WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WEEK 12

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WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WEEK 12

THE CLIMB CONTINUES: Arizona wide receiver LARRY FITZGERALD has 1,194 receptions for 15,157 receiving yards and 108 touchdowns in his 14-year career.

With 52 receiving yards on Sunday against Jacksonville, Fitzgerald will surpass ISAAC BRUCE (15,208) for the fourth-most receiving yards in NFL history.

The players with the most receiving yards in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM(S) CAREER RECEIVING YARDS Jerry Rice^ San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle 22,895 Terrell Owens San Francisco, Philadelphia, Dallas, Buffalo, Cincinnati 15,934 Randy Moss Minnesota, Oakland, New England, Tennessee, San Francisco 15,292 Isaac Bruce Los Angeles/St. Louis, San Francisco 15,208 Larry Fitzgerald Arizona 15,157* *Active ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

With six receptions this week, Fitzgerald will join Pro Football Hall of Famer JERRY RICE (1,549) and TONY GONZALEZ (1,325) as the only players in NFL history with at least 1,200 career receptions.

The players with the most receptions in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM(S) CAREER RECEPTIONS Jerry Rice^ San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle 1,549 Tony Gonzalez Kansas City, Atlanta 1,325 Larry Fitzgerald Arizona 1,194* *Active ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

Playing in his 213th career game, Fitzgerald would reach 1,200 career receptions in the fewest games in NFL history, surpassing Rice (221 games) and Gonzalez (247).

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TOM TERRIFIC: New England quarterback TOM BRADY leads the NFL with 3,146 passing yards and a 110.9 passer rating this season.

Brady has 64,728 career passing yards and needs 272 passing yards against Miami on Sunday to become the fourth player in NFL history with at least 65,000 passing yards.

The players with the most passing yards in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM(S) CAREER PASSING YARDS Peyton Manning Indianapolis, Denver 71,940 Brett Favre^ Green Bay, New York Jets, Minnesota 71,838 Drew Brees San Diego, New Orleans 68,894* Tom Brady New England 64,728* *Active ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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MOVING UP THE RANKS: Indianapolis running back FRANK GORE has 13,574 career rushing yards in his 13-year NFL career.

With 89 rushing yards on Sunday against Tennessee, Gore will surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer JEROME BETTIS (13,662) for the sixth-most rushing yards in NFL history. All six players currently in front of Gore are enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The players with the most rushing yards in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM(S) RUSHING YARDS Emmitt Smith^ Dallas, Arizona 18,355 Walter Payton^ Chicago 16,726 Barry Sanders^ Detroit 15,269 Curtis Martin^ New England, New York Jets 14,101 LaDainian Tomlinson^ San Diego, New York Jets 13,684 Jerome Bettis^ Los Angeles/St. Louis, Pittsburgh 13,662 Frank Gore* San Francisco, Indianapolis 13,574 *Active ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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FLYING FALCON: Atlanta wide receiver JULIO JONES has 551 receptions in 89 career games and needs eight catches on Sunday against Tampa Bay to surpass ANQUAN BOLDIN (558) for the most catches by a player in his first 90 games in NFL history.

The players with the most receptions in their first 90 games in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM RECEPTIONS IN 1ST 90 CAREER GAMES Anquan Boldin Arizona 558 Antonio Brown Pittsburgh 554 Julio Jones Atlanta 551* *Through 89 games

Jones has 8,396 receiving yards in 89 career games and needs 107 yards on Sunday to surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer LANCE ALWORTH (8,502) for the most receiving yards by a player in his first 90 games in NFL history.

The players with the most receiving yards in their first 90 games in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM RECEIVING YARDS IN 1ST 90 CAREER GAMES Lance Alworth^ San Diego 8,502 Julio Jones Atlanta 8,396* ^Pro Football Hall of Famer *Through 89 games

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DYNAMIC DUO: New Orleans running backs MARK INGRAM (1,019 scrimmage yards and eight touchdowns) and rookie ALVIN KAMARA (906 scrimmage yards and seven touchdowns) have each gained at least 900 scrimmage yards and scored seven touchdowns through the team’s first 10 games this season.

Ingram and Kamara can become the seventh pair of teammates – and the only running back duo – in the Super Bowl era to each have at least 1,000 scrimmage yards and eight touchdowns through their team’s first 11 games of a season.

The teammates with at least 1,000 scrimmage yards and eight touchdowns in their team’s first 11 games of a season:

TEAM SEASON PLAYER SCRIMMAGE YDS TDS PLAYER SCRIMMAGE YDS TDS Green Bay 2014 Jordy Nelson 1,066 9 Eddie Lacy 1,007 9 Indianapolis 2000 Edgerrin James 1,586 14 Marvin Harrison^ 1,066 8 St. Louis 2000 Marshall Faulk^ 1,447 15 Isaac Bruce 1,185 9 Indianapolis 1999 Edgerrin James 1,547 9 Marvin Harrison^ 1,118 12 Dallas 1995 Emmitt Smith^ 1,643 20 Michael Irvin^ 1,169 8 Dallas 1966 Dan Reeves 1,088 14 Bob Hayes^ 1,002 10 New Orleans* 2017 Mark Ingram 1,019 8 Alvin Kamara 906 7 *Through 10 games ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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DOMINANT DEFENSE: The JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS have allowed a league-low 14.1 points per game this season and have held opponents to fewer than 10 points in six of their first 10 games.

On Sunday at Arizona, the Jaguars can become the fifth team since 1940 to allow fewer than 10 points in seven of its first 11 games to start a season. The four previous teams to accomplish the feat all advanced to the NFL Championship/Super Bowl that season.



The teams with the most games allowing fewer than 10 points in their first 11 games to start a season since 1940:

TEAM SEASON GAMES ALLOWING FEWER THAN 10 POINTS SEASON RESULT Chicago Bears 1942 8 Advanced to NFL Championship Pittsburgh Steelers 1975 7 Won Super Bowl Chicago Bears 1963 7 Won NFL Championship Green Bay Packers 1962 7 Won NFL Championship Jacksonville Jaguars 2017 6* *Through 10 games

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SHINING STEELERS: Entering Week 12, Pittsburgh running back LE’VEON BELL leads the NFL with 886 rushing yards and Steelers wide receiver ANTONIO BROWN leads the league with 1,026 receiving yards.

The Steelers are looking to join the 1999 Indianapolis Colts and the 1991 Dallas Cowboys as the only teams in the Super Bowl era to finish the year with the league’s leading rusher and receiver.

The teams to finish a season with the league’s leading rusher and receiver in the Super Bowl era:

TEAM SEASON LEADING RUSHER RUSH YARDS LEADING RECEIVER RECEIVING YARDS Indianapolis 1999 Edgerrin James 1,553 Marvin Harrison^ 1,663 Dallas 1991 Emmitt Smith^ 1,563 Michael Irvin^ 1,523 Pittsburgh 2017 Le’Veon Bell 886* Antonio Brown 1,026* *Through Week 11 ^Pro Football Hall of Famer

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WONDERFUL WILSON: Seattle quarterback RUSSELL WILSON ranks second in the NFL with 2,801 passing yards this season.

With 199 passing yards on Sunday, Wilson will become the fourth quarterback in NFL history to pass for at least 3,000 yards in each of his first six seasons.

The quarterbacks with at least 3,000 passing yards in each of their first six seasons in NFL history: