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Week 2 NFL Capsules

Week 2, 2008, 09/09/2008

WEEK 2

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14


CHICAGO BEARS (1-0) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (1-0)

SERIES


BEARS

PANTHERS

SERIES LEADER
2-1


STREAKS
2 of past 3


COACHES VS. OPP.
Smith: 1-1
Fox: 2-1

LAST WEEK
W 29-13 at Colts
W 26-24 at Chargers

LAST GAME
11/20/05: Panthers 3 at Bears 13. Chicago’s defense registers 8 sacks & CB Nathan Vasher’s 2 interceptions set up 10 of club’s 13 points.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/22/02: Panthers 24, Bears 14. Carolina RB Dee Brown runs for 2 TDs (2, 1) & Panthers’ defense limits Chicago to 186 total net yards.

BROADCAST
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Sam Rosen, Tim Ryan, Chris Myers (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 126 (Chi.), 119 (Car.).


STATS

PASSING
Orton: 13-21-150-0-0-83.4
Delhomme: 23-41-247-1-0-82.1

RUSHING
Forté (R): 23-123 (2C)-5.3-1 (T3C)
D. Williams: 18-86-4.8-0

RECEIVING
Forté (R) (RB): 3-18-6.0-0
Rosario (TE): 7-96-13.7-1 (T1C)

OFFENSE
319.0
388.0

TAKE/GIVE
+1 (T2C)
0

DEFENSE
293.0
316.0

SACKS
A. Brown, Harrison: 1.0
Diggs: 1.0

INTs
---
---

PUNTING
Maynard: 35.6
Baker: 48.0 (2C)

KICKING
Gould: 9 (3/3 PAT; 2/2 FG)
Kasay: 14 (1L) (2/2 PAT; 4/4 FG)


NOTES

BEARS: QB KYLE ORTON is 13-6 (.684) in NFL career as starter. Won only start vs. Car. (11/20/05)…Rookie RB MATT FORTÉ (2nd round, No. 44) rushed for 123 yards in NFL debut last week, incl. 50-yard TD. Became 1st Bears rookie to start at RB since HOFer WALTER PAYTON in 1975…Pro Bowl PR-KR-WR DEVIN HESTER has 14 career TDs & averages 80.9 yards per TD, highest avg. in NFL history (min. 10 TDs)…In last meeting, DE ADEWALE OGUNLEYE tied career-high with 3 sacks. When Ogunleye has 2+ sacks, his teams are 10-2 (.833). Had safety last week. LB LANCE BRIGGS had 21-yard FR-TD last week off FF by CB CHARLES TILLMAN. LB BRIAN URLACHER has INT in 4 of past 6, including 85-yard INT-TD. Had INT vs. Car. in Div. Playoff (1/15/06). DE ALEX BROWN had 2 sacks & 2 FFs in last meeting. CB NATHAN VASHER tied career-best with 2 INTs in last meeting. Had 68 INT-return yards & added FF in that contest…

PANTHERS: In past 5 starts, QB JAKE DELHOMME is 4-1 (.800) & has completed 101 of 154 (65.6 pct.) for 1,078 yards with 11 TDs vs. 1 INT for 107.0 passer rating. In Div. Playoff vs. Chi. (1/15/06), Delhomme completed 24 of 33 passes (72.7 pct.) for 319 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT for 120.6 rating…RB DE ANGELO WILLIAMS had 86 rush yards last week & Panthers are perfect 6-0 when he rushes for 80+ yards. Rookie RB JONATHAN STEWART (1st round, No. 13) rushed 10 times for 53 yards (5.3 avg.) last week in NFL debut…WR MUHSIN MUHAMMAD spent previous 3 years with Bears & had 164 catches for 2,183 yards & 12 TDs. TE DANTE ROSARIO had career-high 7 catches & 96 yards last week. Caught game-winning 14-yard TD as time expired…CB CHRIS GAMBLE had 31-yard FR-TD last week. DE JULIUS PEPPERS ranks 1st in team history with 56.0 sacks & 19 FFs.



TENNESSEE TITANS (1-0) AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (0-1)

SERIES


TITANS

BENGALS

SERIES LEADER
38-31-1


STREAKS

Past 2

COACHES VS. OPP.
Fisher: 12-6
Lewis: 2-1

LAST WEEK
W 17-10 vs. Jaguars
L 17-10 at Ravens

LAST GAME
11/25/07: Titans 6 at Bengals 35. Cincinnati QB Carson Palmer completes 3 TD passes, all to WR Chad Johnson, to hand Tennessee 3rd consecutive defeat.

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/25/07

BROADCAST
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Don Criqui, Dan Fouts. SIRIUS: 144 (Cin.).




STATS

PASSING
Collins: 2-2-65-0-0-118.8
C. Palmer: 10-25-99-0-1-35.3

RUSHING
C. Johnson (R): 15-93-6.2-0
Perry: 18-37-2.1-0

RECEIVING
Scaife (TE): 6-105-17.5-0
Houshmandzadeh: 3-44-14.7-0

OFFENSE
309.0
154.0

TAKE/GIVE
+1 (T3C)
0

DEFENSE
189.0 (2C)
358.0

SACKS
Brown, Haynesworth: 2.0 (T2C)
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INTs
Finnegan: 2 (T1L)
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PUNTING
Hentrich: 42.9
Larson: 45.1

KICKING
Bironas: 5 (2/2 PAT; 1/2 FG)
Graham: 4 (1/1 PAT; 1/1 FG)


NOTES

TITANS: Head coach JEFF FISHER has 7-2 (.778) record at Cincinnati…Since ’06, club has 14-4 (.778) record when scoring 20+ points…QB KERRY COLLINS ranks 3rd among active QBs with 34,782 passing yards…Rookie RB CHRIS JOHNSON (1st round, No. 24), totaled 127 yards from scrimmage, incl. 7-yard TD reception, in NFL debut last week (93 rush, 34 receiving). Team is 5-1 (.833) when RB LEN DALE WHITE has 90+ rush yards...In last meeting against Bengals, WR JUSTIN GAGE had 4 receptions for 98 yards (24.5 avg.) with TD…For career, TE ALGE CRUMPLER averages 17.4 yard per catch against Bengals (5 rec. 87 yards). TE BO SCAIFE recorded team & career-high 105 receiving yards (17.5 avg.) on 6 rec. last week…Since ’06, team is 12-2 (.857) when it records 2 or more INTs…Defense totaled 7 sacks last week…DTs TONY BROWN (career-high 2) & ALBERT HAYNESWORTH (2) combined for 4 sacks last week…Including postseason, CB CORTLAND FINNEGAN aims for 3rd consecutive game with INT. Finnegan had career-high 2 INTs last week…

BENGALS: Club aims for 3rd consecutive win against Titans…For career, QB CARSON PALMER is 2-1 (.667) against Ten. & has completed 79 of 107 passes (73.8 pct.) for 802 yards with 5 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 102.6 passer rating. Palmer aims for 2nd consecutive game with 80+ completion percentage vs. Ten. (32 of 38, 84.2 pct. on 11/25/07)…RB CHRIS PERRY had career highs in receptions (9) & receiving yards (45) against Titans on 10/16/05…WR T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH has TD receptions in 4 of past 5 in September (6 total during span). WR CHAD JOHNSON aims for 3rd consecutive game with 100+ receiving yards against Ten. (135, 103). In last meeting against Titans, Johnson posted career-high 12 receptions & tied career high with 3 TDs…Since ’03, team is 22-5 (.814) when defense has 2+ INTs…Rookie LB KEITH RIVERS (1st round, No. 9) led team with 10 tackles in NFL debut last week…DE ANTWAN ODOM spent 4 seasons (2004-07) with Titans & totaled 12.5 sacks…CB JOHNATHAN JOSEPH aims for 2nd consecutive game with INT vs. Ten…WR-KR GLENN HOLT averaged 29.5 yards per KR last week.



GREEN BAY PACKERS (1-0) AT DETROIT LIONS (0-1)
SERIES


PACKERS

LIONS

SERIES LEADER
84-64-7


STREAKS
7 of past 8


COACHES VS. OPP.
McCarthy: 4-0
Marinelli: 0-4

LAST WEEK
W 24-19 vs. Vikings
L 34-21 at Falcons

LAST GAME
12/30/07: Lions 13 at Packers 34. Green Bay QB Brett Favre throws for 2 TDs (5, 4) as Packers tie franchise record for most wins in season (13).

