The ultimate weekend of the NFL’s longest common season guarantees to be a memorable one. The No. 1 seed stays up for grabs within the AFC, whereas 5 different AFC groups stay within the hunt to seize the ultimate two wild-card spots. The tightly-contested league MVP award could also be determined this weekend, as Jonathan Taylor, Cooper Kupp, Tom Brady and others will look to strengthen their circumstances.
The primary Week 18 in NFL historical past might also embody a number of league data being damaged. Let’s check out which single-season data may fall and the gamers who may break them.
Most receiving yards
Present file holder: Calvin Johnson (1,964 yards in 2012)
Cooper Kupp enters Sunday’s sport in opposition to the 49ers with 1,829 yards by way of 16 video games. He’ll want 136 yards to interrupt the file held by Johnson, who this previous summer time was inducted into the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame. Kupp caught 11 of 13 targets for 122 yards within the Rams’ Week 10 win over the 49ers.
Most receptions
Present file holder: Michael Thomas (149 in 2019)
Kupp’s 138 catches this season is already the third-highest complete in NFL historical past. Kupp, who will want 12 catches this weekend to interrupt Thomas’ file, has caught greater than 11 passes in a sport on one event this season; he caught 13 of 15 targets within the Rams’ Week 14 win over the Cardinals.
Most sacks
Present file holder: Michael Strahan (22.5 in 2001)
Regardless of lacking two video games earlier this season, T.J. Watt has gotten himself to inside one sack of tying Strahan’s file after recording 4 sacks of Baker Mayfield throughout Monday evening’s win over the Browns. Of Watt’s 21.5 sacks, solely 5.5 have come away from Heinz Subject. Watt has not recorded a sack in any of his final three highway video games. He did acquire 3.5 sacks off of Lamar Jackson and the Ravens (the Steelers’ opponent this Sunday) again in Week 13.
Most completions
Present file holder: Drew Brees (471 in 2016)
Tom Brady enters Sunday’s sport with 456 completions by way of 16 video games. Needing 16 extra completions to interrupt Brees’ file, Brady has accomplished not less than 18 passes in each sport this season. Brady accomplished 18 passes in opposition to Sunday’s opponent — the Carolina Panthers — when the 2 groups confronted one another again in Week 16.
Most passing yards
Present file holder: Peyton Manning (5,477 in 2013)
Brady wants 488 passing yards on Sunday to interrupt the mark held by his former rival. The final time Brady threw for that many yards in a sport, it was when he threw for a Tremendous Bowl file 505 yards in New England’s 41-33 loss to Philadelphia. Brady’s most prolific passing efficiency this season was again in Week 3, when he threw for 432 yards in a 10-point loss to the Rams.
Most makes an attempt
Present file holder: Matthew Stafford (727 in 2012)
Brady’s 682 makes an attempt leaves him 46 makes an attempt away from breaking Stafford’s file. Brady has tried not less than that many passes in a sport seven occasions this season. He put the ball within the air 50 occasions throughout final Sunday’s 28-24 win over the Jets.
Most interceptions
Present file holder: Evening Practice Lane (14 in 1952)
This one could be very unlikely to be damaged or tied. Lane set the file as a rookie in what was a 12-game common season. Trevon Diggs, who wants three interceptions to tie and 4 to interrupt Lane’s file, has recorded an interception in 10 completely different video games. He has only one multi-pick sport, although, which occurred in opposition to the Panthers again in Week 4. Diggs had one interception in opposition to this Saturday’s opponent — the Eagles — again in Week 3.
