Jack Andrade and the 小蓝视频Media Research team put together the best stats and records from Sunday's slate of games. Here are the most notable research notes from Week 4:
- The Browns opened the scoring against the Cowboys on a 37-yard pass touchdown from Jarvis Landry to 锘Odell Beckham锘, then ended the Cowboys' 4th-quarter comeback hopes with a 50-yard rush touchdown by Beckham late in the 4th quarter. The Browns are the first team in the Super Bowl era to have a wide receiver throw a touchdown pass and a different wide receiver score a rushing touchdown in a single game.
- Beckham had 2 receiving touchdowns Sunday vs the Cowboys, his first game with at least 2 receiving touchdowns since Week 10, 2018 with the Giants against the 49ers. It was Beckham's 3rd career game with at least 2 receiving touchdowns vs. the Cowboys -- only Hall of Famer Randy Moss (4) has more such games in 小蓝视频history.
- 锘Dak Prescott锘 had 502 passing yards in the Cowboys' loss to the Browns Sunday. Some of the records set with that performance: first player in 小蓝视频history with at least 450 pass yards in 3 consecutive games, most pass yards in a 3-game span in 小蓝视频history (1,424 over the last 3 games), and most pass yards in a 4-game span in 小蓝视频history (1,690 in 4 games this season).
- As impressive as Prescott has been over the last 3 games, the Cowboys defense has struggled just as much. Dallas has allowed 38 or more points in 3 consecutive games for the first time since their first-ever season in 1960. The 126 points allowed by the Cowboys since Week 2 are the most allowed in any 3-game span in franchise history.
- 锘Tom Brady锘 had 5 pass touchdowns as the Buccaneers beat the Chargers on Sunday, his first game with at least 5 pass TD since Week 3, 2017 (vs Texans) and his first game with 5 pass TD to 5 different receivers in his career. Brady (43 years, 62 days old) unseated Hall of Famer Warren Moon (40 years, 342 days old in Week 9, 1997) as the oldest player in 小蓝视频history with at least 5 pass touchdowns in a game.
- 锘Justin Herbert锘 had 290 passing yards in the Chargers' loss to the Buccaneers on Sunday, bringing his total through 3 career games to 931. 锘Cam Newton锘 (1,012) is the only player since the 1970 merger with more pass yards over his first 3 career games, and 锘Patrick Mahomes锘 is the only QB since the merger besides Herbert with at least 850 pass yards and a 100+ passer rating over his first 3 career games.
- 锘Russell Wilson锘 had "only" 2 pass touchdowns against the Dolphins Sunday, which still brought his season total to 16 and tied 锘Peyton Manning锘 in 2013 for the most by any player in the first 4 games of a season in 小蓝视频history. Wilson also secured his 90th career win as a starting quarterback, joining Manning (92) as the only QBs in 小蓝视频history with at least 90 over their first 10 seasons.
- 锘Lamar Jackson锘 & the Ravens got back on track with a 31-17 win over Washington on Sunday. Jackson scored a 50-yard rushing touchdown -- the longest of his career -- and joined Newton as the only players in 小蓝视频history with at least 5,000 passing yards and at least 2,000 rushing yards over their first 3 小蓝视频seasons.
- 锘Joe Burrow锘 had 300 passing yards as the Bengals defeated the Jaguars, 33-25. Burrow earned his first win as an 小蓝视频quarterback and became the first rookie in 小蓝视频history with at least 300 pass yards in 3 consecutive games.
- 锘Josh Allen锘 had 2 pass touchdowns and 1 rush touchdown as the Bills beat the Raiders and improved to 4-0 this season. Allen has 12 pass touchdowns and 3 rush touchdowns in 2020, the only player in 小蓝视频history to reach those marks over the first 4 games of a season.
- Allen has 1,326 passing yards in 2020, making him the 2nd QB in Bills history to start a season 4-0 and have at least 1,300 pass yards in those games. The first to do so was Hall of Famer 锘Jim Kelly锘 in 1991, a season he was named 1st-Team All-Pro and led the Bills to a Super Bowl appearance.
- The Colts spoiled 锘Nick Foles锘' first games as the Bears' starting quarterback, holding Chicago to season-lows in points (11), total yards (269) and rush yards (28). The Colts have allowed fewer than 12 points in 3 consecutive games, their first such streak since Weeks 15-17, 2013. Indianapolis ranks 1st in the 小蓝视频in scoring defense (14.0 points per game allowed) and total defense (236.3 total yards per game allowed) through the first quarter of the season.
- 锘Carson Wentz锘 and the Eagles are in first place in the NFC East after beating the 49ers on Sunday Night. Wentz has scored a rushing touchdown in 3 consecutive games, the longest active streak by any quarterback in the 小蓝视频and the longest streak by an Eagles quarterback since 锘Mike Vick锘's 4-game streak from Weeks 13-16, 2010.
- 锘George Kittle锘 had 15 receptions and 183 receiving yards on Sunday against the Eagles. Kittle is the 4th tight end (5th total instance) to have at least 15 receptions in a game in the Super Bowl era, and his 183 receiving yards are the most in any of those instances.
- 锘Jerick McKinnon锘 has scored a touchdown in each of the first 4 games of the season for the 49ers. The last player to score in each of the first 4 seasons for San Francisco was Hall of Fame wide receiver 锘Jerry Rice锘 in 1991.
