NEW YORK –– Dec. 14, 2025 –– A look at seven statistical highlights from games played during the 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET windows on Sunday, December 14, the 15th week of the 2025 season.
- The Los Angeles Rams and Denver Broncos became the first teams in the NFL to clinch a playoff spot this season. The Rams defeated Detroit, 41-34, and Denver defeated Green Bay, 34-26, for their 11th-consecutive victory.
Six teams won in Week 15 after trailing by at least 10 points, tied for the most in a single week in NFL history (six teams in Week 5 of 2025, Week 13 of 2013, Week 14 of 2011, Week 13 of 2002, Week 4 of 1999 and Week 8 of 1984). The Buffalo Bills overcame a 21-point deficit to defeat New England, 35-31, while Atlanta overcame a 14-point deficit to win on Thursday night and the Los Angeles Chargers, the Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans and Seattle each overcame 10-point deficits to win in Week 15.
With two games remaining in Week 15, there have been 53 games decided by a game-winning score in the final two minutes of regulation or in overtime, including the game-winning 47-yard field goal with two seconds remaining by New Orleans kicker Charlie Smyth, a former member of the International Pathway Program.
Cleveland defensive end Myles Garrett had 1.5 sacks in Week 15 and leads the league with 21.5 sacks in 2025, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famers Chris Doleman (21 sacks in 1989 with Minnesota) and Reggie White (21 in 1987 with Philadelphia) for the sixth-most sacks in a single season by a player since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic.
There have been five punt returns for a touchdown by rookies this season, including a 63-yard punt return touchdown by Washington’s Jaylin Lane in Week 15, tied for the second-most (2011, 2010, 1992, 1986 and 1974) punt return touchdowns by rookies in a single season in NFL history, trailing only 1996 (six) and 1993 (six).
- Jacksonville quarterback Trevor Lawrence passed for 330 yards and five touchdowns for a 136.7 rating and added 51 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown while running back Travis Etienne had 105 scrimmage yards (73 receiving, 32 rushing) and three touchdown receptions in the Jaguars’ 48-20 victory over the New York Jets.
Lawrence is the first player in NFL history with at least 300 passing yards, 50 rushing yards, five touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown in a single game.
Lawrence is the fifth quarterback all-time with 325 passing yards, five touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown in a single game, joining Drew Brees (Dec. 8, 2019 with New Orleans), Aaron Rodgers (Oct. 20, 2019 with Green Bay), Mark Rypien (Nov. 10, 1991 with Washington) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Norm Van Brocklin (Sept. 28, 1951 with the Los Angeles Rams).
Per Next Gen Stats, Lawrence completed nine of his 12 attempts between 10 and 19 air yards for 144 yards and three touchdowns. Lawrence is one of two quarterbacks to record a 158.3 passer rating – the highest attainable mark – on such throws in a game this season, joining Justin Herbert in Week 1.
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Etienne is the sixth running back since 2000 with at least 100 scrimmage yards and at least three touchdown receptions in a single game, joining Cordarrelle Patterson (Oct. 3, 2021 with Atlanta), Aaron Jones (Sept. 20, 2021 with Green Bay), Jamaal Charles (Dec. 15, 2013 with Kansas City), Brian Westbrook (Dec. 5, 2004 with Philadelphia) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk (Dec. 12, 2001, with the St. Louis Rams). - Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen passed for 193 yards and three touchdowns in the Bills’ 35-31 victory at New England.
Allen, who has 37 combined passing, rushing and receiving touchdowns this season, joins Tom Brady (seven seasons), Aaron Rodgers (seven) and Drew Brees (six) as the only players in NFL history with at least 35 combined passing, rushing and receiving touchdowns in six career seasons.
Allen has 3,276 passing yards and 25 touchdown passes this season and is the fourth player in NFL history with at least 3,000 passing yards and 25 touchdown passes in six of his first eight career seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (eight seasons), Patrick Mahomes (seven) and Russell Wilson (six).
Allen now has 86 regular season wins since entering the NFL in 2017, tied with Tom Brady (86 regular season wins) and Russell Wilson (86) for the second-most regular season wins by a quarterback in his first eight seasons in NFL history. Only Patrick Mahomes (89 regular season wins) has more. - Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert passed for 210 yards and a touchdown in the team’s 16-13 win at Kansas City.
Herbert, who has 3,191 passing yards and 23 touchdown passes this season, became the third player ever with at least 3,000 passing yards and 20 touchdown passes in each of his first six seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning and Russell Wilson.
