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Week 7 NFL Capsules

Week 7, 2007, 10/16/2007

WEEK 7 -- SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21

BALTIMORE RAVENS (4-2) AT BUFFALO BILLS (1-4)

SERIES

RAVENS
BILLS

SERIES LEADER
2-1

STREAKS
2-1

COACHES VS. OPP.
Billick: 2-1
Jauron: 0-2

LAST WEEK
W 22-3 vs. Rams
Bye (Wk. 5: L 25-24 vs. Cowboys)

LAST GAME
12/31/06: Bills 7 at Ravens 19. Baltimore CB Chris McAlister has 31-yard INT-TD as Ravens secure 13-3 record & 1st-round bye with victory over Buffalo.

LAST GAME AT SITE
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BROADCAST
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon. SIRIUS: 143 (Bal.), 110 (Buf.).

STATS

PASSING
Boller: 51-81-471-2-2-76.7
Edwards: 55-79-507-1-3-75.2 OR

Losman: 30-47-255-0-1-69.0

RUSHING
McGahee: 127-525 (3C)-4.1-1
Lynch (R): 100-373-3.7-3

RECEIVING
Mason: 49 (1L)-451-9.2-1
Parrish: 20-178-8.9-0

OFFENSE
329.8
226.6

TAKE/GIVE
+2
+5 (3C)

DEFENSE
272.3 (3C)
421.4

SACKS
3 tied: 2.0
Schobel: 1.5

INTs
Reed: 4 (T1L)
Greer, Leonhard: 2

PUNTING
Koch: 44.1
Moorman: 45.3 (3C)

KICKING
Stover: 62 (1L) (8/8 PAT; 18/21 FG)
Lindell: 17 (8/8 PAT; 3/5 FG)

NOTES

RAVENS: In ’07, QB KYLE BOLLER is 2-0 as starter & has completed 41 of 65 (63.1 pct.) passes for 369 yards with 2 TDs vs. 1 INT & 82.1 passer rating. Dating back to 12/19/05, Boller is 4-1 (.800) as starter, completing 99 of 162 passes (61.1 pct.) for 1,062 yards with 8 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 86.5 rating. Boller is 5-3 (.625) in 8 career starts in October…RB WILLIS MC GAHEE played 4 seasons (2003-06) with Buf. & totaled 3,365 rush yards (3.9 avg.) on 868 carries with 24 TDs. McGahee is averaging 113.2 scrimmage yards-per-game (448 rush, 118 rec., 566 total) in ’07 & needs 110 rush yards to reach 4,000 for his career…WR DERRICK MASON leads NFL with 49 receptions…Ravens are 15-7 (.681) when TE TODD HEAP scores TD…Defense recorded franchise-high 5 INTs last week…Since ’03, team is 31-5 (.861) when defense posts 3+ sacks…Since 2002, S ED REED is tied for 1st (DARREN SHARPER) among safeties with 31 INTs. Reed aims for 4th straight game with INT. CB CHRIS MC ALISTER has 2 INTs in 3 career games vs. Buf…

BILLS: Team’s 6 of past 7 home games have been decided by 3 or fewer points…Buf. is only team in ’07 to start rookie QB (TRENT EDWARDS) & RB (MARSHAWN LYNCH). In 2 career starts, Edwards has completed 45 of 59 passes (76.3 pct.) for 410 yards with 1 TD vs. 2 INTs & 86.1 passer rating…RB Lynch leads AFC rookies with 100 rushing att. for 373 yards (3.7 avg.) with 3 TDs. Lynch has 60+ rush yards in all 5 games this season…In last meeting vs. Bal., WR LEE EVANS had 7 receptions for 145 yards (20.7 avg.) with 1 TD…In Week 5 defense posted 5 INTs for 1st time since 12/05/04...Pro Bowl DE AARON SCHOBEL (61.5 sacks) is tied with PHIL HANSEN for 2nd place on Bills all-time sack list, trailing BRUCE SMITH (171.0). CB JABARI GREER aims for 3rd straight game with INT. K RIAN LINDELL scored 6 points last week, giving him 424 with Bills to pass O.J. SIMPSON (420 points) for 5th on franchise’s all-time list.


TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (4-2) AT DETROIT LIONS (3-2)

SERIES

BUCCANEERS
LIONS

SERIES LEADER

26-24

STREAKS
6 of past 7


COACHES VS. OPP.
Gruden: 2-0
Marinelli: 0-0

LAST WEEK
W 13-10 vs. Titans
Bye (Wk. 5: L 34-3 at Redskins)

LAST GAME
10/2/05: Lions 13 at Buccaneers 17. Tampa Bay QB Brian Griese throws for 302 yards & 2 TDs. Buccaneers WR Joey Galloway has 166 yards receiving, including 80-yard TD.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/15/02: Buccaneers 23, Lions 20. Tampa Bay K Martin Gramatica kicks game-winning 38-yard FG late in 4th quarter to clinch berth in NFC playoffs.

BROADCAST
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Ron Pitts, Tony Boselli. SIRIUS: 126 (TB), 114 (Det.).


STATS

PASSING
Garcia: 96-144-1,188-5-0-103.6 (2C)
Kitna: 114-167-1,333-8-6-93.2

RUSHING
Graham: 49-176-3.6-3
Jones: 24-91-3.8-2

RECEIVING
Hilliard: 27-363-13.4-0
Williams: 29-424-14.6-3

OFFENSE
297.0
338.2

TAKE/GIVE
+6 (1C)
0

DEFENSE
314.0
378.6

SACKS
Haye: 3.0
DeVries: 3.0

INTs
Buchannon, Phillips: 2
K. Smith: 2

PUNTING
Bidwell: 43.0
N. Harris: 44.9

KICKING
Bryant: 36 (12/12 PAT; 8/9 FG)
Hanson: 33 (12/13 FG; 7/10 FG)

NOTES

BUCCANEERS: Have won 4 in row & 6 of past 7 vs. Lions…QB JEFF GARCIA spent 2005 with Det. & started 5 games. Is 2-0 in career vs. Lions with 96.7 passer rating. When Garcia has 95+ passer rating, his teams are 29-10 (.744). Ranks 2nd in NFC with 8.25 yards per attempt & 103.6 passer rating…RB EARNEST GRAHAM has 3 rush TDs in past 4 games, 1st 3 TDs of his career…In last meeting, WR JOEY GALLOWAY had 7 catches for 166 yards (23.7 avg.) & 1 TD (80 yards). Had 69-yard TD last week. TE ALEX SMITH has 2 TDs in past 2…Club leads NFC with +6 turnover ratio & team has NFC-low 6 giveaways…DE KEVIN CARTER has 6 sacks in 3 career games at Det. DE GREG SPIRES has 5 sacks in past 9 games. In past 4 meetings, CB RONDE BARBER has 2 sacks & 2 INTs. CB BRIAN KELLY had forced fumble in last meeting. Defense has 6 INTs in 2 games vs. Lions QB Kitna. S JERMAINE PHILLIPS has 2 INTs in past 4. Team’s 1st-round pick in 2007 Draft DE GAINES ADAMS (No. 4) had 1st career sack last week…

