Below are teams and players that can set historic marks or reach career milestones in Week 14 of the 2024 NFL season, including:
- Kansas City Chiefs
- QB Patrick Mahomes
- RB Saquon Barkley
- QB Justin Herbert
- QB Joe Burrow
- WR Ja’Marr Chase
- WR Justin Jefferson
- TE Brock Bowers
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
The Kansas City Chiefs, with a win in Week 14 against the Los Angeles Chargers (Sunday night, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC) can clinch their ninth-consecutive AFC West division title, the second-longest such streak since 1970, trailing only the 2009-19 New England Patriots (11 consecutive AFC East division titles).
The teams with the most consecutive division titles since 1970:
TEAM | DIVISION | STREAK |
New England | AFC East | 11 (2009-19) |
Kansas City | AFC West | 8* (2016-23) |
L.A. Rams | NFC West | 7 (1973-79) |
Pittsburgh | AFC Central | 6 (1974-79) |
Minnesota | NFC Central | 6 (1973-78) |
*active streak |
PATRICK MAHOMES
Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes has 238 touchdown passes and 31,403 passing yards since entering the NFL in 2017.
On Sunday Night Football against the Los Angeles Chargers (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC), Mahomes can tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (241 touchdown passes) for the second-most touchdown passes by a player in his first eight seasons in NFL history and surpass Marino (31,416 passing yards) for the fourth-most passing yards ever by a player in his first eight seasons.
The players with the most touchdown passes in their first eight seasons in NFL history:
PLAYER | TEAM | TD PASSES |
Peyton Manning HOF | Indianapolis | 244 |
Dan Marino HOF | Miami | 241 |
Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 238* |
*in eighth season |
The players with the most passing yards in their first eight seasons in NFL history:
PLAYER | TEAM | PASS YARDS |
Peyton Manning HOF | Indianapolis | 33,189 |
Matt Ryan | Atlanta | 32,757 |
Derek Carr | Oakland Raiders | 31,700 |
Dan Marino HOF | Miami | 31,416 |
Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 31,403* |
*in eighth season |
Including the postseason, Mahomes has 297 career combined passing and rushing touchdowns (279 passing, 18 rushing) in 126 games and can surpass Aaron Rodgers (135 games) as the fastest player to reach 300 combined passing and rushing touchdowns, including the postseason, in NFL history.
The fastest players to reach 300 combined passing and rushing touchdowns, including the postseason, in NFL history:
PLAYER | TEAM | GAMES |
Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay | 134 |
Dan Marino HOF | Miami | 149 |
Russell Wilson | Seattle | 151 |
Peyton Manning HOF | Indianapolis | 152 |
Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 126* |
*has 297 combined passing and rushing touchdowns |
SAQUON BARKLEY
Philadelphia running back Saquon Barkley leads the NFL with 1,499 rushing yards in 12 games this season.
On Sunday against Carolina (1 p.m. ET, FOX), Barkley can become the fifth player since 2000 with at least 1,600 rushing yards in his first 13 games of a season and the first since DeMarco Murray in 2014 (1,606 rushing yards).
The players with the most rushing yards in their first 13 games of a season in since 2000:
PLAYER | TEAM | SEASON | RUSH YARDS |
Chris Johnson | Tennessee | 2009 | 1,626 |
Jamal Lewis | Baltimore | 2003 | 1,622 |
DeMarco Murray | Dallas | 2014 | 1,606 |
Adrian Peterson | Minnesota | 2012 | 1,600 |
Clinton Portis | Denver | 2003 | 1,591 |
Saquon Barkley | Philadelphia | 2024 | 1,499* |
*in first 12 games |
JUSTIN HERBERT
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has 19,774 passing yards in 74 career games since entering the NFL in 2020.
On Sunday night at Kansas City (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC), Herbert can join Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (20,618 passing yards) as the only players with at least 20,000 passing yards in their first five seasons in NFL history and become the fifth player all-time with at least 20,000 passing yards in their first 75 career games.
The players with the most passing yards in their first 75 games in NFL history:
PLAYER | TEAM | PASS YARDS |
Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 22,799 |
Matthew Stafford | Detroit | 21,254 |
Andrew Luck | Indianapolis | 20,569 |
Dan Marino HOF | Miami | 20,293 |
Justin Herbert | L.A. Chargers | 19,774* |
*in 74 games |
In Week 14, Herbert can become the second player in NFL history without an interception in 11 consecutive games (minimum 15 pass attempts in each game) within a single season, joining Tom Brady (11 consecutive games in 2010).
Herbert has 305 consecutive pass attempts without an interception and can move into the top-five for the most consecutive pass attempts without an interception in NFL history.
