NFL Week 15: More info than you need
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Below are teams and players that can set historic marks or reach career milestones in Week 15 of the 2024 NFL season, including:
• Kansas City Chiefs
• QB Patrick Mahomes
• RB Saquon Barkley
• QB Justin Herbert
• QB Joe Burrow
• WR Ja’Marr Chase
• RB Derrick Henry
• QB Jayden Daniels
• QB Bo Nix
• TE Brock Bowers
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
The Kansas City Chiefs improved to 12-1 this season after defeating the Los Angeles Chargers, 19-17, on a game-winning field goal with no time remaining in Week 14. The Chiefs – who defeated Carolina, 30-27, in Week 12 and Las Vegas, 19-17, in Week 13 – can become the second team in NFL history to win four consecutive games by three-or-fewer points in a season, joining the 1986 New York Giants (Weeks 9-12).
Ten of the Chiefs’ 12 victories this season have been by one score (eight points or fewer) and at Cleveland on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, CBS), Kansas City can join the 2022 Minnesota Vikings as the only teams to win 11 one-score game in a season in NFL history.
The teams with the most one-score victories in a season in NFL history:
TEAM SEASON ONE-SCORE WINS
Minnesota 2022 11
Kansas City 2024 10
Seattle 2019 10
Houston Oilers 1978 10
With a win, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid – who won 13 games with Philadelphia in 2004 and 14 games with Kansas City in 2020 and 2022 – can become the fourth head coach all-time to win at least 13 games in four different seasons, joining Bill Belichick (seven seasons), Sean Payton (four) and George Seifert (four).
Patrick Mahomes
Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes has 239 touchdown passes and 31,613 passing yards since entering the NFL in 2017.
On Sunday at Cleveland (1 p.m. ET, CBS), Mahomes can surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (241 touchdown passes) for the second-most touchdown passes by a player in his first eight seasons in NFL history and surpass Derek Carr (31,700 passing yards) for the third-most passing yards ever by a player in his first eight seasons.
The players with the most touchdown passes in their first eight seasons in NFL history:
PLAYER TEAM TD PASSES
Peyton Manning HOF Indianapolis 244
Dan Marino HOF Miami 241
Patrick Mahomes Kansas City 239*
*in eighth season
The players with the most passing yards in their first eight seasons in NFL history:
PLAYER TEAM PASSING YARDS
Peyton Manning HOF Indianapolis 33,189
Matt Ryan Atlanta 32,757
Derek Carr Oakland Raiders 31,700
Patrick Mahomes Kansas City 31,613*
Dan Marino HOF Miami 31,416
*in eighth season
Including the postseason, Mahomes has 298 career combined passing and rushing touchdowns (280 passing, 18 rushing) in 127 games and can surpass Aaron Rodgers (135 games) as the fastest player to reach 300 combined passing and rushing touchdowns, including the postseason, in NFL history.
The fastest players to reach 300 combined passing and rushing touchdowns, including the postseason, in NFL history:
PLAYER TEAM GAMES
Aaron Rodgers Green Bay 135
Dan Marino HOF Miami 149
Russell Wilson Seattle 151
Peyton Manning HOF Indianapolis 152
Patrick Mahomes Kansas City 127*
*298 combined passing and rushing touchdowns
Saquon Barkley
Philadelphia running back Saquon Barkley leads the NFL with 1,623 rushing yards in 13 games this season.
On Sunday against Pittsburgh (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX), Barkley can become the fourth player since 2000 with at least 1,700 rushing yards in his first 14 games of a season and the first since Adrian Peterson in 2012 (1,812 rushing yards).
The players with the most rushing yards in their first 14 games of a season in since 2000:
PLAYER TEAM SEASON RUSH YARDS
Adrian Peterson Minnesota 2012 1,812
Jamal Lewis Baltimore 2003 1,747
Chris Johnson Tennessee 2009 1,730
Saquon Barkley Philadelphia 2024 1,623*
*in first 13 games
Barkley leads the league with 1,890 scrimmage yards in 2024 and can become the fourth non-rookie in NFL history to record 2,000 scrimmage yards in his first season with a team, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk (2,429 scrimmage yards in 1999 with the St. Louis Rams), Priest Holmes (2,169 in 2001 with Kansas City) and Ricky Williams (2,216 in 2002 with Miami).
Barkley, who had 2,028 scrimmage yards as a rookie with the New York Giants in 2018, can become the fourth player in NFL history to record 2,000 scrimmage yards in a season with two franchises, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Eric Dickerson (L.A. Rams and Indianapolis Colts) and Marshall Faulk (Indianapolis Colts and St. Louis Rams) as well as Christian McCaffrey (Carolina and San Francisco).
Justin Herbert
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, from Weeks 3–14, became the second player in NFL history without an interception in 11 consecutive games (minimum 15 pass attempts in each game) within a single season, joining Tom Brady (11 consecutive games in 2010).
Herbert has 335 consecutive pass attempts without an interception, and on Sunday against Tampa Bay (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX), he can surpass Tom Brady (358 consecutive attempts from 2010–11) for the fourth-most consecutive pass attempts without an interception in NFL history.
