NFL News: What To Look For – Week 14

By Lydia Jane Allison

 

NEW YORK — Dec. 4, 2024 — 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
  • WR Amon-Ra St. Brown
  • 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). For the Week 14 playoff scenarios, click here.

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 EvansA.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    

AMON-RA ST. BROWN

Detroit wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has 391 receptions since entering the NFL in 2021, including at least five receptions in 44 games.

On Thursday Night Football against Green Bay (8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video), St. Brown can join Michael Thomas (470 receptions) and Jarvis Landry (400) as the only players with 400 receptions in their first four seasons in NFL history.

Additionally in Week 14, St. Brown can become the fourth player ever with at least five receptions in 45 games in his first four career seasons, joining Michael Thomas (52 games), Jarvis Landry (49) and CeeDee Lamb (45).

The players with the most games with at least five catches in their first four seasons in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM GAMES
Michael Thomas New Orleans 52
Jarvis Landry Miami 49
CeeDee Lamb Dallas 45
Amon-Ra St. Brown Detroit 44*
*in fourth season    

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

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