BRADY Y BREES SE APROXIMAN A HITOS HISTÓRICOS
EN JUEGO AÉREO CUANDO LA NFL LLEGA A LA QUINTA SEMANA
La NFL enfila hacia su segunda cuarta parte de la temporada regular luego de una emocionante cuarta semana en la que se vieron siete partidos decididos por tres puntos o menos, incluyendo tres definidos en la prórroga. Al menos un juego llegó hasta la prórroga en cada una de las primeras cuatro fechas de la temporada 2018, uniéndose a las campañas de 1979, 1983 y 2002 como las únicas en tener al menos un partido que se fue a la prórroga en cada una de sus primeras cuatro semanas desde que la regla de la prórroga en temporada regular fue adoptada en 1974.
Cinco equipos –DALLAS, HOUSTON, OAKLAND, SEATTLE y TENNESSEE– anotó los puntos definitorios en la última jugada de sus respectivos duelos la semana pasada. Adicionalmente, CINCINNATI registró la anotación que lo puso adelante en el marcador con siete segundos por jugarse en el último período y así darles a los Bengals un triunfo 37-36 sobre Atlanta en el estadio Mercedes-Benz. Esta es la primera vez desde la tercera semana de la temporada 2012 (seis) que al menos seis partidos tuvieron los puntos definitorios anotados en los últimos 10 segundos del cuarto período o de la prórroga.
Los partidos cerrados y las ofensivas de alto octanaje dominaron unas apasionantes primeras cuatro semanas. La quinta semana promete más de lo mismo.
Dos de los grandes de la historia de la NFL en la posición de mariscal de campo –el de New England TOM BRADY y el de New Orleans DREW BREES– ingresan en la quinta semana con su ojos puestos en la historia.
Con 201 yardas aéreas el lunes por la noche contra Washington (8:15 PM, hora de New York, ESPN), Brees (71,740 yardas aéreas) puede superar al miembro del Salón de la Fama BRETT FAVRE (71,838) y a PEYTON MANNING (71,940) para convertirse en el pasador líder histórico de la NFL. En la tercera semana, Brees (6,344 pases completos) superó a Favre (6,300) para la mayor cantidad de pases completos en los anales de la liga.
| JUGADOR | EQUIPO(S) | YARDAS AÉREAS | |
| Peyton Manning | Indianapolis, Denver | 71,940 | |
| Brett Favre^ | Green Bay, New York Jets, Minnesota | 71,838 | |
| Drew Brees | San Diego, New Orleans | 71,740 | |
| ^Miembro del Salón de la Fama | | | |
Brady, que se ubica tercero en la historia de la NFL con 497 pases anotadores en su carrera, y Brees, cuyos 496 pases anotadores significan la cuarta mayor cantidad en la historia de la liga, pueden convertirse en los tercero y cuarto mariscales de campo en lanzar al menos 500 pases de anotación en su carrera, uniéndose a Manning (539) y a Favre (508). Brady buscará alcanzar tal hito el jueves por la noche (8:20 PM, hora de New York, FOX/NFL Network/Amazon) contra los Indianapolis Colts en el estadio Gillette.
| JUGADOR | EQUIPO(S) | PASES ANOTADORES |
| Peyton Manning | Indianapolis, Denver | 539 |
| Brett Favre^ | Green Bay, New York Jets, Minnesota | 508 |
| Tom Brady | New England | 497 |
| Drew Brees | San Diego, New Orleans | 496 |
| ^Miembro del Salón de la Fama | | |
A lo largo de la cuarta semana, los guarismos aéreos en toda la liga continúan a ritmo histórico, ya que la marca para pases completos (2,999), porcentaje de pases completos (65.4 por ciento), yardas aéreas netas (32,215), pases anotadores (228) e índice de pasador (94.5) son todos los más altos en la historia de la NFL a lo largo de las primeras cuatro semanas de una temporada.
TEMPORADA
| PASES COMPLETOS | | TEMPORADA | PORCENTAJE DE COMPLETOS | | TEMPORADA | PASES ANOTADORES |
| 2018 | 2,999 | | 2018 | 65.4 | | 2018 | 228 |
| 2016 | 2,903 | | 2014 | 64.3 | | 2013 | 205 |
| TEMPORADA | NET YARDAS AÉREAS | | TEMPORADA | ÍNDICE |
| 2018 | 32,215 | | 2018 | 94.5 |
| 2016 | 31,616 | | 2014 | 91.5 |
Los mariscales veteranos y aquellos más jóvenes en pleno ascenso tuvieron desempeños de alto nivel desde el inicio de la esta temporada.
El mariscal de campo de los Steelers BEN ROETHLISBERGER, en su 15ª temporada, lidera la NFL con 1,414 yardas aéreas, mientras que el mariscal de campo de los Rams, JARED GOFF, que está en su tercera temporada, se ubica segundo con 1,406 yardas. El de Kansas City PATRICK MAHOMES, que lleva cinco titularidades en una carrera, lidera la NFL con 14 pases anotadores a lo largo de la cuarta semana, con el de Cincinnati ANDY DALTON, el de Tampa Bay RYAN FITZPATRICK, Goff y el de los Los Angeles Chargers PHILIP RIVERS empatan el segundo lugar con 11 pases anotadores cada uno. Goff (127.3) y Mahomes (126.5) se ubica primero y segundo, respectivamente, en índice de pasador, con Brees (115.3) pisándole los talones.
Colectivamente, 11 mariscales de campo lanzaron al menos 1,200 yardas a lo largo de la cuarta semana, la mayor cantidad en la historia de la liga a lo largo de las primeras cuatro semanas de una temporada, superando a la previa marca, de siete, en 2011. Cinco mariscales de campo –Goff (465 yardas aéreas), el de Indianapolis ANDREW LUCK (464), el de Oakland DEREK CARR (437), el de Minnesota KIRK COUSINS (422) y el de Atlanta MATT RYAN (419)– lanzaron al menos 400 yardas la semana pasada. Han habido 12 desempeños individuales con al menos 400 yardas aéreas esta temporada, la mayor cantidad en la historia de la NFL a lo largo de las primeras cuatro semanas de una temporada. Los cinco desempeños individuales. Las 400 yardas pasando en la cuarta semana fueron la mayor cantidad en un solo partido en los anales de la liga.
Siete mariscales de campo lanzaron al menos 10 pases anotadores en las primeras cuatro semanas de la temporada 2018, la mayor cantidad en los anales de la liga a lo largo de la cuarta semana. Ninguna otra temporada tuvo a más de cuatro mariscales de campo de ese estilo a lo largo de la cuarta semana. Diez mariscales de campo tienen un índice de pasador de al menos 100 (mínimo de 80 intentos), empatando a la temporada 2015 para la mayor cantidad a lo largo de las primeras cuatro semanas de una temporada en la historia de la NFL.
Debajo, los destacados del cronograma de la quinta semana:
La quinta semana arranca el jueves, ya que los INDIANAPOLIS COLTS se las verán con losNEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS en el estadio Gillette (8:20 PM, hora de New York, FOX/NFL Network/Amazon). El apoyador novato DARIUS LEONARD, Indianapolis, lidera la NFL con 54 tacleadas y es el único jugador desde 2000 con al menos 50 tacleadas (54) y cuatro capturas (cuatro) en los primer cuatro juegos de un equipo en una temporada. Loa Patriots ganaron cinco de sus últimos seis en casa el jueves por la noche. New England, que está en 2-2 al ingresar en la quinta semana, tuvo una marca ganadora a lo largo de los primeros cinco juegos de la temporada en 16 temporadas consecutivas remontándonos a 2002.
Los KANSAS CITY CHIEFS tienen la ofensiva más anotadora de la NFL (36.3 puntos por partido) a lo largo de las primeras cuatro semanas de la temporada y reciben a los JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS y su mejor defensiva de la liga (14 puntos permitidos por juego) en el estadio Arrowhead (1:00 PM, hora de New York, CBS).
La revancha del Juego de Campeonato de la NFC 2017 entre los MINNESOTA VIKINGS y los PHILADELPHIA EAGLES en el Lincoln Financial Field (4:25 PM, hora de New York, FOX) tendrá a dos equipos en procura de recuperarse de sendas derrotas cerradas de la semana pasada.
El domingo cierra en el estadio NRG, en ocasión del quinto encuentro de la historia entre los DALLAS COWBOYS y los HOUSTON TEXANS (8:20 PM, hora de New York, NBC). El corredor de Dallas EZEKIEL ELLIOTT, que esta temporada lidera la liga con 426 yardas por tierra, es el único jugador con al menos 3,000 yardas terrestres (3,040) desde que ingresó en la liga, en 2016. El receptor de los Texans DE ANDRE HOPKINS es uno de dos jugadores (ANTONIO BROWN) con al menos 300 recepciones (315), 4,000 yardas recibiendo (4,296) y 30 recepciones anotadoras (30) desde 2015.
