NEW YORK — Dec. 18, 2024 — Below are players that can set historic marks or reach career milestones in Week 16 of the 2024 NFL season, including:
- QB Josh Allen
- QB Jalen Hurts
- RB Saquon Barkley
- WR A.J. Brown
- QB Lamar Jackson
- QB Joe Burrow
- WR Ja’Marr Chase
- RB Derrick Henry
- TE Brock Bowers
- WR Malik Nabers
- RB Tyrone Tracy
JOSH ALLEN
Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen, over the past three weeks, has become…
- The first quarterback ever with a passing touchdown, rushing touchdown and receiving touchdown in the same game (Week 13).
- The first player all-time with at least three touchdown passes and three rushing touchdowns in a regular-season game (Week 14).
- The first player in NFL history with at least two touchdown passes and two rushing touchdowns in consecutive games (Week 14-15).
On Sunday against New England (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS), Allen can become the fifth player all-time with at least four offensive touchdowns (passing, rushing and receiving combined) in four consecutive games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Peyton Manning (five consecutive games in 2004) and Dan Marino (four in 1984) as well as Tom Brady (four in 2020-21) and Drew Brees (four in 2018).
The players with at least four offensive touchdowns (passing, rushing and receiving combined) in the most consecutive games in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | SEASON(S) | GAMES |
| Peyton Manning HOF | Indianapolis | 2004 | 5 |
| Tom Brady | Tampa Bay | 2020-21 | 4 |
| Drew Brees | New Orleans | 2018 | 4 |
| Dan Marino HOF | Miami | 1984 | 4 |
| Josh Allen | Buffalo | 2024 | 3* |
| *active streak | |||
In Week 16, Allen can join Justin Fields (2022) and Kyler Murray (2020) as the only players with a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown in five consecutive games.
Additionally, Allen can also join Justin Fields (2022) and Johnny Lujack (1950) as the only quarterbacks all-time with a rushing touchdown in six consecutive games.
This season, Allen has 36 combined passing and rushing touchdowns (25 passing, 11 rushing) and can join Aaron Rodgers (six seasons) as the only players in NFL history with five career seasons with at least 40 combined passing and rushing touchdowns.
Allen has 30,193 combined passing and rushing yards (26,098 passing, 4,095 rushing) in his career and can surpass Patrick Mahomes (30,360) for the most combined passing and rushing yards by a player in his first seven seasons in NFL history.
Allen as 63 career games with at least two touchdown passes and with his next such performance, can tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (64 games) for the third-most games with multiple touchdown passes in a player’s first seven seasons in NFL history. Only Patrick Mahomes (67 games) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (65) have more.
The players with the most games with at least two touchdown passes in their first seven seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | GAMES |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 67 |
| Dan Marino HOF | Miami | 65 |
| Peyton Manning HOF | Indianapolis | 64 |
| Josh Allen | Buffalo | 63* |
| *in seventh season | ||
JALEN HURTS, SAQUON BARKLEY & A.J. BROWN
Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts has 18 touchdown passes and 14 rushing touchdowns this season, including nine games with both a touchdown pass and a rushing touchdown. With another such performance against Washington (1 p.m. ET, FOX), Hurts can join Josh Allen (11 games in 2023) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history with a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown in 10 games within a season.
With a rushing touchdown, Hurts can tie the single-season record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, a mark that he and Josh Allen set last season (15 rushing touchdowns each).
The quarterbacks with the most rushing touchdowns in a season in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | SEASON | RUSH TDs |
| Josh Allen | Buffalo | 2023 | 15 |
| Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia | 2023 | 15 |
| Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia | 2024 | 14* |
| Cam Newton | Carolina | 2011 | 14 |
| *entering Week 16 | |||
Hurts has 55 career regular-season rushing touchdowns – the third-most by a quarterback in NFL history – and with a rushing touchdown on Sunday, can surpass Derrick Henry (55 rushing touchdowns) for the fifth-most by a player in his first five seasons since 2000.
The players with the most rushing touchdowns in their first five seasons since 2000:
| PLAYER | TEAM | RUSH TDs |
| LaDainian Tomlinson HOF | San Diego Chargers | 72 |
| Adrian Peterson | Minnesota | 64 |
| Shaun Alexander | Seattle | 62 |
| Todd Gurley | St. Louis/L.A. Rams | 58 |
| Derrick Henry | Tennessee | 55 |
| Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia | 55* |
| *in fifth season | ||
Philadelphia running back Saquon Barkley leads the league with 1,964 scrimmage yards in 2024 and can become the fourth non-rookie in NFL history to record 2,000 scrimmage yards in his first season with a team, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk (2,429 scrimmage yards in 1999 with the St. Louis Rams), Priest Holmes (2,169 in 2001 with Kansas City) and Ricky Williams (2,216 in 2002 with Miami).
