WEEK 11 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19 ATLANTA FALCONS (5-4) AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (7-2) SERIES

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1 WEEK 11 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19 ATLANTA FALCONS (5-4) AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (7-2) FALCONS RAVENS LEADER Series tied, 1-1 STREAKS Past 1 COACHES VS. OPP. Mora: 0-0 Billick: 1-1 LAST WEEK L vs. Browns W at Titans 11/3/02: Ravens 17 at Falcons 20. Atlanta DE Patrick Kerney returns fumble 4 yards for TD & K Jay Feely connects on 2 FGs. AT SITE -- FOX (1:00 PM ET): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 144 (Atl), TBD (Bal). PASSING Vick: , McNair: , RUSHING Dunn: J. Lewis: RECEIVING Crumpler: Clayton: OFFENSE TAKE/GIVE +5 (3C) +13 (1L) DEFENSE SACKS Kerney: 5.0 Thomas: 8.0 INTs Hall: 4 (T1C) McAlister: 4 PUNTING Koenen: 42.3 Koch: 43.5 KICKING Andersen: 53 (14/14 PAT; 13/15 FG) Stover: 68 (20/20 PAT; 16/16 FG) GAME FEATURES NFL s No. 1 rush offense (Atl, 198.9) vs. No. 2 rush defense (Bal, 79.7) FALCONS: Under head coach JIM MORA, team has won 8 of 11 vs. AFC, including 4 in row on road Only team in NFL with 2 players to rank in top 15 in rushing RB WARRICK DUNN (761) QB MICHAEL VICK (650) Vick has won 7 of past 8 starts vs. AFC with 15 TDs (13 pass, 2 rush). Club is 16-4 (.800) when Vick passes for 2+ TDs. Ties for 1st in NFL with 8 rushes of 20+ yards RB Dunn has 725 rush yards in past 8 vs. AFC (90.6 per game). Rookie JERIOUS NORWOOD leads NFL with 268 rushing yards on 32 carries (8.4 avg.) in 4th quarter ALGE CRUMPLER leads NFL TEs with 9 catches of 20+ yards. Has 5 TDs in past 4. WR MICHAEL JENKINS aims for 4th in row vs. AFC with TD LB EDGERTON HARTWELL was member of Ravens for 4 years ( ). CB DE ANGELO HALL has 308 INT return yards (10 INTs, 30.8 avg.) since 2005, most in NFL RAVENS: Team is 4-1 (.800) on season in games decided by 1-possession scores. Club is 10-3 at home vs. NFC under head coach BRIAN BILLICK...In 2 career starts vs. Atl., QB STEVE MC NAIR is 2-0 & has completed 24 of 40 atts. (60.0 pct) for 311 yds & 3 TDs, posting passer rating. McNair is (.697) vs. NFC Team has won 5 in row when RB JAMAL LEWIS rushes for 70+ yds. Seeks rushing TD in past 4 of 6 November games. In past 16 games vs. NFC, RB Lewis has 1,210 rush yds WR DERRICK MASON has 5+ catches in 7 of 12 at home w/ Bal. WR MARK CLAYTON has 502 rec. yds including career-best 125 last wk at Ten surpassing 05 rookie total (471). TE TODD HEAP has 8 TDs in past 8 vs. NFC Team has INT in 10 games in row & leads NFL w/ 18. Defense s sum of take-aways (26) & sacks (25) is 51, tops in NFL; next best total is Chi (50). Club allows 2nd fewest 1st dwns/gm (15.2). K MATT STOVER has made 36 FGs in row.

2 ST. LOUIS RAMS (4-5) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (5-4) RAMS PANTHERS LEADER 8-7 STREAKS 3 of past 5 COACHES VS. OPP. Linehan: 0-0 Fox: 0-2 LAST WEEK L at Seahawks W vs. Buccaneers 12/12/04: Rams 7 at Panthers 20. Carolina defense forces 7 turnovers, including club record 6 INTs. Panthers RB Nick Goings rushes for 108 yards & 1 TD. AT SITE 12/12/04 FOX (1:00 PM ET): Kenny Albert, Brian Baldinger, Jay Glazer (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 147 (StL.), 157 (Car.). PASSING Bulger: ,515 (3C) (2C) Delhomme: , RUSHING S. Jackson: (3C) Foster: RECEIVING Holt: (T1L) Smith: 53 (3C)-780 (3C) OFFENSE TAKE/GIVE +8 (1C) +/- 0 DEFENSE SACKS Little: 9.0 (3C) Peppers: 11.0 (1L) INTs Atogwe, Brown: 2 Gamble, Lucas, Marshall: 2 PUNTING Turk: 42.9 Baker: 44.8 KICKING Wilkins: 86 (2L) (17/17 PAT; 23/26 FG) Kasay: 59 (17/17 PAT; 14/16 FG) RAMS: Under head coach SCOTT LINEHAN, club is averaging 25.8 points per game in past 6 (155) QB MARC BULGER has 2 INTs in 330 att. & owns 13:2 TD:INT ratio. Is 2nd in NFC passer rating (98.0). Has 300+ yards passing in 5 of past 7. Threw for 332 yards in only meeting (2003 Divisional Playoff). Has 2,515 yards & is on pace for 1st 4,000- yard season, becoming 3rd Ram to reach that mark Club is 39-1 (.975) with 100-yard rusher since RB STEVEN JACKSON ranks 3rd in NFL with 1,236 scrimmage yards (784 rush, 452 rec.). Aims for rush TD in 5th game in row WR TORRY HOLT has 7 TDs in past 8. In last game vs. Car., Holt had 6 catches for 151 yards & 1 TD (75 yards). WR ISAAC BRUCE has 855 receptions & last week moved into 8th all-time (IRVING FRYAR, 851) Club leads NFC with +8 turnover ratio. LB WILL WITHERSPOON played 4 seasons ( ) with Car. Had career-best 2.0 sacks last week. DT LA ROI GLOVER has 12.0 sacks in 13 games vs. Panthers. Rookie DE VICTOR ADEYANJU had 89-yard FR-TD last week PANTHERS: JAKE DELHOMME has never lost to Rams (2-0) in career. With Panthers, Delhomme is 14-6 (.700) when he has 0 INTs RB DE SHAUN FOSTER rushed for 95 yards in Divisional & club is 7-0 (incl. playoffs) when Foster has 95+ yards In 26 games since start of 2005 (incl. playoffs), WR STEVE SMITH has 183 catches for 2,678 yards (103.0 per game), 417 return yards (360 PR, 57 KR), 89 rush yards & 22 total TDs (18 rec, 3 rush, 1 PR). In playoff meeting, Smith had 6 catches for 163 yards & 1 TD (69 yards). WR KEYSHAWN JOHNSON has catch in 160 consecutive games, 2nd-longest active streak. Needs 13 catches to reach 800 in career DE JULIUS PEPPERS has sack in each of 1st 2 career meetings, incl. playoffs. Has 14.0 sacks in past 10 games. Peppers (51.5) & DE MIKE RUCKER (34.5) have 86.0 sacks since 2002, most by teammates. Peppers (51.5) & Rucker (49.0) are No. 1 & 2 in team annals. CB CHRIS GAMBLE recorded INT in only game vs. StL. Has 15 INTs since 2004, tied for 3rd-most in NFL.

