Atlanta wide receiver JULIO JONES …
… had 10 receptions for 166 yards in the Falcons‘ 24-12 win over Jacksonville. Jones, appearing in his 125th career game, has 12,047 receiving yards and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer JERRY RICE (142 games) as the fastest player to reach 12,000 career receiving yards in NFL history. Jones registered his 15th career game with at least 150 receiving yards and joined Pro Football Hall of Famers JERRY RICE (30 games), LANCE ALWORTH (17), TERRELL OWENS (17) and DON MAYNARD (15), as well as CALVIN JOHNSON (15) as the only players with at least 15 such games in league annals.
Arizona linebacker CHANDLER JONES …
… recorded four sacks and two forced fumbles in the Cardinals‘ 27-13 win at Seattle. Jones, who had 17 sacks in 2017, has a career-high 19 sacks this season and joined J.J. WATT (2012, 2014-15), ELVIS DUMERVIL (2009 and 2014), Pro Football Hall of Famer MICHAEL STRAHAN (2001 and 2003) and DEMARCUS WARE (2008 and 2010) as the only players with at least 17 sacks in multiple seasons since 2000.
Other notable performances from Sunday include:
Philadelphia tight end ZACH ERTZ had four receptions in the Eagles‘ 17-9 win against Dallas and has 525 receptions during his seven-year NFL career, surpassing JASON WITTEN (523) for the most catches by a tight end in his first seven seasons in league annals.
Miami rookie defensive tackle CHRISTIAN WILKINS had his first-career touchdown reception in the Dolphins‘ 38-35 overtime win against Cincinnati. Wilkins joins WILLIAM „THE REFRIGERATOR“ PERRY (November 3, 1985) as the only rookie defensive linemen to record a receiving touchdown in the Super Bowl era.
