October 27, 2018 - National Football Post
What to Look For – Week 8 Wide Receivers/Kickers
PRESS RELEASE
MILESTONE WATCH: Indianapolis kicker ADAM VINATIERI has scored 2,540 total points during his 23-year NFL career.
With five points on Sunday at Oakland (4:05 PM ET, CBS), Vinatieri would surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer MORTEN ANDERSEN (2,544 points) as the league’s all-time leading scorer.
The players with the most points scored in NFL history:
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PLAYER
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TEAM(S)
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TOTAL POINTS SCORED
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Morten Andersen*
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New Orleans, Atlanta, New York Giants, Kansas City, Minnesota
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2,544
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Adam Vinatieri
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New England, Indianapolis
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2,540
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*Pro Football Hall of Famer
PHENOMENAL FITZ: Arizona wide receiver LARRY FITZGERALD has 15,800 receiving yards in his 15-year NFL career.
With 135 receiving yards on Sunday against San Francisco (4:25 PM ET, FOX),Fitzgerald would surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer TERRELL OWENS (15,934) for the second-most receiving yards in NFL history.
The players with the most receiving yards in NFL history:
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PLAYER
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TEAM(S)
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RECEIVING YARDS
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Jerry Rice*
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San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle
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22,895
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Terrell Owens*
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San Francisco, Philadelphia, Dallas, Buffalo, Cincinnati
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15,934
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Larry Fitzgerald
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Arizona
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15,800
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*Pro Football Hall of Famer
THIELEN GOOD: Minnesota wide receiver ADAM THIELEN had nine catches for 110 yards and a touchdown in the Vikings’ Week 7 win and leads the league with 67 receptions and 822 receiving yards this season.
Thielen has recorded at least 100 receiving yards in each of Minnesota’s first seven games this season and can surpass CHARLEY HENNIGAN (seven consecutive games in 1961) to become the only player in NFL history with 100 or more receiving yards in each of his team’s first eight games to start a season.
With 100 receiving yards on Sunday Night Football against New Orleans (8:20 PM ET, NBC), Thielen would join CALVIN JOHNSON (2012) as the only players to record eight consecutive games with at least 100 receiving yards in NFL history.
The players with the most consecutive games with at least 100 receiving yards in NFL history:
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PLAYER
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TEAM
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SEASON
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CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 100+ REC. YARDS
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Calvin Johnson
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Detroit
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2012
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8
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Adam Thielen
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Minnesota
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2018
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7*
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Demaryius Thomas
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Denver
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2014
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7
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Michael Irvin**
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Dallas
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1995
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7
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Charley Hennigan
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Houston Oilers
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1961
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7
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*Active Streak
**Pro Football Hall of Famer
Thielen, who also has a touchdown catch in each of his past four games, can join PATRICK JEFFERS (five consecutive games with Carolina in 1999) as the only players since 1970 with at least 100 receiving yards and a touchdown reception in five consecutive games.
Courtesy of NFL Communications