3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (3-6) AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (3-6) STEELERS BROWNS LEADER STREAKS 10 of past 11 COACHES VS. OPP. Cowher: 17-5 Crennel: 0-2 LAST WEEK W vs. Saints W at Falcons 12/24/05: Steelers 41 at Browns 0. Pittsburgh RB Willie Parker rushes for 130 yards, including 80-yard TD run. Steelers defense posts 1st shutout in more than 5 years. AT SITE 12/24/05 CBS (1:00 PM ET): Gus Johnson, Steve Tasker. SIRIUS: 143 (Pit.), 125 (Cle.). PASSING Roethlisberger: , Frye: , RUSHING Parker: (3C) (3L) Droughns: RECEIVING Ward: (T1C) Winslow (TE): 56 (T2C) OFFENSE (3C) TAKE/GIVE -8-8 DEFENSE SACKS Haggans: 4.5 Wimbley (R): 5.5 INTs Polamalu: 3 Jones: 5 (T2L) PUNTING Gardocki: 42.8 Zastudil: 44.8 KICKING Reed: 59 (26/26 PAT; 11/16 FG) Dawson: 60 (15/15 PAT; 15/17 FG) STEELERS: Head coach BILL COWHER is 17-5 vs. Cle. Cowher is former Browns LB (1980, 82) & assistant coach ( ). Team has scored 38 points or more in 3 of past 5 QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER is 24-9 (.727) in career as starter & has passed for 10 TDs in past 5 games. Roethlisberger is 3-0 vs. Browns, completing 39 of 57 (68.4 pct.) for 591 yds w/ 2 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 99.4 passer rating. In past 3 games, Roethlisberger has passed for 998 yds & needs 275 yds for most in club history in 4-game span (HOF BOBBY LAYNE, 1,272, 11/23-12/13/58) RB WILLIE PARKER rushed for club-record 213 yds last wk vs. NO on 22 carries for 9.7 avg. w/ 2 TDs. Club record for most rush yds in 2-game stretch is 301 (JEROME BETTIS, Oct. 5-12, 1997). Last wk, Parker became 1st player since HOF BARRY SANDERS (10/12/97) to post 2 rushes of 70+ yds in same game In past 2 games vs. Cle, WR HINES WARD has 15 catches for 229 yds w/ TD in each. Of those 15 catches, 13 were for 1st downs Since start of 2004, LBs JOEY PORTER (21.5) & CLARK HAGGANS (19.5) stand tied for 2nd & 4th, respectively, among NFL LBs in sacks. In past 2 mtgs, Porter has 4.0 sacks, INT, & FF BROWNS: Club has won 2 of past 3, plays next 3 at home & is 3-1 (.750) on season when leading after 3 qtrs Browns are 7-3 (.700) under head coach ROMEO CRENNEL when scoring 20 pts or more QB CHARLIE FRYE (180) tied for 4th most completions in AFC. Frye completed 16 of 22 last wk for career-best 72.7 comp. pct RB REUBEN DROUGHNS has rushed for TD in 5 of past 8 Nov. games TE KELLEN WINSLOW tied for 2nd in NFL w/ 56 catches, leading all TEs by 12 catches (44, TONY GONZALEZ, KC). Winslow needs 3 catches Sunday to surpass HOFer OZZIE NEWSOME (58, 1983) for most by a Browns player in 1st 10 games of season. WR BRAYLON EDWARDS has TD catch in consec. games Club tied for 6th in AFC w/ 10 INTs, led by S SEAN JONES. Jones tied for 2nd in NFL INTs w/ 5. Browns have INT in 3 of past 4 games. Rookie DE KAMERION WIMBLEY has 5.5 sacks & needs 1.0 more to set club record for most by rookie (6.0, MICHAEL DEAN PERRY, 1988). Defense has sacked QB Roethlisberger 2 times in each of past 2 at home.

4 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (6-3) AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (4-5) PATRIOTS PACKERS LEADER 4-3 STREAKS 3 of past 4 COACHES VS. OPP. Belichick: 1-2 McCarthy: 0-0 LAST WEEK L vs. Jets W at Vikings 10/13/02: Packers 28 at Patriots 10. Green Bay QB Brett Favre tosses 3 TD passes (3, 8, 2). Packers RB Ahman Green rushes for 136 yards & 1 TD. AT SITE 10/1/79: Packers 27, Patriots 14. Green Bay QB David Whitehurst throws 1 TD & runs for another. Packers defense intercepts 5 passes. CBS (12:00 PM CT): Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf. SIRIUS: 118 (NE), 121 (GB). PASSING Brady: ,054 (T2C) Favre: , RUSHING Maroney: Green: RECEIVING Watson (TE): Driver: 56 (1C) OFFENSE TAKE/GIVE +2-4 DEFENSE SACKS Green: 5.5 Kampman: 9.5 (2L) INTs Samuel: 3 Barnett, Woodson: 2 PUNTING Miller: 44.2 Ryan: 46.7 (2C) KICKING Gostkowski: 53 (23/23 PAT; 10/14 FG) Rayner: 65 (20/20 PAT; 15/18 FG) TEAMS MEET in GB for 1st time since 1979 (Packers, 27-14) PATRIOTS: Since 93, NE is 21-3 (.875) when kickoff temp. is below 34 F. Team (6) needs victory to tie club s all-time record for consecutive road wins (7, 03-04). Head coach BILL BELICHICK (11-2,.846) stands 2nd in NFL history in playoff win. pct., trailing only GB HOF coach VINCE LOMBARDI (9-1,.900) Including playoffs (5-0), QB TOM BRADY is 23-4 (.852) in games decided by 6 pts or less. Brady has won 10 of past 11 starts vs. NFC, w/ 21 TDs vs. 7 INTs in those games RB COREY DILLON posted 50-yd run last wk, longest by Patriot since SEDRICK SHAW (71, 12/27/98). Rookie RB-KR LAURENCE MARONEY averaging 5.4 yds/carry in 4 road games (47 rushes). Maroney stands 2nd in NFL w/ 29.7 KR avg With career single-game best 9 catches last wk, WR RECHE CALDWELL (32) already has career-high in catches for season Defense has not allowed TD in 11 of past 12 1st qtrs. In his past 2 games vs. GB, LB ROSEVELT COLVIN (w/chi) has 2.0 sacks, FF & PD PACKERS: Have won past 3 in series, including SB XXXI (Packers, 35-21). Since 1991, team is 21-9 (.700) at home vs. AFC QB BRETT FAVRE has completed 54 of 88 passes (61.4 pct.) for 632 yards with 8 TDs vs. 0 INTs for passer rating in past 3 meetings (incl. SB). Aims for 4th in row vs. NE with 2+ TDs & rating RB AHMAN GREEN rushed for 136 yards & 1 TD along with 3 catches for 21 yards & 1 TD in only meeting. Green s teams are 27-5 (.844) when he has 100+ rushing yards. Is on pace for 6th 1,000-yard season with Packers, which would surpass Pro Football HOFer JIM TAYLOR (5) for most in team history WR DONALD DRIVER had career-best 191 yards (6 catches, 31.8 avg., 1 TD) last week. WR GREG JENNINGS has 3 receiving TDs & can become 1st Packer rookie WR since 1978 (JAMES LOFTON, 6) with 4 TD catches. TE BUBBA FRANKS had 2-yard TD in last meeting DE AARON KAMPMAN is 2nd in NFL with 9.5 sacks. LB A.J. HAWK is 2nd among NFC rookies with 4.0 sacks.

