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Week 2 NFL Game Capsules -- 2010
2009, 09/14/2010
WEEK 2 – SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

ARIZONA CARDINALS (1-0) AT ATLANTA FALCONS (0-1)

SERIES


CARDINALS
FALCONS

SERIES LEADER
14-10


STREAKS

4 of past 5

COACHES VS. OPP.
Whisenhunt: 2-0
Smith: 0-1

LAST WEEK
W 17-13 at Rams
L 15-9 at Steelers (OT)

LAST GAME
12/23/07: Falcons 27 at Cardinals 30 (OT). Arizona K Neil Rackers converts 29-yard FG to end regulation & game-winning 31-yard FG in OT as Cardinals rally to defeat Atlanta.

LAST GAME AT SITE
10/1/06: Falcons 32, Cardinals 10. K Morten Andersen makes 5 FGs as Atlanta generates 405 yards of offense. Falcons RB Jerious Norwood has 106 yards & 1 TD.

BROADCAST
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick. SIRIUS: 90 (Ari.). 153 (Atl.). XM: 110 (Ari.).


STATS

PASSING
Anderson: 22-41-297 (2C)-1-0-85.1
Ryan: 27-44-252-0-1-67.6

RUSHING
Hightower: 13-54-4.2-1 (T2C)
Turner: 19-42-2.2-0

RECEIVING
Breaston: 7-132 (3C)-18.9-0
White: 13 (1L)-111-8.5-0

OFFENSE
378.0 (3C)
295.0

TAKE/GIVE
0
0

DEFENSE
325.0 (2L)
354.0

SACKS
Campbell, Wilson: 1
3 tied: 1

INTs
Wilson: 2 (T1L)
Peterson: 1 (T3L)

PUNTING
Graham: 43.7
Koenen: 40.1

KICKING
Feely: 5 (2/2 PAT; 1/1 FG)
M. Bryant: 9 (T3L) (0/0 PAT; 3/4 FG)


NOTES

CARDINALS: Defeated Atl. 30-24 in WC meeting (1/3/09) en route to franchise’s 1st SB…QB DEREK ANDERSON passed for 297 yards in Arz. debut last week…RB TIM HIGHTOWER rushed for TD in WC meeting. When he has 12+ carries, Cards are 8-0. Has 67 catches since start of 2009, most by NFC RB…WR LARRY FITZGERALD leads NFL with 468 receptions since 2005. In WC game, had 6 catches for 101 yards & TD (42 yards). Aims for 5th in row with TD. WR STEVE BREASTON had 7 catches for career-high 132 yards (18.9 avg.) last week. Has 28 catches for 431 yards (107.8 per game) in past 4 Sept. contests…S ADRIAN WILSON had 99-yard INT-TD in last game at Atl., tied for longest INT-TD in franchise history. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Atl. with INT. Had 2 INTs, sack & blocked FG last week; 1st player with INT, sack & blocked FG since 2004 (JULIUS PEPPERS). Is 1 of 10 players in NFL history with 20+ sacks (21.5) & 20+ INTs (25). CB DOMINIQUE RODGERS-CROMARTIE had INT in WC meeting. S KERRY RHODES had INT (65 yards) in Arz. debut last week…FALCONS: QB MATT RYAN is 13-1 (.929) in career as starter at home. Has 94.5 rating in those 14, incl. 6 games with 100+ rating. In career, Ryan has posted 100+ rating 9 times & Falcons are 9-0…RB MICHAEL TURNER had rush TD in WC meeting. In career, when Turner has 22+ carries, his teams are 13-1 (.929). Since 2008, has 27 rush TDs, tied for 2nd most in NFL. In past 11 home games with 15+ att., Turner has rushed for 1,368 yards (124.4 per game) & 17 TDs, incl. 7 100-yard games…WR RODDY WHITE has 23 catches for 225 yards (112.5 per game) & 1 TD in past 2 vs. Arz., incl. WC meeting. Has 4 TDs in past 4 at home. Had career-high 13 catches for 111 yards last week. TE TONY GONZALEZ (1,001) became 1st TE in NFL history with 1,000 receptions. C TODD MC CLURE made team-record 129th consecutive start last week…DE JOHN ABRAHAM has 16 games with 2+ sacks & his teams are 13-3 (.813) in those contests. LB MIKE PETERSON had INT last week. LB CURTIS LOFTON had sack last week.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1-0) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (0-1)

SERIES


BUCCANEERS
PANTHERS

SERIES LEADER

12-7

STREAKS

Past 3 & 6 of past 8

COACHES VS. OPP.
Morris: 0-2
Fox: 11-5

LAST WEEK
W 17-14 vs. Browns
L 31-18 at Giants

LAST GAME
12/6/09: Buccaneers 6 at Panthers 16. Carolina RB Jonathan Stewart rushes for 120 yards & 1 TD as Panthers take 10-0 lead in 1st quarter en route to victory.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/6/09

BROADCAST
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Dick Stockton, Charles Davis, Jim Mora, Jr. SIRIUS: 158 (TB), 113 (Car.). XM: 109 (Car.).


STATS

PASSING
Freeman: 17-28-182-2 (T2C)-1-88.7
M. Moore: 14-33-182-1 (T3C)-3-32.6 OR Clausen: 0-2-0-0-39.6

RUSHING
C. Williams: 22-75-3.4-0
D. Williams: 16-62-3.9-0

RECEIVING
M. Williams (R): 5-30-6.0-1 (T3C)
Smith: 5-75-15.0-1 (T3C)

OFFENSE
288.0
237.0

TAKE/GIVE
+1 (T1C)
-1

DEFENSE
340.0
376.0

SACKS
---
Connor: 1

INTs
Barber, Biggers: 1 (T3L)
Godfrey: 2 (T1L)

PUNTING
Bryan (R): 41.1
Baker: 43.3

KICKING
Barth: 5 (2/2 PAT; 1/1 FG)
Kasay: 10 (T1L) (1/1 PAT; 3/3 FG)


NOTES

BUCCANEERS: QB JOSH FREEMAN passed for career-high 321 yards in last game vs. Car. Has won 3 of past 4 starts. Passed for 2 TDs last week…RB CADILLAC WILLIAMS has rush TD in 2 of past 3 meetings. In last game vs. Car., rushed for 92 yards. Had 98 scrimmage yards (75 rush, 23 rec.) last week…WR MICHEAL SPURLOCK had 33-yard TD catch last week, 1st career rec. TD. Rookie WR MIKE WILLIAMS (4th round) recorded 1st career TD (3-yard TD catch) in NFL debut last week. TE KELLEN WINSLOW had 4 catches for 69 yards (17.3 avg.) in last meeting. WR MAURICE STOVALL had 4 rec. for 68 yards (17 avg.) in last game vs. Car. & all 4 resulted in 1st downs…CB RONDE BARBER is 1 of only 2 players in NFL history with 25+ sacks (25) & 30+ INTs (38). Had 64-yard INT last week. LB GENO HAYES had INT in last meeting. Aims for 3rd division game in row with sack. S TANARD JACKSON has 2 INTs (1 TD) & FF in past 4 vs. Car. Had 26-yard INT-TD in 10/18/09 meeting…PANTHERS: QB MATT MOORE is 2-0 in career vs. TB. Is 4-1 in 5 career home starts, incl. 3-0 mark last year. In those 5, has completed 83 of 131 (63.4 pct.) for 1,012 yards with 5 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 93.4 rating. Rookie QB JIMMY CLAUSEN (2nd round) made NFL debut last week…RB JONATHAN STEWART has rushed for 345 yards (115 per game) & 4 TDs in past 3 vs. TB. Aims for 4th in row vs. Bucs with 100+ yards & 1+ TD. RB DE ANGELO WILLIAMS has rushed for 486 yards (121.5 per game) & 6 TDs in past 4 vs. TB. In past 7 vs. division, Williams has rushed for 937 yards (133.9 per game) & 8 TDs…WR STEVE SMITH has 100+ rec. yards in 6 of past 10 meetings. Has 4 rec. TDs in past 4 home games. Had TD catch last week at NYG… LB JON BEASON had career-high 2 INTs in last game vs. TB. CB CHRIS GAMBLE had INT in last meeting. Tied career-high with 2 INTs vs. TB (11/6/05) & career-best 101 return yards (1 TD). Ranks 2nd in team history with 24 INTs. S CHARLES GODFREY had career-high 2 INTs last week. LB JAMES ANDERSON had 1st career INT last week.