BRADY AND BREES APPROACH ALL-TIME
PASSING MILESTONES AS NFL ENTERS WEEK 5
The NFL heads into the second quarter of the regular season after an exciting Week 4 which saw seven games decided by three points or fewer, including three games in overtime. At least one game has gone to overtime in each of the first four weeks of the 2018 season, joining the 1979, 1983 and 2002 seasons as the only campaigns to feature at least one overtime game in each of its first four weeks since the regular-season overtime rule was adopted in 1974.
Five teams – DALLAS, HOUSTON, OAKLAND, SEATTLE and TENNESSEE – scored game-winning points on the final play of their respective contests last week. Additionally, CINCINNATIscored a go-ahead touchdown with seven seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to give the Bengals a 37-36 win over Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium last week. This is the first time since Week 3 of the 2012 season (six) that at least six games had the game-winning points scored in the final 10 seconds of the fourth quarter or overtime.
Close games and high-powered offenses have highlighted a thrilling first four weeks. Week 5 promises more of the same.
Two of the NFL’s all-time greats at the quarterback position – New England’s TOM BRADY and New Orleans’ DREW BREES – enter Week 5 with their eyes on history.
With 201 passing yards on Monday night against Washington (8:15 PM ET, ESPN), Brees (71,740 passing yards) can surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer BRETT FAVRE (71,838) and PEYTON MANNING (71,940) to become the NFL’s all-time leading passer. In Week 3, Brees (6,344 completions) passed Favre (6,300) for the most completions in league annals.
PLAYER
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TEAM(S)
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PASSING YARDS
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Peyton Manning
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Indianapolis, Denver
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71,940
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Brett Favre^
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Green Bay, New York Jets, Minnesota
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71,838
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Drew Brees
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San Diego, New Orleans
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71,740
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^Pro Football Hall of Famer
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Brady, who ranks third in NFL history with 497 career touchdown passes, and Brees, whose 496 touchdown passes are the fourth-most in league history, can become the third and fourth quarterbacks to throw for at least 500 career touchdown passes, joining Manning (539) and Favre (508). Brady will aim to reach the milestone on Thursday night (8:20 PM ET, FOX/NFL Network/Amazon) against the Indianapolis Colts at Gillette Stadium.
PLAYER
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TEAM(S)
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PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
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Peyton Manning
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Indianapolis, Denver
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539
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Brett Favre^
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Green Bay, New York Jets, Minnesota
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508
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Tom Brady
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New England
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497
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Drew Brees
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San Diego, New Orleans
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496
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^Pro Football Hall of Famer
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Through Week 4, passing figures league-wide continue to trend at historic rates, as the marks for completions (2,999), completion percentage (65.4 percent), net passing yards (32,215), touchdown passes (228) and passer rating (94.5) are all the highest in NFL history through the first four weeks of a season.
SEASON
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COMPLETIONS
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SEASON
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COMPLETION PCT.
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SEASON
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TD PASSES
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2018
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2,999
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2018
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65.4
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2018
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228
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2016
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2,903
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2014
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64.3
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2013
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205
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SEASON
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NET PASSING YARDS
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SEASON
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RATING
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2018
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32,215
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2018
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94.5
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2016
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31,616
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2014
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91.5
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Veteran signal callers and young quarterbacks on the rise have been performing at a high level from the onset this season.
Steelers quarterback BEN ROETHLISBERGER, in his 15th season, leads the NFL with 1,414 passing yards, while Rams quarterback JARED GOFF, who is in his third season, ranks second with 1,406 yards. Kansas City’s PATRICK MAHOMES, who has made five career starts, leads the NFL with 14 touchdown passes through Week 4 with Cincinnati’s ANDY DALTON, Tampa Bay’s RYAN FITZPATRICK, Goff and the Los Angeles Chargers’ PHILIP RIVERS tied for second with 11 touchdown passes apiece. Goff (127.3) and Mahomes (126.5) rank first and second, respectively, in passer rating this season with Brees (115.3) following closely behind.
