Here are five things you might not know about Tyler Eifert, the Cincinnati Bengals tight end who -- after two injury-filled seasons -- has become one of the team's biggest scoring threats and a solid fantasy performer:

1. This might just be the most important fact few know about the tight end: He can pull off a mean Cousin Eddie impression. Just take a look at the photo below from last Halloween. You be the judge. Doesn't he look a lot like Randy Quaid's iconic character from the "National Lampoon's Vacation" movie series? From the white robe to the fur-lined ushanka on his head to the beer in his hand to the cigar, Eifert certainly did well with the look. All he needed to complete it was a full RV toilet. The costume was just one way Eifert was able to show a quirky side that often goes unseen by those who don't know him well. This Halloween, the tight end might have to be himself. The Bengals will be hitting the road on the holiday this year, traveling ahead of their Nov. 1 game at Pittsburgh.

2. Costumes are fun to Eifert, but he likes Chicago Blackhawks jerseys, too. While in college at Notre Dame, Eifert took his share of trips to see the Blackhawks at Chicago's United Center. A friend works for the team now, and coordinated an opportunity for Eifert to participate this past February in a puck shooting contest during a Blackhawks game. On his very first try from center ice, Eifert guided the puck through a small, difficult-to-hit hole in the middle of the goal. His next three attempts weren't as successful. A true athlete, Eifert also played basketball and hockey when he was a kid in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He didn't spend much time on the ice, but his familiarity with it may have paid off before his pre-contest practice session with the Cincinnati Cyclones. Apparently the Cubs are on Eifert's Chicago sports radar now, too.

Tyler Eifert got a chance to show his hockey chops during a Chicago Blackhawks game last season. Courtesy Chicago Blackhawks

3. Along with having played football, basketball (his dad, Greg, played 115 games at Purdue under legendary coach Gene Keady) and hockey in some capacity, Eifert also enjoys golf. He spends a lot of his free time on golf courses. He didn't get a chance to do much of that this past year because of a pair of injuries. Eifert dislocated his right elbow just eight plays into the 2014 season. With that injury healing slowly, Eifert decided to get a nagging shoulder injury fixed with surgery while the elbow healed. Some three months post-op, he was swinging the hockey stick at the United Center. One of his big personal highlights of the year came in April, when he attended The Masters.

4. Eifert could make Bengals history on the field this season. With six touchdown receptions through six games, he currently is on pace to score 16 times. If he does, he will obliterate the Bengals' single-season record for touchdown receptions by a tight end (nine). If Eifert is able to push past his current pace and catch 18 touchdown passes by season's end, he will set a new record among all Bengals pass-catchers. In 1995, receiver Carl Pickens set the record for receiving touchdowns at 17. Record or no record, Eifert has been a big key to Cincinnati's offensive success this season. He already has 28 catches for 342 yards and six touchdowns. Those numbers have made him the NFL's second-most-productive tight end from a fantasy standpoint. His 59 points (according to ESPN's standard scoring system) trail only Rob Gronkowski's 60.

5. Eifert's name is already in the Notre Dame record books. His 140 career catches rank first all time for true tight ends in school history, beating out other notable Fighting Irish tight ends such as Ken McAfee and Anthony Fasano.