LIONS: In 21 games with Det., QB JON KITNA has passed for 5,541 yards (263.9 per game) & 29 TDs. In past 7 games, Kitna has 1,922 yards (274.6 per game) & 15 TDs. Offense is 2nd in NFC with 6.32 yards per 1st down play...RB TATUM BELL has 9 career 100-yard games & his teams are 6-3 (.667) in those 9. RB KEVIN JONES had 8-yard TD run in only game vs. TB. Has TD in 2 of 3 games this season…WR ROY WILLIAMS has 6 TDs in past 7 games. Williams has 41 catches for 607 yards (86.7 per game) in past 7. Rookie WR CALVIN JOHNSON (No. 2) is 2nd among NFC rookies with 192 receiving yards. Has 11 receptions & 10 have resulted in 1st down or TD (90.9 pct.)…Defense ties for NFL lead with 14 takeaways (9 INTs, 5 FR). DE DEWAYNE WHITE was 2nd round pick in 2003 Draft by TB & spent 1st 4 seasons with Bucs. Had 14 sacks with TB. DT CORY REDDING has 8 sacks in past 16. DE KALIMBA EDWARDS tied career-high with 2 sacks in last meeting. DE JARED DE VRIES has 3 sacks in past 2 & had 1 sack in last meeting vs. TB.


TENNESSEE TITANS (3-2) AT HOUSTON TEXANS (3-3)

SERIES

TITANS
TEXANS

SERIES LEADER
8-2

STREAKS
Past 4

COACHES VS. OPP.
Fisher: 8-2
Kubiak: 0-2

LAST WEEK
L 13-10 vs. Buccaneers
L 37-17 at Jaguars

LAST GAME
12/10/06: Titans 26 at Texans 20 (OT). Tennessee QB Vince Young runs for 39-yard TD in OT to give Titans 4th straight win, including their 3rd successive comeback win.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/10/06

BROADCAST
CBS (12:00 PM CT): Dick Enberg, Randy Cross. Westwood One Radio: Bill Rosinski, Dan Reeves. SIRIUS: 152 (Hou.).

STATS

PASSING
Young: 73-114-703-3-6-68.0
Schaub: 130-188-1,558 (2C)-5-5-92.0

RUSHING
C. Brown: 57-300-5.3-1
Green: 51-193-3.8-1

RECEIVING
Moulds: 15-122-8.1-0
Daniels: 29-372-12.8-0

OFFENSE
302.6
342.5

TAKE/GIVE
-3
-1

DEFENSE
281.4
330.0

SACKS
3 tied: 2.0
Okoye (R): 4.0

INTs
Bulluck: 3 (T3C)
Du. Robinson: 2

PUNTING
Hentrich: 38.8
Turk: 44.5

KICKING
Bironas: 34 (10/10 PAT; 8/10 FG)
K. Brown: 59 (T2L) (11/11 PAT; 16/16 FG)


NOTES

TITANS: Team has won 5 of past 6 road games dating back to 11/19/06…In 2 career meetings vs. Hou., QB VINCE YOUNG has completed 26 of 44 (59.1 pct) passes for 305 yards with 1 TD vs. 1 INT & 130 rushing yards (11.8 avg.) on 11 carries with 2 TDs. Young has 5-3 record (.625) vs. AFC South. QB KERRY COLLINS completed 10 of 20 (50.0 pct.) passes for 125 yards in 2nd half last week…RB LEN DALE WHITE posted career-high 25 att. last week (64 yards) & has scored TD in 3 of past 4. RB CHRIS BROWN averages 5.3 yards-per-carry (300 yards, 57 att.)…WR ERIC MOULDS spent ’06 with Texans & totaled 57 receptions for 557 yards (9.8 avg.) with 1 TD. Needs 225 receiving yards to reach 10,000 for career. Last week, WR JUSTIN GAGE posted 4 receptions for 82 yards (2nd-highest yardage total of career)…Through Week 6, defense has allowed league-low 63.8 rushing-yards-per game…LB KEITH BULLUCK has 5 of his 17.5 sacks vs. Texans (most vs. any opponent)…DE KYLE VANDEN BOSCH has 5.5 sacks in 4 games vs. Texans (most vs. any opponent)…

TEXANS: Club has won 4 of past 5 home games, dating back to 12/24/06…QB MATT SCHAUB has passed for 250+ yards in past 3 games. Ranks 2nd in league with 75.0 completion pct. in 4th quarter (39 comp., 52 att.)…RB AHMAN GREEN‘s teams are 38-8 (.826) when he has 20+ att…WR KEVIN WALTER set career-high with 12 receptions for 160 yards (13.3 avg.) last week…WR ANDRÉ DAVIS is averaging 74.0 receiving yards-per-game this season (296 yards in 4 games). TE OWEN DANIELS has 5+ receptions in 5 consecutive games & leads team in receptions (29) & receiving yards (372)…CB DUNTA ROBINSON (11 INTs) needs 1 INT to set franchise record (currently tied with CB AARON GLENN & S MARCUS COLEMAN). CB DEMARCUS FAGGINS aims for 2nd consecutive game vs. Ten with INT. Rookie DT AMOBI OKOYE (No. 10) leads rookies with 4 sacks. Okoye needs 1 sack to pass DE MARIO WILLIAMS (4.5) for franchise rookie sack record, set last season. Williams has recorded 5.5 of 7.5 career sacks at home…K KRIS BROWN has converted 23 of past 24 FG attempts, dating back to Oak. (12/3/06).

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (6-0) AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (0-6)

SERIES

PATRIOTS
DOLPHINS

SERIES LEADER

47-33

STREAKS
6 of past 9


COACHES VS. OPP.
Belichick: 7-9
Cameron: 0-0

LAST WEEK
W 48-27 at Cowboys
L 41-31 at Browns

LAST GAME
12/10/06: Patriots 0 at Dolphins 21. Miami defense allows 189 total net yards & registers 5 sacks to secure 1st shutout since 2000.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/10/06

BROADCAST
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf. SIRIUS: 119 (NE), 130 (Mia.).

STATS

PASSING
T. Brady: 148-204-1,771 (1L)-21 (1L)-2-128.9 (1L)
Lemon: 39-70-407-2-3-64.4

RUSHING
Morris: 85-384-4.5-3
Brown: 102-526 (2C)-5.2-4 (T3L)

RECEIVING
Moss: 40-610 (1L)-15.3-8 (T1L)
Brown (RB): 34-356-10.5-1

OFFENSE
431.2 (1L)
325.0

TAKE/GIVE
+7 (T1L)
-6

DEFENSE
256.7 (2L)
352.2

SACKS
Vrabel: 3.5
Taylor: 4.0

INTs
Samuel, Seau: 3 (T3C)
3 tied: 1

PUNTING
Hanson: 37.1
Fields (R): 43.0

KICKING
Gostkowski: 56 (3C) (29/29 PAT; 9/10 FG)
Feely: 48 (12/12 PAT; 12/12 FG)