The players with the most consecutive pass attempts without an interception in NFL history:
PLAYER TEAM SEASON(S) CONSECUTIVE ATTEMPTS
Aaron Rodgers Green Bay 2018 402
Tom Brady Tampa Bay 2022 399
Jared Goff Detroit 2022-23 383
Tom Brady New England 2010-11 358
Justin Herbert L.A. Chargers 2024 335*
Derek Carr Oakland Raiders 2018 332
*active streak
Herbert has 19,987 passing yards since entering the NFL in 2020 and can join Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (20,618 passing yards) as the only players with at least 20,000 passing yards in their first five seasons in NFL history.
Joe Burrow
Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow leads the NFL with 3,706 passing yards and 33 touchdown passes this season and has passed for at least 300 yards and three touchdowns in each of his past four games.
On Sunday at Tennessee (1 p.m. ET, FOX), Burrow can join Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve Young (1998) as the only players in NFL history with at least 300 passing yards and three touchdown passes in five consecutive games.
In Week 15, Burrow can become the fifth player all-time with at least three touchdown passes in six consecutive games, joining Tom Brady (10 consecutive games in 2007) and Andrew Luck (eight in 2018) as well as Pro Football Hall of Famers Peyton Manning (eight in 2004) and Dan Marino (seven from 1986–87).
The players with at least three touchdown passes in the most consecutive games in NFL history:
PLAYER TEAM SEASON(S) GAMES
Tom Brady New England 2007 10
Andrew Luck Indianapolis 2018 8
Peyton Manning HOF Indianapolis 2004 8
Dan Marino HOF Miami 1986–87 7
Joe Burrow Cincinnati 2024 5*
*active streak
Burrow, who had 35 touchdown passes in 2022, can become the fifth player in NFL history with at least 35 touchdown passes in two of his first five seasons, joining Josh Allen (three seasons) and Patrick Mahomes (three) as well as Pro Football Hall of Famers Dan Marino (two) and Kurt Warner (two).
Burrow can also become the fourth player in NFL history with 4,000 passing yards and 30 touchdown passes in three of his first five seasons, joining Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes and Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino.
Ja'Marr Chase
Cincinnati wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase leads the NFL with 93 receptions, 1,319 receiving yards and 15 touchdown receptions this season and leads all players with 44 touchdown receptions since he entered the NFL in 2021.
On Sunday at Tennessee (1 p.m. ET, FOX), Chase can become the fifth player in NFL history with at least 100 receptions, 1,400 receiving yards and 15 touchdown receptions in a season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Marvin Harrison (2001), Randy Moss (2003) and Jerry Rice (1995) as well as Cooper Kupp (2021).
The players with at least 100 receptions, 1,400 receiving yards and 15 touchdown receptions in a season in NFL history:
PLAYER TEAM SEASON CATCHES YARDS TDs
Marvin Harrison HOF Indianapolis 2001 109 1,524 15
Cooper Kupp L.A. Rams 2021 145 1,947 16
Randy Moss HOF Minnesota 2003 111 1,632 17
Jerry Rice HOF San Francisco 1995 122 1,848 15
Ja’Marr Chase Cincinnati 2024 93* 1,319* 15*
*entering Week 15
On Sunday, Chase can tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Bob Hayes (45 touchdown receptions) for the third-most touchdown receptions by a player in his first four seasons in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Randy Moss (53 touchdown receptions) and Jerry Rice (49) have more.
The players with the most touchdown receptions in their first four seasons in NFL history:
PLAYER TEAM RECEIVING TDs
Randy Moss HOF Minnesota 53
Jerry Rice HOF San Francisco 49
Bob Hayes HOF Dallas 45
Ja’Marr Chase Cincinnati 44*
Rob Gronkowski New England 42
*in fourth season
Chase has 11 career games with multiple touchdown receptions, leading the NFL with five such games this season, and can tie Rob Gronkowski (12 games) for the second-most games with multiple touchdown receptions by a player in his first four seasons in the Super Bowl era. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice (13 games) has more.
Chase can become the fifth player in the Super Bowl era to record six games with multiple touchdown receptions in a season in the Super Bowl era and the first since Rob Gronkowski in 2011 (seven games).
The players with the most games with multiple touchdown receptions in a season in the Super Bowl era:
PLAYER TEAM SEASON GAMES
Randy Moss HOF New England 2007 8
Cris Carter HOF Minnesota 1995 7
Rob Gronkowski New England 2011 7
Jerry Rice HOF San Francisco 1987 7
Ja’Marr Chase Cincinnati 2024 5*
*entering Week 15
Derrick Henry
Baltimore running back Derrick Henry ranks tied for first in the NFL with 13 rushing touchdowns and second with 1,407 rushing yards this season.
With 93 rushing yards at the New York Giants on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, CBS), Henry – who had at least 1,500 rushing yards in 2019, 2020 and 2022 with Tennessee – can become the fifth player in NFL history to record 1,500 rushing yards in four career seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Barry Sanders (five seasons), Eric Dickerson (four), Edgerrin James (four) and Walter Payton (four).
