NFL Week 14 is in the books! Here’s a look at what went down in key games.
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Jones does it again! (photo, AJC.com)
Carolina Panthers vs. Atlanta Falcons: Falcons rookie wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus had a 93-yard touchdown for his first NFL reception. It was the longest first career reception in NFL history. Wideout Julio Jones secured another 1,000-yard season. It is now Jones’ sixth straight season reaching 1,000 receiving yards, tying Roddy White for the longest streak in Falcon’s history.
Buffalo Bills vs. Baltimore Ravens: The Ravens defeated the Bills 24-17 and have now won 9 straight games–the longest winning streak in franchise history. The Ravens also clinched a playoff berth and broke the franchise’s single-season points record in the victory. Star quarterback Lamar Jackson joined Michael Vick as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. (Vick accomplished it in 2006).
Denver Broncos vs. Houston Texans: Broncos rookie quarterback Drew Lock threw for 309 yards and three touchdowns as the Broncos beat the Texans 38-24 in Houston. In franchise history, only John Elway (345 yards) and Marlin Briscoe (335 yards) have had more passing yards in a game as a rookie.
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San Francisco 49ers vs. New Orleans Saints: The 49ers won a thriller, 48-46, over the Saints. 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo joined Steve Young (1993, 1994) and Jeff Garcia (2000) as the only quarterbacks in franchise history with at least three games of four passing touchdowns in a single season. With his 67 receiving yards against the Saints, George Kittle now has the fourth-most receiving yards (2,646) for a tight end through his first three seasons in NFL history. Wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders is the first player in 49ers player since 1950 with a passing touchdown and a receiving touchdown in a game. Sanders and Odell Beckham Jr. are the only active players with multiple games with a passing score and a receiving touchdown.
Cincinnati Bengals vs. Cleveland Browns: Browns running back Nick Chubb recorded his 10th career 100-yard rushing game in his team’s 27-19 win over the Bengals. That’s the second-most by a Browns’ player in his first two seasons, trailing only Hall of Famer Jim Brown, who had 11 games with at least 100 rushing yards from 1957-58.
Los Angeles Chargers vs. Jacksonville Jaguars: Running back Austin Ekeler is the second player in Chargers’ history with 100 rushing yards and 100 receiving yards in the same game. Ekeler joins Lionel James, who accomplished it on September 22, 1985, against the Bengals. LAC romped, 45-10.
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Arizona Cardinals: With their 23-17 win against the Cardinals, the Steelers have clinched at worst an 8-8 record this season, Mike Tomlin’s 13th straight non-losing season. Marty Schottenheimer has the record with 14 consecutive winning seasons to start his career as a head coach.
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Tennessee Titans vs. Oakland Raiders: Since naming Ryan Tannehill the starting quarterback in Week 7, and the Titans have taken off since then. They have the second-most offensive touchdowns and are scoring 31.4 points per game (the second-most in the NFL over that span). They are 6-1 with 27 offensive touchdowns with Tannehill as the starter. The Titans finished their 42-21 win against the Raiders with 552 total yards, their most in a game since the franchise moved to Tennessee in 1997. With his rushing touchdown against the Raiders, running back Derrick Henry has now rushed for 12 touchdowns in back-to-back seasons, joining Earl Campbell as the only other player in franchise history to record consecutive seasons with at least 12 rushing touchdowns.
Kansas City Chiefs vs. New England Patriots: Tom Brady wasn’t at his best on Sunday. He posted a 36.7 Total Quarterback Rating in the 23-16 loss to the Chiefs. That marks Brady’s fourth straight game with a Quarterback Rating under 40–his longest streak since Quarterback Rating first became available in 2006. At 24 years old, Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes is the youngest quarterback to beat Bill Belichick and Tom Brady in Foxborough. The Patriots were 29-0 against starting quarterbacks under the age of 25 at home since 2001. The Patriots’ loss snaps a 21-game home win streak (including the playoffs), tying themselves for the third-longest streak in NFL history.
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Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Rams: With his two touchdown passes in the 28-12 win against the Seahawks, quarterback Jared Goff now has the second-most touchdown passes (80) for a Rams player through his first four seasons. He passes Jim Everett (78), and only Kurt Warner has more touchdown passes (98) through his first four seasons with the Rams. But he didn’t throw a touchdown until his second season. Seahawks safety Quandre Diggs is the third player this season to record consecutive interceptions on defensive drives, joining Erik Harris and Quinton Dunbar. Diggs is the first player with three interceptions in his first four games with the Seahawks since Earl Thomas in 2010.
New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles: Eli Manning was looking for his first win against the Eagles since 2016, and in the first half, it looked as though he’d get it. But the Eagles roared back, tying it in regulation, and then winning it in OT. The Eagles’ win could set up a division-deciding home game against the Dallas Cowboys in two weeks.
