CAROLINA PANTHERS (2-12) AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (10-4)
SERIES
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PANTHERS |
STEELERS |
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SERIES LEADER |
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3-1 |
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STREAKS |
|
Past 3 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Fox: 0-2 |
Tomlin: 0-0 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 19-12 vs. Cardinals |
L 22-17 vs. Jets |
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LAST GAME |
12/17/06: Steelers 37 at Panthers 3. Pittsburgh RB Willie Parker rushes for 132 yards & TD as club wins 3rd consecutive game. Steelers WR-PR Santonio Holmes has 65-yard PR-TD. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
12/15/02: Steelers 30, Panthers 14. Pittsburgh outgains Carolina 332-131 in total yards & Steelers RB Jerome Bettis runs for 2 scores. |
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BROADCAST |
NFLN (8:00 PM ET): Bob Papa, Matt Millen, Joe Theismann, Alex Flanagan (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Ian Eagle, Trent Green, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 124 (WW1), 125 (Car.), 126 (Pit.). XM: 124 (WW1), 102 (Car.), 103 (Pit.). |
STATS
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PASSING |
Clausen (R): 128-243-1,304-2-7-59.1 |
Roethlisberger: 203-335-2,600-14-5-92.6 |
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RUSHING |
Stewart: 147-668-4.5-2 |
Mendenhall: 292-1,173-4.0-10 |
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RECEIVING |
Smith: 43-537-12.5-2 |
Wallace: 53-1,048-19.8-8 |
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OFFENSE |
266.1 |
335.6 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
-7 |
+14 (T2L) |
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DEFENSE |
329.6 |
291.8 (3L) |
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SACKS |
C. Johnson: 9.5 |
Harrison: 10 |
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INTs |
Godfrey: 5 |
Polamalu: 6 (T1C) |
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PUNTING |
Baker: 43.5 |
Kapinos: 38.9 |
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KICKING |
Kasay: 85 (16/16 PAT; 23/27 FG) |
Suisham: 41 (11/11 PAT; 10/10 FG) |
NOTES
PANTHERS: Rookie QB JIMMY CLAUSEN recorded 1st win last week & had career-high 107.6 rating...RB JONATHAN STEWART has 460 rush yards (115 per game) & TD in past 4. Aims for 3rd in row with 130+ yards. RB MIKE GOODSON has rush TD in 3 of past 4...WR STEVE SMITH aims for 3rd in row vs. Pit. with 5+ rec. In only career Thurs. game, had 7 catches for 87 yards & TD. WRs BRANDON LA FELL (34) & DAVID GETTIS (32) rank 3rd & 4th among NFC rookie WRs in rec. TE JEFF KING had TD catch last week...DE CHARLES JOHNSON aims for 6th in row with sack & has 6 sacks in past 5. S SHERROD MARTIN had 34-yard INT last week. CB CAPTAIN MUNNERLYN aims for 3rd in row on road with INT. LB JON BEASON seeks 3rd consecutive vs. AFC with INT or FF. CB CHRIS GAMBLE has 24 career INTs & needs 1 to tie ERIC DAVIS (25) for club record. Had sack in last meeting...
STEELERS: Pit. has 6-1 record at home vs. NFC under MIKE TOMLIN...QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER is 11-1 (.917) all-time vs. NFC at Heinz Field with 16 TDs vs. 8 INTs & 90.9 passer rating. In 5 home games in '10, Roethlisberger has passed for 10 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 98.3 rating...RB RASHARD MENDENHALL posted 4th 100-yard rush game of season last week & 7th of career. Has 6 rush TDs in 7 games at Heinz Field in '10...WR HINES WARD (946) needs 4 rec. to reach 950 career. WR MIKE WALLACE (92) needs 8 rec. to reach 100 career...Defense is allowing league-low 63.4 rush yards per game & is tied for NFL-low w/ 15.7 points per game...LB JAMES HARRISON (48.5) needs 1.5 sacks to become 5th Steeler since '82 w/ 50 career. LB LA MARR WOODLEY (8.5) needs 1.5 sacks to join JAMES HARRISON as only Steelers to have 10+ sacks in 3 consecutive seasons (11.5 in '08; 13.5 in '09). LB JAMES FARRIOR has sack in 4 of past 5.
DALLAS COWBOYS (5-9) AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (4-10)
SERIES
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COWBOYS |
CARDINALS |
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SERIES LEADER |
55-28-1 |
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STREAKS |
5 of past 8 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Garrett: 0-0 |
Whisenhunt: 1-0 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 33-30 vs. Redskins |
L 19-12 at Panthers |
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LAST GAME |
10/12/08: Cowboys 24 at Cardinals 30 (OT). In OT, Arizona WR Sean Morey blocks punt that is returned for TD by LB Monty Beisel for decisive score in Cardinals' win. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
10/12/08 |
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BROADCAST |
NFLN (5:30 MST): Bob Papa, Matt Millen, Joe Theismann, Alex Flanagan (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Howard David, Michael Irvin, Kevin Kiley (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 124 (WW1), 123 (Dal.), 125 (Ari). XM: 124 (WW1), 102 (Dal.), 103 (Ari.). |
STATS
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PASSING |
Kitna: 197-298-2,250-15-10-91.4 |
Skelton (R): 35-76-387-0-1-56.2 |
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RUSHING |
Jones: 158-642-4.1-1 |
Hightower: 135-683-5.1-5 |
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RECEIVING |
Witten (TE): 82 (T2C)-911-11.1-7 |
Fitzgerald: 78-986-12.6-5 |
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OFFENSE |
369.6 |
268.5 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
0 |
-6 |
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DEFENSE |
365.2 |
373.8 |
|
SACKS |
Ware: 11.5 (3C) |
Campbell, Porter: 5 |
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INTs |
Sensabaugh: 4 |
Rhodes: 4 |
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PUNTING |
McBriar: 47.9 (1C) |
Graham: 43.4 |
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KICKING |
Buehler: 104 (38/39 PAT; 22/29 FG) |
Feely: 97 (25/25 PAT; 22/24 FG) |
NOTES
COWBOYS: QB JON KITNA has completed 128 of 186 (68.8 pct.) for 1,501 yards with 11 TDs vs. 4 INTs for 103.8 rating in past 6. Has 4 300-yard games in 2010, tied for his most in season...Incl. playoffs, RB FELIX JONES has 10 career TDs (8 rush, 1 rec., 1 KR) & averages 45.1 yards per TD (451 yards). In 3 meetings, RB MARION BARBER has 388 scrimmage yards (129.3 per game) & 4 TDs. In last game vs. Arz., had career-high 11 catches & 128 yards with TD. RB TASHARD CHOICE has rush TD in 3 of past 4...TE JASON WITTEN had 10 catches for 140 yards & TD last week. Became fastest TE to 600 catches (125 games) & 4th TE to reach 600. Leads NFL TEs with 82 catches & 911 yards. WR MILES AUSTIN had TD catch in last meeting. Needs 136 rec. yards for 2nd consecutive 1,000-yard season...LB DE MARCUS WARE had 2 sacks last week & recorded 5th consecutive 10-sack season. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Arz. with sack. In 7 Sat. games (incl. playoffs), has 10.5 sacks, 9 FFs & 41-yard INT-TD...
CARDINALS: Rookie QB JOHN SKELTON had career-high 196 yards last week...RB TIM HIGHTOWER needs 189 scrimmage yards for 2nd consecutive 1,000-yard season...WR LARRY FITZGERALD had 9 catches for 125 yards last week & became youngest (27 years, 110 days) to reach 600 receptions (601) & 2nd youngest to 8,000 rec. yards (8,053). Needs 14 yards for 4th consecutive 1,000-yard season. In 4 Sat. games (incl. playoffs), has 25 catches for 437 yards (109.3 per game) & 3 TDs. Since start of 2008, has 39 rec. TDs, most in NFL (incl. playoffs). WR STEVE BREASTON had 8 catches for 102 yards & TD in last meeting. Had FR-TD last week & team set single-season franchise record with 10 return TDs...Since 2007, DT DARNELL DOCKETT has 26 sacks, most by DT (incl. playoffs). Had sack in last meeting. In 10/20/02 meeting, S ADRIAN WILSON had career-high 3 INTs. S KERRY RHODES had INT in only meeting (11/22/07 with NYJ).
