FOR USE AS DESIRED October 7, 2014 http://twitter.com/NFLFootballInfo THE WEEK THAT WAS – WEEK 5 STILL ALIVE: After Week 5, there are 20 teams with a .500 or better record. Twenty-four teams (75 percent) are in or within one game of first place in their respective divisions, the most through Week 5 since realignment in 2002. -- NFL -COMEBACKS GALORE: The 2014 season has featured many close games and great comeback victories. There have been 16 comeback victories of 10+ points, nine of 13+ points and five of 17+ points, the second-most such comebacks (10+ points tied), respectively, through Week 5 since 1970. The most comeback wins of 10+, 13+ and 17+ points through Week 5 since 1970: THROUGH WEEK 5 SEASON 10+ POINT COMEBACK WINS 2011 18 2014 16 1989 16 1987 15 1999 14 THROUGH WEEK 5 SEASON 13+ POINT COMEBACK WINS 2011 12 2014 9 2012 8 1987 8 1979 8 THROUGH WEEK 5 SEASON 17+ POINTS COMEBACK WINS 2011 7 2014 5 1999 4 Many 3 The CLEVELAND BROWNS overcame a 28-3 deficit in their 29-28 win at Tennessee, the largest comeback victory by a road team in NFL history. Each of Cleveland’s first four games in 2014 have been decided by three points or fewer, the most such games to begin a season of any NFL team since the Washington Redskins in 2005. The most points overcome to win a regular-season game in NFL history: DATE 12/7/1980 9/21/1997 10/5/2014 11/8/1987 Many tied *Home Team WINNING TEAM San Francisco* Buffalo* Cleveland St. Louis* OPPONENT New Orleans Indianapolis Tennessee* Tampa Bay POINTS OVERCOME 28 26 25 25 24 GAME RESULT W 38-35 (OT) W 37-35 W 29-28 W 31-28 -- NFL -TD PASS FRENZY: Teams have combined for 248 touchdown passes through Week 5, the most TD passes through the first five weeks of any season in NFL history. The previous high was 247 last season. SEASON 2014 2013 2011 2012 2002 1985 MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES 248 247 241 234 226 217 -- NFL -- STREAKING SEAHAWKS: The SEATTLE SEAHAWKS defeated Washington 27-17, their ninth-consecutive win on Monday Night Football. Their nine-game winning streak on MNF is tied for the second-longest such streak since 1970 (OAKLAND RAIDERS, 14). Seattle has the NFL’s highest winning percentage on Monday Night Football with a 21-8 record (.724). The teams with the most consecutive Monday Night Football wins since 1970: DATES 9/22/1975-12/7/1981 12/5/2005-present 11/24/2008-9/30/2013 12/2/1996-9/27/1999 *Active streak TEAM Oakland Seattle New Orleans San Francisco MOST CONSECUTIVE MNF WINS SINCE 1970 14 9* 9 9 -- NFL -QB MILESTONES: Below is a sampling of the quarterback milestones that were reached in Week 5:  Denver quarterback PEYTON MANNING passed for a career-high 479 yards and four touchdowns in the Broncos’ 41-20 win against previously-undefeated Arizona (3-1). Manning (503) joined BRETT FAVRE (508) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history with 500 career touchdown passes. The performance marked Manning’s 13th career 400-yard passing game, tying Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO for the most in NFL history.  New Orleans quarterback DREW BREES, who has passed for 40,307 yards since joining New Orleans in 2006, became the seventh quarterback in NFL history with 40,000 passing yards with one franchise. Brees accomplished the feat in his 132nd game with the Saints, surpassing DAN MARINO (Miami Dolphins, 153 games) as the fastest quarterback to reach 40,000 passing yards with a team.  New England quarterback TOM BRADY passed for 292 yards and two touchdowns in the Patriots’ 43-17 win against Cincinnati on Sunday Night Football, becoming the sixth player in NFL history to reach 50,000 career passing yards. In 15 seasons, Brady has passed for 50,232 yards.  Green Bay quarterback AARON RODGERS threw three touchdowns in the Packers’ 42-10 win over Minnesota on Thursday Night Football. Rodgers, who played in his 99th career game, now has 200 career touchdown passes and became the second-fastest QB in NFL history to reach the milestone (Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO, 89 games). Rodgers’ 53 career interceptions are the fewest of any quarterback at the time they reached 200 career TD passes (TOM BRADY, 88). -- NFL -- TIGHT CONNECTION: In New England’s 43-17 win over Cincinnati, Patriots quarterback TOM BRADY connected with tight end ROB GRONKOWSKI for a 16-yard touchdown. Brady and Gronkowski have now combined for 45 career touchdowns, tying DREW BLEDSOE and BEN COATES (45) for the second-most QB-TE touchdowns all-time. In San Diego’s 31-0 win against the New York Jets, Chargers quarterback PHILIP RIVERS threw two touchdown passes to tight end ANTONIO GATES, extending their NFL record for a QB-TE duo to 65. ###