BALTIMORE RAVENS (1-0) AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (0-1)

SERIES


RAVENS
BENGALS

SERIES LEADER
15-13


STREAKS

5 of past 7

COACHES VS. OPP.
Harbaugh: 2-2
Lewis: 9-5

LAST WEEK
W 10-9 at Jets
L 38-24 at Patriots

LAST GAME
11/8/09: Ravens 7 at Bengals 17. Cincinnati RB Cedric Benson rushes for 117 yards & scores 1 TD as Bengals sweep season series vs. Baltimore.

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/8/09

BROADCAST
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Bill Macatee, Rich Gannon. SIRIUS: 121 (Bal.), 130 (Cin.). XM: 107 (Bal.).


STATS

PASSING
Flacco: 20-38-248-0-1-62.2
C. Palmer: 34-50-345 (3L)-2-1-92.5

RUSHING
Rice: 21-43-2.0-0
Benson: 15-43-2.9-1 (T3C)

RECEIVING
Boldin: 7-110-15.7-0
Ochocinco: 12 (1C)-159 (2L)-13.3-1 (T3C)

OFFENSE
282.0
428.0 (3L)

TAKE/GIVE
-2
-2

DEFENSE
176.0 (3L)
376.0

SACKS
Ngata: 1
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INTs
---
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PUNTING
Koch: 40.7
Huber: 46.3

KICKING
Cundiff: 4 (1/1 PAT; 1/1 FG)
Nugent: 6 (3/3 PAT; 1/1 FG)


NOTES

RAVENS: In 6 career games vs. AFC North on road, QB JOE FLACCO has 7 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 88.9 passer rating…RB RAY RICE averages 108 rush yards per game as starter vs. AFC North on road (432 total). Rice totaled 135 yards from scrimmage in last game vs. Bengals (48 rush, 87 rec.) w/1 TD run. Since ’09, RB WILLIS MC GAHEE ranks 4th in AFC & 5th in NFL w/13 rush TDs…WR ANQUAN BOLDIN (593) needs 7 receptions for 600 career. Aims for 3rd consecutive game w/TD vs. Bengals. Boldin posted 18th career 100-yard receiving game in Ravens debut (110). WR DERRICK MASON has 8 career TD receptions vs. Bengals, most vs. any opponent. WR T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH spent 8 seasons (2001-08) w/Cin. & totaled 507 catches for 5,782 rec. yards w/37 TD rec…TE TODD HEAP (4,965) needs 35 rec. yards to reach 5,000 career…LB TERRELL SUGGS aims for 3rd consecutive game at Cin. with at least 0.5 sack. LB JARRET JOHNSON has 2.5 sacks in past 4 vs. Cin…BENGALS: Club aims for 8th consecutive win vs. AFC North and 3rd straight win vs. Ravens…QB CARSON PALMER has 8-3 record (.727) vs. Bal. & has completed 218 of 356 passes (61.2 pct.) for 2,730 yards w/14 TDs vs. 9 INTs & 87.6 passer rating. In 2nd half last week, Palmer completed 22 of 31 passes (71.0 pct.) for 215 yards w/2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 111.6 passer rating…RB CEDRIC BENSON aims for 3rd straight game w/100+ rush yards vs. Ravens (120, 117). Since ’09, Benson averages 126.6 rush yards in games w/20+ att…WR CHAD OCHOCINCO (63) needs 1 TD rec. to surpass CARL PICKENS for franchise record. Ochocinco tied career-high w/12 receptions last week & totaled 159 receiving yards (30th career 100-yard receiving game). WR TERRELL OWENS aims for 3rd consecutive game w/TD vs. Bal…Rookie WR JORDAN SHIPLEY (3rd round, No. 84) had 82 receiving yards in 1st NFL game, incl. 51-yard rec…TE JERMAINE GRESHAM (1st round, No. 21) registered 1st career TD reception in NFL debut last week…CBs LEON HALL & JOHNATHAN JOSEPH each aim for 3rd consecutive game w/INT vs. Ravens…LB BRANDON JOHNSON has 3 career sacks, all vs. Bal.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (1-0) AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (0-1)

SERIES


CHIEFS
BROWNS

SERIES LEADER

10-9-2

STREAKS

3 of past 5 overall & 7 of past 9 at home

COACHES VS. OPP.
Haley: 0-1
Mangini: 1-2

LAST WEEK
W 21-14 vs. Chargers
L 17-14 at Buccaneers

LAST GAME
12/20/09: Browns 41 at Chiefs 34. Cleveland RB Jerome Harrison scores 3 TDs & has club-record 286 rush yards. Teams combine for 908 yards of offense (KC 491, Cle. 417).

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/3/06: Browns 31, Chiefs 28 (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.

BROADCAST
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Don Criqui, Steve Beuerlein. SIRIUS: 129 (KC), 91 (Cle.). XM: 108 (Cle.).


STATS

PASSING
Cassel: 10-22-68-1-0-68.0
Delhomme: 20-37-227-1-2-59.2

RUSHING
Charles: 11-92-8.4-1 (T3C)
Harrison: 9-52-5.8-0

RECEIVING
Moeaki (R) (TE): 3-21-7.0-1 (T3C)
Stuckey: 4-30-7.5-0

OFFENSE
197.0
340.0

TAKE/GIVE
+1
-1

DEFENSE
389.0
288.0

SACKS
Dorsey, Hali: 0.5
Benard: 1.5 (T1C)

INTs
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M. Adams: 1 (T1C)

PUNTING
Colquitt: 38.2
Hodges: 44.3

KICKING
Succop: 3 (3/3 PAT; 0/0 FG)
Dawson: 2 (2/2 PAT; 0/1 FG)


NOTES

CHIEFS: In only meeting vs. Browns, QB MATT CASSEL passed for 331 yards w/2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 99.1 passer rating…RB THOMAS JONES averages 121.5 rush yards per game in past 2 vs. Browns & aims for 3rd consecutive game w/100+ rush yards vs. Cle. (137, 106)…RB JAMAAL CHARLES gained 154 rush yards on 25 att. (6.2 avg.) w/1 TD in last game vs. Browns. In past 5, Charles is averaging 150 rush yards per game (750 total)…Rookie TE TONY MOEAKI (3rd round, No. 93) recorded 1st career TD rec. in NFL debut last week…WR CHRIS CHAMBERS posted 5 rec. for 114 rec. yards (22.8 avg.) w/1 TD in last game vs. Cle…Def. coordinator ROMEO CRENNEL spent 4 seasons as Browns head coach (2005-08)…CBs BRANDON CARR & BRANDON FLOWERS each had INT in last meeting vs. Cle…Rookie CB-KR-PR JAVIER ARENAS (2nd round, No. 50), totaled 119 return yards in debut (60 PR, 59 KR)…In 1st NFL game, rookie WR-PR DEXTER MC CLUSTER (2nd round, No. 36) had 94-yard PR-TD, longest PR-TD in club history…BROWNS: Dating back to 12/10/09, club aims for 4th consecutive win at home…QB JAKE DELHOMME is 2-0 vs. KC & has completed 30 of 51 passes (58.8 pct.) for 416 yards w/5 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 93.3 passer rating…In last meeting vs. KC, RB JEROME HARRISON rushed for club-record 286 yards, 3rd-most in game in NFL history (ADRIAN PETERSON, 296; JAMAL LEWIS, 295). RB PEYTON HILLIS had rushing TD in Browns debut last week…WR MOHAMED MASSAQUOI had 41-yard TD rec. last week…TE EVAN MOORE led team with career-best 87 receiving yards on Kickoff Weekend…T JOE THOMAS will start 50th consecutive game since entering NFL in ’07…LB SCOTT FUJITA was selected by Chiefs in ’02 NFL Draft (5th round, No. 143) & spent 3 seasons in KC (2002-04). LB MARCUS BENARD had career-high 1.5 sacks last week…In ’09 game vs. KC, WR-KR JOSHUA CRIBBS had 2 KR-return TDs (100 & 103 yards) & became 2nd player in NFL history w/2 TDs of at least 100 yards in same game (TED GINN).