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/22/07: Packers 37, Lions 26. Green Bay QB Brett Favre passes for 3 TDs & sets club record for most consecutive completions (20) as Packers improve to 10-1.

BROADCAST
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Matt Vasgersian, JC Pearson, Charissa Thompson (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 122 (GB), 127 (Det.).


STATS

PASSING
Rodgers: 18-22-178-1-0-115.5 (3C)
Kitna: 24-33-262-2 (3C)-1-103.3

RUSHING
Grant: 12-92-7.7-0
K. Smith (R): 16-48-3.0-1 (T3C)

RECEIVING
Jennings: 5-91-18.2-0
C. Johnson: 7-107 (3C)-15.3-0

OFFENSE
317.0
308.0

TAKE/GIVE
+1 (T2C)
-1

DEFENSE
355.0
474.0

SACKS
Kampman: 1.0
White: 1.0

INTs
Bigby: 1 (T2L)
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PUNTING
Frost: 45.2
N. Harris: 42.5

KICKING
Crosby: 6 (3/3 PAT; 1/2 FG)
Hanson: 3 (3/3 PAT; 0/0 FG)


NOTES

PACKERS: Have 49 wins in road openers, most in NFL history. Under head coach MIKE MC CARTHY, team has won 18 of past 21 games. Have won 13 of past 15 vs. Lions…QB AARON RODGERS made 1st career start last week & completed 18 of 22 (81.8 pct.) for 178 yards with 1 TD vs. 0 INTs for 115.5 passer rating & added rush TD. His 81.8 comp. pct. was 2nd-highest in NFL history by QB in 1st career start (min. 20 att.)…In last game at Det., RB RYAN GRANT had 15 att. for 101 yards & 1 TD. When Grant has 15+ carries, Packers are perfect 7-0. Aims for 3rd meeting in row with rush TD…In last meeting at Det., WR DONALD DRIVER had 10 catches for 147 yards. When Driver has 10+ catches, Packers are 5-0. WR GREG JENNINGS has 15 career TDs & averages 37.7 yards per TD. Had 2 TDs in his last game vs. Lions…DE AARON KAMPMAN has 28.5 sacks since start of 2006, most in NFC. Aims for 3rd game in row vs. Det. with 2+ sacks. CB AL HARRIS has 2 INTs vs. Lions, incl. 56-yard INT-TD. DE KABEER GBAJA-BIAMILA had sack in last game at Det. PR-KR-CB WILL BLACKMON had 76-yard PR-TD last week…

LIONS: Have won 12 of past 17 home openers…QB JON KITNA aims for 8th consecutive division game with 200+ passing yards. Completed 24 of 33 (72.7 pct.) for 262 yards with 2 TDs vs. 1 INT for 103.3 passer rating last week…Rookie RB KEVIN SMITH (3rd round, No. 64) scored 1st career TD last week in NFL debut. Since start of 2004, RB RUDI JOHNSON has rushed for 4,732 yards, 6th-most in NFL during that span…WR ROY WILLIAMS has 13 career 100-yard receiving games. Had 21-yard TD catch last week. WR CALVIN JOHNSON had career-high 107 receiving yards last week & tied career-best with 7 receptions. Previous 7-catch game was vs. GB (83 yards, 1 TD). WR SHAUN MC DONALD had 30-yard TD catch in last meeting. TE CASEY FITZ SIMMONS had TD catch last week…DE JARED DE VRIES aims for 3rd division game in row with 0.5+ sack. S DWIGHT SMITH has FF in 2 of past 3 meetings. DE DEWAYNE WHITE had sack last week.



BUFFALO BILLS (1-0) AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (0-1)

SERIES


BILLS

JAGUARS

SERIES LEADER
4-3


STREAKS

2 of past 3

COACHES VS. OPP.
Jauron: 2-0
Del Rio: 2-2

LAST WEEK
W 34-10 vs. Seahawks
L 17-10 at Titans

LAST GAME
11/25/07: Bills 14 at Jaguars 36. Jacksonville defense forces 3 turnovers, QB David Garrard

passes for 296 yards & K Josh Scobee converts 5 FGs as Jags win 3rd straight game.

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/25/07

BROADCAST
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Gus Johnson, Steve Tasker. SIRIUS: 107 (Buf.), 91 (Jax.).




STATS

PASSING
Edwards: 19-30-215-1-0-95.8
Garrard: 23-35-215-1-2-68.2

RUSHING
Lynch: 18-76-4.2-1 (T3C)
Taylor: 9-18-2.0-0

RECEIVING
Royal (TE): 6-52-8.7-1 (T2L)
M. Jones: 6-80-13.3-0

OFFENSE
338.0 (T3C)
189.0

TAKE/GIVE
+2 (T1C)
-1

DEFENSE
252.0
309.0

SACKS
K. Williams: 1.5
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INTs
McGee: 1 (T2L)
D. Harvey (R), Sensabaugh: 1 (T2L)

PUNTING
Moorman: 46.6
Podlesh: 37.0

KICKING
Lindell: 10 (2C) (4/4 PAT; 2/3 FG)
Scobee: 4 (1/1 PAT; 1/2 FG)


NOTES

BILLS: Club has 2-1 record at Jax. (.667)…QB TRENT EDWARDS has 6-4 (.600) record as starter & has completed 160 of 279 passes (57.3 pct.) for 1,748 yards with 8 TDs & 7 INTs & 75.1 passer rating. Team is 4-0 when Edwards has 80+ passer rating…RB MARSHAWN LYNCH has 70 or more rush yards in 8 of past 9…WR LEE EVANS posted 10th career 100-yard rec. game last week (102 yards). Evans has 18 of 29 career TD receptions on road. Has 5 70-plus yard TD rec. – tied for most in NFL since 2000 (CHAD JOHNSON, 5)…TE ROBERT ROYAL had 6 receptions (career high) for 52 yards (8.7 avg.) with TD last week …Since ’03, DE AARON SCHOBEL ranks 2nd in NFL with 53 sacks (JASON TAYLOR, 59)…DT MARCUS STROUD spent 7 seasons with Jaguars (2001-07) & posted 217 tackles with 22 sacks…Team has 12-2 (.857) record when CB TERRENCE MC GEE has INT...P BRIAN MOORMAN recorded 1st TD pass last week. WR-KR ROSCOE PARRISH totaled franchise record 120 PR yards on 6 att., including career-long 63-yard PR-TD last week. Parrish has 3 career PR-TDs & needs 1 to surpass KEITH MOODY for most in franchise history…

JAGUARS: Club has won past 3 of 4 home openers…Since ’06, team is 13-4 (.764) when gaining 150+ rush yards…QB DAVID GARRARD is 12-6 (.667) as starter at home & has completed 293 of 495 (59.2 pct.) for 3,518 yards with 18 TDs vs. 7 INTs & 87.3 passer rating. In 2 career meetings vs. Bills, Garrard has 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 104.3 passer rating…RB FRED TAYLOR averages 84.2 rush yards per game against Buffalo & aims for 3rd consecutive with 100+ rush yards. Team is 14-5 (.736) when Taylor has 25+ att. RB MAURICE JONES-DREW has 26 TDs in past 30 games incl. postseason & aims for 3rd consecutive game with TD vs. Bills…Team is 11-3 (.785) when WR REGGIE WILLIAMS scores TD. WR MATT JONES led team with 6 receptions for 80 yards (13.3 avg.) last week …Defense aims for 3rd consecutive game with 1 or more INTs vs. Bills…Rookie DE DERRICK HARVEY (1st round, No. 8) posted 1st career INT last week…Rookie CB-KR BRIAN WITHERSPOON averaged 41.3 yards on 3 KR last week (124 total yards).



OAKLAND RAIDERS (0-1) AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (0-1)

SERIES


RAIDERS

CHIEFS

SERIES LEADER

50-43-2

STREAKS

9 of past 10

COACHES VS. OPP.
Kiffin: 1-1
Edwards: 6-4

LAST WEEK
L 41-14 vs. Broncos
L 17-10 at Patriots

LAST GAME
11/25/07: Raiders 20 at Chiefs 17. Oakland RB Justin Fargas rushes for 139 yards, including decisive 14-yard TD in 4th quarter to seal victory.

