PATRIOT PLACE: The NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS, who improved to 9-0 for the second time in franchise history (2007), are the fifth team in NFL history and first since the 1983-1998 San Francisco 49ers (16) with at least 15 consecutive winning seasons.
The most consecutive seasons with a winning record:
TEAM YEARS CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONS
Dallas Cowboys 1966-1985 20
Oakland Raiders 1965-1980 16
San Francisco 49ers 1983-1998 16
New England Patriots 2001-2015 15*
Chicago Bears 1930-1944 15
*Active streak; 9-0 record in 2015
New England, which scored points in all four quarters against the Giants, has scored points in 35 consecutive quarters, surpassing the 1999-2000 St. Louis Rams (31) and 2005 Indianapolis Colts (31) for the longest such streak in NFL history.
The most consecutive regulation quarters with at least one point:
TEAM YEAR(S) CONSECUTIVE REGULATION QUARTERS WITH POINTS SCORED
New England Patriots 2015 35*
St. Louis Rams 1999-2000 31
Indianapolis Colts 2005 31
New England Patriots 1993-1994 27
Kansas City Chiefs 2002 27
Oakland Raiders 2002 27
*Active streak
RISING ROOKIE: Buffalo rookie running back KARLOS WILLIAMS had a 26-yard touchdown catch in the Bills’ 22-17 win against the New York Jets on Thursday Night Football in Week 10. Williams joined ROBERT EDWARDS (six in 1998) as the only NFL players to score a touchdown in each of his first six career games.
The NFL players with the most consecutive games with a touchdown to begin a career:
PLAYER TEAM YEAR CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH TD TO BEGIN CAREER
Karlos Williams Buffalo Bills 2015 6*
Robert Edwards New England Patriots 1998 6
Chuck Sample Green Bay Packers 1942 5
Alan Ameche Baltimore Colts 1955 5
Billy Howton Green Bay Packers 1962 5
Joe Cribbs Buffalo Bills 1980 5
Charlie Brown Washington Redskins 1982 5
*Active streak
WHAT TO LOOK FOR ON MNF: One more note to keep in mind for tonight’s Monday Night Football game between the Texans and Bengals …
HIGH WATTAGE: Since entering the NFL in 2011, Houston defensive end J.J. WATT leads the league with 65.5 sacks. With one sack against Cincinnati on Monday Night Football in Week 10, Watt would surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer DERRICK THOMAS (66.0) for the second-most sacks by an NFL player in his first five seasons since the statistic became official in 1982.
The players with the most sacks in their first five NFL seasons (since 1982):
PLAYER YEARS SACKS
Reggie White 1985-1989 81.0
Derrick Thomas 1989-1993 66.0
J.J. Watt 2011-2015 65.5*
DeMarcus Ware 2005-2009 64.5
Richard Dent 1983-1987 61.5
*Eight games remaining in 2015
