WEEK 2 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 DENVER BRONCOS (1-0) AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (1-0) BRONCOS CHIEFS THURS. RECORD 9-10 10-9 LEADER 56-53 STREAKS Past 6 COACHES VS. OPP. Gary Kubiak: 2-1 Andy Reid: 1-5 LAST WEEK W 19-13 vs. Ravens W 27-20 at Texans 11/30/14: Broncos 29 at Chiefs 16. Denver RB C.J. Anderson rushes for 168 yards & has 2 catches for 17 yards & TD. Broncos defense totals 6 sacks. AT SITE 11/30/14 Walt Anderson CBS/NFLN (7:25 PM CT): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Tracy Wolfson (field reporter). Westwood One: Ian Eagle, Tim Ryan. SIRIUS: 83 (Den.), 93 (KC). XM: 226 (Den.), 225 (KC). PASSING Manning: 24-40-175-0-1-59.9 Smith: 22-33-243-3 (T3L)-0-118.6 RUSHING Hillman: 12-41-3.4-0 Charles: 16-57-3.6-0 RECEIVING Sanders: 8-65-8.1-0 Kelce (TE): 6-106 (3C)-17.7-2 (T2L) OFFENSE 219.0 330.0 TAKE/GIVE +1 +2 (T3C) DEFENSE 173.0 (1L) 396.0 SACKS Marshall, Ware: 1 Bailey: 2 (T1L) INTs Talib, Stewart: 1 (T1L) Peters (R): 1 (T1L) PUNTING B. Colquitt: 51.8 (3L) D. Colquitt: 43.9 KICKING McManus: 13 (1C) (1/1 PAT; 4/4 FG) Santos: 9 (T2C) (3/3 PAT; 2/3 FG) BRONCOS: QB PEYTON MANNING ranks 2nd in career pass yards (69,866) & needs 134 to join BRETT FAVRE (71,838) as only players with 70,000. Since joining Den. in 2012, is 6-0 vs. KC with 1,736 pass yards & 16 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 111.9 rating In 8 career starts, RB C.J. ANDERSON averages 117.8 scrimmage yards per game (706 rush, 236 rec., 942 total) & has 9 total TDs (8 rush, 1 rec.). Rushed for 168 yards & had TD catch in last meeting In past 5 vs. KC, WR DEMARYIUS THOMAS has 26 catches for 474 yards (18.2 avg.) & 3 TDs, incl. 3 100-yard games. Since entering NFL in 2010, has 41 TD catches, tied for 1st among AFC WRs. TE OWEN DANIELS had 5 rec. for 79 yards (15.8 avg.) in last meeting (10/17/10 w/ Hou.) Since 2011, LB VON MILLER is 3rd in AFC & 4th in NFL with 49 sacks. Has 3 sacks in past 2 meetings & aims for 3rd in row with sack vs. KC. In past 4 meetings, DE MARCUS WARE has 5 sacks & INT. CB AQIB TALIB had 51-yard INT-TD last week. Since 2008, is tied for 1st in NFL with 7 INT-TDs CHIEFS: Since 2011, QB ALEX SMITH is 39-16-1 (.705) as starter & has passed for 11,696 yards & 74 TDs vs. 23 INTs with 93.3 rating. Has passed for 2 TDs in 3 of past 4 vs. Den RB JAMAAL CHARLES has 15 TDs in past 14 overall (9 rush, 6 rec.). Has 59 career total TDs & needs 3 to surpass LARRY JOHNSON (61) & OTIS TAYLOR (60) for 3rd in club history. Averages 5.5 yards per att. for career, highest of any NFL RB in history (min. 750 att.) WR JEREMY MACLIN had 5 catches for 52 yards in KC debut. TE TRAVIS KELCE led team with 6 rec. for 106 yards & 2 TDs vs. Hou. Joined TONY GONZALEZ as only TEs in KC history with 100+ rec. yards & 2+ TDs in game (1st to do so in Week 1) In past 11, LB JUSTIN HOUSTON has 16 sacks & 4 FF, incl. sack & FF last week. DE ALLEN BAILEY led team with career-high 2 sacks vs. Hou.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2015 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1-0) AT BUFFALO BILLS (1-0) PATRIOTS BILLS LEADER 66-42-1 STREAKS 6 of past 7 COACHES VS. OPP. Bill Belichick: 26-5 Rex Ryan: 4-9 LAST WEEK W 28-21 vs. Steelers W 27-14 vs. Colts 12/28/14: Bills 17 at Patriots 9. Buffalo defense totals 4 sacks. Bills WR Robert Woods & RB Boobie Dixon each score TDs. AT SITE 10/12/14: Patriots 37, Bills 22. New England DE Rob Ninkovich records 6 tackles & 3 sacks. Patriots WRs Brandon LaFell and Brian Tyms combine for 140 rec. yards & 3 TDs. Ronald Torbert CBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon. SIRIUS: 93 (NE), 82 (Buf.). XM: 82 (Buf.). PASSING Brady: 25-32-288 (3C)-4 (T1L)-0-143.8 (2L) Taylor: 14-19-195-1-0-123.8 (3C) RUSHING Lewis: 15-69-4.6-0 Ka. Williams (R): 6-55-9.2-1 RECEIVING Edelman: 11 (2L)-97-8.8-0 Harvin: 5-79-15.8-1 OFFENSE 361.0 342.0 TAKE/GIVE +1 +3 (T2L) DEFENSE 464.0 304.0 SACKS 3 tied: 1 Bradham, Robey: 1 INTs Harmon: 1 (T1L) Darby (R), A. Williams: 1 (T1L) PUNTING Allen: 47.8 Schmidt: 50.4 KICKING Gostkowski: 4 (4/4 PAT; 0/0 FG) Carpenter: 9 (T2C) (3/3 PAT; 2/2 FG) PATRIOTS: Last week, QB TOM BRADY passed for 288 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs & now has 18 career games with 4+ TDs & 0 INTs, tied for most in history. Earned 161st career win as reg.-sea. starter, surpassing BRETT FAVRE (160) for most by QB with 1 team in NFL history. Improved to 12-2 (.857) in season-openers, highest win pct. among SB-era QBs (min. 10 starts) RB DION LEWIS had 120 scrimmage yards (69 rush, 51 receiving) in NE debut. In 4 career starts, RB BRANDON BOLDEN averages 6.3 yards per rush In past 6 (incl. playoffs), WR JULIAN EDELMAN has 52 catches for 607 yards (101.2 per game) & 3 TDs TE ROB GRONKOWSKI had 5 catches for 94 yards (18.8 avg.) & 3 TDs last week. Since entering NFL in 2010, leads all NFL players with 57 TD catches. Aims for 8th in row (incl. playoffs) with TD catch. TE SCOTT CHANDLER had TD catch last week in Pats debut. Spent 5 seasons with Buf. (2010-14) & had 183 catches for 2,121 yards & 18 TDs with Bills LB JAMIE COLLINS has 4 sacks in past 6 BILLS: In Bills debut, QB TYROD TAYLOR completed 14 of 19 (73.7 percent) for 195 yards & 1 TD vs. 0 INTs for 123.8 rating RB LE SEAN MC COY had 87 scrimmage yards (41 rush, 46 rec.) in Bills debut. Since entering NFL in 2009, ranks 3rd in NFL with 9,161 scrimmage yards (6,833 rush; 2,328 rec.). Had 61 scrimmage yards & rush TD in only career meeting (with Phi. on 11/27/11) WR PERCY HARVIN led team with 5 catches for 79 yards (15.8 avg.), incl. 51-yard TD, in Bills debut. 1 of 2 players in NFL history with 4+ career 50-yard TD rec. & 3 career 100-yard KR-TDs (HOFer OLLIE MATSON). In 6 career division games, WR SAMMY WATKINS has 22 catches for 425 yards (19.3 avg.) & 2 TDs. WR ROBERT WOODS had TD catch in last meeting DE MARIO WILLIAMS aims for 3rd in row with sack vs. NE. Rookie CB RONALD DARBY (Round 2, No. 50 overall) had 6 tackles & INT in NFL debut. In past 9 at home, LB JERRY HUGHES has 7.5 sacks.