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/25/07

BROADCAST
CBS (12:00 PM CT): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon. SIRIUS: 110 (Oak.), 113 (KC).




STATS

PASSING
Russell: 17-26-180-2 (T2C)-0-111.1
Huard: 8-12-118-1-1-91.7

RUSHING
Fargas: 18-97 (T3C)-5.4-0
L. Johnson: 22-74-3.4-0

RECEIVING
Miller (TE): 4-34-8.5-0
Gonzalez (TE): 6-55-9.2-0

OFFENSE
317.0
284.0

TAKE/GIVE
-1
+1 (T3C)

DEFENSE
441.0
338.0

SACKS
---
Boone, D. Johnson: 1.0

INTs
---
---

PUNTING
Lechler: 51.0 (1L)
Colquitt: 43.2

KICKING
Janikowski: 2 (2/2 PAT; 0/0 FG)
Novak: 4 (1/1 PAT; 1/1 FG)


NOTES

RAIDERS: Club aims for 2nd consecutive win at Kansas City…In 2 career starts, QB JA MARCUS RUSSELL has completed 40 of 57 passes (70.2 pct.) for 404 yards with 3 TDs vs. INT & 100.3 passer rating. Russell aims for 4th straight game with TD pass....In last meeting against Chiefs, RB JUSTIN FARGAS gained 139 yards (6.3 avg.) on 22 att. with TD. Club is 3-1 when Fargas has 100+ yards. Rookie RB DARREN MC FADDEN (1st round, No. 4) averaged 5.1 yards per carry in NFL debut last week (9 att. for 46 yards)…In 3 career starts vs. KC, WR RONALD CURRY averages 95.3 receiving yards per game (286 total). WR ASHLEY LELIE posted TD reception in Raiders debut last week…DT TOMMY KELLY recorded career-high 3 sacks against Chiefs on 11/6/05…Since ’05, CB DE ANGELO HALL ranks 3rd in NFL among active CBs with 15 INTs…WR-KR JOHNNIE LEE HIGGINS had career-high 154 KR yards (25.7 avg.) on 6 att. last week…

CHIEFS: Club has won 14 of past 19 home openers…Chiefs started 6 rookies last week & was 1st time club started 5 or more rookies since 9/12/76…QB DAMON HUARD has 8-4 (.667) record as starter at home & has 15 TDs vs. 8 INTs & 90.3 passer rating. Huard is 2-0 vs. Raiders as starter. Huard’s teams are 8-0 when has 100+ passer rating…RB LARRY JOHNSON aims for 5th consecutive game with 100+ rush yards against Raiders & averages 106.5 rush yards per game vs. Oak (746 total). Chiefs are 21-6 (.778) when Johnson has 100+ rushing yards. KC is 12-1 (.923) when Johnson has 30+ carries…In 21 career games against Raiders, TE TONY GONZALEZ has 1,324 receiving yards & 7 TD receptions (most vs. any opponent in both categories). Gonzalez (23) needs 2 100-yard receiving games to surpass KELLEN WINSLOW (24) for most career 100-yard receiving games by TE…In 2 career games vs. Oak., WR DWAYNE BOWE averages 21 yards per catch (147 total yards). Averages 84.3 receiving yards per game against division (506 total). WR DEVARD DARLING had career-long 68-yard reception last week in Chiefs debut…LB DONNIE EDWARDS has 5 career sacks against Raiders (most vs. any opponent). Edwards leads NFL active LBs with 28 career INTs.



INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (0-1) AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (0-1)

SERIES


COLTS

VIKINGS

SERIES LEADER
13-7-1


STREAKS
Past 2


COACHES VS. OPP.
Dungy: 7-6
Childress: 0-0

LAST WEEK
L 29-13 vs. Bears
L 24-19 at Packers

LAST GAME
11/8/04: Vikings 28 at Colts 31. Indianapolis K Mike Vanderjagt kicks 35-yard FG with 2 seconds remaining for Colts’ win. QB Peyton Manning throws 4 TD passes.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/21/97: Vikings 39, Colts 28. Minnesota WR Cris Carter catches 3 TDs & QB Randall Cunningham throws 4 TDs as Vikings clinch NFC Wild Card bid.

BROADCAST
CBS (12:00 PM CT): Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf. SIRIUS: 129 (Ind.), 121 (Min.).




STATS

PASSING
P. Manning: 30-49-257 (2C)-1-0-81.8
Jackson: 16-35-178-1-1-59.0

RUSHING
Addai: 12-44-3.7-0
Peterson: 19-103-5.4-1 (T3C)

RECEIVING
Wayne: 10 (T1L)-86-8.6-1 (T2L)
Mills (TE): 3-49-16.3-0

OFFENSE
293.0
355.0

TAKE/GIVE
-1
-1

DEFENSE
319.0
317.0

SACKS
Freeney, Mathis: 1.0
---

INTs
---
---

PUNTING
H. Smith: 49.0
Kluwe: 43.4

KICKING
Vinatieri: 7 (1/1 PAT; 2/2 FG)
Longwell: 7 (1/1 PAT; 2/2 FG)


NOTES

COLTS: Dating back to 9/26/04, club has won 4 of past 5 against NFC North...Colts’ 24-10 (.705) record in September is best in NFL since ’98 & team has won 12 past 13 in September…Head coach TONY DUNGY played QB for University of Minnesota (1973-76) & was Vikings defensive coordinator (1992-95)…QB PEYTON MANNING has 2-0 record against Vikings & has completed 48 of 65 passes (73.8 pct.) for 551 yards with 8 TDs vs. 1 INTs & 132.1 passer rating. For career, Manning has 103.3 passer rating vs. NFC. Incl. postseason, Colts are 10-2 (.833) when RB JOSEPH ADDAI has 20+ carries. Addai averages 95.4 rush yards per game in past 5 vs. NFC (477 total) with 8 rush TDs…WR REGGIE WAYNE led team with 10 receptions for 86 yards (8.6 avg.) & TD last week. Wayne aims for 9th consecutive game with TD reception against NFC. WR MARVIN HARRRISON tied career high with 3 TD receptions against Minnesota on 12/24/00…Colts are 12-2 (.857) when DE DWIGHT FREENEY records 2 or more sacks…

VIKINGS: Aim for 6th consecutive win vs. Colts at home. Have outscored Ind. 126-58 in past 5 meetings in Min. Head coach BRAD CHILDRESS made NFL coaching debut with Colts in 1985 as QB/quality control coach…Club has won 17 of past 21 home openers…QB TARVARIS JACKSON has won 6 of past 9 as starter & 5 of past 6 starts at home …In 3 games vs. AFC, RB ADRIAN PETERSON has 501 scrimmage yards (167.0 per game), incl. 434 rush yards (144.7 per game) & 4 rush TDs. In 7 career home games, Peterson has 802 rush yards (114.6 per game) & 7 rush TDs. Rushed for 103 yards & 1 TD last week…WR BERNARD BERRIAN aims for 3rd in row vs. AFC with TD catch. WR SIDNEY RICE had 23-yard TD catch last week. Has 4 TDs in past 7 games. WR BOBBY WADE aims for 3rd in row vs. AFC with 5+ catches…DE JARED ALLEN has 43.0 sacks since 2004, 2nd most in NFL. S DARREN SHARPER has 48 INTs since 2000, most in NFL. DT KEVIN WILLIAMS had sack in only meeting vs. Ind. CB ANTOINE WINFIELD has 3 INTs in career vs. Ind.



NEW YORK GIANTS (1-0) AT ST. LOUIS RAMS (0-1)

SERIES


GIANTS

RAMS

SERIES LEADER

25-12

STREAKS
Past 3


COACHES VS. OPP.
Coughlin: 1-1
Linehan: 0-0

LAST WEEK
W 16-7 vs. Redskins
L 38-3 at Eagles

LAST GAME
10/02/05: Rams 24 at Giants 44. New York QB Eli Manning throws for 296 yards & 4 TDs, including 2 to WR Plaxico Burress, who finishes game with 10 receptions for 204 yards.

