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Week 6 NFL Capsules

2007, Week 6, 10/09/2007

WEEK 6 – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14

ST. LOUIS RAMS (0-5) AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (3-2)

SERIES

RAMS
RAVENS

SERIES LEADER
2-1

STREAKS
Past 2

COACHES VS. OPP.
Linehan: 0-0
Billick: 0-2

LAST WEEK
L 34-31 vs. Cardinals
W 9-7 at 49ers

LAST GAME
11/9/03: Ravens 22 at Rams 33. St. Louis RB Marshall Faulk rushes for 2 1st-quarter TDs & K Jeff Wilkins kicks 4 FGs (49, 46, 48, 47) in 4th quarter as Rams improve to 6-3.

LAST GAME AT SITE
10/27/96: Ravens 37, Rams 31 (OT). Baltimore QB Vinny Testaverde passes for 429 yards & 3 TDs, including game-winning 22-yard score to WR Michael Jackson in OT.

BROADCAST
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Sam Rosen, Tim Ryan. Westwood One Radio: Bill Rosinski, Dan Reeves. SIRIUS: 181 (StL.), 122 (Bal.).

STATS

PASSING
Frerotte: 27-49-291-3-3-67.6
McNair: 103-157-922-2-2-80.2

RUSHING
B. Leonard (R): 38-181-4.8-0
McGahee: 102-464 (3L)-4.5-0

RECEIVING
Holt: 28-351-12.5-3
Mason: 44 (1L)-372-8.5-1

OFFENSE
287.4
346.2

TAKE/GIVE
-4
-2

DEFENSE
356.0
274.0 (3C)

SACKS
Ryan (R): 2.0
Ivy, Johnson: 2.0

INTs
F. Brown: 2 (T2C)
Reed: 3 (T1C)

PUNTING
Jones: 50.6 (1L)
Koch: 42.5

KICKING
Wilkins: 32 (5/5 PAT; 9/13 FG)
Stover: 46 (3C) (7/7 PAT; 13/16 FG)

NOTES

RAMS: In past 7 as starter, QB GUS FREROTTE is 6-1 (.857). Had 3 passing TDs last week, 6th time in NFL career with 3+ TDs…Rookie RB BRIAN LEONARD (No. 52) rushed for career-high 102 yards last week & added 5 catches for 33 yards…WR TORRY HOLT has 11 100-yard receiving games in career vs. AFC & club has won 10 of those. Had 5 catches for 89 yards & 1 TD last week & added 2-point conversion catch. ISAAC BRUCE is 2nd among active WRs with 902 catches & 13,579 yards. In 10/27/96 meeting, Bruce had 11 catches for 229 yards (20.8 avg.) & 1 TD. WR-PR DANTE HALL has 12 combined kick-return TDs (6 PR, 6 KR) in career, tied for 2nd in NFL history. Is 2nd in NFC with 15.1 PR avg…When DT LA’ROI GLOVER has 2+ sacks, his teams are 13-2 (.867). Glover tied career-high with 3 sacks vs. Bal. (12/19/99 with NO). DE LEONARD LITTLE has 2+ sacks in each of past 2 vs. AFC. In past 23 vs. AFC, Little has 21.5 sacks. CB FAKHIR BROWN had career-high 2 INTs last week…

RAVENS: Club needs 1 win to reach 100 total victories…For his career in Oct., QB STEVE MC NAIR is 23-13 (.638) with 42 TDs vs. 31 INTs & 82.4 passer rating. McNair is 15-5 (.750) as starter with Bal. McNair (37 rush TDs) needs rush TD to tie KORDELL STEWART (38) for 3rd all-time among NFL QBs…In only meeting vs. StL. (11/21/04 with Bills), RB WILLIS MC GAHEE gained 100 yards on 20 att. (5.0 avg.). McGahee has 75+ rush yards in all 5 games in ’07…WR DERRICK MASON aims for 3rd consecutive game with 10+ receptions. Leads NFL with 44 receptions…TE QUINN SYPNIEWSKI has 10 receptions for 80 yards (8.0 avg.) in past 2 games…Since ’03, team is 30-5 (.857) when defense posts 3+ sacks…In ’07, opponents average 66.6 rushing yards-per-game vs. Bal. defense…Since 2002, S ED REED ranks 2nd among safeties with 30 INTs (DARREN SHARPER, 31). LB RAY LEWIS has 2 career INTs vs. Rams (tied with Saints for most vs. any NFC opponent).

MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1-3) AT CHICAGO BEARS (2-3)

SERIES

VIKINGS
BEARS

SERIES LEADER
48-41-2

STREAKS
4 of past 5

COACHES VS. OPP.
Childress: 0-2
Smith: 4-2

LAST WEEK
Bye (Wk. 4: L 23-16 vs. Packers)
W 27-20 at Packers

LAST GAME
12/3/06: Vikings 13 at Bears 23. Chicago PR-KR Devin Hester has 45-yard PR-TD & CB Ricky Manning Jr. registers 54-yard INT-TD as Bears clinch NFC North division title.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/3/06

BROADCAST
FOX (12:00 PM CT): Dick Stockton, Brian Baldinger. SIRIUS: 107 (Min.), 153 (Chi.).

STATS

PASSING
Jackson: 30-56-329-1-5-40.0 OR
Holcomb: 35-67-427-1-1-70.9
Griese: 49-77-500-4-4-77.8

RUSHING
Peterson (R): 76-383 (3C)-5.0-1
Benson: 101-303-3.0-2

RECEIVING
Wade: 15-173-11.5-0
Berrian: 25-330-13.2-0

OFFENSE
313.3
253.6

TAKE/GIVE
+1
-3

DEFENSE
328.8
344.8

SACKS
Robison (R): 3.0
Anderson, T. Harris: 4.0

INTs
Sharper: 2 (T2C)
Many tied: 1

PUNTING
Kluwe: 44.5
Maynard: 43.0

KICKING
Longwell: 25 (7/7 PAT; 6/7 FG)
Gould: 33 (9/9 PAT; 8/9 FG)

NOTES

VIKINGS: QB TARVARIS JACKSON made NFL debut at Chicago (12/3/06). QB KELLY HOLCOMB has 65.0 comp. pct. (465 of 715) in 23 starts with 31 TDs…RB ADRIAN PETERSON (No. 7) leads NFL rookies with 383 rushing yards & tops NFC with 549 scrimmage yards (383 rush, 166 rec.). Peterson has 100+ rush yards in 3 of 1st 4 career games & aims to become 1st rookie to lead NFC in rushing since HOFer BARRY SANDERS in 1989…Rookie WR SIDNEY RICE scored 1st career TD (15 yards) in Week 4 & had career-high 6 catches & 75 yards. When WR TROY WILLIAMSON has 75+ receiving yards, Vikings are 3-0. WR BOBBY WADE was 5th round pick (No. 139) by Bears in 2003 NFL Draft…Rush defense leads NFL allowing 62 yards per game. Club led NFL in category last season (61.6). CB ANTOINE WINFIELD aims for 3rd game in row vs. Bears with INT. Has 2 INTs in past 2 meetings, incl. 7-yard INT-TD. DT KEVIN WILLIAMS has 7 sacks in past 7 vs. Chi. S DARREN SHARPER has 7 INTs vs. Chi., his 2nd most vs. opponent…

