WEEK 8 SCHEDULE THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL WEEK 8 | 2019 RUNDOWN

WEEK 8 SCHEDULE

THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

WASHINGTON REDSKINS

8:20 PM

MINNESOTA VIKINGS

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS

NEW YORK GIANTS

DENVER BRONCOS

NEW YORK JETS

CINCINNATI BENGALS

ARIZONA CARDINALS

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

CAROLINA PANTHERS

OAKLAND RAIDERS

CLEVELAND BROWNS

GREEN BAY PACKERS

1:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 4:05 PM 4:25 PM 4:25 PM 8:20 PM

ATLANTA FALCONS

BUFFALO BILLS

CHICAGO BEARS

DETROIT LIONS

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

LOS ANGELES RAMS

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

TENNESSEE TITANS

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

HOUSTON TEXANS

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

MIAMI DOLPHINS

*All times Eastern

8:20 PM

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

BYES: BALTIMORE, DALLAS

WEEK 8 | 2019

RUNDOWN

Trailing 17-0 entering the fourth quarter, Philadelphia QB RON JAWORSKI led the Eagles to 21 unanswered points to capture a 21-17 victory over the Bills on October 28, 1985.

On October 7, 1990, Bengals QB Boomer Esiason passed for a franchise-record 490 yards with three touchdowns in Cincinnati's 34-31 overtime victory against the Los Angeles Rams.

On January 15, 1967, Pro Football Hall of Fame head coach VINCE LOMBARDI and HOF QB BART STARR led the National Football League champion Packers to a 35-10 victory over the American Football League champion Chiefs in the first Super Bowl.

YOUNG QUARTERBACKS

IN 2019

Through the first seven weeks of the 2019 season, 87 of 106 games (82.1 percent) have featured at least one starting quarterback under the age of 27, the most in a season's first seven games in NFL history.

116 games have been started by a quarterback under the age of 27, the most through the first seven weeks of a season since 1970.

MOST GAMES STARTED BY QBS UNDER AGE 27, THROUGH WEEK 7

SEASON

GAMES

2019

116

1987

102

2013

100

Of those 116 starts by a quarterback under the age of 27, 63 (54.3 percent) have resulted in wins, the most wins by quarterbacks under the age of 27 through the first seven weeks of a season since 1970.

MOST WINS BY QBS UNDER AGE 27, THROUGH WEEK 7

SEASON

WINS

2019

63

1987

49

2013

49

Through Week 7 of the 2019 season, 91 games have been started by quarterbacks under the age of 26, trailing only the 2013 season (100 games started) for the most through a season's first seven weeks since 1970.

73 games have been started by quarterbacks under the age of 25, the second-most through a season's first seven weeks of a season since 1970, trailing only 2012 (77 games started).

PASSER RATING: 11 quarterbacks have a passer rating of 100 or higher (among qualified passers) through the first seven weeks, the most in NFL history through Week 7.

Eight are 30 years old or younger: Kyle Allen (23); Jacoby Brissett (26); Derek Carr (28); Patrick Mahomes (24); Dak Prescott (26); Mason Rudolph (24); Deshaun Watson (24); Russell Wilson (30).

PASSING YARDS: There are four quarterbacks - Patrick Mahomes (age 24), Dak Prescott (26), Philip Rivers (37) & Matt Ryan (34) - averaging at least 300 passing yards through the first seven weeks.

STARTING QBS UNDER AGE 27

17 OF 32 EXPECTED STARTING QBS (BY AGE)

KYLER MURRAY

ARIZONA CARDINALS

22

LAMAR JACKSON

BALTIMORE RAVENS

22

DANIEL JONES

NEW YORK GIANTS

22

SAM DARNOLD

NEW YORK JETS

22

JOSH ALLEN

BUFFALO BILLS

23

KYLE ALLEN

CAROLINA PANTHERS

23

GARDNER MINSHEW

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

23

BAKER MAYFIELD

CLEVELAND BROWNS

24

DESHAUN WATSON

HOUSTON TEXANS

24

MASON RUDOLPH

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

24

MITCHELL TRUBISKY

CHICAGO BEARS

25

JARED GOFF

LOS ANGELES RAMS

25

JAMEIS WINSTON

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

25

DAK PRESCOTT

DALLAS COWBOYS

26

JACOBY BRISSETT

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

26

TEDDY BRIDGEWATER

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

26

CARSON WENTZ

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

26

NFL COMPETITIVENESS IN 2019

CLOSE GAMES

LEAGUE-WIDE PASSING TRENDS

NFL PASSING STATISTICS (PER GAME AVERAGES) 1966-2018 2003-18 2019

Net Pass Yards Per Game

403.2

445.7 480.8

Passer Rating

77.5

85.0

91.4

Pass Attempts Per Game

63.2

67.5

69.5

Completions Per Game

36.3

41.4

44.9

Completion Percentage

57.5

61.3

64.6

TD Passes Per Game

2.7

2.9

3.0

Yards Per Attempt

6.9

7.0

8.2

ONE-OR-FEWER: Nine games have been decided by one point or fewer, tied for the second-most through the first seven weeks of season since 1970.

