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Seven From Sunday

 

A look at seven statistical highlights from games played during the 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET windows on Sunday, September 17, the second week of the 2023 season.

  • With three games remaining in Week 2, nine games have been decided by one score or less (eight points) and 10 games have been within one score (eight points) in the fourth quarter.

    Four teams – ATLANTA (12 points), the NEW YORK GIANTS (21), TENNESSEE (11) and WASHINGTON (18) – overcame deficits of at least 10 points to win in Week 2.

    The NEW YORK GIANTS overcame a 21-point third-quarter deficit to defeat Arizona, 31-28, as GRAHAM GANO kicked a game-winning 34-yard field goal with 19 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.

    The WASHINGTON COMMANDERS overcame an 18-point second-quarter deficit and came back to defeat Denver, 35-33, after trailing in the fourth quarter.

    The ATLANTA FALCONS overcame a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Green Bay, 25-24, as YOUNGHOE KOO kicked the game-winning 25-yard field goal with 57 seconds remaining in regulation.

    The TENNESSEE TITANS overcame an 11-point first-half deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Chargers, 27-24, in overtime while the SEATTLE SEAHAWKS defeated Detroit, 37-31, in overtime in Week 2. This season marks the fourth time in the past six seasons at least one game has gone to overtime in each of the first two weeks of the season.

    Seven teams – ATLANTA, BALTIMORE, DALLAS, PHILADELPHIA, SAN FRANCISCO, TAMPA BAY and WASHINGTON – improved to 2-0 to start the season. MIAMI can join this group on Sunday Night Football while CLEVELAND and NEW ORLEANS can begin 2-0 with wins on Monday. Last season, each of the six teams to begin the season 2-0 advanced to the postseason.

  • Kansas City quarterback PATRICK MAHOMES passed for 305 yards with two touchdowns while tight end TRAVIS KELCE had four receptions and his first touchdown catch of the season in the Chiefs' 17-9 win at Jacksonville.

    Mahomes, in his seventh season, recorded his 42nd-career game with at least 300 passing yards and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (41 games) and MATT RYAN (41) for the most such games by a player in his first nine seasons in NFL history.

    Kelce has 818 career receptions and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer SHANNON SHARPE (815 receptions) for the fourth-most receptions ever by a tight end. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer TONY GONZALEZ (1,325), JASON WITTEN (1,228) and ANTONIO GATES (955) have more.

  • Buffalo quarterback JOSH ALLEN completed 31 of 37 attempts (83.8 percent) for 274 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions for a 124.5 rating in the Bills' 38-10 win over Las Vegas.

    Allen has 180 combined passing and rushing touchdowns and surpassed RUSSELL WILSON (177 touchdowns) for the fourth-most combined passing and rushing touchdowns by a player in his first six seasons in NFL history. Only PATRICK MAHOMES (204), Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (199) and CAM NEWTON (184) have more.

    Las Vegas wide receiver DAVANTE ADAMS had six receptions for 84 yards and his first touchdown reception of the season on Sunday against Buffalo.

    Adams has 88 career touchdown receptions and surpassed LARRY FITZGERALD (87 touchdown receptions) for the fifth-most touchdown receptions by a player in his first 10 seasons in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers JERRY RICE (131), RANDY MOSS (124), MARVIN HARRISON (110) and TERRELL OWENS (101) have more.

  • Baltimore quarterback LAMAR JACKSON totaled 291 yards (237 passing, 54 rushing) with two touchdown passes and no interceptions for a 112.8 rating in the Ravens' 27-24 win at Cincinnati.

    Jackson has 48 career games with at least 50 rushing yards and surpassed CAM NEWTON (47) for the second-most such games by a quarterback in NFL history. Only MICHAEL VICK (54 games) has more.

    Cincinnati rookie wide receiver CHARLIE JONES returned a punt 81 yards for a touchdown on Sunday.

    With Jones' 81-yard punt return for a touchdown this week and Jets rookie Xavier Gipson's game-winning 65-yard punt return for a touchdown in Week 1, 2023 marks the first season since 2015 with a punt-return touchdown in each of the first two weeks. It also marks the first season with a punt-return touchdown by a rookie in each of the first two weeks since 2010, when DEXTER MCCLUSTER (Week 1) and DEZ BRYANT (Week 2) accomplished the feat.
     
  • Indianapolis rookie quarterback ANTHONY RICHARDSON rushed for two touchdowns in the Colts' 31-20 win at Houston.

    Richardson, who had a rushing touchdown in his first career game last week, is the third quarterback ever with three rushing touchdowns in his first two career games, joining DAUNTE CULPEPPER and JACK THOMPSON.

    With two rushing touchdowns in Week 2, Richardson – at 21 years and 118 days old – became the youngest quarterback in the Super Bowl era to record multiple rushing touchdowns in a single game, surpassing LAMAR JACKSON (21 years and 357 days old in Week 17 of the 2018 season).

    Houston rookie quarterback C.J. STROUD completed 30 of 47 pass attempts (63.8 percent) for 384 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions for a 103.5 rating on Sunday.

    Stroud, who had 28 completions in his NFL debut last week, has 58 completions in his first two starts and surpassed JUSTIN HERBERT (57 completions) and MIKE WHITE (57) for the second-most completions by a player in his first two career games in NFL history. Only JOE BURROW (60 completions) had more.

    Stroud has 626 passing yards in his first two games, the fifth-most ever by a player in his first two career games. Only CAM NEWTON (854 passing yards in 2011), KYLER MURRAY (657 in 2019), JUSTIN HERBERT (641 in 2020) and TODD MARINOVICH (638 in 1991-92) had more.

    With Richardson (21 years and 118 days old) and Stroud (21 years and 349 days old) both starting at quarterback, it marked the youngest combined age between two starting quarterbacks in NFL history and the second game all-time to feature two starting quarterbacks both under the age of 22. The only other matchup between starting quarterbacks under the age of 22 was Tampa Bay's JAMEIS WINSTON and Tennessee's MARCUS MARIOTA in Week 1 of the 2015 season, whose combined age was 43 years and 202 days old.

  • Los Angeles Rams rookie wide receiver PUKA NACUA, a fifth-round pick from BYU, had 15 receptions for 147 yards on Sunday, the most receptions in a single game by a rookie in NFL history.

    Nacua, who had 10 receptions for 119 yards in Week 1, is the first player in NFL history with at least 10 receptions and 100 receiving yards in each of his first two career games.

    Nacua is the fifth player in NFL history with at least 10 receptions and 100 receiving yards in each of his team's first two games of a season, joining MILES AUSTIN (2010), Pro Football Hall of Famer ISAAC BRUCE (1998), COOPER KUPP (2022) and ANDRE RISON (1994).

    Nacua has 25 receptions in his first two career games and surpassed EARL COOPER (19 receptions in 1980) for the most receptions ever by a player in his first two career games.

    Nacua is the third player in NFL history with at least 25 receptions in his team's first two games of a season, joining MICHAEL THOMAS (28 receptions in 2018) and ANDRE RISON (26 in 1994).

    Nacua is the fourth player in NFL history with at least 100 receiving yards in each of his first two career games, joining WILL FULLER (2016), DESEAN JACKSON (2008) and DON LOONEY (1940).

  • The DALLAS COWBOYS defeated the New York Jets, 30-10, in Week 2 after defeating the New York Giants, 40-0, on Kickoff Weekend.

    The Cowboys are the fifth team in the Super Bowl era to score at least 70 points and allow 10-or-fewer points through their first two games of a season, joining the NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS in 2019, DETROIT LIONS in 1970, OAKLAND RAIDERS in 1967 and HOUSTON OILERS in 1966.

    Linebacker MICAH PARSONS recorded two sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in the victory.

    Parsons has 10 career games with at least two sacks and is the sixth player since 1982 to record 10-or-more games with at least two sacks in his first three NFL seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers REGGIE WHITE (16 games) and RICHARD DENT (12), as well as SHAWNE MERRIMAN (12), ALDON SMITH (12) and DWIGHT FREENEY (10).
  • Additional notes from Sunday include:

    • Detroit quarterback JARED GOFF completed 28 of 35 pass attempts (80 percent) for 323 yards and two touchdowns with one interception for a 121.8 rating on Sunday.

