WEEK 8 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2011 ARIZONA CARDINALS (1-5) AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (4-2) SERIES

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1 WEEK 8 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2011 ARIZONA CARDINALS (1-5) AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (4-2) CARDINALS RAVENS LEADER 3-1 STREAKS 3-1 COACHES VS. OPP. Whisenhunt: 0-1 Harbaugh: 0-0 LAST WEEK L vs. Steelers L 12-7 at Jaguars 9/23/07: Cardinals 23 at Ravens 26. Baltimore K Matt Stover converts 4 FGs, including game-winning 46-yarder as time expires as Ravens defeat Arizona. AT SITE 9/23/07 FOX (1:00 PM ET): Sam Rosen, Brian Billick, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Howard David, Tony Boselli. SIRIUS: 137 (Arz.), 93 (Bal.). XM: 226 (Bal.). Kolb: , Flacco: , RUSHING Wells: (T3L) Rice: RECEIVING Fitzgerald: Boldin: OFFENSE TAKE/GIVE (3C) DEFENSE (1L) SACKS Campbell: 2.5 Suggs: 5 (T3C) INTs 4 tied: 1 E. Reed, Webb: 2 PUNTING Zastudil: 45.0 Koch: 47.3 KICKING Feely: 26 (14/14 PAT; 4/7 FG) Cundiff: 57 (2C) (15/15 PAT; 14/17 FG) CARDINALS: 4 of 6 games this season have been decided by 7 points or fewer QB KEVIN KOLB passed for 272 yards vs. Pit. In 12 starts with 15+ att., has passed for 250+ yards 8 times (66.7 pct.) RB BEANIE WELLS has rushed for TD in 4 of 5 games played in 11. Tied for 3rd in NFL with 6 rushing TDs. RB LA ROD STEPHENS-HOWLING had 73-yard TD catch last week, longest by Arz. RB since 2002 (MARCEL SHIPP, 80 yards) WR LARRY FITZGERALD has TD catch in 3 of past 4 road games. In past 12 games vs. AFC (incl. SB), has 10 TD catches. WR EARLY DOUCET is 2nd in NFL with 14 catches on 3rd down. TE TODD HEAP spent with Bal. & is franchise leader in TD catches (41). Needs 20 catches to reach 500 for career (480) S ADRIAN WILSON is 1 of 5 S in NFL history with 20+ sacks (22.5) & 25+ INTs (26). Since start of 2005, Wilson (19.5) has most sacks by DB. Since start of 2007, DT DARNELL DOCKETT has 29.5 sacks, most by DT (incl. playoffs). Had 1.5 sacks & FF in only meeting. LB JOEY PORTER has 3 sacks in past 2 vs. Bal. (both w/ Pit.) RAVENS: Club is 6-0 against NFC at home under head coach JOHN HARBAUGH Ravens aim for 6th consecutive win at home For career, QB JOE FLACCO is 22-5 (.815) at home & has 32 TDs vs. 15 INTs & 90.4 passer rating. Aims for 5th consecutive game vs. NFC with 100+ passer rating (110.8, 103.2, 112.9, 103.6). In 3 games at home this season, RB RAY RICE is averaging 91.3 rush yards per game (274 total). Rice has 824 rush yards in 9 career starts vs. NFC (92 per game) Selected in 2nd round of 03 NFL Draft by Arz., WR ANQUAN BOLDIN spent 7 seasons ( ) with Cardinals. Boldin (91) needs 9 catches to reach 100 with Ravens. Rookie WR TORREY SMITH averages 22.4 yards per rec. (12 rec., 269 yards) Ravens allow NFL-low in points per game (13.8) & yards per game (272.7) this season Defense leads NFL with 9 FRs in 11 LB TERRELL SUGGS (73.5) needs 1.5 sacks to reach 75 career DT HALOTI NGATA aims for 4th straight game with sack S ED REED has 15 career INTs vs. NFC.

2 MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1-6) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (2-5) VIKINGS PANTHERS LEADER 5-4 STREAKS 2 of past 3 4 of past 6 COACHES VS. OPP. Frazier: 0-0 Rivera: 0-0 LAST WEEK L vs. Packers W vs. Redskins 12/20/09: Vikings 7 at Panthers 26. Carolina RB Jonathan Stewart rushes for 109 yards & scores 2 4th-quarter TDs (3-yard rush, 2-yard rec.) as Panthers pull away from Minnesota. AT SITE 12/20/09 FOX (1:00 PM ET): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 113 (Min.), 94 (Car.). XM: 227 (Car.). Ponder (R): Newton (R): ,103 (3C) RUSHING Peterson: (1L) (1L) D. Williams: RECEIVING Jenkins: S. Smith: (1L) OFFENSE TAKE/GIVE +3-2 DEFENSE SACKS J. Allen: 11.5 (1L) C. Johnson: 6 INTs Sanford: 2 Martin: 2 PUNTING Kluwe: 44.6 Baker: 40.0 KICKING Longwell: 52 (16/16 PAT; 12/14 FG) Mare: 54 (15/16 PAT; 13/15 FG) VIKINGS: Rookie QB CHRISTIAN PONDER made 1st NFL start last week vs. GB, passing for 219 yards with 2 TDs & rushing for 31 yards on 4 carries (7.8 avg.). Led Vikings to season-high 435 total net yards against Packers RB ADRIAN PETERSON rushed for 175 yards & TD last week. Leads NFL in rushing yards (712) & rushing TDs (8). Since joining NFL in 2007, Peterson leads all players with 6,494 rushing yards & 60 rushing TDs. Had career-high 73 receiving yards vs. Panthers on 12/20/09 WR-KR PERCY HARVIN ranks 2nd in NFC with 31.1 KR avg. WR MICHAEL JENKINS had 1st career 100-yard receiving game last week (111 yards on 3 catches, 37 avg.). TE VISANTHE SHIANCOE has 45+ receiving yards in 3 of past 4 games DE JARED ALLEN leads NFL with 11.5 sacks & had 2 vs. GB. Now has 6 seasons with 10+ sacks (incl. past 5). Since entering NFL in 2004, has NFL-best 94.5 sacks. Has 21.5 sacks in past 16 games, incl. 10 in past 5. CB MARCUS SHERELS had 1st career sack last week PANTHERS: Total (416.6 yards per game) & pass (288.4) offense rank 4th in NFC Rookie QB CAM NEWTON averages pass yards per game (2,103 yards in 7 games). Is only player in NFL history with 7+ pass (8) & 7+ rush (7) TDs in 1st 7 games. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 7 rush TDs, most among QBs & most among rookies. His 7 rush TDs tie VINCE YOUNG (7 in 2006) for most in season by rookie QB since 70 RB DE ANGELO WILLIAMS has 4,548 rush yards & 970 receiving yards in career. Needs 30 receiving yards to become 1st player in franchise history with 4,000+ rush yards & 1,000+ rec. yards. In career, when RB JONATHAN STEWART has 15+ att., team is 14-3 (.824). Had 68 rush yards last week (3,017 career), joining Williams (4,548) & DE SHAUN FOSTER (3,336) as only players in Panthers history with 3,000 rush yards WR STEVE SMITH leads NFL with 818 receiving yards & 4 catches of 50+ yards. Has 3 games with 150+ yards, tied for most in NFL (WES WELKER). TE GREG OLSEN has TD catch in 3 of past 5. TE JEREMY SHOCKEY aims for 3rd in row with 4+ catches DE CHARLES JOHNSON had sack vs. Was. & has 14 sacks in past 14 games.

3 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (2-5) AT HOUSTON TEXANS (4-3) JAGUARS TEXANS LEADER Series tied, 9-9 STREAKS 3 of past 4 COACHES VS. OPP. Del Rio: 8-8 Kubiak: 5-5 LAST WEEK W 12-7 vs. Ravens W 41-7 at Titans 1/2/11: Jaguars 17 at Texans 34. Houston QB Matt Schaub completes 18 of 22 passes for 253 yards & passer rating. Texans RB Arian Foster rushes for 180 yards & 2 TDs. AT SITE 1/2/11 CBS (12:00 PM CT): Marv Albert, Rich Gannon. SIRIUS: 112 (Jax.), 92 (Hou.). XM: 225 (Hou.). Gabbert (R): Schaub: ,893 (3C)-12 (T2C) (2C) RUSHING Jones-Drew: (1C) Tate: RECEIVING Thomas: Daniels (TE): OFFENSE (2C) TAKE/GIVE (2C) DEFENSE SACKS Roth: 3 A. Smith: 4.5 INTs Lowery: 2 Joseph: 3 PUNTING N. Harris: 41.6 Hartmann (R): 42.7 KICKING Scobee: 48 (6/6 PAT; 14/14 FG) Rackers: 62 (1C) (20/20 PAT; 14/15 FG) JAGUARS: Have won 3 of past 4 against Texans Rookie QB BLAINE GABBERT (No. 10 overall) recorded 1st NFL win as starter vs. Ravens last week Since 10, RB MAURICE JONES-DREW averages 95.3 rush yards per game, 2ndbest in NFL (ARIAN FOSTER, 97). Seeks 8th straight game with 80+ rush yards. Leads AFC & ranks 2nd in NFL with 677 rush yards (ADRIAN PETERSON, 712). In past 3 vs. Texans, Jones-Drew has yard rushing games (119, 100) & 5 rush TDs WR MIKE THOMAS had career-best 149 rec. yards vs. Texans on 11/14/10. WR JASON HILL has 2 TD catches in past 3 TE MARCEDES LEWIS (192) needs 8 rec. to reach 200 career LB PAUL POSLUSZNY leads team with 59 tackles CB RASHEAN MATHIS has 2 INTs in past 3 on road vs. Hou DE JEREMY MINCEY has 2 sacks in past 3 CB DREW COLEMAN posted 1st INT of season last week TEXANS: Club is 6-3 vs. Jaguars at home Hou. aims for 4th straight win vs. AFC South In 6 career starts vs. Jaguars, QB MATT SCHAUB has completed 133 of 187 passes (71.1 pct.) for 1,640 yards with 10 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 109 rating. Aims for 3rd straight game with 100+ passer rating vs. Jax. (121.1, 129.7) RB ARIAN FOSTER became 1st player since BRIAN WESTBROOK (9/23/07) to have at least 100+ rush yards & 100+ rec. yards & TD rushing & receiving in game last week. Rushed for 180 yards on 31 att. (5.8 avg.) with 2 TDs in last game vs. Jax. Aims for 5th straight game with at least 100+ scrimmage yards (166, 184, 101, 234). RB BEN TATE posted 3rd 100-yard rush game of season last week (116, 103, 104) WR ANDRE JOHNSON has 85 career rec. vs. Jax., tied for most vs. any opponent (85 vs. Ten.). Johnson (698) needs 2 catches to reach 700 in 2ndfewest games (120) in NFL history (MARVIN HARRISON, 114 games) TE OWEN DANIELS aims for 3rd straight game with TD vs. Jax Defense is tied for AFC-best 19 sacks (Bal, 19) Rookie LB BROOKS REED (2nd round, No. 42) registered 1st sack of career last game. LB BRIAN CUSHING leads Texans w/ 47 tackles.