SEVEN-OR-FEWER: 57 games have been decided by seven points or fewer, the fourth-most through the first seven weeks of a season in NFL history.

55 of 106 games (51.9 percent) have been decided by eight points or fewer while 41 of 106 games (38.7 percent) have been decided by six points or fewer through the first seven weeks.

ONE SCORE IN 4TH: 69 of 106 contests (65.1 percent) have been within one score during the fourth quarter.

COMEBACKS

300-YARD PASSING: From 1966-2018, there was an individual 300-yard passing performance an average of once every 2.7 games (3,195 300-yard passers in 11,943 games).

In 2019, there has been an individual 300-yard passing performance an average of once every 1.7 games (63 300-yard passers in 106 games).

There have been 23 games in which teams have come back to win or tie after trailing in the fourth quarter.

13 teams have won or tied after trailing by 10 or more points in 2019.

Seven teams have won or tied after trailing by 14 or more points.

PASSING TRENDS: Through Week 7, passing figures league-wide continue to trend at historic rates, as the marks for completion percentage (64.6 percent ? second), passer rating (91.4 - third), completions (4,762 - fourth) and total touchdown passes (320 ? tied-fifth) all rank in the top five in NFL history through the first seven weeks of a season. Net passing yards (50,698 - sixth) also ranks inside the top-10 all-time.

COMPLETION PCT.

SEASON

COMP. PCT.

2018

64.9

2019

64.6

2015

63.9

2016

63.5

2014

63.3

PASSER RATING

SEASON

RATING

2018

93.3

2014

91.5

2019

91.4

2015

90.2

2016

90.0

COMPLETIONS

SEASON COMPLETIONS

2018

4,985

2016

4,883

2015

4,822

2019

4,762

2013

4,750

PASSING TDs

SEASON

PASS TDs

2018

374

2014

357

2015

337

2013

331

2017/2019

320

400-YARD PASSING: There have been 10 individual performances with at least 400 passing yards this season, marking the fourth time there have been at least 10 performances of at least 400 yards through Week 7 in NFL history, joining 2018 (15), 2013 (13) and 2011 (10).

Three teams have won or tied after trailing by 17 or more points.

TOUCHDOWNS & POINTS

TOUCHDOWNS: 548 touchdowns scored this season ? fourth-most through Week 7 in NFL history.

MOST TOUCHDOWNS IN FIRST SEVEN WEEKS, NFL HISTORY

SEASON

TOUCHDOWNS

2018

581

2015

553

2014

552

2019

548

2013

542

OFFENSIVE TDs: 510 offensive touchdowns (rushing and passing touchdowns combined) scored this season ? thirdmost through Week 7 in NFL history.

MOST OFFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS IN FIRST SEVEN WEEKS, NFL HISTORY

SEASON

TOUCHDOWNS

2018

545

2014

514

2019

510

2016

501

2015

498

TOTAL POINTS: 4,771 points scored are seventh-most in NFL history through Week 7.

THE AFC - ENTERING WEEK 8

The Patriots have two road shutout wins of at least 30 points in 2019 and are the second team in NFL history (1942 CHICAGO BEARS) to shut out an opponent on the road by at least 30 points twice in a single season.

New England has a +175 point differential through their first seven games of 2019, the highest point differential through a team's first seven games of a season in the Super Bowl era.

TEAMS WITH HIGHEST POINT DIFFERENTIAL THROUGH 1ST 7 GAMES IN SUPER BOWL ERA

Team New England Dallas New England Chicago

Season 2019 1966 2007 2006

Point Differential +175 +160 +159 +152

AFC Playoff Picture

Team

Division

Record

1. New England

East

7-0-0

2. Kansas City

West

5-2-0

3. Baltimore

North

5-2-0

4. Indianapolis

South

4-2-0

5. Buffalo

East

5-1-0

6. Houston

South

4-3-0

Team

AFC East

W L T Win % PF PA Streak

New England 7 0 0 1.000 223 48 Won 7

Buffalo

5 1 0 0.833 121 91 Won 2

N.Y. Jets

1 5 0 0.167 63 156 Lost 1

Miami

0 6 0 0.000 63 211 Lost 6

The PITTSBURGH STEELERS host the MIAMI DOLPHINS (8:15 PM ET, ESPN) on Monday Night Football in Week 8, in a matchup of two of the top four winningest franchises on MNF:

49 WINS 47 WINS 46 WINS 42 WINS

Team Baltimore Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati

AFC North

W L T Win % PF PA Streak 5 2 0 0.714 214 156 Won 3 2 4 0 0.333 120 154 Lost 2 2 4 0 0.333 123 131 Won 1 0 7 0 0.000 114 186 Lost 7

Oakland QB DEREK CARR

has 13 TDs vs. 1 INT for a

118.7 rating in his past five

4:25 PM ET CBS

starts against the AFC South. Houston QB DESHAUN

WATSON has 11 TDs vs. 2 INTs for a 114.8 rating in

four career games against the AFC West.

