The importance of getting off the a decent start:
Percent of Teams with these W-L records to make NFL playoffs (since 1990)
2-0 63%
1-1 41%
0-2 12%
Falcons QB Matt Ryan is currently the highest rated passer in the NFL with a 121.4 QB rating. More importantly, Ryan is currently leading the NFL in average yards per attempt with 10.0. By comparison, Philip Rivers is the 3rd highest rated passer in the league and averaged 7.72 per attempt.
Falcons sack watch: The Falcons are currently tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers for last in the league in sacks. Vic Beasley Jr. credited with the sack when Derek Carr ran out of bounds.
Saints QB Drew Brees has passed Dan Marino for 3rd-most passing yards in NFL history, trailing P. Manning & Favre. (433, 508, 539)
The New York Giants are the 1st team to win a game with no offensive TDs & a TO diff of minus-3 or worse since Chicago beat Arizona 24-23 in 2006.
The Panthers have the longest home winning streak in the NFL with 11 straight wins. They've averaged 40.6 PPG in their last 5 home games.
Kim Newton now has as many career games with four passing touchdowns as all other Panthers QBs combined. (4 in 80 starts vs 4 in 258 starts)
The Cardinals & Panthers each scored 40+ points today. They have the most 40-pt games since the start of 2015. (5 for Cardinals, 3 for Panthers)
(ELIAS) - Cowboys QB Dak Prescott’s 75 pass attempts without an interception are now the most to start a career in NFL history. Previous: Warren Moon 72.
Alfred Morris has as many rushing touchdowns against the Redskins today (1) as he did in 16 games last season WITH the Redskins.
Dallas is the 2nd worst team in NFL in 3rd down conversions given up. But 17th in the league in total D and 12th in points allowing just 21.5 (4th in time of possession, allowing just 19 drives to opposing offenses)
The San Diego Chargers play in the Georgia Dome on October 23rd. They have outscored opponents 42-3 in the 1st half this season. They were outscored 30-6 by the Chiefs after halftime last week.
The Amazing JJ Watt:
(ESPN) Watt recorded his 13th fumble recovery since the start of the 2011 season. No one else has more than 10 in that span.
Rams beat the Seahawks 9-3. The Rams win with single-digit points and no touchdowns for the second time. The other win was in 1969. - Russell Wilson's 17-game streak with a passing TD is snapped. It was the longest active streak, which now belongs to Blaine Gabbert (12).
Isaiah Crowell's 85-yard TD is the second-longest rush into Browns history, longest since 1959.
The Browns led the Ravens 20-2 after the first quarter. That's their largest lead after one quarter since 1961 against the Cowboys.