4 MIAMI DOLPHINS (0-6) AT NEW YORK GIANTS (4-2) DOLPHINS GIANTS LEADER 4-2 STREAKS 4 of past 5 COACHES VS. OPP. Sparano: 0-0 Coughlin: 3-0 LAST WEEK L (OT) vs. Broncos Bye (Wk. 6: W vs. Bills) 10/28/07: Giants 13 at Dolphins 10 (London): New York QB Eli Manning rushes for 10-yard TD & RB Brandon Jacobs adds 131 rushing yards as Giants defeat Miami in London. AT SITE 10/5/03: Dolphins 23, Giants 10: Miami gets rushing TDs from RBs James McKnight (68 yards) & Ricky Williams (1 yard) in road victory. CBS (1:00 PM ET): Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf. SIRIUS: 136 (Mia.), 86 (NYG). XM: 230 (NYG). Mat. Moore: Manning: , (3C) RUSHING Thomas (R): Bradshaw: RECEIVING Marshall: 34 (3C) Nicks: OFFENSE TAKE/GIVE DEFENSE SACKS Wake: 5 (T3C) Pierre-Paul: 7.5 (3L) INTs Odrick, J. Wilson: 1 Ross: 3 (T2C) PUNTING B. Fields: 49.2 Weatherford: 46.4 KICKING Carpenter: 48 (6/6 PAT; 14/17 FG) Tynes: 30 (18/18 PAT; 4/6 FG) DOLPHINS: Have won 4 of past 6 against NFC opponents Against NYG on 12/27/09 (w/ Panthers), QB MATT MOORE completed 15 of 20 passes (75 pct.) for 171 yards & career-high passer rating RB REGGIE BUSH had careerbest 126 rush yards on 20 att. (6.3 avg.) with TD vs. Giants on 12/24/06 (w/ Saints). In past 2, Bush is averaging seasonbest 5.7 yards per carry (20 att., 113 yards). Rookie RB DANIEL THOMAS (2nd round, No. 62) leads AFC rookie RBs with 302 rush yards WR BRANDON MARSHALL has totaled 100+ receiving yards in 2 of past 3 vs. NFC opponents (127, 102). WR DAVONE BESS had season-high 7 rec. last week TE ANTHONY FASANO recorded 1st TD catch of season vs. Broncos Defense recorded 7 sacks vs. Den Since 10, LB CAMERON WAKE has 19 sacks, 4th-most in NFL. LB JASON TAYLOR has career sacks, 8th-most since sacks became official statistic in 82 DE JARED ODRICK posted 1st career sack last week S YEREMIAH BELL leads team with 52 tackles GIANTS: Lead NFC with 68.4 TD pct. in red zone (13 TD, 19 poss.). QB ELI MANNING aims for 6th consecutive game with 90+ passer rating. Has 2+ TD passes in 6 of past 8 home games. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 9.07 avg. gain per att. Has 116 4th-quarter rating, best in NFC. Aims for 4th in row vs. AFC with win. In past 3 vs. AFC, has 98 rating RB AHMAD BRADSHAW had careerhigh 3 rushing TDs in Week 6 win vs. Buf. Giants are 6-0 when he scores 2+ TDs. RB BRANDON JACOBS has 6 rush TDs in past 7 at home WR HAKEEM NICKS has 23 catches for 282 yards (94 per game) & 2 TDs in past 3 vs. AFC. WR VICTOR CRUZ has 21 rec. for 398 yards (team-high 19 yards/rec.). WR MARIO MANNINGHAM has 14 career TDs & 12 have been 20+ yards. Averages 36.4 yards per TD catch in career (510 yards) DE JASON PIERRE-PAUL has 12 sacks in past 12 & aims for 3rd in row w/ sack. DE JUSTIN TUCK has 4.5 sacks in past 4 at home. DE OSI UMENYIORA has 7 sacks & 4 FFs in past 4. CB COREY WEBSTER tied career high with 2 INTs in Week 6.

5 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (5-2) AT ST. LOUIS RAMS (0-6) SAINTS RAMS LEADER STREAKS 3 of past 5 COACHES VS. OPP. Payton: 2-1 Spagnuolo: 0-2 LAST WEEK W 62-7 vs. Colts L 34-7 at Cowboys 12/12/10: Rams 13 at Saints 31. New Orleans QB Drew Brees passes for 221 yards & 3 TDs, including 2 to WR Marques Colston in 1st quarter, as Saints defeat St. Louis. AT SITE 11/15/09: Saints 28, Rams 23. New Orleans RB Reggie Bush scores 2 TDs (1 rushing, 1 receiving) as Saints move to 9-0. FOX (12:00 PM CT): Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 91 (NO), 138 (StL). XM: 228 (StL). Brees: ,477 (1L)-18 (2L) (3L) Bradford: , RUSHING Ingram (R): S. Jackson: RECEIVING Graham (TE): 45 (T1C) (T3L) Lloyd: OFFENSE (1C) TAKE/GIVE -4-2 DEFENSE SACKS Harper: 3.5 Long: 3 INTs P. Robinson: 2 4 tied: 1 PUNTING Morstead: 49.8 (T2C) Jones: 43.6 KICKING Kasay: 73 (1L) (25/25 PAT; 16/18 FG) Jo. Brown: 26 (5/5 PAT; 7/9 FG) SAINTS: Last week, became 3rd team in NFL history with 60+ points (62), 200+ rush yards (236) & 300+ pass yards (321) in same game QB DREW BREES had 325 passing yards in Week 7 & has passed for 300+ in 6 of 7 games this season. Has 20+ comp. in NFL-record 27 games in row. Has TD pass in 34 consecutive games, 3rd-longest streak in NFL history RB-PR-KR DARREN SPROLES had 2 TDs vs. Ind. (6-yard catch, 16-yard run). Is only player in NFL with 2 rush TD, 2 rec. TD & ret. TD. RB MARK INGRAM had career-high 91 rushing yards last week. Leads NFL rookies with 329 rush yards TE JIMMY GRAHAM leads NFL TEs in receptions (45) & yards (674). Needs 13 catches to surpass WESLEY WALLS (57 in 1995) for single-season franchise record for most rec. by TE. WR MARQUES COLSTON had 2 TDs in last meeting S ROMAN HARPER had sack & FF in last meeting. Since entering NFL in 2006, Harper has 13 sacks, most by DB. In 3 career meetings, LB JONATHAN VILMA has 38-yard INT-TD, sack & FF RAMS: QB SAM BRADFORD has posted 100+ rating 3 times in career & Rams are 3-0 in those contests. Scored 1st career rushing TD in last meeting. Last week, QB A.J. FEELEY made 1st start since 12/2/07 (w/phi.), completing 20 of 33 passes (60.6 pct.) for 196 yards In 4 career starts vs. NO, RB STEVEN JACKSON has 400 rushing yards (100 per game) & 4 TDs. Since 2006, averages scrimmage yards per game (8,731 yards, 76 games), most in NFL (min. 50 games). In 8 career starts vs. NO, RB CADILLAC WILLIAMS averages 84.9 scrimmage yards per game (679 total). Has yard rush games in career & his teams are 8-1 In Rams debut (acquired via trade on 10/17), WR BRANDON LLOYD led team with 74 rec. yards vs. Dal. WR BRANDON GIBSON ranks 2nd on club with 17 catches & 3rd with 214 rec. yards DE CHRIS LONG has 7 sacks in past 8 home games. DE JAMES HALL (59 career sacks) had sack last week & needs 1 more to reach 60. DT GARY GIBSON aims for 3rd consecutive game with sack. S QUINTON MIKELL had FF last week.

