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MOST GAMES AS A HEAD COACH IN NFL HISTORY
- Don Shula 526 (490 regular season games and 36 playoff games)
- George Halas 506 (497 regular season games and 9 playoff games)
- Bill Belichick 455 (412 regular season games and 43 playoff games)
- Tom Landry 454 (418 regular season games and 36 playoff games)
Cam Newton is the only NFL quarterback with three seasons with double-digit rushing touchdowns in a season. He had an NFL-record of 14 in 2011, 10 in 2015 and now 11 in 2020. The Patriots record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season is 12 by Steve Grogan in 1976.
MOST RUSHING TDS IN A SEASON BY A QUARTERBACK
Player - Team - Season - Rushing Touchdowns
- Cam Newton - Carolina - 2011 - 14
- Steve Grogan - Patriots - 1976 - 12
- Tobin Rote - Green Bay - 1956 - 11
- Johnny Lujack - Chicago - 1950 - 11
- Kordell Stewart - Steelers - 1997 -11
- Cam Newton - Patriots - 2020 - 11
Newton became the 11th Patriots player to reach at least 10 rushing touchdowns.
PATRIOTS PLAYERS TO REACH 10 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
Player - Rushing TD - Season
18 - LeGarrette Blount - 2016
14 - Curtis Martin - 1996
14 - Curtis Martin - 1995
13 - BenJarvus Green-Ellis - 2010
13 - Corey Dillon - 2006
12 - Stevan Ridley - 2012
12 - Corey Dillon - 2005
12 - Corey Dillon - 2004
12 - Antowain Smith - 2001
12 - Steve Grogan - 1976 .................... QB
11 - Cam Newton - 2020 ..................... QB
11 - BenJarvus Green-Ellis - 2011
11 - Horace Ivory - 1978
11 - Jim Nance - 1966 .......................... 14 Game Season
10 - Tony Collins - 1983
Most Career Rushing Touchdowns by an NFL Quarterback
69 -
Cam Newton
43 - Steve Young
40 - Jack Kemp
WR Gunner Olszewski scored his first NFL touchdown on a 70-yard punt return in the second quarter. It is the first punt return for a touchdown for New England since WR Julian Edelman returned a punt 84 yards vs. Denver on Nov. 2, 2014. Olszewski's return comes on the heels of an 82-yard punt return for a touchdown that was reduced after a penalty to a 58-yard punt return in the win vs. Arizona on Nov. 29.
OLSZEWSKI IS THE FIRST PATRIOTS PLAYER WITH TWO 60-YARD PUNT RETURNS IN ONE GAME
Olszewski added a 61-yard punt return in the fourth quarter, in addition to his 70-yard touchdown return in the second quarter. He is the first player in Patriots history with two punt returns of at least 60 yards in a single game.
Olszewski finished with 145 punt return yards, the second-most ever by a Patriots player in a single game.
Most Punt Return Yards in a Game for the Patriots
- 156 - Mike Haynes vs. Buffalo, Nov. 7, 1976
- 145 - Gunner Olszewski, at LA Chargers, Dec. 6, 2020
J.C. Jackson has recorded seven interceptions and recovered two fumbles for a total of nine takeaways in 2020. CB Asante Samuel (10 interceptions) has the team mark for most takeaways in a single season under head coach Bill Belichick. The all-time Patriots record is held by DB Ron Hall, who recorded 13 takeaways (11 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries) in a single season in 1964.
MOST TAKEAWAYS IN A SEASON FOR A PATRIOTS PLAYER UNDER BILL BELICHICK
- 10 - Asante Samuel in 2006 (10 interceptions)
- 9 - JC Jackson in 2020 (7 interceptions and 2 fumble recoveries)
- 8 - Kyle Arrington in 2011 (7 interceptions and 1 fumble recovery)