A blitz of odds and ends around the NFL in Week 4
Who’s hot
Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters, the 2015 defensive rookie of the year, has four interceptions this season. Over 21 regular and postseason games, Peters has 13 picks.
Who’s not
The Philadelphia Eagles signed linebacker Mychal Kendricks to a four-year, $29 million contract extension before last season, with nearly $12 million guaranteed. Kendricks, though, had the worst season of his career in 2015 and has been phased out this season with the new coaching staff. He played only nine defensive snaps last week.
Number game
100 Sacks taken by Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck in his first three seasons. Peyton Manning was sacked 56 times in his first three seasons in Indianapolis.
2017 NFL Draft
Dane Brugler of CBS Sports and NFLDraftScout.com gives his top-five senior running backs and top-10 draft-eligible underclassmen at the position for the 2017 draft:
Top-five senior RBs
1. Elijah McGuire, ULL (5-10, 208, 4.50)
2. De’Veon Smith, Mich. (5-11, 228, 4.57)
3. Justin Davis, USC (6-1, 200, 4.53)
4. Corey Clement, Wis. (5-10, 227, 4.53)
5. Donnel Pumphrey, SD St. (5-8, 180, 4.43)
Draft-eligible underclassmen
1. Dalvin Cook, Fla St. (5-11, 213, 4.46)
2. Leonard Fournette, LSU (6-1, 230, 4.45)
3. Christian McCaffrey, Stanford (6-0, 205, 4.48)
4. Joe Mixon, OU (6-1, 217, 4.52)
5. Nick Chubb, Ga. (5-10, 220, 4.54)
6. Curtis Samuel, Ohio St. (5-10, 200, 4.52)
7. Samaje Perine, OU (5-10, 235, 4.57)
8. Royce Freeman, Oregon (5-11, 230, 4.49)
9. Elijah Hood, NC (5-11, 220, 4.59)
10. Jalen Hurd, Tenn. (6-3, 230, 4.57)
Blitz
Former TCU star Trevone Boykin made his regular-season debut last week in Seattle. He completed 7 of 9 passes for 65 yards with a touchdown and an interception in relief of Russell Wilson. One note of congratulations came from the father of Abby Faber, the 7-year-old with cerebral palsy who met Boykin for the coin toss at last year’s TCU game in Ames, Iowa. She and her family have been Boykin fans ever since.
Former A&M offensive lineman Germain Ifedi is expected to make his NFL debut this week. The Seahawks’ first-round pick missed the first three games with a high-ankle sprain.
Denver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller, a former DeSoto and A&M star, leads the NFL with five sacks.
Former Texas star Marquise Goodwin has scored only four touchdowns in his NFL career for the Buffalo Bills, but the average length of the scores is 56.5 yards.
Colts running back Frank Gore needs 88 yards to pass Jim Brown (12,312) for ninth place on the NFL’s all-time rushing list.
San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers has no interceptions. Stan Humphries, in the team’s Super Bowl season of 1994, was the team’s last quarterback to open the season without an interception through 12 quarters.
Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald has 16 career touchdowns against the Rams, the most against any single opponent by any active NFL player.
Rams defensive end Robert Quinn has 18 forced fumbles since the start of the 2012 season, the most in the NFL in that time.
Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford needs 104 yards passing to eclipse Dan Marino (27,064) for most passing yards by a player in his first 100 career games. The former Highland Park star, who is third in the NFL with 985 yards passing this year, has played 96 games.
Information from The Sports Xchange was used in this report.
This story was originally published October 1, 2016 at 4:26 PM with the headline "A blitz of odds and ends around the NFL in Week 4."