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What Comes After Seven?

What happens after you throw seven TD passes in a game?

    by Bob Vetrone Jr.
    Published 

Sure, you can expect a dropoff in Nick Foles' performance this Sunday, after tying the NFL record with seven touchdown passes in the Eagles' win in Oakland last week, but how much of a dropoff? Well, brace yourself.

Based on the six quarterbacks who had previously done what Foles did, it could be be a long drop.

Consider that those six quarterbacks, who combined for 42 touchown passes on their record days, in their respective next games combined — COMBINED! — for only eight TD throws. Ouch!

Here are the combined numbers for those six on their special days and their follow-up days: