June 27-30
Rookie Symposium, LaCosta Hotel and Conference Center, Carlsbad, Ca. Attendance is mandatory for all drafted Rookies. Such players are unavailable for offseason workouts, OTA days, and minicamps during this period.
July 15
Supplemental Draft
July 15
Deadline at 4:00 p.m., New York time, for any club that designated a Franchise Player to sign such player to a multi-year contract or extension. After this date, the player may sign only a one-year contract with his Prior Club for the 2010 season, and such contract cannot be extended until after the Club’s last regular season game.
July 22
Signing period ends for Transition Players with outstanding tenders. Old Club has exclusive negotiating rights to these players until the Tuesday after the 10th regular season weekend.
Late-July
Preseason training camps open. Clubs not permitted to open official preseason camp earlier than July 5. Veteran players cannot be required to report earlier than 15 days prior to club’s first preseason game or July 15, whichever is later. The July 15 date is not applicable to clubs playing five preseason games. Except for quarterbacks and “injured” players, veterans cannot participate in any organized football activity for 10 days prior to mandatory reporting date.
July 26
Signing period ends for Unrestricted Free Agents to whom a June 1 tender was made by Old Club. Old Club has exclusive negotiating rights to these players until the Tuesday after the 10th regular season weekend.
July 31
During the two weekends preceding the first full weekend of preseason games, waivers requested on Friday will expire at 4:00 p.m., New York time, on Saturday; waivers requested on Saturday will expire at 4:00 p.m., New York time, on Sunday; and waivers requested on Sunday will expire at 4:00 p.m., New York time, on Monday.
August 6-8
Hall of Fame Weekend, Canton, Ohio.
August 8
Hall of Fame Game, Canton, Ohio (Cincinnati vs. Dallas).
August 10
Deadline for players under contract to report to earn a season of free agency credit.
August 12-16
First Preseason Weekend.
August 13
If a Drafted Rookie has not signed with his club by this date, he may not be traded to any other club in 2010.
August 14-18
Each Club has until five days prior to its second preseason game to provide any tendered but unsigned Exclusive Rights Player or Restricted Free Agent with written notice of the Club’s intent to place the player on the Exempt List if the player fails to report at least the day before the Club’s second preseason game. Such notice must also be sent to the NFLPA. Once such notice has been provided, the Club must place the player on the Exempt List. While on the Exempt List, the player will not be entitled to compensation for up to three regular-season games, depending upon the date the player reports to the Club. Any such player who fails to report prior to the deadline will be ineligible to play or receive compensation for at least three games (preseason or regular season) from the time that he reports.
August 19-23
Second Preseason Weekend.
August 26-29
Third Preseason Weekend.
August 31
Roster cut-down to maximum of 75 players on Active List prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time.
September 1
All tryouts on this date and for the remainder of the season must be reported to the League office.
September 2
Fourth Preseason Weekend.
September 4
Roster cut-down to maximum of 53 players on Active/Inactive List prior to 6:00 p.m., New York time. Clubs may dress minimum of 42 and maximum of 45 players and Third Quarterback for each regular season and postseason game.
September 4
Simultaneously with the cut-down to 53, clubs that have players in the categories of Active/Physically Unable to Perform or Active/Non-Football Injury or Illness must take one of the following options: place player on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform or Reserve/Non-Football Injury or Illness, whichever is applicable; ask waivers; terminate; trade; or continue to count him on Active List.
September 5
Claiming period for players placed on waivers at the final roster reduction will expire at 12:00 noon, New York time.
September 5
Beginning at 12:00 noon, New York time, clubs may establish a Practice Squad of eight players by signing free agents who do not have an accrued season of free agency credit or who were on the 45-player Active List for less than nine regular season games during each of any Accrued Seasons. A player cannot participate on the Practice Squad for more than three seasons.
September 9-13
Regular Season opens.
September 10-14
Beginning on these dates vested veterans terminated from the Active List or Inactive List (and from Reserve/Injured if the player is placed on Reserve/Injured after the beginning of the regular season) are entitled to receive, after the end of the regular-season schedule, Termination Pay pursuant to the terms of the 2006 CBA.
September 28
Priority on multiple waiver claims is now based on the current season’s standing.
October 11-14
NFL Fall League Meeting
October 19
Beginning the day after the conclusion of the sixth regular season weekend and continuing through the day after the conclusion of the ninth regular season weekend, clubs are permitted to begin practicing players on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform and Reserve/Non-Football Injury or Illness for a period not to exceed 21 days. Players may be activated during the 21-day practice period or prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, on the day after the conclusion of the 21-day period.
October 19
All trading ends at 4:00 p.m., New York time.
October 20
Players with at least four previous pension-credited seasons are subject to the waiver system for the remainder of the regular season and postseason.
November 16
Signing period ends at 4:00 p.m., New York time, for Franchise Players who are eligible to receive Offer Sheets.
November 16
Deadline for Clubs to sign prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, their unsigned Franchise and Transition Players, including Franchise Players who were eligible to receive Offer Sheets until this date. If still unsigned after this date, such players are prohibited from playing in NFL in 2010.
November 16
Deadline for Clubs to sign prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, their Unrestricted Free Agents to whom June 1 tender was made. If still unsigned after this deadline, such players are prohibited from playing in NFL in 2010.
November 16
Deadline for Clubs to sign prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, their Restricted Free Agents to whom June 1 tender was made. If such players remain unsigned after this date, they are prohibited from playing in NFL in 2010.
November 16
Deadline for Clubs to sign Drafted players prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time. If such players remain unsigned after this date, they are prohibited from playing in NFL in 2010.
December 31
Deadline at 4:00 p.m., New York time, for waiver requests in 2010, except for “special waiver requests” which have a 10-day claiming period, with termination or assignment delayed until after the Super Bowl.
2011
January 3
Clubs may begin signing free agent players for the 2011 season.
January 8-9
Wild Card Playoff Games.
January 9
Assistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that have byes in the Wild Card weekend may be interviewed for head coaching positions through the conclusion of the Wild Card games.
January 15-16
Divisional Playoff Games.
January 23
AFC and NFC Championship Games.
January 29
Senior Bowl, Mobile, Alabama.
January 30
AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii.
February 6
Super Bowl XLV, North Texas.
February 7
Waiver system begins for 2011. A 24-hour claiming period will be in effect through the Friday prior to the last regular season game (waivers requests made on Friday and Saturday of each week will expire at 4:00 p.m., New York time, on the following Monday.) Players with at least four previous pension-credited seasons that a club desires to terminate are not subject to the waiver system until after the trading deadline.
Feb. 23- March 1
Combine Timing and Testing, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana.
lunes, 2 de agosto de 2010
jueves, 25 de febrero de 2010
NFL SCOUTING COMBINE 2010 - Ingles
EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF 2010 NFL SCOUTING COMBINE
PRESENTED BY UNDER ARMOUR
ON NFL NETWORK & NFL.COM
College Superstar QBs Tim Tebow, Colt McCoy and DT Ndamukong Suh
Among More Than 300 NFL Prospects on Display in Indianapolis
New Video & Information Technology Enhance Viewer Experience on
NFL Network and NFL.com
NFL Draft Expert Mike Mayock Leads NFL Network’s Roster of Analysts &
Reporters For More Than 30 Hours of Live Programming
NFL.com Offers Live All-Access Video of Group Workouts
NFL Network and NFL.com’s exclusive week-long coverage of the league’s next generation of talent kicks off February 25 with more than 30 hours of live coverage of the 2010 NFL Scouting Combine, Presented by Under Armour. For seven days, NFL Network will broadcast live from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, providing an up-close look at the 329 players getting set to embark on their NFL careers. Coverage begins Thursday, February 25 at 2:30 PM ET with NFL Total Access at the 2010 NFL Scouting Combine press conference coverage live from Lucas Oil Stadium.
More than 600 NFL personnel including head coaches, general managers and scouts converge on Indianapolis to evaluate players through on-field drills, physical testing exams and interviews. NFL Network and NFL.com is the only place to see exclusive coverage of everything on and off the field live.
On NFL Network, viewers are given an all-access pass to 2010 NFL Scouting Combine with more than 30 high-definition hours of live programming from Indianapolis. Draft expert Mike Mayock headlines NFL Network’s and NFL.com’s 21-person roster that also includes more insight into the evaluation process through the eyes of coaches and team personnel with former coaches Steve Mariucci, Brian Billick and Jim Mora, former GM Charley Casserly and former front office executive Michael Lombardi offering their perspectives.
In addition to press conferences, positional workouts and drills, NFL Network’s combine coverage will go beyond the statistics to learn more about the prospects using interviews and features.
Fans can also follow the action on NFL.com LIVE. NFL.com’s coverage includes an all-access look inside the workouts and positions drills of each group per day, as well as analysis, post-workout interviews and commentary on player performances and team needs.
A breakdown of NFL Network’s combine programming and technological enhancements:
* Live Workouts:
Host Rich Eisen is joined by analysts Mike Mayock and Charles Davis for daily reports on the prospects participating. Additional expert commentary includes Jamie Dukes on offensive linemen, Marshall Faulk and on the quarterbacks and running backs, Michael Irvin on wide receivers, Jim Mora on linebackers and defensive linemen and Deion Sanders on defensive backs. Airs live Saturday, February 27 through Tuesday, March 2 beginning at 10:00 AM ET each day.
* NFL Total Access:
NFL Total Access is on location at Lucas Oil Stadium with recaps, news, analysis and interviews featuring host Fran Charles alongside analysts Steve Mariucci, Brian Billick, Jim Mora and Jamie Dukes with reports from Jason La Canfora, Michael Lombardi and Charley Casserly. Airs live Thursday, February 25 through Monday, March 1 at 7:00 PM ET.
* Press Conferences:
Player, coach and general manager press conferences from the combine anchored by Kara Henderson and Jamie Dukes. Airs live Thursday and Friday at 2:30 PM ET, as well as Saturday at 2:00 PM ET.
* NFLN-Focus Camera Technology:
A high-speed camera that allows moving targets to stay in the camera frame longer, highlighting the smallest details. This camera will have a tremendous presence in coverage of the 40-yard dash, both at the start and finish line and will also be used in other events including the vertical and broad jumps, three-cone and position drills.
* Simulcam Camera Technology:
Making its second appearance at the NFL Scouting Combine, Simulcam is back for 2010, providing an unparalleled, in-depth comparison and analysis of the position, style, speed and trajectory of competitors through the use of background recognition and camera-matching technology. Simulcam will be a key contributor to NFL Network’s 40-yard dash coverage.
For video from last year’s Scouting Combine coverage highlighting the use of Simulcam, please visit: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-total-access/09000d5d80eea0dc/Rich-Eisen-s-40-yard-dash
* QB Tracking Information Technology:
New to NFL Network’s coverage, QB Tracking provides additional, unofficial statistics for viewers during the quarterback and wide receiver pass and reception workouts. QB Tracking records the distance thrown, ball velocity, and time it takes to go from the hand of the quarterback to that of the wide receiver.
NFL.com will be on location for the duration of 2010 Scouting Combine to give fans the opportunity to design their own experience with features such as:
• NFL.com LIVE:
Fans can choose between viewing two groups as the players make their way through workouts and position drills. Coverage also includes post workout interviews with various prospects in the featured groups with Scott Hanson, Bucky Brooks, Paul Burmeister and Steve Wyche offering analysis and commentary.
* Workout results:
Top performers from each position posted to NFL.com throughout each day of workouts.
* Extensive Database of Prospects:
Profiles of every participant, including scouting reports and statistics.
* Explanation of Workouts:
Mike Mayock takes fans through each event and position drills, explaining what coaches and scouts are looking for and evaluating.
* Exclusive Video and Photo Gallery:
Player interviews, news conferences, NFL Total Access segments and other event coverage.
* Use of Simulcam, NFLN-Focus and QB Tracking Technology:
NFL.com video and web content will also include the use of Simulcam and NFLN-Focus technology, as well as QB Tracking information.
In addition, NFL MOBILE LIVE only from Sprint features participant bios, top performer stats and extensive video coverage. The latest news and stats from Indianapolis will also available via wireless by visiting NFL.com on any mobile device.
Under Armour is the presenting sponsor of NFL Network and NFL.com combine coverage. All participants will be outfitted in Under Armour gear.
The 2010 NFL Scouting Combine marks the beginning of NFL Network’s and NFL.com’s series of draft programming building up to the 2010 NFL Draft April 22-24 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. For the first time ever, the NFL Draft will kick off in primetime and NFL Network will provide gavel-to-gavel coverage starting with the first round Thursday, April 22 at 7:30 PM ET, second and third rounds Friday, April 23 at 6:30 PM ET and rounds 4-7 Saturday, April 24 at 10:00 AM ET.
Following is the NFL Network and NFL.com day-by-day combine coverage schedule (all times listed in ET):
Thursday, February 25
12:30 PM – Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL – 2004
1:30 PM – Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL – 2005
2:30 PM – NFL Total Access Scouting Combine Press Conferences (HD)
5:00 PM – Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL – 2006
6:00 PM – Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL – 2006, part II
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Scouting Combine (HD)
8:00 PM – Top 10 Rookie Performances
9:00 PM – Top 10 Draft Busts
Friday, February 26
12:30 PM – NFL’s Top 10 Rookie Performances
(Encore at 5:00 PM)
1:30 PM – NFL’s Top 10 Draft Busts
(Encore at 6:00 PM)
2:30 PM – NFL Total Access Scouting Combine Press Conferences (HD)
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Scouting Combine (HD)
8:00 PM – 2010 Senior Bowl (HD)
Saturday, February 27
10:00 AM – 2010 NFL Scouting Combine Coverage
11:00 AM – Workouts: Kickers, Offensive Linemen, Tight Ends (HD)
(Encores in its entirety at 4:00 PM with cut-down versions at 8:00 PM & 11:00 PM)
2:00 PM – NFL Total Access Scouting Combine Press Conferences (HD)
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Scouting Combine (HD)
(Encores at 10:00 PM & 1:00 AM)
Sunday, February 28
10:00 AM – 2010 NFL Scouting Combine Coverage
11:00 AM – Workouts: Quarterbacks, Wide Receivers, Running Backs (HD)
(Encores in its entirety at 4:00 PM with cut-down versions at 8:00 PM & 11:00 PM)
2:00 PM – Workouts: Quarterbacks, Wide Receivers, Running Backs extended coverage
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Scouting Combine (HD)
(Encores at 10:00 PM & 1:00 AM)
Monday, March 1
10:00 AM – 2010 NFL Scouting Combine Coverage
11:00 AM – Workouts: Linebackers, Defensive Line (HD)
(Encores in its entirety at 4:00 PM with cut-down versions at 2:00 PM, 8:00 PM & 11:00 PM)
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Scouting Combine (HD)
(Encores at 10:00 PM & 1:00 AM)
Tuesday, March 2
10:00 AM – 2010 NFL Scouting Combine Coverage
11:00 AM – Workouts: Defensive Backs (HD)
(Encores in its entirety at 4:00 PM with cut-down versions at 2:00 PM, 8:00 PM & 11:00 PM)
Wednesday, March 3
8:00 PM – 2010 NFL Scouting Combine Wrap-Up Show (HD)
(Encore at 11:00 PM and on 3/4 at 12 NOON and 5:00 PM)
NFL Network and NFL.com Scouting Combine Talent:
Brian Billick - Analyst
Bucky Brooks - Analyst
Paul Burmeister - Host/Reporter
Vic Carucci - Reporter
Charley Casserly - Analyst
Fran Charles - Host
Charles Davis - Analyst
Jamie Dukes - Analyst
Rich Eisen - Host
Marshall Faulk - Analyst
Scott Hanson - Host/Reporter
Kara Henderson - Host/Reporter
Michael Irvin - Analyst
Pat Kirwan - Reporter
Jason La Canfora - Reporter
Michael Lombardi - Reporter
Steve Mariucci - Analyst
Mike Mayock - Analyst
Jim Mora - Analyst
Deion Sanders - Analyst
Steve Wyche - Reporter
NFL Network airs seven days a week, 24 hours a day on a year-round basis and is the only television network fully dedicated to the NFL and the sport of football. For more information, log on to www.nfl.com/nflnetwork. NFL.com is the exclusive internet home of NFL Network.
PRESENTED BY UNDER ARMOUR
ON NFL NETWORK & NFL.COM
College Superstar QBs Tim Tebow, Colt McCoy and DT Ndamukong Suh
Among More Than 300 NFL Prospects on Display in Indianapolis
New Video & Information Technology Enhance Viewer Experience on
NFL Network and NFL.com
NFL Draft Expert Mike Mayock Leads NFL Network’s Roster of Analysts &
Reporters For More Than 30 Hours of Live Programming
NFL.com Offers Live All-Access Video of Group Workouts
NFL Network and NFL.com’s exclusive week-long coverage of the league’s next generation of talent kicks off February 25 with more than 30 hours of live coverage of the 2010 NFL Scouting Combine, Presented by Under Armour. For seven days, NFL Network will broadcast live from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, providing an up-close look at the 329 players getting set to embark on their NFL careers. Coverage begins Thursday, February 25 at 2:30 PM ET with NFL Total Access at the 2010 NFL Scouting Combine press conference coverage live from Lucas Oil Stadium.
More than 600 NFL personnel including head coaches, general managers and scouts converge on Indianapolis to evaluate players through on-field drills, physical testing exams and interviews. NFL Network and NFL.com is the only place to see exclusive coverage of everything on and off the field live.
On NFL Network, viewers are given an all-access pass to 2010 NFL Scouting Combine with more than 30 high-definition hours of live programming from Indianapolis. Draft expert Mike Mayock headlines NFL Network’s and NFL.com’s 21-person roster that also includes more insight into the evaluation process through the eyes of coaches and team personnel with former coaches Steve Mariucci, Brian Billick and Jim Mora, former GM Charley Casserly and former front office executive Michael Lombardi offering their perspectives.
In addition to press conferences, positional workouts and drills, NFL Network’s combine coverage will go beyond the statistics to learn more about the prospects using interviews and features.
Fans can also follow the action on NFL.com LIVE. NFL.com’s coverage includes an all-access look inside the workouts and positions drills of each group per day, as well as analysis, post-workout interviews and commentary on player performances and team needs.
A breakdown of NFL Network’s combine programming and technological enhancements:
* Live Workouts:
Host Rich Eisen is joined by analysts Mike Mayock and Charles Davis for daily reports on the prospects participating. Additional expert commentary includes Jamie Dukes on offensive linemen, Marshall Faulk and on the quarterbacks and running backs, Michael Irvin on wide receivers, Jim Mora on linebackers and defensive linemen and Deion Sanders on defensive backs. Airs live Saturday, February 27 through Tuesday, March 2 beginning at 10:00 AM ET each day.
* NFL Total Access:
NFL Total Access is on location at Lucas Oil Stadium with recaps, news, analysis and interviews featuring host Fran Charles alongside analysts Steve Mariucci, Brian Billick, Jim Mora and Jamie Dukes with reports from Jason La Canfora, Michael Lombardi and Charley Casserly. Airs live Thursday, February 25 through Monday, March 1 at 7:00 PM ET.
* Press Conferences:
Player, coach and general manager press conferences from the combine anchored by Kara Henderson and Jamie Dukes. Airs live Thursday and Friday at 2:30 PM ET, as well as Saturday at 2:00 PM ET.
* NFLN-Focus Camera Technology:
A high-speed camera that allows moving targets to stay in the camera frame longer, highlighting the smallest details. This camera will have a tremendous presence in coverage of the 40-yard dash, both at the start and finish line and will also be used in other events including the vertical and broad jumps, three-cone and position drills.
* Simulcam Camera Technology:
Making its second appearance at the NFL Scouting Combine, Simulcam is back for 2010, providing an unparalleled, in-depth comparison and analysis of the position, style, speed and trajectory of competitors through the use of background recognition and camera-matching technology. Simulcam will be a key contributor to NFL Network’s 40-yard dash coverage.
For video from last year’s Scouting Combine coverage highlighting the use of Simulcam, please visit: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-total-access/09000d5d80eea0dc/Rich-Eisen-s-40-yard-dash
* QB Tracking Information Technology:
New to NFL Network’s coverage, QB Tracking provides additional, unofficial statistics for viewers during the quarterback and wide receiver pass and reception workouts. QB Tracking records the distance thrown, ball velocity, and time it takes to go from the hand of the quarterback to that of the wide receiver.
NFL.com will be on location for the duration of 2010 Scouting Combine to give fans the opportunity to design their own experience with features such as:
• NFL.com LIVE:
Fans can choose between viewing two groups as the players make their way through workouts and position drills. Coverage also includes post workout interviews with various prospects in the featured groups with Scott Hanson, Bucky Brooks, Paul Burmeister and Steve Wyche offering analysis and commentary.
* Workout results:
Top performers from each position posted to NFL.com throughout each day of workouts.
* Extensive Database of Prospects:
Profiles of every participant, including scouting reports and statistics.
* Explanation of Workouts:
Mike Mayock takes fans through each event and position drills, explaining what coaches and scouts are looking for and evaluating.
* Exclusive Video and Photo Gallery:
Player interviews, news conferences, NFL Total Access segments and other event coverage.
* Use of Simulcam, NFLN-Focus and QB Tracking Technology:
NFL.com video and web content will also include the use of Simulcam and NFLN-Focus technology, as well as QB Tracking information.
In addition, NFL MOBILE LIVE only from Sprint features participant bios, top performer stats and extensive video coverage. The latest news and stats from Indianapolis will also available via wireless by visiting NFL.com on any mobile device.
Under Armour is the presenting sponsor of NFL Network and NFL.com combine coverage. All participants will be outfitted in Under Armour gear.
The 2010 NFL Scouting Combine marks the beginning of NFL Network’s and NFL.com’s series of draft programming building up to the 2010 NFL Draft April 22-24 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. For the first time ever, the NFL Draft will kick off in primetime and NFL Network will provide gavel-to-gavel coverage starting with the first round Thursday, April 22 at 7:30 PM ET, second and third rounds Friday, April 23 at 6:30 PM ET and rounds 4-7 Saturday, April 24 at 10:00 AM ET.
Following is the NFL Network and NFL.com day-by-day combine coverage schedule (all times listed in ET):
Thursday, February 25
12:30 PM – Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL – 2004
1:30 PM – Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL – 2005
2:30 PM – NFL Total Access Scouting Combine Press Conferences (HD)
5:00 PM – Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL – 2006
6:00 PM – Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL – 2006, part II
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Scouting Combine (HD)
8:00 PM – Top 10 Rookie Performances
9:00 PM – Top 10 Draft Busts
Friday, February 26
12:30 PM – NFL’s Top 10 Rookie Performances
(Encore at 5:00 PM)
1:30 PM – NFL’s Top 10 Draft Busts
(Encore at 6:00 PM)
2:30 PM – NFL Total Access Scouting Combine Press Conferences (HD)
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Scouting Combine (HD)
8:00 PM – 2010 Senior Bowl (HD)
Saturday, February 27
10:00 AM – 2010 NFL Scouting Combine Coverage
11:00 AM – Workouts: Kickers, Offensive Linemen, Tight Ends (HD)
(Encores in its entirety at 4:00 PM with cut-down versions at 8:00 PM & 11:00 PM)
2:00 PM – NFL Total Access Scouting Combine Press Conferences (HD)
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Scouting Combine (HD)
(Encores at 10:00 PM & 1:00 AM)
Sunday, February 28
10:00 AM – 2010 NFL Scouting Combine Coverage
11:00 AM – Workouts: Quarterbacks, Wide Receivers, Running Backs (HD)
(Encores in its entirety at 4:00 PM with cut-down versions at 8:00 PM & 11:00 PM)
2:00 PM – Workouts: Quarterbacks, Wide Receivers, Running Backs extended coverage
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Scouting Combine (HD)
(Encores at 10:00 PM & 1:00 AM)
Monday, March 1
10:00 AM – 2010 NFL Scouting Combine Coverage
11:00 AM – Workouts: Linebackers, Defensive Line (HD)
(Encores in its entirety at 4:00 PM with cut-down versions at 2:00 PM, 8:00 PM & 11:00 PM)
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Scouting Combine (HD)
(Encores at 10:00 PM & 1:00 AM)
Tuesday, March 2
10:00 AM – 2010 NFL Scouting Combine Coverage
11:00 AM – Workouts: Defensive Backs (HD)
(Encores in its entirety at 4:00 PM with cut-down versions at 2:00 PM, 8:00 PM & 11:00 PM)
Wednesday, March 3
8:00 PM – 2010 NFL Scouting Combine Wrap-Up Show (HD)
(Encore at 11:00 PM and on 3/4 at 12 NOON and 5:00 PM)
NFL Network and NFL.com Scouting Combine Talent:
Brian Billick - Analyst
Bucky Brooks - Analyst
Paul Burmeister - Host/Reporter
Vic Carucci - Reporter
Charley Casserly - Analyst
Fran Charles - Host
Charles Davis - Analyst
Jamie Dukes - Analyst
Rich Eisen - Host
Marshall Faulk - Analyst
Scott Hanson - Host/Reporter
Kara Henderson - Host/Reporter
Michael Irvin - Analyst
Pat Kirwan - Reporter
Jason La Canfora - Reporter
Michael Lombardi - Reporter
Steve Mariucci - Analyst
Mike Mayock - Analyst
Jim Mora - Analyst
Deion Sanders - Analyst
Steve Wyche - Reporter
NFL Network airs seven days a week, 24 hours a day on a year-round basis and is the only television network fully dedicated to the NFL and the sport of football. For more information, log on to www.nfl.com/nflnetwork. NFL.com is the exclusive internet home of NFL Network.
lunes, 8 de febrero de 2010
Super Bowl XLIV Game Notes - Ingles
02/08/2010
Super Bowl XLIV Game Notes
With their win, the New Orleans Saints become the 18th different franchise to win a Super Bowl game. They join the Ravens, Jets and Buccaneers as winners in their only Super Bowl appearance. The first NFL championship for the Saints comes in their 43rd season.
