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14 NFL records that could be broken by end of 2018 season

We may refer back to the NFL's 2018 campaign as one of the more memorable in the league's 99-year history. (Perhaps you caught Chiefs-Rams on Monday night?) At a time when so many strong teams seemed headed for (hopefully) more memorable encounters once the playoffs roll around, we've also seen a variety of fresh and still-not-fading stars track toward unprecedented regular-season performances. Some seem destined to rewrite the record book, while others will require a Herculean push over the next six weeks to stake a claim. Here are just a few league marks that could come crashing down by season's end: Touchdown passes Kansas City phenom Patrick Mahomes remains in striking distance of Peyton Manning's single-season record (55 in 2013) after adding six Monday night and pushing his total to 37 through 11 games. At his current rate, Mahomes is on track to fire 54 TDs, though December's weather could be an obstacle given he'll play three games at Arrowhe...

NFL Week 8 Grades: Browns get 'D' in Hue Jackson's last game; Jameis Winston gets an 'F'; Pats earn 'B-'

Whether it's a relationship, a friendship or an old pair of jeans, we've probably all held on to something longer than we probably should have, and it's starting to feel like that's what the  Buccaneers  are doing with  Jameis Winston .  It's easy to see why the Bucs don't want to give up on Winston: He's a former No. 1 overall pick who's supposed to be the team's quarterback of the future. However, if Winston has proven one thing this season, it's that he probably shouldn't be the starting quarterback for the Buccaneers anymore, and if that wasn't clear to Bucs coach Dirk Koetter before this week, you'd like to think it became clear after Winston's four-interception meltdown during Tampa Bay's 37-34 loss to the  Bengals on Sunday.  Winston single-handedly cost Tampa the game and he did it by throwing interceptions that no  NFL  quarterback should ever throw. For instance, this first quarter pick was thrown directly in...