CHICAGO BEARS (1-0) AT DALLAS COWBOYS (0-1)

SERIES


BEARS
COWBOYS

SERIES LEADER

11-8

STREAKS

3 of past 4

COACHES VS. OPP.
Smith: 0-2
Phillips: 3-0

LAST WEEK
W 19-14 vs. Lions
L 13-7 at Redskins

LAST GAME
9/23/07: Cowboys 34 at Bears 10. Dallas QB Tony Romo throws for 329 yards & 2 TDs in Cowboys win. WR Terrell Owens adds 8 receptions for 145 yards.

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/25/04: Cowboys 21, Bears 7. Dallas RB Julius Jones rushes for 150 yards & 2 TDs as Cowboys score 14 unanswered points in 4th quarter to break 7-7 tie.

BROADCAST
FOX (12:00 PM CT): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Kevin Kugler, Mark Malone. SIRIUS: 151 (Chi.), 123 (Dal.). XM: 105 (Dal.).


STATS

PASSING
Cutler: 23-35-372 (1C)-2 (T2C)-1-108.3 (2C)
Romo: 31-47-282 (3C)-1 (T3C)-0-89.1

RUSHING
Forté: 17-50-2.9-0
Barber: 8-39-4.9-0

RECEIVING
Forté (RB): 7-151 (1C)-21.6-2 (T2L)
Austin: 10 (T2C)-146 (2C)-14.6-1 (T3C)

OFFENSE
463.0 (T1L)
380.0 (2C)

TAKE/GIVE
-1
-1

DEFENSE
168.0 (1C)
250.0

SACKS
Peppers, Urlacher: 1
Ware: 1

INTs
Tillman: 1 (T3L)
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PUNTING
Maynard: 30.2
McBriar: 40.7

KICKING
Gould: 7 (1/1 PAT; 2/2 FG)
Buehler: 1 (1/1 PAT; 0/1 FG)


NOTES

BEARS: QB JAY CUTLER completed 23 of 35 (65.7 pct.) for 372 yards with 2 TDs vs. 1 INT for 108.3 rating last week. In career, when Cutler has 100+ rating, his teams are 16-0…RB MATT FORTÉ had career-high 201 scrimmage yards last week, incl.151 rec. yards, 2nd most by Bears RB all-time. Had 89-yard TD catch, longest scrimmage TD by RB in team history. Forté is 1st Bear with 200+ scrimmage yards since 1989 (NEAL ANDERSON). Has 1,099 receiving yards since start of 2008, most by NFL RB during span…WR-KR-PR DEVIN HESTER has 11 KR-PR TDs (7 PR, 4 KR), 4th most in NFL history. TE GREG OLSEN has TD catch in 2 of past 3 played indoors…DE JULIUS PEPPERS has 7 sacks, 2 INTs & FF in 6 career meetings (incl. playoffs). Has 7 career games with 3 sacks, incl. 2 vs. Dal. LB BRIAN URLACHER tied career-high with 2 sacks in last meeting. DE MARK ANDERSON had sack in last game vs. Dal. When he has sack (incl. playoffs), team is 12-3 (.800). CB CHARLES TILLMAN had INT last week & club has won 14 of past 17 when he has INT…COWBOYS: Are 34-15-1 (.694) in home openers…In only start vs. Chi., QB TONY ROMO completed 22 of 35 (62.9 pct.) for 329 yards with 2 TDs vs. 1 INT for 100.8 rating. Incl. playoffs, Cowboys are 27-5 (.844) when Romo starts & has 100+ rating. Has won 7 of past 8 starts at home (incl. playoffs) & has 15 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 106.7 rating in those 8…RB MARION BARBER rushed for 102 yards (6.8 avg.) & TD in only meeting. Incl. playoffs, RB FELIX JONES has 8 career TDs (7 rush, 1 KR) & averages 47.1 yards per TD (377 yards). 5 of those TDs have come at home (4 rush, 1 KR)…WR MILES AUSTIN had 10 catches for 146 yards & TD last week. Since start of 2009, has 17 catches of 25+ yards, most in NFL. In past 7 at home (incl. playoffs), has 42 catches for 667 yards (95.3 per game) & 6 TDs. TE JASON WITTEN had 6 catches for 90 yards & TD in last game vs. Chi… LB DE MARCUS WARE had 2 sacks in only meeting. Had sack last week. Has 57.5 sacks since 2006, most in NFL. CB TERENCE NEWMAN had INT in last home meeting.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (0-1) AT DETROIT LIONS (0-1)

SERIES


EAGLES
LIONS

SERIES LEADER
13-12-2


STREAKS
Past 4


COACHES VS. OPP.
Reid: 2-0
Schwartz: 0-0

LAST WEEK
L 27-20 vs. Packers
L 19-14 at Bears

LAST GAME
9/23/07: Lions 21 at Eagles 56. Philadelphia QB Donovan McNabb passes for 381 yards & 4 TDs as Eagles score franchise-best 42 1st-half points.

LAST GAME AT SITE
9/26/04. Eagles 30, Lions 13. Philadelphia scores on 3 consecutive 1st-half possessions to take 21-0 lead. McNabb passes for 356 yards & 2 TDs.

BROADCAST
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Sam Rosen, Tim Ryan, Chris Myers (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 127 (Phi.), 155 (Det.). XM: 104 (Phi.).


STATS

PASSING
Kolb: 5-10-24-0-0-56.3 OR

Vick: 16-24-175-1 (T3C)-0-101.9 (3C)
Sh. Hill: 9-19-88-0-1-38.9



RUSHING
Vick (QB): 11-103 (1C)-9.4-0
Best (R): 14-20-1.4-2 (T1C)

RECEIVING
McCoy (RB): 5-47-9.4-0
Scheffler (TE): 6-43-7.2-0

OFFENSE
321.0
168.0

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

DEFENSE
299.0
463.0

SACKS
Parker: 2 (T1L)
4 tied: 1

INTs
Allen, Hanson: 1 (T3L)
Berry (R): 1 (T3L)

PUNTING
Rocca: 49.6 (2C)
Harris: 42.1

KICKING
Akers: 8 (3C) (2/2 PAT; 2/2 FG)
Hanson: 2 (2/2 PAT; 0/0 FG)


NOTES

EAGLES: QB KEVIN KOLB needs 91 yards passing for 1,000 career. QB MICHAEL VICK completed 16 of 24 (66.7 pct.) for 175 yards with 1 TD for 101.9 rating & rushed for 103 yards last week. It was 7th time Vick passed for 100+ yards & rushed for 100+ yards in same game; no other player has accomplished more than 3 times. Incl. postseason, has 10 100-yard rush games & is 1 of 3 QBs in NFL history with 4,000 rush yards (4,057)…RB LE SEAN MC COY had rush TD last week & 82 scrimmage yards…WR-PR DE SEAN JACKSON has scored 16 TDs (11 rec., 3 PR, 2 rush) in career & averages 46.1 yards per TD (738 yards). WR JEREMY MACLIN had 17-yard TD catch in Week 1…Rookie S NATE ALLEN (2nd round) had INT last week, 1st Eagle rookie with INT on Kickoff Weekend since 1988 (ERIC ALLEN). Allen & rookie DE BRANDON GRAHAM (1st round) were 1st pair of rookies to start for club in Week 1 since 1983. DE TRENT COLE is tied for 3rd in NFL with 43 sacks since 2006. Had sack last week & needs 2 to become 5th Eagle with 50…LIONS: QB SHAUN HILL is 10-5 (.667) in career as starter (min. 15 att.)…Rookie RB JAHVID BEST (1st round) rushed for 2 TDs last week & is 1st rookie to rush for 2 TDs in Week 1 since 2000 (LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON)…TE TONY SCHEFFLER had team-high 6 rec. (43 yards) last week. WR CALVIN JOHNSON has 197 career rec. & needs 3 to reach 200. Averages 15.8 yards per catch in career…CB AARON BERRY had 1st career INT (23 yards) last week. Lions forced 4 fumbles in Week 1 (S C.C. BROWN, S LOUIS DELMAS, CB CHRIS HOUSTON & DE TURK MC BRIDE). McBride also had sack. DT COREY WILLIAMS had sack last week. In 9/9/07 game vs. Phi. (with GB), Williams had sack. DT SAMMIE HILL had sack & FR last week. LB JULIAN PETERSON has 3 sacks & INT in 6 career meetings. DE KYLE VANDEN BOSCH has FR in 2 of past 3 vs. Eagles. Had team-high 11 tackles in Lions debut last week.

