LEADER: Dolphins lead all-time series, 60-44-1 STREAKS: Bills have won 2 of past 3 MIAMI DOLPHINS Miami Dolphins (7-8) at Buffalo Bills (5-10) Sunday, December 30, 2018 1:00 PM ET New Era Field Referee: John Hussey LAST GAME: 12/2/18: Bills 17 at Dolphins 21 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/17/17: Bills 24, Dolphins 16 BUFFALO BILLS LAST WEEK L 17-7 vs. Jacksonville LAST WEEK L 24-12 at New England COACH VS. OPP. Adam Gase: 3-2 COACH VS. OPP. Sean McDermott: 2-1 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 20.1/26.1 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 15.1/23.8 OFFENSE 294.2 OFFENSE 293.1 PASSING Ryan Tannehill: 158-243-1832-17-7-99.0 PASSING Josh Allen (R): 152-294-1850-7-11-63.7 RUSHING Kenyan Drake: 109-492-4.5-4 RUSHING Josh Allen (QB) (R): 80-536-6.7-6 RECEIVING Danny Amendola: 55-549-10.0-1 RECEIVING Zay Jones: 50-559-11.2-5 DEFENSE 391.7 DEFENSE 298.7 SACKS Robert Quinn: 6.5 SACKS Lorenzo Alexander: 6.5 INTs Xavien Howard: 7 (T1L) INTs Jordan Poyer: 4 TAKE/GIVE +8 (27/19) TAKE/GIVE -8 (23/31) PUNTING (NET) Matt Haack: 45.2 (38.7) PUNTING (NET) Matt Darr: 41.1 (36.6) KICKING Jason Sanders (R): 84 (33/34 PAT; 17/19 FG) KICKING Stephen Hauschka: 85 (19/20 PAT; 22/27 FG) DOLPHINS NOTES MIAMI had 1 player named to 2019 Pro Bowl: CB XAVIEN HOWARD. QB RYAN TANNEHILL had 1 TD vs. 1 INT & 82.8 rating last week. Had 3 TDs vs. 1 INT & 103.6 rating in Week 13 meeting. Has 99+ rating in 4 of his past 5 vs. Buf. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. division with 3+ TD passes & 100+ rating. RB KENYAN DRAKE had rec. TD in last meeting. Has 378 scrimmage yards (75.6 per game) & 5 TDs (3 rec., 2 rush) in his past 5 on road. Has 70+ scrimmage yards & rush TD in 2 of his past 3 on road vs. AFC East. Rookie RB KALEN BALLAGE has 170 scrmmage yards (85 per game) & rush TD in his past 2. WR DANNY AMENDOLA needs 5 receptions for 5th career season with 60+ receptions. WR DE VANTE PARKER had TD catch in last meeting. Has 20 catches for 281 yards (70.3 per game) & 2 rec. TDs in his past 4 vs. Buf. DE ROBERT QUINN had sack last week. Has 4 sacks in his past 4 & aims for his 5th in row with sack. Had sack & FF in Week 13 meeting. Since 2013, is only player in NFL with 50+ sacks (53.5) & 20+ FFs (21). DE CAMERON WAKE has 5 sacks & 5 TFL in his past 5 vs. Buf. Aims for his 3rd in row at Buf. with sack & TFL. Ranks 4th among active players with 97.5 career sacks. CB XAVIEN HOWARD had 2 INTs & 2 PD in Week 13 meeting. Has 2+ PD in 3 of his past 4. Aims for his 3rd in row with 2+ INTs. DE ANDRE BRANCH had sack & FR in Week 16. BILLS NOTES QB JOSH ALLEN (rookie) passed for 217 yards & rushed for 30 yards last week. Passed for 231 yards with 2 TDs vs. 2 INTs & rushed for career-high 135 yards & TD in Week 13 meeting. Has 85+ rating in 2 of his past 3 at home. Aims for his 5th in row at home with rush TD. Ranks 2nd among QBs with 536 rush yards & leads NFL with 6.7 average yards per rush (min. 75 atts.). RB LE SEAN MC COY has 360 scrimmage yards (120 per game) & 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in 3 career home games vs. Mia. Aims for his 4th in row at home vs. Mia. with 95+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. WR ZAY JONES led team with 5 catches for 67 yards & TD catch last week. Has 3 TD receptions in his past 4. Had 67 rec. yards & 2 TD catches in last meeting. Rookie WR ROBERT FOSTER has 490 rec. yards (81.7 per game) & 2 TDs in his past 6. Aims for his 4th in row at home with 90+ rec. yards. Leads all rookies in 2018 with 3 games of 100+ rec. yards. LB LORENZO ALEXANDER led team with career-high 14 tackles & had INT last week. Had sack in Week 13 meeting. S JORDAN POYER had sack & INT in Week 16. Had INT in only career home meeting (12/17/17). Aims for his 5th in row vs. Mia. with PD. S MICAH HYDE had FR last week. Rookie LB TREMAINE EDMUNDS aims for his 6th in row at home with 8+ tackles. Is 1 of 3 AFC rookies (DARIUS LEONARD & JESSIE BATES) with 100+ tackles (109). TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Beth Mowins, Steve Beuerlein (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 127 (Mia), 108 (Buf) XM: 384 (Mia), 228 (Buf)
