NEW YORK – Below are players that can set historic marks or reach career milestones during the 2024 Wild Card playoffs, including:
- QB Jayden Daniels
- QB Bo Nix
- QB Josh Allen
- QB Baker Mayfield
- QB C.J. Stroud
- RB Saquon Barkley
- RB Derrick Henry
- TE Mark Andrews
- WR Puka Nacua
- WR Cooper Kupp
- DE Danielle Hunter
RUSHING QUARTERBACKS
Four of the top five quarterbacks in postseason rushing yards are active in the 2024 postseason:
| PLAYER | TEAM | RUSH YARDS |
| Steve Young HOF | San Francisco | 594 |
| Josh Allen | Buffalo | 563* |
| Russell Wilson | Seattle | 527* |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 524* |
| Lamar Jackson | Baltimore | 521* |
| *active in 2024 postseason | ||
ROOKIE QUARTERBACKS
Washington’s Jayden Daniels (at Tampa Bay on Sunday night) and Denver’s Bo Nix (at Buffalo on Sunday) can each make their first career postseason start on the road on Wild Card Weekend. There has never been a postseason previously to feature multiple rookie quarterbacks winning a playoff game.
- Daniels can become the fourth rookie quarterback in NFL history to start and win 13 games, including the postseason, joining Ben Roethlisberger (14 wins in 2004), Joe Flacco (13 in 2008) and Dak Prescott (13 in 2016).
- Nix can become the first rookie quarterback in NFL history with multiple touchdown passes in five consecutive road games, including the playoffs.
- Only three rookie quarterbacks have won their first career playoff start on the road: Joe Flacco (2008 Wild Card with Baltimore at Miami), Mark Sanchez (2009 Wild Card with the New York Jets at Cincinnati) and Russell Wilson (2012 Wild Card with Seattle at Washington).
- The rookies with at least 250 passing yards in their first career postseason start in NFL history: Brock Purdy (332 passing yards, 2022 Wild Card with San Francisco), Dak Prescott (302, 2016 Wild Card with Dallas), Andrew Luck (288, 2012 Wild Card with Indianapolis), C.J. Stroud (274, 2023 Wild Card with Houston) and Andy Dalton (257, 2011 Wild Card with Cincinnati).
- The rookies with three touchdown passes in their first career postseason start in NFL history: Brock Purdy (2022 Wild Card with San Francisco), Dak Prescott (2016 Wild Card with Dallas) and C.J. Stroud (2023 Wild Card with Houston).
- The rookies with a passer rating of 100-or-higher in their first career postseason start since the passer rating system was implemented in 1973: C.J. Stroud (157.2 passer rating, 2023 Wild Card with Houston), Mark Sanchez (139.4, 2009 Wild Card with N.Y. Jets), Brock Purdy (131.5, 2022 Wild Card with San Francisco) and Dak Prescott (103.2, 2016 Wild Card with Dallas).
JOSH ALLEN
Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen has 2,723 passing yards, 563 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns (21 passing, five rushing, one receiving) in 10 career playoff games and has totaled at least 250 combined passing and rushing yards in each of his past seven playoff starts.
On Sunday against Denver (1 p.m. ET, CBS/Paramount+), Allen can tie Pro Football Hall of Famer John Elway (eight consecutive games), Joe Flacco (eight) and Aaron Rodgers (eight) for the fourth-most consecutive playoff games with at least 250 combined passing and rushing yards in NFL history.
The players with the most consecutive postseason games with at least 250 combined passing and rushing yards in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | GAMES |
| Tom Brady | New England | 12 (2014-18) |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 11 (2018-21) |
| Drew Brees | New Orleans | 9 (2009-18) |
| John Elway HOF | Denver | 8 (1986-89) |
| Joe Flacco | Baltimore, Cleveland | 8 (2011-23) |
| Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay | 8 (2015-2020) |
| Josh Allen | Buffalo | 7* (2020-23) |
| *active streak | ||
BAKER MAYFIELD
Tampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield, who recorded career highs in passing yards (4,500) and touchdown passes (41) this season, has 1,153 passing yards and 10 touchdown passes in four career playoff starts, including at least 300 passing yards and three touchdown passes in each of his 2023 postseason starts with Tampa Bay.
