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WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WEEK 6
SIX-AND-WHOA!:Tied atop the AFC West with 5-0 records, the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs are two of three remaining undefeated teams in 2013. If both win this Sunday, it would mark the second time since the divisional structure was implemented in 1933 that two teams in the same division started 6-0.
In 1934, the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears, then members of the NFL's Western Division, each started 10-0. Chicago finished 13-0 before losing the 1934 NFL Championship game by a score of 30-13 to the New York Giants. The Lions (10-3) finished second in the Western Division.
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SCORING IN BUNCHES:NFL teams have combined for 3,566 points in 2013, tied for the most points through five weeks in NFL history (2011).
That total equates to 46.31 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).
The seasons with the highest scoring average in NFL history:
YEAR
POINTS PER GAME
1948
46.48
1950
45.88
2012
45.51
1960
45.29
1962
45.21
2013
*46.31
- Through Week 5
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CLIMBING BACK:Teams off to a slow start are justified in believing that they can turn it around. Since the current playoff format (12 teams) was instituted in 1990, 14 teams have rebounded from being at least three games under .500 after the season's first five weeks or later to qualify for the postseason. At least one team has done so in each of the past three seasons, including the 2012 Washington Redskins, who rebounded from a 3-6 start to win their final seven games en route to an NFC East title.
Since 1990, teams that were three or more games below .500 after Week 5 or later and made the playoffs:
YEAR
TEAM
RECORD
FINAL RECORD
ADVANCED TO
1990
New Orleans Saints
2-5
8-8
Wild Card
1992
San Diego Chargers
1-4
11-5
Divisional
1993
Houston Oilers
1-4
12-4
Divisional
1994
New England Patriots
3-6
10-6
Wild Card
1995
Detroit Lions
2-5, 3-6
10-6
Wild Card
1995
San Diego Chargers
4-7
9-7
Wild Card
1996
Jacksonville Jaguars
3-6, 4-7
9-7
Championship Game
2002
Tennessee Titans
1-4
11-5
Championship Game
2002
New York Jets
1-4, 2-5
9-7
Divisional
2004
Green Bay Packers
1-4
10-6
Wild Card
2008
San Diego Chargers
4-7, 4-8, 5-8
8-8
Divisional
2010
Seattle Seahawks
6-9
7-9
Divisional
2011
Denver Broncos
1-4, 2-5
8-8
Divisional
2012
Washington Redskins
3-6
10-6
Wild Card
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DENVER DOMINANCE:Denver has won 16 consecutive regular-season games, tied for the fifth-longest streak in NFL history. With a victory against Jacksonville this Sunday, the Broncos would tie the 1933-34 Chicago Bears for the fourth-longest win streak in NFL annals.
The 2008-09 Indianapolis Colts, who were also quarterbacked by PEYTON MANNING, won an NFL-record 23 consecutive regular-season games.
The longest regular-season winning streaks in NFL history:
TEAM
YEARS
WIN STREAK
Indianapolis Colts
2008-09
23
New England Patriots
2006-08
21
New England Patriots
2003-04
18
Chicago Bears
1933-34
17
Denver Broncos
2012-13
*16
Chicago Bears
1941-42
16
Miami Dolphins
1971-73
16
Miami Dolphins
1983-84
16
Pittsburgh Steelers
2004-05
16
- Active streak
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COLT CLUB:Indianapolis wide receiver REGGIE WAYNE(996) needs four receptions against San Diego on Monday Night Football to become the ninth player in NFL history with 1,000 career catches.
The Colts can also become the first team in NFL history to have two players with 1,000 receptions each with the franchise. MARVIN HARRISON, who played his entire 13-year career with Indianapolis, ranks third in NFL history with 1,102 catches.
The top 10 players with the most catches in NFL history:
PLAYER
TEAM(S)
YEARS
CATCHES
Jerry Rice
49ers, Raiders, Seahawks
1985-2004
1,549
Tony Gonzalez*
Chiefs, Falcons
1997-2013
1,275
Marvin Harrison
Colts
1996-2008
1,102
Cris Carter
Eagles, Vikings, Dolphins
1987-2002
1,101
Tim Brown
Raiders, Buccaneers
1988-2004
1,094
Terrell Owens
49ers, Eagles, Cowboys, Bills, Bengals
1996-2010
1,078
Isaac Bruce
Rams, 49ers
1994-2009
1,024
Hines Ward
Steelers
1998-2011
1,000
*Reggie Wayne
Colts
2001-2013
996
Randy Moss
Vikings, Raiders, Patriots, Titans, 49ers
1998-2012
982
- Active
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SACK ATTACK:Indianapolis linebacker ROBERT MATHIS(9.5)*and Kansas City linebackerJUSTIN HOUSTON *(8.5) currently rank No. 1 and 2 in the NFL in sacks.
In Week 6, both players can challenge to rank in the top three for the most sacks by any player through a team's first six games since sacks became an official statistic in 1982.
The players with the most sacks through a team's first six games:
PLAYER
TEAM
YEAR
SACKS
Keith Millard
Minnesota Vikings
1989
12
Kevin Greene
Carolina Panthers
1998
11
Michael Strahan
New York Giants
2001
10.5
Many tied
10
Robert Mathis
Indianapolis Colts
2013
*9.5
Justin Houston
Kansas City Chiefs
2013
*8.5
- Through 5 games
