2018 NFL RECORDS AND MILESTONES

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1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1/2/ NFL RECORDS AND MILESTONES New teams making the playoffs, terrific turnarounds, consistent teams excelling again, records falling and young players making their mark. The 2018 season had it all. Competitiveness highlighted the 2018 regular-season as 73 games were decided by three points or fewer, the most in a season in NFL history while 68% of all games played this season (175 of 256) were within one score (eight points) in the fourth quarter, tied for the third-most in a season in NFL history. On 71 occasions, teams came back to win or tie after trailing in the fourth quarter or overtime an average of 4.2 teams per week tied for second-most in a season in NFL history. Week 17 came down to the wire, as three playoff spots and three divisions titles the AFC West, AFC North and AFC South were decided on the final day of the season. Sunday s excitement was due in part to having 16 divisional games played on the season s final day, a tradition instituted in Seven of the 12 playoff teams are new to the postseason in 2018: BALTIMORE, CHICAGO, DALLAS, HOUSTON, INDIANAPOLIS, the LOS ANGELES CHARGERS and SEATTLE. Since 1990 a streak of 29 consecutive seasons at least four teams have qualified for the playoffs in every season that were not in the postseason the year before. The seasons with at least seven new playoff teams since 1990: SEASON PLAYOFF TEAMS NOT IN PREVIOUS SEASON S PLAYOFFS (Cincinnati, Chicago, Kansas City, Los Angeles Raiders, Miami, New Orleans, Washington) (Detroit, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Seattle, Tampa Bay, Tennessee, Washington) (Baltimore, Carolina, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, New England, St. Louis, Seattle) (Carolina, Chicago, Cincinnati, Jacksonville, New York Giants, Tampa Bay, Washington) (Baltimore, Dallas, Kansas City, New Orleans, New York Jets, Philadelphia, San Diego) (Arizona, Atlanta, Baltimore, Carolina, Miami, Minnesota, Philadelphia) (Buffalo, Carolina, Jacksonville, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Tennessee) (Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles Chargers, Seattle) Both the Chicago Bears (NFC North) and Houston Texans (AFC South) completed worst-to-first turnarounds and at least one team has won its division the season after finishing in or tied for last place in 15 of the past 16 seasons. With Chicago and Houston earning division titles, 2018 marked the second consecutive season that two teams went from worst to first (Jacksonville and Philadelphia in 2017) something that has never happened in any other major US sport. OFFENSIVE TRENDS: The 2018 season will go down as one of the most prolific offensive seasons in league history. Teams combined to score 1,371 total touchdowns, the most in a single season in NFL history, while the 11,952 total points scored are the second-most in league annals (11,985 in 2013). MOST TOUCHDOWNS, NFL HISTORY MOST TOTAL POINTS, NFL HISTORY SEASON TOUCHDOWNS SEASON TOTAL POINTS , , , , , ,680

2 With three teams KANSAS CITY (35.3 points per game), the LOS ANGELES RAMS (32.9) and NEW ORLEANS (31.5) averaging at least 30 points per game, the 2018 season joined 1948, 1949 and 2011 as seasons with at least three teams averaging at least 30 points per game. The Chiefs, with 565 points scored, finished as the third-highest scoring team in league annals, trailing only the 2013 DENVER BRONCOS (606 points scored) and 2007 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (589). PROLIFIC PASSERS: In 2018, league-wide passing numbers trended at a record pace, as the marks for passer rating (92.9), completion percentage (64.9 percent) and touchdown passes (847) were all the highest for a single season in NFL history, while the total completions (11,462) were the third-highest in a single season in league annals. SEASON RATING SEASON COMPLETION PCT. SEASON TD PASSES SEASON COMPLETIONS , , ,462 Twelve quarterbacks passed for at least 4,000 yards, including five with at least 4,500 passing yards, in 2018: Pittsburgh s BEN ROETHLISBERGER (5,129), Kansas City s PATRICK MAHOMES (5,097), Atlanta s MATT RYAN (4,924), Los Angeles Rams JARED GOFF (4,688) and Indianapolis ANDREW LUCK (4,593). With 12 quarterbacks reaching 4,000 passing yards, the 2018 season tied the 2015 season for the second-most quarterbacks with at least 4,000 passing yards. The seasons with the most players with at least 4,000 passing yards in NFL history: SEASON PLAYERS WITH 4,000 PASSING YARDS Nine quarterbacks threw at least 30 touchdown passes this season, including four with at least 35 touchdown passes: Mahomes (50), Luck (39), Ryan (35) and Seattle s RUSSELL WILSON (35). Eight quarterbacks had a passer rating of 100 or higher, including three with a 110+ passer rating in 2018: New Orleans DREW BREES (115.7), Mahomes (113.8) and Wilson (110.9). The eight quarterbacks with a passer rating of 100 or higher were the most in a single season in NFL history, surpassing the previous record of six in the 2015 season. TOP BACKS: Nine players rushed for at least 1,000 yards, including three players with at least 1,200 rushing yards, this season: Dallas EZEKIEL ELLIOTT (1,434), New York Giants rookie SAQUON BARKLEY (1,307) and Los Angeles Rams TODD GURLEY (1,251). The 2018 season saw players average 4.42 yards per rush attempt, the highest single-season total in league history. The seasons with the highest average yards per rush attempt in NFL history: SEASON AVERAGE YARDS PER RUSH ATTEMPT Six players recorded at least 10 rushing touchdowns in 2018: Gurley (17), New Orleans ALVIN KAMARA (14), Pittsburgh s JAMES CONNER (12), Tennessee s DERRICK HENRY (12), Barkley (11) and Los Angeles Chargers MELVIN GORDON (10). RIDICULOUS RECEIVERS: Twenty-one players had at least 1,000 receiving yards, including six with at least 1,400 receiving yards, this season: Atlanta s JULIO JONES (1,677), Houston s DE ANDRE HOPKINS (1,572), Tampa Bay s MIKE EVANS (1,524), Kansas City s TYREEK HILL (1,479), Pittsburgh s JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER (1,426) and New Orleans MICHAEL THOMAS (1,405). Eleven players had at least 100 receptions in 2018, including seven with at least 110 catches: Thomas (125), Philadelphia s ZACH ERTZ (116), Hopkins (115), Minnesota s ADAM THIELEN (113), Jones (113), Green Bay s DAVANTE ADAMS (111) and Smith-Schuster (111).

