NFL best stats and records: Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts make quarterback history

nfl Tuesday 29 October 2024 14:42, UK

Sky Sports Cricket statistician - and big Buffalo Bills fan - Benedict Bermange dives into the 2024 NFL season to pick out the best stats from each week...

Jalen Hurts rushed for three touchdowns as the Philadelphia Eagles stormed to victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, becoming the first NFL quarterback to have three such games in his career:

The Detroit Lions scored 52 points against the Tennesee Titans despite only generating 225 total yards of offense, the fewest total yards by any team to score at least 50 points in a game in the Super Bowl era. They are just the third team in history to score at least 50 points with fewer than 100 passing yards:

The Arizona Cardinals' win over the Miami Dolphins means that they have won back-to-back games for the first time since Weeks 11-13 of the 2021 season. Their run of 46 straight games without back-to-back wins had been the longest active streak in the NFL.

Kirk Cousins of the Atlanta Falcons enjoyed his second outing of the season against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers almost as much as his first. Having thrown for 509 yards in the Week Five victory, he threw for 276 more in this weekend's win, giving him a total of 785 and eight touchdowns against the Bucs in his two games this season.

The Kansas City Chiefs' 27-20 win over the Las Vegas Raiders was their 13th successive victory including the playoffs, tying their franchise record set from 2019-2020. This season is the first in Patrick Mahomes' career that he has started 7-0, and the third time in Chiefs history, after the 2003 and 2013 seasons.

During the win Mahomes became the fastest quarterback in NFL history to reach 30,000 passing yards:

Jayden Daniels' Hail Mary pass in Washington's win over Chicago was the second-longest game-winning passing touchdown by a rookie as time expired in the fourth quarter in NFL history. The only longer play was Tim Couch's 56-yard pass to Kevin Johnson for the Cleveland Browns against the New Orleans Saints in 1999.

Daniel Jones' primetime woes continued with the New York Giants in Monday Night's defeat to the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is now 1-15 in his career in primetime games, which includes a record of 0-8 on Monday Night Football.

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