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The Saints are the first #1 Seed to win the Super Bowl since the 2003 New England Patriots won Super Bowl XXXVIII. The last NFC #1 Seed to win the Super Bowl was the 1999 St. Louis Rams who won Super Bowl XXXIV. The Saints are also the first team that led the NFL in regular season scoring to win the Super Bowl since that Rams team.
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In their path to victory in Super Bowl XLIV, the Saints became the first team ever to defeat three quarterbacks who previously won Super Bowls in Kurt Warner, Brett Favre and Peyton Manning. In the three games immediately prior to meeting the Saints in these playoffs, the three QBs combined for 12 TD passes without an interception. Against the Saints, they only combined for two TD passes and four interceptions.
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The Saints matched the biggest deficit overcome to win a Super Bowl by rallying from 10 points down. That deficit, 10-0 at the end of the first quarter, is identical to the 10-0 deficit overcome by the Denver Broncos against the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XXII on January 31, 1989. Washington scored the remaining 42 points in that game for a 42-10 win. These Saints outscored the Colts 31-7 the rest of the way.
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SEAN PAYTON is now the 28th different coach to win a Super Bowl. This is the fifth consecutive year that a new coach has been added to the list (Mike Tomlin, Tom Coughlin, Tony Dungy and Bill Cowher).
Super Bowl XLIV Game Notes - 2
TRACY PORTER’s 74-yard TD interception return was the fourth-longest in Super Bowl history, the third-longest that went for a touchdown. The record is 100 yards by James Harrison of the Steelers in last year’s game.
It was the second time in an NFL game that Porter had scored a TD on an interception return – and that other INT TD was also at Sun Life Stadium. He returned a pass thrown
By Miami’s Chad Henne 54 yards for a score when the Saints also rallied for a victory. It also came in the fourth quarter with New Orleans holding a one-score lead and provided the final points in a 46-34 victory.
Teams that have scored on an INT return are now 10-0 in the Super Bowl, including in six of the last 10 SBs.
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DREW BREES tied the Super Bowl record of 32 completions with his touchdown p SEAN PAYTON is now the 28th different coach to win a Super Bowl. This is the fifth consecutive year that a new coach has been added to the list (Mike Tomlin, Tom Coughlin, Tony Dungy and Bill Cowher).
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The selection of DREW BREES as the MVP marks the 23rd time the choice has been the winning quarterback.
Brees finished the game by completing 10 consecutive passes, which equals the second-longest streak in a Super Bowl. Joe Montana has the record of 13 in Super Bowl XXIV.
DREW BREES became the third quarterback from Purdue to start and win a Super Bowl. That ties Alabama for the most SB-winning QBs from one school. The other Purdue QBs to win Super Bowl games are Bob Griese (VII and VIII) and Len Dawson (IV). Bart Starr, Joe Namath and Ken Stabler are the three from Alabama.
Super Bowl XLIV Game Notes - 3
By surpassing 169 yards passing in Super Bowl XLIV, PEYTON MANNING joined Brett Favre (5,855) and Joe Montana (5,772) as the only quarterbacks to have passed for more than 5,000 yards in the postseason in their careers. Manning now has 5,164 yards passing in his postseason career.
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With seven catches and 86 yards receiving, DALLAS CLARK became the most prolific postseason receiver among all tight ends. His 64 catches surpass the 62 in postseason play of Jay Novacek and Shannon Sharpe while his 847 yards receiving top Keith Jackson’s 834.
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With 66 yards receiving in Super Bowl XLIV, AUSTIN COLLIE has 241 in the postseason, coming one yard shy of Torry Holt’s record for the most yards receiving by a rookie in one postseason (Rams, 1999).
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Colts kicker MATT STOVER became the oldest player (42 years, 11 days) ever to participate in a Super Bowl game. His miss on a field goal attempt of 51 yards early in the fourth quarter ended a streak of 16 consecutive field goals made in postseason play. His last miss came in a Wild Card game on this field for the Ravens against the Dolphins on January 13, 2002.
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The Colts’ 96-yard TD drive in the first quarter tied the longest in Super Bowl history. The Bears also had a 96-yard TD drive against the Patriots in Super Bowl XX.
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With his 47-yard field goal late in the third quarter, GARRETT HARTLEY became the first kicker in Super Bowl history to make three FGs of 40-plus yards in one game.
Super Bowl XLIV Game Notes - 4
DREW BREES completed 82.1% of his passes (32-39) in Super Bowl XLIV. That is the second-highest percentage in a Super Bowl behind the record of 88.0% (22-25) by Phil Simms for the Giants in Super Bowl XXI. Based on a standard of 30 pass attempts, he did set a Super Bowl career completion percentage record, previously held by Troy Aikman at 70.0%.
Brees achieved a passer rating of 114.5 in Super Bowl XLIV which ranks as the 11th-best performance in a Super Bowl. With one more attempt, he would have qualified for the NFL’s career Super Bowl list, and that mark of 114.5 would rank third behind Joe Montana (127.8) and Jim Plunkett (122.8).
Brees completed this postseason with eight TD passes and no interceptions. He is the fifth QB to complete eight or more TD passes in a postseason without an interception – and all five of them won the Super Bowl. The other four are Joe Montana of the 1989 49ers (13-0), Steve Young of the 1994 49ers (9-0), Phil Simms of the 1986 Giants (8-0) and Troy Aikman of the 1992 Cowboys (8-0). Brees completed 72 of 102 (70.6%) passes in this postseason for 732 yards, eight TDs and 0 INTs. That figures to a passer rating of 117.0.
In his postseason career, Brees is 150 of 225 (66.7%) for 1,648 yards, 11 TDs and two INTs. That figures to a rating of 103.7, second in NFL postseason history to Bart Starr’s 104.8. Kurt Warner upped his mark to 102.8 in this postseason.
Super Bowl XLIV Game Notes - 5
PEYTON MANNING finished with 31 completions, one shy of the Super Bowl record now shared by Drew Brees and Tom Brady. The combined total of 63 completions is a Super Bowl record and is just one shy of the NFL postseason record of 64 completions in the 1981 AFC Divisional Playoff Game in Miami (Orange Bowl) between the Chargers and the Dolphins.
The 63 completions is six more than any postseason game that did not go to overtime and 10 more than the previous Super Bowl record of 53 combined completions.
* * *
The victory by the Saints was the second for the NFC in the last three Super Bowls but only the second in the last seven games and third in the last 10. The NFC now leads 23-21 in Super Bowl play.
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JOSEPH ADDAI of the Colts has now played in two Super Bowls – and in each he has rushed for exactly 77 yards. He had 77 yards on 19 carries in Super Bowl XLI and 77 yards on 16 attempts in Super Bowl XLIV. With his 154 yards rushing in two Super Bowls, Addai now ranks 12th on the Super Bowl career list, seventh among those with two or fewer appearances.
Super Bowl XLIV Game Notes
With their win, the New Orleans Saints become the 18th different franchise to win a Super Bowl game. They join the Ravens, Jets and Buccaneers as winners in their only Super Bowl appearance. The first NFL championship for the Saints comes in their 43rd season.
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The Saints are the first #1 Seed to win the Super Bowl since the 2003 New England Patriots won Super Bowl XXXVIII. The last NFC #1 Seed to win the Super Bowl was the 1999 St. Louis Rams who won Super Bowl XXXIV. The Saints are also the first team that led the NFL in regular season scoring to win the Super Bowl since that Rams team.
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In their path to victory in Super Bowl XLIV, the Saints became the first team ever to defeat three quarterbacks who previously won Super Bowls in Kurt Warner, Brett Favre and Peyton Manning. In the three games immediately prior to meeting the Saints in these playoffs, the three QBs combined for 12 TD passes without an interception. Against the Saints, they only combined for two TD passes and four interceptions.
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The Saints matched the biggest deficit overcome to win a Super Bowl by rallying from 10 points down. That deficit, 10-0 at the end of the first quarter, is identical to the 10-0 deficit overcome by the Denver Broncos against the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XXII on January 31, 1989. Washington scored the remaining 42 points in that game for a 42-10 win. These Saints outscored the Colts 31-7 the rest of the way.
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SEAN PAYTON is now the 28th different coach to win a Super Bowl. This is the fifth consecutive year that a new coach has been added to the list (Mike Tomlin, Tom Coughlin, Tony Dungy and Bill Cowher).
Super Bowl XLIV Game Notes - 2
TRACY PORTER’s 74-yard TD interception return was the fourth-longest in Super Bowl history, the third-longest that went for a touchdown. The record is 100 yards by James Harrison of the Steelers in last year’s game.
It was the second time in an NFL game that Porter had scored a TD on an interception return – and that other INT TD was also at Sun Life Stadium. He returned a pass thrown
By Miami’s Chad Henne 54 yards for a score when the Saints also rallied for a victory. It also came in the fourth quarter with New Orleans holding a one-score lead and provided the final points in a 46-34 victory.
Teams that have scored on an INT return are now 10-0 in the Super Bowl, including in six of the last 10 SBs.
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DREW BREES tied the Super Bowl record of 32 completions with his touchdown p SEAN PAYTON is now the 28th different coach to win a Super Bowl. This is the fifth consecutive year that a new coach has been added to the list (Mike Tomlin, Tom Coughlin, Tony Dungy and Bill Cowher).
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The selection of DREW BREES as the MVP marks the 23rd time the choice has been the winning quarterback.
Brees finished the game by completing 10 consecutive passes, which equals the second-longest streak in a Super Bowl. Joe Montana has the record of 13 in Super Bowl XXIV.
DREW BREES became the third quarterback from Purdue to start and win a Super Bowl. That ties Alabama for the most SB-winning QBs from one school. The other Purdue QBs to win Super Bowl games are Bob Griese (VII and VIII) and Len Dawson (IV). Bart Starr, Joe Namath and Ken Stabler are the three from Alabama.
Super Bowl XLIV Game Notes - 3
By surpassing 169 yards passing in Super Bowl XLIV, PEYTON MANNING joined Brett Favre (5,855) and Joe Montana (5,772) as the only quarterbacks to have passed for more than 5,000 yards in the postseason in their careers. Manning now has 5,164 yards passing in his postseason career.
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With seven catches and 86 yards receiving, DALLAS CLARK became the most prolific postseason receiver among all tight ends. His 64 catches surpass the 62 in postseason play of Jay Novacek and Shannon Sharpe while his 847 yards receiving top Keith Jackson’s 834.
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With 66 yards receiving in Super Bowl XLIV, AUSTIN COLLIE has 241 in the postseason, coming one yard shy of Torry Holt’s record for the most yards receiving by a rookie in one postseason (Rams, 1999).
* * *
Colts kicker MATT STOVER became the oldest player (42 years, 11 days) ever to participate in a Super Bowl game. His miss on a field goal attempt of 51 yards early in the fourth quarter ended a streak of 16 consecutive field goals made in postseason play. His last miss came in a Wild Card game on this field for the Ravens against the Dolphins on January 13, 2002.
* * *
The Colts’ 96-yard TD drive in the first quarter tied the longest in Super Bowl history. The Bears also had a 96-yard TD drive against the Patriots in Super Bowl XX.
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With his 47-yard field goal late in the third quarter, GARRETT HARTLEY became the first kicker in Super Bowl history to make three FGs of 40-plus yards in one game.
Super Bowl XLIV Game Notes - 4
DREW BREES completed 82.1% of his passes (32-39) in Super Bowl XLIV. That is the second-highest percentage in a Super Bowl behind the record of 88.0% (22-25) by Phil Simms for the Giants in Super Bowl XXI. Based on a standard of 30 pass attempts, he did set a Super Bowl career completion percentage record, previously held by Troy Aikman at 70.0%.
Brees achieved a passer rating of 114.5 in Super Bowl XLIV which ranks as the 11th-best performance in a Super Bowl. With one more attempt, he would have qualified for the NFL’s career Super Bowl list, and that mark of 114.5 would rank third behind Joe Montana (127.8) and Jim Plunkett (122.8).
Brees completed this postseason with eight TD passes and no interceptions. He is the fifth QB to complete eight or more TD passes in a postseason without an interception – and all five of them won the Super Bowl. The other four are Joe Montana of the 1989 49ers (13-0), Steve Young of the 1994 49ers (9-0), Phil Simms of the 1986 Giants (8-0) and Troy Aikman of the 1992 Cowboys (8-0). Brees completed 72 of 102 (70.6%) passes in this postseason for 732 yards, eight TDs and 0 INTs. That figures to a passer rating of 117.0.
In his postseason career, Brees is 150 of 225 (66.7%) for 1,648 yards, 11 TDs and two INTs. That figures to a rating of 103.7, second in NFL postseason history to Bart Starr’s 104.8. Kurt Warner upped his mark to 102.8 in this postseason.
Super Bowl XLIV Game Notes - 5
PEYTON MANNING finished with 31 completions, one shy of the Super Bowl record now shared by Drew Brees and Tom Brady. The combined total of 63 completions is a Super Bowl record and is just one shy of the NFL postseason record of 64 completions in the 1981 AFC Divisional Playoff Game in Miami (Orange Bowl) between the Chargers and the Dolphins.
The 63 completions is six more than any postseason game that did not go to overtime and 10 more than the previous Super Bowl record of 53 combined completions.
* * *
The victory by the Saints was the second for the NFC in the last three Super Bowls but only the second in the last seven games and third in the last 10. The NFC now leads 23-21 in Super Bowl play.
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JOSEPH ADDAI of the Colts has now played in two Super Bowls – and in each he has rushed for exactly 77 yards. He had 77 yards on 19 carries in Super Bowl XLI and 77 yards on 16 attempts in Super Bowl XLIV. With his 154 yards rushing in two Super Bowls, Addai now ranks 12th on the Super Bowl career list, seventh among those with two or fewer appearances.
martes, 2 de febrero de 2010
SUPER BOWL XLIIV WEEK EVENTS - Ingles
NFL YOUTH FOOTBALL CLINICS
— Throughout Super Bowl week, more than 500 children from military
families, schools and Special Olympics programs will learn
flag football fundamentals, sportsmanship and teamwork
from area youth coaches and NFL players including Dwayne
Bowe, Kansas City Chiefs; Josh Cribbs, Cleveland Browns;
Tyrone Culver, Miami Dolphins; Joey Haynos, Miami
Dolphins; Brandon Jacobs, New York Giants; Nate Jones,
Miami Dolphins; Lousaka Polite, Miami Dolphins; Paul Soliai,
Miami Dolphins and Donald Thomas, Miami Dolphins. Clinics
will be held on Thursday, February 4 from 10:00 A.M.-3:00
P.M. and Friday, February 5, from 10:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
Friday’s events will also feature an NFL Girls Flag Football
Showcase for local female high school flag football players
from 12:30-3:00 P.M. All NFL Youth Football activities will
take place at the clinic fields within NFL Game Day Fan
Plaza, adjacent to Sun Life Stadium.
SUPER BOWL XLIV ONE WORLD SUPER HUDDLE
— South Florida area fifth graders will learn
about the differences that make them unique and the
similarities that bring them together as part of the NFL’s
diversity program “One World: Connecting Communities,
Cultures and Classrooms.” Eight classes from varying ethnic
and racial backgrounds who have been communicating with
each other through pen pal letters will meet their pen pals for
the first time and join together with NFL players, including
players from the Miami Dolphins to create a multicultural art
project, cook healthy snacks, listen to the sounds of jazz
and participate in a Latin dance activity. The One World
Super Huddle will be held on Monday, February 1 from 10:00
A.M.-1:00 P.M. at Miami Children’s Museum, 980 McArthur
Causeway in Miami.
NFL PLAY 60 KIDS’ DAY
- NFL PLAY 60 Kids’ Day gives
250 local children the opportunity to spend time with NFL
players at the NFL Game Day Fan Plaza (located adjacent
to Gates F, G and H at Sun Life Stadium) on Wednesday,
February 3, from 11:00 A.M-2:00 P.M. Area children will take
part in the excitement of Super Bowl Week alongside current
and former NFL players including Davone Bess, Miami
Dolphins; Greg Camarillo, Miami Dolphins; Josh Cribbs,
Cleveland Browns; John Denney, Miami Dolphins; Brandon
Fields, Miami Dolphins; Nate Garner, Miami Dolphins and
Lousaka Polite, Miami Dolphins. Kids will learn more about
the importance of healthy living during Kids’ Day as part of
NFL PLAY 60, aimed at helping youngsters get 60 minutes
of exercise each day. All Kids’ Day attendees completed the
NFL PLAY 60 Challenge. As part of the contest, local students
were challenged to get 60 minutes of physical activity a day.
As part of their Kids’ Day experience, children will participate
in interactive PLAY 60 fitness activities using the innovative
HOPSports training system; play games as part of the
Playworks program which focuses on active, inclusive play;
learn basic NFL FLAG skills and drills alongside NFL players
during NFL FLAG Football clinics; and participate in Cartoon
Network activities including a Football Obstacle Course, Ben
10 Bike Challenge, Jedi Training area and a photo area with
live characters from Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
SUPER BOWL XLIV NFL CHARITIES YOUTH BOWLING CLINIC
— The NFL will conduct the NFL
Charities Youth Bowling Clinic at SpareZ Lanes on South
University Drive in Davie on Wednesday, February 3 at
11:00 A.M. Thirty boys and girls from the South Florida Youth
Education Town (YET) will learn basics of the game from
professional bowlers, including members of the PBA Tour.
NFL players from the Miami Dolphins including Nate Jones
will join the children following instruction.
TAZÓN LATINO IV
— The NFL has teamed up with
Telemundo Network to present Tazón Latino IV for the fourth
consecutive year. The nationally televised flag football game
between former NFL players and Latino celebrities will take
place on Wednesday, February 3 at 2:00 P.M. at the Tazón
Latino Field at Lummus Park and will air on Telemundo
Network on Saturday, February 6 at 3:30 P.M. Former NFL
players taking part in this event include Marcus Allen, Tim
Brown, Rocket Ismail, Fuad Reveiz and Vinny Testaverde.
Latino celebrities include Jencarlos Canela, Angeline
Moncayo and Monica Noguera. Tazón Latino IV will be
hosted by Edgar Lopez and Karim Mendiburu of Telemundo.
NFL PLAY 60 CHALLENGE SCHOOL VISIT
— As part of NFL PLAY 60, the league’s youth health and
fitness campaign, NFL players Josh Cribbs, Cleveland
Browns and Brian Hartline, Miami Dolphins will visit Sunset
Elementary (5120 Sunset Drive, Miami) for a special fitness
activity on Tuesday, February 2 at 9:30 A.M. The NFL PLAY
60 Challenge, developed in conjunction with the American
Heart Association, is the primary in-school curriculum for
NFL PLAY 60. Fifth graders at Sunset Elementary took part
in the NFL PLAY 60 Challenge, a Super Bowl program that
taught students the importance of getting 60 minutes of daily
physical activity. Over 14,000 South Florida 4th and 5th
graders participated in the Challenge in the months leading
up to Super Bowl Week.
NFL YOUTH EDUCATION TOWN
— The NFL and its community partners will celebrate the work of the
South Florida NFL Youth Education Towns (YET). The NFL
YET program is aimed at positively impacting youth in at-
risk neighborhoods. There are two NFL Youth Education
Towns in South Florida, one in Fort Lauderdale and one in
Miami. The Miami NFL YET opened following Super Bowl
XXIX and the Fort Lauderdale NFL YET opened as a legacy
of Super Bowl XXXIII. Current and former NFL players who
received NFL Charities grants and NFL Youth Football Fund
grants within the past year will host a youth football clinic with
NFL YET children at the Fort Lauderdale Youth Education
Town (2621 S.W. 15th Street, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 33312) on
Thursday, February 4, from 3:00-4:00 P.M.
The clinic will be immediately followed at the same location
by a press conference where NFL Commissioner Roger
Goodell will announce a $1 million NFL gift to the two South
Florida NFL YETs and celebrate the ways that the centers
have benefited the surrounding community. Commissioner
Goodell will be joined by government officials, host committee
members, Miami Dolphins representatives and NFL players
including Pro Football Hall of Famer and ESPN analyst Steve
Young; ESPN Monday Night Football analyst Ron Jaworski;
Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington; and Denver
Broncos linebacker Darrell Reid. The press conference will
also include the announcement of a donation of photography
equipment valued at $150,000 by Canon, a community
partner of the initiative, to fund the use of photography
equipment by youth at each of the 13 NFL Youth Education
Towns across the country. Canon will also participate in
the youth football clinic, hosting a photography station as
part of the event. Canon spokesperson Archie Manning
will participate in the press conference. Young, Jaworski,
Manning, Pennington and Reid will participate in the youth
football clinic from 3:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M. A bus will depart the
Media Center for this event at 3:00 P.M.
SUPER BOWL XLIV BUSINESS LEADERSHIP FORUM
— The South Florida Regional Planning Council
and 20 of the area’s leading minority business leadership
groups will join the NFL and Sprint to host the “Super
Bowl XLIV Business Leadership Forum,” an event that will
bring together corporate leaders, up-and-coming business
executives, entrepreneurs and small, minority and women
business owners to discuss leadership, winning business
strategies and realities of a diverse workplace in America.
NFL players turned businessmen, such as Keith Sims, Pat
Ballage and Kim Bokamper, will be joined by nationally
recognized business leaders during a 60-minute exchange
of thoughts, perspectives and business strategies, led by
WPLG anchor Kristi Krueger and Kevin Gale, editor of the
South Florida Business Journal. The event will take place on
Thursday, February 4 from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the Miniaci
Theatre on the campus of Nova Southeastern University in
Fort Lauderdale, with a networking reception to precede the
forum.
NFL PEPSI FAN JAM CONCERT SERIES
— The musical and award-winning talents of Rihanna, Nelly
Furtado, Justin Bieber and Paulina Rubio will be showcased
at South Beach. Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Timbaland
and Friends will kick off the series on Thursday, February
4 at 7:00 P.M. The series continues on Friday, February 5
with the Pepsi Música Super Bowl Fan Jam featuring Nelly
Furtado, Paulina Rubio and Pitbull.
SUPER BOWL XLIV NFL CHARITIES CELEBRITY BOWLING CLASSIC
— The NFL will conduct the fifth NFL Charities/GoBowling.com Super Bowl
Celebrity Bowling Classic at SpareZ Lanes in Davie on
Thursday, February 4 at 8:00 P.M. Amateur bowlers compete
with current and former NFL players including Pro Football
Hall of Famers in the event which benefits the NFL Youth
Education Town (YET) initiative.
STEVE SABOL’S “THE ART OF FOOTBALL” EXHIBITION
— “The Art of Football,” an exhibition of
Steve Sabol’s thought-provoking, very colorful football-
themed art will be on display from January 19 to February 9
at the Avant Gallery on N. Miami Avenue in the historic Miami
Design District. Sabol will be making appearances during the
week leading up to Super Bowl.
THE WALTER PAYTON NFL MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
— The finalists for the 2010 Walter Payton NFL
Man of the Year Award will be available at a news conference
Friday, February 5 at 9:00 A.M. at the Media Center, press
conference rooms Floridian Ballroom A-D. The finalists
are London Fletcher, Washington Redskins; Mike Furrey,
Cleveland Browns; and Brian Waters, Kansas City Chiefs.
The winner will be announced on-field prior to the national
anthem at the Super Bowl.
REBUILDING TOGETHER “KICKOFF TO REBUILD”
— Rebuilding Together, the nation’s leading
nonprofit preserving affordable homeownership, will
celebrate the 15th annual “Kickoff to Rebuild” on Thursday,
February 4, with a project at the corner of Elizabeth Street
and Thomas Avenue in Coconut Grove. NFL players and
volunteers will help repair the building, focusing on providing
energy efficient repairs. A news conference will be held at noon.
SUPER BOWL XLIV NFL CHARITIES CELEBRITY GOLF CLASSIC
— The 25th annual Super Bowl XLIV NFL Charities Celebrity Golf Classic
will be held at Doral Golf Resort Saturday, February 6 at 11:00 A.M.
Amateur golfers team up with current and former NFL players
including members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the
event. The event benefits the NFL Youth Education Town
(YET) initiative.
SUPER BOWL SATURDAY NIGHT
— The NFL will count down the hours to the Super Bowl with O.A.R.,
Barenaked Ladies, Robert Randolph & The Family Band
and a fireworks spectacular at Ft. Lauderdale Beach Park.
The free open-to-the-public event will include live musical
performances capped off by the Super Bowl Fireworks
Spectacular. Festivities begin at 4:00 P.M.
TASTE OF THE NFL
— Taste of the NFL is the premier
food and wine tasting extravaganza at Super Bowl, featuring
a top chef from each of the 32 NFL team markets, paired
with a current or retired player from each team. The event
has donated more than eight million dollars to help tackle
hunger since its inception in 1992. Proceeds from the Taste
of the NFL will benefit affiliates of Feeding America and other
national hunger-relief organizations in every NFL city. The
event will take place on Saturday, February 6 at 7:00 P.M.
at the Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center
in Fort Lauderdale. Media wishing to cover the event should
apply.