HOUSTON TEXANS (0-1) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (1-0) TEXANS PANTHERS LEADER 2-1 STREAKS 2 of past 3 COACHES VS. OPP. Bill O Brien: 0-0 Ron Rivera: 1-0 LAST WEEK L 27-20 vs. Chiefs W 20-9 at Jaguars 12/18/11: Panthers 28 at Texans 13. Carolina WR Steve Smith, Sr. has 5 catches for 82 yards & TD. Panthers QB Cam Newton throws for 149 yards & 2 TDs (105.2 passer rating.) AT SITE 9/16/07: Texans 34, Panthers 21. Houston WR Andre Johnson has 7 catches for 120 yards & 2 TDs. Carolina WR Steve Smith, Sr. has 153 rec. yards & 3 TDs. Clete Blakeman CBS (1:00 PM ET): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Jamie Erdahl (field reporter). Westwood One: John Sadak, Mark Malone. SIRIUS: 136 (Hou.), 126 (Car.). XM: 233 (Car.). PASSING Hoyer: 18-34-236-1-1-72.7 OR Newton: 18-31-175-1-1-71.3 Mallett: 8-13-98-1-0-110.4 RUSHING Blue: 9-42-4.7-0 Stewart: 18-56-3.1-0 RECEIVING Hopkins: 9 (T3C)-98-10.9-2 (T2L) Cotchery: 4-45-11.3-1 OFFENSE 396.0 (T3C) 263.0 TAKE/GIVE -2 +2 (T2C) DEFENSE 330.0 265.0 (3C) SACKS Watt: 2 (T1L) Addison: 2 (T1L) INTs --- Norman: 1 (T1L) PUNTING Lechler: 47.0 Nortman: 44.8 KICKING Bullock: 6 (0/1 PAT; 2/2 FG) Gano: 8 (2/2 PAT; 2/4 FG) TEXANS: QB BRIAN HOYER threw career-long 81-yard TD pass in last meeting (12/21/14 with Cle.). QB RYAN MALLETT completed 8 of 13 (61.5 percent) for 98 yards & 1 TD vs. 0 INTs for 110.4 rating last week In 4 career starts, RB ALFRED BLUE has 359 scrimmage yards (322 rush, 37 rec., 89.8 per game) WR DE ANDRE HOPKINS tied career-high with 9 catches & had 98 rec. yards & 2 TDs last week. In past 4 vs. NFC, has 22 catches for 383 yards (95.8 per game) & 2 TDs. WR NATE WASHINGTON led team with 105 rec. yards on 5 catches (17.5 avg.) in Hou. debut. WR CECIL SHORTS III had 4 catches for 57 yards in Texans debut In past 6, J.J. WATT has 13 sacks, 2 FF, FR, safety & TD catch, incl. 2 sacks vs. KC. Since 2011, leads NFL with 59 sacks. LB BRIAN CUSHING led team with 10 tackles last week. Since 2006, CB JOHNATHAN JOSEPH has 5 INT-TDs, tied for most in AFC PANTHERS: QB CAM NEWTON won only start vs. Hou. & had 105.2 rating with 2 TDs & 0 INTs. Has won 4 of past 5 at home vs. AFC In past 8 (incl. playoffs), RB JONATHAN STEWART has 735 rush yards (91.9 per game) TE GREG OLSEN is only TE in NFL with 5+ rec. TDs in every season since 2008. WR JERRICHO COTCHERY had TD catch last week Since entering in 2012, LB LUKE KUECHLY leads NFL with 480 tackles. LB THOMAS DAVIS started 100th game last week. Had 7 tackles, sack & INT. CB JOSH NORMAN had 30-yard INT-TD, FF & FR in Week 1. Since 2010, DE CHARLES JOHNSON is only NFC player with 50+ sacks (53.5) & 13+ FFs (13). Aims for 4th in row vs. AFC with sack. Since entering in 2003, CB CHARLES TILLMAN is only player with 35+ INTs (36) & 40+ FFs (42). Since 2006, S ROMAN HARPER is only DB with 15+ sacks (18), 15+ FFs (15) & 10+ INTs (11). DE MARIO ADDISON had 2 sacks last week.
ARIZONA CARDINALS (1-0) AT CHICAGO BEARS (0-1) CARDINALS BEARS LEADER 56-27-6 STREAKS 4 of past 5 COACHES VS. OPP. Bruce Arians: 0-0 John Fox: 8-2 LAST WEEK W 31-19 vs. Saints L 31-23 vs. Packers 12/23/12: Bears 28 at Cardinals 13. Chicago RB Matt Forté carries 12 times for 88 yards (7.3 AT SITE avg.) & TD. Bears CB Charles Tillman has 10-yard INT-TD. 11/8/09: Cardinals 41, Bears 21. Arizona QB Kurt Warner throws for 261 yards and 5 TDs (132.9 rating). Cardinals RBs Tim Hightower & Beanie Wells combine for 149 rush yards. Jerome Boger FOX (12:00 PM CT): Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis, Tony Siragusa (field reporter). SIRIUS: 137 (Ari.), 127 (Chi.). XM: 227 (Chi.). PASSING Palmer: 19-32-307-3 (T1C)-0-122.8 (2C) Cutler: 18-36-225-1-1-67.5 RUSHING C. Johnson: 10-37-3.7-0 Forté: 24-141 (2L)-5.9-1 (T2C) RECEIVING Fitzgerald: 6-87-14.5-0 Jeffery: 5-78-15.6-0 OFFENSE 427.0 (2C) 402.0 TAKE/GIVE 0-1 DEFENSE 408.0 322.0 SACKS Okafor: 2 (T1L) --- INTs R. Johnson: 1 (T1L) --- PUNTING Butler: 39.5 O Donnell: 56.0 KICKING Catanzaro: 7 (4/4 PAT; 1/1 FG) Gould: 11 (2/2 PAT; 3/3 FG) CARDINALS: QB CARSON PALMER is 3-0 in career vs. Chi. & has 120.3 rating with 8 TDs vs. 1 INT. Had 5 TDs, 0 INTs & 146.7 rating vs. Chi. on 10/25/09 (with Cin.). Is 17-6 (.739) as starter with Az. & has won 14 of past 16 starts, incl. 7 in row Rookie RB DAVID JOHNSON had 55-yard rec. TD last week, 1st career TD. Longest TD catch by Az. rookie in Week 1 since 2003 (ANQUAN BOLDIN, 71) WR LARRY FITZGERALD has catch in 171 consecutive games, incl. playoffs. Since entering NFL in 2004, has 98 rec. TDs (incl. playoffs), tied for most in NFL. Has 17 catches for 234 yards (117 per game) & 2 TDs in 2 career meetings. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Chi. with 100+ yards. WR JOHN BROWN has 4 career come-from-behind GW TDs, incl. 3 in 4th Q. Had TD in Week 1. TE DARREN FELLS had career-high 4 catches, 82 yards & TD last week S RASHAD JOHNSON had INT last week. Since 2011, CB PATRICK PETERSON is only player in NFL with 15+ INTs (15) & 5+ return TDs (5). DE CALAIS CAMPBELL had 8 tackles & sack in last meeting. In last meeting, CB JUSTIN BETHEL returned blocked FG 82 yards for TD BEARS: QB JAY CUTLER has 130 career TD passes with Chi. & needs 8 to pass HOFer SID LUCKMAN (137) for most in team history. In last home meeting vs. Az., passed for 369 yards & 3 TDs RB MATT FORTÉ has 202 scrimmage yards (101 per game) in 2 career meetings. Had 166 scrimmage yards (141 rush, 25 rec.) & TD last week. Has 90+ scrimmage yards in 31 of past 38 WR ALSHON JEFFERY has TD in 5 of past 6 at home. Since 2013, is 1 of 5 in NFL with 175+ catches (179), 2,500+ yards (2,632) & 15+ TDs (17). Since start of 2014, TE MARTELLUS BENNETT leads NFL TEs with 95 catches. Had TD last week. WR MARQUESS WILSON had career-long 50-yard catch in Week 1 Since 2004, DE JARED ALLEN leads NFL with 134 sacks. In 6 games vs. Az., has 9.5 sacks. Aims for 4th in row vs. Az. with 2+ sacks. LB SHEA MC CLELLIN led club with 8 tackles in Week 1 K ROBBIE GOULD had 3 FGs last week & became franchise leader with 246 career FGs.