Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Week Nine Stats of the Week

Stat of the week No. 1: Tom Brady surpassed Jim Kelly for 17th on the career touchdown list and jumped over Johnny Unitas for 20th all-time in completions.

Stat of the week No. 2: Peyton Hillis ran for the most yards against the Patriots since Ricky Williams (185 yards) on December 29, 2002.  In addition, Hillis has eight touchdowns through eight games becoming the first Cleveland Browns player since Leroy Kelly in 1968 to accomplish the feat.

Stat of the week No. 3: The Atlanta Falcons have won 13 straight home starts with QB Matt Ryan, who improved to 17-1 in his career as a starter at home.

Stat of the week No. 4: Brett Favre set a career high with 446 yards passing against the Arizona Cardinals.  It was just his second career 400-yard game and first since December 5, 1993.  The span of 16 years, 337 days between 400-yard performances is the longest ever.

Stat of the week No. 5: Michael Vick joined Randall Cunningham and Steve Young as the only quarterbacks to rush for more than 4,200 career yards.

Bonus Stat of the week: The Arizona Cardinals have eight touchdowns by returns and only six touchdown passes.

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