LAST GAME AT SITE
9/15/02: Giants 26, Rams 21. New York QB Kerry Collins completes 22 of 26 for 307 yards & 1 TD. St. Louis QB Kurt Warner throws for 266 yards & 1 TD with 2 INTs.

BROADCAST
FOX (12:00 PM CT): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 118 (NYG), 125 (St.L.).


STATS

PASSING
E. Manning: 19-35-216-0-1-61.1
Bulger: 14-26-158-0-0-72.3

RUSHING
Jacobs: 21-116 (3C)-5.5-0
Jackson: 14-40-2.9-0

RECEIVING
Burress: 10 (T1L)-133 (1C)-13.3-0
McMichael (TE): 5-77-15.4-0

OFFENSE
354.0
166.0

TAKE/GIVE
-1
0

DEFENSE
209.0 (3C)
522.0

SACKS
Tuck: 1.0
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INTs
---
---

PUNTING
Feagles: 36.3
D. Jones: 48.5 (1C)

KICKING
Carney: 10 (T3C) (1/1 PAT; 3/3 FG)
J. Brown: 3 (0/0 PAT; 1/1 FG)


NOTES

GIANTS: Have won 10 consecutive road games (incl. playoffs) & last year set single-season record for most wins on road. Rank 2nd in NFL history with 46 wins in road openers…QB ELI MANNING is 15-4 (.789) in past 19 starts (incl. playoffs). In only start vs. Rams, Manning completed 19 of 35 passes (54.3 pct.) for 296 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 120.7 passer rating…RB BRANDON JACOBS rushed for 116 yards last week & Giants are 5-1 (.833) when he has 100+ yards…WR PLAXICO BURRESS had 10 catches for 133 yards last week. Burress’ 10 catches tied reg. season career-high (11 vs. GB in NFC Champ. Game), which he achieved vs. Rams (10/2/05). Had career-best 204 yards in that contest & scored 2 TDs. WR AMANI TOOMER had TD in last game vs. StL. In 12/19/99 meeting, Toomer had 9 catches for 162 yards…Defense held Washington to 209 total yards & 11 1st downs last week. DE JUSTIN TUCK had sack last week. Incl. SB XLII, Tuck has 3.0 sacks in past 2 games. When Tuck has 1.0+ sack, Giants are 7-3 (.700). LB ANTONIO PIERCE had INT in last meeting. Team has won 8 of past 9 when DE MATHIAS KIWANUKA plays…

RAMS: Have won 10 of past 13 home openers…In only start vs. NYG, QB MARC BULGER completed 40 of 62 passes (64.5 pct.) for 442 yards & 2 TDs vs. 3 INTs. Bulger’s 40 comp. & 62 att. are career-highs. Has 4 400-yard passing games in career…RB STEVEN JACKSON scored 2 TDs in last game vs. NYG (1 rush, 1 rec.). Jackson has scored rush & rec. TD in same game 4 times in career. When Jackson has 22+ carries, Rams are 14-4 (.778). In those 18, Jackson has 2,077 yards (115.4 per game) & 13 TDs…Since 2000, WR TORRY HOLT leads NFL with 753 receptions & 11,076 yards. Holt aims for 6th consecutive meeting with 5+ catches & 80+ rec. yards. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Giants with 20+ yard TD. TE RANDY MC MICHAEL led club with 5 catches & 77 yards last week…S O.J. ATOGWE has 7 INTs in past 9 games. DE LEONARD LITTLE has sack in 4 of past 5 meetings. DT LA’ROI GLOVER has 7.0 sacks in career vs. Giants.



NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1-0) AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS (0-1)

SERIES


SAINTS

REDSKINS

SERIES LEADER

14-7

STREAKS
2 of past 3


COACHES VS. OPP.
Payton: 0-1
Zorn: 0-0

LAST WEEK
W 24-20 vs. Buccaneers
L 16-7 at Giants

LAST GAME
12/17/06: Redskins 16 at Saints 10. Washington QB Jason Campbell throws 31-yard TD to WR Santana Moss & RB Ladell Betts registers 119 yards rushing.

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/30/03: Saints 24, Redskins 20. New Orleans QB Aaron Brooks runs for 2 TDs & throws another to help Saints rally past Washington.

BROADCAST
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Dick Stockton, Brian Baldinger, Brian Billick, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Bil Rosinski, Dan Reeves. SIRIUS: 130 (NO), 152 (Was.).


STATS

PASSING
Brees: 23-32-343 (2L)-3 (T1L)-1-124.9 (2C)
Campbell: 15-27-133-1-0-81.3

RUSHING
P. Thomas: 10-52-5.2-0
Portis: 23-84-3.7-0

RECEIVING
Bush (RB): 8 (T2C)-112 (2C)-14.0-1 (T2L)
Randle El: 7-73-10.4-0

OFFENSE
438.0
209.0

TAKE/GIVE
0
+1 (T2C)

DEFENSE
352.0
354.0

SACKS
Grant, McCray: 1.0
Wilson: 1.0

INTs
Fujita: 1 (T2L)
Smoot: 1 (T2L)

PUNTING
Weatherford: 44.3
Brooks (R): 37.9

KICKING
Gramatica: 6 (3/3 PAT; 1/1 FG)
Suisham: 1 (1/1 PAT; 0/0 FG)


NOTES

SAINTS: QB DREW BREES completed 23 of 32 (71.9 pct.) for 343 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT for 124.9 passer rating last week. When Brees has 100+ rating, his teams are 25-5 (.833). Since joining Saints in 2006, Brees has passed for 9,184 yards, most in NFL & 57 TDs, most in NFC. Aims for 4th consecutive road game with 3+ TD passes…RB REGGIE BUSH had 8 catches for 112 yards last week with 1 TD (42 yards) & added 51 rush yards. Bush has 3 100-yard rec. games in career & Saints are 3-0. In 2 career games at Was., RB DEUCE MC ALLISTER has 59 att. for 286 rush yards (143.0 per game). When McAllister has 24+ carries, Saints are 11-0…WR MARQUES COLSTON has 8 100-yard games in career. Aims for 6th consecutive road game with 7+ catches & 85+ yards. Has 5 TD receptions in past 3 on road. TE JEREMY SHOCKEY has 42 catches for 481 yards in career vs. Was. WR DEVERY HENDERSON had career-long 84-yard TD last week. WR DAVID PATTEN had 39-yard TD last week…DE WILL SMITH has 5 sacks in past 9. DT BRIAN YOUNG had sack in last meeting. In past 7, S ROMAN HARPER has 3 INTs & 2 sacks…

REDSKINS: QB JASON CAMPBELL is 1-0 as starter vs. NO. Passed for 204 yards & 1 TD vs. 0 INTs in that contest…When RB CLINTON PORTIS has 100+ rush yards, his teams are 28-9 (.757). Portis has 13 rush TDs in past 13 home games…TE CHRIS COOLEY has 27 TDs since entering NFL in 2004, most in NFC among TEs. Had 4 catches for 80 yards in last meeting. WR SANTANA MOSS had 31-yard TD catch in last game vs. Saints. In Week 1, Moss had 12-yard TD reception. Incl. playoffs, WR-PR ANTWAAN RANDLE EL has 24 career TDs (13 rec., 6 PR, 4 pass, 1 KR)…LB-DE JASON TAYLOR has 117.0 career sacks, most among active players. Since 2000, is only player with 100+ sacks (100.5). DE ANDRE CARTER aims for 5th game in row vs. NO with sack. Has 5.0 sacks in 4 meetings. CB FRED SMOOT had INT last week. S LA RON LANDRY had 0.5 sack in Week 1 vs. NYG. Defense has 4 INTs & allowed 0 TDs vs. NO QB Brees.



SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (0-1) AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (0-1)

SERIES


49ERS

SEAHAWKS

SERIES LEADER

10-8

STREAKS

Past 2

COACHES VS. OPP.
Nolan: 2-4
Holmgren: 13-5

LAST WEEK
L 23-13 vs. Cardinals
L 34-10 at Bills

LAST GAME
11/12/07: 49ers 0 at Seahawks 24. Seattle’s defense allows 6 first downs & QB Matt Hasselbeck throws for 278 yards & 2 TDs (1, 10).

