• *Gem of the Week*: Everyone is talking about the game that Ben Roethlisberger had vs. the Packers but what Aaron Rodgers did was something that had never been done before.  Rodgers became just the 9th QB to throw for at least 350 yards and 3 TDs, rush for a TD, and not throw any INTs in a game.  However, the previous 8 QBs to accomplish this feat all won their games which gives Rodgers a record that I’m sure he did not want.

• The New York Giants’ beatdown of the Redskins on Monday night produced a final score that most of us had never seen before.  The Giants won the game 45-12 which is a final score that has not been seen in the NFL in 51 years.  The only other time an NFL game ended 45-12 was back on October 5, 1958 when the Cleveland Browns beat the Pittsburgh Steelers by that score.

• LaDainian Tomlinson is becoming a regular on this list as he reached another milestone against the Bengals.  LT had 117 yards from scrimmage which moved him ahead of Tony Dorsett for ninth all-time in career yards from scrimmage.  He needs 169 total yards over the last two game to move ahead Thurman Thomas for eighth all-time.

• Rashard Mendenhall became the first Steelers player in 21 years to score a rushing touchdown and gain 70 receiving yards in one game.  Merrill Hoge last accomplished this feat in 1988.

• After catching 9 passes for 196 yards, Andre Johnson has reached at least 190 receiving yards in back-to-back games.  The only other player to do that was Chad (Johnson) Ochocinco back in 2006 when he went for 260 yards and 190 yards in successive weeks.

• Andre Johnson also reached another milestone in Week 15 as did Anquan Boldin.  Those two reached 575 career receptions in their seventh year in the league.  The only other players to do that were Sterling Sharpe, Marvin Harrison, and Torry Holt.

• Ricky Williams is only the fourth player to reach 1,000 rushing yards and 10 TDs in a season after turning 32 years old.  The others were Mike Anderson (32), Ottis Anderson (32), and John Riggins who did it at the ages of 34 and 35.

• Josh Cribbs’ two kickoff returns for touchdowns against the Chiefs give him eight for his career which is an NFL record.  Cribbs had 306 total return yards in the game which makes him just the third player in NFL history to reach 300 return yards in a single game.  Devin Hester did it in 2007 and Tyrone Hughes did it in 1994.  Oh, and Cribbs had already done it before in 2007.

• Despite being a pass-first coach, Andy Reid hasn’t had much success finding 1000-yard receivers.  DeSean Jackson reached that mark vs. the 49ers but he is only the third Eagle in the Reid-era (1999-present) to reach 1,000 receiving yards in a season.  The others were Terrell Owens (2004) and Kevin Curtis (2007).

• Jay Cutler’s home/away splits are staggering this year.  In 7 home games he’s thrown 11 TDs and 5 INTs but in 7 road games he’s thrown 8 TDs and 20 INTs.  You read that correctly: a guy who’s making $17 million this year has a TD:INT ratio of 2:5 on the road.

Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Andre Johnson, Andy Reid, Anquan Boldin, Chad Ochocinco, DeSean Jackson, Jay Cutler, Josh Cribbs, LaDainian Tomlinson, New York Giants, NFL Milestones, NFL Records, Rashard Mendenhall, Ricky Williams, Washington Redskins

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Entry posted on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 at 3:19 pm. Filed under tags: Aaron Rodgers, Andre Johnson, Andy Reid, Anquan Boldin, Chad Ochocinco, DeSean Jackson, Jay Cutler, Josh Cribbs, LaDainian Tomlinson, New York Giants, NFL Milestones, NFL Records, Rashard Mendenhall, Ricky Williams, Washington Redskins,
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