WEEK 16
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21
MINNESOTA VIKINGS (6-8) AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (6-8)
SERIES
VIKINGS
PACKERS
45-44-1
SERIES LEADER
STREAKS
2 of past 3
COACHES VS. OPP.
Childress: 0-1
McCarthy: 1-0
LAST WEEK
L 26-13 vs. Jets
W 17-9 vs. Lions
LAST GAME
11/12/06: Packers 23 at Vikings 17. Green Bay QB Brett Favre passes for 347 yards & WR
Donald Driver registers career-high 191 receiving yards.
LAST GAME AT SITE
11/21/05: Vikings 20, Packers 17. Minnesota RB Mewelde Moore runs for 122 yards & Vikings’
defense limits Green Bay to 21 yards rushing.
BROADCAST
NFLN (7:00 PM CT): Bryant Gumbel, Cris Collinsworth. Westwood One Radio: Dick Enberg,
Sam Wyche, Bonnie Bernstein (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 123 (Westwood); 125 (Min.), 124 (GB).
STATS
PASSING
T. Jackson (R): 17-27-212-1-1-84.2
Favre: 296-521-3,315-17-15-74.8
RUSHING
C. Taylor: 276-1,136-4.1-5
Green: 226-946-4.2-5
RECEIVING
T. Taylor: 51-558-11.5-2
Driver: 80 (3C)-1,173 (1C)-14.7-7
OFFENSE
324.7
340.4
TAKE/GIVE
+4
-3
DEFENSE
290.6 (2C)
336.7
SACKS
Scott: 5.5
Kampman: 12.5 (1C)
INTs
D. Smith, Winfield: 4
Woodson: 6 (T1C)
PUNTING
Kluwe: 41.9
Ryan: 44.8 (3C)
KICKING
Longwell: 86 (23/24 PAT; 21/25 FG)
Rayner: 92 (29/29 PAT; 21/27 FG)
NOTES
VIKINGS: Rookie QB TARVARIS JACKSON passed for 177 yards with 35-yard TD last week…RB CHESTER TAYLOR
has career-best 1,136 yards and needs 164 yards to join ROBERT SMITH (1,521 in 2000) as only Vikings to rush for
1,300 yards in season. Has 276 rush attempts & needs 20 carries to set single-season record (Smith, 295 in 2000)…WR
BILLY MC MULLEN scored 2 TDs in last meeting on reception & fumble recovery. JERMAINE WIGGINS ranks 6th
among NFC TEs with 44 receptions (377 yards, 1 TD)…Club has NFL’s best run defense, allowing 55.1 yards per game &
2.7 yards per rush. Vikings allowed 47 rush yards to GB in Week 10. Team has forced 7 INTs & recovered 6 fumbles in
past 3. S DARREN SHARPER was Packer from 1997-2004 & ranks 5th in team history with 36 INTs. K RYAN
LONGWELL is leading scorer (1,054 points) in Packer history…PACKERS: QB BRETT FAVRE (4,974) passed HOFer
DAN MARINO (4,967) for most completions in NFL history last week. Is 28-5 (.848) in home games played on Dec. 1 &
after. Aims for 7th meeting in row with 2+ TD passes & has 16 TDs vs. 4 INTs with 108.0 passer rating in past 6 vs.
Vikings…RB AHMAN GREEN rushed for 145 yards in last meeting at home. Has 946 yards & needs 54 for 6th 1,000yard season with Packers, which would pass HOFer JIM TAYLOR (5) for most in team history. RB VERNAND
MORENCY rushed for 2 TDs last week…In past 4 vs. Vikings, WR DONALD DRIVER has 30 catches for 551 yards
(137.8 per game) & 5 TDs. Aims for 5th meeting in row with TD. Driver’s best 2 receiving games are both vs. Minn., incl.
career-best 191 yards in Week 10…DE AARON KAMPMAN had 3.0 sacks in last meeting at home. DE KABEER
GBAJA-BIAMILA has 6.5 sacks in past 9 vs. Vikings. DE CULLEN JENKINS had career-high 3.0 sacks last week.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (7-7) AT OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-12)
SERIES
CHIEFS
RAIDERS
SERIES LEADER
48-42-2
STREAKS
Past 7
COACHES VS. OPP.
Edwards: 4-3
Shell: 3-10
LAST WEEK
L 20-9 at Chargers
L 20-0 vs. Rams
LAST GAME
11/19/06: Raiders 13 at Chiefs 17. Kansas City RB Larry Johnson rushes for 154 yards & 2
scores, including decisive 1-yard TD with 1:32 left in 4th quarter.
LAST GAME AT SITE
9/18/05: Chiefs 23, Raiders, 17. Kansas City S Sammy Knight deflects Oakland QB Kerry
Collins’ 4th-down pass with 1:46 remaining to secure the Chiefs’ 2-0 start.
BROADCAST
NFLN (5:00 PM PT): Bryant Gumbel, Dick Vermeil. Westwood One Radio: Joel Myers,
Kevin Kiley. SIRIUS: 124 (Westwood); 125 (KC), 123 (Oak.).
STATS
PASSING
Green: 95-153-1,013-5-6-76.0
Brooks: 95-166-969-3-7-62.6
RUSHING
L. Johnson: 352-1,516 (2L)-4.3-13 (T2L)
Fargas: 142-490-3.5-1
RECEIVING
Gonzalez (TE): 66-812-12.3-5
Curry: 46-574-12.4-1
OFFENSE
318.3
244.5
TAKE/GIVE
+2
-16
DEFENSE
325.6
285.6
SACKS
Allen: 6.5
Burgess: 11.0
INTs
Law, Wesley: 3
Asomugha: 7 (T3L)
PUNTING
Colquitt: 44.2 (3C)
Lechler: 47.8 (1C)
KICKING
Tynes: 94 (28/29 PAT; 22/28 FG)
Janikowski: 58 (16/16 PAT; 14/21 FG)
NOTES
CHIEFS: Club has won 7 consecutive meetings, longest consecutive win streak vs. Raiders in series’ history…Head
coach HERM EDWARDS seeks 4th consecutive regular-season win vs. Oak…QB TRENT GREEN is 9-3 (.750) as career
starter vs. Oak. In 5 of his past 6 vs. Oak, Green has posted 90.0+ passer rating & has completed 60.0+ pct. of attempts
…RB LARRY JOHNSON has 9 TDs (8 rush) in 5 career gms vs. Oak. Johnson has 2 TDs in 4 of those 5 mtgs. Johnson
has 100+ rush yds in 7 of past 9 games…TE TONY GONZALEZ (61) needs 1 TD to tie SHANNON SHARPE (62) for
most by TE in NFL history. Gonzalez has 21 catches & 2 TDs in past 3 vs. Oak. WR SAMIE PARKER has reached 1st
down on 8 of 9 career receptions vs. Oak…Rookie DE TAMBA HALI notched 1st career INT last wk & has 6.0 sacks –
4th most by KC rookie in club annals…RAIDERS: Head coach ART SHELL was KC o-line coach from 1995-96. Chiefs
ranked No. 2 in NFL rush yds (4,231) during that span. In ’95, Chiefs with Shell allowed 3rd-fewest sacks in league (21) &
6th-fewest (27) in 1996…In 27 career December starts, QB AARON BROOKS has passed for 41 TDs vs. 29 INTs.
Brooks (123) needs 2 TD passes to reach 125 career in 93rd NFL game Saturday…Club has rushed for 983 yds in past 8
meetings (122.9 yds/game)…WR RANDY MOSS has 5 TDs in 5 career games vs. KC & averages 17.8 yds per catch on
18 career catches vs. KC. In past 2 games, WR RONALD CURRY has 17 catches for 186 yds & 1 TDs & leads all AFC
West WRs w/ 21 catches on 3rd down…Team is No. 4 in NFL total defense (285.6). DE DERRICK BURGESS has either
sack or FR in 2 of past 3 meetings. DT WARREN SAPP has 8.0 sacks on season, his most since 2000 w/ TB (16.5). CB
NNAMDI ASOMUGHA posted sack & FF in last mtg…In past 8 games, KR-PR-CB CHRIS CARR has 27.1 KR avg.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24
CAROLINA PANTHERS (6-8) AT ATLANTA FALCONS (7-7)
SERIES
PANTHERS
FALCONS
15-8
SERIES LEADER
STREAKS
2 of past 3
COACHES VS. OPP.