BUFFALO BILLS (0-1) AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (1-0)

SERIES


BILLS
PACKERS

SERIES LEADER
7-3


STREAKS
5 of past 7


COACHES VS. OPP.
Gailey: 1-0
McCarthy: 0-1

LAST WEEK
L 15-10 vs. Dolphins
W 27-20 at Eagles

LAST GAME
11/5/06: Packers 10 at Bills 24. Buffalo defense forces 4 turnovers & Bills RB Anthony Thomas rushes for 95 yards & 1 TD.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/22/02: Packers 10, Bills 0. Green Bay QB Brett Favre throws 11-yard TD pass to WR Donald Driver in 4th quarter to seal win. Packers RB Ahman Green adds 116 rush yards.

BROADCAST
CBS (12:00 PM CT): Spero Dedes, Randy Cross. SIRIUS: 108 (Buf.), 125 (GB). XM: 102 (GB).


STATS

PASSING
T. Edwards: 18-34-139-1-0-73.0
Rodgers: 19-31-188-2 (T2C)-2-73.1

RUSHING
F. Jackson: 4-19-4.8-0
Jackson: 18-63-3.5-0

RECEIVING
Evans: 4-34-8.5-0
Jennings: 5-82-16.4-1 (T3C)

OFFENSE
166.0
299.0

TAKE/GIVE
0
-1

DEFENSE
296.0
321.0

SACKS
3 tied: 1
Matthews: 2 (T1L)

INTs
---
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PUNTING
Moorman: 42.6
Masthay: 41.5

KICKING
Lindell: 4 (1/1 PAT; 1/2 FG)
Crosby: 9 (T3L) (3/3 PAT; 2/2 FG)


NOTES

BILLS: Club has 6-1 record when QB TRENT EDWARDS has 100+ passer rating. Edwards recorded 95.1 passer rating in 4th quarter last week…Rookie RB C.J. SPILLER (1st round, No. 9) is 4th Bills rookie RB to start on Kickoff Weekend since 1988 (THURMAN THOMAS, ’88; TRAVIS HENRY, ’01; MARSHAWN LYNCH, ’07). Tied team-high w/4 receptions last week. RB FRED JACKSON is averaging 89.8 rush yards per game in past 5 (449 total). Jackson (1,952) needs 48 rushing yards to reach 2,000…WR LEE EVANS had 43-yard TD reception in only career game vs. GB (11/5/06). Evans ranks 3rd in team history with 5,390 receiving yards. Has reception in 90 of past 91…WR-KR ROSCOE PARRISH recorded 31-yard TD rec. last week (1st TD rec. since 9/21/08)…S JAIRUS BYRD has 2 career INTs against NFC…Club has 14-3 (.823) record when CB TERRENCE MC GEE has INT…LB CHRIS KELSAY has 2 sacks in past 3 against NFC…DE MARCUS STROUD has 10 career sacks against NFC…LB CHRIS ELLIS registered 1st career sack last week…PACKERS: QB AARON RODGERS aims for 4th in row vs. AFC with 3+ TD passes. In 16 career home starts, has completed 366 of 551 (66.4 pct.) for 4,218 yards with 29 TDs vs. 7 INTs for 101.6 rating…RB BRANDON JACKSON rushed for 63 yards last week & added 2 catches for 12 yards. FB JOHN KUHN had 3rd career rush TD last week…WR DONALD DRIVER aims for 3rd in row vs. Buf. with TD. Had TD catch last week. WR GREG JENNINGS had 5 catches for 82 yards in Week 1, incl. 32-yard TD. In past 3 at home, has 15 catches for 314 yards (104.7 per game) & TD (64 yards). TE JERMICHAEL FINLEY aims for 3rd in row vs. AFC with 70+ yards & TD. Has 3 TDs in past 2 vs. AFC...LB CLAY MATTHEWS had 2 sacks last week, 4th 2-sack game of career. Also had FF. CB CHARLES WOODSON had 3 INTs (1 TD) last year vs. AFC. Holds team record with 8 defensive TDs (7 INTs, 1 FR). S NICK COLLINS has 13 INTs since 2008, most by NFL S. Since 2008, Woodson leads NFL with 5 INT-TDs & Collins is tied for 2nd with 3.

MIAMI DOLPHINS (1-0) AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (0-1)

SERIES


DOLPHINS
VIKINGS

SERIES LEADER
5-4


STREAKS

3 of past 4

COACHES VS. OPP.
Sparano: 0-0
Childress: 0-1

LAST WEEK
W 15-10 at Bills
L 14-9 at Saints

LAST GAME
11/19/06: Vikings 20 at Dolphins 24. Miami S Renaldo Hill returns fumble 48 yards for TD & DE Jason Taylor returns INT 51 yards in 4th quarter as Dolphins defeat Minnesota.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/21/02: Vikings 20, Dolphins 17. Minnesota K Gary Anderson converts 53-yard FG with 17 seconds remaining to seal win. WR Randy Moss has 110 rec. yards & throws TD pass.

BROADCAST
CBS (12:00 PM CT): Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf. SIRIUS: 147 (Mia.), 126 (Min.). XM: 103 (Min.).


STATS

PASSING
Henne: 21-34-182-0-0-75.9
Favre: 15-27-171-1 (T3C)-1-71.1

RUSHING
Brown: 13-65-5.0-1 (T3C)
Peterson: 19-87 (2C)-4.6-0

RECEIVING
Marshall: 8-53-6.6-0
Shiancoe (TE): 4-76-19.0-1 (T3C)

OFFENSE
296.0
253.0

TAKE/GIVE
0
-1

DEFENSE
166.0 (1L)
308.0

SACKS
3 tied: 1
J. Mitchell: 1

INTs
---
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PUNTING
Fields: 41.1
Kluwe: 44.3 (3C)

KICKING
D. Carpenter: 7 (1/1 PAT; 2/3 FG)
Longwell: 3 (0/1 PAT; 1/1 FG)


NOTES

DOLPHINS: Head coach TONY SPARANO is 5-3 against NFC…Dolphins are 5-1 when, QB CHAD HENNE has 80+ passer rating…RB RONNIE BROWN aims for 3rd consecutive game w/rush TD. In past 5 on road, RB RICKY WILLIAMS averages 96.8 rush yards per game (484 total). In 2 career games vs. Min., Williams averages 101.5 rush yards per game (203 total). Williams (8,954) needs 46 rush yards to reach 9,000 career…In only meeting vs. Min. (12/30/07 w/Den.), WR BRANDON MARSHALL posted 10 rec. for 114 yards (11.4 avg.). As starter vs. NFC, Marshall averages 87.3 receiving yards per game (1,048 total in 12 games). Led team w/8 rec. in debut last week…TE ANTHONY FASANO (96) needs 4 catches to reach 100 career…LB KARLOS DANSBY has 2 sacks in 3 career games vs. Min… Rookie LB KOA MISI (2nd round, No. 40) posted 1st career sack last week…CB BENNY SAPP spent 2 seasons w/Min. (2008-09)…VIKINGS: Have won 18 of past 23 home openers. Incl. playoffs, have won 9 in row at home…QB BRETT FAVRE needs 2 TD passes to become 1st ever with 500. In 9 games at home last year (incl. playoffs), Favre was 9-0 & had 25 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 120.7 rating. Passed for 3+ TDs in 6 of those 9 contests. Has won 3 of past 4 starts vs. Mia…In 11 games vs. AFC, RB ADRIAN PETERSON has 1,382 rush yards (125.6 per game) & 14 TDs. Has 4 rush TDs in past 3 home games & looks for 4th in row at home with TD…WR-KR PERCY HARVIN has 18 catches for 239 yards (79.7 per game) & 2 TDs in past 3 at home. TE VISANTHE SHIANCOE had 4 catches for 76 yards & 1 TD last week. Aims for 4th in row with TD catch. WR GREG CAMARILLO faces former team. Played 3 seasons with Mia. (2007-09). Was 2nd on team last year with 50 catches & 552 yards…DE JARED ALLEN had sack & FR in last game vs. Mia. (11/12/06 with KC). Allen has 21 sacks in past 18 home games (incl. playoffs). DE JAYME MITCHELL had sack last week. CB ANTOINE WINFIELD had 26-yard INT in last game vs. Mia. DT KEVIN WILLIAMS had FR in last meeting.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS (1-0) AT TENNESSEE TITANS (1-0)

SERIES


STEELERS
TITANS

SERIES LEADER
39-29


STREAKS
2 of past 3 overall
7 of past 8 at home

COACHES VS. OPP.
Tomlin: 1-1
Fisher: 12-8

LAST WEEK
W 15-9 vs. Falcons (OT)
W 38-13 vs. Raiders

LAST GAME
9/10/09: Titans 10 at Steelers 13 (OT). Pittsburgh K Jeff Reed converts 32-yard FG in 4th quarter & 33-yarder in OT to seal victory in Kickoff Weekend Thursday night primetime opener.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/21/08: Titans 31, Steelers 14. Tennessee QB Kerry Collins throws for 215 yards & 1 TD as Titans clinch No. 1 seed in AFC. Titans S Michael Griffin adds 2 INTs, including INT-TD.