5 BUFFALO BILLS (3-6) AT HOUSTON TEXANS (3-6) BILLS TEXANS LEADER 2-1 STREAKS 2 of past 3 COACHES VS. OPP. Jauron: 0-0 Kubiak: 0-0 LAST WEEK L at Colts W at Jaguars 9/11/05: Texans 7 at Bills 22. Buffalo s defense allows just 120 yards, forces 5 turnovers & registers 5 sacks as Bills win in QB J.P. Losman s 1st start. AT SITE 10/13/02: Bills 31, Texans 24. Buffalo QB Drew Bledsoe threw for 2 TDs in fourth quarter as Bills rallied from 17-3 halftime deficit. CBS (12:00 PM CT): Don Criqui, Steve Beuerlein. SIRIUS: 152 (Buf), TBD (Hou). PASSING Losman: , Carr: , RUSHING A. Thomas: Lundy: RECEIVING Evans: A. Johnson: 68 (1L) -808 (2L) OFFENSE TAKE/GIVE -2-5 DEFENSE SACKS Schobel: 7.0 Williams (R): 4.5 INTs Three tied: 2 Six tied: 1 PUNTING Moorman: 44.9 (3C) Stanley: 40.5 KICKING Lindell: 56 (14/14 PAT; 14/16 FG) K. Brown: 46 (13/14 PAT; 11/15 FG) BILLS: Five of club s 9 games decided by 1-possession scores QB J.P. LOSMAN has at least 1 TD pass in 6 of past 8 games & has not thrown INT in 4th qtr on season (60 atts.). Made 1st career start vs. Hou (9/11/05), completing 60.7 pct. (17 of 28) for 170 yards & 1 TD RB ANTHONY THOMAS has 204 rush yards in past 2 games. Thomas teams are 8-3 (.727) when he rushes for 100+ WR LEE EVANS averages 19.4 yards per catch vs. AFC opponents on road (41-794). In 2 career games vs. Hou, WR PEERLESS PRICE has 12 receptions for 162 yards (81.0 avg.) & 1 TD. Price (259) needs 10 catches to tie FRANK LEWIS (269) for 8th most in club history. WR JOSH REED has at least 3 catches in 6 of 9 games on season Defense has 23.0 sacks, tied for 4th most in AFC. DE AARON SCHOBEL has 9.0 sacks in past 11 road games. CB-KR TERRENCE MC GEE scored 6th career return-td last wk (68-yd FR-TD), tied for club s career record (NATE CLEMENTS) TEXANS: Club has won 3 of past 6 QB DAVID CARR had 1st career 200-yard passing game vs. Buf (10/13/02), passing for 218 yards & 1 TD (99.5 rating). Has 2 TD passes in 3 of past 5 at home. Carr is 4 of 5 (.800) in 3rd & 1 conversion rush atts In past 4 games, rookie RB WALI LUNDY has yd rush games & 2 rushing TDs along with 13 catches for 73 yds WR ANDRE JOHNSON leads NFL in receptions (68) & stands 2nd in receiving yards (808). Aims for 6th consecutive home game with 100+ yards receiving & has 4 TDs & 789 yards in past 7 (112.7 avg.) at Reliant Stadium. Averages 20.0 yards per catch in 2 career games vs. Buf (7 for 140) Next TD catch by WR ERIC MOULDS will be 50th of career. Was 23rd overall selection by Buf in 96 draft & spent past 10 seasons with club, catching 675 passes for 9,096 yards & 48 TDs. Holds single-season team records for most receptions (100, 02) & receiving yards (1,368, 98). Rookie TE OWEN DANIELS tied for 2nd among AFC rookies w/ 25 catches. Offense 6 of 8 (75.0 pct.) on 4th dwn conversions Rookie DE MARIO WILLIAMS has 4.5 sacks in past 6 games w/ 1.0 in 3 of past 4.

6 OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-7) AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (5-4) RAIDERS CHIEFS LEADER STREAKS Past 6 COACHES VS. OPP. Shell: 3-9 Edwards: 3-3 LAST WEEK L vs. Broncos L at Dolphins 11/6/05: Raiders 23 at Chiefs 27. Kansas City drives 72 yards in final 1:45 of 4th quarter, capped by RB Larry Johnson s 1-yard TD run as time expires. AT SITE 11/6/05 CBS (12:00 PM CT): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon. SIRIUS: 181 (Oak.), 130 (KC). PASSING Walter: , Huard: , (3C) RUSHING Jordan: L. Johnson: (2C) (2L) RECEIVING Moss: Gonzalez (TE): OFFENSE TAKE/GIVE DEFENSE SACKS Burgess: 8.0 (T2C) Allen: 6.0 INTs Asomugha: 4 Law, Wesley: 2 PUNTING Lechler: 47.9 (1C) Colquitt: 45.7 (2C) KICKING Janikowski: 43 (10/10 PAT; 11/13 FG) Tynes: 59 (20/21 PAT; 13/17 FG) RAIDERS: Head coach ART SHELL was KC offensive line coach from 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 QB ANDREW WALTER has passer rating in 4 of past 6 1st qtrs In past 2 (2005) vs. KC, RB LA MONT JORDAN averaging 4.5 yds/carry with 152 yds on 34 rushes w/ 1 TD. Of those 34 carries, 10 (29.4 pct.) have gone for 1st downs. Jordan has 9 runs of 10+ yds in past 5 games played WR RANDY MOSS has 5 TDs in 4 career games vs. KC with at least 1 in each mtg. Moss average 17.8 yds/catch on 18 career receptions vs. KC. Moss has TD catch in 4 of past 8 Nov. games Defense ranks No. 2 in AFC in allowing fewest yds on 1st down plays (4.65). DE DERRICK BURGESS has either sack or FR in past 2 meetings KR-PR-CB CHRIS CARR has posted 25.0 KR avg. in 6 of 9 games. KR return unit stands 6th in AFC in avg. drive start after kickoff (28.3) CHIEFS: Club has won 6 in row in series & 5 of past 7 on season. Victory would tie KC s longest consecutive win streak vs. Oak (7, ) Head coach HERM EDWARDS (w/nyj) has won 3 regular season games in row vs. Oak Since Oct. 1, QB DAMON HUARD (43.2 pct.) stands 2nd in NFL in pass attempt pct. for 1st down: 104 of 241. Huard is 10-4 (.714) in career as starter & on season, Huard has 11 TDs vs. 1 INT RB LARRY JOHNSON has 7 TDs (6 rushing) in 4 games vs. Oak. Johnson has 2 TDs in 3 of those 4 mtgs. Johnson (5) tied for 3rd in AFC in rushes of 20+ yds. Johnson (40) tied with CHRISTIAN OKOYE (40) for 3rd most career rush TDs as Chief TE TONY GONZALEZ has reached 1st down on 57 of 85 career catches (67.1 pct.) vs. Raiders. Gonzalez (8,412) needs 36 net yards to surpass ABNER HAYNES (8,447) for 2 nd most in club history. Team is (.596) when Gonzalez catches TD. With start Sunday, Gonzalez (120) surpasses TIM GRUNHARD (120) for 4th-longest consecutive start streak in team annals In past 4 games, DE JARED ALLEN has 4.0 sacks w/ 1 INT, 3 FRs, & 1 FF. Allen leads NFL defenders w/ 4 FRs on season. In career, KC is 4-1 (.800) when Allen recovers fumble.

7 MINNESOTA VIKINGS (4-5) AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (3-6) VIKINGS DOLPHINS LEADER Series tied, 4-4 STREAKS Past 3 COACHES VS. OPP. Childress: 0-0 Saban: 0-0 LAST WEEK L vs. Packers W vs. Chiefs 12/21/02: Dolphins 17 at Vikings 20. Minnesota K Gary Anderson connects on 53-yard FG with 17 seconds remaining. AT SITE 10/2/88: Dolphins 24, Vikings 7. Miami RB Lorenzo Hampton catches 1 TD & runs for another. FOX (1:00 PM ET): Sam Rosen, Tim Ryan. SIRIUS: 155 (Min), 153 (Mia). PASSING Br. Johnson: , Harrington: , RUSHING C. Taylor: 193 (3L) Brown: RECEIVING C. Taylor: Welker: OFFENSE TAKE/GIVE -4-2 DEFENSE (3C) SACKS K. Williams: 5.0 Taylor: 8.0 (2C) INTs Three tied: 2 Six tied: 1 PUNTING Kluwe: 42.5 Jones: 42.8 KICKING Longwell: 57 (12/13 PAT; 15/18 FG) Mare: 54 (12/12 PAT; 14/22 FG) VIKINGS: QB BRAD JOHNSON is (.634) in 41 starts with Vikings. In career, Johnson has (.605) starting record when throwing TD pass RB CHESTER TAYLOR has rushed for 485 yards in past 5 (97.0 per game). Has 193 rush attempts & is on pace to set single-season record (ROBERT SMITH, 295 in 2000). Has yard games this year; had 2 in career entering 2006 WR BILLY MC MULLEN had career-long 40-yard TD catch last week & recovered fumble in end zone for TD. TE JERMAINE WIGGINS scored 1st career TD vs. Dolphins (10/23/00 with NYJ). WR BETHEL JOHNSON had career-high 75 receiving yards last week Club has NFL s best run defense (66.6 yards per game). Team has held opponents to under 20 points in 8 of past 10. Vikings tie for 1st in NFL with 4 defensive TDs: 2 INT-TDs (LB E.J. HENDERSON & CB ANTOINE WINFIELD) & 2 FR-TDs (LB BEN LEBER & DT KEVIN WILLIAMS). DT Williams has sack in 7 of past 12 vs. AFC. In last game vs. Mia. (11/4/02 with GB), S DARREN SHARPER had 89-yard INT-TD DOLPHINS: Team aims for 3rd consecutive win; past 2 opponents (Chi, KC) entered games w/ combined 12-3 (.800) record. Miami is (.611) vs. teams it played in Super Bowls In past 2 games vs. NFC, QB JOEY HARRINGTON has 551 pass yds (275.5) & 5 TDs RB RONNIE BROWN has rush yds in past 4 games & has 5 rush TDs on season, surpassing his 05 rookie mark (4) WR CHRIS CHAMBERS (5,019) needs 56 rec. yds to surpass O.J. MC DUFFIE (5,074) for 4th most in club history. WR-KR-PR WES WELKER has 453 rec. yds on season for careerhigh. Welker has 10+ yd PR in 6 of past 7 games TE RANDY MC MICHAEL is club s all-time leading TE in catches (258) & rec. yds (2,847) Defense has allowed 6 points (2 FGs) on opponents 1st drive of game on season. CB WILL ALLEN has posted 3 of 9 career INTs vs. Vikings. S YEREMIAH BELL notched 3 PDs in win vs. KC last week. DE JASON TALYOR (100.5) needs 2.0 sacks to tie JIM JEFFCOAT (102.5) for 19th place on NFL s all-time sack list.

8 CINCINNATI BENGALS (4-5) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (6-3) BENGALS SAINTS LEADER Series tied, 5-5 STREAKS Past 2 COACHES VS. OPP. Lewis: 0-0 Payton: 0-0 LAST WEEK L vs. Chargers W at Steelers 12/22/02: Saints 13 at Bengals 20. Cincinnati back-up RB Nick Luchey runs for 2 4th-quarter TDs as Bengals rally to defeat New Orleans. AT SITE 1/2/94: Saints 20, Bengals 13. New Orleans QB Steve Walsh throws game-winning 54-yard TD to WR Eric Martin in 4th quarter. CBS (12:00 PM CT): Dick Enberg, Randy Cross. SIRIUS: 123 (Cin), 158 (NO). PASSING Palmer: , (T2C) Brees: ,604 (1L)-15 (T3C) RUSHING R. Johnson: McAllister: (T1C) RECEIVING C. Johnson: (3C) Colston (R): 54 (2C)-869 (1L) (T1L) OFFENSE (3L) TAKE/GIVE +1-6 DEFENSE SACKS Geathers: 7.0 W. Smith: 5.5 INTs Kaesviharn: 3 Fujita: 2 PUNTING Larson: 43.8 Weatherford: 43.9 KICKING Graham: 72 (24/24 PAT; 16/19 FG) Carney: 69 (24/24 PAT; FG) GAME FEATURES pair of Heisman Trophy winners from USC: Bengals QB CARSON PALMER (2002) & Saints RB REGGIE BUSH (2005) BENGALS: Club is (.544) under head coach MARVIN LEWIS through 57 games. In 57 games previous to Lewis, team was (.263) QB Palmer has passer rating of 94.0 or better in 7 games in row vs. NFC & is 7-2 (.778) vs. NFC in career w/ 19 TDs vs. 6 INTs In 5 career road starts vs. NFC, RB RUDI JOHNSON has 6 rushing TDs. Club is 4-0 on road vs. NFC when Johnson posts 20+ carries. Since start of 05, club is 7-4 (.636) when RB CHRIS PERRY records 3+ catches WR CHAD JOHNSON posted club-record 260 rec. yds last wk vs. SD, surpassing club s previous best of 218 (EDDIE BROWN, 1988). WR Johnson has 70+ rec. yds in 7 of past 8 vs. NFC. Johnson (82.4) & WR T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH (82.3) stand 3rd & 4th among AFC WRs in rec. yds/game DE JUSTIN SMITH has 2.5 sacks in past 3 vs. NFC. LB LANDON JOHNSON (68) & DE Smith (64) top club in tackles. Last DL to lead team in tackles was TIM KRUMRIE (1992) SAINTS: QB DREW BREES is (.676) in past 34 starts. Has 95.8 passer rating & aims to become 1st Saint to post rating in single season. Aims for 4th in row with 300+ yards. In only start vs. Cin., Brees completed 15 of 19 (78.9 pct.) for 160 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for passer rating RB DEUCE MC ALLISTER scored 2 TDs last week & passed DALTON HILLIARD (39) for most in team annals with 41. Rookie RB Bush has 53 catches, tops among all RBs Rookie WR MARQUES COLSTON leads NFL with 869 receiving yards & has most yards by player in 1st 9 games of career. Has 21 catches in past 2, becoming 1st rookie in NFL history with consecutive 10+ catch games. Aims for 4th in row with 100+ yards WR TERRANCE COPPER had career-high 92 yards & 1 TD last week. Entered 2006 with 89 career yards DE WILL SMITH has sack in 5 of past 7 vs. AFC (5.5 sacks). DE CHARLES GRANT had 2.0 sacks & 1 FF in only meeting. DT HOLLIS THOMAS has 1.0 sack, 1 FF & 1 FR in last game vs. Cin.

