Stat of the Week No. 1: Eli Manning set an NFL record with 15 fourth quarter touchdown passes. He also established an NFL record for most touchdown passes with less than four minutes remaining in the fourth quarter with eight.
Stat of the Week No. 2: Drew Brees set NFL single season records for passing yards (5,476), completions (468), completion % (71.2%), 300-yard games (13) and consecutive 300-yard games (7).
Stat of the Week No. 3: The Green Bay-Detroit game was the first one in NFL history that had both quarterbacks throw for at least 400 yards and five touchdowns. The teams combined for 971 net passing yards, which is the most in NFL history.
Stat of the Week No. 4: There were 125 games decided by seven points or less, which is the second highest total for a single season in NFL history (126 games in 2002).
Stat of the Week No. 5: Victor Cruz became the 26th player and the 3rd undrafted free agent in NFL history to post a 1500-yard receiving season. The other two free agents were Wes Welker & Rod Smith.
Bonus Stat of the Week No. 1: The 2011 season featured an NFL-record 11,356 points and the 44.36 points per game was the most since 1965.
Bonus Stat of the Week No. 2: Ray Rice joined Marshall Faulk as the only players in NFL history with more than one season with at least 1,000 yards rushing and 700 yards receiving.
Bonus Stat of the Week No. 3: The 49ers finished the regular season with 10 turnovers, which tied the 2010 Patriots for the fewest in a single season.
Bonus Stat of the Week No. 4: Doug Baldwin became the first undrafted rookie free agent to lead his team in receptions and yards receiving since Bill Groman did it for the Houston Oilers in 1960.
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