Since 2017, Watson (67.2 percent) and Carr (67.1 percent) each rank in the top five among active quarterbacks in completion percentage (min. 500 attempts).

PLAYER

TEAM

COMP. %

Drew Brees

New Orleans

73.2

Matt Ryan

Atlanta

67.9

Kirk Cousins

Washington/Minnesota 67.7

Deshaun Watson Houston

67.2

Derek Carr

Oakland

67.1

Team Indianapolis

AFC South

W L T Win % PF PA Streak

4 2 0 0.667 143 138 Won 2

Houston

4 3 0 0.571 185 164 Lost 1

Jacksonville 3 4 0 0.429 144 148 Won 1

Tennessee

3 4 0 0.429 121 112 Won 1

Team Kansas City

AFC West

W L T Win % PF PA Streak

5 2 0 0.714 202 150 Won 1

Oakland

3 3 0 0.500 127 165 Lost 1

Denver

2 5 0 0.286 112 136 Lost 1

L.A. Chargers 2 5 0 0.286 140 141 Lost 3

THE NFC - ENTERING WEEK 8

SAN FRANCISCO leads the NFC in yards allowed per game (223.5) and points allowed per game (10.7).

On Sunday against Carolina (4:05 PM ET, FOX), the 49ers can become the sixth team to allow 200 or fewer net yards of offense in four consecutive games since 1970.

On Thursday night, the WASHINGTON REDSKINS visit the MINNESOTA 8:20 PM ET VIKINGS at U.S. Bank Stadium FOX/NFLN/AMAZON PRIME in the 22nd regular-season meeting between the two clubs, with the Vikings holding the all-time series advantage, 11-10.

Washington RB ADRIAN PETERSON spent 10 seasons with Minnesota (2007-16) and is the franchise's all-time leader in rushing yards (11,747), rushing touchdowns (97) and scrimmage yards (13,692).

Minnesota QB KIRK COUSINS spent six seasons (2012-17) with Washington and passed for 16,206 yards with 99 touchdowns and a 93.7 passer rating.

NFC Playoff Picture

Team

Division

Record

1. San Francisco

West

6-0-0

2. New Orleans

South

6-1-0

3. Green Bay

North

6-1-0

4. Dallas

East

4-3-0

5. Seattle

West

5-2-0

6. Minnesota

North

5-2-0

Team Dallas

NFC East

W L T Win % PF PA Streak

4 3 0 0.571 190 124 Won 1

Philadelphia 3 4 0 0.429 171 186 Lost 2

N.Y. Giants

2 5 0 0.286 132 187 Lost 3

Washington 1 6 0 0.143 90 176 Lost 1

Team Green Bay Minnesota Chicago Detroit

NFC North

W L T Win % PF PA Streak 6 1 0 0.857 184 139 Won 3 5 2 0 0.714 192 123 Won 3 3 3 0 0.500 112 105 Lost 2 2 3 1 0.417 149 160 Lost 3

The third of five international games appears on the Week 8 slate, as the CINCINNATI BENGALS meet the

LOS ANGELES RAMS (1:00 PM ET, CBS) at Wembley Stadium in London.

Week 5 6 8 9 11

2019 INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULE Location Matchup Tottenham Chicago (21) vs. Oakland (24) Tottenham Carolina (37) vs. Tampa Bay (26) Wembley Cincinnati vs. L.A. Rams Wembley Houston vs. Jacksonville Mexico City Kansas City vs. L.A Chargers

Team New Orleans

NFC South

W L T Win % PF PA Streak

6 1 0 0.857 164 147 Won 5

Carolina

4 2 0 0.667 166 133 Won 4

Tampa Bay

2 4 0 0.333 173 185 Lost 2

Atlanta

1 6 0 0.143 145 223 Lost 5

Team

NFC West

W L T Win % PF PA Streak

San Francisco 6 0 0 1.000 156 64 Won 6

Seattle

5 2 0 0.714 181 176 Lost 1

L.A. Rams

4 3 0 0.571 190 164 Won 1

Arizona

3 3 1 0.500 161 192 Won 3

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