9 CHICAGO BEARS (8-1) AT NEW YORK JETS (5-4) BEARS JETS LEADER 5-3 STREAKS 2 of past 3 COACHES VS. OPP. Smith: 0-0 Mangini: 0-0 LAST WEEK W at Giants W at Patriots 12/15/02: Jets 13 at Bears 20. Chicago QB Chris Chandler completes 22 of 27 passes for 177 yards as Bears earn victory over New York. AT SITE 11/26/00: Jets 17, Bears 10. New York QB Vinny Testaverde passes for 2 TDs & 215 yards as Jets build 17-0 lead in first half. FOX (1:00 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 146 (Chi.), 110 (NYJ). PASSING Grossman: , (T1C) Pennington: , RUSHING Jones: L. Washington (R): RECEIVING Muhammad: Coles: OFFENSE TAKE/GIVE +7 (2C) +1 DEFENSE (1L) SACKS Anderson (R): 7.5 Ellis, Rhodes, B. Thomas: 3.0 INTs R. Manning: 4 (T1C) Dyson: 3 PUNTING Maynard: 45.7 (3C) Graham: 44.3 KICKING Gould: 98 (1L) (29/29 PAT; 23/23 FG) Nugent: 45 (21/22 PAT; 8/11 FG) BEARS: Play in NY for 2nd week in row. Aim for 1st 9-1 start since 1990 when club won division. Under head coach LOVIE SMITH, Bears have won 18 of past 21. Team has outscored opponents QB REX GROSSMAN has won 12 of 1st 16 career starts. Bears are 10-1 (.909) when Grossman has TD pass In past 13 when RB THOMAS JONES has more than 20 attempts, club is Jones has 1,214 yards & 8 TDs in those 13. Jones has yard games in past 6 vs. AFC WR MUHSIN MUHAMMAD aims for 4th in row with TD. WR BERNARD BERRIAN averages 37.0 yards per TD catch (6 TDs, 222 yards), incl. 4 for 40+ yards. WR MARK BRADLEY recorded 1st career TD reception (29 yards) last week Defense has allowed 10 points-or-less in 10 of past 17. LB BRIAN URLACHER has 19 tackles in 2 meetings. DE MARK ANDERSON leads rookies with 7.5 sacks & has 3 FFs. Rookie CB-PR DEVIN HESTER leads NFC with 13.1 PR avg. & has NFL-best 2 PR-TDs. Tied NFL record (CB NATHAN VASHER) for longest play in history with 108-yard return of missed FG last week JETS: Club has won 3 of past 4 In 11 career Nov. starts, QB CHAD PENNINGTON is 8-3 (.727), completing 202 of 306 passes (66.0 pct.) for 2,330 yds w/ 21 TDs vs. 6 INTs for passer rating RB KEVAN BARLOW has rushed for 11 1st downs in past 3 games vs. Chi (w/ SF). Last wk at NE, Barlow reached 1st down on 6 of his 17 (35.3 pct.) carries WR LAVERANUES COLES tied for 4th in league w/ 15 3rddown receptions for 1st downs. Among AFC WRs, Coles (3) is tied for most catches of 40+ yds. WR JERRICHO COTCHERY leads team w/ 4 TD catches & has reached 1st down on 29 of 41 (70.7 pct.) receptions on season. TE CHRIS BAKER has scored 5 of 7 career TDs on plays inside opponents 10-yd line In 1 career game vs. Chi (11/14/04 w/ten), CB ANDRE DYSON recorded 2 INTs. DE/LB BRYAN THOMAS (3.0) needs 1.0 sack for career high.

10 TENNESSEE TITANS (2-7) AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (5-4) TITANS EAGLES LEADER 6-2 STREAKS Past 2 COACHES VS. OPP. Fisher: 2-0 Reid: 0-2 LAST WEEK L vs. Ravens W 27-3 vs. Redskins 9/8/02: Titans 27 at Eagles 24. Tennessee overcomes 14-pt. halftime deficit when RB Eddie George scores from 2 yards out with 3:09 remaining in 4th quarter. AT SITE 12/3/00: Titans 15, Eagles 13. Tennessee K Al Del Greco accounts for all 15 points, including game-winning 50-yard FG as time expires. CBS (1:00 PM ET): Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots. SIRIUS: 119 (Phi.). PASSING Young (R): McNabb: ,534 (1C)-17 (T1C) (3C) RUSHING Henry: Westbrook: RECEIVING Bennett: Westbrook (RB): OFFENSE (1L) TAKE/GIVE DEFENSE SACKS Vanden Bosch: 4.0 T. Cole: 6.5 INTs Hope, Thompson: 3 Sheppard: 3 PUNTING Hentrich: 44.0 D. Johnson: 42.3 KICKING Bironas: 40 (13/13 PAT; 9/12 FG) Akers: 59 (29/29 PAT; 10/12 FG) TITANS: Three of team s past 5 games decided by 3 points or less Club is 10-4 (.714) vs. NFC East under head coach JEFF FISHER, including Wk 6 win at Wash QB VINCE YOUNG has accounted for TD (rushing or receiving) in 7 consecutive games. Young has TD runs of at least 19 yds in 2 of past 5 games RB TRAVIS HENRY has 100+ rush yds in past 2 road starts vs. NFC w/ 291 yds & 2 TDs on 58 carries for 5.0 avg WR DREW BENNETT has scored 15 of 24 career TDs on road, including 2 of 2 this season. Bennett (258) needs 2 catches to surpass EDDIE GEORGE (259) for 9th place in club s all-time receptions list C KEVIN MAWAE has played in 189 of 201 (94.0 pct.) possible career games. G BENJI OLSON has started 121 of club s 122 of club s games since start of 1999 season Club has 9 safeties since 1999 tied for most in NFL (Jac). DE KYLE VANDEN BOSCH has 5.0 sacks in past 6 games vs. NFC. S LAMONT THOMPSON posted 2 INTs last week vs. Bal, equaling career-best EAGLES: Under head coach ANDY REID, club is 21-6 (.778) in November since 2000 QB DONOVAN MC NABB has (.694) record at home with 79 TDs vs. 35 INTs. Ties for NFC lead with 17 passing TDs. Threw 3 TDs in last meeting BRIAN WESTBROOK is 1 of 6 RBs in NFL to lead club in rushing yards (613) & receptions (41). Ranks 6th in NFL with 1,051 scrimmage yards (613 rush, 438 rec.) & is on pace to become 1st Eagle with 1,000 rushing & 800 receiving yards in single season Seven Eagles have caught TD pass this season led by WR REGGIE BROWN (5). Brown has scored 6 TDs (5 rec., 1 rush) on 30 touches (20.0 pct.). McNabb has thrown 2 80-yard TDs this year: WR HANK BASKETT (87) & WR DONTE STALLWORTH (84). L.J. SMITH is tied for 5th among NFL TEs with 6 catches of 20+ yards. Offense leads NFL with 50 plays of 20+ yards Club ranks 4th in NFL with 26 sacks. Team had 29 sacks last season. S BRIAN DAWKINS has 29 INTs with Eagles, 2ndmost by active player with current team. CB SHELDON BROWN had 70-yard INT-TD last week, 2nd INT-TD of career.

