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THE WEEK THAT WAS – WEEK 8
SO CLOSE:Through Week 8, 80 of 120 games (66.7 percent) have been within seven points in the fourth quarter, the third-most such games through the first eight weeks of a season in NFL history (81 in 2004 and 1984).
The most games within seven points at any time during the fourth quarter through Week 8:
SEASON
MOST GAMES WITHIN SEVEN POINTS IN FOURTH QUARTER
2004
81
1984
81
2013
80
2010
79
2007
79
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SCORING HIGHS:NFL teams have combined for 5,544 points in 2013, the most points through eight weeks in NFL history. The previous high was 5,384 points last season.
That record total equates to 46.20 points per game. If the current average stays at this pace, it would rank as the second-highest of any season in history (1948, 46.48 points per game).
Teams have combined to score 614 touchdowns, the most at this point in NFL history (593 in 2002). Of the 614 touchdowns, 371 have been TD passes, the most through the first eight weeks of any season. The previous high was 356 in 2012.
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ABOVE AVERAGE:Nine teams in 2013 are averaging at least 25 points per game, which is on pace to tie for the most in a season in NFL history (2008 and 2012).
2013 POINTS PER GAME LEADERS
POINTS PER GAME*
MOST TEAMS TO AVG. 25 POINTS
PER GAME IN A SEASON
Denver Broncos
42.9
Chicago Bears
30.4
2012
9
Green Bay Packers
30.3
2008
9
Dallas Cowboys
28.8
2009
8
New Orleans Saints
28.0
2007
8
San Francisco 49ers
27.3
1975
8
Detroit Lions
27.1
1967
8
Indianapolis Colts
26.7
Seattle Seahawks
25.6
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2013
*9
- Through Week 8
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- Through Week 8
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400-CLUB:Through Week 8, there have been 14 individual 400-yard passing performances, including MATTHEW STAFFORD's 488 yards on Sunday against Dallas. Stafford now has six career games with 400 passing yards in his first five NFL seasons, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (seven) for the most such games in the first five seasons of a career in NFL history.
The 14 individual 400-yard passing games are already the third-most in a single season of any NFL season (18 in 2011).
The most individual 400-yard passing games in a single season in NFL history:
SEASON
INDIVIDUAL 400-YARD PASS. GAMES IN SINGLE SEASON
2011
18
2012
15
2013
*14
2004
13
1986
13
- Through Week 8
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MEGATRON:Detroit wide receiver CALVIN JOHNSON had 14 catches for 329 receiving yards with one touchdown in the Lions' 31-30 win over Dallas. Johnson's 329 receiving yards were the second-most in a single game in NFL history. Los Angeles Rams wide receiver FLIPPER ANDERSON had 336 receiving yards against the New Orleans Saints on November 26, 1989.* *
It also marked Johnson's fifth career game with 200 receiving yards, tying Pro Football Hall of Famer LANCE ALWORTH for the most such games in NFL history.
The most receiving yards in a single-game in NFL history:
DATE
PLAYER
TEAM
OPPONENT
RECEIVING YARDS
11/26/89
Flipper Anderson
Los Angeles Rams
New Orleans
336
10/27/13
Calvin Johnson
Detroit
Dallas
329
12/22/85
Stephone Paige
Kansas City
San Diego
309
11/22/45
Jim Benton
Cleveland
Detroit
303
12/3/50
Cloyce Box
Detroit
Baltimore
302
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TDS GALORE:New Orleans quarterback DREW BREES passed for 332 yards and five touchdowns in the Saints' 35-17 win over Buffalo. Brees now has eight career games with five touchdown passes, the most in NFL history.
New England's TOM BRADYthrew one touchdown in the Patriots' 27-17 victory over Miami. Brees (343) and Brady (343)*passed Pro Football Hall of FamerFRAN TARKENTON* (342) for the fourth-most touchdown passes in NFL history.
The most career touchdown passes in NFL history:
PLAYER
TEAM(S)
MOST CAREER PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
Brett Favre
Green Bay, New York Jets, Minnesota
508
Peyton Manning*
Indianapolis, Denver
465
Dan Marino
Miami
420
*Tom Brady
New England
343
*Drew Brees
San Diego, New Orleans
343
Fran Tarkenton
Minnesota, New York Giants
342
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GIANT MANNING: New York Giants quarterback ELI MANNINGpassed for 246 yards in the Giants' 15-7 win at Philadelphia. Manning, who now has 33,694 career passing yards, surpassed PHIL SIMMS (33,462) for the most passing yards in Giants history.
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RETURN RECORD: Minnesota rookie kick returner-wide receiver CORDARRELLE PATTERSON returned a kickoff 109 yards for a touchdown against Green Bay on Sunday Night Football. His 109-yard kickoff return is the longest in NFL history and tied the NFL record for longest play in NFL history (ANTONIO CROMARTIE).
With the San Diego Chargers, Cromartie returned a missed field goal 109 yards for a touchdown on November 4, 2007 at Minnesota.
The longest kickoff-return touchdowns in NFL history:
DATE
PLAYER
TEAM
OPPONENT
LONGEST KICKOFF-RETURN TOUCHDOWN
10/27/13
Cordarrelle Patterson
Minnesota
Green Bay
109
10/14/12
Jacoby Jones
Baltimore
Dallas
108
9/8/11
Randall Cobb
Green Bay
New Orleans
108
9/9/07
Ellis Hobbs
New England
New York Jets
108
10/2/11
Joe McKnight
New York Jets
Baltimore
107