6 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (0-7) AT TENNESSEE TITANS (3-3) COLTS TITANS LEADER STREAKS Past 5 COACHES VS. OPP. Caldwell: 4-0 Munchak: 0-0 LAST WEEK L 62-7 at Saints L 41-7 vs. Texans 1/2/11: Titans 20 at Colts 23. Indianapolis K Adam Vinatieri kicks game-winning 43-yard FG as time expires. Colts QB Peyton Manning passes for 264 yards & 2 TDs in win. AT SITE 12/9/10: Colts 30, Titans 28. Manning passes for 311 yards & 2 TDs, both to WR Pierre Garcon, as Indianapolis wins on Thursday night. CBS (12:00 PM CT): Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots. SIRIUS: 117 (Ind.), 85 (Ten.). XM: 229 (Ten.). Painter: Hasselbeck: , RUSHING Carter (R): C. Johnson: RECEIVING Garcon: (3C) Washington: OFFENSE TAKE/GIVE -5 0 DEFENSE SACKS Freeney: 4.5 Klug, Morgan: 2 INTs 3 tied: 1 McCourty: 2 PUNTING McAfee: 48.2 Kern: 42.3 KICKING Vinatieri: 39 (12/12 PAT; 9/12 FG) Bironas: 34 (13/13 PAT; 7/9 FG) COLTS: Seek 6th consecutive win against Titans Since realignment in 02, Colts have (.764) record vs. AFC South In 4 career starts, QB CURTIS PAINTER has completed 60 of 108 passes (55.6 pct.) for 813 yards with 5 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 87.5 passer rating RB JOSEPH ADDAI has 3 rush TDs in past 3 vs. Ten. Rookie RB DELONE CARTER (4th round, No. 119) had career-high 89 rush yards last week. Carter has rush TD in 2 of past 3 games WR REGGIE WAYNE (817) needs 3 receptions to surpass Pro Football HOFer STEVE LARGENT (819) for 20th-most catches all-time. WR PIERRE GARCON is averaging rec. yards per game in past 3 games vs. Titans (307 total). Has 3 TD catches in past 2 against Ten WR AUSTIN COLLIE has 3 TD catches in 2 career games vs. Ten DE DWIGHT FREENEY (98.5) needs 1.5 sacks to become 26th player with 100 career since stat became official in 82. Freeney has 13 sacks in 16 career games vs. Titans. DE JAMAAL ANDERSON registered 1st sack as Colt last week LB PAT ANGERER leads team with 79 tackles TITANS: Dating back to 12/19/10, club has won 3 of past 4 at LP Field QB MATT HASSELBECK has 90+ passer rating in 4 of 6 games this season. In only start vs. Colts (w/ Seahawks on 12/24/05) Hasselbeck completed 17 of 21 passes (81 pct.) for 168 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & passer rating RB CHRIS JOHNSON has 100+ rush yards in 2 of past 3 vs. Colts (113, 111). Johnson (35) needs 2 rush TDs to surpass STEVE MC NAIR for 3rd-most rush TDs in franchise history (EARL CAMPBELL, 73; EDDIE GEORGE, 64). Johnson (4,866) needs 134 rush yards to reach 5,000 career. Tied season-best with 6 rec. last week WR NATE WASHINGTON has 90+ rec. yards in 2 of 3 home games this season TE JARED COOK is averaging 17.7 yards per catch this season (13 rec., 230 yards). Cook has TD catch in 2 of past 3 CB JASON MC COURTY leads team in tackles (51) & INTs (2) in 2011.

7 WASHINGTON REDSKINS (3-3) AT BUFFALO BILLS (4-2) IN TORONTO REDSKINS BILLS LEADER 7-4 STREAKS Past 5 COACHES VS. OPP. Shanahan: 5-2 Gailey: 4-0 LAST WEEK L at Panthers Bye (Wk. 6: L at Giants) 12/2/07: Bills 17 at Redskins 16. Buffalo K Rian Lindell kicks 5 2nd-half FGs (38, 43, 24, 33, 36), including game-winning 36-yarder with 4 seconds remaining. AT SITE --- FOX (4:05 PM ET): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan, Jennifer Hale (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 134 (Was.), 93 (Buf.). XM: 226 (Buf.). Beck: Fitzpatrick: , (T2C) (T3C) RUSHING Torain: F. Jackson: (3C) (1C) RECEIVING F. Davis (TE): St. Johnson: OFFENSE TAKE/GIVE (1C) DEFENSE SACKS Carriker, Orakpo: tied: 1 INTs 5 tied: 1 Wilson: 3 PUNTING Rocca: 43.7 Moorman: 50.3 (3L) KICKING Gano: 44 (11/11 PAT; 11/14 FG) Lindell: 50 (23/23 PAT; 9/10 FG) REDSKINS: QB JOHN BECK passed for career-high 279 yards last week vs. Car. Has scored rushing TD in 3 consecutive games played RB ROY HELU ranks 2nd among NFC rookies (131 yards, 27 att.) averaging 4.9 yards per carry (min. 20 att.). In 5 games with 19+ att., RB RYAN TORAIN has rushed for 597 yards (119.4 per game), incl yard games TE FRED DAVIS leads NFL TEs (min. 20 catches) averaging 15.1 yards per catch (28 catches, 423 yards). WR ANTHONY ARMSTRONG is averaging 18.7 yards per catch (918 yards, 49 receptions) since start of 2010, 2nd best avg. in NFC DE ADAM CARRIKER had career-high 1.5 sacks last week vs. Panthers & has 3.5 sacks