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Week 15 NFL Capsules

Week 15, 2009, 12/17/2009

WEEK 15 – THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (13-0) AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (7-6)

SERIES


COLTS
JAGUARS

SERIES LEADER
13-4


STREAKS
4 of past 5


COACHES VS. OPP.
Caldwell: 1-0
Del Rio: 4-9

LAST WEEK
W 28-16 vs. Broncos
L 14-10 vs. Dolphins

LAST GAME
9/13/09: Jaguars 12 at Colts 14. Indy QB Peyton Manning passes for 301 yards & 1 TD in victory, tying Johnny Unitas (118) for most QB wins in franchise history.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/18/08: Colts 31, Jaguars 24. Manning completes 29 of 34 passes (85.3 pct.) for 364 yards & 3 TDs for 140.7 rating as Colts score 17 unanswered 4th-quarter points to win.

BROADCAST
NFLN (8:20 PM ET): Bob Papa, Matt Millen. Westwood One Radio: Larry Kahn, Dan Fouts, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 124 (WW1), 126 (Ind.), 125 (Jax.). XM: 124 (WW1), 103 (Ind.), 102 (Jax.).


STATS

PASSING
Manning: 342-502-3,905 (1L)-29 (1C)-14-98.9 (2C)
Garrard: 250-412-2,987-10-6-84.9

RUSHING
Addai: 197-729-3.7-9
Jones-Drew: 251-1,136 (3C)-4.5-14 (T1L)

RECEIVING
Wayne: 87 (2L)-1,078-12.4-9 (T1C)
Sims-Walker: 53-758-14.3-6

OFFENSE
384.4 (2C)
341.3

TAKE/GIVE
+7 (2C)
+3

DEFENSE
337.4
346.5

SACKS
Freeney: 11.5 (3L)
J. Henderson: 3

INTs
Bethea: 4
D. Cox (R), Mathis: 3

PUNTING
McAfee (R): 44.1
Podlesh: 42.3

KICKING
Stover: 54 (27/27 PAT; 9/11 FG)
Scobee: 71 (23/24 PAT; 16/24 FG)


NOTES

COLTS: Have won NFL-record 22 consecutive regular-season games…Club is 13-0 & can tie ’05 Colts (14) for most wins in regular season in franchise history…Colts are 6-2 all-time at Jax…QB PEYTON MANNING (3,905) needs 95 passing yards to become 1st QB in NFL history with 10 4,000-yard seasons. Manning (29) needs TD pass to reach 30 in season for 5th time in career. Since 2000, Manning leads NFL in passing yards (10,864) & passing TDs (76) in Dec…RB JOSEPH ADDAI aims for 3rd consecutive game w/rush TD vs. Jax. & has 3 in past 2…WR REGGIE WAYNE has 5 100-yard receiving games vs. Jaguars in past 6 & is averaging 123.8 per game in those 6…Since ’07, TE DALLAS CLARK leads NFL TEs w/25 TD receptions…DE DWIGHT FREENEY ranks 2nd in AFC & 3rd in NFL w/11.5 sacks…DE RAHEEM BROCK had 2 sacks in last game at Jax…

JAGUARS: Aim for 3-0 record vs. AFC South at home in ’09…In 2 home games vs. AFC South, QB DAVID GARRARD has completed 42 of 65 (64.6 pct.) passes for 561 yards w/5 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 117.5 passer rating. Garrard had 329 passing yards w/1 TD & 90.4 passer in last home game vs. Ind…RB MAURICE JONES-DREW is tied for NFL lead w/14 rush TDs & needs 1 rush TD to surpass FRED TAYLOR (14 in 1998) for most rush TDs in season in franchise history…In 3 games vs. Colts (w/Rams), WR TORRY HOLT averages 106.7 receiving yards per game (320 total). Since 2000, Holt leads NFL w/3,664 receiving yards (87.2 per game) in Dec…TE MARCEDES LEWIS averages 16.6 yards per catch in ’09, best among NFL TEs (min. 20 catches)…LB DARYL SMITH leads team w/117 tackles in ’09…Rookie CB DEREK COX posted 3rd INT of season last week. Cox registered 1st career INT in last game against Colts...DE DERRICK HARVEY aims for 3rd consecutive game w/sack.



SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2009

DALLAS COWBOYS (8-5) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (13-0)

SERIES


COWBOYS
SAINTS

SERIES LEADER
14-8


STREAKS

Past 5

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

LAST WEEK
L 20-17 vs. Chargers
W 26-23 at Falcons

LAST GAME
12/10/06: Saints 42 at Cowboys 17. New Orleans QB Drew Brees passes for 384 yards & 5

TDs as Saints tally 536 yards of offense in road win vs. Cowboys.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/28/03: Saints 13, Cowboys 7. New Orleans WR Donte’ Stallworth catches 76-yard TD pass & K John Carney adds 2 FGs as New Orleans defeats Dallas in 2003 season finale.

BROADCAST
NFLN (7:20 PM CT): Bob Papa, Matt Millen. Westwood One Radio: Howard David, Randy Cross, Kevin Kiley (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 124 (WW1), 126 (Dal.), 125 (NO). XM: 124 (WW1), 103 (Dal.), 102 (NO).


STATS

PASSING
Romo: 276-444-3,574 (3C)-22-7-97.4
Brees: 302-432-3,832 (1C)-32 (1L)-10-112.3 (1L)

RUSHING
Barber: 166-716-4.3-4
P. Thomas: 135-713-5.3-5

RECEIVING
Witten (TE): 77 (3C)-793-10.3-1
Colston: 56-908-16.2-9

OFFENSE
391.1 (3L)
426.1 (1L)

TAKE/GIVE
-1
+16 (2L)

DEFENSE
329.4
347.6

SACKS
Ware: 9
Smith: 10

INTs
Jenkins: 4
Sharper: 8 (T1C)

PUNTING
McBriar: 44.9
Morstead (R): 42.7

KICKING
Folk: 84 (33/33 PAT: 17/26 FG)
Carney: 89 (50/52 PAT; 13/17 FG)


NOTES

COWBOYS: QB TONY ROMO aims for 4th in row with 100+ rating. Has 7 TDs, 0 INTs & 114.3 rating in past 3. Team is 24-5 (.828) when he starts & has 100+ rating…RB MARION BARBER has 35 rush TDs since 2006, 2nd most in NFC. RB-KR FELIX JONES averages 42.5 yards per TD in career…WR MILES AUSTIN ties for NFL lead with 7 rec. TDs of 20+ yards. Has 999 yards, 17.2 avg. & 10 rec. TDs & can become 1st Cowboy since 1979 (TONY HILL) with 1,000+ yards, 17+ avg. & 10+ rec. TDs. TE JASON WITTEN has 254 receptions & 2,890 yards since 2007, both 2nd most among NFL TEs. WR ROY WILLIAMS had 4 catches for 111 yards (27.8 avg.) in only meeting (12/24/05 with Det.)…LB DE MARCUS WARE has 43 sacks since 2007, most in NFL. Has 9 sacks in past 9. Had sack in last meeting. CB TERENCE NEWMAN had INT last week…

SAINTS: Are 13-0 for 1st time in team history. Lead NFL with 35.8 scoring avg. Head coach SEAN PAYTON was asst. with Dal. from 2003-05…QB DREW BREES completed 26 of 38 (68.4 pct.) for 384 yards with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 140.8 rating in last meeting. Is 6-0 at home with 131 rating, completing 136 of 187 (72.7 pct.) for 1,926 yards (321 per game) with 18 TDs vs. 3 INTs. Needs 168 yards for 4th consecutive 4,000-yard season…RB REGGIE BUSH had 6 catches for 125 yards (20.8 avg.) & TD in last meeting. Had 2 rec. TDs last week. RB PIERRE THOMAS has 4 TDs (2 rush, 2 rec.) in past 3 at home…WR MARQUES COLSTON has 11 rec. TDs in past 10 Dec. games. WR ROBERT MEACHEM has TD in 5 of past 6 (7 TDs). In last meeting, WR DEVERY HENDERSON had catches of 50 & 42 (TD) yards…DE WILL SMITH has 3 sacks & FF in 2 meetings. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Dal. with sack. Has 7.5 sacks in past 7. S DARREN SHARPER has 57 INTs, 1,309 yards & 9 INT-TDs since 2000, most in NFL.



SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2009

CHICAGO BEARS (5-8) AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (7-6)

SERIES


BEARS
RAVENS

SERIES LEADER
2-1


STREAKS
Past 1


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

LAST WEEK
L 21-14 vs. Packers
W 48-3 vs. Lions

LAST GAME
10/23/05: Ravens 6 at Bears 10. Chicago defense allows 199 total yards & registers 4 sacks. Bears QB Kyle Orton throws 9-yard TD pass to FB Marc Edwards for game’s lone TD.

LAST GAME AT SITE
9/9/01: Ravens 17, Bears 6. Defending Super Bowl XXXV-champion Ravens have strong defensive performance to start season, allowing just 2 FGs.

BROADCAST
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick, Chris Myers (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 91 (Chi.), 152 (Bal.). XM: 108 (Bal.).


STATS

PASSING
Cutler: 284-457-3,023-19-22-75.2
Flacco: 270-426-3,111-15-11-86.3

RUSHING
Forté: 201-685-3.4-4
Rice: 194-1,041-5.4-7

RECEIVING
Hester: 54-682-12.6-3
Rice (RB): 68-652-9.6-1

OFFENSE
304.9
355.4

TAKE/GIVE
-4
+4

DEFENSE
329.7
305.9

SACKS
Ogunleye: 6
J. Johnson, Pryce: 6

INTs
Bowman: 4
Landry: 4

PUNTING
Maynard: 41.5
Koch: 44.8

KICKING
Gould: 79 (25/25 PAT; 18/21 FG)
Cundiff: 59 (14/14 PAT; 15/17 FG)


NOTES

BEARS: QB JAY CUTLER has 3,023 yards & is 5th Bears QB to reach 3,000-yard mark in season. When Cutler has 100+ rating, his teams are 13-0…RB MATT FORTÉ is only player in NFL with 1,900+ rush yards (1,923) & 900+ rec. yards (932) since 2008. Has 114 receptions since 2008, most by RB…WR-PR DEVIN HESTER has 20 TDs (8 rec., 7 PR, 5 KR), incl. playoffs. 4 of his 5 career TDs vs. AFC (incl. playoffs) have been 70+ yards. WR-KR JOHNNY KNOX had TD last week & ties for 2nd among rookies with 6 TDs (5 rec., 1 KR). GREG OLSEN ranks 5th among NFL TEs with 6 rec. TDs. WR DEVIN AROMASHODU had career-high 8 catches & 76 yards last week & scored 1st TD…DE ADEWALE OGUNLEYE has 5 sacks in 3 career meetings & aims for 4th in row vs. Bal. with 1+ sack. CB CHARLES TILLMAN has INT in 2 of past 3 vs. AFC, incl. INT-TD. Team is 16-5 (.762) when he has INT. DE ALEX BROWN has 3 sacks in past 3 vs. AFC. LB LANCE BRIGGS had sack last week…

RAVENS: Aim for 7th consecutive win against NFC at home…Ravens are 3-1 at home in Dec. under head coach JOHN HARBAUGH…Bal. (319) is on pace (392) to surpass franchise scoring record (391 in ’03)…QB JOE FLACCO has 5-2 record at home in ’09 & has completed 152 of 224 (67.9 pct.) for 1,785 yards with 8 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 96.3 passer rating. Flacco’s 3,111 passing yards are 2nd-most in season in club history (VINNY TESTAVERDE, 4,177 in ’96)…Ravens had 5 rush TDs by 4 different players last week…RB RAY RICE leads NFL RBs in catches (68) & rec. yards (652) among RBs. Rice totaled 219 yards last week (156 rush, 53 rec.). Rice ranks 2nd in NFL w/1,693 scrimmage yards (1,041 rush, 652 rec.). RB WILLIS MC GAHEE has 4 rush TDs in past 3…DERRICK MASON (849) needs 1 reception to become 16th player in NFL history to reach 850 career…LB ANTWAN BARNES had 1st sack of season last week…S TOM ZBIKOWSKI aims for 3rd consecutive game w/INT.



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

SERIES


PATRIOTS
BILLS

SERIES LEADER
57-40-1


STREAKS
Past 12


COACHES VS. OPP.
Belichick: 17-3
Fewell: 0-0

LAST WEEK
W 20-10 vs. Panthers
W 16-10 at Chiefs

LAST GAME
9/14/09: Bills 24 at Patriots 25. New England QB Tom Brady passes for 378 yards & throws 2 TDs to TE Ben Watson in final 2:06 to lead come-from-behind victory on Monday night.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/28/08: Patriots 13, Bills 0. New England RB Sammy Morris rushes for 85 yards & RB LaMont Jordan adds rush TD as Patriots shut out Buffalo.

BROADCAST
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf. SIRIUS: 127 (NE), 108 (Buf.). XM: 104 (NE).


STATS

PASSING
Brady: 320-490-3,830 (3L)-23 (3C)-11-95.4
Fitzpatrick: 94-177-1,089-5-9-60.2

RUSHING
Maroney: 166-654-3.9-8
Jackson: 176-731-4.2-2

RECEIVING
Welker: 105 (1L)-1,158 (2L)-11.0-4
Owens: 45-705-15.7-4

OFFENSE
411.7 (1C)
273.8

TAKE/GIVE
+6 (3C)
+3

DEFENSE
320.6
359.8

SACKS
Banta-Cain: 5.5
Schobel: 8

INTs
Bodden: 5 (T3C)
Byrd (R): 9 (1L)

PUNTING
Hanson: 40.4
Moorman: 47.2 (2C)

KICKING
Gostkowski: 106 (2C) (37/37 PAT; 23/28 FG)
Lindell: 89 (20/20 PAT; 23/27 FG)


NOTES

PATRIOTS: Aim for 13th consecutive win against Bills…QB TOM BRADY is 14-1 as starter against Bills w/3,598 passing yards & 32 TDs vs. 11 INTs & 102.6 passer rating. Brady (3,830) needs 170 passing yards to reach 4,000 for 3rd time in career. Brady (7) needs 1 300-yard passing game to match his NE record of 8 in ’07…RB LAURENCE MARONEY has career-high 8 rush TDs in ’09. RB KEVIN FAULK aims for 3rd consecutive game w/rush TD…WR RANDY MOSS (9) needs 1 TD rec. to record 9th season w/double-digit TD catches. WR WES WELKER aims for 3rd consecutive game w/10 rec. & 100+ receiving yards. Leads NFL w/105 rec. & aims for 12th consecutive game w/6+ rec. Welker (1,158) needs 18 receiving yards to surpass career-high of 1,175 in ’07. Moss (12 rec., 141 rec. yards) & Welker (12 rec., 93 rec. yards) totaled 24 catches for 234 rec. yards in last game vs. Bills. TE BENJAMIN WATSON tied career-high w/2 TD rec. in last game vs. Bills…DE JARVIS GREEN had career-high 2 sacks in last meeting at Buf…

BILLS: QB RYAN FITZPATRICK is 3-3 as starter in ’09. Fitzpatrick will make 1st career start against Patriots…RB FRED JACKSON has totaled career-high 1,041 yards (731 rush, 310 receiving) in ’09. Jackson gained 136 rush yards (5.0 avg.) on 27 att. in 9/14/09 game against Patriots. Jackson tied career-high w/83 receiving yards in last game vs. Pats. RB MARSHAWN LYNCH is averaging 8 rush yards per carry in past 2 (18 att., 144 rush)…WR TERRELL OWENS posted 146th TD last week & passed Pro Football Hall of Famer MARCUS ALLEN (145) & Moss for 4th-most TDs all-time. Owens (996) needs 4 receptions to become 6th player in NFL history w/1,000 career…Bills had 4 INTs last week & lead NFL w/25 INTs in ’09…Rookie S JAIRUS BYRD (2nd round, Oregon) leads NFL w/9 INTs & needs 1 to tie BILLY ATKINS (1961) & TOM JANIK (1967) for most INTs in season in franchise history (10)…DE AARON SCHOBEL had INT-TD return in last game vs. Pats…CB TERRENCE MC GEE had 1st INT of ’09 last week.



ARIZONA CARDINALS (8-5) AT DETROIT LIONS (2-11)

SERIES


CARDINALS
LIONS

SERIES LEADER

31-23-5

STREAKS
7 of past 10


COACHES VS. OPP.
Whisenhunt: 1-0
Schwartz: 0-0

LAST WEEK
L 24-9 at 49ers
L 48-3 at Ravens

LAST GAME
11/11/07: Lions 21 at Cardinals 31. Arizona QB Kurt Warner throws for 259 yards & 3 TDs, 2 to TE Leonard Pope & 1 to WR Larry Fitzgerald, who also catches TD from QB Tim Rattay.

