WEEK 16 – THURSDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 20
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (9-5) AT ST. LOUIS RAMS (3-11)
SERIES
STEELERS
RAMS
SERIES LEADER
Series Tied, 15-5-2
STREAKS
2 of past 3
COACHES VS. OPP.
Tomlin: 0-0
Linehan: 0-0
LAST WEEK
L 29-22 vs. Jaguars
L 33-14 vs. Packers
LAST GAME
10/26/03: Rams 33 at Steelers 21. St. Louis QB Marc Bulger throws for 375 yards & 1 TD.
Rams rookie RB Arlen Harris adds 3 rushing TDs.
LAST GAME AT SITE
9/12/93: L.A. Rams 27, Steelers 0. Los Angeles QB Steve Everett passes for 221 yards &
Rams rookie TE Troy Drayton & RB Jerome Bettis score 1st career TDs.
NFL Network (7:00 PM CT): Bryant Gumbel, Deion Sanders, Marshall Faulk. Westwood
BROADCAST
One Radio: Dick Enberg, Dennis Green. SIRIUS: 124 (Westwood); 126 (Pit.), 123 (St.L.).
STATS
PASSING
Roethlisberger: 249-385-2,897-29 (2C)-11-100.5 (3C)
Bulger: 190-318-2,008-7-11-71.1
RUSHING
Parker: 320-1,317 (1L)-4.1-2
S. Jackson: 207-862-4.2-5
RECEIVING
Ward: 66-677-10.3-7
Holt: 83-1,055-12.7-7
OFFENSE
325.0
300.7
TAKE/GIVE
+3
-7
DEFENSE
258.0 (1L)
329.4
SACKS
J. Harrison: 8.5
Witherspoon: 7.0
INTs
3 tied: 2
Atogwe: 7 (T1C)
PUNTING
Sepulveda (R): 42.4
Jones: 46.8 (3C)
KICKING
Reed: 99 (36/36 PAT; 21/23 FG)
Wilkins: 84 (21/21 PAT; 21/29 FG)
NOTES
STEELERS: Rush offense ranks 2nd in AFC & 3rd in NFL (139.4 yards-per-game)...QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER has
12-2 (.857) record vs. NFC & has completed 192 of 308 passes (62.3 pct.) for 2,715 yards with 19 TDs vs. 8 INTs & 100.5
passer rating. Team is 22-2 (.916), when Roethlisberger has 100+ passer rating…RB WILLIE PARKER is averaging 112
rush yards-per-game in past 2 & aims for 3rd consecutive 100-yard rush game. Team is 18-3 (.857) when Parker has
100+ yards…In only career meeting vs. Rams (10/26/03), WR HINES WARD recorded 5 receptions for 90 yards (18.0
avg.) with 2 TDs…TE HEATH MILLER has career-high 7 TD receptions in ’07…Team ranks 1st in NFL in total defense
(258 yards-per-game)…Defense ranks 3rd in AFC with 33 sacks…Since ’04, team is 22-7 (.759) when defense records
3+ sacks…RAMS: Have never lost at home to Steelers (11-0-1)…QB MARC BULGER was born in Pittsburgh &
attended Central Catholic HS. Won only start vs. Pit., passing for 375 yards with 1 TD & 0 INTs for 102.9 passer rating.
Rams are 19-11 (.633) when Bulger has 95+ rating…In past 9 vs. AFC, RB STEVEN JACKSON has 1,231 scrimmage
yards (136.8 per game) & 8 TDs. Has 927 rush yards (103 per game) & 7 rush TDs in those 9. In career, when Jackson
has 23+ carries, Rams are 11-3 (.786). In those 14, has rushed for 1,696 yards (121.1 per game) & 11 TDs…WR TORRY
HOLT had 7 catches for 174 yards (24.9 avg.) & 1 TD (36 yards) in only meeting vs. Pit. Has recorded 160+ rec. yards in
game 10 times in career & Rams are 7-3 (.700) in those contests. Has 14 catches for 200 yards (100 per game) in past 2
vs. AFC. WR ISAAC BRUCE has 10 catches for 181 yards (90.5 per game) in 2 career meetings…S OSHIOMOGHO
ATOGWE has INT in 5 of past 6 (6 INTs). Ties for NFC lead with 7 INTs. LB WILL WITHERSPOON has 6 sacks in past
7. Has 1+ sack in 5 of past 7. CB FAKHIR BROWN has INT in 2 of past 3, incl. 36-yard INT-TD.
SATURDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 22
DALLAS COWBOYS (12-2) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (6-8)
SERIES
COWBOYS
PANTHERS
SERIES LEADER
6-1
STREAKS
6 of past 7
COACHES VS. OPP.
Phillips: 2-0
Fox: 1-4
LAST WEEK
L 10-6 vs. Eagles
W 13-10 vs. Seahawks
LAST GAME
10/29/06: Cowboys 35 at Panthers 14. Dallas scores 25 points in 7:15 span during 4th
quarter. Cowboys QB Tony Romo throws for 270 yards & 1 TD in 1st career start.
LAST GAME AT SITE
10/29/06
BROADCAST
NFL Network (8:00 PM ET): Bryant Gumbel, Cris Collinsworth. Westwood One Radio: Don
Criqui, John Dockery. SIRIUS: 124 (Westwood); 126 (Dal.), 123 (Car.).
STATS
PASSING
Romo: 300-462-3,868 (2C)-35 (1C)-17-101.0 (1C)
Moore (R): 33-59-374-0-3-53.9
RUSHING
Barber: 176-871-4.9-9 (3C)
Foster: 232-821-3.5-3
RECEIVING
Witten (TE): 88 (1C)-1,068 -12.1-7
Smith: 73-817-11.2-6
OFFENSE
378.5 (1C)
285.3
TAKE/GIVE
+4
+2
DEFENSE
310.9 (3C)
320.6
SACKS
Ellis: 11.5
Lewis: 3.5
INTs
Hamlin, Henry: 5 (T3C)
Cooper: 3
PUNTING
McBriar: 47.3 (2C)
Baker: 44.2
KICKING
Folk (R): 117 (2C) (51/51 PAT; 22/26 FG)
Kasay: 85 (22/22 PAT; 21/25 FG)
NOTES
IN SERIES, Cowboys have won 6 of 7 regular-season meetings, but Panthers have won both playoff contests…
COWBOYS: Lead NFC in points scored (429) & total offense (378.5 yards per game). QB TONY ROMO has passed for
franchise-record 35 TDs this season. Team is 13-2 (.867) when Romo has 100+ rating…RB MARION BARBER has
scored TD in 18 of past 29 (27 TDs). Had 2 TDs in last meeting. RB JULIUS JONES has rushed for 286 yards (143 per
game) & 3 TDs in 2 career meetings…WR TERRELL OWENS leads NFC with 14 rec. TDs & needs 1 to pass FRANK
CLARKE (1962) for team record. Has caught 26 TDs in past 26. In past 6 vs. Car., Owens has 640 yards (106.7 per
game) & 4 TDs. JASON WITTEN leads NFC TEs in catches (88) & yards (1,068) & ties for 1st with 7 TDs. Needs 12
catches to become 2nd TE in NFL history with 100…LB DE MARCUS WARE has 26.5 sacks in past 32. Had 3 sacks &
3 FFs in 12/24/05 meeting. LB GREG ELLIS has 11.5 sacks in 11 games. Had 2 sacks & FF in last meeting. CB
TERENCE NEWMAN has INT in 3 of past 5, incl. 50-yard TD…PANTHERS: QB MATT MOORE won 1st career NFL
start last week, passing for 208 yards & posting 92.8 rating. Spent preseason with Dal. & had 100.1 rating. QB VINNY
TESTAVERDE spent 2004 season with Dal. & passed for 3,532 yards…Incl. playoffs, Panthers are 16-1 (.941) when RB
DE SHAUN FOSTER has 70+ rush yards. Leads team with 821 rush yards & aims for 3rd 1,000-yard rush season in
team history. Had TD in last meeting. RB DE ANGELO WILLIAMS had 35-yard TD run last week…WR STEVE SMITH
had 24-yard rush TD in last meeting. WR DREW CARTER has 9 career TDs (incl. playoffs) & 4 have been 30+ yards.
