NFL Research spotlights the best nuggets from each slate of games. Here are the most eye-popping statistical accomplishments from Week 13 of the 2025 season.
1) Bills QB Allen continues to break records
Josh Allen has a strong case for being the best dual-threat quarterback in NFL history. To be precise, he has at least 76 reasons to make that case -- those being his 76 career rush touchdowns, the most by any quarterback in NFL history. Allen surpassed Cam Newton (75) for that record in Buffalo's Week 13 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, scoring on a run reminiscent of that of the 2015 MVP's.
Allen now has 30 offensive touchdowns accounted for this season (19 passing, 11 rushing). It is his sixth consecutive season with at least 30 such touchdowns, breaking a tie with Peyton Manning, Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers for the second-longest streak of 30-TD-seasons in NFL history. Only Drew Brees' nine such seasons are ahead of Allen's current streak.
Since his rookie season in 2018, Allen is second among all players with 76 rush touchdowns (only Derrick Henry has more). In 2025, he is tied for the second-most rush touchdowns behind Jonathan Taylor's 15 (Allen and Josh Jacobs each have 11). Of Allen's 11 scores on the ground, five have come on third or fourth down which are the most in the NFL. In a draft class that had multiple Pro Bowl backs in Saquon Barkley and Nick Chubb, Allen has over 20 more rush touchdowns than any of his draftmates.
Now for the other part of the dual-threat milestones. Allen's third-quarter touchdown pass to Keon Coleman was the 214th of his career, breaking a tie with Favre for the fifth-most pass touchdowns by any player in their first eight career seasons. Only Patrick Mahomes, Peyton Manning, Dan Marino and Russell Wilson had more.
2) McCaffrey on historic pace to join elite RB company
Christian McCaffrey leads the NFL with 1,655 scrimmage yards in 2025 despite missing 13 games due to injury in 2024. No player in NFL history has led the NFL in scrimmage yards after missing that many games the previous season.
For McCaffrey, it is the fifth season in his career with at least 1,600 scrimmage yards and 12 touchdowns, becoming the fourth player in NFL history to have five such seasons prior to turning 30 years old. He joined former NFL MVPs LaDainian Tomlinson, Shaun Alexander and Barry Sanders.
This is the third season of McCaffrey's career with at least 800 rushing yards and 800 receiving yards which ties Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk for the most such seasons in an entire career. Only six other players in NFL history have had a single season with at least 800 yards rushing and receiving.
McCaffrey is on pace to become the fourth player in the Super Bowl era to lead the NFL in scrimmage yards three different times -- joining Hall of Famers Thurman Thomas, Eric Dickerson and O.J. Simpson.
3) McBride becoming a star tight end
The Cardinals were eliminated from playoff contention as they suffered their seventh loss decided by four or fewer points this season, falling 20-17 to the Buccaneers.
Despite a lost season tight end Trey McBride has been playing at an All-Pro level for the Cardinals and continued that pace with eight receptions for 82 yards and a touchdown in Week 13.
McBride (309) surpassed Jimmy Graham (301) for the most receptions by a tight end in their first four seasons all-time. It was also the 14th consecutive game with at least five receptions for McBride, moving him one game behind Travis Kelce (15 consecutive games in 2018) for the longest streak of five-plus catch games by a tight end all-time.
4) Adams having historic season with Rams
Albeit in a letdown loss in Carolina, Davante Adams added to his historic 2025 season in his first year with the Rams.
The three-time All-Pro WR scored twice in the first half in the Week 13 loss to the Carolina Panthers -- both coming inside of 10 yards (a 4-yard touchdown in the 1st quarter and a 7-yard touchdown in the 2nd quarter).
Adams has been called the "Goal-line G.O.A.T." for good reason. Including the pair today, Adams has 60 career receiving touchdowns inside of the 10-yard line, breaking a tie with the original G.O.A.T. Jerry Rice for the most such touchdowns in NFL history (Rice had 58).
In 2025 alone, Adams has nine touchdowns inside of the 5-yard line, breaking the single-season record (Randy Moss in 2004 and Bubba Franks in 2001 each had eight such touchdown catches).
Overall, Adams has 14 receiving touchdowns in 2025 -- the third time in his career reaching that threshold in a single season. Only Rice (6), Moss (4) and Terrell Owens (4) have more such seasons in their careers.