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/13/05: Lions 29, Cardinals 21. Detroit QB Joey Harrington throws 3 TDs to WR Roy Williams (7, 21, 29), who has 117 receiving yards, as Lions outlast Arizona.

BROADCAST
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Sam Rosen, Tim Ryan. SIRIUS: 122 (Arz.), 155 (Det.). XM: 109 (Arz.).


STATS

PASSING
Warner: 289-433-3,181-23-13-93.5
Stafford (R): 201-377-2,267-13-20-61.0 OR

Culpepper: 53-99-568-1-4-57.1

RUSHING
B. Wells (R): 136-596-4.4-5
K. Smith: 217-747-3.4-4

RECEIVING
Fitzgerald: 85 (T1C)-991-11.7-10 (T2L)
C. Johnson: 51-767-15.0-4

OFFENSE
352.0
297.2

TAKE/GIVE
-8
-11

DEFENSE
359.8
400.5

SACKS
Dockett: 7
Peterson: 4.5

INTs
Rolle, Wilson: 4
Henry, James: 2

PUNTING
Graham: 47.2 (3C)
N. Harris: 43.4

KICKING
Rackers: 84 (36/37 PAT; 16/17 FG)
Hanson: 65 (20/20 PAT; 15/21 FG)


NOTES

CARDINALS: Can clinch NFC West & claim back-to-back division titles for 1st time since 1974-75…QB KURT WARNER has 97 TD passes with Arz. & needs 3 to join HOFer FRAN TARKENTON as only players with 100+ TD passes with 2 teams (102 with StL). Is 5-1 on road with 105.3 rating, 3rd best road mark in NFL. Has 101 rating in 5 starts vs. Det. In starts (incl. playoffs) with 100+ rating (min. 15 att.), his teams are 44-4 (.917)…RB TIM HIGHTOWER leads NFC RBs with 53 receptions. RB BEANIE WELLS ties for NFL rookie lead with 5 rush TDs…WR LARRY FITZGERALD had 2 TDs in last meeting. Since 2008 (incl. playoffs), has 29 rec. TDs, most in NFL. WR ANQUAN BOLDIN made NFL debut vs. Det. (9/7/03) & had 10 catches for 217 yards & 2 TDs. WR-PR STEVE BREASTON played at Michigan & is Big 10 leader in PR yards (1,599)…LB KARLOS DANSBY tied career-high with 2 INTs in last meeting & added FF. S ADRIAN WILSON had INT last week & needs 1 sack to become 10th player in NFL history with 20+ sacks (19) & 20+ INTs (22). DT DARNELL DOCKETT has 6 sacks in past 6. Had INT last week. DE BERTRAND BERRY has 3.5 sacks in past 3 vs. Det…

LIONS: QB MATTHEW STAFFORD leads NFL rookies with 2,267 passing yards & 13 TDs. QB DAUNTE CULPEPPER has 104.8 rating in 2 career starts vs. Arz., completing 43 of 60 (71.7 pct.) for 499 yards with 4 TDs vs. 2 INTs…RB MAURICE MORRIS has 5 games vs. Arz. with 10+ carries & his teams are 4-1 in those 5…WR CALVIN JOHNSON has TD catch in 3 of past 4. Has 5 TD receptions in past 6 in Dec. Aims for 3rd in row at home with TD catch. WR BRYANT JOHNSON was 1st round pick (No. 17) by Arz. in 2003. Had 210 catches for 2,675 yards & 9 TDs in career with Cardinals. WR DENNIS NORTHCUTT had rec. TD in last game vs. Arz. (11/16/03 with Cle.). TE WILL HELLER has 3 rec. TDs & needs 1 for career-high…LB JULIAN PETERSON has 29 sacks since 2006. S LOUIS DELMAS is only rookie in NFL history to record safety, INT & FR-TD in season. LB LARRY FOOTE had FF last week.



CLEVELAND BROWNS (2-11) AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (3-10)

SERIES


BROWNS
CHIEFS

SERIES LEADER
Series tied, 9-9-2


STREAKS

2 of past 3 overall & 6 of past 8 at home

COACHES VS. OPP.
Mangini: 2-0
Haley: 0-0

LAST WEEK
W 13-6 vs. Steelers
L 16-10 vs. Bills

LAST GAME
12/3/06: Chiefs 28 at Browns 31 (OT). Cleveland rallies from 14-point 4th-quarter deficit as QB Derek Anderson, making 1st NFL appearance, throws 2 TDs to TE Steve Heiden, forcing OT.

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/9/03: Chiefs 41, Browns 20. Kansas City QB Trent Green throws for 368 yards & 3 TDs. Chiefs RB Priest Holmes scores 2 TDs as club improves to 9-0.

BROADCAST
CBS (12:00 PM CT): Ian Eagle, Rich Gannon. SIRIUS: 130 (Cle.), 154 (KC). XM: 110 (Cle.).




STATS

PASSING
Quinn: 126-239-1,273-8-5-70.7
Cassel: 214-392-2,206-13-13-68.3

RUSHING
Cribbs: 42-305-7.3-0
Charles: 116-605-5.2-4

RECEIVING
J. Harrison (RB): 30-188-6.3-2
Charles (RB): 34-256-7.5-1

OFFENSE
243.4
272.4

TAKE/GIVE
-12
-1

DEFENSE
386.1
385.2

SACKS
Wimbley: 6.5
Hali: 7.5

INTs
E. Wright: 2
M. Brown, Flowers: 3

PUNTING
Hodges: 40.3
Colquitt: 45.0

KICKING
Dawson: 36 (9/10 PAT; 9/10 FG)
Succop (R): 76 (19/19 PAT; 19/23 FG)


NOTES

BROWNS: Aim for back-to-back wins for 1st time since 9/28/08-10/13/08…In past 4, QB BRADY QUINN has completed 67 of 131 passes for 765 passing yards w/7 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 86.8 passer rating…RB CHRIS JENNINGS had 1st career rush TD last week & totaled career-high 73 rush yards vs. Bills…Rookie WR MOHAMED MASSAQUOI (2nd round, Georgia) averages 18.8 yards per catch (29 receptions, 546 yards). 20 of Massaquoi’s 29 rec. have been for 1st downs (69.0 pct.)…In 1st 2 games of NFL career, TE EVAN MOORE has totaled 8 receptions for 114 yards (14.3 avg.)… Defense had season-high 8 sacks last week…LB KAMERION WIMBLEY is native of Wichita, Kansas. Wimbley had 1 sack in only career meeting against Chiefs…Rookie LB MARCUS BENARD (undrafted, Jackson State) & DT COREY WILLIAMS each had 2 sacks last week…KR-WR JOSHUA CRIBBS had career-high 87 rush yards last week. Cribbs ranks 2nd in NFL w/14.0 PR avg…

CHIEFS: Aim for 4th consecutive win at home against Browns…Club is 61-21-1 (.741) at home in Dec. all-time…QB MATT CASSEL is 4-2 as starter in Dec. & has 1,217 passing yards w/8 TDs vs. 7 INTs. Cassel will make 1st career start vs. Browns...RB JAMAAL CHARLES had career-high 143 rush yards last week, incl. career-long 76-yard rush TD. Also added career-best 7 receptions. Charles averages 5.4 yards per carry as starter in ’09 (95 att., 513 rush yards). Charles aims for 6th consecutive game w/TD…WR CHRIS CHAMBERS averages 16.5 yards per catch since joining Chiefs (23 rec., 380 receiving yards). WR BOBBY WADE (2) needs TD reception to tie career-high of 3 in ’07…LB TAMBA HALI (7.5) needs 1 sack to surpass career-high of 8 in ’06. Hali aims for 3rd consecutive game with sack…LB MIKE VRABEL posted 1 sack & had FF last week. Vrabel is Akron, OH native & has 5.5 career sacks vs. Browns…LB DEMORRIO WILLIAMS leads team w/108 tackles…CB BRANDON FLOWERS posted career-high 3rd INT of season last week vs. Bills & leads team with 19 passes defensed in ’09.