JEFF KING is 6th among NFC TEs with career-best 45 catches… DE JULIUS PEPPERS (56.5) & DE MIKE RUCKER
(55) are top 2 in sacks in team annals. Peppers has 7 sacks in 4 meetings, incl. 2 3-sack games. Panthers are 12-3
(.800) when S CHRIS GAMBLE has INT. Had INT in last meeting. LB THOMAS DAVIS has sack in 2 of past 3.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23
NEW YORK GIANTS (9-5) AT BUFFALO BILLS (7-7)
SERIES
GIANTS
BILLS
SERIES LEADER
6-3
STREAKS
6 of past 7
COACHES VS. OPP.
Coughlin: 2-2
Jauron: 0-1
LAST WEEK
L 22-10 vs. Redskins
L 8-0 at Browns
LAST GAME
11/30/03: Bills 24 at Giants 7. Buffalo QB Drew Bledsoe passes for 252 yards & 2 TDs &
Bills RB Travis Henry rushes for 113 yards & 1 TD.
LAST GAME AT SITE
12/12/99: Giants 19, Bills 17. New York K Cary Blanchard kicks game-winning 48-yard FG
with 40 seconds remaining in 4th quarter. Giants RB Tiki Barber has 90 receiving yards.
BROADCAST
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa (Field reporter). SIRIUS:
181 (NYG), 122 (Buf.).
STATS
PASSING
Manning: 268-481-2,974-19-17-72.7
Edwards (R): 126-213-1,336-5-5-75.6
RUSHING
Jacobs: 162-799-4.9-2
Lynch (R): 240-940-3.9-6
RECEIVING
Burress: 65-935-14.4-10 (3C)
L. Evans: 51-804-15.8-4
OFFENSE
328.8
279.9
TAKE/GIVE
-8
+7
DEFENSE
303.3 (2C)
359.5
SACKS
Umenyiora: 12.0 (T3C)
Schobel: 5.5
INTs
Wilson: 4
McGee: 3
PUNTING
Feagles: 40.5
Moorman: 40.9
KICKING
Tynes: 96 (30/32 PAT; 22/26 FG)
Lindell: 84 (21/21 PAT; 21/24 FG)
NOTES
GIANTS: QB ELI MANNING has 2,974 passing yards & 19 TDs this year & can join PHIL SIMMS as only NYG QBs with
3,000+ yards & 20+ TDs in 3 seasons in row. Has won 6 of past 9 starts vs. AFC…Rush offense is 2nd in NFC (127.1
yards per game). RB BRANDON JACOBS rushed for 130 yards last week. Has 709 scrimmage yards (118.2 per game)
in past 6. Aims for 3rd in row vs. AFC with 100+ rush yards…WR PLAXICO BURRESS has TD catch in 19 of past 30 (21
TDs). Has TD catch in 5 of past 6 vs. AFC. Rookie TE KEVIN BOSS had 1st career TD catch (19 yards) last week. WR
AMANI TOOMER had 3 catches for 110 yards (36.7 avg.) & 1 TD (77 yards) in last meeting …DE OSI UMENYIORA ties
for 4th in NFL with 12 sacks. Has 3 sacks in past 4 vs. AFC. DE MICHAEL STRAHAN has 2.5 sacks in 3 career
meetings & aims for 4th in row vs. Buf. with 0.5+ sack. DE JUSTIN TUCK had sack last week & has career-high 10
sacks. Had 1 sack entering 2007. CB SAM MADISON had INT in last game vs. Buf. (12/4/05 with Mia.)…BILLS:
Rookie QB TRENT EDWARDS has 3-1 (.750) record as starter at home & has completed 67 of 103 passes (65.0 pct.) for
728 yards with 5 TDs & 3 INTs for 89.8 passer rating. Edwards (1,336 pass yards) & rookie RB MARSHAWN LYNCH
(940 rush yards) are 1st rookie QB-RB tandem since Detroit’s RODNEY PEETE (1,479 pass yards) & BARRY SANDERS
(1,470 rush yards) in ’89 to gain 900 rush yards & 1,200 passing yards in season. Lynch leads AFC rookies with 940
yards & 6 TDs. RB FRED JACKSON is averaging 71 rush yards-per-game in past 3…WR LEE EVANS leads team with
51 rec. for 804 yards (15.8 avg.)…DE AARON SCHOBEL aims for 4th straight game with sack…Club is 11-1 (.916),
when CB TERRENCE MC GEE has INT…WR-PR ROSCOE PARRISH leads NFL with 17.5 PR avg. (22 PR, 386 yards).
GREEN BAY PACKERS (12-2) AT CHICAGO BEARS (5-9)
SERIES
PACKERS
BEARS
SERIES LEADER
88-79-6
STREAKS
4 of past 5
COACHES VS. OPP.
McCarthy: 1-2
Smith: 5-2
LAST WEEK
W 33-14 at Rams
L 20-13 at Vikings
LAST GAME
10/7/07: Bears 27 at Packers 20. Chicago forces 5 turnovers & QB Brian Griese throws 2
TD passes, including 34-yarder to TE Desmond Clark in 4th quarter to seal victory.
LAST GAME AT SITE
12/31/06: Packers 26, Bears 7. Green Bay defense registers 5 INTs, including 2 returns for
TDs as Packers win 4th consecutive game to conclude season.
BROADCAST
FOX (12:00 PM CT): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 123 (GB),
147 (Chi.).
STATS
PASSING
Favre: 330-492-3,905 (1C)-26 (2C)-13-97.7 (2C)
Orton: 22-38-184-0-1-59.5
RUSHING
Grant: 168-799-4.8-6
Peterson: 100-317-3.2-2
RECEIVING
Driver: 78-1,016-13.0-2
Berrian: 66-906-13.7-4
OFFENSE
376.1(2C)
298.4
TAKE/GIVE
+5
-3
DEFENSE
320.0
356.3
SACKS
Kampman: 12.0 (T3C)
Ogunleye: 9.0
INTs
Bigby, Woodson: 4
Urlacher: 3
PUNTING
Ryan: 44.8
Maynard: 42.0
KICKING
Crosby (R): 130 (1L) (43/43 PAT; 29/37 FG)
Gould: 110 (3C) (26/26 PAT; 28/33 FG)
NOTES
PACKERS: Have won 16 of past 18…QB BRETT FAVRE became NFL’s all-time leading passer last week (61,405
yards). Has 22 wins vs. Chi., tied for his most vs. opponent. Has 9 games with 100+ rating this year & team is 9-0. In
career (incl. playoffs), GB is 90-8 (.918) when Favre has 100+ rating…RB RYAN GRANT has 884 scrimmage yards
(110.5 per game) in past 8. Aims for 5th in row with rush TD…WR DONALD DRIVER has reception in 94 consecutive
games, 2nd-longest streak in team history (STERLING SHARPE, 103). Had TD catch in last game at Chi. WR GREG
JENNINGS has TD catch in 10 of past 12 (12 TDs). Had 41-yard TD in last meeting…DE AARON KAMPMAN has 27.5
sacks in past 30. DE KABEER GBAJA-BIAMILA has 11 sacks in past 11 vs. Bears. Has 5 sacks in past 6. LB NICK
BARNETT had 1.5 sacks in last meeting. Had 2 sacks last week. S NICK COLLINS had career-high 2 INTs & scored
only career TD (55-yard INT-TD) in last game at Chi. CB CHARLES WOODSON has 3 INTs in past 4 vs. Chi. DT
COREY WILLIAMS aims for 3rd in row at Chi. with sack. LB A.J. HAWK had INT in last meeting at Chi...BEARS: QB
KYLE ORTON won only start vs. GB (12/4/05). Is 10-6 (.625) in career as starter…RB ADRIAN PETERSON has 356
scrimmage yards in past 4 (89 yards per game)…WR BERNARD BERRIAN averages 32.3 yards per TD catch (387
yards) & 8 of his 12 career TDs are 30+ yards. WR-PR-KR DEVIN HESTER has 12 career TDs (6 PR, 4 KR, 1 missed
FG, 1 rec.) & averages 84.4 yards per TD (1,013 yards), highest avg. in NFL history (min. 10 TDs). WR MARK
BRADLEY had career-long 75-yard TD in last home game vs. GB. TEs DESMOND CLARK (34 yards) & rookie GREG
OLSEN (19) each had TD catch in last meeting…DE MARK ANDERSON has 17 sacks in 1st 30 games of career. DE
ADEWALE OGUNLEYE has 6 sacks in past 7. Has 5 FFs in past 6. CB CHARLES TILLMAN has 3 INTs, 3 FFs & 1 FR
in his past 4 vs. GB & Bears are 4-0. LB BRIAN URLACHER had INT in last meeting. Had 2 sacks last week.
CLEVELAND BROWNS (9-5) AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (5-9)
SERIES
BROWNS
SERIES LEADER
BENGALS
Series Tied, 34-34
6 of past 9
STREAKS
COACHES VS. OPP.
Crennel: 1-4
Lewis: 6-3
LAST WEEK
W 8-0 vs. Bills
L 20-13 at 49ers
LAST GAME
9/16/07: Bengals 45 at Browns 51. Cleveland QB Derek Anderson throws 5 TDs, including 2
to WR Braylon Edwards. Browns RB Jamal Lewis adds 216 rushing yards & 1 TD.
LAST GAME AT SITE
9/17/06: Bengals 34, Browns 17. Cincinnati QB Carson Palmer throws for 352 yards & 2
TDs. Bengals RB Rudi Johnson adds 145 rushing yards with 2 scores.
BROADCAST
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf. SIRIUS: 140 (Cle.), 119 (Cin.).
STATS
PASSING
Anderson: 258-459-3,384-26-14-85.8
Palmer: 339-522-3,700 (2C)-22-17-86.2
RUSHING
Lewis: 251-1,084-4.3-9 (3C)
Watson: 127-564-4.4-5
RECEIVING
Winslow (TE): 71-971-13.7-5
Houshmandzadeh: 101 (1L)-1,028-10.2-11 (3C)
OFFENSE
348.8
350.4
TAKE/GIVE
0
+4
DEFENSE
378.4
347.4
SACKS
Wimbley: 5.0
Geathers: 3.5
INTs
Jones: 5
Hall (R): 4
PUNTING
Zastudil: 41.9
Larson: 42.1
KICKING
Dawson: 110 (38/39 PAT; 24/27 FG)
Graham: 115 (3C) (31/31 PAT; 28/31 FG)
NOTES
BROWNS: Club is 5-0 under ROMEO CRENNEL when scoring 30 or more points…In only start vs. Cin. (9/16/07), QB
DEREK ANDERSON completed 20 of 33 passes (60.6 pct.) for 328 yards with 5 TDs vs. INT & 121.0 passer rating.
Team is 4-0 this season when Anderson has 100+ passer rating…In 12 career games vs. Cin., RB JAMAL LEWIS
averages 121.5 rush yards-per-game (1,459 yards, 263 att.) with 10 TDs, incl. season-best 216 yards in last meeting.
Lewis’ teams are 21-3 (.875) when he has 25+ carries. Lewis is averaging 114.6 rush yards-per-game in past 3 vs.
AFC…WR BRAYLON EDWARDS has 13 TDs in ’07 & needs TD catch to set Browns’ single-season record (GARY
COLLINS, 13 in 1963). Edwards had 8 receptions for 146 yards (18.3 avg.) & 2 TD receptions in last meeting vs.
Bengals…TE KELLEN WINSLOW (971) needs 29 receiving yards to reach 1,000 for 1st time in career. Winslow &
Edwards can become 1st Browns duo to reach 1,000 each in season…CB LEIGH BODDEN has 3 INTs vs. Cin. (most vs.
any opponent)…KR-PR JOSHUA CRIBBS leads NFL with 30.9 KR avg…BENGALS: Club aims for 4th consecutive win
vs. Browns at home…Team is 12-2 (.857) when QB CARSON PALMER has 3+ TD passes…In 7 career games vs. Cle.,
Palmer has 5-2 (.714) record & has completed 163 of 248 passes (65.7 pct.) for 1,800 yards with 19 TDs vs. 11 INTs &
94.2 passer rating…Team is 15-4 (.789) when RB RUDI JOHNSON has 100+ rushing yards. Johnson has 100+ rush
yards in 5 of past 6 vs. Cle. while averaging 137.3 rush yards-per-game…WR T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH leads league
with 101 catches. Houshmandzadeh has 4 TD receptions in past 3 games vs. Browns. WR CHAD JOHNSON ranks 3rd
in AFC & 4th in NFL with 1,265 rec. yards. Johnson averages 166 receiving yards-per-game in past 2 vs. Cle., including
209 yards in last meeting. WR CHRIS HENRY has 2 TDs in 3 career games vs. Cle…Since ’03, team is 21-5 (.807) when
defense has 2+ INTs…1st-round pick CB LEON HALL (No. 18) is tied for 1st among NFL rookies with 4 INTs.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (4-10) AT DETROIT LIONS (6-8)
SERIES
CHIEFS
LIONS
SERIES LEADER
7-3
STREAKS
Past 4
COACHES VS. OPP.
Edwards: 1-0
Marinelli: 0-0
LAST WEEK
L 26-17 vs. Titans
L 51-14 at Chargers
LAST GAME
12/14/03: Lions 17 at Chiefs 45. Kansas City QB Trent Green throws for 341 yards & 3
scores (27, 63, 9) as Chiefs score on 7 of 1st 8 possesions.
LAST GAME AT SITE
11/28/96: Chiefs 28, Lions 24. Kansas City RB Marcus Allen scores 2 TDs, including game
winner with 46 seconds remaining to defeat Detroit on Thanksgiving Day.
BROADCAST
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Gus Johnson, Steve Tasker. SIRIUS: 118 (KC), 146 (Det.).
STATS
PASSING
Croyle: 98-169-963-5-5-71.7
Kitna: 324-497-3,707-17-17-84.6
RUSHING
Ko. Smith (R): 93-346-3.7-2
Jones: 145-566-3.9-8
RECEIVING
Gonzalez (TE): 82-971-11.8-5
McDonald: 72-848-11.8-5
OFFENSE
271.6
331.2
TAKE/GIVE
-11
0
DEFENSE
324.1
374.4
SACKS
Allen: 11.5 (T2C)
White: 6.5
INTs
Page: 3
K. Smith: 3
PUNTING
Colquitt: 45.2
N. Harris: 44.4
KICKING
Rayner: 59 (14/14 PAT; 15/22 FG)
Hanson: 104 (32/33 PAT; 24/30 FG)
NOTES
CHIEFS: Club aims for 5th consecutive win vs. Lions…In 4 career starts, QB BRODIE CROYLE has completed 71 of
122 passes (58.2 pct.) for 663 yards with 4 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 70.5 passer rating. Croyle posted career-high 2 TD passes
last week…In 4 career starts, rookie RB KOLBY SMITH has 327 rush yards (3.9 avg.) on 83 att. with 2 TDs. Smith has
80+ rush yards in 3 of 4 starts in ’07…TE TONY GONZALEZ extended rec. streak to 113 games last week – streak is 2nd
in NFL history among TEs (OZZIE NEWSOME, 150). In 2 career meetings vs. Lions, Gonzalez averages 82.5 receiving
yards-per-game…Rookie WR DWAYNE BOWE leads all rookies in yards (885) & receptions (61), both franchise rookie
records. Bowe has 20-yard reception in each of past 4 games. WR EDDIE KENNISON led team with season-best 6
receptions last week…Since 1995, CB TY LAW leads all NFL CBs with 52 INTs. DE JARED ALLEN is tied for 2nd in
AFC with 11.5 sacks. Allen has 4.5 sacks in past 3 games vs. NFC. DE TAMBI HALI has 0.5 or more sacks in 4 of past
5…LIONS: Head coach ROD MARINELLI & KC head coach Herm Edwards were both assistants together on TB staff
from 1996-2000…QB JON KITNA has 9 TDs in 5 career starts vs. KC. Has 2 TD passes in 4 of those 5 contests…RB
KEVIN JONES has rushed for TD in 7 of 12 games this year (8 TDs). Jones has 542 scrimmage yards (108.4 per game)
in past 5 vs. AFC… WR CALVIN JOHNSON ranks 2nd among NFC rookies with 42 catches & 665 yards. Had 1st career
100-yard game last week (102 yards). WR MIKE FURREY has TD reception in 3 of past 6 games vs. AFC. Had teamhigh 7 catches (80 yards) last week. WR SHAUN MC DONALD has career-highs in catches (72), yards (848) & TDs (5).
WR BRANDON MIDDLETON had 1st career TD catch last week…Club leads NFC with 33 takeaways & ties for lead with
17 FR. DT CORY REDDING has 3 sacks in past 7 vs. AFC. DE KALIMBA EDWARDS has 3 sacks & 3 FFs in past 5 vs.
AFC. DE DWAYNE WHITE had sack in only game vs. KC (11/7/04 with TB).
