Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Stats of the Week - Week 7

Stat of the week No. 1: In the last two games, Miles Austin has 16 receptions for 421 yards and four touchdowns. In 17 games since being traded from Detroit, Roy Williams has 31 receptions for only 428 yards and two touchdowns.

Stat of the week No. 2: From the hindsight is 20/20 department, Kyle Orton is outplaying Jay Cutler in a number of different categories: 6 wins for Orton, only 3 for Cutler; Orton has 264 more passing yards; Orton is ½ yard better per attempt; Orton’s passer rating is 100.1 and Cutler’s is 86.9.

Stat of the week No. 3: DeSean Jackson became the 2nd Eagles player with a rushing and receiving touchdown of 55 yards or more in the same game (Bosh Pritchard, 10/23/1949). He is also the 3rd player in NFL history with five touchdowns of 50+ yards through six games joining Jermaine Lewis (’98 Ravens) and Jim Brown (’63 Browns).

Stat of the week No. 4: The Redskins failed to score more than 17 points for the 10th straight home game, the longest streak since the Colts (11 straight games) over the 1991-92 seasons.

Stat of the week No. 5: The Minnesota-Pittsburgh featured three return touchdowns of at least 75 yards in the fourth quarter. It marked the first time in NFL history that a game featured three return touchdowns of at least 75 yards in the fourth quarter.

Bonus stat of the week: The Broncos, Colts and Saints are all 6-0. That’s the most undefeated teams through Week 7 in NFL history.

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