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (1-0) AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (1-0) CHARGERS BENGALS LEADER 19-13 STREAKS Past 3 COACHES VS. OPP. Mike McCoy: 1-1 Marvin Lewis: 4-3 LAST WEEK W 33-28 vs. Lions W 33-13 at Raiders 12/1/13: Bengals 17 at Chargers 10. Cincinnati RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis rushes for 92 yards & TD. Bengals WR A.J. Green has 5 catches for 83 yards & TD. LAST REG. SEA. GAME AT SITE 12/26/10: Bengals 34, Chargers 20. Cincinnati QB Carson Palmer completes 16 of 21 passes for 269 yards & 4 TDs. Bengals WR Jerome Simpson has 124 rec. yards & 2 TDs. Jeff Triplette CBS (1:00 PM ET): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts, Evan Washburn (field reporter). SIRIUS: 138 (SD), 84 (Cin.). XM: 225 (Cin.). PASSING Rivers: 35-42-404 (1L)-2-2-102.8 Dalton: 25-34-269-2-0-115.9 RUSHING Gordon (R): 14-51-3.6-0 Bernard: 8-63-7.9-0 RECEIVING Allen: 15 (1L)-166 (1L)-11.1-0 Eifert (TE): 9 (T3C)-104-11.6-2 (T2L) OFFENSE 483.0 (1L) 396.0 (T3C) TAKE/GIVE -1 +2 (T3C) DEFENSE 302.0 246.0 (3L) SACKS Emanuel (R): 1 Atkins, Dunlap: 1 INTs Robinson, Emanuel (R): 1 (T1L) Nelson: 1 (T1L) PUNTING Scifres: 52.0 Huber: 43.8 KICKING Lambo (R): 9 (T2C) (3/4 PAT; 2/2 FG) Nugent: 9 (T2C) (3/4 PAT; 2/2 FG) CHARGERS: QB PHILIP RIVERS passed for 404 yards & 2 TDs with 102.8 rating last week. Rivers (254) needs 1 TD pass to eclipse HOFer DAN FOUTS (254) for most in club history. Has started 146 consecutive games, 2nd-longest active streak among QBs Rookie RB MELVIN GORDON (No. 15 overall) had 67 scrimmage yards in NFL debut (51 rush, 16 rec). Last week, WR KEENAN ALLEN tied single-game franchise record with 15 catches (HOFer KELLEN WINSLOW, 10/7/84 at GB) & led team with 166 rec. yards. Had 8 catches for 106 yards in last meeting. In past 5 overall, has 37 catches for 412 yards & 3 TDs, incl. 3 100-yard games. WR STEVIE JOHNSON had 6 catches for 82 yards & TD in SD debut last week. In 2 career meetings (with Buf.), has 12 catches for 195 yards (16.3 avg.) & 3 TDs TE LADARIUS GREEN had 5 catches for 74 yards vs. Det. & scored 1st TD since 2013 Rookie LB KYLE EMANUEL (Round 5, No. 153 overall) had sack & INT in NFL debut. Since 2007, S ERIC WEDDLE is 1 of 4 NFL players with 19+ INTs (19) & 6+ sacks (6) BENGALS: QB ANDY DALTON has a 41-23-1 (.638) career regular-season record, highest win pct. of any Bengals QB (min. 20 starts). Last week, Dalton (101) joined KEN ANDERSON (197), BOOMER ESIASON (187) & CARSON PALMER (154) as only Bengals with 100 career TD passes In past 10, RB JEREMY HILL has 992 rush yards on 191 att. (5.2 avg.) with 8 TDs, incl. 63 yards & 2 TDs vs. Oak. RB GIOVANI BERNARD had 88 scrimmage yards last week (63 rush, 25 rec.) WR A.J. GREEN (20) needs 1 100-yard rec. game to surpass ISAAC CURTIS (20) for 2nd-most in club history (CHAD JOHNSON, 31). Last week, TE TYLER EIFERT had career-highs in catches (9), rec. yards (104) & TD catches (2) DT GENO ATKINS had sack last week. Since 2010, leads AFC DTs with 33 sacks. S REGGIE NELSON had INT vs. Oak. Since entering NFL in 2007, is 1 of 3 NFL players with 20+ INTs (23) & 6+ sacks (6).
TENNESSEE TITANS (1-0) AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (0-1) TITANS BROWNS LEADER 34-28 STREAKS 4 of past 6 COACHES VS. OPP. Ken Whisenhunt: 2-1 Mike Pettine: 1-0 LAST WEEK W 42-14 at Buccaneers L 31-10 at Jets 10/5/14: Titans 28 vs. Browns 29. Cleveland WR Travis Benjamin has 2 TDs in 4th qtr. Browns Brian Hoyer throws for 291 yards & 3 TDs as Browns overcome 28-3 deficit. AT SITE 10/2/11: Titans 31, Browns 13. Tennessee S Jordan Babineaux has 97-yard INT-TD. Titans QB Matt Hasselbeck throws for 220 yards & 3 TDs. Terry McAulay CBS (1:00 PM ET): Tom McCarthy, Adam Archuleta. SIRIUS: 112 (Ten.), 132 (Cle.). XM: 229 (Cle.). PASSING Mariota (R): 13-16-209-4 (T1L)-0-158.3 (1L) McCown: 5-8-49-0-0-79.7 OR Manziel: 13-24-182-1-1-75.3 RUSHING Sankey: 12-74 (3C)-6.2-1 Manziel (QB): 5-35-7.0-0 RECEIVING Wright: 4-101-25.3-1 Benjamin: 3-89-29.7-1 OFFENSE 309.0 321.0 TAKE/GIVE +1-4 DEFENSE 273.0 333.0 SACKS Morgan: 2 (T1L) --- INTs Mount (R), Sensabaugh: 1 (T1L) Gipson: 1 (T1L) PUNTING Kern: 47.3 Lee: 60.5 KICKING Succop: 6 (6/6 PAT; 0/0 FG) Coons (R): 4 (1/1 PAT; 1/1 FG) TITANS: Scored 42 points in Week 1, most since 9/23/12 (44-41 W vs. Det.) QB MARCUS MARIOTA (209 pass yards, 4 TDs) became 1st NFL rookie with 158.3 passer rating in Week 1 (min. 14 att.) & 1st rookie with 4 TD passes in a half Last week, RB BISHOP SANKEY led team with career-high 74 rush yards on 12 att. (6.2 avg.) & had 2 total TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.). Since 2010, RB-PR DEXTER MC CLUSTER is tied for 2nd in AFC with 3 PR-TDs WR KENDALL WRIGHT led Titans with 101 receiving yards on 4 catches (25.3 avg.) with TD vs. TB, 4th career 100-yard game. Had 2 TD catches in last meeting. WR HARRY DOUGLAS had TD catch in Ten. debut TE DELANIE WALKER had 3 catches for 43 yards (14.3 avg.) & TD last week. Aims for 6th in row with 3+ catches In last meeting, S MICHAEL GRIFFIN had team-high 10 tackles with sack & INT. CB COTY SENSABAUGH scored TD on 1st career INT last week. LB DERRICK MORGAN tied career-high with 2 sacks vs. TB BROWNS: QB JOSH MC COWN won only start vs. Ten. (10/23/05 with Ari.). QB JOHNNY MANZIEL passed for 182 yards, incl. 1st career TD pass (54 yards), & led team with 35 rush yards vs. NYJ In 8 career home games, RB ISAIAH CROWELL has 4.6 rush avg. (69 att., 319 yards) with 3 TDs Last week, WR TRAVIS BENJAMIN had 3 catches for 89 yards (29.7 avg.), incl. 54-yard TD (2nd-longest of career). Had 2 TD catches in last meeting. WR TAYLOR GABRIEL had career-high 95 yards on 4 catches (23.8 avg.) in last meeting. WR BRIAN HARTLINE had 2 catches in Browns debut & now has 300 career T JOE THOMAS has started 129 consecutive games, tied for 2nd-longest active streak among NFL OL Since 2007, CB TRAMON WILLIAMS is only NFL CB with 20+ INTs (28) & 4+ sacks (4.5). Since 2014, S TASHAUN GIPSON has AFC-best 7 INTs, incl. 1 last week.