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/12/07

BROADCAST
FOX (1:05 PM PT): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 122 (SF), 130 (Sea.).




STATS

PASSING
O’Sullivan: 14-20-195-0-1-80.2
Hasselbeck: 17-41-190-1-1-53.9

RUSHING
Gore: 14-96-6.9-1 (T3C)
J. Jones: 13-45-3.5-0

RECEIVING
Gore (RB): 4-55-13.8-0
Carlson (R) (TE): 4-52-13.0-0

OFFENSE
291.0
252.0

TAKE/GIVE
-5
-2

DEFENSE
285.0
338.0

SACKS
Haralson: 2.5 (2C)
Kerney: 1.0

INTs
---
---

PUNTING
Lee: 43.5
Plackemeier: 40.9

KICKING
Nedney: 7 (1/1 PAT; 2/2 FG)
Mare: 4 (1/1 PAT; 1/1 FG)


NOTES

49ERS: QB J.T. O’SULLIVAN completed 70.0 pct. of his passes (14-20) for 195 yards in 1st career start last week…In past 4 vs. Sea., RB FRANK GORE has 616 scrimmage yards (154.0 per game), incl. 507 rush yards (126.8 per game). Gore set career-highs in rush yards (212) & scrimmage yards (238) in 11/19/06 contest vs. Sea. Rushed for 96 yards with 1 TD & added 55 rec. yards last week. Since start of 2006, Gore has 3,869 scrimmage yards (2,893 rush, 976 rec.), 3rd-most in NFL…WR ISAAC BRUCE is 3rd in NFL history with 14,109 rec. yards & tops active players. Had 15-yard TD catch in last game vs. Sea. (11/25/07 with StL). WR BRYANT JOHNSON has TD reception in 4 of past 5 games vs. Sea…LB PARYS HARALSON had career-high 2.5 sacks last week. Had sack in last meeting. CB NATE CLEMENTS tied career-high against Sea. with 13 tackles (11/12/07). CB WALT HARRIS has 17 FFs since entering NFL in 1996, tied for most among CBs in league during that span. Clements, who entered NFL in 1998, has 16 FFs…

SEAHAWKS: Have won 24 of past 28 at home (incl. playoffs), incl. past 6 in row. Club has won 15 of past 19 vs. division, incl. past 5 in row…QB MATT HASSELBECK is 8-2 (.800) in career as starter vs. SF. In those 10, Hasselbeck has completed 219 of 341 (64.2 pct.) for 2,726 yards with 21 TDs vs. 10 INTs for 97.2 passer rating. In starts with 10+ att. (incl. playoffs), Hasselbeck is 30-6 (.833) when posting 95+ rating. Since 2005, Hasselbeck is 13-3 (.813) as starter vs. NFC West with 96.1 rating…In only game vs. SF (9/25/05 with Dal.), RB JULIUS JONES rushed for 85 yards & 2 TDs. Rookie TE JOHN CARLSON (2nd round, No. 38) had 4 catches for 52 yards in NFL debut last week…DE PATRICK KERNEY aims for 6th consecutive game vs. division with sack & 3rd in row vs. NFC West with 3+ sacks. Has 9.0 sacks in past 5 division contests. LB JULIAN PETERSON aims for 3rd meeting in row with sack. Has 4.0 sacks in past 2 vs. former team. Has 21.5 sacks in 37 games with Sea. (incl. playoffs). CB MARCUS TRUFANT had 2 INTs in 9/30/07 meeting.



ATLANTA FALCONS (1-0) AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (0-1)

SERIES


FALCONS

BUCCANEERS

SERIES LEADER

17-12

STREAKS

Past 2

COACHES VS. OPP.
Smith: 0-0
Gruden: 9-4

LAST WEEK
W 34-21 vs. Lions
L 24-20 at Saints

LAST GAME
12/16/07: Falcons 3 at Buccaneers 37. Tampa Bay WR Micheal Spurlock returns kickoff for 90-yard TD, 1st in franchise history.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/16/07

BROADCAST
FOX (4:05 PM ET): Ron Pitts, Tony Boselli, Nischelle Turner. SIRIUS: 121 (Atl.), 107 (TB).


STATS

PASSING
Ryan (R): 9-13-161-1-0-137.0
Garcia: 24-41-221-1-1-71.3

RUSHING
Turner: 22-220 (1L)-10.0-2 (T1C)
Graham: 10-91-9.1-0

RECEIVING
White: 2-54-27.0-0
Galloway: 6-56-9.3-0

OFFENSE
474.0 (3C)
352.0

TAKE/GIVE
+1 (T2C)
0

DEFENSE
308.0
438.0

SACKS
Abraham: 3.0 (T1L)
White: 1.0

INTs
Milloy: 1 (T2L)
Buchanon: 1 (T2L)

PUNTING
Koenen: 38.3
Bidwell: 44.1

KICKING
Elam: 10 (T3C) (4/4 PAT; 2/2 FG)
M. Bryant: 8 (2/2 PAT; 2/2 FG)


NOTES

FALCONS: Rookie QB MATT RYAN (1st round, No. 3) won 1st start last week & is 1 of 9 rookie starting QBs since 1970 to win on Kickoff Weekend. Ryan’s 1st career pass was 62-yard TD to WR MICHAEL JENKINS as he became 1st player to throw 50+ yard TD pass in 1st quarter of NFL debut since HOFer ROGER STAUBACH in 1969 (75 yards). Ryan completed 9 of 13 (69.2 pct.) for 161 yards with 1 TD vs. 0 INTs for 137.0 passer rating…Falcons set club record with 318 rush yards in Week 1. RB MICHAEL TURNER rushed 22 times for team-record 220 yards (2 TDs), 2nd-most rush yards in NFL history on opening day & most in NFL annals by player in 1st game with team. When Turner has 8+ carries, his teams are 12-0. RB JERIOUS NORWOOD rushed for 93 yards & 1 TD last week…WR RODDY WHITE has 7 career 100-yard rec. games, incl. 11/20/05 game vs. TB (108 yards)…DE JOHN ABRAHAM had 3 sacks last week & has 13 sacks in past 16. Has 70.5 sacks since 2000, 7th-most in NFL. Has sack in 4 of 5 career games vs. TB. Aims for 4th meeting in row with sack. S LAWYER MILLOY had INT last week. His teams have won 8 of past 9 when he has INT…

BUCCANEERS: Won both games vs. Atl. last year by combined 68-10 score. Under head coach JON GRUDEN, Bucs are 16-0 since 2002 when not committing turnover…QB JEFF GARCIA is 7-2 (.778) as starter in career vs. Atl. Has completed 160 of 254 (63.0 pct.) for 1,960 yards with 12 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 97.6 passer rating in those 9. In career (incl. playoffs), Garcia’s teams are 32-12 (.727) when he has 95+ rating…RB EARNEST GRAHAM aims for 3rd meeting in row with rush TD. In 2 games vs. Atl. last year, Graham had 229 scrimmage yards (114.5 per game). RB WARRICK DUNN spent previous 6 years with Atl. Ranks 3rd all-time in both TB (4,254) & Atl. (5,981) history in rush yards…WR JOEY GALLOWAY has 4 career TDs vs. Atl., incl. 3 of 35+ yards…CB PHILLIP BUCHANON had 26-yard INT-TD last week. CB RONDE BARBER (12) & LB DERRICK BROOKS (8) are franchise leaders in TDs by def. player (incl. playoffs). When Brooks has INT-TD (incl. playoffs), TB is 7-0. Brooks had INT-TD in 10/6/02 meeting. Barber had 29-yard INT-TD in last game vs. Atl. DE GAINES ADAMS aims for 3rd in row vs. Atl. with sack. Has 3 sacks in 2 meetings.



MIAMI DOLPHINS (0-1) AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (1-0)

SERIES


DOLPHINS

CARDINALS

SERIES LEADER
8-1


STREAKS
8 of past 9


COACHES VS. OPP.
Sparano: 0-0
Whisenhunt: 0-0

LAST WEEK
L 20-14 vs. Jets
W 23-13 at 49ers

LAST GAME
11/7/04: Cardinals 24 at Dolphins 23. QB Josh McCown throws 2-yard TD pass to WR Larry Fitzgerald with 19 seconds remaining as Cardinals stop 17-game road losing streak.

