NFL Week 7: Who To Watch, What To Watch

New York (Special to NFLNewsbyZennie62.com) – Below are players that can set historic marks or reach career milestones in Week 7 of the 2024 NFL season, including:

• RB Derrick Henry
• QB Josh Allen
• QB Jared Goff
• QB Aaron Rodgers
• WR Davante Adams
• WR Stefon Diggs
• WR Justin Jefferson
• WR Mike Evans
• RB David Montgomery
• RB Kyren Williams

RAVENS & DERRICK HENRY RUSHING RECORDS

The Baltimore Ravens lead the NFL with 1,232 rushing yards this season and have totaled at least 150 rushing yards and scored a rushing touchdown in each of their first six games.

With 168 rushing yards at Tampa Bay on Monday Night Football (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN) – a mark they have reached in five of six games this season – Baltimore will become the fourth team since 1980 with at least 1,400 rushing yards in its first seven games of a season, joining the 1984 Chicago Bears (1,508 rushing yards), 2006 Atlanta Falcons (1,476) and 2019 Baltimore Ravens (1,429).

The teams with at least 1,400 rushing yards in the first seven games of a season since 1980:

The Ravens can also become the first team in the Super Bowl era to record at least 150 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in each of their first seven games of a season and the first team since the 1973 Miami Dolphins to reach those  marks in seven consecutive games at any point within a single season.

With 175 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown on Monday, Baltimore can become the second team since 1990 with at least 175 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in five consecutive games, as the franchise also set the marks in five straight games from Weeks 11-15 in 2018.

Running back Derrick Henry leads the NFL with 704 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns this season and has recorded a rushing touchdown in each game.

With a rushing touchdown on Monday night, Henry will become the sixth player in NFL history and first since Pro Football Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith in 1994 to record a rushing touchdown in each of his team’s first seven games of a season.

The players with a rushing touchdown in the most consecutive team games to begin a season in NFL history:

Henry rushed for two touchdowns last week and is one of two running backs (Saquon Barkley) with at least two rushing touchdowns in multiple games this season. Last week marked Henry’s 25th career game with at least two rushing touchdowns.

With another two-touchdown performance on the ground, Henry will surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Marcus Allen (25 games), Shaun Alexander (25) and Priest Holmes (25) for the fifth-most games with multiple rushing touchdowns in NFL history.

The players with the most games with at least two rushing touchdowns in NFL history:

Henry enters Monday with 98 rushing touchdowns in 125 career games. With two rushing touchdowns, he will surpass Adrian Peterson (134 games) as the fifth-fastest player in NFL history to reach 100 rushing touchdowns. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers LaDainian Tomlinson (93 games), Emmitt Smith (99) and Jim Brown (113) as well as Shaun Alexander (119) reached the mark in fewer games.

The players to reach 100 career rushing touchdowns in the fewest games in NFL history:

Two more rushing touchdowns will also bring Henry’s season total to 10, his seventh-consecutive season with at least 10 rushing touchdowns. He can become the third player in NFL history to record at least 10 rushing touchdowns in seven-or-more consecutive seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson (nine consecutive seasons from 2001-09) and Adrian Peterson (seven from 2007-13).

JOSH ALLEN’S 100th START

Since entering the NFL in 2018, Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen has totaled 234 offensive touchdowns (177 passing, 56 rushing, one receiving) in 99 starts, the second-most offensive touchdowns in the NFL over that span.

With three touchdowns against Tennessee on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, CBS), Allen – making his 100th career start – will tie Patrick Mahomes (237 touchdowns) for the second-most offensive touchdowns by a player in his first 100 career starts in NFL history. Only Aaron Rodgers (241) has more.

The quarterbacks with the most offensive touchdowns in their first 100 career starts in NFL history:

Last week marked Allen’s 21st career game with at least two touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown. With another such performance, he will tie Cam Newton (22 games) for the most games ever with at least two touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown.

The players with the most games with at least two touchdown passes and one rushing touchdown in NFL history:

Entering Week 7, Allen has 10 touchdown passes and no interceptions this season. With no interceptions on Sunday, Allen would become the third player in NFL history to record at least 10 touchdown passes and no interceptions in his team’s first seven games of a season, joining Alex Smith (15 touchdown passes in 2017) and Milt Plum (10 in 1960).

JARED GOFF ON A ROLL

In Detroit’s victory last week, quarterback Jared Goff passed for three touchdowns with no interceptions and a 153.8 passer rating. Prior to the Lions’ Week 5 bye, Goff recorded 292 passing yards and two touchdown passes with no interceptions for a 155.8 passer rating in Week 4.

When the Lions travel to face the Vikings on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, FOX), Goff can become the first quarterback ever with a passer rating of 150-or-higher in three consecutive games and the fourth quarterback ever with a passer rating of 140-or-higher in three straight games, joining Aaron Rodgers (2011) and Pro Football Hall Famers Roger Staubach (1971) and Kurt Warner (1999).

