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The 2022 NFL season has been one of the craziest in recent memory, as there have already been 42 team wins after trailing by double digits, and 17 team wins after trailing by 14 points – both are one shy of equaling the single- season records.
The league has seen 71 games this season in which a team has come back to win or draw after trailing in the fourth quarter, the most in the first 15 weeks of a season in league history. There have been 133 games decided by eight runs or fewer – the most one-possession games in 15 weeks in league history.
Some teams – and divisions – are also on the verge of making history. The Detroit Lions can become the first team since the 1970 Cincinnati Bengals to make the playoffs after starting a season with a win or less in their first seven games (Detroit is currently the No. 9 seed in the NFC with a 7-7 record, half a game from last place in the playoffs). NFC East has all four teams currently in the playoffs, which would be the first division since the 2022 realignment to have all four teams in the playoffs (1998 AFC East, 1997 NFC Central, and 1994 NFC Central had four of its five teams make the playoffs).
Thanks to the 17-game season, many NFL records are on the verge of being broken. These 13 records are likely to be exceeded in the coming weeks.
Passing yards in a season
Current recording: 5,477 yards – Peyton Manning (2013)
Patrick Mahomes has 4,496 passing yards this year, so Mahomes needs 982 yards in the last three games to pass Manning — averaging 327.3 yards per game. Mahomes is averaging 321.1 passing yards per game this year.
Passes + rushing yards in a season
Current recording: 5,562 yards – Drew Brees (2011)
Patrick Mahomes has 4,809 passes + rushing yards this season, needing 754 yards to beat Brees’ mark — an average of 251.3 yards per game over the past three games. Mahomes is averaging 343.5 yards per game this year.
Josh Allen could also beat the mark, as he has 4,562 passes + rushing yards this season. Allen would need to average 333.7 yards per game to pass Brees (he also needs to catch Mahomes).
QB rushing yards in a season
Current recording: 1,206 yards – Lamar Jackson (2019)
Justin Fields has 1,000 rushing yards this season with three games remaining. He needs just 207 yards to pass Jackson, averaging 69 yards per game. Fields is averaging 76.9 rushing yards per game this year.
QB rushing TD in one season
Current recording: 14 — Cam Newton (2011)
Jalen Hurts needs just two rushing touchdowns in his last three games to pass Newton. Hurts, who leads the NFL with 23 rushing touchdowns the past two seasons, will not play this week.
Receive yards in a season
Current recording: 1964–Calvin Johnson (2012)
Jefferson has 1,623 receiving yards in 14 games this season, needing 342 yards in his last three games to pass Johnson. Jefferson is averaging 114 yards per game for the record (average 115.9 yards per game).
RB catches up in one season
Current recording: 116 — Christian McCaffrey (2019)
Austin Ekeler has 95 catches to lead all running backs, needing just 22 catches over the last three games to pass McCaffrey. Ekeler, who averages 6.8 receptions per game, needs to average 7.3 receptions to eclipse the mark.
TE receives yards in a season
Current recording: 1416 — Travis Kelce (2020)
Travis Kelce needs 273 yards to pass his own mark for most receiving yards in a season on a tight end, averaging 91 receiving yards per game. He averages 81.7 receiving yards per game.
TE receptions in one season
Current recording: 116 — Zach Ertz (2018)
Travis Kelce needs 26 catches to pass Ertz, as the Chiefs star has 91 catches this year. Kelce would need to average 8.7 catches per game over the last three games (average 6.5 per game).
Completions in one season
Current recording: 485 – Tom Brady (2021)
Tom Brady leads the NFL with 411 completions this season while Justin Herbert is second with 407. Brady needs just 75 assists to break his own record, averaging 25 assists per game. Herbert needs to pass Brady and get 79 completions to pass his mark, averaging 26.3 completions per game. Brady is averaging 29.4 completions per game while Herbert is averaging 29.1.
Attempts in one season
Current recording: 727 — Matthew Stafford (2012)
Tom Brady has 623 attempts on the season, averaging 44.5 attempts per game. Brady needs just 105 attempts over the past three games to pass Stafford, averaging 34.7 attempts per game.
Drive winners in a season
Current recording: 8 — Matthew Stafford (2016)
Kirk Cousins has seven game-winning drives during the year, needing just one game-winning drive in his last three games to tie Stafford’s mark. Cousins needs two in the last three games to pass Stafford.
Fourth quarter returns in one season
Current record: 8 — Matthew Stafford (2016)
Kirk Cousins has made seven fourth-quarter comebacks this year, needing just one comeback in his last three games to tie Stafford’s mark. Cousins needs two in the last three games to pass Stafford.
Average punting in a season
Current recording: 51.4 — Samy Baugh (1940)
Two players are on the verge of breaking Baugh’s record which has stood for 72 years. Ryan Stonehouse (Titans) is averaging 53.6 yards per punt and Tommy Townsend (Chiefs) is averaging 51.8 yards per punt with three games remaining.
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