Mike Ditka, Brock Bowers and Raiders
Mike McCarthy has beaten a handful of Bears coaches over the years with Green Bay and Dallas and according to a report could become a candidate in Chicago.
Another record to spotlight: Myles Garrett’s 14-plus sacks in four consecutive seasons. An incredible feat, considering the constant double teams and uncalled holds he regularly faces. (After eight years and one playoff win, this could be his last year in Cleveland .)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brock Bowers has broken Mike Ditka’s 1961 record for yards receiving by a rookie tight end. Drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders 13th overall out of Georgia, Bowers eclipsed Ditka’s mark of 1,076 yards when he made a 13-yard catch late in the second quarter on Sunday against New Orleans.
In the third quarter, Bowers broke the NFL record for receptions in a rookie season, surpassing the mark of 105 catches set by Los Angeles Rams receiver Puka Nacua last season. Later in the quarter, he surpassed Darren Waller’s franchise record for most receptions in a season with his 108th catch.
You'd be hard-pressed to find a guy in NFL history tougher than Mike Ditka, but Brock Bowers is making his case. On Sunday, Bowers claimed Ditka's 63-year-old NFL record for receiving yardage by a rookie tight end.
Mike Ditka’s rookie tight end receiving yards record stood for 63 years. Today Raiders TE Brock Bowers broke it.
Las Vegas Raiders standout Brock Bowers broke Mike Ditka's 63-year-old NFL record for receiving yards by a rookie tight end.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers is officially in the record books. As Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk, Bowers surpassed Chicago Bears
Sam LaPorta, the then-rookie TE for the Detroit Lions rounds out the top five of the TEs with the most receiving yards in a season. LaPorta stands fifth on this list after he managed 889 yards during his rookie year. After being drafted in the second round of the draft LaPorta managed an average of 10.3 while adding 52.3 yards per game (17 games).
Two NFL teams with a rivalry of over 100 years, the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears, are preparing for their final face of the regular season this Sunday at Lambeau Field.
Las Vegas Raiders rookie TE Brock Bowers broke multiple records in a 25-10 win over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday night. He surpassed Mike Ditka's rookie receiving record of 1,076 yards set in 1961.