On Sunday night against Washington (8 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock/Universo), Mayfield can join Josh Allen (three consecutive games with Buffalo) and Matt Ryan (three with Atlanta) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history with at least 300 passing yards and three touchdown passes in three consecutive postseason games.
Mayfield can also become the seventh quarterback all-time with at least 300 passing yards in three of his first five career postseason starts, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Dan Fouts (four games), Jim Kelly (three) and Kurt Warner (three) as well as Andrew Luck (three), Aaron Rodgers (three) and Matthew Stafford (three).
Mayfield, who also had three touchdown passes in his postseason debut with Cleveland during the 2020 Wild Card playoffs, can join Aaron Rodgers as the only players in NFL history with at least three touchdown passes in four of his first five career postseason starts.
C.J. STROUD
Houston quarterback C.J. Stroud passed for a total of 449 yards and three touchdowns with a 109.3 passer rating in his first two playoffs starts last year, including a Wild Card win in which he recorded the highest passer rating (157.2) by a rookie in his postseason debut all-time.
With a win against the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday (4:30 p.m. ET, CBS/Paramount+), Stroud can become the sixth quarterback all-time to win a playoff game in each of his first two seasons.
The quarterbacks to win a playoff game in each of their first two seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | SEASONS |
| Joe Flacco | Baltimore | 2008-09 |
| Brock Purdy | San Francisco | 2022-23 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | Pittsburgh | 2004-05 |
| Mark Sanchez | N.Y. Jets | 2009-10 |
| Russell Wilson | Seattle | 2012-23 |
| C.J. Stroud | Houston | 2023* |
| *in second season | ||
SAQUON BARKLEY
Philadelphia running back Saquon Barkley led the NFL with 2,005 rushing yards during the regular season, the eighth-most rushing yards in a season all-time.
With 118 rushing yards against Green Bay on Sunday (4:30 p.m. ET, FOX/FOX Deportes), Barkley can surpass Jamal Anderson (2,122 rushing yards in 1998 with Atlanta) for the fifth-most rushing yards by a player in a season, including the postseason, in NFL history.
The players with the most rushing yards in a season, including the postseason, in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | SEASON | RUSHING YARDS |
| Terrell Davis HOF | Denver | 1998 | 2,476 |
| Terrell Davis HOF | Denver | 1997 | 2,331 |
| Eric Dickerson HOF | L.A. Rams | 1984 | 2,212 |
| Adrian Peterson | Minnesota | 2012 | 2,196 |
| Jamal Anderson | Atlanta | 1998 | 2,122 |
| Saquon Barkley | Philadelphia | 2024 | 2,005* |
| *entering Wild Card | |||
DERRICK HENRY
Baltimore running back Derrick Henry, who ranked second in the NFL with 1,921 rushing yards during the regular season, has 732 rushing yards in seven career playoff games.
On Saturday night against Pittsburgh (8 p.m. ET, Prime Video), Henry can become the fifth player all-time with at least 800 rushing yards in his first eight career postseason games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Terrell Davis (1,140), John Riggins (946), Marcus Allen (896) and Emmitt Smith (801).
The players with the most rushing yards in their first eight postseason games in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | RUSHING YARDS |
| Terrell Davis HOF | Denver | 1,140 |
| John Riggins HOF | Washington | 946 |
| Marcus Allen HOF | L.A. Raiders | 896 |
| Emmitt Smith HOF | Dallas | 801 |
| Franco Harris HOF | Pittsburgh | 744 |
| Derrick Henry | Tennessee | 732* |
| *in first seven playoff games | ||
MARK ANDREWS
Baltimore tight end Mark Andrews led all tight ends with a career-high 11 touchdown receptions during the regular season and has a touchdown catch in each of his past six games.
