We’ve got two legitimate NFL games going on this afternoon, but the main one we’re tracking is the New York Giants (10-5) taking on the Washington Redskins (8-6). If the Redskins win and they’re in as the No. 6 seed.
On the AFC side, the Oakland Raiders (12-3) take on the Denver Broncos (8-7) with the No. 2 playoff spot in the AFC.
As always, scroll on down for the live blog. Keep reading for this week’s press release from the NFL.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WEEK 17
RACE TO 5,000: New Orleans quarterback DREW BREES (4,858), Washington quarterback KIRK COUSINS (4,630) and Atlanta quarterback MATT RYAN (4,613) are the NFL’s top three passing yardage leaders this season.
Brees, Cousins and Ryan can each reach 5,000 yards passing on Sunday and would become the second trio of quarterbacks to reach 5,000 passing yards in the same season, joining Brees (5,476), TOM BRADY (5,235) and MATTHEW STAFFORD (5,038) who all accomplished the feat in 2011. Fox
Brees, who has recorded four of the NFL’s eight 5,000-yard passing seasons, is the only quarterback in league history to pass for at least 5,000 yards in multiple seasons. Fox
BRADY BARELY BLEMISHED: New England quarterback TOM BRADY has passed for 25 touchdowns with two interceptions and leads the NFL with a 12.5 touchdown-to-interception ratio this season. Fox
With three touchdowns and no interceptions at Miami on Sunday, Brady would have the highest single-season touchdown-to-interception ratio in NFL history (minimum 20 passing touchdowns).
ZOOMING ZEKE: Dallas rookie running back EZEKIEL ELLIOTT leads the NFL with 1,631 rushing yards, the third-highest rushing total by a rookie in NFL history.
With 69 rushing yards at Philadelphia on Sunday, Elliott would become the second rookie in NFL history with 1,700 rushing yards in a season. Elliott needs 178 rushing yards against the Eagles to surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer ERIC DICKERSON (1,808) as the NFL’s all-time rookie rushing leader.
Elliott ranks second in the league with 1,994 yards from scrimmage (1,631 rushing, 363 receiving), the third-highest total by a rookie in NFL history.
With six scrimmage yards on Sunday, Elliott would become the third rookie in NFL history to reach 2,000 scrimmage yards, joining Dickerson (2,212 in 1983) and EDGERRIN JAMES (2,139 in 1999).
DAK DAZZLES: Dallas quarterback DAK PRESCOTT leads all rookie quarterbacks with 3,630 passing yards, 23 touchdown passes and a 105.6 passer rating this season while helping guide the Cowboys to a 13-2 record and the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs.
With a victory at Philadelphia on Sunday, Prescott would record his 14th win as a starting quarterback, passing BEN ROETHLISBERGER (13 in 2004) for the most by a rookie starting quarterback in NFL history.
Prescott (23) needs four touchdown passes on Sunday to surpass PEYTON MANNING (26) and RUSSELL WILSON (26) for the most touchdown passes by a rookie quarterback in NFL history.
Prescott has thrown only four interceptions in 451 passing attempts this season and ranks third among qualifying quarterbacks with a 0.9 interception percentage, trailing only TOM BRADY (0.5 percent) and SAM BRADFORD (0.8 percent).
Prescott is on pace to record the lowest interception percentage by a rookie quarterback in NFL history (minimum 200 passing attempts).
The game is on FOX at 4:25 p.m. How about you watch it with me?
