Week 10 NFL stats that pop: Panthers' Greg Olsen might be a problem for Chiefs
He might be flying a bit under the radar given the Panthers' 3-5 record, but Greg Olsen is on pace to put up numbers even Rob Gronkowski has never accomplished for a tight end. He's somebody to watch Sunday against a good Chiefs defense that forces turnovers and doesn't commit penalties.
Carolina-Kansas City is just one of eight games we've highlighted in this week's NFL stats that pop. You won't believe some of the numbers you'll see as you preview the rest of Week 10.
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Contributing: Tadd Haislop
Vikings (5-3) at Redskins (4-3-1), Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
MIN: Won four of last five vs. Redskins; all-time series is tied 12-12 (including playoffs)
MIN: Lost three straight games; last four-game losing streak was in 2013
MIN defense: 15.8 opponent points per game is best in NFL; 70.5 opponent passer rating is third best
MIN offense: Five turnovers are tied for best in NFL; 2.7 yards per carry is NFL-worst
WAS: Only win vs. Vikings since 2008 was in RGIII’s rookie year, when he rushed for 138 yards and two TDs
WAS: 0-2 record coming off bye week under Jay Gruden; 7-9 off bye since 2000
WAS offense: 11 sacks allowed is tied for best in NFL; 6.2 yards per play is second best
WAS defense: 4.9 opponent yards per carry is second worst in NFL; 643 penalty yards is also second worst
Kirk Cousins: 307 passing yards per game is fourth best in NFL (329 passing yards per game on road is best in NFL); has never faced MIN
Robert Kelley: 87 rushing yds in Week 9 matched his career high at Tulane; only had seven games over 50 rushing yards in college
Sam Bradford: 9-2 TD-INT ratio, 92.1 passer rating, 272 passing yards per game in career vs. Redskins
Packers (4-4) at Titans (4-5), Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
GB: Last road win vs Titans/Oilers franchise was 1992, Brett Favre’s first season as a starter (155 yds, 1-1 TD-INT)
GB defense: 3.3 opponent yards per carry is tied for best in NFL
TEN: Fifth straight season being below .500 through nine games
TEN defense: 86 penalties and 759 penalty yards are worst in NFL; eight penalties and 116 yards more than any other team
Marcus Mariota: NFL-best 15 total TDs (13 pass, 2 rush) since Week 5; 111.8 passer rating during span (3-2 record)
DeMarco Murray: Four straight games with rushing TD is tied for longest active streak; on pace for career-high 16 total TDs
Aaron Rodgers: 10-1 TD-INT and 106.4 passer rating over last three gms; 10-4 TD-INT and 88.4 rating over first five games
Rodgers: Five career seasons with 30-plus TDs and fewer than 10 INTs; only other QB with more than one is Tom Brady (also five)
Jordy Nelson: Seven TD catches is second in NFL behind Mike Evans; 52.1 catch percentage is fifth worst in NFL (min. 30 receptions)
Broncos (6-3) at Saints (4-4), Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
NO: Last win vs. Broncos was Christmas Eve in1994 with Jim Everett at QB; Torrance Small had 200 receiving yards and two TDs
NO: Won four of last five after starting 0-3
NO defense: NFL-worst 300 opponent passing yards per game; 11 sacks and 6.4 opponent yards per play are tied for worst
DEN: Won four straight vs. Saints; lead all-time series 8-2
DEN: Five of six wins have come against teams currently below .500; 1-2 against teams at .500 or above
DEN defense: NFL-best 67.2 opponent passer rating and 4.6 opponent yards per play; 28 sacks is second best
Trevor Siemian: 54.7 completion percentage and 77.2 passer rating in last four games; 67.5 completion percentage and 99.6 passer rating in first four games
