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What To Look For – Week 5

NEW YORK - Oct. 7, 2026 - Below are players that can set historic marks or reach career milestones in Week 5 of the 2026 NFL season, including:

  • QB Josh Allen
  • QB Joe Burrow
  • QB Jared Goff
  • QB Jalen Hurts
  • QB Trevor Lawrence
  • QB Brock Purdy
  • QB Aaron Rodgers
  • QB Matthew Stafford
  • RB Jahmyr Gibbs
  • RB Derrick Henry
  • RB Alvin Kamara
  • WR CeeDee Lamb
  • WR Amon-Ra St. Brown
  • TE Trey McBride

JOSH ALLEN

Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen has 91 regular season wins and 99 career wins, including the postseason, since entering the NFL in 2018.

With a win on Monday Night Football at the Los Angeles Rams (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC), Allen can become the fourth quarterback all-time with at least 100 wins, including the postseason, in their first nine seasons, joining Patrick Mahomes (112 wins), Russell Wilson (107) and Tom Brady (101).

The starting quarterbacks with the most wins in their first nine seasons, including the postseason, in NFL history:

PLAYER

TEAM

WINS

Patrick Mahomes

Kansas City

112

Russell Wilson

Seattle

107

Tom Brady

New England

101

Josh Allen

Buffalo

99*

*in ninth season

Additionally, with a win on Monday night, Allen can tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (92 wins) for the third-most regular-season wins by a starting quarterback in their first nine seasons in NFL history. Only Russell Wilson (98 wins) and Patrick Mahomes (95) have more.

PLAYER

TEAM

WINS

Russell Wilson

Seattle

98

Patrick Mahomes

Kansas City

95

Peyton Manning HOF

Indianapolis

92

Josh Allen

Buffalo

91*

*in ninth season

JOE BURROW

Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow completed 39 of 54 attempts (72.2 percent) for 428 yards and a touchdown pass in Week 4. He is one of two quarterbacks this season with a completion percentage of 70-or-higher in three games.

With at least 300 passing yards on Sunday at Miami (1 p.m. ET, FOX), Burrow, who turns 30 on Dec. 10, 2026, can become the fifth quarterback under the age of 30 with at least 300 passing yards in 30 games. Only Patrick Mahomes (48 games), Matthew Stafford (39), Jared Goff (38) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (38) have more.

The players under the age of 30 with the most games with at least 300 passing yards in NFL history:

PLAYER

TEAM(S)

GAMES

Patrick Mahomes

Kansas City

48

Matthew Stafford

Detroit

39

Jared Goff

L.A. Rams, Detroit

38

Dan Marino HOF

Miami

38

Joe Burrow

Cincinnati

29*

*turns 30 on Dec. 10, 2026

Additionally, with a completion percentage of 70-or-higher on Sunday, Burrow, who is in his seventh season, can tie Lamar Jackson (38 games), Patrick Mahomes (38) and Tua Tagovailoa (38) for the most such games by a player in their first seven seasons in NFL history.

The players with the most games with a completion percentage of 70-or-higher in their first seven seasons in NFL history:

PLAYER

TEAM

GAMES

Lamar Jackson

Baltimore

38

Patrick Mahomes

Kansas City

38

Tua Tagovailoa

Miami

38

Joe Burrow

Cincinnati

37*

Dak Prescott

Dallas

37

*in seventh season

JARED GOFF

Detroit quarterback Jared Goff has 50 games with at least 300 passing yards since entering the NFL in 2016. He is one of five quarterbacks with at least 300 passing yards in multiple games this season.

With at least 300 passing yards on Sunday at Arizona (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX), Goff can tie Patrick Mahomes (51 games, in 10th season) for the third-most such games in by a player in his first 11 seasons in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Drew Brees (57 games) and Matt Ryan (53) have more.

The players with the most games with at least 300 passing yards in their first 11 seasons in NFL history:

PLAYER

TEAM(S)

GAMES

Drew Brees HOF

San Diego Chargers, New Orleans

57

Matt Ryan

Atlanta

53

Patrick Mahomes

Kansas City

51#

Jared Goff

L.A. Rams, Detroit

50*

*in 11th season; #in 10th season

JALEN HURTS

Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts has 29 games with at least a rushing touchdown and touchdown pass since entering the NFL in 2020.

With a rushing touchdown and touchdown pass on Sunday against Jacksonville (9:30 a.m. ET, London, NFL Network), Hurts can become the fifth quarterback with 30 such games in NFL history, joining Josh Allen (53 games), Cam Newton (45), Aaron Rodgers (32) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve Young (31).