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (12-2) AT BUFFALO BILLS (4-10)
SERIES
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PATRIOTS |
BILLS |
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SERIES LEADER |
59-40-1 |
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STREAKS |
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|
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Belichick: 19-3 |
Gailey: 0-2 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 31-27 vs. Packers |
W 17-14 at Dolphins |
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LAST GAME |
9/26/10: Bills 30 at Patriots 38. New England QB Tom Brady passes for 252 yards & 3 TDs, incl. 2 to WR Randy Moss (7, 35), as Pats improve to 2-1. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
12/20/09: Patriots 17, Bills 10. New England RB Laurence Maroney rushes for 81 yards & 1 TD. Moss adds 70 rec. yards & 1 TD as Pats sweep season series vs. Buffalo. |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots. SIRIUS: 127 (NE), 130 (Buf.). XM: 104 (Buf.). |
STATS
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PASSING |
Brady: 299-449-3,561-31 (T1L)-4-109.9 (1L) |
Fitzpatrick: 237-404-2,749-23-12-85.9 |
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RUSHING |
Green-Ellis: 190-824-4.3-12 (2L) |
F. Jackson: 196-811-4.1-5 |
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RECEIVING |
Welker: 83 (3C)-829-10.0-7 |
St. Johnson: 72-943-13.1-10 (T2C) |
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OFFENSE |
355.0 |
310.5 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+20 (1L) |
-5 |
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DEFENSE |
374.6 |
360.7 |
|
SACKS |
Wright: 5.5 |
K. Williams: 5 |
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INTs |
McCourty (R): 6 (T1C) |
Florence: 3 |
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PUNTING |
Mesko (R): 43.2 |
Moorman: 42.0 |
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KICKING |
Graham: 57 (30/32 PAT; 9/9 FG) |
Lindell: 75 (30/31 PAT; 15/20 FG) |
NOTES
PATRIOTS: Aim for 7th straight win at Buffalo...NE averages NFL-best 31.9 points per game in '10...Club aims for 7th straight game w/ 30+ points...NE is 59-2 (.967) when scoring 30+ points under BILL BELICHICK...With 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs last week, QB TOM BRADY posted 7th consecutive game with 2+ TD passes & 0 INTs & passed DON MEREDITH (1965-66) for longest such streak in NFL history. Is 16-1 (.942) as starter vs. Bills & has 36 TDs vs. 12 INTs & 102.8 passer rating...RB BEN JARVUS GREEN-ELLIS (12) needs rush TD to become 3rd Patriot to reach 13 rush TDs in season...WR WES WELKER (7) needs 2 TD rec. to surpass career-high of 8 in '07. Rookie TE AARON HERNANDEZ posted 2 TD rec. for 2nd time this season last week. TE ROB GRONKOWSKI (7) & Hernandez (6) are 1st pair of rookie TE teammates with at least 5 TD rec. in same season in NFL history...Rookie CB DEVIN MC COURTY (1st round, No. 27) is tied for AFC lead w/ 6 INTs (TROY POLAMALU)...CB KYLE ARRINGTON had 1st INT-return TD last week...
BILLS: QB RYAN FITZPATRICK (23) needs 2 TD passes to join HOFer JIM KELLY & JOE FERGUSON as only Bills QBs to have at least 25 TD passes in season. Aims for 16th straight game w/ TD pass. Had 92.4 rating in last game vs. NE...RB FRED JACKSON (811) needs 189 rush yards to reach 1,000 for 2nd consecutive season. Averages 5.1 yards per carry vs. Patriots at home (45 att., 231 yards)...WR STEVE JOHNSON (10) needs 2 TD rec. to surpass BILL BROOKS (11 in '95) for most TD receptions in season in franchise history. Johnson (943) needs 57 receiving yards to record 1st career 1,000-yard season. Had 37-yard TD rec. in last game vs. NE. Rookie WR DAVID NELSON (undrafted free agent) aims for 4th consecutive game w/ TD...LB PAUL POSLUSZNY leads team w/ 126 tackles in '10. Rookie LB ARTHUR MOATS (6th round, No. 178) has 2.5 sacks in past 2...S GEORGE WILSON had 2nd INT of season last week.
NEW YORK JETS (10-4) AT CHICAGO BEARS (10-4)
SERIES
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JETS |
BEARS |
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SERIES LEADER |
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6-3 |
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STREAKS |
|
6 of past 8 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Ryan: 0-0 |
Smith: 1-0 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 22-17 at Steelers |
W 40-14 at Vikings (TCF Bank Stadium) |
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LAST GAME |
11/19/06: Bears 10 at Jets 0. Chicago posts 2nd shutout of season to improve record to 9-1. QB Rex Grossman throws 57-yard TD pass to Mark Bradley for game's lone TD. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
12/15/02: Bears 20, Jets 13. Chicago RBs Adrian Peterson (5) & Leon Hall (2) each record rushing TD as Bears open 17-7 2nd-half lead en route to victory. |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (12:00 PM CT): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms. SIRIUS: 121 (NYJ), 123 (Chi.). XM: 105 (Chi.). |
STATS
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PASSING |
Sanchez: 254-470-3,022-16-12-74.6 |
Cutler: 227-368-2,891-20-13-89.6 |
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RUSHING |
Tomlinson: 206-886-4.3-5 |
Forté: 203-865-4.3-5 |
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RECEIVING |
Tomlinson (RB): 50-354-7.1-0 |
Knox: 47-868-18.5-3 |
|
OFFENSE |
345.4 |
291.6 |
|
TAKE/GIVE |
+5 |
+3 |
|
DEFENSE |
298.6 |
310.9 |
|
SACKS |
Thomas: 5 |
Idonije, Peppers: 8 |
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INTs |
Cromartie: 3 |
D. Moore, Tillman: 4 |
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PUNTING |
Weatherford: 42.9 |
Maynard: 39.2 |
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KICKING |
Folk: 109 (3C) (28/28 PAT; 27/36 FG) |
Gould: 99 (30/30 PAT; 23/27 FG) |
NOTES
JETS: Club has 11-4 road record (.733) under head coach REX RYAN...Club is 12-2 (.857) when QB MARK SANCHEZ has 80+ rating. Has 3 rush TDs in '10, tied for career-best...RB LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON (17,685) passed HOFer MARCUS ALLEN (17,654) for 6th-most yards from scrimmage in NFL history. Aims for 3rd straight game w/ rush TD vs. Bears...WR SANTONIO HOLMES had 5 rec. for 83 yards in only game vs. Bears (w/ Steelers on 9/20/09)...WR BRAYLON EDWARDS posted 1st 100-yard rec. game of season last week & had season-best 8 catches. 4 of Edwards' 6 TD receptions in '10 have come on road...TE DUSTIN KELLER (48) needs 1 catch to surpass career high of 48 in '08...In last game vs. Bears (w/ Mia.), DE JASON TAYLOR had sack, FF, INT-return TD...KR-WR BRAD SMITH posted 2nd KR-TD of season & 3rd of career on 97-yard return last week. Smith ranks 2nd in NFL w/ 29.1 KR avg. in '10...CB DREW COLEMAN had career-high 2 sacks last week...NYJ has 14 KR-TDs since '01, most in NFL...
BEARS: Clinched NFC North...QB JAY CUTLER passed for 357 yards & 2 TDs in only game vs. NYJ (11/30/08 with Den.). Threw 3 TDs last week & had 106.6 rating. When he has 100+ rating, his teams are 20-0...RB MATT FORTÉ has 1,296 scrimmage yards (865 rush, 431 rec.) & is 1 of 2 Bears (HOFer GALE SAYERS) with 1,000+ scrimmage yards in each of 1st 3 seasons... WR-KR-PR DEVIN HESTER scored 2 TDs last week (1 rec., 1 PR). Had 64-yard PR-TD, his 14th career combined KR-TD (10 PR, 4 KR), most in NFL history. WR JOHNNY KNOX had 67-yard TD last week. Averages 18.5 yards per catch (47 receptions, 868 yards), 3rd in NFC (min. 40 catches). TE GREG OLSEN needs 130 yards to reach 500 for 3rd consecutive season. Would be 1st Chi. TE since HOFer MIKE DITKA with 3 500-yard seasons in row. WR EARL BENNETT needs 1 catch to reach 100 in career...DE JULIUS PEPPERS has 6 sacks in past 5. Had INT last week. Has 2 sacks & 2 FFs in 2 meetings. LB BRIAN URLACHER had INT & 11 tackles in last meeting. DE ISRAEL IDONIJE had sack last week & has career-high 8. CB CHARLES TILLMAN had 56-yard INT in Week 15.