3 With 11 players recording at least 100 catches this season, the 2018 season surpassed the 1995 season (nine) for the most players with at least 100 catches in a single season. The seasons with the most players with at least 100 receptions in NFL history: SEASON PLAYERS WITH 100+ RECEPTIONS Nine players had at least 10 touchdown catches this season, including four with at least 12 touchdown receptions: Pittsburgh s ANTONIO BROWN (15), Adams (13), Indianapolis ERIC EBRON (13) and Hill (12). DOMINANT DEFENDERS: Twenty-two players recorded at least 10 sacks, including six with at least 14 sacks, in 2018: Los Angeles Rams AARON DONALD (20.5), Houston s J.J. WATT (16), Kansas City s CHRIS JONES (15.5), Denver s VON MILLER (14.5), Minnesota s DANIELLE HUNTER (14.5) and Seattle s FRANK CLARK (14). With 16 players recording at least 12 sacks, the 2018 season tied the 1992 season (16 players) for the third-most players with at least 12 sacks in a single season since 1982 when the individual sack became an official statistic. The seasons with the most players with at least 12 sacks since 1982: SEASON PLAYERS WITH 12+ SACKS Six players recorded at least five interceptions in 2018: Chicago s KYLE FULLER (seven), Miami s XAVIEN HOWARD (seven), Atlanta s DAMONTAE KAZEE (seven), Chicago s EDDIE JACKSON (six), Cincinnati s SHAWN WILLIAMS (five) and New York Giants ALEC OGLETREE (five).

4 A sampling of NFL records set and milestones reached in 2018: THE TEAMS & CLUB MILESTONES ARIZONA CARDINALS QB JOSH ROSEN threw 11 touchdown passes this season, tied for the third-most by a rookie in franchise history. WR LARRY FITZGERALD has 16,279 receiving yards in his 15-year NFL career and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer TERRELL OWENS (15,934) for the second-most receiving yards in NFL history. Has 1,303 career receptions and joined Hall of Famer JERRY RICE (1,549) and TONY GONZALEZ (1,325) as the only players in NFL history with at least 1,300 catches. Has a catch in 227 consecutive games and surpassed Gonzalez (211) for the second-longest streak of consecutive games with a catch in NFL history. Rice holds the record with at least one catch in 274 consecutive games from DE CHANDLER JONES had 13 sacks this season and 17 sacks in 2017 and joined CURTIS GREER (2) as the only players in team history with multiple seasons with 13+ sacks. S ANTOINE BETHEA led all NFL safeties with 120 tackles in P ANDY LEE led the NFL with a 48.6 gross punting average. ATLANTA FALCONS QB MATT RYAN has 46,720 career passing yards and surpassed PEYTON MANNING (45,628) for the most yards through a player s first 11 seasons in NFL history. Has 53 games with at least 300 passing yards, the second-most by a player in his first 11 seasons in NFL history. Tied for third in the league this year with 35 touchdown passes and moved into 12th place on the all-time list with 295 career pass touchdowns. WR JULIO JONES led the league with 1,677 receiving yards and became the fifth player in NFL history with at least three career seasons with 1,500+ yards. Has recorded at least 1,400 receiving yards in each of the past five seasons, the longest streak in NFL history. Jones reached 10,000 career receiving yards in his 104th game and surpassed CALVIN JOHNSON (115) for the fewest games in NFL history to reach the milestone. Had 41 games with 100+ receiving yards in his first 100 career games and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer LANCE ALWORTH (40) for the most 100-yard receiving games in a player's first 100 career games in NFL history. Rookie WR CALVIN RIDLEY had 6 touchdown catches in Atlanta s first four games, the most by a rookie in his team's first four games of a season in NFL history. S DAMONTAE KAZEE tied for NFL lead with career-high seven interceptions this season. BALTIMORE RAVENS Won AFC North (10-6) for the fifth time in franchise history.

5 Led NFL in total defense (292.9 yards allowed per game) and ranked first in the AFC in scoring defense (17.9 points per game) in Team rushed for at least 190 yards in five consecutive games (Weeks 11-15) and became the first team to accomplish the feat since the 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers (five consecutive games from October 17 to November 14). In Week 11, rookie QB LAMAR JACKSON (117 rush yards) and rookie RB GUS EDWARDS (115 yards) became the first pair of rookie quarterback and rookie running back teammates to rush for at least 100 yards each in a single game in NFL history. Jackson had 190 rushing yards in his first two NFL starts, the most by a quarterback in his first two career starts in the Super Bowl era. LB TERRELL SUGGS has sacks in his 16-year career with the Ravens, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer LAWRENCE TAYLOR (132.5 with the New York Giants) for the third-most sacks by a player with a single team since the individual sack became an official statistic in K JUSTIN TUCKER has six career games with multiple converted field goals of at least 50 yards, the most such games by a player in NFL history. Has made 30+ field goals in six seasons, the most in NFL history. BUFFALO BILLS QB JOSH ALLEN had 18 touchdowns (10 passing, eight rushing), the most touchdowns by a rookie QB in franchise history. His eight rushing touchdowns are the second-most by a rookie QB in the Super Bowl era (CAM NEWTON, 14 in 2011). He also had 631 rushing yards, the most by a Bills QB in a single season in franchise history. In Week 3, became the third rookie QB in the Super Bowl era with at least two rushing TDs and a TD pass in the first half of a single game. In Week 13, became the fourth player in league history with at least two touchdown passes (two) and 125+ rushing yards (135) in a single game. Had 224 passing yards with three touchdowns and rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns in Week 17 and became the second rookie quarterback in NFL history to record three touchdowns passes and two rushing touchdowns in the same game. RB LE SEAN MC COY has 10 career games with at least 100 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns and joined ADRIAN PETERSON (17) as the only active players with at least 10 such games. CAROLINA PANTHERS QB CAM NEWTON has 58 career rushing touchdowns, the most by a QB in NFL history. He has three career games with at least two touchdown passes and two rushing touchdowns, the second-most in NFL history (Pro Football Hall of Famer STEVE YOUNG, four). RB CHRISTIAN MC CAFFREY ranked third in the NFL with 1,965 scrimmage yards this season. Had 107 receptions in 2018, the most catches by a RB in a single season in league annals (MATT FORTÉ, 102 in 2014).

