UNPREDICTABLE NFL: With two weeks remaining in the 2015 regular season, 18 teams remain in contention for a trip to Super Bowl 50. Only three teams – Arizona (NFC West), Carolina (NFC South) and New England (AFC East) – have clinched their divisions and six playoff spots are still to be determined.
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CONSECUTIVE CAROLINA: The CAROLINA PANTHERS (14-0)are the fourth team in the Super Bowl era to start a season 14-0 and have won 18 consecutive regular-season games dating back to last season.
With a win on Sunday at Atlanta, the Panthers would join Indianapolis (23 games from 2008-09) and New England (21 from 2006-08) as the only teams in NFL history to win at least 19 consecutive regular-season games.
The teams with the most consecutive regular-season wins in NFL history:
TEAM |
YEARS |
MOST CONSECUTIVE REGULAR-SEASON WINS |
Indianapolis |
2008-09 |
23 |
New England |
2006-08 |
21 |
Carolina |
2014-present |
18* |
New England |
2003-04 |
18 |
*Active streak |
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BIG BEN: Pittsburgh quarterback BEN ROETHLISBERGER threw for 380 yards last week and leads the league with six 350-yard passing games in 2015.
With 350 passing yards on Sunday at Baltimore, Roethlisberger would tie ANDREW LUCK (seven in 2014) for the third-most 350+ yard passing games in a single season in NFL history. PEYTON MANNING and DREW BREES hold the record with eight such games in 2013 and 2011, respectively.
The most games with 350+ passing yard in a single season in NFL history:
SINGLE SEASON |
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PLAYER |
TEAM |
YEAR |
MOST GAMES WITH 350+ PASS YARDS |
Peyton Manning |
Denver |
2013 |
8 |
Drew Brees |
New Orleans |
2011 |
8 |
Andrew Luck |
Indianapolis |
2014 |
7 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
Pittsburgh |
2015 |
6* |
Drew Brees |
New Orleans |
2013 |
6 |
Drew Brees |
New Orleans |
2012 |
6 |
Tom Brady |
New England |
2007 |
6 |
*Through 14 games |
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RECEPTION PARTY: Below is a sampling of reception milestones that can be reached Sunday.
- Atlanta wide receiver JULIO JONES (118)and Pittsburgh wide receiver ANTONIO BROWN (116) rank first and second, respectively, in receptions this season.
With six catches on Sunday against Carolina, Jones can surpass HERMAN MOORE (123 in 1995) and WES WELKER (123 in 2009) for the third-most catches in a season in NFL history. Jones has at least six catches in 11 of 14 games this season.
With four catches on Sunday against Baltimore, Brown can join Pro Football Hall of Famer CRIS CARTER (1994-95) as the only players in NFL history with back-to-back 120-catch seasons. Brown’s 129 catches last season were the second-most ever (MARVIN HARRISON, 143 in 2002).
The most receptions in a season in NFL history:
PLAYER |
TEAM |
YEAR |
RECEPTIONS |
Marvin Harrison |
Indianapolis |
2002 |
143 |
Antonio Brown |
Pittsburgh |
2014 |
129 |
Wes Welker |
New England |
2009 |
123 |
Herman Moore |
Detroit |
1995 |
123 |
Calvin Johnson |
Detroit |
2012 |
122 |
Wes Welker |
New England |
2011 |
122 |
Cris Carter |
Minnesota |
1995 |
122 |
Jerry Rice |
San Francisco |
1995 |
122 |
Cris Carter |
Minnesota |
1994 |
122 |
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Julio Jones |
Atlanta |
2015 |
118* |
Antonio Brown |
Pittsburgh |
2015 |
116* |
*Through 14 games |
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- New York Jets wide receiver BRANDON MARSHALL is tied for sixth in the league with 93 receptions this season. With seven receptions on Sunday against New England, Marshall would become the first player in NFL history with six 100-catch seasons.