MOTOBLUR SUPER BOWL XLIV MEDIA CENTER
— Motorola will be at the forefront of the media
center excitement this year with a number of activities
showcasing the power of MOTOBLUR, the first solution to
sync contacts, posts, messages, photos and much more,
from all of your social networks. Media, players, celebrities
and other VIPs will be invited to relax and refresh in the
MOTOBLUR Media Lounge, where Motorola’s latest devices
will be on display and available for trial.
GATORADE PERFORMANCE LAB
– Scientists from the Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI) will
conduct Athlete Performance Testing on several NFL
players, including Eli Manning. Testing at the Gatorade
Performance Lab will demonstrate the scientific engineering
behind the development of the G Series – a new line of
products for athletes that provide fuel, fluid and nutrients
before, during and after activity. The testing will be viewable
via the GStream channel on uStream.com. Hours: Monday,
February 1 through Friday, February 5 with hours posted
at the Lab. Media Center, Exhibit Hall B.
GAME DAY FAN PLAZA
— 11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M., Sunday, January 31; 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.,
Sunday, February 7 (to Super Bowl ticket-holders only). 2010 marks
the introduction of the interactive football experience,
located adjacent to Sun Life Stadium, which will be open to
the general public, free of charge, on Pro Bowl Sunday and
to ticket-holders only on Super Bowl Sunday. Four different
interactive games will challenge fans’ football skills and
plenty of concessions will keep even the hungriest of fans
satisfied, while sponsor exhibit areas will offer a wide variety
of entertainment and giveaways. Game Day Fan Plaza will
also showcase the NFL FLAG Tournament of Championships
on the Youth Clinic field at 12:30 P.M. and feature free NFL
player autographs on Pro Bowl Sunday. Attendees will have
the ability to see the Vince Lombardi Trophy as well as Super
Bowl rings up close.
— Throughout Super Bowl week, more than 500 children from military
families, schools and Special Olympics programs will learn
flag football fundamentals, sportsmanship and teamwork
from area youth coaches and NFL players including Dwayne
Bowe, Kansas City Chiefs; Josh Cribbs, Cleveland Browns;
Tyrone Culver, Miami Dolphins; Joey Haynos, Miami
Dolphins; Brandon Jacobs, New York Giants; Nate Jones,
Miami Dolphins; Lousaka Polite, Miami Dolphins; Paul Soliai,
Miami Dolphins and Donald Thomas, Miami Dolphins. Clinics
will be held on Thursday, February 4 from 10:00 A.M.-3:00
P.M. and Friday, February 5, from 10:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
Friday’s events will also feature an NFL Girls Flag Football
Showcase for local female high school flag football players
from 12:30-3:00 P.M. All NFL Youth Football activities will
take place at the clinic fields within NFL Game Day Fan
Plaza, adjacent to Sun Life Stadium.
SUPER BOWL XLIV ONE WORLD SUPER HUDDLE
— South Florida area fifth graders will learn
about the differences that make them unique and the
similarities that bring them together as part of the NFL’s
diversity program “One World: Connecting Communities,
Cultures and Classrooms.” Eight classes from varying ethnic
and racial backgrounds who have been communicating with
each other through pen pal letters will meet their pen pals for
the first time and join together with NFL players, including
players from the Miami Dolphins to create a multicultural art
project, cook healthy snacks, listen to the sounds of jazz
and participate in a Latin dance activity. The One World
Super Huddle will be held on Monday, February 1 from 10:00
A.M.-1:00 P.M. at Miami Children’s Museum, 980 McArthur
Causeway in Miami.
NFL PLAY 60 KIDS’ DAY
- NFL PLAY 60 Kids’ Day gives
250 local children the opportunity to spend time with NFL
players at the NFL Game Day Fan Plaza (located adjacent
to Gates F, G and H at Sun Life Stadium) on Wednesday,
February 3, from 11:00 A.M-2:00 P.M. Area children will take
part in the excitement of Super Bowl Week alongside current
and former NFL players including Davone Bess, Miami
Dolphins; Greg Camarillo, Miami Dolphins; Josh Cribbs,
Cleveland Browns; John Denney, Miami Dolphins; Brandon
Fields, Miami Dolphins; Nate Garner, Miami Dolphins and
Lousaka Polite, Miami Dolphins. Kids will learn more about
the importance of healthy living during Kids’ Day as part of
NFL PLAY 60, aimed at helping youngsters get 60 minutes
of exercise each day. All Kids’ Day attendees completed the
NFL PLAY 60 Challenge. As part of the contest, local students
were challenged to get 60 minutes of physical activity a day.
As part of their Kids’ Day experience, children will participate
in interactive PLAY 60 fitness activities using the innovative
HOPSports training system; play games as part of the
Playworks program which focuses on active, inclusive play;
learn basic NFL FLAG skills and drills alongside NFL players
during NFL FLAG Football clinics; and participate in Cartoon
Network activities including a Football Obstacle Course, Ben
10 Bike Challenge, Jedi Training area and a photo area with
live characters from Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
SUPER BOWL XLIV NFL CHARITIES YOUTH BOWLING CLINIC
— The NFL will conduct the NFL
Charities Youth Bowling Clinic at SpareZ Lanes on South
University Drive in Davie on Wednesday, February 3 at
11:00 A.M. Thirty boys and girls from the South Florida Youth
Education Town (YET) will learn basics of the game from
professional bowlers, including members of the PBA Tour.
NFL players from the Miami Dolphins including Nate Jones
will join the children following instruction.
TAZÓN LATINO IV
— The NFL has teamed up with
Telemundo Network to present Tazón Latino IV for the fourth
consecutive year. The nationally televised flag football game
between former NFL players and Latino celebrities will take
place on Wednesday, February 3 at 2:00 P.M. at the Tazón
Latino Field at Lummus Park and will air on Telemundo
Network on Saturday, February 6 at 3:30 P.M. Former NFL
players taking part in this event include Marcus Allen, Tim
Brown, Rocket Ismail, Fuad Reveiz and Vinny Testaverde.
Latino celebrities include Jencarlos Canela, Angeline
Moncayo and Monica Noguera. Tazón Latino IV will be
hosted by Edgar Lopez and Karim Mendiburu of Telemundo.
NFL PLAY 60 CHALLENGE SCHOOL VISIT
— As part of NFL PLAY 60, the league’s youth health and
fitness campaign, NFL players Josh Cribbs, Cleveland
Browns and Brian Hartline, Miami Dolphins will visit Sunset
Elementary (5120 Sunset Drive, Miami) for a special fitness
activity on Tuesday, February 2 at 9:30 A.M. The NFL PLAY
60 Challenge, developed in conjunction with the American
Heart Association, is the primary in-school curriculum for
NFL PLAY 60. Fifth graders at Sunset Elementary took part
in the NFL PLAY 60 Challenge, a Super Bowl program that
taught students the importance of getting 60 minutes of daily
physical activity. Over 14,000 South Florida 4th and 5th
graders participated in the Challenge in the months leading
up to Super Bowl Week.
NFL YOUTH EDUCATION TOWN
— The NFL and its community partners will celebrate the work of the
South Florida NFL Youth Education Towns (YET). The NFL
YET program is aimed at positively impacting youth in at-
risk neighborhoods. There are two NFL Youth Education
Towns in South Florida, one in Fort Lauderdale and one in
Miami. The Miami NFL YET opened following Super Bowl
XXIX and the Fort Lauderdale NFL YET opened as a legacy
of Super Bowl XXXIII. Current and former NFL players who
received NFL Charities grants and NFL Youth Football Fund
grants within the past year will host a youth football clinic with
NFL YET children at the Fort Lauderdale Youth Education
Town (2621 S.W. 15th Street, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 33312) on
Thursday, February 4, from 3:00-4:00 P.M.
The clinic will be immediately followed at the same location
by a press conference where NFL Commissioner Roger
Goodell will announce a $1 million NFL gift to the two South
Florida NFL YETs and celebrate the ways that the centers
have benefited the surrounding community. Commissioner
Goodell will be joined by government officials, host committee
members, Miami Dolphins representatives and NFL players
including Pro Football Hall of Famer and ESPN analyst Steve
Young; ESPN Monday Night Football analyst Ron Jaworski;
Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington; and Denver
Broncos linebacker Darrell Reid. The press conference will
also include the announcement of a donation of photography
equipment valued at $150,000 by Canon, a community
partner of the initiative, to fund the use of photography
equipment by youth at each of the 13 NFL Youth Education
Towns across the country. Canon will also participate in
the youth football clinic, hosting a photography station as
part of the event. Canon spokesperson Archie Manning
will participate in the press conference. Young, Jaworski,
Manning, Pennington and Reid will participate in the youth
football clinic from 3:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M. A bus will depart the
Media Center for this event at 3:00 P.M.
SUPER BOWL XLIV BUSINESS LEADERSHIP FORUM
— The South Florida Regional Planning Council
and 20 of the area’s leading minority business leadership
groups will join the NFL and Sprint to host the “Super
Bowl XLIV Business Leadership Forum,” an event that will
bring together corporate leaders, up-and-coming business
executives, entrepreneurs and small, minority and women
business owners to discuss leadership, winning business
strategies and realities of a diverse workplace in America.
NFL players turned businessmen, such as Keith Sims, Pat
Ballage and Kim Bokamper, will be joined by nationally
recognized business leaders during a 60-minute exchange
of thoughts, perspectives and business strategies, led by
WPLG anchor Kristi Krueger and Kevin Gale, editor of the
South Florida Business Journal. The event will take place on
Thursday, February 4 from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the Miniaci
Theatre on the campus of Nova Southeastern University in
Fort Lauderdale, with a networking reception to precede the
forum.
NFL PEPSI FAN JAM CONCERT SERIES
— The musical and award-winning talents of Rihanna, Nelly
Furtado, Justin Bieber and Paulina Rubio will be showcased
at South Beach. Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Timbaland
and Friends will kick off the series on Thursday, February
4 at 7:00 P.M. The series continues on Friday, February 5
with the Pepsi Música Super Bowl Fan Jam featuring Nelly
Furtado, Paulina Rubio and Pitbull.
SUPER BOWL XLIV NFL CHARITIES CELEBRITY BOWLING CLASSIC
— The NFL will conduct the fifth NFL Charities/GoBowling.com Super Bowl
Celebrity Bowling Classic at SpareZ Lanes in Davie on
Thursday, February 4 at 8:00 P.M. Amateur bowlers compete
with current and former NFL players including Pro Football
Hall of Famers in the event which benefits the NFL Youth
Education Town (YET) initiative.
STEVE SABOL’S “THE ART OF FOOTBALL” EXHIBITION
— “The Art of Football,” an exhibition of
Steve Sabol’s thought-provoking, very colorful football-
themed art will be on display from January 19 to February 9
at the Avant Gallery on N. Miami Avenue in the historic Miami
Design District. Sabol will be making appearances during the
week leading up to Super Bowl.
THE WALTER PAYTON NFL MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
— The finalists for the 2010 Walter Payton NFL
Man of the Year Award will be available at a news conference
Friday, February 5 at 9:00 A.M. at the Media Center, press
conference rooms Floridian Ballroom A-D. The finalists
are London Fletcher, Washington Redskins; Mike Furrey,
Cleveland Browns; and Brian Waters, Kansas City Chiefs.
The winner will be announced on-field prior to the national
anthem at the Super Bowl.
REBUILDING TOGETHER “KICKOFF TO REBUILD”
— Rebuilding Together, the nation’s leading
nonprofit preserving affordable homeownership, will
celebrate the 15th annual “Kickoff to Rebuild” on Thursday,
February 4, with a project at the corner of Elizabeth Street
and Thomas Avenue in Coconut Grove. NFL players and
volunteers will help repair the building, focusing on providing
energy efficient repairs. A news conference will be held at noon.
SUPER BOWL XLIV NFL CHARITIES CELEBRITY GOLF CLASSIC
— The 25th annual Super Bowl XLIV NFL Charities Celebrity Golf Classic
will be held at Doral Golf Resort Saturday, February 6 at 11:00 A.M.
Amateur golfers team up with current and former NFL players
including members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the
event. The event benefits the NFL Youth Education Town
(YET) initiative.
SUPER BOWL SATURDAY NIGHT
— The NFL will count down the hours to the Super Bowl with O.A.R.,
Barenaked Ladies, Robert Randolph & The Family Band
and a fireworks spectacular at Ft. Lauderdale Beach Park.
The free open-to-the-public event will include live musical
performances capped off by the Super Bowl Fireworks
Spectacular. Festivities begin at 4:00 P.M.
TASTE OF THE NFL
— Taste of the NFL is the premier
food and wine tasting extravaganza at Super Bowl, featuring
a top chef from each of the 32 NFL team markets, paired
with a current or retired player from each team. The event
has donated more than eight million dollars to help tackle
hunger since its inception in 1992. Proceeds from the Taste
of the NFL will benefit affiliates of Feeding America and other
national hunger-relief organizations in every NFL city. The
event will take place on Saturday, February 6 at 7:00 P.M.
at the Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center
in Fort Lauderdale. Media wishing to cover the event should
apply.
MOTOBLUR SUPER BOWL XLIV MEDIA CENTER
— Motorola will be at the forefront of the media
center excitement this year with a number of activities
showcasing the power of MOTOBLUR, the first solution to
sync contacts, posts, messages, photos and much more,
from all of your social networks. Media, players, celebrities
and other VIPs will be invited to relax and refresh in the
MOTOBLUR Media Lounge, where Motorola’s latest devices
will be on display and available for trial.
GATORADE PERFORMANCE LAB
– Scientists from the Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI) will
conduct Athlete Performance Testing on several NFL
players, including Eli Manning. Testing at the Gatorade
Performance Lab will demonstrate the scientific engineering
behind the development of the G Series – a new line of
products for athletes that provide fuel, fluid and nutrients
before, during and after activity. The testing will be viewable
via the GStream channel on uStream.com. Hours: Monday,
February 1 through Friday, February 5 with hours posted
at the Lab. Media Center, Exhibit Hall B.
GAME DAY FAN PLAZA
— 11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M., Sunday, January 31; 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.,
Sunday, February 7 (to Super Bowl ticket-holders only). 2010 marks
the introduction of the interactive football experience,
located adjacent to Sun Life Stadium, which will be open to
the general public, free of charge, on Pro Bowl Sunday and
to ticket-holders only on Super Bowl Sunday. Four different
interactive games will challenge fans’ football skills and
plenty of concessions will keep even the hungriest of fans
satisfied, while sponsor exhibit areas will offer a wide variety
of entertainment and giveaways. Game Day Fan Plaza will
also showcase the NFL FLAG Tournament of Championships
on the Youth Clinic field at 12:30 P.M. and feature free NFL
player autographs on Pro Bowl Sunday. Attendees will have
the ability to see the Vince Lombardi Trophy as well as Super
Bowl rings up close.
lunes, 1 de febrero de 2010
2000s NFL ALL-DECADE TEAM ANNOUNCED - Ingles
The NFL’s annual Pro Bowl is a celebration of the season’s best. The 2010 version is also a chance to honor some of the decade’s biggest stars.
The complete 2000s NFL All-Decade Team was revealed during a special Pro Bowl edition of ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown earlier today.
Twelve players named to the 2000s NFL All-Decade Team will compete in tonight’s Pro Bowl before a sellout crowd in excess of 70,000. Broadcast live on ESPN at 7:20 p.m. ET from Sun Life Stadium, the Pro Bowl will for the first time be held prior to the Super Bowl and serve as the signature kickoff event of Super Bowl week.
All-Stars from the Super Bowl competing teams will not participate in the Pro Bowl, but they will attend the game and be honored as part of the pregame festivities. Three of those players have also been selected to the All-Decade Team: quarterback PEYTON MANNING and defensive end DWIGHT FREENEY of the Colts and safety DARREN SHARPER of the Saints.
The NFL All-Decade teams are chosen every 10 years by the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee members. The 2000s will mark the ninth All-Decade team to be selected in NFL history.
This decade’s 53-player team will be comprised of two quarterbacks, four running backs, one fullback, four wide receivers, two tight ends, four offensive tackles, four guards, two centers, four defensive tackles, four defensive ends, six linebackers, four cornerbacks, four safeties, two kickers, two punters, two kick returners and two punt returners. Two head coaches have also been chosen.
NFL ALL-DECADE TEAM – 2000s
(2010 Pro Bowl participants listed in Bold/Italics)
OFFENSE
QUARTERBACKS (2)
Tom Brady
Peyton Manning
FULLBACK (1)
Lorenzo Neal
TIGHT ENDS (2)
Antonio Gates
Tony Gonzalez
RUNNING BACKS (4)
Shaun Alexander
Jamal Lewis
Edgerrin James
LaDainian Tomlinson
WIDE RECEIVERS (4)
Marvin Harrison
Torry Holt
Randy Moss
Terrell Owens
OFFENSIVE TACKLES (4)
Walter Jones
Jonathan Ogden
Orlando Pace
William Roaf
CENTERS (2)
Olin Kreutz
Kevin Mawae
GUARDS (4)
Larry Allen
Alan Faneca
Steve Hutchinson
Will Shields
HEAD COACHES (2)
Bill Belichick
Tony Dungy
DEFENSE
DEFENSIVE ENDS (4)
Dwight Freeney
Julius Peppers
Michael Strahan
Jason Taylor
DEFENSIVE TACKLES (4)
La’Roi Glover
Warren Sapp
Richard Seymour
Kevin Williams
CORNERBACKS (4)
Ronde Barber
Champ Bailey
Ty Law
Charles Woodson
SAFETIES (4)
Brian Dawkins
Troy Polamalu
Ed Reed
Darren Sharper
LINEBACKERS (6)
Derrick Brooks
Ray Lewis
Joey Porter
Zach Thomas
Brian Urlacher
DeMarcus Ware
SPECIALISTS
PUNTERS (2)
Shane Lechler
Brian Moorman
PUNT RETURNERS (2)
Dante Hall
Devin Hester
KICKERS (2)
David Akers
Adam Vinatieri
KICK RETURNERS (2)
Joshua Cribbs
Dante Hall
The complete 2000s NFL All-Decade Team was revealed during a special Pro Bowl edition of ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown earlier today.
Twelve players named to the 2000s NFL All-Decade Team will compete in tonight’s Pro Bowl before a sellout crowd in excess of 70,000. Broadcast live on ESPN at 7:20 p.m. ET from Sun Life Stadium, the Pro Bowl will for the first time be held prior to the Super Bowl and serve as the signature kickoff event of Super Bowl week.
All-Stars from the Super Bowl competing teams will not participate in the Pro Bowl, but they will attend the game and be honored as part of the pregame festivities. Three of those players have also been selected to the All-Decade Team: quarterback PEYTON MANNING and defensive end DWIGHT FREENEY of the Colts and safety DARREN SHARPER of the Saints.
The NFL All-Decade teams are chosen every 10 years by the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee members. The 2000s will mark the ninth All-Decade team to be selected in NFL history.
This decade’s 53-player team will be comprised of two quarterbacks, four running backs, one fullback, four wide receivers, two tight ends, four offensive tackles, four guards, two centers, four defensive tackles, four defensive ends, six linebackers, four cornerbacks, four safeties, two kickers, two punters, two kick returners and two punt returners. Two head coaches have also been chosen.
NFL ALL-DECADE TEAM – 2000s
(2010 Pro Bowl participants listed in Bold/Italics)
OFFENSE
QUARTERBACKS (2)
Tom Brady
Peyton Manning
FULLBACK (1)
Lorenzo Neal
TIGHT ENDS (2)
Antonio Gates
Tony Gonzalez
RUNNING BACKS (4)
Shaun Alexander
Jamal Lewis
Edgerrin James
LaDainian Tomlinson
WIDE RECEIVERS (4)
Marvin Harrison
Torry Holt
Randy Moss
Terrell Owens
OFFENSIVE TACKLES (4)
Walter Jones
Jonathan Ogden
Orlando Pace
William Roaf
CENTERS (2)
Olin Kreutz
Kevin Mawae
GUARDS (4)
Larry Allen
Alan Faneca
Steve Hutchinson
Will Shields
HEAD COACHES (2)
Bill Belichick
Tony Dungy
DEFENSE
DEFENSIVE ENDS (4)
Dwight Freeney
Julius Peppers
Michael Strahan
Jason Taylor
DEFENSIVE TACKLES (4)
La’Roi Glover
Warren Sapp
Richard Seymour
Kevin Williams
CORNERBACKS (4)
Ronde Barber
Champ Bailey
Ty Law
Charles Woodson
SAFETIES (4)
Brian Dawkins
Troy Polamalu
Ed Reed
Darren Sharper
LINEBACKERS (6)
Derrick Brooks
Ray Lewis
Joey Porter
Zach Thomas
Brian Urlacher
DeMarcus Ware
SPECIALISTS
PUNTERS (2)
Shane Lechler
Brian Moorman
PUNT RETURNERS (2)
Dante Hall
Devin Hester
KICKERS (2)
David Akers
Adam Vinatieri
KICK RETURNERS (2)
Joshua Cribbs
Dante Hall
jueves, 28 de enero de 2010
UN PRO BOWL SIN IGUAL
Ochenta y seis Estrellas de la NFL descenderán al Sur de la Florida esta semana cuando, por primera vez, el Pro Bowl AFC-NFC 2010 hará de puntapié inicial a la semana del Super Bowl.
El Pro Bowl AFC-NFC se disputará el domingo 31 de enero en el Sun Life Stadium del Sur de la Florida a las 7:20 PM, hora de New York por ESPN. Será apenas la segunda ocasión que el Pro Bowl y el Super Bowl se celebren en la misma ciudad. El Pro Bowl en 1967 fue disputado en el Coliseo de Los Angeles la semana posterior al Super Bowl I.
“Casi tratas al Pro Bowl como al Super Bowl y te repites a ti mismo una y otra vez: “Este podría ser el único en el que participe”, explica el CENTRO de los New York Giants SHAUN O’HARA. "Estoy emocionado por ello.”
Más de 70,000 aficionados –la mayor cantidad para el Pro Bowl en 50 años– estarán allí para observar el choque 2010 por la supremacía entre las estrellas de la NFL. La NFC ganó tres de los últimos encuentros para tomar una ventaja de 20-19 en el Pro Bowl AFC-NFC (desde 1971).
LAS MAYORES CANTIDADES DE ASISTENTES AL PRO BOWL EN SU HISTORIA
AFICIÓN - FECHA - SEDE
72,250 - 11/1/59 - LA Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA)
67,242 - 12/1/64 - LA Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA)
66,918 - 20/1/74 - Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
66,634 - 12/1/58 - LA Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA)
64,752 - 17/1/77 - Kingdome (Seattle, WA)
62,971 - 15/1/61 - LA Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA)
61,374 - 13/1/63 - LA Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA)
60,598 - 10/1/65 - LA Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA)
60,124 - 15/1/66 - LA Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA)
Las Estrellas de los equipos participantes del Super Bowl no tomarán parte del Pro Bowl, pero estarán presentes en el juego y recibirán honores como parte de las festividades previas al puntapié inicial.
La transmisión de ESPN lo llevará hasta dentro del juego de formas inéditas, con la participación de varios jugadores y entrenadores con sus comentarios.
Además, el primer Pro Bowl en territorio continental en 30 años –este juego se desarrolló en Honolulu (Hawai) cada año desde 1980– tendrá el NFL Play 60 Community Blitz. El jueves 28 de enero, el primer “Blitz” de la historia en celebración del Pro Bowl y servicio a la comunidad promete ser el programa comunitario más grande en la historia de la liga. Los jugadores del Pro Bowl de la NFL, junto al comisionado Roger Goodell, construirán un terreno de juegos a medida en la Escuela Académica de Ciencia y Tecnología RISE como uno de los tres eventos “Blitz” que tendrán lugar en el Sur de la Florida.
El Pro Bowl tendrá:
· EL CORREDOR de los Minnesota Vikings ADRIAN PETERSON está igualado en la mayor cantidad de anotaciones terrestres en el Pro Bowl en su carrera con tres (EARL CAMPBELL, CHUCK MUNCIE, MIKE ALSTOTT).
· EL APOYADOR novato de los Green Bay Packers CLAY MATTHEWS, hijo del cuatro veces Todo-Estrella CLAY MATTHEWS se unirá a otras seis parejas de padre-hijo en participar del Pro Bowl desde 1970.
PAREJAS DE PADRE E HIJO EN EL PRO BOWL DESDE 1970
PADRE - HIJO
Bob Griese - Brian Griese
Archie Manning - Peyton Manning & Eli Manning
Ernie McMillan - Erik McMillan
Terry Metcalf - Eric Metcalf
Mosi Tatupu - Lofa Tatupu
Kellen Winslow - Kellen Winslow
Clay Matthews - Clay Matthews
· EL ESQUINERO de los Denver Broncos CHAMP BAILEY (nueve nominaciones) tiene cuatro intercepciones en el Pro Bowl en su carrera, igualando la mayor cantidad en la historia de la NFL (DEION SANDERS, EVERSON WALLS).
· El Jugador Ofensivo del Año CHRIS JOHNSON, de los Tennessee Titans, se convirtió en el sexto jugador en la historia de la NFL en acarrear 2,000 yardas (2,006) en una temporada. También estableció la marca de mayor cantidad de yardas desde la línea de golpeo en una sola campaña (2,509).
· EL APOYADOR novato de los Washington Redskins BRIAN ORAKPO encabezó a todos los novatos con 11 capturas en 2009. “Este es un honor tremendo y una sorpresa maravillosa”, se exclama Orakpo de su nominación para el Pro Bowl.
· EL RECEPTOR de los Cincinnati Bengals CHAD OCHOCINCO tuvo la segunda mayor cantidad de yardas recibiendo (156) y la segunda recepción anotadora más larga (90 yardas) en un solo juego en la historia del Pro Bowl, durante la edición de 2004.