6 Had 1,098 rushing yards this season and joined Pro Football Hall of Famer LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON (2003) and Forté (2014) as the only players in NFL history with at least 1,000 rushing yards and 100 receptions in a single season. Became the first player in league history with at least 50 rushing yards and 50 receiving yards in five consecutive games (Weeks 9-13). In Week 12, became the first player in franchise history with 100+ rushing yards (125), a rush TD (one), 100+ receiving yards (112) and a touchdown catch (one) in a single game. K GRAHAM GANO converted a game-winning 63-yard field goal with one second remaining in the fourth quarter of the Panthers Week 5 victory, tied for the longest game-winning field goal in the fourth quarter or overtime in NFL history. CHICAGO BEARS Won NFC North (12-4) for the first time since Led NFL in scoring defense (17.7 points allowed per game), takeaways (36) and interceptions (27) and ranked third in turnover differential (+12) this season. QB MITCHELL TRUBISKY had four games with a 120+ passer rating in 2018, the most such games in a single season in franchise history. Passed for 354 yards and six touchdown passes with no interceptions for a passer rating in Week 4 and became the second QB in league history to throw at least five touchdown passes to five different receivers in the first half of a single game. LB KHALIL MACK had a team-high 12.5 sacks in 2018, tied for the third-most by a Chicago player in a single season since DT AKIEM HICKS had a one-yard touchdown run in Week 13 and joined WILLIAM "THE REFRIGERATOR" PERRY as the only defensive linemen to rush for a touchdown in a regular season game in franchise history. CB KYLE FULLER tied for NFL lead with career-high seven interceptions and ranked first with 21 passes defensed this season. S EDDIE JACKSON (three) joined Pro Football Hall of Famer DEION SANDERS (three touchdowns in 1994) as the only players since 1970 with at least three defensive touchdowns of 65 or more yards over any two-year span. CINCINNATI BENGALS QB ANDY DALTON connected on a game-winning 13-yard touchdown pass to WR A.J. GREEN with seven seconds remaining in the fourth quarter in Week 4, marking the second time in franchise history that the Bengals recorded a game-winning touchdown pass with under 10 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. RB JOE MIXON led the AFC with 1,168 rushing yards and became the first Bengal since 2014 with a 1,000-yard rushing season. In Week 2, Green became the fourth player since 1991 with three catches for three TDs in the first half of a game. Played in his 110th career game in Week 8 and became the third player in league history with at least 600 receptions and 60+ touchdown catches in their first 110 games.

7 S JESSIE BATES led the team with 111 tackles, the most tackles by a Cincinnati rookie since 2012 (VONTAZE BURFUCT, 127). CLEVELAND BROWNS Rookie QB BAKER MAYFIELD had 27 touchdown passes in 2018, the most by a rookie quarterback all-time. Threw a touchdown pass in all 13 of his career starts and became the third QB in the Super Bowl era with a touchdown pass in each of his first 10 career starts. Completed 17 of 20 passes (85 percent) for 216 yards with three touchdowns and zero interceptions for a passer rating in Week 10 and became first rookie quarterback in NFL history to record a passer rating 150 or higher on 20 or more pass attempts in a single game. Had a passer rating in Week 10 and a rating in Week 12 and became first rookie quarterback in NFL history to record a 140+ passer rating in consecutive games (min. 20 attempts). Rookie RB NICK CHUBB had a 92-yard touchdown run in Week 10, the longest rushing touchdown in franchise history and the secondlongest touchdown run by a rookie in NFL history. WR JARVIS LANDRY has 481 receptions since entering the league in 2014 and surpassed LARRY FITZGERALD (426 from ) for the most receptions by a player in his first five seasons in NFL history. Rookie CB DENZEL WARD had two interceptions in his NFL debut in Week 1 and, at 21 years, 134 days old, became the fourth-youngest player in NFL history with at least two interceptions in a single game. He became the first rookie to record multiple interceptions in a season-opening game since Indianapolis EUGENE DANIEL on September 2, DALLAS COWBOYS Won NFC East (10-6) for the second time in the past three years. QB DAK PRESCOTT has 13 career games with at least one passing touchdown and one rushing touchdown, the second-most in a player s first three seasons in NFL history (CAM NEWTON, 20). RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT led the league with 1,434 rushing yards this season and ranked second in the NFL with 2,001 scrimmage yards. He joined Pro Football Hall of Famer EMMITT SMITH, HERSCHEL WALKER and DE MARCO MURRAY as the only players in franchise history with 2,000+ scrimmage yards in a single season. Has 4,048 rushing yards and 1,199 receiving yards in his three-year NFL career and became the fifth player in NFL history with at least 4,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in his first three NFL seasons. Had 4,540 scrimmage yards and 32 touchdowns through his first 35 career games and joined Pro Football Hall of Famer ERIC DICKERSON and EDGERRIN JAMES as the only players in NFL history with at least 4,500 scrimmage yards and 30 touchdowns in their first 35 career games. Had career-high 240 scrimmage yards (152 rushing, 88 receiving) and a touchdown catch in Week 4 and became the sixth player in league history to record at least 150 rushing yards, 85 receiving yards and a touchdown catch in a winning effort.

