2010 NFL RECORDS & MILESTONES, TEAMS - Ingles

A sampling of NFL records set and milestones reached in 2010:

THE TEAMS

ARIZONA CARDINALS
· Had 12 return touchdowns, the second most in a season in NFL history (Seattle, 13, 1998).
· WR LARRY FITZGERALD (613) passed ANQUAN BOLDIN (586) for the most receptions in team history. He also became the second Cardinal with 8,000 receiving yards with 8,204 (ROY GREEN, 8,496). With 1,137 yards in 2010, he became the first Cardinal with four consecutive 1,000-yard seasons.

ATLANTA FALCONS
· Won the NFC South, finishing the season with an NFC best 13-3 record. 2010 is the third consecutive winning season for the Falcons, the first time in franchise history that feat has been accomplished (11-5 in 2008; 9-7 in 2009).
· WR RODDY WHITE set a franchise record with a league-leading 115 receptions (TERANCE MATHIS, 111, 1994). He is the first Falcon in franchise history to lead the league in receptions and the third player in club annals with 100 or more receptions in a season.
· White also totaled a career-best 1,389 receiving yards to break his own club record set in 2008 (1,382) and became the first Falcons receiver to reach 1,200 receiving yards three times (1,202 in 2007).
· DE JOHN ABRAHAM (16.5 sacks in 2008) recorded 13 sacks and joined PATRICK KERNEY (2001 and 2004) as the only Falcons with multiple 12-sack seasons.
· KR-WR ERIC WEEMS set a franchise record with a 102-yard kick-return touchdown in Week 13 and became the first Falcons player with a punt-return touchdown (55 yards, Week 17) and kick-return touchdown in the same season.

BALTIMORE RAVENS
· Finished 12-4, earning a winning record for the third consecutive season, the longest such streak in franchise history.
· Posted a 7-1 record at home for the third time in franchise history (2003, 2006).
· QB JOE FLACCO’s 25 touchdown passes in 2010 brought his career total to 60, a franchise record.

BUFFALO BILLS
· QB RYAN FITZPATRICK passed for 3,000 yards with 23 touchdowns. He is the first Bills quarterback to reach 3,000 passing yards since 2006 and the first with 23 passing touchdowns since 2002.
· Fitzpatrick also threw a touchdown pass in 15 consecutive games dating back to 2009, the longest such streak by a Bills player since 1987.
· WR STEVE JOHNSON tied a franchise record by posting five consecutive games with a touchdown catch (9/26-10/31). He finished the season with 82 receptions, becoming the sixth player in team history with at least 80 receptions in a season.
· Rookie KR-RB C.J. SPILLER set a franchise rookie record in Week 3 with 189 kickoff-return yards, including a 95-yard kick-return touchdown. He added a five-yard touchdown reception in the game and became the second Bill to record a kick-return touchdown and a receiving touchdown in the same game (CHARLEY WARNER on December 19, 1965 against the New York Jets).

CAROLINA PANTHERS
· DE CHARLES JOHNSON became the fifth player in team history to compile 10 or more sacks in a season, joining KEVIN GREENE, LAMAR LATHON, JULIUS PEPPERS and MIKE RUCKER.
· Johnson also tied the franchise record with a sack in six consecutive games.

CHICAGO BEARS
· The Chicago Bears became the first team in NFL history with 700 regular-season victories. Chicago’s all-time record now stands at 704-512-42.
· RB MATT FORTÉ had 1,616 scrimmage yards and is the first player in franchise history with at least 1,400 scrimmage yards in each of his first three NFL seasons. Forté and Pro Football Hall of Famer GALE SAYERS are the only Bears to record at least 1,000 scrimmage yards in each of their first three NFL seasons.
· Forté recorded an 89-yard touchdown reception in Week 1, the longest touchdown from scrimmage by a running back in franchise history.
· QB JAY CUTLER passed for 3,274 yards in 2010 and became the first Bears quarterback to surpass 3,000 passing yards in multiple seasons after accruing 3,666 in 2009. In his two seasons in Chicago, he has posted two of the three highest single-season passing totals in franchise history (ERIK KRAMER, 3,838 in 1995).

CINCINNATI BENGALS
· Rookie DE CARLOS DUNLAP recorded 9.5 sacks and broke JUSTIN SMITH’s 2001 team rookie record of 8.5 sacks.
· WR CHAD OCHOCINCO became the Bengals’ all-time leader in career touchdown receptions (66).
· QB CARSON PALMER surpassed 20,000 career passing yards in Week 5 and now has 22,694, third in Bengals history behind KEN ANDERSON (32,838) and BOOMER ESIASON (27,149).

