NEW YORK – Below are players and teams that can set historic marks or reach career milestones in Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season, including:
- Chicago Bears
- QB Caleb Williams
- RB Kyle Monangai
- RB D’Andre Swift
- QB Aaron Rodgers
- QB Matthew Stafford
- QB Patrick Mahomes
- QB Josh Allen
- QB Jared Goff
- RB Jahmyr Gibbs
- WR Amon-Ra St. Brown
- RB Derrick Henry
- RB Christian McCaffrey
- RB David Montgomery
- WR Justin Jefferson
- WR Chris Olave
- LB T.J. Watt
CHICAGO BEARS
The Chicago Bears recorded 560 scrimmage yards (291 rushing, 269 passing), eight scrimmage touchdowns (six rushing, two passing) and scored 59 points in Week 1. The Bears tied the 2019 Baltimore Ravens, 1968 Dallas Cowboys and 1963 Kansas City Chiefs for the second-most points scored in a season-opening game all-time, trailing only the 1973 Atlanta Falcons (62 points in a 62-7 win against the New Orleans Saints). Additionally, the Bears tied with the 1920 Detroit Heralds, 1920 Rock Island Independents and the 1922 Canton Bulldogs for the most rushing touchdowns in a season opening game in NFL history.
With 37 points scored against Minnesota on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, FOX), the Bears can surpass the 1968 Oakland Raiders (95 points scored) for the most points scored in a team’s first two games of a season in NFL history.
The teams with the most points scored in their first two games of a season:
| TEAM | SEASON | POINTS |
| Oakland Raiders | 1968 | 95 |
| New Orleans Saints | 2009 | 93 |
| Rock Island Independents | 1920 | 93 |
| New Orleans Saints | 2024 | 91 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 1971 | 91 |
| Chicago Bears | 2026 | 59* |
| *entering Week 2 | ||
The Bears can become the first team ever with at least 250 passing yards and 250 rushing yards in consecutive games.
Additionally, with two rushing touchdowns, the Bears can tie the 1971 Dallas Cowboys (eight rushing touchdowns) and 1961 San Diego Chargers (eight) for the most rushing touchdowns by a team in their first two games of a season since 1932.
The teams with the most rushing touchdowns in their first two games of a season since 1932:
| TEAM | SEASON | RUSH TDS |
| Dallas Cowboys | 1971 | 8 |
| San Diego Chargers | 1961 | 8 |
| Cleveland Browns | 2021 | 7 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 1968 | 7 |
| Cleveland Browns | 1960 | 7 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 1954 | 7 |
| Los Angeles Dons | 1949 | 7 |
| New York Yankees | 1947 | 7 |
| Chicago Bears | 2026 | 6* |
| *entering Week 2 | ||
Chicago quarterback Caleb Williams, who has 49 touchdown passes and 13 interceptions since entering the NFL in 2024, can join Lamar Jackson (10 interceptions) and Patrick Mahomes (13) as the only quarterbacks all-time with 15-or-fewer interceptions at the time of their 50th touchdown pass.
The quarterbacks with the fewest interceptions at the time of their 50th touchdown pass in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | INTERCEPTIONS |
| Lamar Jackson | Baltimore | 10 |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 13 |
| Justin Herbert | L.A. Chargers | 17 |
| Dan Marino HOF | Miami | 17 |
| Brock Purdy | San Francisco | 17 |
| Caleb Williams | Chicago | 13* |
| *entering Week 2 | ||
Chicago running backs Kyle Monangai, who had 100 rushing yards in Week 1, and D’Andre Swift, who had 124 rushing yards in Week 1, can join John Cappelletti and Lawrence McCutcheon of the 1976 Los Angeles Rams as the only pair of teammates in NFL history each with at least 100 rushing yards in their team’s first two games of a season.
AARON RODGERS & MATTHEW STAFFORD
Pittsburgh quarterback Aaron Rodgers has 164 regular season wins since entering the NFL in 2005 and ranks fourth all-time with 528 touchdown passes.
With a win on Sunday at New England (1 p.m. ET, CBS), Rodgers can tie Ben Roethlisberger (165 wins) for the fifth-most regular season wins in NFL history. Only Tom Brady (251 wins) as well as Pro Football Hall of Famers Brett Favre (186), Peyton Manning (186) and Drew Brees (172) have more.