DETROIT LIONS (0-1) AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (0-1) LIONS VIKINGS LEADER 69-36-2 STREAKS 3 of past 4 COACHES VS. OPP. Jim Caldwell: 2-0 Mike Zimmer: 0-2 LAST WEEK L 33-28 at Chargers L 20-3 at 49ers 12/14/14: Vikings 14 at Lions 16. Detroit RB Joique Bell has 103 scrimmage yards (62 rush, 41 rec.). Lions LB DeAndre Levy has game-high 11 tackles. AT SITE 10/12/14: Lions 17, Vikings 3. Detroit RB Bell rushes for 74 yards & TD & RB Theo Riddick has 75 rec. yards & TD catch. Lions LB Tahir Whitehead records 2 INTs. Bill Vinovich FOX (12:00 PM CT): Sam Rosen, Kirk Morrison, Peter Schrager (field reporter). SIRIUS: 135 (Det.), 115 (Min.). XM: 230 (Min.). PASSING Stafford: 19-30-246-2-2-83.5 Bridgewater: 23-32-231-0-1-79.0 RUSHING Abdullah (R): 7-50-7.1-1 (T2C) Peterson: 10-31-3.1-0 RECEIVING Ebron (TE): 4-53-13.3-1 Wallace: 6-63-10.5-0 OFFENSE 302.0 248.0 TAKE/GIVE +1 0 DEFENSE 483.0 395.0 SACKS Ansah, Hunt: 1 Greenway, Griffen: 0.5 INTs Quin, Slay: 1 (T1L) --- PUNTING Martin: 35.2 Locke: 37.5 KICKING Prater: 4 (4/4 PAT; 0/0 FG) Walsh: 3 (0/0 PAT; 1/2 FG) LIONS: QB MATTHEW STAFFORD won both starts vs. Min. in 2014. Has 19,158 pass yards since 2011, 2nd most in NFL RB JOIQUE BELL had 200 scrimmage yards (136 rush, 64 rec.) & rush TD in 2 games vs. Min. last year. Rookie RB AMEER ABDULLAH had 24-yard TD run last week. Had 94 scrimmage yards (50 rush, 44 rec.) & 105 KR yards (35 avg.). RB THEO RIDDICK had 5 catches for 75 yards & TD in last game at Min WR CALVIN JOHNSON has 19 catches for 315 yards (157.5 per game) & 3 TDs in past 2 at Min. Since 2011, leads NFL with 6,253 rec. yards & 104.2 rec. yards per game. WR GOLDEN TATE had TD in last meeting & has 3 TDs in 4 career meetings. TE ERIC EBRON had TD catch last week LB DE ANDRE LEVY had 11 tackles in last game vs. Min. Has 7 INTs since 2013, most by NFL LB. S GLOVER QUIN had 1st career INT-TD last week. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Min. with INT. Quin (8) & JAMES IHEDIGBO (4) have combined for 12 INTs since start of 2014. DE EZEKIEL ANSAH had 2.5 sacks & FF in last game at Min VIKINGS: QB TEDDY BRIDGEWATER has won 5 of 7 career home starts. In past 3 at home, is 3-0 & has completed 51 of 73 (69.9 pct.) for 656 yards with 5 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 109.2 rating Since entering NFL in 2007, RB ADRIAN PETERSON leads NFL with 10,221 rush yards & 86 rush TDs. Averages 97.3 rush yards per game in career. In 12 career meetings, has rushed for 1,258 yards (104.8 per game) & 11 TDs, incl. 7 100-yard games WR MIKE WALLACE has TD in 2 career games vs. Det. Since 2009, is 1 of 3 in NFL with 5,000+ rec. yards (5,897), 45+ rec. TDs (47) & 15+ rec. avg. (15.5). WR- KR CORDARRELLE PATTERSON has 11 career TDs: 5 rec., 4 rush, 2 KR. Had rush & rec. TD in 12/29/13 game vs. Det. TE KYLE RUDOLPH had 20-yard TD in his last home meeting (11/11/12) DE EVERSON GRIFFEN has 10.5 sacks in past 13. Has 5 sacks in past 6 vs. Det. LB ANTHONY BARR led team with 12 tackles last week.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (0-1) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (0-1) BUCCANEERS SAINTS LEADER 29-17 STREAKS Past 7 COACHES VS. OPP. Lovie Smith: 4-5 Sean Payton: 10-6 LAST WEEK L 42-14 vs. Titans L 31-19 at Cardinals 12/28/14: Saints 23 at Buccaneers 20. New Orleans QB Drew Brees throws for 281 yards & TD. Saints RBs Mark Ingram & Khiry Robinson each score TDs. AT SITE 10/5/14: Saints 37, Buccaneers 31 (OT). New Orleans QB Drew Brees throws for 371 yards & 2 TDs. Saints RB Robinson rushes for GW 18-yard TD in OT. Carl Cheffers FOX (12:00 PM CT): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber, Jennifer Hale (field reporter). SIRIUS: 134 (TB), 121 (NO). XM: 231 (NO). PASSING Winston (R): 16-33-210-2-2-64.0 Brees: 30-48-355 (3L)-1-1-83.2 RUSHING Martin: 11-52-4.7-0 Ingram: 9-24-2.7-0 RECEIVING Seferian-Jenkins (TE): 5-110 (2C)-22.0-2 (T1C) Ingram (RB): 8 (T3C)-98-12.3-0 OFFENSE 273.0 408.0 (3C) TAKE/GIVE -1 0 DEFENSE 309.0 427.0 SACKS McCoy, J. Smith: 1 --- INTs --- --- PUNTING Schum: 47.0 Morstead: 42.8 KICKING Brindza (R): 2 (2/2 PAT; 0/0 FG) Hocker: 13 (T3L) (1/1 PAT; 4/4 FG) BUCCANEERS: Rookie QB JAMEIS WINSTON threw 1st 2 TDs of NFL career last week in debut RB DOUG MARTIN has 326 scrimmage yards (108.7 per game) & 297 rush yards (99 per game) in past 3 meetings. Rushed for 108 yards in last game vs. NO TE AUSTIN SEFERIAN-JENKINS had career-best 110 rec. yards (5 catches, 22 avg.) & 2 TDs last week. WR MIKE EVANS had TD catch in last meeting. Has 12 TDs in his past 12. WR VINCENT JACKSON had 8 catches for 144 yards in last game at NO. Had career-best 216 rec. yards vs. NO (10/21/12) Since 2013, LB LAVONTE DAVID is only NFL player with 250+ tackles (295), 8+ sacks (8) & 5+ INTs (5). Had 14 tackles in last game at NO. DT GERALD MC COY & DE JACQUIES SMITH each had sack last week. Smith has 7.5 sacks in past 10. CB ALTERRAUN VERNER had INT in last game at NO. LB DANNY LANSANAH had 33-yard INT-TD in last meeting at NO. S BRADLEY MC DOUGALD had INT in last meeting SAINTS: Have won 7 in row vs. TB Since joining NO in 2006, QB DREW BREES leads NFL with 44,040 yards & 317 TDs. Has 397 career TD passes & needs 3 to become 4th QB in NFL history with 400. Has won past 7 starts vs. TB & has 97.7 rating (4-0 with 107.3 rating at home) RB MARK INGRAM had rush TD in last meeting. Had career-high 8 catches & 98 rec. yards last week. RB KHIRY ROBINSON had career-best 5 catches & 51 rec. yards in Week 1. RB C.J. SPILLER has scored 20 career TDs (12 rush, 6 rec., 2 KR) WR MARQUES COLSTON had 36-yard TD catch in last meeting. WR BRANDIN COOKS had career-high 9 catches vs. TB (10/5/14). WR BRANDON COLEMAN scored 1st career TD last week DE CAMERON JORDAN has 4.5 sacks, 3 FFs & FR in past 6 vs. TB. Since 2009, S JAIRUS BYRD ranks 2nd among NFL S with 22 INTs. CB KEENAN LEWIS had INT in last meeting & has INT in 2 of past 3 vs. TB. Rookie CB DAMIAN SWANN led team with 6 tackles in NFL debut last week.
