By AC Viking
Foles is in rare company with 7 TDs.
How ’bout the 6 guys he tied . . . how did they do the week before, then the week after?
1. Joe Kapp, Minn.
Did Not Play the week before — like Foles.
The week after setting the record: 7-24, 100, 0-0.
2. George Blanda, Houston.
9-25, 134 yds, 1 Td, 2 Int (week before)
The week after: 15-28, 209, 1-3.
3. Adrian Burk, Phila.
13-28, 238 yds, 2 Tds, 5 IntÂ
The week after: 18-34, 206, 1-2.
4. YA Tittle, NYG.
9-16, 130 yds, 0 Tds, 1 Int
The week after: 8-31, 172, 3-0.
5. Sid Luckman, CHI.
10-21, 211 yds, 2 Tds, 1 Int.
The week after: 9-24, 145, 1-4.
6. Peyton Manning, DEN.
Opening day, so no game the week before.
The week after: 30-43, 307, 2-0.
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The NFL is so incredibly different compared to when all but Manning set the record. No 5-yard chuck rule. Safeties killing WR over the middle. Running as the preferred method of moving the ball.
Now . . . not so much.
I’d like to think Foles’ next numbers will be more in line with Peyton Mannings’ than Joe Kapp’s.
