Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Week Five Stats of the Week

Stat of the week No. 1: Detroit Lions started 5-0 for the fourth time in franchise history. They also started 5-0 in 1931, 1934 & 1956. They played as the Portsmouth Spartans from 1930-33.


Stat of the week No. 2: New England has scored at least 30 points in 13 consecutive games, which is the second-longest streak in NFL history (St. Louis, 14 consecutive games, ’99-’00)

Stat of the week No. 3: Aaron Rodgers is the fifth player with 100+ passer rating in each of the first five games of a season since 1970 (Tom Brady – ’07, Carson Palmer – ’05, Roger Staubach – ’76, John Hadl – ’73)

Stat of the week No. 4: Saints TE Jimmy Graham has three consecutive 100-yard receiving games. He is the first tight end to accomplish this feat since Tony Gonzalez in 2000.

Stat of the week No. 5: Kansas City’s come-from-behind victory marks the seventh time this season that a team has won a game despite trailing by 17 points or more, which is the most through five weeks in NFL history. 18 teams have won games after trailing by 10 points or more, which is also the most ever through five weeks

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