The quarterbacks with the most games with a rushing touchdown and touchdown pass in NFL history:

PLAYER

TEAM(S)

GAMES

Josh Allen

Buffalo

53*

Cam Newton

Carolina, New England

45

Aaron Rodgers

Green Bay, Pittsburgh

32*

Steve Young HOF

Tampa Bay, San Francisco

31

Jalen Hurts

Philadelphia

29*

*entering Week 5

TREVOR LAWRENCE

Jacksonville quarterback Trevor Lawrence has started in seven international games, the most international starts by a quarterback since the NFL started playing regular season games outside the United States in 2005. He has at least one touchdown pass in each of his seven international starts.

With a touchdown pass against Philadelphia in London on Sunday (9:30 a.m. ET, NFL Network), Lawrence can tie Blake Bortles (nine touchdown passes) for the second-most touchdown passes in regular season international games. Only Tom Brady (12 touchdown passes) has more.

The players with the most touchdown passes in regular season international games:

PLAYER

TEAM(S)

TD PASSES

Tom Brady

New England, Tampa Bay

12

Blake Bortles

Jacksonville

9

Trevor Lawrence

Jacksonville

8*

Matthew Stafford

Detroit, L.A. Rams

8

*entering Week 5

BROCK PURDY

San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy has 16 games with a passer rating of 125-or-higher since entering the NFL in 2022. He is one of two quarterbacks with multiple games with a passer rating of 125-or-higher this season.

With a passer rating of 125-or-higher on Sunday at Seattle (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX), Purdy can tie Russell Wilson (17 games) for the second-most such games by a player in his first five seasons in NFL history. Only Patrick Mahomes (18 games) has more.

The players with the most games with a passer rating of 125-or-higher in their first five seasons in NFL history:

PLAYER

TEAM

GAMES

Patrick Mahomes

Kansas City

18

Russell Wilson

Seattle

17

Brock Purdy

San Francisco

16*

*entering Week 5

AARON RODGERS & MATTHEW STAFFORD

Pittsburgh quarterback Aaron Rodgers has seven touchdown passes this season and 579 touchdown passes in his career, including the postseason. Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has 147 regular season touchdown passes since joining the Rams in 2021 and 454 touchdown passes in his career, including the postseason.

With a touchdown pass in Week 5, both Rodgers and Stafford can move up the leaderboard in most touchdown passes, including the postseason, in NFL history. Rodgers can surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (579 touchdown passes) for the third-most touchdown passes, including the postseason, in NFL history and Stafford can surpass Ben Roethlisberger (454) for the sixth-most touchdown passes, including the postseason, all-time.

The players with the most touchdown passes, including the postseason, in NFL history:

PLAYER

TEAM(S)

TOUCHDOWN PASSES

Tom Brady

New England, Tampa Bay

737

Drew Brees HOF

San Diego Chargers, New Orleans

608

Peyton Manning HOF

Indianapolis, Denver

579

Aaron Rodgers

Green Bay, N.Y. Jets, Pittsburgh

579*

Brett Favre HOF

Green Bay, N.Y. Jets, Minnesota

552

Ben Roethlisberger

Pittsburgh

454

Matthew Stafford

Detroit, L.A. Rams

454*

*entering Week 5

Additionally, with three touchdown passes on Monday night against Buffalo (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC), Stafford, who had 282 touchdown passes with Detroit, can become the first player in NFL history with at least 150 touchdown passes with two franchises.

JAHMYR GIBBS

Detroit running back Jahmyr Gibbs leads the NFL with 56 scrimmage touchdowns (44 rushing, 12 receiving) since entering the league in 2023. He is one of two running backs with a touchdown in each of his four games this season.

With a touchdown on Sunday at Arizona (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX), Gibbs, who is 24 years old, can tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Barry Sanders (57 scrimmage touchdowns) for the most scrimmage touchdowns by a player under the age of 25 in NFL history.

The players with the most scrimmage touchdowns under the age of 25 in NFL history:

PLAYER

TEAM

SCRIMMAGE TDs

Barry Sanders HOF

Detroit

57

Jahmyr Gibbs

Detroit

56*

Todd Gurley

St. Louis Rams

56

*turns 25 on March 20, 2027

DERRICK HENRY

Baltimore running back Derrick Henry leads the NFL with 134 scrimmage touchdowns (129 rushing, five receiving) since entering the league in 2016. He is tied for the lead with seven scrimmage touchdowns this season.