in past 4. LB BRIAN ORAKPO has 3.5 sacks in past 2 on road, incl. 1 last week vs. Car. Rookie LB RYAN KERRIGAN has 2 sacks, 2 FFs & INT-TD. Is only rookie with 2+ sacks & INT-TD BILLS: 4TH REGULAR-SEASON GAME in Canada Club aims for 6th straight win vs. Redskins Bills average AFC-best 31.3 points per game Offense averages 6.1 yards per play, 2nd-most in AFC (NE, 6.9) QB RYAN FITZPATRICK (44) needs 4 TD passes to surpass DOUG FLUTIE (47) for 5thmost TD passes in club history. In past 2, Fitzpatrick has 73.7 comp. pct. (42 of 57). Fitzpatrick has passer rating in 4th quarter of games this season. Has completion of 40+ yards in 4 consecutive games (48, 44, 49, 60) RB FRED JACKSON has 100+ rush yards in 4 of 6 games this season. Jackson ranks 2nd in NFL with scrimmage yards per game (880). Aims for 6th consecutive game with rush TD. Had career-long 80-yard rush TD last game. Jackson is tied for 2nd in NFL with 8 rushes of 20+ yards (MATT FORTÉ, 9; DARREN MC FADDEN, 8) WR STEVIE JOHNSON posted 4th TD rec. of season last week. WR NAAMAN ROOSEVELT recorded 1st career TD last game on 60-yard reception vs. Giants. Roosevelt averages 18.4 yards per catch this season (7 rec., 129 yards) Defense leads AFC & ranks 2nd in NFL with 12 INTs S GEORGE WILSON leads team with 55 tackles. Wilson has INT in 3 of past 4 games.

8 DETROIT LIONS (5-2) AT DENVER BRONCOS (2-4) LIONS BRONCOS LEADER 6-4 STREAKS 2 of past 3 COACHES VS. OPP. Schwartz: 0-0 Fox: 4-0 LAST WEEK L vs. Falcons W (OT) at Dolphins 11/4/07: Broncos 7 at Lions 44. Detroit QB Jon Kitna throws 2 TDs, including 49-yarder to WR Shaun McDonald. Lions DT Shaun Rogers adds 66-yd INT-TD. AT SITE 9/28/03: Broncos 20, Lions 16. Denver QB Jake Plummer completes 25 of 34 passes for 277 yards with 2 TDs for passer rating in Broncos victory. FOX (2:05 PM MT): Dick Stockton, John Lynch, Jaime Maggio (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 135 (Det.), 92 (Den.). XM: 225 (Den.). Stafford: , (T3L) Tebow: RUSHING Best: McGahee: RECEIVING Johnson: (2C) (1L) Decker: OFFENSE TAKE/GIVE +10 (1L) -5 DEFENSE (2C) SACKS Vanden Bosch: 4 Miller (R): 6 (2C) INTs Houston, Spievey: 3 (T2C) 3 tied: 1 PUNTING Donahue (R): 43.1 Colquitt: 50.0 (3C) KICKING Hanson: 68 (T2L) (20/20 PAT; 16/17 FG) Prater: 29 (11/11 PAT; 6/9 FG) LIONS: Team is outscoring opp after halftime. In 2nd half/ot, QB MATTHEW STAFFORD ranks 2nd in NFL with 111 rating, completing 80 of 130 (61.5 pct.) for 998 yards with 10 TDs vs. 0 INTs. In 3 career home starts vs. AFC, has passed for 956 yards with 11 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 105 passer rating RB JAHVID BEST is 1 of 2 players in NFC with 350+ rush yards (390), 250+ rec. yards (287), 2 rush TDs (2) & rec. TD (1). RB MAURICE MORRIS has 3 rush TDs in past 3 vs. AFC WR CALVIN JOHNSON leads NFL with 10 TD catches & is 1st player in club history with TD catch seasons (12 in 2008 & 2010). Is 2nd player since 1970 with 10 rec. TDs in team s 1st 7 games to start season (RANDY MOSS). Since start of 08, has 39 rec. TDs, most in NFL. TE BRANDON PETTIGREW ranks 2nd among NFL TEs with 38 receptions. WR TITUS YOUNG is 3rd among NFC rookies with 209 rec. yards (15 catches, 13.9 avg.).defense ranks 2nd in NFC allowing 4.89 yards per 1st down play. S AMARI SPIEVEY is tied for team lead with career-high 3 INTs & aims for 3rd consecutive game with INT BRONCOS: Club aims for 4th consecutive win vs. Lions at home Last week, Broncos became 1st team to come-from-behind & win game after trailing by 15+ points with 3 minutes remaining in 4th quarter since 70 In 4th quarter of past 2 games, QB TIM TEBOW has completed 13 of 26 passes (50 pct.) for 216 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & passer rating. Averaged 8.1 yards per carry last week (8 att., 65 yards). RB KNOWSHON MORENO has 3 rush TDs in past 3 vs. NFC at home WR ERIC DECKER has 4 TD rec. in past 5. WR DEMARYIUS THOMAS had 5-yard TD reception in season debut last week TE DANIEL FELLS has TD catch in 2 of past 3 Rookie LB VON MILLER (No. 2 overall) aims for 6th consecutive game with sack & ranks 1st in NFL among rookies with 6 sacks. LB D.J. WILLIAMS seek 3rd straight game with sack. Recorded sack, FF & FR in overtime last week, which led to 52- yard game-winning FG...S BRIAN DAWKINS tied career-high with 2 sacks last week & now has 25 career sacks.

