WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WEEK 12

Below are teams and players that can set historic marks or reach career milestones in Week 12 of the 2024 NFL season, including:

• Detroit Lions
• QB Jared Goff
• WR Amon-Ra St. Brown
• RB David Montgomery
• QB Justin Herbert
• Philadelphia Eagles
• QB Jalen Hurts
• RB Saquon Barkley
• RB Derrick Henry
• TE Brock Bowers
• WR Malik Nabers

DETROIT LIONS

Detroit quarterback Jared Goff completed 24 of 29 pass attempts (82.8 percent) for 412 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions for a 158.3 passer rating – the highest attainable mark – in the team’s Week 11 win against Jacksonville and became the first player in NFL history with multiple career games with at least 400 passing yards, four touchdown passes and a 158.3 rating.

Goff has 39 career games with at least 300 passing yards and with another such performance on Sunday at Indianapolis (1 p.m. ET, FOX), he can become the fifth player all-time with at least 300 passing yards in 40 games within his first nine seasons, joining Patrick Mahomes (46 games in first eight seasons), Matt Ryan (41), Pro Football Hall of Famers Dan Marino (41) and Peyton Manning (40).

The players with the most games with at least 300 passing yards in their first nine seasons in NFL history:

Detroit wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown had 11 receptions for a career-high 161 yards and two touchdowns in Week 11, his eighth-consecutive game with a touchdown reception.

With a touchdown reception in Week 12, St. Brown can become the fifth player ever with a touchdown reception in nine consecutive games within a single season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Jerry Rice (12 consecutive games in 1987), Elroy ‘Crazy Legs’ Hirsch (10 in 1951) and Lance Alworth (nine in 1963) as well as A.J. Green (nine in 2012).

The players with a touchdown reception in the most consecutive games within a single season in NFL history:

Since 2023, St. Brown has a touchdown reception in seven consecutive road games and at Indianapolis on Sunday, can become the sixth player in the Super Bowl era with a touchdown reception in eight consecutive road games, joining Davante Adams (10 consecutive games from 2017-18), Mike Quick (nine from 1983-84) and Pro Football Hall of Famers Marvin Harrison (eight from 2004-05), Randy Moss (eight in 2007) and Jerry Rice (eight from 1988-89).

The players with a touchdown reception in the most consecutive road games in the Super Bowl era:

The Detroit Lions have rushed for a touchdown in 24 consecutive games, including the postseason, the longest such streak in NFL history. With a rushing touchdown in Week 12, they can become the third team ever with a rushing touchdown in 22 consecutive regular-season games, joining the 1959-62 Green Bay Packers (35 consecutive regular-season games) and 2003-05 San Francisco 49ers (24).

Detroit running back David Montgomery has 23 rushing touchdowns in 24 games since joining the Lions last season and on Sunday, can become the sixth player all-time with 25 rushing touchdowns in his first 25 games with a team, joining Michael Turner (27 rushing touchdowns from 2008-09 with Atlanta), Pro Football Hall of Famers Jim Brown (26 from 1957-58 with Cleveland), Earl Campbell (25 from 1978-79 with the Houston Oilers) and Steve Van Buren (25 from 1944-46 with Philadelphia) as well as Terry Allen (25 from 1995-96 with Washington).

The players with the most rushing touchdowns in their first 25 games with a team in NFL history:

JUSTIN HERBERT

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has 2,186 passing yards with 13 touchdown passes against one interception for a 102.1 passer rating in 10 games this season, with a rating of 90-or-higher in each game.

On Monday Night Football against Baltimore (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN), Herbert can become the fifth player with a passer rating of 90-or-higher in each of his first 11 games of a season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (first 15 games in 2004 with Indianapolis), Philip Rivers (first 13 in 2018 with the Chargers), Aaron Rodgers (first 13 in 2011 with Green Bay) and Tom Brady (first 11 in 2007 with New England). Manning, Rodgers and Brady were each named the league’s Most Valuable Player that season.

The players with a passer rating of 90-or-higher in the most consecutive games to begin a season in NFL history:

Since entering the NFL in 2020, Herbert has 19,409 passing yards and on Sunday, can surpass Jameis Winston (19,737 passing yards) for the second-most passing yards by a player in his first five seasons in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (20,618 passing yards) has more.