Fox: 3-6
Mora: 3-2
LAST WEEK
L 37-3 vs. Steelers
L 38-28 vs. Cowboys
LAST GAME
9/10/06: Falcons 20 at Panthers 6. Atlanta RB Warrick Dunn runs for 132 yards & QB Michael
Vick throws 2 TD passes.
LAST GAME AT SITE
1/1/06: Panthers 44, Falcons 11. Carolina’s defense registers 5 sacks & 4 takeaways as
Panthers clinch playoff berth.
BROADCAST
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 130
(Car.), 155 (Atl.).
STATS
PASSING
Delhomme: 240-404-2,598-15-11-79.4
Vick: 187-354-52.8-19-11-77.9
RUSHING
Foster: 180-716-4.0-2
Dunn: 258-1,053-4.1-4
RECEIVING
Smith: 76-1,081 (3C)-14.2-6
Crumpler (TE): 47-677-14.4-7
OFFENSE
315.4
339.6
TAKE/GIVE
-9
+8 (3C)
DEFENSE
304.5 (3C)
338.4
SACKS
Peppers: 11.0 (3C)
Coleman: 5.0
INTs
Marshall: 3
Hall: 4
PUNTING
Baker: 45.3 (2C)
Koenen: 42.3
KICKING
Kasay: 89 (23/23 PAT; 22/25 FG)
Andersen: 79 (25/25 PAT; 18/21 FG)
NOTES
PANTHERS: In past 2 at Atl., QB JAKE DELHOMME has completed 38 of 55 passes (69.1 pct.) for 503 yards with 4
TDs vs. 1 INT for 114.4 passer rating. Teams are 12-3 (.800) when Delhomme has 100.0+ passer rating…In 4 games
with 10+ carries, rookie RB DE ANGELO WILLIAMS has 325 rush yards for 81.3 yards per game average. Incl. playoffs,
club is 7-0 when RB DE SHAUN FOSTER rushes for 95+ yards & 17-4 (.810) when he has 15+ att…WR STEVE SMITH
had 9 catches for 131 yards with 42-yard TD in last game vs. Atl. & aims for 3rd meeting in row with TD catch. Has 7+
catches in each of past 3 vs. Falcons. WR KEYSHAWN JOHNSON has reception in 165 consecutive games. WR
DREW CARTER is averaging 17.7 yards per catch over past 2 (9-159)…DE JULIUS PEPPERS has 14.0 sacks in past
15 games. Peppers has 51.5 career sacks, 2nd in team annals (DE MIKE RUCKER, 52.5). Defense leads NFC allowing
just 4.53 yards per 1st down play…FALCONS: Can become 1st team in NFL history with QB-RB tandem with 1,000
yards each – RB WARRICK DUNN (1,053) & QB MICHAEL VICK (990). Vick rushed for 56 yards last week to pass
BOBBY DOUGLASS (968 yards, Chicago, 1972) for most rush yards by QB in season. Vick has 6-2 (.750) record vs.
Panthers. Tied career-high with 4 pass TDs last week…Dunn rushed for 132 yards in last meeting…ALGE CRUMPLER
has 6 TDs in past 9 & had TD in last meeting. WR MICHAEL JENKINS has TD in 6 of past 9. Had 34-yard TD in Week
1. WR RODDY WHITE had 104 rec. yards last week, 2nd career 100-yard game…CB DE ANGELO HALL has 308 INT
return yards (10 INTs, 30.8 avg.) since 2005, most in NFL. DE JOHN ABRAHAM has 4.0 sacks & 4 FFs in 6 games
played this year. Had 2.0 sacks & 2 FFs in last meeting, Abraham’s 1st game as Falcon. LB KEITH BROOKING aims
for 3rd home game in row vs. Car. with sack. DT ROD COLEMAN had 2.0 sacks last week & 1.0 sack in last meeting.
TENNESSEE TITANS (7-7) AT BUFFALO BILLS (7-7)
SERIES
TITANS
BILLS
SERIES LEADER
23-14
STREAKS
3 of past 4
COACHES VS. OPP.
Fisher: 4-2
Jauron: 0-0
LAST WEEK
W 24-17 vs. Jaguars
W 21-0 vs. Dolphins
LAST GAME
12/14/03: Bills 26 at Titans 28. Buffalo QB Drew Blesdoe connects with TE Mark Campbell
on 6-yard TD with 24 seconds remaining in 4th quarter, but 2-point conversion try fails.
LAST GAME AT SITE
9/3/00: Bills 16, Titans 13. Buffalo K Steve Christie connects on 33-yard FG with 31 seconds
left to snap 13-13 tie.
BROADCAST
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Gus Johnson, Steve Tasker. SIRIUS: 153 (Buf.).
STATS
PASSING
Young (R): 156-301-1,789-10-11-65.9
Losman: 229-361-2,548-17-10-88.5
RUSHING
Henry: 224-974-4.3-7
McGahee: 226-872-3.9-5
RECEIVING
Bennett: 42-662-15.8-3
Evans: 70-1,083-15.5-6
OFFENSE
290.9
260.7
TAKE/GIVE
+3
-1
DEFENSE
366.6
325.0
SACKS
Vanden Bosch: 5.5
Schobel: 13.5 (1L)
INTs
Hope, P. Jones: 4
Clements, Fletcher-Baker: 3
PUNTING
Hentrich: 43.5
Moorman: 43.7
KICKING
Bironas: 75 (27/27 PAT; 16/21 FG)
Lindell: 84 (30/30 PAT; 18/20 FG)
NOTES
TITANS: Club has won 5 consecutive games, 2nd longest active win streak in NFL (SD 8) & has won 3 of past 4 vs. Bills.
Team’s strength of schedule (.571) is highest in NFL…Rookie QB VINCE YOUNG is 7-4 (.636) as starter. Team is 0-3
when Young does not start. Young (462) needs 38 rush yds to become 1st rookie QB w/ 500…RB TRAVIS HENRY has
7 TDs on season, career-high is 13 (Buf, ’02). Henry played for Bills from 2001-04, twice rushing for 1,300+ yds. Titans
are 5-2 (.714) when Henry rushes for 70+ yds. Henry (974) needs 26 rushing yds for 3rd 1,000-yd season in career…WR
DREW BENNETT has TD catch of at least 20 yds in 5 of past 11 Dec. games…T MICHAEL ROOS has started 29 of 30
career games…Club was -7 in turnovers in 1st 4 games & is +6 since…Five-yr vet S CHRIS HOPE (4) scored 61-yd INTTD to reach career-best season INT total. LB KEITH BULLUCK & DT ALBERT HAYNESWORTH both posted sack in
last mtg. CB-KR PACMAN JONES posted 83-yd INT-TD last wk & 70-yd KR…BILLS: Club has won 5 of past 7…In
past 7, QB J.P. LOSMAN has reached 86.0+ passer rtg 5 times & in 4th qtr on season, has 6 TDs vs. 1 INT. Losman has
4 TD passes of 50+ yds on season & threw 3 TDs of 20+ yds last wk. In past 2 games, Losman has completed 23 of 34
(67.6 pct.) w/ 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 141.8 passer rating…RB WILLIS MC GAHEE has TD rush of 30+ yds in 2 of past 4
starts. McGahee (14) aims to become 3rd player in Bills history w/ 15 100-yd games (THURMAN THOMAS 46; HOFer
O.J. SIMPSON, 41)…WR LEE EVANS has 22 TD catches, tied for 9th most in club history w/ RB Thomas. Evans has at
least 5 catches in 4 of past 6 & has catch in 40 consecutive games. WR PEERLESS PRICE (25) needs 1 TD to surpass
PETE METZELAARS (25) for 6th most TD catches in club history…DE AARON SCHOBEL (13.5) leads NFL in sacks.
Last Bill w/ 13.0 in season was BRUCE SMITH in 1997. Schobel has 3 10-sack seasons, 2nd most in club history (Smith,
12). CB-KR TERRENCE MC GEE is 5th in NFL w/ 26.4 KR avg. CB NATE CLEMENTS has INT in 2 games in row.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (3-11) AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (4-10)
SERIES
BUCCANEERS
BROWNS
5-1
SERIES LEADER
STREAKS
Past 1
COACHES VS. OPP.