BALTIMORE RAVENS (10-4) AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (5-9)
SERIES
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RAVENS |
BROWNS |
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SERIES LEADER |
16-7 |
|
|
STREAKS |
7 of past 9 |
|
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Harbaugh: 5-0 |
Mangini: 0-4 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 30-24 vs. Saints |
L 19-17 at Bengals |
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LAST GAME |
9/26/10: Browns 17 at Ravens 24. Baltimore WR Anquan Boldin catches 3 TDs from QB Joe Flacco, incl. game-winning 27-yarder. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
11/16/09: Ravens 16, Browns 0. Baltimore RB Ray Rice totals 104 scrimmage yards (89 rush, 15 rec.), including 13-yard rush TD, as Ravens sweep season series vs. Cleveland. |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts. SIRIUS: 152 (Bal.), 90 (Cle.). XM: 107 (Cle.). |
STATS
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PASSING |
Flacco: 280-451-3,395-23-8-94.8 |
McCoy (R): 100-152-1,218-5-3-93.0 |
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RUSHING |
Rice: 262-1,051-4.0-4 |
Hillis: 252-1,129-4.5-11 (T3L) |
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RECEIVING |
Rice (RB): 62-556-9.0-1 |
Hillis (RB): 59-469-7.9-2 |
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OFFENSE |
336.4 |
295.0 |
|
TAKE/GIVE |
+1 |
+5 |
|
DEFENSE |
316.2 |
351.8 |
|
SACKS |
Suggs: 11 (T3C) |
Benard: 7.5 |
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INTs |
E. Reed: 4 |
Haden (R): 5 (3C) |
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PUNTING |
Koch: 43.1 |
Hodges: 44.1 |
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KICKING |
Cundiff: 102 (36/36 PAT; 22/25 FG) |
Dawson: 90 (27/27 PAT; 21/26 FG) |
NOTES
RAVENS: Club has won 3 of past 4 at Cleveland...QB JOE FLACCO is 5-0 against Browns & has completed 90 of 132 passes (68.2 pct.) for 1,136 yards w/ 6 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 103.6 passer rating. Flacco has 15 TDs vs. 7 INTs & 86.8 passer rating in Dec. as starter. Flacco (3,395) needs 219 passing yards to surpass career-best of 3,613 in '09. For career, Ravens are 17-2 (.895) when Flacco has 100+ passer rating...RB RAY RICE is averaging 92.8 rush yards per game in past 4 against Browns (371 total). Rice posted 2nd 100-yard rush game of season last week (153) & totaled 233 scrimmage yards...WR ANQUAN BOLDIN had 8 rec. for 142 yards (17.8 avg.) & tied career-high w/ 3 TD rec. in last game vs. Browns. WR T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH has 7 career TD rec. vs. Browns, most vs. any opponent...Rookie TE ED DICKSON (3rd round, No. 70) had 1st career TD rec. last week...LB TERRELL SUGGS (11) needs 1.5 sacks to surpass career-high 12 in '03 rookie season. Has 12 career sacks vs. Browns, most vs. any opponent...DE CORY REDDING had 1st career INT last week...S DAWAN LANDRY has 2 INTs in past 3 vs. Cle. S ED REED has 8 career INTs vs. Browns, most vs. any opponent...
BROWNS: Club has 2-1 record at home in Dec. under ERIC MANGINI...Rookie QB COLT MC COY (3rd round, No. 85) had career-high 2 TD passes & 132.6 passer rating last week. McCoy has 93.7 passer rating at home...RB PEYTON HILLIS had 144 rush yards w/ 1 TD in last game vs. Bal. Hillis (1,129) needs 71 rush yards to become 6th player in franchise history w/ 1,200 rush yards in season...TE BENJAMIN WATSON has career-high 674 receiving yards in '10 & needs 26 rec. yards to become 4th Browns TE w/ 700+ rec. yards in season. Watson has 90+ receiving yards in 2 of past 3 (100, 92). Watson had TD rec. in last game vs. Bal...WR BRIAN ROBISKIE had 1st career TD rec. last week...Rookie CB JOE HADEN (1st round, No. 7) is tied for 2nd among NFL rookies w/ 5 INTs (DEVIN MC COURTY, 6)...Rookie S T.J. WARD (2nd round, No. 38) leads team w/ 96 tackles.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS (5-9) AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (8-6)
SERIES
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REDSKINS |
JAGUARS |
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SERIES LEADER |
3-1 |
|
|
STREAKS |
|
|
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Shanahan: 4-5 |
Del Rio: 0-1 |
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LAST WEEK |
L 33-30 at Cowboys |
L 34-24 at Colts |
|
LAST GAME |
10/1/06: Jaguars 30 at Redskins 36 (OT). Washington WR Santana Moss catches four passes for 138 yards & 3 TDs, including game-winning 68-yarder in OT. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
11/10/02: Jaguars 26, Redskins 7. Jacksonville RBs Stacey Mack & Fred Taylor run for 1 TD apiece. Jaguars defense registers 3 INTs & 2 sacks. |
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BROADCAST |
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Sam Rosen, Tim Ryan, Nischelle Turner (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 153 (Was.), 126 (Jax.). XM: 103 (Jax.). |
STATS
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PASSING |
Grossman: 29-50-366-4-2-90.9 |
Garrard: 214-328-2,435-22-13-93.2 |
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RUSHING |
Torain: 126-616-4.9-3 |
Jones-Drew: 299-1,324 (2L)-4.4-5 |
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RECEIVING |
Moss: 79-956-12.1-6 |
M. Thomas: 59-712-12.1-3 |
|
OFFENSE |
338.4 |
343.0 |
|
TAKE/GIVE |
-2 |
-12 |
|
DEFENSE |
397.6 |
371.5 |
|
SACKS |
Orakpo: 8.5 |
Mincey: 5 |
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INTs |
Hall: 6 (T2L) |
D. Cox: 3 |
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PUNTING |
Paulescu: 39.5 |
Podlesh: 43.5 |
|
KICKING |
Gano: 90 (24/24 PAT; 22/32 FG) |
Scobee: 97 (37/37 PAT; 20/24 FG) |
NOTES
REDSKINS: QB REX GROSSMAN passed for 322 yards & 4 TDs last week. He tied career-high with 4 pass TDs & 322 yards were his 2nd most...RB RYAN TORAIN has 546 scrimmage yards (109.2 per game) & 4 TDs (2 rush, 2 rec.) in past 5. Had career-high 5 catches & 48 yards with TD last week. RB KEILAND WILLIAMS ties for 3rd among rookie RBs with 5 TDs (3 rush, 2 rec.). Is only rookie with 2+ rush (3) & 2+ rec. (2) TDs...WR ANTHONY ARMSTRONG has 40 receptions for 772 yards & averages 19.3 yards per catch, 2nd highest in NFC. Had 5 catches for 100 yards last week, his 1st 100-yard game. WR SANTANA MOSS had 2 TDs last week & aims for 3rd in row with TD. Had 4 catches for 138 yards (34.5 avg.) & 3 TDs in last meeting. Has recorded career-high 3 rec. TDs in game 3 times. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Jax. with TD. TE CHRIS COOLEY ranks 2nd among NFL TEs with 67 receptions...LB BRIAN ORAKPO has 8.5 sacks in 7 games vs. AFC. DE PHILLIP DANIELS had sack & INT in last meeting, only INT of career. LB LONDON FLETCHER has 18 tackles & sack in past 2 meetings...
JAGUARS: Club has 5-2 record at home in '10...QB DAVID GARRARD has single-season franchise record w/ 22 TD passes. At home this season, Garrard has completed 108 of 172 passes (62.8 pct.) for 1,242 yards w/ 12 TDs vs. 6 INTs & 93.2 passer rating. Ranks 1st in NFL w/ 115.8 4th-quarter rating...RB MAURICE JONES-DREW aims for 4th consec. game w/ 100+ rush yards at home & averages 97.4 rush yards per game at home in '10 (682 total). Jones-Drew (1,324) needs 68 rush yards to surpass career-high of 1,391 in '09. In past 4, RB RASHAD JENNINGS is averaging 8.8 yards per carry (25 att., 219 yards). Has rush TD in 3 of past 4. Had career-best in rec. (7) & receiving yards (64) last week...WR MIKE SIMS-WALKER tied career-high with 2 TD rec. last week...TE MARCEDES LEWIS (9) needs TD catch to become 2nd player in club history with 10 TD rec. (WR REGGIE WILLIAMS, 10 in '07)...LB DARYL SMITH leads team w/ 81 tackles...WR-PR MIKE THOMAS had 78-yard PR-TD last week.