9 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (5-1) AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (5-2) PATRIOTS STEELERS LEADER 13-8 STREAKS 3 of past 4 COACHES VS. OPP. Belichick: 9-10 Tomlin: 1-2 LAST WEEK Bye (Wk. 6: W vs. Cowboys) W at Cardinals 11/14/10: Patriots 39 at Steelers 26. New England QB Tom Brady passes for 350 yards & 3 TDs for passer rating in Patriots win. AT SITE 11/14/10 CBS (4:15 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms. Westwood One Radio: Kevin Kugler, Mark Malone. SIRIUS: 91 (NE), 86 (Pit.). XM: 230 (Pit.). Brady: ,163 (1C)-16 (1C) (1C) Roethlisberger: ,937 (2C)-12 (T2C) (T3C) RUSHING Green-Ellis: (2C) Mendenhall: RECEIVING Welker: 51 (1L)-785 (1C) (1C) Wallace: 36 (2C)-730 (3L) (T3L) OFFENSE (1L) TAKE/GIVE +1-9 DEFENSE (3L) SACKS Anderson: 3.5 Woodley: 7 (1C) INTs Arrington: 4 (T1C) Clark, Woodley: 1 PUNTING Mesko: 45.8 Sepulveda: 46.8 KICKING Gostkowski: 51 (21/21 PAT; 10/11 FG) Suisham: 47 (17/17 PAT; 10/14 FG) PATRIOTS: With win, head coach BILL BELICHICK & QB TOM BRADY surpass HOFers DAN MARINO & DON SHULA of Miami for most wins (116) by QB-head coach duo in SB era (since 66).Incl. playoffs, Patriots have won 4 of past 5 vs. Pit Rank 1st in NFL w/ yards per game in 11 Have totaled at least 30 pts in 13 of past 14 games Incl. postseason, QB TOM BRADY has 6-1 record vs. Pit. & has 14 TDs vs. 3 INTs & passer rating. Last game, Brady (277) surpassed VINNY TESTAVERDE (275) for 8th-most TD passes in NFL history. Patriots are 18-1 (.947) when RB BEN JARVUS GREEN-ELLIS has rush TD in game Since 07, WR WES WELKER averages NFL-best 7.2 catches per game (483 rec.). Has totaled 100+ rec. yards in 4 of 6 games this season (160, 217, 158, 124) TE ROB GRONKOWSKI had career-high 3 TD catches in last game vs. Pit. TEs Gronkowski (5) & AARON HERNANDEZ (3) have totaled 8 TD rec. in 1st 6 games of season CB KYLE ARRINGTON leads team with 4 INTs DE ANDRE CARTER had season-high 2 sacks last game STEELERS: Aim for 5th consecutive win at Heinz Field QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER (74-31,.705) seeks 75th regular-season win as starter. Has passer rating at home in 11, 3rd-best in NFL (AARON RODGERS, 129.4; DREW BREES, 124.4) & highest among AFC QBs. Roethlisberger has 10 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 94.6 passer rating in 5 regular-season games vs. NE. In past 3 games, Roethlisberger has 9 TDs vs. 1 INT & passer rating RB RASHARD MENDENHALL has 9 rush TDs in past 10 home games WR MIKE WALLACE tied career-best with 2 TDs in only meeting vs. NE (11/14/10). Wallace has rec. of 40+ yards in 6 straight games, longest streak since ISAAC BRUCE in WR ANTONIO BROWN had career-best in catches (7) & receiving yards (102) last week Defense allows NFL-low in passing yards per game (171.9) this season LB LA MARR WOODLEY aims for 3rd consecutive game with at least 2 sacks. Leads AFC w/ 7 sacks S RYAN CLARK posted 1st INT of season last week.

10 CLEVELAND BROWNS (3-3) AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (5-1) BROWNS 49ERS LEADER 11-6 STREAKS Past 3 COACHES VS. OPP. Shurmur: 0-0 Harbaugh: 0-0 LAST WEEK W 6-3 vs. Seahawks Bye: (Wk. 6: W at Lions) 12/30/07: 49ers 7 at Browns 20. Cleveland defense holds San Francisco to just 185 total yards in victory. Browns KR-PR-WR Joshua Cribbs records 76-yard PR-TD. AT SITE 9/21/03: Browns 13, 49ers 12. Cleveland QB Kelly Holcomb finds WR Andre' Davis for 11- yard TD with 29 seconds remaining as Browns erase th-quarter deficit. CBS (1:15 PM PT): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts. SIRIUS: 113 (Cle.), 85 (SF). XM: 229 (SF). McCoy: , Ale. Smith: , RUSHING Hardesty: Gore: RECEIVING Little (R): V. Davis (TE): OFFENSE TAKE/GIVE (T3L) DEFENSE (3C) SACKS Rubin: 3 Ald. Smith (R): 5.5 INTs Adams: 2 Rogers: 3 (T2C) PUNTING Maynard: 41.2 Lee: 50.5 (1C) KICKING Dawson: 37 (10/10 PAT; 9/11 FG) Akers: 57 (18/18 PAT; 13/15 FG) BROWNS: Aim for 4th consecutive win vs. NFC opponent In 2 road games this season, QB COLT MC COY has completed 43 of 77 passes (55.8 pct.) for 426 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 84.7 passer rating RB MONTARIO HARDESTY had career-high 95 rush yards last week. RB PEYTON HILLIS (94) needs 6 catches to reach 100 career...te BENJAMIN WATSON (976) needs 24 receiving yards to become 6th Browns TE to record 1,000 career Rookie WR GREG LITTLE (2nd round, No. 59) is tied for 2nd in NFL among rookies with 25 rec. (A.J. GREEN, 29; JULIO JONES, 25) Browns defense allows 172 passing yards per game, 2nd-fewest in NFL LB D QWELL JACKSON leads team with 54 tackles CB JOE HADEN leads team with 9 passes defensed. CB SHELDON BROWN posted 1st INT of season last week & 22nd of career S T.J. WARD posted 1st sack of career last week. S MIKE ADAMS spent 3 seasons ( ) with 49ers. Had career-best 4 INTs with SF in 05 Rookie DL JABAAL SHEARD (2nd round, No. 37) has 1.5 sacks in past 2 games 49ERS: Have won 7 of past 9 at home QB ALEX SMITH has 5-1 record in past 6 home starts, passing for 1,200 yards with 12 TDs vs. 1 INT for passer rating. 49ers are 8-0 when Smith starts & has 100+ rating. On pace for career-highs with 95.2 rating (82.1 in 10) & 63.3 comp. pct. (60.5 in 09). Has 2+ TD passes in past 5 vs. AFC at home RB FRANK GORE has 125+ rush yards & rush TD in 3 consecutive games. Since start of 06, ranks 2nd in NFL with 8,570 scrimmage yards (6,347 rush, 2,223 rec.) TE VERNON DAVIS has 4 TDs in past 5 at home. Since start of 09, Davis has 23 TDs, most among NFL TEs. In that time, Davis (2,150) has 2nd most rec. yards by NFL TE Tied for 3rd in NFL with +8 turnover differential & rank 3rd in NFC with 14 takeaways. Defense has not allowed 100-yard rusher in 28 consecutive games, longest active streak. LB PATRICK WILLIS had sack in last meeting. DE JUSTIN SMITH aims for 3rd game in row with sack. Has started 161 consecutive games. Rookie LB ALDON SMITH leads NFC rookies with 5.5 sacks. Had safety in Wk. 6 win vs. Det. Aims for 4th in row with sack.

