Tag: NFL history

NFC North watch: Justin Jefferson signs a 4-year extension with the Vikings

NFC North watch: Justin Jefferson signs a 4-year extension with the Vikings that shatters the record for WR compensation

Weeks after the Detroit Lions locked up wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown to a contract extension, the Minnesota Vikings did the same thing with their star receiver today.

This morning, the Vikings announced that they had given wide receiver Justin Jefferson a four-year extension worth $140 million dollars. This deal includes $110 million dollars guaranteed. This deal makes Jefferson the highest paid non-quarterback in NFL history.

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Prior to the start of last season, Jefferson had turned down a contract extension with the Vikings that would have paid him over $28 million dollars per season. With this extension, he will now make an average of $35 million dollars per season.

Since being drafted by the Vikings in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, Jefferson has 392 receptions for 5,899 yards and 30 touchdowns. Additionally, he was named the 2022 Offensive Player of the Year and his 98.3 receiving yards per game is the most in NFL history for any career span.

This is the first time since 1998 the NFL playoffs do not include Tom Brady or Peyton Manning

This year marks the first time since 1998 that the NFL playoffs do not include Peyton Manning or Tom Brady.

The 2023 NFL playoffs begin this weekend and while there’s plenty of exciting quarterback talent across the league, this year marks the official end of an era at the position.

For the first time since 1998, the NFL playoffs will not include either of Peyton Manning or Tom Brady. Manning made his first postseason appearance in 1999 and retired after the 2015 season. Brady made his first playoff appearance in 2001 and retired after the 2022 season.

Playing in the same conference for the majority of their careers, Manning and Brady had a fierce on-field rivalry, but they were (and remain) close friends off the field.

Brady led the all-time head-to-head series against Manning 11-6, but Manning held a 3-2 advantage in head-to-head playoff games.

Manning and Brady were the two oldest QBs to ever win a Super Bowl. This year, the next generation of QBs will aim to build their own legacies.

Here’s a quick look back at playoff appearances of Manning and Brady from 1999-2022.

Chiefs became first NFL team to win in U.S., England, Mexico, and Germany with victory vs. Dolphins

The #Chiefs became the first NFL team to win in England, Mexico, Germany, and the U.S. with their victory over the #Dolphins in Week 9.

The Kansas City Chiefs made history on Sunday with their Week 9 win over the Miami Dolphins in Frankfurt, Germany. Kansas City now stands alone as the only NFL team to win games in England, Mexico, and Germany.

The defending Super Bowl champions can now be considered a truly worldwide sensation with their latest win, which won’t soon be forgotten by fans who witnessed the remarkable victory play out on Sunday morning.

This outstanding achievement is yet another feather in the franchise’s cap as they seek to win their third Super Bowl of the Patrick Mahomes era later in the 2023 season.

Few teams in NFL history have ever been as dominant as Kansas City has been since Mahomes took over under center back in 2018, and their success on the international stage is yet another indicator that their winning formula is built to last, even when the team isn’t playing at Arrowhead Stadium.

Taysom Hill joined rare company with his do-it-all performance vs. Colts

Taysom Hill joined rare company with his do-it-all performance against the Colts. The Saints’ Swiss army knife is closing in on NFL history:

Taysom Hill joined rare company with his do-it-all performance against the Indianapolis Colts. The Saints’ Swiss army knife is closing in on NFL history — he’s one of a select few players who have gained 40-plus yards as a passer and runner with 10 or more receiving yards in multiple games.

There have been 78 such performances in NFL history, and a decent-sized crowd has done it once or twice. But Hill is one of five players who have done it three times, along with Cam Newton, George Taliafe, Ray Evans, and Tom Tracy. And that isn’t the mountaintop.

Two legendary pros have done so four times: Pro Football Hall of Famer Walter Payton and Louisiana legend John David Crow. Hill is one more game away from tying them, and two from making the record his own.

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Few coaches have made it as far as Dennis Allen while losing so many games

Few have made it as far as Dennis Allen while losing so many games. He’s going into Week 7 at .500 or better for the first time in his five years as a head coach:

Dennis Allen is going into Week 7 at .500 or better for the first time in his five years as an NFL head coach, which isn’t exactly a silver lining for New Orleans Saints fans after his team fell to 3-3 in a loss on Sunday.

Between his ugly stint with the Raiders and this continually disappointing run with the Saints, Allen has 59 games behind him as a head coach. But he’s gone 18-41 in that stretch, which results in a career winning percentage of .305. His 10-13 record with the Saints so far is doing a lot of heavy lifting after he went .222 with the Raiders a decade ago.