BROADCAST
CBS (12:00 PM CT): Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots. SIRIUS: 122 (Pit.). XM: 106 (Pit.).


STATS

PASSING
Dixon: 18-26-236-0-1-81.6
Young: 13-17-154-2-0-142.8 (1L)

RUSHING
Mendenhall: 22-120 (3L)-5.5-1 (T3C)
C. Johnson: 27-142 (2L)-5.3-2 (T2L)

RECEIVING
Ward: 6-108-18.0-0
C. Johnson (RB): 4-8-2.0-0

OFFENSE
354.0
345.0

TAKE/GIVE
0
+1

DEFENSE
295.0
286.0

SACKS
Harrison, Woodley: 1
4 tied: 1

INTs
Polamalu: 1 (T1C)
Hope: 1 (T1C)

PUNTING
Sepulveda: 50.8 (3L)
Kern: 50.0 (3C)

KICKING
Reed: 9 (T3L) (0/0 PAT; 3/5 FG)
Bironas: 8 (5/5 PAT; 1/1 FG)


NOTES

STEELERS: Since ’70, club has 13-3 (.818) record against Oilers/Titans in Sept…Steelers are 8-4 in Sept. under head coach MIKE TOMLIN…QB DENNIS DIXON earned 1st career win as starter last week…RB RASHARD MENDENHALL had 3rd-longest game-winning OT TD run in NFL history last week (50 yards). In past 2, Mendenhall is averaging 107 rush yards per game…WR HINES WARD (79; 78 rec., 1 rush) needs 2 TDs to surpass RB JEROME BETTIS (80; 78 rush, 2 rec.) for 2nd-most TDs in franchise history. Posted 26th 100-yard rec. game last week & passed HOF WR JOHN STALLWORTH (25) for franchise record. Aims for 3rd consecutive game vs. Ten. w/100+ rec. yards (109, 103). For career, WR MIKE WALLACE averages 20.0 yards per catch (41 rec., 818 receiving yards)…TE HEATH MILLER aims for 3rd straight game w/8 rec. vs. Ten…Since ’08, LBs JAMES HARRISON (27) & LA MARR WOODLEY (26) have totaled 53 sacks. Steelers are 8-0 when, Harrison has 2+ sacks in game. Woodley aims for 10th consecutive game with at least 0.5 sack…S TROY POLAMALU posted 21st career INT last week…TITANS: Incl. postseason, club aims for 4th consecutive win vs. Pit. at home…Titans have won 9 of past 11 games…Since ’08, QB VINCE YOUNG is 7-1 as starter at LP Field & has completed 112 of 181 passes (61.9 pct.) for 1,443 yards w/10 TDs vs. 6 INTs & 91.5 passer rating. Young posted career-high 142.8 passer rating last week (min. 10 att.)…RB CHRIS JOHNSON aims for 13th consecutive game w/100+ rush yards. In past 7 at home, Johnson is averaging 145.6 rush yards per game. Since ’08, Johnson leads NFL with 3,376 rush yards. RB JAVON RINGER had 1st career rush TD last week…In ’09 vs. Pit., WR KENNY BRITT totaled 85 receiving yards on 4 catches (21.3 avg.)…WR NATE WASHINGTON spent 4 seasons w/Steelers (2005-08). Washington led team w/88 receiving yards last week, 2nd-highest of career (94 on 10/5/08)…S CHRIS HOPE spent 4 seasons w/Steelers (2002-05)…CBs CORTLAND FINNEGAN & VINCENT FULLER aim for INTs in consecutive games vs. Pit…Rookie DE DERRICK MORGAN (1st round, No. 16) recorded 1st career sack last week.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (1-0) AT DENVER BRONCOS (0-1)

SERIES


SEAHAWKS
BRONCOS

SERIES LEADER

33-18

STREAKS

11 of past 14 overall & 6 of past 7 at home

COACHES VS. OPP.
Carroll: 2-2
McDaniels: 0-0

LAST WEEK
W 31-6 vs. 49ers
L 24-17 at Jaguars

LAST GAME
12/3/06: Seahawks 23 at Broncos 20. Seattle K Josh Brown kicks 50-yard FG with 5 seconds remaining, his NFL-record-tying fourth game-winning FG of season.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/3/06

BROADCAST
FOX (2:05 PM MT): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 90 (Sea.), 125 (Den.). XM: 102 (Den.).


STATS

PASSING
Hasselbeck: 18-23-170-2 (T2C)-1-108.3 (1C)
Orton: 21-33-295-1-1-89.8

RUSHING
Forsett: 7-43-6.1-0
Moreno: 15-60-4.0-1 (T3C)

RECEIVING
M. Williams: 4-64-16.0-0
Royal: 8-98-12.3-0

OFFENSE
242.0
363.0

TAKE/GIVE
+1 (T1C)
-2

DEFENSE
263.0
299.0

SACKS
Bryant, Davis: 1
Ayers: 1

INTs
Babineaux, Trufant: 1 (T3L)
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PUNTING
Ryan: 41.4
Colquitt: 43.0

KICKING
Mare: 7 (4/4 PAT; 1/1 FG)
Prater: 5 (2/2 PAT; 1/1 FG)


NOTES

SEAHAWKS: Incl. playoffs, when QB MATT HASSELBECK has 95+ rating (min. 10 att.), Seahawks are 35-6 (.854). Completed 18 of 23 (78.3 pct.) for 170 yards with 2 TDs vs. 1 INT for 108.3 rating last week. Team is 12-0 when Hasselbeck starts & posts 73.5+ comp. pct. (min. 10 att.)…RB JUSTIN FORSETT averages 5.5 yards per carry in career. In only meeting (11/30/08 with NYJ), RB LEON WASHINGTON had 158 combined yards (87 KR, 60 rec., 7 PR, 4 rush)…WR MIKE WILLIAMS had team-high 4 catches & 64 yards last week. TE JOHN CARLSON has TD catch in 4 of past 6 vs. AFC. WR DEION BRANCH had TD catch last week & when he has rec. TD (incl. playoffs), his teams are 21-7 (.750). Has 2 100-yard games in past 4 meetings vs. Den. (incl. playoffs). WR DEON BUTLER had 1st career rec.TD (13 yards) last week….CB MARCUS TRUFANT had 32-yard INT-TD last week, his 2nd career INT-TD. Had FF in only game vs. Den. S JORDAN BABINEAUX had 20-yard INT last week & has INT in 6 consecutive seasons. Rookie DEXTER DAVIS (7th round) recorded sack in NFL debut last week…BRONCOS: Have won 10 consecutive home openers, longest current streak in NFL. Club has 37-12-1 (.755) record in home openers, best mark in league…Since 2000, Denver has 25-11 (.694) record in opening month of season…Broncos aim for 6th consecutive win against NFC at home…For career, QB KYLE ORTON has 19-5 (.792) record as starter at home. Against NFC in ’09, Orton completed 76 of 116 passes (65.5 pct.) for 870 passing yards w/8 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 103.7 passer rating. Orton had 5 completions of 25+ yards last week…RB KNOWSHON MORENO has 3 rush TDs in past 2 games…WR EDDIE ROYAL led team w/8 receptions last week & had 5 1st-down catches. WR BRANDON LLOYD posted 5th career 100-yard receiving game (117) last week & 1st since 9/21/08 vs. TB (124 w/Bears). For career, Lloyd averages 17.3 rec. yards per catch vs. Sea. (17 rec., 294 yards)…Since ’99, CB CHAMP BAILEY leads all NFL CBs with 46 INTs…LB ROBERT AYERS posted 1st career sack last week…DE JUSTIN BANNAN recorded 1 sack in last game vs. Seahawks (12/23/07 w/Ravens).