Los próximos dos juegos de Pro Bowl regresarán a Honolulu, donde este evento fue disputado desde 1980 hasta 2009. La decisión acerca de si se jugará en la semana previa al Super Bowl o en la siguiente será tomada tras una evaluación del evento de este año.
El Pro Bowl AFC-NFC se disputará el domingo 31 de enero en el Sun Life Stadium del Sur de la Florida a las 7:20 PM, hora de New York por ESPN. Será apenas la segunda ocasión que el Pro Bowl y el Super Bowl se celebren en la misma ciudad. El Pro Bowl en 1967 fue disputado en el Coliseo de Los Angeles la semana posterior al Super Bowl I.
“Casi tratas al Pro Bowl como al Super Bowl y te repites a ti mismo una y otra vez: “Este podría ser el único en el que participe”, explica el CENTRO de los New York Giants SHAUN O’HARA. "Estoy emocionado por ello.”
Más de 70,000 aficionados –la mayor cantidad para el Pro Bowl en 50 años– estarán allí para observar el choque 2010 por la supremacía entre las estrellas de la NFL. La NFC ganó tres de los últimos encuentros para tomar una ventaja de 20-19 en el Pro Bowl AFC-NFC (desde 1971).
LAS MAYORES CANTIDADES DE ASISTENTES AL PRO BOWL EN SU HISTORIA
AFICIÓN - FECHA - SEDE
72,250 - 11/1/59 - LA Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA)
67,242 - 12/1/64 - LA Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA)
66,918 - 20/1/74 - Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
66,634 - 12/1/58 - LA Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA)
64,752 - 17/1/77 - Kingdome (Seattle, WA)
62,971 - 15/1/61 - LA Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA)
61,374 - 13/1/63 - LA Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA)
60,598 - 10/1/65 - LA Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA)
60,124 - 15/1/66 - LA Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA)
Las Estrellas de los equipos participantes del Super Bowl no tomarán parte del Pro Bowl, pero estarán presentes en el juego y recibirán honores como parte de las festividades previas al puntapié inicial.
La transmisión de ESPN lo llevará hasta dentro del juego de formas inéditas, con la participación de varios jugadores y entrenadores con sus comentarios.
Además, el primer Pro Bowl en territorio continental en 30 años –este juego se desarrolló en Honolulu (Hawai) cada año desde 1980– tendrá el NFL Play 60 Community Blitz. El jueves 28 de enero, el primer “Blitz” de la historia en celebración del Pro Bowl y servicio a la comunidad promete ser el programa comunitario más grande en la historia de la liga. Los jugadores del Pro Bowl de la NFL, junto al comisionado Roger Goodell, construirán un terreno de juegos a medida en la Escuela Académica de Ciencia y Tecnología RISE como uno de los tres eventos “Blitz” que tendrán lugar en el Sur de la Florida.
El Pro Bowl tendrá:
· EL CORREDOR de los Minnesota Vikings ADRIAN PETERSON está igualado en la mayor cantidad de anotaciones terrestres en el Pro Bowl en su carrera con tres (EARL CAMPBELL, CHUCK MUNCIE, MIKE ALSTOTT).
· EL APOYADOR novato de los Green Bay Packers CLAY MATTHEWS, hijo del cuatro veces Todo-Estrella CLAY MATTHEWS se unirá a otras seis parejas de padre-hijo en participar del Pro Bowl desde 1970.
PAREJAS DE PADRE E HIJO EN EL PRO BOWL DESDE 1970
PADRE - HIJO
Bob Griese - Brian Griese
Archie Manning - Peyton Manning & Eli Manning
Ernie McMillan - Erik McMillan
Terry Metcalf - Eric Metcalf
Mosi Tatupu - Lofa Tatupu
Kellen Winslow - Kellen Winslow
Clay Matthews - Clay Matthews
· EL ESQUINERO de los Denver Broncos CHAMP BAILEY (nueve nominaciones) tiene cuatro intercepciones en el Pro Bowl en su carrera, igualando la mayor cantidad en la historia de la NFL (DEION SANDERS, EVERSON WALLS).
· El Jugador Ofensivo del Año CHRIS JOHNSON, de los Tennessee Titans, se convirtió en el sexto jugador en la historia de la NFL en acarrear 2,000 yardas (2,006) en una temporada. También estableció la marca de mayor cantidad de yardas desde la línea de golpeo en una sola campaña (2,509).
· EL APOYADOR novato de los Washington Redskins BRIAN ORAKPO encabezó a todos los novatos con 11 capturas en 2009. “Este es un honor tremendo y una sorpresa maravillosa”, se exclama Orakpo de su nominación para el Pro Bowl.
· EL RECEPTOR de los Cincinnati Bengals CHAD OCHOCINCO tuvo la segunda mayor cantidad de yardas recibiendo (156) y la segunda recepción anotadora más larga (90 yardas) en un solo juego en la historia del Pro Bowl, durante la edición de 2004.
Los próximos dos juegos de Pro Bowl regresarán a Honolulu, donde este evento fue disputado desde 1980 hasta 2009. La decisión acerca de si se jugará en la semana previa al Super Bowl o en la siguiente será tomada tras una evaluación del evento de este año.
martes, 19 de enero de 2010
NFL’S “FANTASTIC FOUR” READY FOR CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND - Ingles
“It’s the playoffs,” says New York Jets rookie head coach REX RYAN. “Anything can happen”.
And in the Divisional Playoffs, “anything” did happen, setting the stage for what is certain to be a memorable Championship Weekend:
AFC Championship Game
New York Jets vs Indianapolis Colts
3:00 p.m. ET - CBS
NFC Championship Game
Minnesota Vikings vs New Orleans Saints
6:40 p.m. ET - FOX
Ryan became the sixth rookie head coach in the Super Bowl era to win at least two playoff games as he led the Jets to the AFC Championship Game after a 17-14 victory over the San Diego Chargers in the Divisional Playoffs. New York, the No. 5 seed in the AFC, knocked off the red-hot Chargers, who had won 11 games in a row.
“It’s a big win for our franchise,” says Jets rookie quarterback MARK SANCHEZ. “And we’re not done.”
Up next for the surging Jets, who have won five consecutive road games, is a rematch with the top-seeded Indianapolis Colts, this time for the Lamar Hunt Trophy and the AFC title. New York defeated Indianapolis 29-15 in Week 16, ending the Colts’ NFL-record 23-game regular-season winning streak.
The Colts defeated the Baltimore Ravens 20-3 in the Divisional Round, holding the Ravens without a touchdown in a postseason game for the second time in the past four years. The three points are the fewest allowed by the Colts in the postseason since the 1971 Divisional Playoffs (three vs. Cleveland).
“Our defense did a tremendous job,” says Colts rookie head coach JIM CALDWELL. “Our defense played hard, they tackled well and they were opportunistic. It was a heck of a performance.”
The AFC Championship Game will mark the first conference title game in NFL history to match rookie head coaches.
On the NFC side, the top-seeded New Orleans Saints defeated the Arizona Cardinals 45-14 to advance to their second Championship Game in franchise history (2006). With the Saints and Colts both advancing, 2009 marks the first time both No. 1 seeds have advanced to the Championship Games since 2004.
“We’re excited to get the win,” says New Orleans head coach SEAN PAYTON, who has guided the Saints to their only two NFC Championship Game appearances. “We knew we were playing a good team coming in here with postseason experience. I was encouraged with the overall team effort.”
The Saints’ REGGIE BUSH totaled 217 combined yards and scored on a 46-yard touchdown run and 83-yard punt return. He joined Pro Football Hall of Famer CHARLEY TRIPPI (1947 NFL Championship) as the only players in NFL postseason history to scored a rushing and punt-return touchdown in the same game. Bush also became just the second player in NFL playoff history to score touchdowns of 80 and 40 yards in the same game, joining Washington’s RICKY SANDERS (Super Bowl XXII).
“I knew I was going to get a lot of opportunities to make plays and just be a difference-maker for my team,” says Bush. “I just tried to make the most of it every time I had the ball.”
The Minnesota Vikings will travel to the Superdome this weekend to face the Saints as the NFC Championship Game will feature the conference’s top two seeds. The Vikings defeated the Dallas Cowboys 34-3 to advance to the club’s first Championship Game since 2000.
“This is what I came back for,” says Minnesota quarterback BRETT FAVRE, who threw a postseason career-high four touchdowns passes. “I feel like I’m playing the same way and with the same enthusiasm I’ve always had. And I know the guys feed off of that. Fans enjoy that because it is real and genuine.”
Vikings wide receiver SIDNEY RICE caught a franchise postseason-record three touchdowns and credited his veteran quarterback.
“Same old Brett,” says Rice. “He’s been doing that since he first came into the league. Moving around, getting the ball out, breaking tackles and even running down field and throwing blocks. It just shows how big a heart he has.”
A closer look at the AFC and NFC Championship Games:
NEW YORK JETS (11-7) at INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (15-2) (Sunday, CBS, 3:00 PM ET)
For the first time in NFL history, a Championship Game will feature two rookie head coaches: New York’s REX RYAN and Indianapolis’ JIM CALDWELL. The winner will be just the fifth rookie head coach to reach the Super Bowl.
For the Jets, rookies have played a big role during the team’s impressive postseason run. Quarterback MARK SANCHEZ is 2-0 in the postseason and aims to become the first rookie QB to start a Super Bowl and running back SHONN GREENE has posted back-to-back 100-yard games in the playoffs (135 vs. CIN, 128 vs. SD), becoming just the third rookie in NFL history to gain at least 100 rushing yards in each of his first two playoff games.
With the Jets leading 10-7 in the fourth quarter last week against San Diego, Greene extended the lead with a 53-yard touchdown run, the second-longest in franchise postseason history.
“The offensive line executed well,” says Greene. “I got through the first level and once I got to the second level, I had to beat a safety. I made him miss and then it was green in front of me and the end zone was clear.”
New York’s defense, which led the NFL this season allowing 14.8 points per game, held the powerful San Diego offense to 14 points, ending the Chargers’ streak of 22 consecutive games (including playoffs) with at least 20 points.
“That’s the best defense I’ve played all year,” says Chargers running back LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON. “Against the run and against the pass. They’re really prepared.”
The Jets will need a strong defensive performance this weekend against the Colts and Associated Press NFL MVP PEYTON MANNING. In the Divisional Playoff victory, Manning passed for 246 yards and two touchdowns against a tough Baltimore defense.
“I thought we had good preparation coming into that game,” says Manning. “We came out sharp and kind of set the tempo from the get-go.”
Defensively, the Colts shut down the Ravens’ powerful running game. Indianapolis will need another strong performance this weekend against the Jets’ top-ranked ground attack (172.3 yards per game).
“Our defense did not allow them to move the ball and get in a position to score,” says Caldwell. They just did a great job overall.”
MINNESOTA VIKINGS (13-4) at NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (14-3) (Sunday, FOX, 6:40 PM ET)
For the first time in franchise history, the New Orleans Saints will host the NFC Championship Game. The NFC’s top seed knocked off the Arizona Cardinals 45-14 in the Divisional Round as quarterback DREW BREES tossed three touchdown passes and running back REGGIE BUSH scored twice.
“There’s no fan base that deserves a championship more than New Orleans and the ‘Who Dat’ nation,” says Brees. “Just the bond that we have with them is special. They give us strength. They give us motivation. We want to do it for them.”
Bush, who became just the second player in NFL postseason history to score a touchdown on a rush and punt return in the same game, electrified the crowd as he amassed 217 total yards.
“He’s a guy who can change the game,” says Saints head coach SEAN PAYTON.
Another guy who can change the game is Minnesota’s 40-year old quarterback BRETT FAVRE, who threw a career postseason-high four touchdown passes in the Vikings’ 34-3 win over Dallas. Favre’s four touchdown passes are twice as many as all other 40-year old quarterbacks have thrown in NFL postseason history combined.
“He’s playing his heart out,” says Minnesota defensive end JARED ALLEN, who had a sack and forced fumble versus the Cowboys.
Vikings wide receiver SIDNEY RICE continued his impressive Pro Bowl season as he had six catches for 141 yards and three touchdowns, tying the NFL postseason record. Rice is just the third player in the past 25 seasons to catch three touchdown passes in his first career playoff start (STERLING SHARPE and WILLIE JACKSON).
“There are faster guys,” says Favre. “There are taller guys. There are quicker guys. But the thing about Sidney is that he wants to be good. It matters to him.”
And in the Divisional Playoffs, “anything” did happen, setting the stage for what is certain to be a memorable Championship Weekend:
AFC Championship Game
New York Jets vs Indianapolis Colts
3:00 p.m. ET - CBS
NFC Championship Game
Minnesota Vikings vs New Orleans Saints
6:40 p.m. ET - FOX
Ryan became the sixth rookie head coach in the Super Bowl era to win at least two playoff games as he led the Jets to the AFC Championship Game after a 17-14 victory over the San Diego Chargers in the Divisional Playoffs. New York, the No. 5 seed in the AFC, knocked off the red-hot Chargers, who had won 11 games in a row.
“It’s a big win for our franchise,” says Jets rookie quarterback MARK SANCHEZ. “And we’re not done.”
Up next for the surging Jets, who have won five consecutive road games, is a rematch with the top-seeded Indianapolis Colts, this time for the Lamar Hunt Trophy and the AFC title. New York defeated Indianapolis 29-15 in Week 16, ending the Colts’ NFL-record 23-game regular-season winning streak.
The Colts defeated the Baltimore Ravens 20-3 in the Divisional Round, holding the Ravens without a touchdown in a postseason game for the second time in the past four years. The three points are the fewest allowed by the Colts in the postseason since the 1971 Divisional Playoffs (three vs. Cleveland).
“Our defense did a tremendous job,” says Colts rookie head coach JIM CALDWELL. “Our defense played hard, they tackled well and they were opportunistic. It was a heck of a performance.”
The AFC Championship Game will mark the first conference title game in NFL history to match rookie head coaches.
On the NFC side, the top-seeded New Orleans Saints defeated the Arizona Cardinals 45-14 to advance to their second Championship Game in franchise history (2006). With the Saints and Colts both advancing, 2009 marks the first time both No. 1 seeds have advanced to the Championship Games since 2004.
“We’re excited to get the win,” says New Orleans head coach SEAN PAYTON, who has guided the Saints to their only two NFC Championship Game appearances. “We knew we were playing a good team coming in here with postseason experience. I was encouraged with the overall team effort.”
The Saints’ REGGIE BUSH totaled 217 combined yards and scored on a 46-yard touchdown run and 83-yard punt return. He joined Pro Football Hall of Famer CHARLEY TRIPPI (1947 NFL Championship) as the only players in NFL postseason history to scored a rushing and punt-return touchdown in the same game. Bush also became just the second player in NFL playoff history to score touchdowns of 80 and 40 yards in the same game, joining Washington’s RICKY SANDERS (Super Bowl XXII).
“I knew I was going to get a lot of opportunities to make plays and just be a difference-maker for my team,” says Bush. “I just tried to make the most of it every time I had the ball.”
The Minnesota Vikings will travel to the Superdome this weekend to face the Saints as the NFC Championship Game will feature the conference’s top two seeds. The Vikings defeated the Dallas Cowboys 34-3 to advance to the club’s first Championship Game since 2000.
“This is what I came back for,” says Minnesota quarterback BRETT FAVRE, who threw a postseason career-high four touchdowns passes. “I feel like I’m playing the same way and with the same enthusiasm I’ve always had. And I know the guys feed off of that. Fans enjoy that because it is real and genuine.”
Vikings wide receiver SIDNEY RICE caught a franchise postseason-record three touchdowns and credited his veteran quarterback.
“Same old Brett,” says Rice. “He’s been doing that since he first came into the league. Moving around, getting the ball out, breaking tackles and even running down field and throwing blocks. It just shows how big a heart he has.”
A closer look at the AFC and NFC Championship Games:
NEW YORK JETS (11-7) at INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (15-2) (Sunday, CBS, 3:00 PM ET)
For the first time in NFL history, a Championship Game will feature two rookie head coaches: New York’s REX RYAN and Indianapolis’ JIM CALDWELL. The winner will be just the fifth rookie head coach to reach the Super Bowl.
For the Jets, rookies have played a big role during the team’s impressive postseason run. Quarterback MARK SANCHEZ is 2-0 in the postseason and aims to become the first rookie QB to start a Super Bowl and running back SHONN GREENE has posted back-to-back 100-yard games in the playoffs (135 vs. CIN, 128 vs. SD), becoming just the third rookie in NFL history to gain at least 100 rushing yards in each of his first two playoff games.
With the Jets leading 10-7 in the fourth quarter last week against San Diego, Greene extended the lead with a 53-yard touchdown run, the second-longest in franchise postseason history.
“The offensive line executed well,” says Greene. “I got through the first level and once I got to the second level, I had to beat a safety. I made him miss and then it was green in front of me and the end zone was clear.”
New York’s defense, which led the NFL this season allowing 14.8 points per game, held the powerful San Diego offense to 14 points, ending the Chargers’ streak of 22 consecutive games (including playoffs) with at least 20 points.
“That’s the best defense I’ve played all year,” says Chargers running back LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON. “Against the run and against the pass. They’re really prepared.”
The Jets will need a strong defensive performance this weekend against the Colts and Associated Press NFL MVP PEYTON MANNING. In the Divisional Playoff victory, Manning passed for 246 yards and two touchdowns against a tough Baltimore defense.
“I thought we had good preparation coming into that game,” says Manning. “We came out sharp and kind of set the tempo from the get-go.”
Defensively, the Colts shut down the Ravens’ powerful running game. Indianapolis will need another strong performance this weekend against the Jets’ top-ranked ground attack (172.3 yards per game).
“Our defense did not allow them to move the ball and get in a position to score,” says Caldwell. They just did a great job overall.”
MINNESOTA VIKINGS (13-4) at NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (14-3) (Sunday, FOX, 6:40 PM ET)
For the first time in franchise history, the New Orleans Saints will host the NFC Championship Game. The NFC’s top seed knocked off the Arizona Cardinals 45-14 in the Divisional Round as quarterback DREW BREES tossed three touchdown passes and running back REGGIE BUSH scored twice.
“There’s no fan base that deserves a championship more than New Orleans and the ‘Who Dat’ nation,” says Brees. “Just the bond that we have with them is special. They give us strength. They give us motivation. We want to do it for them.”
Bush, who became just the second player in NFL postseason history to score a touchdown on a rush and punt return in the same game, electrified the crowd as he amassed 217 total yards.
“He’s a guy who can change the game,” says Saints head coach SEAN PAYTON.
Another guy who can change the game is Minnesota’s 40-year old quarterback BRETT FAVRE, who threw a career postseason-high four touchdown passes in the Vikings’ 34-3 win over Dallas. Favre’s four touchdown passes are twice as many as all other 40-year old quarterbacks have thrown in NFL postseason history combined.
“He’s playing his heart out,” says Minnesota defensive end JARED ALLEN, who had a sack and forced fumble versus the Cowboys.
Vikings wide receiver SIDNEY RICE continued his impressive Pro Bowl season as he had six catches for 141 yards and three touchdowns, tying the NFL postseason record. Rice is just the third player in the past 25 seasons to catch three touchdown passes in his first career playoff start (STERLING SHARPE and WILLIE JACKSON).
“There are faster guys,” says Favre. “There are taller guys. There are quicker guys. But the thing about Sidney is that he wants to be good. It matters to him.”
martes, 12 de enero de 2010
HALL OF FAME ELECTION ANNOUNCED
5 MODERN-ERA FINALISTS
FOR HALL OF FAME ELECTION ANNOUNCED
Also Fans “Voice Their Choice”
Three first-year eligible players, Tim Brown, Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith, are among the 15 modern-era finalists who will be considered for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame when the Hall’s Selection Committee meets in South Florida on Saturday, February 6, 2010.
Joining the three first-year eligible players, are 11 other modern-era players and a longtime head coach. The 15 modern-era finalists, along with the two senior nominees announced in August 2009 (former Detroit Lions cornerback Dick LeBeau and former Denver Broncos running back Floyd Little) will be the only candidates considered for Hall of Fame election when the 44-member Selection Committee meets. To be elected, a finalist must receive a minimum positive vote of 80 percent.
Also, for the first time fans are invited to vote for their choice for the Pro Football Hall of Fame with the Van Heusen Pro Football Hall of Fame Fan’s Choice at www.fanschoice.com.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame, Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation and JC Penney Company have teamed to provide the first-ever dedicated forum for fans to debate, discuss and voice their choice by voting for the Hall of Fame Enshrinee Class of 2010. The robust forum also includes stats on all candidates and opinions from football experts, Hall of Fame players and fans around the country.
The official Hall of Fame Selection Committee’s 17 finalists (15 Modern-Era and two Senior Nominees*) with their positions, teams, and years active follow:
* Tim Brown – Wide Receiver/Kick Returner – 1988-2003 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
* Cris Carter – Wide Receiver – 1987-89 Philadelphia Eagles, 1990-2001 Minnesota Vikings, 2002 Miami Dolphins
* Don Coryell – Coach – 1973-77 St. Louis Cardinals, 1978-1986 San Diego Chargers
* Roger Craig – Running Back – 1983-1990 San Francisco 49ers, 1991 Los Angeles Raiders, 1992-93 Minnesota Vikings
* Dermonti Dawson – Center – 1988-2000 Pittsburgh Steelers
* Richard Dent – Defensive End – 1983-1993, 1995 Chicago Bears, 1994 San Francisco 49ers, 1996 Indianapolis Colts, 1997 Philadelphia Eagles
* Russ Grimm – Guard – 1981-1991 Washington Redskins
* Charles Haley – Defensive End/Linebacker – 1986-1991, 1999 San Francisco 49ers, 1992-96 Dallas Cowboys
* Rickey Jackson – Linebacker – 1981-1993 New Orleans Saints, 1994-95 San Francisco 49ers
* Cortez Kennedy – Defensive Tackle – 1990-2000 Seattle Seahawks
* Dick LeBeau* – Cornerback – 1959-1972 Detroit Lions
* Floyd Little* – Running Back – 1967-1975 Denver Broncos
* John Randle – Defensive Tackle – 1990-2000 Minnesota Vikings, 2001-03 Seattle Seahawks
* Andre Reed – Wide Receiver – 1985-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000 Washington Redskins
* Jerry Rice – Wide Receiver – 1985-2000 San Francisco 49ers, 2001-04 Oakland Raiders, 2004 Seattle Seahawks
* Shannon Sharpe – Tight End – 1990-99, 2002-03 Denver Broncos, 2000-01 Baltimore Ravens
* Emmitt Smith – Running Back – 1990-2002 Dallas Cowboys, 2003-04 Arizona Cardinals
Carter, Dawson, Dent, Grimm, Kennedy, Randle, Reed, and Sharpe have all been finalists in previous years. Although they were eligible in previous years, this is the first time Coryell, Craig, Haley, Jackson, Little, and LeBeau have been finalists.
From this year’s list, five players – Dawson, Grimm, Kennedy, LeBeau, and Little – spent their entire NFL career with just one team.
LeBeau and Little were selected as senior candidates by the Hall of Fame’s Seniors Committee at their August 2009 meeting. The Seniors Committee reviews the qualifications of those players whose careers took place more than 25 years ago. The remaining 15 modern-era finalists were determined by a vote of the Hall’s 44-member Selection Committee from a list of 131 preliminary nominees that earlier was reduced to a list of 25 semifinalists. To be eligible for election, modern-era players and coaches must be retired at least five years (prior to 2007 coaches were eligible immediately after retiring).
Since Coryell retired prior to the 2007 change in coach’s eligibility, he has been eligible the longest of the modern-era nominees, 23 years. Grimm has been eligible 14 years, while Craig has been eligible 12 years. Jackson has been eligible for 10 years, Dent eight years, Haley six years, Reed, Dawson and Kennedy five years, Carter three years, Randle and Sharpe two years. Brown, Rice and Smith are in their first year of eligibility. Senior nominees LeBeau and Little have been eligible 33 years and 30 years respectively.
The Selection Committee will meet in South Florida, on Saturday, February 6, 2010, to elect the Hall of Fame Class of 2010. The election results will be announced at 5 p.m. ET during a one-hour NFL Network special, live from the Broward County Convention Center.
At the 2010 selection meeting, the selectors will thoroughly discuss the careers of each finalist. Although there is no set number for any class of enshrinees, the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s current ground rules stipulate that between four and seven new members will be selected each year. No more than five modern-era nominees can be elected in a given year and a class of six or seven can only be achieved if one or both senior nominees are elected. Representatives of the accounting firm Deloitte & Touche will tabulate all votes during the meeting.
At the announcement, Pro Football Hall of Fame President/Executive Director Steve Perry will be presented with an envelope containing the names of the nominees elected. Each newly elected member will be contacted immediately by the Hall of Fame. Members of the Class of 2010 in South Florida for the Super Bowl will be asked to join the live announcement show. Those not able to attend will be asked to join via teleconference.
The Van Heusen Fan’s Choice campaign which launched in September, mirrors the Hall of Fame’s selection process and will name the first-ever Fan’s Choice Class live on NFL Network just prior to the official announcement from the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The Van Heusen Fan’s Choice Top 15 list includes seven candidates who also appear on the official Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee list including: Tim Brown, Cris Carter, Richard Dent, Charles Haley, Jerry Rice, Shannon Sharpe and Emmitt Smith.
