NFL 2016: The Week That Was - Week 8

NFL 2016: The Week That Was - Week 8

It's time to get caught up on The Week That Was for Week 8 of the NFL 2016 Season.

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Remarkable Derek Carr

Oakland quarterback DEREK CARR passed for 513 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions in the Raiders' 30-24 overtime win at Tampa Bay, becoming the third quarterback in NFL history to pass for at least 500 yards and four touchdowns without an interception in a single game, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Y.A. TITTLE (October 28, 1962) and BEN ROETHLISBERGER (October 26, 2014).

Carr, who set a single-game franchise record with 513 passing yards, recorded his seventh career game with at least three touchdown passes and zero interceptions, tying Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino for the most such games by a player in his first three seasons.

 

Derek Carr Season & Career Stats

 

QBs with at least 500 passing yards, 4 TD Passes and Zero INTs in a single game

 

Tom Brady: Mr. October

New England quarterback TOM BRADY passed for 315 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions in the Patriots' 41-25 win at Buffalo. Sunday's victory was Brady's 48th career win in the month of October, the most in the month in NFL history.

Brady has 20 career games with at least four touchdown passes and no interceptions, the most in league annals.

 

Tom Brady Season & Career Stats

 

Most Games with at least 4 TD Passes passes and Zero INTs in NFL history

 

Resilient Matt Ryan

Atlanta Falcons quarterback MATT RYAN passed for 288 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winning 11-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver MOHAMED SANU with 31 seconds remaining in the Falcons' 33-32 win over Green Bay.

Ryan, who leads the NFL with 2,636 passing yards, has led the most game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime (32) since entering the league in 2008.

 

Matt Ryan Season & Career Stats

 

QBs with the Most Game-Winning Drives Since 2008

 

That's His Forté

New York Jets running back MATT FORTÉ rushed for two touchdowns in the Jets' 31-28 win at Cleveland, the 50th and 51st rushing scores of his career. Forté became the fourth player in NFL history with at least 50 rushing touchdowns (51), 500 receptions (507) and 20 receiving touchdowns (20).

 

Matt Forté Season & Career Stats

 

Players with 50+ Rushing TDs, 500+ Receptions and 20+ Receiving TDs

 

Close Games

There have been 88 games within one score in the fourth quarter through Week 8, the most such games in the first eight weeks of a season in NFL history. Four teams -- BALTIMORE, DETROIT, the NEW YORK GIANTS and WASHINGTON -- have had all of their games within one score in the fourth quarter this season.

 

Most games within one score in the fourth quarter through Week 8

 

Additionally, there have been 68 games decided by eight points or fewer through Week 8, the most such games in the first eight weeks of a season in league annals.

 

Games Decided By Eight Points or Fewer Through Week 8

 

Passing Fancy

Quarterbacks have been historically efficient through Week 8 of the 2016 season, combining for a league-wide completion percentage of 63.3, on pace to be the highest of any season in NFL history (63.0 in 2015). The current league-wide passer rating of 90.4 also projects to be the highest all-time (90.2 in 2015) and would mark the seventh consecutive season in which the league-wide passer rating increased from the previous year.

The league-wide yards-per-pass attempt average, currently at 7.24, is on pace to be the second-highest of any season in the Super Bowl era (7.25 in 2015).

 

Seasons with the highest league-wide passer rating in NFL history

 

Rising Rookie

Chicago rookie running back Jordan Howard gained 202 yards from scrimmage (153 rushing, 49 receiving), including a rushing touchdown, in the Bears' 20-10 win over Minnesota on Monday Night Football.

Howard, who turned 22 years old, became the youngest player in Bears history to record at least 200 scrimmage yards in a single game. Pro Football Hall of Famer WALTER PAYTON held the previous record, when he had 213 scrimmage yards on December 5, 1976 when he was 22 years, 133 days old.

Terrific Tennessee

Tennessee quarterback Marcus Mariota passed for 270 yards and two touchdowns in the Titans' 36-22 win over Jacksonville.

Mariota, who was 22 years, 362 days old during Thursday's game, has thrown at least two touchdown passes in each of the past four games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers FRAN TARKENTON and DAN MARINO and DREW BLEDSOE as the only quarterbacks to throw at least two touchdown passes in four consecutive games before the age of 23.

 

Marcus Mariota Season & Career Stats

 

QBs to Throw Multiple TD Passes in at least 4 consecutive games before age of 23

 

Titans running back De Marco Murray, who was acquired by Tennessee in an offseason trade with Philadelphia, rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown in the Titans' Week 8 win. Murray is second in the NFL with 756 rushing yards and has eight total touchdowns, becoming the sixth player in NFL history with at least 750 rushing yards and eight touchdowns in his first eight games with a team.

 

De Marco Murray Season & Career Stats

 

Players with 750 Rushing Yards and 8 TDs in Their First Eight Games with a Team

 

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