ATLANTA FALCONS (1-0) AT NEW YORK GIANTS (0-1) FALCONS GIANTS LEADER Series tied: 11-11 STREAKS 4 of past 5 COACHES VS. OPP. Dan Quinn: 0-0 Tom Coughlin: 7-2 LAST WEEK W 26-24 vs. Eagles L 27-26 at Cowboys 10/5/14: Falcons 20 at Giants 30. New York QB Eli Manning throws for 200 yards & 2 TDs. Giants WRs Odell Beckham, Jr. & Reuben Randle each have TD receptions. AT SITE 10/5/14 Brad Allen FOX (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch, Pam Oliver (field reporter). SIRIUS: 146 (Atl.), 133 (NYG). XM: 232 (NYG). PASSING Ryan: 23-34-298-2-2-90.1 Manning: 20-36-193-0-0-70.7 RUSHING Coleman (R): 20-80-4.0-0 Jennings: 13-52-4.0-1 (T2C) RECEIVING Jones: 9 (2C)-141 (1C)-15.7-2 (T1C) Beckham: 5-44-8.8-0 OFFENSE 395.0 289.0 TAKE/GIVE 0 +3 (1C) DEFENSE 399.0 436.0 SACKS --- --- INTs Moore, Allen: 1 (T1L) McBride, Unga: 1 (T1L) PUNTING Bosher: 57.8 (1L) Wing: 44.8 KICKING Bryant: 14 (T1L) (2/2 PAT; 4/4 FG) J. Brown: 14 (T1L) (2/2 PAT; 4/4 FG) FALCONS: In past 2 meetings, QB MATT RYAN has completed 52 of 73 (71.2 pct.) for 586 yards with 4 TDs vs. 1 INT for 107.4 rating. Since 2012, has 102.2 rating in 13 Sept. games with 31 TDs vs. 12 INTs Rookie RB TEVIN COLEMAN rushed for 80 yards last week in NFL debut WR JULIO JONES has 41 catches for 754 yards (150.8 per game) & 4 TDs in past 5. Had 9 catches for 141 yards & 2 TDs last week. Has 17 catches for 179 yards (89.5 per game) & 2 TDs in past 2 vs. NYG. WR RODDY WHITE is 1 of 7 in NFL with 10,000+ rec. yards (10,441) since 2005. WR-PR-KR DEVIN HESTER has 37 career TDs (16 rec., 14 PR, 5 KR, 1 rush, 1 miss FG). Had 108-yard TD return of missed FG vs. NYG (11/12/06 with Chi.) In last meeting, S KEMAL ISHMAEL & LB PAUL WORRILOW each had 14 tackles. Worrilow had team-high 13 tackles last week. CB DESMOND TRUFANT has 34 PD since entering NFL in 2013, most by Falcon. S WILLIAM MOORE & RICARDO ALLEN each had INT last week. Allen s INT was 1st of his career K MATT BRYANT converted all 4 FG att. in Week 1, incl. GW 47-yard FG in 4th Q. Has 12 career games with 4+ FG GIANTS: QB ELI MANNING has started 168 consecutive games, longest active streak in NFL. Incl. playoffs, has won 5 of past 6 starts vs. Atl. Has 92.8 rating in those 6 meetings, incl. 100+ rating in 3 of past 4 RB RASHAD JENNINGS had rush TD last week. RB SHANE VEREEN had 4 catches for 46 yards in Week 1. RB ANDRE WILLIAMS had rush TD in last meeting WR ODELL BECKHAM, JR. has 96 catches for 1,349 rec. yards & 12 TDs in 1st 13 games to begin career. Had TD catch in last year s meeting. Has led NFL in rec. yards in 6 of past 7 weeks. WR RUEBEN RANDLE had TD in last game vs. Atl CB DOMINIQUE RODGERS-CROMARTIE had 57-yard FR-TD last week. Has 6 career TDs (5 INTs, 1 FR) & averages 56.7 yards per TD. CB TRUMAINE MC BRIDE had INT in Week 1 & returned it to 1-yard line to set up TD. Also had FF & 4 tackles in game. LB UANI UNGA had team-high 12 tackles & INT in 1st career game last week.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (1-0) AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (0-1) 49ERS STEELERS LEADER 11-9 STREAKS 5 of past 7 COACHES VS. OPP. Jim Tomsula: 0-0 Mike Tomlin: 1-1 LAST WEEK W 20-3 vs. Vikings L 28-21 at Patriots 12/19/11: Steelers 3 at 49ers 20. San Francisco RB Frank Gore rushes for 65 yards & TD. 49ers defense records 3 sacks & forces 4 TOs (1 FF & 3 INT). AT SITE 9/23/07: Steelers 37, 49ers 16. Pittsburgh CB Allen Rossum has 98-yard KR-TD. Steelers RB Willie Parker rushes for 133 yards. Craig Wrolstad FOX (1:00 PM ET): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Laura Okmin (field reporter). SIRIUS: 125 (SF), 81 (Pit.). XM: 228 (Pit.). PASSING Kaepernick: 17-26-165-0-0-83.0 Roethlisberger: 26-38-351 (2C)-1-1-95.4 RUSHING Hyde: 26-168 (1L)-6.5-2 (T1L) Williams: 21-127 (1C)-6.0-0 RECEIVING Boldin: 4-36-9.0-0 Brown: 9 (T3C)-133 (3L)-14.8-1 OFFENSE 395.0 464.0 (2L) TAKE/GIVE 0-1 DEFENSE 248.0 (1C) 361.0 SACKS 5 tied: 1 Allen, Dupree (R): 1 INTs Brock: 1 (T1L) --- PUNTING Pinion (R): 46.7 Berry (R): 43.5 KICKING Dawson: 8 (2/2 PAT; 2/3 FG) Scobee: 7 (1/1 PAT; 2/4 FG) 49ERS: Head coach JIM TOMSULA was born in Homestead, PA QB COLIN KAEPERNICK has posted 100+ rating 17 times as starter (incl. playoffs) & 49ers are 16-1 (.941). Since 2012, is 1 of 2 in NFL with 90+ rating (90.5) & 1,500+ rush yards (1,619) RB CARLOS HYDE rushed for career-high 168 yards & 2 TDs last week, 2nd most rush yards by 49er in season opener (GARRISON HEARST, 187 in 1998). RB REGGIE BUSH is only active player with 5,000+ rush yards (5,473) & 450+ receptions (466) WR ANQUAN BOLDIN has 44 catches for 626 yards (89.4 per game) & 4 TDs in 7 games vs. Pit. Since 2011, WR TORREY SMITH is 2nd in NFL with 16.8 rec. avg. (min. 200 catches). Incl. playoffs, has TD in 3 of past 4 vs. Pit. Since entering NFL in 2006, TE VERNON DAVIS has 62 TDs (incl. playoffs), 3rd most by TE. Had TD in last meeting LB NA VORRO BOWMAN had 7 tackles & sack last week. LB AARON LYNCH has sack in 7 of past 11, incl. last week. Rookie S JAQUISKI TARTT had sack last week in NFL debut STEELERS: QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER aims for 4th in row with 300+ pass yards vs. NFC. Has 2+ TD passes in 8 of past 10 vs. NFC In Steelers debut vs. NE, RB DE ANGELO WILLIAMS led team with 127 rush yards on 21 att. (6.0 avg.). FB WILL JOHNSON scored 1st career TD last week Since 2013, WR ANTONIO BROWN leads NFL in catches (248) & receiving yards (3,330). Has 7+ catches in 12 consecutive games, longest streak in NFL history. In past 12, Brown is averaging 8.7 catches & 110 yards per game with 9 TD catches TE HEATH MILLER had 8 catches for 84 yards vs. NE & has 540 career, surpassing HOFer JOHN STALLWORTH (537) for 2nd-most in Steelers history (HINES WARD, 1,000) LB JAMES HARRISON (69.5) needs half sack to join JASON GILDON (77) as only Steelers with 70+. Rookie LB BUD DUPREE (No. 22 overall) had sack in NFL debut. S WILL ALLEN led team with 8 tackles & had 1st career sack vs. NE.