NOTES

PATRIOTS: Club has won 9 straight regular-season games dating back to ’06…Since ’03, team is 17-3 (.850) in October…In 3 road games this season, QB TOM BRADY has completed 78 of 106 (73.6 pct.) passes for 916 yards with 11 TDs vs. 1 INT & 130.1 passer rating. Last week, Brady set career high with 5 TDs, tying franchise record (STEVE GROGAN, 9/9/79)…RB SAMMY MORRIS spent 3 seasons (2004-06) with Dolphins & totaled 981 rush yards on 240 att. (4.1 avg.) & 8 TDs. RB KEVIN FAULK totaled 74 yards from scrimmage last week (50 rushing, 24 receiving)…WRs WES WELKER (124, career-high) & DONTE’ STALLWORTH (136) combined for 260 receiving yards last week. Welker played 3 seasons (2004-06) with Dolphins & posted 96 receptions for 1,121 yards (11.7 avg.) with 1 TD. WR RANDY MOSS has scored TD in 5 of 6 games & is NFL leader with 8 rec. TDs. Averages 75.0 receiving yards-per-game vs. Mia (3 games, 225 yards)…Team is 35-3 (.921) since 2000 when defense records 2+ INTs…S RODNEY HARRISON needs 0.5 sacks to become 1st player in league history with 30 INTs & 30 sacks…LB JUNIOR SEAU aims for 3rd consecutive game with INT…

DOLPHINS: In 1st start in ’07 last week, QB CLEO LEMON completed 24 of 43 (69.5 pct.) passes for 256 yards & 4 TDs (2 passing, 2 rushing)…RB RONNIE BROWN (101 yards vs. Cle. last week) aims to become 1st Dolphin since RICKY WILLIAMS in 2002 to record 5 consecutive 100-yard rushing games. Leads NFL in scrimmage yards with 882 (526 rush, 356 rec.) & is averaging 5.8 yards-per-carry vs. AFC opponents this season (461 yards, 80 att.). Has 6+ receptions in 4 of past 6 games…WR CHRIS CHAMBERS has totaled 70+ receiving yards in 4 of past 6 games. Chambers (405) needs 11 receptions to pass O.J. MC DUFFIE (415) for 4th on Dolphins’ all-time list…In 8 career games vs. Patriots, WR MARTY BOOKER has 39 receptions for 560 yards (14.4 avg.) with 2 TDs…TE DAVID MARTIN posted career-high 2 TD receptions last week...In 20 career games vs. Patriots, DE JASON TAYLOR has totaled 11 sacks & aims for 3rd consecutive game with sack. Taylor has 2 of his 6 career INTs vs. Patriots.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (2-3) AT NEW YORK GIANTS (4-2)

SERIES

49ERS
GIANTS

SERIES LEADER
13-12

STREAKS
4 of past 5

COACHES VS. OPP.
Nolan: 0-1
Coughlin: 2-0

LAST WEEK
Bye (Wk. 5: L 9-7 vs. Ravens)
W 31-10 at Falcons

LAST GAME
11/6/05: Giants 24 at 49ers 6. New York QB Eli Manning throws for 251 yards & 1 TD. Giants’ defense limits San Francisco to 138 total yards.

LAST GAME AT SITE
9/5/02: 49ers 16, Giants 13. San Francisco K Jose Cortéz kicks 36-yard FG with 6 seconds remaining to lift 49ers to victory in NFL’s 1st Thursday-night season opener since 1949.

BROADCAST
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Matt Vasgersian, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 181 (SF), 122 (NYG).

STATS

PASSING
Smith: 43-84-461-1-1-66.6 OR

Dilfer: 24-52-254-1-3-43.3
Manning: 119-196-1,379-11 (2C)-8-83.7

RUSHING
Gore: 84-306-3.6-3
Ward: 94-421 (3C)-4.5-2

RECEIVING
Jackson: 16-210-13.1-0
Burress: 30-507-16.9-8 (T1L)

OFFENSE
203.2
359.2 (2C)

TAKE/GIVE
-1
-3

DEFENSE
337.8
309.5 (3C)

SACKS
Young: 4.0
Umenyiora: 7.0 (1L)

INTs
3 tied: 1
Ross: 3 (3C)

PUNTING
Lee: 50.1 (T1L)
Feagles: 41.2

KICKING
Nedney: 27 (6/6 PAT; 7/8 FG)
Tynes: 40 (16/17 PAT; 8/10 FG)


NOTES

49ERS: Incl. playoffs, 49ers have won 10 of past 13 meetings vs. NYG. Club has won 4 of past 5 in NY…Head coach MIKE NOLAN was def. coordinator for Giants from 1993-96…Club is 5-0 when QB ALEX SMITH has 95+ passer rating. QB TRENT DILFER led Bal. to SB XXXV win over NYG…When RB FRANK GORE has 20+ carries, 49ers are 7-1 (.875). In those 8, Gore has 1,171 yards (146.4 per game)…WR ARNAZ BATTLE had 23-yard TD in Week 5. Battle has reception in 25 games in row (89 catches for 1,020 yards). In last game vs. NYG (9/24/06 with Sea.), WR DARRELL JACKSON had 2 TDs. Jackson aims for 3rd game in row vs. NY with 7+ catches… CB NATE CLEMENTS had FR in only game vs. NYG (11/30/03 with Buf.). In last game at Giants Stadium (12/10/06, Buf. at NYJ), Clements had 58-yard INT-TD. DE MARQUES DOUGLAS has 2.5 sacks in past 4. Rookie LB PATRICK WILLIS (No. 11) leads team in tackles…

GIANTS: QB ELI MANNING has TD pass in 36 of past 39 starts. Won only start vs. SF, passing for 251 yards with 1 TD & 0 INTs…RB BRANDON JACOBS had 2 rush TDs in last meeting & Giants are 10-4 (.714) when Jacobs rushes for TD. Has 186 rush yards in past 2 (93 per game). RB REUBEN DROUGHNS rushed for 90 yards & 1 TD last week…WR PLAXICO BURRESS has TD catch in 17 of past 22 (19 TDs). Leads NFC with 8 TDs & has TD in all 6 games. WR AMANI TOOMER became club’s all-time leading receiver (587 catches) & needs 1 rec. TD to pass KYLE ROTE (48) for most in team annals. TE JEREMY SHOCKEY had 4 catches for 77 yards & 1 TD in last meeting…DE OSI UMENYIORA had sack in last meeting. LB ANTONIO PIERCE had only career INT-TD (78 yards) vs. SF (12/18/04 with Was.). Rookie CB AARON ROSS (No. 20) aims for INT in 3rd game in row. LB MATHIAS KIWANUKA has 4.5 sacks in past 4 games. DE JUSTIN TUCK has 5.5 sacks in past 6 games. Has 0.5+ sacks in 5 of 6 games this year.

ATLANTA FALCONS (1-5) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1-4)

SERIES

FALCONS
SAINTS

SERIES LEADER
43-32

STREAKS
Past 2

COACHES VS. OPP.
Petrino: 0-0
Payton: 2-0

LAST WEEK
L 31-10 vs. Giants
W 28-17 at Seahawks

LAST GAME
11/26/06: Saints 31 at Falcons 13. New Orleans QB Drew Brees throws for 349 yards, including 76-yarder to WR Devery Henderson who finishes game with 158 yards.

LAST GAME AT SITE
9/25/06: Saints 23, Falcons 3. New Orleans, playing first game in Superdome since Hurricane Katrina, registers 5 sacks & limits Atlanta to 229 total net yards.

BROADCAST
FOX (12:00 PM CT): Chris Rose, Terry Donahue. SIRIUS: 146 (Atl.), 118 (NO).


STATS

PASSING
Harrington: 123-195-1,279-4-4-80.3
Brees: 137-213-1,175-3-9-65.8

RUSHING
Dunn: 82-264-3.2-1
Bush: 69-244-3.5-2

RECEIVING
White: 25-420-16.8-1
Bush (RB): 31-166-5.4-0

OFFENSE
290.2
319.2

TAKE/GIVE
+4
-8

DEFENSE
352.8
346.8

SACKS
Abraham: 5.0
Harper: 2.0

INTs
Boley, Hall: 2
3 tied: 1

PUNTING
Koenen: 41.8
Weatherford: 45.8

KICKING
Andersen: 33 (6/6 PAT; 9/12 FG)
Mare: 19 (10/10 PAT; 3/7 FG)


NOTES

FALCONS: QB JOEY HARRINGTON is 2-0 in career vs. Saints. In Harrington’s starts with 95+ passer rating, his teams are 9-2 (.818)…RB WARRICK DUNN has 3 100-yard games in past 5 at NO. In past 5 at Saints, Dunn has 655 scrimmage yards (131 per game) & 3 TDs. When Dunn has 20+ carries, his teams are 27-7-1 (.786). RB-KR JERIOUS NORWOOD is 3rd in NFC with 27.1 KR avg. (18 KR, 488 yards, 76 long). Had 67-yard TD run last week & posted 225 combined yards (87 rush, 87 KR, 51 rec.)…WR JOE HORN faces former team. Horn played 7 seasons in NO (2000-06), ranking 1st in rec. TDs (50) & 2nd in receptions (523) & rec. yards (7,622) in team annals. Falcons are 9-1 (.900) when TE ALGE CRUMPLER has 80+ rec. yards. Averages 17.2 yards per catch in career vs. NO. WR RODDY WHITE has 21 catches for 391 yards (18.6 avg.) in past 5 games, incl. career-long 69-yard TD…DE JOHN ABRAHAM has 5 sacks in past 5. Had career-high 4 sacks in 11/4/01 meeting (with NYJ). CB DE ANGELO HALL has 360 INT-return yards (12 INTs, 30.0 avg.) since 2005, most in NFL…

SAINTS: Swept season series last year…QB DREW BREES was 2-0 vs. Falcons last year & posted 111.3 passer rating. In last meeting, Brees completed 21 of 30 passes (70 percent) for 349 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 131.1 rating. When Brees has rating of 110+, his teams are 17-2 (.895)…RB REGGIE BUSH rushed for 97 yards last week & had 141 scrimmage yards. Leads club with 31 receptions (166 yards)…WR MARQUES COLSTON has 93 catches & needs 7 to reach 100 in career. Had 7 catches for 97 yards in only game vs. Atl. In last meeting, WR DEVERY HENDERSON had 4 catches for 158 yards (39.5 avg.) & 1 TD (76 yards). Aims for 3rd meeting in row with TD (1 rush, 1 rec.). ERIC JOHNSON ties for 2nd among NFC TEs with 23 catches. WR TERRENCE COPPER had 48-yard TD in last meeting…DE CHARLES GRANT aims for 3rd in row vs. Atl. with sack. DE WILL SMITH has 8 sacks in past 12. Has 3 sacks in past 2 vs. Atl. S ROMAN HARPER had career-high 2 sacks last week.

ARIZONA CARDINALS (3-3) AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS (3-2)

SERIES

CARDINALS
REDSKINS

SERIES LEADER
71-44-2

STREAKS
7 of past 8

COACHES VS. OPP.
Whisenhunt: 0-0
Gibbs: 21-4

LAST WEEK
L 25-10 vs. Panthers
L 17-14 at Packers

LAST GAME
12/11/05: Redskins 17 at Cardinals 13. Washington RB Clinton Portis runs for 105 yards & WR Antonio Brown has 91-yard KR-TD to keep Redskins’ playoff hopes alive.

LAST GAME AT SITE
9/8/02: Redskins 31, Cardinals 23. Washington QB Shane Matthews throws for 327 yards & RB Stephen Davis runs for 104 yards in Steve Spurrier’s head coaching debut.

BROADCAST
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Sam Rosen, Tim Ryan. SIRIUS: 123 (Arz.), 125 (Was.).

STATS

PASSING
Rattay: 12-24-159-0-3-31.8
J. Campbell: 88-150-1,086-5-4-81.1

RUSHING
James: 129-522 (2C)-4.0-4 (T1C)
Portis: 86-363-4.2-3

RECEIVING
Fitzgerald: 40 (1C)-545 (1C)-13.6-1
Randle El: 20-368-18.4-0

OFFENSE
332.8
333.4

TAKE/GIVE
-5
0

DEFENSE
328.0
259.0 (1C)

SACKS
Dockett: 6.0 (T2L)
Carter: 4.0

INTs
Hood, Wilson: 2
Taylor: 4 (T1L)

PUNTING
Barr: 41.5
Frost: 43.4

KICKING
Rackers: 44 (14/14 PAT; 10/14 FG)
Suisham: 31 (10/10 PAT; 7/9 FG)


NOTES

CARDINALS: Offense leads NFL inside redzone with 69.2 TD pct. (9 TDs, 13 poss.). QB TIM RATTAY has 10 games with 2+ TD passes in career…RB EDGERRIN JAMES is 2nd in NFC with 522 rush yards & leads conference with 31 1st downs (27 rush, 4 rec.). When James has 100+ yards, his teams are 47-6 (.887). Aims for 3rd in row vs. Was. with TD (1 rush, 2 rec.)...WR ANQUAN BOLDIN had 9 catches for 114 yards in only career meeting. WR LARRY FITZGERALD leads NFC with 40 catches & 545 yards. Has 25 catches for 353 yards (117.7 per game) in past 3. WR-PR STEVE BREASTON leads NFC rookies with 11.4 PR avg…S ADRIAN WILSON aims for 3rd consecutive game vs. Was. with INT. Has 2 INTs in past 2 meetings, incl. 61-yard INT-TD. DT DARNELL DOCKETT ties for 2nd in NFL with career-high 6 sacks. DE BERTRAND BERRY has 8 sacks in past 11. LB KARLOS DANSBY has 5.5 sacks in past 8 games. CB ANTREL ROLLE had 1st career INT vs. Was. (12/11/05). DE ANTONIO SMITH has 3.5 sacks in past 5…

REDSKINS: QB JASON CAMPBELL has posted 95.8 passer rating in past 2 games, completing 44 of 66 passes (66.7 pct.) for 465 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT…In 2 career meetings, RB CLINTON PORTIS has 333 rush yards (166.5 per game) with 3 TDs. When 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 per game)…TE CHRIS COOLEY had career-high 9 catches & 105 yards last week. Aims for 5th game in row with TD. Has 23 TDs since entering NFL in 2004, most in NFC among TEs. In 2 meetings, WR SANTANA MOSS has 12 catches for 165 yards (82.5 per game) with 69-yard TD. Incl. playoffs, WR-PR ANTWAAN RANDLE EL has 22 TDs (11 rec., 6 PR, 4 pass, 1 KR). Had 52-yard KR-TD in only meeting (11/9/03 with Pit.)… CB SHAWN SPRINGS had career-long 56-yard INT-TD vs. Arz. (9/13/98 with Sea.). S SEAN TAYLOR had 2 INTs last week & has INT in 3 games in row (4 INTs). Had INT & FF in only game vs. Arz. DE ANDRE CARTER has 8 sacks in past 10.

NEW YORK JETS (1-5) AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (1-4)

SERIES

JETS
BENGALS

SERIES LEADER
12-6

STREAKS
Past 5

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

LAST WEEK
L 16-9 vs. Eagles
L 27-20 at Chiefs

LAST GAME
9/12/04: Bengals 24 at Jets 31. New York RB Curtis Martin rushes for 196 yards & scored 2 TDs. Cincy QB Carson Palmer makes first NFL appearance & throws for 248 yards & 2 TDs.

LAST GAME AT SITE
9/28/97: Jets 31, Bengals 14. New York QB Neil O’Donnell has 212 yards passing with 3 TDs & RB Adrian Murrell rushes for 156 yards & 1 TD.

BROADCAST
CBS (4:05 PM ET): Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots. SIRIUS: 143 (NYJ), 119 (Cin.).


STATS

PASSING
Pennington: 95-139-939-6-6-83.6
Palmer: 127-203-1,491-12 (3C)-8-88.1

RUSHING
T. Jones: 112-420-3.8-0
R. Johnson: 62-185-3.0-0

RECEIVING
Cotchery: 35-485-13.9-0
Houshmandzadeh: 47 (2L)-505-10.7-7 (T3L)

OFFENSE
279.7
367.0 (3C)

TAKE/GIVE
-2
-2

DEFENSE
374.8
393.2

SACKS
Ellis: 2.0
Smith: 1.5

INTs
Many tied: 1
Hall (R): 2

PUNTING
Graham: 41.9
Larson: 43.0

KICKING
Nugent: 33 (12/12 PAT; 7/11 FG)
Graham: 38 (11/11 PAT; 9/10 FG)

NOTES

JETS: In only career meeting vs. Bengals (9/12/04), QB CHAD PENNIGTON completed 20 of 27 passes (74.1 pct.) for 224 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 123.1 passer rating. Team is 15-7 (.681) when Pennington has 2+ TD passes…RB THOMAS JONES’ teams are 22-11 (.666) when he records 20+ att. In only career meeting vs. Bengals (with Bears on 9/25/05), Jones totaled 27 att. for 106 yards (3.9 avg.) with TD…WR LAVERANUES COLES has 4 of Jets’ 7 TD receptions in ’07. WR JERRICHO COTCHERY is averaging 95.8 receiving yards-per-game vs. AFC this year (383 yards in 4 games)...TE CHRIS BAKER aims for 18th straight game with reception…Team is 5-1 (.833) when S KERRY RHODES records INT. Rhodes registered 1st sack of season 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. DE KENYON COLEMAN recorded 1st sack in ’07 last week…Since ’01, Jets lead NFL with 9 KR-TDs. KR-RB LEON WASHINGTON leads NFL with 36.4 KR average & has 50-yard return in 3 of past 4, incl. 2 98-yard KR-TDs…

BENGALS: Team is 11-2 (.846) when QB CARSON PALMER has 3+ TD passes. In ’07, Palmer has thrown 83 of 127 completions & 10 of 12 TDs to WRs T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH (47 rec., 7 TDs) & CHAD JOHNSON (36 rec., 3 TDs). In ’07, Palmer has totaled 300+ passing yards in 3 of 5 games…Team is 15-4 (.789) when RB RUDI JOHNSON has 100+ rushing yards. RB KENNY WATSON is averaging 5.2 yards-per-carry (183 yards, 35 att.) this season…WR Houshmandzadeh aims to tie franchise record with 4 consecutive 100-yard receiving games (CARL PICKENS, 1994). Seeks 6th consecutive game with TD reception. WR Johnson has 80+ yards in 4 of 5 games this year…Defense totaled 5 sacks last week (most since 9/10/06 vs. KC)…Since ’03, team is 20-4 (.833) when defense has 2+ INTs. 1st-round pick CB LEON HALL (No. 18) leads AFC rookies with 2 INTs. DE JUSTIN SMITH posted 1.5 sacks last week for 1st of season…K SHAYNE GRAHAM has made all 7 FG attempts in last 4 games.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (3-3) AT OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-3)

SERIES

CHIEFS
RAIDERS

SERIES LEADER
49-42-2

STREAKS
Past 8

COACHES VS. OPP.
Edwards: 5-3
Kiffin: 0-0

LAST WEEK
W 27-20 vs. Bengals
W 28-14 at Chargers

LAST GAME
12/23/06: Chiefs 20 at Raiders 9. Kansas City RB Larry Johnson rushes for 135 yards & 1 TD as Chiefs stay alive in Wild Card playoff hunt.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/23/06

BROADCAST
CBS (1:05 PM PT): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms. SIRIUS: 123 (KC), 181 (Oak.).


STATS

PASSING
Huard: 122-184-1,293-6-6-83.9
Culpepper: 37-63-423-3-2-81.6

RUSHING
L. Johnson: 115-394-3.4-1
Jordan: 102-466-4.6-2

RECEIVING
T. Gonzalez (TE): 38-440-11.6-3
Curry: 22-296-13.5-2

OFFENSE
294.3
327.8

TAKE/GIVE
+1
-3

DEFENSE
312.2
357.0

SACKS
Allen: 6.0 (1C)
Warren: 3.0

INTs
Many tied: 1
Howard: 4 (T1L)

PUNTING
Colquitt: 46.5 (2C)
Lechler: 47.8 (1C)

KICKING
Rayner: 33 (9/9 PAT; 8/10 FG)
Janikowski: 28 (13/13 PAT; 5/9 FG)


NOTES

CHIEFS: Club aims for 3rd consecutive AFC West road win dating back to ‘06…QB DAMON HUARD’s teams are 10-0 when he posts 90+ passer rating as starter. Huard completed 25 of 35 (71.4 pct.) passes for 264 yards with 2 TDs (0 INTs) & 112.1 passer rating last week…In 6 games vs. Oak., RB LARRY JOHNSON has 634 total rush yards (105.6 per game), his highest total vs. any opponent, & 9 TDs. KC is 12-1 (.923) when Johnson has 30+ carries…With 2 TD receptions last week vs. Cin., TE TONY GONZALEZ (64) passed SHANNON SHARPE (62) for most TD catches by TE in NFL history. Gonzalez (20) also passed OTIS TAYLOR (19) for most 100-yard receiving games in franchise history. Extended reception streak to 105 games last week – streak is 2nd in NFL history among TEs (OZZIE NEWSOME, 150)…Rookie WR DWAYNE BOWE leads all rookies in receptions (29) & yards (415)…Since 1995, CB TY LAW leads all NFL CBs with 51 INTs. S BERNARD POLLARD posted 1st INT of career last week. DE JARED ALLEN has 6.0 sacks in 4 games in ’07 & is AFC leader…

