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510

• Is the new all-time record for touchdown passes set by Peyton Manning last Sunday night against the San Francisco 49ers. Manning tied Brett Favre at 508 on the all-time list with a touchdown pass to Wes Welker. He then broke the record connecting with Demaryius Thomas for number 509 and for good measure tossed another to Thomas giving him 510. Manning completed 22 of 26 pass attempts for 318 yards and four touchdowns as the Broncos’ routed the 49ers, 42-17. Figured it was only appropriate we here at FootballInsiders.com honor a living legend making history.

1

• The total amount of 100 yard rushing games by second year running back Denard Robinson. The Jacksonville Jaguars witnessed Robinson run off 127 yards on 22 carries helping the team earn its first win over the Cleveland Browns 24-6. At Michigan, Robinson had 20 games over 100 yards rushing with a career high 258 against Notre Dame in 2010. The last time Robinson reached triple digits carrying the football was his last game against South Carolina (The Clowney Game) with 100. In his previous 22 games Robinson amassed 94 yards rushing. “Shoelace,” as he was known in Michigan for not tying his laces could be the missing ingredient to get the Jaguars running game going.

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• Carries away from Dallas Cowboys’ running back DeMarco Murray matching his career high set last year with 217. His blistering rushing pace pushed him past the immortal Jim Brown as the first player to record seven consecutive 100-yard rushing games to start a season. Averaging 26.7 carries per game, Murray is on pace to finished 11 carries ahead of Larry Johnson’s record (416 carries) set in 2006.

5.8

• Is the average gain per completion by Washington Redskins quarterback Colt McCoy against the Tennessee Titans on 10 of his passes. McCoy had one other important completion that covered 70 yards. The pass went seven yards and Pierre Garcon did the rest. He spun off the defender after making the catch and galloped 63 yards to pay dirt. The other ten completions show the reality of the Redskins’ offense with McCoy at quarterback. The 5.8 average would rank last amongst the other 31 starting quarterbacks in the NFL. McCoy had 128 passing yards with 11 completions on 12 attempts, but the ball never went vertical.

10

• Catches by Cleveland Browns tight end Jordan Cameron in 2014. Cameron missed one game this year but comparing his first five games between this year and last season show a drastic drop in production. After five games last season Cameron had 33 catches on 48 targets with 396 receiving yards and five touchdowns. Fast-forward to the here-and-now and Cameron appears to be less involved offensively. After the suspension of receiver Josh Gordon many thought Cameron would see an increased workload, but that was evidently not the case. Cameron has been targeted 20 fewer times compared to this time last year.

7

• Was about to be a bad number for the Indianapolis Colts. They are 5-2 after seven games this season which duplicates their win total after seven games last year. But here is the interesting kicker for Indianapolis. Veteran wideout Reggie Wayne tore his ACL in the seventh game last year and was lost for season. Ironic that against the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday, Wayne landed hard on his elbow that needed an MRI to reveal the seriousness of the injury. Initially the Colts feared Wayne would miss several games but he is now listed day-to-day and should suit up this Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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• Guys with the last name of Brown caught a pass in the NFL this past Sunday. Can you name them all? I’ll give you a second to think about it… Are you ready! Here we go. The list includes Pittsburgh Steelers Antonio Brown, San Diego Chargers Ronnie Brown, and both Arizona Cardinals John Brown and Jaron Brown.

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• Other players had more rushing yards last week than Cincinnati Bengals Giovani Bernard. In a dreadful team performance the Bengals’ were stampeded by the Colts 27-0. Bernard’s touches in the game could be counted on two hands (nine) finishing the game with seven carries for 17 yards and two catches for minus one yard.

3

• Touchdowns caught by Dallas Cowboys second string tight end Gavin Escobar in the last two weeks. It’s also the fourth touchdown pass thrown to a tight end over same time with Tony Romo throwing one to future Hall of Famer Jason Witten. For Escobar, the three touchdowns surpass his career high of two set last year and give him five in his career. It appears as if Escobar is carving out a niche in the new offense.

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• Teams in the NFL have at least one win. The Oakland Raiders are doing the exact opposite of the motto made famous by legendary owner and general manager Al Davis, “Just win, baby.” Oakland is the only winless team in the NFL at 0-6.