The quarterbacks with a passer rating of 140-or-higher in the most consecutive games in NFL history:

AARON RODGERS, DAVANTE ADAMS REUNITING ON SUNDAY NIGHT

After being acquired via trade earlier this week, wide receiver Davante Adams can make his New York Jets debut at Pittsburgh on Sunday Night Football (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC). Adams will be reunited with quarterback Aaron Rodgers, as the two spent eight seasons (2014-21) as teammates together in Green Bay, connecting on 76 touchdowns, including the postseason.

With their next touchdown connection, Rodgers and Adams will surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning and Reggie Wayne (76 touchdown connections) and Drew Brees and Marques Colston (76) for the fifth-most touchdown connections between a quarterback-wide receiver duo in NFL history, including playoffs.

The most touchdown connections between a quarterback-wide receiver duo in NFL history, including playoffs:

Both Rodgers and Adams can make their Sunday Night Football debuts this season, as both players have been among the best-ever in the timeslot. Rodgers’ 80 touchdown passes are the most-ever on Sunday Night Football, while his 9,117 passing yards are the third-most.

With 89 passing yards this week, Rodgers will surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (9,205 passing yards) for the second-most passing yards ever on Sunday Night Football. Only Tom Brady (11,146) has more.  

The players with the most passing yards on Sunday Night Football in NFL history:

Adams has 19 touchdown receptions on Sunday Night Football and with one more, will tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss (20 touchdown receptions) for the most-ever.

Adams’ 140 receptions on Sunday Night Football rank fourth all-time and his 1,635 receiving yards rank fifth. He has a chance to move up the ranks in both categories this week.

The players with the most receptions on Sunday Night Football in NFL history:

The players with the most receiving yards on Sunday Night Football in NFL history:

*Note: Sunday Night Football games are games that kickoff at 7 p.m. ET or later Sunday.

In addition to the Jets acquiring Adams, the Bills also traded for wide receiver Amari Cooper this week, who is expected to make his Buffalo debut on Sunday against Tennessee (1 p.m. ET, CBS).

If either Adams or Cooper records at least 100 receiving yards on Sunday, they would join Chad Hansen (101 receiving yards with Houston in Week 13, 2020) as the only players ever to record at least 100 receiving yards in their first game with a team in Week 7 or later since 1970.

DIGGS BRINGS HISTORIC STREAK INTO GREEN BAY

Houston wide receiver Stefon Diggs recorded six receptions for 77 yards and a touchdown last week, as he has totaled at least five receptions in five of his first six games this season.

With the Texans traveling to Green Bay to face the Packers on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, CBS), Diggs will be meeting the team he has more touchdown receptions (nine) against than any other opponent in his career. He has recorded a touchdown reception in each of his past eight games against Green Bay.

With another touchdown reception on Sunday, Diggs will tie Mel Gray (nine consecutive games against Dallas) for the second-longest streak of games with a touchdown reception against a single opponent in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Bob Hayes (12 consecutive games against the New York Giants) has a longer streak.

The players with the most consecutive games with a touchdown reception against a single opponent in NFL history:

JEFFERSON CLOSING IN ON RICE

Since entering the NFL in 2020, Minnesota wide receiver Justin Jefferson leads all players with 6,349 receiving yards.

With 16 receiving yards against Detroit on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, FOX), Jefferson will surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice (6,364 receiving yards) for the third-most by a player in his first five seasons in NFL history. Only Torry Holt (6,784 receiving yards) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss (6,743) have more.

The players with the most receiving yards in their first five seasons in NFL history:

MIKE EVANS NEARING 100 TOUCHDOWNS, 12,000 YARDS

Since entering the NFL in 2014, Tampa Bay wide receiver Mike Evans leads all players with 11,990 receiving yards and 99 touchdown receptions.

With 10 receiving yards and a touchdown reception against Baltimore on Monday Night Football (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN), Evans will become the sixth player in NFL history to record 12,000 receiving yards and 100 touchdown receptions with one team, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Cris Carter (Minnesota), Marvin Harrison (Indianapolis), Steve Largent (Seattle) and Jerry Rice (San Francisco), as well as Larry Fitzgerald (Arizona).

With a touchdown reception, Evans will also become the fifth player in NFL history to reach 100 career touchdown receptions in his first 11 seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Jerry Rice (146 touchdown receptions), Randy Moss (135), Marvin Harrison (122) and Terrell Owens (114).

The players with at least 100 touchdown receptions in their first 11 seasons in NFL history:

Evans has 74 career games with a touchdown reception and can tie Larry Fitzgerald (75 games) for the fifth-most games with a touchdown reception by a player in his first 11 seasons in NFL history.

The players with the most games with a touchdown reception in their first 11 seasons in NFL history:

MONTGOMERY & WILLIAMS’ TOUCHDOWN STREAKS

Detroit running back David Montgomery and Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams each rank tied for second in the NFL this season with six rushing touchdowns, as both players have recorded a rushing touchdown in each of their team’s first five games of the season. Both players also scored rushing touchdowns in each of their final three games of the 2023 season and enter Week 7 with a rushing touchdown in eight consecutive games overall.

With rushing touchdowns this week, they can tie Shaun Alexander (nine consecutive games in 2005) and Ezekiel Elliott (nine in 2022) for the fourth-longest streak of games with a rushing touchdown since 2000.  

The players with a rushing touchdown in the most consecutive games since 2000: