You will remember Week 4 of the 2014 NFL season as the time Steve Smith showed us that, yes, he will take your spork and break it. Smith finished with 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns against his former team.
19.9: Smith’s average yardage per reception. That included a Globetrotters style 61-yard catch when a bouncing, magic loogie landed in his hands.
429: Smith’s total receiving yards so far this season, the most ever after four games from a receiver who’s 35 or older.
44: The distance of Smith’s longest reception last year. He already has two for 60 yards or more this season, and one was an 80-yarder.
3: The number of Darren Sproles all-purpose touches that have ended in a gain of at least 50 yards already, including an 82-yard punt return touchdown this week.
3 (again): Matt Asiata’s rushing touchdowns in Week 4. He had three over 30 career game appearances prior to Sunday.
3 (again!): The number of rookie quarterbacks in Vikings history who have thrown for 300 or more yards in a game, a prestigious group which now includes Teddy Bridgewater.
40-22: The difference between the rushing yardage gained by Charlie Whitehurst this week, and by LeSean McCoy. Advantage Whitehurst (no, really).
2: The number of games in NFL history that have concluded without a single punt, the latest Packers-bears yesterday.
85-34: The combined score of the Colts’ last two games. They’re a talented team with a great quarterback, but they’ve also played some steaming piles of football waste (also known as the AFC South other than the Colts).
73: Total first-half yards gained by the Bucs, an offense that then caught fire in the second half during a stunning comeback win over the Steelers. Led by Mike Glennon in his first start of the season, the Bucs gained 277 yards in the second half.
6: The number of 15-yard penalties given to the Steelers in that game. They’re currently the second most penalized team, with an average of 11 yellow hankies thrown in their direction weekly. Head coach Mike Tomlin went full angry Omar Epps in his post-game press conference, and to the surprise of no one he really didn’t seem to enjoy the taunting penalties Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell took.
3,065: The number of pass attempts Aaron Rodgers needed to eclipse the 25,000 career yards mark. That’s the fewest throws in league history to get there, and he did it while chucking for 302 yards and four touchdowns in a win over the Bears.
1: The number of players in NFL history with over 35 career sacks, a touchdown reception, and an interception return for a touchdown during their first four seasons. That player is J.J. Watt, and if the season ended today he’s the MVP, a debate which should last about four seconds.
