| What To Look For — Week 2 |
| NEW YORK — Sept. 11, 2024 — Below are players that can set historic marks or reach career milestones in Week 2 of the 2024 NFL season, including: QB Josh Allen WR Tyreek Hill QB Patrick Mahomes WR Xavier Worthy QB C.J. Stroud QB Anthony Richardson QB Jayden Daniels TE George Kittle WR Justin Jefferson LB T.J. Watt CB Trevon Diggs ALLEN & HILL CAN CONTINUE TO SET MARKS ON THURSDAY NIGHT Last week, Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen totaled four touchdowns (two passing, two rushing) with a 137.7 rating in the Bills’ Week 1 victory. It marked Allen’s 37th career game with both a touchdown pass and rushing touchdown and 10th career game with multiple rushing touchdowns.With both a touchdown pass and rushing touchdown at Miami on Thursday Night Football (8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video), Allen will surpass Cam Newton (37 games) for the most such games by a player in his first seven seasons in NFL history.With two rushing touchdowns on Thursday, Allen will surpass Newton (10 games) for the second-most such games by a quarterback in NFL history. Only Jalen Hurts (12) has more.The quarterbacks with the most games with multiple rushing touchdowns in NFL history: |
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | GAMES |
| Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia | 12 |
| Josh Allen | Buffalo | 10 |
| Cam Newton | Carolina, New England | 10 |
Allen was one of two quarterbacks with multiple rushing touchdowns on Kickoff Weekend, joining Washington rookie Jayden Daniels. Both Allen and Daniels can join Newton (2020) as the only quarterbacks ever with multiple rushing touchdowns in each of their team’s first two games of a season.
On the opposing sideline on Thursday will be Miami wide receiver Tyreek Hill, who totaled seven receptions for 130 yards and a touchdown in the Dolphins’ Week 1 win. It marked Hill’s 22nd career game with at least 125 receiving yards and a touchdown reception.
With 125 receiving yards and a touchdown reception on Thursday, Hill will surpass Pro Football Hall of Famers Calvin Johnson (22 games) and Randy Moss (22) for the third-most such games by a player in his first nine seasons in NFL history.
The players with the most games with at least 125 receiving yards and a touchdown reception in their first nine seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | GAMES | |
| Lance AlworthHOF | San Diego Chargers | 25 | |
| Jerry RiceHOF | San Francisco | 25 | |
| Tyreek Hill | Kansas City, Miami | 22* | |
| Calvin JohnsonHOF | Detroit | 22 | |
| Randy MossHOF | Minnesota, Oakland | 22 | |
| *in ninth season | |||
Last week also marked Hill’s 65th career game with a touchdown. With another touchdown on Thursday, he will surpass Larry Fitzgerald (65 games) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson (65) for the fifth-most games with a touchdown by a wide receiver ever in his first nine seasons.
The wide receivers with the most games with a touchdown in their first nine seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | GAMES | |
| Jerry RiceHOF | San Francisco | 81 | |
| Randy MossHOF | Minnesota, Oakland | 75 | |
| Terrell OwensHOf | San Francisco, Philadelphia | 70 | |
| Marvin HarrisonHOF | Indianapolis | 69 | |
| Tyreek Hill | Kansas City, Miami | 65* | |
| Calvin JohnsonHOF | Detroit | 65 | |
| Larry Fitzgerald | Arizona | 65 | |
| *in ninth season | |||
MAHOMES’ HISTORIC FIRST 100 & WORTHY LOOKS TO REPEAT DEBUT
In his first 97 career starts, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes has totaled 75 wins, 28,715 passing yards, 2,406 completions and 220 touchdown passes. His passing yards total is already the most-ever by a player in his first 100 career starts, and he can tie or reset the all-time records in each of the other categories this week.
With a win against Cincinnati on Sunday (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS), Mahomes will tie Tom Brady (76 wins) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Roger Staubach (76) for the most wins ever by a quarterback in his first 100 career starts.
