NEW YORK — Oct. 22, 2025 — Below are the players that can set historic marks or reach career milestones in Week 8 of the 2025 NFL season, including:
- QB Drake Maye
- QB Patrick Mahomes
- QB Justin Herbert
- WR Justin Jefferson
- RB Christian McCaffrey
- RB Jonathan Taylor
- WR Ja’Marr Chase
- LBs Nik Bonitto & Jonathon Cooper
DRAKE MAYE
New England quarterback Drake Maye has at least 200 passing yards and a passer rating of 100-or-higher in each of his past six starts.
With at least 200 passing yards and a passer rating of 100-or-higher in Week 8, Maye can become the second player under the age of 24 and fifth player in NFL history to record at least 200 passing yards and a passer rating of 100-or-higher in seven consecutive games, joining Aaron Rodgers (12 consecutive games in 2011 and eight in 2020), Tom Brady (eight in 2007), Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (eight in 2004) and Patrick Mahomes (seven in 2018 at age 23).
The players with at least 200 passing yards and a passer rating 100-or-higher in the most consecutive games within a single season in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | SEASON | GAMES |
| Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay | 2011 | 12 |
| Tom Brady | New England | 2007 | 8 |
| Peyton Manning HOF | Indianapolis | 2004 | 8 |
| Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay | 2020 | 8 |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 2018 | 7 |
| Drake Maye | New England | 2025 | 6* |
| *active streak | |||
PATRICK MAHOMES
Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes passed for 286 yards and three touchdowns with a 126.6 passer rating last week, his 93rd career regular-season win – the most ever by a player under the age of 31.
Mahomes has 45 career games with at least three touchdown passes and on Monday Night Football against Washington (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC), can tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (46 games) for the most such games by a player in his first nine seasons in NFL history.
Mahomes has 39,966 career passing yards, including the playoffs, entering Week 8 and with 34 passing yards, can join Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (41,082 passing yards) as the only players in NFL history with at least 40,000 passing yards in their first nine seasons, including the postseason.
With a passer rating of 100-or-higher on Monday night, Mahomes can tie Matt Ryan (61 games) for the third-most games with a passer rating of 100-or-higher in his first nine career seasons, trailing only Russell Wilson (74 games) and Dak Prescott (63).
The players with the most games with a passer rating of 100-or-higher in their first nine seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | GAMES |
| Russell Wilson | Seattle | 74 |
| Dak Prescott | Dallas | 63 |
| Matt Ryan | Atlanta | 61 |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 60* |
| *in ninth season | ||
JUSTIN HERBERT
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert recorded 37 completions and a career-high 420 passing yards last week, his 30th career game with at least 300 passing yards.
Herbert has 2,128 career completions and with his next completion, will surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (2,128) for the most completions by a player in his first six seasons.
With 300 passing yards on Thursday Night Football against Minnesota (8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video), Herbert can surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Kurt Warner (30 games) for the third-most games with at least 300 passing yards by a player in his first six seasons in NFL history. Only Patrick Mahomes (41 games) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (32) have more.
The players with the most games with at least 300 passing yards in their first six seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | GAMES |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 41 |
| Dan Marino HOF | Miami | 32 |
| Justin Herbert | L.A. Chargers | 30* |
| Kurt Warner HOF | St. Louis Rams | 30 |
| *in sixth season | ||
JUSTIN JEFFERSON
Since entering the NFL in 2020, Minnesota wide receiver Justin Jefferson leads all players with 7,960 receiving yards in 83 career games.
With 40 receiving yards on Thursday Night Football at the Los Angeles Chargers (8:15 pm. ET, Prime Video), Jefferson can:
- surpass Julio Jones (85 games) as the fastest player to reach 8,000 receiving yards in the Super Bowl era.
- join Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss (8,375 receiving yards) as the only players all-time under the age of 27 with at least 8,000 receiving yards.
- join Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss (8,375 receiving yards) and Torry Holt (8,156) as the only players with at least 8,000 receiving yards in their first six seasons in NFL history.
CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY
San Francisco running back Christian McCaffrey leads the NFL with 981 scrimmage yards (516 receiving, 465 rushing) this season and has recorded at least five receptions and 100 scrimmage yards in each of the 49ers seven games.
