In Week 12 of the NFL Two Major Milestones Were Reached

The TENNESSEE TITANS, who started as a charter member (Houston Oilers) of the AFL in 1960, played in the 800th game (including postseason) of their franchise’s history in a 20-0 loss at Houston.

Tennessee is one of six clubs that has played or will play in its 800th overall game in 2010

TEAM TOTAL GAMES (INCL. POST) 800TH GAME
Oakland Raiders 810 Week 1; L 38-13 at Tennessee 
New England Patriots 802 Week 10; W 39-26 at Pittsburgh
Tennessee Titans 800 Week 12; L 20-0 at Houston
Denver Broncos 799 Week 13; at Kansas City
Minnesota Vikings 798 Week 14; vs. NY Giants
Buffalo Bills 796 Week 16; vs. New England

 

In their second primetime victory in as many weeks, the San Diego Chargers and head coach NORV TURNER earned a 36-14 win at Indianapolis on Sunday Night FootballTurner is now one of six active head coach with 100 or more career wins (including postseason):

HEAD COACH HEAD COACHING CAREER TOTAL WINS
Bill Belichick Cleveland (1991-95); New England (2000-present) 172
Mike Shanahan LA Raiders (1988-89); Denver (1995-2008); Washington (2010-present) 159
Jeff Fisher Houston Oilers/Tennessee (1994-present) 146
Tom Coughlin Jacksonville (1995-2002); NY Giants (2004-present) 138
Andy Reid Philadelphia (1999-present) 125
Norv Turner Washington (1994-2000); Oakland (2004-05); San Diego (2007present) 100

 

 

HOME COOKINGAtlanta Falcons quarterback MATT RYAN completed 24 of 28 passes (85.7 percent) with one touchdown and no interceptions for a 107.9 passer rating in the Falcons’ 20-17 home win over the Green Bay Packers.  Ryan, who has led Atlanta to a perfect 6-0 record at the Georgia Dome this season, improved to 19-1 (.950) in his career as the starter at home, tying DANNY WHITE for the best winning percentage in a player’s first 20 starts at home among QBs who began their careers in the Super Bowl era (since 1966).

PLAYER TEAM WINS LOSSES WIN PCT.
Matt Ryan Atlanta Falcons 19 1 .950
Danny White Dallas 19 1 .950
Marc Bulger St. Louis 18 2 .900
Dan Marino Miami 18 2 .900
Kyle Orton Chicago/Denver 18 2 .900
Philip Rivers San Diego 18 2 .900
Kurt Warner St. Louis 18 2 .900

JOHNSON & JOHNSON:  Houston Texans wide receiver ANDRE JOHNSON had nine receptions for 56 yards with one touchdown in the Texans’ 20-0 win over Tennessee.  Johnson has 65 catches this year and is the first player in NFL history to record at least 60 receptions in each of his first eight seasons.

MOST CONSECUTIVE 60-CATCH SEASONS TO BEGIN CAREER
PLAYER TEAM(S) YEARS STREAK
Andre Johnson Houston 2003-present 8*
Keyshawn Johnson NY Jets, Tampa Bay 1996-2002 7
Randy Moss Minnesota 1998-2003 6
*Includes 2010 season      
           

 

CONSISTENTLY CONSISTENTAtlanta Falcons wide receiver RODDY WHITE caught five passes for 49 yards against Green Bay on Sunday.  White, who leads the NFL in receptions (84) and ranks first in the NFC in receiving yards (1,066), became the 12th wide receiver in league annals to record 80 receptions and 1,000 receiving yards or more in four consecutive seasons.

75 SINCE 2006New York Jets tackle D’BRICKASHAW FERGUSON and center NICK MANGOLD each started their 75th consecutive game during the Jets’ 26-10 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Thanksgiving Day.  They are the only two players who entered the league together to start their team’s first 75 regular-season games on the same offensive line since 1970.