Additionally, Henry can join Pro Football Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson (Indianapolis and the Los Angeles Rams) and Clinton Portis (Denver and Washington) as the only players in NFL history with at least 1,500 rushing yards in a season with multiple franchises.
The players with the most seasons with at least 1,500 rushing yards in NFL history:
PLAYER TEAM(S) SEASONS
Barry Sanders HOF Detroit 5
Eric Dickerson HOF Indianapolis, L.A. Rams 4
Edgerrin James HOF Indianapolis 4
Walter Payton HOF Chicago 4
Derrick Henry Tennessee 3*
*has 1,407 rushing yards with Baltimore in 2024
Henry, who had 17 rushing touchdowns in 2020 and 16 rushing touchdowns in 2019 with Tennessee, can become the fourth player in NFL history with 15-or-more rushing touchdowns in three career seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers LaDainian Tomlinson (four seasons) and Emmitt Smith (three) as well as Shaun Alexander (three).
Henry would become the first player ever with at least 15 rushing touchdowns in a season with multiple franchises.
Henry has 26 games with at least two rushing touchdowns and with another such performance, can tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown (27 games) for the fourth-most games with multiple rushing touchdowns in NFL history, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famers LaDainian Tomlinson (38) and Emmitt Smith (36) as well as Adrian Peterson (28).
Jayden Daniels and Bo Nix
Washington rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels and Denver rookie quarterback Bo Nix have each won eight games this season. The 2024 season can become the third all-time with multiple rookie quarterbacks recording nine-or-more wins, joining 2012 [Andrew Luck (11 wins), Russell Wilson (11) and Robert Griffin III (9)] and 2008 [Joe Flacco (11) and Matt Ryan (11)].
Daniels ranks second among rookies with 2,819 passing yards and third with 590 rushing yards. On Sunday at New Orleans (1 p.m. ET, FOX), Daniels can become the fourth rookie quarterback in NFL history with at least 3,000 passing yards and 500 rushing yards, joining Robert Griffin III (2012), Kyler Murray (2019) and Cam Newton (2011). All three players were named Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year.
The rookie quarterbacks with at least 3,000 passing yards and 500 rushing yards in NFL history:
PLAYER TEAM SEASON PASS YARDS RUSH YARDS
Robert Griffin III ROY Washington 2012 3,200 815
Kyler Murray ROY Arizona 2019 3,722 544
Cam Newton ROY Carolina 2011 4,051 706
Jayden Daniels Washington 2024 2,819* 590*
*entering Week 15
Denver quarterback Bo Nix leads all rookies with 2,842 passing yards and 17 touchdown passes this season.
On Sunday against Indianapolis (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS), Nix – who passed for 294 yards in Week 13, 273 yards in Week 12 and 307 yards in Week 11 – can become the third rookie quarterback ever with at least 250 passing yards in four consecutive games, joining Justin Herbert (seven consecutive games in 2020) and C.J. Stroud (five in 2023).
Nix can become the second rookie quarterback in NFL history with at least 200 passing yards in each of his first seven career home starts, joining Justin Herbert (first eight home starts in 2020).
Nix can also become the fourth rookie quarterback with six games with at least two touchdowns passes and no interceptions, joining Justin Herbert (2020), C.J. Stroud (2023) and Russell Wilson (2012). Herbert and Stroud were each named Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year. Herbert and Stroud were each named Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year.
The rookies with the most games with at least two touchdown passes and no interceptions in NFL history:
PLAYER TEAM SEASON GAMES
Justin Herbert ROY L.A. Chargers 2020 6
C.J. Stroud ROY Houston 2023 6
Russell Wilson Seattle 2012 6
Bo Nix Denver 2024 5*
*entering Week 15
Brock Bowers
Las Vegas rookie tight end Brock Bowers ranks second in the NFL with 87 receptions — the most receptions by a rookie tight end in NFL history — and leads all tight ends with 933 receiving yards this season.
With six receptions against Atlanta on Monday night (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN), Bowers can surpass Michael Thomas (92 receptions in 2016) for the fourth-most receptions by a rookie in NFL history. The rookies with the most receptions in NFL history:
PLAYER TEAM SEASON RECEPTIONS
Puka Nacua L.A. Rams 2023 105
Jaylen Waddle Miami 2021 104
Anquan Boldin Arizona 2003 101
Michael Thomas New Orleans 2016 92
Three tied -- -- 91
Brock Bowers Las Vegas 2024 87*
*entering Week 15
With 67 receiving yards in Week 15, Bowers can join Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Ditka (1,076 receiving yards in 1961) and Kyle Pitts (1,026 in 2021) as the only rookie tight ends all-time with 1,000 receiving yards.
The rookie tight ends with the most receiving yards in NFL history:
PLAYER TEAM SEASON REC. YARDS
Mike Ditka HOF Chicago 1961 1,076
Kyle Pitts Atlanta 2021 1,026
Brock Bowers Las Vegas 2024 933*
*entering Week 15