8 LB LEIGHTON VANDER ESCH ranked third in the NFL with 138 tackles this season, the most by a rookie in franchise history (DEXTER COAKLEY, 136 in 1997). DENVER BRONCOS Rookie RB PHILLIP LINDSAY had 1,037 rushing yards and joined DOMINIC RHODES and LE GARRETTE BLOUNT as the only undrafted rookies with at least 1,000 rushing yards since Had 102 scrimmage yards (71 rush, 31 rec.), including a 29-yard touchdown catch, in Week 1 and became the fourth rookie in team history with 100+ scrimmage yards & a touchdown catch on Kickoff Weekend. Had 100+ scrimmage yards in Weeks 1 and 2 and became the first undrafted player in NFL history to record at least 100 scrimmage yards in each of his first two career games. LB VON MILLER tied for fourth in the league with 14.5 sacks in Has 98 sacks in his eight-year career and surpassed SIMON FLETCHER (97.5) for the most in franchise history. LB BRADLEY CHUBB led all NFL rookies with 12 sacks this season, tied for the sixth-most by a rookie since DETROIT LIONS In Week 7, the Lions combined for 248 rushing yards, the most by the franchise in a single game since November 23, 1997 (249 yards vs. Indianapolis). Rookie RB KERRYON JOHNSON led the team with 158 yards and became the first Lions running back with at least 150 rushing yards in a single game since JAHVID BEST (163 vs. Chicago on October 10, 2011). QB MATTHEW STAFFORD passed for 3,777 yards this season, his eighth consecutive season with 3,500+ passing yards. Has 38,526 career passing yards and moved into 21st place on the all-time passing yards list. Johnson rushed for 100+ yards twice this season (158 yards in Week 7 and 101 yards in Week 3) and became the first Lions RB to rush for 100 yards in a game since 2013 (REGGIE BUSH, three times). Since 2016, CB DARIUS SLAY has the most passes defensed (55) and second-most interceptions (13) in the NFL. GREEN BAY PACKERS QB AARON RODGERS set the NFL record for most consecutive pass attempts without an interception (402 passes, Weeks 4-15). Passed for 442 yards with two touchdowns and zero interceptions for a passer rating and had two rushing touchdowns in Week 16 and is only player in NFL history with at least 400 passing yards, two passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns in a single game. He also previously accomplished the feat on October 2, 2011 (408 passing yards, four touchdown passes and two rushing touchdowns). WR DAVANTE ADAMS tied for sixth in the NFL with 111 catches, the second-most in a single season in franchise history. Had career-high 1,386 receiving yards and became the seventh player in Packers history with 1,350+ receiving yards in a single season.

9 LB BLAKE MARTINEZ ranked second in the league with 144 tackles in Since 2017, leads the NFL with 286 tackles. HOUSTON TEXANS Won AFC South division title (11-5) for the third time in the past four seasons. Won nine consecutive games (Weeks 4-13) and became the first team since 1970 to win at least seven consecutive games immediately following an 0-3 start to a season. Led the AFC with a +13 turnover differential in QB DESHAUN WATSON became the first quarterback in NFL history with 4,000+ passing yards (4,165), 25+ touchdown passes (26), 500+ rushing yards (551) and five+ rushing touchdowns (five) in a single season. In Week 13, threw his 40th career touchdown pass in his 19th career game, the fourth-fastest player in NFL history to reach 40 career touchdown passes. RB LAMAR MILLER had a 97-yard touchdown run in Week 12, the longest run in franchise history. WR DE ANDRE HOPKINS ranked second in the NFL in receiving yards (1,572) and third in catches (115) in His 115 receptions are tied for the most in franchise history (ANDRE JOHNSON, 2008). Has two career seasons with at least 1,500 receiving yards and joined ANDRE JOHNSON (three) as the only players in franchise history with multiple 1,500+ yard seasons. Rookie WR KEKE COUTEE had 11 catches in his NFL debut in Week 4, the second-most in league history by a player in his firstcareer game. DE J.J. WATT ranked second in the NFL with 16 sacks in 2018 and joined Pro Football Hall of Famer REGGIE WHITE (five seasons) as the only players since 1982 with four seasons of at least 15 sacks. Had 23 games with at least two sacks in his first 100 career games, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer RICHARD DENT (23) for the second-most games with at least two sacks by a player in his first 100 career games since the individual sack became an official statistic in Rookie S JUSTIN REID had a 101-yard interception-return touchdown in Week 11, tied for the second-longest interception-return touchdown by a rookie in NFL history. He is also the third player in franchise history with a 100+ yard touchdown. K KA IMI FAIRBAIRN led the NFL with 37 made field goals and 150 total kicking points. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS Advanced to the postseason (10-6) for the first time since QB ANDREW LUCK threw at least three touchdown passes in eight consecutive games (Weeks 4-12), tied with PEYTON MANNING (eight in 2004) for the second-longest streak of consecutive games with three or more touchdown passes in a single season. RB MARLON MACK (two) is the third player in franchise history to record multiple games with at least 125 rushing yards and two

