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5 Most Interesting Facts From NFL Sunday in Week 11
The best facts to know from NFL Sunday in Week 11, including a historic Chiefs run, record-breaking rookie sensations, and more!
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Week 11’s Sunday games had some elite teams competing for playoffs spots as the Chiefs came out looking like heavy favorites to win the Super Bowl again after a dominant Mahomes ended the game in fashion while Derick Henry is leading Tennessee by trucking anything in his way, NFL rookies are putting on a show, Big Ben is taking his Steelers to a 10-0 record, and NFL elite WRs are breaking receiving records at lightning speeds.
Here are the 5 most interesting facts to know from NFL Sunday in Week 11:
The defending champions Kansas City Chiefs are looking to make themselves an NFL dynasty by dominating every opponent in their way.
Facts to know about the reigning Super Bowl champions:
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) November 23, 2020
- 18-1 (including playoffs) over the last calendar year
- Best record over a 1-year span since Packers 2011-12
- 5th best record by any team over a 1-year span since '78 https://t.co/oRksBbC2Rg
Kansas City Chiefs have scored 23+ points in a NFL-record 24 straight games (including playoffs) pic.twitter.com/EXUKFMRMdR
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) November 23, 2020
2 interesting facts here about Patrick Mahomes' 1st GW-TD in the final 2 mins and KC's consistent success against teams they play 2x https://t.co/yBzG7yUEqx
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) November 23, 2020
Their QB Patrick Mahomes is undoubtedly one of the best talent to ever step foot on a football field, and his insane numbers prove it.
Patrick Mahomes is the greatest QB ever through the amount of starts he's had in his career https://t.co/4EoQfivlLu
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) November 23, 2020
Limited more than usual for most of the night, Patrick Mahomes came to life in the 4th quarter but mainly on a flawlessly-executed late drive to go ahead with 0:28 left in a @Chiefs win at the Raiders on Sunday. It also was an effort that gives him the most on this franchise list pic.twitter.com/ktdJ9PJ8EC
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) November 23, 2020
Patrick Mahomes threw 26 pass TD this season before Trayvon Mullen's 2nd-quarter interception, Mahomes' 2nd of 2020
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) November 23, 2020
Mahomes tied Drew Brees' all-time record (set in 2018) for most pass TD (26) before a player's 2nd INT in a single season
Move over vets, as these rookies are taking the NFL by storm, breaking all kinds of league records
Joe Burrow already has 5 games with 300+ Pass Yds, one shy of tying Andrew Luck’s rookie record from 2012.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 22, 2020
Burrow is 1 of 4 QBs in NFL history with at least 5 300-yard passing games within their first 10 career games (Patrick Mahomes - 8, Andrew Luck - 5, Kurt Warner - 5). pic.twitter.com/AnSeNVbeyj
on Sunday, Jags rookie RB James Robinson became the 1st undrafted rookie in NFL history with 1,000+ scrimmage yards in his first 10 games
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) November 23, 2020
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only 25 other players on this list, including Eric Dickerson, Edgerrin James, Zeke, Marshall Faulk & Adrian Peterson (all were drafted)
With his 1-yd rush TD in the 1st quarter, Washington rookie RB Antonio Gibson has a rush TD in 4 consecutive games
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) November 22, 2020
- First rookie to do so since DEN Phillip Lindsay in Weeks 11-14, 2018
- First Washington rookie to do so since Alfred Morris in Weeks 14-17, 2012
With a 31-yard receiving TD in the 2nd quarter, Chase Claypool became the 4th wide receiver in NFL history with 10+ touchdowns in his first 10 career games
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) November 22, 2020
The only others: HST Bill Groman (1960), CHI Harlon Hill (1954) & GB Billy Howton (1952)
Justin Herbert of the @Chargers is the first rookie in NFL history to throw for 350+ yards while completing at least 75.0 percent of his passes in a game.#BoltUp
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) November 23, 2020
Justin Herbert has his 5th game of 3+ pass TD this season
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) November 22, 2020
Most by a rookie in a season in the Super Bowl Era https://t.co/fq7DP20ulB
Derrick Henry has been an absolute monster since he came into the League.
Derrick Henry scored a game-winning 29-yard rush TD in the Titans’ overtime win over the Ravens
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) November 22, 2020
Henry also had a rush TD in OT in Week 6 vs the Texans
Henry is the first player since at least 1991 with multiple overtime rush TD in a single season
Scoring the game-winning touchdown to give his team a 30-24 overtime win vs the Ravens, Derrick Henry joins Eddie George (74), Earl Campbell (73), Chris Johnson (58) & Charley Hennigan (51) as the only players in @Titans franchise history to reach the 50 career scrimmage TD mark pic.twitter.com/lacMHXsyoL
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) November 22, 2020
Henry has 1,079 rush yards this season...
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) November 22, 2020
That's the most rushing yards by a player through Week 11 since Ezekiel Elliott had 1,102 rush yards in 2016
Future HOFer Ben Roethlisberger is still playing lights out as he is leading the Steelers to a perfect record.
With the win, Ben Roethlisberger has 8 career seasons with double-digit wins
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) November 22, 2020
That ties Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers and John Elway for 4th-most in NFL history
The only players with more are Tom Brady (17), Peyton Manning (14) and Brett Favre (10)
Via the 22nd of his 32 so far today vs the Jaguars (in a game his team now leads 27-3 in the 4th quarter), @steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger passed Eli Manning (4895) for the 7th most career passes completed by a QB in NFL history pic.twitter.com/hROZWeitAX
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) November 22, 2020
These 3 guys who are arguably the top 5 WRs in the league broke some NFL and franchise records on Sunday.
Players with at least 60 rec, 800 rec yds, and 10 rec TD in his first 8 games of a season:
— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) November 23, 2020
Davante Adams
That's it. #GoPackGo pic.twitter.com/QDdHoivqJQ
Thanks to the 2nd of his 9 catches so far today vs the Falcons, @Saints receiver Michael Thomas- despite missing 6 games in 2020 so far- has passed Jarvis Landry (481 from 2014-18) for the most receptions by a player within their first 5 career NFL seasons (489 and counting) pic.twitter.com/aKyuw4GUQA
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) November 22, 2020
Keenan Allen's 16 REC vs. NYJ set a Chargers single-game franchise record https://t.co/GRLixNl7NK
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) November 23, 2020
Keenan Allen has surpassed 600 career receptions (in 96 games)
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) November 22, 2020
Allen joins Antonio Brown, Julio Jones and Anquan Boldin as the only players with 600+ receptions in his first 100 games in the Super Bowl era
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