The quarterbacks with the most wins in their first 100 career starts in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | WINS | ||
| Tom Brady | New England | 76 | ||
| Roger StaubachHOF | Dallas | 76 | ||
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 75* | ||
| *in 97 starts | ||||
With five completions, Mahomes will surpass Matthew Stafford (2,410 completions) for the most completions ever by a quarterback in his first 100 career starts.
The quarterbacks with the most completions in their first 100 career starts in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | COMPLETIONS | |||
| Matthew Staford | Detroit | 2,410 | |||
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 2,406* | |||
| *in 97 starts | |||||
With three touchdown passes, Mahomes will surpass Aaron Rodgers (222 touchdown passes) for the most touchdown passes ever by a quarterback in his first 100 career starts.
The quarterbacks with the most touchdown passes in their first 100 career starts in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | TD PASSES |
| Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay | 222 |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 220* |
| *in 97 starts |
In last week’s Kansas City victory, rookie Xavier Worthy became the third wide receiver in NFL history to record both a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown in his first career game.
With multiple touchdowns on Sunday, Worthy can become the fifth player with multiple touchdowns in each of his first two career games since 1970, joining Jahvid Best (2010), Marion Butts (1989), Kareem Hunt (2017) and Billy Sims (1980).
STROUD HOME COOKING
The Houston Texans will face the Chicago Bears in their home opener at NRG Stadium on Sunday Night Football in Week 2 (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC). In games started by quarterback C.J. Stroud, the Texans went 7-2 at home last season, including the playoffs, withStroudtotaling 2,760 passing yards and 20 touchdown passes in those games.
With 252 passing yards on Sunday night, Stroud will surpass Patrick Mahomes (3,011 passing yards) for the most passing yards ever by a player in his first 10 career home starts, including the postseason.
The players with the most passing yards in their first 10 career home starts, including the postseason, in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | PASSING YARDS | |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 3,011 | |
| Justin Herbert | L.A. Chargers | 2,945 | |
| Kurt WarnerHOF | St. Louis Rams | 2,909 | |
| Joe Burrow | Cincinnati | 2,810 | |
| Marc Bulger | St. Louis Rams | 2,787 | |
| C.J. Stroud | Houston | 2,760* | |
| *in first nine home starts | |||
With four touchdown passes, Stroud would tie Mark Rypien (24 touchdown passes) and Danny White (24) for the third-most touchdown passes ever by a player in his first 10 career home starts, including the postseason.
The players with the most touchdown passes in their first 10 career home starts, including the postseason, in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | TD PASSES | |
| Kurt WarnerHOF | St. Louis Rams | 29 | |
| Deshaun Watson | Houston | 25 | |
| Mark Rypien | Washington | 24 | |
| Danny White | Dallas | 24 | |
| C.J. Stroud | Houston | 20* | |
| *in first nine home starts | |||
RICHARDSON & DANIELS RUSHING INTO RECORD BOOKS
Indianapolis quarterback Anthony Richardson totaled 268 yards (212 passing, 56 rushing) and three touchdowns (two passing, one rushing) last week, his fifth-career start. He became the fourth quarterback ever with a rushing touchdown in four of his first five games.
With a rushing touchdown at Green Bay on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, FOX), Richardson will join Cam Newton as the only quarterbacks ever with a rushing touchdown in five of his first six career games.
Richardson can also tie Newton (six rushing touchdowns)and Robert Griffin III (six) for the most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in his first six career games in the Super Bowl era.
The quarterbacks with the most rushing touchdowns in their first six career games in the Super Bowl era:
| PLAYER | TEAM | RUSH TDs |
| Robert Griffin III | Washington | 6 |
| Cam Newton | Carolina | 6 |
| Anthony Richardson | Indianapolis | 5* |
| *in first five games |
Washington rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, the No. 2 overall selection in the 2024 NFL Draft, rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns in his debut last week.
