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What To Look For - Week 2

NEW YORK - September 16, 2026 - 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

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