What To Look For: Week 10

Direct from the NFL and NFL.com, here is "What To Look For: Week 10 with some interesting stats, including a record still held by the late great Baltimore Colt, John Unitas.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WEEK 10

PATRIOTS VS. COLTS = BRADY VS. MANNING:  MVP quarterbacks TOM BRADY of the New England Patriots and PEYTON MANNING of the Indianapolis Colts meet on Sunday night.  The two quarterbacks represent the two teams with the most wins this decade (Indianapolis, 109; New England, 108).

With a win and a 300-yard performance, Brady will have 15 consecutive wins when passing for 300 yards and would be one shy of tying JOHNNY UNITAS (16) for the most consecutive wins with 300 passing yards in NFL history.

Manning has won 12 consecutive games when passing for 300 yards.  He can tie Y.A. TITTLE (13) for the third-most consecutive wins when reaching the 300-yard passing mark.

The quarterbacks with the most consecutive wins when passing for 300 yards:

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SAINTS MARCHING ON:  The New Orleans Saints are 8-0 for the first time in franchise history and aim to improve to 9-0 against the St. Louis Rams this Sunday. 

New Orleans leads the league with 303 points through their first eight games (37.9 average). 

The teams with the most points in the first nine games of a season in NFL history:

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        *Through first eight games of season

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MR. NOVEMBER:  Since 2006, Dallas Cowboys quarterback TONY ROMO has won 13 consecutive starts in November.  With a win on Sunday against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, Romo can set the record for the most consecutive wins in November since 1970. 

The quarterbacks with the most consecutive wins in November since 1970:

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HOME SWEET HOME:  MIKE TOMLIN and his 6-2 Pittsburgh Steelers will take on the 6-2 Cincinnati Bengals in an AFC North battle for first place on Sunday at Heinz Field.  The third-year head coach is 7-0 at home against AFC North opponents since the start of his career.  With a Steelers victory, Tomlin will tie for the second-most consecutive wins (8) at home to start a career against divisional opponents since 1970.

The most consecutive home wins against divisional opponents at the start of a head coach’s career:

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Pittsburgh has a 4-0 record at home this season and can become the ninth defending Super Bowl champion to start the following season 5-0 at home.  All eight of these clubs reached the playoffs and four went on to win consecutive Super Bowl titles.

The defending Super Bowl champions to win their first five home games the following season:

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200 TIMES FOR WARNER:  Arizona Cardinals quarterback KURT WARNER has 198 career touchdown passes in his 12-year NFL career.  With two touchdown passes against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, Warner will reach 200 touchdowns passes in 118 career games, making him the fifth-fastest player in NFL history to reach the milestone.

The quarterbacks who reached 200 touchdown passes in the fewest games:

                        *Warner currently has 198 touchdown passes

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