On Sunday at Houston (1 p.m. ET, FOX), McCaffrey can join Priest Holmes (2002 with Kansas City) and Adam Thielen (2018 with Minnesota) as the only players in NFL history with at least five receptions and 100 scrimmage yards in each of their first eight games of a season.
Additionally, with 35 rushing yards in Week 8, McCaffrey can join Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk (1998 with Indianapolis and 2000 with the St. Louis Rams) and Timmy Brown (1965 with Philadelphia) as the only players in NFL history with at least 500 rushing yards and 500 receiving yards in their team’s first eight games of a season.
McCaffrey, who has 6,852 rushing yards and 4,982 receiving yards in his career, can become the fourth player in NFL history with at least 7,000 rushing yards and 5,000 receiving yards, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Marcus Allen and Marshall Faulk as well as Tiki Barber.
JONATHAN TAYLOR
Indianapolis running back Jonathan Taylor leads the NFL with 10 rushing touchdowns this season and has 61 rushing touchdowns in 74 career games, the third-most since he entered the league in 2020.
With a rushing touchdown against Tennessee on Sunday (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS) in his 75th career game, Taylor can surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson (61 rushing touchdowns) for the fifth-most rushing touchdowns by a player in his first 75 career games in the Super Bowl era.
The players with the most rushing touchdowns in their first 75 career games in the Super Bowl era:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | RUSH TDs |
| LaDainian Tomlinson HOF | San Diego Chargers | 71 |
| Emmitt Smith HOF | Dallas | 69 |
| Adrian Peterson | Minnesota | 66 |
| Earl Campbell HOF | Houston Oilers | 63 |
| Eric Dickerson HOF | Los Angeles Rams, Indianapolis | 61 |
| Jonathan Taylor | Indianapolis | 61* |
| *in 74 games | ||
JA’MARR CHASE
Cincinnati wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase recorded a single-game franchise-record 16 receptions for 161 yards and a touchdown in Week 7, his third game with at least 100 receiving yards and a touchdown reception this season.
On Sunday against the New York Jets (1 p.m. ET, CBS), Chase can become the fourth player ever with at least 100 receiving yards and a touchdown reception in 20 games in his first five seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Lance Alworth (24 games), Randy Moss (24) and Jerry Rice (21).
Chase has 15 career games with at least 125 receiving yards since entering the NFL in 2021 and with 125 receiving yards in Week 8, can tie Odell Beckham Jr. (16 games) and A.J. Brown (16) for the fourth-most such games by a player in his first five seasons in the Super Bowl era.
The players with the most games with at least 125 receiving yards in their first five seasons in the Super Bowl era:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | GAMES |
| Justin Jefferson | Minnesota | 23 |
| Randy Moss HOF | Minnesota | 17 |
| Julio Jones | Atlanta | 17 |
| Odell Beckham Jr. | New York Giants | 16 |
| A.J. Brown | Tennessee, Philadelphia | 16 |
| Ja’Marr Chase | Cincinnati | 15 |
| *in fifth season | ||
NIK BONITTO & JONATHON COOPER
The Denver Broncos lead the NFL with 34 sacks this season, as linebackers Nik Bonitto (eight sacks) and Jonathon Cooper (six) rank first and second, respectively, in the AFC in sacks.
With two sacks by Cooper – who had two sacks in Week 6 and 1.5 sacks in Week 7 – against Dallas on Sunday (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS), Bonitto and Cooper can become the sixth pair of teammates and first since 2017 (Joey Bosa and Melvin Ingram with the Los Angeles Chargers) each with at least eight sacks in their team’s first eight games of a season.
The teammates each with at least eight sacks in their team’s first eight games of a season since 2000:
| TEAM | SEASON | PLAYER | SACKS | PLAYER | SACKS |
| L.A. Chargers | 2017 | Joey Bosa | 8.5 | Melvin Ingram | 8.5 |
| Denver | 2014 | Von Miller | 9 | DeMarcus Ware HOF | 8 |
| Kansas City | 2013 | Justin Houston | 11 | Tamba Hali | 9 |
| Pittsburgh | 2008 | James Harrison | 10 | LaMarr Woodley | 9.5 |
| Tampa Bay | 2000 | Warren Sapp HOF | 10.5 | Marcus Jones | 10 |
| Denver | 2025 | Nik Bonitto | 8* | Jonathon Cooper | 6* |
| *in team’s first seven games | |||||
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