TENNESSEE TITANS (6-8) AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (9-5)
SERIES
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TITANS |
CHIEFS |
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SERIES LEADER |
|
25-20 |
|
STREAKS |
|
|
|
COACHES VS. OPP. |
Fisher: 3-4 |
Haley: 0-0 |
|
LAST WEEK |
W 31-17 vs. Texans |
W 27-13 at Rams |
|
LAST GAME |
10/19/08: Titans 34 at Chiefs 10. Tennessee RBs Chris Johnson (168 yards, 1 TD) & LenDale White (149 yards, 3 TDs) combine for 317 rushing yards & 4 TDs as Titans improve to 6-0. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
10/19/08 |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (12:00 PM CT): Bill Macatee, Rich Gannon. Westwood One Radio: John Tautges, Tony Boselli. SIRIUS: 113 (KC). XM: 108 (KC). |
STATS
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PASSING |
K. Collins: 118-202-1,288-10-6-81.5 |
Cassel: 227-383-2,687-24-5-96.2 (3C) |
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RUSHING |
C. Johnson: 282-1,267-4.5-11 (T3L) |
Charles: 203-1,303 (3L)-6.4-4 |
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RECEIVING |
Washington: 38-612-16.1-6 |
Bowe: 61-941-15.4-14 (1L) |
|
OFFENSE |
301.6 |
352.6 |
|
TAKE/GIVE |
-4 |
+10 (3C) |
|
DEFENSE |
361.9 |
333.5 |
|
SACKS |
Babin: 12 (T3L) |
Hali: 11 (T3C) |
|
INTs |
Griffin: 4 |
Berry (R), Lewis: 3 |
|
PUNTING |
Kern: 42.8 |
Colquitt: 44.8 |
|
KICKING |
Bironas: 100 (34/34 PAT; 22/23 FG) |
Succop: 88 (37/37 PAT; 17/22 FG) |
NOTES
TITANS: Club seeks 3rd straight win at KC...QB KERRY COLLINS (39,906) needs 94 passing yards to become 12th QB in NFL history w/ 40,000 career. In past 5 against Chiefs, Collins has 8 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 87.9 passer rating. In past 2, Collins has completed 42 of 63 passes (66.7 pct.) for 481 yards w/ 5 TDs vs. 1 INT & 109.3 rating...For career, RB CHRIS JOHNSON averages 104.0 rush yards per game in Dec. (1,040 in 10 games) & aims for 3rd straight game w/ 100+ rush yards (111, 130). Is 10th RB in NFL history to reach 1,200 rush yards in each of 1st 3 seasons of career...WR KENNY BRITT posted 2nd 100-yard receiving game of season last week (128). Britt (601) needs 101 receiving yards to surpass career-high of 701 in '09...WR RANDY MOSS (14,840) needs 95 rec. yards to surpass TIM BROWN (14,934) for 4th-most in NFL history. WR NATE WASHINGTON (6) needs TD rec. to surpass career-best of 6 in '09...DE JASON BABIN has 3 sacks in past 2 & has career-best 12 sacks in '10. Babin played in 7 games w/ KC in '08...Rookie PR-WR MARC MARIANI (7th round, No. 222) ranks 2nd in NFL w/ 14.6 PR avg. (22 att., 321 yards)...
CHIEFS: Club is 6-0 at home this season...QB MATT CASSEL has career-high 24 TD passes & needs 1 TD to become 1st KC QB with at least 25 TD passes in season since TRENT GREEN in '04. Cassel has 10 TDs vs. 1 INT & 99.3 rating at home in '10...Chiefs rank 1st in NFL w/ 168.6 rush yards per game...RB JAMAAL CHARLES averages 106.8 rush yards per home game in '10 (641 total in 6 games). Charles (1,303) needs 97 rush yards to become 4th Chief to reach 1,400 rush yards in franchise history. Last week, RB THOMAS JONES (10,045) became 25th player in NFL history to rush for 10,000 yards & 1st ever to accomplish feat playing for at least 5 different teams...WR DWAYNE BOWE (941) needs 59 rec. yards to record 2nd career 1,000-yard season (1,022 in '08)...TE TONY MOEAKI (476) needs 24 rec. yards to become 2nd rookie TE in club history w/ 500 (WALTER WHITE, 559 in 1975)...LB TAMBA HALI has career-best 11 sacks in '10. Rookie S KENDRICK LEWIS had career-best 2 INTs vs. Rams. DE WALLACE GILBERRY had career-high 3 sacks last week.
DETROIT LIONS (4-10) AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (7-7)
SERIES
|
LIONS |
DOLPHINS |
|
SERIES LEADER |
|
7-2 |
|
STREAKS |
|
Past 5 |
|
COACHES VS. OPP. |
Schwartz: 0-0 |
Sparano: 0-0 |
|
LAST WEEK |
W 23-20 at Buccaneers (OT) |
L 17-14 vs. Bills |
|
LAST GAME |
11/23/06: Dolphins 27 at Lions 10. Miami QB Joey Harrington passes for 3 TDs in his return to Detroit on Thursday night as Miami wins 4th consecutive game. |
|
LAST GAME AT SITE |
9/8/02: Dolphins 49, Lions 21. Miami QB Jay Fiedler passes for 3 TDs & RB Ricky Williams rushes for 2 in his Dolphins debut. |
|
BROADCAST |
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Dick Stockton, Charles Davis, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 155 (Det.), 122 (Mia.). XM: 109 (Mia.). |
STATS
|
PASSING |
Sh. Hill: 215-351-2,206-13-11-78.6 OR
Stanton: 69-119-780-4-3-78.4 |
Henne: 266-430-2,952-14-16-77.6 |
|
RUSHING |
Best (R): 155-497-3.2-4 |
R. Brown: 182-683-3.8-4 |
|
RECEIVING |
C. Johnson: 73-1,068 (2C)-14.6-12 (T1C) |
Marshall: 71-815-11.5-3 |
|
OFFENSE |
342.2 |
321.1 |
|
TAKE/GIVE |
+2 |
-8 |
|
DEFENSE |
347.2 |
298.0 (3C) |
|
SACKS |
Avril, Suh (R): 8 |
Wake: 14 (1L) |
|
INTs |
A. Smith: 5 |
Sapp: 2 |
|
PUNTING |
Harris: 44.5 |
Fields: 46.3 (3C) |
|
KICKING |
Rayner: 37 (10/10 PAT; 9/12 FG) |
D. Carpenter: 105 (21/21 PAT; 28/38 FG) |
NOTES
LIONS: QB DREW STANTON aims for 3rd consecutive win. Had career-high 252 yards last week. QB SHAUN HILL has passed for 608 yards (304 per game) in past 2 vs. AFC... RB MAURICE MORRIS rushed for 109 yards & TD last week. RB JAHVID BEST is only rookie with 400+ rush (497) & 400+ rec. (411) yards...WR CALVIN JOHNSON had 10 catches for 152 yards last week. Is 1st Lion with 2 seasons with 1,000+ yards & 12+ rec. TDs. Has 11 rec. TDs in past 11. Has 29 rec. TDs since 2008, tied for 2nd most in NFL. Has 209 yards (104.5 per game) in past 2 vs. AFC & aims for 3rd in row vs. AFC with TD. TE BRANDON PETTIGREW ranks 3rd among NFL TEs with 64 catches, most in season by Lions TE. KR-PR STEFAN LOGAN is 4th in NFL with 28 KR avg. & is 5th with 12 PR avg. Only player to rank in top 5 in both...DT NDAMUKONG SUH leads NFL rookies with 8 sacks, most by Lions rookie. Needs 3 to set NFL rookie DT record (10.5, DANA STUBBLEFIELD). DE CLIFF AVRIL has 7 sacks in past 6. DE LAWRENCE JACKSON has 4.5 sacks in past 5 & aims for 3rd in row with sack...
