Below are players that can set historic marks or reach career milestones in Week 5 of the 2026 NFL season, including:
- QB Josh Allen
- QB Joe Burrow
- QB Jared Goff
- QB Jalen Hurts
- QB Trevor Lawrence
- QB Brock Purdy
- QB Aaron Rodgers
- QB Matthew Stafford
- RB Jahmyr Gibbs
- RB Derrick Henry
- RB Alvin Kamara
- WR CeeDee Lamb
- WR Amon-Ra St. Brown
- TE Trey McBride
JOSH ALLEN
Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen has 91 regular season wins and 99 career wins, including the postseason, since entering the NFL in 2018.
With a win on Monday Night Football at the Los Angeles Rams (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC), Allen can become the fourth quarterback all-time with at least 100 wins, including the postseason, in their first nine seasons, joining Patrick Mahomes (112 wins), Russell Wilson (107) and Tom Brady (101).
The starting quarterbacks with the most wins in their first nine seasons, including the postseason, in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | WINS |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 112 |
| Russell Wilson | Seattle | 107 |
| Tom Brady | New England | 101 |
| Josh Allen | Buffalo | 99* |
| *in ninth season | ||
Additionally, with a win on Monday night, Allen can tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (92 wins) for the third-most regular-season wins by a starting quarterback in their first nine seasons in NFL history. Only Russell Wilson (98 wins) and Patrick Mahomes (95) have more.
| PLAYER | TEAM | WINS |
| Russell Wilson | Seattle | 98 |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 95 |
| Peyton Manning HOF | Indianapolis | 92 |
| Josh Allen | Buffalo | 91* |
| *in ninth season | ||
JOE BURROW
Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow completed 39 of 54 attempts (72.2 percent) for 428 yards and a touchdown pass in Week 4. He is one of two quarterbacks this season with a completion percentage of 70-or-higher in three games.
With at least 300 passing yards on Sunday at Miami (1 p.m. ET, FOX), Burrow, who turns 30 on Dec. 10, 2026, can become the fifth quarterback under the age of 30 with at least 300 passing yards in 30 games. Only Patrick Mahomes (48 games), Matthew Stafford (39), Jared Goff (38) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (38) have more.
The players under the age of 30 with the most games with at least 300 passing yards in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | GAMES |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 48 |
| Matthew Stafford | Detroit | 39 |
| Jared Goff | L.A. Rams, Detroit | 38 |
| Dan Marino HOF | Miami | 38 |
| Joe Burrow | Cincinnati | 29* |
| *turns 30 on Dec. 10, 2026 | ||
Additionally, with a completion percentage of 70-or-higher on Sunday, Burrow, who is in his seventh season, can tie Lamar Jackson (38 games), Patrick Mahomes (38) and Tua Tagovailoa (38) for the most such games by a player in their first seven seasons in NFL history.
The players with the most games with a completion percentage of 70-or-higher in their first seven seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | GAMES |
| Lamar Jackson | Baltimore | 38 |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 38 |
| Tua Tagovailoa | Miami | 38 |
| Joe Burrow | Cincinnati | 37* |
| Dak Prescott | Dallas | 37 |
| *in seventh season | ||
JARED GOFF
Detroit quarterback Jared Goff has 50 games with at least 300 passing yards since entering the NFL in 2016. He is one of five quarterbacks with at least 300 passing yards in multiple games this season.
With at least 300 passing yards on Sunday at Arizona (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX), Goff can tie Patrick Mahomes (51 games, in 10th season) for the third-most such games in by a player in his first 11 seasons in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Drew Brees (57 games) and Matt Ryan (53) have more.
The players with the most games with at least 300 passing yards in their first 11 seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | GAMES |
| Drew Brees HOF | San Diego Chargers, New Orleans | 57 |
| Matt Ryan | Atlanta | 53 |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 51# |
| Jared Goff | L.A. Rams, Detroit | 50* |
| *in 11th season; #in 10th season | ||
JALEN HURTS
Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts has 29 games with at least a rushing touchdown and touchdown pass since entering the NFL in 2020.
With a rushing touchdown and touchdown pass on Sunday against Jacksonville (9:30 a.m. ET, London, NFL Network), Hurts can become the fifth quarterback with 30 such games in NFL history, joining Josh Allen (53 games), Cam Newton (45), Aaron Rodgers (32) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve Young (31).
