WHAT
TO LOOK FOR
– A LOOK BACK
POWER
PAIR: In
New England’s 20-16 win over Dallas, the Patriots’ Tom Brady
and BILL
BELICHICK tied Pro Football Hall of Famers
DAN MARINO and DON SHULA
of Miami for the most wins (116) by a quarterback-head coach duo in the
Super
Bowl era (since 1966).
The most
wins by a quarterback-head coach combo (since 1966):
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PASSING
FANCY: Green Bay
quarterback Aaron Rodgers passed for 310
yards with three touchdowns and a 119.6 passer rating in
the
Packers’ win. Rodgers is the first player
in NFL history with a 110+
passer rating in each of his first six games to start a season.
Rodgers also
posted six games with a 110+ passer rating in both the 2009 and 2010
seasons.
He joins Pro Football Hall of Famer STEVE YOUNG
(1992-94) as the only
quarterbacks since 1970 with at least six such games in three
consecutive
seasons.
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