ST. LOUIS RAMS (1-0) AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS (0-1) RAMS REDSKINS LEADER 22-11-1 STREAKS 3 of past 4 COACHES VS. OPP. Jeff Fisher: 5-2 Jay Gruden: 0-1 LAST WEEK W 34-31 (OT) vs. Seahawks L 17-10 vs. Dolphins 12/7/14: Rams 24 at Redskins 0. St. Louis WR Tavon Austin has 78-yard PR-TD. Rams defense records 7 sacks & forces 4 turnovers (2 FF & 2 INT). AT SITE 12/7/14 Ed Hochuli FOX (1:00 PM ET): Dick Stockton, David Diehl, Kristina Pink (field reporter). SIRIUS: 145 (StL), 83 (Was.). XM: 226 (Was.). PASSING Foles: 18-27-297-1-0-115.8 (3C) Cousins: 21-31-196-1-2-68.8 RUSHING Cunningham: 16-45-2.8-0 Morris: 25-121 (3C)-4.8-0 RECEIVING Cook (TE): 5-85-17.0-0 Reed (TE): 7-63-9.0-1 OFFENSE 352.0 349.0 TAKE/GIVE -2-1 DEFENSE 343.0 256.0 (2C) SACKS Donald, Quinn: 2 (T1L) Hatcher, P. Smith (R): 1 INTs Johnson: 1 (T1L) --- PUNTING Hekker: 47.3 (3C) Way: 41.3 KICKING Zuerlein: 10 (4/4 PAT; 2/2 FG) Hopkins (NO) (Pre.): 9 (3/3 PAT; 2/3 FG) RAMS: QB NICK FOLES has won past 2 starts vs. Was., completing 44 of 67 (65.7 pct.) for 623 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 110.5 rating. Had 115.8 rating last week in Rams debut RB BENNY CUNNINGHAM had career-high 122 scrimmage yards (77 rec., 45 rush) in Week 1. RB TRE MASON has led team in rushing in all 12 games played WR-PR TAVON AUSTIN had rush TD (16 yards) & PR TD (75) last week. Has 11 career TDs (4 rec., 4 rush, 3 PR). Had 78-yard PR-TD in last meeting. TE JARED COOK tied career-high with 2 TDs in last meeting. TE LANCE KENDRICKS had 37- yard TD last week Defense had 6 sacks in Week 1. DE ROBERT QUINN has 2.5 sacks in past 2 vs. Was. Had 2 sacks last week. DT AARON DONALD had 2 sacks in Week 1. Has sack in 7 of past 8 & 9 of past 12. Had sack in last meeting. Since entering NFL in 2009, LB JAMES LAURINAITIS is only player in NFL with 15+ sacks (15.5) & 9+ INTs (9). Had 1.5 sacks in last meeting. DE WILLIAM HAYES had sack in last game vs. Was. S T.J. MC DONALD had INT in last meeting. Since 2012, CB JANORIS JENKINS leads NFL with 5 INT-TDs. Has 6 career TDs (5 INT, 1 FR) REDSKINS: QB KIRK COUSINS has posted 100+ rating in 4 games (min. 20 att.) Since entering NFL in 2012, RB ALFRED MORRIS is 2nd in league with 4,083 rush yards & 28 rush TDs. Rushed for 121 yards last week Since 2013, WR PIERRE GARÇON has 187 catches, most in NFC. Had 9 catches for 95 yards in last meeting. TE JORDAN REED had TD catch last week Since entering NFL in 2011, LB RYAN KERRIGAN is 1 of 3 players with 35+ sacks (38.5) & 2+ INT-TDs (2). Has 4 sacks in 3 career meetings & aims for 4th in row vs. StL with sack. Kerrigan & DT CHRIS BAKER combined for sack last week. DE JASON HATCHER has 1.5 sacks in past 2 vs. StL. Had sack last week. CB DE ANGELO HALL ranks 2nd among active players with 43 INTs & 838 INT return yards. LB PERRY RILEY, JR. has 333 tackles since 2012, most by Redskin during that span. Rookie LB PRESTON SMITH had sack, 2 FFs & FR in NFL debut last week.
MIAMI DOLPHINS (1-0) AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (0-1) DOLPHINS JAGUARS LEADER 4-2 STREAKS Past 3 COACHES VS. OPP. Joe Philbin: 2-0 Gus Bradley: 0-1 LAST WEEK W 17-10 at Redskins L 20-9 vs. Panthers 10/26/14: Dolphins 27 at Jaguars 13. Miami S Louis Delmas & CB Brent Grimes each score INT-TDs. Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill throws for 196 yards & TD, adds 48 rush yards. AT SITE 10/26/14 John Parry CBS (4:05 PM ET): Andrew Catalon, Steve Tasker, Steve Beuerlein (field reporter). Westwood One: Kevin Lee, Ross Tucker. SIRIUS: 81 (Mia.), 84 (Jax.). XM: 225 (Jax.). PASSING Tannehill: 22-34-226-1-0-93.5 Bortles: 22-40-183-1-2-54.5 RUSHING Miller: 13-53-4.1-0 Yeldon (R): 12-51-4.3-0 RECEIVING Landry: 8-53-6.6-0 Greene (R): 7-28-4.0-1 OFFENSE 256.0 265.0 TAKE/GIVE +1-2 DEFENSE 349.0 263.0 SACKS Phillips: 1 Clemons, Skuta: 1 INTs Grimes, McCain: 1 (T1L) Posluszny: 1 (T1L) PUNTING Darr (R): 54.3 (1C) Anger: 46.2 KICKING Franks (R): 5 (2/2 PAT; 1/1 FG) Myers (R): 3 (0/1 PAT; 1/2 FG) DOLPHINS: In 2 career meetings, QB RYAN TANNEHILL is 2-0 vs. Jags & has completed 38 of 57 (66.7 pct.) for 416 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT for 98.3 rating RB LAMAR MILLER had 99 scrimmage yards (78 rush, 21 rec.) in last meeting Last week, WR-PR JARVIS LANDRY led team with 8 catches for 53 yards & had 69-yard PR-TD (1st of career). Aims for 11th in row with 5+ catches. WR RISHARD MATTHEWS had TD catch last week. In Dolphins debut, TE JORDAN CAMERON had team-high 73 receiving yards on 4 catches (18.3 avg.) In last meeting, Mia. defense had 4 sacks, FR & 2 INT-TDs (81-yarder by LOUIS DELMAS & 22-yarder by BRENT GRIMES). Since joining Mia. in 2013, Grimes leads AFC CBs with 10 INTs, incl. 1 last week vs. Was. DE CAMERON WAKE ranks 2nd in franchise history with 63 career sacks (JASON TAYLOR, 131). Has 5 sacks in past 7 on road. Rookie DT JORDAN PHILLIPS (Round 2, No. 52 overall) had sack in NFL debut. CB BRICE MC CAIN had INT in Mia. debut last week JAGUARS: In last meeting, QB BLAKE BORTLES had 269 total yards (221 pass, 48 rush) & TD pass. Since entering NFL in 2014, has 7.4 rush avg., best among NFL QBs during span Rookie RB T.J. YELDON (Round 2, No. 36 overall) led team with 67 scrimmage yards (51 rush, 16 rec.) in NFL debut In last meeting, WR ALLEN ROBINSON had career-best 82 receiving yards on 5 catches, incl. career-long 48-yard TD. WR ALLEN HURNS had team-best 60 receiving yards last week on 5 catches (12 avg.). Rookie WR RASHAD GREEN (Round 5, No. 139 overall) led team with 7 catches & had 28 receving yards & TD catch last week TE MARCEDES LEWIS (3,789) needs 16 scrimmage yards to surpass JAMES STEWART (3,804) for 5th-most in club history LB PAUL POSLUSZNY had 9 tackles & INT last week. Since entering NFL in 2007, is 1 of 3 players with 12+ INTs (12) & 12+ sacks (12). LB DAN SKUTA has 4 sacks in past 5, incl. 1 last week. DE CHRIS CLEMONS had sack last week. Has 67 career sacks & needs 3 to become 6th undrafted player to reach 70 career.