11 WASHINGTON REDSKINS (3-6) AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (2-7) REDSKINS BUCCANEERS LEADER 7-6 STREAKS 2 of past 3 COACHES VS. OPP. Gibbs: 3-1 Gruden: 2-3 LAST WEEK L 27-3 at Eagles L at Panthers 11/13/05: Redskins 35 at Buccaneers 36. Tampa Bay FB Mike Alstott scores 2 TDs & game winning 2-pt. conversion with 58 seconds remaining. AT SITE 11/13/05 FOX (1:00 PM ET): Matt Devlin, Bill Maas, Chip Carter (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 128 (Was.), 107 (TB). PASSING Campbell ( 06 Pre.): Gradkowski (R): , RUSHING Betts: C. Williams: RECEIVING Moss: Galloway: OFFENSE TAKE/GIVE -3-5 DEFENSE SACKS 3 tied: 2.0 Wyms: 4.0 INTs Daniels, Wright: 1 Barber: 3 PUNTING Frost: 42.3 Bidwell: 42.7 KICKING Hall: 36 (9/9 PAT; 9/11 FG) M. Bryant: 34 (13/13 PAT; 7/10 FG) TEAMS MET in 1st round of playoffs last season (Redskins, 17-10). Including postseason, 12 of 15 games in series have been decided by 8 points or less (7 of 9 in TB) REDSKINS: QB JASON CAMPBELL to make 1st NFL start RB-KR LADELL BETTS had 17-yard TD reception & 94-yard KR-TD in last game vs. TB. Last week, rushed 20 times for 83 yards. In 7 career games with 15+ carries, Betts averages 95.0 yards per game (665 yards) & has scored 3 rush TDs Since joining Redskins in 2005, WR SANTANA MOSS has 1,935 receiving yards, 6th in NFL. His 16.8 yards per catch avg. (115 receptions) during that span is tops in league among players with 100+ catches. WR-PR ANTWAAN RANDLE EL had 11-yard TD reception in only game vs. TB (12/23/02 with Pitt.). Is 4th in NFL with 12.4 PR avg., incl. 87-yard PR- TD S SEAN TAYLOR scored on 51-yard FR-TD in playoff. LB MARCUS WASHINGTON had INT, FF & FR in postseason meeting. DE PHILLIP DANIELS has 6.5 sacks in 9 career starts vs. Bucs, incl. playoffs. S ADAM ARCHULETA had FF & FR in last game vs. TB. KR ROCK CARTWRIGHT ranks 1st in NFC with 949 KR yards & is 5th in NFC with 24.3 KR avg BUCCANEERS: QB BRUCE GRADKOWSKI leads all rookie QBs with 7 TDs Bucs are 6-1 (.857) when RB CADILLAC WILLIAMS has 100+ yards and 8-2 (.800) when he has 20+ carries. FB MIKE ALSTOTT had 2 rush TDs in last meeting & scored game-winning 2-point conversion with 58 seconds remaining. Has 4 rush TDs in 5 career meetings WR JOEY GALLOWAY had 7 catches for 131 yards (18.7 avg.) & 1 TD in last meeting. WR IKE HILLIARD had TD in last game vs. Redskins. In career, has 7 TDs & yard games vs. Was. Had 6-yard TD last week DE SIMEON RICE has 15.0 sacks in 14 career meetings (incl. playoffs) & has 1 INT vs. Was. Had career-high 4.0 sacks vs. Redskins (10/12/03) & Rice s teams are 26-9 (.743) when he has 2.0+ sacks. CB RONDE BARBER had INT last week & tied DONNIE ABRAHAM (31) for franchise record. DE ELLIS WYMS recorded sack in playoff meeting.

12 DETROIT LIONS (2-7) AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (1-8) LIONS CARDINALS LEADER STREAKS Past 3 COACHES VS. OPP. Marinelli: 0-0 Green: LAST WEEK L vs. 49ers L vs. Cowboys 11/13/05: Cardinals 21 at Lions 29. Detroit QB Joey Harrington throws 3 TDs to WR Roy Williams (7, 21, 29) as Lions outlast Arizona. AT SITE 12/8/02: Cardinals 23, Lions 20 (OT). Arizona K Bill Gramatica kicks 42-yard FG in OT as Cardinals recover from early 10-point deficit. FOX (2:05 PM MT): Ron Pitts, Terry Donahue, Kevin McCabe. SIRIUS: 110 (Det.), 143 (Arz.). PASSING Kitna: , Leinart: , RUSHING K. Jones: James: RECEIVING K. Jones (RB): Boldin: OFFENSE TAKE/GIVE -5 +/- 0 DEFENSE SACKS Hall: 5.0 Berry, Wilson: 4.0 INTs Holt: 2 Wilson: 3 PUNTING N. Harris: 44.3 Player: 43.6 KICKING Hanson: 61 (19/19 PAT; 14/17 FG) Rackers: 54 (15/15 PAT; 13/19 FG) LIONS: QB JON KITNA has 63.2 comp. pct. ( ) & is on pace to own highest mark in team history, min. 400 att. (GARY DANIELSON, 61.7, 1984) RB KEVIN JONES rushed for career-high 196 yards vs. Arz. (12/5/04). In 2 career meetings, has 277 rush yards (138.5 per game) & 1 TD. Ranks 2nd among RBs with 50 receptions (367 yards). Has 995 scrimmage yards (628 rush, 367 rec.), 9th-best in NFL & has scored 7 total TDs (6 rush, 1 rec.) WR ROY WILLIAMS had career-best 3 receiving TDs in last meeting (117 yards). Has recorded 130+ yards in 4 games this year, most in NFL. Has TD catch in 3 of past 4. WR MIKE FURREY is 2nd on team with career-high 516 yards & 3 receiving TDs. In last meeting (11/20/05 with StL), Furrey started at S vs. Arz. DAN CAMPBELL averages 16.8 yards per catch (12-201), highest by TE with 10+ catches CB DRE BLY has 3 INTs in past 2 vs. Arz., including 48-yard INT-TD. DE CORY REDDING had career-best 2.0 sacks last week CARDINALS: QB MATT LEINART has 1,115 passing yards & aims for franchise rookie-record 2,337 yards (JAKE PLUMMER, 2,203 in 1997) RB EDGERRIN JAMES looks for 3rd in row vs. Det. with 100+ rush yards. Has 244 yards rushing (122.0 per game) & 1 TD in 2 career meetings. When James has 100+ yards, his teams are 43-6 (.878). RB-KR J.J. ARRINGTON had 1st career rush TD in last meeting. Ranks 2nd in NFC with 919 KR yards (21.4 avg.) WR ANQUAN BOLDIN made NFL debut vs. Lions & had career-best 217 yards (10 catches, 2 TDs). WR LARRY FITZGERALD had 9 catches for 141 yards & 1 TD in last meeting. Since 2005, Boldin (89.7) is 2nd in NFL & Fitzgerald (83.0) is 6th in receiving yards per game. WR BRYANT JOHNSON averaging 20.2 yards per catch (18-364), 2nd in NFL (min. 15 receptions) S ADRIAN WILSON is only NFL player with 4.0 sacks & 3 INTs. DE BERTRAND BERRY had 1.0 sack in last game vs. Lions. Has 49.5 career sacks & needs 0.5 to reach 50.0.