LEADER: Packers lead all-time series, 98-71-7 STREAKS: Lions have won past 3 DETRIOT LIONS Detroit Lions (5-10) at Green Bay Packers (6-8-1) Sunday, December 30, 2018 1:00 PM ET Lambeau Field Referee: Alex Kemp LAST GAME: 10/7/18: Packers 23 at Lions 31 LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/6/17: Lions 30, Packers 17 GREEN BAY PACKERS LAST WEEK L 27-9 vs. Minnesota LAST WEEK W 44-38 (OT) at New York Jets COACH VS. OPP. Matt Patricia: 1-0 COACH VS. OPP. Joe Philbin: 0-1 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 19.5/24.0 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 25.1/24.6 OFFENSE 322.3 OFFENSE 382.0 PASSING Matthew Stafford: 347-523-3511-19-11-88.7 PASSING Aaron Rodgers: 369-592-4416-25-2-97.8 RUSHING LeGarrette Blount: 143-403-2.8-5 RUSHING Jamaal Williams: 113-460-4.1-3 RECEIVING Kenny Golladay: 70-1063-15.2-5 RECEIVING Davante Adams: 111-1386-12.5-13 DEFENSE 345.7 DEFENSE 351.2 SACKS Romeo Okwara: 7.5 SACKS Kyler Fackrell: 9.5 INTs Darius Slay: 3 INTs Bashaud Breeland: 2 TAKE/GIVE -6 (13/19) TAKE/GIVE +1 (15/14) PUNTING (NET) Sam Martin: 45.0 (39.1) PUNTING (NET) JK Scott (R): 44.7 (38.7) KICKING Matt Prater: 107 (26/26 PAT; 27/31 FG) KICKING Mason Crosby: 124 (34/36 PAT; 30/37 FG) LIONS NOTES LIONS had 1 player named to 2019 Pro Bowl: CB DARIUS SLAY. QB MATTHEW STAFFORD has 3,511 pass yards this season, his 8th consecutive season with 3,500+ yards. In his past 6 vs. GB, has 1,819 pass yards (303.2 per game) with 14 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 113.4 rating. Aims for his 4th in row vs. GB with 2+ pass TDs & 100+ rating. RB LE GARRETTE BLOUNT had 2 rush TDs in last meeting. Has 3 rush TDs in 3 career meetings. Since 2013, ranks 2nd among active NFL players with 43 rush TDs. RB ZACH ZENNER had 67 scrimmage yards (45 rush, 22 rec.) in Week 16. In 7 career games with 10+ offensive touches, has 482 scrimmage yards (68.9 per game) & 5 rush TDs. WR KENNY GOLLADAY leads team with 70 receptions & 1,063 rec. yards in 2018, his 1st-career season with 1,000+ yards. Has 13 receptions for 204 yards (102 per game) in his past 2. In 2 career meetings, has 178 rec. yards (89 per game) & 2 TDs. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. GB with 80+ rec. yards & TD. Has 6+ receptions & 75+ yards in 2 of his past 3 on road. CB DARIUS SLAY has 3+ PD in 2 of his past 3. Has 4 INTs & 8 PD in his past 6 vs. NFC North. Since 2016, leads NFL in PD (54) & ranks 2nd in INTs (13). LB JARRAD DAVIS has 28 tackles (9.3 per game), INT & 3 PD in 3 career meetings. Aims for his 4th in row vs. GB with 8+ tackles. DE ROMEO OKWARA had 2 sacks & FF in last meeting. Had sack last week. PACKERS NOTES PACKERS had 2 players named to 2019 Pro Bowl: WR DAVANTE ADAMS & QB AARON RODGERS. QB AARON RODGERS passed for 442 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 103.8 rating & had 2 rush TDs last week. Is only player in NFL history with multiple games of 400+ pass yards, 2+ TD passes & 2+ rush TDs (10/2/11 vs. Den.). In his past 3 vs. Det., has 947 pass yards (315.7 per game) with 11 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 121.9 rating. Aims for his 7th in row vs. Det. with 2+ TD passes. Has 27 pass TDs vs. 1 INT for 109.4 rating in his past 12 vs. division. RB