From a rookie kicker to a tight end, a defensive back, third-year coach and Tampa getting shutout at home, there's a lot going on in the NFL.
postponed two games this weekend into next week because of COVID-19 issues within a pair of teams. Twelve games are in the books, though, and there have been plenty of incredible feats and facts so far.
The Buccaneers led the league in points per game, but were shutout Sunday night. They became the first team since the 1970 NFL merger to lead the league in points and get shutout in either December or January—and it happened at home in Tampa. Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers passed for 268 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-30 win over Baltimore on Sunday, giving him at least 30 touchdown passes for eight seasons now. He's only the fifth quarterback to achieve that: Drew Brees , Tom Brady , Brett Favre and Peyton Manning .
Since the Indianapolis Colts defeated the New England Patriots on Saturday, no AFC teams can clinch a division title by Week 15, marking the first time since 2002 that AFC teams enter Week 16 with no divisional winners declared yet.
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