- Matt Schaub’s 497-yard performance was the second-most yardage by a visiting opponent against the Redskins, second only to Boomer Esiason in 1996. And because Donovan McNabb threw for 426 yesterday, Texans-Redskins was just the fifth game in NFL history in which both QB’s threw for 400+. The last time it had happened was in 1994, when Dan Marino and Drew Bledsoe lit it up.
- The arrival of Mike Martz may have been exactly what Jay Cutler needed. Through two games, Cutler has completed 44 of 64 passes while throwing five touchdowns and only one interception. More importantly, the Bears are 2-0, even if one of their wins was a gift.
- Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss became the fourth player in NFL history to notch 150 career touchdowns, joining Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith and LaDainian Tomlinson, whose team beat Moss’ team over the weekend. Moss at least reached the milestone in style, collecting his 150th TD on a one-hand, no-look catch over Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis.
- Lions running back Jahvid Best was the player to have on Sunday if you play fantasy. Best rushed for 78 yards and two TD’s, received nine passes for 154 yards and a TD, and became the first player to accomplish three touchdowns, 150 receiving yards and 75 rushing yards since Joe Cribbs did it in 1981. Best is also the first rookie to score five TD’s in his first two games since Billy Simms in 1980.
- With 62 career touchdowns, San Diego tight end Antonio Gates tied Shannon Sharpe for the second-most TD’s by a TE (62).
- What a world we live in, where the Cowboys and Vikings are 0-2 but the Bucs, Bears and Chiefs are 2-0. Also, all four NFC East teams have already lost, making an already competitive division a crap-shoot at this point. The 2-0 Miami Dolphins are the only AFC East team still without a loss.
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