JAMAAL WILLIAMS had career-high 156 scrimmage yards (95 rush, 61 rec.) & rush TD last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with rush TD. Had rush TD in last home meeting. WR DAVANTE ADAMS had 11 receptions for 71 yards & TD in Week 16. In his past 4 at home, has 29 catches for 363 yards (90.8 per game) & 6 TDs. Has 7 TDs in his past 7 at home vs. NFC North. Had 9 catches for 140 yards & TD in last meeting. WR JAKE KUMEROW had careerhigh 68 rec. yards & 1st-career TD last week. Rookie WR EQUANIMEOUS ST. BROWN led team with career-high 94 rec. yards in Week 16. LB BLAKE MARTINEZ had 7 tackles & sack last week. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 132 tackles this season, his 2nd consecutive season with 100+ tackles. In his past 4 vs. Det., has 3 sacks & FF. LB CLAY MATTHEWS has 5 sacks & 9 TFL in 6 career home meetings. TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Justin Kutcher, Robert Smith, Pat McAfee, Sarah Kustok (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 99 (Det), 135 (GB) XM: 380 (Det), 229 (GB)
LEADER: Texans lead all-time series, 20-13 STREAKS: Jaguars have won 2 of past 3 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS Jacksonville Jaguars (5-10) at Houston Texans (10-5) Sunday, December 30, 2018 1:00 PM ET NRG Stadium Referee: Pete Morelli LAST GAME: 10/21/18: Texans 20 at Jaguars 7 LAST GAME AT SITE: 9/10/17: Jaguars 29, Texans 7 HOUSTON TEXANS LAST WEEK W 17-7 at Miami LAST WEEK L 32-30 at Philadelphia COACH VS. OPP. Doug Marrone: 2-2 COACH VS. OPP. Bill O Brien: 7-2 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 16.1/19.7 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 25.5/20.9 OFFENSE 314.2 OFFENSE 364.0 PASSING Cody Kessler: 85-131-709-2-2-77.4 PASSING Deshaun Watson: 320-470-3931-26-9-104.1 RUSHING Leonard Fournette: 133-439-3.3-5 RUSHING Lamar Miller: 193-917-4.8-4 RECEIVING Dede Westbrook: 63-707-11.2-5 RECEIVING DeAndre Hopkins: 103-1425-13.8-11 DEFENSE 309.4 DEFENSE 358.1 SACKS Calais Campbell: 9 SACKS J.J. Watt: 14.5 INTs Jalen Ramsey: 3 INTs Justin Reid (R): 3 TAKE/GIVE -11 (16/27) TAKE/GIVE +12 (27/15) PUNTING (NET) Logan Cooke (R): 44.5 (41.0) PUNTING (NET) Trevor Daniel (R): 43.9 (39.1) KICKING Josh Lambo: 76 (19/20 PAT; 19/21 FG) KICKING Ka imi Fairbairn: 142 (1L) (37/39 PAT; 35/40 FG) JAGUARS NOTES JACKSONVILLE had 1 player named to 2019 Pro Bowl: CB JALEN RAMSEY. QB CODY KESSLER passed for 106 yards & 86.9 rating last week. Has 89.6 rating in 7 career road starts. Aims for his 8th start in row on road with 80+ passer rating. QB BLAKE BORTLES had 93.8 rating last week. Has 300+ pass yards in 2 of his past 3 on road vs. division. RB LEONARD FOURNETTE had 71 scrimmage yards (43 rush, 28 rec.) & rush TD last week. Has 6 TDs (5 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 6. Had 124 scrimmage yards (100 rush, 24 rec.) & rush TD in only career meeting (9/10/17). RB CARLOS HYDE led team with 47 rush yards in Week 16. Had 78 rush yards & TD in only career meeting (12/10/17 with SF). WR DEDE WESTBROOK led team with 7 receptions & 45 rec. yards last week. Has rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 on road. Aims for his 3rd in row on road vs. AFC South with 5+ catches. DE CALAIS CAMPBELL had sack, FF & FR in Week 16. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack & 2 TFL. Has 6 sacks in his past 5 on road vs. AFC South. DE YANNICK NGAKOUE had sack last week. Had 2 sacks, 2 FFs & FR in his last game at Hou. (9/10/17). LB TELVIN SMITH had 33-yard INT-TD in Week 16, his 3rd-career INT-TD. CB JALEN RAMSEY has 7 PD & 2 INTs in his past 6. Has 8 PD, INT & FR in 2 career games at Hou. Aims for his 3rd in row at Hou. with 3+ PD. CB A.J. BOUYE had 6 INTs & 32 PD in 4 seasons with Hou. (2013-16). TEXANS NOTES HOUSTON had 4 players named to 2019 Pro Bowl: LB JADEVEON CLOWNEY, WR DE ANDRE HOPKINS, LB BENARDRICK MC KINNEY & DE J.J. WATT. QB DESHAUN WATSON completed 29 of 40 (72.5 pct.) for 339 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 114.5 rating & had 2 rush TDs last week. Has 9 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 125.2 rating in his past 4 at home. Has 7 TDs vs. 1 INT & 116.7 rating in 3 career home starts vs. division. Aims for his 3rd in row with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating. RB LAMAR MILLER rushed for 100 yards & TD in Week 7 meeting. Has 80+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5 vs. Jax. Has 467 scrimmage yards (116.8 per game) & 3 rush TDs in his past 4 at home. WR DE ANDRE HOPKINS had TD catch in last meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Jax. with rec. TD. Has 5 TD catches in his past 6 vs. division. Has 103 receptions in 2018, his 2nd-career season with 100+ catches. Aims for his 3rd in row with 9+ catches & 100+ rec. yards. Rookie WR VYNCINT SMITH had 1st-career TD catch last week. DE J.J. WATT has 3+ sacks in 3 of his past 6 vs. Jax. Has 4.5 sacks & 3 FFs in his past 4 vs. AFC South. Has 14.5 sacks & needs.5 sacks to join HOFer REGGIE WHITE (5) as only players since 1982 with 4+ seasons with 15+ sacks. DE JADEVEON CLOWNEY had sack, FF & FR last week. Had 2 sacks & FR in last meeting. Has 5 sacks & 2 FRs in his past 5 vs. division. Has 52 TFL since 2016, tied 3rd-most in NFL. TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton, Jay Feely (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 125 (Jax), 82 (Hou) XM: 383 (Jax), 227 (Hou)
New York Jets (4-11) at New England Patriots (10-5) Sunday, December 30, 2018 1:00 PM ET Gillette Stadium Referee: Walt Coleman LEADER: Patriots lead all-time series, 62-53-1 STREAKS: Patriots have won past 5 NEW YORK JETS LAST GAME: 11/25/18: Patriots 27 at Jets 13 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/31/17: Patriots 26, Jets 6 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS LAST WEEK L 44-38 (OT) vs. Green Bay LAST WEEK W 24-12 vs. Buffalo COACH VS. OPP. Todd Bowles: 1-7 COACH VS. OPP. Bill Belichick: 28-11 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 22.0/26.9 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 26.5/21.5 OFFENSE 303.2 OFFENSE 394.7 PASSING Sam Darnold (R): 223-386-2698-17-15-77.8 PASSING Tom Brady: 351-537-4105-25-11-95.4 RUSHING Elijah McGuire: 74-235-3.2-3 RUSHING Sony Michel (R): 195-881-4.5-6 RECEIVING Robby Anderson: 47-728-15.5-6 RECEIVING James White (RB): 83-712-8.6-6 DEFENSE 380.7 DEFENSE 367.1 SACKS Henry Anderson, Jordan Jenkins: 7 SACKS Trey Flowers: 6.5 INTs Trumaine Johnson: 4 INTs Duron Harmon: 4 TAKE/GIVE -7 (20/27) TAKE/GIVE +7 (25/18) PUNTING (NET) Lachlan Edwards: 45.8 (40.7) PUNTING (NET) Ryan Allen: 45.4 (39.5) KICKING Jason Myers: 126 (30/33 PAT; 32/35 FG) KICKING Stephen Gostkowski: 122 (44/45 PAT; 26/31 FG) JETS NOTES NEW YORK had 3 players named for 2019 Pro Bowl: S JAMAL ADAMS, K JASON MYERS & RS ANDRE ROBERTS. QB SAM DARNOLD (rookie) completed 24 of 35 (68.6 pct.) for 341 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 128.4 rating in Week 16. Has 594 pass yards (297 per game) & 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 113.6 rating in his past 2. Aims for 3rd in row with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating. Ranks 2nd among rookie QBs in passing yards (2,698) & pass TDs (17). RB ELIJAH MC GUIRE had 85 scrimmage yards (50 rec., 35 rush) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) last week, his 1st-career multi-td game. Has 