LAST GAME AT SITE
9/8/96: Dolphins 38, Cardinals 10. Miami RB Karim Abdul-Jabar runs for 2 TDs (3, 3) & QB Dan Marino throws for 2 more (20, 5).

BROADCAST
CBS (1:15 PM MST): Bill Macatee, Steve Beuerlein. SIRIUS: 119 (Mia.), 125 (Arz.).


STATS

PASSING
Pennington: 26-43-251 (3C)-2 (T2C)-1-82.6
Warner: 19-30-197-1-0-93.3

RUSHING
Williams: 10-24-2.4-0
James: 26-100-3.8-0

RECEIVING
Fasano (TE): 8-84-10.5-1 (T2L)
Boldin: 8 (T2C)-82-10.3-0

OFFENSE
277.0
285.0

TAKE/GIVE
0
+5 (1L)

DEFENSE
293.0
291.0

SACKS
3 tied: 1.0
LaBoy: 2.0 (3C)

INTs
---
Wilson: 1 (T2L)

PUNTING
Fields: 39.7
D. Johnson: 45.0

KICKING
Carpenter (R): 2 (2/2 PAT; 0/0 FG)
Rackers: 11 (T2L) (2/2 PAT; 3/4 FG)


NOTES

GAME FEATURES top 2 QBs in NFL history in comp. pct.: Miami’s CHAD PENNINGTON (65.5) & Arizona’s KURT WARNER (65.1)…

DOLPHINS: Club has 8-1 (.889) record against Ari…In Dolphins debut, QB Pennington completed 26 of 43 passes (60.5 pct.) for 251 yards with 2 TDs vs. INT & 82.6 passer rating. Pennington will make 1st career start vs. Cardinals. Pennington has 24 TDs vs. 14 INTs & 92.2 rating vs. NFC…For career, RB RICKY WILLIAMS averages 81.9 rush yards per game vs. NFC. RB RONNIE BROWN aims for 4th consecutive away game with 100+ rushing yards & is averaging 109 rush yards in past 3…WR DEREK HAGAN attended Arizona State & holds school record for receptions (258), rec. yards (3,939) & rec. TDs (27)…TE ANTHONY FASANO had team & career-high 8 receptions for 84 yards (10.5 avg.) & recorded 2nd career TD reception last week…Dating back to ’05, team has sack in 37 of past 39 games…LB JERRY PORTER has 4 sacks in past 4...Rookie DE KENDALL LANGFORD had 1st career sack in NFL debut last week…

CARDINALS: Have scored 20+ points in 9 games in row, longest current streak in NFL…In only career start vs. Mia. (9/30/01 with StL), QB Warner completed 24 of 31 (77.4 pct.) for 328 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 150.3 passer rating. In Warner’s starts with 15+ att. (incl. playoffs), his teams are 30-3 (.909) when he has 100+ rating…In 6 games vs. Mia., RB EDGERRIN JAMES has 839 scrimmage yards (139.8 per game), incl. 668 rush yards (111.3 per game). James rushed for 100 yards last week & his teams are 50-6 (.893) when he has 100+ yards. Rookie RB TIM HIGHTOWER (5th round) scored 1st career TD last week…In past 4 vs. AFC, WR ANQUAN BOLDIN has 24 catches for 389 yards (97.3 per game) & 3 TDs. WR LARRY FITZGERALD had 5 catches for 92 yards & 1 TD in last meeting. Has 8 rec. TDs in past 12 vs. AFC…Forced 5 turnovers last week & had 0 giveaways (+5). DE TRAVIS LA BOY tied career-high with 2 sacks last week. Added FF & FR. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Mia. with 0.5+ sack. DE BERTRAND BERRY had sack & FF last week. In last game vs. Mia., Berry had sack & FF. S ADRIAN WILSON had INT last week.



SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (0-1) AT DENVER BRONCOS (1-0)

SERIES


CHARGERS

BRONCOS

SERIES LEADER

52-43-1

STREAKS
5 of past 7


COACHES VS. OPP.
Turner: 3-5
Shanahan: 19-10

LAST WEEK
L 26-24 vs. Panthers
W 41-14 at Raiders

LAST GAME
12/24/07: Broncos 3 at Chargers 23. San Diego defense registers 4 sacks & forces 3 turnovers. Chargers K Nate Kaeding kicks 3 FGs (40, 23, 29).

LAST GAME AT SITE
10/7/07: Chargers 41, Broncos 3. San Diego QB Philip Rivers passes for 2 TDs & runs for another score. Chargers RB Michael Turner adds 147 rushing yards, including 74-yard TD.

BROADCAST
CBS (2:15 PM MT): Dick Enberg, Randy Cross. Westwood One Radio: Mark Champion, Mark Malone. SIRIUS: 127 (SD), 91 (Den.).


STATS

PASSING
Rivers: 17-27-217-3 (T1L)-0-125.1
Cutler: 16-24-299 (1C)-2 (T2C)-0-137.3 (2L)

RUSHING
Tomlinson: 21-97 (T3C)-4.6-0
Hall: 10-61-6.1-0

RECEIVING
Gates (TE): 4-61-15.3-1 (T2L)
Royal (R): 9 (3C)-146 (1L)-16.2-1 (T2L)

OFFENSE
316.0
441.0 (1C)

TAKE/GIVE
0
+1 (T3C)

DEFENSE
388.0
317.0

SACKS
Olshansky: 1.0
Peterson, D. Williams: 1.0

INTs
---
---

PUNTING
Scifres: 47.6
Kern (R): 40.0

KICKING
Kaeding: 6 (3/3 PAT; 1/1 FG)
Prater: 11 (1C) (5/5 PAT; 2/2 FG)


NOTES

CHARGERS: Club aims for 5th consecutive win against Broncos…QB PHILIP RIVERS has 4-0 career record as starter vs. Denver & has completed 64 of 92 passes (69.6 pct.) for 960 yards with 7 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 119.8 passer rating…RB LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON has 100+ rush yards in 3 of past 4 against Broncos, incl. 7 rush TDs. Chargers are 5-0 when Tomlinson has 100+ rush against Broncos…In last meeting at Denver, TE ANTONIO GATES posted 7 receptions for 113 yards (12.3 avg.) with TD. Team is 8-0 when Gates has 2+ TDs…WR CHRIS CHAMBERS aims for 4th consecutive regular season game with TD reception. Chargers are 7-2 (.778) when WR VINCENT JACKSON scores TD. Jackson attended Northern Colorado University...Team is 11-1 (.916) when LB SHAWNE MERRIMAN has 2+ sacks…Club is 6-0 when CB ANTONIO CROMARTIE has INT...K NATE KAEDING has made all 12 FG att. vs. Denver…

BRONCOS: Club has won 8 consecutive season openers at home & is 12-6 (.667) in home openers not on Kickoff Weekend…QB JAY CUTLER has 4-4 (.500) record against AFC West & has completed 146 of 243 passes (60.1 pct.) for 1,793 yards with 10 TDs vs. 8 INTs & 82.9 passer rating. Club is 6-0 when Cutler has 100+ passer rating. Cutler has 97.0 passer rating at home…For career, RB SELVIN YOUNG averages 5.2 yards per carry (147 att., 765 rush yards)... WR BRANDON MARSHALL aims for 3rd consecutive game with 6+ receptions & 70+ receiving yards against Chargers. Marshall aims for 3rd 100-yard receiving game in a row dating back to 12/9/07 (115, 114)…In past 2 meetings vs. Chargers (with Seahawks), WR DARRELL JACKSON totaled 10 receptions for 204 yards (102 per game)…Rookie WR EDDIE ROYAL (2nd round, No. 42) led team with 9 receptions for 146 yards (16.2 avg.) & TD in NFL debut…CBs CHAMP BAILEY (42) & DRE’ BLY (38) rank 1st & 2nd among active CBs for most INTs since 1999…DE ELVIS DUMERVIL ranks 5th in AFC with 21 sacks since ’06.



