Breaking NFL records is no big deal this year. With all the rule changes that the NFL is enforcing it has become much easier for offenses and that has translated into the games.
Up to this season only one player had ever passed for 5,000 yards in a season, that was 1984 when Dan Marino set an NFL record that has with standed nearly three decades. This season three players passed the 5,000 yard mark, two of those passing Marino's 27 year record.
This was just one of many records that have fallen. We've seen a new record for touchdowns by a tight end; one tight end broke a receiving record just to have another tight end break the same record a short time later. The NFL record for all purpose yards also fell as well numerous passing records.
So, with all these records why does Antonio Brown's record make a difference? Why does it matter compared to the others? Because it is a first.
Antonio Brown was voted to represent the Steelers in the Pro Bowl this past weekend; his teammates then named him the teams MVP earlier this week and all this culminated at the season finale against the rival Browns. Brown, nicknamed AB, became the first player in NFL history to have 1,000 yards receiving and 1,000 yards returning in the same season.
AB finished his sophomore campaign with 69 catches for 1,108 yards averaging 16.1 yards per catch with 2 touchdowns; return wise he has combined on kicks and punts for 57 returns totaling 1,013 yards and a touchdown.
I have personally met AB and have seen his kindness and sincerity to Steelers fans first hand. He deserves this trip to the Pro Bowl and the team MVP award but more than that he deserves a championship. That drive to a championship starts this weekend when they will visit the Denver Broncos for a trip to the Divisional Playoff game.
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