Lions and Seahawks mixed to make NFL historical past by pulling off these six uncommon feats throughout wild Monday recreation

For the second straight week, the NFL gave us a Monday evening doubleheader and for the second straight week, the late recreation within the doubleheader was a historic one. 

Final week, the Commanders and Bengals gave us the first NFL game ever with no punts or turnovers. This week, the Seahawks and Lions additionally produced one thing that we have by no means seen earlier than throughout Detroit’s wild 42-29 win over Seattle. 

Let’s take a look at the data from the sport, together with two issues that had by no means occurred earlier than in NFL historical past: 

• By no means been achieved earlier than, Half I: Jared Goff pitches an ideal recreation. The Lions QB set the NFL record for most pass attempts without an incompletion. Goff went 18 of 18 for 292 yards and two touchdowns. The earlier report was held by Kurt Warner, who went 10 of 10 in a recreation again in 2005, so Goff simply did not break the report, he smashed it. Goff additionally set the report for essentially the most passing yards with out an incompletion. Warner threw for 115 in his good recreation whereas Goff greater than doubled that. Nearly as good as Goff was, he did not get a recreation ball, and apparently, Dan Campbell feels type of dangerous about that (You can read his comments here). 
• Goff is on a roll. Together with his good recreation, Goff has now accomplished 87.8% of his passes over the previous two weeks, which is tied for the second-best accuracy price ever over a two-game span. Solely Jayden Daniels, who accomplished 88.7% of his passes over the previous two weeks, has been higher. Earlier than this 12 months, the report had stood since 2008 when Peyton Manning accomplished 87.8% of his passes over a two-week span. 
• Lions pull off uncommon feat. Not solely did Goff go 18 of 18, however Amon-Ra St. Brown additionally accomplished a move, which implies the Lions went 19 of 19 as a crew. That made them the first team since the 1942 Giants to complete 100% of its passes in a recreation. The Lions report is rather more spectacular, although, as a result of the Giants solely threw one move throughout their recreation. Additionally, though Kurt Warner held the report for for many move makes an attempt with out an incompletion, the Cardinals undoubtedly did not full all their passes in that 2005 recreation. Warner obtained knocked out of that recreation and his backup ended up going 14 of 24, which implies Warner’s crew went 24 of 34.  
• Uncommon connection. Not solely did Amon-Ra St. Brown throw a move, however that move truly went for a landing to Jared Goff. The Lions QB additionally threw a TD move to St. Brown, which makes them just the eighth duo in NFL history, and fourth since 1950, to throw a TD move and catch a TD move from one another in the identical recreation.  
• By no means been achieved earlier than, Half II: Seahawks set unlucky report. The Seahawks racked up 38 first downs on Monday evening, which is essentially the most ever by a dropping crew in NFL historical past, according to Pro Football Reference. The earlier report of 36 had been achieved a number of instances with the latest recreation coming in 2019 when the Rams had 36 first downs in a 55-40 loss to the Buccaneers. Win or lose, the 38 first downs was essentially the most by any NFL team in additional than a decade. The Broncos had been the final crew to high that quantity when Peyton Manning led them to 39 in a single recreation in 2013. 
• Seahawks (type of) set an unlucky franchise report. The Seahawks piled up 516 yards of offense, which is the second-highest whole they’ve ever had in a loss. There has solely been one recreation in franchise historical past that was greater and that got here in 2020 after they had 572 yards in a 37-34 loss to the Cardinals. Nonetheless, that recreation got here in extra time, so Monday’s recreation was essentially the most yardage the Seahawks have ever totaled in a regulation loss. 

It really was a wild recreation for the ages. Even the ultimate rating was a rarity, the 42-29 win by the Lions marked simply the second time in NFL historical past that recreation ended with that rating. The one different time it occurred got here in 2005 when the Bengals beat the Ravens.