BEARS: Are 13-3 (.813) in past 16 games at home, outscoring opponents 362-206…In last start vs. Min. (9/11/05 with TB), QB BRIAN GRIESE passed for 2 TDs. Had 2 TDs last week & when he has 2+ TDs, his teams are 23-12 (.657). In career, when Griese has 100+ rating in starts, his teams are 18-5 (.783)…When RB CEDRIC BENSON has 10+ carries, Bears are 13-5 (.722). Had 24-yard TD in last meeting…WR BERNARD BERRIAN averages 33.6 yards per TD catch & 6 of his 8 career TDs are 30+ yards. TEs DESMOND CLARK (34 yards) & rookie GREG OLSEN (19) each had TD catch last week. Clark has 3 TDs in past 5 vs. Vikings. WR-PR-KR DEVIN HESTER had 45-yard PR-TD in last game vs. Vikings. Has 8 career return TDs, tied with HOFer GALE SAYERS for most in team history…DE MARK ANDERSON has 16 sacks in 1st 21 games of career. Has 4 sacks in past 4 vs. division. LB BRIAN URLACHER had INT in last meeting & has 2 INTs in past 5 vs. Min. Had INT last week vs. Packers. LB LANCE BRIGGS had INT in last game vs. Min. DT TOMMIE HARRIS had 4 sacks in past 4. CB CHARLES TILLMAN forced 2 fumbles last week vs. GB.

MIAMI DOLPHINS (0-5) AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (2-3)

SERIES

DOLPHINS
BROWNS

SERIES LEADER
7-5

STREAKS
6 of past 7

COACHES VS. OPP.
Cameron: 0-0
Crennel: 1-0

LAST WEEK
L 22-19 at Texans
L 34-17 at Patriots

LAST GAME
11/20/05: Dolphins 0 at Browns 22. Cleveland defense allows just 55 passing yards & Browns RB Reuben Droughns rushes for 166 yards as Browns post 1st shutout since 2001.

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/20/05

BROADCAST
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots. SIRIUS: 143 (Mia.), 110 (Cle.).

STATS

PASSING
Lemon: 15-27-151-0-1-56.3
Anderson: 83-159-1,251-11 (2C)-8-80.5

RUSHING
Brown: 83-425-5.1-4 (T2L)
Lewis: 77-382-5.0-2

RECEIVING
Chambers: 25-342-13.7-0
Edwards: 24-485-20.2-4

OFFENSE
318.8
348.6

TAKE/GIVE
-5
-5

DEFENSE
345.8
424.4

SACKS
Taylor: 3.0
Wimbley: 2.0

INTs
3 tied: 1
Bodden: 2

PUNTING
Fields (R): 41.9
Zastudil: 43.0

KICKING
Feely: 41 (8/8 PAT; 11/11 FG)
Dawson: 36 (15/15 PAT; 7/8 FG)

NOTES

DOLPHINS: In 1st appearance of season last week, QB CLEO LEMON completed 15 of 27 (55.6 pct.) passes for 151 yards. Lemon made only start of career vs. Ind. on 12/31/06 & completed 18 of 36 (50.0 pct) passes for 210 yards with 1 TD…RB RONNIE BROWN (114 yards vs. Hou. last week) aims to become 1st Dolphin since RICKY WILLIAMS in 2003 to record 4 consecutive 100-yard rushing games. Leads NFL in scrimmage yards with 714 (425 rush, 287 rec.) & is averaging 5.9 yards-per-carry vs. AFC opponents this season (360 yards, 61 att.). Has 5+ receptions in 4 of 5 games this season. Brown & WR CHRIS CHAMBERS are tied for team lead with 25 receptions apiece…In 3 road games in ’07, Chambers had 14 receptions for 212 yards (15.5 avg.)…TE DAVID MARTIN has reception in all 5 games this season...LB JOEY PORTER has 6 career sacks vs. Browns (3rd most vs. any opponent). DE JASON TAYLOR posted 2 sacks last week & needs 0.5 sacks to move into 15th place on NFL’s all-time list…Rookie KR-PR TED GINN’s 52-yard kickoff return was longest by Dolphin since WES WELKER’s 95-yard KR-TD on 1/2/05 at Bal…

BROWNS: Club aims for 3rd straight win at home for 1st time since 2004…In 3 career starts at home, QB DEREK ANDERSON has completed 40 of 78 (51.3 pct.) passes for 655 yards with 7 TDs vs. 6 INTs & 77.7 passer rating. Anderson has TD pass in 6 of 7 career starts…RB JAMAL LEWIS is averaging 6.1 yards-per-carry in 2nd half vs. 4.1 in 1st half. Lewis’ teams are 19-3 (.863) when he has 25+ carries. RB JASON WRIGHT totaled 121 yards last week (59 rush, 43 receiving & 19 KR). Wright is averaging 5.4 yards-per-carry (102 yards, 19 att.) this season…In past 4 games, WR BRAYLON EDWARDS has 426 receiving yards (109.0 per game) & has 4 TDs catches…Edwards (485) & TE KELLEN WINSLOW (416) have totaled 901 of Browns’ 1,285 receiving yards through Week 5. Winslow has 80+ receiving yards in 5 of past 6 games dating back to 12/31/06 vs. Hou…LB WILLIE MC GINEST has 10 career sacks vs. Dolphins…Last week, KR-PR JOSHUA CRIBBS (3,255) passed DINO HALL (3,185) to become franchise leader in kickoff-return yards.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS (3-1) AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (4-1)

SERIES

REDSKINS
PACKERS

SERIES LEADER

16-12-1

STREAKS

Past 3

COACHES VS. OPP.
Gibbs: 2-2
McCarthy: 0-0

LAST WEEK
W 34-3 vs. Lions
L 27-20 vs. Bears

LAST GAME
10/31/04: Packers 28 at Redskins 14. Green Bay scores on 1st 3 possessions, driving 69, 75 & 76 yards en route to 17-0 lead. Packers RB Ahman Green has 2 rushing TDs.

LAST GAME AT SITE
10/20/02: Packers 30, Redskins 9. Green Bay RB Ahman Green runs for 84 yards & 3 TDs (24, 2, 8). Packers’ defense forces 3 fumbles.

BROADCAST
FOX (12:00 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 114 (Was.), 140 (GB).


