By Lydia Jane Allison
NEW YORK — Oct. 9, 2024 — Below are players that can set historic marks or reach career milestones in Week 6 of the 2024 NFL season, including:
- QB Jayden Daniels
- RB Derrick Henry
- QB C.J. Stroud
- QB Josh Allen
- QB Jared Goff
- QB Dak Prescott
- WR Mike Evans
- RB Saquon Barkley
- S Xavier McKinney
DANIELS TAKING COMMAND
Washington rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels is the first player in NFL history with at least 1,000 passing yards (1,135) and 250 rushing yards (300) in his team’s first five games of a season, leading the Commanders to a 4-1 record.
With a victory at Baltimore on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, CBS), Daniels can become the second rookie quarterback since 1950 to start and win five of his team’s first six games of a season, joining Dak Prescott (2016 with Dallas).
He can also become the third rookie quarterback in the last eight years to lead his team to a five-game winning streak, joining Mac Jones (seven-game winning streak in 2021) and Brock Purdy (five-game winning streak in 2022).
The Commanders have scored at least 30 points in each of their last three games and with at least 30 points on Sunday, can become the second team since 1950 to score 30-or-more points in four consecutive games started by a rookie quarterback, joining the 2017 Houston Texans (five consecutive games with Deshaun Watson).
In Washington’s 34-13 victory last week, they scored three rushing touchdowns, their fourth game this season with at least three rushing touchdowns. The Commanders lead the NFL with 13 total rushing touchdowns this season.
With a rushing touchdown on Sunday, the Commanders can become the fourth team in NFL history with 14-or-more rushing touchdowns in their first six games of a season, joining the 1975 Miami Dolphins (16 rushing touchdowns), 2023 Miami Dolphins (15) and 2004 Kansas City Chiefs (14).
The teams with the most rushing touchdowns in their first six games of a season in NFL history:
RAVENS, HENRY RUSHING INTO HISTORY
The Baltimore Ravens lead the NFL with 1,056 rushing yards this season, becoming the fifth team since 1980 with at least 1,000 rushing yards in their first five games of a season. They have totaled at least 150 rushing yards and scored a rushing touchdown in each game.
With 144 rushing yards against Washington (1 p.m. ET, CBS), Baltimore will become the fifth team since 1980 with at least 1,200 rushing yards in its first six games of a season, joining the 2006 Atlanta Falcons (1,333 rushing yards), 1984 Chicago Bears (1,330), 1980 Detroit Lions (1,299) and 2019 Baltimore Ravens (1,230).
The teams with at least 1,200 rushing yards in its first six games of a season since 1980:
Baltimore has recorded at least 100 rushing yards in 38 consecutive games and if they reach the mark again on Sunday, they will surpass the 1935-39 Detroit Lions (38 games) for the third-longest streak of games with at least 100 rushing yards in NFL history.
The teams with the most consecutive games with at least 100 rushing yards in NFL history:
With 150 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown on Sunday, Baltimore will become the second team in the Super Bowl era to record at least 150 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in each of its first six games of a season, joining the 1971 Oakland Raiders.
After signing with the Ravens this past offseason, running back Derrick Henry leads the NFL with 572 rushing yards and ties for the league lead with six rushing touchdowns entering Week 6, recording a rushing touchdown in each of Baltimore’s first five games.
With a rushing touchdown on Sunday, Henry will become the first player since Pro Football Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson in 2005 with a rushing touchdown in each of his team’s first six games of a season.
He can also become the second player in NFL history to record a rushing touchdown in each of his first six games with a new team, joining Robert Edwards (with New England in 1998).
In 124 career games, Henry has totaled 10,074 rushing yards and 96 rushing touchdowns. With a rushing touchdown on Sunday, Henry will tie Adrian Peterson (97 rushing touchdowns) for the fifth-most rushing touchdowns by a player in his first 125 career games in NFL history.
The players with the most rushing touchdowns in their first 125 games in NFL history:
STROUD CONTINUES TO SET MARKS
Houston quarterback C.J. Stroud ranks third in the NFL with 1,385 passing yards this season and has totaled at least 325 passing yards in each of the past two weeks. In 20 career games, Stroud has recorded at least 325 passing yards in six games and has totaled at least 300 passing yards in eight games.
With 325 passing yards at New England on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, CBS), Stroud will become the second player in NFL history to record at least 325 passing yards in seven-or-more games in his first two seasons, joining Justin Herbert (11 games).
With 300 passing yards, Stroud will tie Jeff Garcia (nine games), Andrew Luck (nine) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Kurt Warner (nine) for the fifth-most 300-yard games by a player in his first two seasons in NFL history.
The players with the most games with at least 300 passing yards in their first two seasons in NFL history:
ALLEN’S FIRST 100
In 99 career games (98 starts), Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen has totaled 175 touchdown passes, the third-most in the NFL since 2018.
With three touchdown passes at the New York Jets on Monday Night Football (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN), Allen will tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (178 touchdown passes) and Matthew Stafford (178) for the fifth-most touchdown passes by a player in his first 100 career games in NFL history.