13 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (6-3) AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4-5) SEAHAWKS 49ERS LEADER 8-6 STREAKS Past 6 COACHES VS. OPP. Holmgren: 11-3 Nolan: 0-2 LAST WEEK W vs. Rams W at Lions 12/11/05: 49ers 3 at Seahawks 41. Seattle QB Matt Hasslbeck throws for 4 TDs & RB Shaun Alexander runs for 108 yards w/ 1 score. Seahawks win 9th consecutive game. AT SITE 11/20/05: Seahawks 27, 49ers 25. Seattle DT Rocky Bernard pressures San Francisco QB Ken Dorsey & forces incomplete pass on potential game-tying 2-pt. conversion late in 4th quarter. FOX (1:05 PM PT): Matt Vasgersian, JC Pearson, Chris Myers (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 130 (Sea.), 147 (SF). PASSING Hasselbeck: , Smith: , Wallace: RUSHING Morris: Gore: (2C) RECEIVING Jackson: (T1L) Gore (RB): OFFENSE TAKE/GIVE -3-4 DEFENSE SACKS Peterson: 8.0 Moore: 5.5 INTs Hamlin: 3 W. Harris: 4 (T1C) PUNTING Plackemeier (R): 45.1 Lee: 42.9 KICKING Brown: 63 (21/21 FG; 14/18 FG) Nedney: 64 (16/16 PAT; 16/20 FG) SEAHAWKS: Have won past 6 in series & offense has averaged 31.3 points per game. Head coach MIKE HOLMGREN is 11-3 (.786) in career vs. SF, incl. 3 playoff wins QB MATT HASSELBECK has 13 TDs vs. 4 INTs & passer rating in past 6 vs. SF (6-0). QB SENECA WALLACE has 6 TDs in past 3 RB MAURICE MORRIS aims for 3rd in row with 100+ rush yards. Has 262 yards in past 2 (131.0 per game) WR DEION BRANCH had TD catch in only game vs. SF (1/2/05 with NE). Incl. postseason, Branch s teams are 16-2 (.889) when he has TD reception. WR DARRELL JACKSON had 5 catches for 114 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. Has 7 TDs in past 8 games. WR-PR NATE BURLESON had 90-yard PR-TD last week LB JULIAN PETERSON was 1st round pick by SF in 2000 & played 6 seasons ( ) with 49ers while being named to 2 Pro Bowls. Has sack in 6 of 1st 9 games with Sea. In last meeting, LB LOFA TATUPU had 1.0 sack, 1 INT & 1 FR. Club has won 7 of past 8 when DE BRYCE FISHER has sack 49ERS: QB ALEX SMITH has TD pass in 6 of 9 games this season & has thrown 9 TDs. Last year, SF QBs had TD pass in 5 games & threw 8 TDs RB FRANK GORE had franchise-record 148 rush yards in 1st half last week & finished with career-best 159 yards. Club is 4-0 when Gore has 20+ carries & he has 100+ yards in all 4. Had 61-yard TD run last week & is tied for 1st in NFL with 8 rushes of 20+ yards. Ranks 5th in NFL with 1,092 scrimmage yards (831 rush, 261 rec.). RB-KR MAURICE HICKS rushed for 83 yards on 11 carries (7.5 avg.) & had 1 TD in last home meeting. Hicks is 4th in NFC with 24.5 KR avg WR ANTONIO BRYANT averages 15.2 yards per catch (239-3,629), 6th-best in NFL since entering NFL in 2002 (min. 200 catches) DE BRYANT YOUNG has 7.0 sacks in past 6 division games. Aims for 3rd in row vs. division with sack. LB BRANDON MOORE tied career-high with 2.0 sacks last week & has 0.5+ sacks in past 3.

14 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (9-0) AT DALLAS COWBOYS (5-4) COLTS COWBOYS LEADER 7-5 STREAKS Past 3 COACHES VS. OPP. Dungy: 3-0 Parcells: 3-1 LAST WEEK W vs. Bills W at Cardinals 11/17/02: Cowboys 3 at Colts 20. Indianapolis QB Peyton Manning throws for 252 yards & 2 TDs. Colts defense limits Dallas to 178 total yards. AT SITE 9/15/96: Colts 25, Cowboys 24. Indianapolis K Cary Blanchard connects on 43-yard FG with 51 seconds remaining in 4th quarter. Colts QB Jim Harbaugh throws 2 TD passes (48, 8). CBS (3:15 PM CT): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms. SIRIUS: 125 (Ind.), 123 (Dal.). PASSING Manning: ,527 (1C)-18 (1L) (1L) Romo: , (1C) RUSHING Addai (R): J. Jones: RECEIVING Harrison: 54 (3C) Owens: (T1L) OFFENSE (1C) (3C) TAKE/GIVE +8 (3C) +4 DEFENSE (2C) SACKS Mathis: 6.5 Ware: 5.0 INTs Doss, June: 2 R. Williams: 3 PUNTING Smith: 44.9 McBriar: 49.7 (1L) KICKING Vinatieri: 67 (16/16 PAT; 17/19 FG) Vanderjagt: 61 (25/25 PAT; 12/15 FG) COLTS: Club travels to Dallas for 3rd time since 84 Team is 1st in NFL history to begin consecutive seasons 9-0 Victory would account for 5th 10+ win Colts team under head coach TONY DUNGY, surpassing HOF coach DON SHULA (4) for most in franchise history In 2 career games vs. Dal, QB PEYTON MANNING has completed 51 of 72 (70.8 pct.) for 565 yds w/ 3 TDs vs. 1 INT for passer rating. Manning (18) can reach 20 TDs for 9th consecutive season for 3rd-longest streak in history (BRETT FAVRE 12; HOF DAN MARINO 10) RB JOSEPH ADDAI leads rookies w/ 568 rush yds. Among players w/ 100+ carries, Addai ranks 5th w/ 4.8-yd avg WR MARVIN HARRISON (115) stands 9th in all-time career TDs & needs 1 more to tie HOFer JOHN RIGGINS (116) for 8th most. WR REGGIE WAYNE (12) leads AFC in catches of 20+ yds. TE DALLAS CLARK has TD catch in consecutive games vs. NFC Club is 14-5 (.737) when DE DWIGHT FREENEY forces fumble. DE ROBERT MATHIS has 3 multi-sack games on season COWBOYS: Have (.565) interconference record since 1970 merger QB TONY ROMO has TD pass in 5 consecutive games (8 TDs) & has 2+ TDs in 3 of past 4 Club is 9-2 (.818) when RB JULIUS JONES starts & has 90+ rushing yards; club is 5-12 (.294) when Jones does not reach 90 yards. Aims for 3rd in row vs. AFC with 100+ rushing yards...rb MARION BARBER has TD in 6 of past 8 & leads club with 7 rush TDs. Has TD in each of past 2 vs. AFC WR TERRELL OWENS has 162 catches for 2,340 yards (93.6 per game) & 21 TDs in 25 starts vs. AFC since In 2 career games vs. Colts, has 13 catches for 182 yards with 2 TDs & his teams are 2-0. Has 6 TDs in past 5 games. WR TERRY GLENN has TD catch in 4 of 7 career meetings LB DE MARCUS WARE has 9.0 sacks in past 11. Rookie S PAT WATKINS had 1st career INT last week. CB AARON GLENN has 4 INTs in career vs. Ind K MIKE VANDERJAGT played 8 seasons with Colts & is franchise s leading scorer with 995 points. Scored 100+ points in team-record 8 years.