11 CINCINNATI BENGALS (4-2) AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (2-4) BENGALS SEAHAWKS LEADER 9-8 STREAKS 7 of past 10 COACHES VS. OPP. Lewis: 1-1 Carroll: 0-0 LAST WEEK Bye (Wk. 6: W vs. Colts) L 6-3 at Browns 9/23/07: Bengals 21 at Seahawks 24: Seattle QB Matt Hasselbeck finds WR Nate Burleson for 22-yard score with 1 minute remaining as Seahawks win game featuring 7 lead changes. AT SITE 9/23/07 CBS (1:15 PM PT): Bill Macatee, Steve Tasker. SIRIUS: 112 (Cin.), 94 (Sea.). XM: 227 (Sea.). Dalton (R): , Jackson: , OR Whitehurst: RUSHING Benson: Lynch: RECEIVING Green (R): Baldwin (R): OFFENSE TAKE/GIVE +3-3 DEFENSE (2L) SACKS Fanene: 3 Clemons: 6 INTs Hall, M. Johnson: 1 Chancellor: 2 PUNTING Huber: 44.6 Ryan: 47.5 KICKING Nugent: 51 (12/13 PAT; 13/14 FG) Hauschka: 29 (11/11 PAT; 6/7 FG) BENGALS: Club seeks 4th consecutive win Bengals are 2-1 on road this season Rookie QB ANDY DALTON (2nd round, No. 35) had career-best in completion pct. (78.1) & passer rating (111.5) last game. Dalton has 100+ passer rating in 3 of his 6 starts (102.4, 107, 111.5). Dalton is only 2nd Bengals rookie QB to win 3 straight starts (GREG COOK in 1969) For career, RB BERNARD SCOTT averages 5.2 yards per carry against NFC opponents. Rookie WR A.J. GREEN (1st round, No. 4) aims for 4th consecutive game with TD catch on road. Green leads NFL rookies in receptions (29), receiving yards (453) & TD catches (4). WR JEROME SIMPSON posted 2nd 100-yard rec. game of season vs. Colts (101) TE JERMAINE GRESHAM has TD reception in 2 of past 3 games Bengals allow yards per game in 11, 2nd-best in NFL Defense has recorded 7 FRs this season, 2nd-most in NFL (Bal, 9) CB LEON HALL registered 1st INT of season last game DE JONATHAN FANENE tied career-best with 2 sacks in last game vs. NFC opponent S REGGIE NELSON leads team with 39 tackles SEAHAWKS: QB TARVARIS JACKSON has won 2 of past 3 starts. In last home start (1/2/11 vs. St.L.), QB CHARLIE WHITEHURST completed 22 of 36 (61.1 pct.) for 192 yards with 1 TD & 0 INTs for 84.5 rating RB MARSHAWN LYNCH aims for 3rd game in row with TD. Has 5 rush TDs in past 5 at home. In only career meeting (11/4/07 with Buf.), rushed for 153 yards, incl. 56-yard TD. RB-KR-PR LEON WASHINGTON has 7 career KR-TDs, 2nd most in NFL history & trailing Cle. s JOSH CRIBBS (8)...Undrafted rookie WR DOUG BALDWIN is 2nd among NFC rookies with 20 catches & 330 receiving yards. Averaging 16.5 yards per catch, highest by rookie with 15+ receptions. WR SIDNEY RICE has 27 catches for 494 yards (98.8 per game; 18.3 avg.) & 3 TDs in past 5 vs. AFC. In only career meeting (12/13/09 w/ Min.), had TD catch DE CHRIS CLEMONS has 6 sacks in past 5. DT BRANDON MEBANE had sack in last meeting. In past 3, S KAM CHANCELLOR has 2 INTs, sack, FF & FR.

