Every weekend in the NFL, elements attract our attention regarding the forces present, the records that are within reach or in relation to certain historical marks. Here, for the 12th week of activities, are 5 elements to watch out for.
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1. Drake Maye no longer loses
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The Patriots, who face the Bengals, are on an eight-game winning streak, led by their young quarterback Drake Maye. With another win, he would become just the seventh quarterback 23 or younger since the NFL merger in 1970 to win at least nine straight starts, joining Deshaun Watson (9 in 2018), Lamar Jackson (11 in 2019), Dak Prescott (11 in 2016), Peyton Manning (11 in 1999), Dan Marino (11 in 1984) and Ben Roethlisberger (13 in 2004). The Patriots could also become the second team in history to win nine games in a row by scoring at least 23 points and never giving up more than 23 points, since the Houston Oilers in 1961.
2. Place for Sanders’ first start
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Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders will be making his first NFL start after seeing relief action last Sunday. For the occasion, the Browns will be in Las Vegas against the Raiders and Sanders will be the 42nd quarterback to start a game for the team since 1999. Note that since this year when the Browns returned to the NFL, the team’s pivots have a record of 0-17 when they are in their first start in the league. Imagine the madness if Sanders ends this drought!
3. Another hot Sunday?
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Last Sunday, no less than five teams (Panthers, Bears, Broncos, Dolphins and Texans) scored the winning points on the very last play of the game. It was only the third time in NFL history that so many games were decided on the last play, following Week 10 in 2023 and Week 4 in 2018. Will the scenario repeat itself this week? This is not unthinkable, since in addition to the Thursday night duel which was contested between the Bills (8-3) and the Texans (5-5), four other duels pit teams playing for .500 or better. This is the case for the duels between Colts (8-2) and Chiefs (5-5), Steelers (6-4) and Bears (7-3), Buccaneers (6-4) and Rams (8-2) and Panthers (6-5) and 49ers (7-4).
4. The misfortune of the first quarter
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The Steelers have changed quarterbacks every year since the retirement of Ben Roethlisberger, but nothing helps. The offense seemed unable to consistently score points in the first quarter. Currently, including playoff games, the Steelers are in the midst of a difficult 62-game stretch without scoring more than seven points in the first quarter. It is therefore a bad spell that has lasted since 2022. If this is the case again against the Bears, they will at the same time equal the record of 63, established by… themselves! Indeed, from 1940 to 1947, in seasons that at the time only had 10 to 12 games, the Steelers did not score more than seven points in the first quarter in 63 consecutive games.
5. The last resistance
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There is only one team (except his own) that Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has not beaten to date in his career in the regular season and that is the Colts, against whom he suffered two losses. If the Chiefs beat the Colts on Sunday, Mahomes would become the only quarterback besides Tom Brady to beat 31 teams at 30 or younger. The game is in Kansas City, where Mahomes has thrown 13 touchdown passes in his last four starts.
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* Shedeur Sanders: Discussion of a rookie Browns quarterback possibly making his first start.
* Close Games: Analysis of the recent trend of games being decided on the last play.
* Upcoming Matches: Mentions other perhaps high-stakes games.
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