Gruden: 2-0
Crennel: 0-0
LAST WEEK
L 34-31 at Bears (OT)
L 27-17 at Ravens
LAST GAME
10/13/02: Browns 3 at Buccaneers 17. Tampa Bay RB Mike Alstott rushes for 126 yards & 2
TDs (1, 17) as Bucs win 5th straight game.
LAST GAME AT SITE
9/10/95: Browns 22, Buccaneers 6. Cleveland QB Vinny Testaverde passes for 256 yards &
connects with WR Keenan McCardell on 2 TDs (6, 32) in 2nd quarter.
BROADCAST
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Matt Vasgersian, JC Pearson. SIRIUS: 152 (TB), 143 (Cle.).
STATS
PASSING
Rattay: 29-48-351-3-1-95.1
Frye: 227-358-2,267-10-16-72.0 OR
Anderson: 56-90-670-5-4-85.0
RUSHING
C. Williams: 225-798-3.5-1
Droughns: 182-583-3.2-4
RECEIVING
Galloway: 52-905-17.4-6
Winslow (TE): 76-755-9.9-3
OFFENSE
262.8
267.1
TAKE/GIVE
-13
-11
DEFENSE
338.6
355.9
SACKS
D. White, Wyms: 5.0
Wimbley (R): 7.5
INTs
Barber: 3
Jones: 5
PUNTING
Bidwell: 43.2
Zastudil: 44.0
KICKING
M. Bryant: 62 (20/20 PAT; 14/18 FG)
Dawson: 81 (24/24 PAT; 19/25 FG)
NOTES
BUCCANEERS: QB TIM RATTAY makes 1st start of season. Passed for 268 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT for 98.3 passer
rating last week vs. Chi…Team is 7-1 (.875) when RB CADILLAC WILLIAMS has 100+ yards and 9-0 when he has more
than 20 carries. RB MIKE ALSTOTT rushed for 126 yards & 2 TDs in only game vs. Browns. Team is perfect 7-0 when
Alstott has 100+ rush yards. In 2 games vs. Cle., RB MICHAEL PITTMAN has 265 scrimmage yards (132.5 per
game)…Since entering league in 1995, WR JOEY GALLOWAY has 602receptions for 9,406 yards & 15.6 avg., 2ndhighest avg. during that time (min. 500 catches). Galloway had 3 catches for 107 yards, incl. 64-yard TD last week. WR
IKE HILLIARD had 44-yard TD last week…TB’s last game at Cle. was LB DERRICK BROOKS’ 2nd career start
(9/10/95). CB RONDE BARBER has 31 INTs & can pass DONNIE ABRAHAM (31) for franchise record. Had INT in only
meeting vs. Browns. Barber’s 31 INTs with TB is tied for most by active player with current team (BRIAN DAWKINS,
Phi.)…BROWNS: Club aims for 2nd consecutive home win. Strength of schedule (.566) tied w/ TB for 2nd highest in
NFL…In 5 career December starts, QB CHARLIE FRYE has 86.9 passer rating. QB DEREK ANDERSON has 5 TDs in
past 3 games. In 1st 2 NFL starts, Anderson has 499 pass yards, w/ at least 220+ yards in each…In past 5 vs. NFC, RB
REUBEN DROUGHNS has 441 rush yards (88.2-yard avg.)…TE KELLEN WINSLOW leads NFL TEs w/ 76 catches &
has at least 4 catches in 7 of past 8 games. With 4 more catches, Winslow will mark 4th time in team history that Browns
player has 80 in season. WR JOE JUREVICIUS has 18 catches & 1 TD in past 3. WR BRAYLON EDWARDS has TD
catch in 5 of past 7 games, including 3 in row…Rookie LB LEON WILLIAMS recorded team-high 10 tackles & FF last
week vs. Ravens. Rookie LB KAMERION WIMBLEY (7.5) needs 1.0 sack to be 5th LB in club history to reach 8.5 in
season, joining JAMIR MILLER (13.0, 2001), CLAY MATTHEWS (12.0, 1984 & 9.0, 1992) & CHIP BANKS (11.0, 1985).
CHICAGO BEARS (12-2) AT DETROIT LIONS (2-12)
SERIES
BEARS
LIONS
SERIES LEADER
86-62-5
STREAKS
Past 3
COACHES VS. OPP.
Smith: 3-2
Marinelli: 0-1
LAST WEEK
W 34-31 (OT) vs. Buccaneers
L 17-9 at Packers
LAST GAME
9/17/06: Lions 7 at Bears 34. Chicago QB Rex Grossman tosses 4 TD passes & finishes game
with career-high 148.0 QB rating.
LAST GAME AT SITE
10/30/05: Bears 19, Lions 13 (OT). Chicago CB Charles Tillman returns INT 22 yards for TD in
OT.
BROADCAST
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Sam Rosen, Tim Ryan, Jay Glazer (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 121 (Chi.), 181
(Det.).
STATS
PASSING
Grossman: 240-432-2,963-22 (T2C)-17-77.5
Kitna: 317-509-3,619 (3C)-14-21-75.6
RUSHING
Jones: 275-1,121-4.1-6
A. Harris: 29-85-2.9-1
RECEIVING
Muhammad: 56-772-13.8-5
Furrey: 77-877-11.4-4
OFFENSE
323.5
304.3
TAKE/GIVE
+12 (T1C)
-11
DEFENSE
286.1 (1C)
343.6
SACKS
Anderson (R): 10.0
Redding: 7.0
INTs
R. Manning, Tillman: 5 (T3C)
3 tied: 3
PUNTING
Maynard: 44.1
N. Harris: 44.5
KICKING
Gould: 128 (1L) (44/44 PAT; 28/32 FG)
Hanson: 99 (24/24 PAT; 25/29 FG)
NOTES
BEARS: Have clinched homefield advantage in playoffs. Club has won 22 of past 26 under head coach LOVIE SMITH.
Smith is 1st head coach to guide Bears to consecutive division titles since MIKE DITKA…QB REX GROSSMAN has won
16 of 1st 21 career starts. In Week 2 meeting, had 289 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for career-best 148.0 passer rating.
Last week, had career-high 339 yards…In past 15 when RB THOMAS JONES has more than 20 attempts, club is 14-1
(.933). Jones has 1,434 yards & 8 TDs in those 15…WR BERNARD BERRIAN had 41-yard TD in Week 2 & averages
36.6 yards per TD catch (7 TDs, 256 yards), incl. 4 for 40+ yards. TE DESMOND CLARK had 125 yards & 2 TDs last
week. WR MUHSIN MUHAMMAD has 20+ yard TD in 3 of past 5 vs. Lions…In last game at Det., CB CHARLES
TILLMAN had 22-yard INT-TD in OT. LB BRIAN URLACHER has 6.0 career sacks vs. Det., tied for most vs. opp. In
last meeting, DE ADEWALE OGUNLEYE had 1.5 sacks. Rookie CB-PR DEVIN HESTER holds NFL record for most
return TDs in season with 6 (3 PR, 2 KR, 1 missed FG). DE MARK ANDERSON leads rookies with 10.0 sacks…LIONS:
QB JON KITNA ranks 4th in NFL with 3,619 passing yards & is on pace for 2nd 4,000-yard season in franchise history
(SCOTT MITCHELL, 4,338 yards in 1995)…In 3 games with 15+ carries, RB ARLEN HARRIS has 227 yards (75.7 per
game) & 4 rush TDs…WR ROY WILLIAMS has 5 100-yard games this season & averages 140.4 yards per game in those
5. In past 6 at home, Williams has 40 catches for 717 yards (119.5 per game) & 3 TDs, incl. 4 100-yard games. DAN
CAMPBELL averages 14.6 yards per catch (19-277), highest by TE with 15+ catches. WR MIKE FURREY leads club
with career-best 77 catches. Ranks 2nd on club with career-high 877 yards & aims for 1st 1,000-yard season. Needs 2
catches for 100 receptions in career…CB JAMAR FLETCHER aims for 3rd in row with INT, incl. 88-yard INT-TD. Since
entering league in 1999, CB DRE’ BLY has 33 INTs, 4th-most in NFL. DT CORY REDDING has 5.5 sacks in past 6.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (11-3) AT HOUSTON TEXANS (4-10)
SERIES
COLTS
TEXANS
SERIES LEADER
9-0
STREAKS
Past 9
COACHES VS. OPP.
