Seven From Sunday - Week 11 - South Florida Tribune

NEW YORK –– Nov. 17, 2024 –– A look at seven statistical highlights from games played during the 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET windows on Sunday, November 17, the 11th week of the 2024 season

With two games remaining in Week 11, nine games were within one score (eight points) in the fourth quarter and six games were decided by eight-or-fewer points, including two teams – Indianapolis and Seattle – that recorded game-winning touchdowns in the final minute of the fourth quarter. There have been 78 games decided by six-or-fewer points this season, the most such games through Week 11 in NFL history.

The Buffalo Bills won their sixth-consecutive game to improve to 9-2, defeating Kansas City, 30-21, snapping the Chiefs’ 15-game winning streak (including the postseason).

Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen has 72 career regular-season wins, tied with Joe Flacco (72) for the third-most regular-season wins by a quarterback in his first seven seasons in NFL history. Only Russell Wilson (75) and Patrick Mahomes (74) have more.

The Detroit Lions defeated Jacksonville, 52-6, improving to 9-1. It marks the first time the Lions have won nine of their first 10 games of a season in 90 years, since starting 10-0 in the 1934 season.

Detroit running backs David Montgomery (two) and Jahmyr Gibbs (one) combined for three rushing touchdowns and the Lions have rushed for a touchdown in 24 consecutive games, including the postseason, the longest such streak in NFL history.

The Lions are the third team in the Super Bowl era with three wins of 35-or-more points in their first 10 games of a season, joining the 1973 Atlanta Falcons and 1969 Minnesota Vikings.

The Lions, who also scored 52 points at home in Week 8, are the second team since 1970 and fifth team all-time to score 50-or-more points in consecutive home games in a single season, joining the 2014 Green Bay Packers, 1969 Minnesota Vikings, 1966 Dallas Cowboys and 1950 Los Angeles Rams.

The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated Baltimore, 18-16, as kicker Chris Boswell converted all six of his field goal attempts. Boswell also made six field goals in the Steelers’ 18-10 win over Atlanta in Week 1.

Pittsburgh became the fifth team since 2000 to win multiple games in a season without scoring a touchdown, joining the 2016 St. Louis Rams, 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2000 Baltimore Ravens and 2000 Tennessee Titans.

Boswell is the first player in NFL history with six made field goals in three career games and joined John Carney (1993) as the only kickers with multiple such games within a season all-time.

The Green Bay Packers defeated Chicago, 20-19, as defensive lineman Karl Brooks blocked a field goal on the final play of regulation to secure the victory, the second consecutive week with a blocked field goal on the final play of a game to clinch a win (Kansas City’s Leo Chenal in Week 10).

Detroit quarterback Jared Goff completed 24 of 29 pass attempts (82.8 percent) for 412 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions for a 158.3 passer rating – the highest attainable mark – in the team’s Week 11 win.

Goff is the first player in NFL history with multiple career games with at least 400 passing yards, four touchdown passes and a 158.3 rating, also reaching the marks in Week 4 of the 2018 season with the Los Angeles Rams. There have only been seven such performances all-time.

Goff is the first player in NFL history with a completion percentage of 80-or-higher in five games in a single season (min. 15 attempts in each game).

Goff is the fourth player ever with multiple touchdown passes and a passer rating of 150-or-higher in three games within a season, joining Drew Brees (2018), Kirk Cousins (2015) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Roger Staubach (1973).

Goff has 18 career games with at least 350 passing yards, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (18 games) for the third-most such games by a player in his first nine seasons in NFL history. Only Patrick Mahomes (22 games in first eight seasons) and Matthew Stafford (21) have more.

Goff has 54 career games with a passer rating of 100-or-higher, the fifth-most by a player in his first nine seasons in NFL history. Only Russell Wilson (74 games), Dak Prescott (63), Matt Ryan (61) and Patrick Mahomes (55 in first eight seasons) have more.
Detroit wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown had 11 receptions for 161 yards and two touchdowns and wide receiver Jameson Williams had 124 receiving yards, including a 64-yard touchdown reception, in the team’s Week 11 win.

St. Brown has a touchdown reception in eight consecutive games, tied for the third-most consecutive games with a touchdown reception in a season since 1970. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice (12 consecutive games in 1987) and A.J. Green (nine in 2012) have a longer such streak.

St. Brown has 21 career games with at least eight receptions, surpassing Anquan Boldin (20 games) for the third-most such games by a player in his first four seasons in NFL history. Only Michael Thomas (28 games) and Justin Jefferson (22) have more.