STATS

PASSING
J. Campbell: 67-113-869-4-3-84.3
Favre: 141-210-1,527 (1L)-9 (T2C)-4-94.7

RUSHING
Portis: 66-299-4.5-3 (T2C)
Wynn (R): 36-165-4.6-3 (T2C)

RECEIVING
Randle El: 18-338-18.8-0
Driver: 31 (2C)-374-12.1-2

OFFENSE
340.8
362.2 (2C)

TAKE/GIVE
+1
-1

DEFENSE
268.0 (1C)
327.8

SACKS
Carter: 4.0
Gbaja-Biamila: 5.0 (T3C)

INTs
Taylor: 2 (T2C)
Barnett: 2 (T2C)

PUNTING
Frost: 44.5
Ryan: 43.7

KICKING
Suisham: 29 (8/8 PAT; 7/9 FG)
Crosby (R): 41 (2C)(14/14 PAT; 9/10 FG)


NOTES

GAME FEATURES 2 starting QBs from Mississippi. Washington’s JASON CAMPBELL hails from Taylorsville, MS & Green Bay’s BRETT FAVRE is from Kiln, MS…

REDSKINS: QB Campbell completed 23 of 29 passes (79.3 pct.) for 248 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for career-best 125.3 passer rating last week…When RB CLINTON PORTIS has 100+ rush yards, his teams are 25-8 (.758). In 9 games with 20+ carries, RB LADELL BETTS has 1,087 yards (120.8 yards per game)…In only game vs. GB (12/29/02 with NYJ), WR SANTANA MOSS had 13-yard TD. Incl. playoffs, WR-PR ANTWAAN RANDLE EL has 22 career TDs (11 rec., 6 PR, 4 pass, 1 KR). TE CHRIS COOLEY aims for 4th game in row with TD. Has 22 TDs since entering NFL in 2004, most in NFC among TEs…CB SHAWN SPRINGS has 4 INTs in 2 career meetings. Aims for 3rd in row vs. GB with 2 INTs. LB LONDON FLETCHER had 17-yard INT-TD in last game vs. GB (11/5/06 with Buf.). CB FRED SMOOT has 3 INTs in 5 career meetings, incl. 47-yard INT-TD in last game vs. GB (12/21/06 with Min.). DE ANDRE CARTER has 8 sacks in past 9. Had 2 sacks & safety last week. CB CARLOS ROGERS had 61-yard INT-TD last week, 1st of career…

PACKERS: Have won 8 of past 9…QB Favre is 2-0 at home in career vs. Redskins with 102.5 passer rating. Aims for 4th consecutive 300+ yard game & leads NFL with 1,527 yards… Rookie RBs DE SHAWN WYNN (3) & BRANDON JACKSON (1) have scored GB’s 4 rush TDs. Wynn leads NFC rookies with 3 TDs…WR DONALD DRIVER has reception in 85 consecutive games, 2nd-longest streak in team history (STERLING SHARPE, 103). WR GREG JENNINGS has TD catch in 3 consecutive games (57, 16 & 41 yards). WR JAMES JONES leads NFC rookies with 23 catches & 293 yards…DE AARON KAMPMAN has 18 sacks in past 21. DE KABEER GBAJA-BIAMILA has 4 sacks in 3 career meetings. Aims for 4th game in row vs. Was. with sack. CB AL HARRIS had INT (29 yards) in last game vs. Redskins. LB NICK BARNETT tied career-high with 1.5 sacks last week.

HOUSTON TEXANS (3-2) AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (3-1)

SERIES

TEXANS
JAGUARS

SERIES LEADER
6-4

STREAKS
4 of past 6

COACHES VS. OPP.
Kubiak: 2-0
Del Rio: 3-5

LAST WEEK
W 22-19 vs. Dolphins
W 17-7 at Chiefs

LAST GAME
11/12/06: Texans 13 at Jaguars 10. Houston scores on 1st 2 possessions & defense intercepts Jacksonville QB David Garrard 4 times.

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/12/06

BROADCAST
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Gus Johnson, Steve Tasker. SIRIUS: 121 (Hou.), 147 (Jax.).

STATS

PASSING
Schaub: 111-157-1,299 (3C)-5-4-95.5
Garrard: 68-102-848-4-0-105.4 (3C)

RUSHING
Dayne: 62-179-2.9-1
Taylor: 55-207-3.8-0

RECEIVING
Daniels (TE): 24-293-12.2-0
Northcutt: 13-242-16.1-1

OFFENSE
333.0
329.8

TAKE/GIVE
-1
+3

DEFENSE
304.6
283.5

SACKS
Okoye (R): 4.0 (T1C)
Stroud: 2.5

INTs
Du. Robinson: 2
3 tied: 1

PUNTING
Turk: 44.5
Podlesh (R): 40.3

KICKING
K. Brown: 50 (T1L) (11/11 PAT; 13/14 FG)
Carney: 23 (5/5 PAT; 6/7 FG)

NOTES

TEXANS: Club’s 6-4 (.600) record vs. Jax. is its best vs. any AFC South opponent…QB MATT SCHAUB has TD pass in 5 of 7 career starts. Schaub posted 1st game-winning drive of career last week (59 yards, 8 plays) to set up K KRIS BROWN’s 57-yard FG...RB RON DAYNE recorded 1st TD of season last week…WR ANDRÉ DAVIS is averaging 88.6 receiving yards-per-game this season (266 yards in 3 games). Davis has 40+ yard rec. in 3 straight games…TE OWEN DANIELS led team with 6 receptions for 96 yards (16.0 avg.) last week & is club leader in both categories in ’07 (24 rec., 293 yards)…CB DUNTA ROBINSON (11 INTs) needs 1 INT to set franchise record (currently tied with CB AARON GLENN & S MARCUS COLEMAN). Robinson aims for 2nd consecutive game vs. Jax. with INT. DT AMOBI OKOYE leads rookies & is tied for 1st in AFC with 4 sacks. S C.C. BROWN posted 1st INT of season last week…K Brown set team record with 16 points & became 1st player in history to make 3 FGs of 54+ yards last week (54, 54 & 57). Brown also tied NFL single-game record with 3 FGs over 50 yards…

JAGUARS: Club aims for 4th consecutive win…QB DAVID GARRARD has 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs in ’07 (102 att.). Has 13-9 (.590) career record as starter. This year in 1st quarter, Garrard has completed 17 of 20 passes (85.0 pct.) for 252 yards with 1 TD & 135.4 passer rating (league high). Jaguars are 9-5 (.642) when Garrard has 5+ rushing attempts as starter…Team is 8-0 when RB FRED TAYLOR has 2+ rushing TDs. Taylor needs 280 rush yards to become 21st player in NFL history to reach 10,000. RB MAURICE JONES-DREW totaled 141 yards (82 rush, 30 rec., 29 KR) last week vs. KC. WR DENNIS NORTHCUTT scored 1st TD with Jaguars last week…Defense set single-game franchise record for rushing yards allowed with 10 vs. KC (previous record was 25 yards vs. NYG on 11/20/06)...Team is 11-6 (.647) when CB RASHEAN MATHIS records INT. Rookie S REGGIE NELSON (No. 21) posted 1st INT last week. DTs JOHN HENDERSON (23.0) & MARCUS STROUD (21.5) ranks 4th & 6th, respectively, on Jags’ all-time sack list. Henderson has 5.5 career sacks vs. Hou. (most vs. any opponent).