      From Week 9 of the 2022 season until Week 2 of the 2023 season, Goff recorded 383 consecutive pass attempts without an interception, the third-longest streak of pass attempts without an interception in NFL history. Only AARON RODGERS (402 attempts in 2018) and TOM BRADY (399 in 2022) had longer such streaks.

    • Los Angeles Chargers quarterback JUSTIN HERBERT passed for 305 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions for a 104.2 rating on Sunday against Tennessee.

      Herbert has 23 career games with at least 300 passing yards and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (22 games) for the third-most such games by a player in his first four seasons in NFL history. Only PATRICK MAHOMES (26) and Pro Football Hall of Famer KURT WARNER (26) have more.

    • Green Bay quarterback JORDAN LOVE, in his third-career start, recorded three touchdown passes with no interceptions for a 113.5 rating on Sunday.

      Love, who had three touchdown passes and no interceptions in his second-career start last week, is the fourth player ever with at least three touchdown passes and no interceptions in two of his first three career starts, joining CASE KEENUM (2013), PATRICK MAHOMES (2017-18) and Pro Football Hall of Famer KURT WARNER (1999).

    • Los Angeles Rams quarterback MATTHEW STAFFORD passed for 307 yards in Week 2 and has 52,723 passing yards in 193 career games, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer PEYTON MANNING (52,606 passing yards) for the third-most passing yards ever by a player in his first 200 career games. Only DREW BREES (55,439 passing yards) and MATT RYAN (54,349) have more.

    • Denver quarterback RUSSELL WILSON had 364 total yards (308 passing, 56 rushing) and three touchdown passes on Sunday.

      Wilson has 5,023 career rushing yards and became the third quarterback ever to record 5,000 career rushing yards, joining MICHAEL VICK (6,109 rushing yards) and CAM NEWTON (5,628).

    • San Francisco running back CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY had 135 scrimmage yards (116 rushing, 19 receiving) and one rushing touchdown in the 49ers' 30-23 win at the Los Angeles Rams.

      McCaffrey has 40 rushing touchdowns and 22 touchdown receptions since entering the NFL in 2017 and is the fifth player in the Super Bowl era with at least 40 rushing touchdowns and 20 touchdown receptions in his first seven seasons, joining NEAL ANDERSON (47 rushing, 20 receiving), Pro Football Hall of Famer MARSHALL FAULK (67 rushing, 22 receiving), CHUCK FOREMAN (52 rushing, 23 receiving) and ALVIN KAMARA (49 rushing, 22 receiving).

    • Tampa Bay rookie safety CHRSTIAN IZIEN recorded an interception in the Buccaneers' 27-17 win over Chicago.

      Izien, who had an interception in Week 1, is the fourth undrafted player since 1967 with an interception in each of his first two career games, joining RAY ISOM (1987), ROBERT LESTER (2013) and BRENARD WILSON (1979).

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The Starting 11 -- SURPRISE TEAMS CREATE EXCITING THEME ENTE

Every week and every season, the National Football League never ceases to surprise. The league’s unpredictability is what makes it special.

Didn’t expect TAMPA BAY or the LOS ANGELES RAMS to go on the road and register impressive season-opening victories? How about the new quarterbacks that led LAS VEGAS and NEW ORLEANS to exciting wins?

Didn’t think the DALLAS COWBOYS would “put the league on notice” with a 40-0 statement victory?

What about you, head coach DAN CAMPBELL? What did you learn about your DETROIT LIONS after a fantastic 21-20 victory over the defending world champion?

“I didn’t learn anything,” Campbell said. “I got verification on what I already knew. This is a resilient team. It already was a resilient team and we added pieces to that resilient team. We’re built to handle some stuff and we did that today against a very good opponent.”

And speaking of handling some stuff against a very good opponent, the NEW YORK JETS branded an exclamation point – six to be exact – on the Week 1 schedule when undrafted rookie XAVIER GIPSON returned an overtime punt 65 yards for a walk-off touchdown on Monday Night Football,

The Lions and Jets aren’t the only teams looking to flip the script to begin the season. For the first time since 2004, DETROIT, CLEVELAND, JACKSONVILLE and the NEW YORK JETS are each 1-0. The Jets are bidding for their first 2-0 start since 2015 while the Browns look to advance to 2-0 for the first time since the 1993 season.