ST. LOUIS RAMS (0-1) AT OAKLAND RAIDERS (0-1)

SERIES


RAMS
RAIDERS

SERIES LEADER

7-4

STREAKS
Past 2 overall
4 of past 6 at home

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

LAST WEEK
L 17-13 vs. Cardinals
L 38-13 at Titans

LAST GAME
12/17/06: Rams 20 at Raiders 0. St. Louis RB Steven Jackson rushes for 127 yards & 2 TDs as Rams’ defense forces 5 TOs (3 INTs, 2 FR) & posts 1st shutout since 2003.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/17/06

BROADCAST
FOX (1:05 PM PT): Ron Pitts, John Lynch. SIRIUS: 91 (St.L.), 121 (Oak.). XM: 107 (Oak.).


STATS

PASSING
Bradford (R): 32-55-253-1 (T3C)-3-53.1
J. Campbell: 22-37-180-1-1-69.7

RUSHING
S. Jackson: 22-81 (3C)-3.7-0
D. McFadden: 18-95-5.3-0

RECEIVING
Clayton: 10 (T2C)-119-11.9-0
D. McFadden (RB): 6-55-9.2-1 (T3C)

OFFENSE
325.0
286.0

TAKE/GIVE
0
-1

DEFENSE
378.0
345.0

SACKS
Ah You, Robbins: 1
Shaughnessy, Wimbley: 1

INTs
---
---

PUNTING
D. Jones: 54.2 (1C)
Lechler: 54.8 (1L)

KICKING
Jo. Brown: 7 (1/1 PAT; 2/3 FG)
Janikowski: 7 (1/1 PAT; 2/3 FG)


NOTES

RAMS: Aim for 3rd win in row vs. Oak…No. 1 overall pick QB SAM BRADFORD had 55 attempts & 32 completions last week, both records for NFL debut. Passed for 253 yards & 1 TD…RB STEVEN JACKSON rushed for 127 yards & 2 TDs in only game vs. Oak. Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 14 of past 16 vs. AFC. In those 16, has 2,072 scrimmage yards (129.5 per game). Averages 122.4 scrimmage yards per game since 2006, most in NFL (6,853 yards, 56 games). Has 6,788 rush yards & needs 172 to pass MARSHALL FAULK (6,959) for 2nd most in franchise history (HOFer ERIC DICKERSON, 7,245 yards)…WR MARK CLAYTON had career-high 10 catches (119 yards) last week. WR LAURENT ROBINSON had TD catch last week, 3rd of career. WR DANNY AMENDOLA had career-high 67 rec. yards last week (6 catches)…Defense forced 4 turnovers vs. Arz. in Week 1. S OSHIOMOGHO ATOGWE has 18 INTs since 2006, tied for 4th most in NFL. Had FF last week. LB LARRY GRANT had career-high 2 FFs in Week 1. DE C.J. AH YOU had sack & FF last week. DE JAMES HALL had sack in last game vs. Oak. (11/2/03 with Det.)…RAIDERS: Club has 34-15-1 (.690) record in home openers, 3rd-best mark among AFC teams...Raiders are 46-31 (.597) at home in Sept… For career, QB JASON CAMPBELL has 46 TDs vs. 28 INTs & 84.4 passer rating vs. NFC. Campbell completed 1 or more passes to 9 different players last week (22 total completions). Campbell will make home debut at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Has posted 80+ passer rating in all 3 career games against Rams…RB DARREN MC FADDEN totaled 150 yards last week (95 rush, 55 rec.) & recorded 1st career TD reception. McFadden averages 109 rush yards in games w/15+ att. (327 total in 3 games). RB MICHAEL BENNETT averages 5.1 per carry against Rams (36 att., 182 yards)…WR LOUIS MURPHY recorded 4 catches for 87 receiving yards w/1 TD in home opener in ’09…In past 2 at home vs. NFC, TE ZACH MILLER averages 92.5 receiving yards per game (185 total)…DE RICHARD SEYMOUR aims for 4th consecutive game with sack vs. Rams, incl. SB XXXVI w/NE…LB THOMAS HOWARD had 1 FF last week. LB TREVOR SCOTT has 5 sacks in past 3 against NFC. LB KAMERION WIMBLEY posted 1 sack & 1 FF in Raiders debut last week.

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

SERIES


PATRIOTS
JETS

SERIES LEADER

50-48-1

STREAKS
11 of past 14


COACHES VS. OPP.
Belichick: 15-8
Ryan: 1-1

LAST WEEK
W 38-24 vs. Bengals
L 10-9 vs. Ravens

LAST GAME
11/22/09: Jets 14 at Patriots 31. New England WR Wes Welker catches 15 passes for 192 yards & RB Laurence Maroney adds 2 rush TDs as Pats win 4th game in 5 weeks.

LAST GAME AT SITE
9/20/09: Jets 16, Patriots 9. New York’s Mark Sanchez throws 9-yard TD to TE Dustin Keller for game’s lone TD & becomes 4th rookie QB to start & win team’s 1st 2 games since 1970.

BROADCAST
CBS (4:15 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms. Westwood One Radio: Howard David, Tony Boselli. SIRIUS: 123 (NE), 127 (NYJ). XM: 104 (NYJ).


STATS

PASSING
Brady: 25-35-258-3 (T1L)-0-120.9 (3L)
Sanchez: 10-21-74-0-0-56.4

RUSHING
F. Taylor: 14-71-5.1-0
Tomlinson: 11-62-5.6-0

RECEIVING
Welker: 8-64-8.0-2 (T1C)
Cotchery: 2-18-9.0-0

OFFENSE
376.0
176.0

TAKE/GIVE
+2 (T1L)
+2 (T1L)

DEFENSE
428.0
282.0

SACKS
Banta-Cain, Pryor: 0.5
Thomas: 1.5 (T1C)

INTs
Guyton: 1 (T1C)
Cromartie: 1 (T1C)

PUNTING
Mesko (R): 43.0
Weatherford: 45.7

KICKING
Gostkowski: 8 (5/5 PAT; 1/3 FG)
Folk: 9 (T3L) (0/0 PAT; 3/3 FG)


NOTES

PATRIOTS: Have won 8 of past 9 against Jets on road…Club has 8-2 record at NYJ under head coach BILL BELICHICK…QB TOM BRADY is 7-1 at NYJ & has completed 159 of 253 passes (62.8 pct.) for 1,802 yards w/12 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 93.4 passer rating. Since ’07, Brady is 7-1 in Sept. & has 16 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 105.5 passer rating. As starter against AFC East, Brady has 39-10 (.796) record with 80 TDs vs. 35 INTs & 92.3 passer rating…RB FRED TAYLOR averaged 5.1 yards per carry last week (14 att., 71 yards)…WR RANDY MOSS (149) needs 1 TD to become 4th player in NFL history w/150 total TDs. WR WES WELKER posted career highs in rec. (15) & receiving yards (192) in last game vs. Jets. Aims for 3rd consecutive game w/100+ yards receiving against Jets (108, 192). Welker tied career-high w/2 TD rec. last week…Rookie TE ROB GRONKOWSKI (2nd round, No. 42) posted 1st career TD rec. in debut last week…LB TULLY BANTA-CAIN had 2 sacks in last game vs. NYJ. LB GARY GUYTON posted 1st INT last week & returned it 59 yards for TD…JETS: Club has won 2 of past 3 vs. Patriots…In only meeting vs. NE at home, QB MARK SANCHEZ completed 14 of 22 passes (63.6 pct.) for 163 yards w/1 TD vs. 0 INTs & 101.1 passer rating…RB SHONN GREENE averages 5 rush yards per carry against AFC (85 att., 428 rush yards). In 5 career games vs. NE (w/SD), RB LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON averages 108.4 rush yards per game (542 total). Tomlinson averaged 5.6 yards per carry in Jets debut last week (11 att., 62 rush yards)…In 2 games vs. Pats, WR BRAYLON EDWARDS averages 17.1 receiving yards per catch (7 rec., 120 yards). WR JERRICHO COTCHERY is averaging 86 receiving per yards per game in past 3 vs. NE (286 total)…Defense forced 3 turnovers last week (2 FF, 1 INT)…LB JASON TAYLOR has 12 career sacks vs. Pats. LB BRYAN THOMAS led team w/1.5 sacks last week…DT SIONE POUHA had career-high 2 FRs last week…CB DARRELLE REVIS had 1 INT in last meeting vs. Pats at home. CB ANTONIO CROMARTIE recorded INT in Jets debut.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1-0) AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (0-1)

SERIES


JAGUARS
CHARGERS

SERIES LEADER
2-1


STREAKS
2-1


COACHES VS. OPP.
Del Rio: 2-1
Turner: 2-2

LAST WEEK
W 24-17 vs. Broncos
L 21-14 at Chiefs

LAST GAME
11/18/07: Chargers 17 at Jaguars 24. Jacksonville scores on 1st 3 possessions to take 17-3 lead as Jags survive 2nd-half rally by San Diego. Jags QB David Garrard throws 2 TD passes.

