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An NFL-record nine quarterbacks had 30 or more touchdown passes: Andrew Luck (40), Peyton Manning (39), Aaron Rodgers (38), Tony Romo (34), Brady (33), Drew Brees (33),Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Ben Roethlisberger (32), Philip Rivers (31) and Eli Manning (30). Brees has passed for at least 30 touchdowns in seven consecutive seasons, extending his NFL-record streak.
There were five rallies to victory from 21 or more points down,Wholesale Football Jerseys, and there were 43 comebacks from a 10-point deficit to win. The latter tied the mark set the previous season.
Indianapolis kicker Adam Vinatieri, with 140 points this season, became the only player to score 100 or more points in 17 seasons. Philadelphia kicker Cody Parkey scored 150 points, setting the NFL record by a rookie.
Three rookie wide receivers gained at least 1,000 yards through the air: Odell Beckham Jr., Mike Evans and Kelvin Benjamin. That's an NFL mark.
The Patriots' five consecutive seasons of first-round byes is the longest streak since the current playoff format began in 1990.
Other team achievements included four clubs averaging 400 yards on offense per game, a first: New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis and Denver; Dallas becoming the sixth team to go 8-0 on the road; Carolina, despite its 7-8-1 record, becoming the first back-to-back winner of the NFC South; and two comeback marks.
Manning and longtime rival Tom Brady also extended their lead for division titles by a quarterback. Brady led the Patriots to their 12th AFC East crown, and Manning won his 11th, his third with the Broncos, to stand 1-2.
Beckham and Evans each had 12 touchdown receptions,Jerseys From China, the first time two rookie receivers have had at least 10 TD catches in the same season.
Four players gained at least 1,500 yards receiving: Antonio Brown, Demaryius Thomas, Julio Jones and Jordy Nelson. That's tied for most in a season (1995).
Roethlisberger became the first player in NFL history with six touchdown passes in consecutive games. Rodgers, with a 112.2 passer rating, is the only player to reach a 100-plus rating in six consecutive seasons.
The Denver quarterback easily surpassed Brett Favre's mark of 508 touchdown passes and stands at 530. Manning, 38, has said he plans to keep playing.
Atlanta's Devin Hester has 20 return touchdowns in his career, surpassing Hall of Famer Deion Sanders for the most in NFL history.
Among the many NFL records set in the 2014 season, most notable — and hardly surprising — was something done by Peyton Manning.
The Broncos tied San Francisco's mark of 12 straight road divisional victories, dating back to 2010.
NFL rushing leader DeMarco Murray of Dallas was the first player to rush for at least 100 yards in each of his team's first eight games. Pittsburgh's Le'Veon Bell had at least 200 yards from scrimmage in three straight games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Walter Payton (1977) as the only players to manage the feat.
Special teams certainly contributed to the accomplishments, with the league average of 23.8 yards per kickoff return tying a mark set in 2011.
Detroit's Calvin Johnson became the quickest to 10,000 yards receiving, 115 games.
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Luck has 12,Cheap NFL Jerseys 2018,957 yards passing,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, eclipsing Peyton Manning (12,287) for the most in a player's first three seasons. Seattle's Russell Wilson has 36 regular-season wins and 22 home victories, the most in the Super Bowl era in a quarterback's first three seasons.
The league-wide completion rate (62.6 percent), passer rating (88.9) and total touchdown passes (807) were at historic levels. So was the interception rate of 2.52 percent, the lowest of any season in NFL history.
Houston DE J.J. Watt made 20 1-2 sacks, becoming the first player in NFL history with multiple 20-sack seasons. Watt also had 20 1-2 sacks in 2012.
Chicago's Matt Forte set a record for running backs with 102 receptions. |
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