With 37 rushing yards against the New York Giants on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, FOX), Daniels will surpass Robert Griffin III (124 rushing yards) for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in his first two career games in the Super Bowl era.
The quarterbacks with the most rushing yards in their first two career games in the Super Bowl era:
| PLAYER | TEAM | RUSH YARDS |
| Robert Griffin III | Washington | 124 |
| Kevin Hogan | Cleveland | 104 |
| Charlie Batch | Detroit | 102 |
| Jayden Daniels | Washington | 88* |
| *in first game |
Daniels can also become the fourth quarterback ever with three rushing touchdowns in his first two games, joining Daunte Culpepper, Anthony Richardson and Jack Thompson.
The quarterbacks with the most rushing touchdowns in their first two career games in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | RUSH TDs |
| Daunte Culpepper | Minnesota | 3 |
| Anthony Richardson | Indianapolis | 3 |
| Jack Thompson | Cincinnati | 3 |
| Jayden Daniels | Washington | 2* |
| *in first game |
KITTLE’S FIRST 100
In 99 career games, San Francisco tight end George Kittle has totaled 464 receptions and 6,314 receiving yards since entering the NFL in 2017.
With six receptions at Minnesota on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, CBS), Kittle will surpass Rob Gronkowski (469 receptions) for the fifth-most receptions by a tight end in his first 100 career games in NFL history.
The tight ends with the most receptions in their first 100 career games in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | RECEPTIONS | |
| Travis Kelce | Kansas City | 531 | |
| Kellen Winslow Sr.HOF | San Diego Chargers | 497 | |
| Jimmy Graham | New Orleans, Seattle | 485 | |
| Zach Ertz | Philadelphia | 483 | |
| Rob Gronkowski | New England | 469 | |
| George Kittle | San Francisco | 464* | |
| *in 99 games | |||
With 17 receiving yards, Kittle will surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow Sr. (6,330 receiving yards) for the third-most receiving yards ever by a tight end in his first 100 games.
The tight ends with the most receiving yards in their first 100 career games in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | REC. YARDS | |
| Rob Gronkowski | New England | 7,112 | |
| Travis Kelce | Kansas City | 6,762 | |
| Kellen Winslow Sr. HOF | San Diego Chargers | 6,330 | |
| George Kittle | San Francisco | 6,314* | |
| Jimmy Graham | New Orleans, Seattle | 6,063 | |
| *in 99 games | |||
JEFFERSON APPROACHING 400 CATCHES, 6,000 YARDS
Since entering the NFL in 2020, Minnesota wide receiver Justin Jefferson has totaled 396 receptions and 5,958 receiving yards in 61 games.
With four receptions on Sunday against San Francisco (1 p.m. ET, CBS), Jefferson will surpass Julio Jones (64 games) and Jarvis Landry (64) as the third-fastest player ever to reach 400 career receptions. Only Michael Thomas (56) and Odell Beckham Jr. (61) reached the mark in fewer games.
The players to reach 400 career receptions in the fewest games in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | GAMES | |
| Michael Thomas | New Orleans | 56 | |
| Odell Beckham Jr. | N.Y. Giants, Cleveland | 61 | |
| Julio Jones | Atlanta | 64 | |
| Jarvis Landry | Miami | 64 | |
| Justin Jefferson | Minnesota | 61* | |
| *has 396 receptions in 61 games | |||
With 42 receiving yards, Jefferson will tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Lance Alworth (62 games) as the fastest player to reach 6,000 receiving yards in NFL history.
The players to reach 6,000 career receiving in the fewest games in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | GAMES | |
| Lance AlworthHOF | San Diego Chargers | 62 | |
| Julio Jones | Atlanta | 64 | |
| Odell Beckham Jr. | N.Y. Giants, Cleveland | 67 | |
| Justin Jefferson | Minnesota | 61* | |
| *has 5,958 receiving yards in 61 games | |||
KUPP STARTING STRONG
Last week, Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp tied a career high with 14 receptions for 110 yards and a touchdown, the most receptions among any player in the NFL in Week 1.
