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09/22/2010

Week 3 NFL Capsules




WEEK 3 – SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2010


CLEVELAND BROWNS (0-2) AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (1-1)

SERIES


BROWNS
RAVENS

SERIES LEADER

15-7

STREAKS

6 of past 8

COACHES VS. OPP.
Mangini: 0-3
Harbaugh: 4-0

LAST WEEK
L 16-14 vs. Chiefs
L 15-10 at Bengals

LAST GAME
11/16/09: Ravens 16 at Browns 0. Baltimore RB Ray Rice totals 104 scrimmage yards (89 rush, 15 rec.), including 13-yard rush TD, as Ravens sweep season series vs. Cleveland.

LAST GAME AT SITE
9/27/09: Ravens 34, Browns 3. Baltimore defense has 4 INTs & limits Cleveland to 186 total yards. Ravens RB Willis McGahee has 7 carries for 67 yards & 2 TDs.

BROADCAST
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Don Criqui, Steve Beuerlein. SIRIUS: 90 (Cle.), 152 (Bal.). XM: 110 (Bal.).


STATS

PASSING
Delhomme: 20-37-227-1-2-59.2 OR

Wallace: 16-31-229-1-1-73.2
Flacco: 37-77-402-1-5-41.2

RUSHING
Harrison: 25-85-3.4-0
Rice: 37-130-3.5-0

RECEIVING
Watson (TE): 7-78-11.1-0
Boldin: 12-145-12.1-0

OFFENSE
319.5
270.5

TAKE/GIVE
-1
-6

DEFENSE
300.0
214.5 (2L)

SACKS
Benard: 2.5
Lewis, Ngata: 1

INTs
3 tied: 1
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PUNTING
Hodges: 43.1
Koch: 38.5

KICKING
Dawson: 4 (4/4 PAT; 0/2 FG)
Cundiff: 8 (2/2 PAT; 2/2 FG)


NOTES

BROWNS: QB JAKE DELHOMME has 95.0 career passer rating vs. Bal…QB SENECA WALLACE had 65-yard TD pass in Browns debut as starter last week…As starter, RB JEROME HARRISON averages 86.4 rush yards per game (864 total in 10 games). RB PEYTON HILLIS aims for 3rd consecutive game with rush TD…26 of WR MOHAMED MASSAQUOI’s 37 career receptions have been 1st downs (70.3 pct.). WR-KR JOSHUA CRIBBS had career-high 74 rec. yards last week. Cribbs has 1 career KR-TD return vs. Bal. (92 yards on 11/2/08)…TE BENJAMIN WATSON averages 19.3 yards per catch vs. Bal…CB SHELDON BROWN recorded 1st INT w/Browns last week…LB MARCUS BENARD aims for 3rd consecutive game w/1 or more sacks…Rookie CB JOE HADEN (Round 1, No. 7) attended Friendly HS in Fort Washington, MD…

RAVENS: Club is 2-0 under head coach JOHN HARBAUGH in home openers…Ravens are 8-3 all-time vs. Cle. at home…For career, QB JOE FLACCO is 4-0 vs. Cle, completing 68 of 101 passes (67.3 pct.) for 874 yards w/3 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 95.9 passer rating. Flacco has 12-4 career record at home…As starter vs. Cle., RB RAY RICE averages 5.6 yards per carry (52 att., 291 yards). Rice (2,947) needs 53 yards to reach 3,000 career scrimmage yards…WR ANQUAN BOLDIN will make home debut w/Bal. Boldin (598) needs 2 rec. for 600 career. WR DERRICK MASON has 100+ receiving yards in 2 of past 3 vs. Browns (136, 118). WR T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH has 7 career TD rec. vs. Cle., most vs. any opponent…TE TODD HEAP has 592 rec. yards vs. Cle., most vs. any opponent…Defense held Cle. to 160 total yards & 0 points in last mtg…S DAWAN LANDRY aims for 3rd consecutive game w/INT vs. Browns…LB TERRELL SUGGS has 11 career sacks vs. Cle., most vs. any opponent.

CINCINNATI BENGALS (1-1) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (0-2)
SERIES



BENGALS
PANTHERS

SERIES LEADER

2-1

STREAKS
Past 1


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

LAST WEEK
W 15-10 vs. Ravens
L 20-7 vs. Buccaneers

LAST GAME
10/22/06: Panthers 14 at Bengals 17. Cincinnati WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh catches 1-yard TD pass from QB Carson Palmer with 8:07 remaining & Bengals hold on for victory.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/8/02: Panthers 52, Bengals 31. Carolina WRs Muhsin Muhammad & Steve Smith each record over 100 yards receiving & 1 TD in Panthers win.

BROADCAST
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Bill Macatee, Rich Gannon. SIRIUS: 130 (Cin.), 113 (Car.). XM: 109 (Car.).


STATS

PASSING
C. Palmer: 50-85-512-2-1-79.1
Clausen (R): 7-15-59-0-1-29.6

RUSHING
Benson: 38-121-3.2-1
D. Williams: 33-116-3.5-0

RECEIVING
Ochocinco: 16 (T1C)-203 (1C)-12.7-1
Smith: 8-141-17.6-2 (T3C)

OFFENSE
340.5
257.5

TAKE/GIVE
+2 (T3C)
-4

DEFENSE
317.5
324.5

SACKS
Atkins, M. Johnson: 0.5
Connor: 1

INTs
4 tied: 1
Godfrey: 2 (T1L)

PUNTING
Huber: 44.7
Baker: 42.0

KICKING
Nugent: 21 (3C) (3/3 PAT; 6/6 FG)
Kasay: 11 (2/2 PAT; 3/3 FG)


NOTES

BENGALS: Club has 17-10-1 (.625) record under head coach MARVIN LEWIS against NFC…Bengals have won 4 of past 5 against NFC…In only meeting vs. Panthers, QB CARSON PALMER completed 23 of 39 (59.0 pct.) passes for 240 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 94.0 passer rating. In past 4 vs. NFC, Palmer has completed 67 of 101 passes (66.3 pct.) for 732 yards with 10 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 104.1 passer rating…In 25 starts w/Bengals, RB CEDRIC BENSON averages 83.3 rush yards per game (2,083 total)…WR CHAD OCHOCINCO (63) needs 1 TD rec. to surpass CARL PICKENS for franchise record. WR TERRELL OWENS has 4 100-yard receiving games against Car. (110, 118, 123, 107)…Rookie WR JORDAN SHIPLEY (3rd round, No. 84) is tied for 2nd among rookies w/10 rec…Defense recorded 4 INTs vs. Balt…CB LEON HALL posted 15th career INT last week. CB ADAM JONES had 1st INT since 12/17/06 vs. Ravens…K MIKE NUGENT made career-high 5 FGs last week…

PANTHERS: Since start of 2008, team is 13-4 (.765) at home, outscoring opponents 390-272…Rookie QB JIMMY CLAUSEN (2nd round) expected to make 1st career start. Had 1st career comp. last week & passed for 59 yards in relief…RB JONATHAN STEWART has rushed for 397 yards (99.3 per game) & 3 TDs in past 4 at home, incl. 3 100-yard games. RB DE ANGELO WILLIAMS ranks 2nd in NFC with 2,748 rush yards since start of 2008. Has rushed for 80+ yards in 7 of past 8 vs. AFC. Has 770 rush yards (96.3 per game) & 5 TDs in past 8 vs. AFC. RB-KR MIKE GOODSON had 128 total yards (75 KR, 33 rec., 20 rush) last week…WR STEVE SMITH has 13 catches for 270 yards (135 per game) & TD in 2 meetings vs. Cin. Aims for 6th in row with TD catch. Has 8 rec. TDs in past 9. Since start of 2005, Smith is 1 of 5 players with 6,000+ rec. yards & leads those 5 with 14.8 yards per catch avg…CB CHRIS GAMBLE aims for 3rd in row vs. AFC with INT. Has 4 INTs in past 6 vs. AFC. Ranks 2nd in team history with 24 INTs. S CHARLES GODFREY ties for NFL lead with career-high 2 INTs.

DALLAS COWBOYS (0-2) AT HOUSTON TEXANS (2-0)

SERIES


COWBOYS
TEXANS

SERIES LEADER
Series tied, 1-1


STREAKS
1-1


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

LAST WEEK
L 27-20 vs. Bears
W 30-27 at Redskins (OT)

LAST GAME
10/15/06: Texans 6 at Cowboys 34. Dallas WR Terrell Owens has 3 2nd-half TD catches & Cowboys’ defense forces 3 turnovers, resulting in 17 points.

LAST GAME AT SITE
9/8/02: Texans 19, Cowboys 10. Houston QB David Carr passes for 2 TDs as Texans win 1st game in franchise history.

BROADCAST
FOX (12:00 PM CT): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 127 (Dal.), 154 (Hou.). XM: 104 (Dal.).


STATS

PASSING
Romo: 65-98-656 (1C)-2-2-83.5
Schaub: 47-69-604 (3C)-4-2-102.6

RUSHING
Barber: 19-70-3.7-0
Foster: 52-300 (1L)-5.8-3 (1C)

RECEIVING
Austin: 20 (T1L)-288 (1L)-14.4-1
A. Johnson: 15 (T3C)-191 (3C)-12.7-1

OFFENSE
395.0 (1C)
440.5 (1L)

TAKE/GIVE
-4
-1

DEFENSE
279.0
442.0

SACKS
Spencer, Ware: 1
M. Williams: 4 (1C)

INTs
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PUNTING
McBriar: 41.2
Turk: 42.4

KICKING
Buehler: 9 (3/3 PAT; 2/4 FG)
Rackers: 22 (T1L) (7/7 PAT; 5/6 FG)


NOTES

COWBOYS: QB TONY ROMO recorded 1st career att., comp. & TD vs. Hou. (10/15/06). Aims for 4th in row vs. AFC with 100+ rating. In past 3 vs. AFC, has completed 57 of 93 (61.3 pct.) for 909 yards with 6 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 115.4 rating. Incl. playoffs, Cowboys are 27-5 (.844) when Romo starts & has 100+ rating…RB MARION BARBER rushed for 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). Has TD in 3 of 4 games vs. AFC & averages 7.9 yards per rush in those 4…WR MILES AUSTIN is 4th player in NFL history with 10+ catches in each of 1st 2 games to start season. Has 23 catches for 466 yards (155.3 per game) & 4 TDs in past 3 vs. AFC. TE JASON WITTEN (6,043) became 9th TE in NFL history with 6,000 rec. yards. WR-PR DEZ BRYANT had 62-yard PR-TD last week, 5th rookie in club history with PR-TD…LB DE MARCUS WARE has 10.5 sacks in past 13 vs. AFC & has sack in 9 of those 13. Has 57.5 sacks since 2006, most in NFL. Cowboys have won 9 of past 10 when CB TERENCE NEWMAN has INT…

TEXANS: Club aims for 1st 3-0 start in franchise history…Hou. has posted 10-7 record against NFC under head coach GARY KUBIAK & aims for 5th straight interconference win…Texans have won 6 consecutive games, longest win streak in franchise history…Since ’07 vs. NFC at home, QB MATT SCHAUB has 5-0 record & has completed 123 of 169 passes (72.8 pct.) for 1,517 yards w/10 TDs vs. 1 INT & 117.4 passer rating. Schaub had career-high & franchise record 497 passing yards last week…In 1st 3 career starts, RB ARIAN FOSTER has 419 rush yards, 5th-most of any player since 1970. Foster totaled 138 yards last week (69 rush, 69 receiving)…WR ANDRE JOHNSON averages 113.8 receiving yards per game at home vs. NFC (1,580 total in 14 games). WR KEVIN WALTER aims for 3rd consecutive game w/TD reception. WR JACOBY JONES posted 1st TD rec. of ’10 last week & 7th career…DE MARIO WILLIAMS recorded 3 sacks last week. Williams aims for 4th consecutive game w/sack.


SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (0-2) AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (2-0)

SERIES


49ERS
CHIEFS

SERIES LEADER
6-4


STREAKS

3 of past 5 overall & past 3 at home

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

LAST WEEK
L 25-22 vs. Saints
W 16-14 at Browns

LAST GAME
10/1/06: 49ers 0 at Chiefs 41. Kansas City QB Damon Huard passes for 2 TDs & RB Larry Johnson runs for 2 TDs as Chiefs post 1st shutout since 2002.

LAST GAME AT SITE
10/1/06

BROADCAST
FOX (12:00 PM CT): Sam Rosen, Tim Ryan, Chris Myers (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 122 (SF), 147 (KC). XM: 106 (SF).


STATS

PASSING
A. Smith: 49-77-500-1-4-64.9
Cassel: 26-50-244-1-2-55.8

RUSHING
Gore: 37-150-4.1-1
Charles: 22-141-6.4-1

RECEIVING
Gore (RB): 13-101-7.8-1
Moeaki (R) (TE): 8-79-9.9-1

OFFENSE
340.0
254.5

TAKE/GIVE
-5
+1

DEFENSE
264.5 (2C)
344.0

SACKS
3 tied: 1
Gilberry: 1

INTs
Clements: 1
Flowers: 1

PUNTING
Lee: 43.3
Colquitt: 39.5

KICKING
Nedney: 8 (2/2 PAT; 2/2 FG)
Succop: 13 (4/4 PAT; 3/3 FG)


NOTES

49ERS: Team is 8-0 when QB ALEX SMITH starts & has rating of 96+. Passed for 275 yards last week & completed 71.9 pct. (23 of 32), 5th time Smith has posted 70+ comp. pct. as starter…RB FRANK GORE rushed for 112 yards vs. NO & set franchise record with 21st 100-yard game. Had 168 scrimmage yards (112 rush, 56 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) last week. Since 2006, has 6,904 scrimmage yards (5,103 rush, 1,801 rec.), 2nd most in NFL. Aims for 4th in row vs. AFC with TD (2 rush & 1 rec. TD in past 3). Rookie RB ANTHONY DIXON (6th round) scored 2-yard TD on 1st career carry last week…TE VERNON DAVIS has 26 catches for 284 yards & 5 TDs in past 4 vs. AFC. Had 4 catches for 78 yards vs. Saints & 2-pt. conversion. Leads NFC TEs with 12 receptions & ranks 2nd with 151 rec. yards…LB PATRICK WILLIS had sack last week, his 10th of career. DT JUSTIN SMITH has started 141 games in row, longest active streak by DL. Has 4 sacks in past 2 vs. KC & aims for 3rd meeting in row with sack. LB PARYS HARALSON has 4.5 sacks in past 8 vs. AFC. LB AHMAD BROOKS had sack last week…

CHIEFS: Club aims for consecutive home wins for 1st time since 12/31/06-9/23/07…Chiefs aim for 1st 3-0 start since 2003…Dating back to ’09, club aims for 4th consecutive win…QB MATT CASSEL is 5-3 as starter against NFC & has completed 157 of 267 yards (58.8 pct.) for 1,795 yards w/12 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 87.8 passer rating…Rush offense ranks 3rd in AFC & 5th in NFL w/137.5 yards per game…In past 2 against SF, RB THOMAS JONES is averaging 5.1 rush yards per carry (33 att., 167 yards, 2 TDs)…In past 3 at home, RB JAMAAL CHARLES is averaging 129.7 rush yards per game (389 total)…In past 2 against NFC, WR DWAYNE BOWE averages 91.5 receiving yards per game (183 total)…Rookie TE TONY MOEAKI (3rd round, No. 93) registered 1st downs on 5 of 8 receptions this season (62.5 pct.)…CB BRANDON FLOWERS posted INT-TD return last week (2nd of career). Flowers has 2 INTs in past 3 against NFC…LB MIKE VRABEL had 1 FF vs. Browns…DE GLENN DORSEY posted 4th career FR last week…DE WALLACE GILBERRY posted 1st sack of ’10 vs. Clev.


DETROIT LIONS (0-2) AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (0-2)

SERIES


LIONS
VIKINGS

SERIES LEADER

65-30-2

STREAKS

15 of past 16

COACHES VS. OPP.
Schwartz: 0-2
Childress: 7-1

LAST WEEK
L 35-32 vs. Eagles
L 14-10 vs. Dolphins

LAST GAME
11/15/09: Lions 10 at Vikings 27. Minnesota RB Adrian Peterson rushes for 133 yards & 2 TDs & QB Brett Favre adds 1 TD pass as Vikings extend record to 8-1.

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/15/09

BROADCAST
FOX (12:00 PM CT): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 155 (Det.), 91 (Min.). XM: 108 (Min.).


STATS

PASSING
Sh. Hill: 34-64-423-2-3-64.8
Favre: 37-63-396-1-4-56.1

RUSHING
Best (R): 31-98-3.2-4 (T1L)
Peterson: 47-232 (1C)-4.9-1

RECEIVING
Best (R) (RB): 14-170-12.1-1
Shiancoe (TE): 10-162-16.2-1

OFFENSE
306.0
308.5

TAKE/GIVE
-1
-3

DEFENSE
436.0
267.0 (3C)

SACKS
McBride, Suh (R): 2
3 tied: 1

INTs
Berry (R): 1
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PUNTING
Harris: 45.6 (3C)
Kluwe: 44.2

KICKING
Hanson: 8 (5/5 PAT; 1/1 FG)
Longwell: 7 (1/2 PAT; 2/2 FG)


NOTES

LIONS: QB SHAUN HILL passed for career-high 335 yards last week. In 2 games vs. Min., Hill has completed 37 of 52 (71.2 pct.) for 376 yards with 3 TDs vs.1 INT for 102.7 rating…Rookie RB JAHVID BEST (1st round) rushed for 78 yards & 2 TDs & had 9 catches for 154 yards & TD last week; 1st rookie in NFL history with 75+ rush yards, 150+ rec. yards & 3 TDs in 1 game. Leads NFL with 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) & is 1st rookie since BILLY SIMS in 1980 with 5 TDs in 1st 2 career games. His 154 rec. yards are most by rookie RB in SB era…TE BRANDON PETTIGREW had career-best 108 yards (7 catches) last week. TE TONY SCHEFFLER had 7 catches for 52 yards & TD in only game vs. Min. (12/30/07). WR CALVIN JOHNSON has TD catch in 4 of 6 career meetings. Had 8 catches for 84 yards in last game vs. Min. Has 10 rec. TDs in past 12 vs. division. In last game vs. Min. (11/22/09 with Sea.), WR NATE BURLESON had 6 catches for 100 yards. Spent 1st 3 years (2003-05) with Vikings…DE KYLE VANDEN BOSCH had 1.5 sacks last week. LB JULIAN PETERSON had 2 sacks in 10/22/06 contest (with Sea.). Has posted 2+ sacks 9 times…

VIKINGS: QB BRETT FAVRE needs 2 TD passes to become 1st ever with 500. Is 15-2 (.882) in past 17 vs. Det. Aims for 5th in row vs. Lions with 100+ rating. In past 4 meetings, his teams are 4-0 & he has completed 83 of 108 (76.9 pct.) for 979 yards with 8 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 128.6 rating. Has 8,753 yards vs. Det., his most vs. opponent…In past 5 meetings, RB ADRIAN PETERSON has rushed for 557 yards (111.4 per game) & 5 TDs. Has 20 rush TDs & 1,782 yards (111.4 per game) in past 16 division games. Has 8 rush TDs in past 6 vs. division & looks for 7th in row vs. NFC North with TD…WR-KR PERCY HARVIN had TD catch vs. Det. in 9/20/09 meeting. TE VISANTHE SHIANCOE leads NFC TEs with 162 rec. yards (10 catches). Has TD in 2 of past 3 vs. Det…DE JARED ALLEN has 6 sacks, 3 FFs & safety in 5 career meetings. Has 22 sacks in past 19 home games (incl. playoffs). Has 19 sacks in past 11 vs. division. DE RAY EDWARDS has 8 sacks, 3 FFs & 2 FRs in 8 games vs. Det. Aims for 7th in row vs. Det. with 0.5+ sack. DT KEVIN WILLIAMS has 6 sacks in past 5 vs. Det.


BUFFALO BILLS (0-2) AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1-1)

SERIES


BILLS
PATRIOTS

SERIES LEADER

58-40-1

STREAKS

Past 13

COACHES VS. OPP.
Gailey: 0-1
Belichick: 18-3

LAST WEEK
L 34-7 at Packers
L 28-14 at Jets

LAST GAME
12/20/09: Patriots 17 at Bills 10. New England RB Laurence Maroney rushes for 81 yards & 1 TD & WR Randy Moss adds 70 rec. yards & 1 TD as Pats sweep season series vs. Buffalo.

LAST GAME AT SITE
9/14/09: Patriots 25, Bills 24. 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.

BROADCAST
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots. SIRIUS: 129 (Buf.), 121 (NE). XM: 107 (NE).


STATS

PASSING
Fitzpatrick (’09): 127-227-1,422-9-10-69.7
Brady: 45-71-506-5 (T2L)-2-96.3

RUSHING
Lynch: 20-77-3.9-0
F. Taylor: 19-82-4.3-0

RECEIVING
Spiller (R) (RB): 8-31-3.9-0
Welker: 14-102-7.3-3 (T1C)

OFFENSE
176.0
333.5

TAKE/GIVE
-2
-1

DEFENSE
321.0
382.0

SACKS
3 tied: 1
G. Warren: 2

INTs
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Guyton: 1

PUNTING
Moorman: 44.2
Mesko (R): 47.3

KICKING
Lindell: 5 (2/2 PAT; 1/2 FG)
Gostkowski: 10 (7/7 PAT; 1/4 FG)


NOTES

BILLS: In 1 career start vs. Patriots (12/20/09), QB RYAN FITZPATRICK completed 17 of 25 passes (68.0 pct.) for 178 yards w/1 TD vs. 1 INT & 85.1 passer rating…RB MARSHAWN LYNCH (93) needs 7 rec. to reach 100 career…Rookie RB C.J. SPILLER (1st round, No. 9) totaled 200 yards last week (174 KR, 23 receiving, 3 rushing). RB FRED JACKSON totaled 220 yards in last meeting vs. Patriots (80 rushing, 32 receiving, 108 KR). In past 3 vs. NE, Jackson has averaged 91 receiving yards per game (273 total). Jackson (1,991) needs 9 rush yards to reach 2,000. Posted 1st rush TD of season last week…WR LEE EVANS (13) needs 100-yard receiving game to tie FRANK LEWIS (14) for 4th-most in team history…WR-KR ROSCOE PARRISH aims for 3rd consecutive game w/20-yard catch (31, 21)…Club has 14-3 (.824) record when CB TERRENCE MC GEE has INT…LB ANDRA DAVIS had FF last week…

PATRIOTS: Club aims for 14th consecutive win vs. Buffalo…Club has 45-20 (.692) record vs. AFC East under head coach BILL BELICHICK…QB TOM BRADY aims for 22nd consecutive reg. season win at Gillette Stadium as starter. Brady is 8-0 vs. Bills at home & has completed 157 of 241 passes (65.1 pct.) for 1,778 yards w/18 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 105.1 passer rating. As starter vs. AFC East at home, Brady has 21-3 (.875) record with 33 TDs vs. 13 INTs & 88.5 passer rating…RB BEN JARVUS GREEN-ELLIS posted career-high 105 rush yards vs. Bills on 11/09/08…WR RANDY MOSS (149) needs 1 TD catch to become 2nd player in NFL history w/150 TD receptions (JERRY RICE, 197). In 6 games vs. Bills since joining NE, Moss averages 86.7 receiving yards per game vs. Buf. (520 total) & has 7 TD rec. WR WES WELKER aims for 3rd straight game w/TD catch…Rookie TE AARON HERNANDEZ (4th round, No. 113) had 1st 100-yard receiving game last week (101)…Patriots defense recorded 6 sacks in last game vs. Buf…LB TULLY BANTA-CAIN has 5 sacks in past 2 vs. Bills & aims for 3rd straight game w/2 or more sacks vs. Buf…DL GERARD WARREN tied career-high w/2 sacks last week.


ATLANTA FALCONS (1-1) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (2-0)

SERIES


FALCONS
SAINTS

SERIES LEADER
44-37


STREAKS

7 of past 8

COACHES VS. OPP.
Smith: 1-3
Payton: 7-1

LAST WEEK
W 41-7 vs. Cardinals
W 25-22 at 49ers

LAST GAME
12/13/09: Saints 26 at Falcons 23. New Orleans K Garrett Hartley converts 38-yard FG with just over 4 minutes remaining to break 4th-quarter tie as Saints move to 13-0.

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/2/09: Saints 35, Falcons 27. New Orleans QB Drew Brees completes 25 of 33 passes for 308 yards & 2 TDs as Saints score 21 unanswered points in 2nd quarter & hold off Atlanta.

BROADCAST
FOX (12:00 PM CT): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick. SIRIUS: 153 (Atl.), 123 (NO). XM: 105 (NO).


STATS

PASSING
Ryan: 48-76-477-3-1-88.5
Brees: 55-74-491-3-0-105.2 (3C)

RUSHING
Snelling: 26-133-5.1-2 (T3C)
P. Thomas: 37-117-3.2-1

RECEIVING
White: 20 (T1L)-189 (2C)-9.5-1
P. Thomas (RB): 11-72-6.5-0

OFFENSE
369.5 (3C)
297.5

TAKE/GIVE
+2
+5 (1C)

DEFENSE
310.5
335.0

SACKS
5 tied: 1
Ellis: 1

INTs
4 tied: 1
3 tied: 1

PUNTING
Koenen: 38.8
Morstead: 45.1

KICKING
M. Bryant: 20 (1C) (5/5 PAT; 5/6 FG)
Hartley: 13 (4/4 PAT; 3/5 FG)


NOTES

FALCONS: QB MATT RYAN has won 6 of past 9 division starts. Had 3 TDs & 117.3 rating last week. Falcons are 10-0 when Ryan has 100+ rating…RB MICHAEL TURNER aims for 4th in row vs. NO with rush TD. In last meeting, rushed for 151 yards & TD. In past 7 vs. division, has rushed for 730 yards (104.3 per game) & 8 TDs, incl. 5 100-yard games. RB JASON SNELLING had career-high 186 scrimmage yards (129 rush, 57 rec.) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) last week.…WR RODDY WHITE aims for 4th in row at NO with 100+ yards. In past 3 at NO, has 22 catches for 382 yards (127.3 per game) & 2 TDs. Has 4 TDs in past 4. TE TONY GONZALEZ aims for 5th in row vs. NO with 5+ catches. WR MICHAEL JENKINS had 50-yard TD in last meeting. In career, Jenkins’ 2 best rec. days have come vs. NO (83 yards on 12/10/07 & 82 yards on 12/13/09)…DE KROY BIERMANN had 4-yard FR-TD in last game at NO. DE JOHN ABRAHAM had career-high 4 sacks vs. NO (11/4/01 with NYJ). CB BRENT GRIMES had INT in last game at NO. S THOMAS DE COUD had sack in last meeting in NO…

SAINTS: QB DREW BREES is 7-1 vs. Atl. as Saint. Has completed 196 of 296 (66.2 pct.) for 2,343 yards with 16 TDs vs. 5 INTs for 101.2 rating in those 8. Since 2008, Brees is 15-4 (.789) at home (incl. playoffs), completing 460 of 659 (69.8 pct.) for 5,797 yards (305.1 per game) with 50 TDs vs. 9 INTs for 116.5 rating…RB PIERRE THOMAS aims for 3rd in row at home vs. Atl. with rush & rec. TD; in past 2, has 209 scrimmage yards (104.5 per game) & 4 TDs (2 rush, 2 rec.)…WR MARQUES COLSTON aims for 3rd in row vs. Atl. with TD. WR DEVERY HENDERSON had 4 catches for 158 yards (39.5 avg.) & TD (76 yards) in 11/26/06 meeting, 2nd most yards in career…CB JABARI GREER had 48-yard INT-TD in last meeting at home. CB TRACY PORTER had INT in last home game vs. Atl. Had INT last week. LB JONATHAN VILMA has 2 INTs vs. Atl., incl. INT in last meeting. S ROMAN HARPER had 31-yard INT-TD in 12/10/07 meeting. Had INT last week. DT SEDRICK ELLIS had sack in last meeting.


TENNESSEE TITANS (1-1) AT NEW YORK GIANTS (1-1)

SERIES


TITANS
GIANTS

SERIES LEADER

5-4

STREAKS
Past 4


COACHES VS. OPP.
Fisher: 4-1
Coughlin: 7-11

LAST WEEK
L 19-11 vs. Steelers
L 38-14 at Colts

LAST GAME
11/26/06: Giants 21 at Titans 24. Tennessee K Rob Bironas converts 49-yard FG with 6 seconds remaining to lift Titans. QB Vince Young throws for 249 yards & 2 TDs.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/1/02: Titans 32, Giants 29 (OT). Tennessee K Joe Nedney converts 38-yard FG in OT after QB Steve McNair throws 1 of 3 TD passes with 9 seconds left to tie game as Titans win thriller.

BROADCAST
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf. Westwood One Radio: Howard David, Tony Boselli. SIRIUS: 125 (NYG). XM: 102 (NYG).


STATS

PASSING
Young: 20-27-220-2-2-91.6
Manning: 33-54-424-5 (T1C)-4-85.7

RUSHING
C. Johnson: 43-176-4.1-2 (T2C)
Bradshaw: 37-165 (3C)-4.5-1

RECEIVING
C. Johnson (RB): 9-27-3.0-0
Smith: 9-78-8.7-0

OFFENSE
291.5
316.5

TAKE/GIVE
-5
-1

DEFENSE
206.5 (1L)
323.5

SACKS
Babin, Witherspoon: 2
Kiwanuka: 3 (T3L)

INTs
Hope: 1
3 tied: 1

PUNTING
Kern: 49.3 (3L)
Dodge (R): 44.6

KICKING
Bironas: 11 (5/5 PAT; 2/2 FG)
Tynes: 9 (6/6 PAT; 1/1 FG)


NOTES

TITANS: Club aims for 10th consecutive win against NFC…Titans have won 9 of past 12…In 4th quarter of last game vs. NYG (24-21 W), QB VINCE YOUNG completed 13 of 18 passes (72.2 pct.) for 130 yards w/2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 129.4 rating & rushed for 45 yards w/1 TD. Has 10-2 (.833) record as starter vs. NFC…RB CHRIS JOHNSON aims for 6th in row w/100+ rush yards vs. NFC & is averaging 133 rush yards/game during streak (665 total). He (790) needs 10 rec. yards to reach 800 career. Averages 98.7 rush yards per game on road (1,481 total in 15 games)…WR KENNY BRITT is Bayonne, NJ native & attended Rutgers…WR NATE WASHINGTON had 65-yard TD catch in last game against NYG (w/Pit. on 10/26/08). Aims for 3rd in row w/TD catch…TE BO SCAIFE had TD rec. in last game vs. Giants…Nyack, NY native CB JASON MC COURTY attended Rutgers…DE JASON BABIN & LB WILL WITHERSPOON each aim for 3rd consecutive game w/sack…Rookie DE DERRICK MORGAN (Round 1, No. 16) aims for 3rd in row with 0.5+ sack…

GIANTS: QB ELI MANNING has won 9 of past 10 Sept. starts. Is 12-5 (.706) in past 17 at home…RB AHMAD BRADSHAW averages 6.5 yards per carry in career vs. AFC (inc. playoffs.), incl. 2 100-yard games. Rushed for 89 yards last week. RB BRANDON JACOBS rushed for 2 TDs in only game vs. Ten…WR HAKEEM NICKS leads NFL with 4 rec. TDs. Has 5 rec. TDs in past 4 at home. WR MARIO MANNINGHAM aims for 4th in row with 75+ rec. yards. Had career-long 54-yard TD last week. Has 6 career rec. TDs & 5 have been 20+ yards. WR STEVE SMITH has 1st down reception in 35 consecutive games. Has 65 1st down receptions since start of 2009, 3rd most in NFC…LB KEITH BULLUCK was 1st round pick (No. 30) by Ten. in 2000. Played 1st 10 seasons with Titans & was selected to Pro Bowl in 2003. Incl. playoffs, Giants have won 12 in row when DE JUSTIN TUCK has sack (19 sacks in those 12 games). DE OSI UMENYIORA has 7 sacks in past 11 vs. AFC. LB-DE MATHIAS KIWANUKA aims for 3rd in row with sack.


PITTSBURGH STEELERS (2-0) AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (2-0)

SERIES


STEELERS
BUCCANEERS

SERIES LEADER
7-1


STREAKS
Past 3


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

LAST WEEK
W 19-11 at Titans
W 20-7 at Panthers

LAST GAME
12/3/06: Buccaneers 3 at Steelers 20. Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger passes for 2 TDs as Steelers’ defense nearly registers shutout en route to victory.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/23/02: Steelers 17, Buccaneers 7. Pittsburgh WR Plaxico Burress has 5 receptions for 127 yards & WR Antwaan Randle-El adds TD catch as Steelers take 17-0 lead en route to win.

BROADCAST
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Gus Johnson, Steve Tasker. SIRIUS: 126 (Pit.), 158 (TB). XM: 103 (Pit.).


STATS

PASSING
Batch: 5-11-25-0-0-52.5 OR

Leftwich (’09 TB): 58-107-594-4-3-71.2
Freeman: 29-52-360-4 (T2C)-1-95.0

RUSHING
Mendenhall: 45-189 (3C)-4.2-1
C. Williams: 49-126-2.6-0

RECEIVING
Ward: 7-117-16.7-0
Winslow (TE): 8-115-14.4-0

OFFENSE
240.5
280.5

TAKE/GIVE
+6 (1L)
+4 (2C)

DEFENSE
266.5
309.0

SACKS
Harrison: 3 (T3L)
Crowder: 2

INTs
Polamalu: 2 (T1L)
Barber: 2 (T1L)

PUNTING
Sepulveda: 46.3
Bryan (R): 41.8

KICKING
Reed: 22 (T1L) (1/1 PAT; 7/9 FG)
Barth: 13 (4/4 PAT; 3/3 FG)


NOTES

STEELERS: Club won SB XLIII at Raymond James Stadium…Head coach MIKE TOMLIN spent 5 seasons (2001-05) as Buccaneers DB coach…Club aims for 1st 3-0 start since ’07…QB CHARLIE BATCH is 4-2 as starter vs. TB. QB BYRON LEFTWICH spent ’09 season w/Bucs…As starter on road, RB RASHARD MENDENHALL averages 88.2 rush yards per game (529 total)…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. Ward has reception in 180 consecutive games, 5th-longest streak in NFL history…Defense forced 7 turnovers last week (3 INTs, 4 FFs)…LB JAMES HARRISON posted 2 sacks vs. Ten. Steelers are 9-0 when Harrison has 2+ sacks in game. LB LA MARR WOODLEY aims for 11th in row with 0.5+ sack… CB BRYANT MC FADDEN had INT in last game vs. TB…S TROY POLAMALU aims for 3rd consecutive game w/INT. Steelers have 18-3 record when Polamalu has INT…

BUCCANEERS: Are 2-0 for 1st time since 2005 when club won NFC South…QB JOSH FREEMAN has won 4 of past 5 starts. Passed for 2 TDs last week & posted 102.4 rating, 2nd best of career. Has 5 games with 2+ TD passes in career. Aims for 3rd in row with 2+ TD passes…RB CADILLAC WILLIAMS had 27 att. last week. Bucs are 13-0 when Williams has 22+ att. (2-0 in 2010). RB EARNEST GRAHAM had 14-yard TD reception vs. Car…Rookie WR MIKE WILLIAMS (4th round) aims for 3rd in row with TD catch. Had 35-yard TD last week & has TD in each of 1st 2 career games. TE KELLEN WINSLOW had 4 catches for team-best 83 yards (20.8 avg.) last week, tied for his 2nd highest single-game avg. (min. 4 rec.). Had 20.8 avg. (4 catches, 83 yards) vs. Pit. (9/9/07 with Cle.). Leads NFL with 8 catches & 115 yards on 3rd down…CB RONDE BARBER aims for 3rd in row with INT. Is 1 of only 2 players in NFL history with 25+ sacks (25) & 30+ INTs (39). Had 2 INTs & FR in 10/21/01 game vs. Pit. DE TIM CROWDER tied career-high with 2 sacks last week & had FF. LB QUINCY BLACK had sack vs. Panthers.


PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (1-1) AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1-1)
SERIES


EAGLES
JAGUARS

SERIES LEADER

3-0

STREAKS

3-0

COACHES VS. OPP.
Reid: 0-2
Del Rio: 1-0

LAST WEEK
W 35-32 at Lions
L 38-13 at Chargers

LAST GAME
10/29/06: Jaguars 13 at Eagles 6. Jacksonville RB Fred Taylor rushes for 105 yards & scores game’s lone TD on 15-yard run as Jags’ defense limits top-ranked Philly offense to 227 yards.

LAST GAME AT SITE
10/6/02: Jaguars 28, Eagles 25. Jacksonville wins 3rd straight game as QB Mark Brunell passes for 197 yards & 1 TD. Jaguars WR-PR Bobby Shaw returns punt 69 yards for TD.

BROADCAST
FOX (4:05 PM ET): Ron Pitts, John Lynch. SIRIUS: 122 (Phi.), 113 (Jax.). XM: 106 (Phi.).




STATS

PASSING
Vick: 37-58-459-3-0-105.5 (2C)
Garrard: 31-44-343-4-4-85.7

RUSHING
McCoy: 23-155-6.7-4 (T1L)
Jones-Drew: 35-129-3.7-0

RECEIVING
McCoy (RB): 9-55-6.1-0
M. Thomas: 10-132-13.2-0

OFFENSE
364.5
324.5

TAKE/GIVE
+3 (3C)
-1

DEFENSE
371.5
420.0

SACKS
Parker: 3 (T3L)
Kampman: 1.5

INTs
Allen: 2 (T1L)
3 tied: 1

PUNTING
Rocca: 49.2 (2C)
Podlesh: 41.3

KICKING
Akers: 13 (7/7 PAT; 2/2 FG)
Scobee: 13 (4/4 PAT; 3/3 FG)


NOTES

EAGLES: Are 48-2 (.960) under head coach ANDY REID when scoring 30+ points…QB MICHAEL VICK started last week & won for 1st time since 12/10/06 (with Atl.). Passed for 284 yards with 2 TDs & posted 108 rating. Aims for 3rd in row with 100+ rating…RB LE SEAN MC COY rushed for career-high 120 yards & 3 TDs last week, 1st Eagle to rush for 120+ yards & 3 TDs since 1995 (CHARLIE GARNER)…WR-PR DE SEAN JACKSON had 45-yard TD catch last week. Has scored 17 TDs (12 rec., 3 PR, 2 rush) in career & averages 46.1 yards per TD (783 yards). Has 24 catches for 367 yards (91.8 avg.) & 2 TDs in past 4 vs. AFC. WR JEREMY MACLIN aims for 3rd in row with TD catch…DE TRENT COLE is tied for 4th in NFL with 43 sacks since 2006. Needs 2 to become 5th Eagle with 50. Has 7.5 sacks in past 8 vs. AFC. DE JUQUA PARKER has 5 sacks in past 4 & aims for 5th in row with sack. Rookie S NATE ALLEN (2nd round) is 1st Eagles rookie with INT in each of 1st 2 games since 1979 (BRENARD WILSON). Rookie DE BRANDON GRAHAM (1st round) had 1st career sack last week…

JAGUARS: Club is 12-2 (.857) at home vs. NFC under head coach JACK DEL RIO…Jags aim for 3rd consecutive home win vs. Phi…As starter against NFC at home, QB DAVID GARRARD has 7-2 record & has completed 197 of 333 passes (59.2 pct.) for 2,337 yards with 10 TDs vs. 5 INTs & 84.4 passer rating…RB MAURICE JONES-DREW (49) needs 1 rush TD to reach 50 career. In past 2 vs. NFC, Jones-Drew is averaging 104 rush yards per game (208 total)…WR MIKE SIMS-WALKER is averaging 113 rec. yards per game in past 2 vs. NFC at home (226 total). Sims-Walker had career-best 10 catches last week & posted 5th career 100-yard rec. game (105)…TE MARCEDES LEWIS is averaging 14.4 yards per catch in ’10…LB DARYL SMITH recorded 1st sack of season last week…S COURTNEY GREENE & CB DAVID JONES each registered 1st career INTs last week.


WASHINGTON REDSKINS (1-1) AT ST. LOUIS RAMS (0-2)

SERIES


REDSKINS
RAMS

SERIES LEADER
21-8-1


STREAKS
4 of past 6


COACHES VS. OPP.
Shanahan: 2-3
Spagnuolo: 0-1

LAST WEEK
L 30-27 vs. Texans (OT)
L 16-14 at Raiders

LAST GAME
9/20/09: Rams 7 at Redskins 9. Washington K Shaun Suisham converts 3 FGs, including 23-yard attempt in 4th quarter, as Redskins defeat St. Louis.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/24/06: Rams 37, Redskins 31 (OT). St. Louis RB Steven Jackson totals 252 scrimmage yards (150 rush, 102 rec.) & 2 TDs, including game-winning 21-yard rush TD in OT.

BROADCAST
FOX (3:05 PM CT): Dick Stockton, Charles Davis, Jim Mora, Jr. SIRIUS: 152 (Was.), 121 (StL.). XM: 110 (Was.).


STATS

PASSING
McNabb: 43-70-597 (3C)-1-0-93.6
Bradford (R): 46-80-420-3-4-63.5

RUSHING
Portis: 31-96-3.1-2 (T3C)
S. Jackson: 41-156-3.8-0

RECEIVING
Moss: 16 (3C)-166-10.4-0
Clayton: 12-143-11.9-2 (T3C)

OFFENSE
335.5
267.5

TAKE/GIVE
+2
+1

DEFENSE
453.0
391.0

SACKS
5 tied: 1
4 tied: 1

INTs
Rogers: 1
J. Butler, Murphy (R): 1

PUNTING
Bidwell: 43.9
D. Jones: 49.5 (1C)

KICKING
Gano: 16 (T3C) (4/4 PAT; 4/6 FG)
Jo. Brown: 9 (3/3 PAT; 2/4 FG)


NOTES

REDSKINS: QB DONOVAN MC NABB has 100.1 rating in 4 career starts vs. Rams, completing 71 of 116 (61.2 pct.) for 888 yards with 9 TDs vs. 3 INTs. Incl. playoffs, when McNabb starts & has 100+ rating (min. 10 att.), his teams are 46-2 (.958). Passed for 426 yards last week, 3rd 400-yard game of career…RB CLINTON PORTIS has 344 rush yards (114.7 per game) & 4 TDs in past 3 meetings. Had 2 rush TDs last week, 20th career game with 2+ rush TDs. Last time was 10/12/08 vs. StL. Averages 106.9 scrimmage yards per game (11,756 yards, 110 games), 6th best in NFL history (min. 100 games)…TE CHRIS COOLEY aims for 5th in row vs. StL with 5+ catches. Has TD in 2 of 4 career meetings.
WR SANTANA MOSS tied career-high with 10 catches last week. Has recorded 10 catches in game 4 times…LB BRIAN ORAKPO has 7.5 sacks in 8 career games on road. Had sack last week. LB LONDON FLETCHER has played in 194 consecutive games, tied for 2nd longest active streak in NFL among non-specialists…

RAMS: No. 1 overall pick QB SAM BRADFORD had career-high 2 TD passes last week…RB STEVEN JACKSON has 482 scrimmage yards (160.7 per game) & 2 TDs in past 3 vs. Was. (333 rush, 149 rec.). In 12/24/06 meeting, had 150 rush yards, 102 rec. yards (6 catches) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.); 1 of 8 players since 1950 with 150+ rush & 100+ rec. yards in game. Averages 122.4 scrimmage yards per game since 2006, most in NFL (6,978 yards, 57 games). Has 6,863 rush yards & needs 97 to pass MARSHALL FAULK (6,959) for 2nd most in franchise history (HOFer ERIC DICKERSON, 7,245 yards)…WR MARK CLAYTON tied career-high with 2 rec. TDs last week. WR LAURENT ROBINSON had TD catch in only meeting…S OSHIOMOGHO ATOGWE has 18 INTs since 2006, tied for 4th most in NFL. Had 75-yard FR-TD in 10/12/08 meeting. DE JAMES HALL had sack in last meeting. CB RON BARTELL had FF & FR in last game vs. Was. LB JAMES LAURINAITIS had sack last week. Rookie CB JEROME MURPHY (3rd round) had INT vs. Oak. in NFL debut.


OAKLAND RAIDERS (1-1) AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (1-1)

SERIES


RAIDERS
CARDINALS

SERIES LEADER
5-2


STREAKS
4 of past 5


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

LAST WEEK
W 16-14 vs. Rams
L 41-7 at Falcons

LAST GAME
10/22/06: Cardinals 9 at Raiders 22. Oakland WR Randy Moss has 7 receptions for 129 yards & 1 TD. Raiders’ defense has 2 INTs & 3 sacks.

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/24/02: Raiders 41, Cardinals 20. Oakland RB Charlie Garner rushes for 100 yards & 1 TD while WR Jerry Rice has 110 receiving yards & 1 TD in Raiders win.

BROADCAST
CBS (1:15 PM CT): Spero Dedes, Randy Cross. SIRIUS: 90 (Oak.), 127 (Ari.). XM: 104 (Ari.).


STATS

PASSING
J. Campbell: 30-52-267-1-2-61.9 OR

Gradkowski: 11-22-162-1-1-70.6
Anderson: 39-72-458-1-2-66.8

RUSHING
D. McFadden: 48-240 (2L)-5.0-0
Hightower: 24-169 (2C)-7.0-2 (T3C)

RECEIVING
Murphy: 10-119-11.9-1
Breaston: 10-142-14.2-0

OFFENSE
345.0
322.5

TAKE/GIVE
-2
-2

DEFENSE
277.5
384.5

SACKS
Wimbley: 2
3 tied: 1

INTs
Routt: 1
Wilson: 2 (T1L)

PUNTING
Lechler: 49.7 (1L)
Graham: 43.8

KICKING
Janikowski: 17 (2/2 PAT; 5/7 FG)
Feely: 6 (3/3 PAT; 1/2 FG)


NOTES

RAIDERS: Club has 3-0 record on road against Cardinals…QB JASON CAMPBELL is 2-0 (w/Redskins) against Ariz. & has completed 34 of 48 passes (70.8 pct.) for 288 yards w/2 TDs vs. 1 INT & 91.3 passer rating. In 4 starts w/Raiders, QB BRUCE GRADKOWSKI has 6 TDs vs. 1 INT & 89.7 passer rating…RB DARREN MC FADDEN posted 2nd 100-yard rush game of career last week w/145 yards (164 at KC on 9/14/08)…WR LOUIS MURPHY tied career high w/6 rec. vs. StL. (6 vs. Bal. on 1/3/10). WR DARRIUS HEYWARD-BEY had career-high 80 receiving yards last week…Phoenix native TE ZACH MILLER attended Desert Vista HS & Arizona St…CB STANFORD ROUTT posted 1st INT since 10/21/07 last week…LB KAMERION WIMBLEY aims for 3rd consecutive game w/sack…Rookie DT LAMARR HOUSTON (2nd round, No. 44) recorded 1st career sack vs. Rams…

CARDINALS: Incl. playoffs, club is 16-6 (.727) in past 22 at home…QB DEREK ANDERSON won last start vs. Oak. (12/27/09 with Cle.) & had 90.6 rating…RB TIM HIGHTOWER had 80-yard rush TD last week, longest by Cardinal since 1958 (JOHN DAVID CROW, 83 yards). Rushed 11 times for career-high 115 yards (10.5 avg.) last week, his 3rd career 100-yard game. Has 69 catches since start of 2009, tied for most by NFC RB…WR LARRY FITZGERALD leads NFL with 475 receptions since 2005. Has 8 rec. TDs in past 7 vs. AFC (incl. SB). In past 23 home games (incl. playoffs), has 26 rec. TDs. WR STEVE BREASTON has 31 catches for 441 yards (88.2 per game) in past 5 Sept. contests…S ADRIAN WILSON is 1 of 10 players in NFL history with 20+ sacks (21.5) & 20+ INTs (25). Had INT in last meeting. DT DARNELL DOCKETT has 11 sacks in past 13 vs. AFC (incl. SB). In past 4 vs. AFC, CB DOMINIQUE RODGERS-CROMARTIE has 2 INTs (1 TD) & 2 FFs. LB JOEY PORTER has 6.5 sacks & 3 INTs in 7 career meetings. Had 3 sacks & career-high 2 INTs in 9/15/02 meeting (with Pit.).



INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (1-1) AT DENVER BRONCOS (1-1)

SERIES


COLTS
BRONCOS

SERIES LEADER

11-7

STREAKS
Past 3


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

LAST WEEK
W 38-14 vs. Giants
W 31-14 vs. Seahawks

LAST GAME
12/13/09: Broncos 16 at Colts 28. Indy sets NFL records for most consecutive regular-season wins (22) & most wins in decade (114) while clinching homefield advantage in AFC playoffs.

LAST GAME AT SITE
10/29/06: Colts 34, Broncos 31. Indianapolis QB Peyton Manning throws 3 TDs to WR Reggie Wayne & K Adam Vinatieri converts 37-yard FG with 2 seconds remaining.

BROADCAST
CBS (2:15 PM MT): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms. SIRIUS: 123 (Ind.), 126 (Den.). XM: 103 (Den.).




STATS

PASSING
Manning: 60-83-688 (1L)-6 (1L)-0-121.0 (1C)
Orton: 46-68-602-3-1-103.9 (3C)

RUSHING
Addai: 30-136-4.5-0
Moreno: 39-111-2.8-2 (T2C)

RECEIVING
Clark (TE): 16 (T1C)-163-10.2-2 (T3C)
Royal: 13-163-12.5-1

OFFENSE
436.5 (2L)
366.0

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

DEFENSE
306.0
319.0

SACKS
Freeney, Mathis: 3 (T3L)
Ayers, Moss: 1

INTs
Bullitt, Powers: 1
3 tied: 1

PUNTING
McAfee: 38.3
Colquitt: 47.1

KICKING
Vinatieri: 14 (8/8 PAT; 2/2 FG)
Prater: 12 (6/6 PAT; 2/2 FG)


NOTES

COLTS: Club has 2-1 record at INVESCO Field…QB PEYTON MANNING is 7-2 vs. Den. incl. playoffs, completing 177 of 266 passes (66.5 pct.) for 2,165 yards with 21 TDs vs. 6 INTs & 108.4 passer rating. Manning has 10 TD passes in past 3 against Broncos…Since ’07, Colts are 4-1 when RB JOSEPH ADDAI has 100+ rushing yards. In 3 career games against Den., Addai averages 98.7 rush yards per game (296 total). RB DONALD BROWN posted 1st rush TD of ’10 season last week…WR REGGIE WAYNE has 4 TD receptions in past 3 vs. Den. Wayne aims for 3rd consecutive game w/7 rec…WR AUSTIN COLLIE aims for 3rd consecutive game w/TD catch…In past 2 vs. Den., TE DALLAS CLARK has 5 TD receptions & aims for 3rd consecutive game w/2 or more TD catches vs. Broncos. Clark has 2 TD rec. in past 2…DEs DWIGHT FREENEY & ROBERT MATHIS are both tied for 2nd in AFC & 3rd in NFL with 3 sacks apiece. Freeney aims for 4th consecutive game with at least 0.5 sacks against Den. Freeney posted 2 FFs vs. NYG…CB JERRAUD POWERS recorded 1st INT of season last week…

BRONCOS: Club has 6-2 all-time record against Colts at home…Since 2000, Denver has 26-11 (.703) record in opening month of season…In 2 career games vs. Colts, QB KYLE ORTON has completed 42 of 62 passes (67.7 pct.) for 427 yards w/2 TDs vs. 1 INT & 91.3 passer rating. Orton has 20-5 (.800) record as starter at home…RB KNOWSHON MORENO aims for 3rd consecutive game w/rush TD. Moreno totaled 118 yards vs. Sea. (51 rush, 67 receiving). RB CORRELL BUCKHALTER recorded 20th career rush TD last week…Rookie WR DEMARYIUS THOMAS (Round 1, No. 22) led team in catches (8) & rec. yards (97) vs. Seahawks. WR BRANDON LLOYD is averaging 21.3 yards per catch in ’10 (8 rec., 170 yards)…Since ’99, CB CHAMP BAILEY leads all NFL CBs with 47 INTs…S BRIAN DAWKINS tied career high w/2 INTs in last meeting vs. Ind. Dawkins posted 37th career INT last week in 200th career start…LB JARVIS MOSS registered 1st career sack since 11/2/08 last week.


SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (1-1) AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (1-1)
SERIES


CHARGERS
SEAHAWKS

SERIES LEADER

25-23

STREAKS

5 of past 6

COACHES VS. OPP.
Turner: 0-3
Carroll: 1-1

LAST WEEK
W 38-13 vs. Jaguars
L 31-14 at Broncos

LAST GAME
12/24/06: Chargers 20 at Seahawks 17. San Diego QB Philip Rivers throws 37-yard TD pass to WR Vincent Jackson with 29 seconds left as Chargers come from behind for win.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/24/06

BROADCAST
CBS (1:15 PM PT): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts. Westwood One Radio: Kevin Kugler, Mark Malone. SIRIUS: 91 (SD), 125 (Sea.). XM: 102 (Sea.).


STATS

PASSING
Rivers: 44-68-632 (2C)-5 (T2L)-2-107.0 (3L)
Hasselbeck: 38-58-403-3-4-74.1

RUSHING
Tolbert: 18-108-6.0-2 (T2C)
Forsett: 15-87-5.8-0

RECEIVING
Gates (TE): 10-133-13.3-3 (T1C)
Carlson (TE): 8-84-10.5-0

OFFENSE
433.0 (3L)
290.5

TAKE/GIVE
+2 (T3C)
-3

DEFENSE
273.5
316.0

SACKS
Cesaire, Phillips: 1
3 tied: 1

INTs
Cason: 2 (T1L)
Babineaux, Trufant: 1

PUNTING
Scifres: 46.2
Ryan: 44.9

KICKING
Kaeding: 10 (7/7 PAT; 1/1 FG)
Mare: 9 (6/6 PAT; 1/1 FG)


NOTES

CHARGERS: Club aims for 6th consecutive win against NFC & 4th straight road win against NFC…QB PHILIP RIVERS has 11-5 record as starter against NFC & has completed 309 of 482 passes (64.1 pct.) for 3,592 yards w/28 TDs vs. 8 INTs & 99.0 passer rating. Aims for 16th consecutive game w/ TD pass – longest active streak in NFL. Since ’08, Rivers leads AFC & ranks 2nd in NFL w/67 TD passes (DREW BREES, 71)…RB RYAN MATHEWS (1st round, No. 12) leads NFL rookies w/101 rush yards…RB MIKE TOLBERT had career-high 2 rush TDs last week…Club has 11-1 record when TE ANTONIO GATES has 2 or more TD rec. Gates (62) needs 1 TD rec. to surpass TE SHANNON SHARPE for 2nd-most TD rec. among TEs in NFL history. Aims for 7th consecutive game w/TD catch…WR MALCOM FLOYD had career-long 54-yard TD rec. last week…Defense forced 6 turnovers last week…CB ANTOINE CASON had career-high 2 INTs & had 1 FF last week…LBs KEVIN BURNETT & BRANDON SILER each recorded 1st INT of season vs. Jax…KR-RB DARREN SPROLES totaled 156 yards last week (63 receiving, 56 KR, 37 rushing)…

SEAHAWKS: QB MATT HASSELBECK has won 2 of 3 career starts vs. SD. Incl. playoffs, when Hasselbeck has 95+ rating (min. 10 att.), Seahawks are 35-6 (.854). Since start of 2005, Hasselbeck is 28-10 (.737) at home (incl. playoffs)…RB JUSTIN FORSETT averages 5.5 yards per carry in career (706 yards, 129 att.). In only game vs. SD (9/11/05 with Dal.), RB JULIUS JONES rushed for 93 yards & 1 TD. RB-KR LEON WASHINGTON had 198 KR yards (39.6 avg.) in only meeting (9/22/08 with NYJ)…WR DEION BRANCH had career-high 13 catches (128 yards) vs. SD (9/29/02 with NE). In career, when he has rec. TD (incl. playoffs), his teams are 21-7 (.750). WR DEON BUTLER had career-high 5 catches & 50 yards last week. TE JOHN CARLSON has TD catch in 4 of past 7 vs. AFC. WR BEN OBOMANU had TD catch last week. Rookie WR GOLDEN TATE (2nd round) had 52-yard catch last week, 1st career reception…LB LOFA TATUPU had sack in last meeting. DE RAHEEM BROCK had sack vs. Den. S LAWYER MILLOY had FF vs. Broncos.

SUNDAY NIGHT

NEW YORK JETS (1-1) AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (2-0)

SERIES


JETS
DOLPHINS

SERIES LEADER
46-41-1


STREAKS

Past 3

COACHES VS. OPP.
Ryan: 0-2
Sparano: 3-1

LAST WEEK
W 28-14 vs. Patriots
W 14-10 at Vikings

LAST GAME
11/1/09: Dolphins 30 at Jets 25. Miami WR-KR Ted Ginn, Jr. has 2 KR-TDs (100, 101) in 3rd quarter to spark Dolphins.

LAST GAME AT SITE
10/12/09: Dolphins 31, Jets 27. Miami RB Ronnie Brown scores 2 rush TDs, including game-winning 3-yarder with 6 seconds remaining in game featuring 5 4th-quarter lead changes.

BROADCAST
NBC (8:20 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Andrea Kremer (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Dave Sims, James Lofton, Kevin Kiley (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 127 (WW1), 125 (NYJ), 126 (Mia.). XM: 104 (WW1), 102 (NYJ), 103 (Mia.).


STATS

PASSING
Sanchez: 31-51-294-3-0-96.4
Henne: 30-49-296-1-0-85.1

RUSHING
Tomlinson: 22-138-6.3-0
Brown: 26-145-5.6-1

RECEIVING
Keller (TE): 9-128-14.2-1
Marshall: 12-124-10.3-0

OFFENSE
256.0
261.0

TAKE/GIVE
+5 (T2L)
+2 (T3C)

DEFENSE
286.5
265.0 (3C)

SACKS
3 tied: 1
Wake: 2.5

INTs
Cromartie: 2 (T1L)
J. Allen: 2 (T1L)

PUNTING
Weatherford: 47.9 (3C)
Fields: 40.8

KICKING
Folk: 17 (2/2 PAT; 5/5 FG)
D. Carpenter: 9 (3/3 PAT; 2/3 FG)


NOTES

JETS: Club has 5-3 road record under head coach REX RYAN & aims for 4th consecutive road win…In 2 games vs. Mia., QB MARK SANCHEZ completed 32 of 59 passes (54.2 pct.) for 437 yards w/3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 95.1 passer rating. Sanchez had career-high 3 TD passes & career-best 124.3 passer rating last week…RB LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON (12,628 rushing; 3,997 receiving) needs 3 receiving yards to become 5th player in NFL history with 12,000 rush yards & 4,000 receiving yards…WR BRAYLON EDWARDS has 5 TD rec. in past 3 vs. Dolphins & aims for TD catch in 4th consecutive game vs. Mia...TE DUSTIN KELLER (115) had 2nd career 100-yard rec. game last week (107 vs. St.L. on 11/9/08)…LB JASON TAYLOR spent 12 seasons w/Mia. (1997-2007, 2009) & is Dolphins’ all-time sack leader (124). Taylor had 1st sack as Jet last week…CB DARRELLE REVIS has 2 INTs in past 3 at Mia. CB ANTONIO CROMARTIE aims for 3rd consecutive game w/INT…

DOLPHINS: Club is 31-12-1 (.721) in home openers, 2nd-best mark in NFL…Club aims for 1st 3-0 start since ’02…Dolphins are 9-4 (.692) vs. AFC East under head coach TONY SPARANO…In 2 starts vs. NYJ, QB CHAD HENNE is 2-0 & has completed 32 of 47 passes (68.1 pct.) for 353 yards w/3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 111.4 passer rating…RB RONNIE BROWN had 2 rush TDs in last game vs. Jets at home. RB RICKY WILLIAMS had 138 scrimmage yards in last meeting vs. NYJ at home (68 rush, 70 rec.). Williams (8,984) needs 16 rush yards to reach 9,000 career…WR BRANDON MARSHALL will make home debut at Sun Life Stadium…CB JASON ALLEN tied career high w/2 INTs last week. CB VONTAE DAVIS recorded 5th career INT last week…LB CAMERON WAKE aims for 3rd consecutive game w/sack…DE RANDY STARKS aims for 3rd straight game with sack vs. Jets.

MONDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

GREEN BAY PACKERS (2-0) AT CHICAGO BEARS (2-0)

SERIES


PACKERS
BEARS

SERIES LEADER

90-82-6

STREAKS
3 of past 4


COACHES VS. OPP.
McCarthy: 4-4
Smith: 7-5

LAST WEEK
W 34-7 vs. Bills
W 27-20 at Cowboys

LAST GAME
12/13/09: Packers 21 at Bears 14. Green Bay RB Ryan Grant rushes for 137 yards & 2 TDs as Packers get lone score of 4th quarter to erase 14-13 deficit en route to victory.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/13/09

BROADCAST
ESPN (7:30 PM CT): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden. Westwood One Radio: Kevin Harlan, Boomer Esiason, Mark Malone (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 124 (WW1), 125 (GB), 126 (Chi.). XM: 124 (WW1), 102 (GB), 103 (Chi.).


STATS

PASSING
Rodgers: 38-60-443-4 (T2C)-2-94.0
Cutler: 44-64-649 (3L)-5 (T1C)-1-121.2 (1L)

RUSHING
Jackson: 29-92-3.2-1
Forté: 27-79-2.9-0

RECEIVING
Driver: 9-68-7.6-2 (T3C)
Forté (RB): 12-188 (3C)-15.7-3 (T2L)

OFFENSE
322.5
385.5 (2C)

TAKE/GIVE
+1
+2

DEFENSE
253.0 (1C)
289.0

SACKS
Matthews: 6 (1L)
Peppers, Urlacher: 1

INTs
Burnett, Chillar: 1
D. Moore: 2 (T1L)

PUNTING
Masthay: 41.0
Maynard: 35.2

KICKING
Crosby: 19 (2C) (7/7 PAT; 4/4 FG)
Gould: 16 (T3C) (4/4 PAT; 4/4 FG)


NOTES

CLUBS MEET for 180th time (incl. playoffs), most in NFL history…PACKERS: QB AARON RODGERS is 8-4 vs. division, completing 267 of 392 (68.1 pct.) for 3,184 yards with 22 TDs vs. 4 INTs for 107.1 rating. Has 100+ rating in 8 of those 12…RB BRANDON JACKSON started last week & had TD run…WR DONALD DRIVER aims for 3rd in row with TD. WR GREG JENNINGS has TD catch in 4 of past 6 vs. Chi. TE JERMICHAEL FINLEY has 13 catches for 207 yards (103.5 per game) & 3 TDs in past 2 on MNF. Had 2nd career 100-yard game (103) last week...LB CLAY MATTHEWS had 3 sacks last week & is 1st Packer in history with back-to-back 3-sack games. In 2 MNF games, has 2 sacks, FF & 42-yard FR-TD. CB CHARLES WOODSON has 5 INTs in 5 career games at Chi. S NICK COLLINS aims for 4th in row vs. Bears with INT. Since 2008, Woodson leads NFL with 16 INTs & Collins ties for 2nd with 13. In past 4 at Chi., has 4 INTs (1 TD). CB TRAMON WILLIAMS had career-long 67 yard-INT vs. Chi. (9/13/09)…

BEARS: QB JAY CUTLER has won 4 starts in row & has completed 86 of 135 (63.7 pct.) for 1,198 yards with 13 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 118.1 rating. Aims for 5th in row with 100+ rating. In career, when Cutler has 100+ rating, his teams are 17-0…RB MATT FORTÉ leads NFL RBs with 3 rec. TDs. In past 2 division games, has 325 scrimmage yards (162.5 per game) & 2 TDs. Has 1,136 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. Has 3 KR-PR TDs on MNF (2 KR, 1 PR). Had TD catch last week. TE GREG OLSEN aims for 3rd MNF game in row with TD. WR JOHNNY KNOX had 5 catches for 83 yards & TD in last meeting…DE JULIUS PEPPERS has 3 sacks in past 2 vs. GB. LB BRIAN URLACHER has INT in 3 of past 5 vs. GB, incl. 85-yard INT-TD. DE MARK ANDERSON has 4 sacks in 5 career MNF games. CB D.J. MOORE had 1st 2 INTs of career last week.