BALTIMORE RAVENS (1-0) AT HOUSTON TEXANS (0-1)

SERIES


RAVENS

TEXANS

SERIES LEADER
2-0


STREAKS
2-0


COACHES VS. OPP.
Harbaugh: 0-0
Kubiak: 0-0

LAST WEEK
W 17-10 vs. Bengals
L 38-17 at Steelers

LAST GAME
12/4/05: Texans 15 at Ravens 16. Baltimore K Matt Stover kicks 38-yard FG with 6 seconds left in 4th quarter to seal victory. Ravens LB Adalius Thomas has 20-yard INT-TD.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/15/02: Ravens 23, Texans 19. Baltimore QB Jeff Blake passes for 228 yards & 2 TDs. Ravens S Ed Reed & LB Bart Scott each register INT.

BROADCAST
CBS (3:15 PM CT): Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots. SIRIUS: 152 (Bal.), 113 (Hou.).




STATS

PASSING
Flacco (R): 15-29-129-0-0-63.7
Schaub: 25-33-202-1-2-75.6

RUSHING
L. McClain: 19-86-4.5-0
Slaton (R): 13-43-3.3-0

RECEIVING
D. Mason: 4-44-11.0-0
A. Johnson: 10 (T1L)-112 (3C)-11.2-0

OFFENSE
358.0 (2C)
234.0

TAKE/GIVE
0
-2

DEFENSE
154.0 (1L)
305.0

SACKS
Bannan, Johnson: 1.0
M. Williams: 2.0 (T2C)

INTs
McAlister: 1 (T2L)
---

PUNTING
Koch: 48.2 (3C)
Turk: 43.3

KICKING
Stover: 5 (2/2 PAT; 1/2 FG)
K. Brown: 5 (2/2 PAT; 1/1 FG)


NOTES

RAVENS: Clubs aims for 3rd in row vs. Houston…In NFL debut, rookie QB JOE FLACCO (1st round, No. 18) completed 15 of 29 passes (51.7 pct.) for 129 yards & rushed for 37 yards with TD. In 1 career meeting vs. Hou. (with Buffalo on 9/11/05), RB WILLIS MC GAHEE rushed for 117 yards (5.3 avg.) on 22 att. RB LE’ RON MC CLAIN posted career high in att. (19) & rush yards (86) last week…Since 2003, WR DERRICK MASON ranks 3rd in NFL with 452 rec. (TORRY HOLT, 500; CHAD JOHNSON, 463). Mason tied career high with 3 TD receptions against Hou. on 10/12/03 with Ten. & has 5 TD rec. vs. Hou. (2nd most vs. any team). WR MARK CLAYTON posted career long 42-yard TD run last week…TE TODD HEAP (3,902) needs 99 receiving yards to surpass 4,000 receiving yards for career…Since ’03, team is 31-9 (.775) when defense posts 3+ sacks…In 1 career meeting vs. Texans (12/4/05), DE TERRELL SUGGS recorded career high 3 sacks. Since ’02, S ED REED leads NFL safeties with 34 INTs…CB SAMARI ROLLE has 4 INTs vs. Texans (2nd most vs. any opponent)…

TEXANS: Club aims for 5th consecutive win at home dating back to 11/18/07…Texans are 3-1 (.750) when QB MATT SCHAUB has 100+ passer rating. In month of Sept., Schaub has completed 116 of 157 passes (73.9) for 1,207 yards with 6 TDs vs. 5 INTs & 95.2 passer rating. Schaub recorded 1st career rushing TD last week…RB AHMAN GREEN teams are 51-20 (.718) when has 16+ att…Houston has won 5 of past 7 when WR ANDRE JOHNSON has 100+ rec. yards. Johnson aims for consecutive 100-yard games for 5th time in career. Johnson (4,916) needs 85 rec. yards to surpass 5,000 for career. WR KEVIN WALTER has 2 TD receptions in past 3…TE OWEN DANIELS aims for rec. in 21 consecutive games…Pro Bowl LB DE MECO RYANS posted 5th career FR last week…DE MARIO WILLIAMS posted 2 sacks last week & has franchise record 20.5 career sacks. Has posted sack in 8 of past 9 games…DE ANTHONY WEAVER & S WILL DEMPS spent 4 seasons (2002-05) with Ravens.



NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1-0) AT NEW YORK JETS (1-0)

SERIES


PATRIOTS

JETS

SERIES LEADER

48-45-1

STREAKS
8 of past 9


COACHES VS. OPP.
Belichick: 12-6
Mangini: 1-3

LAST WEEK
W 17-10 vs. Chiefs
W 20-14 at Dolphins

LAST GAME
12/16/07: Jets 10 at Patriots 20. New England RB Laurence Maroney rushes for 104 yards & 1 TD as Patriots becomes 2nd team in NFL history to post 14-0 record.

LAST GAME AT SITE
9/9/07: Patriots 38, Jets 14. New England QB Tom Brady passes for 3 TDs as Patriots outgain New York 431-227 in total net yards in Kickoff Weekend victory.

BROADCAST
CBS (4:15 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms. SIRIUS: 126 (NE), 123 (NYJ).




STATS

PASSING
Cassel: 13-18-152-1-0-116.0
Favre: 15-22-194-2 (T2C)-0-125.9 (3C)

RUSHING
Morris: 10-53-5.3-1 (T3C)
Jones: 22-101 (2C)-4.6-1 (T3C)

RECEIVING
Moss: 6-116 (2C)-19.3-1 (T2L)
Cotchery: 3-80-26.7-1 (T2L)

OFFENSE
338.0 (T3C)
293.0

TAKE/GIVE
-1
0

DEFENSE
284.0
277.0

SACKS
Vrabel: 2.0 (T2C)
B. Thomas: 2.0 (T2C)

INTs
Hobbs: 1 (T2L)
Revis: 1 (T2L)

PUNTING
Hanson: 50.5 (2L)
Graham: 45.3

KICKING
Gostkowski: 5 (2/2 PAT; 1/1 FG)
Nugent: 2 (2/2 PAT; 0/1 FG)


NOTES

PATRIOTS: Club has 20-game regular season win streak dating back to ’06 & aims to be 1st team in NFL history to win 21 in row…Club aims for 8th consecutive win at NYJ…For career, QB MATT CASSEL has completed 35 of 57 passes (61.4 pct.) for 405 yards with 3 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 85.8 passer rating…In last meeting vs. Jets, RB LAURENCE MARONEY gained 104 yards (4.0 avg.) on 26 att. with TD. RB SAMMY MORRIS totaled 87 yards last week (53 rushing, 34 receiving). RB LA MONT JORDAN spent 4 seasons with NYJ (2001-04) & totaled 1,277 rush yards (4.9 avg.) on 262 att. with 10 TDs…WR RANDY MOSS has totaled 14 receptions for 262 yards (18.7 avg.) with TD in past 2 against Jets. Moss has 100+ receiving yards in 4 of past 6 against AFC East…WR WES WELKER aims for 3rd consecutive with 6+ receptions at NYJ…LB MIKE VRABEL posted 2 sacks last week. Aims for 6th consecutive game with .5+ sack at Jets & has 7 sacks in past 5 at NYJ…LB ADALIUS THOMAS aims for 3rd consecutive game with sack…Club is 6-0 when
S RODNEY HARRISON has INT…

JETS: Incl. SB XXXI, QB BRETT FAVRE has completed 84 of 150 passes (56.0 pct.) for 999 yards with 9 TDs & 2 INTs & 90.9 passer rating in 5 career meetings vs. NE. In Jets debut, Favre recorded highest career passer rating (125.9) on opening day since ’99…With 101 rush yards last week, RB THOMAS JONES aims to become 1st Jet since CURTIS MARTIN (10/3/04) to record back-to-back 100-yard rushing games. Jones’ teams are 26-13 (.667) when he records 20+ att…WR JERRICHO COTCHERY has 6 receptions in 4 consecutive games against Patriots. WR LAVERANUES COLES has 5 TDs in past 3 vs. NE at home…WR CHANSI STUCKEY recorded 1st career TD reception last week…DB DARRELLE REVIS’ 4 career INTs all are against division opponents. Revis aims for 2nd consecutive game with INT against Patriots…LB BRYAN THOMAS tied career high with 2 sacks last week…DE SHAUN ELLIS has 9 sacks against Patriots (most vs. any opponent)…Since ’01, Jets lead NFL with 10 KR-TDs.