LAST GAME AT SITE
10/10/04: Chargers 34, Jaguars 21. San Diego QB Drew Brees connects with TE Antonio Gates on 2 TD passes (1, 11) & Chargers’ defense forces 3 turnovers.

BROADCAST
CBS (1:15 PM PT): Gus Johnson, Steve Tasker. SIRIUS: 91 (Jax.), 125 (SD). XM: 102 (SD).


STATS

PASSING
Garrard: 16-21-170-3 (T1L)-0-138.9 (2L)
Rivers: 22-39-298 (3C)-2-0-98.0

RUSHING
Jones-Drew: 23-98-4.3-0
Mathews (R): 19-75-3.9-0

RECEIVING
M. Thomas: 6-89-14.8-0
Naanee: 5-110-22.0-1 (T3C)

OFFENSE
299.0
389.0 (3C)

TAKE/GIVE
+2 (T1L)
-1

DEFENSE
363.0
197.0 (3C)

SACKS
Kampman: 1.5 (T1C)
Phillips: 1

INTs
Da. Smith: 1 (T1C)
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PUNTING
Podlesh: 41.3
Scifres: 47.8

KICKING
Scobee: 6 (3/3 PAT; 1/1 FG)
Kaeding: 2 (2/2 PAT; 0/0 FG)


NOTES

JAGUARS: Club has won 2 of 3 all-time vs. SD…In 1 career start vs. Chargers, QB DAVID GARRARD completed 15 of 24 passes (62.5 pct.) for 189 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 114.8 passer rating. Garrard tied career-high w/3 TD passes last week & posted career-best 138.9 passer rating. Since ’08, Garrard ranks 1st in NFL w/655 rush yards among QBs…RB MAURICE JONES-DREW (49) needs 1 rush TD to reach 50 career. In past 4 in Sept., Jones-Drew is averaging 95 rush yards per game (380 total)…WR MIKE THOMAS had career-high 89 receiving yards last week. WR KASSIM OSGOOD spent 7 seasons w/Chargers & was selected to 3 Pro Bowls as special teamer. Osgood recorded 1st TD rec. since 12/12/04 last week…TE MARCEDES LEWIS had career-high 2 TD receptions on Kickoff Weekend…In Jaguars debut, DE AARON KAMPMAN recorded 1.5 sacks…Rookie DT TYSON ALUALU (1st round, No. 10) posted 1st career sack in NFL debut last week. Alualu attended Univ. of California…LB DARYL SMITH had INT & FF on Kickoff Weekend…KR-WR TIQUAN UNDERWOOD ranks 2nd in NFL with 38.3 KR avg…CHARGERS: Aim for 6th consecutive win at home…QB PHILIP RIVERS has registered 1 or more TD passes in past 14 games. Rivers has 26-6 (.812) record at home & has completed 572 of 894 passes (64.0 pct.) for 7,169 passing yards w/46 TDs vs. 19 INTs & 97.1 passer rating. Since ’06, club has 14-2 record (.875) record at home when Rivers has 100+ passer rating…Rookie RB RYAN MATHEWS (1st round, No. 12) posted 75 yards in NFL debut last week…TE ANTONIO GATES has 3 TD receptions in past 2 vs. Jaguars & aims for 3rd straight game w/TD vs. Jax. Gates (6,299) needs 9 receiving yards to surpass TE STEVE JORDAN (6,307) for 7th-most receiving yards among TEs in NFL history. Since ’06, Gates leads NFL TEs w/35 TD receptions…WR LEGEDU NAANEE had career-high 110 receiving yards last week & tied career-best w/5 rec…WR MALCOM FLOYD averages 17.6 yards per catch for career (56 receptions, 983 receiving yards)…LB SHAUN PHILLIPS had 1 sack last week in opener…CB QUENTIN JAMMER has posted 10 of 16 career INTs at home.

HOUSTON TEXANS (1-0) AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS (1-0)

SERIES


TEXANS
REDSKINS

SERIES LEADER

2-0

STREAKS

2-0

COACHES VS. OPP.
Kubiak: 0-1
Shanahan: 1-3

LAST WEEK
W 34-24 vs. Colts
W 13-7 vs. Cowboys

LAST GAME
9/24/06: Redskins 31 at Texans 15. Washington QB Mark Brunell sets NFL single-game record with 22 consecutive completions as Redskins post 1st victory of season.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/22/02: Redskins 26, Texans 10. Washington RB Ladell Betts rushes for 116 yards & 1 TD while QB Patrick Ramsey throws for 190 yards & 2 TDs in Redskins’ victory.

BROADCAST
CBS (4:15 PM ET): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts. SIRIUS: 122 (Hou.), 126 (Was.). XM: 103 (Was.).




STATS

PASSING
Schaub: 9-17-107-1-1-67.5
McNabb: 15-32-171-0-0-63.4

RUSHING
Foster: 33-231 (1L)-7.0-3 (1L)
Portis: 18-63-3.5-0

RECEIVING
A. Johnson: 3-33-11.0-0
Cooley (TE): 6-80-13.3-0

OFFENSE
355.0
250.0

TAKE/GIVE
0
+1 (T1C)

DEFENSE
463.0
380.0

SACKS
M. Williams: 1
McIntosh: 1

INTs
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PUNTING
Turk: 45.5
Bidwell: 41.2

KICKING
Rackers: 10 (T1L) (4/4 PAT; 2/2 FG)
Gano: 7 (1/1 PAT; 2/2 FG)


NOTES

TEXANS: Club has posted 9-7 (.562) record against NFC under head coach GARY KUBIAK & aims for 4th straight interconference win …Texans have won 5 consecutive games, longest win streak in franchise history…Since ’07 against NFC, QB MATT SCHAUB has 8-3 (.727) record & has completed 273 of 385 passes (70.9 pct.) for 3,352 passing yards w/18 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 108.7 passer rating…RB ARIAN FOSTER aims for 3rd consecutive game w/100+ rush yards (119, 231). Last week, Foster became 1st player in NFL history to rush for 200 yards & 3 TDs on Kickoff Weekend…In 1 career meeting vs. Was. (9/24/06), WR ANDRE JOHNSON registered 11 catches for 152 receiving yards (13.8 avg.). Johnson (590) needs 10 receptions for 600 career. Johnson (7,981) needs 19 receiving yards to total 8,000…In past 2 vs. NFC, TE OWEN DANIELS is averaging 108.5 receiving yards per game (217 total)…LT DUANE BROWN attended Virginia Tech & is native of Richmond, VA…DE MARIO WILLIAMS aims for 3rd consecutive game w/sack…S BERNARD POLLARD had 1 FF last week…REDSKINS: QB DONOVAN MC NABB is 2-0 in career vs. Hou. In last meeting, completed 24 of 35 (68.6 pct.) for 314 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT for 113.3 rating. Incl. playoffs, when McNabb starts & has 100+ rating (min. 10 att.), his teams are 46-1 (.979)…RB CLINTON PORTIS had 164 scrimmage yards (86 rush, 78 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in only meeting. Averages 107.6 scrimmage yards per game (11,723 yards, 109 games), 6th best in NFL history (min. 100 games)…TE CHRIS COOLEY had 6 catches for team-best 80 yards last week. WR SANTANA MOSS had 6 catches for 77 yards in Week 1…CB DE ANGELO HALL had FF & 32-yard FR-TD last week, 1st FR-TD of career. Is 1st Redskin to score FR-TD since 2006. LB BRIAN ORAKPO has 6.5 sacks in 4 games vs. AFC. LB LONDON FLETCHER has played in 193 consecutive games, tied for 2nd longest active streak in NFL among non-specialists. LB ROCKY MC INTOSH had sack last week. S LA RON LANDRY had 17 tackles last week.