For historical perspective, Allen is one of 176 head coaches to work 59 or more games in NFL history. But he ranks 171st in that group in career winning percentage. Here are the only coaches with a worse record:

  • Marion Campbell: 34-80-1 from 1974-76, 1983-85, 1987-89 (.300)
  • Joe Bugel: 24-56 from 1990-93, 1997 (.300)
  • Pat Shurmur: 19-46 from 2011-12, 2015, 2018-19 (.292)
  • David Shula: 19-52 from 1992-1996 (.268)
  • Gus Bradley: 14-48 from 2013-2016 (.226)
That’s not a group you’d like to belong in, but that’s where Allen — and the Saints, having hired and empowered him — currently belong. Allen would have to win his next 24 consecutive games to get over .500. That’s not likely to happen given his longest win streak was set last year at three games, cut short in the regular season finale by a Carolina Panthers team that managed just 32 passing yards.

This is who Allen is, and it’s what the Saints are as a team: a squad that’s lucky to get over .500 and, more often than not, sits quite a ways beneath that mark. Allen and his staff have a lot of work to do in changing the narrative, but time isn’t on their side.

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Broncos QB Russell Wilson made NFL history with 56 rushing yards in Week 2

Already a top-three rushing QB, Russell Wilson is now the first player in NFL history to rush for 5,000 yards and throw for 40,000 yards.

Going into the 2023 season, Russell Wilson already ranked among the greatest rushing quarterbacks in NFL history.

Wilson went into the season ranked third in rushing among QBs on the NFL’s all-time list. After rushing for 56 yards against the Washington Commanders in Week 2, he has now accomplished something no other player has ever done.

Wilson is the first quarterback in NFL history to ever rush for 5,000 yards and pass for 40,000 yards in his career. That’s a remarkable accomplishment that shows how much of a dual-threat QB Wilson has been throughout his accomplished career.

The only QBs with more rushing yards than Wilson in NFL history — Michael Vick (6,109 yards) and Cam Newton (5,628 yards) — passed for 22,464 yards and 32,382 yards, respectively, during their careers.

Among current QBs, Josh Allen (3,123 rushing, 18,633 passing) seems the most likely to one day match Wilson’s feat. Lamar Jackson (4,529 rushing, 12,378 passing) and Patrick Mahomes (1,592 rushing, 24,467 passing) aren’t far behind Allen either.

Other candidates to potentially one day match Wilson’s accomplishment down the road might include Jalen Hurts (1,970 rushing, 8,269 passing) and Justin Fields (1,622 rushing, 4,328 passing).

For now, though, Wilson stands alone.

Here’s a quick look at the top-12 rushing QBs in NFL history.

Tyreek Hill again declares Tua Tagovailoa the most accurate QB in the NFL

Tyreek Hill declares that Tua Tagovailoa is the most accurate QB in the NFL

Miami Dolphins wide receiver, Tyreek Hill has been an absolute difference-maker for the Dolphins franchise since acquiring him last offseason from the Kansas City Chiefs.

Alongside Jaylen Waddle, the two makeup arguably the best-receiving duo in the NFL and have taken a heavy burden off of former Alabama QB, Tua Tagovailoa’s, shoulders. Hill has been incredibly supportive of his quarterback and coaches in the media and has been a key piece of the new culture they are building in Miami.

Hill has solidified himself as one of the best receivers in the NFL and will one day find himself in Canton, Ohio as part of the NFL Hall of Fame. However, before that day comes, Hill still has a lot to accomplish with his main goal being to become the first WR in NFL history to have 2,000+ receiving yards in a season. A goal that will only be possible if Tagovailoa can stay on the field for the majority of the season.

No NFL wide receiver has ever gone for 2,000 yards in a season so some might claim Hill to be unrealistic, but he might actually do it. In 2022, Hill posted 1,710 yards despite the fact that Tua was in and out of the line-up. It is also worth noting, that the NFL moved from 16 to 17 games in 2021 which will give Hill one more game to break the record.

However, it was the way that Hill said it that made me believe in him. He believes in the support system around him saying, “I got the right tools around me. I got obviously the most accurate quarterback in the NFL, I got one of the best head coaches in the NFL, and my position coach is also a monster.”

If you’re Tua and hear the way that a four-time first-team All-Pro thinks of you, that has to instill confidence and light a fire in your competitive spirit. The Dolphins are in for a massive 2023 campaign.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to monitor the former Alabama players in Miami.

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Chargers’ all-time Mount Rushmore: 4 best players in franchise history

Here are the four best players in Chargers franchise history.

Even though the Chargers don’t have any Lombardi Trophies in their trophy case, they have had a handful of legendary players come through the doors to help the team with successful seasons over the past 64 years.

That said, here are the four best players in the franchise’s history.

Where does Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVII win rank among highest scoring Super Bowls?

The #Chiefs vs. #Eagles matchup in Super Bowl LVII is among the highest-scoring Super Bowls in NFL history.

The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles managed some serious point-scoring during their Super Bowl LVII shootout. The two explosive offenses combined for a whopping 73 points scored through four quarters. Where does that performance rank among the highest-scoring Super Bowls in NFL history? Let’s just say, it has rearranged the previous top-3.

Below you can find a look at the new top-10 in the wake of Super Bowl LVII: