The NFL is shattering records and we’re only 5 weeks into the 2018 season This NFL season has been all about breaking records and reaching milestones. Los Angeles is the fifth team to score at least 30 points in each of their first five games to start a season in NFL history, joining the 2013 Denver Broncos , 2007 New England Patriots , 2000 St. Louis Rams , and 2011 Patriots . The No.1 recipient of Cousins passes is wide receiver Adam Thielen, who is the third player in NFL history with at least 100 receiving yards in each of his teams first five games to start a season, joining Charley Hennigan of the Houston Oilers and Bob Boyd of the Los Angeles Rams . Through Week 5, there have been 424 total touchdowns and 3,739 total points scored, both the most in NFL history through the first five weeks of a season. In NFL history, only eight weeks have featured at least 8,000 net passing yards and no other season in league annals has had more than two such weeks.