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KEEPING IT CLOSE: There have been 11 games decided by eight points or fewer thus far in Week 13, bringing the season total to 106 such games.
The 106 games decided by eight-or-fewer points are already the most ever through Week 13 with one game still to play.
The most games decided by eight points or fewer through Week 13:
MOST GAMES DECIDED BY
EIGHT POINTS OR FEWER
SEASON
THROUGH WEEK 13
2012
*106
2002
105
2003
102
2011
101
2010
99
2006
99
1988
99
*One game remaining
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COMPLETE PLAYER: Denver quarterback PEYTON MANNING completed 27 passes for 242 yards with three touchdowns for a 103.2 passer rating in the Broncos' 31-23 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With the victory, Denver clinched the AFC West division title.
Manning now has 4,986 completions in his career and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (4,967) for the second-most completions all-time. BRETT FAVRE holds the record, completing 6,300 passes in his career.
The players with the most completions in NFL history:
PLAYER
COMPLETIONS
Brett Favre
6,300
*Peyton Manning
4,986
Dan Marino
4,967
John Elway
4,123
Warren Moon
3,988
*Active
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NO LUCK NEEDED:Indianapolis rookie quarterback ANDREW LUCK passed for 391 yards and four touchdowns in the Colts' 35-33 victory over the Detroit Lions.
Luck has thrown for 3,596 yards this season, the most ever by a rookie in his first 12 games. His total (3,596) already ranks third-most in NFL history for a rookie, trailing only CAM NEWTON (4,051) and PEYTON MANNING (3,739).
The rookies with the most passing yards in NFL history:
PLAYER
TEAM
YEAR
PASSING YARDS
Cam Newton
Carolina
2011
4,051
Peyton Manning
Indianapolis
1998
3,739
Andrew Luck
Indianapolis
2012
*3,596
Sam Bradford
St. Louis
2010
3,512
Matt Ryan
Atlanta
2008
3,440
*Through 12 games
Luck has recorded eight wins and surpassed SAM BRADFORD (seven in 2010) for the most by a rookie quarterback who was drafted number one overall in the Super Bowl era.
The players selected number one overall with the most wins in their rookie seasons in the Super Bowl era:
PLAYER
TEAM
YEAR
WINS
Andrew Luck
Indianapolis
2012
*8
Sam Bradford
St. Louis
2010
7
Cam Newton
Carolina
2011
6
Jim Plunkett
New England
1971
6
Drew Bledsoe
New England
1993
5
Jeff George
Indianapolis
1990
5
*Through 12 games
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GOLD RUSH:San Francisco linebacker ALDON SMITH recorded one sack in the 49ers' 16-13 overtime loss to the St. Louis Rams.
Smith has 31.5 career sacks and passed Pro Football Hall of Famer REGGIE WHITE (31) for the most by a player in his first two NFL seasons since the sack became an official statistic in 1982.
Smith leads the NFL with 17.5 sacks, the second-most through a team's first 12 games since 1982. MARK GASTINEAU of the New York Jets had 18.5 sacks through 12 games in 1984.
The players with the most sacks through a team's first 12 games since the sack became an official statistic in 1982:
PLAYER
TEAM
YEAR
SACKS THROUGH 12 GAMES
Mark Gastineau
NY Jets
1984
18.5
*Aldon Smith *
San Francisco
2012
17.5
Michael Strahan
NY Giants
2001
16.5
Lawrence Taylor
NY Giants
1986
16.5
La'Roi Glover
New Orleans
2000
16
Reggie White
Philadelphia
1987
16
Doug Betters
Miami
1983
16
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DECEMBER TO REMEMBER:The NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS defeated the Miami Dolphins 23-16 on Sunday and clinched the AFC East division title.
The Patriots have now won 12 consecutive regular-season December games and became the fourth team in NFL history to accomplish the feat.
The teams to win at least 12 consecutive regular-season games in December:
TEAM
YEARS
CONSECUTIVE DECEMBER WINS
San Diego Chargers
2006-2009
18
Dallas Cowboys
1968-1972
13
New England Patriots
2009-present
*12
New England Patriots
2006-2008
12
*Current streak
