 In Week 8 against the Carolina Panthers, Bradford connected on 25 of 32 passes, two of them for touchdowns.In his first eight games, he scored eleven touchdowns, which tied an NFL record—held by Dan Marino (), Peyton Manning (), and Ben Roethlisberger ()—for over that span by a rookie since the AFL–NFL merger in 1970.Bradford went 3-2 as a starter in October, passing for 1,019 yards and 7 touchdowns against 3 interceptions.