Collectively, 11 quarterbacks have thrown for at least 1,200 yards through Week 4, the most in league history through the first four weeks of a season, surpassing the previous high of seven in 2011. Five quarterbacks – Goff (465 passing yards), Indianapolis’ ANDREW LUCK (464), Oakland’s DEREK CARR (437), Minnesota’s KIRK COUSINS (422) and Atlanta’s MATT RYAN(419) – passed for at least 400 yards last week. There have been 12 individual performances with at least 400 passing yards this season, the most in NFL history through the first four weeks of a season. The five individual 400-yard passing performances in Week 4 were the most in a single week in league annals.
Seven quarterbacks have thrown at least 10 touchdown passes in the first four weeks of the 2018 season, the most in league annals through Week 4. No other season has featured more than four such QBs through Week 4. Ten quarterbacks have a passer rating of at least 100 (minimum 80 attempts), tied with the 2015 season for the most through the first four weeks of a season in NFL history.
Below are highlights of the Week 5 schedule:
Week 5 kicks off on Thursday as the INDIANAPOLIS COLTS take on the NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS at Gillette Stadium (8:20 PM ET, FOX/NFL Network/Amazon). Indianapolis rookie linebacker DARIUS LEONARD leads the NFL with 54 tackles and is the only player since 2000 with at least 50 tackles (54) and four sacks (four) in his team’s first four games of a season. The Patriots have won five of their past six at home on Thursday night. New England, which stands at 2-2 entering Week 5, has had a winning record through the first five games of the season in 16 consecutive seasons dating back to 2002.
The KANSAS CITY CHIEFS have the NFL’s highest-scoring offense (36.3 points per game) through the first four weeks of the season and welcome the JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS and the league’s top scoring defense (14 points allowed per game) to Arrowhead Stadium (1:00 PM ET, CBS).
A rematch of the 2017 NFC Championship Game between the MINNESOTA VIKINGS and PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at Lincoln Financial Field (4:25 PM ET, FOX) features two teams looking to rebound from close losses last week.
Sunday’s nightcap at NRG Stadium features the fifth-overall meeting between the DALLAS COWBOYS and HOUSTON TEXANS (8:20 PM ET, NBC). Dallas running back EZEKIEL ELLIOTT, who leads the league with 426 rushing yards this season, is the only player with at least 3,000 rushing yards (3,040) since entering the league in 2016. Texans wide receiver DE ANDRE HOPKINS is one of two players (ANTONIO BROWN) with at least 300 catches (315), 4,000 receiving yards (4,296) and 30 touchdown catches (30) since 2015.
NFL WEEK 5 SCHEDULETHURSDAY, SUNDAY & MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 7-8
(All times eastern)Bye: Chicago, Tampa Bay
Thursday, October 4
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Sunday, October 7 (cont’d)
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Indianapolis at New England, 8:20 PM (FOX/NFLN/Amazon)
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Denver at New York Jets, 1:00 PM
Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 1:00 PM
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Oakland at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 PM
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Sunday, October 7
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Minnesota at Philadelphia, 4:25 PM
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Tennessee at Buffalo, 1:00 PM
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Arizona at San Francisco, 4:25 PM
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New York Giants at Carolina, 1:00 PM
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Los Angeles Rams at Seattle, 4:25 PM
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Miami at Cincinnati, 1:00 PM
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Dallas at Houston, 8:20 PM (NBC)
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Baltimore at Cleveland, 1:00 PM
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Green Bay at Detroit, 1:00 PM
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Monday, October 8
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Jacksonville at Kansas City, 1:00 PM
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| Three-Time Super Bowl Champion and NFL Network Analyst Willie McGinest Profiled on 'A Football Life' |
'Willie McGinest: A Football Life' Premieres Friday, October 5 at 8:00 PM ET
"He just epitomizes everything that this organization stands for…He transcended every aspect of the team and coaches." – Bill Belichick
The eighth season of NFL Network's Emmy-nominated series A Football Life continues Friday, October 5 at 8:00 PM ET with a profile of three-time Super Bowl champion and current NFL Network analyst Willie McGinest. The one-hour show produced by NFL Films features sitdown interviews with McGinest, New England Patriots chairman and CEO Robert Kraft, head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady, former Patriots head coach Bill Parcells, family members, friends and more.
Each episode of A Football Life – as well as all NFL Network programming – can be streamed live through the NFL app and via Watch NFL Network on smartphones, tablets, PCs and connected TV devices (Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, PlayStation 4 and Roku). Access is available for NFL Network subscribers of participating TV providers. For more information, go to NFL.com/watch.