With two scrimmage touchdowns on Sunday Night Football at Atlanta (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC), a feat he has accomplished 37 times in his career and twice this season, Henry can tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk (136 combined rushing and receiving touchdowns) for the fourth-most combined rushing and receiving touchdowns by a running back in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith (175 combined rushing and receiving touchdowns), LaDainian Tomlinson (162) and Marcus Allen (144) have more.

The running backs with the most combined rushing and receiving touchdowns in NFL history:

PLAYER

TEAM(S)

RUSHING/RECEIVING TDs

Emmitt Smith HOF

Dallas, Arizona

175

LaDainian Tomlinson HOF

San Diego Chargers, N.Y. Jets

162

Marcus Allen HOF

L.A. Raiders, Kansas City

144

Marshall Faulk HOF

Indianapolis, St. Louis Rams

136

Derrick Henry

Tennessee, Baltimore

134*

*entering Week 5

ALVIN KAMARA

New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara ranks third in the NFL with 12,319 scrimmage yards (7,324 rushing, 4,995 receiving) since entering the league in 2017.

With five receiving yards on Sunday against Minnesota (1 p.m. ET, FOX), Kamara can join Pro Football Hall of Famers Marcus Allen, Marshall Faulk and Lenny Moore as well as Tiki Barber and Christian McCaffrey as the only players in NFL history with at least 5,000 rushing yards and 5,000 receiving yards.

The players with at least 5,000 rushing yards and 5,000 receiving yards in NFL history:

PLAYER

TEAM(S)

RUSHING YARDS

RECEIVING YARDS

Marcus Allen HOF

L.A. Raiders, Kansas City

12,243

5,411

Tiki Barber

N.Y. Giants

10,449

5,183

Marshall Faulk HOF

Indianapolis, St. Louis Rams

12,279

6,875

Christian McCaffrey*

Carolina, San Francisco

7,807

5,512

Lenny Moore HOF

Baltimore Colts

5,174

6,039

Alvin Kamara*

New Orleans

7,324

4,995

*entering Week 5

CEEDEE LAMB

Dallas wide receiver CeeDee Lamb is tied for the lead in receptions (608) and ranks second in receiving yards (7,914) since entering the NFL in 2020. Lamb had a career-high 17 receptions for 189 yards and a touchdown in Week 4, becoming the fourth player in NFL history with at least 17 receptions, 185 receiving yards and a touchdown reception in a single game.

With seven receptions on Thursday Night Football against Tampa Bay (8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video), Lamb, set to play in his 100th career game, can surpass Anquan Boldin (614 receptions) for the fifth-most receptions by a player in their first 100 games in NFL history. Only Cooper Kupp (625 receptions), Keenan Allen (624), Antonio Brown (622) and Julio Jones (619) have more.

The players with the most receptions in their first 100 games in NFL history:

PLAYER

TEAM

RECEPTIONS

Cooper Kupp

L.A. Rams

625

Keenan Allen

San Diego/L.A. Chargers

624

Antonio Brown

Pittsburgh

622

Julio Jones

Atlanta

619

Anquan Boldin

Baltimore

614

CeeDee Lamb

Dallas

608*

*in 99 games

With at least 10 receptions and 100 receiving yards on Thursday night, Lamb can tie Julio Jones (12 games) for the fifth-most such games by a player in his first seven seasons in NFL history. Only Michael Thomas (15 games), Brandon Marshall (14), Ja'Marr Chase (13) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Andre Johnson (13) have more.

The players with the most games with at least 10 receptions and 100 receiving yards in their first seven seasons in NFL history:

PLAYER

TEAM(S)

GAMES

Michael Thomas

New Orleans

15

Brandon Marshall

Denver, Miami, Chicago

14

Ja'Marr Chase

Cincinnati

13

Andre Johnson HOF

Houston

13

Julio Jones

Atlanta

12

CeeDee Lamb

Dallas

11*

*in seventh season

AMON-RA ST. BROWN

Detroit wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown leads the NFL with 578 receptions since entering the league in 2021.

With two receptions on Sunday at Arizona (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX), St. Brown can surpass Justin Jefferson (579 receptions) for the 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

TEAMS

RECEPTIONS

Justin Jefferson

Minnesota

579

Amon-Ra St. Brown

Detroit

578*

*in sixth season

TREY MCBRIDE

Arizona tight end Trey McBride ranks second among tight ends with 380 receptions since entering the NFL in 2022.

With seven receptions against Detroit on Sunday (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX), McBride can surpass Jimmy Graham (386 receptions) for the most receptions by a tight end in their first five seasons in NFL history.

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