DOLPHINS: Club is 4-0 all-time at home in series...Mia. has won 4 of past 5 vs. NFC...In past 3 vs. NFC, QB CHAD HENNE is 3-0 & has completed 49 of 83 passes (59.0 pct.) for 517 yards w/ 4 TDs vs. 1 INT & 88.3 rating...RB RONNIE BROWN (15) needs 100-yard rush game to surpass Pro Football HOFer LARRY CSONKA (15) for 2nd-most such games in Dolphins history (RICKY WILLIAMS, 24). WR BRANDON MARSHALL had season-best 11 rec. last week. Aims for 3rd straight game w/ TD. Marshall (71) & WR DAVONE BESS (71) are 1st Dolphins duo to reach 70 rec. apiece in season since MARK CLAYTON (70) & MARK DUPER (70) in '91. Bess leads AFC & ranks 2nd in NFL w/ 26 rec. on 3rd down (RODDY WHITE, 28)...DE CAMERON WAKE has NFL-best 14 sacks this season. Needs sack to become 6th Dolphins player w/ 15+ sacks in season since '82.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (5-9) AT ST. LOUIS RAMS (6-8)
SERIES
|
49ERS |
RAMS |
|
SERIES LEADER |
|
60-59-2 |
|
STREAKS |
|
|
|
COACHES VS. OPP. |
Singletary: 5-0 |
Spagnuolo: 0-3 |
|
LAST WEEK |
L 34-7 at Chargers |
L 27-13 vs. Chiefs |
|
LAST GAME |
11/14/10: Rams 20 at 49ers 23 (OT). San Francisco K Joe Nedney converts 29-yard FG in OT to lift 49ers to division win. |
|
LAST GAME AT SITE |
1/3/10: 49ers 28, Rams 6. San Francisco RB Frank Gore rushes for 107 yards & 2 TDs as 49ers break open game with 21 points in 4th quarter. |
|
BROADCAST |
FOX (12:00 PM CT): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 91 (SF), 125 (StL.). XM: 102 (StL.). |
STATS
|
PASSING |
A. Smith: 179-298-1,974-12-10-79.2 |
Bradford (R): 307-517-3,065-17-14-75.9 |
|
RUSHING |
Westbrook: 54-221-4.1-2 |
S. Jackson: 295-1,148-3.9-5 |
|
RECEIVING |
V. Davis (TE): 50-748-15.0-6 |
Amendola: 75-627-8.4-3 |
|
OFFENSE |
308.6 |
309.1 |
|
TAKE/GIVE |
-2 |
+4 |
|
DEFENSE |
330.7 |
337.4 |
|
SACKS |
J. Smith: 5.5 |
Hall: 8.5 |
|
INTs |
3 tied: 3 |
Fletcher: 4 |
|
PUNTING |
Lee: 46.3 (3C) |
D. Jones: 45.9 |
|
KICKING |
Reed: 91 (25/25 PAT; 22/29 FG) |
Jo. Brown: 108 (3C) (24/25 PAT; 28/34 FG) |
NOTES
49ERS: QB ALEX SMITH is 4-1 as starter vs. StL. Has posted 96+ rating in 3 of those 5. When Smith has 96+ rating as starter, SF is 9-0...In last start vs. StL (9/7/08 with Phi.), RB BRIAN WESTBROOK had 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) & 91 rush yards. Aims for 3rd game in row with TD. Is 1 of 2 active players with 6,000+ rush yards (6,216) & 3,000+ rec. yards (3,923)...Last week, WR JOSH MORGAN had 1st 100-yard game (106) & tied career-high with 7 receptions. TE VERNON DAVIS had 6 catches for 89 yards & TD (73 yards) in last game at StL. Since start of 2009, has 19 rec. TDs, most by TE. Has TD in 6 of past 8 Dec./Jan. games. WR MICHAEL CRABTREE had TD catch in last meeting...LB PATRICK WILLIS has 4 sacks in past 6. In past 3 vs. StL, has 3.5 sacks, 23-yard INT-TD & FF. DT JUSTIN SMITH has 4.5 sacks in past 2 meetings, incl. career-high 3.5 on 1/3/10. Defense has not allowed 100-yard rusher in 20 games in row, longest active streak in NFL...
RAMS: QB SAM BRADFORD is 3rd rookie in NFL history with 3,000+ pass yards (3,065) in season. In 1st start vs. SF, completed 30 of 42 (71.4 pct.) for 251 yards with 1 TD vs. 0 INTs for 94.4 rating...In last meeting, RB STEVEN JACKSON had 148 scrimmage yards (81 rush, 67 rec.) & rush TD. Has 4 100-yard rush games vs. SF. Has 1,148 rush yards & is only Ram with 6 consecutive 1,000-yard seasons...WR BRANDON GIBSON had career-high 8 catches (72 yards) in last meeting. WR-PR-KR DANNY AMENDOLA had TD catch in last game vs. SF. Has career-high 75 catches, 627 rec. yards & 3 rec. TDs...LB JAMES LAURINAITIS aims for 3rd meeting in row with sack. DE CHRIS LONG has 7 sacks in past 9. Had sack in last meeting. Has 4 sacks in past 4 at home. DT C.J. AH YOU aims for 3rd in row vs. SF with sack. S OSHIOMOGHO ATOGWE has 3 INTs, 2 FFs & FR in past 7 vs. SF. DE JAMES HALL has 6 sacks in past 6 at home. DT FRED ROBBINS has 3 sacks in past 4.
HOUSTON TEXANS (5-9) AT DENVER BRONCOS (3-11)
SERIES
|
TEXANS |
BRONCOS |
|
SERIES LEADER |
Series tied, 1-1 |
|
|
STREAKS |
|
|
|
COACHES VS. OPP. |
Kubiak: 1-0 |
Studesville: 0-0 |
|
LAST WEEK |
L 31-17 at Titans |
L 39-23 at Raiders |
|
LAST GAME |
12/13/07: Broncos 13 at Texans 31. Houston DE Mario Williams registers career-high 3.5 of Texans' 5 sacks during Thursday night game in primetime. |
|
LAST GAME AT SITE |
11/7/04: Broncos 31, Texans 13. Denver QB Jake Plummer passes for 234 yards & 4 TDs & RB Reuben Droughns has 120 rushing yards as Broncos improve to 6-3. |
|
BROADCAST |
CBS (2:05 PM MT): Don Criqui, Steve Beuerlein. SIRIUS: 125 (Hou.), 154 (Den.). XM: 106 (Den.). |
STATS
|
PASSING |
Schaub: 324-519-3,807 (3C)-22-11-90.0 |
Tebow (R): 9-17-141-2-0-120.0 |
|
RUSHING |
Foster: 277-1,345 (1L)-4.9-13 (1L) |
Moreno: 169-719-4.3-5 |
|
RECEIVING |
Johnson: 86 (3L)-1,216 (3C)-14.1-8 |
Lloyd: 67-1,264 (1C)-18.9-10 (T2C) |
|
OFFENSE |
377.7 (3C) |
343.9 |
|
TAKE/GIVE |
-2 |
-8 |
|
DEFENSE |
377.0 |
386.1 |
|
SACKS |
M. Williams: 8.5 |
Haggan: 5 |
|
INTs |
Allen: 5 |
Bailey: 2 |
|
PUNTING |
Turk: 42.2 |
Colquitt: 44.2 |
|
KICKING |
Rackers: 103 (37/37 PAT; 22/25 FG) |
Prater: 76 (28/29 PAT; 16/18 FG) |
NOTES
TEXANS: GARY KUBIAK spent 9 seasons (1983-91) as QB with Den. & was asst. coach with Broncos from 1995-2005...QB MATT SCHAUB (3,807) needs 193 passing yards to reach 4,000 in consecutive seasons (4,770 in '09). Has 13 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 97.0 passer rating on road in '10...RB ARIAN FOSTER (1,345) aims to become 2nd undrafted player since 1967 to lead NFL in rushing yards (PRIEST HOLMES – 1,555 w/ KC in '01). Leads NFL w/ 13 rush TDs & needs rush TD to surpass DOMANICK WILLIAMS (13 in '04) for most in season in club history. Foster (1,895) needs 105 yards to become 1st player in franchise history w/ 2,000 scrimmage yards...WR ANDRE JOHNSON (8) has 3 TDs in past 2 & needs 2 TD receptions to surpass career-high of 9 in '09. Johnson had 86 rec. yards w/ TD rec. in last game vs. Broncos...CB JASON ALLEN has 2 INTs in past 3...
