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Top 5 Facts To Know From NFL Week 9
The best facts to know from NFL week 9. including Unstoppable QBs, monster RBs and more!
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With the midpoint of the 2020 NFL season now in the past, some star QBs are looking unstoppable, Dalvin Cook and Cristian McCaffrey continue their dominance in the league, while Brady regressed for what was one of the worst games of his career. Meanwhile, Andy Reid isn’t the only coach making history as Mike Tomlin has his Steelers in a battle against the Ravens as both teams are setting records in the AFC North.
Here are the top 5 facts to know from NFL week 9:
The NFL is turning into a passing league and these QBs have taken advantage, putting up historical performances this week and all throughout the season. The league has some great veterans and savvy young stars with a lot of potential.
Patrick Mahomes is the fastest player in NFL history with 100 TD passes, having done so in just his 40th career game#ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/DHlCEjzTNn
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) November 8, 2020
In consecutive weeks Patrick Mahomes has gone:
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) November 8, 2020
350+ Pass Yards
4+ Pass TD
0 INT
He joins Tom Brady as the only players to accomplish this in back to back weeks in a single season since at least 1950. pic.twitter.com/50m997iU2P
Players with at least 2,000 pass yards and 500 rush yds through 8 games of a season in NFL history:
— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) November 9, 2020
Kyler Murray
NOBODY else. #RedSea pic.twitter.com/DR3Mos9WKq
Josh Allen has TWO games this season with:
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) November 8, 2020
400 Pass Yards
3 Pass TD
0 INT
The entire rest of the NFL has just ONE of those games. pic.twitter.com/k2e2Fee0xI
Completing more than 4 out of every 5 of his passes on average while hitting a teammate in the endzone 4 times on Sunday night vs the Bucs, @Saints quarterbacking great Drew Brees posted a triumphant performance that has tied him for the most such efforts on this all-time QB list pic.twitter.com/XnJR3RF5de
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) November 9, 2020
Dalvin Cook and Cristian McCaffery have been unstoppable since they came into the league, and these two superstars will continue to shatter records for years to come.
Dalvin Cook has scored a rush TD in EVERY game he's played this season.
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) November 8, 2020
He's the first player with a rush TD in each of his first 7 games to open the season since Emmitt Smith (1994). pic.twitter.com/IrMt2O7d5U
Dalvin Cook today:
— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 8, 2020
22 ATT
206 RUSH YDS (252 TOTAL)
2 TD
He's the first Viking with 200 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD in a game since Adrian Peterson in 2007. pic.twitter.com/w2yJtk32KA
Dalvin Cook's 252 yards from scrimmage are the 4th-most by a Vikings player in a game in franchise history.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 8, 2020
Cook also the first player with at least 200 scrimmage yards and 2 TD in back-to-back games since Doug Martin in 2012. He's the first player in Vikings history to do it. pic.twitter.com/NWVcWM69il
Most rec TD by a RB in NFL history:
— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) November 8, 2020
(First career 51 games)
1. Chuck Foreman (18)
2. Christian McCaffrey (16) pic.twitter.com/p9Ylb1yrgd
Through his historic career, Tom Brady has rarely had many bad games, but this week against the Saints, Tom Brady had one of the worst performances in his career.
Tom Brady has lost only 1 game by 30+ points in 20 seasons with the Patriots.
— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 9, 2020
He had his worst loss of his career tonight (35 points). pic.twitter.com/coLNZdIAzf
This will be Tom Brady's 2nd loss to the Saints this season
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 9, 2020
It's the 1st time in his NFL career that Brady has been swept in the regular season by a divisional opponent
If you include playoff games, Brady has lost twice in a season to a divisional foe just one time (Jets, 2010) pic.twitter.com/rbC9p8frqh
This is the 333rd start of Tom Brady's career, including playoffs.
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) November 9, 2020
It's the first one in which his team has trailed by 30+ points at halftime
Out of the 292 starts in Tom Brady's NFL career, this was the 1st time he's ever started out with a 3-and-out on every one of the 1st 4 drives pic.twitter.com/W5hnZLCJhp
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) November 9, 2020
Drew Brees has the most wins against Tom Brady of any QB with a winning record vs. TB12 pic.twitter.com/7Z9IPVW0bm
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) November 9, 2020
Mike Tomlin and Andy Reid have proven to be some of the best coaches during this era. They have been consistent and have led their teams to championships. These two are still the best at what they do and they will continue to add to their HOF legacies.
Andy Reid has surpassed HOF Curly Lambeau (229) for the 5th-most wins by a head coach in NFL history (incl. playoffs) pic.twitter.com/jyIpZp9fz6
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) November 8, 2020
Most Wins by a Head Coach - All-Time
— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) November 8, 2020
(Includes Postseason)
Don Shula (347)
George Halas (324)
Bill Belichick (306)
Tom Landry (270)
Andy Reid (230)
With that, time is yours Andy pic.twitter.com/vM5BMIr6na
Most full seasons without a losing record to begin NFL head coaching career#Steelers Mike Tomlin 14
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) November 9, 2020
Marty Schottenheimer 13
Don Shula 13
George Allen 12
Curly Lambeau 12
The Ravens and Steelers continue to win at a historic rate as the battle for this division continues. The Steelers have the advantage this season, as the currently undefeated team, but the Ravens aren’t far off with a chance to tie up the season series in a few weeks on Thanksgiving.
The Ravens have scored 21 points against the Colts, marking their 31st straight game with 20+ points
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) November 8, 2020
That streak is a new NFL record, one more game than the 2012-2014 Broncos
The Steelers are now 8-0 (best start in franchise history), securing a 17th straight season w/ a .500+ record since drafting Ben Roethlisberger in 2004
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) November 9, 2020
Roethlisberger now owns the record for most career seasons without playing on a sub-.500 team in NFL history#SteelersNation
Ben Roethlisberger of the @steelers is the 2nd QB in NFL history to lead his team to an 8-0 start at age 38 or older (must have started all 8 games).
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) November 9, 2020
The other is Tom Brady, who did it twice (2015 & 2019).#HereWeGo
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