15 SUNDAY NIGHT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (7-2) AT DENVER BRONCOS (7-2) CHARGERS BRONCOS LEADER STREAKS 5 of past 6 COACHES VS. OPP. Schottenheimer Shanahan: LAST WEEK W at Bengals W at Raiders 12/31/05: Broncos 23 at Chargers 7. Denver S John Lynch forces 2 fumbles & records 2 sacks that directly lead to 9 Broncos points. AT SITE 9/18/05: Broncos 20, Chargers 17. Denver K Jason Elam kicks game-winning FG with 5 seconds remaining as Broncos improve to 10-1 in home openers under Mike Shanahan. NBC (6:15 PM MT): Al Michaels, John Madden, Andrea Kremer (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Dave Sims, Bob Trumpy, Kevin Kiley (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 125 (SD), 130 (Den.). PASSING Rivers: ,085 (3C) (2C) Plummer: , RUSHING Tomlinson: (1C) (1L) T. Bell: RECEIVING Tomlinson (RB): Walker: (T1C) OFFENSE (2C) TAKE/GIVE +9 (2C) +3 DEFENSE SACKS Merriman: 8.5 (1C) Dumervil (R), Lang: 6.0 INTs Edwards, Jammer: 2 Bailey: 5 (T2L) PUNTING Scifres: 44.8 Ernster: 40.9 KICKING Kaeding: 85 (1C) (34/34 PAT; 17/19 FG) Elam: 56 (17/17 PAT; 13/15 FG) CHARGERS: Team is 1 of 2 NFL clubs (Dallas) ranking in top 8 in both total offense (No. 4, 378.2) & defense (No. 8, 299.7) Head coach MARTY SCHOTTENHEIMER (198) leads active coaches in career victories (7th all-time) QB PHILIP RIVERS (100.4) is NFL s No. 3 rated passer. In past 5 games, Rivers has 2 300s & 8 TDs vs. 1 INT RB LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON has 15 TDs in past 5 games most in NFL history over 5-game span. Tomlinson has 98 TDs in 88 career games; fewest games played to reach 100 in career is 93 (HOF JIM BROWN; EMMITT SMITH). Tomlinson (44) 1 of 6 RBs leading team in receptions TE ANTONIO GATES (8) tied for 2nd among NFL TEs in catches of 20+ yds. Gates has TD catch in 4 of past 5 road games. WR MALCOM FLOYD has 3 TD catches on 13 receptions. Club outscoring opponents in 3rd qtr Club has allowed 100+ rush yds in only 3 of 9 games. LB SHAUN PHILLIPS has 8.0 sacks in his past 8 games BRONCOS: Club has won 5 AFC West games in row, tied for franchise s 3rd-longest divisional win streak (11, 97-98) Team is 12-1 (.923) at home vs. SD under head coach MIKE SHANAHAN QB JAKE PLUMMER is 7-2 (.778) in career vs. SD. Plummer (70) needs 2 TD passes to surpass BRIAN GRIESE (71) for 3rd most TD passes in team annals RB TATUM BELL scored career-high 3 TDs (all rushing) in last game vs. SD (12/31/05). Bell has 9 rushes of 10+ yds in past 6 games vs. division (59 rushes; 16.9 pct.) C TOM NALEN to make 177th start Sunday, tying TOM JACKSON & BARNEY CHAVOUS for 3rd most starts in club history Defense has disallowed RB Tomlinson 100 yds in 5 of past 6 mtgs & has not allowed TE Gates TD catch (6 mtgs). DE KENARD LANG has posted 2.0 sacks in 2 games in row for 1st time in career (147 games). Club has allowed 20+ points 2 times on season.

16 MONDAY NIGHT NEW YORK GIANTS (6-3) AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (5-4) GIANTS JAGUARS LEADER 2-1 STREAKS Past 2 COACHES VS. OPP. Coughlin: 0-0 Del Rio: 0-0 LAST WEEK L vs. Bears L vs. Texans 11/3/02: Jaguars 17 at Giants 24. New York QB Kerry Collins passes for 228 yards & 1 TD & RB Tiki Barber rushes for 101 yards & 2 TDs. AT SITE 9/6/97: Jaguars 40, Giants 13. Jacksonville RBs James Stewart & Natrone Means each run for 2 TDs. ESPN (8:30 PM ET): Mike Tirico, Joe Theismann, Tony Kornheiser, Suzy Kolber & Michelle Tafoya (Field reporters). Westwood One Radio: Marv Albert, Boomer Esiason, John Dockery (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 125 (NYG), 123 (Jax). PASSING Manning: , (T3C) Garrard: RUSHING Barber: 191 (3C)-971 (1L) Taylor: RECEIVING Burress: R. Williams: OFFENSE TAKE/GIVE DEFENSE (2C) SACKS Umenyiora: 5.0 McCray: 6.0 INTs Three tied: 2 Mathis: 6 (1L) PUNTING Feagles: 40.9 Hanson: 42.3 KICKING Feely: 62 (23/23 PAT; 13/17 FG) Scobee: 65 (20/20 PAT; 15/18 FG) GIANTS: Head coach TOM COUGHLIN was 1st coach in Jaguars history ( ), guiding team to 4 playoff appearances & 2 AFC Champ. Games QB ELI MANNING has TD pass in 24 of past 26 starts. Giants are 17-9 (.654) when Manning throws TD RB TIKI BARBER rushed for 141 yards last week & has led team in rushing for 73 consecutive games, longest streak in history. Aims for 4th meeting in row with TD (4 TDs). In last game vs. Jax., Barber had 163 scrimmage yards (101 rush, 62 rec.) & 2 rush TDs In 6 starts on MNF, WR PLAXICO BURRESS has 30 catches for 607 yards (101.2 per game). Has TD in 5 games this year & his teams are (.768) when he has TD catch Rookie DE MATHIAS KIWANUKA has 2.0 sacks & 1 INT in 3 career starts. Giants have 10 INTs, tied for 2ndmost in NFC JAGUARS: Club is 4-1 at home this season. Team is 6-3 (.667) on MNF & is 23-5 (.821) under head coach JACK DEL RIO when scoring 20 points or more QB DAVID GARRARD has won 5 of past 6 starts & is 6-2 (.750) as starter since beginning of 05...RB FRED TAYLOR has 70+ yards rushing in 5 of 6 (.833) career Monday night games. Team has won 11 of past 15 when Taylor rushes for 70+ yards. Rookie RB-KR MAURICE JONES-DREW leads club with 6 TDs (4 rush, 2 rec) & is 2nd on team w/ 25 catches WR REGGIE WILLIAMS has 335 receiving yards & needs 111 for career high (445, 05). WR ERNEST WILFORD ranks 2nd on team with 323 rec. yds. WR MATT JONES has 1st down on each of past 6 catches CB RASHEAN MATHIS has 6 INTs to lead league & tie club s single-season record (AARON BEASLEY 1999; MARLON MC CREE 2002). LB NICK GREISEN was drafted by NYG & spent w/ club.