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5 Most Interesting Facts From NFL Week 17
The best facts to know from NFL Sunday in Week 17, including two historic rookies, the GOAT sets another record, and more!
Jayne Kamin-Oncea/-USA TODAY Sports; Brad Rempel/USA TODAY Sports
2020 NFL regular season is finally coming to a close with Week 17’s Sunday games serving as the finale, and it was an interesting one. The two Justin’s are aiming for the ROTY award after their historic rookie seasons. Tom Brady keeps on putting Father Time on hold with another great year in the books. The Cleveland Browns finally make the playoffs to end the league’s longest active drought. NFC East’s wild season ended yet again, with another winner. Derrick Henry took the crown as the RB king in 2020.
Here are the 5 most interesting facts to know from NFL Sunday in Week 17:
Justin Jefferson and Justin Herbert ended their rookie season as two of the best rookies in NFL history.
Justin Jefferson (1, 400 rec yds) has broken Anquan Boldin’s record for most rec yds by a rookie in the SB era (1,377 in 2003)
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) January 3, 2021
Most Rec Yds by a Rookie
Super Bowl Era
MIN Justin Jefferson - 1,400
ARI Anquan Boldin - 1,377
HOF Randy Moss - 1,313
NYG Odell Beckham - 1,305
Justin Herbert just had one of the greatest rookie seasons by a quarterback ever.
— StatMuse (@statmuse) January 4, 2021
31 TD (1st all-time)
4,336 YDS (2nd)
66.6 COMP% (2nd)
98.3 RTG (4th) pic.twitter.com/wrrvHWPWja
Odds: MIN -100 (Spread -1.0) | LAC -100 (Spread -1.0)
MIN Stock Price: $7.78 | LAC Stock Price: $8.75
With every passing year, Tom Brady’s GOAT argument gets better.
Today will be Tom Brady’s 299th career start, which would surpass Brett Favre for most by a quarterback in NFL history.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 3, 2021
Brady has thrown for 668 yards in his last 4 quarters played. He’s the first player to throw for 600 yards over a 4-quarter span since 1978.
H/T @EliasSports pic.twitter.com/HU5R6fMWkP
Tom Brady has joined Peyton Manning as the only players in NFL history with 40+ pass TD in a single season with multiple teams
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) January 3, 2021
2020 is Brady's 2nd season with 40+ pass TD, T-2nd-most such seasons in NFL history...
Only Aaron Rodgers (3) has more seasons with 40+ pass TD
Finding the endzone 4 times in his playoff-bound @Buccaneers 44-27 win vs the Falcons today, Tom Brady again defied all convention by hitting the 40 TD passing mark at age 43 and doing it for the 2nd time in his vaunted career. That has tied him with 3 others for 2nd on this list pic.twitter.com/Fi79Ya7OJe
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) January 4, 2021
After years of misery, Cleveland Browns fans can finally breathe a sigh of relief knowing their franchise is in good hands.
The Cleveland Browns have made the playoffs for the 1st time since 2002, the previously longest playoff drought before the win.
— Fifth Quarter Stats (@FQStats) January 3, 2021
They have won 11 games for the 1st time since 1994, when Bill Belichick was head coach. The Jets now hold the longest playoff drought at 10 seasons. pic.twitter.com/y3sGVILAGi
Nobody in the NFC East can seem to be the undisputed king of the division. Whether it’s Washington, Dallas, New York, or Philly that wins the division belt, it’s inevitable someone else wears the crown the following season.
The NFC East has extended its record streak of 16 consecutive seasons without a repeat division champion.
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) January 4, 2021
04: PHI
05: NYG
06: PHI
07: DAL
08: NYG
09: DAL
10: PHI
11: NYG
12: WSH
13: PHI
14: DAL
15: WSH
16: DAL
17: PHI
18: DAL
19: PHI
20: WSH pic.twitter.com/YYNeSqdP43
Derrick Henry passed the coveted milestone of 2,000 RUSH YDS and keeps running his way into the record books.
Derrick Henry is the 1st NFL player to lead the league in RSH, RUSH YDS, & RUSH TD in consecutive seasons since 1967-68 pic.twitter.com/yUzRGWe41H
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) January 4, 2021
Putting forth exactly 250 in his @Titans 41-38 win over the Texans today, Derrick Henry's 2027 rushing yards are the 5th most recorded in a single season in NFL history. He's the only player inside that top 5 to also run for at least 15 TDs in the same season (finishing with 17) pic.twitter.com/absZ9thmjI
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) January 4, 2021
#Titans become the 1st team to have TWO 2,000 yard rushers.
— Tre (@TreJeanNFL) January 4, 2021
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