Some of the most fascinating storylines to track in the final weeks of the NFL season are the bonus incentive situations for individual players across the league, including NFL and franchise-specific records. It's been a popular prop-betting angle for the past five years, particularly late in the season.
Mike Evans is probably the most high-profile recent example, as the Bucs could have taken a knee with 36 seconds left to secure a win against the Saints last season, but instead threw a nine-yard pass to Evans, who hit the 1,000-yard mark on that play and unlocked a $3M bonus.
Player incentives will be earned or missed in the coming weeks, as a host of players learn whether they will be getting lucrative checks based on their statistical performances.
This mostly applies to quarterbacks, skill-position players, and those who rush the quarterback, as their stats are most easily quantified and tracked, but they're not the only players with bonuses in play.
Read on for our NFL player incentive tracker for Week 18 to stay up to date on which players met their necessary bonus targets.
All data, stats, and notes are updated as of Tuesday, December 30, at 12 p.m. ET. Credit to Spotrac and Pro Football Refernce for some of the research.
Here are a few records, incentives, and milestones that could come into play for Week 18. Check the table below for any player with a contract incentive or record in reach using the search function.
- Myles Garrett, EDGE, Browns: Needs 0.5 sack for single-season record.
- Chris Jones, DT, Chiefs: Needs 0.5 sack for 3rd place in KC history.
- Jonathan Taylor, RB, Colts: Needs 1 rush TD to break own franchise single-season record.
- Matthew Stafford, QB, Rams: Needs 2 pass TDs to pass D. Marino for 7th all-time.
- George Kittle, TE, 49ers: Needs 3 receptions to move into 2nd SF career history.
- Kirk Cousins, QB, Falcons: Needs 3 pass TD to get to 300 in his career.
- Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Lions: Needs 4 rush TD to move into 2nd DET career history.
- Christian McCaffrey, RB, 49ers: Needs 4 receptions to be 3rd SF with 100+ single season.
- Christian McCaffrey, RB, 49ers: Needs 110 receiving yards to be 2nd player w/ 1k rush & 1k rec
- Christian McCaffrey, RB, 49ers: Needs 2 touchdowns to reach 100 for his career.
- Travis Kelce, TE, Chiefs: Needs 2 receptions to pass Terrell Owens for 8th all-time.
- Derrick Henry, RB, Ravens: Needs 2 rush TDs to pass Marcus Allen for 3rd all-time.
- David Njoku, TE, Browns: Needs 3 receptions to move into 2nd all-time for the Browns.
- Uchenna Nwosu, EDGE, Seahawks: Needs 0.5 sack for a $1,000,000 incentive.
- Von Miller, EDGE, Commanders: Needs 1 sacks for a $1,000,000 incentive.
- Arik Armstead, DT, Jaguars: Needs 1.5 sack for a $1,000,000 incentive.
- Rico Dowdle, RB, Panthers: Needs 7 scrimmage yards for a $1,000,000 incentive.
- Matt Milano, LB, Bills: Needs 1.5 sacks for a $1,000,000 incentive.
- Bradley Chubb, EDGE, Dolphins: Needs 2.5 sacks for a $900,000 incentive.
- Marquise Brown, WR, Chiefs: Needs 1 TD for a $750,000 incentive.
- Keenan Allen, WR, Chargers: Needs 6 receptions for a $750,000 incentive.
- Jauan Jennings, WR, 49ers: Needs 9 receptions for a $666,667 incentive.
- Marquise Brown, WR, Chiefs: Needs 102 receiving yards for a $625,000 incentive.
- K’Lavon Chaisson, EDGE, Patriots: Needs 0.5 sack for a $500,000 incentive.
- Stefon Diggs, WR, Patriots: Needs 8 receptions for a $500,000 incentive.
- Stefon Diggs, WR, Patriots: Needs 30 receiving yards for a $500,000 incentive.
- Stefon Diggs, WR, Patriots: Needs 130 receiving yards for an extra $500,000 incentive.
- Nick Folk, K, Jets: Needs 2 FGM for a $500,000 incentive.
- DaQuan Jones, DT, Bills: Needs 1 sack for a $500,000 incentive.
- Sam Darnold, QB, Seahawks: Needs 3 pass TD for a $500,000 incentive.
- Sam Darnold, QB, Seahawks: Needs 100 pass rtg (99.2) for a $500,000 incentive.
- Sam Darnold, QB, Seahawks: Needs 67.5 comp% (67.2) for a $500,000 incentive.
- Deebo Samuel, WR, Commanders: Needs 93 receiving yards for a $450,000 incentive.
- Tre'Davious White, CB, Bills: Needs 1 INT for a $250,000 incentive.
- Deebo Samuel, WR, Commanders: Needs 2 touchdowns for a $250,000 incentive.
- Dorance Armstrong, DT, Commanders: Needs 0.5 sack for a $250,000 incentive.
- Nathan Shepard, EDGE, Saints: Needs 0.5 sack for a $250,000 incentive.
- Hunter Henry, TE, Patriots: Needs 5 receptions for a $250,000 incentive.
- Keenan Allen, WR, Chargers: Needs 9 receiving yards for a $250,000 incentive.
- Joseph Ossai, EDGE, Bengals: Needs 1 sack for a $250,000 incentive.
- Saquon Barkley, RB, Eagles: Needs 87 scrimmage yards for a $250,000 incentive.
- Joey Bosa, EDGE, Bills: Needs 1 sack for a $250,000 incentive.
- Roy Lopez, DT, Lions: Needs 1 sack for a $250,000 incentive.
- Jonathan Allen, DT, Vikings: Needs 1.5 sacks for a $250,000 incentive.
- Jacob Martin, EDGE, Commanders: Needs 1.5 sacks for a $250,000 incentive.
- Nick Chubb, RB, Texans: Needs 94 rushing yards for a $250,000 incentive.
- Keenan Allen, WR, Chargers: Needs 2 TDs for a $250,000 incentive.
- Rico Dowdle, RB, Panthers: Needs 1 TD for a $250,000 incentive.
- Tony Pollard, RB, Titans: Needs 2 rush TD for a $200,000 incentive.
- Sam Martin, P, Panthers: Needs 42.0 net punt avg (40.6) for a $200,000 incentive.
- Khalil Shakir, WR, Bills: Needs 1 TD for a $150,000 incentive.
- Adam Trautman, TE, Broncos: Needs 5 receptions for a $125,000 incentive.
- Ty Johnson, RB, Bills: Needs 57 receiving yards for a $125,000 incentive.
- Sterling Shepard, WR, Buccaneers: Needs 29 receiving yards for a $125,000 incentive.
- Sterling Shepard, WR, Buccaneers: Needs 1 reception for a $125,000 incentive.
- Van Jefferson, WR, Titans: Needs 1 receptions for a $100,000 incentive.
- Dawson Knox, TE, Bills: Needs 46 receiving yards for a $100,000 incentive.
- Benjamin St-Juste, CB, Chargers: Needs 1 INT for a $75,000 incentive.
- Troy Dye, LB, Chargers: Needs 1 sack for a $75,000 incentive.
- Keisean Nixon, CB, Packers: Needs 1 INT for a $25,000 incentive.
- Kareem Hunt, RB, Chiefs: Needs 31 scrimmage yards for a $25,000 incentive.
