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2018 NFL Season: Crazy stats through the first three weeks

By Erik Lambert

DETROIT, MI - SEPTEMBER 23: Running back Kerryon Johnson #33 of the Detroit Lions runs for yardage against the New England Patriots during the first half at Ford Field on September 23, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI - SEPTEMBER 23: Running back Kerryon Johnson #33 of the Detroit Lions runs for yardage against the New England Patriots during the first half at Ford Field on September 23, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 23: Michael Thomas #13 of the New Orleans Saints warms up prior to the game against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 23, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 23: Michael Thomas #13 of the New Orleans Saints warms up prior to the game against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 23, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images) /

Michael Thomas is on pace for 202 catches in 2018

As crazy as the Brees stat was, one of his favorite targets has one going as well. Michael Thomas has emerged among the best wide receivers in the NFL. Proof again that the Saints are excellent at finding great receiving talent outside the first round. Thomas is on a torrid stretch of his own. The  NFL record for most catches in a season was set back in 2002.

That year Marvin Harrison hauled in 143 passes. Thomas is setting up to leap over that like Superman in a single bound. He has 38 catches already in three games, putting him on pace for 202 by the end of this season. Most would say there’s no chance that holds up, but the way Brees is playing? It might be insanely worth considering.

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