BRONCOS: Last week, rookie QB TIM TEBOW (1st round, No. 25) became 1st rookie ever to throw TD pass of at least 30 yards & run for TD of at least 40 yards in same game. Tebow's 40-yard TD run was longest rush TD by Broncos QB in franchise history. Had 100.5 rating in 1st career start...RB KNOWSHON MORENO aims for 3rd straight game at home w/ 100+ scrimmage yards (156, 118)...WR BRANDON LLOYD (1,264 rec. yards, 10 TD rec.) needs 36 rec. yards to join ROD SMITH (2001) as only Broncos w/ at least 1,300 rec. yards & 10+ TD rec. in season in franchise history. Lloyd averages 21.2 yards per catch at home in '10 (24 att., 508 yards). Lloyd is 3rd player in NFL history to record 1st 1,200-yard receiving season in his 8th NFL season or later. WR JABAR GAFFNEY was selected by Texans in 2002 NFL Draft & spent 4 seasons in Hou. (2002-05). Has career-best in receptions (60) & receiving yards (773) in '10...S RENALDO HILL posted 1st INT of season last week...DL KEVIN VICKERSON posted 1st career INT against Raiders...LB D.J. WILLIAMS leads team w/ 112 tackles.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (8-6) AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (3-11)
SERIES
|
CHARGERS |
BENGALS |
|
SERIES LEADER |
19-10 |
|
|
STREAKS |
|
|
|
COACHES VS. OPP. |
Turner: 1-0 |
Lewis: 1-2 |
|
LAST WEEK |
W 34-7 vs. 49ers |
W 19-17 vs. Browns |
|
LAST GAME |
12/20/09: Bengals 24 at Chargers 27. Cincinnati scores 11 4th-qtr. points to tie score at 24, but San Diego's Nate Kaeding kicks game-winning 52-yard FG with 3 seconds remaining. |
|
LAST GAME AT SITE |
11/12/06: Chargers 49, Bengals 41. San Diego overcomes 28-7 deficit with 42 2nd-half points. QB Philip Rivers throws 3 TD passes & RB LaDainian Tomlinson runs for 4 more. |
|
BROADCAST |
CBS (4:05 PM ET): Gus Johnson, Steve Tasker. SIRIUS: 121 (SD), 158 (Cin.). XM: 103 (Cin.). |
STATS
|
PASSING |
Rivers: 309-464-4,141 (2L)-29 (3L)-11-105.7 (2L) |
C. Palmer: 314-520-3,396-21-18-78.7 |
|
RUSHING |
Tolbert: 178-737-4.1-11 (T3L) |
Benson: 276-1,006-3.6-7 |
|
RECEIVING |
Gates (TE): 50-782-15.6-10 (T2C) |
Ochocinco: 67-831-12.4-4 |
|
OFFENSE |
397.8 (1C) |
323.1 |
|
TAKE/GIVE |
-6 |
-6 |
|
DEFENSE |
259.8 (1L) |
342.9 |
|
SACKS |
Phillips: 11 (T3C) |
Dunlap (R): 7 |
|
INTs |
Cason: 4 |
Hall: 4 |
|
PUNTING |
Scifres: 48.3 (1L) |
Huber: 42.9 |
|
KICKING |
Kaeding: 86 (35/35 PAT; 17/21 FG) |
Stitser: 24 (3/4 PAT; 7/7 FG) |
NOTES
CHARGERS: Club aims for 11th consecutive road win in Dec...QB PHILIP RIVERS (4,141) needs 114 passing yards to surpass career-best of 4,254 in '09. Joined HOF QB DAN FOUTS as only players in club history w/ 4,000 in 3 straight seasons. Rivers is 10-0 as starter on road in Dec. w/ 19 TDs vs. 5 INTs & 99.3 rating. Rivers is 2-0 vs. Cin. & aims for 3rd straight game vs. Bengals w/ 300+ passing yards (338, 308) & 3 TD passes...RB MIKE TOLBERT has career-high 11 rush TDs in '10 & aims for 3rd straight game w/ rush TD...TE ANTONIO GATES leads AFC TEs in rec. yards (782) & ranks 1st among NFL TEs in TDs (10). WR VINCENT JACKSON had career-high 3 TD rec. last week & posted 1st 100-yard receiving game of season (112). Had 5 rec. for 108 rec. yards w/ 2 TDs in last game vs. Cin...Defense allows NFL-low in yards per game (259.8) & pass yards per game (170.4)...SD had 6 sacks last week & ranks 1st in NFL w/ 44...LB SHAUN PHILLIPS (11) needs 1 sack to surpass career-high of 11.5 in '06. CB QUENTIN JAMMER had INT in last game vs. Cin...
BENGALS: Club has 2-0 record vs. Chargers at home in Dec...In 2 career games vs. SD, QB CARSON PALMER has completed 58 of 82 passes (70.7 pct.) for 754 yards w/ 5 TDs vs. 1 INT & 114.6 passer rating. Palmer (149) needs TD pass to join KEN ANDERSON (197) & BOOMER ESIASON (187) as only players in club history to reach 150. Has 97.2 passer rating in past 2 at home...RB CEDRIC BENSON had season-best 150 rush yards last week & reached 1,000 rush yards in consecutive seasons for 1st time in career (1,006). Benson has 3 rush TDs in past 2...In past 3 vs. Chargers, WR CHAD OCHOCINCO is averaging 148.6 rec. yards per game (446 total) & has 6 TD catches in past 3 vs. SD. WR ANDRE CALDWELL had season-high 89 rec. yards last week...Rookie DE CARLOS DUNLAP (2nd round, No. 54) has 6 sacks in past 4 games & aims for 5th consecutive game w/ at least 0.5 sack. Dunlap ranks 2nd among rookies w/ 7 sacks (NDAMUKONG SUH, 8)...LB DHANI JONES leads team w/ 113 tackles.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (8-6) AT OAKLAND RAIDERS (7-7)
SERIES
|
COLTS |
RAIDERS |
|
SERIES LEADER |
|
7-4 |
|
STREAKS |
|
7 of past 10 |
|
COACHES VS. OPP. |
Caldwell: 0-0 |
Cable: 0-0 |
|
LAST WEEK |
W 34-24 vs. Jaguars |
W 39-23 vs. Broncos |
|
LAST GAME |
12/16/07: Colts 21 at Raiders 14. Indy QB Peyton Manning passes for TD as Colts clinch 5th consecutive AFC South title & become 1st team to ever post 5 consecutive 12-win seasons. |
|
LAST GAME AT SITE |
12/16/07 |
|
BROADCAST |
CBS (1:05 PM PT): Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf. SIRIUS: 126 (Ind.), 129 (Oak.). XM: 102 (Oak.). |
STATS
|
PASSING |
Manning: 407-608-4,257 (1L)-28 (3C)-15-92.1 |
J. Campbell: 150-262-2,001-11-8-82.9 |
|
RUSHING |
D. Brown: 120-460-3.8-2 |
D. McFadden: 212-1,112-5.2-7 |
|
RECEIVING |
Wayne: 99 (1C)-1,247 (3L)-12.6-5 |
Z. Miller (TE): 46-588-12.8-4 |
|
OFFENSE |
383.1 (2C) |
360.0 |
|
TAKE/GIVE |
-2 |
-5 |
|
DEFENSE |
345.3 |
328.1 |
|
SACKS |
Mathis: 9.5 |
Kelly: 7 |
|
INTs |
3 tied: 2 |
8 tied: 1 |
|
PUNTING |
McAfee: 42.3 |
Lechler: 47.0 (3L) |
|
KICKING |
Vinatieri: 111 (2C) (45/45 PAT; 22/24 FG) |
Janikowski: 121 (1C) (37/37 PAT; 28/35 FG) |
NOTES
COLTS: Aim for 3rd straight win against Raiders...On road in '10, QB PEYTON MANNING has completed 219 of 322 (68.0 pct.) for 2,426 yards w/ 17 TDs vs. 6 INTs & 100.0 rating. Has 63 career 300-yard passing games, tied for most in NFL history w/ Pro Football HOFer DAN MARINO...RB DONALD BROWN gained 129 rush yards last week on 14 att. (9.2 avg.), highest rush avg. by Colts player in game (min: 10 att.) since MARSHALL FAULK vs. Ravens in '98 (17 att., 192 yards, 11.3 avg. per carry). Rookie RB JAVARRIS JAMES (undrafted FA) is tied for 1st among NFL rookies with 6 rush TDs...WR REGGIE WAYNE (99) needs 1 rec. to join MARVIN HARRISON as only players in franchise history to record 100+ catches in consecutive seasons...DE DWIGHT FREENEY (8) needs 2 sacks to reach double-digit sacks in 3rd consecutive season & 7th of career. DE ROBERT MATHIS (9.5) needs 0.5 sack to post 10+ in season for 4th time in career...LB TYJUAN HAGLER had 41-yard KR-TD on an onside kick last week, 1st LB w/ KR-TD since Dallas' TOM HENDERSON on 9/28/1975 (vs. Cardinals)...
RAIDERS: Club has won 2 of past 3 at home against Colts...Raiders are 5-2 at home in '10...QB JASON CAMPBELL is 4-0 as starter at home this season. Raiders avg. 157.5 rush yards per game (2,205 total), 2nd-most in NFL, & need 423 rush yards for most in season in franchise history (2,627 in 1977)...Raiders are tied for NFL-best w/ 17 rush TDs...RB DARREN MC FADDEN (1,112) needs 88 rush yards to become 1st Raiders RB since '97 (NAPOLEON KAUFMAN; 1,294) w/ 1,200-yard season. Aims for 3rd consecutive game w/ 100+ rush yards (123, 119). Ranks 2nd in NFL w/ 132.3 scrimmage yards per game (ARIAN FOSTER, 135.4. RB MICHAEL BUSH tied career-high w/ 2 rush TDs last week...FB MARCEL REECE had career long 73-yard TD rec. last week...Rookie WR-KR JACOBY FORD (4th round, No. 108) has recorded TD rushing, receiving & on KR this season. TE ZACH MILLER (588) needs 12 rec. yards to become 2nd TE in club history with at least 3 consecutive 600-yard receiving seasons (TODD CHRISTENSEN, 5)...DT TOMMY KELLY has career-high 7 sacks in '10.