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 3. Aims for his 4th in row with 70+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. WR ROBBY ANDERSON had career-high 9 catches for 140 yards & rec. TD in Week 16, his 5th-career 100-yard game. Has 20 receptions for 312 yards (104 per game) & 3 TDs in his past 3. Aims for his 4th in row with 75+ rec. yards & TD catch. WR JERMAINE KEARSE had 66 rec. yards & TD catch in last meeting. S JAMAL ADAMS led team with 10 tackles last week. Had 10 tackles & 3 PD in last meeting. Has 20 tackles, 2 PD, FF & FR in his past 3 on road. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NE with 10+ tackles & PD. Is 1 of 2 safeties (JOHN JOHNSON) with 100+ tackles (104) & 10+ PD (12) in 2018. DL HENRY ANDERSON had sack last week. Has 4.5 sacks in his past 3. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack. LB FRANKIE LUVU had sack last week. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 on road. PATRIOTS NOTES NEW ENGLAND had 2 players named for 2019 Pro Bowl: QB TOM BRADY & CB STEPHON GILMORE. QB TOM BRADY has 4,105 pass yards & is 1 of 4 QBs in NFL history with 10+ seasons of 4,000+ pass yards. Completed 20 of 31 (64.5 pct.) for 283 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 115.4 rating in Week 12 meeting. Has 10 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 98.9 rating in his past 4 at home vs. NYJ. Aims for his 5th in row at home & 6th in row overall vs. NYJ with 2+ TD passes. RB SONY MICHEL (rookie) rushed for 116 yards & TD last week. Rushed for 133 yards & TD in only career meeting. Ranks 4th among rookie RBs with 881 rush yards. RB JAMES WHITE had rush TD in Week 16. Had 78 scrimmage yards in Week 12 meeting. Since 2016, leads all RBs in receptions (199), TD catches (14) & ranks 2nd in rec. yards (1,692). WR JULIAN EDELMAN had TD catch last week. Had 84 rec. yards & TD catch in Week 12 meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. NYJ with 80+ rec. yards. TE ROB GRONKOWSKI had rec. TD in last meeting. Has 3 TD catches in his past 4 at home vs. NYJ. DL TREY FLOWERS had sack in last meeting. DL DEATRICH WISE, JR. had sack in Week 12 meeting. CB STEPHON GILMORE had INT & 3 PD in last meeting. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 18 PD. CB J.C. JACKSON had INT last week & ties for 2nd among rookies with 3 INTs. TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts, Evan Washburn (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 133 (NYJ), 81 (NE) XM: 382 (NYJ), 226 (NE)
LEADER: Cowboys lead all-time series, 65-45-2 STREAKS: Cowboys have won past 3 DALLAS COWBOYS Dallas Cowboys (9-6) at New York Giants (5-10) Sunday, December 30, 2018 1:00 PM ET MetLife Stadium Referee: Clay Martin LAST GAME: 9/16/18: Giants 13 at Cowboys 20 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/10/17: Cowboys 30, Giants 10 NEW YORK GIANTS LAST WEEK W 27-20 vs. Tampa Bay LAST WEEK L 28-27 at Indianapolis COACH VS. OPP. Jason Garrett: 10-6 COACH VS. OPP. Pat Shurmur: 0-2 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 20.2/19.3 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 22.3/25.1 OFFENSE 338.8 OFFENSE 350.4 PASSING Dak Prescott: 329-482-3498-18-8-94.7 PASSING Eli Manning: 356-535-3998-19-10-92.7 RUSHING Ezekiel Elliott: 304-1434 (1L)-4.7-6 RUSHING Saquon Barkley (R): 244-1198-4.9-10 RECEIVING Ezekiel Elliott (RB): 77-567-7.4-3 RECEIVING Saquon Barkley (RB) (R): 87-688-7.9-4 DEFENSE 321.8 DEFENSE 368.2 SACKS Demarcus Lawrence: 9.5 SACKS B.J. Hill (R): 5 INTs Leighton Vander Esch (R), Xavier Woods: 2 INTs Alec Ogletree: 5 TAKE/GIVE +2 (18/16) TAKE/GIVE +3 (20/17) PUNTING (NET) Chris Jones: 44.8 (40.0) PUNTING (NET) Riley Dixon: 45.4 (41.7) KICKING Brett Maher: 115 (28/29 PAT; 