 16 loss to Philadelphia, his 19th career game with at least 100 receiving yards, tying RANDY MOSS (19) for
the most by a player in his first three seasons.
With 100 receiving yards at Washington on Sunday, Beckham would become the only player in NFL history with 20 career
games of at least 100 receiving yards in his first three seasons.
The most 100-yard receiving games by a player in his first three seasons in NFL history:
PLAYER
SEASONS TEAM
Odell Beckham Jr. 2014-2016 New York Giants
Randy Moss
1998-2000 Minnesota
T.Y. Hilton
2012-2014 Indianapolis
John Jefferson
1978-1980 San Diego
Bill Groman
1960-1962 Houston
Harlon Hill
1954-1956 Chicago
*Through 15 games in third season
100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES IN FIRST 3 SEASONS
19*
19
16
16
16
16