The quarterbacks with the most games with a rushing touchdown and touchdown pass in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | GAMES |
| Josh Allen | Buffalo | 53* |
| Cam Newton | Carolina, New England | 45 |
| Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay, Pittsburgh | 32* |
| Steve Young HOF | Tampa Bay, San Francisco | 31 |
| Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia | 29* |
| *entering Week 5 | ||
TREVOR LAWRENCE
Jacksonville quarterback Trevor Lawrence has started in seven international games, the most international starts by a quarterback since the NFL started playing regular season games outside the United States in 2005. He has at least one touchdown pass in each of his seven international starts.
With a touchdown pass against Philadelphia in London on Sunday (9:30 a.m. ET, NFL Network), Lawrence can tie Blake Bortles (nine touchdown passes) for the second-most touchdown passes in regular season international games. Only Tom Brady (12 touchdown passes) has more.
The players with the most touchdown passes in regular season international games:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | TD PASSES |
| Tom Brady | New England, Tampa Bay | 12 |
| Blake Bortles | Jacksonville | 9 |
| Trevor Lawrence | Jacksonville | 8* |
| Matthew Stafford | Detroit, L.A. Rams | 8 |
| *entering Week 5 | ||
BROCK PURDY
San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy has 16 games with a passer rating of 125-or-higher since entering the NFL in 2022. He is one of two quarterbacks with multiple games with a passer rating of 125-or-higher this season.
With a passer rating of 125-or-higher on Sunday at Seattle (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX), Purdy can tie Russell Wilson (17 games) for the second-most such games by a player in his first five seasons in NFL history. Only Patrick Mahomes (18 games) has more.
The players with the most games with a passer rating of 125-or-higher in their first five seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | GAMES |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 18 |
| Russell Wilson | Seattle | 17 |
| Brock Purdy | San Francisco | 16* |
| *entering Week 5 | ||
AARON RODGERS & MATTHEW STAFFORD
Pittsburgh quarterback Aaron Rodgers has seven touchdown passes this season and 579 touchdown passes in his career, including the postseason. Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has 147 regular season touchdown passes since joining the Rams in 2021 and 454 touchdown passes in his career, including the postseason.
With a touchdown pass in Week 5, both Rodgers and Stafford can move up the leaderboard in most touchdown passes, including the postseason, in NFL history. Rodgers can surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (579 touchdown passes) for the third-most touchdown passes, including the postseason, in NFL history and Stafford can surpass Ben Roethlisberger (454) for the sixth-most touchdown passes, including the postseason, all-time.
The players with the most touchdown passes, including the postseason, in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | TOUCHDOWN PASSES |
| Tom Brady | New England, Tampa Bay | 737 |
| Drew Brees HOF | San Diego Chargers, New Orleans | 608 |
| Peyton Manning HOF | Indianapolis, Denver | 579 |
| Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay, N.Y. Jets, Pittsburgh | 579* |
| Brett Favre HOF | Green Bay, N.Y. Jets, Minnesota | 552 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | Pittsburgh | 454 |
| Matthew Stafford | Detroit, L.A. Rams | 454* |
| *entering Week 5 | ||
Additionally, with three touchdown passes on Monday night against Buffalo (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC), Stafford, who had 282 touchdown passes with Detroit, can become the first player in NFL history with at least 150 touchdown passes with two franchises.
JAHMYR GIBBS
Detroit running back Jahmyr Gibbs leads the NFL with 56 scrimmage touchdowns (44 rushing, 12 receiving) since entering the league in 2023. He is one of two running backs with a touchdown in each of his four games this season.
With a touchdown on Sunday at Arizona (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX), Gibbs, who is 24 years old, can tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Barry Sanders (57 scrimmage touchdowns) for the most scrimmage touchdowns by a player under the age of 25 in NFL history.
The players with the most scrimmage touchdowns under the age of 25 in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | SCRIMMAGE TDs |
| Barry Sanders HOF | Detroit | 57 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs | Detroit | 56* |
| Todd Gurley | St. Louis Rams | 56 |
| *turns 25 on March 20, 2027 | ||
DERRICK HENRY
Baltimore running back Derrick Henry leads the NFL with 134 scrimmage touchdowns (129 rushing, five receiving) since entering the league in 2016. He is tied for the lead with seven scrimmage touchdowns this season.
With two scrimmage touchdowns on Sunday Night Football at Atlanta (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC), a feat he has accomplished 37 times in his career and twice this season, Henry can tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk (136 combined rushing and receiving touchdowns) for the fourth-most combined rushing and receiving touchdowns by a running back in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith (175 combined rushing and receiving touchdowns), LaDainian Tomlinson (162) and Marcus Allen (144) have more.