Barkley, who had 2,028 scrimmage yards as a rookie with the New York Giants in 2018, can become the fourth player in NFL history to record 2,000 scrimmage yards in a season with two franchises, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Eric Dickerson (L.A. Rams and Indianapolis Colts) and Marshall Faulk (St. Louis Rams and Indianapolis Colts) as well as Christian McCaffrey (Carolina and San Francisco).
Last week, Philadelphia wide receiver A.J. Brown recorded his 20th career game with at least 100 receiving yards and a touchdown reception. With another such performance, Brown can tie Pro Football Hall of Famers Marvin Harrison (21 games) and Calvin Johnson (21) for the fourth-most games with at least 100 receiving yards and a touchdown reception by player in his first six seasons.
The players with the most games with at least 100 receiving yards and a touchdown reception in their first six seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | GAMES |
| Randy Moss HOF | Minnesota | 31 |
| Lance Alworth HOF | San Diego Chargers | 28 |
| Jerry Rice HOF | San Francisco | 27 |
| Marvin Harrison HOF | Indianapolis | 21 |
| Calvin Johnson HOF | Detroit | 21 |
| A.J. Brown | Tennessee, Philadelphia | 20* |
| *in sixth season | ||
LAMAR JACKSON
Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson has 3,580 passing yards with 34 touchdown passes and only three interceptions for a league-leading 120.7 passer rating along with 743 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns this season.
On Saturday against Pittsburgh (4:30 p.m. ET, FOX), he can become the first player in NFL history with at least 35 touchdown passes and three-or-fewer interceptions in his first 15 games of a season and the first player ever with at least 40 combined passing and rushing touchdowns and three-or-fewer interceptions in his first 15 games of a season.
Jackson has 11 games with a passer rating of 100-or-higher this season, including seven games with a 125-or-better rating. With a passer rating of 125-or-higher on Saturday, he can join Aaron Rodgers (nine games in 2020) as the only players with eight games with a passer rating of 125-or-higher in a season in NFL history.
Jackson has nine games with at least two touchdown passes and no interceptions this season and can become the third player in NFL history with multiple touchdown passes and no interceptions in 10-or-more games in a season, joining Tom Brady (11 games in 2010) and Aaron Rodgers (13 games in 2021, 11 in both 2020 and 2014 and 10 games in 2016).
Jackson has 6,001 career rushing yards and with 109 rushing yards, can surpass Michael Vick (6,109 rushing yards) for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in NFL history.
JOE BURROW
Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow leads the NFL with 3,977 passing yards and 36 touchdown passes this season and has passed for at least three touchdowns in each of his past six games.
This week, Burrow can become the fourth player in NFL history with 4,000 passing yards and 30 touchdown passes in three of his first five seasons, joining Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes and Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino.
On Sunday against Cleveland (1 p.m. ET, CBS), Burrow can become the fifth player all-time with at least three touchdown passes in seven consecutive games, joining Tom Brady (10 consecutive games in 2007) and Andrew Luck (eight in 2018) as well as Pro Football Hall of Famers Peyton Manning (eight in 2004) and Dan Marino (seven from 1986-87).
The players with at least three touchdown passes in the most consecutive games in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | SEASON(S) | GAMES |
| Tom Brady | New England | 2007 | 10 |
| Andrew Luck | Indianapolis | 2018 | 8 |
| Peyton Manning HOF | Indianapolis | 2004 | 8 |
| Dan Marino HOF | Miami | 1986-87 | 7 |
| Joe Burrow | Cincinnati | 2024 | 6* |
| *active streak | |||
Burrow has 43 career games with at least two touchdown passes and can surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (43 games) for the fifth-most games with at least two touchdown passes by a player in his first five seasons in NFL history.
The players with the most games with at least two touchdown passes in their first five seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | GAMES |
| Dan Marino HOF | Miami | 50 |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 46 |
| Josh Allen | Buffalo | 45 |
| Andrew Luck | Indianapolis | 45 |
| Joe Burrow | Cincinnati | 43* |
| Peyton Manning HOF | Indianapolis | 43 |
| *in fifth season | ||
JA’MARR CHASE
Cincinnati wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase leads the NFL with 102 receptions, 1,413 receiving yards and 15 touchdown receptions this season and leads all players with 44 touchdown receptions since he entered the NFL in 2021.
