What to Look For - Week 9 Wide Receivers/Kickers

November 03, 2018 - National Football Post

What to Look For – Week 9 Wide Receivers/Kickers

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CAN’T STOP THIS THIELEN: Minnesota wide receiver ADAM THIELEN had seven receptions for 103 yards and one touchdown in Week 8 and leads the league with 74 receptions and 925 receiving yards this season. Thielen is the first player in NFL history with at least 100 receiving yards in each of his team’s first eight games to start a season.

With 100 receiving yards on Sunday against Detroit (1:00 PM ET, FOX), Thielen would become the only player in NFL history to record nine consecutive games with at least 100 receiving yards.

The players with the most consecutive games with at least 100 receiving yards in NFL history:

PLAYER	TEAM	SEASON	CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 100+ REC. YARDS
Calvin Johnson	Detroit	2012	8
*Adam Thielen*	*Minnesota*	*2018*	8*

*Active streak

Thielen, who also has a touchdown catch in each of his past five games, can become the only player since 1970 with at least 100 receiving yards and a touchdown reception in six consecutive games.

With six receptions and 75 receiving yards this week, Thielen would become the sixth undrafted player in the common draft era (since 1967) to record consecutive seasons with at least 80 receptions and 1,000 receiving yards.

The undrafted players with the most consecutive seasons of at least 80 catches and 1,000 receiving yards in the common draft era:

PLAYER	TEAM	YEARS	CONSECUTIVE SEASONS
Rod Smith	Denver	2000-02	3
Wes Welker	New England	2007-09	3
Victor Cruz	New York Giants	2011-12	2
J.T. Smith	St. Louis Cardinals	1986-87	2
Wes Welker	New England	2011-12	2

*Adam Thielen*	*Minnesota*	2017-18*	1*

*Has 74 catches for 925 yards in 2018

ELITE EIGHT: Atlanta wide receiver JULIO JONES has 638 receptions for 9,866 yards and 43 touchdowns in 102 career NFL games.

With 134 receiving yards on Sunday at Washington (1:00 PM ET, FOX), Jones would surpass CALVIN JOHNSON (115 games) as the fastest player to reach 10,000 career receiving yards in NFL history.

The players to reach 10,000 career receiving yards in the fewest games in NFL history:

PLAYER	TEAM	FEWEST GAMES TO 10,000 RECEIVING YARDS
Calvin Johnson	Detroit	115
Antonio Brown	Pittsburgh	116
Torry Holt	St. Louis	116
Lance Alworth^	San Diego	120
Jerry Rice^	San Francisco	121
Marvin Harrison^	Indianapolis	122

*Julio Jones*	*Atlanta*	102*

^Pro Football Hall of Famer

*Has 9,866 career receiving yards

With 134 receiving yards, Jones can also become the sixth player in league annals with at least 10,000 receiving yards in their first eight seasons.

The players with at least 10,000 receiving yards in their first eight seasons in league history:

PLAYER	TEAM(S)	RECEIVING YARDS IN 1ST 8 SEASONS
Torry Holt	St. Louis	10,675
Calvin Johnson	Detroit	10,405
Jerry Rice^	San Francisco	10,273
Randy Moss^	Minnesota, Oakland	10,147
Marvin Harrison^	Indianapolis	10,072

*Julio Jones*	*Atlanta*	9,866*

^Pro Football Hall of Famer

*In eighth season

Courtesy of NFL Communications

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