10 rushing touchdowns in a single season. TE ERIC EBRON led NFL tight ends and tied for second in the league with 13 touchdown catches this season. Had two touchdown catches and added a rushing touchdown in Week 10 and joined New England s ROB GRONKOWSKI (two receiving, one rushing on December 4, 2011 vs. Indianapolis) as the only tight ends in NFL history to record at least two touchdown catches and one rushing touchdown in a single game. Rookie LB DARIUS LEONARD led the NFL with 163 tackles, the most in a single season in franchise history (JEFF HERROD,160 in 1991). K ADAM VINATIERI has made 582 career field goals and surpassed Football Hall of Famer MORTEN ANDERSEN (565) for the most converted field goals in NFL history. Has 2,600 total points during his 23-year NFL career and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer MORTEN ANDERSEN (2,544) as the league's all-time leading scorer. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS WR-PR DEDE WESTBROOK had a 74-yard punt return touchdown in Week 15, the third-longest punt return in franchise history. LB TELVIN SMITH had a 33-yard interception-return touchdown in Week 16 and has three career INT-TDs, tied with RASHEAN MATHIS (three) for the most in franchise history. DE CALAIS CAMPBELL led the team with 10.5 sacks in 2018 and became the first player in franchise history with back-to-back 10+ sack seasons (14.5 in 2017). DE YANNICK NGAKOUE has 29.5 sacks in 48 career games, the most through 48 games in team history. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Won AFC West division title (12-4) for the third consecutive year, the longest streak in franchise history. Have scored at least 25 points in 21 consecutive games dating back to 2017, the longest such streak in league history. Led the NFL averaging yards per game and 35.3 points per game. QB PATRICK MAHOMES led the league with 50 touchdown passes and joined PEYTON MANNING (55 touchdown passes in 2013) and TOM BRADY (50 in 2007) as the only quarterbacks with at least 50 touchdown passes in a single season in NFL history. Ranked second in the NFL with 5,097 passing yards, the most in franchise history, and became the seventh different player in NFL history with 5,000+ yards in a single season. Passed for 326 yards with six touchdowns and no interceptions for a passer rating in Week 2 and, at 22 years, 364 days old, became the youngest quarterback in NFL history with at least six touchdown passes in a single game. Became the fourth quarterback in NFL history to throw at least four touchdown passes in three consecutive games (Weeks 6-8). Passed for at least 300 yards in eight consecutive games (Weeks 2-9), tied with Indianapolis' ANDREW LUCK (2014) for the most

11 consecutive games with 300+ passing yards in a single season in NFL history. Had seven games with at least four touchdown passes this season, the second-most in a single season in league annals (PEYTON MANNING, nine games in 2013). WR TYREEK HILL has 16 career touchdowns of at least 50 yards and tied Pro Football Hall of Famer GALE SAYERS (16) for the most touchdowns of at least 50 yards by a player in his first three seasons. Had 1,479 receiving yards in 2018 and surpassed DERRICK ALEXANDER (1,391 receiving yards in 2000) for the most receiving yards in a single season in franchise history. TE TRAVIS KELCE had 103 catches and 1,336 receiving yards and became the first tight end in league annals with at least 80 receptions and 1,000 receiving yards in three consecutive seasons. His 1,336 receiving yards are the second-most in a single season alltime by a tight end (GEORGE KITTLE, 1,377 in 2018). DL CHRIS JONES had at least one sack in 11 consecutive games (Weeks 5-16), the longest streak in a single season since the individual sack became an official statistic in Became the fifth Kansas City player since 1982 with 15+ sacks (15.5) in a single season. LOS ANGELES CHARGERS Advanced to the postseason (12-4) for the first time since QB PHILIP RIVERS passed for 4,308 yards in 2018 and joined PEYTON MANNING (14), DREW BREES (12) and TOM BRADY (10) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history with 10 seasons of at least 4,000 passing yards. Has 54,656 career passing yards and surpassed HOFer JOHN ELWAY (51,475) for the eighth-most alltime. Has started 208 consecutive games dating back to September 11, 2006 and became the fourth quarterback in NFL history to start at least 200 consecutive games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer BRETT FAVRE (297 consecutive games), ELI MANNING (210) and PEYTON MANNING (208). Threw at least two touchdown passes in each of the Chargers first 12 games of the season and became the fourth quarterback in NFL history with two or more touchdown passes in each of his team s first 12 games to start a season. In Week 12, completed 28 of 29 passes (96.6 percent), the highest completion percentage by a quarterback in a single game in league annals (minimum 20 attempts). Completed his first 25 pass attempts of the game, tied for the most consecutive completions by a quarterback in a single game in NFL history (NICK FOLES, Week 17). RB MELVIN GORDON had 1,375 scrimmage yards in 2018, his third consecutive season with 1,300+ scrimmage yards, the longest streak by a Charger since Pro Football Hall of Famer LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON ( ). WR KEENAN ALLEN had 97 catches for 1,196 yards and six touchdowns this season. His 97 receptions rank third in a single

12 season in franchise history. Has 199 catches since 2017, the most over any two-year span in franchise history. Rookie S DERWIN JAMES led the team with 105 tackles this season and became the first Chargers rookie since at least 1970 with 100+ tackles. LOS ANGELES RAMS Clinched NFC West division title (13-3) for the second consecutive year, marking their first back-to-back division titles since the seasons. Began the season 8-0 for the first time since Became the fifth team to score at least 30 points in each of their first five games to start a season in NFL history. QB JARED GOFF became the third quarterback in league history with at least 350 passing yards and a completion percentage of 75 or higher in consecutive games (Weeks 2-3). Passed for 465 yards and five touchdowns with zero interceptions in Week 4 and became one of 11 QBs in NFL history to throw for at least 450 yards and four touchdowns without an interception in a single game. RB TODD GURLEY led the NFL with 21 touchdowns (17 rushing, 4 receiving) and ranked fourth with 1,831 scrimmage yards. Became the fourth player in NFL history with at least 3,500 rushing yards, 1,500 receiving yards and 45 offensive touchdowns through his first 50 career games. Scored at least one touchdown in each of the Rams first 10 games and joined Pro Football Hall of Famers O.J. SIMPSON (14 games in 1975), LENNY MOORE (14 in 1964) and ELROY CRAZY LEGS HIRSCH (10 in 1951) as the only players in league annals to score a touchdown in each of their team s first 10 games of a season. WR BRANDIN COOKS had 80 catches & 1,204 receiving yards this season and became the first player in NFL history to record 1,000+ receiving yards with three different teams in three consecutive seasons. He is the sixth player in league annals to record at least 1,000 receiving yards in a single season for three or more teams at any point in his career. DT AARON DONALD had a franchise-record 20.5 sacks in 2018 and became the 11th player since 1982 with 20+ sacks in a single season. Led the NFL with 25 tackles for a loss this season. Recorded at least two sacks in seven games this season and became the fourth player with at least seven such games in a single season since MIAMI DOLPHINS Defeated New England, 34-33, on the final play from scrimmage in Week 14, as running back KENYAN DRAKE took a lateral from wide receiver DE VANTE PARKER 52 yards for a touchdown as time expired. The Dolphins game-winning 69-yard touchdown was the