Dungy: 9-0
Kubiak: 0-1
LAST WEEK
W 34-16 vs. Bengals
L 40-7 at Patriots
LAST GAME
9/17/06: Texans 24 at Colts 43. Indianapolis QB Peyton Manning throws for 400 yards & 3
TDs as Colts stay undefeated in all-time series with Houston.
LAST GAME AT SITE
10/23/05: Colts 38, Texans 20. Indianapolis RB Edgerrin James rushes for 139 yards & 2
TDs, including the go-ahead 9-yard score in 3rd-quarter to help Colts improve to 7-0
BROADCAST
CBS (12:00 PM CT): Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots. SIRIUS: 144 (Ind.), 147 (Hou.).
STATS
PASSING
Manning: 319-493-3,910 (1C)-26 (1L)-9-99.0 (1L)
Carr: 277-404-2,518-10-11-82.1
RUSHING
Addai (R): 190-917-4.8-7
Lundy (R): 123-473-3.8-4
RECEIVING
Harrison: 82 (3C)-1,180 (3L)-14.4-9 (T1C)
A. Johnson: 97 (1L)-1,087-11.2-5
OFFENSE
382.3 (1C)
280.9
TAKE/GIVE
+8 (3C)
-6
DEFENSE
329.1
341.1
SACKS
Mathis: 9.5
Babin: 5.0
INTs
Harper: 3
Faggins, Robinson: 2
PUNTING
Smith: 44.1
Stanley: 41.3
KICKING
Vinatieri: 98 (32/32 PAT; 22/25 FG)
K. Brown: 72 (21/22 PAT; 17/23 FG)
NOTES
COLTS: Team has clinched the AFC South. Playoff trip marks 9th time in 11 seasons head coach TONY DUNGY has
led his team to postseason…Team is 9-0 vs. Texans…In 9 career starts vs. Hou, QB PEYTON MANNING has 22 TDs vs.
4 INTs for 117.7 passer rating. Manning (3,910) needs 90 passing yds to reach 4,000 for 7th time in past 8 seasons…
Rookie RB JOSEPH ADDAI is Houston native, attended Sharpstown H.S. Addai leads all rookies w/ 917 rush yds &
needs 83 more to become 4th rookie in team history to surpass 1,000 (EDGERRIN JAMES 1,553; MARSHALL FAULK
1,282; DOMINIC RHODES 1,104)…WR MARVIN HARRISON has 5+ receptions in 112 of 168 (66.7 pct.) career games.
In past 4 vs. Texans, WR REGGIE WAYNE has 30 receptions for 392 yds & 1 TD…DE RAHEEM BROCK has at least
1.0 sack in 4 of past 5 vs. Texans. DE ROBERT MATHIS has 7.0 sacks in past 5 vs. Hou. DE DWIGHT FREENEY
posted 3.0 sacks and 3 FFs last wk in win vs. Bengals. Freeney (56.5) is club’s all-time sack leader…TEXANS: Club’s 4
victories double last season’s win total…In 9 career starts vs. Colts, Carr has completed 64.0 percent of passes. In past 2
vs. Colts, Carr has thrown 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs…RB RON DAYNE has at least 87 rushing yards in 3 consecutive games –
longest such stretch in career. Dayne needs TD vs. Colts to score TD in 3 consecutive games for 3rd time in career.
Rookie RB WALI LUNDY (473) needs 57 rushing yards to surpass JONATHAN WELLS (529, 2002) for 2nd most by
rookie in team’s 5-year history…WR ANDRE JOHNSON has either 7 catches or TD in 5 of past 6 vs. AFC South foes.
Johnson leads NFL w/ 97 receptions; no other player has more than 87. Johnson has at least 6 catches in 9 consecutive
road games & is tied w/ rookie TE OWEN DANIELS for team lead in TDs (5). WR ERIC MOULDS has 29+ yd reception
in 5 of past 8 vs. Colts…DE JASON BABIN has 4.0 sacks in past 6 games & recorded sack in Week 2 meeting…Club’s
punt coverage unit allowing foes 3rd-lowest average (7.7) in NFL. Team (11.1) ranks 3rd in NFL in PR average.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (10-4) AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (8-6)
SERIES
PATRIOTS
JAGUARS
SERIES LEADER
3-0
STREAKS
Past 3
COACHES VS. OPP.
Belichick: 2-2
Del Rio: 0-2
LAST WEEK
W 40-7 vs. Texans
L 24-17 at Titans
LAST GAME
12/14/03: Jaguars 13 at Patriots 27. New England QB Tom Brady passes for 228 yards & 2
TDs (27, 10) as Patriots win 10th straight game.
LAST GAME AT SITE
12/7/97: Patriots 26, Jaguars 20. New England QB Drew Bledsoe completes 26 of 35
passes (74.3 pct.) for 234 yards & 2 TDs as Patriots hold off late run by Jacksonville.
BROADCAST
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf. SIRIUS: 123 (NE), 146 (Jax.).
STATS
PASSING
Brady: 276-453-3,055-22 (3C)-12-86.1
Garrard: 118-200-1,400-8-8-77.1
RUSHING
Dillon: 177-715-4.0-10
Taylor: 224-1,120-5.0-5
RECEIVING
Caldwell: 53-611-11.5-3
R. Williams: 44-517-11.8-4
OFFENSE
328.3
334.8
TAKE/GIVE
+4
+/- 0
DEFENSE
287.8
270.3 (2L)
SACKS
Colvin: 7.5
McCray: 9.0
INTs
Samuel: 8 (T1L)
Mathis: 7 (T3L)
PUNTING
Miller: 43.0
Hanson: 40.9
KICKING
Gostkowski (R): 87 (36/36 PAT; 17/21 FG)
Scobee: 110 (2C) (35/35 PAT; 25/30 FG)
NOTES
PATRIOTS: NE victory or tie or NYJ loss or tie clinches NE 5th AFC East title in past 6 seasons. Team has won 10+
games in 5 of 6 seasons under head coach BILL BELICHICK…QB TOM BRADY posted 4th 100.0+ passer rating game
of season last wk & team is 4-0 in those games. In career, incl. playoffs, team is 36-1 (.973) when Brady posts 100+
passer rtg…RB KEVIN FAULK scored 2 TDs last week for 2nd such performance of career. Faulk (23) stands 3rd
among active Patriots in TDs, trailing COREY DILLON (36) & TROY BROWN (33). RB Dillon has rushed for TD in 2 of
past 3 vs. Jags & caught 5 passes last wk, marking 9th time in career he recorded 5+ catches…WR RECHE CALDWELL
has 53 receptions; entered season w/ career-high of 28 (SD, 2005). TE BENJAMIN WATSON (49) can be NE’s 1st TE
since BEN COATES (67) in 1998 to reach 50 in season…CB ASANTE SAMUEL tied for NFL lead in INTs w/ 8 (CHAMP
BAILEY, Den). Samuel can be 2nd Patriot in history to lead NFL in category for season (TY LAW, 9, 1998)…Rookie K
STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI has made 9 FGs in row…JAGUARS: Club is 6-1 (.857) at home & has scored 24+ points in 4
of past 5 games overall…Under head coach JACK DEL RIO, team is 22-5 (.815) when scoring 1st…QB DAVID
GARRARD is 6-3 (.667) in career as home starter & has thrown INT in only 3 of those 9 games. In past 4, Garrard has
completed 62 of 95 attempts for 65.3 pct. comp. rate…RB FRED TAYLOR (1,120) needs 80 yds to reach 1,200 for 6th
time in 9-yr career. Taylor averaging 5.0 yds/carry, on pace for best career avg. Rookie RB-KR MAURICE JONESDREW has rush TD in club-record 6 games in row…WR MATT JONES has TD in 3 of past 4 games. WR REGGIE
WILLIAMS has 4+ catches in 7 of 14 games…Club is No. 2 in NFL in total defense (270.3) & ranks No. 3 in NFL in red
zone, allowing 10 TDs in 28 trips (35.7 percent). DE BOBBY MC CRAY stands 7th among AFC DEs w/ 9.0 sacks.
McCray has not gone sackless in consecutive games in ’06. CB RASHEAN MATHIS tied for 2nd in NFL w/ 7 INTs.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (9-5) AT NEW YORK GIANTS (7-7)
SERIES
SAINTS
GIANTS
SERIES LEADER
14-9
STREAKS
4 of past 5
COACHES VS. OPP.
