Monday Nuggets: Week 14

History Published on : 12/8/2014
The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Mission is to: Honor the Heroes of the Game, Preserve its History, Promote its Values & Celebrate Excellence EVERYWHERE. We found many samples from Week 14 that align with our Mission, Vision, and Values!

Forecast for a Cardinals Championship?

The Arizona Cardinals defeated the Kansas City Chiefs yesterday to improve their record to 10-3. The 17-14 victory also gave the team seven home victories on the season. That is the most in the franchise’s 95-year history since the, Cardinals, then located in Chicago, won 11 of 13 in 1925. That year the Cardinals finished the season with an 11-2-1 record and were crowned as NFL champions.


1,000 for Scobee

Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Josh Scobee joined the team in 2004 and has given the team a leg up. Scobee became the first player in franchise history to score 1,000 points after booting two field goals (33, 37 yards) and an extra point yesterday against the Houston Texans.


Here is a look at Scobee’s career totals:

Season FG Att FGM Pct XP Att XPM Pct
2004 31 24 77.4 21 21 100.0
2005 30 23 76.7 39 38 97.4
2006 32 26 81.3 41 41 100.0
2007 13 12 92.3 27 26 96.3
2008 25 19 76.0 33 33 100.0
2009 28 18 64.3 31 30 96.8
2010 28 22 78.6 41 41 100.0
2011 25 23 92.0 24 24 100.0
2012 28 25 89.3 19 18 94.7
2013 25 23 92.0 23 22 95.7
2014 19 15 78.9 18 18 100.0
Total 284 230 81.0 317 312 98.4


Never say Never with Luck on your Side

Andrew Luck rallied the Indianpolis Colts from a 14-point third quarter deficit to a 25-24 victory against the Cleveland Browns. It marked the seventh time in Luck’s short career that he has engineered a comeback of at least 10 points in the second-half of a game. This is the most by any quarterback in the last 3 seasons.
       
Andrew Luck - 7 comebacks
Tom Brady -  5 comebacks
Matthew Stafford - 5 comebacks


Eagle Taking Flight

LeSean McCoy is now the Philadelphia Eagles all-time leading rusher. McCoy passed Wilbert Montgomery's team record (of 6,538) on a 5-yard run with 7:59 left in the third quarter. His career rushing total stands at 6,541 yards in just six seasons with Philadelphia.


Bend it Like Beckham

New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. set a franchise rookie record after hauling in 11 catches for 130 yards and a touchdown.
Date Opp Result Rec Yds Avg Tds
Nov. 3, 2014 IND L, 24-40 8 156 19.5 0
Nov. 9 ,2014 @ SEA L, 17-38 7 108 15.4 0
Nov. 23, 2014 DAL L, 28-31 10 146 14.6 2
Dec. 7, 2014 @ TEN W, 36-7 11 130 11.8 1

Beckham Jr. has amassed 723 receiving yards in his past six games to join Bill Groman as the only rookies in NFL history with at least 700 receiving yards during a span of six games.


Gronked

Rob Gronkowski caught a key 14-yard touchdown pass against the San Diego Chargers on Sunday night to bring the New England Patriots within one point before the half. His touchdown reception set an NFL record for tight ends.

St. Louis Equals Cleveland Mark

The St. Louis Rams recorded their second shutout in a row with a 24-0 victory over the Washington Redskins. The Rams have not had back-to-back shutouts since 1945 when the they beat the Chicago Cardinals 21-0 and the Chicago Bears 17-0. That 1945 Rams team, who called Cleveland home, went on to win the NFL Championship before moving to Los Angeles in 1946.


St. Louis is also the first team to post consecutive shutout victories since the Dallas Cowboys blanked the Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles to close out the 2009 regular season.

1945 Cleveland Rams
Date Opponent Result
Sept. 30 Chicago Cardinals W, 21-0
Oct. 7 Chicago Bears W, 17-0
     
2014 St. Louis Rams
Date Opponent Result
Nov. 30 Oakland W, 52-0
Dec. 7 @ Washington W, 24-0


For Whom the Bell Tolls

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell had 185 yards rushing and 50 yards receiving in a 42-21 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. His performance joined him with Walter Payton as the only players in NFL history to have three straight games with at least 200 yards from scrimmage. Payton first recorded the feat in 1977.


Walter Payton - 1977
Date Opponent Rushing Yard Rec. Yards Total Result
Nov. 13 Kansas City 192 29 221 W, 28-27
Nov. 20 Minnesota 275* 6 281 W, 10-7
Nov. 24 at Detroit 137 107 244 W, 31-14
*Set new NFL Record
 
Le'Veon Bell - 2014
Date Opponent Rushing Yard Rec. Yards Total Result
Nov. 17 at Tennessee 204 18 222 W, 27-24
Nov. 30 vs. New Orleans 95 159 254 L, 32-35
Dec. 7 at Cincinnati 185 50 235 W, 42-21

Manning TD Streak Comes to an End

Peyton Manning finished 14-of-20 for 173 yards and 0 TDs during the Denver Broncos 24-17 win against the Buffalo Bills. The contest marked the the first time since Nov. 14, 2010 Manning failed to throw a TD, snapping his consecutive games with a touchdown streak at 51, just three games shy of matching Drew Brees' NFL record. In 253 career regular season games, this was just the 27th game in which Manning failed to throw a TD -- and his first since joining the Broncos in 2012.

Player Years Team(s) TD Streak
Drew Brees 2009-2012 New Orleans 54
Tom Brady 2010-2013 New England 52
Peyton Manning 2010-2014 Denver, Indianapolis 51
Johnny Unitas 1956-1960 Baltimore 47
Tony Romo 2012-2014 Dallas 38

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