29/35 FG) KICKING Aldrick Rosas: 118 (28/29 PAT; 30/31 FG) COWBOYS NOTES DALLAS clinched NFC East division title for 2nd time in past 3 seasons. COWBOYS had 5 players named to 2019 Pro Bowl: RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT, CB BYRON JONES, DE DEMARCUS LAWRENCE, G ZACK MARTIN & T TYRON SMITH. QB DAK PRESCOTT completed 20 of 25 (80 pct.) with 1 pass TD vs. 0 INTs for 106.8 rating & had rush TD last week. Has 100+ rating in 4 of his past 5. In his past 3 vs. NYG, has 760 pass yards (253.3 per game) with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 106.7 rating. RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT leads NFL in rush yards (1,434) & scrimmage yards (2,001) in 2018, his 1st-career season with 2,000+ scrimmage yards. Aims for his 9th in row with 100+ scrimmage yards. In 4 career meetings, has 386 scrimmage yards (96.5 per game) & 2 rush TDs. Has 522 scrimmage yards (174 per game) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 3 vs. division. WR AMARI COOPER leads team with 974 rec. yards this season & needs 26 yards for his 3rd career 1,000-yard season. Rookie WR MICHAEL GALLUP had TD catch last week. DE DEMARCUS LAWRENCE had sack in Week 16. Has 2.5 sacks & 4 TFL in his past 3 vs. NYG. Rookie LB LEIGHTON VANDER ESCH led team with career-high 15 tackles last week. Ranks 4th in NFL with 129 tackles. DE RANDY GREGORY had sack, FF & FR in Week 16. Has sack in 3 of his past 4. GIANTS NOTES GIANTS had 3 players named to 2019 Pro Bowl: Rookie RB SAQUON BARKLEY, S LANDON COLLINS & K ALDRICK ROSAS. QB ELI MANNING passed for 309 yards with 1 TD vs. 1 INT for 101.7 rating last week. In his past 2 vs. division, has 494 pass yards (247 per game) with 4 TDs vs. 1 INT for 109 rating. Completed 33 of 44 (75 pct.) for 279 yards with 1 TD vs. 0 INTs for 98.6 rating in last meeting. RB SAQUON BARKLEY (rookie) ranks 3rd in NFL with 1,886 scrimmage yards & ties for 4th with 14 scrimmage TDs. Had 77 scrimmage yards (43 rush, 34 rec.) & rush TD in Week 16. Had 108 scrimmage yards (80 rec., 28 rush) in last meeting. In 5 career games vs. division, has 787 scrimmage yards (157.4 per game) & 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.). Aims for his 6th in row vs. NFC East with 100+ scrimmage yards. WR STERLING SHEPARD had 6 catches for 113 yards last week. In his past 3 at home vs. NFC East, has 18 receptions for 210 yards (70 per game) & TD. TE EVAN ENGRAM had 6 catches for 87 yards in Week 16. Aims for his 3rd in row with 6+ receptions. TE SCOTT SIMONSON had 1st-career TD catch last week. LB OLIVIER VERNON has 4.5 sacks, FF & FR in his past 6 vs. division. Has 3.5 sacks & FF in his past 4. S CURTIS RILEY had INT last week. Has INT in 2 of his past 3. Rookie LB TAE DAVIS had career-high 7 tackles & 2nd-career sack in Week 16. TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis, Pam Oliver (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 111 (Dal), 94 (NYG) XM: 385 (Dal), 230 (NYG)
LEADER: Panthers lead all-time series, 24-23 STREAKS: Saints have won past 3 CAROLINA PANTHERS Carolina Panthers (6-9) at New Orleans Saints (13-2) Sunday, December 30, 2018 1:00 PM ET Mercedes-Benz Superdome Referee: Bill Vinovich LAST GAME: 12/17/18: Saints 12 at Panthers 9 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/3/17: Saints 31, Panthers 21 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS LAST WEEK L 24-10 vs. Atlanta LAST WEEK W 31-28 vs. Pittsburgh COACH VS. OPP. Ron Rivera: 7-8 COACH VS. OPP. Sean Payton: 12-11 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 22.9/24.5 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 32.7/21.3 OFFENSE 373.2 OFFENSE 384.9 PASSING Cam Newton: 320-471-3395-24-13-94.2 PASSING Drew