CLEVELAND BROWNS
· RB PEYTON HILLIS recorded a career-best 11 rushing touchdowns in 2010 and joined Pro Football Hall of Famer JIM BROWN and LEROY KELLY as the only Browns to rush for at least 11 touchdowns in a season.
· Hillis also became the ninth Browns running back to reach 1,000 rushing yards in a season with a career-high 1,177 yards.
· In Week 7, LB DAVID BOWENS became only the second player in franchise history to record two interception-return touchdowns in a game (BOBBY FRANKLIN on December 11, 1960 against Chicago).
· Rookie CB JOE HADEN became the first Browns player with an interception in three consecutive games in his first NFL season since BERNIE PARRISH in 1959. He finished the season with six interceptions, the most by a Browns rookie since 2001 (ANTHONY HENRY, 10).
· TE BENJAMIN WATSON (763) became the fourth Browns tight end with 700+ receiving yards in season.

DALLAS COWBOYS
· Won its 400th game (including postseason) since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. The Cowboys join the Pittsburgh Steelers (406) as the only teams since 1970 with 400 total victories (405).
· WR-PR DEZ BRYANT became only the second rookie in franchise history with two punt-return touchdowns in a season (KEVIN WILLIAMS, 1993), and his 93-yard PR-TD in Week 7 was the second-longest in club history (DENNIS MORGAN, 98-yard punt-return touchdown on October 13, 1974).
· CB BRYAN MC CANN recorded the longest interception-return touchdown in team history in Week 10 (101 yards) and tied for the second-longest play by a Cowboy, trailing only ALEXANDER WRIGHT’s 102-yard kickoff-return touchdown on December 22, 1991.

DENVER BRONCOS
· Won its 11th consecutive home opener, the longest current streak in the NFL.
· Broncos posted 49 points in Week 10, tied for the second-most in a game in franchise history (50 versus San Diego on October 6, 1963).
· WR BRANDON LLOYD led the league with a career-best 1,448 receiving yards on a career-high 77 receptions. His 11 touchdown catches are the most by a Broncos receiver since 2001.
· In Week 13, rookie QB TIM TEBOW became the first Broncos rookie quarterback to rush and pass for a touchdown in the same game since GARY KUBIAK (November 20, 1983).

DETROIT LIONS
· Reached 500 total victories. Detroit’s all-time record is 503-603-32.
· Finished the season with four consecutive wins, their longest season-ending winning streak since winning seven in a row to conclude the 1995 season.
· WR CALVIN JOHNSON, who caught 77 passes for 1,120 yards and 12 touchdowns, recorded only the third season in team history with at least 75 receptions, 1,100 yards and 10 TD receptions. Johnson (2008) and HERMAN MOORE (1995) are the only Lions to accomplish the feat.
· With 12 touchdown receptions through the team’s first 12 games, Johnson became the first Lion since Pro Football Hall of Famer BARRY SANDERS in 1991 to record at least 12 touchdowns in the club’s first 12 games. He is the first Lion with at least 12 receiving touchdowns in the team’s first 12 games since 1952.
· RB JAHVID BEST established a team rookie record with 58 receptions this season.
· DT NDAMUKONG SUH set the franchise rookie record with 10 sacks and became the only Lions rookie with a sack in each of the first two games to start a season. Suh’s interception in Week 5 against St. Louis was the first interception by a Lions rookie DT since 1950 (THURMAN MC GRAW).
· KR-PR STEFAN LOGAN recorded a 105-yard kickoff-return touchdown in Week 5, tied for the longest kickoff return in team history (TERRY FAIR, September 28, 1998).

GREEN BAY PACKERS
· QB AARON RODGERS led the NFC with a 101.2 passer rating and became the first Packers quarterback ever with consecutive seasons with 100+ rating (103.2 in 2009). He now has two of the top three marks in franchise history, trailing Pro Football Hall of Famer BART STARR’s 105 rating in 1966.
· He became the first Green Bay quarterback since Bart Starr to not throw an interception in five consecutive starts (10/31/10-12/5/10).
· LB CLAY MATTHEWS became the first Packer ever to record at least three sacks in consecutive games (Week 1, three; Week 2, three). He also became just the sixth player with at least six sacks in the first two games of a season since the sack became an official statistic in 1982.
· Matthews also became the first Packer with 10+ sacks in each of his first two NFL seasons.
· WR GREG JENNINGS became the seventh player in franchise annals with at least 1,000 receiving yards (1,265) and 10 touchdown catches (12) in a single season.

