NEW YORK — Oct. 8, 2025 — Below are players that can set historic marks or reach career milestones in Week 6 of the 2025 NFL season, including:
- WR Puka Nacua
- QB Matthew Stafford
- RBs Jahmyr Gibbs & David Montgomery
- WR Amon-Ra St. Brown
- QB Patrick Mahomes
- TE Travis Kelce
- QB Jaxson Dart
- ·RB Saquon Barkley
- QB Drake Maye
- RB Christian McCaffrey
- WR Emeka Egbuka
- LB Nik Bonitto
- LB Devin Lloyd
PUKA NACUA & MATTHEW STAFFORD
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua leads the NFL with 52 receptions, the most by a player in his team’s first five games of a season in NFL history. He has recorded at least eight receptions in every game this year and at least 10 receptions in four of five games.
With seven receptions at Baltimore on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, FOX), Nacua can surpass Adam Thielen (58 receptions in 2018 with Minnesota) for the most receptions by a player in his team’s first six games of a season in NFL history.
The players with the most receptions in their team’s first six games of a season in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | SEASON | RECEPTIONS |
| Adam Thielen | Minnesota | 2018 | 58 |
| Cooper Kupp | L.A. Rams | 2022 | 56 |
| Keenan Allen | San Diego Chargers | 2015 | 43 |
| Michael Thomas | New Orleans | 2019 | 53 |
| Michael Thomas | New Orleans | 2018 | 53 |
| Puka Nacua | L.A. Rams | 2025 | 52* |
| *in team’s first five games | |||
Nacua can become the first player ever with at least eight receptions in each of his team’s first six games of a season and is already the first player ever with at least 10 receptions in four of his team’s first six games.
Since Week 14 of the 2024 season, Nacua has at least seven receptions in nine straight games and on Sunday, can become the third player ever with at least seven receptions in 10 consecutive games, joining Antonio Brown (14 consecutive games with Pittsburgh from 2014-15) and Cooper Kupp (11 with the Los Angeles Rams in 2021).
Nacua has at least 10 receptions in eight career games since entering the NFL in 2023 and can become the third player in NFL history with at least 10 receptions in nine games in his first three career seasons, joining Christian McCaffrey (nine games) and Michael Thomas (nine).
Quarterback Matthew Stafford leads the NFL with 1,503 passing yards this season and ranks second with 11 touchdown passes. He recorded 375 passing yards and three touchdown passes in Week 4 and 389 passing yards and three touchdown passes in Week 5.
With a similar performance on Sunday, Stafford can become the third player ever with at least 375 passing yards and three touchdown passes in three consecutive games, joining Tom Brady (2011 with New England) and Ryan Fitzpatrick (2018 with Tampa Bay).
Last week marked Stafford’s 19th career game with at least 375 passing yards. He can become the fifth player ever with at least 375 passing yards in 20 career games, joining Drew Brees (36 games), Tom Brady (29), Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (22) and Ben Roethlisberger (21).
JAHMYR GIBBS, DAVID MONTGOMERY & AMON-RA ST. BROWN
Detroit’s Jahmyr Gibbs (five touchdowns) and David Montgomery (four) are the only pair of running back teammates each with at least four touchdowns this season. Since they became teammates in 2023, they have each scored a touchdown in 14 games, including Weeks 2 and 5 this season.
If they both score a touchdown at Kansas City on Sunday Night Football (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC), they will surpass Dallas’ Daryl Johnston and Pro Football Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith for the most games among running back teammates each scoring a touchdown in the Super Bowl era and tie Green Bay’s Pro Football Hall of Fame duo of Paul Hornung and Jim Taylor (15 games) for the third-most in NFL history.
The running back teammates with the most games in which each scored a touchdown in NFL history:
| TEAMMATES | TEAM | GAMES |
| Frank Gifford HOF & Alex Webster | N.Y. Giants | 20 |
| Alan Ameche & Lenny Moore HOF | Baltimore Colts | 18 |
| Paul Hornung HOF & Jim Taylor HOF | Green Bay | 15 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs & David Montgomery | Detroit | 14 |
| Daryl Johnston & Emmitt Smith HOF | Dallas | 14 |
Wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown ranks fourth in the NFL with 35 catches this season and has recorded at least seven receptions in each of his past four games. Since entering the league in 2021, he has registered at least eight receptions in 25 games.