With a similar performance at Arizona on Sunday (4:05 p.m. ET, FOX), Kupp can have among the most receptions ever by a player in his team’s first two games of a season.
The players with the most receptions in their team’s first two games of a season in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | SEASON | RECEPTIONS | |
| Michael Thomas | New Orleans | 2018 | 28 | |
| Andre Rison | Atlanta | 1994 | 26 | |
| Puka Nacua | L.A. Rams | 2023 | 25 | |
| Cooper Kupp | L.A. Rams | 2022 | 24 | |
| Rod Smith | Denver | 2001 | 23 | |
| Cooper Kupp | L.A. Rams | 2024 | 14* | |
| *in Week 1 | ||||
Last week also marked Kupp’s 66th career game with at least five receptions and 24th career game with at least five receptions, 100 receiving yards and a touchdown reception.
With five receptions on Sunday, Kupp – playing in his 94th career game – can tie Keenan Allen (67 games) and Anquan Boldin (67) for the fifth-most games with at least five receptions by a player in his first 100 games in NFL history.
The players with the most games with at least five receptions in their first 100 career games in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | GAMES | |
| Antonio Brown | Pittsburgh | 71 | |
| Julio Jones | Atlanta | 71 | |
| DeAndre Hopkins | Houston | 68 | |
| Jarvis Landry | Miami, Cleveland | 68 | |
| Keenan Allen | San Diego/L.A. Chargers | 67 | |
| Anquan Boldin | Arizona, Baltimore | 67 | |
| Cooper Kupp | L.A. Rams | 66* | |
| *in 93 games | |||
With five receptions, 100 receiving yards and a touchdown reception on Sunday, Kupp will surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice (24 games) for the third-most such games ever by a player in his first 100 games. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Randy Moss (29) and Lance Alworth (27) have more.
The players with the most games with at least five receptions, 100 receiving yards and a touchdown reception in their first 100 career games in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | GAMES | |
| Randy MossHOF | Minnesota | 29 | |
| Lance AlworthHOF | San Diego Chargers | 27 | |
| Cooper Kupp | L.A. Rams | 24 | |
| Jerry RiceHOF | San Francisco | 24 | |
| *in 93 games | |||
WATT & DIGGS APPROACHING DEFENSIVE MILESTONE
Since entering the NFL in 2017, Pittsburgh linebacker T.J. Watt leads all players with 97.5 sacks in 105 games played. He opened the season with a sack last week in Pittsburgh’s victory.
With 2.5 sacks at Denver on Sunday (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS) – a mark he has hit or surpassed seven times in his career – Watt will surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer DeMarcus Ware (113 games) as the second-fastest player to reach 100 career sacks since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Reggie White (96) reached the milestone in fewer games.
The players to reach 100 career sacks in the fewest games since 1982:
| PLAYER | TEAM | GAMES | ||
| Reggie WhiteHOF | Philadelphia | 96 | ||
| DeMarcus WareHOF | Dallas | 113 | ||
| Bruce SmithHOF | Buffalo | 115 | ||
| T.J. Watt | Pittsburgh | 105* | ||
| *has 97.5 sacks in 105 games | ||||
Since entering the NFL in 2020, Dallas cornerback Trevon Diggs ties for the lead among all players with 19 interceptions in 48 games played, including one last week in Dallas’ season-opening win.
With an interception against New Orleans on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, FOX), Diggs will become the fourth player since 1990 with 20 interceptions in his first 50 career games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Ed Reed (21 interceptions), Marcus Peters (20) and Richard Sherman (20).
The players with the most interceptions in their first 50 career games since 1990:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | INTERCEPTIONS | ||
| Ed ReedHOF | Baltimore | 21 | ||
| Marcus Peters | Kansas City, L.A. Rams | 20 | ||
| Richard Sherman | Seattle | 20 | ||
| Trevon Diggs | Dallas | 19* | ||
| *in 48 games | ||||
