Tyreek Hill and A.J. Brown Close to Breaking NFL's Single-Season Receiving Record

Hill became first player in over five decades to reach 1,000-yard mark in just first eight games; Brown set NFL record with sixth straight game with at least 125 yards receiving.

• Tyreek Hill has achieved 1,104 yards receiving, becoming the first player in 52 years to reach the 1,000-yard mark in the first eight games of the season. He is on pace to break Calvin Johnson's record of 1,964 yards even without the 17th game as he is averaging 126.8 yards per game.
• A.J. Brown, with 939 yards, is slightly behind Hill's pace but set an NFL record with his sixth consecutive game with at least 125 yards receiving. He is currently on track for 1,995 yards, slightly ahead of Johnson's record.
• The performances of Hill and Brown put the NFL's single-season receiving record, held by Calvin Johnson since 2012, in serious jeopardy, especially given the addition of the 17th game to the season schedule.
• Will Levis had an impressive debut as a rookie quarterback, throwing four TD passes in a game, tying the records of Marcus Mariota and Fran Tarkenton. Levis was the seventh rookie quarterback to start a game this season, the most in the first eight weeks since the merger, excluding the replacement player season in 1987.
• Several long streaks have come to an end recently, including the Kansas City Chiefs's 16-game winning streak against the Broncos, Patrick Mahomes's 12-0 record as a starter against the Broncos and the Panthers's 56-game streak of losses when trailing at any point in the fourth quarter.

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