Brees: 364-489-3992-32-5-115.7 (1L) RUSHING Christian McCaffrey: 215-1080-5.0-7 RUSHING Alvin Kamara: 194-883-4.6-14 RECEIVING Christian McCaffrey (RB): 106-845-8.0-6 RECEIVING Michael Thomas: 120 (1L)-1376-11.5-9 DEFENSE 357.1 DEFENSE 347.4 SACKS Mario Addison: 8 SACKS Cameron Jordan: 12 INTs Donte Jackson (R): 4 INTs Many tied: 2 TAKE/GIVE 0 (20/20) TAKE/GIVE +9 (24/15) PUNTING (NET) Michael Palardy: 44.7 (40.6) PUNTING (NET) Thomas Morstead: 47.0 (43.3) KICKING Chandler Catanzaro: 13 (4/4 PAT; 3/3 FG) KICKING Wil Lutz: 134 (50/51 PAT; 28/30 FG) PANTHERS NOTES PANTHERS had 2 players named to 2019 Pro Bowl: LB LUKE KUECHLY & G TRAI TURNER. QB KYLE ALLEN (rookie) is expected to make 1st-career start in. RB CHRISTIAN MC CAFFREY had 120 scrimmage yards (53 rush, 67 rec.) & 50-yard TD pass in last meeting & became 1st player since 1985 with 50+ rush yards, 50+ rec. yards & 50+ pass yards in single game. Leads NFL RBs with 106 receptions, most by RB in single season in NFL history. Joined HOFer LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON (2003) & MATT FORTÉ (2014) as only players in NFL history with 1,000+ rush yards (1,080) & 100+ receptions (106) in single season. In 7 road games this season, has 795 scrimmage yards (113.6 per game) & 6 TDs (3 rush, 3 rec.). Aims for his 3rd in row on road vs. division with 130+ scrimmage yards. WR D.J. MOORE ranks 2nd among NFL rookies with 707 rec. yards. Has 16 catches for 268 yards (89.3 per game) & TD catch in his past 3 on road. Rookie TE IAN THOMAS had 48 rec. yards & 1st-career TD last week. LB LUKE KUECHLY had 13 tackles, 2 TFL & PD in Week 15 meeting. Aims for his 6th in row vs. NO with 8+ tackles. In his past 7 on road vs. NFC South, has 63 tackles, 10 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 3 FRs, INT & 5 PD. CB JAMES BRADBERRY had INT & FF in last meeting, his 2nd-career game with both INT & FF. DE MARIO ADDISON has 3.5 sacks & FF in his past 4 vs. division. SAINTS NOTES SAINTS had 5 players named to 2019 Pro Bowl: T TERRON ARMSTEAD, QB DREW BREES, DE CAMERON JORDAN, WR MICHAEL THOMAS & C MAX UNGER. QB DREW BREES leads NFL in comp. pct. (74.4) & rating (115.7) this season. In his past 3 at home vs. Car., has 1,016 pass yards (338.7 per game) with 8 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 106 rating. In his past 8 at home vs. division, has 2,521 pass yards (315.1 per game) with 19 TDs vs. 4 INTs for 114.4 rating. RB ALVIN KAMARA had 105 scrimmage yards (82 rec., 23 rush) & 2 rush TDs last week. Had 103 scrimmage yards (67 rush, 36 rec.) & rush TD in Week 15 meeting. In 5 career home games vs. NFC South, has 607 scrimmage yards (121.4 per game) & 7 TDs (5 rush, 2 rec.). Aims for his 8th in row vs. division with 85+ scrimmage yards. RB MARK INGRAM has 761 scrimmage yards (84.6 per game) & 5 rush TDs in his past 9 meetings. WR MICHAEL THOMAS leads NFL in receptions (120) & ranks 7th in rec. yards (1,376) in 2018. Has 1,464 rec. yards (91.5 per game) & 7 TD catches in 16 career games vs. division. DE CAMERON JORDAN has 6.5 sacks in his past 6 at home vs. NFC South. Has 2+ sacks in 2 of his past 3 at home vs. division. LB DEMARIO DAVIS led team with 8 tackles & had sack in last meeting. DT SHELDON RANKINS had FF in Week 16. Has career-high 8 sacks this season. TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber, Kristina Pink (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 106 (Car), 83 (NO) XM: 386 (Car), 225 (NO)
