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A look at seven statistical highlights from games played on Sunday afternoon , Nov. 12, the tenth week of the 2023 NFL season.
- Five teams – ARIZONA, CLEVELAND, DETROIT, HOUSTON and SEATTLE – converted a game-winning field goal with no time remaining in Week 10, the most game-winning scores with no time remaining in regulation in a single week in NFL history.With two games remaining in Week 10, nine of 12 games (75 percent) have been within one score (eight points) in the fourth quarter, with nine games having been decided by one score.This season, 69.6 percent of all games (103 of 148 games) have been within one score (eight points) in the fourth quarter through Week 10.In the 50th regular-season international game in NFL history, the INDIANAPOLIS COLTS defeated New England, 10-6, in Frankfurt, Germany.
- Houston rookie quarterback C.J STROUD passed for 356 yards with two touchdowns (one passing, one rushing), running back DEVIN SINGLETARY recorded 150 rushing yards and one touchdown and wide receiver NOAH BROWN registered 172 receiving yards in the Texans' 30-27 win over Cincinnati.The Texans are the first team with a 350-yard passer, 150-yard rusher and 150-yard receiver in the same game since the INDIANAPOLIS COLTS on November 29, 1998 (Pro Football Hall of Famer PEYTON MANNING – 357 passing yards; Pro Football Hall of Famer MARSHALL FAULK – 192 rushing yards; TORRANCE SMALL – 153 receiving yards).Stroud has 2,626 passing yards this season and surpassed CAM NEWTON (2,605 passing yards in 2011) for the third-most passing yards by a rookie quarterback in his first nine career starts in NFL history. Only JUSTIN HERBERT (2,699 passing yards in 2020) and ANDREW LUCK (2,631 in 2012) had more.Stroud, who had a single-game rookie record 470 passing yards in Week 9, is the second rookie quarterback ever with at least 350 passing yards in consecutive games, joining CAM NEWTON (Weeks 1-2, 2011).Stroud is the third rookie quarterback in NFL history with three games of 350-or-more passing yards, joining ANDREW LUCK (2012) and CAM NEWTON (2011).
- San Francisco quarterback BROCK PURDY passed for 296 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions for a 148.9 rating and tight end GEORGE KITTLE recorded 116 receiving yards and one touchdown in the 49ers' 34-3 win over Jacksonville.Purdy is the second quarterback in NFL history with three games of three-or-more touchdown passes and a passer rating of 140-or-higher in his first two seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer KURT WARNER.Kittle has 559 receiving yards this season and is the fourth tight end in NFL history to record at least 500 receiving yards in each of his first seven seasons, joining ROB GRONKOWSKI (first 11 seasons), Pro Football Hall of Famer OZZIE NEWSOME (first eight) and KEITH JACKSON (first seven).
- Cleveland defensive end MYLES GARRETT registered 1.5 sacks in the Browns' 33-31 win over Baltimore while Pittsburgh linebacker T.J. WATT recorded one sack in the Steelers' 23-19 win over Green Bay.Watt has 88 sacks in 96 career games and surpassed his brother, J.J. WATT (87.5 sacks) for the second-most sacks by a player in his first 100 NFL games since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer REGGIE WHITE (105 sacks) has more.Garrett has 85.5 sacks in 93 career games and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer DEMARCUS WARE (85 sacks) for the fourth-most sacks by a player in his first 100 NFL games since 1982.Garrett has 11 sacks this season and is the fourth player to record at least 10 sacks in six of his first seven NFL seasons since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers REGGIE WHITE (seven seasons) and DEMARCUS WARE (six) as well as VON MILLER (six).Garrett has recorded at least one sack in 58 career games and surpassed AARON DONALD (57) for the fourth-most career games with at least one sack in a player's first seven NFL seasons since 1982. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers DEMARCUS WARE (68 games) and REGGIE WHITE (63) as well as VON MILLER (61) have more.
- Dallas quarterback DAK PRESCOTT passed for 404 yards and totaled five touchdowns (four passing, one rushing) and wide receiver CEEDEE LAMB recorded 11 receptions for 151 yards and one touchdown in the Cowboys' 49-17 win over the New York Giants.Prescott has 10 career games with at least 400 passing yards, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (10 games) and PATRICK MAHOMES (10, in seventh season) for the most such games by a player in his first eight seasons in NFL history.Prescott has 33 career games with at least three touchdown passes, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer BRETT FAVRE (33 games) for the fourth-most such games by a player in his first eight seasons in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers DAN MARINO (42 games) and PEYTON MANNING (37) as well as PATRICK MAHOMES (38, in seventh season) have more.Prescott has 18 career games with at least 300 passing yards and three touchdown passes, surpassing KIRK COUSINS (17 games), AARON RODGERS (17) and Pro Football Hall of Famer KURT WARNER (17) for the third-most such games by a player in his first eight career seasons in NFL history. Only PATRICK MAHOMES (26 games, in seventh season) and Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (26) have more.Prescott has 20 career games with both a touchdown pass and rushing touchdown and is the fifth player with 20 such games in his first eight career seasons in NFL history, joining CAM NEWTON (39) games, JOSH ALLEN (31, in first six seasons), JACK KEMP (21) and DAUNTE CULPEPPER (20).Lamb is the first player in NFL history with at least 10 receptions and 150 receiving yards in three consecutive games.
- Minnesota quarterback JOSHUA DOBBS passed for 268 yards with one touchdown and rushed for 44 yards and one touchdown in the Vikings' 27-19 win over New Orleans.Dobbs has 426 passing yards, 110 rushing yards and no interceptions in his first two starts with Minnesota and is the first player in NFL history with at least 400 passing yards, 100 rushing yards and no interceptions in his first two games with a team.
- Los Angeles Chargers quarterback JUSTIN HERBERT passed for 323 yards and four touchdowns while wide receiver KEENAN ALLEN had 11 receptions for 175 yards and two touchdowns in Week 10.Herbert has 16,438 passing yards since entering the NFL in 2020 and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer PEYTON MANNING (16,418 passing yards) for the most passing yards by a player in his first four seasons in NFL history.Herbert has 35 games with at least two touchdown passes and joined Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (43 games) as the only quarterbacks with at least 35 such games in their first four seasons in NFL history.Allen has 17 career games with at least 10 receptions and 100 receiving yards, tied with BRANDON MARSHALL (17 games) for the fifth-most such games in NFL history. Only ANDRE JOHNSON (21 games), ANTONIO BROWN (20), DAVANTE ADAMS (18) and JULIO JONES (18) have more.Allen has 15 career games with at least 11 receptions, the most in NFL history.