Take your seats, folks. The NFL has left port on 2023 and the long journey is filled with unexpected loops and bends. As the league enters Week 2, expect to see more of what you didn’t expect.

Just don’t be surprised.

The Starting 11 entering Week 2…

1.  LION’S SHARE OF ATTENTION: Since Week 9 last season, Detroit’s JARED GOFF has guided the Lions to wins in nine of their last 11. In that span, only PATRICK MAHOMES (also nine) has as many wins as a starter among quarterbacks. Goff’s top target, AMON-RA ST. BROWN, has 77 receptions in that stretch, trailing only JUSTIN JEFFERSON (85) among NFL players. Meanwhile, Detroit’s offensive line has allowed just 12 sacks since Week 9 last season, second in the league behind Tampa Bay (10). Finally, only San Francisco (plus-17) has a better turnover margin than the Lions (plus-12) since Week 9 of 2022.
  • DETROIT (1-0) hosts SEATTLE (0-1) on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, FOX) in a game that features some of the league’s most exciting young defensive backs.
  • Last season, Seattle’s RIQ WOOLEN tied for the NFL lead with six interceptions. Detroit’s KERBY JOSEPH became the first rookie since KYLE FULLER in 2014 with at least four interceptions (four) and two forced fumbles (two). And last week, the Lions’ BRIAN BRANCH became just the third rookie in 21 seasons (2003-23) to return an interception for a touchdown in his team’s season-opening game, joining Minnesota’s MIKE HUGHES in 2018 and Washington’s RYAN KERRIGAN in 2011.

2.  NUMBER OF THE WEEK – 3: Miami’s TYREEK HILL now has three eye-popping individual games on his career résumé. In last week’s comeback road victory, Hill posted 215 yards and two touchdowns on 11 receptions. It marked his third career game with at least 200 receiving yards and multiple touchdown receptions. Hill became one of just three players ever with three-or-more such games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer DON HUTSON (four) and CHARLIE HENNIGAN (three). This week, Hill and the MIAMI DOLPHINS (1-0) are at NEW ENGLAND (0-1) on Sunday Night Football (8:20 PM ET, NBC).
  • Dolphins quarterback TUA TAGOVAILOA in last week’s win passed for 466 yards, the fourth-most passing yards in a season-opening game in NFL history, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famer NORM VAN BROCKLIN (554 yards in 1951), TOM BRADY (517 yards in 2011) and Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (473 yards in 1994).
  • Tagovailoa, who recorded 469 passing yards and six touchdown passes in Week 2 of the 2022 season, is the fourth quarterback all-time with two games of at least 450 passing yards and three touchdown passes in his first four career seasons, joining MARC BULGER, JOE BURROW and PATRICK MAHOMES.
  • And for the first time since Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO in 1994, a Miami quarterback -- TUA TAGOVAILOA (466) -- is leading the league in passing yards after Week 1.

3.  THE IMPORTANCE OF 2-0: Since the NFL expanded its postseason in 1990, opening 2-0 has given teams a significant advantage toward qualifying for the playoffs. In that span, 63.8 percent of teams that have started 2-0 have advanced to the postseason. In contrast, only 41.8 percent of teams that began 1-1 have reached the playoffs since 1990.
  • SAN FRANCISCO (1-0) goes back on the road against the LOS ANGELES RAMS (1-0) on Sunday (4:05 PM ET, FOX). Niners running back CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY has played two career games at SoFi Stadium, both against the Rams in 2022 (just two weeks apart, one with Carolina and one with San Francisco). In those two games, McCaffrey averaged 5.3 yards per carry (163 yards on 31 attempts), with one rushing touchdown. In that second contest, his second game in a 49ers uniform, McCaffrey led San Francisco to a 31-14 win, rushing for 94 yards on 18 attempts with one touchdown, and catching eight passes for 55 yards with another touchdown. Also in that game, he threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to BRANDON AIYUK, becoming the fourth player since 1970 with a passing touchdown, rushing touchdown and receiving touchdown in a single game.
  • In last week’s win at Pittsburgh, quarterback BROCK PURDY passed for 220 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions for a 111.3 rating. Purdy is the first quarterback in NFL history to win each of his first six career regular-season starts and throw at least two touchdown passes in each start. He also is the first quarterback in NFL history with a passer rating of 95-or-higher in each of his first six career regular-season starts.
  • In the Rams’ Week 1 win, quarterback MATTHEW STAFFORD passed for 334 yards while rookie wide receiver PUKA NACUA recorded 10 receptions for 119 yards. Nacua became the fifth player in NFL history to record at least 10 receptions in his NFL debut, joining SID BLANKS (13 in Week 1, 1964), KEKE COUTEE (11 in Week 4, 2018), ANQUAN BOLDIN (10 in Week 1, 2003) and EARL COOPER (10 in Week 1, 1980).

