What to look for week 2

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WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WEEK 2
NO NEED TO PANIC: Since realignment in 2002, 131 of the 216 playoff teams (60.6 percent) began the year at either 1-
1 or 0-2, including five teams last season and three division champions – HOUSTON (AFC South), NEW ORLEANS
(NFC South) and PHILADELPHIA (NFC East).
Last season, seven playoff teams began the year by winning their first two games, the most in a single season since 2006
(seven teams).
A look at how playoff clubs in 2019 and 2018 began their seasons:
2019 2018
Team
After 2
games Playoff Result Team
After 2
games Playoff Result
Baltimore 2-0 Advanced to Divisional Baltimore 1-1 Advanced to Wild Card
Buffalo 2-0 Advanced to Wild Card Chicago 1-1 Advanced to Wild Card
Green Bay 2-0 Advanced to NFC Champ Dallas 1-1 Advanced to Divisional
Houston 1-1 Advanced to Divisional Houston 0-2 Advanced to Wild Card
Kansas City 2-0 Won Super Bowl LIV Indianapolis 1-1 Advanced to Divisional
Minnesota 1-1 Advanced to Divisional Kansas City 2-0 Advanced to AFC Champ
New England 2-0 Advanced to Wild Card L.A. Chargers 1-1 Advanced to Divisional
New Orleans 1-1 Advanced to Wild Card L.A. Rams 2-0 Advanced to Super Bowl LIII
Philadelphia 1-1 Advanced to Wild Card New England 1-1 Won Super Bowl LIII
San Francisco 2-0 Advanced Super Bowl LIV New Orleans 1-1 Advanced to NFC Champ
Seattle 2-0 Advanced to Divisional Philadelphia 1-1 Advanced to Divisional
Tennessee 1-1 Advanced to AFC Champ Seattle 0-2 Advanced to Wild Card
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MAHOMES MILESTONES: Last season, Kansas City quarterback PATRICK MAHOMES became the fastest player to
reach 70 career touchdown passes (27 games) in NFL history, and he can continue to rewrite the record books in 2020.
Entering Week 2, Mahomes has 9,623 passing yards in 32 career games. On Sunday at the Los Angeles Chargers (4:25
PM ET, CBS), he can surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer KURT WARNER (36 games) as the fastest player to reach
10,000 career passing yards in league history.
The fastest players to reach 10,000 career passing yards in NFL history:
PLAYER TEAM GAMES TO REACH 10,000 PASSING YARDS
Kurt WarnerHOF St. Louis Rams 36
Matthew Stafford Detroit 37
Marc Bulger St. Louis Rams 38
Andrew Luck Indianapolis 38
Dan MarinoHOF Miami 38
Patrick Mahomes Kansas City 32*
*Has 9,623 passing yards in 32 career games
Last week in the Chiefs’ season-opening win, Mahomes passed for three touchdowns versus zero interceptions for a
123.3 passer rating, his 16th career game with at least three touchdown passes.

2. With at least three touchdown passes in Week 2, Mahomes will surpass PEYTON MANNING (16 games) and DAK
PRESCOTT (16) for the third-most such games in a player’s first four seasons in NFL history, trailing only Pro Football
Hall of Famers DAN MARINO (27) and KURT WARNER (21).
The players with the most games with at least three touchdown passes in their first four seasons in NFL history:
PLAYER TEAM GAMES
Dan MarinoHOF Miami 27
Kurt WarnerHOF St. Louis Rams 21
Patrick Mahomes* Kansas City 16
Peyton Manning Indianapolis 16
Dak Prescott Dallas 16
*In fourth season
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DUAL-THREAT DAK: Since entering the NFL in 2016, Dallas quarterback DAK PRESCOTT has 98 touchdown passes
and 21 rushing touchdowns, the most among quarterbacks.
With at least two touchdown passes on Sunday against Atlanta (1:00 PM, ET), Prescott will become the third quarterback
to record at least 100 touchdown passes and 20 rushing touchdowns in his first five seasons in NFL history, joining JEFF
GARCIA and CAM NEWTON.
The players with at least 100 touchdown passes and 20 rushing touchdowns in their first five seasons in NFL history:
PLAYER TEAM TD PASSES RUSHING TDS
Jeff Garcia San Francisco 113 21
Cam Newton Carolina 117 43
Dak Prescott* Dallas 98 21
*In fifth season
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GURLEY AMONG GREATS: In his first game with Atlanta last week, running back TODD GURLEY rushed for 56 yards
and a touchdown, the 71st scrimmage touchdown of his career.
Gurley, appearing in his 75th career game on Sunday at Dallas (1:00 PM ET, FOX), needs one scrimmage touchdown to
tie Pro Football Hall of Famer EMMITT SMITH (72 scrimmage touchdowns) for the third-most scrimmage touchdowns by
a player through his first 75 career games in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers JIM BROWN (79) and
LADAINIAN TOMLINSON (79) have more.
The players with the most scrimmage touchdowns in their first 75 career games in NFL history:
PLAYER TEAM TOUCHDOWNS
Jim BrownHOF Cleveland 79
LaDainian TomlinsonHOF San Diego Chargers 79
Emmitt SmithHOF Dallas 72
Todd Gurley St. Louis/L.A. Rams, Atlanta 71*
*Entering 75th career game on Sunday
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GIANT NUMBERS: Last week, New York Giants running back SAQUON BARKELY recorded six receptions for 60 yards,
his 12th-career game with at least five catches. Since entering the NFL in 2018, his 149 receptions and 1,219 receiving
yards each rank fifth among running backs.
Appearing in his 31st career game on Sunday at Chicago (1:00 PM ET, CBS), Barkley needs one reception to tie
HERSCHEL WALKER (31 games) as the fourth-fastest running back to reach 150 career receptions in NFL history.
The fastest running backs to record 150 career receptions in NFL history:
PLAYER TEAM GAMES TO REACH 150 RECEPTIONS