HOUSTON TEXANS (7-7) AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (12-2)
SERIES
TEXANS
COLTS
SERIES LEADER
10-1
STREAKS
10 of past 11
COACHES VS. OPP.
Kubiak: 1-2
Dungy: 10-1
LAST WEEK
W 31-13 vs. Broncos
W 21-14 at Raiders
LAST GAME
9/23/07: Colts 30 at Texans 24. Indianapolis RB Joseph Addai has 91 scrimmage yards (72
rushing, 19 receiving) & 2 rushing TDs as Colts start season 3-0 for 4th time in 5 years.
LAST GAME AT SITE
9/17/06: Colts 43, Texans 24. Indianapolis QB Peyton Manning throws for 400 yards & 3
TDs, including 21-yard score to rookie RB Joseph Addai.
BROADCAST
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon. SIRIUS: 143 (Hou.), 110 (Ind.).
STATS
PASSING
Rosenfels: 121-186-1,323-12-8-89.5
Manning: 295-464-3,634-28 (3C)-14-95.2 (3C)
RUSHING
Dayne: 173-685-4.0-4
Addai: 251-1,019-4.1-11 (2C)
RECEIVING
Walter: 61-731-12.0-3
Wayne: 82-1,280 (2C)-15.6-9
OFFENSE
339.1
363.4 (2C)
TAKE/GIVE
-11
+15 (3L)
DEFENSE
333.4
272.9 (2L)
SACKS
M. Williams: 13.0 (1C)
Mathis: 7.0
INTs
Bennett: 3
Bethea, Brackett: 4
PUNTING
Turk: 41.7
H. Smith: 41.2
KICKING
K. Brown: 108 (33/33 PAT; 25/28 FG)
Vinatieri: 106 (43/45 PAT; 21/27 FG)
NOTES
TEXANS: Club aims for most wins in season in franchise history (8)…QB SAGE ROSENFELS is 3-0 as starter in ’07 &
has completed 54 of 82 passes (65.9 pct.) for 590 yards with 5 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 97.1 passer rating…Texans are 4-1
(.800), when RB RON DAYNE has 20+ carries. Dayne averages 78.6 rush yards-per-game vs. Colts…WR ANDRE
JOHNSON has 80+ receiving yards in 6 of past 7 & averages 100.4 yards-per-game in ’07…TE OWEN DANIELS leads
team with 739 receiving yards & ranks 2nd on team with 60 rec., both franchise-highs for TE…Rookie DT AMOBI OKOYE
(No. 10) leads AFC rookies with 5.5 sacks. DE MARIO WILLIAMS has 9 sacks in past 5, incl. career-high 3.5 last week
& aims for 6th consecutive game with sack. Williams leads AFC & ranks 2nd in the NFL with 13 sacks…WR-KR ANDRÉ
DAVIS has 50+ yard KR in each of past 2 games…K KRIS BROWN has converted all 5 50+ yard FG attempts in
’07…COLTS: Club has clinched AFC South for 5th consecutive season & aims for 5th win in row vs. division.…Team is
17-8 (.680) under TONY DUNGY (2002-present) in Dec…QB PEYTON MANNING has 10-1 (.909) career record vs. Hou.
& has completed 242 of 340 passes (71.2 pct.) for 2,981 yards with 26 passing TDs vs. 4 INTs & 118.5 passer rating.
Colts are 10-2 (.833) when RB JOSEPH ADDAI has 20+ carries. Addai averages 84.6 rush yards-per-game vs.
Hou…WR REGGIE WAYNE is averaging 110.7 receiving yards-per-game vs. division this season. Wayne (1,280 rec.
yards – 2nd in AFC) needs 30 to equal career-high of 1,310 receiving yards last season. Rookie WR ANTHONY
GONZALEZ averages team-high 15.8 yards-per-catch (554 yards, 35 rec.)…Colts are 17-3 (.850) when TE DALLAS
CLARK scores TD. As starter, Clark has 5 TDs in 5 games vs. Hou (tied with Jax. for most vs. any opponent)…Defense
ranks 2nd in NFL, allowing 272.9 yards-per-game…Colts have recorded 10 INTs in past 7 games…Team is 26-4 (.866)
when DT ROBERT MATHIS registers sack.
OAKLAND RAIDERS (4-10) AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (10-4)
SERIES
RAIDERS
JAGUARS
SERIES LEADER
2-1
STREAKS
Past 2
COACHES VS. OPP.
Kiffin: 0-0
Del Rio: 1-0
LAST WEEK
L 21-14 vs. Colts
W 29-22 at Steelers
LAST GAME
1/2/05: Jaguars 13 at Raiders 6. Jacksonville WR Ernest Wilford’s 1-handed 46-yard catch
in rain sets up game’s lone TD as Jags finish with best record since 1999 (9-7).
LAST GAME AT SITE
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BROADCAST
CBS (1:00 PM PT): Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots. SIRIUS: 126 (Oak.), 114 (Jax.).
STATS
PASSING
McCown: 105-182-1,105-10-11-68.6
Garrard: 197-307-2,310-16-2-101.6 (2L)
RUSHING
Jordan: 144-549-3.8-3
Taylor: 216-1,091-5.1-4
RECEIVING
Curry: 52-682-13.1-4
Northcutt: 43-583-13.6-4
OFFENSE
299.0
350.1
TAKE/GIVE
-6
+7
DEFENSE
341.1
322.6
SACKS
Clemons: 7.0
Spicer: 7.5
INTs
Howard: 6 (T2C)
Knight, Nelson (R): 4
PUNTING
Lechler: 49.0 (1L)
Podlesh (R): 40.2
KICKING
Janikowski: 89 (26/26 PAT; 21/29 FG)
Scobee: 51 (15/16 PAT; 12/13 FG)
NOTES
RAIDERS: Team’s 132.4 rushing yards-per-game rank 4th in AFC…In past 3 starts, QB JOSH MC COWN has
completed 34 of 60 passes (56.7 pct.) for 345 yards with 5 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 87.2 passer rating. Rookie QB JA MARCUS
RUSSELL (No. 1) has completed 6 of 12 passes for 66 yards in 2 games in ’07...As starter in ’07, RB LA MONT
JORDAN averages 4.1 yards-per-carry (511 rush yards, 125 att.). RB DOMINIC RHODES’ teams are 4-2 (.667) against
Jaguars…WR RONALD CURRY leads Raiders with 52 rec. for 682 receiving yards…WR JERRY PORTER leads team
with 5 TD receptions & has TD reception in 2 of past 3 games. Rookie TE ZACH MILLER ranks 2nd in NFL in receptions
(33) & yards (333) among rookie TEs…LB THOMAS HOWARD posted his 6th INT last week & is tied for 2nd in AFC. DT
WARREN SAPP (96.5) needs 3.5 sacks to become 2nd DT to record 100 career sacks (JOHN RANDLE, 137.5)…P
SHANE LECHLER leads NFL with 49.0 avg…JAGUARS: Team has won 10 of past 13…Club ranks 1st in AFC & 2nd in
NFL in rushing (149.6 yards per game) & has 100+ rushing yards in 23 of past 25 games…In ’07, QB DAVID GARRARD
has 8-3 record (.727) as starter & has completed 197 of 307 (64.2 pct.) for 2,310 yards with 16 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 101.6
passer rating…RB FRED TAYLOR aims for 5th consecutive 100-yard rushing game & is averaging 121.7 rush yards-pergame in past 4 (487 yards, 71 att.). Taylor averages 5.1 yards-per-carry in December (most in any month). Taylor aims
for 3rd consecutive 100-yard rush game at home & is averaging 118 rush yards in past 2 home games. RB MAURICE
JONES-DREW is averaging 4.6 yards-per-carry in ’07. Jones-Drew has 25 TDs in past 28 games…WR DENNIS
NORTHCUTT leads team with 43 receptions for 583 yards. Team is 7-1 (.875) this season when WR REGGIE
WILLIAMS has TD. Williams has 4 TDs in past 5 games & leads team with career-high 8 in ’07…Defense has 8 INTs in
past 6 games…In only career meeting vs. Raiders, CB RASHEAN MATHIS had INT…Rookie S REGGIE NELSON has 4
INTs & is tied for 1st in NFL among rookie DBs. DE BRENT HAWKINS registered career-high 2 sacks last week.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (6-8) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (7-7)
SERIES
EAGLES
SAINTS
SERIES LEADER
14-9
STREAKS
5 of past 6
COACHES VS. OPP.
