As the NFL season is coming to the halfway mark, there were some historical performances from the ground, the Rookies are cementing their name in the record books, Russell Wilson continues to set MVP milestones, and one of the most successful dynasties is unraveling right in front of the world’s eyes.
Here are the top 5 facts to know from NFL Week 8:
Dalvin Cook and Alvin Kamara have been breaking records left and right as two of the best RBs in the NFL right now.
Dalvin Cook
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) November 1, 2020
First #Vikings player to score 4 TDs of any kind in a game since Ahmad Rashad on September 2, 1979
Dalvin Cook now has 10 Rush TD this season, the most by a @Vikings player through the team’s first 7 games of a season in franchise history.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 1, 2020
Cook joins Adrian Peterson (8) and Chuck Foreman (2) as the only Vikings players with multiple seasons of 10 Rush TD. pic.twitter.com/mUURcgDPAL
In today's win, Dalvin Cook became the 1st player in @Vikings history with 200 scrimmage yards and 4 TD in a game. https://t.co/0hj5bsPa8d
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 1, 2020
Alvin Kamara has 2,624 receiving yards since he came into the NFL in 2017 — the most by any running back.
— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 2, 2020
The only other RB with 2,000+ receiving yards in that span is Christian McCaffrey. pic.twitter.com/ZqK07hN7Kw
Alvin Kamara now has 55 Rec and 556 Rec yds, they are the most rec by RB in 1st 7 Team Games in NFL History.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 2, 2020
Kamara had 92 yards after the catch Sunday and is now up to 507 on the season. No other player has gained more than 300 yards after the catch (Mike Davis - 289). pic.twitter.com/E30hzQmC0l
Rookies Chase Claypool, Justin Herbert, Joe Burrow, and Tua Tagovailoa all cemented their spots in the history books this weekend.
Catching a TD to help his @steelers beat the Ravens 28-24 & move to 7-0 for the 1st time since 1978, Abbotsford, B.C.'s own Chase Claypool has found the endzone 7 times through 7 career NFL games (5 receiving, 2 rushing). Since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, that ties for the most here pic.twitter.com/8Vd90H8BcO
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) November 1, 2020
Through 3 Pass TD today, Justin Herbert has tied the record for the most through a player's first 6 career games in NFL history.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 1, 2020
He is the first player in NFL history with 15 Pass TD and 1,500 Pass yards in his first 6 career games.
H/T @EliasSports pic.twitter.com/nzx2xpp6H3
Justin Herbert is the TRUTH.
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) November 1, 2020
Herbert's 4 straight games with 3+ pass TD ties Deshaun Watson (2017) for the longest streak in NFL history by a rookie. pic.twitter.com/WxLyyhssmX
Most passing yards first 8 career starts in NFL history:
— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) November 1, 2020
1. Andrew Luck (2,404)
2. Cam Newton (2,393)
3. Nick Mullens (2,277)
4. Joe Burrow (2,272)
5. Patrick Mahomes (2,223) pic.twitter.com/gjGvy8j3uZ
Tua Tagovailoa became the 1st QB to win his 1st career start with fewer than 100 Pass yards and 20+ attempts since Donovan McNabb in 1999. pic.twitter.com/CqyGciYCuY
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 1, 2020
Russell Wilson and Patrick Mahomes are going toe-to-toe for the MVP hardware, all while doing things their respective franchises have never seen before.
According to @EliasSports Patrick Mahomes became the 1st player in NFL history with at least 20 Pass TD (21) and 1 or fewer Int in his first 8 games of the season.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 1, 2020
He is the 1st Chiefs player with 400 Pass yards, 5 Pass TD and 0 Int in a game pic.twitter.com/yQs9tUhnW3
Patrick Mahomes sets Chiefs franchise record with his 10th career 4 TD game, breaking a tie with Hall of Famer Len Dawson #chiefsecratary
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) November 1, 2020
Registering 4 scoring tosses for his @Seahawks on the way to a 37-27 victory vs the 49ers today, Russell Wilson (with the 1st of those) reached the 250 career passing TD mark. As this list shows, just 3 quarterbacks in NFL history have reached that in fewer games than Wilson has pic.twitter.com/T5UELPQ8qS
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) November 2, 2020
This is Russell Wilson's 4th game this season with 4 Pass TD, breaking a tie with Dave Krieg (1985) for the most in a season in Seahawks history.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 1, 2020
Wilson is now 1 Pass TD away from tying 2007 Tom Brady for most Pass TD through seven team games in NFL history. pic.twitter.com/TsGMbubxIw
#Seahawks Russell Wilson is the 3rd QB in NFL history with 25 passing TDs in the season's first 7 games, joining:
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) November 1, 2020
Tom Brady (2007)
Peyton Manning (2013)
The departure of Tom Brady has left the New England Patriots Dynasty in shambles so far as the Pats are off to a terrible 2-5 start in 2020.
The Patriots have lost four straight games for the first time since 2002.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 1, 2020
Since the start of the 2003 season, there had been 284 losing streaks of at least 4 games (including streaks spanning seasons) entering today and New England was the only team without a single one. pic.twitter.com/eTXgsEvuWU
The Patriots are 2-5 for the first time since 2000. Bill Belichick's first season in New England. pic.twitter.com/jEIS8mTmtW
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) November 1, 2020
Mike Tomlin is asserting himself as one of the best Head Coaches of all-time while John Harbaugh’s decade-long tenure in Baltimore has established one of the longest coaching rivalries in NFL history.
Today will mark the 25th time John Harbaugh and Mike Tomlin will square off as head coaches, the most ever by two coaches in the Super Bowl era, per @EliasSports.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) November 1, 2020
Outstanding coaches and two of the most stable organizations in all of sports.
Mike Tomlin won his 140th regular season game, which broke a tie with Tony Dungy for the most wins by a Black head coach in NFL history.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 2, 2020
Tomlin was hired as Buccaneers DB coach in 2001 during what would be Dungy's last season in Tampa Bay. pic.twitter.com/8qTvZL1KDT