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

SERIES

BENGALS
CHIEFS

SERIES LEADER
12-11

STREAKS
3 of past 5

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

LAST WEEK
Bye (Wk. 4: L 34-13 vs. Patriots)
L 17-7 vs. Jaguars

LAST GAME
9/10/06: Bengals 23 at Chiefs 10. Cincinnati RB Rudi Johnson rushes for 96 yards & 1 TD as Bengals spoils Herm Edwards’ head coaching debut with Kansas City.

LAST GAME AT SITE
9/10/06

BROADCAST
CBS (12:00 PM CT): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon. SIRIUS: 123 (Cin.), 125 (KC).

STATS

PASSING
Palmer: 101-160-1,171-10 (T3C)-6-90.4
Huard: 97-149-1,029-4-6-77.3

RUSHING
R. Johnson: 58-177-3.1-0
L. Johnson: 84-275-3.3-0

RECEIVING
Houshmandzadeh: 39 (3L)-360-9.2-5 (T2C)
T. Gonzalez (TE): 29-338-11.7-1

OFFENSE
365.5 (3C)
282.4

TAKE/GIVE
-1
0

DEFENSE
403.0
300.0

SACKS
Many tied: 1.0
Allen: 3.5

INTs
Hall (R): 2
Many tied: 1

PUNTING
Larson: 42.3
Colquitt: 46.4 (2C)

KICKING
Graham: 30 (9/9 PAT; 7/8 FG)
Rayner: 24 (6/6 PAT; 6/8 FG)

NOTES

BENGALS: Only NFL team with 100 pct. success rate in red zone in 2007 (7 TDs, 3 FGs in 10 possessions)…Team is 11-2 (.846) when QB CARSON PALMER has 3+ TD passes. Palmer is on pace to pass for 4,000 yards for 2nd consecutive season…In ’07, Palmer has thrown 67 of 101 completions & 8 of 10 TDs to WRs CHAD JOHNSON (28 rec., 3 TDs) & T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH (39 rec., 5 TDs)…RB RUDI JOHNSON averages 4.7 yards-per-carry in 3 career games vs. KC (279 yards, 60 att.). Team is 15-4 (.789) when Johnson has 100+ rushing yards. RB KENNY WATSON is averaging 5.2 yards-per-carry (115 yards, 22 att.) this season…WR Johnson has 24 career TDs on road vs. 20 at home. WR Houshmandzadeh aims to record 3 straight 100-yard receiving games for 1st time in career. Has scored TD in all 4 games this season…1st-round pick CB LEON HALL (No. 18) leads AFC rookies with 2 INTs & aims for 3rd straight game with INT…

CHIEFS: Club has won 7 of past 9 home games…QB DAMON HUARD is 7-1 (.875) as starter at home in career & has completed 137 of 210 passes (65.2 pct.) for 1,635 yards with 10 TDs vs. 2 INTs. Huard’s teams are 9-0 when he posts 90+ passer rating as starter. For career, QB BRODIE CROYLE has completed 13 of 24 (54.2 pct.) passes for 161 yards with 1 TD…In 2 career games vs. Cin., RB LARRY JOHNSON has rushed for 269 yards (6.3 avg.) on 43 att. with 3 TDs, incl. 201 yards & 2 TDs in 37-3 win on 1/1/06. KC is 11-1 (.917) when Johnson has 30+ carries & 13-1 (.928) when he gains 100+ yards at home…With TD catch vs. Cin., TE TONY GONZALEZ (62 TDs) can pass SHANNON SHARPE for most TD catches by TE in NFL history. Gonzalez (19) is tied with OTIS TAYLOR for most 100-yard receiving games in franchise history. Extended reception streak to 104 games last week – streak is 2nd in NFL history among TEs (OZZIE NEWSOME, 150). WR SAMIE PARKER posted 1st TD reception of season last week. Rookie WR DWAYNE BOWE aims for 4th straight game with 70+ receiving yards…Since 1995, CB TY LAW leads all NFL CBs with 51 INTs. DE JARED ALLEN leads team with 3.5 sacks & has 31 for career.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (1-3) AT NEW YORK JETS (1-4)

SERIES

EAGLES
JETS

SERIES LEADER
7-0

STREAKS
7-0

COACHES VS. OPP.
Reid: 1-0
Mangini: 0-0

LAST WEEK
Bye (Wk. 4: L 16-3 at Giants)
L 35-24 at Giants

LAST GAME
10/26/03: Jets 17 at Eagles 24. Philadelphia RB Correll Buckhalter rushes for 100 yards & 2 TDs. Eagles score 10 unanswered points in 4th quarter to secure victory.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/14/96: Eagles 21, Jets 20. Philadelphia QB Ty Detmer throws 3 TD passes as Eagles overcome 13-point deficit in 2nd half.

BROADCAST
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Matt Vasgersian, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 119 (Phi.), 130 (NYJ).


STATS

PASSING
McNabb: 79-136-943-5-1-88.6
Pennington: 84-118-811-6-5-89.3

RUSHING
Westbrook: 51-291-5.7-2
T. Jones: 88-290-3.3-0

RECEIVING
Curtis: 19-323-17.0-3
Coles: 32-300-9.4-4

OFFENSE
337.3
282.2

TAKE/GIVE
+1
-2

DEFENSE
299.0 (3C)
367.2

SACKS
T. Cole: 5.0 (T3C)
Ellis: 2.0

INTs
Many tied: 1
3 tied: 1

PUNTING
Rocca: 41.9
Graham: 42.6

KICKING
Akers: 30 (9/9 PAT; 7/8 FG)
Nugent: 24 (12/12 PAT; 4/7 FG)

