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Week 18 of the NFL season is finally here, a fitting conclusion to a regular season that was all over the place. Twenty teams remain in Super Bowl contention, tied with 2006 for the most with one week remaining over the last 41 years (1982 had 22 teams in a strike-shortened season with a 16-team playoff). Four division titles are still undecided, the most entering a season finale since there were also four in 2014.
Lost in the tight playoff races are the records on the verge of being broken by players around the league. Quite a few have been accomplished, but these are the NFL records and player marks in jeopardy heading into the final week of the regular season.
*Marks compiled by CBS Sports Research
NFL records
Brock Purdy
Purdy can break the NFL record for yards per attempt in a season, as he’s averaging 9.6 yards per attempt through 16 games. Matt Ryan holds the record at 9.3 set in 2016.
C.J. Stroud
Stroud is 530 yards away from breaking the NFL passing yards record for rookies in a season. Stroud did miss two games, but is still at 3,844 passing yards. Andrew Luck has the record at 4,374. Stroud is averaging 274.6 pass yards per game, while Luck was at 273.4 in his rookie season.
Tyreek Hill
Hill is 248 yards away from setting the NFL receiving yards record, set by Calvin Johnson with 1,964 (2012). Hill has 1,717 yards this season, the first player to have two 1,700-yard seasons.
Puka Nacua
Nacua is on the verge of setting the NFL rookie record for catches and receiving yards in a season. Jaylen Waddle (2021) holds the rookie record for catches with 104 while Bill Groman (1960) holds the record for yards with 1,473. Nacua has 101 catches for 1,445 yards this season — just four catches and 29 yards away from both marks.
Brandon Aubrey
Aubrey is three field goals shy of setting the NFL record for most field goals made without a miss. Mike Vanderjagt was 37 of 37 in 2002 and…
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Author : Jeff Kerr
Publish date : 2024-01-05 13:13:26
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