13 longest play from scrimmage to win a game with no time remaining in the fourth quarter since the 1970 merger. RB FRANK GORE has 14,748 career rushing yards and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer CURTIS MARTIN (14,101) for the fourthmost rushing yards in NFL history. Has 18,544 career scrimmage yards and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON (18,456) for the fifth-most scrimmage yards all-time. In Week 3, WR ALBERT WILSON threw a 52-yard touchdown pass and caught a 74-yard touchdown pass and became the fourth player in league history to throw a touchdown pass of at least 50 yards and have a touchdown reception of at least 50 yards in the same game. CB XAVIEN HOWARD tied for NFL lead with career-high seven interceptions this season. In Week 6, rookie kicker JASON SANDERS converted the gamewinning, 47-yard field goal as time expired in overtime, marking the second-longest game-winning field goal in overtime by a rookie since MINNESOTA VIKINGS Tied for NFC lead with 50 sacks in 2018 and recorded a franchiserecord 10 sacks in Week 9. Had nine sacks in Week 15 and joined the 2017 Jacksonville Jaguars (two games) as the only teams since 1990 to register at least nine sacks in multiple games in a single season. QB KIRK COUSINS ranked third in the NFL with 425 completions this season. Passed for 4,298 yards and 30 touchdown passes in 2018 and joined Pro Football Hall of Famers WARREN MOON (1995) and BRETT FAVRE (2009) and DAUNTE CULPEPPER (2004) as the only players in team history to pass for at least 4,000 yards and throw for 30+ TDs in a single season. Became the first player in NFL history to complete at least 30 passes in four consecutive games (Weeks 2-5). WR ADAM THIELEN tied for fourth in the NFL with 113 receptions and had career-high 1,373 receiving yards in Joined ROD SMITH (2000 & 2001) and WES WELKER (2009, 2011 & 2012) as the only undrafted players in the common draft era with at least 100 receptions and 1,300 receiving yards in a single season. Had at least 100 receiving yards in each of the first eight games of the season and became the first player in NFL history with 100+ receiving yards in each of his team s first eight games to start a season. Totaled nine games with at least 100 receiving yards, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer RANDY MOSS (eight in 2003 and eight in 2000) for the most in a single season in Vikings history.

14 DE DANIELLE HUNTER had 3.5 sacks and a 32-yard fumble-return touchdown in Week 9 and became the second player with at least 3.5 sacks and a touchdown in a single game since the individual sack became an official statistic in NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Won the AFC East division title (11-5) for the 10th consecutive season. Have advanced to the postseason in 10 consecutive seasons ( ), surpassing Dallas (nine from ) and Indianapolis (nine from ) for the most consecutive seasons in NFL history with a playoff berth. Have won 10+ games in 16 consecutive seasons ( ), tied with San Francisco (16 from ) for the most consecutive seasons with at least 10 victories in NFL history. QB TOM BRADY passed for 4,355 yards in 2018 and joined PEYTON MANNING (14), DREW BREES (12) and PHILIP RIVERS (10) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history with 10 seasons of at least 4,000 passing yards. Has 517 career touchdown passes and joined PEYTON MANNING (539), DREW BREES (520) and Pro Football Hall of Famer BRETT FAVRE (508) as the only players in NFL history to throw 500 career touchdown passes. Has 588 career touchdown passes, including the playoffs, and surpassed PEYTON MANNING (579 touchdown passes) for the most touchdown passes in NFL history, including the postseason. Has 70,514 career passing yards and joined DREW BREES (74,437), PEYTON MANNING (71,940) and Pro Football Hall of Famer BRETT FAVRE (71,838) as the only players in NFL history to pass for 70,000+ yards. Has 80,740 career passing yards (including the postseason) and surpassed PEYTON MANNING (79,279) for the most passing yards in NFL history, including the playoffs. Has 234 career wins, including the postseason, the most all-time. Has 47 career games with at least 300 passing yards and three touchdown passes and surpassed PEYTON MANNING (46 games) for the second-most such games in league annals. TE ROB GRONKOWSKI has 79 career touchdown receptions and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer TERRELL OWENS (78) for the third-most touchdown catches by a player prior to turning 30 years old in NFL history. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Won the NFC South (13-3) for the second consecutive season, the first time in franchise history that they have won back-to-back division titles. QB DREW BREES has 74,437 passing yards in his 18-year NFL career and surpassed PEYTON MANNING (71,940) for the most in NFL history. Has 520 career touchdown passes, the second-most all-time (PEYTON MANNING, 539). Has 6,586 career completions and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer BRETT FAVRE (6,300) for the most completions in NFL history. Completed 364 of 489 pass attempts this season for a 74.4

