Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Week 16 Stats of the Week

Stat of the Week No. 1: Green Bay became the fifth defending champ since 1990 to earn the number one seed (1990 - 49ers, 1993 - Cowboys, 1998 - Broncos, 2008 - Giants).

Stat of the Week No. 2: Victor Cruz owns the record for most receiving yards in New York Giants history with 1,358 yards.  Cruz also set another franchise record with his sixth 100-yard receiving game of the season.

Stat of the Week No. 3: Reggie Bush and Brandon Marshall became the first Dolphins' teammates to have 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in a single season in the history of the franchise.

Stat of the Week No. 4: New England's win marked the 10th time this season that a team trailed by at least 17 points and came back to win, which is the most in a single season in NFL history.

Stat of the Week No. 5: Christmas Eve marked the first time in NFL history that two different quarterbacks threw 90+ yard touchdown passes on the same day (Cam Newton, Eli Manning).

Bonus Stat of the Week: Bill Belichick & George Seifert are the only head coaches in NFL history with 13+ wins in four different seasons.  Belichick can become the first coach with five such seasons with a victory over Buffalo in week 17.

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