Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Life is hard. Trying to work two careers while being an engaged parent feels impossible at every moment. Thanksgiving is a time to take a breath and recognize blessings.
It is also a time to recognize that people are struggling. The Cowboys won a huge game against the Chiefs on Thanksgiving. Following their upset over the Eagles in Week 12, a conversation emerged that the death of teammate Marshawn Kneeland has galvanized the team. It is profoundly tragic that we push so hard that it takes a tragedy to cause a reset. The holidays are a hard time for many. Continually, I have seen the fantasy football community band together to help those who need it. It takes strength to recognize you need it. You are stronger than you realize.
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Thirteen games stand on the schedule; let's get a fix.
Number Watch
Josh Allen, Buffalo - 1 Rushing Touchdown - 75 Career Rushing Touchdowns
Allen is currently tied with Cam Newton for the most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in NFL history. His next will give him the record and move him into a tie with Pete Johnson for 25th on the career rushing touchdown list. Tony Dorsett is next with 77, and Derek Watters has 78. Ottis Anderson (81), Frank Gore Jr. (81), and Edgerring James (80) round out the Top 20 threshold.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle - 114.5 Receiving Yards, 20 Receptions
With 1,313 receiving yards, Smith-Njigba is on pace for 2,029 yards. Calvin Johnson holds the NFL record with 1,964. Smith-Njigba needs to average 114.5 yards per game to hit 2,000. He needs 108.5 for Johnson's record.
He is 20 receptions from tying his own team record of 100 catches in a season.
Ashton Jeanty, Las Vegas - 1 Reception, 1 Touchdown
Jeanty's next catch will tie Marcus Allen's team record for catches by a rookie, at 38. The top three rookies in Raiders receptions: Brock Bowers (112), Amari Cooper (72), Hunter Renfrow (49).
Jeanty is tied with J.D. Smith for the second-most touchdowns by a rookie in Raiders team history. Allen has the team record, with 14.
Davante Adams, LA Rams - 1 Receiving Touchdown
Adams' next touchdown will be 116 in his career, moving him into a tie with Antonio Gates for the seventh most in NFL history. The Top 6: Jerry Rice (197), Randy Moss (156), Terrell Owens (153), Cris Carter (130), Marvin Harrison Jr. (128), Larry Fitzgerald (121).
Adams has 12,475 career yards. He needs 246 receiving yards to pass Art Monk and move into the Top 25 in career yards.
Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia - 100 Rushing Yards
Barkley needs 100 more yards to become the 55th player with 8,000 in his career. He would pass James Brooks and Garrison Hearst on the career list in the process.
Tyler Warren, Indianapolis - 1 Reception, 22 Receiving Yards
Warren is tied with Charlie Young and John Carlson for the tenth most receptions by a rookie tight end at 55. His next would tie Mike Ditka for ninth. The Top 3 are Brock Bowers (112), Sam LaPorta (86), and Keith Jackson (81).
Josh Downs has the Colts record for receptions by a rookie with 68. Will Brooks has the team rookie yardage record of 1,131. T.Y. Hilton is second with 861.
Warren's 662 yards are 12th in yards for a rookie tight end. He needs 22 to move into the Top 10, tying Cam Cleeland.
Chimere Dike, Tennessee - 1,760 All Purpose Yards
Dike is averaging 160 all-purpose yards per game. He is on pace for 2,720 on the season. Darren Sproles has the NFL record with 2,696 all-purpose yards in 2011.
Cameron Ward, Tennessee - 608 Passing Yards
Ward lands on the number countdown list. His 2,210 passing yards are the second most by a Titans rookie. Marcus Mariota holds the team rookie record with 2,818.
Ward has seven touchdown passes. Hugh Millen is the only player in NFL history to throw for 3,000 yards and not hit double-digit touchdown passes. Amazingly, Trent Dilfer threw for 2,774 yards with just four touchdown passes in 1995.
Quinshon Judkins, Cleveland - 329 Rushing Yards, 4 Rushing Touchdowns
Judkins has 667 rushing yards, the seventh most by a Browns rookie. Terrance West had 673. Judkins can get to fifth place, Preston Carpenter's 756 with 89 yards. The Top 4 in team history: Nick Chubb (996), Trent Richardson (950), Jim Brown (942), and William Green (887).
Judkins has seven rushing touchdowns, tied with Travis Prentice and Ron Johnson for the fifth most in team history. The Top 4: Trent Richardson (11), Jim Brown (9), Nick Chubb (8), Isaiah Crowell (8).
David Njoku, Cleveland - 5 Receptions
Njoku is five catches from tying Dante Lavelli for the second most in Browns history at 386. Ozzie Newsome holds the team record with 662.
Zach Ertz, Washington - 1 Reception
Ertz's next catch will bring him into a tie with Shannon Sharpe at 815, the fifth most by a tight end in NFL history and the 39th most for all positions.
Keenan Allen, LA Chargers - 134 Receiving Yards
Allen can become the 33rd player in NFL history with 12,000 receiving yards.