NOTES

EAGLES: Play 2nd consecutive game in NY (Week 4 at NYG)…QB DONOVAN MC NABB is 9-4 (.692) in past 13 vs. AFC. Has 3+ TDs in past 3 vs. AFC on road. When McNabb passes for 3+ TDs, Eagles are 18-3 (.857)…RB BRIAN WESTBROOK leads team with 514 scrimmage yards (291 rush, 223 rec.) & is on pace to become 3rd player in NFL history with 1,000+ rush yards & 1,000 rec. yards in single season (ROGER CRAIG, MARSHALL FAULK). In only game vs. Jets, RB CORRELL BUCKHALTER had 15 carries for 100 yards (6.7 avg.) & career-high 2 TDs. Had 103 yards at NYG in Week 4…WR REGGIE BROWN has 12 career TD receptions & avg. length of TD catch is 26.3 yards (316 yards). WR KEVIN CURTIS had 6 catches for 99 yards (16.5 avg.) in only meeting vs. NYJ (1/2/05 with StL)…DE JEVON KEARSE has sack in 4 consecutive games vs. AFC. Has 7 sacks in past 8 vs. AFC. DE TRENT COLE tied for 3rd in NFL with 5 sacks. DE JUQUA THOMAS has 3 sacks in past 3 games. LB OMAR GAITHER had INT (49 yards) in Week 4…

JETS: ERIC MANGINI is 3-2 (.600) vs. NFC…In 8 career home games vs. NFC, QB CHAD PENNIGTON has completed 150 of 223 passes (67.3 pct.) for 1,695 yards with 14 TDs vs. 5 INTs & 101.4 passer rating. Team is 15-7 (.681) when Pennington has 2+ TD passes. Pennington aims for 11th consecutive game with TD pass…RB THOMAS JONES’ team’s are 22-10 (.687) when he records 20+ att…WR LAVERANUES COLES has 4 of Jets’ 7 TD receptions in ’07. WR BRAD SMITH posted 1st career TD reception last week vs. NYG...Team is 5-1 (.833) when S KERRY RHODES records INT. Rhodes recorded 1st Jets’ defensive TD of season & 1st of his career on fumble return last week. DE SHAUN ELLIS (50.5) needs 2.5 sacks to pass MO LEWIS (52.5) for 5th on Jets all-time sack list…RB-KR-PR LEON WASHINGTON 98 yard KR-TD last week was 2nd of season. Since ’01, Jets lead NFL with 9 KR-TDs.

TENNESSEE TITANS (3-1) AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (3-2)

SERIES

TITANS
BUCCANEERS

SERIES LEADER
7-1

STREAKS
Past 5

COACHES VS. OPP.
Fisher: 4-0
Gruden: 0-3

LAST WEEK
W 20-13 vs. Falcons
L 33-14 at Colts

LAST GAME
12/28/03: Buccaneers 13 at Titans 33. Tennessee QB Neil O’Donnell passes for 232 yards & 2 TDs. Titans’ defense registers 4 INTs, 2 by S Tank Williams.

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/8/98: Oilers 31, Buccaneers 22. Tennessee QB Steve McNair has 71-yard TD run with 1:46 remaining to seal victory. Oilers RB Eddie George runs for 134 yards & TD.

BROADCAST
CBS: (1:00 PM ET): Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf. SIRIUS: 126 (TB).


STATS

PASSING
Young: 62-100-583-3-5-67.2
Garcia: 76-113-914-4-0-103.6 (2C)

RUSHING
C. Brown: 52-274-5.3-1
Graham: 36-147-4.1-3 (T2C)

RECEIVING
B. Jones: 13-172-13.2-1
Hilliard: 23-304-13.2-0

OFFENSE
299.0
295.6

TAKE/GIVE
-1
+4 (T1C)

DEFENSE
275.8
313.4

SACKS
3 tied: 2.0
Haye: 2.0

INTs
Bulluck: 3 (T1C)
Phillips: 2 (T2C)

PUNTING
Hentrich: 37.8
Bidwell: 42.7

KICKING
Bironas: 30 (9/9 PAT; 7/9 FG)
Bryant: 29 (11/11 PAT; 6/7 FG)

NOTES

TITANS: Club aims for 4-1 (.800) record to start season for 1st time since 2000…Team has won 5 consecutive games on road dating back to 11/19/06…JEFF FISHER is 13-1 (.928) vs. NFC South (best win pct. vs. any division). Team aims for 11th straight victory vs. NFC South…QB VINCE YOUNG is 3-0 vs. NFC on road with 4 TDs vs. 1 INT & 83.4 passer rating. In 4th quarter this season, Young has completed 16 of 23 passes (69.6 pct.) for 110 yards with 2 TDs vs. 1 INT & 90.9 passer rating. Young has 11-6 (.647) record as starter…RB CHRIS BROWN is averaging 5.3 yards-per-carry in 1st 4 games (274 yards, 52. att.)…WR ERIC MOULDS needs 274 receiving yards to reach 10,000 for career…LB DAVID THORNTON posted 1st INT with Ten. last week & 1st since 9/26/04 (with Ind.). DB VINCENT FULLER has INT-TD in each of past 2 games…Rookie KR-DB MICHAEL GRIFFIN aims for 5th consecutive game with 30+ yard kickoff return…

BUCCANEERS: In 2 games vs. Titans, QB JEFF GARCIA has 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs. When Garcia has 100+ passer rating, his teams are 24-8 (.750). Ranks 2nd in NFC with 8.09 yards per attempt & 103.6 passer rating…RB EARNEST GRAHAM has 3 rush TDs in past 3 games, 1st 3 TDs of his career…WR JOEY GALLOWAY aims for 4th meeting in row vs. Ten. with TD (3 TDs). WR IKE HILLIARD has 15 catches for 172 yards (86 per game) in past 2. TE ALEX SMITH tied career-high with 2 TDs last week…LB DERRICK BROOKS has 2 INTs in past 3 vs. AFC teams, incl. INT-TD. Is 2nd in franchise history with 7 INT-TDs, trailing CB RONDE BARBER (8). When Brooks has INT-TD (including playoffs), his teams are 7-0. DE KEVIN CARTER spent 4 years with Titans (2001-04) & had 23.5 sacks. DE GREG SPIRES has 5 sacks in past 8 games. S JERMAINE PHILLIPS has 2 INTs in past 3. CB PHILLIP BUCHANON had 1st career INT vs. Ten. (9/29/02) & added 83-yard PR-TD. Rookie S TANARD JACKSON (No. 106) had 1st career INT last week. Team’s 1st-round pick in 2007 NFL Draft DE GAINES ADAMS (No. 4) blocked PAT last week vs. Ind.

CAROLINA PANTHERS (3-2) AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (3-2)

SERIES

PANTHERS
CARDINALS

SERIES LEADER
4-2

STREAKS
Past 3

COACHES VS. OPP.
Fox: 3-1
Whisenhunt: 0-0

LAST WEEK
W 16-13 at Saints
W 34-31 at Rams

LAST GAME
10/9/05: Panthers 24 at Cardinals 20. Carolina WR Steve Smith catches 2 TDs (65, 4) & Panthers rally from 10-pt. 4th-quarter deficit to defeat Arizona.