Among the topics discussed in Willie McGinest: A Football Life are:
- Growing up in Long Beach, California and his continued efforts to give back to his hometown community
- Attending nearby USC and the honor of wearing Junior Seau's jersey number
- Being selected by the New England Patriots with the number four overall pick in the 1994 NFL Draft after believing he would go to the Dallas Cowboys
- The immeasurable impact he had on the Patriots' defense and organization
- The rivalry between the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts
- Finishing his playing career with the Cleveland Browns and his induction into the Patriots Hall of Fame
Emmy-nominated actor Josh Charles narrates.
Willie McGinest: A Football Life includes interviews with the following people and more:
Willie McGinest
Robert Kraft – New England Patriots Chairman & CEO
Tom Brady – New England Patriots teammate
Bill Belichick – New England Patriots head coach
Bill Parcells – Former New England Patriots head coach
Joyce McGinest – Mother
Don Norford – Former Long Beach Poly coach
Tony Bramlett – Youth football coach
Jerome Bramlett – Youth football coach
Darryl Smith – Friend
Marvin Pollard – USC teammate
Tony Boselli – USC teammate
Al Groh – Former New England Patriots assistant coach
Tony Dungy – Former Indianapolis Colts head coach
Provided below are some select quotes from Willie McGinest: A Football Life:
- "I couldn't have scripted this any other way. I think the people of my city were proud of me." – Willie McGinest
- "Willie has so much credibility with everyone. He had a great career path; was a great player in college, high pick and then lived up to the billing and brought this area of the country – the Northeast – championships. I think his weight carries a lot within our team and our organization." – Tom Brady
- "He just epitomizes everything that this organization stands for: high performance, high character, mental and physical toughness, consistency, teamwork, dependability. He transcended every aspect of the team and coaches." – Bill Belichick
- "He was one of the all-time greats. He was ferocious going after that ball…He was such a great player and I think what the coaches liked most of all was that leadership quality he had." – Don Norford
- "Junior [Seau] was one of the guys I idolized because he was probably the best – not just linebacker but best player – in college football…I wasn't going to be Junior but I wanted to continue everything that he had done in that jersey and I didn't want to disrespect it." – Willie McGinest
- "This was too good to turn down. I felt like he was almost like a can't-miss pro football player." – Bill Parcells
- "He came in of course with very, very high expectations – high first round pick – and I would say he exceeded them." – Bill Belichick
This year, the 11-episode season of the highly-acclaimed series A Football Life airs Friday at 8:00 PM ET. Below is a broadcast schedule for upcoming episodes of A Football Life:
- October 12 – Brian Dawkins
- November 2 – Dwight Clark
THURSDAY NIGHT PREVIEW:
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
October 4, 2018
Week 5 kicks off on Thursday, October 4 (8:20 PM ET, FOX/NFL Network/Amazon) as the Indianapolis Colts take on the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. The Colts and Patriots meet for the 81st time (including the postseason) with New England holding a 51-29 series advantage. In their last meeting (October 18, 2015), Patriots quarterback TOM BRADY passed for 312 yards with three touchdowns and running back LE GARRETTE BLOUNT had both a rushing and receiving touchdown in New England’s 34-27 victory at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Last week, Colts quarterback ANDREW LUCK passed for a career-high 464 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions for a 108.5 passer rating in the team’s overtime loss to Houston. Luck became the 11th quarterback in league history to pass for at least 450 yards and four touchdowns without an interception in a single game. Indianapolis rookie linebacker DARIUS LEONARD leads the NFL with 54 tackles and is the only player since at least 2000 with at least 50 tackles (54) and four sacks (four) in his team’s first four games of a season. Colts kicker ADAM VINATIERI, who has 567 career field goals, converted two field goals in Week 4 and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer MORTEN ANDERSEN (565) for the most field goals in league history.
Brady passed for 274 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions for a 94.2 passer rating and Patriots rookie running back SONY MICHEL rushed for 112 yards and his first-career touchdown in New England’s 38-7 victory over Miami in Week 4. With his 55-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver CORDARRELLE PATTERSON in the second quarter last week, Brady connected on a touchdown pass with the 70th different receiver of his career, tied with VINNY TESTAVERDE (70) for the most in NFL history. Brady, who ranks third in NFL history with 497 career touchdown passes, can join PEYTON MANNING (539) and Pro Football Hall of Famer BRETT FAVRE (508) as the only quarterbacks in league history with at least 500 touchdown passes. Running back JAMES WHITE, who rushed for a touchdown and had one touchdown catch in Week 4, leads all NFL running backs with 15 touchdown catches and ranks third with 1,583 receiving yards since 2015.