BALTIMORE RAVENS (0-1) AT OAKLAND RAIDERS (0-1) RAVENS RAIDERS LEADER 6-1 STREAKS Past 4 COACHES VS. OPP. John Harbaugh: 3-0 Jack Del Rio: 2-2 LAST WEEK L 19-13 at Broncos L 33-13 vs. Bengals 11/11/12: Raiders 22 at Ravens 55. Baltimore WR Jacoby Jones has 105-yard KR-TD. Ravens QB Joe Flacco throws for 341 yards & 3 TDs (115.8 rating). AT SITE 1/3/10: Ravens 21, Raiders 13. Baltimore RB Willis McGahee rushes for 167 yards & 3 TDs. Ravens LB Dannell Ellerbe records INT. Pete Morelli CBS (1:05 PM PT): Spero Dedes, Solomon Wilcots. SIRIUS: 93 (Bal.), 83 (Oak.). XM: 226 (Oak.). PASSING Flacco: 18-32-117-0-2-38.2 Carr: 7-12-61-0-0-71.9 OR McGloin: 23-31-142-2-1-91.1 RUSHING Forsett: 14-43-3.1-0 Murray: 11-44-4.0-0 RECEIVING Juszczyk (FB): 4-17-4.3-0 Murray (RB): 7-36-5.1-0 OFFENSE 173.0 246.0 TAKE/GIVE -1-2 DEFENSE 219.0 (2L) 396.0 SACKS Mosley: 2 (T1L) --- INTs Smith: 1 (T1L) --- PUNTING Koch: 51.7 (3C) King: 43.3 KICKING Tucker: 7 (1/1 PAT; 2/2 FG) Janikowski: 1 (1/1 PAT; 0/0 FG) RAVENS: QB JOE FLACCO is all-time franchise leader in TD passes (148) & needs 2 to become 1st Raven to reach 150 career. Has 3-0 career record vs. Raiders & passed for 341 yards for 116 rating with 4 total TDs (3 pass, 1 rush) in last meeting Since 2014, RB JUSTIN FORSETT has 249 att. for 1,309 rush yards & 5.3 avg. best among NFL RBs (min. 100 att.). FB KYLE JUSZCZYK had career-high 4 catches last week WR STEVE SMITH, SR. (917) needs 4 catches to surpass TORRY HOLT (920) for no. 17 on all-time career list. Had TD catch in last meeting LB C.J. MOSLEY posted career-high 2 sacks vs. Den. Has 4 sacks in past 5 overall. Last week, CB JIMMY SMITH lead team with 8 tackles & posted 1st career INT-TD (24 yards). Since entering NFL in 2004, LB DARYL SMITH is 1 of 3 players with 25+ sacks (27.5) & 10+ INTs (10). LB ALBERT MC CLELLAN posted 1st sack since 2012 last week RAIDERS: In 6 career division games, QB DEREK CARR has passed for 1,200 yards with 9 TDs vs. 4 INTs. In 6 career starts, QB MATT MC GLOIN has passed for 1,460 yards & 8 TDs, incl. 3 multi-td games. Passed for 142 yards & 2 TDs for 91.1 rating last week RB LATAVIUS MURRAY led team in catches (7) & scrimmage yards (80 total, 44 rush, 36 receiving) last week. In 4 career starts, is averaging 90.3 scrimmage yards per game (226 rush, 135 receiving). FB MARCEL REECE had careerhigh 2 TD catches vs. Bengals Rookie WR AMARI COOPER (No. 4 overall) had 5 catches for 47 yards in NFL debut. In last meeting (12/7/14 with SF), WR MICHAEL CRABTREE had 9 catches for 56 yards S LARRY ASANTE led team with 8 tackles last week. DE JUSTIN TUCK led team with 2 PDs vs. Bengals. S CHARLES WOODSON leads active players with 60 career INTs & needs 2 to tie HOFer DICK LE BEAU (62) & DAVE BROWN (62) for No. 9 all-time.
DALLAS COWBOYS (1-0) AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (0-1) COWBOYS EAGLES LEADER 60-48 STREAKS 4 of past 6 COACHES VS. OPP. Jason Garrett: 5-5 Chip Kelly: 2-2 LAST WEEK W 27-26 vs. Giants L 26-24 at Falcons 12/14/14: Cowboys 38 at Eagles 27. Dallas QB Tony Romo throws for 265 yards & 3 TDs. Cowboys WR Dez Bryant has 6 catches for 114 yards & 3 TDs. AT SITE 12/14/14 Tony Corrente FOX (4:25 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews (field reporter). SIRIUS: 136 (Dal.), 82 (Phi.). XM: 82 (Phi.). PASSING Romo: 36-45-356 (1C)-3 (T1C)-2-103.3 Bradford: 36-52-336 (3C)-1-2-77.1 RUSHING Randle: 16-65-4.1-0 Sproles: 5-50-10.0-0 RECEIVING Dunbar (RB): 8 (T3C)-70-8.8-0 J. Matthews: 10 (1C)-102 (3C)-10.2-0 OFFENSE 436.0 (1C) 399.0 TAKE/GIVE -3 0 DEFENSE 289.0 395.0 SACKS T. Crawford: 1 Cox: 1 INTs --- Alonso, Thurmond: 1 (T1L) PUNTING C. Jones: 53.5 D. Jones: 45.2 KICKING Bailey: 9 (3/3 PAT; 2/2 FG) Parkey: 6 (3/3 PAT; 1/2 FG) COWBOYS: QB TONY ROMO has won 4 of past 5 starts vs. Phi., completing 109 of 160 (68.1 pct.) for 1,293 yards with 9 TDs vs. 4 INTs for 100.9 rating. Has won past 3 starts at Phi. Last week, completed 80 pct. (36 of 45) for 356 yards with 3 TDs, 2 INTs & 103.3 rating, incl. TD pass with 0:07 remaining in 27-26 comeback win RB JOSEPH RANDLE had 107 scrimmage yards (65 rush, 42 rec.) in Week 1. RB LANCE DUNBAR had career-high 8 catches & 70 rec. yards last week TE JASON WITTEN ranks 2nd in NFL history among TEs in catches (951) & rec. yards (10,562). Has 5 career 100-yard games vs. Phi. Had 2 TD catches last week. TE GAVIN ESCOBAR had TD catch in Week 1 DE JEREMY MINCEY had 2 sacks in last meeting. LB SEAN LEE led team with 9 tackles in Week 1. Has 11 INTs since entering NFL in 2010, tied for most by NFL LB. Had 11 tackles & INT in his last game vs. Phi. (10/20/13). DT TYRONE CRAWFORD has 3 sacks & FF in past 2 vs. Phi. Had sack last week. S J.J. WILCOX had INT & FF in last meeting EAGLES: QB SAM BRADFORD threw for 336 yards last week in Phi. debut, his 8th career 300-yard game RB DE MARCO MURRAY won 2014 Off. Player of Year with Dal. setting club records & leading NFL in rush (1,845) & scrimmage (2,261) yards. Led NFL with 12 100-yard rush games & tied for NFL lead with 13 rush TDs in 2014. Had rush TD & rec. TD in Phi. debut last week. Since entering NFL in 2005, RB DARREN SPROLES leads RBs with 3,844 rec. yards & 27 rec. TDs. Has 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in past 3 vs. Dal. Had 126 scrimmage yards (76 rec., 50 rush) in Week 1. RB RYAN MATHEWS had rush TD last week in Phi. debut WR JORDAN MATTHEWS had 27-yard TD in 11/27/14 meeting. Last week, had career-high 10 catches for 102 yards, his 4th career 100-yard game...lb CONNOR BARWIN had sack in last meeting. Since start of 2014, leads NFC with 14.5 sacks. DE FLETCHER COX had sack & FR in 2 meetings last year. DE VINNY CURRY aims for 3rd in row vs. Dal. with sack & has sack in 3 of past 4 meetings. LB KIKO ALONSO had INT last week in Phi. debut.