Herbert has 24,284 passing yards since entering the NFL in 2020 and surpassed Patrick Mahomes (24,241 passing yards) for the second-most passing yards by a player in their first six seasons in NFL history, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (24,885). - San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy passed for 295 yards and three touchdowns for a 140.3 rating in the 49ers’ 37-24 win over Tennessee.
Purdy has seven career games with a passer rating of 140-or-higher, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer Kurt Warner for the most such games (minimum 10 attempts in each game) by a player in his first four seasons in NFL history. - Denver quarterback Bo Nix passed for 302 yards and four touchdowns for a 134.7 rating in the Broncos’ 34-26 win over Green Bay.
Nix has 22 wins since entering the NFL last season, tied with Andrew Luck (22 wins), Dak Prescott (22) and Ben Roethlisberger (22) for the second-most wins by a quarterback in his first two seasons in NFL history, trailing only Russell Wilson (24).
Nix has 7,031 passing yards and 52 touchdown passes since entering the league in 2024 and is the sixth quarterback in NFL history with at least 7,000 receiving yards and 50 touchdown passes in his first two seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Peyton Manning and Dan Marino, as well as Derek Carr, Justin Herbert and Jameis Winston.
Nix has four career games with at least four touchdown passes and becomes the sixth player in the Super Bowl era with four such games in his first two career seasons, joining Patrick Mahomes (seven games), Pro Football Hall of Famers Dan Marino (six) and Fran Tarkenton (four), as well as Lamar Jackson (four), Carson Wentz (four) and Deshaun Watson (four). - Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts completed 12 of 15 pass attempts (80 percent) for 175 yards and three touchdowns with a 154.9 rating in the Eagles’ 31-0 victory over Las Vegas.
Hurts is the sixth quarterback all-time with a completion percentage of 80-or-higher, three-or-more touchdown passes and a passer rating of 150-or-higher in multiple games within a single season, joining Drew Brees (2018), Kirk Cousins (2015), Jared Goff (2025), Lamar Jackson (2019 and 2024) and Ben Roethlisberger (2007). - Additional notes from Sunday include:
- Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua had nine receptions for 181 yards while running back Kyren Williams had 78 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the team’s Week 15 victory.
Nacua has 102 receptions and 1,367 receiving yards this season and is the fifth player all-time with at least 100 receptions and 1,200 receiving yards in two of his first three seasons, joining Anquan Boldin, Justin Jefferson, Brandon Marshall and Michael Thomas.
Nacua has 17 career games with at least 100 receiving yards, the fourth-most such games by a player in their first three seasons, trailing only Justin Jefferson (24 games), Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss (19) and Odell Beckham Jr. (19).
Nacua has seven games with at least 150 receiving yards and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famers Lance Alworth (six games) and Randy Moss (six) for the second-most such games by a player in his first three seasons in NFL history, trailing only Justin Jefferson (eight).
Williams has 13 scrimmage touchdowns (10 rushing, three receiving) this season and is the sixth player since 2000 with at least 13 touchdowns in three of his first four seasons, joining Shaun Alexander, Maurice Jones-Drew, Alvin Kamara, Adrian Peterson and Pro Football Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson. - New England quarterback Drake Maye rushed for two touchdowns while rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson had a career-high 148 rushing yards, including rushing touchdowns of 52 and 65 yards.
Maye and Henderson are the fifth pair of teammates under the age of 24 in NFL history with multiple rushing touchdowns in the same game, joining Chris Johnson and LenDale White (Nov. 27, 2008 with Tennessee), Dalton Hilliard and Rueben Mayes (Oct. 19, 1986 with New Orleans), Curtis Brown and Terry Miller (Nov. 26, 1978 with Buffalo) and Willie Asbury and Dick Leftridge (Dec. 11, 1966 with Pittsburgh).
Henderson, who has four rushing touchdowns of at least 50 yards this season, joins Saquon Barkley and Pro Football Hall of Famer Lenny Moore as the only rookies in NFL history with four rushing touchdowns of 50-or-more yards.
Henderson is the fourth rookie in NFL history with two rushing touchdowns of at least 50 yards in a single game, joining Doug Martin (Nov. 4, 2012, with Tampa Bay), Adrian Peterson (Oct. 14, 2007, with Minnesota) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Lenny Moore (Oct. 28, 1956 with the Baltimore Colts). - Baltimore running back Derrick Henry had 100 rushing yards in the Ravens’ 24-0 victory at Cincinnati. The Ravens have 15 shutouts since 1996, tied with New England for most in the past 30 seasons.
Henry has 3,046 rushing yards since joining the Ravens in 2024 and is the fourth player in NFL history with at least 3,000 rushing yards in their first two seasons with a new team, joining Ricky Williams (3,225 with Miami), Priest Holmes (3,170 with Kansas City) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis (3,096 with Pittsburgh). - Detroit wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown had 13 receptions for 163 yards and two touchdowns while defensive lineman Aidan Hutchinson had a sack and interception in Week 15.
St. Brown, who has 93 receptions this season, is the first player in NFL history with at least 90 receptions in each of their first five career seasons.
St. Brown is the sixth wide receiver all-time with at least 90 receptions in five consecutive seasons, joining Antonio Brown (six consecutive seasons from 2013-18), Torry Holt (six from 2002-07, Pro Football Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison (five from 1999-2003), Keenan Allen (five from 2017-21) and Demaryius Thomas (five from 2012-16).
Hutchinson, who has 38 sacks and five interceptions since entering the league in 2022, is the first player under the age of 25 since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic, with at least 35 sacks and five interceptions. - Seattle wide receiver Jaxson Smith-Njigba had seven receptions for 113 yards in the Seahawks’ 18-16 victory over Indianapolis.
Smith-Njigba is the sixth player in NFL history with at least 90 receiving yards in 12 games within a single season, joining Cooper Kupp (16 games in 2021 with the Los Angeles Rams), Antonio Brown (13 in 2014 with Pittsburgh), Julio Jones (12 in 2015 with Atlanta) and Pro Football Hall of Famers Michael Irvin (13 in 1995 with Dallas) and Calvin Johnson (12 in 2012 with Detroit). - Arizona tight end Trey McBride had 12 receptions for 134 yards and two touchdowns while defensive lineman Calais Campbell recorded his 10th-career field goal block in Week 15.
Since Week 17 of the 2024 season, McBride has at least five receptions in 16 consecutive games and surpassed Travis Kelce (15 consecutive games in 2018) for the most consecutive games with at least five receptions by a tight end in NFL history.
McBride, who had 111 receptions in 2024 and has 105 receptions in 2025, is the first tight end in NFL history with at least 100 receptions in consecutive seasons and joins Travis Kelce (three seasons) as the only tight ends all-time with at least 100 receptions in multiple career seasons.
McBride has 105 receptions for 1,071 yards and 10 touchdown receptions this season and joins Dallas Clark (2009) and Travis Kelce (2018, 2020 and 2022) as the only tight ends all-time with at least 100 receptions, 1,000 receiving yards and 10 touchdown receptions in a single season.
McBride has eight career games with at least 10 receptions and is the ninth player in NFL history and first tight end with at least 10 receptions in at least eight games through their first four seasons, joining Michael Thomas (18 games), Ja’Marr Chase (11), CeeDee Lamb (10), Christian McCaffrey (10), Justin Jefferson (nine), Amon-Ra St. Brown (nine), Brandon Marshall (eight) and Puka Nacua (eight).
Campbell is the third player since 2000 with at least 10 career blocked field goals, joining Shaun Rogers (14 blocked field goals) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Julius Peppers (12). - Cincinnati wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase had 10 receptions for 132 yards in his 75th career game in Week 15.
Chase has 6,572 receiving yards in 75 career games and surpassed Odell Beckham Jr. (6,511 receiving yards) for the fourth-most receiving yards by a player in their first 75 career games in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Lance Alworth (7,532 receiving yards), Julio Jones (7,306) and Justin Jefferson (7,286) have more.
Chase, who has 6,572 receiving yards and 51 receiving touchdowns in his career, joins Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss as the only players in NFL history with at least 6,500 receiving yards and at least 50 receiving touchdowns in their first five career seasons.
Chase has 11 career games with at least 10 receptions and at least 125 yards, surpassing Michael Thomas (10 games) for the most such games by a player in his first five career season.
- Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs had 92 scrimmage yards (73 rushing, 19 receiving) and two touchdowns (one rushing, one receiving) against Denver.
Jacobs, who has 1,160 scrimmage yards this season, is the fifth player since 2000 with at least 1,100 scrimmage yards in each of his first seven seasons, joining Matt Forte, Alvin Kamara, Adrian Peterson and Pro Football Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson.
- Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua had nine receptions for 181 yards while running back Kyren Williams had 78 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the team’s Week 15 victory.