12 SUNDAY NIGHT DALLAS COWBOYS (3-3) AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (2-4) COWBOYS EAGLES LEADER STREAKS 3 of past 4 COACHES VS. OPP. Garrett: 1-1 Reid: LAST WEEK W 34-7 vs. Rams Bye: (Wk. 6: W at Redskins) 1/2/11: Cowboys 14 at Eagles 13. Dallas TE Jason Witten catches 4-yard TD pass from QB Stephen McGee with 55 seconds remaining to lift Cowboys to victory. AT SITE 1/2/11 NBC (8:20 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Dave Sims, James Lofton, Hub Arkush (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 94 (WW1), 92 (Dal.), 93 (Phi.). XM: 227 (WW1), 225 (Dal.), 226 (Phi.). Romo: , Vick: , RUSHING Murray (R): McCoy: (T3L) RECEIVING Witten (TE): Maclin: OFFENSE (3L) TAKE/GIVE -1-8 DEFENSE (1C) SACKS Ware: 8 (2L) Babin: 7 INTs Lee: 3 (T2C) Coleman: 3 (T2C) PUNTING McBriar: 49.8 (3C) Henry (R): 41.8 KICKING Bailey (R): 65 (14/14 PAT; 17/18 FG) Henery (R): 49 (16/16 PAT; 11/14 FG) COWBOYS: In past 10 road games, QB TONY ROMO has completed 260 of 385 (67.5 pct.) for 3,031 yards (303.1 per game) with 17 TDs vs. 6 INT for 99.4 rating. In starts with 10+ att. when he has 100+ rating, team is 29-6 (.828) RB DE MARCO MURRAY rushed for a franchise-record 253 yards with 1 TD last week, 2nd-most rushing yards in game by rookie in NFL history (ADRIAN PETERSON, 296) Among NFL TEs, JASON WITTEN ranks 2nd in rec. yards (449) & 3rd in catches (36). Since start of 2007, leads NFL TEs with 401 catches & 4,578 yards. WR-PR DEZ BRYANT is averaging 17.8 yards per catch (339 yards, 19 catches) LB DE MARCUS WARE has 9.5 career sacks vs. Phi., 2ndmost vs. any opponent. Had 3 sacks in last meeting & has recorded 3+ sacks in game 7 times. Has 14 sacks in past 9, incl. 1 last week vs. StL. Has sack in 8 of past 9. Since start of 2006, has 80 sacks, most in NFL. LB SEAN LEE ties for lead among NFL LBs with 3 INTs. Is only LB in NFL with 2+ INTs (3) & 2 FRs (2) EAGLES: QB MICHAEL VICK has rush TD in 4 of past 6 at home. With 54 rushing yards in Week 6, Vick (5,002) became 1st QB NFL history with 5,000 career RB LE SEAN MC COY has 918 scrimmage yards (131.1 per game; 685 rush, 233 rec.) in past 7 division games. Is tied for 2nd in NFL with 8 TDs (6 rush, 2 rec.). Leads NFL with 36 rush 1st downs & 45 total 1st downs WR-PR DE SEAN JACKSON had career-long 91-yard TD catch in last meeting & career-high 210 rec. yards. Incl. playoffs, has 28 TDs (21 rec., 4 PR, 3 rush) in career & averages 45.2 yards per TD (1,265 yards). WR JEREMY MACLIN has 36 catches (7.2 per game) in past 5. Had 5th career 100-yard receiving game in Week 6 vs. Was. (101). Eagles are 4-1 when he has 100+ rec. yards S KURT COLEMAN had 3 INTs in Week 6 vs. Was., highest single-game total in NFL this season. CB ASANTE SAMUEL has NFL-best 37 INTs since DT CULLEN JENKINS ties for lead among NFL DTs with 5 sacks.

13 MONDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 31, 2011 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (4-2) AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (3-3) CHARGERS CHIEFS LEADER STREAKS 7 of past 8 COACHES VS. OPP. Turner: 7-7 Haley: 1-4 LAST WEEK L at Jets W 28-0 at Raiders 9/25/11: Chiefs 17 at Chargers 20. San Diego RB Ryan Mathews rushes for 98 yards & 2 TDs (2, 4) as Chargers defeat Kansas City. AT SITE 9/13/10: Chiefs 21, Chargers 14. Long Kansas City TDs by RB Jamaal Charles (56-yard TD run) & rookie PR-WR Dexter McCluster (94-yard PR-TD) fuel KO Weekend victory for Chiefs. ESPN (7:30 PM CT): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden, Rachel Nichols (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Kevin Harlan, Boomer Esiason, Mark Malone (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 94 (WW1), 92 (SD), 93 (KC). XM: 227 (WW1), 225 (SD), 226 (KC). Rivers: , Cassel: , RUSHING Mathews: Battle: RECEIVING Tolbert (RB): Bowe: OFFENSE (3C) TAKE/GIVE -5-1 DEFENSE SACKS Phillips: 3 Hali: 4 INTs Weddle: 3 Flowers: 4 (T1C) PUNTING Scifres: 47.3 Colquitt: 45.2 KICKING Novak: 45 (12/12 PAT; 11/11 FG) Succop: 33 (12/12 PAT; 7/10 FG) CHARGERS: Club has 7-2 record against KC under head coach NORV TURNER QB PHILIP RIVERS is 25-7 (.781) as starter vs. AFC West & has 47 TDs vs. 25 INTs & 93.5 passer rating. For career on MNF, Rivers is 5-2 & has 13 TDs vs. 3 INTs & passer rating. Aims for 60th win as starting QB (59-27,.686) RB RYAN MATHEWS rushed 98 yards & recorded 2 rush TDs in last game vs. KC. Since 10, RB MIKE TOLBERT has 14 rush TDs TE ANTONIO GATES has 12 career TD catches vs. Chiefs. Gates posted 70th career TD catch last week & joined TONY GONZALEZ (92) as only TEs in NFL history with 70 TD rec. Gates (542) passed HOFer KELLEN WINSLOW (541) last week for 2nd-most rec. in team history (CHARLIE JOINER, 586) WR VINCENT JACKSON averages 17.6 rec. yards per catch this season (24 rec., 423 yards) S ERIC WEDDLE has 3 INTs in past 4 games. Weddle had INT in last game vs. KC CHIEFS: Club aims for 4th consecutive win after 0-3 start this season Chiefs have won 8 of past 10 at home KC seeks 3rd straight win vs. SD on MNF Since 10, QB MATT CASSEL has 15 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 89.3 passer rating at Arrowhead Stadium. In past 3 wins, Cassel has 5 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 94.8 passer rating. Cassel has 100+ passer rating (102.1, 102.7, 138.9) in 3 of past 4. In 2 career starts on MNF, Cassel has completed 28 of 46 passes (60.9 pct.) for 253 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs & passer rating RB JACKIE BATTLE has 195 rush yards on 35 att. (5.6 avg.) in past 2 games (97.5 rush yards per game) WR DWAYNE BOWE has 3 TD catches in past 5 vs. SD Defense registered 6 INTs last week, tied for 2nd-most in Chiefs history Chiefs posted 1st shutout since 10/1/06 last week vs. Oak. (28-0) CB BRANDON FLOWERS tied career-best in Week 7 with 2 INTs, incl. 58-yard INT-return TD. Flowers had INT in last game vs. SD.