Friday, September 18, 2026

In 2009 he passed the franchise's previous yardage leader — the very starter he replaced in September 2001.

In 1999 this Pro Bowl season saw him overtake Kerry Collins atop Carolina's career passing list.

In 1989 the Milton College product moved past Jim Zorn on Seattle's all-time list.

In 1984 this MVP passed Sonny Jurgensen for Washington's career yardage crown.

In 2025 they became the fourth team ever to win their first two playoff games by three points or fewer.

This club escaped two nail-biters in the 2023 playoffs, then lost the Super Bowl in overtime.

The Dirty Bird season featured two razor-thin playoff wins before a Super Bowl XXXIII loss.

This second-year expansion team squeaked through two playoff games before falling in the AFC Championship.

This veteran fill-in made two playoff starts for the 17-0 Dolphins before handing the job back to the starter.

He split the Vikings' surprising 1987 playoff run with Wade Wilson.

Sidelined in the fall of 1972, he returned to start the AFC title game and Super Bowl VII for the only perfect team.

He started Houston's 1979 playoff opener before injury opened the door for Gifford Nielsen.

This dynamic Lions back has now done it twice, including in 2025.

Detroit's Hall of Fame juke artist logged one such game.

A 1960s Lions Rookie of the Year later famous for car dealership ads.

This speedy Cal product's brief Lions career included one of these three-TD games.

In 2025 this linebacker recorded his 14th consecutive 100-tackle season.

Still churning in Baltimore in 2025, this back logged his seventh 1,000-yard rushing season.

This Chiefs tight end stretched his run of 800-yard receiving seasons to 12 in a row.

This undrafted linebacker, a Ram, Bill and Washington mainstay, also had 14 straight 100-tackle seasons.

Powered by the New York Sack Exchange, this club dug out of an 0-3 hole to make the playoffs.

In the strike-shortened season, Doug Williams' NFC Central club overcame an 0-3 opening.

Bobby Ross's first team in this beach city started winless and still took the AFC West.

Barry Sanders and Herman Moore hauled this NFC Central team from 0-3 into January.

This Carolina quarterback set a franchise mark with 10 consecutive starts under 200 passing yards in 2010-11.

Detroit's 2002 third overall pick also had 27 sub-200-yard starts in his first three years.

Through three seasons, this No. 1 overall pick had 26 starts with fewer than 200 passing yards.

This Jets first-rounder tied for the most starts under 200 passing yards in a player's first three seasons over the last 30 years, with 27.

Dealt from Kansas City in 2022, he racked up 1,233 yards in his first 11 games in South Florida.

He left Pittsburgh for the Broncos in 2014 and posted 1,079 yards in his first 11 games with Peyton Manning.

This journeyman put up 1,085 yards in his first 11 games in Denver and went on to lead the NFL in receiving in 2010.

After a messy exit from San Francisco, he scored 13 touchdowns in his first 11 games as an Eagle in 2004 — the most by anyone with a new team since the merger.