One of the only true bright spots in the Tennessee Titans 42-19 loss to the Commanders in Week 13 was yet another day of Nick Westbrook-Ikhine finding the endzone.

NWI was targeted 8 times in the losing effort, catching just three of the balls that came his way. He actually dropped a pass or two, which isn't something we've seen him deal with much during this magical season of his. But after he got the butterfingers cleaned up early, he hauled in 3 passes for a team-leading 61 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Yes, it was a two-touchdown day for NWI. Mr. "NW-I only catch touchdowns and first downs" did it again. There are a handful of things in life you need to set up to autopay from your debit card: bills, rent, streaming subscriptions, and NWI Anytime TD prop bets.

That brings his grand total up to 8 receiving touchdowns on the season, tied for 4th-most in the NFL. Only Ja'Marr Chase (13), Terry McLaurin (9), and Amon-Ra St. Brown (9) have more. And it's important to note: none of those guys took the first four games of the season off! Or, rather, weren't being started by their coaches. But I digress…

Two touchdowns on three receptions in Washington mean's he's scored 8 TDs on just 20 total receptions this year. And here's where the history-making comes in. 8 receiving touchdowns is tied for the most any skill player has ever scored on 20 or fewer receptions.

That's not just in the Super Bowl era dating back to 1966; That's in the history of professional American football, dating all the way back to 1932. Good ole' Ray McLean, member of the 1942 Chicago Bears, found the endzone 8 times on 19 receptions, which is surprising mostly in the sense that I had no idea anybody passed that much back then.

Nick Westbrook-Ikhine has 8 touchdowns on 20 receptions.

That’s tied for the most touchdowns on 20 or fewer receptions in the Super Bowl era.

His 40% TD rate is the highest of any player in NFL history with at least 15 receptions. pic.twitter.com/wmLOMesmH2

— Easton Freeze (@eastonfreeze) December 2, 2024

Adding a bit of additional history making, his 40% TD rate is the highest of any player in NFL history with at least 15 receptions. Now, that will be nearly impossible to keep up in the remaining 5 games this season. But his clip of scoring so far has seemed more and more improbable each week. At his current pace of rec/game, he'll likely need to score 13 or 14 touchdowns by season's end to cement that record in the history books. We're all rooting for you, Nick.

A quick sidenote to this article that I found interesting: NWI may not in-fact be having the original NWI season. There was once a young man by the name of Marc Boerigter with the Kansas City Chiefs who, in 2002, arguably had the original NWI season.

He's the player who Westbrook-Ikine is currently tied with for most touchdowns in 20 catches. For him, his 8 TDs and 20 receptions came over the stretch of a full 16-game season. The comparison is a bit uncanny…

Boerigter in 2002: 20 catches, 8 TDs, 9 first downs, 21.0ypc, long of 99 yards

Westbrook-Ikhine in 2024: 20 catches, 8 TDs, 8 first downs, 18.3ypc, long of 98 yards

As for how his team feels about the season he's having, Titans Head Coach Brian Callahan spoke incredibly highly of Westbrook-Ikhine at his Monday press conference:

"Nick's (Westbrook-Ikhine) the guy that I point to for everybody and for our team on top of it as a guy that does it the right way all the time. And just like you said, the word is consistency and he's on top of it. He very rarely has a mental error. He's willing and physical in the run game. He blocks his tail off in the run game. He does a lot of the dirty work, too, because he's so sound and knows where to go all the time. And then when the ball's in the air, he makes plays. Everything about how he goes about his business, his approach, his professionalism is what you want. And you want as many of those types of guys as you can find. He's the example to me right now of what that's supposed to look like. And I'm happy for his success, he's deserving. He's earned it. And he just continues to keep making plays and we'll keep throwing him the ball if he keeps making plays. And that's been a really positive development both for him professionally and for us as a football team."

Right now, the Titans could use as many NWI types as they can get. Both in terms of on-field production and consistency day-in and day-out.

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