NEW YORK –– Nov. 10, 2024 –– A look at seven statistical highlights from games played during the 9:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET windows on Sunday, November 10, the 10th week of the 2024 season.
- With two games remaining in Week 10, eight games were within one score (eight points) in the fourth quarter and seven games were decided by six-or-fewer points, including three teams – Baltimore, Carolina and San Francisco – that recorded the game-winning points in the final two minutes of regulation or in overtime.
There have been 82 games decided by seven-or-fewer points and 72 games decided by six-or-fewer points this season, both the most such games through Week 10 in NFL history.
Kansas City linebacker Leo Chenal blocked a field goal on the final play of regulation in the Chiefs’ 16-14 comeback win over Denver to improve to 9-0 this season and become the fifth reigning Super Bowl champion to win its first nine games, joining the 2011 Green Bay Packers (began 13-0), 1998 Denver Broncos (began 13-0), 2015 New England Patriots (began 10-0) and 1990 San Francisco 49ers (began 10-0).
Chenal is the second player in the past 10 seasons (2015-24) to block a field goal on the final play to win, joining Payton Turner (Sept. 11, 2022, with New Orleans).
The Los Angeles Chargers defeated Tennessee, 27-17, and became the fourth team since 1990 to allow 20-or-fewer points in each of their first nine games of a season, joining the 1990 New York Giants (first 10 games), 2013 Kansas City Chiefs (first nine) and 1999 Jacksonville Jaguars (first nine). - Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts totaled four touchdowns (two passing, two rushing) and a 115.0 rating in the Eagles’ 34-6 win at Dallas.
Hurts has 10 rushing touchdowns this season and is the first quarterback in NFL history to reach the mark in four consecutive seasons and in four career seasons.
Hurts is the first quarterback in NFL history with a touchdown pass, a rushing touchdown and a passer rating of 100-or-higher in four consecutive games, surpassing Jim Hart (three consecutive games in 1968 with the St. Louis Cardinals), Jeff Hostetler (three in 1993 with the Los Angeles Raiders) and Lamar Jackson (three in 2020 with the Baltimore Ravens).
Hurts is the sixth quarterback since 1970 with both a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown in four consecutive games in a single season, joining Justin Fields (five consecutive games in 2022), Kyler Murray (five in 2020), Josh Allen (four, twice, in 2023), Joshua Dobbs (four in 2023) and Michael Vick (four in 2010).
- Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce recorded eight receptions for 64 yards and one touchdown in the Chiefs’ Week 10 win over Denver.
Kelce has 95 career touchdown receptions, including the postseason, and surpassed Jimmy Graham (94 touchdown receptions) for the fourth-most touchdown receptions by a tight end in NFL history, including the postseason. Only Antonio Gates (118), Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez (115) and Rob Gronkowski (107) have more.
Kelce has 60 receptions this season and is the sixth player all-time with at least 60 receptions in 11 consecutive seasons, joining Larry Fitzgerald (15), Jason Witten (15), Pro Football Hall of Famers Tony Gonzalez (15) and Jerry Rice (11) as well as Derrick Mason (11). - San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy, in his 15th-career regular-season road start, passed for 353 yards with two touchdowns and a 119.3 rating in the 49ers’ 23-20 win at Tampa Bay.
Purdy has 13 career games with at least two touchdown passes and a passer rating of 115-or-higher, tied with Justin Herbert (13 games) for the second-most such games by a quarterback in his first three seasons in NFL history. Only Patrick Mahomes (14 games) and Russell Wilson (14) have more.
Purdy became the second quarterback since 1950 with a passer rating of 100-or-higher in 10 of his first 15 career road starts, joining Patrick Mahomes (11 starts). - Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen totaled 330 yards (280 passing, 50 rushing) with a rushing touchdown in the Bills’ 30-20 win at Indianapolis.
Allen has 71 career regular-season wins and surpassed Tom Brady (70) for the fourth-most regular-season wins by a quarterback in his first seven seasons in NFL history. Only Russell Wilson (75), Patrick Mahomes (74) and Joe Flacco (72) have more. - Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray recorded three touchdowns (two rushing, one passing) in the Cardinals’ 31-6 win over the New York Jets.
Murray has 30 career rushing touchdowns and became the fifth quarterback ever with at least 30 rushing touchdowns in his first six seasons, joining Josh Allen (53), Jalen Hurts (51 in first four seasons), Cam Newton (48) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Otto Graham (33).
Murray is the fourth quarterback in NFL history to record at least three rushing touchdowns in each of his first six seasons, joining Josh Allen, Pro Football Hall of Famer Otto Graham and Cam Newton. - Carolina running back Chuba Hubbard rushed for 153 yards and one touchdown in the Panthers’ 20-17 win in overtime over the New York Giants in Munich, Germany.
The Panthers win in Week 10 marked the third-ever international game to go to overtime, along with Cincinnati (27) and Washington (27) on Oct. 30, 2016, at Wembley Stadium in London, and Atlanta (34) and Buffalo (31) on Dec. 1, 2013 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada).
Hubbard is the fourth player to rush for at least 150 yards in an international game, joining Chris Ivory (166 rushing yards on Oct. 4, 2015, with the New York Jets), Carlos Hyde (160 rushing yards on Nov. 3, 2019, with Houston) and Travis Etienne (156 rushing yards on Oct. 30, 2022, with Jacksonville), with each of the three previous occurrences happening at Wembley Stadium in London. - Additional notes from Sunday include:
- New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara had 109 scrimmage yards (55 rushing, 54 receiving) in the Saints’ 20-17 win over Atlanta.
Kamara has 6,544 rushing yards and surpassed Mark Ingram (6,500 rushing yards) as the all-time leading rusher in Saints franchise history.
Kamara has 24 career games with at least 50 rushing yards and 50 receiving yards, surpassing Tiki Barber (23 games) and Pro Football Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson (23) for the third-most such games in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk (41) and Christian McCaffrey (30) have more.
Kamara has 1,136 scrimmage yards this season and is the third player since 2000 with at least 1,100 scrimmage yards in each of his first eight seasons, joining Matt Forte and Pro Football Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson. - New York Giants rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers had six receptions in Munich and has 61 receptions this season, tied with Puka Nacua (61 receptions) for the most receptions by a player in his first eight career games in NFL history.
- Chicago wide receiver Keenan Allen had five receptions in Week 10 and has 930 receptions in 146 career games, surpassing Antonio Brown (928 receptions) for the most receptions by a player in his first 150 career games in NFL history.
- New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara had 109 scrimmage yards (55 rushing, 54 receiving) in the Saints’ 20-17 win over Atlanta.
