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NFL 2008

Week 17 NFL Capsules

Week 17, 2008, 12/23/2008

WEEK 17 – SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28


ST. LOUIS RAMS (2-13) AT ATLANTA FALCONS (10-5)

SERIES


RAMS
FALCONS

SERIES LEADER
47-24-2


STREAKS
8 of past 9


COACHES VS. OPP.
Haslett: 6-6
Smith: 0-0

LAST WEEK
L 17-16 vs. 49ers
W 24-17 at Vikings

LAST GAME
12/2/07: Falcons 16 at Rams 28. St. Louis QB Gus Frerotte throws for 311 yards & 3 TDs, including 31-yarder to WR Torry Holt, who finishes game with 135 yards.

LAST GAME AT SITE
9/19/04: Falcons 34, Rams 17. Atlanta RB Warrick Dunn runs for 2 TDs & QB Michael Vick runs for 109 yards in Falcons win.

BROADCAST
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Sam Rosen, Tim Ryan, Chris Myers (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 117 (St.L.), 91 (Atl.). XM: 111 (Atl.).


STATS

PASSING
Bulger: 232-408-2,490-10-13-69.8
Ryan (R): 255-413-3,280-15-9-89.7

RUSHING
Jackson: 223-881-4.0-5
Turner: 351-1,491 (2L)-4.2-16 (2L)

RECEIVING
Holt: 58-706-12.2-3
White: 85 (3C)-1,334 (1C)-15.7-6

OFFENSE
279.2
357.5 (3C)

TAKE/GIVE
-8
0

DEFENSE
368.9
343.9

SACKS
Little: 6.0
Abraham: 16.5 (2C)

INTs
Atogwe: 5 (T3C)
Coleman: 3

PUNTING
D. Jones: 50.1 (1L)
Koenen: 41.0

KICKING
J. Brown: 103 (16/16 PAT; 29/34 FG)
Elam: 122 (38/38 PAT; 28/30 FG)


NOTES

RAMS: Have won 8 of past 9 in series, outscoring Falcons 309-138 in those 9. Offense averaging 34.3 points per game in those 9…In 3 career starts vs. Atl. (incl. playoffs), QB MARC BULGER has completed 70 of 100 (70.0 pct.) for 936 yards with 5 TDs vs. 4 INTs for 99.4 passer rating…RB STEVEN JACKSON rushed for 108 yards last week. In last meeting, Jackson rushed for 96 yards with 1 TD & added 3 receptions for 71 yards…Since 2000, WR TORRY HOLT leads NFL with 811 receptions & 11,782 yards. Aims for 4th meeting in row with 100+ yards & 1+ TD. In past 3 vs. Atl., Holt has 26 catches for 417 yards (139.0 per game) & 4 TDs. WR DONNIE AVERY is 2nd among NFC rookie WRs with 48 receptions & 634 yards…S OSHIOMOGHO ATOGWE has 5 INTs, 5 FFs & 2 FRs (incl. 75-yard TD) in past 12. Has 13 INTs since start of 2007, 2nd most in NFL. DE CHRIS LONG is tied for NFC rookie lead with 4.0 sacks…K JOSH BROWN has 103 points, his 6th consecutive season with 100+ points…

FALCONS: Clinched playoff berth last week. Are 6-1 (.857) at home. Rookie QB MATT RYAN has completed 111 of 167 (66.5 pct.) for 1,617 yards with 5 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 100.3 passer rating at home. When Ryan has 100.0+ rating, Falcons are 6-0…Pro Bowl RB MICHAEL TURNER ranks 2nd in NFL with 1,491 rush yards & has franchise-record 16 rush TDs. Has 10 rush TDs in past 7. When Turner has 8+ carries, his teams are 21-5 (.808). RB JERIOUS NORWOOD has 7 career TDs & 4 have been 67+ yards…Pro Bowl WR RODDY WHITE has 79 catches for 1,221 yards (93.9 per game) & 6 TDs in past 13, incl. 7 100-yard games. Leads NFC with 1,334 yards & needs 25 to set team single-season record (1,358, ALFRED JENKINS, 1981)…DE JOHN ABRAHAM has 26.5 sacks in past 30. Has 84.0 sacks since 2000, 3rd most in NFL. Has franchise-record 16.5 sacks… K JASON ELAM has 122 points & has scored 100+ points in each of 1st 16 seasons to start career, longest in history.



NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (10-5) AT BUFFALO BILLS (7-8)

SERIES


PATRIOTS
BILLS

SERIES LEADER
55-40-1


STREAKS
Past 10


COACHES VS. OPP.
Belichick: 15-3
Jauron: 1-6

LAST WEEK
W 47-7 vs. Cardinals
W 30-23 at Broncos

LAST GAME
11/9/08: Bills 10 at Patriots 20. New England rookie RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis registers 1st career 100-yard rushing game (105) & 1 TD. Pats QB Matt Cassel adds 234 passing yards.

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/18/07: Patriots 56, Bills 10. New England WR Randy Moss scores career-high 4 TDs as Pats move to 10-0. New England’s 56 points are most scored by NFL road team since 1973.

BROADCAST
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf. SIRIUS: 122 (NE), 147 (Buf.). XM: 102 (NE).




STATS

PASSING
Cassel: 321-508-3,615-21-11-89.1
Edwards: 231-349-2,571-11-10-86.5

RUSHING
Morris: 132-642-4.9-7
Lynch: 250-1,036-4.1-8

RECEIVING
Welker: 109 (1L)-1,139 (3C)-10.4-3
Evans: 58-954-16.4-3

OFFENSE
373.7 (3C)
307.1

TAKE/GIVE
0
-7

DEFENSE
311.2
331.7

SACKS
Seymour: 8.0
Denney, Mitchell: 4.0

INTs
Meriweather: 4
McGee: 3

PUNTING
Hanson: 43.7
Moorman: 44.8

KICKING
Gostkowski: 141 (1L) (39/39 PAT; 34/37 FG)
Lindell: 124 (3C) (34/34 PAT; 30/37 FG)


NOTES

PATRIOTS: Club aims for 12th consecutive win in Dec. & has 23-2 (.920) record in Dec. since ’03…Dating back to 12/16/06, club has won 5 consecutive games against AFC East on road…Pats aims for 11th win in row against Bills…In past 3, QB MATT CASSEL has completed 64 of 110 passes (58.2 pct.) for 831 yards with 8 TDs vs. 1 INT & 102.5 passer rating. Cassel has 105.6 passer rating vs. division on road…RB SAMMY MORRIS is averaging 102.5 rush yards per game in past 2 (205 total). RB LA MONT JORDAN has 3 rush TDs in past 2…In 6 career games vs. Bills, RANDY MOSS averages 93.3 receiving yards per game & has 4 games with 100 or more yards (110, 111, 115, 128) against Buf. Since ’07, Moss leads NFL with 34 TD receptions & has 3 TDs in past 2…WR WES WELKER (1,139) needs 37 receiving yards to surpass career-high of 1,175 in ’08. Since ’07, Welker leads NFL with 221 receptions....DE RICHARD SEYMOUR (7.5) needs 1 sack to surpass career-high (8 in ’03)…Rookie LB JEROD MAYO leads team with 130 tackles…CB-KR ELLIS HOBBS ranks 3rd in NFL & 2nd in AFC with 28.5 KR avg. Hobbs (3 KR-TDs) is tied with RAYMOND CLAYBORN for most KR-TDs in Pats history…

BILLS: QB TRENT EDWARDS leads AFC with 117.0 passer rating in 4th quarter & has Bills record 4 4th-quarter comebacks in ’08. Team is 10-1 (.909) when Edwards has 80+ passer rating…RB MARSHAWN LYNCH is averaging 87.3 rush yards per game in past 6 (524 total). Lynch (1,036) needs 80 rush yards to surpass career-high in ’08. RB FRED JACKSON totaled 113 yards last week (43 rush, 70 receiving)…WR LEE EVANS (954) needs 46 rec. yards to reach 1,000 for 2nd time in career (1,292 in ’06). Evans has rec. in 77 of 79 career games. Rookie WR STEVE JOHNSON (7th rd., Kentucky) aims for 3rd consecutive game with TD reception…T JASON PETERS was named to 2nd consecutive Pro Bowl…Rookie CB-KR LEODIS MC KELVIN (1st rd., No.11) ranks 1st in AFC & 2nd in NFL with 28.7 KR avg. McKelvin has franchise record 1,464 KR yards in ’08.



KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (2-13) AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (3-11-1)

SERIES


CHIEFS
BENGALS

SERIES LEADER
13-11


STREAKS
2 of past 3


COACHES VS. OPP.
Edwards: 3-1
Lewis: 2-2

LAST WEEK
L 38-31 vs. Dolphins
W 14-0 at Browns

LAST GAME
10/14/07: Bengals 20 at Chiefs 27. Kansas City TE Tony Gonzalez catches 63rd career TD in 1st quarter to become all-time NFL leader at his position.

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/16/03: Bengals 24, Chiefs 19. Cincinnati WR Peter Warrick has 68-yard PR-TD & catches 77-yard TD from QB Jon Kitna in 4th quarter as Bengals outlast Kansas City.

BROADCAST
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Bill Macatee, Steve Beuerlein. SIRIUS: 118 (KC), 129 (Cin.). XM: 108 (Cin.).


STATS

PASSING
Thigpen: 211-384-2,417-17-12-75.8
Fitzpatrick: 203-342-1,776-8-9-70.0

RUSHING
L. Johnson: 183-856-4.7-5
Benson: 189-636-3.4-1

RECEIVING
Gonzalez (TE): 91-1,005-11.0-9 (2C)
Houshmandzadeh: 92-904-9.8-4

OFFENSE
314.6
239.8

TAKE/GIVE
+6
-3

DEFENSE
397.5
332.5

SACKS
Hali: 3.0
Ndukwe, Thornton: 3.0

INTs
Page: 4
Hall: 3

PUNTING
Colquitt: 44.2
Larson: 39.3

KICKING
Barth (R): 54 (24/24 PAT; 10/12 FG)
Graham: 68 (14/14 PAT; 18/21 FG)


NOTES

CHIEFS: In past 4 on road, QB TYLER THIGPEN has completed 84 of 131 passes (64.1 pct.) for 895 yards with 6 TDs vs. 1 INT & 96.1 passer rating. In ’08, Thigpen has totaled 382 rush yards (6.4 avg.) on 60 att...In 3 career meetings against Bengals, RB LARRY JOHNSON averages 129.3 rush yards per game & has 2 games with 100+ rush yards (201, 119). Rookie RB JAMAAL CHARLES (3rd round, Texas) posted career-high 102 receiving yards (34.0 avg.) on 3 rec. last week…Pro Bowl TE TONY GONZALEZ extended reception streak to 130 last week – streak is 2nd in NFL history among TEs (OZZIE NEWSOME, 150). Gonzalez leads NFL TEs in receptions (91), receiving yards (1,005) & TDs (9). Gonzalez posted 4th season with 1,000 receiving yards…WR DWAYNE BOWE has career-high 76 receptions in ’08. Bowe (919) needs 81 receiving yards to become 1st Chiefs WR to reach 1,000 yards since EDDIE KENNISON in ’05 (1,102)…S JARRAD PAGE has career-high 4 INTs in ’08…

BENGALS: Club aims for 3rd consecutive win…In past 2, QB RYAN FITZPATRICK has completed 21 of 38 passes (55.3 pct.) for 264 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 94.6 passer rating. Fitzpatrick posted season-high 110.9 passer rating last week…For career, RB CEDRIC BENSON averages 89.6 rush yards per game when he has 20+ carries & his teams are 6-0-1. In 1 career meeting against K.C. (w/Bears 9/16/07), Benson gained 101 yards (4.2 avg.) on 24 att. Benson registered career-high 171 rush yards (4.5 avg.) on 38 att. last week…Since ’07, WR T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH ranks 2nd in NFL with 204 receptions (WES WELKER, 221). Houshmandzadeh (92) needs 8 receptions to reach 100 receptions in consecutive seasons & needs 96 receiving yards to reach 1,000 yards in 3 seasons in row. Houshmandzadeh posted 8 rec. for 145 yards (18.1 avg.) with 2 TDs in last meeting against KC…LB DHANI JONES leads team with 154 tackles…CB LEON HALL totaled career-high 3 INTs last week, incl. 50-yard INT-TD return…DT JOHN THORNTON registered season-best 2 sacks last week.



DETROIT LIONS (0-15) AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (5-10)

SERIES


LIONS
PACKERS

SERIES LEADER

85-64-7

STREAKS

8 of past 9

COACHES VS. OPP.
Marinelli: 0-5
McCarthy: 5-0

LAST WEEK
L 42-7 vs. Saints
L 20-17 (OT) at Bears

LAST GAME
9/14/08: Packers 48 at Lions 25. Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers throws for 328 yards & 3 TDs (9, 2, 29) & CB Charles Woodson registers 2 INTs, including 41-yard INT-TD.

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

BROADCAST
FOX (12:00 PM CT): Chris Rose, John Lynch. SIRIUS: 153 (Det.), 108 (GB). XM: 109 (GB).


STATS

PASSING
Orlovsky: 121-213-1,391-6-6-74.3
Rodgers: 320-505-3,730-25-13-91.4

RUSHING
Kev. Smith (R): 210-884-4.2-7
Grant: 293-1,097-3.7-4

RECEIVING
C. Johnson: 69-1,229-17.8-10 (T2C)
Jennings: 75-1,191-15.9-9

OFFENSE
265.1
342.3

TAKE/GIVE
-8
+6 (2C)

DEFENSE
399.1
335.5

SACKS
White: 5.5
Kampman: 9.5

INTs
4 tied: 1
Collins, Woodson: 6 (T1C)

PUNTING
Harris: 44.0
Kapinos: 39.6

KICKING
Hanson: 85 (22/23 PAT; 21/22 FG)
Crosby: 120 (42/42 PAT; 26/32 FG)


NOTES

LIONS: QB DAN ORLOVSKY has career-high 1,391 yards & 6 starts this year. In his past 6 starts vs. GB (incl. playoffs), QB DAUNTE CULPEPPER has 18 TDs vs. 0 INTs. Has completed 121 of 191 (63.4 pct.) for 1,609 yards & 121.4 rating…Rookie RB KEVIN SMITH leads team with 884 rush yards & 7 rush TDs. Can become 6th rookie in franchise history to lead club in both. Rushed for 111 yards & TD last week…WR CALVIN JOHNSON has TD in 8 of past 11. Leads club with 69 receptions, 1,229 yards (17.8 avg.) & 10 TDs. Needs 1 catch to join HERMAN MOORE (1995) as only Lions to record 70 catches, 1,200 yards & 10 TDs. Ties for NFL lead with 7 catches of 40+ yards. In last meeting, had 6 catches for 129 yards & 2 TDs…Rookie DE CLIFF AVRIL has 3.0 sacks, 3 FFs & 1 FR in past 5. Ties for NFC rookie lead with 4.0 sacks…K JASON HANSON is 8 of 8 from 50+ yards this year, tied for most 50+ yard FGs in season in NFL history & only player to make 6+ without miss. Has 41 career FGs of 50+ yards, most in NFL history…

PACKERS: In only start vs. Det., QB AARON RODGERS completed 24 of 38 (63.2 pct.) for 328 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for career-high 117.0 passer rating. Needs 270 yards to join LYNN DICKEY, BRETT FAVRE & DON MAJKOWSKI as only Packers with 4,000+ yards & 25+ TDs in season…RB RYAN GRANT has rushed for 100+ yards & TD in 3 of past 4 at home. Has recorded 1st 1,000-yard season of career (1,097)…WR DONALD DRIVER has reception in 110 games in row, longest streak in team history. Needs 99 yards for 5th 1,000-yard season in row. WR GREG JENNINGS has 1,191 yards, 1st 1,000-yard season of career. Had 6 receptions for 167 yards (27.8 avg.) in last meeting. Ties for NFL lead with 7 catches of 40+ yards…Team will send 2 to Pro Bowl: S NICK COLLINS (1st) & CB CHARLES WOODSON (5th). In last meeting, Collins (42 yards) & Woodson (41) each had INT-TD. Tie for NFC lead with 6 INTs. Woodson had 2 INTs in last meeting & has 3 INTs in past 3 vs. Det. DE AARON KAMPMAN has 37.0 sacks since 2006, 3rd most in NFL. Aims for 4th in row vs. Det. with 1.5+ sacks. Has 5.5 sacks in past 3 meetings. LB A.J. HAWK had 2.0 sacks in last meeting.



