Sky Sports activities Cricket statistician – and massive Buffalo Payments fan – Benedict Bermange dives into the 2024 NFL season to select the very best stats from every week…
The rivalry between the Inexperienced Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears started in 1921 and is the most-played NFL match-up of all time, with a complete of 209 video games between the perimeters. Inexperienced Bay clinched the win on Sunday through a last-second blocked subject purpose, marking their eleventh straight victory in opposition to their divisional rivals amid the longest streak by both staff within the match-up.
In all, the Packers have gained 16 of their 17 conferences relationship again to 2016, with the Bears’ sole victory in that point coming in December 2018. The Bears are the primary staff for the reason that 2004 New Orleans Saints to concede the primary factors in every of their first 10 video games of a season.
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Cairo Santos’ kick to win the sport is blocked, denying the Chicago Bears their first win over the Inexperienced Bay Packers since 2018
The Detroit Lions’ victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars gave them eight wins in a row in a season for the primary time since 1934. They grew to become the primary staff to attain touchdowns on every of their first seven drives for the reason that New England Patriots in opposition to the Buffalo Payments in Week 11 of the 2007 season.
Their 645 complete yards set a franchise document, and the distinction of 475 yards between the Lions’ complete yards and the Jaguars’ complete of 170 was the best in a recreation for the reason that Rams out-gained the Seattle Seahawks by 482 yards in a 24-0 win in Week 10 of the 1979 season. The Jaguars suffered their heaviest defeat and conceded essentially the most factors in a recreation in franchise historical past.
The Las Vegas Raiders could have misplaced to the Miami Dolphins – the primary time they’ve misplaced six video games in a row in a season since 2014 – however Brock Bowers set a brand new document for rookie tight ends by catching 13 passes in a recreation.
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Highlights of the Cleveland Browns in opposition to the New Orleans Saints from Week 11 of the NFL season
The Saints defeated the Cleveland Browns with Taysom Hill setting a brand new document for essentially the most dashing yards in a recreation by a participant listed as a decent finish. His 138 yards on the bottom broke his personal document of 112 yards set in opposition to the Seahawks two years in the past, whereas he added eight receptions for 50 yards, to not point out one go completion for 18 yards, an interception and a fumble!
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ 18-16 win over the Baltimore Ravens was the twenty seventh of their final 33 conferences to be determined by one rating, and the eighth victory for Mike Tomlin’s facet of their final 9 conferences with their divisional rivals. Chris Boswell grew to become the primary participant to kick six subject targets in Acrisure Stadium, which opened in 2001, and the primary participant to kick six subject targets in a recreation in Pittsburgh since Gary Anderson at Three Rivers Stadium for the Steelers in opposition to the Denver Broncos in 1988.
In distinction, Ravens kicker Justin Tucker missed two subject targets within the first quarter – the primary time in his 13-year NFL profession that he has missed two subject targets in the identical quarter. Coming into the sport he had been 57/59 in subject targets in his 24 earlier video games in opposition to the Steelers.
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Josh Allen runs via the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ defence for a superb 26-yard landing on fourth down late within the fourth quarter
Will Levis and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine related for a 98-yard landing go for the Tennessee Titans in opposition to the Minnesota Vikings, tying the longest go in franchise historical past. The earlier 98-yarder got here again in Week 12 of the 1962 season when Jacky Lee related with Willard Dewveall for the Oilers in opposition to the Chargers at Jeppesen Stadium. The one longer scrimmage play for the staff was Derrick Henry’s 99-yard run in opposition to the Jaguars in 2018.
Josh Allen scored a game-sealing 26-yard landing run because the Payments ended the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ unbeaten begin to the season, shifting him into sole possession of second place for many dashing landing in Payments franchise historical past:
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Talking on Inside The Huddle, Jeff Reinebold says the rivalry between Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen is the fashionable model of the battle between Peyton Manning and Tom Brady
It was the primary time in 9 makes an attempt that the Payments had defeated a staff who have been 6-0 or higher coming into the sport, and the Chiefs’ streak of successful after trailing within the second half ended at 9 wins, the longest such streak in NFL historical past.
The Houston Texans gained their first Monday Evening Soccer recreation since Week 12 of the 2018 season because the Dallas Cowboys dropped to 0-5 at residence this season, their worst begin at residence since Jerry Jones’ first season as franchise proprietor in 1989.
CeeDee Lamb led the Cowboys with eight receptions which marked his forty third recreation in a row during which he has recorded a minimum of 4 receptions, tying Michael Thomas’ NFL document which he set for the Saints between October 2017 and December 2019.
Week 12 begins on Thursday night time when the Pittsburgh Steelers face the Cleveland Browns from 1.15am within the early hours of Friday, stay on Sky Sports activities NFL. Stream with NOW.