Reid: 2-2
Payton: 2-0
LAST WEEK
W 10-6 at Cowboys
W 31-24 vs. Cardinals
LAST GAME
10/15/06: Eagles 24 at Saints 27. New Orleans K John Carney kicks 31-yard FG as time
expires. Saints QB Drew Brees throws for 275 yards & 3 TDs.
LAST GAME AT SITE
10/15/06
BROADCAST
FOX (12:00 PM CT): Sam Rosen, Tim Ryan, Chris Myers (Field reporter). Westwood One
Radio: Harry Kalas, Jim Fassel. SIRIUS: 121 (Phi.), 127 (NO).
STATS
PASSING
McNabb: 238-397-2,716-15-6-86.8
Brees: 378-550-3,819 (3C)-25 (3C)-15-92.1
RUSHING
Westbrook: 254-1,191 (2C)-4.7-7
Stecker: 101-395-3.9-3
RECEIVING
Westbrook (RB): 83-705-8.5-5
Colston: 87 (2C)-1,092 (3C)-12.6-9
OFFENSE
350.2
358.6 (3C)
TAKE/GIVE
-6
-7
DEFENSE
311.8
347.1
SACKS
T. Cole: 12.5 (2C)
W. Smith: 6.0
INTs
S. Brown: 3
Harper, McKenzie: 3
PUNTING
Rocca (R): 41.7
Weatherford: 43.7
KICKING
Akers: 95 (29/29 PAT; 22/30 FG)
Mare: 64 (34/34 PAT; 10/17 FG)
NOTES
REMATCH of 2006 NFC Divisional Playoff, won 27-24 by NO… EAGLES: In 3 career starts vs. NO, QB DONOVAN MC
NABB has completed 55 of 89 passes (61.8 pct.) for 728 yards with 5 TDs vs. 1 INT for 101.7 passer rating. Incl.
playoffs, when McNabb has 100+ rating, Eagles are 35-1 (.972)…RB BRIAN WESTBROOK leads NFL with 1,896
scrimmage yards (1,191 rush, 705 rec.) & 94 1st downs. Leads NFL RBs with 83 receptions. In playoff, Westbrook
rushed for 116 yards & 2 TDs. WR REGGIE BROWN has 15 career rec. TDs with avg. length of 24.7 yards (370 yards).
In last meeting, Brown had 6 catches for 121 yards with 1 TD (60 yards) & added 15-yard TD run. WR KEVIN CURTIS
has 970 yards & needs 30 for 1st career 1,000-yard season. Westbrook (83 catches, 705 yards), Curtis (64, 970) &
Brown (50, 624) are 1st trio in team history with 50+ catches & 600+ yards. TE L.J. SMITH had TD in last
meeting…Eagles had 3 INTs last week – S BRIAN DAWKINS, S QUINTIN MIKELL & CB LITO SHEPPARD. Sheppard
had INT in last meeting. DE TRENT COLE has 3 sacks in past 2 & has 11 sacks in past 12. K DAVID AKERS became
franchise’s all-time leading scorer last week (884 points)…SAINTS: QB DREW BREES has posted 95+ passer rating in
past 2 vs. Phi., incl. playoff. When Brees has 95+ rating in starts, his teams are 28-7 (.800). Has 11 TD passes in past 5
at home & aims for 6th home game in row with 2+ TDs…RB AARON STECKER has 195 rush yards (97.5 per game) & 2
TDs in past 2…WR MARQUES COLSTON has 61 catches for 829 yards (103.6 per game) & 7 TDs in past 8. WR
DEVERY HENDERSON has 11 career rec. TDs (398 yards) & averages 36.2 yards per TD catch. ERIC JOHNSON
ranks 7th among NFC TEs with 44 catches. In last game vs. Phi. (9/24/06 with SF), Johnson had 7 catches for 87 yards
& 1 TD…S ROMAN HARPER has INT in 3 of past 4, incl. 31-yard INT-TD. DE WILL SMITH has 12.5 sacks in past 21.
DE CHARLES GRANT aims for 3rd in row vs. Phi. with sack. LB SCOTT FUJITA had 2 sacks & FF last week. Had INT
& 0.5 sack in last meeting. DT HOLLIS THOMAS was Eagle from 1996-2005. Had sack in last meeting vs. former club.
ATLANTA FALCONS (3-11) AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (6-8)
SERIES
FALCONS
CARDINALS
13-10
SERIES LEADER
STREAKS
Past 4
COACHES VS. OPP.
Thomas: 0-0
Whisenhunt: 0-0
LAST WEEK
L 37-3 at Buccaneers
L 31-24 at Saints
LAST GAME
10/1/06: Cardinals 10 at Falcons 32. Atlanta K Morten Andersen kicks 5 FGs (34, 40, 36,
26, 28) as Falcons generate 405 total net yards & defense forces 4 2nd-half turnovers.
LAST GAME AT SITE
9/30/01: Falcons 34, Cardinals 14. Atlanta QB Chris Chandler passes for 286 yards & 3
TDs. Falcons’ defense forces 4 turnovers.
BROADCAST
FOX (2:05 PM MT): Ron Pitts, Tony Boselli. SIRIUS: 122 (Atl.), 123 (Ari.).
STATS
PASSING
Redman: 44-80-513-4-4-70.5
Warner: 223-360-2,748-21-15-87.6
RUSHING
Dunn: 204-635-3.1-3
James: 274-1,052-3.8-6
RECEIVING
White: 66-999-15.1-5
Fitzgerald: 83-1,166 (2C)-14.0-8
OFFENSE
289.1
331.9
TAKE/GIVE
+2
-9
DEFENSE
339.3
331.7
SACKS
Abraham: 8.0
Dockett: 8.0
INTs
Hall: 5 (T3C)
Hood: 4
PUNTING
Koenen: 43.6
Berger: 42.8
KICKING
Andersen: 76 (16/16 PAT; 20/23 FG)
Rackers: 86 (38/39 PAT; 16/25 FG)
NOTES
FALCONS: Have won past 4 in series…QB CHRIS REDMAN has 2+ TD passes in 2 of past 3 games…RB WARRICK
DUNN has 10,096 yards in career & is 1 of only 3 RBs in NFL history listed 5-9 or under to rush for 10,000 yards
(EMMITT SMITH, BARRY SANDERS). Dunn has faced Arz. 3 times in career & his teams are 3-0. RB JERIOUS
NORWOOD had 1st 100-yard game (106) & rushed for 1st TD (78) in last meeting. Has 3 career rush TDs & averages
71.3 yards per TD run…WR RODDY WHITE has career-high 999 yards & needs 1 for 1st 1,000-yard season of career.
Falcons are 9-1 (.900) when TE ALGE CRUMPLER has 80+ yards…CB DE ANGELO HALL had 37-yard INT-TD in last
meeting. Has 388 INT yards (15 INTs, 25.9 avg.) since 2005, most in NFL. DE JOHN ABRAHAM has 8 sacks in past
13. LB MICHAEL BOLEY had sack, INT & FF in only meeting. LB KEITH BROOKING has faced Arz. 4 times in career
& his teams are 4-0. Has INT, FF & 0.5 sack in those 4…CARDINALS: QB KURT WARNER is 6-1 (.857) in career vs.
Atl., completing 119 of 177 (67.2 pct.) for 1,785 yards with 18 TDs vs. 6 INTs for 119.9 passer rating. Incl. playoffs,
Warner has posted 100+ rating 32 times in career starts (min. 10 att.) & his teams are 29-4 (.879). Aims for 7th in row
with 2+ TD passes…RB EDGERRIN JAMES has rushed for 708 yards (88.5 per game) in past 8 Dec. games, incl. 4 100yard games. Has 204 scrimmage yards (102 per game) in 2 career meetings…WR ANQUAN BOLDIN has 20 100-yard
rec. games in career. WR LARRY FITZGERALD has TD catch in 8 of past 9 Dec. games & has 12 TDs in past 13 games
in month. WR BRYANT JOHNSON has 9 career TD catches & 4 have been 25+ yards (56, 54, 40 & 28). TEs TROY
BIENEMANN & BEN PATRICK each had TD last week…CBs ROD HOOD & ANTREL ROLLE tie for NFL lead with 2
INT-TDs. LB KARLOS DANSBY has 3 INTs, 3 FFs & 1 sack in past 6. DARNELL DOCKETT leads DTs with 8 sacks.
DE ANTONIO SMITH had sack in last meeting. LB GERALD HAYES had sack last week & has career-high 4 sacks.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (9-5) AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4-10)
SERIES
BUCCANEERS
49ERS
SERIES LEADER
14-3
STREAKS
2 of past 3
COACHES VS. OPP.
Gruden: 2-3
Nolan: 1-0
LAST WEEK
W 37-3 vs. Falcons
W 20-13 vs. Bengals
LAST GAME
10/30/05: Buccaneers 10 at 49ers 15. San Francisco K Joe Nedney kicks 5 FGs (45, 47, 41,
46, 28) in 49ers’ win.
LAST GAME AT SITE
10/30/05
BROADCAST
FOX (1:05 PM PT): Dick Stockton, Brian Baldinger. SIRIUS: 107 (TB), 143 (SF).
STATS
PASSING
Garcia: 197-307-2,244-12-4-93.6 (3C)
S. Hill: 43-55-378-2-0-107.4
RUSHING
Graham: 213-877-4.1-10 (T1C)
Gore: 216-919-4.3-5
RECEIVING
Hilliard: 59-672-11.4-1
Battle: 47-581-12.4-5
OFFENSE
320.9
242.8
TAKE/GIVE
+14 (1C)
-13
DEFENSE
278.0 (1C)
339.1
SACKS
White: 8.0
Young: 6.5
INTs
Phillips: 4
Clements, W. Harris: 3
PUNTING
Bidwell: 43.4
Lee: 48.3 (1C)
KICKING
Bryant: 100 (31/31 PAT; 23/28 FG)
Nedney: 69 (18/18 PAT; 17/19 FG)
NOTES
BUCCANEERS: Clinched NFC South with victory last week. QB JEFF GARCIA spent 5 seasons with 49ers (19992003) & was selected to 3 Pro Bowls. Faces former team for 1st time. Has won 4 starts in row. When Garcia has 95+
rating, his teams are 31-11 (.738)…RB EARNEST GRAHAM has rush TD in team-record 6 consecutive games. In past
8, Graham has 962 scrimmage yards (120.3 per game) & 7 TDs…WR JOEY GALLOWAY has 6 TDs this season (301
yards) & averages 50.2 yards per TD. Had 8 catches for 149 yards (18.6 avg.) & 1 TD (78 yards) in last meeting. Has 3
100-yard games in 5 career meetings & has 4 TDs vs. SF. WR-KR MICHAEL SPURLOCK had 90-yard KR-TD last
week, 1st KR-TD in franchise history. WR IKE HILLIARD leads club with 59 receptions (672 yards). Had 6 catches for
141 yards (23.5 avg.) in 11/30/98 meeting (with NYG)…CB RONDE BARBER (12) & LB DERRICK BROOKS (8) are
franchise leaders in TDs by defensive player (incl. playoffs). Barber had 29-yard INT-TD last week. DE GAINES ADAMS
leads NFL rookies with 6 sacks. In past 5, DE GREG WHITE has 5.5 sacks & 7 FFs. Has 1+ FF in 4 of past 5…49ERS:
Have won 14 of 17 in series. Have won 7 in row at home vs. TB. QB SHAUN HILL made 1st career start last week &
completed 21 of 28 passes (75 percent) for 197 yards with 1 TD vs. 0 INTs for 105.8 passer rating. Added rush TD. RB
FRANK GORE rushed for season-high 138 yards last week. Has 919 rush yards & can become 5th player in team history
with back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons – had team-record 1,695 yards last year. In past 7 Dec. games, Gore has 992
scrimmage yards (141.7 per game) & 3 TDs…WR ARNAZ BATTLE has reception in 34 consecutive games. WR
DARRELL JACKSON led team with 8 catches for 86 yards last week. TE VERNON DAVIS had TD last week. Has 6
career TDs & averages 19.5 yards per TD (117 yards)…DE BRYANT YOUNG leads team with 6.5 sacks. Team is 38-20
(.655) when Young has 1+ sacks. Had 2 sacks in last meeting. Rookie LB PATRICK WILLIS leads team in tackles…In
last meeting, K JOE NEDNEY had 5 FGs. P ANDY LEE leads NFL with 42.4 net avg. & has placed 35 punts inside 20.
MIAMI DOLPHINS (1-13) AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (14-0)
SERIES
DOLPHINS
SERIES LEADER
PATRIOTS
47-34
7 of past 10
STREAKS
COACHES VS. OPP.
Cameron: 0-1
Belichick: 8-9
LAST WEEK
W 22-16 vs. Ravens (OT)
W 20-10 vs. Jets
LAST GAME
10/21/07: Patriots 49 at Dolphins 28. New England QB Tom Brady throws career-high 6 TD
passes, including 5 in 1st half, as Patriots improve to 7-0.
LAST GAME AT SITE
10/8/06: Patriots 20, Dolphins 10. New England QB Tom Brady passes for 2 TDs & rookie K
Steve Gostkowski connects on 2 FGs.
BROADCAST
CBS (4:15 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms. Westwood One Radio: Bill Rosinski, Dan
Reeves. SIRIUS: 119 (Mia.), 130 (NE).
STATS
PASSING
Lemon: 141-247-1,479-4-6-69.9
T. Brady: 348-503-4,235 (1L)-45 (1L)-6-119.7 (1L)
RUSHING
Chatman: 107-435-4.1-1
Maroney: 152-633-4.2-3
RECEIVING
M. Booker: 46-518-11.3-1
Welker: 96 (2L)-1,004-10.5-8
OFFENSE
287.4
413.6 (1L)
TAKE/GIVE
-11
+19 (T1L)
DEFENSE
334.4
289.9 (3C)
SACKS
Taylor: 10.0
Vrabel: 9.5
INTs
3 tied: 2
Samuel: 6 (T2C)
PUNTING
Fields (R): 43.0
Hanson: 40.2
KICKING
Feely: 83 (23/23 PAT; 20/22 FG)
Gostkowski: 121 (1C) (67/67 PAT; 18/21 FG)
NOTES
DOLPHINS: In ’07 as starter, QB CLEO LEMON has completed 104 of 178 passes (58.4 pct.) for 1,087 yards with 4 TDs
vs. 3 INTs & 76.7 passer rating. Lemon posted season-best 315 passing yards last week. Lemon has 4 rush TDs &
needs 1 to set single-season franchise record for rush TDs by QB…RB SAMKON GADO aims for 3rd consecutive game
with 1 or more TDs. In 5 starts this season, RB JESSE CHATMAN is averaging 63.6 rushing yards-per-game (318 yards,
87 att.). WR GREG CAMARILLO had career-high 3 receptions for 109 yards (36.3 avg.) last week, incl. 64-yard game
winning TD reception. Rookie WR TED GINN JR. (No. 9) is averaging 14.8 yards-per-catch (340 yards, 23 rec.)…Dating
back to ’05, team has recorded sack in 33 of past 36 games…For career, DE JASON TAYLOR has 11 sacks & 3 INTS
vs. NE. Taylor has 10 sacks this season & has reached double-digit mark for 3rd consecutive season & 6th time for
career…PATRIOTS: Team has won 17 consecutive regular-season games dating back to ’06 & can tie its own NFLrecord 18-game regular-season winning streak (2003-04)…Since 2000, club has 26-6 (.812) record under BILL
BELICHICK in Dec. & 18-7 (.720) record at home vs. division…Offense ranks 1st in NFL (413.6 yards-per-game)…QB
TOM BRADY (45) needs 4 TD passes to surpass DAN MARINO (48) on single-season TD pass list & tie PEYTON
MANNING for 1st…Brady has 44-10 (.814) career record at home with 86 TDs vs. 29 INTs & 92.1 passer rating. For
career, team is 43-1 (.977) when Brady has 100+ passer rating…Team is 10-0 when RB LAURENCE MARONEY has
15+ carries. Maroney had season-high 26 att. for 104 yards (4.0 avg.) with TD last week…WR RANDY MOSS (19) needs
3 TD receptions to tie JERRY RICE (22 in ’87) for all-time single-season record…WR WES WELKER posted 9 rec. for
138 yards (15.3 avg.) with 2 TDs in last game vs. Mia…Team is 36-3 (.923) since 2000 when defense records 2+
INTs…Since ’05, CB ASANTE SAMUEL ranks 2nd in NFL with 19 INTs (CHAMP BAILEY, 21).