SUNDAY NIGHT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (0-1) AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (1-0) SEAHAWKS PACKERS LEADER 8-7 STREAKS 3 of past 5 COACHES VS. OPP. Pete Carroll: 3-2 Mike McCarthy: 3-4 LAST WEEK L 34-31 (OT) at Rams W 31-23 at Bears LAST REG. SEA. GAME 9/4/14: Packers 16 at Seahawks 36. Seattle RB Marshawn Lynch rushes for 110 yards & 2 TDs. Seahawks QB Russell Wilson throws for 191 yards & 2 TDs (110.9 rating). AT SITE 12/27/09: Packers 48, Seahawks 10. Green Bay RB Ryan Grant rushes for 97 yards & 2 TDs. Packers QB Aaron Rodgers throws for 237 yards & TD. Gene Steratore NBC (7:30 PM CT): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (field reporter). Westwood One: Kevin Kugler, James Lofton. SIRIUS: 83 (Sea.), 81 (GB). XM: 226 (Sea.), 225 (GB). PASSING Wilson: 32-41-251-1-1-90.1 Rodgers: 18-23-189-3 (T1C)-0-140.5 (1C) RUSHING Lynch: 18-73-4.1-0 Lacy: 19-85-4.5-1 (T2C) RECEIVING Kearse: 8 (T3C)-76-9.5-0 Cobb: 5-38-7.6-1 OFFENSE 343.0 322.0 TAKE/GIVE +2 (T2C) +1 DEFENSE 352.0 402.0 SACKS Bennett, C. Williams: 1 Peppers: 1.5 INTs --- Matthews: 1 (T1L) PUNTING Ryan: 51.8 (2C) Masthay: 48.5 KICKING Hauschka: 11 (2/2 PAT; 3/3 FG) Crosby: 7 (4/4 PAT; 1/1 FG) REMATCH of last year s NFC Champ Game (Sea. 28-22, OT) SEAHAWKS: As starter, QB RUSSELL WILSON is 42-15 (.737). Is 3-0 vs. GB (incl. playoffs) Since 2011 (incl. playoffs), RB MARSHAWN LYNCH leads NFL with 6,214 rush yards & 56 rush TDs. Last year vs. GB (incl. NFC Champ), rushed for 267 yards (133.5 per game) & 3 TDs WR DOUG BALDWIN had 6 catches for 106 yards in NFC Champ. WR JERMAINE KEARSE had GW 35-yard rec. TD in OT in NFC Champ. Since 2011, TE JIMMY GRAHAM leads NFL TEs in catches (361) & yards (4,447) & ties for 1st in TDs (47). Rookie PR TYLER LOCKETT had 57-yard PR-TD last week CB RICHARD SHERMAN leads NFL with 26 INTs since 2011 (incl. playoffs). Had INT in NFC Champ. S EARL THOMAS is only player in NFL with 400+ tackles (420), 16+ INTs (16) & 8+ FF (9) since 2010. DE CLIFF AVRIL aims for 5th in row vs. GB with sack. DE MICHAEL BENNETT had 2 sacks & FF vs. GB on 9/4/14. CB CARY WILLIAMS had sack, FF & FR-TD last week PACKERS: QB AARON RODGERS has 41 TDs, 0 INTs & 124.4 rating in past 17 at home (incl. playoffs). At home, has 512 consecutive att. & 41 TDs in row w/out INT (incl. playoffs). Last INT at home was 12/2/12. Last year was 9-0 at home (incl. playoffs) with 132.2 rating (28 TDs, 0 INTs) RB EDDIE LACY has 99+ scrimmage yards in 10 consecutive games. In past 8 at home (incl. playoffs), has 895 scrimmage yards (111.9 per game) & 8 TDs WR RANDALL COBB aims for 3rd in row vs. Sea. with TD (incl. NFC Champ). WR JAMES JONES had 2 TDs last week LB CLAY MATTHEWS had sack in NFC Champ. Had 42-yard INT in Week 1. LB JULIUS PEPPERS is only player in NFL history with 100+ sacks (127) & 10+ INTs (11). Has 3.5 sacks in past 4 vs. Sea. (incl. playoffs). In 2 meetings last year, S HA HA CLINTON-DIX had 2 INTs, sack & FR.
MONDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 NEW YORK JETS (1-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (0-1) JETS COLTS MON. RECORD 20-29 22-14 LEADER 40-27 STREAKS Past 2 COACHES VS. OPP. Todd Bowles: 0-0 Chuck Pagano: 0-1 LAST WEEK W 31-10 vs. Browns L 27-14 at Bills 10/14/12: Colts 9 at Jets 35. New York RB Shonn Greene rushes for 161 yards & 3 TDs. Jets QB Mark Sanchez throws 2 TDs. AT SITE 12/27/09: Jets 29, Colts 15. New York WR Brad Smith has 106-yard KR-TD. Jets RB Thomas Jones rushes for 105 yards & TD. John Hussey ESPN (8:30 PM ET): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden, Lisa Salters (field reporter). Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warner, Jim Miller (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 83 (NYJ), 93 (Ind.). XM: 225 (NYJ), 226 (Ind.). PASSING Fitzpatrick: 15-24-179-2-1-95.7 Luck: 26-49-243-2-2-63.6 RUSHING Ivory: 20-91 (2C)-4.6-2 (T1L) Gore: 8-31-3.9-0 RECEIVING Marshall: 6-62-10.3-1 Hilton: 7-88-12.6-0 OFFENSE 333.0 304.0 TAKE/GIVE +4 (1L) -3 DEFENSE 321.0 342.0 SACKS 3 tied: 1 --- INTs Williams: 1 (T1L) --- PUNTING Quigley: 43.7 McAfee: 44.3 KICKING Folk: 7 (4/4 PAT; 1/1 FG) Vinatieri: 0 (0/0 PAT; 0/1 FG) JETS: QB RYAN FITZPATRICK passed for 179 yards & 2 TDs with 95.7 rating vs. Cle. Fitzpatrick (125) joined HOFer SID LUCKMAN (137) as only Ivy League QBs with 125 career TD passes Last week, RB CHRIS IVORY led team with 91 rush yards on 20 att. & tied career-high with 2 rush TDs. Has 3 rush TDs in past 4 WR BRANDON MARSHALL led team in catches (6) & receiving yards (62) with TD in Jets debut. 1 of 3 players in NFL history with 5 100-catch seasons (ANDRE JOHNSON, WES WELKER). Marshall (9,833) needs 167 rec. yards to reach 10,000 career. In only career meeting (10/20/13 with Den.), WR ERIC DECKER had 8 catches for 150 yards (18.8 avg.) & TD LB DAVID HARRIS had 8 tackles & sack vs. Cle. Since 2007, is 1 of 3 NFL players with 30+ sacks (31) & 6+ INTs (6). DE MUHAMMAD WILKERSON has 2.5 sacks in past 3 COLTS: QB ANDREW LUCK passed for 243 yards vs. Buf. & reached 13,000 career yards in 49th career game, tied for 3rd-fastest in NFL history. In past 2 on MNF, has passed for 526 yards & 7 TDs vs. 1 INT for 100.3 rating...rb FRANK GORE (13,987) needs 13 scrimmage yards to reach 14,000 career. Had rush TD in last meeting (9/30/12 with SF) In past 13, WR T.Y. HILTON has 73 catches for 1,247 yards & 7 TDs. WR ANDRE JOHNSON (1,016) needs 9 catches to surpass ISAAC BRUCE (1,024) for No. 8 all-time LB D QWELL JACKSON aims for 3rd in row vs. NYJ with 10+ tackles. Since 2014, is 1 of 2 NFL players with 140+ tackles (147) & 4+ sacks (4) (LUKE KUECHLY). Rookie DE HENRY ANDERSON (Round 3, No. 93 overall) led team with 9 tackles last week.