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          Eli Manning can tie John Elway for career passing touchdowns

          In Eli Manning's last game at Minnesota, he had his worst Total QBR in the last 10 seasons. Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
          • ESPN Stats & Information
          Sep 29, 2016, 02:26 PM ET

          Eli Manning and the New York Giants can reach significant milestones in Monday night’s game against the Minnesota Vikings.

          With a victory, the Giants would earn the 700th win in franchise history, including the postseason. Counting the playoffs, the Giants own a 699-592-33 all-time record. The Chicago Bears (758-576-42) and the Green Bay Packers (754-569-37) are the only teams with 700 total victories.

          Manning’s next win will be his 100th regular-season victory. He also needs two passing touchdowns to become the eighth quarterback in NFL history with 300. John Elway (300) is currently seventh on the career passing touchdown list. Next on the list is Fran Tarkenton with 342.

          Manning can also become the fifth quarterback since his 2004 debut to win 100 games. The four ahead of him: Tom Brady (138), Peyton Manning (132), Ben Roethlisberger (115) and Drew Brees (114).

          In the Giants’ visit to Minnesota in Week 16 last season, Manning had a 2.1 Total QBR, his lowest figure for any game since the start of 2006. He faced pressure on nearly 46 percent of his dropbacks, the second-highest rate he has faced in the past five seasons.

          ESPN’s Football Power Index gives the Vikings a 75 percent chance to win.

          Also in the passing touchdowns category: Philip Rivers of the San Diego Chargers has 286, four from tying Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas for 10th all-time. Unitas’ last three passing touchdowns of his career came when he was with the Chargers in 1973.

          Belichick can leave Lambeau behind

          Last week’s win over the Houston Texans gave New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick his 226th career win. That tied him with Curly Lambeau for fourth-most in NFL history. Belichick has 190 wins (and 69 losses) with the Patriots for a .734 winning percentage.

          Interception watch

          Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters had two interceptions each of the last two weeks. With two interceptions Sunday, Peters would become the third player since 1970 to have multiple interceptions in three consecutive games (Jairus Byrd with the Buffalo Bills in 2009 and Ed Reed with the Baltimore Ravens in 2010-11).

          The Chiefs play the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 4. Pittsburgh's Roethlisberger is throwing interceptions on 3.4 percent of his passes this season (tied for the 10th-worst rate in the NFL), a decline from 2.3 percent the previous two seasons.

          Peters has intercepted 12 passes in 19 games, three more than anyone else since the start of last season. The last player with 12 interceptions in his first two seasons was Richard Sherman in 2011-12 (12 in 32 games).