Seattle quarterback RUSSELL WILSON …
… passed for 182 yards with two touchdowns and zero interceptions for a 131.7 passer rating in the Seahawks‘ 27-20 win at Atlanta. Wilson is the first player in NFL history to record at least one touchdown pass and zero interceptions in eight consecutive road games.
Wilson, playing in his eighth season, has 213 career touchdown passes, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer BRETT FAVRE (213) for the third-most by a player in his first eight seasons in league annals. Only PEYTON MANNING (244) and Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (241) had more touchdown passes in their first eight seasons.
Atlanta quarterback MATT SCHAUB …
… had 460 passing yards in Week 8. At 38 years and 124 days old, Schaub is the third quarterback age 38 or older to pass for at least 450 yards in a single game in NFL history, joining PEYTON MANNING (479 passing yards at 38 years, 195 days old) and TOM BRADY (466 passing yards at 38 years, 48 days old).
Falcons wide receiver JULIO JONES recorded 10 receptions for 152 yards against Seattle. Jones is the sixth player in league annals to have 30 career games with at least 125 receiving yards, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers JERRY RICE (49 games), RANDY MOSS (35), MARVIN HARRISON (32), LANCE ALWORTH (30) as well as ISAAC BRUCE (30).
Indianapolis kicker ADAM VINATIERI …
… converted field goals of 55, 45 and 51 yards in the Colts‘ 15-13 over Denver in Week 8. His 51-yard game-winning field goal came with 22 seconds remaining in regulation.
At 46 years and 303 days old, Vinatieri is the oldest player to make a game-winning field goal of at least 50 yards in the final minute of regulation or overtime in NFL history. He is also the oldest player to convert at least two field goals of 50-or-more yards in a single game in league annals.
Other notable performances from Sunday include:
Houston wide receiver DEANDRE HOPKINS had 11 catches for 109 receiving yards in the Texans‘ 27-24 win against Oakland.
At 27 years and 143 days old, Hopkins, who has 8,054 career receiving yards, surpassed CALVIN JOHNSON (27 years, 358 days old) as the third-youngest player to reach 8,000 career receiving yards in NFL history.
Tampa Bay wide receiver MIKE EVANS had 11 receptions for 198 yards and two touchdowns in the Buccaneers‘ Week 8 loss. Evans has 433 career catches with Tampa Bay and surpassed JAMES WILDER (430) for the most receptions in franchise history.
Evans, who had eight catches for 190 yards and three touchdowns in Week 3, joined CHARLEY HENNIGAN (1961) as the only players with two games of at least eight receptions, 190 receiving yards and two touchdowns in a single season in league annals.
New York Giants running back SAQUON BARKLEY had 143 scrimmage yards (79 receiving, 64 rushing) and a touchdown catch in the Giants‘ Week 8 loss.
Barkley, who has 2,562 scrimmage yards in 21 career games, tied OTIS ANDERSON (21 games) and BILLY SIMS (21) for the fourth-fewest games to reach 2,500 career scrimmage yards in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer ERIC DICKERSON (19 games), EDGERRIN JAMES (19) and EZEKIEL ELLIOTT (20) reached the mark in fewer games.