Devontae Booker: 76 rushing yards on 2.6 yards per carry in two games as starter (since C.J. Anderson’s injury)
Demaryius Thomas: Exactly 10 targets each of the last four weeks; only one 100-yard game this season (Week 3)
Von Miller: 9.5 sacks is second best in NFL; has at least half a sack in eight of nine games
Drew Brees: Leads NFL in passing yards per game (336) and completions (242); INT percentage of 1.4 would be the best of his career
Michael Thomas: 573 receiving yards is 189 more than any rookie; on pace to break Saints rookie record (M. Colston, 1,038)
Mark Ingram: 171 total yards in Week 9 was second best of his career; five total yards in Week 8 was second worst of his career
Falcons (6-3) at Eagles (4-4), Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
ATL: Won three straight vs. Eagles after losing eight of previous nine
ATL: NFL-best 34 points per game on the road (4-1 record); only six teams since merger with road points per game that high over full season
PHI: Lost four of last five all by one score or less; average loss this year is by 4.8 points
PHI: 3-0 and allowing 7.7 opponent points per game at home; 1-4 and allowing 24.4 opponent points per game on road
Carson Wentz: 2-4 TD-INT ratio and 72.4 passer rating over last four games; 7-1 TD-INT ratio and 103.5 passer rating over first four games
Darren Sproles: Has back-to-back games of 15-plus touches for just second time in his career; only other time was Weeks 2-3 in 2009
Matt Ryan: Leads NFL in passing yards (2,980), passing TDs (23) and yards per completion (13.7)
Ryan: On pace to break his ATL records in passing yards (4,719) and passing TDs (32); also C. Chandler’s passer rating record (100.9)
Julio Jones: Playing 75th career game; 7,171 receiving yards is already 798 more than anyone through 75 career games since merger
Most receiving yards through 75 career games since AFL-NFL merger
1. Julio Jones, 7,171
2. Torry Holt, 6,373
3. Jerry Rice, 6,263
4. Randy Moss, 6,252
5. A.J. Green, 6,137
*Jones plays 75th career game Sunday
Chiefs (6-2) at Panthers (3-5), Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
KC: Leads all-time series 3-2; lost 34-0 in last trip to Carolina (2008)
KC: Won four straight games; have had a four-game winning streak in all four seasons of the Andy Reid/Alex Smith era
KC defense: 30 forced turnovers is best in NFL; 45 penalties is tied for second best
CAR: Allowed 29.3 opponent points per game in first six games (1-5); allowing 15 opponent points per game over last two games (2-0)
CAR defense: 3.3 opponent yards per carry is tied for best in NFL; 24 sacks is fourth best
Cam Newton: 82.5 passer rating and 29.6 rushing yards per game would both be career lows
Greg Olsen: On pace for 1,346 receiving yards, would be most ever by a tight end (R. Gronkowski had 1,327 in 2011)
Alex Smith: 2-6 record, 72.4 passer rating, 10-10 TD-INT in career vs. NFC South teams
Dee Ford: 7.5 sacks since Week 6 are most in NFL; nine sacks are tied for third in 2016 (KC's first-round pick in 2014)
Cowboys (7-1) at Steelers (4-4), Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
Series: Only fourth meeting since Super Bowl XXX in 1996; PIT leads all-time series 16-15 (DAL leads SB meetings 2-1)
DAL: Last win at Pittsburgh was 8/31/97, Troy Aikman’s only career game with four TD passes and zero INTs
DAL: Won seven straight; last eight-game winning streak was in 1991
DAL offense: 165.3 rushing yards per game is best in NFL; 11 sacks allowed is tied for best
DAL defense: NFL-best 44 penalties
PIT: Lost three straight games after starting 4-1; last four-game losing streak was in 2013
PIT offense: Averaging 15 points per game over last three games; 27.8 points per game over first five games
PIT defense: 11 sacks are tied for worst in NFL