The quarterbacks with the most regular season wins in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | WINS |
| Tom Brady | New England, Tampa Bay | 251 |
| Brett Favre HOF | Green Bay, N.Y. Jets, Minnesota | 186 |
| Peyton Manning HOF | Indianapolis, Denver | 186 |
| Drew Brees HOF | S.D. Chargers, New Orleans | 172 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | Pittsburgh | 165 |
| Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay, N.Y. Jets, Pittsburgh | 164* |
| *entering Week 2 | ||
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has 423 touchdown passes since entering the NFL in 2009.
With two touchdown passes on Monday Night Football against the New York Giants (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC), Stafford can tie Philip Rivers (425 touchdown passes) for the sixth-most touchdown passes in NFL history, trailing only Tom Brady (649) and Aaron Rodgers (528) as well as Pro Football Hall of Famers Drew Brees (571), Peyton Manning (539) and Brett Favre (508).
The quarterbacks with the most touchdown passes in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | TOUCHDOWN PASSES |
| Tom Brady | New England, Tampa Bay | 649 |
| Drew Brees HOF | S.D. Chargers, New Orleans | 571 |
| Peyton Manning HOF | Indianapolis, Denver | 539 |
| Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay, N.Y. Jets, Pittsburgh | 528* |
| Brett Favre HOF | Green Bay, N.Y. Jets, Minnesota | 508 |
| Philip Rivers | S.D./L.A. Chargers, Indianapolis | 425 |
| Matthew Stafford | Detroit, L.A. Rams | 423* |
| *entering Week 2 | ||
PATRICK MAHOMES
Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes has 95 career games, including the postseason, with multiple touchdown passes and has 315 touchdown passes, including the playoffs, since entering the NFL in 2017.
With two touchdown passes on Sunday night against Indianapolis (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC), Mahomes can tie Russell Wilson (317 touchdown passes) for the second-most touchdown passes, including the postseason, by a player in his first 10 seasons in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (327 touchdown passes) has more.
The players with the most touchdown passes, including the postseason, in their first 10 seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | TOUCHDOWN PASSES |
| Peyton Manning HOF | Indianapolis | 327 |
| Russell Wilson | Seattle | 317 |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 315* |
| *entering Week 2 | ||
Additionally, Mahomes can tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (96 games) for the second-most games with at least two touchdown passes, including the postseason, in their first 10 seasons in NFL history. Only Russell Wilson (100 games) has more.
The players with the most games with at least two touchdown passes, including the postseason, in their first 10 seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | GAMES |
| Russell Wilson | Seattle | 100 |
| Peyton Manning HOF | Indianapolis | 96 |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 95* |
| Dan Marino HOF | Miami | 95 |
| *entering Week 2 | ||
JOSH ALLEN
Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen has 97 wins, including the postseason, since entering the NFL in 2018.
With a win against Detroit on Thursday Night Football (8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video), Allen can surpass Ben Roethlisberger (97 wins) for the fifth-most wins, including the postseason, by a player in his first nine seasons in NFL history, trailing only Patrick Mahomes (112), Russell Wilson (107), Tom Brady (101) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (99).
The quarterbacks with the most wins, including the postseason, in their first nine seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | WINS |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 112 |
| Russell Wilson | Seattle | 107 |
| Tom Brady | New England | 101 |
| Peyton Manning HOF | Indianapolis | 99 |
| Josh Allen | Buffalo | 97* |
| Ben Roethlisberger | Pittsburgh | 97 |
| *in ninth season | ||
DETROIT LIONS
Detroit quarterback Jared Goff completed 26 of 39 pass attempts for 206 yards and two touchdowns in the Lions’ Week 1 overtime win against New Orleans. Since entering the NFL in 2016, Goff leads all quarterbacks with 39,828 passing yards.
With at least 172 passing yards at Buffalo on Thursday Night Football (8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video), Goff can tie Kirk Cousins (153 games) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (153) as the fourth-fastest players to reach 40,000 passing yards in NFL history, trailing only Matthew Stafford (147), Matt Ryan (151) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Drew Brees (152).