Others who made the Van Heusen Fan’s Choice Top 15 list who didn’t make the official Hall of Fame Selection Committee list include an athletic trainer, Otho Davis; a coach, Tom Flores; as well as former players, Cliff Branch, Todd Christensen, Ray Guy, Lester Hayes, Ed “Too Tall” Jones , and Jim Plunkett.
The Final Round of fan voting begins today and the top 15 Fan’s choices will be combined with the Hall of Fame Selection Committee choices for one powerhouse list of candidates looking for fans’ votes to become a part of the inaugural Fan’s Choice class.
Fans are encouraged to visit www.fanschoice.com to vote for their favorites before the Fan’s Choice Class is revealed on February 6.
FOR HALL OF FAME ELECTION ANNOUNCED
Also Fans “Voice Their Choice”
Three first-year eligible players, Tim Brown, Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith, are among the 15 modern-era finalists who will be considered for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame when the Hall’s Selection Committee meets in South Florida on Saturday, February 6, 2010.
Joining the three first-year eligible players, are 11 other modern-era players and a longtime head coach. The 15 modern-era finalists, along with the two senior nominees announced in August 2009 (former Detroit Lions cornerback Dick LeBeau and former Denver Broncos running back Floyd Little) will be the only candidates considered for Hall of Fame election when the 44-member Selection Committee meets. To be elected, a finalist must receive a minimum positive vote of 80 percent.
Also, for the first time fans are invited to vote for their choice for the Pro Football Hall of Fame with the Van Heusen Pro Football Hall of Fame Fan’s Choice at www.fanschoice.com.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame, Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation and JC Penney Company have teamed to provide the first-ever dedicated forum for fans to debate, discuss and voice their choice by voting for the Hall of Fame Enshrinee Class of 2010. The robust forum also includes stats on all candidates and opinions from football experts, Hall of Fame players and fans around the country.
The official Hall of Fame Selection Committee’s 17 finalists (15 Modern-Era and two Senior Nominees*) with their positions, teams, and years active follow:
* Tim Brown – Wide Receiver/Kick Returner – 1988-2003 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
* Cris Carter – Wide Receiver – 1987-89 Philadelphia Eagles, 1990-2001 Minnesota Vikings, 2002 Miami Dolphins
* Don Coryell – Coach – 1973-77 St. Louis Cardinals, 1978-1986 San Diego Chargers
* Roger Craig – Running Back – 1983-1990 San Francisco 49ers, 1991 Los Angeles Raiders, 1992-93 Minnesota Vikings
* Dermonti Dawson – Center – 1988-2000 Pittsburgh Steelers
* Richard Dent – Defensive End – 1983-1993, 1995 Chicago Bears, 1994 San Francisco 49ers, 1996 Indianapolis Colts, 1997 Philadelphia Eagles
* Russ Grimm – Guard – 1981-1991 Washington Redskins
* Charles Haley – Defensive End/Linebacker – 1986-1991, 1999 San Francisco 49ers, 1992-96 Dallas Cowboys
* Rickey Jackson – Linebacker – 1981-1993 New Orleans Saints, 1994-95 San Francisco 49ers
* Cortez Kennedy – Defensive Tackle – 1990-2000 Seattle Seahawks
* Dick LeBeau* – Cornerback – 1959-1972 Detroit Lions
* Floyd Little* – Running Back – 1967-1975 Denver Broncos
* John Randle – Defensive Tackle – 1990-2000 Minnesota Vikings, 2001-03 Seattle Seahawks
* Andre Reed – Wide Receiver – 1985-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000 Washington Redskins
* Jerry Rice – Wide Receiver – 1985-2000 San Francisco 49ers, 2001-04 Oakland Raiders, 2004 Seattle Seahawks
* Shannon Sharpe – Tight End – 1990-99, 2002-03 Denver Broncos, 2000-01 Baltimore Ravens
* Emmitt Smith – Running Back – 1990-2002 Dallas Cowboys, 2003-04 Arizona Cardinals
Carter, Dawson, Dent, Grimm, Kennedy, Randle, Reed, and Sharpe have all been finalists in previous years. Although they were eligible in previous years, this is the first time Coryell, Craig, Haley, Jackson, Little, and LeBeau have been finalists.
From this year’s list, five players – Dawson, Grimm, Kennedy, LeBeau, and Little – spent their entire NFL career with just one team.
LeBeau and Little were selected as senior candidates by the Hall of Fame’s Seniors Committee at their August 2009 meeting. The Seniors Committee reviews the qualifications of those players whose careers took place more than 25 years ago. The remaining 15 modern-era finalists were determined by a vote of the Hall’s 44-member Selection Committee from a list of 131 preliminary nominees that earlier was reduced to a list of 25 semifinalists. To be eligible for election, modern-era players and coaches must be retired at least five years (prior to 2007 coaches were eligible immediately after retiring).
Since Coryell retired prior to the 2007 change in coach’s eligibility, he has been eligible the longest of the modern-era nominees, 23 years. Grimm has been eligible 14 years, while Craig has been eligible 12 years. Jackson has been eligible for 10 years, Dent eight years, Haley six years, Reed, Dawson and Kennedy five years, Carter three years, Randle and Sharpe two years. Brown, Rice and Smith are in their first year of eligibility. Senior nominees LeBeau and Little have been eligible 33 years and 30 years respectively.
The Selection Committee will meet in South Florida, on Saturday, February 6, 2010, to elect the Hall of Fame Class of 2010. The election results will be announced at 5 p.m. ET during a one-hour NFL Network special, live from the Broward County Convention Center.
At the 2010 selection meeting, the selectors will thoroughly discuss the careers of each finalist. Although there is no set number for any class of enshrinees, the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s current ground rules stipulate that between four and seven new members will be selected each year. No more than five modern-era nominees can be elected in a given year and a class of six or seven can only be achieved if one or both senior nominees are elected. Representatives of the accounting firm Deloitte & Touche will tabulate all votes during the meeting.
At the announcement, Pro Football Hall of Fame President/Executive Director Steve Perry will be presented with an envelope containing the names of the nominees elected. Each newly elected member will be contacted immediately by the Hall of Fame. Members of the Class of 2010 in South Florida for the Super Bowl will be asked to join the live announcement show. Those not able to attend will be asked to join via teleconference.
The Van Heusen Fan’s Choice campaign which launched in September, mirrors the Hall of Fame’s selection process and will name the first-ever Fan’s Choice Class live on NFL Network just prior to the official announcement from the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The Van Heusen Fan’s Choice Top 15 list includes seven candidates who also appear on the official Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee list including: Tim Brown, Cris Carter, Richard Dent, Charles Haley, Jerry Rice, Shannon Sharpe and Emmitt Smith.
Others who made the Van Heusen Fan’s Choice Top 15 list who didn’t make the official Hall of Fame Selection Committee list include an athletic trainer, Otho Davis; a coach, Tom Flores; as well as former players, Cliff Branch, Todd Christensen, Ray Guy, Lester Hayes, Ed “Too Tall” Jones , and Jim Plunkett.
The Final Round of fan voting begins today and the top 15 Fan’s choices will be combined with the Hall of Fame Selection Committee choices for one powerhouse list of candidates looking for fans’ votes to become a part of the inaugural Fan’s Choice class.
Fans are encouraged to visit www.fanschoice.com to vote for their favorites before the Fan’s Choice Class is revealed on February 6.
viernes, 8 de enero de 2010
PLAYERS RECORDS AND PROFITS 2009 - Ingles
MILES AUSTIN
WR, Dallas Cowboys
· In a Week 5 OT victory over Kansas City, he became the 10th player in NFL history to record at least 10 catches, 250 yards and two touchdowns in a game. He is the only one of those 10 to record the game-winning score in overtime. His 250 receiving yards was a single-game team record.
· Recorded 482 receiving yards in his first three NFL starts, the most of any player since 1970.
· Posted 81 receptions for 1,320 yards and 11 TDs, becoming the third player in team history with 80+ receptions, 1,300+ receiving yards and 10+ touchdowns in a season (MICHAEL IRVIN, TERRELL OWENS).
RONDE BARBER
CB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
· Barber is tied for the third-most return touchdowns all-time with 13. He trails only DEION SANDERS (19) and Pro Football Hall of Famer ROD WOODSON (17) for the most return touchdowns in NFL history.
TOM BRADY
QB, New England Patriots
· Became the first quarterback in NFL history with five touchdown passes in a quarter, throwing six total in a Week 6 win over Tennessee.
· Brady (20) tied Pro Football Hall of Famer BOB GRIESE and RANDALL CUNNINGHAM for the third-most consecutive home wins as a starting quarterback since 1970. He also became the fifth quarterback to win 20 or more consecutive home games since 1970.
DREW BREES
QB, New Orleans Saints
· Set the NFL record for completion percentage in a season (70.62).
· Extended his consecutive 4,000 passing yard seasons to four, a franchise record.
· Became the first player in NFL history to throw six touchdown passes on Kickoff Weekend.
· With nine touchdown passes through Week 2, Brees tied St. Louis’ CHARLEY JOHNSON (1965) for the most TD passes through the first two games of a season.
· Became the fastest quarterback to reach 15,000 passing yards with a team when the Saints beat the Giants in Week 6. The previous mark was 56 games set by Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (Miami) and MARC BULGER (St. Louis).
JAIRUS BYRD
S, Buffalo Bills
· Byrd recorded an interception in five consecutive games and is one of only two players since 1970 to accomplish the feat in their first season in the NFL. The other was Kansas City’s ERIC HARRIS in 1980 (six in a row).
JOHN CARNEY
K, New Orleans Saints
· Became fourth player in NFL history to surpass 2,000 career points (2,044).
JOSHUA CRIBBS
WR/KR/PR, Cleveland Browns
· Recorded his seventh and eighth career kickoff-return touchdowns (both in Week 15), the most in NFL history. Cribbs entered the game tied with five other players – Pro Football Hall of Famers OLLIE MATSON and GALE SAYERS and TRAVIS WILLIAMS, MEL GRAY and DANTE HALL – for the most kickoff-return touchdowns in league annals with six.
· Became the second player in NFL history with two touchdowns of at least 100 yards in the same game in Week 15. Miami’s TED GINN, JR. accomplished the feat in Week 8. Cribbs is also the ninth player in NFL history with two kickoff-return touchdowns in a game.
· Recorded 2,510 combined yards placing him fifth all-time in a single season.
VERNON DAVIS
TE, San Francisco 49ers
· Tied ANTONIO GATES for the most touchdown receptions in a single-season among tight ends with 13.
DWIGHT FREENEY
DE, Indianapolis Colts
· Recorded a sack in each of the Colts’ first eight games of the season and tied teammate ROBERT MATHIS (eight games, 2005) for the longest such streak since the sack became an official statistic in 1982. In addition, Freeney recorded a sack in nine consecutive games overall, tying him with Pro Football Hall of Famer BRUCE SMITH and KEVIN GREENE for the third-longest streak since 1982.
BRETT FAVRE
QB, Minnesota Vikings
· Played in his 287th consecutive regular-season game, surpassing JIM MARSHALL for the longest consecutive game streak in NFL history by a non-kicker/punter.
· Passed for 33 touchdowns, his NFL-record ninth 30+ touchdown season.
· Has recorded 61 career 300-yard passing performances, the fourth-most in NFL history.
· Favre has thrown for at least four touchdowns 23 times in his career topping Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO and PEYTON MANNING (21) for the most such games in NFL history.
· His 33-to-seven touchdown-to-interception ratio (4.71) is the fourth best in NFL history among passers with a minimum of 20 TD passes (TOM BRADY, 2007, 6.50; STEVE DE BERG, 1990, 5.75; Manning, 2004, 4.90).
· Favre’s 392 yards passing in Week 11 are the second-most passing yards ever in a game by a 40-year old quarterback. He trails only Pro Football Hall of Famer WARREN MOON (409 on October 26, 1997).
· Became the 12th 40-year-old quarterback to start an NFL game in the Super Bowl era (since 1966), leading the Vikings to a 38-10 road victory over the Rams in Week 5.
· Favre returned to Lambeau Field for the first time as a visiting player. During his 16-year career in Green Bay, Favre won 89 games at Lambeau. Favre is the first player since 1970 to total 90 wins at a stadium with wins as both a home and visiting player.
· Became the first quarterback to beat all 32 current teams when the Vikings beat the Packers in Week 4.
· Favre passed for at least two touchdowns in 11 consecutive games at the Metrodome (eight with Green Bay, three with Minnesota), tied for the third-longest streak (JIM EVERETT, Anaheim Stadium, 1989-90) with the most consecutive games with multiple TD passes at one stadium. Favre (Lambeau Field, 1994-96) and KURT WARNER (Trans World Dome/Edward Jones Dome, 1999-2000) each had a streak of 12 games, the longest in NFL history.
LARRY FITZGERALD
WR, Arizona Cardinals
· At 26 years, 13 days old, became the second-youngest player in NFL history to reach 6,000 receiving yards (6,046). Trails only RANDY MOSS, who reached the milestone at 25 years, 270 days old.
· Recorded 501 receptions in 87 career games, becoming the second fastest wide receiver in NFL history to reach 500 catches, trailing only teammate ANQUAN BOLDIN (80 games).
TED GINN, JR.
WR/KR, Miami Dolphins
· Became the first player in NFL history with two touchdowns of 100 yards in the same game and the eighth player (see Cribbs note) in NFL history with two kick-return touchdowns in a game (Week 8 against N.Y. Jets). Ginn also became the first player to record two KR-TDs in the same quarter since Green Bay’s TRAVIS WILLIAMS in 1967.
TONY GONZALEZ
TE, Atlanta Falcons
· Became the first tight end in NFL history – and the 21st player overall – to reach 11,000 career receiving yards (11,807). (Week 1)
FRANK GORE
RB, San Francisco 49ers
· Became the first player since BARRY SANDERS on October 12, 1997 to record two rushing touchdowns of 75-plus yards in a single game. (Week 2)
JEROME HARRISON
RB, Cleveland Browns
· His 286 rushing yards in Week 15 were the third-most in a game in NFL history, trailing only ADRIAN PETERSON (296 in 2007) and JAMAL LEWIS (295 in 2003).
PERCY HARVIN
WR, Minnesota Vikings
· Joined FELIX JONES (2008) as the only rookies in the past five years to score a touchdown in each of the first three games of a season.
· Ranks first in franchise history with 2,081 total combined yards as a rookie.
TORRY HOLT
WR, Jacksonville Jaguars
· With 920 career receptions, surpassed wide receiver KEENAN MC CARDELL (883) and moved into 11th place on the all-time receptions list.
· Holt, who had 12,670 receiving yards in 10 seasons with the Rams, became the first player in NFL history to post 100 yards in his first game against a team for which he had at least 10,000 receiving yards in the Jaguars Week 6 win over St. Louis.
· Holt also reached 13,000 receiving yards (13,066) in his 164th career game, becoming the third-fastest to accomplish the feat. Only JERRY RICE (154) and MARVIN HARRISON (162) reached 13,000 yards in fewer games. (Week 6)
· Reached 902 career receptions in 166 games, ranking second in NFL history for the fewest number of games to reach 900 catches. Holt trails only MARVIN HARRISON, who accomplished the feat in 149 games.
DE SEAN JACKSON
WR, Philadelphia Eagles
· First player in NFL history with a 60+ yard TD in each of his team’s first three games of a season.
· Tied NFL record with eight touchdowns of 50+ yards (ELROY “CRAZYLEGS” HIRSCH, 1951; DEVIN HESTER, 2007).
· Became just the second player in NFL history with six touchdowns (four receiving, one rushing, and one punt return) of at least 50 yards in his team’s first seven games of a season. Jackson joins Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Hirsch, who had six touchdowns of at least 50 yards in 1951 with the Los Angeles Rams, as the only players to accomplish the feat.
· Had the highest yards per touchdown average in NFL history with a minimum of 10 touchdowns (52.6). “I’ve just been put in some great positions to score long touchdowns,” says Jackson. “Whatever we need to do to make it work, that’s what we’re going to do. I want to keep winning, keep making plays and hopefully make it to the Super Bowl.”
CHRIS JOHNSON
RB, Tennessee Titans
· Became the sixth player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards (2,006). He broke the scrimmage yards record (2,509) previously held by MARSHALL FAULK (2,429 in 1999).
· Recorded 11th consecutive 100-yard game, tied for the second-longest streak in NFL history (MARCUS ALLEN). Pro Football Hall of Famer BARRY SANDERS (1997) holds the NFL record with 14 100-yard rushing games in a row.
· Posted at least 125 rushing yards in six consecutive games, tying the NFL record set by Pro Football Hall of Famers EARL CAMPBELL (1980) and ERIC DICKERSON (1984). Johnson is the first player in NFL history with six consecutive games of 125+ rushing yards and a 5.0+ yards per carry average in each of those games. Pro Football Hall of Famer JIM BROWN (1958) accomplished this feat in five consecutive games.
· Johnson has rushed for 800 yards in November, the most by a player in a calendar month since 1970.
· In Week 2, became first player in NFL history to record a 90-plus yard rushing touchdown (91), 50-plus yard rushing touchdown (57), and 60-plus yard receiving touchdown (69) in a game.
· Joined Pro Football Hall of Famer JIM BROWN (1963) and Vikings running back ADRIAN PETERSON (2007) as the only players in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards and average 6.4 yards per carry in a team’s first nine games of a season.
· Became only the fifth player in NFL history to rush for 1,500 yards in his team’s first 12 games. He joins Pro Football Hall of Famers JIM BROWN, WALTER PAYTON and O.J. SIMPSON and former Denver running back TERRELL DAVIS as the only players to accomplish the feat.
· Became only the fifth player in NFL history to reach 2,000 scrimmage yards in his team’s first 13 games. He joins Pro Football Hall of Famers JIM BROWN (2,008 in 1963), WALTER PAYTON (2,051 in 1977) and O.J. SIMPSON (2,120 in 1975) and former Kansas City running back PRIEST HOLMES (2,104 in 2002) as the only players to accomplish the feat.
· Became the seventh player in NFL history with 3,000 rushing yards in his first 30 career games.
ANDRE JOHNSON
WR, Houston Texans
· With 500 career receptions in 88 games through Week 2, he ranked second in NFL history for the fewest number of games to reach 500 receptions (ANQUAN BOLDIN, 80).
· Johnson, who now has 7,948 career receiving yards, reached the 7,000-yard mark in his 93rd game, tying CHAD OCHOCINCO for the seventh-fewest games to reach the milestone.
· Joined MARVIN HARRISON (2001-02) as the only players in NFL history to record at least 1,500 receiving yards in consecutive seasons.
· Joined JERRY RICE as the only players since 1970 to lead NFL in receiving yardage in consecutive seasons. Rice (1989-90, 1993-95) accomplished the feat twice.
THOMAS JONES
RB, New York Jets
· Recorded 1,402 rushing yards, setting a career-high and breaking the 1,000-yard plateau for a fifth straight season.
· Set franchise record with 14 rushing touchdowns in 2009.
PEYTON MANNING
QB, Indianapolis Colts
· Manning (50,128) joined BRETT FAVRE (69,329), and Pro Football Hall of Famers DAN MARINO (61,361) and JOHN ELWAY (51,475) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to reach 50,000 career passing yards. Manning also became the fastest to reach the 50,000-yard mark, accomplishing the feat in 191 career games (Marino, 193).
· Passed FRAN TARKENTON (342) for third on the all-time passing touchdowns list. Manning now has 366.
· Became the first player in NFL history with 40,000 passing yards in one decade after passing for 318 yards in a win over the Houston Texans in Week 9.
· Became the first player all-time to pass for at least 3,500 yards in 12 consecutive seasons and is also the first player in NFL history to throw at least 25 touchdown passes in 12 seasons in a row.
· Extended his consecutive 4,000 passing yard seasons to four. Manning has 10 4,000-yard passing seasons, the most in NFL history.
· Joined BRETT FAVRE (nine) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history with five seasons with at least 30 touchdown passes.
· Manning, who now has 4,232 completions in his career, reached the 4,000-completion mark in his 183rd career game, the fastest in NFL history (Week 8). Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback DAN MARINO reached 4,000 completions in 193 games. Manning is one of only four players in NFL history to record 4,000 completions, joining current Vikings quarterback BRETT FAVRE (6,083) and Hall of Famers Marino (4,967) and JOHN ELWAY (4,123).
· Became the third player in NFL history to start a season with five consecutive 300-yard passing games. Only KURT WARNER (2000) and STEVE YOUNG (1998) had longer streaks in NFL history (six consecutive games).
· Has recorded 56 career 300-yard passing games, the fourth-most in NFL history.
· Won 14 consecutive games when passing for 300 yards, tying TOM BRADY for the second-most consecutive wins when reaching the 300-yard passing mark.
· Recorded 12th consecutive 20-touchdown pass season, tying BRETT FAVRE for most all-time.
BRANDON MARSHALL
WR, Denver Broncos
· Recorded 21 receptions for 200 receiving yards and two touchdowns against Indianapolis in Week 14, setting an NFL record for most catches in a game. TERRELL OWENS previously held the record with 20 receptions on December 17, 2000 with the San Francisco 49ers.
· Joined MARVIN HARRISON (4), JERRY RICE (3), HERMAN MOORE (3) and WES WELKER (3) as the only players to have 100 receptions in at least three consecutive seasons.
· Became the only player in NFL history with 18 or more receptions in one game twice.
DONOVAN MC NABB
QB, Philadelphia Eagles
· Became one of just four players in NFL history to have at least 30,000 passing yards (32,873), 200 touchdowns passes (216), 3,000 rushing yards (3,249) and 20 rushing touchdowns (28). McNabb joined Pro Football Hall of Famers JOHN ELWAY, FRAN TARKENTON, and STEVE YOUNG in accomplishing the milestone.
RANDY MOSS
WR, New England Patriots
· Has 149 career touchdowns and now ranks fourth all-time for the most career TDs.
· Moss, has 148 career touchdown receptions, ranking second all-time. JERRY RICE holds the NFL record with 197 career touchdown receptions.
· Recorded 1,264 receiving yards this year and joined JERRY RICE (14) as the only players in NFL history to record 10 1,000-yard seasons.
TERRELL OWENS
WR, Buffalo Bills
· Has recorded 26 career 50-yard touchdowns from scrimmage (rushing or receiving), passing Pro Football Hall of Famer LENNY MOORE (25) for the fourth-most in NFL history.
· Ranks fifth all-time for most career touchdowns in NFL history (147), and third in receiving touchdowns (144).
· Became the sixth player in NFL history with 1,000 career receptions (1,006).
· Moved into third place on all-time receiving yards list (14,951).
CARSON PALMER
QB, Cincinnati Bengals
· This was his fourth season of 20-plus TD passes.
WILLIE PARKER
RB, Pittsburgh Steelers
· Moved into third-place all-time among undrafted NFL rushers (5,378). Pro Football Hall of Famer JOE PERRY is the all-time leader in rushing yards for an undrafted player with 8,378 yards.
ADRIAN PETERSON
RB, Minnesota Vikings
· Rushed for 1,383 yards and 18 touchdowns, becoming only the third player in history to rush for 1,300+ yards and 10+ touchdowns in each of his first three seasons (EARL CAMPBELL, four seasons, 1978-81 and BARRY SANDERS, 1989-91).
· Rushed for 180 yards against Cleveland in Week 1. Peterson has reached the 100-yard mark in three consecutive games on Kickoff Weekend (103 in 2007; 103 in 2008; 180 in 2009;) and joined WILLIE PARKER (four consecutive, 2005-2008) and EDGERRIN JAMES (three consecutive, 1999-2001) as only the third player in NFL history to rush for 100 yards in each of the first three Kickoff Weekend games in which they appeared. Peterson also became the first player in NFL history to rush for at least 180 yards and three touchdowns on Kickoff Weekend.
· Had the third highest rushing yards per game average (110.9) for any running back in his first 30 starts since 1970 (ERIC DICKERSON, 120.0, LARRY JOHNSON, 117.1).
AARON RODGERS
QB, Green Bay Packers
· Passed for 4,434 yards this season and is the first player in NFL history to throw for at least 4,000 yards in each of the first two seasons in which he started a game.
· With a 30-seven touchdown-to-interception ratio (4.29), he became one of seven quarterbacks in NFL history with a ratio greater than 4.0 (min. 20 touchdown passes).
EDDIE ROYAL
WR, Denver Broncos
· Became the third wide receiver in NFL history to reach 100 catches in 20 or fewer games, joining Arizona’s ANQUAN BOLDIN (16 games) and former New England wide receiver TERRY GLENN (20).
BEN ROETHLISBERGER
QB, Pittsburgh Steelers
· Led the Steelers to a 27-14 victory over Cleveland in Week 6 to win each of his first 10 starts against the Browns. He is only the second player since 1970 to win each of his first 10 regular-season starts against one team (JOHN ELWAY against New England).
· Passed for 503 yards against Green Bay, Roethlisberger joined Pro Football Hall of Famers Y.A. TITTLE (1962) and WARREN MOON (1990) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to throw for at least 500 yards and three touchdowns without an interception in a game. He became just the 10th player in NFL history to throw for at least 500 yards in a game and the ninth to do it in a non-overtime game.
MARK SANCHEZ
QB, New York Jets
· Became the first rookie quarterback since Pro Football Hall of Famer ROGER STAUBACH of the Dallas Cowboys (1969) to start on Kickoff Weekend for a team that finished the previous season with a winning record.
· Became the first rookie quarterback since 1970 to start and win his team’s first three games of a season.
DARREN SHARPER
S, New Orleans Saints
· Joined Pro Football Hall of Famer ROD WOODSON (12) as the only players in NFL history to record at least 10 career INT-TDs.
