![]() ![]() Hill could become the NFL’s first 2,000-yard receiver. The last NFL player with more was Raymond Berry with 1,147 for the Colts in 1960. Hill has 1,104 yards receiving, the most for a player through nine games since Charley Hennigan had 1,122 for the Houston Oilers of the old AFL in 1961. ![]() The passing slowdown hasn’t made it to Miami, where new receiver Tyreek Hill is thriving under first-year coach Mike McDaniel and is on a record-setting pace. The average point differential per game of 9.4 points is the lowest through nine weeks in the Super Bowl era. The lack of offense has helped keep games close, with the NFL having a record 72 games decided by seven points or fewer - the most ever through nine weeks. There have also been only nine games this season when the losing team scored at least 30, down from 21 at this point in 2020. The decline in passing production has led to 33 games already when the winning team scored 20 or fewer points, tied for the most through nine weeks since 2007. While rushing production is at its highest mark since 1987 thanks to defenses willing to cede yards on the ground, passing has been harder than it’s been in years, with the NFL passer rating of 89.2 the lowest through nine weeks since 2017 and the 6.12 yards per drop back the lowest since 2006. ![]()
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