HOUSTON TEXANS
· Ran for a franchise-record 257 yards during a 34-24 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Kickoff Weekend.
· Recorded 2,042 rushing yards for the season and surpassed the previous franchise record of 1,882 in 2004.
· RB ARIAN FOSTER led the NFL and set franchise records in rushing yards (1,616) and rushing touchdowns (16) this season. He scored 108 points to become the first non-kicker to score more than 100 points in a season in franchise history.
· Foster reached the 100-yard rushing mark eight times, the most in a season in Texans history.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
· Tied the Dallas Cowboys’ NFL record with their ninth straight playoff berth.
· Recorded ninth consecutive 10-win season, the second-longest streak in league annals (16, San Francisco, 1983-98).
· Won AFC South for seventh time in past eight seasons.
· QB PEYTON MANNING and C JEFF SATURDAY have started 170 games together as quarterback-center and broke the all-time record that was previously held by FRAN TARKENTON and MICK TINGELHOFF (160).
· WR REGGIE WAYNE posted a Colts single-game record with 15 receptions in Week 4.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
· QB DAVID GARRARD set the single-season franchise record with 23 touchdown passes (MARK BRUNELL, 20). He also had five rushing touchdowns in 2010 and now has 17 for his career. He passed Brunell (14) for the most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in team history.
· Garrard’s 157.8 passer rating in Week 8 was the highest single-game mark in franchise history.
· RB MAURICE JONES-DREW rushed for 1,324 yards in 2010 to reach 1,000 rushing yards in back-to-back seasons (1,391 in 2009). He joins FRED TAYLOR as the only players in franchise history to accomplish the feat.
· His 186 rushing yards in Week 13 were the third-most in a game in Jaguars history.
· TE MARCEDES LEWIS (10) became the second player in club history with 10 receiving touchdowns (WR REGGIE WILLIAMS, 10 in 2007).

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
· Won AFC West, becoming the latest team to go from “worst-to-first” in its division. Club had six-game win improvement this season (4-12 in 2009 to 10-6 in 2010), largest in franchise history.
· Posted 7-1 record at New Arrowhead Stadium.
· Began the season with a 4-0 record at home and became the seventh team in NFL history to win its first four home games after starting the previous season 0-4 at home.
· WR DEXTER MC CLUSTER in Week 1 broke a franchise record with a 94-yard punt return for a touchdown.
· RB JAMAAL CHARLES (1,467) became the fourth Chief ever with a 1,400-yard rushing season.
· WR DWAYNE BOWE had a franchise-record 15 touchdown receptions and became the first Chief to lead the NFL in touchdown receptions in a season since OTIS TAYLOR in 1967 (tied for AFL lead). He caught at least one touchdown pass in a team-record seven consecutive games.
· Charles rushed for 173 yards and Bowe had 170 receiving yards in Week 12. It was the first regular-season game in NFL history in which teammates reached the 170-yard mark both rushing and receiving. The only other instance was Super Bowl XXII when TIMMY SMITH rushed for 204 yards and RICKY SANDERS had 193 receiving yards for the Washington Redskins.

MIAMI DOLPHINS
· WR BRANDON MARSHALL (86) and WR DAVONE BESS (79) became the first Dolphins duo to reach 70 catches apiece in a season since MARK CLAYTON (70) & MARK DUPER (70) in 1991.
· Marshall’s 86 receptions tied Clayton (1988) for the second-most in a season in franchise history.
· K DAN CARPENTER (Weeks 7 and 8) joined JOHN CARNEY (1994), JOHN KASAY (1996) and RICHIE CUNNINGHAM (1997) as the only kickers to convert at least five field goals in consecutive games in NFL history.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS
· KR-WR PERCY HARVIN set a franchise record with the third kick-return touchdown of his career.
· RB ADRIAN PETERSON in Week 3 recorded an 80-yard touchdown run in the third quarter that ties for the fourth-longest rushing touchdown in Vikings history.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
· Won AFC East division title for the eighth time in the past 10 seasons.
· Head coach BILL BELICHICK became the first head coach ever to win at least 14 regular-season games in four separate seasons.
· Belichick and quarterback TOM BRADY now have 111 wins together, the second-most in NFL history for a head coach-quarterback tandem. Pro Football Hall of Famers DON SHULA and DAN MARINO of the Miami Dolphins hold the NFL record for the most regular-season victories for a head coach-quarterback duo with 116.
· In a Week 4 victory at Miami, became the first team in NFL history to score a touchdown on a kickoff return (BRANDON TATE, 103 yards), a blocked field-goal return (KYLE ARRINGTON, 35 yards) and an interception return (PATRICK CHUNG, 51 yards) in the same game.
· Rookie TE ROB GRONKOWSKI caught 10 touchdown passes in 2010, the most by a rookie in franchise history and the second most by a rookie tight end all-time (Pro Football Hall of Famer MIKE DITKA,12,1961).
· Rookie TE AARON HERNANDEZ had 45 receptions, the most receptions by a rookie tight end in franchise history.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
· Became the 13th team to win on Kickoff Weekend after winning their first-ever Super Bowl title. First-time Super Bowl winners are now 13-4-1 (.750) in Week 1 of the following season.
· QB DREW BREES led the NFC with 4,620 passing yards and has 4,000+ yards in each of the past five seasons. He owns the five best single-season passing totals in franchise history.
· WR MARQUES COLSTON (1,023) joined JOE HORN (four) as the only Saints with four 1,000-yard receiving seasons.