· Joins DEION SANDERS (1994) as the only players in league annals with two INT-TDs of at least 90 yards in one season.
· Recorded nine interceptions for 376 yards, the most INT return yards in single-season in NFL history.
· Tied RONNIE LOTT for sixth on the all-time interceptions list (63).
STEVE SMITH
WR, New York Giants
· Set franchise-record with 107 receptions.
· Became fourth Giants receiver to record 1,200 receiving yards in one season.
MATT STOVER
K, Indianapolis Colts
· Became the fifth player in NFL history with 2,000 career points (2,004).
MATTHEW STAFFORD
QB, Detroit Lions
· His 422 passing yards in Week 11 were the most by a rookie in a single game in NFL history, besting the mark set by Arizona’s MATT LEINART (405 yards; November 26, 2006).
· Became the second rookie quarterback in NFL history to throw five touchdown passes in a game, joining RAY BUIVID of the Chicago Bears who had five TD passes on December 5, 1937.
· At 21 years, 288 days old, Stafford was the youngest player in NFL history to pass for five touchdowns in a game. Buivid accomplished the feat at 22 years, 112 days old.
BRANDON STOKLEY
WR, Denver Broncos
· Caught a tipped pass and raced 87 yards for the game-winning score with 11 seconds remaining in the Broncos’ 12-7 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 1. That reception was the longest game-winning touchdown from scrimmage in the final minute of the fourth quarter in NFL history.
LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON
RB, San Diego Chargers
· 12,490 career rushing yards. He passed MARSHALL FAULK (12,279) and Pro Football Hall of Famer JIM BROWN (12,312) to move into eighth place all-time.
· Tomlinson recorded his 153rd career touchdown and now ranks third all-time (JERRY RICE, 208; EMMITT SMITH, 175).
· Tomlinson has now rushed for at least 10 touchdowns in each of the first nine seasons to start his career, the longest such streak in NFL history.
· Totaled 153 touchdowns since the 2000 season, the most in one decade in NFL history.
· Scored 150 total touchdowns (135 rushing, 15 receiving) in 137 career games, becoming the fastest player in NFL history to reach 150 total TDs.
· Tomlinson now has 36 multiple-rushing touchdown games, tying EMMITT SMITH (36) for the most such games all-time.
· Tomlinson, who now has 12,490 rushing yards in his career, reached the 12,000-yard mark in his 132nd game (Week 8), the fourth-fastest in NFL history behind Pro Football Hall of Famers JIM BROWN (115 games), ERIC DICKERSON (118) and BARRY SANDERS (125). The NFL’s all-time leading rusher, EMMITT SMITH, accomplished the feat in 133 games and Hall of Famer WALTER PAYTON reached 12,000 yards in his 134th game.
HINES WARD
WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
· In Week 3, recorded 82 receiving yards and joined the exclusive 10,000 receiving yards club (10,947). Ward became only the fifth player in NFL history with 10,000 career receiving yards all with one team (Colts, MARVIN HARRISON; Seahawks, STEVE LARGENT; Cowboys, MICHAEL IRVIN; Broncos, ROD SMITH). Ward, who has 895 career receptions, also became just the 21st player in NFL history to record 800 receptions and 10,000 receiving yards in a career.
KURT WARNER
QB, Arizona Cardinals
· Set an NFL record with a 92.3 completion percentage (24 of 26) in the Cardinals’ 31-17 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2. The previous record, with a minimum of 20 attempts, was the 91.30 mark set by Cleveland’s VINNY TESTAVERDE (21 of 23) in 1993 against the Los Angeles Rams.
· Has recorded 52 career 300-yard passing performances, the fourth-most in NFL history.
· Became the fastest quarterback to reach 50 300-yard games (114), surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (176 games).
· Joined Pro Football Hall of Famer FRAN TARKENTON as the only players to pass for at least 13,000 yards with two different teams.
· Surpassed 30,000 career passing yards in his 114th career game, tying Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO for the fewest number of games to accomplish the feat in NFL history. (Week 6)
· Warner, who now has 208 touchdown passes, reached the 200 mark in his 118th career game, becoming the fifth-fastest player in NFL history to accomplish the feat.
· Joined Pro Football Hall of Famer FRAN TARKENTON as the only players in NFL history with at least 100 touchdown passes with two teams (102 TDs with the Rams, now has 100 touchdown passes with the Cardinals).
WES WELKER
WR, New England Patriots
· With 302 receptions in his first 40 games with the Patriots, became the first player in NFL history to record 300 catches in the first 40 games with a new team. The previous record for the most receptions in a player’s first 40 games with a new team was 269 by Denver’s LIONEL TAYLOR.
· Tied MARVIN HARRISON for the fewest individual games played to reach 100 receptions in a season in NFL history at 11. Welker also joined Harrison (4), JERRY RICE (3) and HERMAN MOORE (3) as the only players to have 100 receptions in three consecutive seasons (see Marshall note).
· Through 12 games this season, led the NFL with 109 receptions, tied for the most by a player in his first 12 games of a season. Indianapolis’ MARVIN HARRISON had 109 receptions in his first 12 games of the 2002 season.
· Totaled 123 receptions on the season, tying HERMAN MOORE for second most in a single-season in NFL history.
RICKY WILLIAMS
RB, Miami Dolphins
· Reached the 1,000-yard mark for the first time since 2003, the longest gap between 1,000-yard seasons in NFL history. Williams also became the seventh running back in NFL history to rush for at least 1,000 yards in a season in which he was 32+ years old at the start of the season.
WR, Dallas Cowboys
· In a Week 5 OT victory over Kansas City, he became the 10th player in NFL history to record at least 10 catches, 250 yards and two touchdowns in a game. He is the only one of those 10 to record the game-winning score in overtime. His 250 receiving yards was a single-game team record.
· Recorded 482 receiving yards in his first three NFL starts, the most of any player since 1970.
· Posted 81 receptions for 1,320 yards and 11 TDs, becoming the third player in team history with 80+ receptions, 1,300+ receiving yards and 10+ touchdowns in a season (MICHAEL IRVIN, TERRELL OWENS).
RONDE BARBER
CB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
· Barber is tied for the third-most return touchdowns all-time with 13. He trails only DEION SANDERS (19) and Pro Football Hall of Famer ROD WOODSON (17) for the most return touchdowns in NFL history.
TOM BRADY
QB, New England Patriots
· Became the first quarterback in NFL history with five touchdown passes in a quarter, throwing six total in a Week 6 win over Tennessee.
· Brady (20) tied Pro Football Hall of Famer BOB GRIESE and RANDALL CUNNINGHAM for the third-most consecutive home wins as a starting quarterback since 1970. He also became the fifth quarterback to win 20 or more consecutive home games since 1970.
DREW BREES
QB, New Orleans Saints
· Set the NFL record for completion percentage in a season (70.62).
· Extended his consecutive 4,000 passing yard seasons to four, a franchise record.
· Became the first player in NFL history to throw six touchdown passes on Kickoff Weekend.
· With nine touchdown passes through Week 2, Brees tied St. Louis’ CHARLEY JOHNSON (1965) for the most TD passes through the first two games of a season.
· Became the fastest quarterback to reach 15,000 passing yards with a team when the Saints beat the Giants in Week 6. The previous mark was 56 games set by Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (Miami) and MARC BULGER (St. Louis).
JAIRUS BYRD
S, Buffalo Bills
· Byrd recorded an interception in five consecutive games and is one of only two players since 1970 to accomplish the feat in their first season in the NFL. The other was Kansas City’s ERIC HARRIS in 1980 (six in a row).
JOHN CARNEY
K, New Orleans Saints
· Became fourth player in NFL history to surpass 2,000 career points (2,044).
JOSHUA CRIBBS
WR/KR/PR, Cleveland Browns
· Recorded his seventh and eighth career kickoff-return touchdowns (both in Week 15), the most in NFL history. Cribbs entered the game tied with five other players – Pro Football Hall of Famers OLLIE MATSON and GALE SAYERS and TRAVIS WILLIAMS, MEL GRAY and DANTE HALL – for the most kickoff-return touchdowns in league annals with six.
· Became the second player in NFL history with two touchdowns of at least 100 yards in the same game in Week 15. Miami’s TED GINN, JR. accomplished the feat in Week 8. Cribbs is also the ninth player in NFL history with two kickoff-return touchdowns in a game.
· Recorded 2,510 combined yards placing him fifth all-time in a single season.
VERNON DAVIS
TE, San Francisco 49ers
· Tied ANTONIO GATES for the most touchdown receptions in a single-season among tight ends with 13.
DWIGHT FREENEY
DE, Indianapolis Colts
· Recorded a sack in each of the Colts’ first eight games of the season and tied teammate ROBERT MATHIS (eight games, 2005) for the longest such streak since the sack became an official statistic in 1982. In addition, Freeney recorded a sack in nine consecutive games overall, tying him with Pro Football Hall of Famer BRUCE SMITH and KEVIN GREENE for the third-longest streak since 1982.
BRETT FAVRE
QB, Minnesota Vikings
· Played in his 287th consecutive regular-season game, surpassing JIM MARSHALL for the longest consecutive game streak in NFL history by a non-kicker/punter.
· Passed for 33 touchdowns, his NFL-record ninth 30+ touchdown season.
· Has recorded 61 career 300-yard passing performances, the fourth-most in NFL history.
· Favre has thrown for at least four touchdowns 23 times in his career topping Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO and PEYTON MANNING (21) for the most such games in NFL history.
· His 33-to-seven touchdown-to-interception ratio (4.71) is the fourth best in NFL history among passers with a minimum of 20 TD passes (TOM BRADY, 2007, 6.50; STEVE DE BERG, 1990, 5.75; Manning, 2004, 4.90).
· Favre’s 392 yards passing in Week 11 are the second-most passing yards ever in a game by a 40-year old quarterback. He trails only Pro Football Hall of Famer WARREN MOON (409 on October 26, 1997).
· Became the 12th 40-year-old quarterback to start an NFL game in the Super Bowl era (since 1966), leading the Vikings to a 38-10 road victory over the Rams in Week 5.
· Favre returned to Lambeau Field for the first time as a visiting player. During his 16-year career in Green Bay, Favre won 89 games at Lambeau. Favre is the first player since 1970 to total 90 wins at a stadium with wins as both a home and visiting player.
· Became the first quarterback to beat all 32 current teams when the Vikings beat the Packers in Week 4.
· Favre passed for at least two touchdowns in 11 consecutive games at the Metrodome (eight with Green Bay, three with Minnesota), tied for the third-longest streak (JIM EVERETT, Anaheim Stadium, 1989-90) with the most consecutive games with multiple TD passes at one stadium. Favre (Lambeau Field, 1994-96) and KURT WARNER (Trans World Dome/Edward Jones Dome, 1999-2000) each had a streak of 12 games, the longest in NFL history.
LARRY FITZGERALD
WR, Arizona Cardinals
· At 26 years, 13 days old, became the second-youngest player in NFL history to reach 6,000 receiving yards (6,046). Trails only RANDY MOSS, who reached the milestone at 25 years, 270 days old.
· Recorded 501 receptions in 87 career games, becoming the second fastest wide receiver in NFL history to reach 500 catches, trailing only teammate ANQUAN BOLDIN (80 games).
TED GINN, JR.
WR/KR, Miami Dolphins
· Became the first player in NFL history with two touchdowns of 100 yards in the same game and the eighth player (see Cribbs note) in NFL history with two kick-return touchdowns in a game (Week 8 against N.Y. Jets). Ginn also became the first player to record two KR-TDs in the same quarter since Green Bay’s TRAVIS WILLIAMS in 1967.
TONY GONZALEZ
TE, Atlanta Falcons
· Became the first tight end in NFL history – and the 21st player overall – to reach 11,000 career receiving yards (11,807). (Week 1)
FRANK GORE
RB, San Francisco 49ers
· Became the first player since BARRY SANDERS on October 12, 1997 to record two rushing touchdowns of 75-plus yards in a single game. (Week 2)
JEROME HARRISON
RB, Cleveland Browns
· His 286 rushing yards in Week 15 were the third-most in a game in NFL history, trailing only ADRIAN PETERSON (296 in 2007) and JAMAL LEWIS (295 in 2003).
PERCY HARVIN
WR, Minnesota Vikings
· Joined FELIX JONES (2008) as the only rookies in the past five years to score a touchdown in each of the first three games of a season.
· Ranks first in franchise history with 2,081 total combined yards as a rookie.
TORRY HOLT
WR, Jacksonville Jaguars
· With 920 career receptions, surpassed wide receiver KEENAN MC CARDELL (883) and moved into 11th place on the all-time receptions list.
· Holt, who had 12,670 receiving yards in 10 seasons with the Rams, became the first player in NFL history to post 100 yards in his first game against a team for which he had at least 10,000 receiving yards in the Jaguars Week 6 win over St. Louis.
· Holt also reached 13,000 receiving yards (13,066) in his 164th career game, becoming the third-fastest to accomplish the feat. Only JERRY RICE (154) and MARVIN HARRISON (162) reached 13,000 yards in fewer games. (Week 6)
· Reached 902 career receptions in 166 games, ranking second in NFL history for the fewest number of games to reach 900 catches. Holt trails only MARVIN HARRISON, who accomplished the feat in 149 games.
DE SEAN JACKSON
WR, Philadelphia Eagles
· First player in NFL history with a 60+ yard TD in each of his team’s first three games of a season.
· Tied NFL record with eight touchdowns of 50+ yards (ELROY “CRAZYLEGS” HIRSCH, 1951; DEVIN HESTER, 2007).
· Became just the second player in NFL history with six touchdowns (four receiving, one rushing, and one punt return) of at least 50 yards in his team’s first seven games of a season. Jackson joins Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Hirsch, who had six touchdowns of at least 50 yards in 1951 with the Los Angeles Rams, as the only players to accomplish the feat.
· Had the highest yards per touchdown average in NFL history with a minimum of 10 touchdowns (52.6). “I’ve just been put in some great positions to score long touchdowns,” says Jackson. “Whatever we need to do to make it work, that’s what we’re going to do. I want to keep winning, keep making plays and hopefully make it to the Super Bowl.”
CHRIS JOHNSON
RB, Tennessee Titans
· Became the sixth player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards (2,006). He broke the scrimmage yards record (2,509) previously held by MARSHALL FAULK (2,429 in 1999).
· Recorded 11th consecutive 100-yard game, tied for the second-longest streak in NFL history (MARCUS ALLEN). Pro Football Hall of Famer BARRY SANDERS (1997) holds the NFL record with 14 100-yard rushing games in a row.
· Posted at least 125 rushing yards in six consecutive games, tying the NFL record set by Pro Football Hall of Famers EARL CAMPBELL (1980) and ERIC DICKERSON (1984). Johnson is the first player in NFL history with six consecutive games of 125+ rushing yards and a 5.0+ yards per carry average in each of those games. Pro Football Hall of Famer JIM BROWN (1958) accomplished this feat in five consecutive games.
· Johnson has rushed for 800 yards in November, the most by a player in a calendar month since 1970.
· In Week 2, became first player in NFL history to record a 90-plus yard rushing touchdown (91), 50-plus yard rushing touchdown (57), and 60-plus yard receiving touchdown (69) in a game.
· Joined Pro Football Hall of Famer JIM BROWN (1963) and Vikings running back ADRIAN PETERSON (2007) as the only players in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards and average 6.4 yards per carry in a team’s first nine games of a season.
· Became only the fifth player in NFL history to rush for 1,500 yards in his team’s first 12 games. He joins Pro Football Hall of Famers JIM BROWN, WALTER PAYTON and O.J. SIMPSON and former Denver running back TERRELL DAVIS as the only players to accomplish the feat.
· Became only the fifth player in NFL history to reach 2,000 scrimmage yards in his team’s first 13 games. He joins Pro Football Hall of Famers JIM BROWN (2,008 in 1963), WALTER PAYTON (2,051 in 1977) and O.J. SIMPSON (2,120 in 1975) and former Kansas City running back PRIEST HOLMES (2,104 in 2002) as the only players to accomplish the feat.
· Became the seventh player in NFL history with 3,000 rushing yards in his first 30 career games.
ANDRE JOHNSON
WR, Houston Texans
· With 500 career receptions in 88 games through Week 2, he ranked second in NFL history for the fewest number of games to reach 500 receptions (ANQUAN BOLDIN, 80).
· Johnson, who now has 7,948 career receiving yards, reached the 7,000-yard mark in his 93rd game, tying CHAD OCHOCINCO for the seventh-fewest games to reach the milestone.
· Joined MARVIN HARRISON (2001-02) as the only players in NFL history to record at least 1,500 receiving yards in consecutive seasons.
· Joined JERRY RICE as the only players since 1970 to lead NFL in receiving yardage in consecutive seasons. Rice (1989-90, 1993-95) accomplished the feat twice.
THOMAS JONES
RB, New York Jets
· Recorded 1,402 rushing yards, setting a career-high and breaking the 1,000-yard plateau for a fifth straight season.
· Set franchise record with 14 rushing touchdowns in 2009.
PEYTON MANNING
QB, Indianapolis Colts
· Manning (50,128) joined BRETT FAVRE (69,329), and Pro Football Hall of Famers DAN MARINO (61,361) and JOHN ELWAY (51,475) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to reach 50,000 career passing yards. Manning also became the fastest to reach the 50,000-yard mark, accomplishing the feat in 191 career games (Marino, 193).
· Passed FRAN TARKENTON (342) for third on the all-time passing touchdowns list. Manning now has 366.
· Became the first player in NFL history with 40,000 passing yards in one decade after passing for 318 yards in a win over the Houston Texans in Week 9.
· Became the first player all-time to pass for at least 3,500 yards in 12 consecutive seasons and is also the first player in NFL history to throw at least 25 touchdown passes in 12 seasons in a row.
· Extended his consecutive 4,000 passing yard seasons to four. Manning has 10 4,000-yard passing seasons, the most in NFL history.
· Joined BRETT FAVRE (nine) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history with five seasons with at least 30 touchdown passes.
· Manning, who now has 4,232 completions in his career, reached the 4,000-completion mark in his 183rd career game, the fastest in NFL history (Week 8). Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback DAN MARINO reached 4,000 completions in 193 games. Manning is one of only four players in NFL history to record 4,000 completions, joining current Vikings quarterback BRETT FAVRE (6,083) and Hall of Famers Marino (4,967) and JOHN ELWAY (4,123).
· Became the third player in NFL history to start a season with five consecutive 300-yard passing games. Only KURT WARNER (2000) and STEVE YOUNG (1998) had longer streaks in NFL history (six consecutive games).
· Has recorded 56 career 300-yard passing games, the fourth-most in NFL history.
· Won 14 consecutive games when passing for 300 yards, tying TOM BRADY for the second-most consecutive wins when reaching the 300-yard passing mark.
· Recorded 12th consecutive 20-touchdown pass season, tying BRETT FAVRE for most all-time.
BRANDON MARSHALL
WR, Denver Broncos
· Recorded 21 receptions for 200 receiving yards and two touchdowns against Indianapolis in Week 14, setting an NFL record for most catches in a game. TERRELL OWENS previously held the record with 20 receptions on December 17, 2000 with the San Francisco 49ers.
· Joined MARVIN HARRISON (4), JERRY RICE (3), HERMAN MOORE (3) and WES WELKER (3) as the only players to have 100 receptions in at least three consecutive seasons.
· Became the only player in NFL history with 18 or more receptions in one game twice.
DONOVAN MC NABB
QB, Philadelphia Eagles
· Became one of just four players in NFL history to have at least 30,000 passing yards (32,873), 200 touchdowns passes (216), 3,000 rushing yards (3,249) and 20 rushing touchdowns (28). McNabb joined Pro Football Hall of Famers JOHN ELWAY, FRAN TARKENTON, and STEVE YOUNG in accomplishing the milestone.
RANDY MOSS
WR, New England Patriots
· Has 149 career touchdowns and now ranks fourth all-time for the most career TDs.
· Moss, has 148 career touchdown receptions, ranking second all-time. JERRY RICE holds the NFL record with 197 career touchdown receptions.
· Recorded 1,264 receiving yards this year and joined JERRY RICE (14) as the only players in NFL history to record 10 1,000-yard seasons.
TERRELL OWENS
WR, Buffalo Bills
· Has recorded 26 career 50-yard touchdowns from scrimmage (rushing or receiving), passing Pro Football Hall of Famer LENNY MOORE (25) for the fourth-most in NFL history.
· Ranks fifth all-time for most career touchdowns in NFL history (147), and third in receiving touchdowns (144).
· Became the sixth player in NFL history with 1,000 career receptions (1,006).
· Moved into third place on all-time receiving yards list (14,951).
CARSON PALMER
QB, Cincinnati Bengals
· This was his fourth season of 20-plus TD passes.
WILLIE PARKER
RB, Pittsburgh Steelers
· Moved into third-place all-time among undrafted NFL rushers (5,378). Pro Football Hall of Famer JOE PERRY is the all-time leader in rushing yards for an undrafted player with 8,378 yards.
ADRIAN PETERSON
RB, Minnesota Vikings
· Rushed for 1,383 yards and 18 touchdowns, becoming only the third player in history to rush for 1,300+ yards and 10+ touchdowns in each of his first three seasons (EARL CAMPBELL, four seasons, 1978-81 and BARRY SANDERS, 1989-91).
· Rushed for 180 yards against Cleveland in Week 1. Peterson has reached the 100-yard mark in three consecutive games on Kickoff Weekend (103 in 2007; 103 in 2008; 180 in 2009;) and joined WILLIE PARKER (four consecutive, 2005-2008) and EDGERRIN JAMES (three consecutive, 1999-2001) as only the third player in NFL history to rush for 100 yards in each of the first three Kickoff Weekend games in which they appeared. Peterson also became the first player in NFL history to rush for at least 180 yards and three touchdowns on Kickoff Weekend.
· Had the third highest rushing yards per game average (110.9) for any running back in his first 30 starts since 1970 (ERIC DICKERSON, 120.0, LARRY JOHNSON, 117.1).
AARON RODGERS
QB, Green Bay Packers
· Passed for 4,434 yards this season and is the first player in NFL history to throw for at least 4,000 yards in each of the first two seasons in which he started a game.
· With a 30-seven touchdown-to-interception ratio (4.29), he became one of seven quarterbacks in NFL history with a ratio greater than 4.0 (min. 20 touchdown passes).
EDDIE ROYAL
WR, Denver Broncos
· Became the third wide receiver in NFL history to reach 100 catches in 20 or fewer games, joining Arizona’s ANQUAN BOLDIN (16 games) and former New England wide receiver TERRY GLENN (20).
BEN ROETHLISBERGER
QB, Pittsburgh Steelers
· Led the Steelers to a 27-14 victory over Cleveland in Week 6 to win each of his first 10 starts against the Browns. He is only the second player since 1970 to win each of his first 10 regular-season starts against one team (JOHN ELWAY against New England).
· Passed for 503 yards against Green Bay, Roethlisberger joined Pro Football Hall of Famers Y.A. TITTLE (1962) and WARREN MOON (1990) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to throw for at least 500 yards and three touchdowns without an interception in a game. He became just the 10th player in NFL history to throw for at least 500 yards in a game and the ninth to do it in a non-overtime game.
MARK SANCHEZ
QB, New York Jets
· Became the first rookie quarterback since Pro Football Hall of Famer ROGER STAUBACH of the Dallas Cowboys (1969) to start on Kickoff Weekend for a team that finished the previous season with a winning record.
· Became the first rookie quarterback since 1970 to start and win his team’s first three games of a season.
DARREN SHARPER
S, New Orleans Saints
· Joined Pro Football Hall of Famer ROD WOODSON (12) as the only players in NFL history to record at least 10 career INT-TDs.
· Joins DEION SANDERS (1994) as the only players in league annals with two INT-TDs of at least 90 yards in one season.
· Recorded nine interceptions for 376 yards, the most INT return yards in single-season in NFL history.
· Tied RONNIE LOTT for sixth on the all-time interceptions list (63).
STEVE SMITH
WR, New York Giants
· Set franchise-record with 107 receptions.
· Became fourth Giants receiver to record 1,200 receiving yards in one season.
MATT STOVER
K, Indianapolis Colts
· Became the fifth player in NFL history with 2,000 career points (2,004).
MATTHEW STAFFORD
QB, Detroit Lions
· His 422 passing yards in Week 11 were the most by a rookie in a single game in NFL history, besting the mark set by Arizona’s MATT LEINART (405 yards; November 26, 2006).
· Became the second rookie quarterback in NFL history to throw five touchdown passes in a game, joining RAY BUIVID of the Chicago Bears who had five TD passes on December 5, 1937.
· At 21 years, 288 days old, Stafford was the youngest player in NFL history to pass for five touchdowns in a game. Buivid accomplished the feat at 22 years, 112 days old.
BRANDON STOKLEY
WR, Denver Broncos
· Caught a tipped pass and raced 87 yards for the game-winning score with 11 seconds remaining in the Broncos’ 12-7 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 1. That reception was the longest game-winning touchdown from scrimmage in the final minute of the fourth quarter in NFL history.
LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON
RB, San Diego Chargers
· 12,490 career rushing yards. He passed MARSHALL FAULK (12,279) and Pro Football Hall of Famer JIM BROWN (12,312) to move into eighth place all-time.
· Tomlinson recorded his 153rd career touchdown and now ranks third all-time (JERRY RICE, 208; EMMITT SMITH, 175).
· Tomlinson has now rushed for at least 10 touchdowns in each of the first nine seasons to start his career, the longest such streak in NFL history.
