The date was Nov. 30, 2014. That's the last time the Carolina Panthers lost a regular-season football game.
Since then they've won 17 straight because of quarterback Cam Newton's brilliance. If we hone in on a more recent stretch, over his past five games Newton has accounted for 16 touchdowns while throwing just one interception.
Quarterbacks either rising, falling or breaking was a theme throughout Week 14.
The Seahawks' Russell Wilson finished his fourth straight game with a completion percentage above 70.0, a yards-per-attempt average higher than 9.0 and three-plus touchdown passes.