ATLANTA FALCONS (6-7) AT NEW YORK JETS (7-6)

SERIES


FALCONS
JETS

SERIES LEADER
5-4


STREAKS
3 of past 4


COACHES VS. OPP.
Smith: 0-0
Ryan: 0-0

LAST WEEK
L 26-23 vs. Saints
W 26-3 at Buccaneers

LAST GAME
10/24/05: Jets 14 at Falcons 27. Atlanta QB Michael Vick scores 2 TDs as Falcons jump to 20-0 lead en route to victory. Falcons RB Warrick Dunn adds 155 rushing yards.

LAST GAME AT SITE
10/25/98: Jets 28, Falcons 3. New York RB Curtis Martin rushes for 101 yards & 1 TD while QB Vinny Testaverde passes for 2 TDs as Jets defeat Falcons.

BROADCAST
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Dick Stockton, Charles Davis, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Mark Champion, Dan Reeves. SIRIUS: 153 (Atl.), 126 (NYJ). XM: 103 (Atl.).


STATS

PASSING
Ryan: 206-347-2,291-16-12-80.0 OR

Redman: 69-119-781-4-3-78.4
Sanchez (R): 158-297-2,049-11-17-63.7 OR

Clemens: 13-26-125-0-0-63.8

RUSHING
Turner: 177-864-4.9-10 (2C)
Jones: 263-1,167 (2C)-4.4-11 (T3L)

RECEIVING
Gonzalez (TE): 75-788-10.5-5
Cotchery: 42-688-16.4-3

OFFENSE
340.1
323.8

TAKE/GIVE
-2
-1

DEFENSE
375.7
264.7 (1L)

SACKS
Babineaux, Biermann: 5
Ellis: 6.5

INTs
DeCoud, Grimes: 2
Revis: 6 (2C)

PUNTING
Koenen: 43.5
Weatherford: 42.4

KICKING
Bryant: 12 (3/3 PAT; 3/3 FG)
Feely: 101 (3C) (26/26 PAT; 25/29 FG)


NOTES

FALCONS: QB MATT RYAN is 4-2 vs. AFC & has 7 TDs vs. 1 INT for 102.5 rating. Falcons are 8-0 in Ryan’s starts with 100+ rating. QB CHRIS REDMAN had 303 yards last week, 2nd career 300-yard game…RB MICHAEL TURNER has 27 rush TDs since joining Atl. in 2008, most in NFL. Has passing 360 rush yards (180 per game) in past 2 Dec. games with 20+ att. RB JASON SNELLING had rush TD last week…WR RODDY WHITE has 4 TDs of 20+ yards. Has 915 rec. yards & needs 85 to reach 1,000 yards for 3rd consecutive season. TE TONY GONZALEZ has 4+ catches in all 6 meetings vs. NYJ. In last game vs. NYJ (10/26/08 with KC), had 6 catches for 79 yards & TD. WR MICHAEL JENKINS had 50-yard TD catch last week. Aims for 4th in row with 75+ yards…DE JOHN ABRAHAM was 1st round pick (No. 13) by Jets in 2000. In 73 games with NYJ, Abraham had 53.5 sacks & 19 FF. His 53.5 sacks rank 3rd in team history. CB CHRIS HOUSTON leads team with 9 PD…

JETS: Aim for 4th consecutive win & would be Jets’ longest streak of season…Seek 3rd straight win vs. Atl. at home…Jets lead NFL w/169.1 rush yards per game…Club (2,198) needs 449 rush yards to surpass franchise record of 2,646 in ’79…QB KELLEN CLEMENS is 2-2 as starter at home…Rookie QB MARK SANCHEZ (2,049) needs 172 passing yards to surpass JOE NAMATH (2,220 in 1965) for the most passing yards by rookie in franchise history…RB THOMAS JONES (11) needs 2 rush TDs to tie his franchise record of 13 in ’08. Since ’08, Jones ranks 2nd in AFC & tied for 4th in NFL w/24 rush TDs. Jones (1,167) needs 169 rush yards to surpass career-high of 1,335 in ’05…WR BRAYLON EDWARDS averages 15.5 yards per catch as Jet…Defense ranks 1st in NFL in yards per game (264.7) & points per game (16.2)…Jets aim for 4th consecutive game w/3 sacks…CB DARRELLE REVIS has 4 INTs in past 3 & aims for 4th consecutive game w/INT…S KERRY RHODES has 3 INTs in past 3.



SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (6-7) AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (9-4)

SERIES


49ERS
EAGLES

SERIES LEADER
16-10-1


STREAKS

4 of past 5

COACHES VS. OPP.
Singletary: 0-0
Reid: 4-2

LAST WEEK
W 24-9 vs. Cardinals
W 45-38 at Giants

LAST GAME
10/12/08: Eagles 40 at 49ers 26. Philadelphia scores 23 unanswered points in 4th to rally from 9-point deficit for win. Eagles QB Donovan McNabb throws for 280 yards & 2 TDs.

LAST GAME AT SITE
9/18/05: Eagles 42, 49ers 3. McNabb completes 23 of 29 passes for 342 yards & 5 TDs. Eagles WR Terrell Owens has 143 receiving yards & 2 TDs.

BROADCAST
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 156 (SF), 125 (Phi.). XM: 102 (Phi.).


STATS

PASSING
A. Smith: 168-276-1,721-15-9-83.3
McNabb: 206-336-2,702-18-7-95.9

RUSHING
Gore: 162-835-5.2-7 (T3C)
McCoy (R): 139-558-4.0-3

RECEIVING
V. Davis (TE): 66-815-12.3-11 (1L)
Celek (TE): 61-681-11.2-7

OFFENSE
288.6
360.2

TAKE/GIVE
+6
+15 (3L)

DEFENSE
338.6
320.1

SACKS
Lawson: 5.5
T. Cole: 9.5

INTs
Goldson: 3
Samuel: 7 (3C)

PUNTING
Lee: 47.8 (1C)
Rocca: 41.7

KICKING
Nedney: 77 (32/32 PAT; 15/19 FG)
Akers: 118 (1C) (37/39 PAT; 27/31 FG)


NOTES

49ERS: QB ALEX SMITH is 1st 49er with 2+ TD passes in 4 games in row since JEFF GARCIA in 2003…RB FRANK GORE rushed for 167 yards & TD last week, 3rd best single-game rush total of career. In last meeting, rushed for 101 yards & TD. Is 1 of 3 players in NFL with 6,000 scrimmage yards (6,243) since 2006…TE VERNON DAVIS leads NFL with 11 rec. TDs. Aims for 5th in row with TD. Rookie WR MICHAEL CRABTREE has 3+ catches in each of 1st 8 starts. Had 5 catches for 67 yards & TD last week…Defense forced 7 turnovers last week (2 INTs, 5 FR), most by 49ers since 1997. LB AHMAD BROOKS had career-high 3 sacks & 2 FFs last week. S DASHON GOLDSON had INT & 2 FFs vs. Arz. S MARK ROMAN had FF & 2 FRs last week. LB PATRICK WILLIS had sack & FF vs. Arz. LB TAKEO SPIKES had INT in last meeting. In last game at Phi. (12/24/00 with Cin.), had 2 FRs. S MICHAEL LEWIS was 2nd round pick in 2002 by Phi. & spent 5 years with Eagles (2002-06)…

EAGLES: QB DONOVAN MC NABB has won 3 in row vs. SF & has 121.9 rating. In last home meeting, McNabb tied career-high with 5 TD passes & had 342 yards & 155.4 rating. In starts (min. 10+ att.) with 100+ rating (incl. playoffs), team is 45-1 (.978). QB MICHAEL VICK has 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 pass) in past 2…Rookie RB LE SEAN MC COY has 814 scrimmage yards. RB LEONARD WEAVER had rush TD last week…WR-PR DE SEAN JACKSON had 6 catches for career-high 178 yards with 60-yard TD & had 72-yard PR-TD. Has tied NFL record with 8 TDs of 50+ yards in season. Needs 53 yards for 1st career 1,000-yard rec. season. TE BRENT CELEK aims for 3rd in row with TD. Ranks 4th in NFL among TEs with 7 rec. TDs…CB SHELDON BROWN had 60-yard FR-TD last week & has TD in 2 in row (83-yard INT-TD in Wk. 13). Has 5 career TDs (3 INT, 2 FR). DE TRENT COLE has 0.5+ sack in 9 of 13 games (9.5 sacks). Aims for 3rd in row vs. SF with sack. DE JUQUA PARKER had 55-yard INT-TD in last meeting. CB ASANTE SAMUEL has 6 INTs in past 10. Since 2006, has 27 INTs, tied for NFL best.