RAIDERS: Club needs 2 regular-season victories to reach 400…Team’s 166.0 rushing yards-per-game rank 3rd in NFL…In only career meeting vs. KC (12/20/03 with Min.), QB DAUNTE CULPEPPER completed 20 of 29 passes (69.0 pct.) for 260 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT & 117.0 passer rating. As starter, Culpepper’s teams are 9-2 (.818) at home in Oct. Completed 1 or more passes to 7 different receivers last week…In ’07, RB LA MONT JORDAN is averaging 128.0 yards from scrimmage (466 rush, 174 rec., 640 total). Jordan averages 4.4 yards-per-carry vs. KC (217 yards, 49 att.). In last game vs. KC (12/23/06), RB JUSTIN FARGAS gained 90 rush yards on 19 att. (4.7 avg.)…WR RONALD CURRY has 2 of his 4 career 100-yard receiving games vs. Chiefs (141, 106)…Rookie TE ZACH MILLER posted 1st career TD reception last week…LB THOMAS HOWARD (4) & LB KIRK MORRISON (3) have totaled 7 of team’s 9 INTs. Howard is 1st LB since Atlanta AL RICHARDSON in 1980 to record INT in 4 consecutive games. Howard scored 2nd TD of season on 66-yard INT return last week…K SEBASTIAN JANIKOWSKI leads league with 13 touchbacks in ’07.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS (2-3) AT DALLAS COWBOYS (5-1)

SERIES

VIKINGS
COWBOYS

SERIES LEADER
10-9

STREAKS
Past 4

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

LAST WEEK
W 34-31 at Bears
L 48-27 vs. Patriots

LAST GAME
9/12/04: Cowboys 17 at Vikings 35. Minnesota QB Daunte Culpepper passes for 5 TDs, including 2 to WR Randy Moss. Culpepper finishes game with 242 yards passing.

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/23/00: Vikings 27, Cowboys 15. Minnesota WR Randy Moss hauls in 2 TDs (7, 39) as Vikings defeat Dallas on Thanksgiving Day for 2nd time in 3 years.

BROADCAST
FOX: (3:15 PM CT): Kenny Albert, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 107 (Min.), 121 (Dal.).


STATS

PASSING
Jackson: 39-79-465-2-5-49.8
Romo: 119-200-1,707 (2C)-15 (2L)-9-93.5

RUSHING
Peterson (R): 96-607 (1L)-6.3-4 (T1C)
Barber: 64-381-6.0-4 (T1C)

RECEIVING
Wade: 18-203-11.3-0
Witten (TE): 32-454-14.2-4 (T3C)

OFFENSE
339.4
405.2 (1C)

TAKE/GIVE
+5 (T2C)
+2

DEFENSE
354.6
312.5

SACKS
Robison (R): 3.0
Ware: 5.5

INTs
Sharper, D. Smith: 2
Henry: 4 (T1L)

PUNTING
Kluwe: 43.8
McBriar: 49.0 (3C)

KICKING
Longwell: 35 (11/11 PAT; 8/9 FG)
Folk: 59 (1C)(23/23 PAT; 12/13 FG)

NOTES

VIKINGS: QB TARVARIS JACKSON tied career-long with 60-yard TD pass to WR TROY WILLIAMSON last week… Rookie RB ADRIAN PETERSON (No. 7) set franchise record with 224 rush yards last week (200, CHUCK FOREMAN, 10/24/76) & added 3 TDs. Had 361 combined yards, 3rd highest total in NFL history. Peterson aims to become 1st rookie to lead NFC in rushing since HOFer BARRY SANDERS in 1989. Hails from Palestine, TX…WR SIDNEY RICE ties for 1st among NFC rookies with 7 catches on 3rd down (70 yards). When WR Williamson has 75+ receiving yards, Vikings are 3-0…Rush defense leads NFC allowing 66.2 yards per game. Club led NFL in category last season (61.6). CB ANTOINE WINFIELD had 2 FFs & 1 FR in last meeting vs. Cowboys. DT KEVIN WILLIAMS had sack in only career game vs. Dal. S DARREN SHARPER had sack in last game at Dal. (11/14/99 with GB). Since 2000, Sharper has 46 INTs, most in NFL. LB BEN LEBER had sack & INT last week…

COWBOYS: Lead NFC in points scored (203), total offense (405.2 yards per game) & passing offense (274.7). QB TONY ROMO is 11-5 (.688) as starter with 4,348 yards & 31 TDs vs. 19 INTs for 95.1 passer rating. Leads NFC with 8.54 avg. gain & 15 TDs…RB MARION BARBER has scored TD in 14 of past 21 (21 TDs). Ties for NFC lead with 4 rush TDs. Played at Univ. of Minnesota. Cowboys are 9-3 (.750) when RB JULIUS JONES rushes for 90+ yards…WR TERRELL OWENS has caught 16 TDs in past 18, incl. 12-yard TD reception last week. Had 45-yard TD in last game vs. Min. (9/20/04 with Phi.). WR PATRICK CRAYTON has 4 TDs in past 3, incl. 8-yard TD last week. JASON WITTEN leads NFC TEs in catches (32) & yards (454) & ties for lead in TDs (4). Has TD catch in 4 of 6 games this season. Ranks 3rd in NFL among TEs with 284 catches & 3,292 yards since entering league in 2003…LB DE MARCUS WARE has 21 sacks in past 24 games. LB GREG ELLIS has 2.5 sacks in 3 games played this year. Forced fumble last week & DE JASON HATCHER recovered & returned 29 yards for TD.

CHICAGO BEARS (2-4) AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (2-3)

SERIES

BEARS
EAGLES

SERIES LEADER
24-8-1

STREAKS

5 of past 6

COACHES VS. OPP.
Smith: 0-1
Reid: 5-0

LAST WEEK
L 34-31 vs. Vikings
W 16-9 at Jets

LAST GAME
10/3/04: Eagles 19 at Bears 9. Philadelphia K David Akers connects on 4 FGs (51, 42, 42, 40) as Eagles improve to 4-0 for 1st time since 1993.

LAST GAME AT SITE
10/22/00: Eagles 13, Bears 9. Philadelphia QB Donovan McNabb throws for 207 yards & 1 TD as Eagles defeat Bears.

BROADCAST
FOX (4:15 PM ET): Dick Stockton, Brian Baldinger. Westwood One Radio: Harry Kalas, Jim Fassel. SIRIUS: 122 (Chi.), 125 (Phi.).


