By the numbers: Nick Foles ties NFL record with seven TD passes
Assuming Nick Foles wants to take the Eagles starting quarterback job for good -- and perhaps fulfill his owner's wish of finding a franchise quarterback -- he went a long way toward doing exactly that Sunday. Foles, in fact, was historically good, tying an NFL record by throwing seven touchdown passes vs. the Raiders on Sunday.
With his performance in Week 9, Foles joined former Vikings quarterback Joe Kapp in 1969, former Bears quarterback Sid Luckman in 1943, former Eagles quarterback Adrian Burk in 1954, Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning earlier this season, former Oilers quarterback George Blanda in 1961 and former Giants quarterback Y.A. Tittle in 1962 by throwing for that many scores.
| SEVEN TD CLUB | ||
| PLAYER, TEAM | OPPONENT | DATE |
| Nick Foles, Eagles | Raiders | 11-3-2013 |
| Peyton Manning, Broncos | Ravens | 9-5-2013 |
| Joe Kapp, Vikings | Colts | 9-28-1969 |
| Y.A. Tittle, Giants | Redskins | 10-28-1962 |
| George Blanda, Oilers | Titans | 11-19-1961 |
| Adrian Burk, Eagles | Redskins | 10-17-1954 |
| Sid Luckman, Bears | Giants | 11-14-1943 |
And apparently it's becoming quite a trend for modern-day signal-callers.
But here's something special for Foles. The previous best passer rating among those in the seven-touchdown club was Tittle's 151.4. Foles' rating for Sunday was 158.4, the highest possible mark.
Most disappointing of all, however, was that Foles tossed his seventh touchdown with 4:28 to play in the third quarter. But coach Chip Kelly inserted backup Matt Barkley into the game and didn't give Foles one last chance to break the record.
Entering Sunday's game, Foles had thrown six touchdown passes ALL SEASON. But he got hot Sunday as you can see by the scoring summary below and by his stat line (22 of 28 for 406 yards and zero interceptions):
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