· Totaled 153 touchdowns since the 2000 season, the most in one decade in NFL history.
· Scored 150 total touchdowns (135 rushing, 15 receiving) in 137 career games, becoming the fastest player in NFL history to reach 150 total TDs.
· Tomlinson now has 36 multiple-rushing touchdown games, tying EMMITT SMITH (36) for the most such games all-time.
· Tomlinson, who now has 12,490 rushing yards in his career, reached the 12,000-yard mark in his 132nd game (Week 8), the fourth-fastest in NFL history behind Pro Football Hall of Famers JIM BROWN (115 games), ERIC DICKERSON (118) and BARRY SANDERS (125). The NFL’s all-time leading rusher, EMMITT SMITH, accomplished the feat in 133 games and Hall of Famer WALTER PAYTON reached 12,000 yards in his 134th game.
HINES WARD
WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
· In Week 3, recorded 82 receiving yards and joined the exclusive 10,000 receiving yards club (10,947). Ward became only the fifth player in NFL history with 10,000 career receiving yards all with one team (Colts, MARVIN HARRISON; Seahawks, STEVE LARGENT; Cowboys, MICHAEL IRVIN; Broncos, ROD SMITH). Ward, who has 895 career receptions, also became just the 21st player in NFL history to record 800 receptions and 10,000 receiving yards in a career.
KURT WARNER
QB, Arizona Cardinals
· Set an NFL record with a 92.3 completion percentage (24 of 26) in the Cardinals’ 31-17 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2. The previous record, with a minimum of 20 attempts, was the 91.30 mark set by Cleveland’s VINNY TESTAVERDE (21 of 23) in 1993 against the Los Angeles Rams.
· Has recorded 52 career 300-yard passing performances, the fourth-most in NFL history.
· Became the fastest quarterback to reach 50 300-yard games (114), surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (176 games).
· Joined Pro Football Hall of Famer FRAN TARKENTON as the only players to pass for at least 13,000 yards with two different teams.
· Surpassed 30,000 career passing yards in his 114th career game, tying Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO for the fewest number of games to accomplish the feat in NFL history. (Week 6)
· Warner, who now has 208 touchdown passes, reached the 200 mark in his 118th career game, becoming the fifth-fastest player in NFL history to accomplish the feat.
· Joined Pro Football Hall of Famer FRAN TARKENTON as the only players in NFL history with at least 100 touchdown passes with two teams (102 TDs with the Rams, now has 100 touchdown passes with the Cardinals).
WES WELKER
WR, New England Patriots
· With 302 receptions in his first 40 games with the Patriots, became the first player in NFL history to record 300 catches in the first 40 games with a new team. The previous record for the most receptions in a player’s first 40 games with a new team was 269 by Denver’s LIONEL TAYLOR.
· Tied MARVIN HARRISON for the fewest individual games played to reach 100 receptions in a season in NFL history at 11. Welker also joined Harrison (4), JERRY RICE (3) and HERMAN MOORE (3) as the only players to have 100 receptions in three consecutive seasons (see Marshall note).
· Through 12 games this season, led the NFL with 109 receptions, tied for the most by a player in his first 12 games of a season. Indianapolis’ MARVIN HARRISON had 109 receptions in his first 12 games of the 2002 season.
· Totaled 123 receptions on the season, tying HERMAN MOORE for second most in a single-season in NFL history.
RICKY WILLIAMS
RB, Miami Dolphins
· Reached the 1,000-yard mark for the first time since 2003, the longest gap between 1,000-yard seasons in NFL history. Williams also became the seventh running back in NFL history to rush for at least 1,000 yards in a season in which he was 32+ years old at the start of the season.
TEAMS RECORDS 2009 - Ingles
ARIZONA CARDINALS
· Won back-to-back division titles for the first time since 1974-75.
· Recorded 10 wins for the first time since 1976.
· The only team not to lose back-to-back games this season.
· QB KURT WARNER recorded eight 100+ passer rating games, tied for most in franchise history (NEIL LOMAX, 1984).
· WR ANQUAN BOLDIN became first player in team history to record five 1,000-yard receiving seasons.
· WR LARRY FITZGERALD moved into third-place for receptions in franchise history (523). His 13 touchdown receptions marked a career-high and tied for the league lead in 2009.
· S ADRIAN WILSON became just the 10th player to record 20 sacks (20.5) and 20 interceptions (23) in his career.
ATLANTA FALCONS
· Finished 9-7 to clinch the first back-to-back winning seasons in franchise history (11-5 in 2008).
· QB MATT RYAN has a career record of 13-1 at home, including 6-0 in 2009.
· WR RODDY WHITE became the first player in team history with three consecutive 80+ reception and 1,100+ receiving yard seasons.
· White had a franchise-record 210 receiving yards in Week 5 vs. San Francisco. In that game, Ryan and White connected on a 90-yard touchdown pass, the third-longest team history.
· TE TONY GONZALEZ set a franchise record for receptions by a tight end (83).
BALTIMORE RAVENS
· QB JOE FLACCO set the Ravens’ single-season record for passer rating (88.9) and completion percentage (63.1) and finished second in completions (315) and yards per attempt (7.24).
· RB RAY RICE finished second in franchise history with 2,043 scrimmage yards (JAMAL LEWIS, 2,271 in 2003).
· Rice rushed for 1,339 yards, becoming second Raven to rush for 1,300+ (Lewis).
· For the first time in franchise history the Ravens have a 3,000-yard passer (Flacco), 1,000-yard rusher (Rice) and a 1,000-yard receiver (DERRICK MASON).
· Mason, who has 863 career receptions, became just the 22nd player in NFL history to record 800 receptions and 10,000 receiving yards (11,089) in a career.
· TE TODD HEAP (427 and 4,893) and Mason (410 and 4,975) are the only players in Ravens history with more than 400 receptions and 4,000 receiving yards.
· RB WILLIS MC GAHEE had 14 touchdowns (12 rushing, two receiving) to tie the team record set by MICHAEL JACKSON (1996) and Lewis (2003).
BUFFALO BILLS
· RB FRED JACKSON became sixth player in franchise history to rush for 200+ yards in a single game (212 in Week 17).
· Jackson rushed for 1,000 yards for first time in career and became the first player in NFL history with 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 kick return yards in the same season.
· Rookie S JAIRUS BYRD set the team rookie record and finished third in franchise history in a single-season with nine interceptions.
· WR TERRELL OWENS became the sixth player in NFL history with 1,000 career receptions (1,006).
· WR LEE EVANS moved into third place in team history in receiving yards (5,356) and receiving touchdowns (39).
CAROLINA PANTHERS
· Had two teammates become the first running back duo in history to each rush for 1,100 yards in one season. JONATHAN STEWART rushed for 1,133 yards and DE ANGELO WILLIAMS added 1,117 yards.
· Williams became Panthers’ all-time leading rusher with 3,850 career rushing yards.
· MUHSIN MUHAMMAD became the first Panthers receiver to reach 50 career touchdowns in Week 16. STEVE SMITH caught his 50th career touchdown later in same game.
CHICAGO BEARS
· QB JAY CUTLER became the first Bears quarterback since 1970 to have a 100-plus passer rating in three consecutive games.
· Cutler became the first Bears quarterback to throw four touchdown passes in back-to-back games.
· Cutler threw for second-most passing yards (3,666) and third-most passing touchdowns (27) in single-season in Bears history.
· JOHNNY KNOX became first Bears rookies since WALTER PAYTON to record a touchdown in four consecutive games.
· RB MATT FORTÉ is one of just three players in team history to have multiple seasons with 1,400-plus yards from scrimmage, joining Payton and NEAL ANDERSON.
· TE GREG OLSEN recorded 60 receptions and eight touchdowns, both second for a tight end in franchise history (MIKE DITKA).
CINCINNATI BENGALS
· The Bengals’ nine victories through Week 13 were an eight-win improvement over last season (1-10-1) through the first 12 games. Cincinnati is tied with the 1963 Oakland Raiders (0-12 in 1962; 8-4 in 1963) and the 1999 Indianapolis Colts (2-10 in 1998; 10-2 in 1999) for the best win improvement through 12 games from one season to the next in NFL history.
· Earned 10 wins for the first time since 2005.
· WR CHAD OCHOCINCO extended his franchise records in receptions (684) and receiving yards (9,952). He is second in receiving touchdowns with 62 (CARL PICKENS, 63).
· RB CEDRIC BENSON became the fourth player in team history to rush for 1,200 yards (1,251).
· For the first time in club annals, three different backs (Benson, BERNARD SCOTT, LARRY JOHNSON) rushed for 100 yards each over a three-game span.
CLEVELAND BROWNS
· Set a team record for wins in the month of December (four).
· Became second team since 1978 to win last four games of season after starting 1-11 (New England, 1993).
· RB JEROME HARRISON rushed for 286 yards and three touchdowns in the Browns’ 41-34 win at Kansas City in Week 15 and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer JIM BROWN (237 in 1957 and 1961) for the most rushing yards in a single-game in franchise history.
· KR/WR JOSHUA CRIBBS recorded 2,510 combined yards, placing him fifth all-time in a single season in NFL history
· Cribbs became the first player in NFL history to amass five 1,000 kick return yard seasons to start a career.
· WR MOHAMMED MASSAQUOI became the fourth Browns rookie to lead the team in receiving yards in club history. His 18.4 yards per catch average set the Browns record previously held by Pro Football HOFer PAUL WARFIELD (17.7 in 1964).
DALLAS COWBOYS
· The Cowboys became the 20th NFL team to open a new stadium since 1992. An NFL regular-season record 105,121 fans attended the regular-season home opener against the New York Giants on September 20, topping the previous high of 103,467 that turned out to see the 49ers-Cardinals game in Mexico City in 2005.
· Qualified for the playoffs, marking their 30th postseason appearance, tied for most in NFL history.
· QB TONY ROMO threw for 4,483 yards, the most passing yards in a single-season in franchise history. He also set the single-season club records for completions (347) and attempts (550).
· WR MILES AUSTIN posted 81 receptions for 1,320 yards and 11 TDs, becoming the third player in team history with 80+ receptions, 1,300 receiving yards and 10+ touchdowns in a season (MICHAEL IRVIN, TERRELL OWENS).
· Romo (Eastern Illinois) and Austin (Monmouth) combined for most touchdowns (11) by an undrafted quarterback and wide receiver duo in a season.
· TE JASON WITTEN became the third tight end in NFL history with multiple seasons of 90+ receptions and 1,000+ receiving yards (TONY GONZALEZ, four; TODD CHRISTENSEN, two)
DENVER BRONCOS
· Head coach JOSH MC DANIELS started his rookie season 6-0, tying the record for best start to a season by a rookie head coach since 1970. Colts head coach JIM CALDWELL later extended the record to 14-0.
· QB KYLE ORTON set the team record for most passing yards by a player in his first year with the club (3,802). His 10 games with a 90+ passer rating tied the team record for a season.
· DE ELVIS DUMERVIL set the Broncos single-season sack record with 17. He became the first Bronco to lead the NFL in sacks.
· WR BRANDON MARSHALL is one of five players to record 100+ receptions in three consecutive seasons.
· RB KNOWSHON MORENO became the fifth Broncos rookie running back to lead all rookies in rushing (947).
DETROIT LIONS
· Rookie S LOUIS DELMAS became the first rookie in NFL history to register an interception return for a touchdown (100 yards, vs. Arizona, 12/20/09), a safety (vs. Green Bay, 11/26/09) and a fumble return for a touchdown (65, at New Orleans, 9/13/09) in the same season.
· MATTHEW STAFFORD became the second rookie quarterback in NFL history to throw five touchdown passes in a game, joining RAY BUIVID of the Chicago Bears who had five TD passes on December 5, 1937.
· WR CALVIN JOHNSON surpassed 3,000 receiving yards for his career (3,081) on 193 receptions, the most receptions and receiving yards for a player in his first three seasons in club history.
GREEN BAY PACKERS
· Became the second NFL team with 650 regular-season victories (654; Chicago, 693).
· QB AARON RODGERS passed for 4,434 yards this season, second-highest in team history (LYNN DICKEY, 4,458) and had a passer rating of (103.2) becoming the second Packers quarterback with a passer rating of 100+ (BART STARR).
· With 8,322 rushing yards with the Packers, AHMAN GREEN surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer JIM TAYLOR (8,207) for the most rushing yards in franchise history
· WR DONALD DRIVER broke the all-time record for receptions by a Packer (647). Driver’s six consecutive 1,000 yard seasons also set a franchise record.
· The Packers had a 4,000-yard passer (Rodgers), two 1,000-yard receivers (GREG JENNINGS, Driver) and a 1,200-yard rusher (RYAN GRANT) for the second consecutive season, marking the first time a team has done this in NFL history.
· CB CHARLES WOODSON recorded three INT-TDs, tying for most in a season in club history. His eight defensive touchdowns as a Packer are a franchise record.
HOUSTON TEXANS
· Finished 9-7 for their first winning season in franchise history.
· QB MATT SCHAUB threw for a franchise-best 4,770 yards, 29 touchdowns and 98.6 passer rating.
· Schaub’s nine 300-yard games tied for third best in a single season in NFL history (RICH GANNON, DREW BREES, 10).
· Schaub (4,770) and WR ANDRE JOHNSON (1,569) led the NFL in passing yards and receiving yards, becoming the first teammates to accomplish this feat since 1998 (Green Bay, BRETT FAVRE, ANTONIO FREEMAN).
· LB BRIAN CUSHING recorded four interceptions, tying the franchise record for a linebacker. Cushing was named AP Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2009.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
· Won an NFL-record 23 consecutive regular-season games, surpassing the 2006-08 New England Patriots for the longest streak in history.
· Became the first team in NFL history with seven consecutive 12-win seasons.
· Joined the San Francisco 49ers (1997), Philadelphia Eagles (2004) and New England Patriots (2007) as the only teams since 1990 to clinch their divisions by their 11th game of the season.
· Became first team in NFL history to win five in a row when trailing in the fourth quarter in each contest (Weeks 7-12). Finished season with seven fourth-quarter comeback wins, the most in NFL history.
· Indianapolis has 115 regular-season wins since the start of the 2000 season, the most by a team in a single decade. The San Francisco 49ers registered 113 wins in the 1990s.
· QB PEYTON MANNING moved past JOHNNY UNITAS and FRAN TARKENTON into fourth-place all-time in wins by a starting quarterback (131).
· WR REGGIE WAYNE recorded 100+ receptions for the second time in his career.
· TE DALLAS CLARK became the third tight end in NFL history to record 90+ receptions, 1,000+ receiving yards and 10+ touchdowns in one season (TONY GONZALEZ, TODD CHRISTENSEN). Became second tight end in NFL history to record 100+ receptions in a season (Gonzalez).
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
· MAURICE JONES-DREW set a franchise record with his 15th rushing TD in 2009. FRED TAYLOR had 14 in 1998.
· Jones-Drew’s 1,391 rushing yards ranks 3rd in team annals for a single-season.
· WR MIKE THOMAS set the franchise rookie record with 48 receptions. His 453 receiving yards were second-most by a rookie in club history (PETE MITCHELL, 527 in 1995).
· The Jaguars rushed for 217 yards in Week 10 vs. Tennessee. Their 13.6 yards per carry average in that game was the highest in the NFL since 1970.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
· RB JAMAAL CHARLES rushed for a franchise-record 259 yards in Week 17 vs. Denver.
· Charles became the fifth player in franchise history to rush for 1,000+ yards with a 5.0 yards per carry average.
· LB DERRICK JOHNSON tied an NFL record with two INT-TDs in Week 17 vs. Denver.
· QB MATT CASSEL tied for third most touchdowns by a first-year Chief (16, STEVE DE BERG).
· “Mr. Irrelevant,” K RYAN SUCCOP set a Chiefs rookie record with 25 field goals (in 29 attempts) and tied for second-most points by a Chiefs rookie (104, JACK SPIKES).
MIAMI DOLPHINS
· JASON TAYLOR became the fourth Dolphin to play for the team in three different decades (1990s, 2000s and 2010s).
· WR DAVONE BESS recorded 76 receptions on season, becoming the fifth Dolphin in franchise history with 75+ receptions.
· SEAN SMITH became first rookie CB in franchise history to start all 16 games.
· CB VONTAE DAVIS became the first rookie to lead the team in interceptions since 1989 (LOUIS OLIVER, four).
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
· Won back-to-back division titles for the first time since 1977-78.
· RB ADRIAN PETERSON set the franchise record for most TDs in a single season with 18.
· QB BRETT FAVRE recorded a team-record 10 games with a passer rating of 100+.
· WR SIDNEY RICE became the third player in team history to amass 80+ receptions (83) and 1,300+ receiving yards (1,312) in a season (RANDY MOSS, CRIS CARTER).
· WR/KR PERCY HARVIN set a team rookie record with 2,081 combined yards. Harvin’s 60 receptions set a Vikings rookie record.
· TE VISANTHE SHIANCOE set the club record for touchdowns by a tight end with 11.
· DE JARED ALLEN tied his career-high with an NFC-best 14.5 sacks.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
· Won AFC East division title for seventh time in the past nine seasons.
· Have won at least nine games in nine consecutive seasons.
· Won 17 consecutive regular-season games against the NFC, the longest winning streak any team has posted against the opposite conference since the 1970 merger, before falling to the New Orleans Saints in Week 12.
· QB TOM BRADY recorded his 30th 300-yard passing game of his career, surpassing DREW BLEDSOE (26) for the most 300-yard games in franchise history.
· WR WES WELKER finished second in team history with 1,348 receiving yards and tied for second all-time with 123 receptions. His 8.8 receptions per game average is second in NFL history (MARVIN HARRISON, 8.9; min. 10 games played).
· WR RANDY MOSS has recorded 35 games with two or more touchdown receptions, second-most in NFL history (JERRY RICE, 44). Moss also became the seventh player to reach the 14,000 receiving yard milestone (14,465), and now ranks sixth on the all-time list.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
· DREW BREES has more passing yards (14,579) than any other player in his first 50 games with a new team (rookies and veterans) in NFL history.
· Was the first team to score at least 45 points in each of the first two games of a season since the 1968 Oakland Raiders.
· The Saints became the fourth team since 1970 to have seven different players score a rushing or receiving touchdown in a game when they beat the Giants in Week 6. The Seattle Seahawks (10/30/1977 vs. Buffalo Bills), Cincinnati Bengals (12/17/1989 vs. Houston Oilers) and Jacksonville Jaguars (12/23/2007 vs. Oakland) also accomplished the feat.
· Scored the ninth-most points in a season in NFL history (510).
· Started the season at 13-0, best start in franchise history, before falling to Dallas in Week 15.
NEW YORK GIANTS
· By beating the Cowboys in Week 2, the Giants became the fifth visiting team to win in the past six stadium-opening games.
· QB ELI MANNING (4,021) became the third player in franchise history to throw for over 4,000 yards (KERRY COLLINS, 4,073 and PHIL SIMMS, 4,044).
· Manning is the first Giant to pass for 3,000+ yards and 20+ touchdown passes in five consecutive seasons.
· WR STEVE SMITH caught a club record 107 passes and became the fourth player in team history to record 1,200 receiving yards.
· P JEFF FEAGLES is the second player in NFL history to play in four different decades (SAMMY BAUGH).
NEW YORK JETS
· Became the eighth team since 1970 to lead the NFL in rushing yards per game (172.3) and total defense (252.3).
· Set team record for rushing yards in a season with 2,765, topping the 2,646 of 1979.
· Head coach REX RYAN became the first coach to lead his team to the top defense by yards and scoring in his rookie season.
· QB MARK SANCHEZ became the first New York Jets rookie quarterback to start a game since MATT ROBINSON on November 13, 1977 against the Seattle Seahawks. Sanchez ended the Jets’ streak of 491 consecutive games without starting a rookie quarterback (previously the longest in the NFL). (Week 1)
· Became the second team since 1960 to record at least 300 rushing yards in consecutive games – Weeks 6 and 7 – in a season (Buffalo, 1975).
· Went 10 straight games eclipsing 100 yards on the ground, their longest streak since nine straight games in 1991.
· RB THOMAS JONES set the record for most rushing touchdowns in franchise history (14), breaking his own record from 2008 (13). With 1,402 yards, Jones became the second Jet to rush for 1,400+ yards (CURTIS MARTIN).
OAKLAND RAIDERS
· Became the third team since 1977 to start two rookie wide receivers on Kickoff Weekend (DARRIUS HEYWARD-BEY, LOUIS MURPHY).
· PR/KR JOHNNIE LEE HIGGINS moved into eighth in franchise-history in punt return yards (863) and ties for first in club annals with three punt return touchdowns.
· TE ZACH MILLER became third tight end in club history with 800+ receiving yards in a season (805).
· P SHANE LECHLER set the NFL record for net punting average in a season (43.9) and recorded the second-highest yards (51.1) per punt average (SAMMY BAUGH, 51.4).
· K SEBASTIAN JANIKOWSKI kicked a franchise-record long 61 yard field goal in Week 16.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
· QB DONOVAN MC NABB became one of just four players in NFL history to have at least 30,000 passing yards (32,873), 200 touchdowns passes (216), 3,000 rushing yards (3,249) and 20 rushing touchdowns (28). McNabb joined Pro Football Hall of Famers JOHN ELWAY, FRAN TARKENTON, and STEVE YOUNG in accomplishing the milestone.
· McNabb played in his 148th game as an Eagle, tying BOBBY WALSTON and KEN CLARKE for 10th place in team history and most by an Eagles quarterback.
· WR DE SEAN JACKSON became only the second player in team history to have a rushing and receiving touchdown of 50-plus yards in the same game in Week 7. (BOSH PRITCHARD on 10/23/49 vs. Washington – 75-yard reception, 77-yard rush).
· Jackson had the highest yards per touchdown average in NFL history with a minimum of 10 touchdowns (52.6). Jackson’s eight touchdowns of 50+ yards tied an NFL-record.
· RB LE SEAN MC COY set Eagles rookie rushing record with 637 rushing yards on the season.
· TE BRENT CELEK recorded 76 receptions, second-most among tight ends in club history (KEITH JACKSON, 81 in 1988).
· Became the first team in NFL history with three players that are 24 years-or-younger with 50-plus catches, 750-plus yards and four-plus touchdowns (WR JEREMY MACLIN – 21 years old; Jackson – 23 years old; Celek – 24 years old).
· QB KEVIN KOLB became the first quarterback in NFL history to pass for 300 yards in each of his first two career starts.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
· QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER became the first Steelers QB pass for 4,000 yards in a season (4,108).
· Had two 1,000-yard receivers (SANTONIO HOLMES, HINES WARD), a 1,000-yard rusher (RASHARD MENDENHALL) and a 4,000-yard passer (Roethlisberger) for the first time in franchise history.
· Ward has caught at least one pass in a team-record 178 consecutive games, good for sixth on the all-time list.
· Mendenhall became seventh running back in team history to rush for 1,000 yards (1,108).
· WRs Ward and Holmes and TE HEATH MILLER all recorded 70+ receptions, the first time three Steelers teammates have done so in franchise history.
· LB LA MARR WOODLEY finished the season with eight consecutive games with 0.5+ sacks, the most in team history (GREG LLOYD, six).
ST. LOUIS RAMS
· RB STEVEN JACKSON became the first player in team history to rush for 1,000+ yards in five consecutive seasons (ERIC DICKERSON, four).
· Jackson (1,416) became the fourth Ram to lead the NFC in rushing (CHARLES WHITE, ERIC DICKERSON, LAWRENCE MC CUTCHEON).
· WR/KR DANNY AMENDOLA (2,302) became the fourth Ram to surpass 2,000 combined yards in a season (Dickerson, Jackson, MARSHALL FAULK).
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
· Tied franchise-record with 11 consecutive wins.
· Scored 20+ points in an NFL-record 22 consecutive games.
· Won NFL-record 18 consecutive games in December and tied the 1970-74 Miami Dolphins (18 in November) for the most consecutive games won in a calendar month since 1970.
· QB PHILIP RIVERS became first Charger to record consecutive 100+ passer rating seasons. Rivers’ career-high 4,155 passing yards ranks third in club history.
· WR VINCENT JACKSON (1,167) and TE ANTONIO GATES (1,157) each eclipsed 1,150 receiving yards, only the second time that has been accomplished in team history (1980; JOHN JEFFERSON, 1,340 and KELLEN WINSLOW, 1,290).
· RB LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON rushed for 12 touchdowns, his NFL-record ninth consecutive season with 10+ touchdowns.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
· RB FRANK GORE rushed for a career-high 10 touchdowns, tying the single-season franchise record.
· Gore had five 100-yard rushing games in 2009, giving him 20 total for his career. This ties him with Pro Football HOFer JOE PERRY for most in franchise history. Gore became the first 49er to rush for four consecutive 1,000-yard seasons.
· TE VERNON DAVIS recorded 13 touchdown receptions, tied for most in season by tight end in NFL history (ANTONIO GATES, 2004).
· Led NFL in games in which they did not allow a touchdown (five).
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
· QB MATT HASSELBECK threw for 3,029 yards, his sixth career 3,000 yard season, most in franchise history.
· Hasselbeck passed Ring of Honor member DAVE KRIEG for first place in most attempts (3,806), completions (2,293) and yardage (26,433) in club history.
· TE JOHN CARLSON caught 51 passes for 574 yards, both second-most by a tight end in franchise history. His seven touchdowns was a Seahawks tight end record.
· K OLINDO MARE made 19 consecutive field goals, a club record.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
· QB JOSH FREEMAN set a franchise rookie record with 1,857 passing yards and 10 touchdown passes.