HOUSTON TEXANS (6-7) AT ST. LOUIS RAMS (1-12)

SERIES


TEXANS
RAMS

SERIES LEADER

1-0

STREAKS

1-0

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

LAST WEEK
W 34-7 vs. Seahawks
L 47-7 at Titans

LAST GAME
11/27/05: Rams 33 at Texans 27 (OT). St. Louis QB Ryan Fitzpatrick makes his 1st NFL appearance, engineering 10-point rally in final 26 seconds of regulation to lead Rams to win.

LAST GAME AT SITE
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BROADCAST
CBS (12:00 PM CT): Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots. SIRIUS: 121 (Hou.), 129 (StL.). XM: 107 (Hou).


STATS

PASSING
Schaub: 324-473-3,814 (3C)-24 (2C)-13-98.2 (3C)
Boller: 94-164-876-3-6-63.0 OR

Null (R): 27-43-157-1-5-37.8

RUSHING
Moats: 76-304-4.0-4
Jackson: 285-1,279 (1C)-4.5-4

RECEIVING
A. Johnson: 81-1,237 (1L)-15.3-8
Jackson (RB): 46-273-5.9-0

OFFENSE
374.2 (3C)
298.9

TAKE/GIVE
-2
-10

DEFENSE
329.3
370.0

SACKS
Williams: 8
Little: 6.5

INTs
Cushing (R), Pollard: 3
J. Butler: 3

PUNTING
Turk: 42.6
D. Jones: 46.3

KICKING
K. Brown: 83 (35/35 PAT; 16/24 FG)
Jo. Brown: 56 (14/14 PAT; 14/18 FG)


NOTES

TEXANS: Team will make 1st visit to StL…In 3 games vs. NFC in ’09, QB MATT SCHAUB averages 333.3 passing yards per game & has 6 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 105.7 passer rating. Schaub (3,814) needs 186 passing yards to become 1st player in franchise history to reach 4,000…In only career game vs. Rams (w/Titans on 9/25/05), RB CHRIS BROWN posted 83 rush yards …WR ANDRE JOHNSON leads NFL w/1,237 receiving yards in ’09 & aims to become 1st player since JERRY RICE (1993-95) to lead league in receiving yards in back-to-back seasons. Needs 1 TD rec. to surpass career-high & franchise record of 8 in ’07 & ’08. In last game vs. Rams, Johnson had 12 rec. for 159 yards (13.3 avg.) w/TD…S BERNARD POLLARD has career-high 3 INTs in ’09 & posted 1st career INT-TD return last week…Rookie LB BRIAN CUSHING (No. 15, USC) leads team & all NFL rookies with 112 tackles…DE MARIO WILLIAMS has 15 sacks in 17 career Dec. games. Williams (8) needs 2 sacks to reach double-digits for 3rd consecutive season…

RAMS: QB KYLE BOLLER won only career start vs. Hou. (12/4/05 with Bal.). Has 48 career TD passes & needs 2 to reach 50. Rookie QB KEITH NULL made NFL debut last week & threw 1st career TD…RB STEVEN JACKSON leads NFC with 1,279 rush yards. Ties for 2nd in NFL with 36 runs of 10+ yards. Has topped 1,000 yards for 5th season in row, passing HOFer ERIC DICKERSON for most in team annals. Needs 221 yards for 2nd career 1,500-yard season. He & Dickerson are only Rams with 1,500+ rush yard seasons. Has averaged 124.2 scrimmage yards per game since 2006, tops in NFL (6,580 yards, 53 games). In only meeting, rushed for 110 yards & TD…WR DONNIE AVERY has 5 TDs in past 9. Rookie WR BRANDON GIBSON led team with 6 catches & 43 yards last week. WR-PR-KR DANNY AMENDOLA had 5 catches last week, tied for 2nd most in career…Rookie LB JAMES LAURINAITIS leads club with 104 tackles. DE LEONARD LITTLE has 6.5 sacks in past 11. Has 25.5 sacks in past 31 vs. AFC. DE CHRIS LONG has sack in 4 of past 6.



MIAMI DOLPHINS (7-6) AT TENNESSEE TITANS (6-7)

SERIES


DOLPHINS
TITANS

SERIES LEADER
17-13


STREAKS
7 of past 9


COACHES VS. OPP.
Sparano: 0-0
Fisher: 2-6

LAST WEEK
W 14-10 at Jaguars
W 47-7 vs. Rams

LAST GAME
9/24/06: Titans 10 at Dolphins 13. Miami K Olindo Mare converts 39-yard FG with 3:39 remaining as Dolphins rally to win. QB Daunte Culpepper rushes for 5-yard TD.

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/9/03: Titans 31, Dolphins 7. Tennessee QB Steve McNair passes for 201 yards with 2 TDs & 0 INTs for 129.1 passer rating. Titans DE Jevon Kearse has 2 sacks & 1 FF.

BROADCAST
CBS (12:00 PM CT): Dick Enberg, Dan Fouts. SIRIUS: 123 (Mia.). XM: 106 (Mia.).


STATS

PASSING
Henne: 194-330-2,067-9-9-74.9
Young: 113-183-1,383-7-3-90.9 OR

Collins: 119-216-1,225-6-8-65.5

RUSHING
R. Williams: 200-975-4.9-10
Johnson: 272-1,626 (1L)-6.0-11 (T3L)

RECEIVING
Bess: 62-570-9.2-1
Johnson (RB): 42-391-9.3-2

OFFENSE
328.2
360.4

TAKE/GIVE
-5
-3

DEFENSE
339.7
357.5

SACKS
Porter: 8
Tony Brown: 5

INTs
V. Davis (R): 3
Finnegan: 5 (T3C)

PUNTING
Fields: 45.9 (3C)
Kern: 44.8

KICKING
Carpenter: 88 (31/32 PAT; 19/21 FG)
Bironas: 99 (30/30 PAT; 23/27 FG)


NOTES

DOLPHINS: Club is 6-0 in Dec. under head coach TONY SPARANO…QB CHAD HENNE is 7-3 as starter & has 9 TDs vs. 8 INTs…RB RICKY WILLIAMS (975) needs 25 rush yards to reach 1,000 for 5th time in career & 1st since ’03. Can set NFL record for longest span between 1,000-yard seasons (6) & can become 7th RB in NFL history to rush for over 1,000 yards in season in which RB was 32+ years old at start of season. Williams has 100+ rush yards in 4 of past 5…WR DAVONE BESS leads AFC & ranks 2nd in NFL w/30 3rd-down rec. in ’09. WR GREG CAMARILLO had season-high in rec. (7) & receiving yards (110) last week…DE RANDY STARKS has career-high 6 sacks in ’09. Starks was selected in 3rd round of ’04 NFL Draft & spent 4 seasons w/Ten…Since 2000, LB JASON TAYLOR leads NFL w/38 sacks in Dec. Taylor (126.5) needs 0.5 sack to surpass DERRICK THOMAS for 11th-most sacks all-time…LB JOEY PORTER has 5.5 sacks in past 4…

TITANS: Aim for 5th win in row at home…Team ranks 2nd in NFL w/165.3 rush yards per game…Club has 2,149 rush yards & is on pace (2,644) to surpass franchise record of 2,635 in 1980…QB VINCE YOUNG is 4-0 as starter at home in ’09 & has completed 65 of 94 passes (69.1 pct.) for 854 yards w/4 TDs vs. 1 INT & 107.3 passer rating. Since ’08, QB KERRY COLLINS is 12-9 as starter (.571)…RB CHRIS JOHNSON (1,626) needs 72 rush yards to surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer EARL CAMPBELL (1,697 in ’79) for 2nd-most rushing yards in season in franchise history. Leads NFL w/franchise record 2,017 scrimmage yards (1,626 rush, 391 rec.). Has franchise record 8 consecutive games w/100+ rush yards. Ranks 3rd in NFL w/13 total TDs (11 rush, 2 rec.)…Rookie WR KENNY BRITT (Round 1, Rutgers) leads AFC rookies & ranks 3rd among NFL rookies w/642 receiving yards…LB KEITH BULLUCK posted 2 INTs last week & is tied for league-high among LBs w/3 INTs in ’09…CB CORTLAND FINNEGAN tied career-high w/2 INTs last week…S VINCENT FULLER posted 2nd INT-TD return of season last week.