The players with the most consecutive pass attempts without an interception in NFL history:
PLAYER | TEAM | SEASON(S) | CONSECUTIVE ATTEMPTS | |
Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay | 2018 | 402 | |
Tom Brady | Tampa Bay | 2022 | 399 | |
Jared Goff | Detroit | 2022-23 | 383 | |
Tom Brady | New England | 2010-11 | 358 | |
Derek Carr | Oakland Raiders | 2018 | 332 | |
Justin Herbert | L.A. Chargers | 2024 | 305* | |
*active streak | ||||
JOE BURROW & JA’MARR CHASE
Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow leads the NFL with 3,337 passing yards and 30 touchdown passes this season and has passed for at least 300 yards and three touchdowns in each of his past three games.
On Monday Night Football at Dallas (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC), Burrow can become the sixth quarterback all-time and the first since Patrick Mahomes (2018) with at least 300 passing yards and three touchdown passes in four consecutive games.
The players with at least 300 passing yards and three touchdown passes in the most consecutive games in NFL history:
PLAYER | TEAM | SEASON(S) | GAMES |
Steve Young HOF | San Francisco | 1998 | 5 |
Drew Brees | New Orleans | 2011-12 | 4 |
Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 2018 | 4 |
Peyton Manning HOF | Denver | 2012 | 4 |
Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay | 2012-13 | 4 |
Joe Burrow | Cincinnati | 2024 | 3* |
*active streak |
Cincinnati wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase leads the NFL with 13 touchdown receptions this season and leads all players with 42 touchdown receptions since he entered the NFL in 2021.
On Monday, Chase can surpass Rob Gronkowski (42 touchdown receptions) for the fourth-most touchdown receptions by a player in his first four seasons in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Randy Moss (53 touchdown receptions), Jerry Rice (49) and Bob Hayes (45) have more.
The players with the most touchdown receptions in their first four seasons in NFL history:
PLAYER | TEAM | REC. TDs |
Randy Moss HOF | Minnesota | 53 |
Jerry Rice HOF | San Francisco | 49 |
Bob Hayes HOF | Dallas | 45 |
Ja’Marr Chase | Cincinnati | 42* |
Rob Gronkowski | New England | 42 |
*in fourth season |
Chase has 10 career games with multiple touchdown receptions, leading the NFL with four such games this season, and can tie Antonio Freeman (11 games) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss (11) for the third-most games with multiple touchdown receptions by a player in his first four seasons in the Super Bowl era. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice (13 games) and Rob Gronkowski (12) have more.
JUSTIN JEFFERSON
Minnesota wide receiver Justin Jefferson ranks second in the NFL with 1,038 receiving yards this season and became the fourth player in NFL history with at least 1,000 receiving yards in each of his first five career seasons, joining Mike Evans, A.J. Green and Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss.
Jefferson has 6,937 receiving yards in 72 career games and with 63 receiving yards against Atlanta in Week 14 (1 p.m. ET, FOX), he can surpass Torry Holt (82 games) as the third-fastest player in NFL history to reach 7,000 receiving yards, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famer Lance Alworth (72 games) and Julio Jones (72).
The players to reach 7,000 career receiving yards in the fewest games in NFL history:
PLAYER | TEAM | GAMES | |
Lance Alworth HOF | San Diego Chargers | 72 | |
Julio Jones | Atlanta | 72 | |
Torry Holt | Miami | 82 | |
Justin Jefferson | Minnesota | 72* | |
*has 6,937 receiving yards | |||
BROCK BOWERS
Las Vegas rookie tight end Brock Bowers, in 12 games, leads the NFL this season with 84 receptions and leads all tight ends and ranks fourth in the league with 884 receiving yards.
On Sunday at Tampa Bay (1 p.m. ET, CBS), Bowers can surpass Sam LaPorta (86 receptions in 2023 with Detroit) for the most receptions by a rookie tight end in NFL history and become the third rookie tight end ever with 1,000 receiving yards, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Ditka (1,076 receiving yards in 1961) and Kyle Pitts (1,026 in 2021).
Additionally, with six receptions, Bowers can join Odell Beckham Jr. (96 receptions) as the only players with at least 90 receptions in their first 13 games in NFL history.
The rookie tight ends with the most receptions in NFL history:
PLAYER | TEAM | SEASON | RECEPTIONS |
Sam LaPorta | Detroit | 2023 | 86 |
Brock Bowers | Las Vegas | 2024 | 84* |
Keith Jackson | Philadelphia | 1988 | 81 |
*active |
The rookie tight ends with the most receiving yards in NFL history:
PLAYER | TEAM | SEASON | REC. YARDS |
Mike Ditka HOF | Chicago | 1961 | 1,076 |
Kyle Pitts | Atlanta | 2021 | 1,026 |
Jeremy Shockey | N.Y. Giants | 2002 | 894 |
Sam LaPorta | Detroit | 2023 | 889 |
Brock Bowers | Las Vegas | 2024 | 884* |
*entering Week 14