CHICAGO BEARS (9-6) AT HOUSTON TEXANS (7-8)

SERIES


BEARS
TEXANS

SERIES LEADER

1-0

STREAKS

1-0

COACHES VS. OPP.
Smith: 0-1
Kubiak: 0-0

LAST WEEK
W 20-17 (OT) vs. Packers
L 27-16 at Raiders

LAST GAME
12/19/04: Texans 24 at Bears 5. Houston QB David Carr throws 37-yard TD to WR Corey Bradford as Texans survive minus-8 wind chill to defeat Chicago.

LAST GAME AT SITE
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BROADCAST
FOX (12:00 PM CT): Matt Vasgersian, JC Pearson, Nischelle Turner (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 123 (Chi.), 140 (Hou.). XM: 110 (Chi.).


STATS

PASSING
Orton: 250-428-2,728-16-12-78.1
Schaub: 224-344-2,715-13-10-89.7

RUSHING
Forté (R): 303-1,188-3.9-8
Slaton (R): 248-1,190 (3C)-4.8-8

RECEIVING
Forté (R) (RB): 60-452-7.5-4
A. Johnson: 105 (2L)-1,427 (1L)-13.6-6

OFFENSE
296.0
377.2 (2C)

TAKE/GIVE
+5 (3C)
-10

DEFENSE
326.7
339.4

SACKS
A. Brown: 6.0
M. Williams: 11.0

INTs
Payne: 4
Reeves: 4

PUNTING
Maynard: 41.5
Turk: 42.3

KICKING
Gould: 113 (38/38 PAT; 25/28 FG)
K. Brown: 117 (33/33 PAT; 28/32 FG)


NOTES

BEARS: QB KYLE ORTON is 21-11 (.656) as starter. Aims for 3rd win in row vs. AFC. When Orton has 100.0+ rating, Bears are 4-0…RB MATT FORTÉ leads NFL rookies with 1,640 scrimmage yards & ties for NFL lead with 82 1st downs. Is only rookie to lead team in rushing (1,188), receptions (60) & TDs (12). Joined HOFer WALTER PAYTON (1978) & NEAL ANDERSON (1989) as only Bears with 1,000+ rush yards, 50+ catches & 10+ TDs in season…WR-PR-KR DEVIN HESTER has 17 TDs (7 PR, 5 KR, 5 rec.), incl. playoffs. TE GREG OLSEN has TD catch in 2 of past 3 & ties for team lead with 4 (Forté)…Club ties for NFL lead with 31 takeaways (22 INT, 9 FR). LB LANCE BRIGGS was selected to 4th consecutive Pro Bowl. Is 7th Bears LB to be selected to 4+ Pro Bowls. Leads team in tackles & surpassed 100-tackle mark for 5th season in row. DT TOMMIE HARRIS has 3.0 sacks in past 5. Bears have won 12 of past 15 when Harris has sack. Bears are 14-5 (.737) when CB CHARLES TILLMAN has INT. S KEVIN PAYNE leads team with career-high 4 INTs. DE ALEX BROWN had 5th career INT last week & blocked FG…

TEXANS: Texans’ 335 points rank 2nd in franchise history (379 in ’07)…In past 3 games vs. NFC North in ’08, QB MATT SCHAUB has completed 65 of 89 passes (73.0 pct.) for 820 yards with 4 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 107.0 passer rating. Schaub (2,715) needs 285 passing to reach 3,000 for 1st time in career…Rookie RB STEVE SLATON (3rd round, No. 89) ranks 3rd in AFC with 1,190 rush yards (4.8 avg.) on 248 att. & 8 TDs. Slaton (1,124) surpassed DOMANICK WILLIAMS (1,188 in ’04) for most rush yards by RB in franchise history last week…In 7 home games in ’08, WR ANDRE JOHNSON averages 134.4 receiving yards per game (941 total) & has 5 games with 100 or more yards. Johnson has career-high 105 rec. for 1,427 receiving yards (13.6 avg.) in ’08. WR KEVIN WALTER leads team with career-high 8 TD receptions & needs 1 TD rec. to surpass Johnson’s franchise record of 8 in ’07…TE OWEN DANIELS has career-best in rec. (67) & receiving yards (825) in ’08…Since ’07, DE MARIO WILLIAMS ranks 1st in AFC with 25 sacks…DT AMOBI OKOYE posted 1st sack of season last week.



TENNESSEE TITANS (13-2) AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (11-4)

SERIES


TITANS
COLTS

SERIES LEADER

15-12

STREAKS
3 of past 4


COACHES VS. OPP.
Fisher: 6-8
Dungy: 8-7

LAST WEEK
W 31-14 vs. Steelers
W 31-24 at Jaguars

LAST GAME
10/27/08: Colts 21 at Titans 31. Tennessee RBs Chris Johnson & LenDale White combine for 90 rush yards & 3 TDs as Titans move to 7-0 for 1st time in club history.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/30/07: Titans 16, Colts 10. Tennessee K Rob Bironas kicks 3 FGs, including 2 in 4th quarter, as Titans earn 6th & final AFC playoff spot.

BROADCAST
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots. SIRIUS: 125 (Ind.). XM: 103 (Ind.).




STATS

PASSING
Collins: 241-413-2,677-12-7-80.3
Manning: 364-548-3,907 (2C)-26 (2C)-12-93.8 (3C)

RUSHING
C. Johnson (R): 251-1,228 (2C)-4.9-9
Addai: 154-540-3.5-5

RECEIVING
Scaife (TE): 57-554-9.7-2
Wayne: 81-1,130-14.0-6

OFFENSE
326.3
331.9

TAKE/GIVE
+14 (T1L)
+9 (T3L)

DEFENSE
287.2 (3C)
323.3

SACKS
Ford: 6.0
Mathis: 11.5 (T3C)

INTs
Griffin: 7 (T1L)
Bullitt: 4

PUNTING
Hentrich: 42.5
H. Smith: 44.5

KICKING
Bironas: 127 (2C) (40/40 PAT; 29/32 FG)
Vinatieri: 92 (41/41 PAT; 17/22 FG)


NOTES

TITANS: Dating back to 12/16/07, Titans have won 15 of past 17…Club aims for 1st 14-2 finish in franchise history…Since ’07, club is 20-3 (.869) when posting 30+ rush att…QB KERRY COLLINS has 13-5 (.722) record as starter with Ten. In past 2, Collins has 83.7 passer rating in past 2 against Colts…Rookie Pro Bowl RB CHRIS JOHNSON (1st round, No. 24) ranks 2nd in AFC with 1,228 rush yards. RB LEN DALE WHITE ranks 2nd in franchise history with 15 rush TDs (EARL CAMPBELL, 19 in ’79). White has 3 TDs in past 3 against Colts…WR JUSTIN GAGE averages 19.1 yards per catch in ’08 (34 receptions for 651 yards) & has career-high 6 TDs…TE BO SCAIFE has career-high in receptions (57) & receiving yards (554) in ’08…S MICHAEL GRIFFIN tied career-high with 2 INTs last week, incl. 83-yard INT-TD return…Defense ranks 1st in NFL allowing 14.1 pts per game…Rookie DE JASON JONES (2nd round, Eastern Michigan) recorded career-high 3.5 sacks & forced 3 fumbles last week…

COLTS: Club aims for 9th consecutive win…Colts can become 1st team in NFL history with 12 or more wins in 6 consecutive seasons…In Colts’ 8 consecutive wins, QB PEYTON MANNING has completed 202 of 283 passes (71.4 pct.) for 2,153 yards with 16 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 107.7 passer rating. Manning (3,907) needs 93 passing yards to become 1st QB in history to record 4,000 yards 9 times. In past 3 vs. Titans at home, Manning has 5 TDs vs. 1 INT & 112.0 passer rating. Since ’04, Colts are 44-7 (.863) when Manning has 2+ TDs…RB DOMINIC RHODES has career-high in rec. (45), rec. yards (302) & TD rec. (3) in ’08…WR REGGIE WAYNE (1,130) has reached 1,000 rec. yards in 5 consecutive seasons. Wayne aims for 3rd consecutive game with 100+ rec. yards (104, 108)…Since ’07, TE DALLAS CLARK is tied for 1st in NFL among TEs with 17 TDs (ANTONIO GATES). In past 2, Clark is averaging 123.5 rec. yards per game & aims for 3rd consecutive game with 100 or more yards…CB KEIWAN RATLIFF posted 1st career INT-TD return on 35-yard return last week.



NEW YORK GIANTS (12-3) AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (9-6)

SERIES


GIANTS
VIKINGS

SERIES LEADER

11-8

STREAKS

Past 2

COACHES VS. OPP.
Coughlin: 2-3
Childress: 1-0

LAST WEEK
W 34-28 (OT) vs. Panthers
L 24-17 vs. Falcons

LAST GAME
11/25/07: Vikings 41 at Giants 17. Minnesota WR Sidney Rice records 60-yard TD & S Dwight Smith registers 2 INTs, including 93-yard INT-TD.

LAST GAME AT SITE
10/31/04: Giants 34, Vikings 13. New York RB Tiki Barber rushes for 101 yards & 2 TDs as Giants race to 34-0 lead.

BROADCAST
FOX (12:00 PM CT): Dick Stockton, Brian Baldinger, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Harry Kalas, Mark Malone. SIRIUS: 113 (NYG), 126 (Min.). XM: 105 (Min.).


STATS

PASSING
E. Manning: 278-460-3,119-21-10-86.9
Jackson: 72-123-817-8-1-96.8

RUSHING
Jacobs: 219-1,089-5.0-15 (3C)
Peterson: 342-1,657 (1L)-4.8-9

RECEIVING
Smith: 55-554-10.1-1
Wade: 49-547-11.2-2

OFFENSE
355.9
330.7

TAKE/GIVE
+8 (1C)
-5

DEFENSE
289.6
288.1 (3C)

SACKS
Tuck: 12.0
J. Allen: 14.5 (3C)

INTs
Ross, Webster: 3
4 tied: 2

PUNTING
Feagles: 43.7
Kluwe: 47.6 (3C)

KICKING
Carney: 130 (T1C) (37/37 PAT; 31/33 FG)
Longwell: 119 (38/38 PAT; 27/32 FG)


NOTES

BOTH TEAMS had NFC-best 6 players selected to Pro Bowl…Game features NFL’s top rush offense (NYG, 158.9) & defense (Min., 73.0)…

GIANTS: All-Stars are K JOHN CARNEY (2nd), P JEFF FEAGLES (2nd), QB ELI MANING (1st), C SHAUN O’HARA (1st), G CHRIS SNEE (1st) & DE JUSTIN TUCK (1st)...Incl. playoffs, QB Manning is 26-7 (.788) in past 33 starts…Team rushed for 301 yards last week, most since 1959. RB BRANDON JACOBS has 9 rush TDs in past 6, incl. career-high 3 last week. When he has 100+ yards, Giants are 8-1 (.889). When he has 10+ att. (incl. playoffs), team is 25-5 (.833). RB DERRICK WARD had career-high 215 yards last week, 4th highest in team history. Needs 52 yards for 1st 1,000-yard season & team can become 4th team with 2 1,000-yard RBs (Jacobs, 1,089)…Incl. playoffs, NY has won 9 in row when WR AMANI TOOMER has TD catch. TE KEVIN BOSS leads club with career-high 6 TD catches …DE Tuck has 15.0 sacks in past 16 (incl. SB XLII). When Tuck has sack (incl. playoffs), Giants are 13-4 (.765)…

VIKINGS: All-Stars are DE JARED ALLEN (2nd), G STEVE HUTCHINSON (6th), RB ADRIAN PETERSON (2nd), DT KEVIN WILLIAMS (4th), DT PAT WILLIAMS (3rd) & CB ANTOINE WINFIELD (1st)…In only start vs. NYG, QB TARVARIS JACKSON completed 10 of 12 (83.3) for 129 yards with 1 TD for 139.2 rating…RB Peterson leads NFL in rushing with team-record 1,657 yards. Has 1,205 yards (120.5 per game) & 6 TDs in past 10, incl. 7 100-yard games… RB CHESTER TAYLOR has TD in 4 of past 5…TE VISANTHE SHIANCOE had career-high 7 catches, 136 yards & 2 TDs last week. Incl. playoffs, WR BERNARD BERRIAN has 21 TDs & 15 have been 30+ yards. WR SIDNEY RICE had 60-yard TD in last meeting…Club aims for 3rd in row vs. QB Manning with 4 INTs. S DARREN SHARPER aims for 5th in row vs. NYG with INT & 3rd in row with INT-TD. Has 6 INTs in past 4 vs. NYG, incl. 2 INT-TDs. DE Allen has 57.5 sacks since 2004, most in NFL. Has 12.5 sacks in past 10. LB CHAD GREENWAY had 37-yard INT-TD in last meeting.



CAROLINA PANTHERS (11-4) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (8-7)

SERIES


PANTHERS
SAINTS

SERIES LEADER
15-12


STREAKS
5 of past 6


COACHES VS. OPP.
Fox: 9-4
Payton: 1-4

LAST WEEK
L 34-28 (OT) at Giants
W 42-7 at Lions

LAST GAME
10/19/08: Saints 7 at Panthers 30. Carolina QB Jake Delhomme throws for 195 yards & 2 TDs, including 39-yarder to WR Steve Smith, who finishes game with 122 yards.

LAST GAME AT SITE
10/7/07: Panthers 16, Saints 13. Carolina QB David Carr connects with WR Steve Smith for game-tying 17-yard TD in 4th quarter & sets up John Kasay’s 52-yard FG as time expires.

BROADCAST
FOX (12:00 PM CT): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 157 (Car.), 127 (NO). XM: 104 (NO).


STATS

PASSING
Delhomme: 232-394-3,038-14-12-82.4
Brees: 383-586-4,683 (1L)-30 (1C)-16-95.5 (T1C)

RUSHING
Williams: 248-1,337-5.4-18 (1L)
P. Thomas: 129-625-4.8-9

RECEIVING
St. Smith: 73-1,287 (3C)-17.6-6
Moore: 71-837-11.8-8

OFFENSE
341.1
410.3 (1L)

TAKE/GIVE
+4
-2

DEFENSE
325.5
330.3

SACKS
Peppers: 13.5
McCray: 6.0

INTs
Beason, Gamble: 3
David: 5 (T3C)

PUNTING
Baker: 44.6
Pakulak: 46.7

KICKING
Kasay: 115 (43/43 PAT; 24/26 FG)
Hartley (R): 60 (24/24 PAT; 12/12 FG)


NOTES

PANTHERS: Had 4 players selected to Pro Bowl: LB JON BEASON (1st), T JORDAN GROSS (1st), DE JULIUS PEPPERS (4th) & WR STEVE SMITH (4th)…QB JAKE DELHOMME has won 7 of 9 starts vs. NO. Aims for 3rd in row vs. NO with 120.0+ passer rating. As starter, when Delhomme has 110.0+ rating, team is 15-0…RB DE ANGELO WILLIAMS has rush TD in team-record 8 games in row, incl. 4 TDs last week. Has franchise-record 20 TDs (18 rush). Has rushed for 923 yards (115.4 per game) & 16 TDs in past 8. Club is 13-2 (.867) when he rushes for 80+ yards. RB JONATHAN STEWART has 9 rush TDs & ties for 2nd among rookies. Had 18-yard TD run in last meeting…WR Smith has 33 catches for 602 yards (120.4 per game) in past 5. Had 6 catches for 122 yards (20.3 avg.) & TD in last meeting. Has 8 TDs (7 rec., 1 rush) in past 7 meetings. Offense leads NFC with 66.7 TD pct. in red zone (30 TDs, 45 poss.)…DE Peppers is 1st in team history with 69.5 sacks & 25 FFs. Has 13.5 sacks in past 13. Has sack in 5 of past 7 (9.5 sacks)…

SAINTS: Lead NFL in total offense (410.3 yards per game). Club is 6-1 (.857) at home…Since joining Saints in 2006, Pro Bowl QB DREW BREES has passed for 13,524 yards, most in NFL. Leads NFL with career-high 4,683 yards & has 9 300-yard games. Needs 1 300-yard game to tie single-season record (10, RICH GANNON, 2002). Has 117.2 passer rating with 19 TDs vs. 4 INTs at home. In 7 home games, Brees has passed for 300+ yards 6 times…RB PIERRE THOMAS aims for 7th in row with TD. Has 9 TDs in past 6 (6 rush, 3 rec.). In past 6, Thomas has 677 scrimmage yards (112.8 per game)…WR MARQUES COLSTON had 1st 100-yard game (132 yards) vs. Car. (10/1/06) & had career-long 86-yard TD. Had 9 catches for 99 yards & 2 TDs last week. WR LANCE MOORE has 6 TDs in past 8. Has career-high 71 catches, 837 yards & 8 TDs…DE WILL SMITH had sack in last home game vs. Car. CB JASON DAVID has 4 INTs in past 5. Rookie DT SEDRICK ELLIS has 3.0 sacks in past 5. S ROMAN HARPER had INT & FF in 11/25/07 meeting.



CLEVELAND BROWNS (4-11) AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-4)

SERIES


BROWNS
STEELERS

SERIES LEADER

56-55

STREAKS

15 of past 16

COACHES VS. OPP.
Crennel: 0-7
Tomlin: 3-0

LAST WEEK
L 14-0 vs. Bengals
L 31-14 at Titans

LAST GAME
9/14/08: Steelers 10 at Browns 6. Pittsburgh defense limits Cleveland to 208 total net yards & WR Hines Ward has 59 receiving yards & 1 TD as Steelers improve to 2-0.

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

BROADCAST
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Gus Johnson, Steve Tasker. SIRIUS: 102 (Cle.), 121 (Pit.). XM: 106 (Pit).


STATS

PASSING
Gradkowski (Pre. St.L.): 22-37-177-0-2-49.0
Roethlisberger: 273-456-3,193-17-14-80.8

RUSHING
Lewis: 256-908-3.5-4
Parker: 186-673-3.6-4

RECEIVING
Edwards: 54-872-16.1-3
Ward: 75-973-13.0-7

OFFENSE
257.3
308.1

TAKE/GIVE
+6
+3

DEFENSE
355.7
244.7 (1L)

SACKS
Rogers: 4.5
J. Harrison: 16.0 (2C)

INTs
McDonald: 5
Polamalu: 7 (T1L)

PUNTING
Zastudil: 45.2
Berger: 41.0

KICKING
Dawson: 108 (18/18 PAT; 30/35 FG)
Reed: 110 (32/33 PAT; 26/30 FG)


NOTES

BROWNS: QB BRUCE GRADKOWSKI will make 1st career start with Browns. Gradkowski attended Seton-La Salle HS in Pit…Cleveland is 5-0 when RB JAMAL LEWIS has 25+ att. Lewis (908) needs 92 yards to become 1st Brown since MIKE PRUITT to gain 1,000 rush yards in consecutive seasons…For career against Pit., WR BRAYLON EDWARDS averages 19.2 yards per catch (20 rec., 384 yards). Edwards aims for 58th consecutive game with catch. WR DONTE’ STALLWORTH (295) needs 5 rec. to reach 300 for career…T JOE THOMAS earned 2nd consecutive Pro Bowl selection…Club is tied for 2nd in NFL with 22 INTs (Chicago) & has 12 INTs in past 6 games…S SEAN JONES has 3 INTs in past 5 games…CB BRANDON MC DONALD has career-high 5 INTs in ’08…Pro Bowl DT SHAUN ROGERS aims for 2nd consecutive game with sack against Pit…

STEELERS: Club clinched AFC North title for 2nd consecutive season under head coach MIKE TOMLIN…Club aims for 11 consecutive win vs. Cle…Steelers aims for 4th season with 12+ wins since ’94…QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER (3,193) needs 321 passing yards to surpass career-high (3,513 in ’06). For career, Roethlisberger has 8-0 record vs. Cle. & has 12 TDs vs. 6 INTs & 96.8 passer rating. Incl. playoffs, team is 29-2 (.935), when Roethlisberger has 100+ passer rating…RB WILLIE PARKER aims for 5th consecutive game with 100+ yards vs. Cle. (223, 109, 105, 105)…WR HINES WARDS (973) needs 27 rec. yards to record 5th season with 1,000 rec. yards. Ward has 4 100-yard rec. games in ’08 & needs 1 to surpass career-high (4 in ’02 & ’05). WR SANTONIO HOLMES has 3 TDs in past 4. TE HEATH MILLER has 2 TD rec. in past 3 vs. Cle…Club ranks 2nd in NFL with 48 sacks (Dallas, 53)…Defense ranks 2nd in NFL allowing 14.9 points per game…Pro Bowl LB JAMES HARRISON (16) & LB LA MARR WOODLEY (11.5) have totaled 27.5 sacks in ’08. Harrison (16) surpassed MIKE MERRIWEATHER (15 in 1984) for most sacks in franchise history last week…LB JAMES FARRIOR was selected to 2nd Pro Bowl.



OAKLAND RAIDERS (4-11) AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (9-6)

SERIES


RAIDERS
BUCCANEERS

SERIES LEADER
5-1


STREAKS
Past 2


COACHES VS. OPP.
Cable: 0-0
Gruden: 1-1

LAST WEEK
W 27-16 vs. Texans
L 41-24 vs. Chargers

LAST GAME
9/26/04: Buccaneers 20 at Raiders 30. Oakland QB Kerry Collins throws for 228 yards & 1 TD as Raiders jump out to 30-6 lead en route to victory.

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/10/96: Buccaneers 20, Raiders 17 (OT). Tampa Bay K Michael Husted kicks 23-yard FG with 3:04 remaining in overtime.

BROADCAST
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon. SIRIUS: 158 (Oak.), 130 (TB). XM: 107 (TB).


STATS

PASSING
Russell: 184-347-2,275-11-7-75.8
Garcia: 227-343-2,455-11-5-91.7

RUSHING
Fargas: 212-842-4.0-1
Dunn: 176-749-4.3-2

RECEIVING
Z. Miller (TE): 54-744-13.8-1
A. Bryant: 80-1,171-14.6-7

OFFENSE
267.9
338.4

TAKE/GIVE
+1
+4

DEFENSE
359.7
304.1

SACKS
Edwards, Scott: 5.0
Adams: 5.5

INTs
Johnson: 3
Barber, Talib (R): 4

PUNTING
Lechler: 48.9 (1C)
Bidwell: 44.6

KICKING
Janikowski: 90 (21/22 PAT; 23/29 FG)
M. Bryant: 125 (3C) (32/33 PAT; 31/37 FG)


NOTES

RAIDERS: Club aims for 3rd consecutive win vs. TB…In past 2, QB JA MARCUS RUSSELL has completed 35 of 57 passes (61.4 pct.) for 478 yards with 4 TDs vs. 1 INT & 104.3 passer rating…RB JUSTIN FARGAS averages 80.4 rush yards per game in past 5 (402 total). In past 2, rookie RB DARREN MC FADDEN (1st round, No. 4) has totaled 201 yards (92 rush, 109 receiving)…WR JOHNNIE LEE HIGGINS averages 19.6 yards per catch (16 receptions, 314 yards) in ’08 & aims for 3rd consecutive game with TD rec. Higgins is tied for 1st in NFL with 3 PR-TDs & ranks 2nd in AFC with 12.6 PR avg…TE ZACH MILLER leads team with 54 receptions for 744 yards (13.8 average) & can become 1st Raiders TE to lead team in rec. & yards since TE TODD CHRISTENSEN in 1986…Since ’07, LB THOMAS HOWARD (7) is tied for 1st in NFL for most INTs among LBs (BRIAN URLACHER)…Rookie DE TREVOR SCOTT (6th round, Buffalo) leads NFL rookies with 5 sacks…DE DERRICK BURGESS posted season-high 2 sacks last week…In past 3, KR-CB JUSTIN MILLER is averaging 28.4 yards per KR (16 KR, 454 yards) with 2 KR-TDs…

BUCCANEERS: In 2 starts vs. Oak., QB JEFF GARCIA has completed 53 of 77 (68.8 pct.) for 618 yards with 6 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 118.9 passer rating. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Oak. with 110.0+ passer rating. When Garcia has 95.0+ rating as starter (incl. playoffs), his teams are 36-13 (.735)…RB WARRICK DUNN is 1 of 6 players in NFL history with 10,000+ rush yards (10,930) & 500+ receptions (508). Pro Bowl rookie KR-PR CLIFTON SMITH aims to become 3rd player in NFL history to lead in both KR & PR avg…WR ANTONIO BRYANT has 23 catches for 435 yards (145.0 per game) & 4 TDs in past 3. Aims for 5th in row with TD catch & 4th in row with 100+ yards…LB DERRICK BROOKS was named to 11th Pro Bowl, 2nd most by LB in NFL history. Had 44-yard INT-TD vs. Oak. in SB XXXVII. When Brooks has INT-TD (incl. playoffs), TB is 7-0. CB RONDE BARBER has 11 career defensive TDs (FR & INT), most among active players & 3rd all-time. DE KEVIN CARTER has 104.5 career sacks & is 1 of 2 active players with 100.0+ sacks. Rookie CB AQIB TALIB leads NFL rookies with 4 INTs.



SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4-11) AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (8-7)
SERIES


SEAHAWKS
CARDINALS

SERIES LEADER

10-9

STREAKS

3 of past 4

COACHES VS. OPP.
Holmgren: 8-5
Whisenhunt: 2-1

LAST WEEK
W 13-3 vs. Jets
L 47-7 at Patriots

LAST GAME
11/16/08: Cardinals 26 at Seahawks 20. Arizona QB Kurt Warner throws for 395 yards & 1 TD & rookie CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie registers 2 INTs.

LAST GAME AT SITE
9/16/07: Cardinals 23, Seahawks 20. Arizona K Neil Rackers connects on 42-yard FG with 1 second remaining to give head coach Ken Whisenhunt 1st NFL victory.

BROADCAST
FOX (2:15 MT PT): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick. SIRIUS: 113 (Sea.), 126 (Arz.). XM: 105 (Arz.).


STATS

PASSING
Wallace: 117-199-1,282-9-1-90.9
Warner: 382-568-4,320 (2C)-26 (2C)-13-95.5 (T1C)

RUSHING
Morris: 117-529-4.5-0
Hightower (R): 140-396-2.8-10

RECEIVING
Carlson (R) (TE): 53-613-11.6-5
Fitzgerald: 91 (1C)-1,301 (2C)-14.3-10 (T2C)

OFFENSE
270.3
359.7 (2C)

TAKE/GIVE
-6
-1

DEFENSE
372.7
331.6

SACKS
Mebane: 5.5
Berry: 5.0

INTs
Wilson: 4
Rodgers-Cromartie (R): 3

PUNTING
Ryan: 45.6
Graham: 42.4

KICKING
Mare: 99 (27/27 PAT; 24/26 FG)
Rackers: 109 (40/40 PAT; 23/26 FG)


NOTES

SEAHAWKS: In past 3 starts, QB SENECA WALLACE has 108.5 passer rating, completing 53 of 78 (67.9 pct.) for 613 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs. QB MATT HASSELBECK has won 7 of 11 starts vs. Arz…Seahawks are 12-1 (.923) when RB MAURICE MORRIS has 15+ att. Rushed for 116 yards last week. Had TD catch in last meeting. In 20 games with 22+ carries, RB JULIUS JONES has 2,172 rush yards (108.6 per game) & 16 TDs. RB T.J. DUCKETT had 2 TDs in last meeting…Incl. playoffs, when WR DEION BRANCH has TD catch, his teams are 19-5 (.792). TE JOHN CARLSON leads NFC rookie TEs with 53 receptions & 613 yards. Tops team in both & aims to join HOFer STEVE LARGENT (1976) as only rookies in club history to lead in both…CB MARCUS TRUFANT had career-high 3 INTs vs. Arz. (12/9/07), incl. 84-yard INT-TD. CB JOSH WILSON had 58-yard INT & FF in last meeting. Had 2 INTs & sack last week. DE DARRYL TAPP had sack & FR in last meeting…

CARDINALS: Had 5 players selected to Pro Bowl: WRs ANQUAN BOLDIN (3rd) & LARRY FITZGERALD (3rd), ST SEAN MOREY (1st), QB KURT WARNER (4th) & S ADRIAN WILSON (2nd). Club is 11-4 (.733) at home under head coach KEN WHISENHUNT…Warner has 4 300-yard games in 6 starts vs. Sea., incl. 395 yards in last meeting. In starts with 15+ att. & 100.0+ rating (incl. playoffs), his teams are 35-3 (.921)…RB TIM HIGHTOWER leads NFL rookies with 10 rush TDs & set club rookie record. RB J.J. ARRINGTON had 2 TDs in last meeting…In last meeting, WRs Boldin (13 catches, 186 yards) & Fitzgerald (10, 151) became 3rd set of teammates to have 10+ catches & 150+ yards in game. Fitzgerald had career-long 78-yard TD last week. WR STEVE BREASTON has 915 yards & needs 85 to reach 1,000. Can be 5th team in NFL history with 3 1,000-yard receivers in season…S Wilson is 1 of 4 active Ss with 15+ INTs (18) & 15+ sacks (18.5). Had sack & FF in last meeting. Rookie CB DOMINIQUE RODGERS-CROMARTIE had career-high 2 INTs in last meeting. LB KARLOS DANSBY had INT in last game vs. Sea.



JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (5-10) AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (10-5)

SERIES


JAGUARS
RAVENS

SERIES LEADER
9-6


STREAKS

6 of past 7

COACHES VS. OPP.
Del Rio: 1-1
Harbaugh: 0-0

LAST WEEK
L 31-24 vs. Colts
W 33-24 at Cowboys

LAST GAME
11/13/05: Ravens 3 at Jaguars 30. Jacksonville RB Greg Jones rushes for career-high 106 yards & 1 TD. Jags K Josh Scobee kicks 3 FGs & LB Mike Peterson has 26-yard INT-TD.

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/2/03: Ravens 24, Jaguars 17. Baltimore RB Chester Taylor scores 29-yard rush TD & TE Todd Heap adds 33-yard TD catch. Ravens’ defense forces 3 turnovers, including 2 FRs.

BROADCAST
CBS (4:15 PM ET): Dick Enberg, Randy Cross. SIRIUS: 130 (Jax.), 125 (Bal.). XM: 103 (Bal.).


STATS

PASSING
Garrard: 321-510-3,493-14-11-83.2
Flacco (R): 240-405-2,674-14-12-78.2

RUSHING
Jones-Drew: 174-746-4.3-12 (3C)
McClain: 207-832-4.0-8

RECEIVING
Jones-Drew (RB): 61-555-9.1-2
D. Mason: 74-960-13.0-5

OFFENSE
324.1
316.9

TAKE/GIVE
-3
+9 (T3L)

DEFENSE
324.3
262.1 (2L)

SACKS
Hayward: 4.5
Suggs: 8.0

INTs
Mathis, Sensabaugh: 4
Reed: 7 (T1L)

PUNTING
Weatherford: 42.5
Koch: 45.3

KICKING
Scobee: 89 (32/32 PAT; 19/25 FG)
Stover: 113 (38/38 PAT; 25/30 FG)


NOTES

JAGUARS: Since ’06, team is 16-4 (.800) when gaining 150+ rush yards…QB DAVID GARRARD has career-best 3,493 passing yards in ’08 & needs 148 yards to surpass MARK BRUNELL (3,640 in 2000) for 2nd-most passing yards in franchise history. In past 2, Garrard has completed 49 of 74 passes (66.2 pct.) for 567 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT & 97.1 passer rating…RB MAURICE JONES-DREW has career-high in receptions (61) & yards (555) in ’08. Jones-Drew (12) needs 3 rush TDs to surpass FRED TAYLOR (14 in ’98) for most rush TDs in season in Jaguars history. Jones-Drew (14) needs 3 TDs to tie Taylor (17 in ’98) for most TDs in season in franchise history…Since ’07, WR REGGIE WILLIAMS leads team with 13 TD receptions (10 in ’07, 3 in ’08). In past 2, WR DENNIS NORTHCUTT has totaled 13 rec. for 228 receiving yards (17.5 avg.) with 2 TDs & aims for 3rd consecutive game with 100+ yards…LB DARYL SMITH leads team with 130 tackles…

RAVENS: Club clinches playoff berth with win…Club has won 8 of past 10. Club aims for 5th consecutive win against Jaguars at home…In past 10, rookie QB JOE FLACCO (1st round, No. 18) has completed 150 of 261 passes (57.5 pct.) for 1,830 yards with 13 TDs vs. 5 INTs & 87.8 passer rating…In last meeting vs. Jax. (w/Bills on 11/26/06), RB WILLIS MC GAHEE posted 2 rush TDs. McGahee (108) & Pro Bowl FB LE’ RON MC CLAIN (139) totaled 247 rush yards last week. McClain leads team with 9 TDs (8 rush, 1 rec.)…Since ’03, WR DERRICK MASON ranks 2nd in NFL with 522 receptions (TORRY HOLT, 557). Mason (9,984) needs 16 receiving yards to reach 10,000 for career. Mason (960) needs 40 yards to reach 1,000 for 7th season in career. WR MARK CLAYTON averages career-high 15.3 yards per catch in ’08 (37 rec., 567 yards)…Club ranks 1st in NFL with 24 INTs…Since ’02, Pro Bowl S ED REED leads NFL with 41 INTs & has 6 in past 5…Ravens have not allowed RB to gain 100+ rush yards in 34 games (longest current streak in NFL)…Pro Bowl LB TERRELL SUGGS aims for 5th in row with at least half sack.



MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-5) AT NEW YORK JETS (9-6)

SERIES


DOLPHINS
JETS

SERIES LEADER

46-38-1

STREAKS

8 of past 9

COACHES VS. OPP.
Sparano: 0-1
Mangini: 5-0

LAST WEEK
W 38-31 at Chiefs
L 13-3 at Seahawks

LAST GAME
9/7/08: Jets 20 at Dolphins 14. New York QB Brett Favre throws 2 TD passes in Jets debut, including 56-yarder to WR Jerricho Cotchery. Jets CB Darrelle Revis seals win with late INT.

LAST GAME AT SITE
9/23/07: Jets 31, Dolphins 28. New York QB Chad Pennington throws 2 TDs & RB Thomas Jones has 110 yards rushing as Jets survive 15-point 4th-quarter rally by Miami.

BROADCAST
CBS (4:15 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms. Westwood One Radio: Bill Rosinski, Dan Reeves. SIRIUS: 91 (Mia.), 127 (NYJ). XM: 104 (NYJ).


STATS

PASSING
Pennington: 299-446-3,453-17-7-96.4 (2L)
Favre: 323-482-3,239-21-19-84.0

RUSHING
R. Brown: 203-859-4.2-10
Jones: 280-1,289 (1C)-4.6-13 (2C)

RECEIVING
Ginn: 54-719-13.3-1
Cotchery: 69-817-11.8-5

OFFENSE
347.3
331.7

TAKE/GIVE
+14 (T1L)
+2

DEFENSE
328.9
330.1

SACKS
Porter: 17.5 (1C)
Ellis: 8.0

INTs
3 tied: 3
Revis: 5

PUNTING
Fields: 43.9
Hodges: 42.3

KICKING
Carpenter (R): 97 (37/37 PAT; 20/24 FG)
Feely: 108 (39/39 PAT; 23/27 FG)


NOTES

DOLPHINS: With win, club can clinch 1st AFC East title since 2000…Team has won 8 of past 9 & aims for 5th consecutive win on road…QB CHAD PENNINGTON has career-high 3,453 passing yards in ’08 & needs 47 yards to become the 1st Dolphins quarterback since DAN MARINO in ’97 (3,780) to throw for over 3,500 passing yards. Pennington ranks 2nd in NFL with 96.4 passer rating. Incl. playoffs, his teams are 23-7 (.767) when he has 100+ passer rating. RB RONNIE BROWN aims for 3rd consecutive game with 100+ rush yards at Jets (127, 112)…WR TED GINN JR. has 2 rush TDs of 30+ yards in ’08…TE ANTHONY FASANO had career-high 2 TD receptions last week & has career-best 6 in ’08. TE DAVID MARTIN aims for 3rd consecutive game with TD reception…LB JOEY PORTER has 16.5 sacks in past 13 & leads AFC with 17.5 sacks…S YEREMIAH BELL (6) needs 0.5 sack to surpass LIFFORT HOBLEY (6) for most career sacks by Dolphins DB…CB NATHAN JONES has 3 sacks in past 2 & aims for 3rd consecutive game with sack…

JETS: Club aims for 6th consecutive win against Dolphins…In past 3 against Mia., QB BRETT FAVRE has completed 50 of 82 passes (61.0 pct.) for 587 yards with 5 TDs vs. 1 INT & 98.0 passer rating. Incl. postseason, Favre’s teams are 97-8 (.924) when he posts 100+ rating…Pro Bowl RB THOMAS JONES leads AFC with 1,289 rush yards & is averaging 98.3 rush yards per game in past 6 (688 total). Jones’ 15 TDs (13 rush, 2 rec.) & 13 rush TDs in ’08 set Jets season records. Jones is averaging 95.3 rush yards per game in past 3 vs. Mia. (110, 75, 101). RB LEON WASHINGTON is tied for 1st in NFL with 10 plays of 40+ yards…WR LAVERANUES COLES has 10 TD rec. vs. Mia. (most vs. any opponent)…WR JERRICHO COTCHERY (5) needs 2 TD rec. to surpass career-high (6 in ’06)…LB CALVIN PACE has career-high 7 sacks in ’08…Since ’95, CB TY LAW ranks 1st among CBs with 52 INTs…Club has franchise record 5 defensive TDs…Pro Bowl CB DARRELLE REVIS aims for 3rd consecutive game w/INT vs. Mia.



DALLAS COWBOYS (9-6) AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (8-6-1)

SERIES


COWBOYS
EAGLES

SERIES LEADER
53-42


STREAKS
2 of past 3


COACHES VS. OPP.
Phillips: 3-1
Reid: 13-6

LAST WEEK
L 33-24 vs. Ravens
L 10-3 at Redskins

LAST GAME
9/15/08: Eagles 37 at Cowboys 41. Dallas QB Tony Romo throws for 312 yards & 3 TDs, including 2 to WR Terrell Owens.

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/4/07: Cowboys 38, Eagles 17. Dallas QB Tony Romo throws for 324 yards & 3 TDs as Cowboys improve to 7-1 for 1st time since ’95.

BROADCAST
FOX (4:15 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 123 (Dal.), 122 (Phi.). XM: 102 (Phi.).


STATS

PASSING
Romo: 255-411-3,265-26 (T2C)-13-94.8 (3C)
McNabb: 333-550-3,741 (3C)-21-11-85.3

RUSHING
Barber: 235-872-3.7-7
Westbrook: 220-886-4.0-9

RECEIVING
Witten (TE): 74-902-12.2-4
D. Jackson (R): 60-866-14.4-2

OFFENSE
347.6
353.7

TAKE/GIVE
-7
-1

DEFENSE
293.7
272.7 (1C)

SACKS
Ware: 20.0 (1L)
T. Cole, Howard: 9.0

INTs
Newman: 4
Samuel: 4

PUNTING
Paulescu: 41.7
Rocca: 43.3

KICKING
Folk: 96 (42/42 PAT; 18/20 FG)
Akers: 130 (T1C) (40/40 PAT; 30/36 FG)


NOTES

COWBOYS: Clinch playoff berth with win…Had 5 players selected to Pro Bowl: G LEONARD DAVIS (2nd), C ANDRE GURODE (3rd), DT JAY RATLIFF (1st), LB DE MARCUS WARE (3rd) & TE JASON WITTEN (5th)…In only start at Phi., QB TONY ROMO completed 20 of 25 (80.0 pct.) for 324 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT for 141.7 rating. Cowboys are 19-3 (.864) when Romo starts & has 100.0+ rating…When RB MARION BARBER has 11+ carries, team is 26-4 (.867). Has 37 TDs (31 rush, 6 rec.) in past 45. Had 2 TDs in last meeting. Rookie RB TASHARD CHOICE has 424 scrimmage yards (141.3 per game) & 2 TDs in past 3…WR TERRELL OWENS had 10 catches for 174 yards & 1 TD in last game at Phi. Needs 51 yards for 8th season with 1,000+ yards & 10+ TDs. TE Witten aims for 3rd in row vs. Phi. with 100+ yards…LB Ware leads NFL with 20.0 sacks. Has 34.0 sacks in past 29. Has sack in 25 of past 29. Aims for 6th in row vs. Phi. with sack. LB GREG ELLIS has 20.0 sacks in past 28. LB BRADIE JAMES has 7.0 sacks in past 9. CB TERENCE NEWMAN has 4 INTs in past 6…

EAGLES: QB DONOVAN MC NABB needs 135 yards to set club’s single-season passing record (3,875 yards by McNabb in 2004). Has won 10 of past 15 starts vs. Dal. In his starts (min. 10+ att.) with 100.0+ rating (incl. playoffs), team is 39-1 (.975)…RB BRIAN WESTBROOK has 516 scrimmage yards (129.0 per game) & 6 TDs (3 rush, 3 rec.) in past 4. Is only player since 2004 with 4,000+ rush (4,865) & 3,000+ rec. (3,179) yards. In last home meeting, Westbrook had career-high 14 receptions (90 yards)…WR DE SEAN JACKSON leads NFC rookies with 60 catches for 866 yards. Had 6 catches for 110 yards in last meeting. Can be 1st rookie WR to lead club in catches since 1942…Club had 2 players named to Pro Bowl: S BRIAN DAWKINS (7th) & CB ASANTE SAMUEL (2nd). Dawkins has played in most games in franchise history (182). Samuel has 20 INTs since 2006, most in NFL. DE TRENT COLE has 21.5 sacks in past 31. CB LITO SHEPPARD has 8 INTs in past 9 vs. Dal., incl. 2 INT-TDs (101 & 102 yards).