Williams became the third player since 1970 with each of his first seven career touchdown receptions going for 30-or-more yards, joining J.J. Birden and Stanley Morgan.
Denver rookie quarterback Bo Nix completed 28 of 33 attempts (84.8 percent) for 307 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions for a 145.0 rating in the Broncos’ 38-6 win over Atlanta.

Nix is the second rookie quarterback all-time with at least 300 passing yards, four touchdown passes and a passer rating of 140-or-higher in a game, joining C.J. Stroud (Nov. 5, 2023).

Nix had an 84.8 completion percentage (28 of 33) in Week 11, the third-highest completion percentage by a rookie quarterback in a game (minimum 30 attempts) in NFL history, trailing only Dak Prescott (88.9 percent (32 of 36) on Dec. 18, 2016) and Jayden Daniels (86.7 percent (26 of 30) on Sept. 29, 2024).

Nix joined Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (1998) as the only rookie quarterbacks all-time with at least 200 passing yards and multiple touchdown passes in four consecutive home games.
Minnesota wide receiver Justin Jefferson had six receptions for 81 yards in the Vikings’ 23-13 win at Tennessee.

Jefferson has 6,811 career receiving yards and surpassed Torry Holt (6,784 receiving yards) for the most receiving yards by a player in his first five career seasons in NFL history.
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp had six catches for 106 yards and two touchdowns in the team’s 28-22 win at New England.

Kupp has 614 receptions for 7,554 yards and 55 touchdown receptions in 98 career games and is the only player in NFL history with at least 600 receptions, 7,500 receiving yards and 50 touchdown receptions in his first 100 career games.

Kupp’s 614 receptions are tied with Anquan Boldin (614 receptions) for the fourth-most receptions by a player in his first 100 games in NFL history. Only Keenan Allen (624 receptions), Antonio Brown (622) and Julio Jones (619) have more.
Pittsburgh linebacker T.J. Watt recorded his 104th career sack in the Steelers’ Week 11 win, the fourth-most sacks by a player in his first eight seasons since 1982.

Watt has at least one sack in 66 career games, tied with Aaron Donald (66 games) and Chandler Jones (66) for the fourth-most games with a sack by a player in his first eight seasons since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Reggie White (75 games) and DeMarcus Ware (72) as well as Von Miller (71) have more.
Additional notes from Sunday include:
- Baltimore running back Derrick Henry rushed for his 13th touchdown of the season in Week 11 and became the fourth player in the Super Bowl era to record a touchdown in each of his first 11 games of a season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers O.J. Simpson (first 14 games in 1975), Jerry Rice (first 12 in 1987) and John Riggins (first 12 in 1983).
  
  Henry became the third player in NFL history to record a rushing touchdown in 70 games in his first nine career seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers LaDainian Tomlinson (87 games) and Emmitt Smith (83).
  
  Henry has four career seasons with at least 13 rushing touchdowns (2019-20, 2022 and 2024), becoming the fifth player in NFL history to reach the mark in four career seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers LaDainian Tomlinson (six seasons), Jim Brown (four) and Emmitt Smith (four) as well as Shaun Alexander (five).
- Las Vegas rookie tight end Brock Bowers had 13 receptions for 126 yards and a touchdown in Week 11, the most receptions by a rookie tight end in a game in NFL history.
  
  Bowers has 706 career receiving yards and surpassed Kyle Pitts (635 receiving yards) for the most receiving yards ever by a tight end in his first 10 career games.
  
  Bowers has 70 career receptions and joined Odell Beckham Jr. (71 receptions) as the only players all-time with at least 70 receptions in their first 10 career games.
  
  Bowers is the third rookie tight end all-time with at least 10 receptions, 100 receiving yards and a touchdown reception in a game, joining Cam Cleeland (Dec. 27, 1998) and Pete Mitchell (Nov. 19, 1995).
  
  Bowers, who also had 10 receptions in Week 7, joined Jeremy Shockey (2002) as the only rookie tight ends all-time with multiple games of 10-or-more receptions.
  
  Bowers is the fourth rookie tight end ever with at least five receptions in eight games, joining Sam LaPorta (10 games in 2023), Dalton Kincaid (nine in 2023) and Keith Jackson (eight in 1988).
- New Orleans tight end Taysom Hill had eight receptions, 188 scrimmage yards (138 rushing, 50 receiving) and three rushing touchdowns in the Saints’ 35-14 win over Cleveland.
  
  Hill is the first non-running back in NFL history with at least 125 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns in a game.
  
  Hill, who also had 112 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns in Week 5 of the 2022 season, is the first non-running back ever with multiple career games with at least 100 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.