Payton: 0-0
Coughlin: 2-1
LAST WEEK
L 16-10 vs. Redskins
L 36-22 vs. Eagles
LAST GAME
9/19/05: Giants 27 at Saints 10. In game played in NY as part of NFL’s Hurricane Relief
Weekend, New York RB Tiki Barber runs for 2 scores & Giants’ defense forces 6 turnovers.
LAST GAME AT SITE
9/19/05
BROADCAST
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 110 (NO), 125
(NYG).
STATS
PASSING
Brees: 339-517-4,240 (1L)-25 (1C)-11-98.2 (2C)
E. Manning: 280-471-3,069-22 (T2C)-1779.3
RUSHING
McAllister: 217-949-4.4-9 (T2C)
Barber: 288-1,357 (2C)-4.7-2
RECEIVING
Bush (RB) (R): 84 (1C)-706-8.4-2
Shockey (TE): 64-626-9.8-7
OFFENSE
400.6 (1L)
336.9
TAKE/GIVE
-5
+1
DEFENSE
318.7
337.6
SACKS
Smith: 10.5
Robbins: 5.5
INTs
4 tied: 2
7 tied: 2
PUNTING
Weatherford (R): 43.8
Feagles: 40.5
KICKING
Carney: 100 (3C) (40/41 PAT; 20/22 FG)
Feely: 96 (33/33 PAT; 21/25 FG)
NOTES
SAINTS: Team has 2,716 total net yards (452.7 per game) in past 6. Offense leads NFL with 18 TDs of 20+ yards (16
pass, 2 rush) & 58 pass plays of 20+ yards…QB DREW BREES has 2,731 pass yards in past 8 (341.4 per game) with 6
300-yard games. Leads NFL with 4,240 yards, 1st 4,000-yard season in team history. Posted 133.1 passer rating in only
start vs. NYG (9/25/05 with SD)…RB DEUCE MC ALLISTER has 295 rush yards in past 3 (98.3 per game). Rookie RB
REGGIE BUSH leads NFC with 84 catches, most catches by rookie RB in NFL history…In past 2 meetings, WR JOE
HORN has 18 catches for 276 yards138.0 per game) & 5 TDs. Had career-high & franchise-record 4 TD catches vs. NYG
(12/14/03). WR DEVERY HENDERSON leads NFL with 22.5 yards-per-catch avg. (30-674). Rookie WR MARQUES
COLSTON had 84 receiving yards last week & leads team with 1,001 yards. Colston is 1st player drafted in 7th round or
later to record 1,000 yards in rookie season…DE CHARLES GRANT has sack in 6 games this year & Saints are 60…GIANTS: QB ELI MANNING has won 11 of past 16 home starts. Is 1-0 in career vs. NO…RB TIKI BARBER had 75
yards last week & has led team in rushing for 78 consecutive games, longest streak in history. In last game vs. Saints,
Barber had 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.). Leads NFL RBs with 42 rushes of 10+ yards. RB BRANDON JACOBS had rush TD
in last meeting & Giants are 9-4 (.692) when Jacobs rushes for TD…WR PLAXICO BURRESS had TD in 9 of 13 games
played. Had 120 yards on 6 catches last week. Since entering NFL in 2002, JEREMY SHOCKEY is 2nd among TEs with
312 catches & 3,612 yards. Had 8 catches for 70 yards last week…DE MICHAEL STRAHAN has 5.5 sacks in past 5 vs.
Saints. Giants are 52-32-1 (.618) when Strahan has 1.0+ sack. Rookie DE MATHIAS KIWANUKA has 4.0 sacks, 2 INTs
& 2 FFs in 8 career starts. DE OSI UMENYIORA had 2.0 sacks in last meeting, his 1st 2.0-sack game in career. LB
CARLOS EMMONS had INT in last game vs. NO & his teams are 4-1 (.800) when he has INT.
BALTIMORE RAVENS (11-3) AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (7-7)
SERIES
RAVENS
STEELERS
13-8
SERIES LEADER
STREAKS
4 of past 6
COACHES VS. OPP.
7-9
Cowher: 13-8
LAST WEEK
W 27-17 vs. Browns
W 37-3 at Panthers
LAST GAME
11/26/06: Steelers 0 at Ravens 27. Baltimore defense totals 3 turnovers & 9 sacks while
limiting Pittsburgh to 172 total yards. Ravens win 5th consecutive game & improve to 9-2.
LAST GAME AT SITE
10/31/05: Steelers 20, Ravens 19. Pittsburgh K Jeff Reed converts 37-yard FG with 1:36 left
in 4th quarter. Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger throws 2 TDs to TE Heath Miller (4, 8).
BROADCAST
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon. SIRIUS: 128 (Bal.), 107 (Pit.).
STATS
PASSING
McNair: 251-402-2,578-13-9-82.3
Roethlisberger: 247-410-3,077 (3C)-16-20-76.0
RUSHING
J. Lewis: 270-986-3.7-8
Parker: 287-1,331 (3C)-4.6-11 (T3C)
RECEIVING
Heap (TE): 64-655-10.2-6
Ward: 61-845-13.9-6
OFFENSE
313.3
356.6 (3C)
TAKE/GIVE
+15 (1L)
-6
DEFENSE
265.8 (1L)
296.5
SACKS
Pryce: 12.0
Porter: 7.0
INTs
McAlister: 5
Polamalu: 3
PUNTING
Koch (R): 43.1
Gardocki: 41.4
KICKING
Stover: 101 (32/32 PAT; 23/25 FG)
Reed: 95 (38/38 PAT; 19/26 FG)
NOTES
RAVENS: Club has clinched AFC North title. Team has won 7 of past 8 games…QB STEVE MC NAIR is 9-4 (.692) as
starter vs. Pit. McNair has multi-TD passes in 3 of past 5 vs. Steelers. McNair (29,719; 3,548) needs 281 pass yds to join
HOFers FRAN TARKENTON & STEVE YOUNG as 3rd QB in NFL history to post 30,000 pass yds & 3,500 rush yds…In
38 career division games, RB JAMAL LEWIS averages 95.6 yds per game. Team is 18-3 (.857) when Lewis posts at
least 25 rushes…WRs MARK CLAYTON (805) & DERRICK MASON (710) can become club’s 1st WR duo w/ 800 rec.
yds apiece since 1997 (DERRICK ALEXANDER 1,009; MICHAEL JACKSON 918). TE TODD HEAP has 3 TD catches
in past 4 vs. division foes on road…Offensive line has allowed 1 sack in past 4 games…Club leads NFL w/ +15 turnover
differential…LB ADALIUS THOMAS has sack in 5 of past 6 on road. Rookie S DAWAN LANDRY posted 4th INT last
wk. In last mtg, Ravens intercepted Pitt’s Roethlisberger 2 times & denied him TD pass…STEELERS: Club has won 5 of
past 6 games…Team is 132-30 (.815) under head coach BILL COWHER when out-rushing opponents & is 117-13-1
(.897) when leading at halftime under Cowher. Cowher & Ravens GM & HOF TE OZZIE NEWSOME were NFL
teammates (Cle) from 1980-82…QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER is 28-10 (.737) in career as starter & 10-1 (.909) in
December. Roethlisberger (3,092) has surpassed 3,000 pass yds for 1st time in career & has posted passer rating of
85.0+ in 6 of 7 career division games at home…RB WILLIE PARKER stands 4th in NFL w/ 14 TDs (11 rushing). Parker
(1,331) needs 69 rush yds to mark 4th time Steelers player has reached 1,400 in season. Steelers are 10-1 (.909) when
Parker rushes for 100+…WR HINES WARD has 5+ receptions in 6 of past 9 vs. Ravens. Ward (7,875) needs 125 rec.
yds to become 2nd player in club annals w/ 8,000 career (HOFer JOHN STALLWORTH, 8,723). Rookie WR SANTONIO
HOLMES averaging 19.6 yds on 16 3rd down catches…Rookie S ANTHONY SMITH has INT in consecutive games.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS (5-9) AT ST. LOUIS RAMS (6-8)
SERIES
REDSKINS
RAMS
SERIES LEADER
20-6-1
STREAKS
6 of past 7
COACHES VS. OPP.