OAKLAND RAIDERS (4-9) AT DENVER BRONCOS (8-5)

SERIES


RAIDERS
BRONCOS

SERIES LEADER
55-41-2


STREAKS

7 of past 9

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

LAST WEEK
L 34-13 vs. Redskins
L 28-16 at Colts

LAST GAME
9/27/09: Broncos 23 at Raiders 3. Denver has 215 rushing yards, including 108 by RB Correll Buckhalter & 90 by rookie RB Knowshon Moreno, as Broncos improve to 3-0.

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/23/08: Raiders 31, Broncos 10. Oakland QB JaMarcus Russell completes 10 of 11 (91 pct.) for 152 yards & 1 TD. Raiders rookie RB Darren McFadden adds 2 rush TDs.

BROADCAST
CBS (2:05 PM MT): Gus Johnson, Steve Tasker. SIRIUS: 157 (Oak.), 121 (Den.). XM: 113 (Den.).


STATS

PASSING
J. Russell: 106-221-1,138-2-10-47.7 OR

Gradkowski: 82-150-1,007-6-3-80.6
Orton: 258-410-2,904-16-8-88.9

RUSHING
Fargas: 126-483-3.8-3
Moreno (R): 205-837-4.1-5

RECEIVING
Z. Miller (TE): 50-657-13.1-2
Marshall: 86 (3L)-1,008-11.7-9 (T1C)

OFFENSE
246.2
336.4

TAKE/GIVE
-7
+4

DEFENSE
372.5
290.7 (3L)

SACKS
Scott: 6
Dumervil: 15 (1L)

INTs
Huff, C. Johnson: 3
Goodman: 4

PUNTING
Lechler: 51.4 (1L)
Berger: 43.2

KICKING
Janikowski: 71 (14/14 PAT; 19/22 FG)
Prater: 94 (25/25 PAT; 23/28 FG)


NOTES

RAIDERS: Club has 18-5 (.782) record vs. Broncos in Dec.…QB BRUCE GRADKOWSKI is 2-2 as starter in ’09 & has 844 passing yards with 6 TDs vs. 1 INT & 89.7 passer rating. In 3 career starts vs. Den., QB JA MARCUS RUSSELL completed 39 of 58 (67.2 pct.) for 393 yards w/3 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 89.2 passer rating…In past 4 against Den., RB JUSTIN FARGAS averages 89.5 rush yards per game (358 total). RB DARREN MC FADDEN had career-high 84 receiving yards last week. McFadden had career-best 2 rush TDs in last meeting at Den…TE ZACH MILLER (50) needs 7 receptions to surpass career-high of 56 in ’08. Rookie WR LOUIS MURPHY (Round 4, Florida) averages 17.5 yards per catch…Club aims for 9th game in row w/sack (19 in past 8)…DE TREVOR SCOTT has 4 sacks in past 3 & aims for 4th consecutive game w/sack. Scott has career-high 6 sacks in ’09…

BRONCOS: QB KYLE ORTON is 4-1 as starter at home in ’09, completing 115 of 180 passes (63.9 pct.) for 1,302 passing yards w/6 TDs & 85.0 passer rating. Orton (2,904) needs 69 passing yards to surpass career-high of 2,972 in ’08. Orton (16) needs 3 TD passes to top career-high of 18 w/Bears in ’08…RB KNOWSHON MORENO (Round 1, Georgia) rushed for 90 yards & rush TD in last game vs. Raiders. RB CORRELL BUCKHALTER aims for 2nd straight 100-yard rush game against Oak. (108)…WR BRANDON MARSHALL set NFL record w/21 receptions & had career-high 200 receiving yards last week. Marshall has 3 TDs in past 2 & aims for 3rd consecutive game w/TD rec. In past 6, Marshall is averaging 108.7 receiving yards per game (652 total)…Defense ranks 3rd in NFL in yards allowed per game (290.7)…LB-DE ELVIS DUMERVIL has NFL-best 15 sacks in ’09 & needs 1.5 sacks to surpass SIMON FLETCHER (16 in 1992) for most sacks in season in franchise history. Dumervil posted 2 sacks in last game vs. Oak…S BRIAN DAWKINS tied career-high w/2 INTs last week.



CINCINNATI BENGALS (9-4) AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (10-3)

SERIES


BENGALS
CHARGERS

SERIES LEADER

18-10

STREAKS

4 of past 5

COACHES VS. OPP.
Lewis: 1-1
Turner: 0-0

LAST WEEK
L 30-10 at Vikings
W 20-17 at Cowboys

LAST GAME
11/12/06: Chargers 49 at Bengals 41. San Diego scores 42 2nd-half points to rally & defeat Cincinnati. Chargers RB LaDainian Tomlinson rushes for 104 yards & 4 TDs (9, 4, 2, 9).

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/23/03: Bengals 34, Chargers 27. Cincinnati QB Jon Kitna passes for 243 & 4 TDs, including 3 to WR Chad Ochocinco (5, 4, 12).

BROADCAST
CBS (1:05 PM PT): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms. SIRIUS: 158 (Cin.), 123 (SD). XM: 112 (SD).


STATS

PASSING
C. Palmer: 237-390-2,641-17-10-84.8
Rivers: 263-406-3,583-22-7-103.7 (1C)

RUSHING
Benson: 257-1,065-4.1-6
Tomlinson: 189-611-3.2-10

RECEIVING
Ochocinco: 65-937-14.4-7
Gates (TE): 71-1,038-14.6-5

OFFENSE
322.5
354.3

TAKE/GIVE
+1
+8 (1C)

DEFENSE
295.5
324.2

SACKS
Fanene: 6
Phillips: 7

INTs
Hall, Joseph: 5 (T3C)
Cromartie: 3

PUNTING
Huber (R): 43.5
Scifres: 45.6

KICKING
Graham: 82 (25/26 PAT; 19/24 FG)
Kaeding: 120 (1L) (39/40 PAT; 27/30 FG)


NOTES

BENGALS: Can clinch AFC North title with win…Cin. is 4-2 on road in ’09…Head coach MARVIN LEWIS (55-54-1) can surpass PAUL BROWN (55-59-1) for 2nd-most wins in team history (SAM WYCHE, 64-68)…QB CARSON PALMER is native of Mission Viejo, CA. In only meeting vs. Chargers (11/12/06), Palmer completed 31 of 42 passes (73.8 pct.) for career-high 440 yards w/3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 131.1 passer rating…RB CEDRIC BENSON (1,065) reached 1,000 rush yards for 1st time in career. Averages 90.6 rush yards per game on road in ’09 (453 total)…In past 2 against Chargers, WR CHAD OCHOCINCO has 21 catches for 367 receiving yards (17.5 avg.) w/5 TDs. Aims for 3rd consecutive game w/100+ receiving yards vs. SD. Ochocinco (937) needs 63 receiving yards to reach 1,000 for 7th time in career…Defense allows 16.7 points per game, tied for 2nd in NFL…DT JONATHAN FANENE has career-best 6 sacks in ’09…CB LEON HALL needs INT to surpass career-high of 5 INTs in ’07. Hall & CB JOHNATHAN JOSEPH are tied for 2nd in NFL w/19 passes defensed…

CHARGERS: Aim for 9th win in row…Seek to extend NFL record of 16 consecutive wins in Dec…SD lead AFC & rank 4th in NFL w/27.8 points per game…QB PHILIP RIVERS is 16-0 as starter in Dec. with 3,498 passing yards & 28 TDs vs. 8 INTs for 99.3 passer rating. Rivers had 338 passing yards w/3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 124.5 passer rating in only meeting vs. Cin. In 8-game win streak, Rivers has 15 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 113.5 passer rating…Since 2000, RB LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON leads NFL in rush yards (3,938) & rush TDs (37) in Dec. Aims for 6th game in row w/rush TD. Tomlinson (136) needs 1 rush TD to surpass EMMITT SMITH (1990’s) for most rush TDs in single decade. In 4 career games vs. Cin., Tomlinson averages 105 rush yards per game & has reached 100 in 3 of 4…TE ANTONIO GATES (1,038) needs 64 receiving yards to surpass career-high of 1,101 in ’05…WR VINCENT JACKSON posted 5th 100-yard receiving game of season last week & needs (989) 11 rec. yards to become 1st SD WR since TONY MARTIN (1995-96) to reach 1,000 in back-to-back seasons…LB STEPHEN COOPER leads team w/90 tackles.



