Philadelphia Eagles first qualifier for the NFL postseason

MEXICO CITY.- PHILADELPHIA EAGLES defeated the New York Giants 48-22, improving to 12-1 and becoming the first team to secure a postseason berth this season.

Philadelphia quarterback JALEN HURTS had 294 yards (217 passing, 77 rushing) and three touchdowns (two passing, one rushing) with a 109.2 rating, while linebacker HAASON REDDICK recorded his 10th sack of the season in the win of the team in week 14.

Hurts, who has 10 TD carries this season after recording 10 TD carries in 2021, joined CAM NEWTON (2011, 2015 and 2020) as the only quarterbacks in history with at least 10 TD carries in multiple seasons and is the first quarterback in history to record at least 10 touchdown carries in consecutive seasons.

Hurts, who has 3,157 passing yards with 22 TD passes and 10 TD carries this season, is the last quarterback in history with at least 3,000 passing yards, 20 TD passes and 10 TD carries in a single season, joining KYLER. MURRAY (2020), CAM NEWTON (2011 and 2015) and KORDELL STEWART (1997).

Reddick, who had 11 sacks with Carolina in 2021 and 12.5 sacks with Arizona in 2020, is the first player to record at least 10 sacks in three consecutive seasons with three different teams since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic.

GAMES CLOSED. With two games still to be completed in Week 14, there have been 91 games decided by one score (six points) or less, the most such performances through the first 14 weeks in history.

Seven of 11 games (63.6 percent) completed in Week 14 were within one score (eight points) in the fourth quarter and there have been 156 games within one score (eight points) in the fourth quarter this season, the most such performances through the first 14 weeks in NFL history.

REMOVING. The DALLAS COWBOYS recorded a game-clinching 98-yard touchdown drive on EZEKIEL ELLIOTT’s touchdown run with 41 seconds left in the fourth quarter in a 27-23 win over Houston, while the LOS ANGELES RAMS marched 98 yards in Thursday’s classic on Thursday Night Football for the game-winning scoring pass from BAKER MAYFIELD to VAN JEFFERSON with 10 seconds left in regulation in the 17-16 win over Las Vegas.

The 14th week of the 2022 season is the first week in the last 45 seasons in which there are game-defining scoring drives of at least 95 yards where the touchdown was registered within the last two minutes of regulation.

There have been 49 games this season decided by a game-defining score in the final two minutes of regulation or overtime, trailing only 2015 (50) for the most such performances through the first 14 weeks of a season. season in history.

The Rams overcame a 10-point deficit to win Thursday, and there have been 41 games in which a team has overcome a deficit of at least 10 points to win or tie this season, the most such performances throughout of the first 14 weeks of a season in history.

There were 65 games in which a team came back to win or tie after trailing in the final period, tied with the 1989 season (65) for the second-most such performances through the first 14 weeks of a season. in the history. Only 2012 (66) has more.

Kansas City quarterback PATRICK MAHOMES passed for 352 yards and three touchdowns while tight end TRAVIS KELCE had 71 receiving yards in the Chiefs’ 34-28 win at Denver.

If Miami defeats the Los Angeles Chargers in the Sunday Night Football classic, the Chiefs can clinch their seventh straight AFC West division title, tying the 1973-79 LOS ANGELES RAMS for the second-longest streak of division titles. in NFL history. Only the NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS from 2009-19 (11 consecutive seasons) had a longer streak.

The Chiefs improved to 10-3 on the season and head coach ANDY REID became the third head coach in NFL history to record at least 10 regular-season wins in eight consecutive seasons, joining BILL BELICHICK (17 consecutive seasons in 2003-19) and GEORGE SEIFERT (eight consecutive seasons in 1989-96).

Reid has 17 career 10-win seasons, passing Hall of Famer TOM LANDRY (16 seasons) for the third-most 10-win seasons by a head coach in NFL history. Only BILL BELICHICK (20 seasons) and Hall of Famer DON SHULA (20) have more.

Mahomes recorded his 24th career game with at least 300 passing yards and three touchdown passes, passing Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (23 games) for the most by a player in his first six seasons in the NBA. NFL history.

Mahomes, who has 4,160 passing yards this season, joined Hall of Famer PEYTON MANNING as the only players in NFL history with at least 4,000 passing yards in five of their first six seasons.

Kelce has 10,045 career receiving yards and is the fifth tight end in history with at least 10,000 career receiving yards, joining Hall of Famer TONY GONZÁLEZ (15,127), JASON WITTEN (13,046), ANTONIO GATES (11,841) and Hall of Famer SHANNON SHARPE (10,060).