Gibbs: 6-1
Linehan: 0-0
LAST WEEK
16-10 at Saints
W 20-0 at Raiders
LAST GAME
12/4/05: Redskins 24 at Rams 9. Washington runs for 257 yards highlighted by RB Clinton
Portis’ 2 rushing TDs.
LAST GAME AT SITE
12/4/05
BROADCAST
FOX (12:00 PM CT): Kenny Albert, Brian Baldinger, Rob Desir (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 158
(Was.), 119 (StL).
STATS
PASSING
J. Campbell: 76-150-917-7-5-71.4
Bulger: 326-520-3,665 (2C)-19-8-89.5
RUSHING
Betts: 196-933-4.8-2
S. Jackson: 288-1,236 (3C)-4.3-9 (T2C)
RECEIVING
Moss: 46-658-14.3-5
S. Jackson (RB): 82 (2C)-680-8.3-1
OFFENSE
322.4
340.9
TAKE/GIVE
-3
+12 (T1C)
DEFENSE
339.6
338.1
SACKS
A. Carter: 4.0
Little: 12.0 (2C)
INTs
6 tied: 1
3 tied: 3
PUNTING
Frost: 42.7
Turk: 43.5
KICKING
Suisham: 30 (6/6 PAT; 8/10 FG)
Wilkins: 113 (2C) (26/26 PAT; 29/33 FG)
NOTES
REDSKINS: QB JASON CAMPBELL has 7 TDs in 1st 5 NFL starts & aims for 6th in row with TD pass…In 7 career
games with 20+ carries, RB LADELL BETTS averages 123.7 yards per game (866 yards) & has scored 3 rush TDs.
Betts has 549 rush yards (137.3 per game) in past 4 & aims for 5th 100-yard game in row. Club is 3rd in NFC averaging
136.6 rush yards per game…Since joining Redskins in 2005, WR SANTANA MOSS has averaged 16.5 yards per catch
avg. (130-2,141), tops in NFL among players with 100+ catches. Had 31-yard TD catch last week. WR BRANDON
LLOYD has 25+ yard catch in 3 of past 4 meetings, incl. 2 TDs. WR-PR ANTWAAN RANDLE EL had 84-yard PR-TD in
only game vs. Rams (10/26/03 with Pit.). TE CHRIS COOLEY has TD catch in 5 of past 9…S ADAM ARCHULETA was
1st round pick by StL in 2001 & played 5 seasons (2001-05) with Rams. DE ANDRE CARTER has 4.5 sacks in career
vs. Rams. Aims for 3rd meeting in row with 0.5+ sack. CB CARLOS ROGERS had INT in last game vs. StL. Had INT
last week…RAMS: QB MARC BULGER is 23-8 (.742) in career as starter at home with 8,594 yards, 57 TDs vs. 27 INTs
for 97.2 passer rating. Has 3,665 yards & is on pace for 1st 4,000-yard season, becoming 3rd Ram to reach that mark…
Club is 41-1 (.976) with 100-yard rusher since 1995. RB STEVEN JACKSON leads NFC with 1,916 scrimmage yards
(1,236 rush, 680 rec.). Had 127 rush yards & 2 TDs last week. Has rush TD in 7 of past 9. Ranks 2nd in NFC with 82
receptions…WR TORRY HOLT has 10 TDs in past 13. Ties for 3rd in NFC with 80 catches and leads club with 1,044
yards, his 7th consecutive 1,000-yard receiving season. Since 2000, Holt has 9,743 yards, most in NFL. WR ISAAC
BRUCE has 13,162 receiving yards & needs 37 to pass ANDRE REED (13,198) for 7th-most all-time…DE LEONARD
LITTLE has 7.0 sacks in past 7. This season, Little has 2.0+ sacks in 5 games. DT LA’ROI GLOVER has 5.0 sacks in
career vs. Redskins. Has 4.0 sacks in past 5 games. Rams are 7-1 (.875) when CB JERAMETRIUS BUTLER has INT.
LB DEXTER COAKLEY has faced Redskins 17 times in career & his teams are 14-3 (.824).
ARIZONA CARDINALS (4-10) AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (6-8)
SERIES
CARDINALS
49ERS
17-13
SERIES LEADER
STREAKS
Past 3
COACHES VS. OPP.
Green: 5-6
Nolan: 0-3
LAST WEEK
L 37-20 vs. Broncos
W 24-14 at Seahawks
LAST GAME
9/10/06: 49ers 27 at Cardinals 34. Arizona opens University of Phoenix Stadium with victory as
QB Kurt Warner throws for 301 yards & 3 TDs.
LAST GAME AT SITE
12/4/05: Cardinals 17, 49ers 10. Arizona QB Kurt Warner passes for 354 yards & gamewinning 54-yard 4th-quarter TD to WR Anquan Boldin as Cardinals sweep season series.
BROADCAST
FOX (1:05 PM PT): Ron Pitts, Jesse Palmer, Chris Myers (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 110 (Ariz.),
143 (SF).
STATS
PASSING
Leinart (R): 205-364-2,385-10-12-71.7
A. Smith: 222-381-2,506-15-14-75.9
RUSHING
James: 292-988-3.4-5
Gore: 271-1,491 (1C)-5.5-6
RECEIVING
Boldin: 75-1,027-13.7-4
Gore (RB): 53-418-7.9-1
OFFENSE
298.9
305.5
TAKE/GIVE
+2
-6
DEFENSE
355.8
343.6
SACKS
Okeafor: 6.5
Moore: 6.5
INTs
Wilson: 4.0
W. Harris: 6 (T1C)
PUNTING
Player: 44.7
Lee: 44.6
KICKING
Rackers: 94 (28/28 PAT; 22/31 FG)
Nedney: 94 (25/25 PAT; 23/29 FG)
NOTES
CARDINALS: Rookie QB MATT LEINART has passed for 200+ yards in 8 of 10 starts. Has 2,385 yards & last week
passed JAKE PLUMMER (2,203) for most by rookie in team history…RB EDGERRIN JAMES aims for 3rd in row vs. SF
with rush TD. Has 178 rush yards (89.0 per game) & 2 TDs in 2 meetings. When James has 89+ rush yards, his teams
are 54-8 (.871)…WR ANQUAN BOLDIN has 4 100-yard games in past 5 meetings. Has 41 catches for 566 yards (113.2
per game) & 4 TDs in those 5. WR LARRY FITZGERALD aims for 4th in row vs. SF with 100+ yards. Has 24 catches for
364 yards (121.3 per game) & 1 TD in past 3. Aims for 4th division game in row with TD…S ADRIAN WILSON is only
player in NFC with 4.0 sacks & 4 INTs. Has 2 99-yard TDs this year (FR-TD, INT-TD) & is only player in NFL history with
2 defensive TDs of 99+ yards in single season. Has 5 FFs in 9 games vs. SF. LB KARLOS DANSBY has 5.0 sacks in
past 9. DE CHIKE OKEAFOR has 4.5 sacks in past 3. Last week, Okeafor forced fumble that led to DE ANTONIO
SMITH’s 4-yard FR-TD…49ERS: QB ALEX SMITH passed for 288 yards in last meeting, 2nd-highest single game total
in career. Had 102.4 passer rating last week & 49ers are 5-0 when Smith has 95.0+ rating…RB FRANK GORE leads
NFC with 1,491 rush yards & is 3rd in NFL with 1,909 scrimmage yards. Needs 80 rush yards to set franchise record
(GARRISON HEARST, 1,570 in 1998). Aims for 5th division game in row with 100+ rush yards & has 617 yards in past 4
(154.3 per game). In past 6 vs. division, Gore has 956 scrimmage yards (159.3 per game) & 9 TDs…Rookie TE
VERNON DAVIS scored 1st career TD in last meeting. Aims for TD catch in 3 consecutive games. WR ANTONIO
BRYANT had 4 catches for 114 yards (28.5 avg.) & 1 TD in last meeting. WR ARNAZ BATTLE had career-high 97 yards
(5 catches) last week…DE BRYANT YOUNG has 8.5 sacks in past 9. Aims for 3rd meeting in row with sack (3.0 sacks).
CB WALT HARRIS ties for NFC lead with career-high 6 INTs. LB BRANDON MOORE has 3.0 sacks in past 2 vs. Cards.
CINCINNATI BENGALS (8-6) AT DENVER BRONCOS (8-6)
SERIES
BENGALS
BRONCOS
SERIES LEADER
15-8
STREAKS
9 of past 11
COACHES VS. OPP.
