Sixty-four different quarterbacks have now started this NFL season, the most ever in a non-strike campaign.
That means for the fourth time in the Super Bowl era, a team will be crowned division champions despite losing five in a row at some point during the season. Ekeler, a first-round fantasy pick who wasn't drafted in the real world, racked up 122 yards Sunday and scored his 17th and 18th TDs of the season. For the second straight year โ he was with the Indianapolis Colts in 2021 โ he came up small in the biggest spot, throwing a trio of interceptions as Washington was handled by the Cleveland Browns and booted from the playoff picture. How about that Detroit Lions defense, the one that had permitted the most points and yards in the league entering Week 17? Regardless, the Bucs are now back-to-back division champs for the first time in team history and will host a game in the wild-card round after knocking off the Carolina Panthers. Jones, who will be a free agent after the season, also made a compelling case for the team to re-sign him while maybe putting some of those Eli Manning comparisons โ on the field, anyway โ to rest. He became the first player to connect on at least 30 throws in five consecutive games. Brady's former team, the New England Patriots, is poised to reach the postseason for the second time since TB12 left following the 2019 campaign. Eagles DE Brandon Graham had a pair of sacks, making Philadelphia the first team since 1982 to have four separate players record double-digits in that category. Sunday, he joined Drew Brees and Tom Brady as the only players to throw for 5,000 yards in a season more than once. Purdy and the Niners escaped the Raiders, who benched QB Derek Carr, in overtime, giving San Francisco a shot at claiming the NFC's No. Only Justin Herbert possesses a longer streak (seven games in 2020) among rookie passers since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.