The fastest players to reach 40,000 passing yards in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | GAMES |
| Matthew Stafford | Detroit | 147 |
| Matt Ryan | Atlanta | 151 |
| Drew Brees HOF | San Diego Chargers, New Orleans | 152 |
| Kirk Cousins | Washington, Minnesota | 153 |
| Dan Marino HOF | Miami | 153 |
| Jared Goff | L.A. Rams, Detroit | 152* |
| *has 39,828 career passing yards | ||
Detroit running back Jahmyr Gibbs, who will turn 25 on March 20, 2027, had 186 scrimmage yards (156 rushing, 30 receiving) and two rushing touchdowns in Week 1.
With another multiple touchdown performance, Gibbs can tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown (15 games), Todd Gurley (15) and Christian McCaffrey (15) for the most such games by a player under the age of 25 in NFL history.
The players under the age of 25 with the most games with multiple touchdowns in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | GAMES |
| Jim Brown HOF | Cleveland | 15 |
| Todd Gurley | St. Louis Rams | 15 |
| Christian McCaffrey | Carolina | 15 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs | Detroit | 14* |
| Clinton Portis | Denver | 14 |
| Barry Sanders HOF | Detroit | 14 |
| *turns 25 on March 20, 2027 | ||
Detroit wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown had 10 receptions for 67 yards and two touchdowns in Week 1. Since becoming teammates in 2023, Gibbs and St. Brown have each scored a touchdown in 21 games.
Gibbs and St. Brown can tie Cleveland’s Pro Football Hall of Famers Paul Warfield and Leroy Kelly (22 games) for the fifth-most games in which both running back-wide receiver teammates score a touchdown in NFL history. Only Dallas’ Pro Football Hall of Famers Emmit Smith and Michael Irvin (32 games), the Baltimore Colts’ Pro Football Hall of Fame duo of Lenny Moore and Raymond Berry (31), Indianapolis’ Pro Football Hall of Famers Edgerrin James and Marvin Harrison (25) and Buffalo’s Pro Football Hall of Famers Thurman Thomas and Andre Reed (23) have more.
The running back-wide receiver teammates to both score a touchdown in the most games in NFL history:
| TEAM | RUNNING BACK | WIDE RECEIVER | GAMES |
| Dallas | Emmitt Smith HOF | Michael Irvin HOF | 32 |
| Baltimore Colts | Lenny Moore HOF | Raymond Berry | 31 |
| Indianapolis | Edgerrin James HOF | Marvin Harrison HOF | 25 |
| Buffalo | Thurman Thomas HOF | Andre Reed HOF | 23 |
| Cleveland | Paul Warfield HOF | Leroy Kelly HOF | 22 |
| Detroit | Jahmyr Gibbs* | Amon-Ra St. Brown* | 21 |
| *active | |||
Additionally, with eight receptions, St. Brown, who has 557 career receptions, can surpass Jarvis Landry (564 receptions) for the third-most receptions by a player in their first six seasons in NFL history.
The players with the most receptions in their first six seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | RECEPTIONS |
| Justin Jefferson | Minnesota | 579 |
| CeeDee Lamb | Dallas | 571 |
| Jarvis Landry | Miami, Cleveland | 564 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | Detroit | 557* |
| *entering Week 2 | ||
DERRICK HENRY
Baltimore running back Derrick Henry rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns in the Ravens’ Week 1 win. Henry has 125 career rushing touchdowns and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Marcus Allen (123 rushing touchdowns) for the third-most rushing touchdowns in NFL history.
With another multiple touchdown performance against New Orleans on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, CBS), Henry can tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss (37 games) for the fourth-most games with multiple touchdowns in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Jerry Rice (46 games), LaDainian Tomlinson (44) and Emmitt Smith (39) have more.
The players with the most games with multiple touchdowns in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | GAMES |
| Jerry Rice HOF | San Francisco, Oakland Raiders | 46 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson HOF | San Diego Chargers, New York Jets | 44 |
| Emmitt Smith HOF | Dallas, Arizona | 39 |
| Randy Moss HOF | Minnesota, Oakland Raiders, New England | 37 |
| Derrick Henry | Tennessee, Baltimore | 36* |
| *active | ||
CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY
San Francisco running back Christian McCaffrey has 98 scrimmage touchdowns (62 rushing, 36 receiving) in 113 career games.
