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DYNAMIC DUO
• Drew Brees of the Saints and Tom Brady of the Patriots each have 488 touchdown passes, and both are within range this season of the 508 TD passes for Brett Favre. If each plays two more seasons at peak efficiency, the all-time record of 539 set by Peyton Manning is within reach in 2019.
PROLIFIC PASSING
• Brees needs 1,496 yards passing to pass Favre (71,838) and Manning (71,940) and become the most prolific passer in terms of yardage in NFL history.
A KICK ABOVE
• Adam Vinatieri of the Colts needs 58 points this season to pass Morten Andersen (2,544 points) and become the leading scorer in the history of the NFL.
RUNNING AWAY WITH IT
• With 76 yards rushing, Miami running back Frank Gore passes Curtis Martin (14,101 yards) and trails only Emmitt Smith (18,355), Walter Payton (16,726) and Barry Sanders (15,269) on the NFL’s all-time rushing list.
PASSING A HALL OF FAMER?
• With 390 yards receiving, Larry Fitzgerald of the Cardinals moves past Terrell Owens (15,934 yards) and into second place on the all-time yardage receiving list, trailing only Jerry Rice (22,895).
SUGGS THE SACK ARTIST
• With a 10.5-sack season, Baltimore’s Terrell Suggs (125.5 sacks) would move from 17th to 11th on the NFL’s all-time list of sacks leaders. Among the players he would pass are Derrick Thomas (126.5) and Lawrence Taylor (132.5). The NFL began counting sacks as an official stat in 1982.
HANG TIME
• With 2,536 yards punting, Houston punter Shane Lechler (68,676) would pass Jeff Feagles (71,211 yards) for the most gross punting yards in the history of the NFL. Lechler has had fewer than 2,536 yards only once in 18 seasons.