Texas A&M (7-4, 4-3) at No. 14 LSU (8-3, 5-2)

11 a.m. CST Saturday (ESPN)

Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

1 Team ranks in the top 10 in rushing offense and passing offense nationally. LSU is No. 6 in rushing with an average of 219.9 yards per game and No. 3 in passing with an average of 343.3 yards per game.

4 Receptions are needed for LSU WR Malik Nabers to become the Tigers’ career leader. Nabers has 80 receptions for 2,858 yards and 19 TDs. With 183 receptions from 1984 through 1987, WR Wendell Davis holds the LSU career record. Nabers is 142 receiving yards from becoming the eighth SEC player with 3,000, and he’s 143 receiving yards away from the LSU career record. WR Josh Reed had 3,001 receiving yards for the Tigers from 1999 through 2001.

5 Consecutive LSU games have included a touchdown for the Tigers on their first possession of the game and the second half. Nine of the 10 TD drives covered at least 70 yards. The exception was a 39-yard scoring series on LSU’s first second-half possession against Auburn. During the streak, LSU defeated Auburn 48-14 on Oct. 14, Army 62-0 on Oct. 21, Florida 52-35 on Nov. 11 and Georgia State 56-14 on Nov. 18 and lost to Alabama 42-28 on Nov. 4. The Tigers’ nine-play, 75-yard TD drive to open the second half against the Crimson Tide had given LSU a 28-21 lead.

7 SEC quarterbacks have recorded 1,000 rushing yards in a season with LSU QB Jayden Daniels reaching 1,014 in 2023. Auburn’s Cam Newton set the SEC’s QB rushing record with 1,473 yards in 2010. Other SEC QBs with 1,000 rushing yards in a single season include Auburn’s Jimmy Sidle in 1963, Texas A&M’s Johnny Manziel in 2012, Auburn’s Nick Marshall in 2013, Mississippi State’s Nick Fitzgerald in 2016 and 2018 and Kentucky’s Lynn Bowden Jr. in 2019. Daniels is the 17th LSU player with a 1,000-yard rushing season. They’ve recorded 23 1,000-yard seasons.

7 Victories for LSU and seven victories for Texas A&M when the Tigers are ranked and the Aggies are unranked.

9 Consecutive LSU games have featured at least one 100-yard receiver. WRs Malik Nabers with eight, Brian Thomas Jr. with five and Kyren Lacy with two have had 100-yard receiving games during the streak.

11 Players in NCAA FBS history have had 3,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards in the same season, including LSU QB Jayden Daniels, who has 3,577 passing yards and 1,014 rushing yards in 2023. Daniels is the second SEC player on the list, following Texas A&M QB Johnny Manziel in 2012.

14 TD receptions for LSU WR Brian Thomas Jr., the most in the nation this season.

16 Tackles for loss have been recorded by Texas A&M LB Edgerrin Cooper, two more than any other player in the SEC.

35 Victories for LSU, 23 victories for Texas A&M and three ties in the Tigers-Aggies series. The Tigers have won eight of the 11 meetings as SEC West rivals.

38 Consecutive games with at least one reception for Texas A&M WR Ainias Smith.

40 Sacks and 94 tackles for loss have been recorded by Texas A&M this season. Nationally, the Aggies are second in tackles for loss and tied for third in sacks. LSU has allowed 20 sacks and 59 tackles for loss this season.

80 Receptions and 1,424 receiving yards for LSU RB Malik Nabers this season. Nabers leads the SEC in receptions and the nation in receiving yards.

208.34 Is the passing-efficiency rating for LSU QB Jayden Daniels this season, the best in the nation. Daniels has completed 220-of-303 passes for 3,577 yards with 36 TDs and four interceptions. The highest single-season passing-efficiency rating in SEC history is 203.06 by Alabama QB Mac Jones in 2020.

335 More receiving yards against conference competition for LSU WR Malik Nabers than any other player in the SEC. In the Tigers’ seven league games, Nabers has 57 receptions for 1,009 yards and seven TDs. Nabers’ average of 144.1 receiving yards per game is more than 50 ahead of the No. 2 player, Missouri WR Luther Burden III, who has 45 receptions for 638 yards and five TDs in seven SEC games in 2023.

409 Yards of total offense are needed by LSU QB Jayden Daniels to become the third SEC player to record 5,000 in a single season. LSU QB Joe Burrow holds the league record with 6,039 yards of total offense in 2019. Texas A&M QB Johnny Manziel had 5,116 yards in 2012. Daniels leads the nation in total offense with an average of 417.4 yards per game. His 4,591 yards include 3,577 passing yards and 1,014 rushing yards.

562.2 yards per game have been averaged by LSU this season, the most in the nation. Texas A&M has yielded an average of 286.5 yards per game in 2023, the fewest in the SEC.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.