GREEN BAY PACKERS (9-4) AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (6-7)

SERIES


PACKERS
STEELERS

SERIES LEADER
18-13


STREAKS

6 of past 8 overall & past 3 at home

COACHES VS. OPP.
McCarthy: 0-0
Tomlin: 0-0

LAST WEEK
W 21-14 at Bears
L 13-6 at Browns

LAST GAME
11/6/05: Steelers 20 at Packers 10. Pittsburgh defense forces 3 turnovers, including S Troy Polamalu’s 77-yard FR-TD, as Steelers win 11th consecutive road game.

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/9/98: Steelers 27, Packers 20. Pittsburgh QB Kordell Stewart passes for 1 TD & rushes for another as Steelers take 27-point lead & hold off Green Bay for victory on Monday night.

BROADCAST
FOX (4:15 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Kevin Kugler, Mark Malone. SIRIUS: 125 (GB), 126 (Pit.). XM: 105 (Pit.).


STATS

PASSING
Rodgers: 291-444-3,579 (2C)-25 (3C)-7-102.5 (3C)
Roethlisberger: 273-400-3,346-19-11-98.2

RUSHING
Grant: 247-1,068-4.3-7 (T3C)
Mendenhall: 194-940-4.8-5

RECEIVING
Driver: 58-887-15.3-6
Ward: 76-943-12.4-6

OFFENSE
374.4
362.5

TAKE/GIVE
+18 (1L)
-5

DEFENSE
272.0 (1C)
294.1 (3C)

SACKS
Matthews (R): 8
J. Harrison: 10 (3C)

INTs
Woodson: 8 (T1C)
Carter, Clark: 2

PUNTING
Kapinos: 44.0
Sepulveda: 43.7

KICKING
Crosby: 106 (34/35 PAT; 24/32 FG)
Reed: 86 (32/32 PAT; 18/22 FG)


NOTES

PACKERS: Have won 5 in row. Are NFL-best 53-29 (.646) in Dec. since 1990…QB AARON RODGERS aims for 3rd win in row vs. AFC. Has 3+ pass TDs in each of past 2 vs. AFC. Has 11 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 127.9 rating on 3rd down, best in NFL…RB RYAN GRANT rushed for 137 yards & 2 TDs last week. Has 1,068 yards, his 2nd 1,000-yard season in row. WR DONALD DRIVER aims for 4th in row vs. AFC with TD. Has 887 yards & needs 113 to reach 1,000 yards for team-record 6th consecutive season. WR GREG JENNINGS has 27 rec. TDs (875 yards) & averages 32.4 yards per TD. TE JERMICHAEL FINLEY aims for 3rd in row with 5+ catches & 70+ yards…Team leads NFL with +18 turnover differential. CB CHARLES WOODSON has 3 INTs in past 3 vs. AFC, incl. INT-TD. Since joining GB in 2006, leads NFL with 6 INT-TDs & ties for 1st with 27 INTs. S NICK COLLINS aims for 5th in row with INT. Since 2008, Woodson (15) & Collins (13) have combined for 28 INTs, most by teammates. LB CLAY MATTHEWS has 8 sacks, 2nd most by rookie…

STEELERS: Aim for 4th consecutive win at home vs. Packers…QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER (3,346) needs 168 passing yards to surpass career-high of 3,513 in ’06. Roethlisberger (4) needs 1 300-yard passing game to set franchise record for most in season…RB RASHARD MENDENHALL (940) needs 60 rush yards to reach 1,000 for 1st time…WR HINES WARD (24) needs 1 100-yard receiving game to tie Pro Football HOFer JOHN STALLWORTH (25) for most in franchise history. Ward has 4 100-yard receiving games in ’09 (103, 113, 159, 128) & needs 1 more for most in single season in his career. WR SANTONIO HOLMES is averaging 121 receiving yards per game in past 2. Aims for 7th consecutive game w/6+ rec. Ward (943) & Holmes (1,080) can become 1st Steeler WR duo since Ward & WR PLAXICO BURRESS in ’02 to both reach 1,000 receiving yards…Club ranks 2nd in NFL w/39 sacks…LB LA MARR WOODLEY has 7 sacks in past 5 & aims for 6th consecutive game w/sack. Woodley (9) needs 2.5 to tie career-high of 11.5 in ’08.



TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1-12) AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (5-8)

SERIES


BUCCANEERS
SEAHAWKS

SERIES LEADER

7-2

STREAKS

3 of past 4

COACHES VS. OPP.
Morris: 0-0
Mora: 3-3

LAST WEEK
L 26-3 vs. Jets
L 34-7 at Texans

LAST GAME
10/19/08: Seahawks 10 at Buccaneers 20. Tampa Bay QB Jeff Garcia completes 26 of 37 passes for 310 yards, including 47-yard TD pass to Antonio Bryant in win.

LAST GAME AT SITE
9/9/07: Seahawks 20, Buccaneers 6. Seattle QB Matt Hasselbeck throws for 222 yards & 1 TD & RB Shaun Alexander runs for 105 yards & 1 TD on 2007 NFL Kickoff Weekend.

BROADCAST
FOX (1:15 PM PT): Ron Pitts, John Lynch, Nischelle Turner (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 130 (TB), 127 (Sea.). XM: 111 (Sea.).


STATS

PASSING
Freeman (R): 106-202-1,207-7-13-55.4
Hasselbeck: 232-375-2,400-14-8-83.9

RUSHING
Williams: 155-586-3.8-3
J. Jones: 137-498-3.6-2

RECEIVING
Winslow (TE): 62-659-10.6-5
Houshmandzadeh: 65-721-11.1-3

OFFENSE
278.2
314.5

TAKE/GIVE
-9
-1

DEFENSE
361.5
357.2

SACKS
S. White: 6.5
Kerney: 5

INTs
Talib: 5
Hawthorne: 3

PUNTING
D. Johnson: 41.3
Ryan: 47.3 (3L)

KICKING
Barth: 32 (8/8 PAT; 8/12 FG)
Mare: 88 (25/25 PAT; 21/23 FG)


NOTES

BUCCANEERS: QB JOSH FREEMAN has 571 pass yards in past 2 road games (285.5 per game)…In 13 career games with 20+ attempts, RB CADILLAC WILLIAMS has 1,381 yards (106.2 per game) & 7 TDs. Bucs have won 10 of those 13 contests…In past 2 on road, WR ANTONIO BRYANT has 8 receptions for 207 yards (103.5 per game) & is averaging 25.9 yards per catch. In last game vs. Sea., Bryant had 6 catches for 115 yards (19.2 avg.) & 47-yard TD. TE KELLEN WINSLOW aims for 7th game in row with 4+ receptions. In last game vs. Sea. (11/4/07 with Cle.), Winslow had career-high 125 yards & tied career-best with 11 catches. Since 2006, Winslow ranks 4th among TEs with 276 catches…CB RONDE BARBER has 13 career return TDs. Is only player in NFL history with 25+ sacks (25) & 35+ INTs (37). S TANARD JACKSON has set career-highs this season with 3 INTs & 2 INT-TDs. DE STYLEZ G WHITE has 6.5 sacks in past 7. CB AQIB TALIB leads club with 5 INTs & 12 PD. DE JIMMY WILKERSON ranks 2nd on team with career-high 6 sacks…

SEAHAWKS: QB MATT HASSELBECK is 3-0 in career as starter vs. TB. Has 90+ rating in each of past 2 starts vs. TB, incl. 113.5 rating in last meeting. In starts with 10+ att. & 90+ rating, his teams are 40-13 (.755)…RB JUSTIN FORSETT has 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in past 5. RB JULIUS JONES needs 2 rush yards to reach 500 for 6th consecutive season…WR T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH had 10 catches for 102 yards & 33-yard TD in last game vs. TB (10/15/06 with Cin.). Ties for 2nd in NFL with 359 receptions since 2006. WR NATE BURLESON has 812 rec. yards & needs 188 to reach 1,000 yards for 2nd time in career (2004). TE JOHN CARLSON had TD catch last week. 6 of his 9 career TD receptions have come at home…In past 5 games, CB JOSH WILSON has 2 60+ INT-TDs & FR. Leads team with 12 PD. LB DAVID HAWTHORNE has 3 sacks, 2 INTs & FF in past 6. Hawthorne & S JORDAN BABINEAUX tie for team lead with 92 tackles. CB MARCUS TRUFANT had INT last week & needs 1 to reach 20 INTs for career.