Lewis: 1-1
Shanahan: 4-3
LAST WEEK
L 34-16 at Colts
W 37-20 at Cardinals
LAST GAME
10/25/04: Broncos 10 at Bengals 23. Cincinnati WR Chad Johnson catches 7 passes for 149
yards & 1 TD as Bengals snap Denver’s 4-game win streak.
LAST GAME AT SITE
9/7/03: Broncos 30, Bengals 10. Denver RB Clinton Portis rushes for 120 yards & 2 TDs as
Broncos roll to 20-point victory in Week 1 of the 2003 season.
BROADCAST
CBS (2:15 PM MT): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms. SIRIUS: 147 (Cin.), 130 (Den.).
STATS
PASSING
Palmer: 283-442-3,575 (2C)-24 (2C)-11-96.9 (3C)
Cutler (R): 48-82-592-6-3-90.1
RUSHING
R. Johnson: 298-1,133-3.8-11 (T3C)
T. Bell: 209-927-4.4-2
RECEIVING
C. Johnson: 80-1,284 (1L)-16.1-7
Walker: 62-1,007-16.2-7
OFFENSE
344.6
309.9
TAKE/GIVE
+7
+/- 0
DEFENSE
350.9
322.9
SACKS
Geathers: 10.5
Dumervil (R): 7.0
INTs
Kaesviharn: 6
Bailey: 8 (T1L)
PUNTING
Larson: 43.9
Ernster: 41.6
KICKING
Graham: 105 (3C) (36/38 PAT; 23/27 FG)
Elam: 98 (29/29 PAT; 23/25 FG)
NOTES
BENGALS: Club has won 4 of past 5. Team needs 2 wins to reach 10 victories in consecutive years for 1st time since
1975-76…QB CARSON PALMER (3,575) needs total of 425 yds in final 2 games to be 1st Cin QB to reach 4,000.
Palmer has 2+ TD passes in 6 of 8 career December starts. Palmer (96.9) is AFC’s No. 3 rated passer & aims to become
1st QB in club annals to post 2 seasons w/ 96.0+ rating (101.1, ’05)…RB RUDI JOHNSON (11) needs 1 rushing TD to
reach 12 for 3rd consecutive year. Club is 25-7 (.781) when Johnson posts 20+ rushes, including wins in 16 of past 17…
WR CHAD JOHNSON has at least 5 catches in 72 of 90 (80.0 pct.) career games. WR Johnson has at least 6 catches &
1 TD in each of 2 career games vs. Den. WR T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH tops club w/ 8 TD catches…Defense has
allowed less than 17 points in 4 of past 5 games. DE ROBERT GEATHERS (10.5) needs 1.5 sacks to be 1st Cin DL to
reach 12.0 in season since EDDIE EDWARDS (13.0) in 1983…BRONCOS: Team is 73-21 (.777) at home under head
coach MIKE SHANAHAN (since 1995)…In 1st 3 career starts, rookie QB JAY CUTLER owns 90.1 passer rating w/ 6
TDs vs. 3 INTs…RB TATUM BELL (927) is 73 rush yds shy of marking 11th time that team has produced 1,000-yd
rusher under head coach Shanahan. Rookie RB MIKE BELL (7) tops club in rushing TDs w/ trio of 2-TD performances,
including last wk…WR JAVON WALKER (1,007) is 3rd player in team history to reach 1,000 in his 1st season w/ club,
joining LIONEL TAYLOR (1960) & ANTHONY MILLER (1994). In 5 career gms vs. Cin, WR ROD SMITH has 25 catches
& 4 TDs…C TOM NALEN (187) to play in 188th game Sunday, surpassing PAUL HOWARD (187) for 4th most played in
club history…Defense (18.3) No. 6 in NFL in points allowed. CB CHAMP BAILEY has 19 INTs w/ Den & needs 1 more to
tie LBs RANDY GRADISHAR (20) & TOM JACKSON (20) for 9th most in club history. DE ELVIS DUMERVIL (7.0) is
3rd among NFL rookies in sacks…K JASON ELAM (98) needs 2 points to reach 100 in NFL-record 14th season in row.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (12-2) AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (8-6)
SERIES
CHARGERS
SEAHAWKS
SERIES LEADER
25-22
STREAKS
Past 5
COACHES VS. OPP.
Schottenheimer: 17-7
Holmgren: 7-2
LAST WEEK
W 20-9 at Chiefs
L 24-14 vs. 49ers
LAST GAME
12/29/02: Seahawks 31 at Chargers 28 (OT). Seattle offense amasses 591 total yards & QB
Matt Hasselbeck throws for 449 yards & 2 TDs. Seahawks K Rian Lindell kicks 24-yard FG w/
5:02 remaining in OT.
LAST GAME AT SITE
12/2/01: Seahawks 13, Chargers 10 (OT). Seattle K Rian Lindell kicks 24-yard FG with 6:23
remaining in OT.
BROADCAST
CBS (1:15 PM PT): Dick Enberg, Randy Cross. SIRIUS: 125 (SD), 123 (Sea.)
STATS
PASSING
Rivers: 255-406-2,976-18-8-91.5
Hasselbeck:176-305-2,037-17-13-78.8
RUSHING
Tomlinson: 310-1,626 (1L)-5.2-28 (1L)
Alexander: 193-664-3.4-4
RECEIVING
Gates (TE): 65-805-12.4-8 (T3C)
Jackson: 63-956-15.2-10 (T2C)
OFFENSE
365.2 (2C)
308.5
TAKE/GIVE
+11 (2C)
-7
DEFENSE
290.5
332.7
SACKS
Merriman: 12.5 (T2L)
Peterson: 9.0
INTs
Jammer: 4
Hamlin: 3
PUNTING
Scifres: 41.8
Plackemeier (R): 44.5
KICKING
Kaeding: 119 (1C) (53/53 PAT; 22/25 FG)
Brown: 95 (32/32 PAT; 21/27 FG)
NOTES
CHARGERS: Team has clinched AFC West title & victory Sunday clinches 1st round bye…First-yr starter QB PHILIP
RIVERS (2,976) needs 24 pass yds to reach 3,000. Rivers has 12 TDs vs. 4 INTs in 7 on road w/ 99.8 passer rtg. Rivers
(116.9) is NFL’s top-rated 4th qtr QB, completing 53 of 78 (67.9 pct.) w/ 6 TDs vs. 1 INT…RB LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON
(1,626) is NFL’s top rusher, needs 58 yds to best own single-season club record (1,683; ’02). Tomlinson has scored 2+
TDs in NFL-record 8 games in row. On 3rd & 1 rush plays, FB LORENZO NEAL (7 for 7) & RB MICHAEL TURNER (4 of
4) are combined 11 of 11 for 1st down…TE ANTONIO GATES (8) needs 2 TD catches to be 1st TE in NFL history w/ 10
or more 3 yrs in row. In past 3 vs. NFC, WR ERIC PARKER has 18 catches…LBs SHAWNE MERRIMAN (12.5) &
SHAUN PHILLIPS (11.5) can be 1st SD duo w/ 12+ sacks apiece since ’89 (DE LEE WILLIAMS 14.0 & DE LESLIE
O’NEAL 12.5)…SEAHAWKS: Have won past 5 in series & 10 of past 12 meetings...QB MATT HASSELBECK passed
for career-high 449 yards in last meeting. Has won 4 in row vs. AFC & has completed 68 of 96 passes (70.8 pct.) for 789
yards with 6 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 107.5 passer rating…RB SHAUN ALEXANDER has rushed for 542 yards (108.4 per
game) & 8 TDs in past 4 vs. AFC. Has scored 104 TDs in 104 career games & is 1 of 4 players in NFL history to average
1.0+ TDs per game…WR DARRELL JACKSON has scored 10 TDs in 13 games played. In past 2 vs. SD, Jackson has
10 catches for 204 yards (20.4 avg.) & 3 TDs. Incl. playoffs, WR DEION BRANCH’s teams are 16-3 (.842) when he has
TD reception. Had career-best 13 catches & 128 yards vs. SD (9/29/02 with NE). In past 2, WR D.J. HACKETT has 12
catches for 191 yds (95.5 per game) & 1 TD...DE BRYCE FISHER had 1.0 sack in only game vs. SD (10/28/01 with Buf.).