With a touchdown reception on Wild Card Weekend, Andrews can become the fourth tight end all-time with a touchdown reception in seven consecutive games, including the postseason, joining Jimmy Graham (eight consecutive games from 2011-12), Rob Gronkowski (eight from 2014-15) and Travis Kelce (seven from 2021-22).
The tight ends with the most consecutive games with a touchdown reception, including the postseason, in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | SEASON(S) | GAMES |
| Jimmy Graham | New Orleans | 2011-12 | 8 |
| Rob Gronkowski | New England | 2014-15 | 8 |
| Travis Kelce | Kansas City | 2021-22 | 7 |
| Mark Andrews | Baltimore | 2024 | 6* |
| *active streak | |||
PUKA NACUA
In his postseason debut last year, Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua had nine receptions for 181 yards and one touchdown, the most receiving yards by a rookie in a playoff game in NFL history and the third-most receiving yards by a player in his playoff debut all-time.
On Monday night against Minnesota (8 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC), Nacua can join Anthony Carter (306 receiving yards) as the only players all-time with at least 300 receiving yards in their first two postseason games. Nacua can also become the sixth player in NFL history with at least 100 receiving yards and a touchdown reception in each of his first two playoff games, joining Vernon Davis, Hakeem Nicks, Larry Fitzgerald, Sterling Sharp and Steve Smith Sr.
The players with the most receiving yards in their first two postseason games in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | REC. YARDS |
| Anthony Carter | Minnesota | 306 |
| Steve Smith Sr. | Carolina | 298 |
| Demaryius Thomas | Denver | 297 |
| Calvin Johnson HOF | Detroit | 296 |
| Vernon Davis | San Francisco | 292 |
| Puka Nacua | L.A. Rams | 181* |
| *in first playoff game | ||
COOPER KUPP
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp has 50 receptions for 652 yards and seven touchdown receptions in seven career postseason games, including 33 receptions and 478 yards during the Rams Super Bowl LVI championship run, the most receptions and second-most receiving yards by a player in a single postseason all-time.
On Monday night against Minnesota (8 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC), Kupp can become the third player in NFL history with at least 60 receptions in his first eight postseason games, joining Julio Jones (61 receptions) and Wes Welker (61). Kupp can also become the fifth player in NFL history with eight touchdown receptions in his first eight playoff games, joining Larry Fitzgerald (10) as well as Pro Football Hall of Famers Randy Moss (nine), Fred Biletnikoff (eight) and Jerry Rice (eight).
The players with the most receptions in their first eight postseason games in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | RECEPTIONS |
| Julio Jones | Atlanta | 61 |
| Wes Welker | New England | 61 |
| Larry Fitzgerald | Arizona | 53 |
| Cooper Kupp | L.A. Rams | 50* |
| Demaryius Thomas | Denver | 50 |
| *in first seven playoff games | ||
DANIELLE HUNTER
Houston defensive end Danielle Hunter has a sack in each of his past four postseason games and can make his playoff debut with the Texans on Saturday against the Los Angeles Chargers (4:30 p.m. ET, CBS/Paramount+).
With a sack on Wild Card Weekend, Hunter can become the seventh player since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic, to record a sack in five consecutive postseason games.
The players with the most consecutive postseason games with a sack since 1982:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | GAMES |
| LaMarr Woodley | Pittsburgh | 7 (2007-10) |
| Mark Gastineau | N.Y. Jets | 6 (1982-86) |
| Frank Clark | Seattle, Kansas City | 5 (2016-19) |
| Willie McGinest | New England | 5 (2001-03) |
| Simeon Rice | Tampa Bay | 5 (2001-05) |
| Bruce Smith HOF | Buffalo | 5 (1992-93) |
| Danielle Hunter | Minnesota | 4* (2017-22) |
| *active streak | ||
