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5 Most Interesting Facts From Saturday NFL Football in Week 16
The best facts to know from Saturday NFL Football in Week 16 including Tom Brady's historic season, Elite WR/TE's, and more!
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With only two weeks left in the 2020 NFL season, the playoff picture is getting clearer. Tom Brady is enjoying another historic season as he leads the Buccaneers to a playoff birth for the first time in a WHILE. Larry Fitzgerald and DeAndre Hopkins are re-writing the WR history books. Darren Waller is solidifying his elite status, and Jeff Wilson is stepping up in rough times for a big win in the desert.
Here are the 5 most interesting facts to know from NFL Football on Saturday:
Tom Brady will make his way to another playoff tournament, where he can add more records to this list.
Tom Brady is the only player in NFL history to play for 20+ seasons with one team (Patriots) and later make the playoffs with another
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) December 26, 2020
Brady is also the first player in NFL history to make the playoffs 12 straight times (TEN S. Gostkowski can join in 2020)
Tom Brady threw for 668 yards and 6 touchdowns over a 4 quarter period (2nd half last week at Falcons, 1st half today vs Lions).
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 26, 2020
According to @EliasSports Brady is the 1st player over the last 40 years with 600+ passing yards over a 4-quarter span pic.twitter.com/kldqB6ETzU
Tom Brady tied Kurt Warner and Peyton Manning with the most games with a perfect passer rating of 158.3 (min. 20 attempts).
— Jeff Kerr (@JeffKerrCBS) December 26, 2020
Brady, Warner, and Manning have had a perfect passer rating three times (since 1950). #GoBucs #NFL @CBSSportsHQ
Tom Brady joins Peyton Manning as the only quarterbacks to hold the single-season passing TD record for multiple franchises.
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) December 26, 2020
Brady: 50 TD (2007) with Patriots & 36+ TD with Bucs
Manning: 55 TD (2013) with Broncos & 49 TD (2004) with Colts pic.twitter.com/59iTbHnRuI
Tom Brady is 8-0 in his career playing on Saturday in the regular season.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 26, 2020
According to @EliasSports only 4 QBs since 1950 have more Saturday wins: Jack Kemp (14), Bobby Layne (9), John Hadl (9) and Len Dawson (9). pic.twitter.com/d4SZ1L2bDc
Odds: TB -550 (Spread -10.5)
TB Stock Price: $14.33 | DET Stock Price: $8.34
Tampa Bay Buccaneers broke some franchise records on Saturday.
Also starring in the route with 188 yards and 2 touchdown receiving, Mike Evans has passed Mike Williams (11 in 2010) and his own marks of 12 in both 2014 & 2016 to set a new @Buccaneers single season record for TD receptions with 13 https://t.co/PRd8Vn8ENo pic.twitter.com/DGijacAKtQ
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) December 26, 2020
Larry Fitzgerald is locking up his future HOF chances, and DeAndre Hopkins is surely on pace to make it as the next great Cardinals WR.
Most seasons with 50+ catches
— NFL Stats (@NFL_Stats) December 26, 2020
Jerry Rice - 17
Larry Fitzgerald - 17
DeAndre Hopkins leads the NFL in receiving yards.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 26, 2020
No veteran player (i.e. non-rookie) since the 1970 merger has led the NFL in receiving yards in his first season with a new team.
Hopkins can become the first since Harold Jackson in 1969 for the Eagles.
H/T @EliasSports pic.twitter.com/cBhElJWQwD
Tight Ends are taking the league by storm with Waller taking another step to being an elite TE in the NFL.
100-yard games by a tight end in the last 2 seasons:
— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 27, 2020
9 — Darren Waller*
8 — Travis Kelce
*Including tonight pic.twitter.com/g8vPXtNOuI
Darren Waller joins Todd Christensen (1983, 1984) as the only tight ends in Raiders history with consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 27, 2020
Waller's 9 games with 100 Rec yds since the start of last season are the most in the NFL by a tight end. Travis Kelce has 8 in that span. pic.twitter.com/xSj0dYYSDC
Jeff Wilson has been a great surprise for the injury-riddled 49ers.
Jeff Wilson Jr.'s 204 scrimmage yards were the most by a 49ers running back in the last 10 seasons.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 27, 2020
The last with more? Frank Gore in 2009 Week 2 vs the Seahawks pic.twitter.com/7urEPy7Z6i
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