Club has won 8 of past 9 when Fisher has 1.0+ sacks. LB JULIAN PETERSON aims for 4th in row vs. AFC with sack.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 25
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (8-6) AT DALLAS COWBOYS (9-5)
SERIES
EAGLES
COWBOYS
SERIES LEADER
51-40
STREAKS
2 of past 3
COACHES VS. OPP.
Reid:11-4
Parcells: 12-11
LAST WEEK
W 36-22 at Giants
W 38-28 at Falcons
LAST GAME
10/8/06: Cowboys 24 at Eagles 38. Philadelphia CB Lito Sheppard returns INT for 102-yard TD
to seal Eagles’ victory.
LAST GAME AT SITE
10/9/05: Cowboys 33, Eagles 10. Dallas scores on 3 of 1st 4 possessions. Cowboys QB Drew
Bledsoe throws for 289 yards & 3 TDs.
BROADCAST
NBC (5:00 PM CT): Al Michaels, John Madden, Andrea Kremer (Field reporter). Westwood One
Radio: Dave Sims, Bob Trumpy. SIRIUS: 123 (Westwood); 125 (Phi.), 124 (Dal.).
STATS
PASSING
Garcia: 100-162-1,042-9-1-96.3
Romo: 183-276-2,440-16-10-98.4 (1C)
RUSHING
Westbrook: 213-1,092-5.1-7
J. Jones: 247-1,019-4.1-4
RECEIVING
Westbrook (RB): 74-664-9.0-4
Owens: 77-1,040-13.5-11 (1L)
OFFENSE
377.4 (2C)
371.9
TAKE/GIVE
+3
+6
DEFENSE
333.6
312.6
SACKS
T. Cole: 8.0
Ware: 7.5
INTs
Sheppard: 5 (T3C)
Williams: 5 (T3C)
PUNTING
Johnson: 42.7
McBriar: 48.3 (1L)
KICKING
Akers: 85 (43/43 PAT; 14/18 FG)
Gramatica: 36 (18/18 PAT; 6/8 FG)
NOTES
EAGLES: QB JEFF GARCIA has 8 TDs vs. 1 INT & 108.0 passer rating in 4 starts. In 4 starts vs. Dal., Garcia has 9
TDs vs. 3 INTs…RB BRIAN WESTRBOOK ranks 6th in NFL with 1,756 scrimmage yards (1,092 rush, 664 rec.). Had
137 scrimmage yards & 2 rush TDs last week…WR REGGIE BROWN has 9 TDs (8 rec., 1 rush) on 46 touches (19.6
pct.). Rookie WR HANK BASKETT had 87-yard TD in last meeting, tied for longest pass in NFL this year. WR DONTE’
STALLWORTH aims for 3rd in row vs. Dal. with 100+ yards. In 2 meetings, has 8 catches for 227 yards (28.4 avg.) & 1
TD…CB LITO SHEPPARD has 5 INTs in past 5 vs. Dal., incl. 101 & 102-yard INT-TDs. Averages 31.0 yards per INT in
career, best among players with 10+ INTs. DT DARWIN WALKER had career-best 3.0 sacks in Week 5. DE DARREN
HOWARD had 2.0 sacks in last meeting. DE TRENT COLE had 19-yard INT-TD last week…CB SHELDON BROWN
had 80-yard FR-TD in last game at Dal. S BRIAN DAWKINS has 31 INTs with Phi., tied for most by active player with
current team (RONDE BARBER, TB)…COWBOYS: QB TONY ROMO has won 6 of 8 career starts & has completed 167
of 249 passes (67.1 pct.) for 2,178 yards with 13 TDs vs. 7 INTs for 100.1 passer rating…RB MARION BARBER has TD
in 10 of past 13. Leads NFC with 15 TDs & 13 rush TDs…RB JULIUS JONES rushed for 100 yards in last meeting.
Cowboys are 9-3 (.750) when Jones rushes for 90+ yards…Former Eagle (2004-05) WR TERRELL OWENS has 10 TDs
in past 10 games, incl. 2 TDs last week. WR TERRY GLENN has 246 rec. yards (123.0 per game) in past 2. When
Glenn has 100+ rec. yards, his teams are 17-5 (.773)…LB DE MARCUS WARE had 69-yard FR-TD in last meeting. Had
41-yard INT-TD last week. Has 11.5 sacks in past 16. ROY WILLIAMS has 5 INTs, most by S in NFC.
NEW YORK JETS (8-6) AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (6-8)
SERIES
JETS
DOLPHINS
SERIES LEADER
42-38-1
STREAKS
4 of past 5
COACHES VS. OPP.
Mangini: 1-0
Saban: 1-2
LAST WEEK
W 26-13 at Vikings
L 21-0 at Bills
LAST GAME
10/15/06: Dolphins 17 at Jets 20. New York WR Laveranues Coles has 5 catches for 106
yards & 2 TDs (58, 22). Jets survive 14-point 4th-quarter rally by Miami.
LAST GAME AT SITE
12/18/05: Dolphins 24, Jets 20. Miami defense forces 3 turnovers & registers 6 sacks as
Dolphins win 4th consecutive game.
BROADCAST
ESPN (8:30 PM ET): Mike Tirico, Joe Theismann, Tony Kornheiser, Suzy Kolber, & Michelle
Tafoya (Field reporters). Westwood One Radio: Marv Albert, Boomer Esiason, Craig
Minervini (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 123 (Westwood); 125 (NYJ), 124 (Mia.).
STATS
PASSING
Pennington: 277-426-2,958-15-16-81.3
Harrington: 216-373-2,194-12-15-68.8
RUSHING
L. Washington (R): 130-571-4.4-3
Brown: 202-783-3.9-5
RECEIVING
Coles: 87 (2L)-1,065-12.2-6
Welker: 63-653-10.4-1
OFFENSE
307.2
310.9
TAKE/GIVE
-2
+1
DEFENSE
346.0
278.7 (3L)
SACKS
B. Thomas: 7.5
Taylor: 12.5 (T2L)
INTs
Dyson, Rhodes: 4
Hill, Taylor: 2
PUNTING
Graham: 44.6 (2C)
Jones: 42.9
KICKING
Nugent: 88 (31/32 PAT; 19/22 FG)
Mare: 80 (20/20 PAT; 20/30 FG)
NOTES
JETS: After 2-3 start, team has gone 6-3…Team (8) has doubled last season’s win total under rookie head coach ERIC
MANGINI…In past 3 vs. Mia, QB CHAD PENNINGTON has 7 TDs vs. 0 INTs, completing 47 of 78 (60.3 pct.) for 554 yds
& 111.8 passer rating. Pennington passed for career-high 339 yds last wk & with 2,958 pass yds on season, needs 145
more to reach single season career-high (3,120; 2002)…Rookie RB LEON WASHINGTON has 571 rush yds & needs 53
more to surpass FREEMAN MC NEIL (623, 1981) for 4th most by rookie in club history. In past 3 games RB CEDRIC
HOUSTON has 3 rushing TDs & 208 rush yds on 61 carries…WR LAVERANUES COLES (1,065) & WR JERRICHO
COTCHERY (858) aim to become 1st NYJ duo to reach 1,000 rec. yds each since 1998 when team advanced to AFC
Championship Game (WAYNE CHREBET, 1,083; KEYSHAWN JOHNSON, 1,131). Coles has 7 TD catches in past 8 vs.
division…LB VICTOR HOBSON has 3.0 sacks in past 2 games. DE BRYAN THOMAS has at least 1.0 sack in 5 of past
7 games…DOLPHINS: Team has won 3 of past 4 at home…QB JOEY HARRINGTON has won 3 in row at home vs.
division foes dating back to ’04. In past 2 at home vs. division, Harrington has completed 33 of 58 (56.9 pct.) for 357 yds
w/ 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 92.4 passer rating…RB SAMMY MORRIS caught career-high 5 passes last wk…Club has 4
players w/ 50+ catches for 3rd time in history: WR WES WELKER (63), WR CHRIS CHAMBERS (55), TE RANDY MC
MICHAEL (53), & WR MARTY BOOKER (51). Booker has 4 TDs on 3rd down, tied for 3rd most in AFC…Defense
stands 3rd in NFL w/ 46 sacks. DE JASON TAYLOR has sack in 9 of past 11 & is tied for 2nd in NFL w/ 12.5 on season.