Week 16 streaks & trends: SD wins record 18th straight in December

CHARGED UP:  San Diego has won an NFL-record 18 consecutive games in December, in the wake of their 42-17 victory over Tennessee Christmas night.

 

The Chargers tie the 1970-74 Miami Dolphins (18 in November) for the most consecutive games won in a calendar month since 1970.

The longest winning streaks in a calendar month since 1970:

 

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INDY 50,000: With 159 passing yards, Indy's PEYTON MANNING can become the fourth quarterback in NFL history to reach 50,000 career passing yards. With a victory on Sunday against the New York Jets, Manning and the Colts would also join the 2007 New England Patriots as the only team in NFL history to start 15-0 in the regular season.

 

The most career passing yards in NFL history:

 

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BACK-TO-BACK:  Houston wide receiver ANDRE JOHNSON leads the NFL with 1,433 receiving yards. Johnson, who had an NFL-best 1,575 receiving yards last year, needs 67 yards on Sunday to join MARVIN HARRISON (2001-02) as the only players in NFL history to record 1,500+ receiving yards in consecutive seasons. 

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THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME: TOM BRADY and the Patriots take aim at a perfect 8-0 home record in 2009 when they face the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Brady has won 19 consecutive games as the starting quarterback at Gillette Stadium. With a win, Brady can tie Pro Football Hall of Famer BOB GRIESE and RANDALL CUNNINGHAM for the third-most consecutive home wins as a starting quarterback since 1970.  He would also become the fifth quarterback to win 20 or more consecutive home games since 1970.

 

The most consecutive home games won as a starting quarterback since 1970:

 

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DAVIS & CLARK: San Francisco tight end VERNON DAVIS is tied for first in the NFL with 11 touchdown receptions. With two regular-season games remaining, Davis needs three touchdown catches to break ANTONIO GATES' record (13) for the most touchdown receptions in a single-season among tight ends.

 

Indianapolis tight end DALLAS CLARK, who has totaled 10 touchdown catches this season, can also challenge the record.

 

The most touchdown receptions in a single-season among tight ends in NFL history:

 

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STEADY PERFORMER: Denver wide receiver BRANDON MARSHALL has 93 receptions through Week 15 and needs seven catches to reach 100 receptions for the third consecutive season. Marshall can join MARVIN HARRISON (4), JERRY RICE (3), HERMAN MOORE (3) and WES WELKER (3) as the only players to have 100 receptions in at least three consecutive seasons.   

 

With one reception, New England wide receiver WES WELKER, who has 109 catches in 2009, can become the first player with 110+ receptions in three consecutive seasons.

 

The players who recorded 100+ receptions in three or more consecutive seasons:

 

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C.J. AIMS FOR 3,000:  Tennessee ball carrier CHRIS JOHNSON ran for 142 yards (21 attempts) in his team's 42-17 loss to San Diego Friday night. The second-year running back has how totaled 3,100 rushing yards and has become just the seventh player in NFL history with 3,000 rushing yards in his first 30 games.

 

The players with the most rushing yards through the first 30 games of a career in NFL history: