Coming out of the Los Angeles Chargers' 29-27 comeback victory over the Miami Dolphins last Sunday, the vast majority of the headlines surrounding the wild win centered around the ridiculous play involving Justin Herbert and Ladd McConkey on the Bolts' final drive to set up Cameron Dicker's game-winning field goal.
And that's certainly understandable. Herbert somehow managing to escape the wrath of Dolphins edge rusher Jaelan Phillips to get the ball to McConkey, who stopped on a dime before bursting past Miami safety Dante Trader Jr., was absolutely incredible, so much so that Jim Harbaugh said "the play burned in my mind until they throw dirt over top of me."
There were a couple of unsung heroes in that final minute as well, but Herbert and McConkey undoubtedly deserved all the flowers they received in the aftermath.
Lost in all the hoopla, however, was the fact that Keenan Allen made a little NFL history in the win over Miami. Actually, it wasn't little at all, as the 33-year-old made unprecedented history in becoming the first player ever to record 400 career catches from two different quarterbacks.
Keenan Allen became the first member of the 400-400 club in the Chargers' win over the Dolphins
This past Sunday actually marked the second consecutive week in which Allen made history.
In the Chargers' Week 5 loss to the Washington Commanders, he became just the 16th player of all time to reach 1,000 career regular-season receptions, hitting the mark on the second of his five catches in the defeat.
And in reaching the milestone in 159 games, he became the fastest of the 16 members to do so, although that aspect didn't really seem to impress the six-time Pro Bowler, who actually called it a "made-up stat" afterward, saying that certain numbers are thrown in at times to make something more exciting than it actually is. We don't agree with that assessment, as we see it as an incredible part of the feat, but he's obviously entitled to believe whatever he likes.
As for Allen's latest accomplishment, it was the third of his four catches against the Dolphins that got him to 400 on passes thrown by Herbert, adding to the 520 he recorded on balls thrown by Philip Rivers from 2013 to 2019. Allen was much more impressed with this feat, saying, "That's a real stat."
The only other two pass-catchers who came close to becoming the charter member of the new 400-400 club that Allen just established were Jerry Rice, who caught 568 passes from Steve Young and 386 from Joe Montana, and tight end Tony Gonzalez, who caught 419 passes from Trent Green and 383 from Matt Ryan.