With eight receptions on Sunday night, St. Brown will surpass Justin Jefferson (25 games) for the second-most games with at least eight receptions by a player in his first five seasons in NFL history, trailing only Michael Thomas (31 games).
The players with the most games with at least eight receptions in their first five seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | GAMES |
| Michael Thomas | New Orleans | 31 |
| Justin Jefferson | Minnesota | 25 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | Detroit | 25* |
| *in fifth season |
PATRICK MAHOMES & TRAVIS KELCE
Since entering the NFL in 2017, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes has totaled 299 touchdown passes in 138 career games, including the postseason.
With a touchdown pass against Detroit on Sunday Night Football (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC), Mahomes will surpass Aaron Rodgers (147 games) as the fastest player to 300 career touchdown passes, including the postseason, in NFL history.
Tight end Travis Kelce has recorded 4,110 receiving yards in 54 career primetime games (7 p.m. ET start time or later). With 14 receiving yards on Sunday night, he will surpass Jason Witten (4,123 receiving yards) for the second-most receiving yards in primetime games in NFL history, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice (5,351 receiving yards).
The players with the most receiving yards in primetime games (7 p.m. ET start time or later) in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | REC. YARDS |
| Jerry Rice HOF | San Francisco, Oakland Raiders, Seattle | 5,351 |
| Jason Witten | Dallas, Las Vegas | 4,123 |
| Travis Kelce | Kansas City | 4,110 |
JAXSON DART & SAQUON BARKLEY ON TNF
New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart will be making his primetime debut on Thursday Night Football against Philadelphia (8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video). In his first career start in Week 4, he totaled 54 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown and last week, recorded 55 rushing yards in his second career start.
With at least 50 rushing yards on Thursday, Dart will become the third quarterback since 1950 to record at least 50 rushing yards in each of his first three career starts, joining Jalen Hurts and Lamar Jackson.
Since entering the NFL in 2018, Philadelphia running back Saquon Barkley has totaled 7,483 rushing yards and 2,506 receiving yards in 95 games.
With 17 rushing yards on Thursday, Barkley will become the sixth player in NFL history with at least 7,500 rushing yards and 2,500 receiving yards in his first 100 games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Edgerrin James, Thurman Thomas and LaDainian Tomlinson, as well as Steven Jackson and LeSean McCoy.
The players with at least 7,500 rushing yards and 2,500 receiving yards in their first 100 games in NFL history:
| PLAYER | RUSH YARDS | REC. YARDS |
| Steven Jackson | 7,948 | 2,670 |
| Edgerrin James HOF | 9,498 | 2,921 |
| LeSean McCoy | 7,584 | 2,531 |
| Thurman Thomas HOF | 8,133 | 3,198 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson HOF | 9,505 | 3,094 |
| Saquon Barkley | 7,483* | 2,506* |
| *in 95 career games | ||
DRAKE MAYE
New England quarterback Drake Maye ranks second among qualified passers with a 73.9 completion percentage, fifth with 1,261 passing yards and sixth with a 107.8 passer rating this season. He has recorded at least 200 passing yards and a passer rating of 100-or-higher in four consecutive games.
With at least 200 passing yards and a passer rating of 100-or-higher at New Orleans on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, CBS), Maye can become the fourth different player in NFL history under the age of 24 to record at least 200 passing yards and a passer rating of 100-or-higher in five consecutive games, joining Patrick Mahomes (seven consecutive games in 2018 and five games in 2018-19), Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (six games in 1984) and Dak Prescott (five games in 2016).
The players under the age of 24 with at least 200 passing yards and a passer rating of 100-or-higher in the most consecutive games in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | SEASON(S) | CONSECUTIVE GAMES |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 2018 | 7 |
| Dan Marino HOF | Miami | 1984 | 6 |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 2018-19 | 5 |
| Dak Prescott | Dallas | 2016 | 5 |
| Drake Maye | New England | 2025 | 4* |
| *active streak | |||
CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY
San Francisco running back Christian McCaffrey leads the NFL with 669 scrimmage yards and leads all running backs with 39 receptions and 387 receiving yards this season. He has recorded at least 100 scrimmage yards, 50 receiving yards and six receptions in each of the first five weeks of the season.
With at least 50 receiving yards at Tampa Bay on Sunday (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS), McCaffery can become the first running back in NFL history with at least 50 receiving yards in each of his team’s first six games of a season. He can also join Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk (2000 with the St. Louis Rams) as the only players ever with at least 50 rushing yards and 50 receiving yards in five of their team’s first six games of a season.