SEVEN FROM SUNDAY – WEEK 4
A look at seven statistical highlights from games played at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, September 30, the fourth week of the 2018 season.
- Three games – the HOUSTON TEXANS' 37-34 win at the INDIANAPOLIS COLTS, the TENNESSEE TITANS' 26-23 win against the PHILADELPHIA EAGLES and the OAKLAND RAIDERS' 45-42 victory over the CLEVELAND BROWNS – were decided in overtime this week.
At least one game has gone to overtime in each of the first four weeks of the 2018 season, joining the 1979, 1983 and 2002 seasons as the only campaigns to feature at least one overtime game in each of its first four weeks.
- Five quarterbacks – the Los Angeles Rams' JARED GOFF (465 passing yards), Indianapolis' ANDREW LUCK (464), Oakland's DEREK CARR (437), Minnesota's KIRK COUSINS (422) and Atlanta's MATT RYAN (419) – passed for at least 400 yards this week.
With two games remaining in Week 4, there have been 12 individual performances with at least 400 passing yards this season, the most in NFL history through the first four weeks of a season. The five individual 400-yard passing performances in Week 4 are the most in a single week in league annals.
- Chicago quarterback MITCHELL TRUBISKY completed 19 of 26 passes (73.1 percent) for 354 yards and six touchdown passes with no interceptions for a 154.6 passer rating in the Bears' 48-10 win over Tampa Bay.
Trubisky threw five first-half touchdown passes to five different receivers – JOSH BELLAMY, TREY BURTON, TARIK COHEN, TAYLOR GABRIEL and ALLEN ROBINSON – and became the second quarterback in league history to throw at least five touchdown passes to five different receivers in the first half of a single game. Green Bay's AARON RODGERS threw six touchdown passes to five different receivers in the first half against the Bears on November 9, 2014.
Trubisky, who threw for 289 yards and rushed for 53 yards in the first half, joined Pro Football Hall of Famer STEVE YOUNG (December 23, 1991) and MICHAEL VICK (November 15, 2010) as the only players since 1991 with at least 250 passing yards and 50 rushing yards in the first half of a single game.
- Houston defensive end J.J. WATT recorded two sacks and two forced fumbles in the Texans' 37-34 overtime victory at Indianapolis.
Watt, who played his 92nd career game today, has 23 games with at least two sacks, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer RICHARD DENT (23) for the second-most games with at least two sacks by a player in his first 100 career games since the individual sack became an official statistic in 1982. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer REGGIE WHITE (29) has more such games in his first 100 career games.
Texans kicker KA'IMI FAIRBAIRN converted three field goals, including both a game-tying 29-yard field goal and game-winning 37-yarder in overtime. Fairbairn is the third kicker to convert both a game-tying and game-winning field goal in overtime since the overtime-rule modification in 2012, joining GRAHAM GANO (November 2, 2015 vs. Indianapolis) and CAIRO SANTOS (November 27, 2016 vs. Denver).
Houston rookie wide receiver KEKE COUTEE had 11 catches in his NFL debut today, the second-most in league history by a player in his first-career game. Only the Houston Oilers' SID BLANKS (13 catches on September 12, 1964) had more catches in an NFL debut.
- New England quarterback TOM BRADY passed for 274 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions for a 94.2 passer rating in the Patriots' 38-7 victory over Miami.
With his 55-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver CORDARRELLE PATTERSON in the second quarter, Brady has thrown at least one touchdown pass to 70 different receivers in his career, tied with VINNY TESTAVERDE (70) for the most by a player NFL history.
- Colts quarterback ANDREW LUCK passed for a career-high 464 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions for a 108.5 passer rating and kicker ADAM VINATIERI converted two field goals in the Colts' overtime loss to Houston.
Luck became the 11th quarterback in NFL history to throw for at least 450 yards and four touchdowns without an interception in a single game – and the second quarterback to accomplish the feat this week, joining Rams' quarterback JARED GOFF, who passed for 465 yards and five touchdowns with zero interceptions against Minnesota on Thursday. Goff and Luck are the first pair of quarterbacks in league history to accomplish the feat in the same week.
Vinatieri, who has 567 career field goals, surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer MORTEN ANDERSEN (565) for the most converted field goals in NFL history.