STATS

PASSING
Griese: 75-122-881-7-6-82.0
McNabb: 101-171-1,221-6-2-87.9

RUSHING
Benson: 119-370-3.1-2
Westbrook: 71-411-5.8-2

RECEIVING
Berrian: 30-408-13.6-1
Westbrook (RB): 25-259-10.4-1

OFFENSE
287.7
352.4 (3C)

TAKE/GIVE
-7
+1

DEFENSE
361.3
292.6 (2C)

SACKS
Anderson, T. Harris: 4.0
T. Cole: 6.0 (T2C)

INTs
Many tied: 1
S. Brown: 2

PUNTING
Maynard: 42.6
Rocca (R): 42.3

KICKING
Gould: 40 (13/13 PAT; 8/10 FG)
Akers: 40 (10/10 PAT; 10/13 FG)


NOTES

BEARS: QB BRIAN GRIESE passed for 381 yards last week, 2nd highest total of career (392 yards vs. SD, 12/12/04 with TB). Also tied his career-high with 3 TD passes…When RB CEDRIC BENSON has 10+ carries, Bears are 13-6 (.684)…WR BERNARD BERRIAN had 39-yard TD catch last week. Berrian averages 34.2 yards per TD catch & 7 of his 9 career TDs are 30+ yards. TE DESMOND CLARK has TD in 2 of past 3. WR-PR-KR DEVIN HESTER had 89-yard PR-TD & 81-yard TD catch last week. Hester has 9 career return TDs & last week passed HOFer GALE SAYERS for most in team history. Has 10 career TDs (5 PR, 3 KR, 1 missed FG, 1 rec.) & averages 85 yards per TD. Leads NFL with 387 PR yards & 19.4 avg…DE MARK ANDERSON has 16 sacks in 1st 22 games of career. LB BRIAN URLACHER aims for 3rd consecutive meeting with sack (incl. playoffs). DT TOMMIE HARRIS has 4 sacks in past 5. Had 0.5 sacks in last meeting. DE ALEX BROWN had sack in last game vs. Phi. & had 1 sack last week…

EAGLES: Incl. playoffs, club has won 5 in row vs. Bears…QB DONOVAN MC NABB hails from Chicago. Is 4-0 in career vs. Bears (incl. playoffs). When McNabb passes for 3+ TDs, Eagles are 18-3 (.857)…RB BRIAN WESTBROOK had 182 scrimmage yards (119 rush, 63 rec.) in last meeting. Is 2nd in NFC with 670 scrimmage yards (411 rush, 259 rec.) & aims to become 3rd player in NFL history with 1,000+ rush yards & 1,000+ rec. yards in single season (ROGER CRAIG, MARSHALL FAULK)…WR REGGIE BROWN has 12 career TD receptions & avg. length of TD catch is 26.3 yards (316 yards). WR KEVIN CURTIS had 4 catches for 77 yards (19.3 avg.) in only meeting vs. Chi. (12/11/06 with StL). Had 5 catches for 121 yards last week, incl. 75-yard TD…DE TRENT COLE had sack last week & ties for 2nd in NFL with 6 sacks. DE JUQUA THOMAS has 3 sacks in past 4 games. S BRIAN DAWKINS had INT (30 yards) in last meeting at home. CB SHELDON BROWN had INT last week & leads team with 2. DE JEVON KEARSE aims for 3rd game in row with sack.

ST. LOUIS RAMS (0-6) AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (3-3)

SERIES

RAMS
SEAHAWKS

SERIES LEADER
9-8

STREAKS

Past 4

COACHES VS. OPP.
Linehan: 0-2
Holmgren: 11-7

LAST WEEK
L 22-3 at Ravens
L 28-17 vs. Saints

LAST GAME
11/12/06: Rams 22 at Seahawks 24. Seahawks RB Maurice Morris runs for 124 yards & K Josh Brown connects from 38-yards to beat St. Louis in final seconds.

LAST GAME AT SITE
11/12/06

BROADCAST
FOX (1:15 PM PT): Matt Devlin, JC Pearson. SIRIUS: 126 (StL.), 130 (Sea.).


STATS

PASSING
Bulger: 74-133-765-2-4-64.9
Hasselbeck: 125-198-1,510 (3C)-9 (T3C)-5-91.1

RUSHING
B. Leonard (R): 50-199-4.0-0
Alexander: 116-413-3.6-2

RECEIVING
Holt: 32-384-12.0-3
Engram: 28-395-14.1-2

OFFENSE
283.5
330.8

TAKE/GIVE
-8
+3

DEFENSE
338.0
336.7

SACKS
J. Hall, Ryan (R): 2.0
Peterson: 6.0 (T2C)

INTs
F. Brown: 2
Trufant: 2

PUNTING
Jones: 50.1 (T1L)
Plackemeier: 41.1

KICKING
Wilkins: 35 (5/5 PAT; 10/15 FG)
Brown: 38 (11/11 PAT; 9/10 FG)


NOTES

RAMS: QB MARC BULGER has posted 90+ passer rating in 4 of past 5 games vs. Sea. Has passed for 12 TDs in past 7 meetings…RB BRIAN LEONARD (No. 52) is 2nd among NFC rookies with 297 scrimmage yards (199 rush, 98 rec.)… WR TORRY HOLT has 27 catches for 398 yards (99.5 per game) & 5 TDs in past 4 meetings vs. Seahawks. Has 13 TDs in past 13 vs. division. Leads NFC with 13 receptions on 3rd down. ISAAC BRUCE is 2nd among active WRs with 902 catches & 13,579 yards. Bruce has 13 catches for 220 yards (110 per game) & 1 TD in past 2 vs. division. 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. WR DREW BENNETT had 8 catches for 93 yards & 2 TDs in only meeting (12/18/05 with Ten.)…In last meeting, DE VICTOR ADEYANJU had 89-yard FR-TD. DT LA’ROI GLOVER has 5 sacks in past 7 vs. Sea. DE LEONARD LITTLE had 2 sacks in last meeting. LB WILL WITHERSPOON had 2 sacks in last game vs. Sea. S OSHIOMOGHO ATOGWE had sack & 2 FFs in last meeting…

SEAHAWKS: Have won 4 in row vs. Rams…QB MATT HASSELBECK has won 3 in row vs. Rams while posting 99.7 passer rating. Seahawks are 32-11 (.744) when Hasselbeck has 90+ rating. In last meeting, Hasselbeck had 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 110.9 rating…RB SHAUN ALEXANDER aims for 6th consecutive 100-yard game vs. Rams. Has 736 rush yards (147.2 per game) & 7 TDs in past 5 meetings. Seahawks are 31-6 (.838) when Alexander has 100+ yards. Needs 2 rush TDs to reach 100 for career…WR BOBBY ENGRAM had 120 yards last week, most yards in game since 12/26/99 vs. StL (143 yards). WR-PR NATE BURLESON has 6 TDs (5 rec., 1 PR) as Seahawk & averages 29.2 yards per TD. Had 90-yard PR-TD in last meeting. WR BEN OBOMANU had 1st career TD catch last week (17 yards). Posted career-highs in catches (4) & yards (72) last week & averages 18.3 yards per catch this year…LB JULIAN PETERSON has 16 sacks in 22 games with Seattle. Tied for 2nd in NFL with 6 sacks. Has 7.5 sacks in past 7 vs. Rams. LB LOFA TATUPU has 2 INTs & 1 sack in 4 career meetings.

SUNDAY NIGHT

PITTSBURGH STEELERS (4-1) AT DENVER BRONCOS (2-3)

SERIES

STEELERS
BRONCOS

SERIES LEADER

12-6-1

STREAKS

4 of past 5

COACHES VS. OPP.
Tomlin: 0-0
Shanahan: 3-2

LAST WEEK
Bye (Wk. 5: W 21-0 vs. Seahawks)
Bye (Wk 5: L 41-3 vs. Chargers)

LAST GAME
11/5/06: Broncos 31 at Steelers 20. Denver’s defense forces 6 turnovers & registers 4 sacks to help overcome 433 yards passing by Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger.