NEW YORK GIANTS (9-5) AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (8-6)
SERIES
|
GIANTS |
PACKERS |
|
SERIES LEADER |
|
25-21-2 |
|
STREAKS |
|
4 of past 5 |
|
COACHES VS. OPP. |
Coughlin: 2-3 |
McCarthy: 1-1 |
|
LAST WEEK |
L 38-31 vs. Eagles |
L 31-27 at Patriots |
|
LAST GAME |
9/16/07: Packers 35 at Giants 13. Green Bay QB Brett Favre passes for 3 TDs as Packers rally to improve to 2-0. |
|
LAST GAME AT SITE |
10/3/04: Giants 14, Packers 7. New York TE Jeremy Shockey catches 4-yard TD pass from QB Kurt Warner in 4th quarter for decisive points as Giants earn road victory. |
|
BROADCAST |
FOX (3:15 PM CT): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Kevin Kugler, Mark Malone. SIRIUS: 127 (NYG), 123 (GB). XM: 105 (GB). |
STATS
|
PASSING |
Manning: 305-477-3,458 (2C)-28 (2C)-20-87.7 |
Rodgers: 268-410-3,289-23-10-98.5 (2C) OR
Flynn: 40-66-433-3-2-82.4 |
|
RUSHING |
Bradshaw: 249-1,182 (2C)-4.7-8 (T3C) |
Jackson: 165-645-3.9-3 |
|
RECEIVING |
Nicks: 75-959-12.8-10 (T3C) |
Jennings: 65-1,026 (3C)-15.8-12 (T1C) |
|
OFFENSE |
383.9 (3L) |
352.2 |
|
TAKE/GIVE |
-1 |
+5 |
|
DEFENSE |
290.9 (1C) |
309.4 (3C) |
|
SACKS |
Tuck, Umenyiora: 10 |
Matthews: 12.5 (1C) |
|
INTs |
T. Thomas: 5 |
T. Williams: 5 |
|
PUNTING |
Dodge (R): 45.3 |
Masthay: 44.1 |
|
KICKING |
Tynes: 90 (39/39 PAT; 17/20 FG) |
Crosby: 99 (39/39 PAT; 20/26 FG) |
NOTES
GIANTS: Defeated GB in 2007 NFC Champ 23-20 (OT) on way to SB XLII victory...QB ELI MANNING tied career-high with 4 pass TDs last week, his 5th game with 4 TDs...RB BRANDON JACOBS has 100+ rush yards & 1+ TD in 2 of past 3. RB AHMAD BRADSHAW has 266 rush yards (88.7 per game) & 3 TDs in past 3...WR HAKEEM NICKS has 39 catches for 542 yards (90.3 per game) & 4 TDs in past 6. WR MARIO MANNINGHAM had 8 catches for 113 yards & 2 TDs last week. Has 12 career TDs & 10 have been 20+ yards. Averages 27.8 yards per TD catch in career (333 yards). TE KEVIN BOSS has TD in 5 of past 7. Aims for 3rd in row with TD...DE JUSTIN TUCK had sack in only meeting. Had 1.5 sacks last week & posted his 3rd career 10-sack season. DE OSI UMENYIORA needs 1.5 sacks to become 5th Giant with 60+ sacks. CB TERRELL THOMAS has 5 INTs in 2010, tied for career-high. Rookie JASON PIERRE-PAUL has 4.5 sacks, 2 FFs & FR in past 4...
PACKERS: QB AARON RODGERS is 9-1 in past 10 starts at home. Has completed 213 of 321 (66.4 pct.) for 2,664 yards with 21 TDs vs. 7 INTs for 104.7 rating. QB MATT FLYNN made 1st start last week & had career-high 251 yards, 3 TDs & 100.2 rating...RB BRANDON JACKSON rushed for 99 yards in Week 15. RB JOHN KUHN had TD catch last week...WR GREG JENNINGS has 475 rec. yards (95 per game) & 6 TDs in past 5. Has 40 career rec. TDs & 16 (40 pct.) have been 40+ yards. Has 6 rec. TDs in past 5 at home & aims for 6th home game in row with TD. WR DONALD DRIVER had 5 catches for 141 yards (28.2 avg.) & TD (90 yards) in '07 NFC Champ. WR JAMES JONES has 100+ yards in 2 of past 3 at home. Had 5 catches for 95 yards & TD (66 yards) last week...Since start of 2006, CB CHARLES WOODSON leads NFL with 8 INT-TDs & S NICK COLLINS ties for 2nd with 4. LB CLAY MATTHEWS has 11 sacks, 2 FR & 62-yard INT-TD in past 12 at home. DT B.J. RAJI had career-high 2 sacks last week.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (6-8) AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (8-6)
SERIES
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SEAHAWKS |
BUCCANEERS |
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SERIES LEADER |
7-3 |
|
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STREAKS |
|
|
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Carroll: 0-1 |
Morris: 1-0 |
|
LAST WEEK |
L 34-18 vs. Falcons |
L 23-20 vs. Lions (OT) |
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LAST GAME |
12/20/09: Buccaneers 24 at Seahawks 7. Trailing 7-3 at halftime, Tampa Bay scores 24 consecutive points. QB Josh Freeman passes for 205 yards & 2 TDs. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
10/19/08: Buccaneers 20, Seahawks 10. Tampa Bay races to 17-0 lead on 1st-half TDs by WR Antonio Bryant (47-yard catch) & RB Earnest Graham (1-yard run) en route to victory. |
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BROADCAST |
FOX (4:15 PM ET): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick, Chris Myers (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 122 (Sea.), 113 (TB). XM: 109 (TB). |
STATS
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PASSING |
Hasselbeck: 263-440-2,977-12-17-73.1 |
Freeman: 249-422-2,959-18-6-88.8 |
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RUSHING |
Lynch: 168-609-3.6-6 |
Blount (R): 164-777-4.7-6 |
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RECEIVING |
M. Williams: 60-720-12.0-1 |
M. Williams (R): 58-880-15.2-8 |
|
OFFENSE |
304.1 |
329.0 |
|
TAKE/GIVE |
-9 |
+8 (3C) |
|
DEFENSE |
376.7 |
346.0 |
|
SACKS |
Clemons: 10 |
White: 4.5 |
|
INTs |
Thomas (R): 5 |
Barber: 3 |
|
PUNTING |
Ryan: 43.0 |
Malone: 41.2 |
|
KICKING |
Mare: 95 (29/29 PAT; 22/27 FG) |
Barth: 86 (29/29 PAT; 19/23 FG) |
NOTES
SEAHAWKS: QB MATT HASSELBECK is 3-1 in career as starter vs. TB. Needs 23 yards for 7th career 3,000-yard season, most in team history...RB MARSHAWN LYNCH had rush TD last week & has 4 TDs in past 3. RB JUSTIN FORSETT had 55 yards on 9 carries (6.1 avg.) in last meeting. RB-KR LEON WASHINGTON leads NFL with franchise-record 3 KR-TDs...WR BEN OBOMANU is averaging 19 yards per catch this year (23 rec., 437 yards). Had 2-pt. conversion catch last week. WR MIKE WILLIAMS has 3 games with 10+ receptions in 2010 & is 1st Seahawk with 3 10-catch games in season. TE JOHN CARLSON aims for 3rd in row vs. TB with TD catch. Had 7 receptions for 86 yards & TD (29 yards) in last meeting...CB MARCUS TRUFANT had 41-yard INT in 9/19/04 meeting. S EARL THOMAS leads NFC rookies with 5 INTs. Tied MICHAEL BOULWARE (5) for most by rookie in team history. DE CHRIS CLEMONS has 10 sacks in past 12. S JORDAN BABINEAUX had INT last week...
BUCCANEERS: QB JOSH FREEMAN has completed 36 of 57 (63.2 pct.) for 517 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 104.2 rating in past 2. In career, when Freeman has 80+ rating, Bucs are 10-2. Has thrown TD pass in 11 consecutive games, longest streak by TB QB since 2004-05 (BRIAN GRIESE)...Rookie RB LE GARRETTE BLOUNT rushed for 110 yards & TD (39 yards) last week. Leads NFL rookies with 777 rush yards & ties for lead among rookies with 6 rush TDs. Has rush TD in 4 of 5 home games. WR MIKE WILLIAMS had 6 catches for 96 yards & TD last week. Leads NFL rookies with 58 catches, 880 rec. yards & 8 rec. TD. His 8 rec. TDs are most in team history by rookie. Williams (58) & ARRELIOUS BENN (24) have combined for 82 receptions, most by rookie WR teammates. TE KELLEN WINSLOW had career-high 125 yards & tied career best with 11 catches vs. Sea. (11/4/07 with Cle.). Has catch in 74 games in row, 3rd longest active streak by TE...CB RONDE BARBER had 43-yard INT vs. Sea. (11/28/99). Is only player in NFL history with 25+ sacks (26) & 40+ INTs (40).
