NFL stats and records, Week 8: Dalvin Cook rewrites story book

Printed: Nov 02, 2020 at 11: 01 AM

Jack Andrade and the NFL Media Analysis team attach together the most efficient stats and records from Sunday’s slate of games. Listed below are the most primary analysis notes from Week 8:

?Lamar Jackson? had 2 interceptions and a pair of fumbles misplaced within the Ravens’ 28-24 loss towards the Steelers on Sunday. It modified into Jackson’s first game with a pair of interceptions since Week 5, 2019 — his handiest earlier originate towards the Steelers. Over the ideal 2 seasons, Jackson has 5 interceptions and 7 complete giveaways in 2 games vs the Steelers and 5 interceptions and eight complete giveaways in his a quantity of 20 games.
The Ravens had 265 rushing yards and outgained the Steelers 457-221 in complete yards in their loss on Sunday. Since 1933, there had been 217 games coming into Sunday wherein a team had now now not decrease than 250 rushing yards and had now now not decrease than twice as many complete yards as its opponent. Those groups had a blended story of 215-1-1, with the Rams losing to Washington in 1944 and the Lions tying the Vikings in 1967 despite assembly those thresholds.
?Russell Wilson? had 4 extra passing touchdowns Sunday because the Seahawks improved to 6-1 for the 2nd time in team ancient past — the necessary being their Dapper Bowl-winning 2013 season. Wilson has 26 passing touchdowns in 2020, the 2nd-most by any participant in his team’s first 7 games of a season in NFL ancient past (?Tom Brady? had 27 passing touchdowns within the necessary 7 games in 2007).
?DK Metcalf? situation original career highs with 12 receptions and 161 receiving yards and tied his career excessive with 2 receiving touchdowns within the Seahawks’ do away with over the 49ers on Sunday. The handiest a quantity of Seahawks participant to reach each and every of those marks in a do away with modified into Hall of Famer ?Steve Largent?, who had 15 receptions, 261 receiving yards and 3 receiving touchdowns in a strike week victory over the Lions in 1987.
?Dalvin Cook? had 226 scrimmage yards and 4 scrimmage touchdowns because the Vikings knocked off the Packers 28-22 on Sunday. Cook is the necessary Vikings participant with now now not decrease than 200 scrimmage yards and now now not decrease than 4 scrimmage touchdowns in a single game. Cook is furthermore the most convenient participant in NFL ancient past with now now not decrease than 200 scrimmage yards and now now not decrease than 4 scrimmage touchdowns in a game towards the Packers, as successfully because the most convenient participant with the form of game at Lambeau Field (including Packers avid gamers).
?Joe Burrow? had a 106.7 passer rating because the Bengals upset the Titans on Sunday. Coupled alongside with his 112.5 passer rating in Week 7 vs the Browns, this is the necessary time in Burrow’s career that he has had a 100+ passer rating in aid-to-aid games. Burrow has accomplished 221 passes this season, 31 greater than ?Andrew Success?’s earlier story (190) for the most completions by any participant in their first 8 career games in NFL ancient past.
The Dolphins bask in been outgained by 326 complete yards (471-145) by the Rams on Sunday nonetheless won 28-17. That is the third-absolute most life like unfavourable yardage differential for a team in a do away with since 2000. The Ravens defeated the Jets 34-20 in Week 17, 2000 despite a minus-382 yardage differential, and the Texans defeated the Steelers 24-6 in Week 14, 2002 despite a minus-375 yardage differential.
?Drew Brees? had 280 passing yards and a pair of passing touchdowns within the Saints’ 26-23 additional time do away with over the Bears on Sunday. Brees has won his ideal 5 begins towards the Bears and has 10 passing touchdowns and nil interceptions in those games.
?Patrick Mahomes? had 416 passing yards, 5 passing touchdowns, zero interceptions, and accomplished 73.8 percent of his stream attempts Sunday towards the Jets. Mahomes is the 8th participant since now now not decrease than 1948 with now now not decrease than 400 passing yards, now now not decrease than 5 passing touchdowns, zero interceptions, and a 70+ completion percentage in a single game.
Mahomes had 3 passing touchdowns of now now not decrease than 30 yards on Sunday, with 2 to ?Tyreek Hill? and 1 to ?Mecole Hardman?. Since 2018, Mahomes leads the NFL with 24 passing touchdowns of now now not decrease than 30 yards. Hill leads the NFL with 12 receiving touchdowns of now now not decrease than 30 yards in that same span.
Four Chiefs avid gamers had now now not decrease than 60 receiving yards and now now not decrease than 1 receiving touchdown Sunday towards the Jets, the 5th time within the Dapper Bowl expertise that a team has had 4 such avid gamers in a single game. ?Travis Kelce? had a team-excessive 109 receiving yards and 1 receiving touchdown, Hill had 98 receiving yards and a pair of receiving touchdowns, Hardman had 96 receiving yards and 1 receiving touchdown, and ?Demarcus Robinson? had 63 receiving yards and 1 receiving touchdown.
Andy Reid successfully-known his 229th career do away with as an NFL head coach (including playoffs) Sunday towards the Jets. Reid tied Hall of Famer Curly Lambeau for the 5th-most career wins by an NFL head coach (including playoffs) all-time.
?Philip Rivers? had 3 passing touchdowns because the Colts won 41-21 towards the Lions on Sunday. It modified into Rivers’ 2nd consecutive game with now now not decrease than 3 passing touchdowns, the necessary time Rivers has had consecutive games with now now not decrease than 3 passing touchdowns since weeks 1 & 2, 2018. Rivers has 6 passing touchdowns over the ideal 2 games after he had 4 passing touchdowns within the necessary 5 games blended this season.
?Justin Herbert? had 278 passing yards and 3 passing touchdowns within the Chargers’ loss to the Broncos on Sunday. Herbert joined ?Deshaun Watson? (in 2017) because the most convenient inexperienced persons in NFL ancient past with now now not decrease than 3 passing touchdowns in 4 consecutive games. Herbert has averaged 303.3 passing yards per game and has a 104.5 passer rating this season. The handiest a quantity of QB within the NFL that has averaged now now not decrease than 300 passing yards per game and has a 100+ passer rating in 2020 is Wilson (307.3 passing yards per game, 120.8 passer rating).
Bills rookie working aid ?Zack Moss? had 81 rushing yards and a pair of rushing touchdowns vs the Patriots on Sunday. Moss is the 4th rookie to bask in now now not decrease than 80 rushing yards and now now not decrease than 2 rushing touchdowns in a game vs the Patriots within the Bill Belichick expertise (since 2000), becoming a member of ?Clinton Portis? in Week 8, 2002 (111 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns), Maurice Jones-Drew in Week 16, 2006 (131 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns), and ?Arian Foster? in Week 17, 2009 (119 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns).
?Travis Fulgham? had 78 receiving yards and a touchdown because the Eagles defeated the Cowboys on Sunday evening. Fulgham has had now now not decrease than 70 receiving yards in each and every of the ideal 4 games, becoming a member of Hall of Famer ?Terrell Owens? (2 such streaks) because the most convenient Eagles wide receivers with 4 straight games with now now not decrease than 70 receiving yards in a single season since 2000.