LAST GAME AT SITE
10/12/03: Broncos 17, Steelers 14. Denver K Jason Elam kicks game-winning 47-yard FG as time expires. Broncos’ defense limits Pittsburgh to 215 total net yards.

BROADCAST
NBC (6:15 PM MT): Al Michaels, John Madden & Andrea Kremer (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Dave Sims, Bob Trumpy. SIRIUS: 123 (Westwood); 122 (Pit.), 126 (Den).


STATS

PASSING
Roethlisberger: 81-131-1,013-9-3-99.2
Cutler: 98-152-1,158-4-6-79.9

RUSHING
Parker: 121-507-4.2-1
Henry: 102-498-4.9-1

RECEIVING
Miller (TE): 17-241-14.2-2
Marshall: 27-362-13.4-2

OFFENSE
351.8
365.2

TAKE/GIVE
+4
-5

DEFENSE
235.6 (1L)
333.2

SACKS
Farrior: 4.0
Dumervil: 4.0

INTs
Taylor: 2
Many tied: 1

PUNTING
Sepulveda (R): 45.0
Sauerbrun: 51.3

KICKING
Reed: 42 (15/15 PAT; 9/9 FG)
Elam: 33 (6/6 PAT; 9/12 FG)


NOTES

STEELERS: Team has 10-8 (.555) record after bye week…Club has won 3 of past 4 road games...In 2 games vs. Denver (incl. playoffs), QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER has completed 59 of 83 passes (71.1 pct) for 708 yards with 3 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 93.9 passer rating. Roethlisberger aims for 11th consecutive game with TD pass…RB WILLIE PARKER has 100+ rushing yards in 7 of past 9 dating back to ’06 & team is 16-1 (.941) when Parker has 100+ yards…In 2 career meetings vs. Broncos, WR HINES WARD averages 104.0 receiving yards-per-game (208 yards, 15 rec.). Totaled 7 rec. for 127 yards (18.1 avg.) in last meeting. Team is 9-3 (.750) when TE HEATH MILLER has TD reception…Club posted shutout in Week 5…Since 2004, team is 20-6 (.769) when they record 3 or more sacks…Club is 7-2 (.778) when S TROY POLAMALU has INT…LB corps has totaled 12.5 of Steelers 17 sacks…

BRONCOS: Team has 14-4 record (.777 ) after bye week…Club has won 5 consecutive games vs. AFC North…QB JAY CUTLER has TD pass in 9 of his 10 career starts. RB TRAVIS HENRY has rushed for 100+ yards in 5 of last 7 games, dating back to 12/24/06. Henry’s teams are 13-3 (.812) when he has 25+ rush attempts…Broncos are 5-0 when WR JAVON WALKER has 100+ receiving yards. In only meeting vs. Pit. (11/5/06), Walker totaled 206 yards (134 receiving, 72 rushing) from scrimmage & 2 TD receptions. WR BRANDON MARSHALL is averaging 95.6 receiving yards-per-game at home in ’07 (287 yards in 3 games). Has 5+ receptions in 4 of 5 games in ’07…DE ELVIS DUMERVIL has 8.5 of career 12.5 sacks at home…CBs CHAMP BAILEY (40) & DRE’ BLY (34) rank 1st & 2nd among active CBs for most INTs since 1999. Bailey had 2 INTs in last meeting vs. Pit…K JASON ELAM (225) needs 9 games played to surpass JOHN ELWAY (234) for most in franchise history.

MONDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 22

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (5-0) AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (4-1)

SERIES

COLTS
JAGUARS

SERIES LEADER
9-3


STREAKS
4 of past 6


COACHES VS. OPP.
Dungy: 7-4
Del Rio: 3-5

LAST WEEK
Bye (Wk. 5: W 33-14 vs. Buccaneers)
W 37-17 vs. Texans

LAST GAME
12/10/06: Colts 17 at Jaguars 44. Jacksonville RBs Maurice Jones-Drew (166 yards) & Fred Taylor (131 yards) help Jags rush for 375 yards.

LAST GAME AT SITE
12/10/06

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 (Ind.), 123 (Jax.).


STATS

PASSING
Manning: 115-165-1,319-10-2-108.6 (2C)
Garrard: 90-136-1,069-6-0-104.7 (3C)

RUSHING
Addai: 84-407-4.8-5 (2L)
Jones-Drew: 54-307-5.7-3

RECEIVING
Wayne: 28-369-13.2-4
Northcutt: 19-288-15.2-1

OFFENSE
402.8 (2C)
355.2

TAKE/GIVE
+7 (T1L)
+3

DEFENSE
278.2
304.8

SACKS
Sanders: 2.5
Spicer: 3.0

INTs
Many tied: 1
Many tied: 1

PUNTING
H. Smith: 43.1
Podlesh (R): 40.3

KICKING
Vinatieri: 50 (17/19 PAT; 11/12 FG)
Carney: 30 (9/10 PAT; 7/9 FG)


NOTES

COLTS: Team is 25-7 (.781) vs. AFC South…Club can join Green Bay (1929-31) & St. Louis (1999-2001) as only 3 teams in history to start season 6-0 for 3 straight years…Colts are 15-5 (.750) under Dungy (2002-present) in October…Team has won 10 in a row, including ’06 playoffs…QB PEYTON MANNING (285) needs 3 passing TDs to surpass JOHNNY UNITAS (287) as franchise’s career leader. Manning has 8-2 (.800) record on MNF with 22 TDs vs. 9 INTs & 102.8 passer rating…In 1st career start, RB KENTON KEITH had career-high 28 att. for 121 yards (4.3 avg.) with 2 TDs in Week 5 vs. TB. Incl. playoffs, Colts are 7-0 when RB JOSEPH ADDAI has 20+ carries…WR REGGIE WAYNE has 4 TD receptions in 5 games vs. Jaguars…TE DALLAS CLARK aims for 5th straight game with TD. Colts are 14-3 (.823) when Clark has TD…Team is tied for 1st in NFL with +7 turnover differential…DE DWIGHT FREENEY has 5 sacks in 9 career games vs. Jax…

JAGUARS: JACK DEL RIO is 2-0 on MNF…Club aims for 5th consecutive win for 1st time since ’05 (11/6-12/4)…Offense totaled 566 rushing yards in 2 games vs. Ind. in ’06…QB DAVID GARRARD has 6 TDs vs. 0 INTs in ’07 (136 att.). Has 14-9 (.608) career record as starter. Jax. is 10-5 (.666) when Garrard has 5+ rushing attempts as starter…RB FRED TAYLOR needs 190 rush yards to become 21st player in NFL history to reach 10,000. In last meeting vs. Colts, Taylor gained 131 yards (14.6 avg.) on 9 carries with 1 TD. RB MAURICE JONES-DREW aims for 3rd straight 100-yard rush game vs. Colts (103, 166)…WR REGGIE WILLIAMS has 3 of Jags’ 6 TD receptions in ’07...In past 3 games, Ind. opponents average 39.3 rush yards…Team is 11-6 (.647) when CB RASHEAN MATHIS records INT. DTs JOHN HENDERSON (23.0) & MARCUS STROUD (21.5) ranks 4th & 6th, respectively, on Jags’ all-time sack list.

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