The players with the most passing yards in their first five seasons in NFL history:

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

The Philadelphia Eagles have won six consecutive games since their Week 5 bye and have rushed for at least 150 yards and multiple touchdowns in each of their past five games.

On Sunday Night Football at the Los Angeles Rams (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC), the Eagles can become the second team in NFL history with at least 150 rushing yards and multiple rushing touchdowns in six consecutive games, joining the 1949 Philadelphia Eagles.

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts ranks second in the NFL with 11 rushing touchdowns this season and has rushed for a touchdown in five consecutive games. With a rushing touchdown on Sunday night, he can join Justin Fields (2022 with Chicago) as the only quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era with a rushing touchdown in six consecutive games.

Hurts, who has 52 rushing touchdowns in his first five seasons, can also tie Josh Allen (53 rushing touchdowns) for the most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in his first six seasons in NFL history.

Philadelphia running back Saquon Barkley leads the NFL with 1,347 scrimmage yards entering Week 12 and with 153 scrimmage yards on Sunday night – a mark he has reached four times in 10 games this season – can become the fourth player ever with at least 1,500 scrimmage yards in his first 11 games with a team, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Eric Dickerson (1,726 scrimmage yards with the Los Angeles Rams) and Edgerrin James (1,547 with Indianapolis) as well as Ezekiel Elliott (1,502 with Dallas).

The players with the most scrimmage yards in their first 11 games with a team in NFL history:

DERRICK HENRY

Baltimore running back Derrick Henry leads the NFL with 15 scrimmage touchdowns (13 rushing, two receiving) this season, including at least one touchdown in each of his first 11 games.

On Monday Night Football against the Los Angeles Chargers (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN), Henry can become the fourth player in the Super Bowl era to record a touchdown in each of his first 12 games of a season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers O.J. Simpson (first 14 games in 1975), Jerry Rice (first 12 in 1987) and John Riggins (first 12 in 1983).

The players with a touchdown in the most consecutive games to begin a season in the Super Bowl era:

Henry, who is 30 years old, needs one touchdown to tie Pete Banaszak (16 scrimmage touchdowns in 1975 with the Oakland Raiders) for the fifth-most scrimmage touchdowns by a running back aged 30-or-older in a season in NFL history.

The running backs aged 30-or-older with the most scrimmage touchdowns in a season in NFL history:

Henry, who had 17 rushing touchdowns in 2020 and 16 rushing touchdowns in 2019, 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 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).

ROOKIE PASS CATCHERS

Las Vegas rookie tight end Brock Bowers, in 10 games, ranks second in the NFL this season with 70 receptions and leads all tight ends with 706 receiving yards.

With five receptions against Denver (4:05 p.m. ET, CBS), Bowers can become the third rookie tight end in NFL history with 75 receptions, joining Sam LaPorta (86 receptions in 2023 with Detroit) and Keith Jackson (81 in 1988 with Philadelphia).

The rookie tight ends with the most receptions in NFL history:

Additionally with five receptions, Bowers can tie Dalton Kincaid (seven consecutive games in 2023 with Buffalo) for the third-longest streak of games with five-or-more receptions by a rookie all-time, trailing only Odell Beckham Jr. (nine in 2014 with the New York Giants) and Jarvis Landry (nine in 2014 with Miami).

New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers has 61 receptions and 607 receiving yards this season, including at least five receptions and 50 receiving yards in seven of his first eight career games.

With four receptions against Tampa Bay (1 p.m. ET, CBS), Nabers can surpass Puka Nacua (64 receptions) for the most receptions by a player in his first nine games in NFL history. Additionally in Week 12, Nabers can become the first player ever with at least five receptions and 50 receiving yards in eight of his first nine career games.

The players with the most receptions in their first nine games in NFL history:

Bowers, who had 13 receptions in Week 11 – the most-ever by a rookie tight end in a game – and 10 receptions in Week 7, and Nabers, who had 12 receptions in Week 4 and 10 receptions in Week 2, can join Odell Beckham Jr. (four games in 2014) and Jaylen Waddle (three games in 2021) as the only rookies all-time with 10-or-more receptions in three games.

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