MINNESOTA VIKINGS (5-9) AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (10-4)
SERIES
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VIKINGS |
EAGLES |
|
SERIES LEADER |
11-9 |
|
|
STREAKS |
|
Past 3 & 6 of past 7 |
|
COACHES VS. OPP. |
Frazier: 0-0 |
Reid: 5-0 |
|
LAST WEEK |
L 40-14 vs. Bears (TCF Bank Stadium) |
W 38-31 at Giants |
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LAST GAME |
10/28/07: Eagles 23 at Vikings 16. Philadelphia QB Donovan McNabb passes for 333 yards & 1 TD as Eagles defeat Minnesota. RB Brian Westbrook adds 47 rush yards & TD. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
9/20/04: Eagles 27, Vikings 16. McNabb passes for 2 TDs and runs for another as Eagles defeat Minnesota on Monday night. WR Terrell Owens adds 79 rec. yards & TD. |
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BROADCAST |
NBC (8:20 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Andrea Kremer (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Dave Sims, James Lofton, Hub Arkush (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 102 (WW1), 126 (Min.), 127 (Phi.). XM: 104 (WW1), 103 (Min.), 104 (Phi.). |
STATS
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PASSING |
Favre: 217-358-2,509-11-19-69.9 OR
Webb (R): 17-31-137-0-2-39.3 |
Vick: 208-329-2,755-20-5-103.6 (1C) |
|
RUSHING |
Peterson: 247-1,149 (3C)-4.7-11 (T1C) |
McCoy: 194-1,036-5.3-7 |
|
RECEIVING |
Harvin: 56-699-12.5-5 |
McCoy (RB): 74-551-7.4-2 |
|
OFFENSE |
320.8 |
403.9 (1L) |
|
TAKE/GIVE |
-14 |
+14 (1C) |
|
DEFENSE |
308.1 (2C) |
330.4 |
|
SACKS |
J. Allen: 9.5 |
T. Cole: 9 |
|
INTs |
E. J. Henderson: 3 |
Samuel: 7 (1L) |
|
PUNTING |
Kluwe: 43.4 |
Rocca: 44.5 |
|
KICKING |
Longwell: 68 (26/27 PAT; 14/15 FG) |
Akers: 134 (1L) (44/44 PAT; 30/35 FG) |
NOTES
VIKINGS: QB JOE WEBB rushed for 1st career TD last week...RB ADRIAN PETERSON rushed for 83 yards & 2 TDs in 1/4/09 WC meeting. Needs 151 yards to join HOFer EARL CAMPBELL as only players to rush for 1,300+ yards & 10+ TDs in each of 1st 4 seasons. Rookie RB TOBY GERHART rushed for career-high 77 yards last week...WR SIDNEY RICE needs 5 catches to reach 150 career. WR-KR PERCY HARVIN had 23-yard rec. TD last week. TE VISANTHE SHIANCOE had TD catch in last meeting. Since start of 2008, has 20 TDs, 4th most among NFL TEs...DE JARED ALLEN has 3 sacks & 2 FFs in 2 career meetings (incl. WC). Has 8.5 sacks in past 7. Needs 0.5 sack for 4th consecutive 10-sack season. CB ASHER ALLEN aims for 3rd in row with INT...
EAGLES: Have won 13 of past 14 in Dec...QB MICHAEL VICK 2-0 in career vs. Min. In 12/1/02 meeting (with Atl.), rushed for 173 yards & 2 TDs, incl. 46-yarder in OT. Most rush yards by QB in game in NFL history. Became 3rd QB in NFL history with 3+ pass TDs & 100+ rush yards (130) in game last week...RB LE SEAN MC COY has 632 scrimmage yards (126.4 per game) & 3 TDs in past 5 at home. Has 2,532 scrimmage yards, most by Eagle in 1st 2 seasons... WR-PR DE SEAN JACKSON had 1st game-winning PR-TD as time expired in NFL history last week (65 yards). Has scored 24 TDs (17 rec., 4 PR, 3 rush) in career & averages 48.4 yards per TD (1,162 yards). WR JEREMY MACLIN has 25 catches for 395 yards (98.8 per game) in past 4 at home. Had 2 TDs last week. TE BRENT CELEK had 65-yard TD last week...DE TRENT COLE had 2 sacks in last meeting. CB ASANTE SAMUEL had 44-yard INT-TD in WC meeting. Since start of 2006, has 36 INTs, most in NFL.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (10-4) AT ATLANTA FALCONS (12-2)
SERIES
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SAINTS |
FALCONS |
|
SERIES LEADER |
|
45-37 |
|
STREAKS |
|
|
|
COACHES VS. OPP. |
Payton: 7-2 |
Smith: 2-3 |
|
LAST WEEK |
L 30-24 at Ravens |
W 34-18 at Seahawks |
|
LAST GAME |
9/26/10: Falcons 27 at Saints 24 (OT). Atlanta K Matt Bryant converts 46-yard FG attempt with under 2 minutes remaining in OT to give Falcons division win. |
|
LAST GAME AT SITE |
12/13/09: Saints 26, Falcons 23. New Orleans K Garrett Hartley converts 38-yard FG with just over 4 minutes remaining to break 4th-quarter tie as Saints move to 13-0. |
|
BROADCAST |
ESPN (8:30 PM ET): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden. Westwood One Radio: Kevin Harlan, Boomer Esiason, Tony Boselli (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 124 (WW1), 125 (NO), 126 (Atl.). XM: 124 (WW1), 102 (NO), 103 (Atl). |
STATS
|
PASSING |
Brees: 391-571-4,122 (1C)-31 (T1L)-19-93.5 |
Ryan: 320-510-3,321-25 (3C)-9-90.5 |
|
RUSHING |
Ivory (R): 130-683-5.3-5 |
Turner: 300-1,256 (1C)-4.2-11 (T1C) |
|
RECEIVING |
Colston: 82 (T2C)-1,001-12.2-7 |
White: 106 (1L)-1,284 (1L)-12.1-8 |
|
OFFENSE |
377.6 (3C) |
349.4 |
|
TAKE/GIVE |
-5 |
+13 (2C) |
|
DEFENSE |
312.0 |
332.9 |
|
SACKS |
Ellis: 6 |
Abraham: 12 (T3L) |
|
INTs |
Greer, Jenkins: 2 |
Grimes, Moore: 5 |
|
PUNTING |
Morstead: 46.6 (2C) |
Koenen: 40.4 |
|
KICKING |
Hartley: 88 (37/37 PAT; 17/22 FG) |
M. Bryant: 119 (3L) (38/38 PAT; 27/30 FG) |
NOTES
SAINTS: QB DREW BREES has 4,122 yards passing & joined PEYTON MANNING as only QBs with 5+ 4,000-yard seasons in row. Has won 7 of past 9 vs. Atl. In past 4 MNF games, is 4-0 & has completed 91 of 120 (75.8 pct.) for 1,256 yards with 13 TDs vs. 1 INT for 141.5 rating...RB CHRISTOPHER IVORY is 2nd among NFL rookies with 683 rush yards. RB REGGIE BUSH aims for 5th meeting in row with TD. Has 5 TDs (4 rec., 1 rush) in past 4 vs. Atl. RB PIERRE THOMAS has 5 TDs (3 rush, 2 rec.) in past 4 on MNF...WR MARQUES COLSTON has 5 rec. TDs in past 5 MNF contests. WR LANCE MOORE had 6 catches for 149 yards & 2 TDs (80, 16 yards) in last meeting. Rookie TE JIMMY GRAHAM had career-high 2 TDs last week...DT SEDRICK ELLIS aims for 3rd in row vs. Atl. with sack. DE WILL SMITH has 3 sacks in past 3 meetings. S ROMAN HARPER had 31-yard INT-TD in 12/10/07 meeting...
FALCONS: Clinch NFC South & homefield advantage with win...QB MATT RYAN is 19-1 (.950) at home as starter. Aims for 16th consecutive home win. Has posted 100+ rating 15 times & Falcons are 15-0. Tied career-high with 3 pass TDs last week...In past 8, RB MICHAEL TURNER has rushed for 790 yards (98.8 per game) & 10 TDs. Aims for 5th in row vs. NO with rush TD. Since 2008, has 38 rush TDs, 2nd most in NFL...WR RODDY WHITE leads NFL with 106 receptions & needs 6 to pass TERANCE MATHIS (111 in 1994) for team record. Leads NFL with 1,284 yards & needs 99 to pass his own club mark (1,382 in 2008). TE TONY GONZALEZ had 8 catches for 110 yards & TD in last meeting. WR MICHAEL JENKINS had 50-yard TD in last game vs. NO...DE JOHN ABRAHAM had career-high 4 sacks vs. NO (11/4/01 with NYJ). Has 10 sacks in past 9. Has 101.5 sacks since 2000, 2nd most in NFL. DT JONATHAN BABINEAUX had FR-TD last week.
