three up
33 seasons of Pure Parity: The winning streak continues! With the Ravens, Chargers, Vikings, and Giants qualifying for the playoffs, the NFL has reached the playoffs for the 33rd straight season, and at least four of his playoff teams missed the previous year’s postseason. Jaguars, Dolphins, Lions and Seahawks could add to that total in Week 18. The Jags and Lions were the three winning teams last year.
Giants manager Brian Dabor said: After winning the Super Bowl in 2011, the Giants went 61-100 over the next 10 seasons, making the playoffs just once (0-1 in 2016). 6 Dabor, who will be his fifth coach on the team in his season, goes 9-6-1 heading into the playoffs in his first year as NFL head coach. And he’s doing it with Daniel Jones as QB.
Chiefs running back Jerick McKinnon: The former Viking, who later missed two seasons due to a torn ACL as a 49er, now has eight touchdown receptions, one less than the season record for a Super Bowl-era running back. (2001), former Viking Chuck Foreman (1971), and Leroy Horde as Brown in 1991 are tied for first place with nine each.
two down
jet! Remember when the Jets were 7-4? Since then, they’ve gone 0-5, averaging 12 points per game and missing the playoffs with a league-best 12 pointsth Straight year. Seattle quarterback and former Jets second-round pick Jeno Smith officially knocked out his former team in Sunday’s playoff race.
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott: Big D highlights: Prescott is 5-1 in his last six games, but has turned the ball 11 or more times in those games. He has thrown 10 of his league-leading 14 interceptions and lost 1 of his 4 fumbles in his last 6 games.
12-4 Viking Ranking
7 (last week: 7). San Francisco has a league-leading nine-game winning streak, and has led the league with Brock Purdy at quarterback for the past four straight wins.
This week’s stats
6-2: 2-6 Pittsburgh record since the start. The Steelers are on an undefeated 18-season streak, 15 of which were under Mike Tomlin. The Steelers can secure a playoff spot with a win over the Browns, Miami losing to the Jets, and New England losing to the Bills.
9: Back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving season by Bucks receiver Mike Evans. Along with Hall of Famer Tim Brown, it’s the second-longest streak behind Jerry Rice (11).
1995: The time a player last blocked a punt in consecutive games before Josh Metellus of the Vikings blocked a punt in the last two weeks. Anthony Marshall of Chicago accomplished this feat in his 1995.
week 18 sneak peek
Lions (8-8) vs. Packers (8-8): Green Bay went 4-8 with a win over Detroit to clinch the No. 7 seed in the NFC. At 1-6, the Lions beat the Packers and the Seahawks lost at home to the Rams, earning him the 7th seed in the NFC. 2-3 Seattle (8-8) went 1-1 with him, and the Packers 1-lose gave him the NFC’s 7th seed.