On Sunday against Miami (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX), McCaffrey can surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice (115 games) as the fourth-fastest player to reach 100 scrimmage touchdowns in the Super Bowl era. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers LaDainian Tomlinson (89 games) and Emmitt Smith (93) as well as Shaun Alexander (96) reached the mark in fewer games.
Additionally, McCaffrey can surpass Marshall Faulk (36 touchdown receptions) for the most touchdown receptions by a running back in the Super Bowl era.
DAVID MONTGOMERY
Houston running back David Montgomery recorded three scrimmage touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving) in his Texans’ debut in Week 1.
With at least two scrimmage touchdowns on Sunday against Cincinnati (1 p.m., CBS), Montgomery can become the sixth player ever with at least five scrimmage touchdowns in their first two games with a new team, joining Dutch Sternaman (six scrimmage touchdowns with the Decatur Staleys), Jahvid Best (five with Detroit), Kareem Hunt (five with Kansas City), Bob Shaw (five with the Chicago Cardinals) and Billy Sims (five with Detroit).
The most scrimmage touchdowns by a player in their first two games with a new team in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | SCRIMMAGE TOUCHDOWNS |
| Dutch Sternaman | Decatur Staleys | 6 |
| Jahvid Best | Detroit | 5 |
| Kareem Hunt | Kansas City | 5 |
| Bob Shaw | Chicago Cardinals | 5 |
| Billy Sims | Detroit | 5 |
| David Montgomery | Houston | 3* |
| *entering Week 2 | ||
JUSTIN JEFFERSON
Minnesota wide receiver Justin Jefferson, who will turn 28 on June 16, 2027, had eight receptions for 92 yards in the Vikings’ Week 1 win. Since entering the NFL in 2020, Jefferson leads the NFL with 8,572 receiving yards.
With 31 receiving yards at Chicago on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, FOX), Jefferson can surpass DeAndre Hopkins (8,602 receiving yards) for the second-most receiving yards by a player under the age of 28 in NFL history, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss (9,142).
The players with the most receiving yards under the age of 28 in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | RECEIVING YARDS |
| Randy Moss HOF | Minnesota | 9,142 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | Houston | 8,602 |
| Justin Jefferson | Minnesota | 8,572* |
| *turns 28 on June 16, 2027 | ||
CHRIS OLAVE
New Orleans wide receiver Chris Olave recorded 10 receptions for a career-high 182 yards in Week 1.
On Sunday at Baltimore (1 p.m. ET, CBS), Olave can become the sixth player in NFL history with at least 10 receptions and 100 receiving yards in each of his team’s first two games of a season, joining Miles Austin (2010 with Washington), Pro Football Hall of Famer Isaac Bruce (1998 with the St. Louis Rams), Cooper Kupp (2022 the Los Angeles Rams), Puka Nacua (2023 with the Los Angeles Rams) and Andre Rison (1994 with Atlanta).
T.J. WATT
Pittsburgh linebacker T.J. Watt recorded two sacks and an interception returned for a touchdown in the Steelers’ Week 1 win. Since entering the NFL in 2017, Watt has recorded multiple sacks in 27 games.
With another multi-sack performance on Sunday at New England (1 p.m. ET, CBS), Watt can tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Richard Dent (28 games) for the fifth-most games with at least two sacks by a player in their first 10 seasons since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Reggie White (38 games), Jared Allen (34) and Lawrence Taylor (31) as well as Simeon Rice (33) have more.
The players with the most games with at least two sacks in their first 10 seasons since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | GAMES |
| Reggie White HOF | Philadelphia, Green Bay | 38 |
| Jared Allen HOF | Kansas City, Minnesota | 34 |
| Simeon Rice | Arizona, Tampa Bay | 33 |
| Lawrence Taylor HOF | N.Y. Giants | 31 |
| Richard Dent HOF | Chicago, San Francisco | 28 |
| T.J. Watt | Pittsburgh | 27* |
| *in 10th season | ||