4.  SPOTLIGHT – INDIVIDUAL MATCHUPS: Marquee matchups will be all over the field on Sunday when the NEW YORK JETS (1-0) meet the DALLAS COWBOYS (1-0) at AT&T Stadium (4:25 PM ET, CBS).
  • In 2022, Cowboys wide receiver CEEDEE LAMB set career highs and ranked among NFL leaders with 107 receptions, 1,359 receiving yards and nine touchdowns catches. This year, Lamb is bidding to become one of just five in NFL history to record 70 receptions in each of his first four seasons. … Jets cornerback SAUCE GARDNER, named AP Defensive Rookie of the Year, led the league with 20 passes defensed last season, the most by a rookie since 2015.
  • In the Jets’ Monday night win last week, wide receiver GARRETT WILSON had five catches for 34 yards and a 3-yard highlight-reel touchdown reception to tie the game in the fourth quarter. Last season, Wilson led all rookies and set rookie franchise records with 83 receptions and 1,103 receiving yards en route to AP Offensive Rookie of the Year honors. …Cowboys cornerback TREVON DIGGS, who forced a key fumble in his team’s dominating Week 1 win, has shined since entering the NFL in 2020. Diggs has 17 career interceptions, second among all players since 2020. In 2021, Diggs recorded 11 interceptions, the most by any player in a single season since 1981.
  • In the Jets’ Monday night win, safety JORDAN WHITEHEAD became only the third NFL player in the last 25 years to post three interceptions in a Monday Night Football game, joining the Jets’ MARCUS COLEMAN in 2000 and the Titans’ KEITH BULLUCK in 2007.

5.  SPOTLIGHT – TEAM MATCHUPS: Defensive coordinators will have their hands full in a pair of AFC games this week that include some of the top offensive weapons in the NFL.
  • Sunday’s game between the LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (0-1) and TENNESSEE TITANS (0-1) at Nissan Stadium (1:00 PM ET, CBS) features a pair of stellar running backs. Since the beginning of 2019, Tennessee’s DERRICK HENRY leads the NFL with 58 scrimmage touchdowns. The Chargers’ AUSTIN EKELER ranks second in that span with 53.
  • Also on Sunday afternoon, headline wide receivers will converge when the LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (1-0) travel to play the BUFFALO BILLS (0-1) at Highmark Stadium (1:00 PM ET, CBS). Since the start of the 2020 season, the Bills’ STEFON DIGGS (348 receptions) and the Raiders’ DAVANTE ADAMS (344) rank first and second, respectively, among NFL players in receptions.

6.  STREAK SPEAK: TREVOR LAWRENCE and JACKSONVILLE (1-0) open their home schedule against KANSAS CITY (0-1) on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, CBS). The Jaguars have won five consecutive home games, including a comeback win over the Chargers in the AFC playoffs. In fact, in each of those five contests (wins over the Raiders, Ravens, Cowboys, Titans and Chargers), Lawrence has engineered a drive that either gave Jacksonville its game-winning points in the fourth quarter or overtime, or sent a game to overtime.
7.  DID YOU KNOW?: WASHINGTON (1-0) heads west to meet DENVER (0-1) on Sunday (4:25 PM ET, CBS) in a rematch of Super Bowl XXII 36 years ago. A standout in Washington’s rich history, DOUG WILLIAMS that day earned MVP honors and became the first Black quarterback to start a Super Bowl. Williams is now a senior advisor in the Commanders’ front office. Also in that victory, rookie running back TIMMY SMITH posted 204 rushing yards, a mark that still stands as the single-game Super Bowl record.
8.  UNDER-THE-RADAR STORYLINE: When MINNESOTA (0-1) meets PHILADELPHIA (1-0) in the 2023 premiere of Amazon’s Thursday Night Football (8:15 PM ET, Prime Video), some will call it a linebacker-room reunion. That’s because MIKE SIRAVO, the Vikings’ inside linebackers coach, returns to Lincoln Financial Field for the first time since 2016, when he coached future Pro Bowler HAASON REDDICK at Temple. Siravo and the Owls’ coaching staff helped Reddick rise from walk-on to first-round draft choice. A cornerback, linebacker and defensive lineman in college, Reddick starred at Haddon Heights (N.J.) High School, just nine miles from where he'll play Thursday. Reddick and Siravo first reunited in 2021, when Reddick recorded 11 sacks under Siravo’s tutelage with the Carolina Panthers.
9.  TREND TIME: The NFL has scheduled a pair of games on Monday Night Football this week. First, NEW ORLEANS (1-0) travels to CAROLINA (0-1) for an NFC South showdown (7:15 PM ET, ESPN). Then, CLEVELAND (1-0) and PITTSBURGH (0-1) close the evening at Acrisure Stadium (8:15 PM ET, ABC).
  • Pittsburgh has 52 wins on Monday Night Football, tied with SAN FRANCISCO for most in NFL history.
  • Monday also features two phenomenal pass-rushers from the NFL Draft Class of 2017: Browns defensive end MYLES GARRETT (selected No. 1 overall) and T.J. WATT (No. 30 overall). Since entering the league in 2017, Watt ranks first in the NFL with 80.5 sacks while Garrett (75.5) is tied for second with AARON DONALD.
  • BRYCE YOUNG, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, is expected to make his first career home start for the Panthers. On the defensive side of the ball, the New Orleans-Carolina matchup also features two of the five active players with 100-or-more career sacks, Saints defensive end CAMERON JORDAN (116) and Panthers linebacker JUSTIN HOUSTON (111.5).

10.  NEXT GEN STATS NOTE OF THE WEEK: In last week’s win, 49ers running back CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY posted a 65-yard touchdown, the third-longest carry of his career. On the play, he gained 63 yards after initial contact and covered 82 overall yards before breaking the plane. He also reached a top speed of 19.47 miles per hour, his fastest of the day.
11.  AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST: In a rematch of last season’s AFC Wild Card playoff at Paycor Stadium, CINCINNATI (0-1) hosts BALTIMORE (1-0) on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, CBS). And unlike that 24-17 postseason loss in their last meeting, this time the Ravens will have a healthy LAMAR JACKSON.
  • In seven career starts against Cincinnati, Jackson is 6-1, his best record against any AFC North opponent. Since Jackson entered the league in 2018, the Ravens are 0-4, including postseason, against the Bengals with any another starting quarterback.
  • Jackson has won both of his career starts at Cincinnati. In those two starts, he has a combined 129.3 passer rating (six touchdown passes with one interception) and 162 rushing yards on 18 carries (9.0 avg.) with one touchdown – a 47-yard burst during his 2019 MVP season.
  • Ravens kicker JUSTIN TUCKER has made 57 field goals of 50-plus yards, the third most in NFL annals. Two of his five longest career field goals have come against the Bengals. He enters this week needing one more to match SEBASTIAN JANIKOWSKI (58) for second in that category. Only MATT PRATER (72) has more.
  • Last week in his 30th career game, Cincinnati wide receiver JA'MARR CHASE recorded five receptions for 39 yards in his 30th career game. Chase enters this week with 2,540 career receiving yards and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer RANDY MOSS (2,527 receiving yards) for the third-most receiving yards ever by a player in his first 30 career games. Only ODELL BECKHAM JR. (3,035) and JUSTIN JEFFERSON (2,735) had more.

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