NEW YORK GIANTS
· Celebrated its 85th anniversary season.
· QB ELI MANNING passed for 4,002 yards and became the first quarterback in franchise history to pass for 4,000 yards in consecutive seasons.
· Manning set franchise records for the most completions (1,838), attempts (3,169), passing yards (21,465) and passing touchdowns (148) in a player’s first 100 games as a Giant.
· With 22,646 career passing yards, Manning joined PHIL SIMMS (33,462) as the only Giants quarterbacks to pass for 20,000 yards. He is the first quarterback in franchise history to reach 3,000 passing yards in six consecutive seasons.
· In Week 5, WR HAKEEM NICKS joined AMANI TOOMER as the only players in franchise history to record at least 12 catches (12), 130 yards (130) and two touchdowns (2) in a single game.

NEW YORK JETS
· Clinched consecutive playoff appearances for fifth time in franchise history.
· Erased a 10-point deficit in the final three minutes of regulation and defeated the Detroit Lions 23-20 in overtime in Week 9. It marked only the second time in franchise history the Jets rallied from a double-digit deficit in the final three minutes of the fourth quarter (September 24, 2000 at Tampa Bay).
· Defeated the Browns 26-20 in overtime at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Week 10, and became the first team in NFL history to win road games in overtime in consecutive weeks.
· With 3,291 yards, QB MARK SANCHEZ (age 24) became the second youngest Jet to pass for 3,000 yards (Pro Football Hall of Famer JOE NAMATH, age 23 after 1966 season).

OAKLAND RAIDERS
· Only team in NFL this season to have an undefeated division record.
· RB DARREN MC FADDEN recorded four touchdowns (three rushing, one receiving) in Week 7 and tied a franchise record for most touchdowns in a game. Also scored three touchdowns (67, 51 and 36 yards) in Week 14 and became the first Raider with a 50+ yard touchdown run and a 50+ yard touchdown reception in the same game since CLEM DANIELS in 1963 (October 20).
· Scored a franchise-record 59 points in a Week 7 win over the Denver Broncos.
· KR-WR JACOBY FORD set a franchise record with three kick-return touchdowns in 2010.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
· Set a franchise record for points in a season with 439. 2010 marks the third consecutive season they set a new mark in that category.
· Won their 12th consecutive game after a bye (Week 9 vs. Colts), the longest such winning streak in NFL history.
· Set a team record with 592 yards of total offense in a Week 10.
· Rookie S NATE ALLEN had an interception in Weeks 1 and 2, and became the first Eagles rookie to post an interception in each of his first two games of a season since BRENARD WILSON in 1979.
· The Eagles scored 28 points in the fourth quarter of their Week 15 comeback victory over the New York Giants, the most ever in the final period in franchise history.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS
· Won its eighth consecutive game on Kickoff Weekend, the longest current streak in the NFL.
· QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER became the second quarterback in franchise history with 20,000 passing yards (22,502). Pro Football Hall of Famer TERRY BRADSHAW holds the Steelers franchise record with 27,989 pass yards.
· RB RASHARD MENDENHALL (1,273 rush yards, 13 rush TDs) joined Pro Football Hall of Famer FRANCO HARRIS and WILLIE PARKER as the only Steelers with 1,200+ rush yards and at least 12 rush touchdowns in season.
· WR MIKE WALLACE posted seven 100-yard receiving games this season and tied Hall of Famer JOHN STALLWORTH (seven in 1984) for the most 100-yard receiving games in a season in Steelers history.
· WR HINES WARD became the first Steelers wide receiver to surpass the 11,000-receiving yard mark (11,702) after finishing the season with 755 yards on 59 receptions. He also registered four 100-yard receiving games in 2010 to set the club record at 29.
· LB JAMES HARRISON became first Steeler to post double-digit sacks in three consecutive seasons (16 in 2008; 10 in 2009; 10.5 in 2010).
· Rookie C MAURKICE POUNCEY became the first Steelers rookie center to start all of his team's games.
· With a win at Cincinnati in Week 9, head coach MIKE TOMLIN became the sixth head coach to win his first six games on Monday Night Football.

