Seven from Sunday - Week 4

NEW YORK -- Oct. 4, 2026 -- A look at seven statistical highlights from games played during the 9:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. ET windows on Sunday, October 4, the fourth week of the 2026 season.

• With two games remaining in Week 4, 13 games were within one score in the fourth quarter, while 10 games were decided by one score (eight points or fewer), including five teams - Cleveland, Dallas, Kansas City, the Los Angeles Rams, and New England - that recorded the game-winning score in the final four minutes of the fourth quarter.
  
  There have been 18 games this season to feature a game-winning score in the final four minutes of regulation or in overtime, tied with 2025 (18 games), 2022 (18) and 2021 (18) for the second-most such games through the first four weeks of a season. Only 1983 (19 games) has more.
  
  There have been 37 instances this season of a team scoring at least 30 points in a game, the second-most such times through Week 4 in NFL history, behind only 2020 (52 times).
  
  Three teams - Kansas City, Minnesota and San Francisco - advanced to 4-0 this season. With the Chiefs and Vikings, it marks the first time since 2013 that two teams that missed the playoffs the year prior began the season 4-0.
  
  There have been 15 field goals made from 50-or-more yards in Week 4, tied for the fourth-most such field goals made in a single week in NFL history, trailing only Week 1 in 2024 (21), Week 4 in 2024 (19) and Week 2 in 2025 (17).
  
  
• Dallas wide receiver CeeDee Lamb had a career-high 17 receptions for 189 yards and a touchdown in the Cowboys' 34-30 win at Houston.
  
  Lamb is the fourth player in NFL history with at least 17 receptions, 185 receiving yards and a touchdown reception in a single game, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Tom Fears (Dec. 3, 1950 with the Los Angeles Rams) and Terrell Owens (Dec. 17, 2000 with San Francisco) as well as Brandon Marshall (Dec. 13, 2009 with Denver).
  
  
• Kansas City running back Kenneth Walker rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns in the Chiefs' 30-27 win over Las Vegas.
  
  Walker, who has at least 175 scrimmage yards in three games this season, joins Billy Sims (1980 with Detroit) as the only players in NFL history with at least 175 scrimmage yards in three of his first four games with a franchise.
  
  
• Indianapolis running back Jonathan Taylor rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns in the Colts' 30-13 win over Washington in London.
  
  Taylor, who is 27 years old and has 19 games with multiple rushing touchdowns, tied Clinton Portis (19 games) for the fourth-most games with multiple rushing touchdowns by a player under the age of 28 in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith (28 games), LaDainian Tomlinson (26) and Jim Brown (21) have more.
  
  Taylor has 75 career rushing touchdowns and became the fifth running back under the age of 28 with 75 career rushing touchdowns in NFL history, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith (108 rushing touchdowns), LaDainian Tomlinson (100) and Jim Brown (82) as well as Adrian Peterson (76).
  
  
• Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson passed for 222 yards and two touchdowns for a 144.2 passer rating, while tight end Mark Andrews had a touchdown reception in the Ravens' 24-18 win over Tennessee.
  
  Jackson, who is 29 years old and has 43 career games with at least two touchdown passes and a passer rating of 100-or-higher, tied Russell Wilson (43 games) for the fourth-most such games all-time by a player under the age of 30. Only Patrick Mahomes (52 games), Josh Allen (50) and Aaron Rodgers (45) have more.
  
  Andrews recorded his 57th career touchdown reception, tying Travis Kelce (57 touchdown receptions) for the fourth-most touchdown receptions by a tight end in their first nine seasons in NFL history. Only Rob Gronkowski (79 touchdown receptions), Pro Football Hall of Famer Antonio Gates (76) and Jimmy Graham (71) have more.
  
  
• Las Vegas tight end Brock Bowers had six receptions for 86 yards and a touchdown against Kansas City.
  
  Bowers has 2,076 career receiving yards in 31 career games, tying Pro Football Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow Sr. (31 games) as the second-fastest tight end to reach 2,000 career receiving yards in NFL history, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Ditka (30 games).
  
  Bowers, who is 23 years old, has 192 career receptions, surpassing Jason Witten (188 receptions) for the most receptions by a tight end under the age of 24 in NFL history.
  
  
• Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow passed for 428 yards and a touchdown and had a rushing touchdown against Jacksonville, while wide receiver Tee Higgins had 11 receptions for 157 yards and running back Chase Brown had 11 receptions for 71 yards.
  
  Burrow has eight career games with at least 400 passing yards since entering the NFL in 2020, surpassing Matthew Stafford (seven games) for the fourth-most such games by a player in his first seven seasons in NFL history, trailing only Patrick Mahomes (10 games), Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (10) and Dak Prescott (nine).
  
  With Higgins and Brown, it marks the fourth time in NFL history that wide receiver and running back teammates each had at least 11 catches in the same game, joining the Los Angeles Chargers' Keenan Allen and Austin Ekeler (Sept. 27, 2020), Minnesota's Moe Williams and Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss (Nov. 9, 2003) and Tampa Bay's Warrick Dunn and Keyshawn Johnson (Nov. 18, 2001).
  
  
• Additional notes from Sunday include:
  
  
  • Arizona tight end Trey McBride had seven receptions for 31 yards against the New York Giants.
    
    McBride has 380 receptions since entering the NFL in 2022, the second-most receptions by a tight end through their first 70 career games in NFL history, behind only Pro Football Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow (391 receptions).