SUNDAY NIGHT

PITTSBURGH STEELERS (1-0) AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (0-1)

SERIES


STEELERS

BROWNS

SERIES LEADER

Series tied, 55-55

STREAKS
Past 9


COACHES VS. OPP.
Tomlin: 2-0
Crennel: 0-6

LAST WEEK
W 38-17 vs. Texans
L 28-10 vs. Cowboys

LAST GAME
11/11/07: Browns 28 at Steelers 31. Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger passes for 2 TDs & runs for another in 4th quarter as Steelers rally to victory.

LAST GAME AT SITE
9/9/07: Steelers 34, Browns 7. Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger throws then career-high 4 TD passes to 4 different teammates as Mike Tomlin wins NFL head coaching debut.

BROADCAST
NBC (8:15 PM ET): Al Michaels, John Madden & Andrea Kremer (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Dave Sims, Jim Fassel. SIRIUS: 119 (Westwood), 126 (Pit.), 127 (Cle.).




STATS

PASSING
Roethlisberger: 13-14-137-2 (T2C)-0-147.0 (1L)
Anderson: 11-24-114-1-0-74.0

RUSHING
Parker: 25-138 (1C)-5.5-3 (1L)
Lewis: 13-62-4.8-0

RECEIVING
Ward: 6-76-12.7-2 (1L)
Winslow (TE): 5-47-9.4-1 (T2L)

OFFENSE
305.0
305.0

TAKE/GIVE
+2 (T1C)
+1 (T3C)

DEFENSE
234.0 (3C)
487.0

SACKS
J. Harrison: 3.0 (T1L)
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INTs
Polamalu, Woodley: 1 (T2L)
E. Wright: 1 (T2L)

PUNTING
Berger: 43.0
Zastudil: 40.6

KICKING
Reed: 8 (3C) (2/2 PAT; 1/1 FG)
Dawson: 4 (1/1 PAT; 1/1 FG)


NOTES

STEELERS: Club aims for 10 consecutive win vs. Browns & 7th consecutive at Cleveland...In 7 career meetings vs. Cle., QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER is 7-0 & has completed 110 of 179 (61.5 pct.) passes for 1,527 yards with 11 TDs vs. 6 INTs & 95.4 passer rating. Has 10 TD passes in past 5 games vs. Browns. Roethlisberger is 8-0 in his home state of Ohio (4-0 at Cin., 4-0 at Cle.). Team is 24-2 (.923), when Roethlisberger has 100+ passer rating…In 5 career starts against Cle., RB WILLIE PARKER averages 122.6 rush yards per game (613 total) & aims for 4th consecutive game with 100+ yards. Parker totaled franchise record 223 rush yards vs. Browns on 12/7/06. Team is 19-3 (.863) when Parker has 100+ yards…WR HINES WARD aims for 3rd consecutive game with TD vs. Browns & averages 88.2 receiving yards per game in past 5 (441 total).…Since ’04, team is 23-7 (.767) when defense records 3+ sacks…LB LA MARR WOODLEY recorded 1 sack, 1 INT & 1 fumble recovery last week…

BROWNS: Club has won 7 of past 8 at home…Club is 5-0 under ROMEO CRENNEL when scoring 30 or more points…For career, QB DEREK ANDERSON is 7-2 (.778) as starter at home & has completed 142 of 254 passes (55.9 pct.) for 1,920 yards with 14 TDs vs. 9 INTs & 83.8 passer rating. Team is 4-0 when Anderson has 100+ passer rating…In 14 career games at Cleveland Browns Stadium, RB JAMAL LEWIS averages 110.7 rush yards per game. Lewis’ teams are 22-3 (.880) when he has 25+ carries…At home against Steelers, WR BRAYLON EDWARDS averages 93 receiving yards per game (186 in 2 games)…Club is 3-0 when TE KELLEN WINSLOW has 100+ rec. yards…CB ERIC WRIGHT posted 2nd INT of career last week…LB WILLIE MC GINEST has 5 career sacks against Pittsburgh…For career WR-KR JOSHUA CRIBBS has 27.7 KR average with 2 KR-TDs vs. Pit.



MONDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 15

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (1-0) AT DALLAS COWBOYS (1-0)

SERIES


EAGLES

COWBOYS

SERIES LEADER

52-42

STREAKS
3 of past 4


COACHES VS. OPP.
Reid: 13-5
Phillips: 2-1

LAST WEEK
W 38-3 vs. Rams
W 28-10 vs. Browns

LAST GAME
12/16/07: Eagles 10 at Cowboys 6. Philadelphia’s defense registers 4 sacks & 3 INTs, as Eagles snap Dallas seven-game winning streak.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/16/07

BROADCAST
ESPN (7:30 PM CT): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Tony Kornheiser. Westwood One Radio: Marv Albert, Michael Irvin. SIRIUS: 124 (Westwood), 126 (Phi.), 127 (Dal.).




STATS

PASSING
McNabb: 21-33-361 (1L)-3 (T1L)-0-131.0 (1C)
Romo: 24-32-320 (3C)-1-1-103.6

RUSHING
Westbrook: 19-91-4.8-1 (T3C)
Barber: 16-80-5.0-2 (T2L)

RECEIVING
D. Jackson (R): 6-106-17.7-0
Witten (TE): 6-96-16.0-0

OFFENSE
522.0 (1L)
487.0 (2L)

TAKE/GIVE
0
-1

DEFENSE
166.0 (1C)
205.0 (2C)

SACKS
3 tied: 1.0
Ware: 1.0

INTs
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PUNTING
Rocca: 46.5 (3C)
McBriar: 48.5

KICKING
Akers: 8 (5/5 PAT; 1/1 FG)
Folk: 4 (4/4 PAT; 0/0 FG)


NOTES

EAGLES: QB DONOVAN MC NABB completed 21 of 33 (63.6 pct.) for 361 yards with 3 TDs for 131.0 rating last week. Incl. playoffs, when McNabb has 100+ rating, Eagles are 37-1 (.974). McNabb is 10-5 (.667) vs. Dal. in career, incl. 11/15/04 when McNabb posted 140.0 rating with 345 yards, 4 TDs…RB BRIAN WESTBROOK is only active player with 20+ TDs both rush (28) & rec. (24). Had rush & rec. TD in game last week for 9th time in career & Eagles are 9-0. In past 3 vs. Dal., has 427 scrim. yards (142.3 per game)…Club had 3 100-yard receivers for 1st time since 1960: rookie WR DE SEAN JACKSON (6 catches, 106 yards), WR GREG LEWIS (5, 104) & WR HANK BASKETT (2, 102). Jackson had 203 combined yards (106 rec., 97 PR), most by Eagles rookie in debut. Baskett had 90-yard TD last week & 3 of 4 career TDs are 85+ yards…CB LITO SHEPPARD has INT in 7 of past 8 meetings (8 INTs), incl. 2 100+ yard INT-TDs. DE TRENT COLE has 11 sacks in past 14. S BRIAN DAWKINS has INT in 3 of past 4 vs. Dal…

COWBOYS: Have NFL-best 40 wins on MNF…Team is 14-2 (.875) when QB TONY ROMO has 100+ rating, incl. 11/4/07 meeting when Romo had 141.7 rating with 324 yards, 3 TDs & 1 INT…When RB MARION BARBER has 11+ carries, Cowboys are 20-1 (.952), incl. 2-0 vs. Phi. Rookie RB FELIX JONES scored 1st career TD last week & rushed 9 times for 62 yards (6.9 avg.)…WR TERRELL OWENS has 12 rec. TDs in past 10 MNF games (58 rec., 914 yards, 15.8 avg.). Has 130 career rec. TDs & is tied with CRIS CARTER for 2nd-most in NFL history. TE JASON WITTEN had 8 catches for 113 yards in last meeting. Witten had career-best 2 TDs vs. Eagles on MNF (11/15/04) along with 9 catches for 133 yards…LB DE MARCUS WARE aims for 5th in row vs. Phi. with 1+ sack. Has 4.5 sacks in past 4 meetings. Had sack last week & aims for 5th game in row with sack. LB GREG ELLIS has 12.5 sacks in past 14 games. Has 0.5+ sack in 8 of past 9 meetings.


GOOD LUCK!