Jacksonville rookie quarterback GARDNER MINSHEW …
… passed for 279 yards with three touchdowns and zero interceptions for a 119.6 rating in the Jaguars‘ 29-15 win over the New York Jets. New York Giants rookie quarterback DANIEL JONES passed for 322 yards with four touchdowns and zero interceptions for a 124.2 rating in the Giants‘ Week 8 loss at Detroit.
With Minshew and Jones, Week 8 is the second week in NFL history in which two rookie quarterbacks each passed for at least three touchdowns and zero interceptions in the same week, joining Week 16 of the 2018 season (Jets quarterback SAM DARNOLD and Browns quarterback BAKER MAYFIELD).
Jones, who passed for 336 yards with two touchdowns and zero interceptions in Week 3, joined DAK PRESCOTT (two games in 2016) as the only rookie quarterbacks to have two games of at least 300 passing yards, two touchdown passes and zero interceptions in NFL history.
New Orleans quarterback DREW BREES …
… passed for 373 yards with three touchdowns and one interception for a 116.4 rating in the Saints‘ 31-9 victory against Arizona.
Brees has 159 career games with at least two touchdown passes, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer BRETT FAVRE (159) for the third-most such games in NFL history. Only TOM BRADY (170) and PEYTON MANNING (165) have more.
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver COOPER KUPP …
… had seven receptions for a career-high 220 yards and one touchdown in the Rams‘ 24-10 victory over Cincinnati at Wembley Stadium in London. His 220 receiving yards are the most receiving yards in a single international game in league annals, surpassing BRANDON LLOYD, who had 169 receiving yards with Denver on October 31, 2010 at Wembley Stadium.
Los Angeles running back TODD GURLEY …
… had a rushing touchdown in the victory. Gurley has 63 total touchdowns in 65 career games, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famers MARCUS ALLEN (63), TERRELL DAVIS (63) and LADAINIAN TOMLINSON (63) for the second-most total touchdowns by a player in his first 65 games since 1970. Only CHUCK FOREMAN (64 touchdowns) had more in his first 65 career games.