LAST GAME AT SITE
10/9/05

BROADCAST
FOX (1:05 PM MST): Ron Pitts, Tony Boselli. SIRIUS: 147 (Car.), 121 (Arz.)


STATS

PASSING
Carr: 32-62-330-2-2-64.6
Warner: 43-69-580-4-1-102.3

RUSHING
Foster: 80-361-4.5-1
James: 107-442 (1C)-4.1-3 (T2)

RECEIVING
Smith: 25-360-14.4-5 (2C)
Fitzgerald: 34 (1C)-448 (1C)-13.2-1

OFFENSE
306.4
348.0 (3C)

TAKE/GIVE
0
0

DEFENSE
346.4
318.8

SACKS
Jenkins, Moorehead: 1.0
Dockett: 5.0 (T3C)

INTs
Harris, Marshall: 1
Hood, Wilson: 2 (T2C)

PUNTING
Baker: 46.1
Barr: 40.5

KICKING
Kasay: 32 (11/11 PAT; 7/8 FG)
Rackers: 40 (3C)(13/13 PAT; 9/13 FG)


NOTES

PANTHERS: Have won past 3 in series…QB DAVID CARR won only career start vs. Cardinals (12/18/05 with Hou.). Has TD pass in each of 1st 2 starts with Car…Incl. playoffs, Panthers are 22-2 (.917) when RB DE SHAUN FOSTER has more than 15 carries. In those 24, Foster has 2,128 yards (88.7 per game) & 7 TDs. Foster has 361 rush yards & is on pace for 1,155, which would be 3rd 1,000-yard season in team history (1,444, STEPHEN DAVIS, 2003)…WR STEVE SMITH had 8 catches for 119 yards with 2 TDs, incl. 65-yarder in last meeting. This season, Smith has 5 TDs & is on pace to tie MUHSIN MUHAMMAD’s team record of 16 set in 2004. Had 17-yard TD last week. WR KEARY COLBERT had 74 yards last week, most in game since 10/31/04 (100, at Sea.)…DE JULIUS PEPPERS (53.5) & DE MIKE RUCKER (52.5) are top 2 in sacks in team annals. In 4 career meetings, Peppers has 3 sacks & 3 FFs. S CHRIS GAMBLE had INT vs. Cardinals in 11/21/04 meeting. Panthers are 11-3 (.786) when Gamble has INT. S CHRIS HARRIS had 1st INT with Car. last week. CB RICHARD MARSHALL had INT last week…

CARDINALS: Head coach KEN WHISENHUNT has won 1st 2 home games & can be 1st head coach in franchise history since 1966 (CHARLEY WINNER) to start 3-0 at home in 1st year as team’s head coach…QB KURT WARNER is 4-1 (.800) in career vs. Panthers. Has 4 TDs vs. 1 INT & 102.3 passer rating this year…RB EDGERRIN JAMES leads NFC with 442 rush yards. When James has 100+ yards, his teams are 47-6 (.887). G REGGIE WELLS scored 1st career TD last week on FR...WR ANQUAN BOLDIN had 10 catches for 162 yards & 1 TD in last meeting. WR LARRY FITZGERALD leads NFC with 34 catches & 448 yards. Aims for 3rd game in row with 120+ yards. Has 19 catches for 256 yards (128 per game) in past 2. Aims for 3rd consecutive game vs. Car. with TD. Has 16 catches for 228 yards (114 per game) & 2 TDs in 2 meetings…CB ROD HOOD had career-high 2 INTs last week & scored 1st career TD (68 yards). S ADRIAN WILSON aims for 3rd consecutive game with INT. DE BERTRAND BERRY has 8 sacks in past 10. LB KARLOS DANSBY has 5.5 sacks in past 7 games.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (5-0) AT DALLAS COWBOYS (5-0)

SERIES

PATRIOTS
COWBOYS

SERIES LEADER
7-2

STREAKS
Past 2


COACHES VS. OPP.
Belichick: 2-1
Phillips: 4-2

LAST WEEK
W 34-17 vs. Browns
W 25-24 at Bills

LAST GAME
11/16/03: Cowboys 0 at Patriots 12. New England’s defense registers 3 INTs, including 2 by CB Ty Law as Patriots win game between division leaders.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/15/96: Cowboys 12, Patriots 6. Dallas K Chris Boniol kicks 4 FGs (23, 36, 35, 29) as Cowboys capture 5th consecutive NFC Eastern Division title.

BROADCAST
CBS (3:15 PM CT): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms. Westwood One Radio: Harry Kalas, Jim Fassel. SIRIUS: 122 (NE), 123 (Dal.).


STATS

PASSING
Brady: 117-158-1,383-16 (1L)-2-128.7 (1L)
Romo: 101-171-1,508 (2L)-13 (1C)-8-93.9

RUSHING
Morris: 75-370-4.9-3 (T3C)
Barber: 56-334-6.0-4 (1C)

RECEIVING
Moss: 34-551 (1L)-16.2-7 (T1L)
Witten (TE): 29 (T3C)-407-14.0-4 (3C)

OFFENSE
427.8 (1C)
429.6 (1L)

TAKE/GIVE
+7 (T1L)
+2 (T3C)

DEFENSE
251.4 (2L)
285.4 (2C)

SACKS
Vrabel: 3.5
Ware: 4.5

INTs
Samuel: 3 (T1C)
Henry: 4 (1L)

PUNTING
Hanson: 36.3
McBriar: 47.6 (3C)

KICKING
Gostkowski: 44 (23/23 PAT; 7/8 FG)
Folk: 50 (T1L) (20/20 PAT; 10/11 FG)


NOTES

PATRIOTS: Have outscored opponents 182-65 (+117) for best point differential in any 5-game span in franchise history. Club has won 8 straight regular-season games dating back to ’06…Since ’03, team is 16-3 (.842) in October…QB TOM BRADY can become 1st QB in history to throw 3+ TDs in 1st 6 games of season. With 102 yards vs. Cle. last week, RB SAMMY MORRIS notched back-to-back 100-yard rush games for 1st time in career. Morris has posted 3 of Patriots’ 4 rush TDs…In 6 career games vs. Dal. (incl. 1/9/00 WC playoff), WR RANDY MOSS is averaging 112.5 yards-per-game (675 yards, 29 rec.) & has 10 TDs…Team is 35-3 (.921) since 2000 when defense records 2+ INTs…TE BENJAMIN WATSON had career-best 107 receiving yards last week & tied career-high with 2 TDs. Watson has TD reception in 4 of 5 games this season. As starter, CB ASANTE SAMUEL has INT in 5 of past 6 dating back to 12/17/06 & aims for 4th straight game with INT. LB JUNIOR SEAU tied career-high with 2 INTs last week & posted 1st INT since 9/15/02…
COWBOYS: Aim to be 6-0 for 1st time since 1983 when team started 7-0. Have scored 176 points in 1st 5 games, most by Dallas since 1968 (193 points)...QB TONY ROMO is 11-4 (.733) as starter with 4,149 yards & 29 TDs vs. 18 INTs for 95.4 passer rating. Leads NFL with 8.82 avg. gain & is 1st in NFC with 13 TDs…RB MARION BARBER has scored TD in 14 of past 20 (21 TDs). Leads NFC with 4 rush TDs. Has 6 rush TDs in past 5 vs. AFC. Cowboys are 9-3 (.750) when RB JULIUS JONES rushes for 90+ yards…WR TERRELL OWENS has caught 15 TDs in past 17. In past 18 games vs. AFC, Owens has 16 TDs. Had 9 catches for 122 yards in SB XXXIX vs. NE (with Phi.). WR PATRICK CRAYTON has 3 TDs in past 2. JASON WITTEN leads NFC TEs in catches (29), yards (407) & TDs (4). Had 9 catches for 103 yards with 1 TD last week…LB DE MARCUS WARE has 20 sacks in past 23 games. S ROY WILLIAMS has 2 INTs in past 3 vs. AFC. LB GREG ELLIS aims for 3rd in row vs. NE with sack. CB TERENCE NEWMAN had 70-yard INT last week.

OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-2) AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (2-3)

SERIES

RAIDERS
CHARGERS

SERIES LEADER
54-38-2

STREAKS
Past 7

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

LAST WEEK
Bye (Wk. 4: W 35-17 at Dolphins)
W 41-3 at Broncos

LAST GAME
11/26/06: Raiders 14 at Chargers 21. San Diego RB LaDainian Tomlinson has 109 rushing yards & accounts for 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 pass) as Chargers rally in to defeat Oakland.

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/26/06

BROADCAST
CBS (1:15 PM PT): Dick Enberg, Randy Cross. SIRIUS: 126 (Oak.), 119 (SD).


STATS

PASSING
Culpepper: 13-26-193-2-0-100.3
Rivers: 102-157-1,156-7-6-85.8

RUSHING
Jordan: 84-424-5.0-2
Tomlinson: 98-329-3.4-2

RECEIVING
Curry: 16-223-13.9-2
Gates (TE): 40 (2L)-489 (3L)-12.2-3

OFFENSE
348.3
329.0

TAKE/GIVE
-1
+1

DEFENSE
355.8
340.0

SACKS
Warren: 3.0
Phillips: 3.5

INTs
Howard, Morrison: 3 (T1C)
McCree: 3 (T1C)

PUNTING
Lechler: 49.3 (1C)
Scifres: 44.9

KICKING
Janikowski: 26 (11/11 PAT; 5/9 FG)
Kaeding: 31 (13/13 PAT; 6/7 FG)

NOTES

RAIDERS: Club needs 2 regular-season victories to reach 400…Team aims to win 3 straight regular-season games for 1st time since ’02, when club won 5 in row (11/11-12/8)…Team is averaging league-high 194.3 rushing yards-per-game…QB DAUNTE CULPEPPER made 1st start with Raiders’ in Week 4 & totaled 5 TDs (3 rushing & 2 passing). In only career meeting vs. SD (11/9/03 with Min), Culpepper completed 32 of 44 passes (72.7 pct.) for 370 yards with 4 TDs vs. 1 INT & 118.6 passer rating…In 3 career games at SD, RB LA MONT JORDAN averages 5.7 yards-per-carry (164 yards, 29 att.). In Week 4 vs. Mia., RB JUSTIN FARGAS had 22 att. for career-high 179 rush yards (6.1 avg.) for 1st career 100-yard game…Against Mia., WR JERRY PORTER had 2 TDs for 1st time since 10/30/05 at Ten…LB KIRK MORRISON attended San Diego St. (2001-04) & was 2-time All-American. Morrison & LB THOMAS HOWARD have totaled 6 of team’s 8 INTs. Howard aims for 4th straight game with INT. DE DERRICK BURGESS has 4.5 sacks in 5 games vs. SD…

CHARGERS: NORV TURNER served as Raiders head coach in 2004-05. In 10 career home starts, QB PHILIP RIVERS has completed 182 of 297 passes (63.1 pct.) for 2,035 yards with 8 TDs & has 9-1 record (.900)…RB LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON (102) needs 3 rush TDs to pass JOHN RIGGINS (104) for 5th place on NFL’s all-time list. Has 114 multi-purpose TDs & needs 3 more to rank 10th all-time. In 12 career games vs. Oak., Tomlinson has 7 100-yard rushing games, including past 2 & has 1,455 total rushing yards (121.3 per game), his highest total vs. any opponent. Team is 24-2 (.923) when Tomlinson scores 2+ rushing TDs…TE ANTONIO GATES needs 133 receiving yards to reach 4,000…WR VINCENT JACKSON has 3 or more receptions in 11 of past 12 games & is averaging 17.2 yards-per-catch during that span (672 yards, 39 rec.)…Defense has 10 sacks in 5 games in 2007 & has recorded multiple sacks in 17 of past 19 games…LB SHAWNE MERRIMAN has 9 sacks in 12 career games vs. AFC West, including 3 vs. Oak. Chargers are 8-1 (.888) when Merriman has 2+ sacks.

SUNDAY NIGHT

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (0-4) AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (3-2)

SERIES

SAINTS
SEAHAWKS

SERIES LEADER

5-4

STREAKS

Past 3

COACHES VS. OPP.
Payton: 0-0
Holmgren: 5-0

LAST WEEK
L 16-13 vs. Panthers
L 21-0 at Steelers

LAST GAME
9/12/04: Seahawks 21 at Saints 7. Seattle RB Shaun Alexander runs for 135 yards & scores 3 TDs. Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck throws for 246 yards.

LAST GAME AT SITE
9/7/03: Seahawks 27, Saints 10. Seattle RB Shaun Alexander runs for 108 yards & 2 TDs. Seahawks’ defense forces 4 turnovers, resulting in 13 points.

BROADCAST
NBC (5:15 PM PT): Al Michaels, John Madden, Andrea Kremer (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Dave Sims, Bob Trumpy. SIRIUS: 123 (Westwood); 126 (NO), 122 (Sea.).


STATS

PASSING
Brees: 112-177-929-1-9-57.4
Hasselbeck: 99-155-1,148-7-4-90.5

RUSHING
Bush: 50-147-2.9-2
Alexander: 102-378-3.7-2

RECEIVING
Bush (RB): 25-122-4.9-0
Engram: 19-275-14.5-2

OFFENSE
307.3
312.0

TAKE/GIVE
-9
+4 (T1C)

DEFENSE
327.3
330.6

SACKS
W. Smith: 1.0
Peterson: 6.0 (2L)

INTs
David, McKenzie: 1
Trufant: 2 (T2C)

PUNTING
Weatherford: 46.9
Plackemeier: 41.2

KICKING
Mare: 15 (6/6 PAT; 3/7 FG)
Brown: 33 (9/9 PAT; 8/8 FG)

NOTES

SAINTS: QB DREW BREES passed for 332 yards & 3 TDs in only start vs. Sea. (12/29/02 with SD)…RB-PR REGGIE BUSH has 11 career TDs (8 rush, 2 rec., 1 PR). Has 113 career receptions, most by RB in 1st 20 games. RB MIKE KARNEY had TD last week & has 2 TDs in past 3 games…WR MARQUES COLSTON has 92 catches & needs 8 to reach 100 in career. Since 2006, WR DEVERY HENDERSON has 25+ yard gain on 32.5 pct. of catches (13 of 40). Henderson had 4 catches for 101 yards (25.3 avg.) last week, incl. 2 of 25+ yards. ERIC JOHNSON has 21 catches & is 2nd among NFC TEs. Has 4+ catches in each of past 3 vs. Seahawks. Offense has scored 8 of 9 times in red zone (88.9 pct.)…DE CHARLES GRANT had 2 sacks in last game at Sea. CB MIKE MC KENZIE had INT last week (33 yards). DE WILL SMITH had sack & FF last week. Has 8 sacks in past 11 games…

SEAHAWKS: Head coach MIKE HOLMGREN has never lost to NO (5-0)…QB MATT HASSELBECK has won both starts vs. NO, passing for 3 TDs & posting 93.7 passer rating. Seahawks are 32-10 (.762) when Hasselbeck has 90+ rating…In past 2 vs. NO, RB SHAUN ALEXANDER has 243 rush yards (121.5 per game) & 5 TDs (3 rush, 2 rec.). Aims for 3rd in row vs. Saints with 100+ yards & TD. Seahawks are 28-4 (.875) when Alexander has 100+ rush yards & TD…In only meeting vs. NO (11/20/05), WR DEION BRANCH had TD catch. Incl. playoffs, when Branch has TD catch, his teams are 17-3 (.850). WR-PR NATE BURLESON has 5 TDs (4 rec., 1 PR) as Seahawk & averages 30.6 yards per TD…LB JULIAN PETERSON has 16 sacks in 21 games with Seattle, incl. 4 in past 2 weeks. DT ROCKY BERNARD had 1 sack in last meeting vs. Saints. LB LOFA TATUPU had sack last week. DT ELLIS WYMS recorded 1st sack as Seahawk last week.

MONDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 15

NEW YORK GIANTS (3-2) AT ATLANTA FALCONS (1-4)

SERIES

GIANTS
FALCONS

SERIES LEADER

10-8

STREAKS

3 of past 4

COACHES VS. OPP.
Coughlin: 3-1
Petrino: 0-0

LAST WEEK
W 35-24 vs. Jets
L 20-13 at Titans

LAST GAME
10/15/06: Giants 27 at Falcons 14. New York RB Tiki Barber runs for 185 yards, including 9 runs of at least 12 yards. Giants & Atlanta combine for 482 yards rushing in game.

LAST GAME AT SITE
10/15/06

BROADCAST
ESPN (8:30 PM ET): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Tony Kornheiser, Suzy Kolber & Michele Tafoya (Field reporters). Westwood One Radio: Marv Albert, Boomer Esiason.

SIRIUS: 124 (Westwood); 126 (NYG), 123 (Atl.).


STATS

PASSING
Manning: 92-157-1,076-9 (T2C)-6-82.7
Harrington: 105-156-1,070-4-3-87.3

RUSHING
Ward: 86-409 (2C)-4.8-1
Dunn: 74-249-3.4-1

RECEIVING
Burress: 24-410 (3C)-17.1-7 (T1L)
White: 21-356-17.0-1

OFFENSE
332.8
291.4

TAKE/GIVE
-1
+2 (T3C)

DEFENSE
314.6
325.2

SACKS
Umenyiora: 7.0 (1L)
Abraham: 4.0

INTs
Ross, Wilson: 2 (T2C)
Many tied: 1

PUNTING
Feagles: 41.6
Koenen: 42.0

KICKING
Tynes: 33 (12/13 PAT; 7/9 FG)
Andersen: 29 (5/5 PAT; 8/10 FG)


NOTES

HEAD COACHES TOM COUGHLIN (NYG) & BOBBY PETRINO (Atl.) worked together in Jacksonville for 3 seasons (1999-2001). Coughlin was head coach & Petrino was QB coach (’99-’00) & offensive coordinator (’01)…

GIANTS: QB ELI MANNING has TD pass in 35 of past 38 starts. Has 3 TDs in 2 games vs. Atl…RB DERRICK WARD is 2nd in NFC with 409 rush yards. RB BRANDON JACOBS had rush TD in last meeting & Giants are 10-4 (.714) when Jacobs rushes for TD. Had 1st career 100-yard game last week…WR PLAXICO BURRESS had career-high 253 yards on 9 receptions with 2 TDs in 11/10/02 game vs. Falcons (with Pitt.). Has TD catch in 16 of past 21 (18 TDs) & leads NFC with 7 TDs this season. TE JEREMY SHOCKEY has 3 TDs in past 2 meetings & aims for 3rd in row vs. Falcons with TD…DE OSI UMENYIORA had 2 sacks & 1 FF in last meeting. Has 7 sacks in past 2 games. Rookie CB AARON ROSS (No. 20) had 1st 2 career INTs last week, incl. 43-yard INT-TD…

FALCONS: In only start vs. NYG (10/24/04 with Det.), QB JOEY HARRINGTON completed 18 of 22 (81.8 pct.) for 230 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for career-high 140.5 passer rating. In Harrington’s starts with 95+ passer rating, his teams are 9-2 (.818)…In past 3 vs. NYG, RB WARRICK DUNN has 393 rush yards (131 per game) & 2 TDs, incl. career-long 90-yarder. When Dunn has 20+ carries, his teams are 27-7-1 (.786). RB-KR JERIOUS NORWOOD leads NFC with 30.8 KR avg. (13 KR, 401 yards, 76 long)…In past 2 vs. NYG, WR JOE HORN has 18 catches for 276 yards (138 per game) & 5 TDs. Falcons are 9-1 (.900) when TE ALGE CRUMPLER has 80+ rec. yards. Has 2 TDs in past 2 meetings. WR RODDY WHITE has 17 catches for 327 yards (19.2 avg.) in past 4 games, incl. career-long 69-yard TD…DE JOHN ABRAHAM has 4 sacks in past 4. Had 1 sack & 1 FF in last meeting. CB DE ANGELO HALL had INT in last meeting. Hall had 56-yard FR-TD last week vs. Ten.

Good Luck!