Ben Roethlisberger: 2-1 record, 5-1 TD-INT, 98.9 passer rating in career vs. Cowboys
Antonio Brown: On pace to be just third player with three straight seasons of 100 receptions, 1,300 receiving yards and 10 receiving TDs
Dak Prescott: Second rookie QB in NFL history to lead his team to a 7-1 start (Johnny Lujack for 1948 Bears)
Dez Bryant: One catch for 19 yards in Week 9; first time since rookie year he has two games with one reception in same season
Ezekiel Elliott: 891 rushing yards is third-most through first eight career games since 1950, behind Eric Dickerson and Adrian Peterson
At least 1,300 receiving yards and 10 TDs in three straight seasons
— Demaryius Thomas, 2012-14
— Terrell Owens, 2000-02
— Marvin Harrison, 1999-02
— Randy Moss, 1998-00
— Jerry Rice, 1993-95
>> Antonio Brown on pace for third straight season in 2016
Seahawks (5-2-1) at Patriots (7-1), Sunday, 8:30 p.m. ET
Series: First meeting since SB XLIX; all-time regular season matchups are split 8-8
NE: 12-4 record coming off bye week under Bill Belichick
NE: Won four straight with average margin of victory of 16.3; have had at least a five-game win streak in five of last six seasons
NE defense: 16.5 opponent points per game is second best in NFL
SEA: Last win in New England was 9/19/93 with Rick Mirer at quarterback; Bill Parcells was Pats' coach
SEA: 1-2-1 record and 14 points per game on road; 4-0 record and 26.5 points per game at home
SEA: Has only beaten one team with a current record above .500 (Falcons)
SEA defense: 16.8 opponent points per game is third best in NFL; 27 sacks is third best
Tom Brady: Leads NFL in completion percentage (73.1), TD percentage (9.0), yards per pass attempt (9.8) and passer rating (133.9)
Brady: Second straight year with 10-plus TDs and 0 INTs over his first four games
Rob Gronkowski: NFL-best 22.0 yards per reception, would be best by a TE since merger and for any player since ‘91 (min. 50 receptions)
Russell Wilson: 13-3-1 record, 29-7 TD-INT ratio and 105.0 career passer rating in night games
Jimmy Graham: 545 receiving yards is second among tight ends in 2016; three 100-yard games is tied for first
Cliff Avril: Eight sacks since Week 4 is tied for most in NFL; nine sacks in 2016 is tied for third
Bengals (3-4-1) at Giants (5-3), Monday, 8:30 p.m. ET
Series: Home team has won all nine matchups (dating to 1972); seven of nine were decided by one score
CIN: 0-3 record on road vs. NYG; 6-0 record at home vs. NYG
CIN: 5-7-1 record coming off bye week under Marvin Lewis; 3-2 record off bye with Andy Dalton
CIN: Have not beaten a team currently with a winning record this year (Jets, Browns and Dolphins combined 7-19)
NYG: Have had five wins at midseason in 10 out 13 Eli Manning seasons; only made playoffs in five of them
NYG: Won three straight; have had a 3-game win streak in all 13 seasons with Eli Manning (five playoff seasons)
NYG offense: 68.3 rushing yards per game is worst in NFL; 3.2 yards per carry is tied for second worst
NYG defense: 11 sacks are tied for worst in NFL
Andy Dalton: 5-9 record, 17-12 TD-INT, 78.1 career passer rating in night games
A.J. Green: NFL-best 59 receptions and 112.0 receiving yards per game, both on pace to be career highs
Eli Manning: 1-2 record, 1-3 TD-INT, 67.1 career passer rating vs CIN; 5.6 average yards per attempt vs. CIN is his worst vs. any team
Odell Beckham Jr.: Career 98.0 receiving yards per game would be the highest in NFL history
Beckham: 30 TD catches through 35 career games is most since merger; 3,431 receiving yards through 35 career games is most all-time
Most receiving yards through 35 career games since AFL-NFL merger
1. Odell Beckham, 3,431
2. Randy Moss, 2,922
3. Julio Jones, 2,853
4. Jerry Rice, 2,778
5. A.J. Green, 2,707