NFL Week 15 in Review

WHAT TO LOOK FOR – A LOOK BACK

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KC EXPRESS: The KANSAS CITY CHIEFS won their eighth consecutive game and improved to 9-5 by defeating Baltimore 34-14. The Chiefs are the only team in NFL history to win eight consecutive games immediately following a five-game losing streak in the same season.

The teams with the most consecutive wins immediately following a losing streak of at least five games:

TEAM	SEASON	LOSING STREAK	CONSECUTIVE WINS FOLLOWING LOSING STREAK	FINAL RECORD
Kansas City Chiefs	2015	5	8*	???
Cincinnati Bengals**	1970	6	7	8-6
*Current streak
**Won division

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ROOKIE RECORDS: Tampa Bay rookie quarterback JAMEIS WINSTON passed for 363 yards and two touchdowns against St. Louis on Thursday Night Football.

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Winston has thrown 20 touchdown passes this season, tied with ANDY DALTON, ROBERT GRIFFIN IIIand Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO for the seventh-most TD passes by a rookie in NFL history.

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The rookie quarterbacks with the most touchdown passes in NFL history:

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MOST PASSING TDs BY ROOKIE QB
PLAYER	TEAM		YEAR	TDs
Peyton Manning	Indianapolis		1998	26
Russell Wilson	Seattle		2012	26
Andrew Luck	Indianapolis		2012	23
Charlie Conerly	N.Y. Giants		1948	22
Cam Newton	Carolina		2011	21
Derek Carr	Oakland		2014	21
Dan Marino	Miami		1983	20
Andy Dalton	Cincinnati		2011	20
Robert Griffin III	Washington		2012	20
Jameis Winston	Tampa Bay		2015	20*
*Through 14 games