The running backs with the most combined rushing and receiving touchdowns in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | RUSHING/RECEIVING TDs |
| Emmitt Smith HOF | Dallas, Arizona | 175 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson HOF | San Diego Chargers, N.Y. Jets | 162 |
| Marcus Allen HOF | L.A. Raiders, Kansas City | 144 |
| Marshall Faulk HOF | Indianapolis, St. Louis Rams | 136 |
| Derrick Henry | Tennessee, Baltimore | 134* |
| *entering Week 5 | ||
ALVIN KAMARA
New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara ranks third in the NFL with 12,319 scrimmage yards (7,324 rushing, 4,995 receiving) since entering the league in 2017.
With five receiving yards on Sunday against Minnesota (1 p.m. ET, FOX), Kamara can join Pro Football Hall of Famers Marcus Allen, Marshall Faulk and Lenny Moore as well as Tiki Barber and Christian McCaffrey as the only players in NFL history with at least 5,000 rushing yards and 5,000 receiving yards.
The players with at least 5,000 rushing yards and 5,000 receiving yards in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | RUSHING YARDS | RECEIVING YARDS |
| Marcus Allen HOF | L.A. Raiders, Kansas City | 12,243 | 5,411 |
| Tiki Barber | N.Y. Giants | 10,449 | 5,183 |
| Marshall Faulk HOF | Indianapolis, St. Louis Rams | 12,279 | 6,875 |
| Christian McCaffrey* | Carolina, San Francisco | 7,807 | 5,512 |
| Lenny Moore HOF | Baltimore Colts | 5,174 | 6,039 |
| Alvin Kamara* | New Orleans | 7,324 | 4,995 |
| *entering Week 5 | |||
CEEDEE LAMB
Dallas wide receiver CeeDee Lamb is tied for the lead in receptions (608) and ranks second in receiving yards (7,914) since entering the NFL in 2020. Lamb had a career-high 17 receptions for 189 yards and a touchdown in Week 4, becoming the fourth player in NFL history with at least 17 receptions, 185 receiving yards and a touchdown reception in a single game.
With seven receptions on Thursday Night Football against Tampa Bay (8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video), Lamb, set to play in his 100th career game, can surpass Anquan Boldin (614 receptions) for the fifth-most receptions by a player in their first 100 games in NFL history. Only Cooper Kupp (625 receptions), Keenan Allen (624), Antonio Brown (622) and Julio Jones (619) have more.
The players with the most receptions in their first 100 games in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | RECEPTIONS |
| Cooper Kupp | L.A. Rams | 625 |
| Keenan Allen | San Diego/L.A. Chargers | 624 |
| Antonio Brown | Pittsburgh | 622 |
| Julio Jones | Atlanta | 619 |
| Anquan Boldin | Baltimore | 614 |
| CeeDee Lamb | Dallas | 608* |
| *in 99 games | ||
With at least 10 receptions and 100 receiving yards on Thursday night, Lamb can tie Julio Jones (12 games) for the fifth-most such games by a player in his first seven seasons in NFL history. Only Michael Thomas (15 games), Brandon Marshall (14), Ja’Marr Chase (13) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Andre Johnson (13) have more.
The players with the most games with at least 10 receptions and 100 receiving yards in their first seven seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | GAMES |
| Michael Thomas | New Orleans | 15 |
| Brandon Marshall | Denver, Miami, Chicago | 14 |
| Ja’Marr Chase | Cincinnati | 13 |
| Andre Johnson HOF | Houston | 13 |
| Julio Jones | Atlanta | 12 |
| CeeDee Lamb | Dallas | 11* |
| *in seventh season | ||
AMON-RA ST. BROWN
Detroit wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown leads the NFL with 578 receptions since entering the league in 2021.
With two receptions on Sunday at Arizona (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX), St. Brown can surpass Justin Jefferson (579 receptions) for the most receptions by a player in their first six seasons in NFL history.
The players with the most receptions in their first six seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAMS | RECEPTIONS |
| Justin Jefferson | Minnesota | 579 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | Detroit | 578* |
| *in sixth season | ||
TREY MCBRIDE
Arizona tight end Trey McBride ranks second among tight ends with 380 receptions since entering the NFL in 2022.
With seven receptions against Detroit on Sunday (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX), McBride can surpass Jimmy Graham (386 receptions) for the most receptions by a tight end in their first five seasons in NFL history.
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