Since entering the NFL in 2017, McCaffrey has recorded at least five receptions in 45 games. With five receptions on Sunday, he can tie Keith Byars (46 games) for the fourth-most games with at least five receptions by a running back in the Super Bowl era. Only Larry Centers (55 games), Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk (50) and Ronnie Harmon (47) have more.
The running backs with the most games with at least 50 receiving yards in the Super Bowl era:
| PLAYER | TEAMS | GAMES |
| Larry Centers | Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo, Washington | 55 |
| Marshall Faulk HOF | Indianapolis, St. Louis Rams | 50 |
| Ronnie Harmon | Buffalo, San Diego Chargers, Houston/Tennessee Oilers | 47 |
| Keith Byars | Philadelphia, Miami, New England, N.Y. Jets | 46 |
| Christian McCaffrey | Carolina, San Francisco | 45 |
EMEKA EGBUKA & BUCCANEERS
Tampa Bay wide receiver Emeka Egbuka leads all rookies with 25 receptions, 445 receiving yards and five touchdown receptions this season. He has recorded a touchdown reception in four of five games and over 100 receiving yards in each of his past two.
With at least 100 receiving yards against San Francisco on Sunday (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS), Egbuka will become the fifth rookie in the Super Bowl era to reach the mark in three consecutive games, joining Odell Beckham Jr. (four consecutive games in 2014), Marques Colston (three in 2006), Mike Evans (three in 2014) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss (three in 1998).
The rookies with at least 100 receiving yards in the most consecutive games in the Super Bowl era:
| PLAYER | TEAM | SEASON | CONSECUTIVE GAMES |
| Odell Beckham Jr. | N.Y. Giants | 2014 | 4 |
| Marques Colston | New Orleans | 2006 | 3 |
| Mike Evans | Tampa Bay | 2014 | 3 |
| Randy Moss HOF | Minnesota | 1998 | 3 |
| Emeka Egbuka | Tampa Bay | 2025 | 2* |
| *active streak | |||
With a touchdown reception on Sunday, Egbuka can become the fourth player in the Super Bowl era to record a touchdown reception in five of his first six career games, joining Charlie Brown (1982 with Washington), Willie Green (1991 with Denver) and Donté Stallworth (2002 with New Orleans).
The Buccaneers scored a game-winning touchdown with 59 seconds remaining in Week 1, a game-winning touchdown with six seconds remaining in Week 2, a game-winning field goal with no time remaining in Week 3 and a game-winning field goal with no time remaining in Week 4.
They can become the first team in the Super Bowl era to win five games in a season with a game-winning score in the final minute of the fourth quarter.
NIK BONITTO & DEVIN LLOYD
Denver linebacker Nik Bonitto leads the NFL with seven sacks this season and has recorded at least 1.5 sacks in each of his past three games.
With at least 1.5 sacks against the New York Jets in London on Sunday (9:30 a.m. ET, NFL Network), Bonitto can become the sixth player since 2000 to reach the mark in four consecutive games.
The players with at least 1.5 sacks in the most consecutive games since 2000:
| PLAYER | TEAM | SEASON | GAMES |
| Michael Strahan HOF | N.Y. Giants | 2001 | 6 |
| Simeon Rice | Tampa Bay | 2002 | 5 |
| Robert Mathis | Indianapolis | 2013 | 4 |
| Aldon Smith | San Francisco | 2012 | 4 |
| Lamarr Woodley | Pittsburgh | 2011 | 4 |
| Nik Bonitto | Denver | 2025 | 3* |
| *active streak |
Jacksonville linebacker Devin Lloyd leads the NFL with four interceptions this season and has recorded an interception in three of his past four games.
With an interception against Seattle on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, FOX), Lloyd will become the fifth linebacker in the Super Bowl era with five interceptions in his team’s first six games of a season.
The linebackers with the most interceptions in his team’s first six games of a season in the Super Bowl era:
| PLAYER | TEAM | SEASON | INTERCEPTIONS | |
| Cato June | Indianapolis | 2005 | 5 | |
| Ken Lee | Buffalo | 1972 | 5 | |
| Jack Pardee | Washington | 1971 | 5 | |
| Chuck Howley HOF | Dallas | 1968 | 5 | |
| Devin Lloyd | Jacksonville | 2025 | 4* | |
| *in team’s first five games | ||||
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