SUNDAY NIGHT

MINNESOTA VIKINGS (11-2) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (5-8)

SERIES


VIKINGS
PANTHERS

SERIES LEADER
5-3


STREAKS
Past 2


COACHES VS. OPP.
Childress: 2-0
Fox: 2-2

LAST WEEK
W 30-10 vs. Bengals
L 20-10 at Patriots

LAST GAME
9/21/08: Panthers 10 at Vikings 20. Minnesota CB Antoine Winfield’s sack-fumble-TD late in 1st half is part of 20 unanswered points for Vikings after falling behind 10-0.

LAST GAME AT SITE
10/30/05: Panthers 38, Vikings 13. Carolina WR Steve Smith has 11 catches & team record 201 receiving yards. Panthers QB Jake Delhomme throws for 341 yards & 3 TDs.

BROADCAST
NBC (8:20 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Andrea Kremer (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Dave Sims, James Lofton, Scott Kaplan (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 125 (WW1), 126 (Min.), 127 (Car.). XM: 102 (WW1), 127 (Min.), 103 (Car.).


STATS

PASSING
Favre: 295-433-3,341-27 (3L)-6-106.0 (2L)
M. Moore: 35-62-421-1-2-69.4

RUSHING
Peterson: 269-1,200 (2C)-4.5-14 (T1L)
D. Williams: 210-1,104 (3C)-5.3-7 (T3C)

RECEIVING
Rice: 67-1,075 (1C)-16.0-5
S. Smith: 51-765-15.0-5

OFFENSE
379.0
319.8

TAKE/GIVE
+7
-3

DEFENSE
303.6 (2C)
329.7

SACKS
J. Allen: 12.5 (1C)
Peppers: 8.5

INTs
Griffin: 3
Gamble: 4

PUNTING
Kluwe: 44.6
Baker: 44.9

KICKING
Longwell: 111 (3C) (45/45 PAT; 22/23 FG)
Kasay: 73 (22/22 PAT; 17/22 FG)


NOTES

VIKINGS: QB BRETT FAVRE is 7-3 in career vs. Car. (incl. playoffs). Has 7 TDs vs. 1 INT for 109.3 rating in past 2 meetings. Needs 3 TD passes for 9th 30+ TD season of career, most in NFL history…RB ADRIAN PETERSON rushed for 97 yards & 2 TDs last week. Has 14 rush TDs, most by Viking in season. Has 1,200 rush yards & needs 100 to join HOFers EARL CAMPBELL & BARRY SANDERS as only players with 1,300+ yards & 10+ TDs in each of 1st 3 years. RB CHESTER TAYLOR rushed for 113 yards in 9/17/06 meeting…WR SIDNEY RICE leads NFC with 1,075 yards, 1st 1,000-yard season of career. WR-KR PERCY HARVIN leads NFL rookies with 8 TDs (6 rec., 2 KR). VISANTHE SHIANCOE is 2nd among TEs with 9 TDs. Has TD in 3 of past 4. Had 34-yard TD in last meeting…DE JARED ALLEN had sack in last meeting. Has 70 sacks since 2004, most in NFL. DT KEVIN WILLIAMS had 2 sacks in last game vs. Car. & has 3 sacks in past 2 meetings. CB ANTOINE WINFIELD had 19-yard FR-TD in last game vs. Car…

PANTHERS: QB JAKE DELHOMME completed 21 of 30 (70 pct.) for 341 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 141.1 rating in 10/30/05 meeting. QB MATT MOORE had 41-yard TD pass last week…RB DE ANGELO WILLIAMS has rushed for 763 yards (127.2 per game) & 9 TDs in past 6 Dec. contests. Has 25 rush TDs since 2008, 3rd most in NFL. Team is 14-3 (.824) when Williams has 18+ att. RB JONATHAN STEWART has 17 rush TDs since start of last year, most by 2008 NFC rookie. WR STEVE SMITH had career-high 201 yards on 11 catches with TD in 10/30/05 game vs. Min. Has 31 catches for 624 yards (104 per game) & 3 TDs in past 6 in Dec…DE JULIUS PEPPERS has 23 sacks in past 27. Has 4 sacks in past 2 vs. Min. LB JON BEASON has 39 tackles (13 per game) in past 3. CB CHRIS GAMBLE had INT in last meeting.



MONDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 21, 2009

NEW YORK GIANTS (7-6) AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS (4-9)
SERIES


GIANTS
REDSKINS

SERIES LEADER
88-61-4


STREAKS
8 of past 11


COACHES VS. OPP.
Coughlin: 9-4
Zorn: 0-3

LAST WEEK
L 45-38 vs. Eagles
W 34-13 at Raiders

LAST GAME
9/13/09: Redskins 17 at Giants 23. New York DE Osi Umenyiora scores on 37-yard fumble-return on own sack-forced fumble in his 1st game since SB XLII on 2009 Kickoff Weekend.

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/30/08: Giants 23, Redskins 7. New York QB Eli Manning throws for 305 yards & 1 TD, completing 5+ passes to 3 receivers. Giants DE Justin Tuck adds 2 sacks in road win.

BROADCAST
ESPN (8:30 PM ET): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden. Westwood One Radio: Kevin Harlan, Boomer Esiason, Sean Landeta (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 124 (WW1), 126 (NYG), 125 (Was.). XM: 124 (WW1), 103 (NYG), 102 (Was.).


STATS

PASSING
Manning: 252-417-3,316-23-11-93.0
Campbell: 260-398-2,946-17-12-89.0

RUSHING
Jacobs: 202-782-3.9-5
Ganther: 33-138-4.2-2

RECEIVING
Smith: 85 (T1C)-1,053 (2C)-12.4-5
Moss: 53-700-13.2-3

OFFENSE
382.4 (3C)
319.2

TAKE/GIVE
-4
-9

DEFENSE
307.2
305.5 (3C)

SACKS
Umenyiora: 6
Carter, Orakpo (R): 11 (T2C)

INTs
Thomas: 4
Hall: 4

PUNTING
Feagles: 40.4
H. Smith: 43.3

KICKING
Tynes: 113 (3L) (38/38 PAT; 25/30 FG)
Gano: 10 (4/4 PAT; 2/2 FG)


NOTES

GIANTS: QB ELI MANNING has won 6 of past 7 starts vs. Was. Had career-high 391 yards last week with 3 TDs, 0 INTs &130.5 rating. Is 1st NYG QB with 5 seasons in row with 3,000+ yards & 20+ TDs. Has 112.7 rating on 3rd down, 2nd best in NFL…RB BRANDON JACOBS has 363 rush yards (90.8 per game) in past 4 meetings. In past 3 Dec. games with 20+ att., Jacobs has rushed for 360 yards (120 per game) & 5 TDs. Has 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in past 2…WR STEVE SMITH ties for 1st in NFC with 85 receptions, most all-time by Giant in season. Is 2nd in NFC with 1,053 yards. Rookie WR HAKEEM NICKS ties for 1st among NFL rookies with 6 rec. TDs. WR MARIO MANNINGHAM had 30-yard TD in last meeting. TE KEVIN BOSS has TD in 2 of past 3 vs. division…DE JUSTIN TUCK has 6 sacks in past 5 vs. Was. & aims for 6th meeting in row with 0.5+ sack. DE OSI UMENYIORA had sack, FF & 37-yard FR-TD in last meeting…

REDSKINS: QB JASON CAMPBELL had 106.5 rating last week & aims for 3rd in row with 100+ rating. Has 109.8 rating in past 2. Surpassed 10,000 career passing yards last week (10,188). Needs 54 pass yards to reach 3,000 for 2nd year in row. Has career-high 17 TD passes…RB QUINTON GANTHER rushed for 1st 2 TDs of career last week…TE FRED DAVIS aims for 4th in row with TD catch. Had career-high 2 TDs last week & has 4 TDs in past 3. WR-PR ANTWAAN RANDLE EL had 7 catches for 98 yards in last meeting. Has 2 TD passes in career vs. NYG…LB BRIAN ORAKPO leads NFL rookies with 11 sacks, most by Redskins rookie. Had career-high 4 sacks with FF last week. DE ANDRE CARTER has 6.5 sacks & 3 FFs in past 6 vs. NYG. Aims for 7th meeting in row vs. NYG with 0.5+ sack.