SUNDAY NIGHT

NEW YORK GIANTS (1-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (0-1)

SERIES


GIANTS
COLTS

SERIES LEADER

7-6

STREAKS

6 of past 9

COACHES VS. OPP.
Coughlin: 0-5
Caldwell: 0-0

LAST WEEK
W 31-18 vs. Panthers
L 34-24 at Texans

LAST GAME
9/10/06: Colts 26 at Giants 21. In 1st NFL game featuring 2 brothers starting at QB, Indy’s Peyton Manning passes for 276 yards & 1 TD as Colts outlast Eli Manning’s N.Y. Giants.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/22/02: Giants 44, Colts 27. New York QB Kerry Collins completes 23 of 29 passes (79.3 pct.) for 366 yards & 4 TDs.

BROADCAST
NBC (8:20 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth & Andrea Kremer (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Dave Sims, James Lofton, Hub Arkush (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 127 (WW1), 125 (NYG), 126 (Ind.). XM: 104 (WW1), 102 (NYG), 103 (Ind.).


STATS

PASSING
E. Manning: 20-30-263-3 (T1L)-3-87.9
P. Manning: 40-57-433 (1L)-3 (T1L)-0-109.8

RUSHING
Bradshaw: 20-76-3.8-1 (T2C)
Addai: 10-44-4.4-0

RECEIVING
Smith: 5-43-8.6-0
Collie: 11 (T3L)-163 (1L)-14.8-1 (T3C)

OFFENSE
376.0
463.0 (T1L)

TAKE/GIVE
+1 (T1C)
0

DEFENSE
237.0 (2C)
355.0

SACKS
Kiwanuka: 2 (T1L)
Freeney, Mathis: 1

INTs
3 tied: 1 (T3L)
Bullitt: 1 (T1C)

PUNTING
Dodge (R): 43.0
McAfee: 35.6

KICKING
Tynes: 7 (4/4 PAT; 1/1 FG)
Vinatieri: 6 (3/3 PAT; 1/1 FG)


NOTES

GIANTS: Are 48-32-5 (.600) in road openers, 2nd best mark in NFL history…QB ELI MANNING has won 9 of past 13 starts vs. AFC (incl. SB XLII). Has won 9 consecutive Sept. games…RB AHMAD BRADSHAW averages 6.9 yards per carry in career vs. AFC (inc. playoffs.), incl. 2 100-yard games. Incl. playoffs, Giants are 11-0 when Bradshaw (76 yards last week) rushes for 60+ yards. When RB BRANDON JACOBS has 16+ att. (incl. playoffs), team is 19-4 (.826)…

WR HAKEEM NICKS had career-high 3 TDs last week. WR MARIO MANNINGHAM aims for 3rd in row with 85+ rec. yards. WR STEVE SMITH has 1st down reception in 34 consecutive games. Has 62 1st down receptions since start of 2009, 3rd most in NFC…Incl. playoffs, Giants have won 12 in row when DE JUSTIN TUCK has sack (19 sacks in 12 games). S ANTREL ROLLE had 28-yard INT last year vs. Ind. (9/27/09 with Arz.). DE MATHIAS KIWANUKA had 2 sacks last week…COLTS: Have won 6 of past 7 home openers…Club aims for 6th consecutive win against NFC…Incl. postseason, QB PEYTON MANNING is 33-17 (.660) vs. NFC & has 110 TDs vs. 45 INTs & 100.8 passer rating. Manning has 2-1 record vs. Giants & 1-0 against brother ELI…Since ’07, Colts are 4-1 when RB JOSEPH ADDAI has 100+ rushing yards…In 2 career games vs. NYG, WR REGGIE WAYNE averages 17.1 yards per catch (10 rec., 171 yards)…In past 8 against NFC, Wayne is averaging 92.1 receiving yards per game (737 total). WR AUSTIN COLLIE had career-best in rec. (10) & receiving yards (131) last week…Incl. postseason, TE DALLAS CLARK aims for 3rd straight game w/7+ receptions…DE DWIGHT FREENEY aims for 5th consecutive game w/sack against NFC. DE ROBERT MATHIS has 5 sacks in past 4 games vs. NFC…S MELVIN BULLITT posted 1st INT since 11/16/08 last week.

MONDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1-0) AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (0-1)

SERIES


SAINTS
49ERS

SERIES LEADER

45-23-2

STREAKS
Past 5


COACHES VS. OPP.
Payton: 3-0
Singletary: 0-0

LAST WEEK
W 14-9 vs. Vikings
L 31-6 at Seahawks

LAST GAME
9/28/08: 49ers 17 at Saints 31. New Orleans QB Drew Brees completes 23 of 35 (65.7 pct.) passes for 363 yards & 3 TDs as Saints score 21 2nd-quarter points to build lead.

LAST GAME AT SITE
10/28/07. Saints 31, 49ers 10. Brees passes for 336 yards & 4 TDs, 3 to New Orleans WR Marques Colston, as Saints win third consecutive game.

BROADCAST
ESPN (5:30 PM PT): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden. Westwood One Radio: Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross, Mark Malone (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 124 (WW1), 125 (NO), 126 (SF). XM: 124 (WW1), 102 (NO), 103 (SF).


STATS

PASSING
Brees: 27-36-237-1-0-101.3
A. Smith: 26-45-225-0-2-52.5

RUSHING
P. Thomas: 19-71-3.7-1 (T2C)
Gore: 17-38-2.2-0

RECEIVING
Colston: 5-62-12.4-0
V. Davis (TE): 8-73-9.1-0

OFFENSE
308.0
263.0

TAKE/GIVE
+1 (T1C)
-1

DEFENSE
253.0
242.0 (3C)

SACKS
Ellis: 1
LaBoy: 1

INTs
Vilma: 1 (T3L)
Clements: 1 (T3L)

PUNTING
Morstead: 43.2
Lee: 41.5

KICKING
Hartley: 2 (2/2 PAT; 0/2 FG)
Nedney: 6 (0/0 PAT; 2/2 FG)


NOTES

SAINTS: QB DREW BREES is 4-0 in career vs. SF, completing 100 of 152 (65.8 pct.) for 1,221 yards (305.3 per game) with 10 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 106.8 rating. Has won 3 in row on MNF, completing 63 of 82 (76.8 pct.) for 1,002 yards (334 per game) with 11 TDs vs. 1 INT for 151.5 rating…RB PIERRE THOMAS has 4 total TDs in past 3 (incl. playoffs). Had 71 rush yards & rush TD last week. RB REGGIE BUSH tied club record with 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) & had 168 scrimmage yards (131 rec., 37 rush) in 12/3/06 game vs. SF. His 131 rec. yards are most by RB in game in team history…WR MARQUES COLSTON had 8 catches for 85 yards & career-high 3 TDs in his last game vs. SF. Has TD in 4 in row on MNF (5 TDs). WR DEVERY HENDERSON had 81-yard reception in last meeting. WR ROBERT MEACHEM had 2 catches for 99 yards in last meeting, incl. 47-yard TD. WR LANCE MOORE had 7 catches for 101 yards & 2 TDs in last game vs. SF…CB TRACY PORTER had INT in last meeting. LB JONATHAN VILMA had INT last week. DT SEDRICK ELLIS had sack in last meeting…49ERS: QB ALEX SMITH is 2-0 in career as starter at home on MNF. 49ers are 8-0 when Smith starts & has rating of 96+…RB FRANK GORE rushed for 167 yards & TD in last game on MNF. In past 16 at home, Gore has 2,094 scrimmage yards (130.9 per game) & 15 TDs (11 rush, 4 rec.)… TE VERNON DAVIS had 8 catches for 73 yards last week. Aims for 3rd in row on MNF with TD catch. In last home game vs. NO, had 6 catches for 71 yards & TD. Has TD in 3 consecutive home games. T ANTHONY DAVIS & G MIKE IUPATI became 1st pair of rookie OL to start on Kickoff Weekend for 49ers since 1958…LB PATRICK WILLIS had sack & FF in last MNF game. DT JUSTIN SMITH has started 140 games in row, longest active streak by DL. CB NATE CLEMENTS had INT last week.