NFL records under threat in Week 11: Can Herbert leapfrog Dan Marino? Will Gibbs tie Jim Brown?

Week 11 is inching ever closer, and suddenly, a handful of NFL records that once felt untouchable don’t look so safe anymore.

The league’s brightest stars are charging hard, chasing passing marks, reception milestones, and sack totals with the kind of heat that makes history — and the legends who set it — a little uneasy.

So as you settle in to watch this week’s slate, live on DAZN, keep an eye on how these guys are tracking. There's a very good chance you'll witness history in the making.

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Justin Herbert, QB - Los Angeles Chargers

If Herbert throws for just 154 yards against the Jacksonville Jaguars, he’ll move past Hall of Fame legend Dan Marino (23,856) for the third-most passing yards by any quarterback through their first six seasons.

Considering Herbert is averaging 261 passing yards per game, it would take a disastrous effort for him to fall short.

Assuming the Chargers' gunslinger passes Marino on Sunday, only Peyton Manning (24,885) and Patrick Mahomes (24,241) would rank ahead of him.

And with only 1,182 yards separating Herbert's current total of 23,703 and Manning's leading mark, it seems a foregone conclusion that - health permitting - the 28-year-old will top the list by the end of the season.

Matthew Stafford, QB - Los Angeles Rams

Four touchdown passes on Sunday would place Matthew Stafford alongside Dan Marino with four consecutive four-TD games, and one game behind Peyton Manning’s five-game tear in 2024.

It’s a brutal two-week stretch to try and climb the ladder. Seattle’s defense in Week 11 and the Buccaneers’ secondary in Week 12 present tough matchups for opposing quarterbacks.

But Stafford has made a habit of proving people wrong. What looked like a season threatened by injuries has turned into a season worthy of MVP consideration.

Baker Mayfield, QB - Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Baker Mayfield needs just one touchdown, passing or rushing, against the Buffalo Bills this weekend to become only the fourth No. 1 pick ever to reach 200 combined passing and rushing scores within his first eight seasons.

If he reaches that mark, he'll leapfrog Jared Goff to join an exclusive list comprising Peyton Manning (253), Cam Newton (240), and Matthew Stafford (201).

Christian McCaffrey, RB - San Francisco 49ers

With six catches on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals, Christian McCaffrey would become just the fourth running back in NFL history to post 75-plus receptions in six different seasons.

The only others to do it: Alvin Kamara, Hall of Fame legend Marshall Faulk, and Larry Centers.

At the rate the favourite to win the Comeback Player of the Year is going, if he doesn't break the record in Week 11, he'll certainly break it in the coming weeks.

Jamhyr Gibbs, RB - Detroit Lions

If Gibbs finds the end zone in the Sunday Night Football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, the 23-year-old will tie Jim Brown’s 42 scrimmage touchdowns for the fourth-most by any player before turning 24.

The only names above that line are Barry Sanders (47), Randy Moss (43), and Emmitt Smith (43).

Gibbs has 10 touchdowns in nine games this year, but the matchup against the Eagles isn't easy. With that said, he's such a dynamic talent and a focal point of the offense that he should find paydirt.

DeVon Achane, RB - Miami Dolphins

A receiving touchdown in Sunday’s Madrid matchup with Washington would make De’Von Achane the fourth player in league history to notch five rushing scores and five receiving scores in two of his first three campaigns.

Only Billy Cannon, Chuck Foreman, and Dan Reeves have achieved that mark in NFL history.

Davante Adams, WR - Los Angeles Rams

A touchdown grab on Sunday against Seattle would make Adams just the fifth player ever to record 10 touchdown receptions in seven different seasons - joining legends Randy Moss (nine), Jerry Rice (nine), Marvin Harrison (eight), and Terrell Owens (eight).

He’d also join Brandon Marshall and Owens as the only players to post a 10-TD season with three different teams.

Ja'Marr Chase, WR - Cincinnati Bengals

If Chase racks up 91 receiving yards on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he’ll leapfrog Jerry Rice’s 6,346-yard mark for the fourth-most receiving yards in a player’s first five seasons.

Once he climbs above Rice, the only names still above him would be Justin Jefferson (7,432), Torry Holt (6,784) and the legendary Randy Moss (6,743).

At his current pace, Chase could threaten Holt and Moss's place on that list by the end of the season.

Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR - Detroit Lions

With three catches on Sunday Night Football in Philadelphia (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC), Amon-Ra St. Brown would move past CeeDee Lamb (496) for the second-most receptions by any player in his first five seasons - leaving only Michael Thomas (510) ahead of him.

Emeka Egbuka, WR - Tampa Bay Buccaneers

A 123-yard outing on Sunday against the Bills (1 p.m. ET, CBS) would make Egbuka the fifth player in the Super Bowl era to open his career with 800 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns in his first 10 appearances.

Only Odell Beckham Jr., Marques Colston, Ja'Marr Chase and Mike Evans have previously managed that feat.

A performance of that ilk would undoubtedly help his bid to become the Offensive Rookie of the Year.

Myles Garrett, EDGE - Cleveland Browns

A single sack on Sunday versus the Baltimore Ravens would move Garrett into a tie with Jared Allen at 74 games for the fourth-most in a defender’s first nine seasons in the sack era.

The only names still above him: Reggie White (79), DeMarcus Ware (79), and Von Miller (77).

Passing that milestone would also tighten his grip on the 2025 Defensive Player of the Year award.

With his next sack, Garrett would also stand alone as the first player since 1982 to record at least 12 sacks in six straight seasons, breaking the mark held by Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor, who did it five years in a row from 1985–89.

Final word

Records are made to be broken, but what often gets overlooked is just how much the NFL has evolved. Today's NFL is more pass-heavy, and modern rules offer protections for quarterbacks, receivers and ball carriers that simply weren’t part of the game in previous eras.

It doesn’t diminish what the current stars are doing in the slightest, but it does add a different layer of context to the outrageous numbers put up by Marino, Rice, Taylor and the rest.

Those legends of the game delivered their moments in a version of the league that operated under a very different set of conditions, and that contrast makes their accomplishments every bit as impressive.