15 completion percentage, the highest single-season percentage in NFL history. Brees led the NFL with a passer rating in RB ALVIN KAMARA had nine games with at least two touchdowns in his first 25 career games since entering the league in 2017, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famers CURTIS MARTIN (10) and STEVE VAN BUREN (10) and EDGERRIN JAMES (10) for the most multitouchdown games in their first 25 career games in league history. Had 15 catches in Week 3, tied for the second-most by a running back in a single game in NFL history. WR MICHAEL THOMAS led the NFL with 125 catches this season and had a franchise single-season record 1,405 receiving yards (JOE HORN, 1,399 in 2004). Has 321 receptions since entering the league in 2016 and surpassed ODELL BECKHAM, JR. (288 catches from ) and JARVIS LANDRY (288 catches from ) for the most catches by a player in his first three seasons in NFL history. Had 274 catches through his first 40 career games and surpassed ODELL BECKHAM, JR. (266) for the most receptions by a player in his first 40 career games in NFL history. Had 28 receptions in the Saints first two games of 2018 and surpassed ANDRE RISON (26 catches in 1994) for the most by a player in his team s first two games to start a season in NFL history. Became the first player in NFL history to record at least 10 catches in each of his team s first three games to start a season. NEW YORK GIANTS QB ELI MANNING has 360 career touchdown passes and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer FRAN TARKENTON (342) for the eighthmost in NFL history. Has 55,981 career passing yards, the seventh-most in league annals. Has played 232 career regular season games and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer MICHAEL STRAHAN (216) for the most in team history. In Week 11, had a 94.4 percent completion percentage (17-of-18) and tied Pro Football Hall of Famer FRAN TARKENTON (94.4 percent on November 13, 1977) and CRAIG MORTON (94.4 percent on September 27, 1981) for the fifth-highest in a single game in NFL history (minimum 15 attempts). Rookie RB SAQUON BARKLEY led the NFL in scrimmage yards (2,028) and ranked second in rushing yards (1,307) this season. Had 91 receptions this season, the most by a rookie running back in NFL history (REGGIE BUSH, 88 in 2006). Joined Pro Football Hall of Famer ERIC DICKERSON (2,212 scrimmage yards in 1983) and EDGERRIN JAMES (2,139 in 1999) as the only rookies with at least 2,000 scrimmage yards in NFL history. Had at least 100 scrimmage yards in each of the first six games this season, the second-most consecutive games with 100+ scrimmage yards to begin a career in NFL history.

16 Had 13 games with at least 100 scrimmage yards in 2018 and tied Pro Football Hall of Famer ERIC DICKERSON (13 games in 1983) for the most games with 100+ scrimmage yards by a rookie in NFL history. Had 1,307 rushing yards in 2018, the most by a rookie in team history. Had 14 catches in Week 2, the most in a single game in franchise history. WR ODELL BECKHAM, JR. is the first player since 1924 to record multiple games (two) with a touchdown pass and a receiving touchdown in a single season. Had 1,052 receiving yards and two touchdown passes this season and became the only player in league history with at least 1,000 receiving yards and multiple touchdown passes in a single season. LB ALEC OGLETREE tied for NFL lead with two interception-return touchdowns in NEW YORK JETS In Week 1, became the third team in NFL history to score a touchdown via pass, rush, interception-return and punt return in a season-opening game. Rookie QB SAM DARNOLD, at 21 years, 97 days old, became the youngest QB to start a season-opening game in the Super Bowl era. Passed for 334 yards & a touchdown in Week 2 and became the youngest player in NFL history (21 years, 103 days old) to pass for 300 yards in game. RB ISAIAH CROWELL had 15 carries for a franchise-record 219 rushing yards in Week 5 and became the fourth player in NFL history with at least 200 rushing yards on 15 or fewer carries. In Week 6, K JASON MYERS converted seven of his field goal attempts and made three-of-three extra for 24 total points, the second-highest single-game total by a player who did not score a touchdown in NFL history. Converted five field goals of 55+ yards, the most such field goals in a single season in NFL history. OAKLAND RAIDERS QB DEREK CARR completed 29 of 32 pass attempts for a 90.6 completion percentage in Week 2, the sixth-highest completion percentage in a single game in NFL history among quarterbacks with at least 20 attempts. He is the only quarterback with at least 30 pass attempts and a 90+ completion percentage in a single game. TE JARED COOK had nine catches for career-high 180 receiving yards in Week 1 and became one of seven TEs in NFL history with 9+ catches & 180+ receiving yards in single game. PR DWAYNE HARRIS had a 99-yard punt return touchdown in Week 16, tied for the second-longest punt return in NFL history. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES Advanced to the postseason (9-7) for the second consecutive season.

17 QB CARSON WENTZ became the second quarterback in NFL history with at least 30 pass attempts and a passer rating of 115 or higher in four consecutive games (Weeks 5-8), joining Denver's PEYTON MANNING (2012). QB NICK FOLES passed for 471 yards and four touchdowns in Week 16 and became the first quarterback in franchise history with multiple career games of at least 400 passing yards and four touchdown passes (11/3/2013). His 471 passing yards are the most in a single game in franchise history. Recorded 25 consecutive completions in Week 17, tied with PHILIP RIVERS (Week 12) for the most by a quarterback in a single game in NFL history. TE ZACH ERTZ had a franchise-record 116 catches in 2018 and surpassed JASON WITTEN (110 receptions in 2012) for the most receptions by a tight end in a single season in NFL history. Has 437 career catches since entering the league in 2013 and joined JIMMY GRAHAM (434 catches), JASON WITTEN (429), TRAVIS KELCE (410) and ANTONIO GATES (400) as the only tight ends in NFL history with at least 400 catches in their first six career seasons. PITTSBURGH STEELERS QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER led the NFL with 5,129 passing yards, his second-career passing title (4,952 yards in 2014). Has 363 career touchdown passes, the seventh-most in NFL history. Has 56,194 career passing yards, the sixth-most in league annals. RB JAMES CONNER had four games with at least 100 rushing yards, 50 receiving yards and at least one touchdown this season, the most such games by a player in a single season in NFL history. Had 1,085 scrimmage yards (706 rushing, 379 receiving) and 10 total touchdowns (nine rushing, one receiving) in his first eight games in 2018 and became the only player in franchise history with at least 1,000 scrimmage yards and 10 touchdowns in the team's first eight games of a season. WR ANTONIO BROWN led the league with a franchise-record 15 touchdown catches this season. Has 686 receptions since 2013, the most by a player over any sixyear span in NFL history. His 9,145 receiving yards since 2013 are also the most by any player in a six-year span in NFL history. Had 10,003 receiving yards in 116 career games and tied TORRY HOLT (116) for the third-fewest games to reach 10,000 receiving yards in NFL history. Became the fifth player since 1970 to record at least eight touchdown catches in six consecutive seasons. WR JUJU SMITH SCHUSTER had 111 catches this season and, at 22 years and 31 days old during Week 16 when he reached the 100- reception mark, surpassed LARRY FITZGERALD (22 years, 123 days) as the youngest player to reach 100 receptions in a single season in NFL history.

