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NFL by the Numbers

NFL by the Numbers
NFL by the Numbers

NFL by the Numbers

86 ... Marques Colston's 86-yard touchdown catch for the Saints against the Panthers is the longest in 25 years by a player in the first four games of his NFL career. The last reception longer than 86 yards by a player four games or fewer into his career was a 90-yarder to Mark Malone from Terry Bradshaw in Malone's third career game, on Nov. 8, 1981.

103 ... Justin Miller's 103-yard kickoff return for a touchdown is the third-longest in the NFL since 1980. The only longer returns in the last 26 years were a 104-yarder by Terrence McGee of the Bills in 2004 and a 105-yarder by Terry Fair of the Lions in 1998.

138 ... Santana Moss caught four passes for 138 yards and three touchdowns against the Jaguars, making him the first player with 130 or more yards and three TDs on four or fewer catches since Randy Moss of the Vikings caught three passes, all touchdowns, for 163 yards at Dallas on Nov. 26, 1998.

68 ... Mark Brunell's 68-yard TD pass to Santana Moss was the longest overtime touchdown pass in a regular-season game since Oct. 19, 2003, when Tom Brady threw an 82-yarder to Troy Brown in a 19-13 Patriots win over the Dolphins.

100 ... The Falcons became the first team in NFL history to have a quarterback and a running back both rush for 100 or more yards in a game twice in a season -- and they did it with two different running backs. Michael Vick (127) and Warrick Dunn (134) both surpassed 100 yards against the Buccaneers two weeks ago, and Vick (101) and Jerious Norwood (106) both did it Sunday against the Cards.

93.6 ... Peyton Manning improved his career passer rating from 93.6 to 93.7 on Sunday while Kurt Warner dropped from 93.8 to 93.4. That moved Manning into second place in NFL history and Warner into third. Steve Young (96.8) is No. 1.

136 ... The Lions' defense has faced 136 passes this year without recording an interception. The Lions' last interception came on the final pass they faced last year, when André Goodman picked off Ben Roethlisberger.

1.2 ... Edgerrin James and the Cards averaged 1.2 yards on 25 carries against the Falcons on Sunday, and their 31 rushing yards were the fewest on 25 or more attempts by any team in a game in seven years, since Oct. 18, 1999, when the Cowboys were 25-for-24 against the Giants.

78 ... Jerious Norwood's 78-yard touchdown run against the Cardinals is the longest by a player in his first four NFL games in 13 years, since Reggie Brooks of the Redskins had an 85-yarder against the Eagles on Sept. 19, 1993, in his third career game.

35 ... The Lions have played 90 consecutive games without a three-game winning streak, including their 0-4 start to begin this season, in which three of their losses have come down to the final seconds. Their last three-game winning streak came against the Falcons, Giants and Patriots in Weeks 11-13 of the 2000 season -- four head coaches ago.


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