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  1. Jimmy Graham's one-handed grab in the end zone late in the 2nd qtr was his 78th receiving TD since being drafted in 2010, the 2nd-most by any NFL player in that span. He trails only the TE on the sideline across from him tonight, Rob Gronkowski (79)

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  2. With Mike Evans' 1st qtr rec TD tonight, 2020 is the first time in Tom Brady's career that he has thrown a TD to the same receiver in each of the first 5 games of a season

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  3. Tom Brady has won his last 5 rematches vs QBs that defeated him in the playoffs The last QB to beat Brady in the playoffs and in their ensuing rematch was Eli Manning in Week 9, 2011 (Manning later defeated Brady again in SB XLVI that season)

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  4. Tonight is Tom Brady and Nick Foles' first time facing each other since SB LII It is the first game in NFL history where 2 QBs that started against each other in a super bowl will face off again as starters with both QBs being on different teams

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  5. How good has been vs the Bears? Tied with Ken Stabler for highest win pct vs the Bears in the Super Bowl era (both 5-0) Highest completion pct (70.4) & passer rating (109.2) vs the Bears of any QB in the Super Bowl era (all min. 5 starts)

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  6. Oct 6

    Russell Wilson has excelled this season on deep passes and passes outside the numbers per . Wilson leads the NFL with 7 deep TD passes and is the only QB with a deep TD in each game. He's also thrown 10 TD on passes outside the numbers without an INT.

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  7. Oct 5

    The Packers joined the Seahawks as the only teams to score 30+ points in each of their first 4 games this season. Each of the teams to do so in the past 10 years — 2011 Patriots, 2013 Broncos and 2018 Rams — finished 13-3, won their conference and advanced to the Super Bowl.

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  8. Oct 5

    Tight end Robert Tonyan () is the first undrafted player to score 3 receiving touchdowns in a single game in the Super Bowl era.

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  9. Oct 5

    With 3 pass TDs before halftime of , Aaron Rodgers is already up to 12 this season. It's the 2nd season of his career with 12 pass TD in the first 4 weeks. The other season was 2011, when the Packers went 15-1 and Rodgers won NFL MVP.

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  10. Oct 5

    The are the first team in NFL history to win on a Monday in consecutive weeks.

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  11. Oct 5

    The have now started 4-0 for the fourth straight season. They are the first team to accomplish that feat in NFL history.

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  12. Oct 5

    Julio Jones entered tied with former Falcons teammate Roddy White at 808 career receptions. With his first catch of the game, Jones passed White for most receptions in franchise history.

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  13. Oct 5

    The Chiefs have gone without a touchdown in the opening half for only the third time in the Patrick Mahomes era. The other two instances? A Week 6, 2018 loss to the Patriots. And the 2018 AFC Championship loss to the Patriots.

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  14. Oct 5

    Tonight's first game matches the SB LIII champion Patriots against the SB LIV champion Chiefs. In the last 11 meetings between the previous 2 SB champs, the reigning champ has won 10 times. The one loss in that span? The 2016 Broncos ... at the hands of the Patriots.

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  15. Oct 5

    At 73 years old, Romeo Crennel will be the oldest person to serve as a head coach in a game in NFL history Hall of Famer George Halas was 72 years & 318 days old for his final game in 1967

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  16. Oct 5

    Entering Monday (2 games left), there have been 3,151 points scored this season Already the most through 4 weeks in the Super Bowl era Most Points Through First 4 Weeks Super Bowl Era 2020 3,151 2018 3,030 2012 2,986 2011 2,916 2015 2,914

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  17. Oct 4

    George Kittle tied Christian McCaffrey (in Week 16, 2019) for the most targets with a perfect catch rate in a single game in the history of recorded targets (since 2009). Kittle caught 15 of 15 targets for 183 yards and a touchdown on .

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  18. Oct 4

    George Kittle has topped 100 rec yards for the 9th time in his career. In only his 47th game, Kittle is tied for the 3rd-most 100-yard games by a TE in their first 50 career games, since 1970. The only players with more? Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow (14) & Rob Gronkowski (12).

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  19. Oct 4

    With a 38-yard rush TD on , Brandon Aiyuk now has a rush TD in consecutive games (19-yd rush TD in Wk 3). Aiyuk joins Tyreek Hill (Wks 15-16, 2016) & teammate Deebo Samuel (Wks 16-17, 2019) as the only wide receivers with rush TDs in consecutive games in the last 5 seasons.

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  20. Oct 4

    After holding off a last-ditch Giants drive, the Rams are now 28-0 when leading at halftime in the Sean McVay era (since 2017) They remain the NFL's only team without a single such loss in that span

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