NFL News: What To Look For – Week 10

By Lydia Jane Allison

NEW YORK — Nov. 6, 2024 — Below are players that can set historic marks or reach career milestones in Week 10 of the 2024 NFL season, including:

  • QB Lamar Jackson
  • RB Derrick Henry
  • QB Jared Goff
  • WR Amon-Ra St. Brown
  • RB Joe Mixon
  • TE Travis Kelce
  • QB Aaron Rodgers
  • WR Davante Adams
  • WR Justin Jefferson
  • LB T.J. Watt

LAMAR JACKSON

Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson leads the NFL with a 120.7 passer rating this season and ranks third with 2,379 passing yards. He has recorded a rating of 100-or-higher in seven consecutive games and has reached 275 passing yards in each of his past five.

On Thursday Night Football against Cincinnati (8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video), Jackson can become the third player all-time with at least 275 passing yards and a passer rating of 100-or-higher in six consecutive games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (seven consecutive games from 2012-13 and six in 2012) and Aaron Rodgers (seven in 2011).

The players with at least 275 passing yards and a passer rating of 100-or-higher in the most consecutive games in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM SEASON(S) GAMES
Peyton Manning HOF Denver 2012-13 7
Aaron Rodgers Green Bay 2011 7
Peyton Manning HOF Denver 2012 6
       
Lamar Jackson Baltimore 2024 5*
*active streak

Jackson can also become the fourth quarterback in NFL history to record a passer rating of 100-or-higher in eight consecutive games within a season, joining Tom Brady (eight consecutive games in 2007 and 2010), Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (nine in 2004 and eight in 2005) and Aaron Rodgers (12 in 2011 and eight in 2020).

The players with a passer rating of 100-or-higher in the most consecutive games within a season in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM SEASON GAMES
Aaron Rodgers Green Bay 2011 12
Peyton Manning HOF Indianapolis 2004 9
Tom Brady New England 2010 8
Tom Brady New England 2007 8
Aaron Rodgers Green Bay 2020 8
Peyton Manning HOF Indianapolis 2005 8
       
Lamar Jackson Baltimore 2024 7*
*active streak

DERRICK HENRY

Baltimore running back Derrick Henry leads the NFL in scrimmage yards (1,145) and rushing yards (1,052) and has a league-high 13 scrimmage touchdowns (11 rushing, two receiving) this season, including at least one touchdown in each of his first nine games this season.

On Thursday against Cincinnati (8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video), Henry can become the fifth player in the Super Bowl era to record a touchdown in each of his first 10 games of a season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers O.J. Simpson (first 14 games in 1975), Jerry Rice (first 12 in 1987) and John Riggins (first 12 in 1983) as well as Todd Gurley (first 10 in 2018).

The players with a touchdown in the most consecutive games to begin a season in the Super Bowl era:

PLAYER TEAM SEASON GAMES
O.J. Simpson HOF Buffalo 1975 14
Jerry Rice HOF San Francisco 1987 12
John Riggins HOF Washington 1983 12
Todd Gurley L.A. Rams 2018 10
       
Derrick Henry Baltimore 2024 9*
*active streak

Henry, who turned 30 years old on Jan. 4, 2024, can surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Barry Sanders (1,126 rushing yards in 1998) for the most rushing yards by a player aged 30-or-older in his team’s first 10 games of a season and become the fourth player aged 30-or-older with at least 15 touchdowns in his team’s first 10 games of a season all-time.

The players aged 30-or-older with the most rushing yards in their team’s first 10 games of a season in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM SEASON RUSH YARDS
Barry Sanders HOF Detroit 1998 1,126
Walter Payton HOF Chicago 1984 1,112
Curtis Martin HOF N.Y. Jets 2004 1,072
Derrick Henry Baltimore 2024 1,052*
Adrian Peterson Minnesota 2015 1,006
*in nine games

The players aged 30-or-older with the most touchdowns in their team’s first 10 games of a season in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM SEASON TOUCHDOWNS
Randy Moss HOF New England 2007 16
Priest Holmes Kansas City 2004 15
Lenny Moore HOF Baltimore Colts 1964 15
John Riggins HOF Washington 1983 14
       
Derrick Henry Baltimore 2024 13*
*in nine games

With his next rushing touchdown, Henry will become the third player in NFL history with at least 12 rushing touchdowns in six career seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers LaDainian Tomlinson (seven seasons) and Emmitt Smith (six).

Henry can also become the sixth player in the Super Bowl era with at least 125 scrimmage yards and two scrimmage touchdowns in five of his first 10 games of a season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Eric Dickerson (1983), Emmitt Smith (1995) and LaDainian Tomlinson (2006) as well as Shaun Alexander (2005) and Billy Sims (1981).

JARED GOFF

Detroit quarterback Jared Goff leads all qualified passers with a 74.9 completion percentage this season and ranks second with a 115.0 passer rating. Over his past six games (Weeks 3-4 and 6-9), he has recorded the highest completion percentage (82.8) and passer rating (140.1) by a player in a six-game span in NFL history, minimum 100 attempts in each category.

At Houston on Sunday Night Football (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC), Goff can become the first player in NFL history with a completion percentage of 80-or-higher (minimum 15 attempts) in four consecutive games and the first player all-time with five such games within a season.

Goff has a passer rating of 105-or-higher in six consecutive games, including each of his four road starts this season. On Sunday night, he can become the fourth player all-time to record a passer rating of 105-or-higher in each of his first five road games of a season (minimum 10 attempts in each game), joining Aaron Rodgers (first seven road games in 2011), Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (first five in 1984) and Carson Palmer (first five in 2005).

The players with a passer rating of 105-or-higher in the most consecutive road games (minimum 10 attempts in each game) to begin a season in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM SEASON ROAD GAMES
Aaron Rodgers Green Bay 2011 7
Dan Marino HOF Miami 1984 5
Carson Palmer Cincinnati 2005 5
       
Jared Goff Detroit 2024 4*
*active streak

AMON-RA ST. BROWN

Detroit wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has a touchdown reception in six consecutive games, the longest active streak in the NFL, and since Week 16 of the 2023 season, has a touchdown catch in each of his past six road games.

On Sunday night at Houston (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC), St. Brown can become the sixth wide receiver since 2000 and first since Davante Adams in 2017-18 (10 consecutive road games) to record a touchdown reception in seven consecutive road games.

The wide receivers with a touchdown reception in the most consecutive road games since 2000:

PLAYER TEAM SEASON(S)  ROAD GAMES
Davante Adams Green Bay 2017-18 10
Marvin Harrison HOF Indianapolis 2004-05 8
Randy Moss HOF New England 2007 8
Donald Driver Green Bay 2006-07 7
Donte Stallworth New Orleans 2002 7
       
Amon-Ra St. Brown Detroit 2023-24 6*
*active streak

JOE MIXON

Houston running back Joe Mixon rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown in Week 9 and became the fifth player in NFL history with at least 100 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in five of his first six games of a season.

On Sunday night against Detroit (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC), Mixon can become the third player in NFL history with at least 100 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in six of his first seven games of a season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown (1958) and Demarco Murray (2014).

Mixon has at least 100 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in four consecutive games and can become the fifth player since 1990 with 100 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in five consecutive games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers LaDainian Tomlinson (eight consecutive games in 2006), Terrell Davis (five in 1998) and Edgerrin James (five in 2005) as well as Larry Johnson (seven in 2005).

The players with at least 100 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in the most consecutive games since 1990:

PLAYER TEAM SEASON GAMES
LaDainian Tomlinson HOF San Diego Chargers 2006 8
Larry Johnson Kansas City 2005 7
Terrell Davis HOF Denver 1998 5
Edgerrin James HOF Indianapolis 2005 5
       
Joe Mixon Houston 2024 4*
*active streak

TRAVIS KELCE

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce recorded 14 receptions for 100 yards in Week 9, his 38th career game with at least 100 receiving yards, the most among tight ends in NFL history.

With 79 receiving yards against Denver (1 p.m. ET, CBS), Kelce will surpass Antonio Gates (11,841 receiving yards) for the third-most receiving yards by a tight end in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez (15,157 receiving yards) and Jason Witten (13,046) have more.

The tight ends with the most receiving yards in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM(S) RECEIVING YARDS
Tony Gonzalez HOF Kansas City, Atlanta 15,127
Jason Witten Dallas, Las Vegas 13,046
Antonio Gates San Diego/L.A.  Chargers 11,841
Travis Kelce Kansas City 11,763
Shannon Sharpe HOF Denver, Baltimore 10,060

AARON RODGERS & DAVANTE ADAMS

In Week 9, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers connected with wide receiver Davante Adams for their first touchdown since Week 17 of the 2021 season when both Rodgers and Adams were in Green Bay.

With a touchdown connection at Arizona (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS), Rodgers and Adams will tie Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown (78 touchdowns) for the fourth-most touchdowns by a quarterback-wide receiver duo, including the postseason, in NFL history.

The quarterback-wide receiver duos with the most touchdowns, including the postseason, in NFL history:

QUARTERBACK WIDE RECEIVER TEAM(S) TOUCHDOWNS
Peyton Manning HOF Marvin Harrison HOF Indianapolis 114
Steve Young HOF Jerry Rice HOF San Francisco 92
Dan Marino HOF Mark Clayton Miami 82
Ben Roethlisberger Antonio Brown Pittsburgh 78
Aaron Rodgers Davante Adams Green Bay, N.Y. Jets 77*
*active

JUSTIN JEFFERSON

Minnesota wide receiver Justin Jefferson leads the NFL with 783 receiving yards this season and has 6,682 receiving yards since entering the NFL in 2020.

With 103 receiving yards at Jacksonville (1 p.m. ET, FOX), Jefferson can surpass Torry Holt (6,784 receiving yards) for the most receiving yards by a player in his first five seasons in NFL history.

The players with the most receiving yards in their first five seasons in NFL history:

PLAYER TEAM REC. YARDS
Torry Holt St. Louis Rams 6,784
Randy Moss HOF Minnesota 6,743
Justin Jefferson Minnesota 6,682*
*in fifth season

T.J. WATT

Pittsburgh linebacker T.J. Watt recorded two sacks in Week 8, his fifth game with a sack in 2024 and his 65th career game with a sack since entering the NFL in 2017.

With a sack at Washington (1 p.m. ET, CBS), Watt will tie Aaron Donald (66 games) and Chandler Jones (66) for the fourth-most games with a sack by a player in his first eight seasons since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic.

The players with a sack in the most games in their first eight seasons since 1982:

PLAYER TEAM(S) GAMES
DeMarcus Ware HOF Dallas 75
Reggie White HOF Philadelphia 72
Von Miller Denver 71
Aaron Donald St. Louis/L.A. Rams 66
Chandler Jones New England, Arizona 66
     
T.J. Watt Pittsburgh 65*
*in eighth season

Watt has 103 career sacks and with two sacks against the Commanders, will tie Jared Allen (105 sacks) for the third-most sacks by a player in his first eight seasons since 1982.

The players with the most sacks in their first eight seasons since 1982:

PLAYER TEAM(S) SACKS
Reggie White HOF Philadelphia 124
DeMarcus Ware HOF Dallas 111
Jared Allen Kansas City, Minnesota 105
T.J. Watt Pittsburgh 103*
*in eighth season

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