Kelce, who has recorded at least 1,000 receiving yards in each of the past seven seasons (2016-22), is the first tight end in NFL history with seven career seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards.

Jacksonville quarterback TREVOR LAWRENCE passed for 368 yards and totaled four touchdowns (three passing, one rushing), while tight end EVAN ENGRAM had 11 receptions for yards and two touchdowns in the Jaguars’ 36-22 win at Tennessee.

Lawrence, who is 23 years, 66 days old, is the youngest player in NFL history with at least 350 passing yards, three touchdown passes and a touchdown carry in a game, passing KYLER MURRAY (23, 79). days old on October 25, 2020).

Engram is the sixth tight end in NFL history with at least 10 receptions for 150 yards and two touchdowns in a game, joining Hall of Famers SHANNON SHARPE (October 6, 1996 and October 20, 2002). ) and KELLEN WINSLOW SR. (December 11, 1983) as well as TODD CHRISTENSEN (October 16, 1983), TRAVIS KELCE (December 2, 2018 and December 16, 2021) and DARREN WALLER (December 6, 2020).

Buffalo quarterback JOSH ALLEN had a touchdown pass and a touchdown run in the Bills’ 20-12 win over the New York Jets.

Allen recorded his 24th career game with at least one touchdown pass and one touchdown carry, tying Hall of Famer FRAN TARKENTON (24 games) for the fourth-most such games in NFL history. Only CAM NEWTON (45 games), Hall of Famer STEVE YOUNG (31) and AARON RODGERS (30) have more.

Allen has six TD carries in 2022 and is the first quarterback with at least six TD carries in five consecutive seasons in NFL history.

Cincinnati receiver JA’MARR CHASE had 10 receptions for 119 yards and a score in the Bengals’ 23-10 win over Cleveland.

Chase recorded his eighth career game with at least 100 receiving yards and a touchdown reception, tied with AJ BROWN and JOHN JEFFERSON for the third most such performances by a player in the first two seasons of his Super era career. Bowl. Only ODELL BECKHAM JR. (12 games) and Hall of Famer RANDY MOSS (nine) have more.

Chase recorded his 20th TD reception in the 26th game of his career, tying ROB GRONKOWSKI and DARYL TURNER for the fourth fewest games to reach 20 TD receptions in their careers since 1970. Only Hall of Famer RANDY MOSS (20 games), ODELL BECKHAM JR. (22) and JOHN JEFFERSON (24) reached the mark in fewer games.

Chase, who is 22 years and 285 days old with 2,276 receiving yards and 20 touchdown receptions since entering the NFL in 2021, joined Hall of Famer RANDY MOSS as the only players under the age of 23 with at least 2,000 receiving yards and 20 touchdown receptions in NFL history.

Detroit quarterback JARED GOFF passed for 330 yards and three touchdowns, with no interceptions, for a 120.7 rating, and rookie linebacker JAMES HOUSTON had his fourth career sack in the Lions’ 34-23 win over Minnesota.

Goff, currently in his seventh NFL season, recorded his 30th career game with at least 300 passing yards, tying with four players for the fourth most such games by a player in his first seven seasons in history. of the NFL. Only PATRICK MAHOMES (39 games), Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (37) and ANDREW LUCK (33) have more.

Houston is the sixth rookie since 2000 to record at least one sack in each of his first three career games, joining MYLES GARRETT (2017), TOMMY KELLY (2004), BARKEVIOUS MINGO (2013), AZEEZ OJULARI (2021) and TERRELL SUGGS (2003).

Additional Sunday notes include:

San Francisco quarterback BROCK PURDY completed 16 of 21 pass attempts (76.2 percent) for two touchdowns, no interceptions, and a 134.0 rating, adding a touchdown run in the 49ers’ 35-7 win over Tampa Bay.

Purdy is the first rookie in the Super Bowl era with at least two touchdown passes, a touchdown run and a passer rating of 125 or higher in his first career start.

Minnesota receiver JUSTIN JEFFERSON on Sunday had 11 receptions for a career-high 223 receiving yards.

Jefferson has five career games with at least 175 receiving yards, tying Hall of Famer LANCE ALWORTH (five games) for the most by a player in his first three seasons in NFL history. .

Jefferson, who has 1,500 receiving yards this season, is the first player in NFL history with at least 1,400 receiving yards in each of his first three career seasons. He recorded 1,400 receiving yards as a rookie in 2020 and 1,616 in 2021.
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