ST. LOUIS RAMS
· RB STEVEN JACKSON now has 7,948 career rushing yards and passed Pro Football Hall of Famer ERIC DICKERSON (7,245) for the most rushing yards in franchise history.
· Jackson rushed for 1,241 yards and is the first player in franchise history to rush for at least 1,000 yards in six consecutive seasons.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
· Featured a player with at least 30 touchdown passes (QB PHILIP RIVERS), 10 rushing touchdowns (RB MIKE TOLBERT) and 10 touchdown catches (TE ANTONIO GATES) for only the second time in franchise history (1981).
· Gates posted a touchdown reception in nine consecutive games (12/13/09-10/10/10) and tied Pro Football Hall of Famer LANCE ALWORTH for the most such games in franchise history.
· Rivers finished the season with a career-best 4,710 passing yards, the third-most in franchise history. He joined Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN FOUTS as the only Chargers quarterbacks to reach 4,000 passing yards in three consecutive seasons.
· Rivers’ 455 passing yards in Week 3 were a franchise record.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
· San Francisco upped its streak to 22 consecutive games without allowing a 100-yard rusher, the longest active mark in the NFL. This is the first time since 1997 and the fifth time in franchise history that the team did not allow a 100-yard rusher the entire season.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
· Won NFC West title for the fifth time in seven seasons.
· QB MATT HASSELBECK passed for 3,001 yards, his club-record seventh 3,000-yard passing season.
· S EARL THOMAS in Week 3 became first Seahawks rookie with two interceptions in a game since 1984 (TERRY TAYLOR).
· Thomas also tied MICHAEL BOULWARE’s franchise rookie record of five interceptions (2004).
· KR-RB LEON WASHINGTON tied for the NFL lead with three kick-return touchdowns, the most in franchise history.
· WR MIKE WILLIAMS recorded three games with at least 10 receptions in 2010 and is first Seahawk with three 10-catch games in season.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
· Had seven-win improvement (3-13 in 2009 to 10-6 in 2010), largest in franchise history.
· Recorded a 6-2 record on the road this season, tying for the best road record in team history (2002).
· QB JOSH FREEMAN has thrown a touchdown pass in 13 consecutive games (10/10/10-present), the longest streak in team history, passing QB BRIAN GRIESE (12, 10/10/04-9/11/05).
· Rookie WR MIKE WILLIAMS recorded 11 receiving touchdowns this season, breaking the franchise record for the most receiving touchdowns in team history previously held by JOEY GALLOWAY (10 in 2005).
· RB LE GARRETTE BLOUNT (1,007) led NFL rookies in rushing yards and became just the third rookie running back in team history to rush for at least 1,000 yards.
· Became the first team since the 1970 merger (excluding the 1987 season) to start at least 10 different rookies in a single season and have a winning record.
· CB RONDE BARBER’s 40 career interceptions are the most in franchise history.

TENNESSEE TITANS
· In Week 7, team won its 12th consecutive regular-season game against the NFC, the fourth-longest interconference winning streak since 1970.
· S MICHAEL GRIFFIN became the seventh player in franchise history with an interception in four consecutive games.
· KR-WR MARC MARIANI recorded 1,530 kickoff return yards and passed BOBBY JANCIK (1,317) for the most kick-return yards in a season in franchise history.
· Mariani’s 87-yard punt-return touchdown in Week 11 tied BILLY “WHITE SHOES” JOHNSON (October 16, 1977) for the second-longest PR-TD in franchise history.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS
· Played franchise-record four overtime contests this season, which is tied for the second-most in NFL history.
· CB DE ANGELO HALL recorded four interceptions in Week 7 and became the third player in club history with four interceptions in a game (Pro Football Hall of Famer SAMMY BAUGH and DAN SANDIFER).
· Hall’s 92-yard interception-return touchdown in Week 7 tied for the second-longest in franchise