Utilizing Stathead from Pro Football Reference, Yardbarker shines a highlight on key names and numbers from Sunday’s NFL motion:
One of the best a win can get: The New York Jets’ 17-3 win on the New England Patriots toppled a number of longstanding streaks. It was the Jets’ first win over the Patriots since head coach Todd Bowles and quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick defeated Invoice Belichick and Tom Brady on Dec. 27, 2015. It was the Jets’ first win in Foxborough since Jan. 16, 2011 when head coach Rex Ryan and QB Mark Sanchez shocked Belichick and Brady within the Divisional Spherical. Lastly, it was the Jets’ first regular-season win at Gillette Stadium since head coach Eric Mangini and QB Brett Favre beat Belichick and Matt Cassel in additional time on Nov. 13, 2008.
First Love: In his first season as beginning quarterback of the Inexperienced Bay Packers, Jordan Love is headed to the playoffs. Inexperienced Bay clinched a wild-card berth with a 17-9 win over the Chicago Bears. Love has reached the postseason extra shortly than both of his two legendary predecessors. For each Corridor-of-Famer Brett Favre and future Corridor-of-Famer Aaron Rodgers, it took till 12 months two as starters to make their first playoff appearances.
Saints offense breaks by way of: The New Orleans Saints made probably the most of a last-ditch try on the playoffs with a 48-17 throttling of the Atlanta Falcons. New Orleans hadn’t scored that many factors since dropping 52 on Minnesota on Dec. 25, 2020, making this the Saints’ highest factors whole for the reason that 2021 retirement of quarterback Drew Brees. It was additionally probably the most factors New Orleans has ever scored in opposition to arch-rival Atlanta, breaking the earlier document of 45 set on Oct. 19, 2003 and Dec. 26, 2011.
Bucs play small ball: Three discipline targets had been all of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers wanted to beat the Carolina Panthers 9-0 and clinch the NFC South for a 3rd straight season. This was solely the fourth time in Buccaneers historical past that they gained a sport regardless of a single-digit level whole (first time since Oct. 24, 1999).
Cowboys make capital assertion: The Dallas Cowboys cruised to turn into NFC East champions with a dominant 38-10 victory on the Washington Commanders. Dallas’ 28-point margin of victory was its largest in a sport at Washington since Nov. 4, 1962. That was additionally a 38-10 win and the Cowboys’ first of 35 wins within the nation’s capital.