18 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS QB NICK MULLENS passed for 262 yards with three touchdowns and zero interceptions for a passer rating in his NFL debut in Week 9. His rating is the second-highest by a QB in his NFL debut (minimum 15 attempts) in league history. TE GEORGE KITTLE set franchise records by a tight end in a single season with 88 receptions and 1,377 receiving yards. His 1,377 receiving yards are the most in a single season by a tight end in NFL history. Had 210 receiving yards in Week 14, the third-most by a tight end in a single game in NFL history, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famers SHANNON SHARPE (214 receiving yards on October 20, 2002) and JACKIE SMITH (212 on October 13, 1963). K ROBBIE GOULD converted 33 consecutive field goals dating back to 2017 (10/29/17-9/30/18), the longest streak in franchise history. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Advanced to the postseason (10-6) for the sixth time in the past seven seasons. Led the NFL averaging rushing yards per game and had a league-best +15 turnover differential this season. QB RUSSELL WILSON has 196 career touchdown passes and surpassed DAVE KRIEG (195) for the most in franchise history. Became the first quarterback in NFL history with a winning record in each of his first seven seasons. Had 3,448 passing yards and 35 touchdown passes in 2018 and joined PEYTON MANNING as the only players in NFL history with 3,000+ yards and 20+ touchdowns in each of their first seven seasons in league annals. Had a passer rating (the highest-attainable mark) in Week 8 and became the first quarterback in franchise history to register a passer rating (minimum 10 attempts). RB CHRIS CARSON led team with 1,151 rushing yards in 2018 and became Seattle s first 1,000-yard rusher since Rookie TE WILL DISSLY had 105 receiving yards & touchdown catch in Week 1 & became the first TE in NFL history with 100+ receiving yards & a touchdown in his NFL debut. LB BOBBY WAGNER ranked fourth in the NFL with 138 tackles in 2018 and has 100+ tackles in each of his first seven seasons. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS In Week 1, QB RYAN FITZPATRICK joined Washington s MARK RYPIEN (November 10, 1991 against Atlanta) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to pass for at least 400 yards, four touchdowns and zero interceptions and rush for a touchdown in a single game. Joined PATRICK MAHOMES (2018) and DREW BLEDSOE (1997) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history with at least four touchdown passes in each of their team s first two games of a season. Became the first quarterback in NFL history with 400+ pass yards in 3 consecutive games (Weeks 1-3). WR MIKE EVANS ranked third in the NFL with 1,524 receiving yards in 2018 and joined Pro Football Hall of Famer RANDY MOSS (six consecutive seasons from ) and A.J. GREEN (five

19 consecutive seasons from ) as the only players in NFL history with at least 1,000 receiving yards in each of their first five seasons. His 1,524 receiving yards are the most in a single season in franchise history (MARK CARRIER, 1,422 in 1989). Has 6,103 career receiving yards and 40 touchdown catches, both the most in team history. WR DE SEAN JACKSON has 24 career touchdowns of at least 60 yards and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer JERRY RICE (23) for the most such touchdowns in league annals. DE JASON PIERRE-PAUL led the team with 12.5 sacks in 2018, the first Buccaneer with 10+ sacks in a season since 2005 (SIMEON RICE, 14). S ANDREW ADAMS had three interceptions in Week 13 and joined RONDE BARBER and AQIB TALIB as the only players in franchise history with three interceptions in a single game. TENNESSEE TITANS RB DERRICK HENRY rushed for 238 yards and four touchdowns in Week 14, the highest single-game rushing total and tied for the most rushing touchdowns in franchise history. Had a 99-yard touchdown run in the contest, tied for the longest run in NFL history. Became the fifth player since 2002 to record at least 170 rushing yards and two touchdown runs in consecutive games (Weeks 14-15). Had 408 total rushing yards from Weeks 14-15, the most by a player over a two-game span in franchise history. Had six rushing touchdowns from Weeks 14-15, the most by a player in team history over any two-game span. S KEVIN BYARD threw a 66-yard touchdown pass to rookie defensive back DANE CRUIKSHANK on a fake punt in Week 2, the longest touchdown pass by a defensive player in the Super Bowl era. WASHINGTON REDSKINS RB ADRIAN PETERSON has 13,318 career rushing yards, the eighth-most in NFL history, and has 106 rush touchdowns, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer JIM BROWN (106) for the fifth-most alltime. Became the seventh player in NFL history to record at least 12,000 rushing yards and 100 rushing touchdowns. Has 26 career games with at least two rushing touchdowns, the fourth-most games in NFL history with at least two rushing touchdowns. Had 149 rushing yards on 26 attempts (5.7 average) and two touchdowns (one rushing, one receiving) in Week 8 and, at 33 years and 221 days old at the time, became the oldest player in NFL history to record at least 100 rushing yards and both a rushing and receiving touchdown in a single game. P TRESS WAY led NFL placing 41 punts inside the 20-yard line this season.