3. Reggie Bush New Orleans 26
Christian McCaffrey Carolina 27
Alvin Kamara New Orleans 29
Herschel Walker Dallas 31
Saquon Barkley N.Y. Giants 30*
*Has 149 receptions in 30 career games
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HOME ON THE ROAD: Running back ADRIAN PETERSON rushed for 93 yards last week in his first game with Detroit,
and he enters Week 2 ranking fourth on the NFL’s all-time list of rushing touchdowns (111) and fifth in rushing yards
(14,309).
Entering Sunday’s divisional matchup at Green Bay (1:00 PM ET, FOX), Peterson has rushed for a touchdown in each of
his past eight games at Lambeau Field, a streak spanning 12 seasons (2008-19) and two teams (Minnesota and
Washington).
With a rushing touchdown this week, Peterson will extend his streak of scoring a touchdown at Lambeau Field to nine
games, the second-longest streak of scoring a touchdown at a visiting stadium in the Super Bowl era. Only Pro Football
Hall of Famer LADAINIAN TOMLINSON (10 consecutive games at the Oakland Coliseum) has a longer such streak.
The players with the most consecutive games scoring a touchdown at a stadium as a visitor:
PLAYER OPPOSING TEAM STADIUM SEASONS CONSECUTIVE GAMES
LaDainian TomlinsonHOF Oakland Raiders Oakland Coliseum 2001-2011 10
Adrian Peterson Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field 2008-present 8*
Neal Anderson Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Stadium 1987-1993 7
Haywood Jeffires Cincinnati Bengals Riverfront Stadium 1990-95 6
Joey Galloway Oakland Raiders Oakland Coliseum 1995-2001 6
*Active streak
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NEW TEAM, SAME HOP: Arizona wide receiver DEANDRE HOPKINS came to the Cardinals this offseason after
recording 632 receptions in seven seasons with Houston, tied for the second-most receptions by a player through his first
seven seasons in NFL history. In his debut with Arizona last week, he led the team with a career-high 14 receptions for
151 yards in its season-opening victory.
With at least six catches on Sunday against Washington (4:05 PM ET, FOX), Hopkins will surpass EARL COOPER (19
receptions in his first two games with San Francisco in 1980) and ERIK METCALF (19 receptions in his first two games
with Atlanta in 1995) for the most receptions by a player in their first two games with a team in NFL history.
The players with the most receptions in their first two games with a team in NFL history:
PLAYER TEAM SEASON RECEPTIONS
Earl Cooper San Francisco 1980 19
Eric Metcalf Atlanta 1995 19
Anquan Boldin Arizona 2003 18
Jamison Crowder N.Y. Jets 2019 18
DeAndre Hopkins Arizona 2020 14*
*14 receptions in Week 1
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SCHUSTER & LADDERS: Pittsburgh wide receiver JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER recorded six catches for 69 yards and two
touchdowns last week in the Steelers’ season-opening victory. In 43 career games, the fourth-year receiver has 2,964
receiving yards and 19 receiving touchdowns.
Smith-Schuster, who will be 23 years and 303 days old on Sunday vs. Denver (1:00 PM ET, CBS), needs 36 receiving
yards and a touchdown reception to surpass ODELL BECKHAM JR. (23 years, 325 days) as the fourth-youngest player
in NFL history to reach 3,000 career receiving yards and 20 career receiving touchdowns.

4. The youngest players to reach 3,000 career receiving yards and 20 career receiving touchdowns in NFL history:
PLAYER TEAM AGE
Mike Evans Tampa Bay 23 years, 74 days
Larry Fitzgerald Arizona 23 years, 108 days
Randy MossHOF Minnesota 23 years, 231 days
Odell Beckham Jr. N.Y. Giants 23 years, 325 days
Hakeem Nicks N.Y. Giants 23 years, 352 days
JuJu Smith-Schuster Pittsburgh 23 years, 303 days*
*On Sunday
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