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Not only did Russell Wilson take the win Thursday night to move Seattle to 7-3 on the year, the Seahawks quarterback also made some history in the process. With his 11-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Lockett in the second quarter of Seattle’s 28-21 final victory over the Arizona Cardinals, Wilson has hit 30 touchdowns for the season. He now joins Brett Favre and Drew Brees as only quarterbacks in NFL history to throw 30 or more touchdowns in four consecutive seasons.
While Wilson may have joined that elite quarterback class, he still lags behind these callers in terms of the amount of time they’ve been able to produce prolific scoring campaigns. Fave actually pitched for 30 touchdowns or more for five straight seasons (1994-98), leading the league in passing scores for three of those five years. Meanwhile, Brees beat them both, throwing for 30 or more touchdowns in nine straight seasons (2008-16).
For those wondering, Tom Brady (2010-12) and Peyton Manning (2012-14) only have three consecutive seasons of 30 or more touchdowns in their careers. In Manning’s case, however, it’s a bit of a technicality as he threw over 30 scores in the 2009 and 2010 campaigns before missing the entire 2011 season with a neck injury. While that breaks the whole thing, Manning had five consecutive seasons of 30 or more touchdowns when he was able to make it to the field.
Speaking of Manning, this is where we find the other piece of history Wilson was able to put together on Thursday. With the victory, the Seahawks quarterback took home the 93rd victory of his career as a starter. That moves him past Manning (92 wins) for the most by any quarterback in his first nine seasons in the NFL.
What makes each of these milestones so meaningful is the legendary trajectory it places Wilson on. Manning finished tied for second with Favre on the all-time winning list at 186, behind only Tom Brady, who holds the record with 226 regular season wins (and that counts). As for that prolific touchdown clip, Wilson is now one of the quarterbacks who both rank in the top five on the all-time passing touchdown list. Wilson is already in the top 20 on this list and, if he keeps that pace, could one day find himself within reach of these all-time greats.
All of this success on the pitch in 2020 indicates that the 31-year-old has potentially won the first MVP award of his career. After Thursday’s win, he’s only the fifth quarterback since the 1970 merger to have over 30 touchdowns and over 110 passers in his first 10 games. Every second quarter (Patrick Mahomes, Manning, Aaron Rodgers and Brady) brought the MVP home when they’ve accomplished that feat, so it’s safe to say that Wilson has a story on his side coming out of Week 11.
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