WASHINGTON REDSKINS (8-7) AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (6-9)

SERIES


REDSKINS
49ERS

SERIES LEADER

13-9-1

STREAKS
3 of past 4


COACHES VS. OPP.
Zorn: 0-0
Singletary: 0-0

LAST WEEK
W 10-3 vs. Eagles
W 17-16 at Rams

LAST GAME
10/23/05: 49ers 17 at Redskins 52. Washington QB Mark Brunell throws 3 TD passes & RB Clinton Portis runs for 3 TDs. Redskins’ defense limits San Francisco to 194 total net yards.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/18/04: Redskins 26, 49ers 16. Washington RB Clinton Portis rushes for 110 yards as Redskins remain in playoff hunt.

BROADCAST
FOX (1:15 PM PT): Ron Pitts, Tony Boselli, Charissa Thompson (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 117 (Was.), 121 (SF). XM: 106 (SF).


STATS

PASSING
J. Campbell: 297-476-3,089-12-6-84.3
S. Hill: 160-258-1,801-12-7-87.0

RUSHING
Portis: 313-1,407 (3L)-4.5-8
Gore: 229-978-4.3-6

RECEIVING
Cooley (TE): 77-792-10.3-1
Bruce: 59-827-14.0-7

OFFENSE
323.5
307.9

TAKE/GIVE
0
-17

DEFENSE
284.1 (2C)
329.9

SACKS
Evans, Taylor: 3.5
Haralson: 8.0

INTs
Hall: 5
Harris, Spikes: 3

PUNTING
Plackemeier: 41.2
Lee: 47.7 (3C)

KICKING
Suisham: 97 (22/22 PAT; 25/35 FG)
Nedney: 112 (31/31 PAT; 27/30 FG)


NOTES

REDSKINS: Have 4 Pro Bowl selections: TE CHRIS COOLEY (2nd), RB CLINTON PORTIS (2nd), T CHRIS SAMUELS (6th) & FB MIKE SELLERS (1st)…QB JASON CAMPBELL leads NFL with 1.3 INT pct. (6 INTs, 476 att.). Club leads NFL with fewest INTs (6). Has 3,089 yards, 1st 3,000-yard season of career…Portis ties for NFL lead with 82 1st downs. Ranks 2nd with 1,625 scrimmage yards (1,407 rush, 218 rec.). Aims for 3rd in row vs. SF with 100+ yards. When Portis rushes for 100+ yards, his teams are 33-10 (.767). In last meeting, rushed for 101 yards & 3 TDs. FB Sellers had career-high 2 rec. TDs in last meeting…WR SANTANA MOSS had 5 catches for 112 yards & 1 TD in last meeting. WR ANTWAAN RANDLE EL has 28 career TDs (16 rec., 6 PR, 5 pass., 1 KR), incl. playoffs. In last game vs. SF, had 32-yard TD catch. TE Cooley has 28 TDs since 2004, most among NFC TEs…LB-DE JASON TAYLOR is active leader with 120.5 sacks. DE ANDRE CARTER was 1st round pick by SF in 2001 (No. 7 overall). Played 5 seasons in SF (2001-05) & had 32.0 sacks. CB DE ANGELO HALL had INT in last game vs. SF…

49ERS: Club has 51 pass plays of 20+ yards, 2nd most in NFC…QB SHAUN HILL has posted passer rating of 95.0+ in 7 of 11 career games, incl. 4 of past 6. Has 6-3 (.667) record as starter…Since start of 2006, RB FRANK GORE has 5,063 scrimmage yards (3,775 rush, 1,288 rec.), 2nd most in NFC. Had 72-yard TD run in last meeting…WR ISAAC BRUCE became 5th player in NFL history with 1,000 catches last week (1,001) & his 14,936 yards now rank 2nd all-time. Had 9 catches for 148 yards & 1 TD in last game vs. Was. WR JOSH MORGAN had career-long 48-yard TD last week…LB PATRICK WILLIS was named to 2nd consecutive Pro Bowl. LB TAKEO SPIKES has 3 INTs this season, tied for most among NFC LBs. Had sack last week. Defense is tied for 3rd in NFC with 44.9 TD pct. in red zone (22 TDs, 49 possessions). DE JUSTIN SMITH had sack last week & has sack in 3 of past 4. LB PARYS HARALSON has 4.5 sacks in past 6. Leads club with career-high 8.5 sacks.



SUNDAY NIGHT

DENVER BRONCOS (8-7) AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (7-8)

SERIES


BRONCOS
CHARGERS

SERIES LEADER
53-43-1


STREAKS

5 of past 8

COACHES VS. OPP.
Shanahan: 20-10
Turner: 3-6

LAST WEEK
L 30-23 vs. Bills
W 41-24 at Buccaneers

LAST GAME
9/14/08: Chargers 38 at Broncos 39. Denver QB Jay Cutler passes for 350 yards & 4 TDs, including 18 passes for 166 yards & 1 TD to WR Brandon Marshall.

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

BROADCAST
NBC (5:15 PM PT): Al Michaels, John Madden, Andrea Kremer (Field Reporter). Westwood One Radio: Dave Sims, Jim Fassel. SIRIUS: 122 (WW1), 125 (Den.), 127 (SD). XM: 102 (WW1), 103 (Den.), 104 (SD).


STATS

PASSING
Cutler: 351-567-4,210 (1C)-24 (3C)-16-87.0
Rivers: 297-458-3,802 (3C)-32 (1L)-11-104.0 (1L)

RUSHING
Bell: 36-163-4.5-1
Tomlinson: 278-1,014-3.6-8

RECEIVING
Marshall: 98 (3L)-1,210 (2C)-12.3-6
Jackson: 57-1,051-18.4-7

OFFENSE
395.1 (1C)
339.5

TAKE/GIVE
-15
+2

DEFENSE
366.8
346.2

SACKS
Dumervil: 5.0
Phillips: 7.5

INTs
Bly: 2
Cooper: 4

PUNTING
Kern (R): 47.0 (2C)
Scifres: 45.8 (3C)

KICKING
Prater: 113 (38/38 PAT; 25/34 FG)
Kaeding: 117 (39/39 PAT; 26/31 FG)


NOTES

Winner clinches AFC West title…

BRONCOS: QB JAY CUTLER (24) needs 3 TDs to tie JAKE PLUMMER (27 in ’04) & JOHN ELWAY (27 in ’97) for most TDs in season in Den. history. Cutler has franchise record 4,210 passing yards in ’08. Club is 10-0 when Cutler has 100+ passer rating. Cutler tied career-high with 4 TDs in last mtg. vs. SD…Since ’04, RB TATUM BELL ranks 2nd in NFL with 4.8 avg. yards per carry (min. 550 att)…WR BRANDON MARSHALL (98) needs 2 rec. to become 9th player in NFL history with 100 or more rec. in consecutive seasons (102 in ’07). Rookie WR EDDIE ROYAL (2nd round, No. 42) leads NFL rookies with 80 rec. WRs Marshall (98 rec.; 1,210 yards) & Royal (80 rec., 904 yards) can become 1st Den. WR duo to each have 1,000 rec. yards since ROD SMITH (1,144) & ASHLEY LELIE (1,084) in ’04…CBs CHAMP BAILEY (43) & DRE’ BLY (40) rank 1st & 2nd among CBs for most INTs since ’99…

CHARGERS: Club has won 3 of past 4 at home vs. Den…Team aims for 14th consecutive win in Dec…QB PHILIP RIVERS (32) needs 2 TD passes to surpass DAN FOUTS (33 in 1981) for most TDs in franchise history in season. Rivers (3,802) needs 281 yards to surpass Fouts (4,082 in ’79) for 3rd-most yards in season in SD history …RB LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON (123) needs 1 rush TD to surpass MARCUS ALLEN for 2nd-most in NFL history. Tomlinson averages 112.3 rush yards per game vs. Den. at home (786 total in 7 games)…TE ANTONIO GATES ranks 2nd among NFL TEs with 8 TDs (TONY GONZALEZ, 9) in ’08…WR VINCENT JACKSON is averaging 116 rec. yards per game in past 3 (348 total). Jackson averages 18.4 yards per catch (57 receptions; 1,051 yards) in ’08…LB STEPHEN COOPER has 4 INTs in past 3 games & aims for 4th consecutive game with INT…Rookie CB ANTOINE CASON posted 1st career INT-TD return last week.


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