- Other notable highlights from Sunday's action include:
- Cincinnati quarterback ANDY DALTON connected on a go-ahead 13-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver A.J. GREEN with seven seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to give the Bengals a 37-36 victory at Atlanta.
This is the second time in franchise history that the Bengals recorded a game-winning touchdown pass with under 10 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and the first since October 10, 1999.
- Dallas running back EZEKIEL ELLIOTT totaled a career-high 240 scrimmage yards (152 rushing, 88 receiving) and had a touchdown catch in the Cowboys' 26-24 win over Detroit.
Elliott is the third player in franchise history to record at least 150 rushing yards and 50 receiving yards in a single game, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer EMMITT SMITH (January 2, 1994) and HERSCHEL WALKER (November 15, 1987).
Elliott is the sixth player in league history to record at least 150 rushing yards, 85 receiving yards and a touchdown catch in a winning effort and the first since the Rams' STEVEN JACKSON (December 24, 2006 vs. Washington).
- Atlanta wide receiver JULIO JONES had nine catches for 173 yards and rookie wide receiver CALVIN RIDLEY had two touchdown receptions in the Falcons' loss to Cincinnati.
Jones, who appeared in his 99th career game today, has 41 games with at least 100 receiving yards and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer LANCE ALWORTH (40) for the most 100-yard receiving games in a player's first 100 career games in NFL history.
Ridley has six touchdown catches in the Falcons' first four games of 2018, the most by a rookie in his team's first four games of a season. Prior to Ridley, only Green Bay's BILLY HOWTON (1952) had at least five touchdown catches in his team's first four games of a season.
- New York Giants quarterback ELI MANNING threw a touchdown pass in the Giants' loss to New Orleans.
Manning has 343 career touchdown passes and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer FRAN TARKENTON (342) for the seventh-most touchdown passes in league history.
- Los Angeles Chargers quarterback PHILIP RIVERS passed for 250 yards with three touchdowns and one interception for a 97.2 passer rating in the Chargers' 29-27 win over San Francisco.
Rivers has 51,504 career passing yards and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer JOHN ELWAY (51,475) for the eighth-most passing yards in NFL history.
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| VIKINGS-RAMS ON THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL DRAWS COMBINED VIEWERSHIP OF 15.1 MILLION VIEWERS ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NFL Media – 9/28/18
VIKINGS-RAMS ON THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
DRAWS COMBINED VIEWERSHIP OF 15.1 MILLION
VIEWERS ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS
Viewership across TV and digital up +6% versus the 2017 Thursday Night Football average
Vikings-Rams on FOX, NFL Network, & FOX Deportes
scores a 8.9 HH rating and 14.5M viewers, up +6% and +5%
versus 2017 Thursday Night Football average
Average minute audience on all digital platforms, including Amazon, hits 816K (+86%): Highest ever for Thursday Night Football
Thursday Night Football Presented by Bud Light on Thursday, September 27 featuring the Los Angeles Rams win over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 4 was seen by an average audience of 15.1 million viewers across all platforms, including FOX, NFL Network, FOX Deportes, NFL digital, FOX Sports digital, Amazon, and Yahoo Sports – up +6% versus the 2017 10-game Thursday Night Football average. (TV + all digital)
The Nielsen-measured audience was 14.5 million viewers, up +5% versus the 2017 10-game Thursday Night Football average on NBC/CBS and NFL Network.
Digital streaming across Amazon Prime Video, Twitch, NFL digital platforms, FOX Sports digital platforms, and Yahoo Sports produced an average minute audience of 816K, an increase of +86% over the 2017 10-game Thursday Night Football average and the highest digital viewership ever for Thursday Night Football. 211K of Amazon's digital streaming is captured in the above Nielsen measurement.
Amazon Prime Video and Twitch reached a total of 2.0M combined viewers worldwide for the FOX NFL Thursday pregame show and the Vikings-Rams game. For the Vikings-Rams game alone, 1.8M worldwide viewers initiated a stream on Prime Video or Twitch. The average worldwide audience watching Thursday Night Football for at least 30 seconds on Prime Video or Twitch was 527K.
The 2018 Thursday Night Football Presented by Bud Light season continues Thursday, October 5 when the New England Patriots host the Indianapolis Colts. Coverage from New England begins at 6:00 PM ET on NFL Network with NFL GameDay Kickoff.
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