· TE KELLEN WINSLOW had 884 yards receiving, breaking the single-season franchise record for tight ends that had been held by JIMMIE GILES, who had 786 yards in 1981. His 77 receptions also set a team tight end record.
· Became first team in NFL history to have three different return specialists win NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors (SAMMIE STROUGHTER, CLIFTON SMITH and MICHEAL SPURLOCK).
· CB AQIB TALIB tied a franchise record with three interceptions in one game.
· K CONNOR BARTH tied an NFL record with three field goals of 50+ yards in one game.
TENNESSEE TITANS
· Became the first team to reach .500 after starting the season 0-6, finishing 8-8.
· First team in NFL history to win five consecutive games after an 0-6 start.
· CHRIS JOHNSON (2,006, 14) broke Campbell’s franchise rushing record and rushing touchdown records (1,934, 13).
· QB VINCE YOUNG is 26-13 (.667) as Titans starter, the highest winning percentage of any quarterback in franchise history (min. 20 starts).
· TE BO SCAIFE (215) moved into second-place on the franchise’s tight end receptions list (FRANK WYCHECK, 482).
· WR KENNY BRITT recorded 701 receiving yards on 42 receptions, good for fifth and sixth on the franchise’s rookie receiving list, respectively.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS
· Placed two players in the top 10 in sacks (ANDRE CARTER, 11 and BRIAN ORAKPO, 11) – the only team with two in the top-10.
· Orakpo’s 11 sacks are a franchise rookie record, and his four sacks in one game tied a franchise record.
· QB JASON CAMPBELL became fifth Redskins quarterback with 1,000 completions (JOE THEISMANN, SONNY JURGENSEN, SAMMY BAUGH, MARK RYPIEN).
· LB LONDON FLETCHER has started 151 consecutive games, fourth-most among active players.
· Won back-to-back division titles for the first time since 1974-75.
· Recorded 10 wins for the first time since 1976.
· The only team not to lose back-to-back games this season.
· QB KURT WARNER recorded eight 100+ passer rating games, tied for most in franchise history (NEIL LOMAX, 1984).
· WR ANQUAN BOLDIN became first player in team history to record five 1,000-yard receiving seasons.
· WR LARRY FITZGERALD moved into third-place for receptions in franchise history (523). His 13 touchdown receptions marked a career-high and tied for the league lead in 2009.
· S ADRIAN WILSON became just the 10th player to record 20 sacks (20.5) and 20 interceptions (23) in his career.
ATLANTA FALCONS
· Finished 9-7 to clinch the first back-to-back winning seasons in franchise history (11-5 in 2008).
· QB MATT RYAN has a career record of 13-1 at home, including 6-0 in 2009.
· WR RODDY WHITE became the first player in team history with three consecutive 80+ reception and 1,100+ receiving yard seasons.
· White had a franchise-record 210 receiving yards in Week 5 vs. San Francisco. In that game, Ryan and White connected on a 90-yard touchdown pass, the third-longest team history.
· TE TONY GONZALEZ set a franchise record for receptions by a tight end (83).
BALTIMORE RAVENS
· QB JOE FLACCO set the Ravens’ single-season record for passer rating (88.9) and completion percentage (63.1) and finished second in completions (315) and yards per attempt (7.24).
· RB RAY RICE finished second in franchise history with 2,043 scrimmage yards (JAMAL LEWIS, 2,271 in 2003).
· Rice rushed for 1,339 yards, becoming second Raven to rush for 1,300+ (Lewis).
· For the first time in franchise history the Ravens have a 3,000-yard passer (Flacco), 1,000-yard rusher (Rice) and a 1,000-yard receiver (DERRICK MASON).
· Mason, who has 863 career receptions, became just the 22nd player in NFL history to record 800 receptions and 10,000 receiving yards (11,089) in a career.
· TE TODD HEAP (427 and 4,893) and Mason (410 and 4,975) are the only players in Ravens history with more than 400 receptions and 4,000 receiving yards.
· RB WILLIS MC GAHEE had 14 touchdowns (12 rushing, two receiving) to tie the team record set by MICHAEL JACKSON (1996) and Lewis (2003).
BUFFALO BILLS
· RB FRED JACKSON became sixth player in franchise history to rush for 200+ yards in a single game (212 in Week 17).
· Jackson rushed for 1,000 yards for first time in career and became the first player in NFL history with 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 kick return yards in the same season.
· Rookie S JAIRUS BYRD set the team rookie record and finished third in franchise history in a single-season with nine interceptions.
· WR TERRELL OWENS became the sixth player in NFL history with 1,000 career receptions (1,006).
· WR LEE EVANS moved into third place in team history in receiving yards (5,356) and receiving touchdowns (39).
CAROLINA PANTHERS
· Had two teammates become the first running back duo in history to each rush for 1,100 yards in one season. JONATHAN STEWART rushed for 1,133 yards and DE ANGELO WILLIAMS added 1,117 yards.
· Williams became Panthers’ all-time leading rusher with 3,850 career rushing yards.
· MUHSIN MUHAMMAD became the first Panthers receiver to reach 50 career touchdowns in Week 16. STEVE SMITH caught his 50th career touchdown later in same game.
CHICAGO BEARS
· QB JAY CUTLER became the first Bears quarterback since 1970 to have a 100-plus passer rating in three consecutive games.
· Cutler became the first Bears quarterback to throw four touchdown passes in back-to-back games.
· Cutler threw for second-most passing yards (3,666) and third-most passing touchdowns (27) in single-season in Bears history.
· JOHNNY KNOX became first Bears rookies since WALTER PAYTON to record a touchdown in four consecutive games.
· RB MATT FORTÉ is one of just three players in team history to have multiple seasons with 1,400-plus yards from scrimmage, joining Payton and NEAL ANDERSON.
· TE GREG OLSEN recorded 60 receptions and eight touchdowns, both second for a tight end in franchise history (MIKE DITKA).
CINCINNATI BENGALS
· The Bengals’ nine victories through Week 13 were an eight-win improvement over last season (1-10-1) through the first 12 games. Cincinnati is tied with the 1963 Oakland Raiders (0-12 in 1962; 8-4 in 1963) and the 1999 Indianapolis Colts (2-10 in 1998; 10-2 in 1999) for the best win improvement through 12 games from one season to the next in NFL history.
· Earned 10 wins for the first time since 2005.
· WR CHAD OCHOCINCO extended his franchise records in receptions (684) and receiving yards (9,952). He is second in receiving touchdowns with 62 (CARL PICKENS, 63).
· RB CEDRIC BENSON became the fourth player in team history to rush for 1,200 yards (1,251).
· For the first time in club annals, three different backs (Benson, BERNARD SCOTT, LARRY JOHNSON) rushed for 100 yards each over a three-game span.
CLEVELAND BROWNS
· Set a team record for wins in the month of December (four).
· Became second team since 1978 to win last four games of season after starting 1-11 (New England, 1993).
· RB JEROME HARRISON rushed for 286 yards and three touchdowns in the Browns’ 41-34 win at Kansas City in Week 15 and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer JIM BROWN (237 in 1957 and 1961) for the most rushing yards in a single-game in franchise history.
· KR/WR JOSHUA CRIBBS recorded 2,510 combined yards, placing him fifth all-time in a single season in NFL history
· Cribbs became the first player in NFL history to amass five 1,000 kick return yard seasons to start a career.
· WR MOHAMMED MASSAQUOI became the fourth Browns rookie to lead the team in receiving yards in club history. His 18.4 yards per catch average set the Browns record previously held by Pro Football HOFer PAUL WARFIELD (17.7 in 1964).
DALLAS COWBOYS
· The Cowboys became the 20th NFL team to open a new stadium since 1992. An NFL regular-season record 105,121 fans attended the regular-season home opener against the New York Giants on September 20, topping the previous high of 103,467 that turned out to see the 49ers-Cardinals game in Mexico City in 2005.
· Qualified for the playoffs, marking their 30th postseason appearance, tied for most in NFL history.
· QB TONY ROMO threw for 4,483 yards, the most passing yards in a single-season in franchise history. He also set the single-season club records for completions (347) and attempts (550).
· WR MILES AUSTIN posted 81 receptions for 1,320 yards and 11 TDs, becoming the third player in team history with 80+ receptions, 1,300 receiving yards and 10+ touchdowns in a season (MICHAEL IRVIN, TERRELL OWENS).
· Romo (Eastern Illinois) and Austin (Monmouth) combined for most touchdowns (11) by an undrafted quarterback and wide receiver duo in a season.
· TE JASON WITTEN became the third tight end in NFL history with multiple seasons of 90+ receptions and 1,000+ receiving yards (TONY GONZALEZ, four; TODD CHRISTENSEN, two)
DENVER BRONCOS
· Head coach JOSH MC DANIELS started his rookie season 6-0, tying the record for best start to a season by a rookie head coach since 1970. Colts head coach JIM CALDWELL later extended the record to 14-0.
· QB KYLE ORTON set the team record for most passing yards by a player in his first year with the club (3,802). His 10 games with a 90+ passer rating tied the team record for a season.
· DE ELVIS DUMERVIL set the Broncos single-season sack record with 17. He became the first Bronco to lead the NFL in sacks.
· WR BRANDON MARSHALL is one of five players to record 100+ receptions in three consecutive seasons.
· RB KNOWSHON MORENO became the fifth Broncos rookie running back to lead all rookies in rushing (947).
DETROIT LIONS
· Rookie S LOUIS DELMAS became the first rookie in NFL history to register an interception return for a touchdown (100 yards, vs. Arizona, 12/20/09), a safety (vs. Green Bay, 11/26/09) and a fumble return for a touchdown (65, at New Orleans, 9/13/09) in the same season.
· MATTHEW STAFFORD became the second rookie quarterback in NFL history to throw five touchdown passes in a game, joining RAY BUIVID of the Chicago Bears who had five TD passes on December 5, 1937.
· WR CALVIN JOHNSON surpassed 3,000 receiving yards for his career (3,081) on 193 receptions, the most receptions and receiving yards for a player in his first three seasons in club history.
GREEN BAY PACKERS
· Became the second NFL team with 650 regular-season victories (654; Chicago, 693).
· QB AARON RODGERS passed for 4,434 yards this season, second-highest in team history (LYNN DICKEY, 4,458) and had a passer rating of (103.2) becoming the second Packers quarterback with a passer rating of 100+ (BART STARR).
· With 8,322 rushing yards with the Packers, AHMAN GREEN surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer JIM TAYLOR (8,207) for the most rushing yards in franchise history
· WR DONALD DRIVER broke the all-time record for receptions by a Packer (647). Driver’s six consecutive 1,000 yard seasons also set a franchise record.
· The Packers had a 4,000-yard passer (Rodgers), two 1,000-yard receivers (GREG JENNINGS, Driver) and a 1,200-yard rusher (RYAN GRANT) for the second consecutive season, marking the first time a team has done this in NFL history.
· CB CHARLES WOODSON recorded three INT-TDs, tying for most in a season in club history. His eight defensive touchdowns as a Packer are a franchise record.
HOUSTON TEXANS
· Finished 9-7 for their first winning season in franchise history.
· QB MATT SCHAUB threw for a franchise-best 4,770 yards, 29 touchdowns and 98.6 passer rating.
· Schaub’s nine 300-yard games tied for third best in a single season in NFL history (RICH GANNON, DREW BREES, 10).
· Schaub (4,770) and WR ANDRE JOHNSON (1,569) led the NFL in passing yards and receiving yards, becoming the first teammates to accomplish this feat since 1998 (Green Bay, BRETT FAVRE, ANTONIO FREEMAN).
· LB BRIAN CUSHING recorded four interceptions, tying the franchise record for a linebacker. Cushing was named AP Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2009.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
· Won an NFL-record 23 consecutive regular-season games, surpassing the 2006-08 New England Patriots for the longest streak in history.
· Became the first team in NFL history with seven consecutive 12-win seasons.
· Joined the San Francisco 49ers (1997), Philadelphia Eagles (2004) and New England Patriots (2007) as the only teams since 1990 to clinch their divisions by their 11th game of the season.
· Became first team in NFL history to win five in a row when trailing in the fourth quarter in each contest (Weeks 7-12). Finished season with seven fourth-quarter comeback wins, the most in NFL history.
· Indianapolis has 115 regular-season wins since the start of the 2000 season, the most by a team in a single decade. The San Francisco 49ers registered 113 wins in the 1990s.
· QB PEYTON MANNING moved past JOHNNY UNITAS and FRAN TARKENTON into fourth-place all-time in wins by a starting quarterback (131).
· WR REGGIE WAYNE recorded 100+ receptions for the second time in his career.
· TE DALLAS CLARK became the third tight end in NFL history to record 90+ receptions, 1,000+ receiving yards and 10+ touchdowns in one season (TONY GONZALEZ, TODD CHRISTENSEN). Became second tight end in NFL history to record 100+ receptions in a season (Gonzalez).
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
· MAURICE JONES-DREW set a franchise record with his 15th rushing TD in 2009. FRED TAYLOR had 14 in 1998.
· Jones-Drew’s 1,391 rushing yards ranks 3rd in team annals for a single-season.
· WR MIKE THOMAS set the franchise rookie record with 48 receptions. His 453 receiving yards were second-most by a rookie in club history (PETE MITCHELL, 527 in 1995).
· The Jaguars rushed for 217 yards in Week 10 vs. Tennessee. Their 13.6 yards per carry average in that game was the highest in the NFL since 1970.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
· RB JAMAAL CHARLES rushed for a franchise-record 259 yards in Week 17 vs. Denver.
· Charles became the fifth player in franchise history to rush for 1,000+ yards with a 5.0 yards per carry average.
· LB DERRICK JOHNSON tied an NFL record with two INT-TDs in Week 17 vs. Denver.
· QB MATT CASSEL tied for third most touchdowns by a first-year Chief (16, STEVE DE BERG).
· “Mr. Irrelevant,” K RYAN SUCCOP set a Chiefs rookie record with 25 field goals (in 29 attempts) and tied for second-most points by a Chiefs rookie (104, JACK SPIKES).
MIAMI DOLPHINS
· JASON TAYLOR became the fourth Dolphin to play for the team in three different decades (1990s, 2000s and 2010s).
· WR DAVONE BESS recorded 76 receptions on season, becoming the fifth Dolphin in franchise history with 75+ receptions.
· SEAN SMITH became first rookie CB in franchise history to start all 16 games.
· CB VONTAE DAVIS became the first rookie to lead the team in interceptions since 1989 (LOUIS OLIVER, four).
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
· Won back-to-back division titles for the first time since 1977-78.
· RB ADRIAN PETERSON set the franchise record for most TDs in a single season with 18.
· QB BRETT FAVRE recorded a team-record 10 games with a passer rating of 100+.
· WR SIDNEY RICE became the third player in team history to amass 80+ receptions (83) and 1,300+ receiving yards (1,312) in a season (RANDY MOSS, CRIS CARTER).
· WR/KR PERCY HARVIN set a team rookie record with 2,081 combined yards. Harvin’s 60 receptions set a Vikings rookie record.
· TE VISANTHE SHIANCOE set the club record for touchdowns by a tight end with 11.
· DE JARED ALLEN tied his career-high with an NFC-best 14.5 sacks.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
· Won AFC East division title for seventh time in the past nine seasons.
· Have won at least nine games in nine consecutive seasons.
· Won 17 consecutive regular-season games against the NFC, the longest winning streak any team has posted against the opposite conference since the 1970 merger, before falling to the New Orleans Saints in Week 12.
· QB TOM BRADY recorded his 30th 300-yard passing game of his career, surpassing DREW BLEDSOE (26) for the most 300-yard games in franchise history.
· WR WES WELKER finished second in team history with 1,348 receiving yards and tied for second all-time with 123 receptions. His 8.8 receptions per game average is second in NFL history (MARVIN HARRISON, 8.9; min. 10 games played).
· WR RANDY MOSS has recorded 35 games with two or more touchdown receptions, second-most in NFL history (JERRY RICE, 44). Moss also became the seventh player to reach the 14,000 receiving yard milestone (14,465), and now ranks sixth on the all-time list.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
· DREW BREES has more passing yards (14,579) than any other player in his first 50 games with a new team (rookies and veterans) in NFL history.
· Was the first team to score at least 45 points in each of the first two games of a season since the 1968 Oakland Raiders.
· The Saints became the fourth team since 1970 to have seven different players score a rushing or receiving touchdown in a game when they beat the Giants in Week 6. The Seattle Seahawks (10/30/1977 vs. Buffalo Bills), Cincinnati Bengals (12/17/1989 vs. Houston Oilers) and Jacksonville Jaguars (12/23/2007 vs. Oakland) also accomplished the feat.
· Scored the ninth-most points in a season in NFL history (510).
· Started the season at 13-0, best start in franchise history, before falling to Dallas in Week 15.
NEW YORK GIANTS
· By beating the Cowboys in Week 2, the Giants became the fifth visiting team to win in the past six stadium-opening games.
· QB ELI MANNING (4,021) became the third player in franchise history to throw for over 4,000 yards (KERRY COLLINS, 4,073 and PHIL SIMMS, 4,044).
· Manning is the first Giant to pass for 3,000+ yards and 20+ touchdown passes in five consecutive seasons.
· WR STEVE SMITH caught a club record 107 passes and became the fourth player in team history to record 1,200 receiving yards.
· P JEFF FEAGLES is the second player in NFL history to play in four different decades (SAMMY BAUGH).
NEW YORK JETS
· Became the eighth team since 1970 to lead the NFL in rushing yards per game (172.3) and total defense (252.3).
· Set team record for rushing yards in a season with 2,765, topping the 2,646 of 1979.
· Head coach REX RYAN became the first coach to lead his team to the top defense by yards and scoring in his rookie season.
· QB MARK SANCHEZ became the first New York Jets rookie quarterback to start a game since MATT ROBINSON on November 13, 1977 against the Seattle Seahawks. Sanchez ended the Jets’ streak of 491 consecutive games without starting a rookie quarterback (previously the longest in the NFL). (Week 1)
· Became the second team since 1960 to record at least 300 rushing yards in consecutive games – Weeks 6 and 7 – in a season (Buffalo, 1975).
· Went 10 straight games eclipsing 100 yards on the ground, their longest streak since nine straight games in 1991.
· RB THOMAS JONES set the record for most rushing touchdowns in franchise history (14), breaking his own record from 2008 (13). With 1,402 yards, Jones became the second Jet to rush for 1,400+ yards (CURTIS MARTIN).
OAKLAND RAIDERS
· Became the third team since 1977 to start two rookie wide receivers on Kickoff Weekend (DARRIUS HEYWARD-BEY, LOUIS MURPHY).
· PR/KR JOHNNIE LEE HIGGINS moved into eighth in franchise-history in punt return yards (863) and ties for first in club annals with three punt return touchdowns.
· TE ZACH MILLER became third tight end in club history with 800+ receiving yards in a season (805).
· P SHANE LECHLER set the NFL record for net punting average in a season (43.9) and recorded the second-highest yards (51.1) per punt average (SAMMY BAUGH, 51.4).
· K SEBASTIAN JANIKOWSKI kicked a franchise-record long 61 yard field goal in Week 16.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
· QB DONOVAN MC NABB became one of just four players in NFL history to have at least 30,000 passing yards (32,873), 200 touchdowns passes (216), 3,000 rushing yards (3,249) and 20 rushing touchdowns (28). McNabb joined Pro Football Hall of Famers JOHN ELWAY, FRAN TARKENTON, and STEVE YOUNG in accomplishing the milestone.
· McNabb played in his 148th game as an Eagle, tying BOBBY WALSTON and KEN CLARKE for 10th place in team history and most by an Eagles quarterback.
· WR DE SEAN JACKSON became only the second player in team history to have a rushing and receiving touchdown of 50-plus yards in the same game in Week 7. (BOSH PRITCHARD on 10/23/49 vs. Washington – 75-yard reception, 77-yard rush).
· Jackson had the highest yards per touchdown average in NFL history with a minimum of 10 touchdowns (52.6). Jackson’s eight touchdowns of 50+ yards tied an NFL-record.
· RB LE SEAN MC COY set Eagles rookie rushing record with 637 rushing yards on the season.
· TE BRENT CELEK recorded 76 receptions, second-most among tight ends in club history (KEITH JACKSON, 81 in 1988).
· Became the first team in NFL history with three players that are 24 years-or-younger with 50-plus catches, 750-plus yards and four-plus touchdowns (WR JEREMY MACLIN – 21 years old; Jackson – 23 years old; Celek – 24 years old).
· QB KEVIN KOLB became the first quarterback in NFL history to pass for 300 yards in each of his first two career starts.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
· QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER became the first Steelers QB pass for 4,000 yards in a season (4,108).
· Had two 1,000-yard receivers (SANTONIO HOLMES, HINES WARD), a 1,000-yard rusher (RASHARD MENDENHALL) and a 4,000-yard passer (Roethlisberger) for the first time in franchise history.
· Ward has caught at least one pass in a team-record 178 consecutive games, good for sixth on the all-time list.
· Mendenhall became seventh running back in team history to rush for 1,000 yards (1,108).
· WRs Ward and Holmes and TE HEATH MILLER all recorded 70+ receptions, the first time three Steelers teammates have done so in franchise history.
· LB LA MARR WOODLEY finished the season with eight consecutive games with 0.5+ sacks, the most in team history (GREG LLOYD, six).
ST. LOUIS RAMS
· RB STEVEN JACKSON became the first player in team history to rush for 1,000+ yards in five consecutive seasons (ERIC DICKERSON, four).
· Jackson (1,416) became the fourth Ram to lead the NFC in rushing (CHARLES WHITE, ERIC DICKERSON, LAWRENCE MC CUTCHEON).
· WR/KR DANNY AMENDOLA (2,302) became the fourth Ram to surpass 2,000 combined yards in a season (Dickerson, Jackson, MARSHALL FAULK).
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
· Tied franchise-record with 11 consecutive wins.
· Scored 20+ points in an NFL-record 22 consecutive games.
· Won NFL-record 18 consecutive games in December and tied the 1970-74 Miami Dolphins (18 in November) for the most consecutive games won in a calendar month since 1970.
· QB PHILIP RIVERS became first Charger to record consecutive 100+ passer rating seasons. Rivers’ career-high 4,155 passing yards ranks third in club history.
· WR VINCENT JACKSON (1,167) and TE ANTONIO GATES (1,157) each eclipsed 1,150 receiving yards, only the second time that has been accomplished in team history (1980; JOHN JEFFERSON, 1,340 and KELLEN WINSLOW, 1,290).
· RB LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON rushed for 12 touchdowns, his NFL-record ninth consecutive season with 10+ touchdowns.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
· RB FRANK GORE rushed for a career-high 10 touchdowns, tying the single-season franchise record.
· Gore had five 100-yard rushing games in 2009, giving him 20 total for his career. This ties him with Pro Football HOFer JOE PERRY for most in franchise history. Gore became the first 49er to rush for four consecutive 1,000-yard seasons.
· TE VERNON DAVIS recorded 13 touchdown receptions, tied for most in season by tight end in NFL history (ANTONIO GATES, 2004).
· Led NFL in games in which they did not allow a touchdown (five).
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
· QB MATT HASSELBECK threw for 3,029 yards, his sixth career 3,000 yard season, most in franchise history.
· Hasselbeck passed Ring of Honor member DAVE KRIEG for first place in most attempts (3,806), completions (2,293) and yardage (26,433) in club history.
· TE JOHN CARLSON caught 51 passes for 574 yards, both second-most by a tight end in franchise history. His seven touchdowns was a Seahawks tight end record.
· K OLINDO MARE made 19 consecutive field goals, a club record.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
· QB JOSH FREEMAN set a franchise rookie record with 1,857 passing yards and 10 touchdown passes.
· TE KELLEN WINSLOW had 884 yards receiving, breaking the single-season franchise record for tight ends that had been held by JIMMIE GILES, who had 786 yards in 1981. His 77 receptions also set a team tight end record.
· Became first team in NFL history to have three different return specialists win NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors (SAMMIE STROUGHTER, CLIFTON SMITH and MICHEAL SPURLOCK).
· CB AQIB TALIB tied a franchise record with three interceptions in one game.
· K CONNOR BARTH tied an NFL record with three field goals of 50+ yards in one game.
TENNESSEE TITANS
· Became the first team to reach .500 after starting the season 0-6, finishing 8-8.
· First team in NFL history to win five consecutive games after an 0-6 start.
· CHRIS JOHNSON (2,006, 14) broke Campbell’s franchise rushing record and rushing touchdown records (1,934, 13).
· QB VINCE YOUNG is 26-13 (.667) as Titans starter, the highest winning percentage of any quarterback in franchise history (min. 20 starts).
· TE BO SCAIFE (215) moved into second-place on the franchise’s tight end receptions list (FRANK WYCHECK, 482).
· WR KENNY BRITT recorded 701 receiving yards on 42 receptions, good for fifth and sixth on the franchise’s rookie receiving list, respectively.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS
· Placed two players in the top 10 in sacks (ANDRE CARTER, 11 and BRIAN ORAKPO, 11) – the only team with two in the top-10.
· Orakpo’s 11 sacks are a franchise rookie record, and his four sacks in one game tied a franchise record.
· QB JASON CAMPBELL became fifth Redskins quarterback with 1,000 completions (JOE THEISMANN, SONNY JURGENSEN, SAMMY BAUGH, MARK RYPIEN).
· LB LONDON FLETCHER has started 151 consecutive games, fourth-most among active players.
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