The most seasons with at least 100 receptions in NFL history:
PLAYER |
MOST 100+ CATCH SEASONS |
Brandon Marshall |
5* |
Andre Johnson |
5 |
Wes Welker |
5 |
*93 catches through 14 games
- San Francisco wide receiver ANQUAN BOLDIN (999) needs a catch on Sunday at Detroit to become the 13th player in NFL history to reach 1,000 career receptions. Boldin, who has played 184 career games, can surpass REGGIE WAYNE (195) for the fifth-fewest games in NFL history to reach the milestone.
The players to reach 1,000 receptions in the fewest games in NFL history:
PLAYER |
FEWEST GAMES TO REACH 1,000 CATCHES |
Marvin Harrison |
167 |
Andre Johnson |
168 |
Jerry Rice |
181 |
Larry Fitzgerald |
182 |
Reggie Wayne |
195 |
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Anquan Boldin |
184* |
*999 career catches |
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ROOKIE PASS YARDS: Tampa Bay rookie quarterback JAMEIS WINSTON has thrown for 3,422 yards this season. With 318 passing yards Sunday against Chicago, Winston would surpass PEYTON MANNING (3,739 in 1998) for the third-most passing yards by a rookie in NFL history.
The rookie quarterbacks with the most passing yards in NFL history:
MOST PASSING YARDS BY ROOKIE QB |
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PLAYER |
TEAM |
YEAR |
YARDS |
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Andrew Luck |
Indianapolis |
2012 |
4,374 |
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Cam Newton |
Carolina |
2011 |
4,051 |
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Peyton Manning |
Indianapolis |
1998 |
3,739 |
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Sam Bradford |
St. Louis |
2010 |
3,512 |
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Matt Ryan |
Atlanta |
2008 |
3,440 |
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Jameis Winston |
Tampa Bay |
2015 |
3,422* |
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SACK ATTACK: Green Bay linebacker JULIUS PEPPERS has 135 career sacks and ranks 10th all-time since sacks became an official statistic in 1982.
With at least a half-sack on Sunday against Arizona, Peppers would become the fifth player to have nine or more seasons with 10+ sacks since sacks became an official statistic in 1982.
The most seasons with 10+ sacks since 1982:
PLAYER |
MOST 10+ SACK SEASONS |
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Bruce Smith^ |
13 |
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Reggie White^ |
12 |
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Kevin Greene |
10 |
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John Randle^ |
9 |
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Many tied |
8 |
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Julius Peppers |
8* |
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*9.5 sacks through 14 games |
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MILE-HIGH MONDAY: On Monday night, the DENVER BRONCOS (10-4) will host Cincinnati (11-3). TheBroncos’ Monday Night Football appearance this week marks their 24th consecutive season with at least one Monday night game(1992-present), the longest current streak in the NFL. Oakland holds the record with 28 consecutive seasons appearing on Monday Night Football (1970-97).
Denver (68) also ranks fourth for the most appearances on MNF among NFL teams.
The teams with the most consecutive seasons and most games appearing on Monday Night Football:
TEAM |
YEARS |
MOST CONSECUTIVE SEASONS APPEARING ON MNF |
TEAM |
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL APPEARANCES |
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Oakland/LA |
1970-97 |
28 |
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Miami |
82 |
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Denver |
1992-present |
24* |
Dallas |
77 |
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Green Bay |
1993-present |
23 |
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San Francisco |
72 |
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Dallas |
1970-88 |
19 |
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Denver |
68* |
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Miami |
1970-88 |
19 |
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Pittsburgh |
67 |
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SUPER BOWL REMATCHES FEATURED THIS SEASON
AS PART OF SUPER BOWL 50 CELEBRATION
WEEK 16: COWBOYS AT BILLS
The 2015 NFL regular-season schedule features 19 Super Bowl rematches as part of the year-long celebration of Super Bowl 50, which will be played on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
In Week 16, the Bills will host the Cowboys on Sunday in a rematch of Super Bowls XXVII & XXVIII, which the Cowboys won 52-17 and 30-13, respectively.
Rematches are part of the NFL’s On The Fifty platform, designed to link the past 49 Super Bowls with this year’s game and honor the teams, players, coaches, fans and communities that have been a part of those games.
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