On Sunday against Cleveland (1 p.m. ET, CBS), Chase can become the third player in NFL history with at least 100 receptions, 1,500 receiving yards and 15 touchdown receptions in his first 15 games in a season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Randy Moss (2003) and Jerry Rice (1995).
Chase has 5,130 career receiving yards since entering the NFL in 2021 and with 16 receiving yards, can surpass CeeDee Lamb (5,145 receiving yards) for the fourth-most by a player in his first four seasons in NFL history.
The players with the most receiving yards in their first four seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | REC. YARDS |
| Justin Jefferson | Minnesota | 5,899 |
| Michael Thomas | New Orleans | 5,512 |
| Randy Moss HOF | Minnesota | 5,396 |
| CeeDee Lamb | Dallas | 5,145 |
| Ja’Marr Chase | Cincinnati | 5,130* |
| *in fourth season | ||
On Sunday, Chase can tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Bob Hayes (45 touchdown receptions) for the third-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) and Jerry Rice (49) 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 | 44* |
| Rob Gronkowski | New England | 42 |
| *in fourth season | ||
JARED GOFF & AMON-RA ST. BROWN
Detroit quarterback Jared Goff passed for 494 yards and five touchdowns last week, his 40th career game with at least 300 passing yards.
On Sunday at Chicago, Goff can tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (41 games) and Matt Ryan (41) for the second-most games with at least 300 passing yards by a player in his first nine seasons in NFL history.
The players with the most games with at least 300 passing yards in their first nine seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | GAMES |
| Patrick Mahomes # | Kansas City | 47 |
| Dan Marino HOF | Miami | 41 |
| Matt Ryan | Atlanta | 41 |
| Jared Goff * | L.A. Rams, Detroit | 40 |
| Peyton Manning HOF | Indianapolis | 40 |
| *in ninth season | ||
| #in eighth season | ||
Goff enters Week 16 with 2,971 career completions and can become the fifth player all-time with at least 3,000 completions in his first nine seasons, joining Matt Ryan (3,288 completions), Derek Carr (3,201), Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (3,131) and Matthew Stafford (3,005).
Detroit wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown set career highs in receptions (14) and receiving yards (193) in Week 15 and has 95 receptions for 1,056 yards and 10 touchdowns this season.
With five receptions in Week 16, St. Brown can become the third player in NFL history with 100 receptions in three of his first four seasons, joining Brandon Marshall and Michael Thomas.
St. Brown has 19 career games with at least 100 receiving yards and with another such performance in Week 16, can become the fourth player in NFL history with 20 such games in his first four career seasons, joining Justin Jefferson (29 games), Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss (23) and A.J. Green (20).
The players with the most games with at least 100 receiving yards in their first four seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | GAMES |
| Justin Jefferson | Minnesota | 29 |
| Randy Moss HOF | Minnesota | 23 |
| A.J. Green | Cincinnati | 20 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | Detroit | 19* |
| *in fourth season | ||
BROCK BOWERS, MALIK NABERS AND TYRONE TRACY
Las Vegas rookie tight end Brock Bowers and New York Giants rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers rank tied for fourth in the NFL with 90 receptions this season.
In Week 16, Bowers (against Jacksonville on Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS) and Nabers (at Atlanta, 1 p.m. ET, FOX) can surpass Michael Thomas (92 receptions in 2016) for the fourth-most receptions by a rookie in NFL history.
The rookies with the most receptions in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | SEASON | RECEPTIONS |
| Puka Nacua | L.A. Rams | 2023 | 105 |
| Jaylen Waddle | Miami | 2021 | 104 |
| Anquan Boldin | Arizona | 2003 | 101 |
| Michael Thomas | New Orleans | 2016 | 92 |
| Three tied | 91 | ||
| Brock Bowers | Las Vegas | 2024 | 90* |
| Malik Nabers | N.Y. Giants | 2024 | 90* |
| *entering Week 16 | |||
Bowers leads all tight ends with 968 receiving yards this season and in Week 16, can join Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Ditka (1,076 receiving yards in 1961) and Kyle Pitts (1,026 in 2021) as the only rookie tight ends all-time with 1,000 receiving yards.
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 |
| Brock Bowers | Las Vegas | 2024 | 968* |
| *entering Week 16 | |||
Nabers (903 scrimmage yards in 2024) and New York Giants rookie running back Tyrone Tracy (915 scrimmage yards this season) can become the third pair of rookie teammates each with at least 1,000 scrimmage yards in the same season, joining New Orleans’ Reggie Bush and Marques Colston (2006) and the Dallas Texans’ Abner Haynes and Pro Football Hall of Famer Johnny Robinson (1960).