NFL Notebook: Tom Is Terrific

10/2/2014

STILL IN THE MIX: History shows that a losing record at this point in the season does not negate a team’s chances of making the playoffs.Since the current playoff system (12 teams) was instituted in 1990, 25 teams have rebounded from a losing record after four weeks to qualify for the postseason, including the Philadelphia Eagles and Carolina Panthers in 2013. Four of those clubs advanced to their Conference Championship Games, including the 2001 New England Patriots (1-3) en route to their Super Bowl XXXVI victory.

500 CLUB: Denver quarterback PEYTON MANNING has 499 career touchdown passes and can join BRETT FAVRE(508) as the only players with 500. Favre recorded his 500th career touchdown pass in his 293rd game on his 9,924th pass attempt. Manning has 8,563
career attempts and will face the undefeated Arizona Cardinals (3-0) in his 244th regular season game on Sunday.

COOL BREES: New Orleans quarterback DREW BREES has 39,936 passing yards since joining the Saints in 2006, the most of any NFL player during that span.
Brees needs 64 passing yards against Tampa Bay to become the sixth quarterback in NFL history with 40,000 passing yards with one franchise. He will play in his 132nd game with New Orleans on Sunday and can surpass DAN MARINO (Miami Dolphins, 153 games) as the fastest quarterback to reach 40,000 passing yards with a team.

COWBOY WAY: Dallas running back DE MARCO MURRAY has rushed for at least 100 yards and a touchdown in each of his first four games, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer EMMITT SMITH for the fourth-longest such streak in NFL history to begin a season.With at least 100 rushing yards and a touchdown against the Houston Texans on Sunday, Murray can join Pro Football Hall of Famers JIM BROWN (six) and O.J. SIMPSON (five) as the only players to do so in at least five games to begin a
season.

Since 1990, teams that started 1-3 or worse and made the playoffs:

1990 New Orleans 1-3 Wild Card Playoffs
1990 Philadelphia 1-3 Wild Card Playoffs
1991 NY Jets 1-3 Wild Card Playoffs
1992 San Diego 0-4 Divisional Playoffs
1993 Green Bay 1-3 Divisional Playoffs
1993 Houston 1-3 Divisional Playoffs
1995 Detroit 1-3 Wild Card Playoffs
1995 Philadelphia 1-3 Divisional Playoffs
1996 Dallas 1-3 Divisional Playoffs
1996 Jacksonville 1-3 Championship Game
1997 NY Giants 1-3 Wild Card Playoffs
1998 Buffalo 1-3 Wild Card Playoffs
2000 New Orleans 1-3 Divisional Playoffs
2001 New England 1-3 Won Super Bowl XXXVI
2002 Atlanta 1-3 Divisional Playoffs
2002 Tennessee 1-3 Championship Game
2002 NY Jets 1-3 Divisional Playoffs
2002 Pittsburgh 1-3 Divisional Playoffs
2004 Green Bay 1-3 Wild Card Playoffs
2005 Chicago 1-3 Divisional Playoffs
2007 San Diego 1-3 Championship Game
2008 Minnesota 1-3 Wild Card Playoffs
2011 Denver 1-3 Divisional Playoffs
2013 Carolina 1-3 Divisional Playoffs
2013 Philadelphia 1-3 Wild Card Playoffs

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TOM TERRIFIC: New England’s TOM BRADY needs 60 passing yards against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday Night
Football to become the sixth quarterback in NFL history to reach 50,000 career passing yards.

In 15 seasons, Brady has 49,940 career passing yards.
The NFL players with the most career passing yards:
PLAYER YEARS PASSING YARDS
Brett Favre 1991-2010 71,838
Peyton Manning* 1998-present 65,778
Dan Marino 1983-1999 61,361
Drew Brees* 2001-present 52,284
John Elway 1983-1998 51,475
Tom Brady* 2000-present 49,940
* Active-- NFL --

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