BALTIMORE RAVENS (4-10) AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (9-5)
SERIES
RAVENS
SEAHAWKS
SERIES LEADER
2-0
STREAKS
Past 2
COACHES VS. OPP.
Billick: 1-0
Holmgren: 1-1
LAST WEEK
L 22-16 at Dolphins (OT)
L 13-10 at Panthers
LAST GAME
11/23/03: Seahawks 41 at Ravens 44 (OT). In a game that features 10 TDs in 29 minute
span, Ravens QB Anthony Wright throws 4 2nd-half TDs to WR Marcus Robinson. Ravens
K Matt Stover connects from 42 yards with 6:32 remaining in OT.
LAST GAME AT SITE
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BROADCAST
CBS (1:15 PM PT): Bill Macatee, Steve Beuerlein. SIRIUS: 147 (Bal.), 126 (Sea.).
STATS
PASSING
Boller: 168-275-1,743-9-10-75.2
Hasselbeck: 319-510-3,620-25 (T3C)-10-92.0
RUSHING
McGahee: 289-1,197 (2C)-4.1-7
Alexander: 186-612-3.3-3
RECEIVING
Mason: 92 (3L)-917-10.0-4
Engram: 85 (3C)-1,013-11.9-5
OFFENSE
300.4
339.0
TAKE/GIVE
-18
+12 (2C)
DEFENSE
301.8
320.9
SACKS
Suggs: 5.0
Kerney: 13.5 (1L)
INTs
Reed: 6 (T2C)
Trufant: 7 (T1C)
PUNTING
Koch: 43.7
Plackemeier: 39.9
KICKING
Stover: 98 (23/23 PAT; 25/30 FG)
Brown: 107 (25/35 PAT; 24/30 FG)
NOTES
RAVENS: Have won both meetings in all-time series…In 12 career games vs. NFC, QB KYLE BOLLER has completed
179 of 295 passes (60.7 pct.) for 1,977 yards with 17 TDs vs. 8 INTs & 88.5 passer rating. In past 2 games, rookie QB
TROY SMITH has completed 8 of 16 passes (50.0 pct.) for 82 yards with rush TD. RB WILLIS MC GAHEE (1,197)
needs 51 rushing yards to surpass career-high of 1,247 rush yards in ’05. McGahee posted his 5th 100-yard rush game
of season last week (104). In only meeting vs. Sea. (with Bills on 11/28/04), McGahee gained 116 yards (4.1 avg.) on 28
att with career-high 4 rush TDs…In ’07, WR DERRICK MASON ranks 3rd in NFL with 92 rec. & needs catch to reach 700
for career…Since ’03, team is 31-9 (.775) when defense posts 3+ sacks…Club ranks 2nd in NFL in rush defense (77.0
yards-per-game)… Since ’02, S ED REED is tied with DARREN SHARPER for most INTs among NFL safeties with 33.
Reed aims for 3rd consecutive game with INT vs. NFC opponent…SEAHAWKS: In only game vs. Bal., QB MATT
HASSELBECK completed 23 of 41 passes (56.1 pct.) for 333 yards with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 122.3 passer rating.
Seahawks are 35-12 (.745) in his starts with 90+ rating…In 20 career games vs. AFC with 20+ carries, RB SHAUN
ALEXANDER has rushed for 2,392 yards (119.7 per game) & 25 TDs. Seahawks are 16-4 (.800) in those 20. Has 99
career rush TDs & needs 1 to reach 100…WR DEION BRANCH has TD catch in 3 of past 4. Incl. playoffs, when Branch
has TD catch, his teams are 19-4 (.826). WR-PR NATE BURLESON has 11 TDs (8 rec., 2 PR, 1 KR) as Seahawk,
averaging 37.6 yards per TD (414 yards). WR BOBBY ENGRAM leads team with 1,013 yards, 1st career 1,000-yard
season. Had 2 TD catches in last meeting…DE PATRICK KERNEY has 10 sacks & 3 FFs in past 6. Has 3 3-sack
games in past 5. Has 3 sacks in 2 career meetings vs. Bal. LB JULIAN PETERSON has 19 sacks in past 30. DT
ROCKY BERNARD had sack in last meeting. CB MARCUS TRUFANT ties for NFC lead with 7 INTs.
NEW YORK JETS (3-11) AT TENNESSEE TITANS (8-6)
SERIES
JETS
TITANS
20-15-1
SERIES LEADER
STREAKS
Past 3
COACHES VS. OPP.
Mangini: 1-0
Fisher: 3-3
LAST WEEK
L 20-10 at Patriots
W 26-17 at Chiefs
LAST GAME
9/10/06: Jets 23 at Titans 16. New York TE Chris Baker catches 12-yard TD pass from QB
Chad Pennington with 2:10 remaining as head coach Eric Mangini wins in NFL debut.
LAST GAME AT SITE
9/10/06
BROADCAST
CBS (3:15 PM CT): Dick Enberg, Randy Cross. SIRIUS: 125 (NYJ).
STATS
PASSING
Clemens: 117-225-1,414-4-10-59.0 OR
Young: 212-342-2,223-9-16-70.1
Pennington: 153-228-1,503-9-7-85.8
RUSHING
T. Jones: 264-963-3.6-1
White: 265-960-3.6-7
RECEIVING
Cotchery: 66-902-13.7-1
R. Williams: 45-606-13.5-4
OFFENSE
291.7
311.3
TAKE/GIVE
-4
+1
DEFENSE
344.1
298.2
SACKS
Ellis: 5.0
Vanden Bosch: 9.0
INTs
Rhodes: 5
Bulluck: 4
PUNTING
Graham: 43.0
Hentrich: 41.5
KICKING
Nugent: 103 (22/22 PAT; 27/33 FG)
Bironas: 119 (2C) (26/26 PAT; 31/35 FG)
NOTES
JETS: Club aims for 4th consecutive win vs. Titans…Tenn. native QB CHAD PENNINGTON has 2-0 record vs. Titans &
has completed 42 of 56 passes (75.0 pct.) for 550 yards with 4 TDs & 2 INTs & 114.4 passer rating. QB KELLEN
CLEMENS has TD pass in 4 of 7 career starts…RB THOMAS JONES (963) needs 37 yards to reach 1,000 & become 1st
Jets RB to reach mark since CURTIS MARTIN in ’04. Jones’ teams are 24-12 (.667) when he records 20+ att…In only
meeting vs. Ten. (9/10/06), WR LAVERANUES COLES recorded 8 receptions for 153 yards (19.1 avg.). WR JERRICHO
COTCHERY leads team with 66 receptions for 902 yards…TE CHRIS BAKER has reception in 24 consecutive games &
posted career-high 8 catches last week…S KERRY RHODES has INT in 4 of past 5 games. Rookie LB DAVID HARRIS
leads team with 99 tackles & rookie CB DARRELLE REVIS ranks 3rd on team with 84 tackles…Since ’01, Jets lead NFL
with 10 KR-TDs. KR-RB LEON WASHINGTON leads NFL with 3 KR-TDs & ranks 2nd with 28.2 avg…TITANS: Ten.
ranks 4th in NFL with 134.6 rush yards-per-game…QB VINCE YOUNG has 6-2 (.750) record in Dec. Young leads NFL
QBs with 375 rush yards in ’07. Young has season-best 109.6 passer rating last week & Titans are 7-1 (.875) when he
has 80+ passer rating…RB LEN DALE WHITE is averaging 103 rush yards-per-game in past 2. RB CHRIS BROWN
averages 4.8 yards-per-carry in ’07 (427 yards, 89 att.)…WR ROYDELL WILLIAMS had career-high 2 TD rec. last week.
WR ERIC MOULDS (9,955) needs 45 yards to become 28th player in history to reach 10,000 career receiving
yards…Defense ranks 5th overall in NFL allowing 298.2 yards-per game…Since ’06, team is 9-2 (.818) when it records 2
or more INTs…LB KEITH BULLUCK leads team with 4 INTs. DE KYLE VANDEN BOSCH leads team with 9 sacks &
needs 3.5 to equal career-high (12.5 in ’05). Rookie S MICHAEL GRIFFIN (No. 19) has 3 INTs & aims for 4th
consecutive game with INT…K ROB BIRONAS has made 24 of past 26 FGs & leads NFL with 31 FGs.