The players with the most touchdown passes in their first 100 career games in NFL history:
Allen enters Week 6 with 3,771 career rushing yards, the seventh-most by a quarterback in league history. With seven rushing yards on Monday, Allen will surpass Cam Newton (3,777 rushing yards) for the fourth-most rushing yards by a quarterback in his first 100 games in NFL history.
The quarterbacks with the most rushing yards in their first 100 career games in NFL history:
GOFF SEEKING CONSECUTIVE COMPLETIONS RECORD
Prior to Detroit’s bye last week, quarterback Jared Goff became the first player in NFL history with a 100 percent completion percentage on 15-or-more attempts, going 18-for-18 in the Lions’ Week 4 win over Seattle. Including his final pass attempt in Week 3, he has completed 19 consecutive pass attempts.
If Goff completes his first seven pass attempts at Dallas on Sunday (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX), he will set the all-time NFL record for consecutive pass attempts without an incompletion, surpassing Nick Foles (25 consecutive completions in 2018), Marcus Mariota (25 in 2018), Philip Rivers (25 in 2018) and Ryan Tannehill (25 in 2015).
The players with the most consecutive pass attempts without an incompletion in NFL history:
PRESCOTT HOME COOKING
Since Week 14 of the 2022 season, Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott has recorded at least 250 passing yards in 12 consecutive regular-season home games.
With 250 passing yards against Detroit on Sunday (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX), Prescott will tie Ben Roethlisberger (13 consecutive home games from 2014-16) for the third-longest streak of consecutive home games with at least 250 passing yards in NFL history. Only Drew Brees (two separate 18-game streaks) has a longer such streak.
The players with the most consecutive home games with at least 250 passing yards in NFL history:
EVANS CLOSING IN ON 100 TD RECEPTIONS
Tampa Bay wide receiver Mike Evans totaled two touchdown receptions last week and ties for the NFL lead with five touchdown receptions this season. Since entering the league in 2014, Evans leads all players with 99 touchdown receptions.
With a touchdown reception at New Orleans on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, FOX), Evans will become the fifth player in NFL history to reach 100 career touchdown receptions in his first 11 seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Jerry Rice (146 touchdown receptions), Randy Moss (135), Marvin Harrison (122) and Terrell Owens (114).
The players with at least 100 touchdown receptions in their first 11 seasons in NFL history:
A touchdown reception on Sunday would also mark Evans’ 75th career game with a touchdown reception, tying Larry Fitzgerald (75 games) for the fifth-most games with a touchdown reception by a player in his first 11 seasons in NFL history.
The players with the most games with a touchdown reception in their first 11 seasons in NFL history:
BARKLEY’S FIRST FIVE IN PHILLY
After signing with Philadelphia in the offseason, running back Saquon Barkley leads the NFL with 130 scrimmage yards per game and has totaled at least 115 scrimmage yards in each of his first four games as an Eagle.
With 115 scrimmage yards against Cleveland on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, FOX), Barkley will become the second player in NFL history to record at least 115 scrimmage yards in each of his first five games with a team, joining Adrian Peterson (first five games with Minnesota in 2007).
MCKINNEY’S INTERCEPTION STREAK
After signing with Green Bay in the offseason, safety Xavier McKinney has recorded an interception in each of his first five games with the Packers and is the only player in the NFL with five interceptions this season.
With an interception against Arizona on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, FOX), McKinney will become the third player ever with an interception in each of his team’s first six games of a season, joining Brian Russell in 2003 and Trevon Diggs in 2021.
McKinney also recorded an interception in Week 18 of the 2023 season and now has an interception in six consecutive games overall. He can become the first player since 1968 and sixth player all-time to record an interception in seven consecutive games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Paul Krause (seven consecutive games in 1966) and Larry Wilson (seven in 1966) as well as Ben Davis (seven in 1968), Tom Landry (seven in 1951) and Tommy Morrow (eight in 1963).
GIANT SACK NUMBERS
Entering Week 6, the New York Giants lead the NFL with 22 sacks and have recorded at least five sacks in three of their first five games.
With five sacks against Cincinnati on Sunday Night Football (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC), the Giants will become the third team since 1990 to record at least five sacks in four of their first six games of a season, joining New England in 2019 and Tampa Bay in 2000.
With six sacks on Sunday night, the Giants will tie the 2000 Buccaneers (28 sacks) and 1998 Seahawks (28) for the third-most sacks by a team in their first six games of a season since 1990.
The teams with the most sacks in their first six games of a season since 1990:
BYE WEEK SURGE
Since 2016, the Tennessee Titans have won their first game immediately following their bye week in eight consecutive seasons.
With a victory against Indianapolis on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, CBS), Tennessee – who had a bye in Week 5 – will become the third team all-time to win their first game after a bye week in nine consecutive seasons, joining Philadelphia (13 consecutive wins from 1999-2011) and Buffalo (active streak of nine consecutive wins from 2015-23).
The teams to win their first game after a bye week in the most consecutive seasons in NFL history:
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