SUNDAY NIGHT
WASHINGTON REDSKINS (7-7) AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (8-6)
SERIES
REDSKINS
SERIES LEADER
VIKINGS
7-6
3 of past 4
STREAKS
COACHES VS. OPP.
Gibbs: 8-1
Childress: 1-0
LAST WEEK
W 22-10 at Giants
W 20-13 vs. Bears
LAST GAME
9/11/06: Vikings 19 at Redskins 16. Minnesota K Ryan Longwell connects from 31 yards
with 1:00 remaining to give Vikings head coach Brad Childress victory in coaching debut.
LAST GAME AT SITE
10/18/98: Vikings 41, Redskins 7. Minnesota QB Randall Cunningham passes for 259 yards
& 2 TDs. Vikings’ defense registers 5 sacks & allows just 177 total net yards.
BROADCAST
NBC (7:15 PM CT): Al Michaels, John Madden, Andrea Kremer (Field reporter). Westwood
One Radio: Dave Sims, Bob Trumpy. SIRIUS: 123 (Westwood); 122 (Was.), 126 (Min.).
STATS
PASSING
Collins: 23-45-390-2-0-95.6
Jackson: 130-222-1,516-6-10-69.6
RUSHING
Portis: 280-1,082 (3C)-3.9-8
Peterson (R): 218-1,278 (1C)-5.9-12 (1C)
RECEIVING
Cooley (TE): 60-711-11.9-7
Wade: 46-521-11.3-1
OFFENSE
329.5
339.1
TAKE/GIVE
-7
+7 (3C)
DEFENSE
317.0
334.4
SACKS
Carter: 10.5
Edwards, Udeze: 5
INTs
Fletcher: 3
Sharper, Smith: 4
PUNTING
Frost: 40.9
Kluwe: 44.4
KICKING
Suisham: 101 (23/24 PAT; 26/32 FG)
Longwell: 93 (36/37 PAT; 19/22 FG)
NOTES
REDSKINS: QB TODD COLLINS led team to win last week in 1st start since 12/14/97. Passed for 299 yards in only
start vs. Min. (8/31/97 with Buf.)…In only game at Min. (10/19/03 with Den.), RB CLINTON PORTIS rushed for 117 yards
& 1 TD. Had 126 yards & 1 TD last week. When Portis has 100+ rush yards, his teams are 27-9 (.750). Had TD in last
meeting. RB-KR ROCK CARTWRIGHT is 3rd in NFC with 26.1 KR avg…TE CHRIS COOLEY has 26 TDs since entering
NFL in 2004, most in NFC among TEs. WR SANTANA MOSS has 8 catches for 180 yards (22.5 avg.) in 2 career games
vs. Min. Incl. playoffs, WR-PR ANTWAAN RANDLE EL has 22 TDs (11 rec., 6 PR, 4 pass, 1 KR)…DE ANDRE
CARTER has 14.5 sacks in past 19. DE DEMETRIC EVANS has 2.5 sacks in 2 meetings & aims for 3rd in row vs. Min.
with 1+ sack. DE PHILLIP DANIELS has 5 sacks in past 9 vs. Min. CB FRED SMOOT played 2 seasons in Min. (200506)…VIKINGS: Aim for 6th consecutive win. Averaging 31.8 points per game in past 5. QB TARVARIS JACKSON has
won 6 starts in row & is 8-2 (.800) as starter this year. Passed for career-high 249 yards last week…Club leads NFL in
rushing (172.2). Rookie RB ADRIAN PETERSON leads NFL averaging 106.5 yards per game. Leads NFC with 1,278
rushing yards & can become 1st rookie to lead NFC since HOFer BARRY SANDERS in 1989. Ran for 2 TDs last week &
is 2nd in NFL with 12 rush TDs. RB CHESTER TAYLOR has 443 rush yards (88.6 per game) & 6 TDs in past 5. Rushed
for 88 yards & 1 TD in last meeting…WR BOBBY WADE leads team with career-high 46 catches & 521 yards…Rush
defense leads NFL allowing 67.9 yards per game. Club led NFL in category last season (61.6). DT KEVIN WILLIAMS
has 1.5 sacks, 1 INT & 1 FF in 2 career meetings. S DARREN SHARPER has 48 INTs since 2000, most in NFL.
MONDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 24
DENVER BRONCOS (6-8) AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (9-5)
SERIES
BRONCOS
SERIES LEADER
CHARGERS
52-42-1
4 of past 6
STREAKS
COACHES VS. OPP.
Shanahan: 19-9
Turner: 2-5
LAST WEEK
L 31-13 at Texans
W 51-14 vs. Lions
LAST GAME
10/7/07: Chargers 41 at Broncos 3. San Diego RBs Michael Turner (147) & LaDainian
Tomlinson (67) combine for 204 rushing yards. Chargers QB Philip Rivers throws 2 TDs.
LAST GAME AT SITE
12/10/06: Chargers 48, Broncos 20. San Diego RB LaDainian Tomlinson scores 3 TDs to
set NFL single-season TD record. Chargers win 7th straight game & improve to 11-2.
BROADCAST
ESPN (5:00 PM PT): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Tony Kornheiser, Suzy Kolber & Michele
Tafoya (Field reporters). Westwood One Radio: Marv Albert, Boomer Esiason.
SIRIUS: 124 (Westwood); 126 (Den.), 123 (SD).
STATS
PASSING
Cutler: 257-398-3,096-18-12-90.8
Rivers: 247-412-2,828-18-15-80.0
RUSHING
Henry: 163-680-4.2-4
Tomlinson: 280-1,311 (2L)-4.7-14 (1L)
RECEIVING
Marshall: 86-1,136-13.2-6
Gates (TE): 68-898-13.2-9
OFFENSE
353.9 (3C)
318.4
TAKE/GIVE
0
+19 (T1L)
DEFENSE
336.4
327.4
SACKS
Dumervil: 11.0
Merriman: 11.5 (T2C)
INTs
Bly: 5
Cromartie: 10 (1L)
PUNTING
Sauerbrun: 46.8 (2C)
Scifres: 46.5 (3C)
KICKING
Elam: 103 (31/31 PAT; 24/28 FG)
Kaeding: 95 (41/41 PAT; 18/21 FG)
NOTES
BRONCOS: Club has won 3 of past 4 on MNF…QB JAY CUTLER has 111.5 passer rating on MNF…In past 2 games,
Cutler has completed 47 of 66 passes (71.2 pct.) for 498 yards with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 118.7 passer rating. For career,
club is 4-0 when Cutler has 100+ passer rating…Rookie RB SELVIN YOUNG averages 5.6 yards-per-carry (603 yards,
108 att.)…WR BRANDON MARSHALL had career-high 11 rec. last week & aims for 3rd consecutive 100-yard receiving
game. Marshall has totaled 21 receptions & 222 receiving yards in past 2 games. TE TONY SCHEFFLER posted careerbest 7 receptions for 100 yards (14.3 avg.) with TD last week…CBs CHAMP BAILEY (42) & DRE’ BLY (38) rank 1st &
2nd among active CBs for most INTs since 1999. DE ELVIS DUMERVIL ranks 4th in AFC with 11 sacks…CHARGERS:
As starter vs. Den, QB PHILIP RIVERS has 3-0 record & has completed 47 of 67 passes (70.1 pct.) for 771 yards with 6
TDs vs. 2 INTs & 125.9 passer rating. Rivers has 14-1 (.933) career record at home & has 4-0 record at home in Dec.
Team is 8-1 (.889) when Rivers has 70+ completion pct…RB LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON averages 113.1 rush yards-pergame vs. Broncos at home. Tomlinson averages 107.9 rush yards-per-game in Dec. (most in any month). Tomlinson
aims for 4th consecutive 100-yard rush game & is averaging 146.3 in past 3. RB DARREN SPROLES totaled career-high
25 att. for 122 yards (4.9 avg.) last week…Team is 8-0 when TE ANTONIO GATES has 2 or more TD
receptions…Defense leads NFL with 27 INTs & has 3 or more INTs in 4 games in ’07...Team is 11-1 (.909) when LB
SHAWNE MERRIMAN has 2+ sacks. CB ANTONIO CROMARTIE leads NFL with franchise-high 10 INTs.