Atlanta Falcons (6-9) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-10) Sunday, December 30, 2018 1:00 PM ET Raymond James Stadium Referee: Brad Allen LEADER: Falcons lead all-time series, 26-24 STREAKS: Falcons have won past 4 ATLANTA FALCONS LAST GAME: 10/14/18: Buccaneers 29 at Falcons 34 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/18/17: Falcons 24, Buccaneers 21 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS LAST WEEK W 24-10 at Carolina LAST WEEK L 27-20 at Dallas COACH VS. OPP. Dan Quinn: 4-3 COACH VS. OPP. Dirk Koetter: 1-4 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 25.3/26.1 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 24.3/28.7 OFFENSE 382.5 OFFENSE 414.3 PASSING Matt Ryan: 391-564-4546-33-6-108.5 PASSING Jameis Winston: 222-343-2647-15-13-87.0 RUSHING Tevin Coleman: 159-755-4.7-3 RUSHING Peyton Barber: 219-805-3.7-5 RECEIVING Julio Jones: 104-1539 (1L)-14.8-7 RECEIVING Mike Evans: 80-1418-17.7-6 DEFENSE 381.3 DEFENSE 376.3 SACKS Many tied: 6 SACKS Jason Pierre-Paul: 11.5 INTs Damontae Kazee: 6 INTs Andrew Adams: 3 TAKE/GIVE +1 (18/17) TAKE/GIVE -18 (16/34) PUNTING (NET) Matt Bosher: 45.2 (39.8) PUNTING (NET) Bryan Anger: 44.6 (38.6) KICKING Matt Bryant: 83 (29/31 PAT; 18/19 FG) KICKING Cairo Santos: 36 (15/15 PAT; 7/10 FG) FALCONS NOTES FALCONS had 2 players named to 2019 Pro Bowl: WR JULIO JONES & C ALEX MACK. QB MATT RYAN passed for 239 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 126.9 rating in Week 16. In his past 5 vs. TB, has completed 126 of 180 (70 pct.) for 1,562 yards (312.4 per game) with 11 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 116.9 rating. Has 1,617 pass yards (323.4 per game) with 15 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 124.9 rating in 5 games vs. division this season. Aims for his 6th in row vs. NFC South with 2+ pass TDs & 100+ rating. RB TEVIN COLEMAN has career-highs in rush yards (755) & scrimmage yards (1,022) this season. In his past 3 vs. TB, has 255 scrimmage yards (85 per game) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.). Aims for his 3rd in row vs. TB with TD. RB BRIAN HILL rushed 8 times for career-high 115 yards (14.4 avg.) in Week 16. WR JULIO JONES leads NFL with 1,539 rec. yards & ties for 7th with 104 receptions this season. Has 3 career seasons with 100+ catches & 1,500+ rec. yards. Had TD catch last week. Aims for his 4th in row with TD. Rookie WR CALVIN RIDLEY had team-high 90 rec. yards & TD last week. Leads NFL rookies with 789 rec. yards & 9 TD catches. LB DEION JONES led team with 14 tackles & had FF last week. Has 34 tackles (11.3 per game), FF & INT in his past 3 vs. division. Aims for his 4th in row vs. NFC South with 10+ tackles. CB BRIAN POOLE had INT in Week 16. Aims for his 3rd in row with INT. BUCCANEERS NOTES QB JAMEIS WINSTON completed 34 of 48 (70.8 pct.) for 336 yards with 1 TD vs. 0 INTs for 97.2 rating in Week 16. In his past 3 at home, has 774 pass yards (258 per game) with 6 TDs vs. 1 INT for 100.1 rating. Has 1,236 pass yards (309 per game) with 14 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 120.4 rating in his past 4 meetings. Aims for his 5th in row vs. Atl. with 3+ pass TDs & 110+ rating. RB PEYTON BARBER has career-highs in rush yards (805) & rush TDs (5) this season. Had 106 scrimmage yards (82 rush, 24 rec.) & TD catch in last meeting. Has 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 3 vs. Atl. Has rush TD in 2 of his past 3 at home vs. NFC South. RB JACQUIZZ RODGERS had 7 receptions for 55 yards & rush TD in Week 16. WR MIKE EVANS had 6 receptions for 90 yards & TD last week. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 1,418 rec. yards & 1st averaging 17.7 yards per catch (min. 50 receptions) this season. Has 5 TD catches in his past 6 vs. Atl. In 7 home games this season, has 628 rec. yards (89.7 per game) & 2 TDs. WR ADAM HUMPHRIES tied career-high with 10 receptions for 79 yards last week. Has TD in 2 of his past 3 at home. DE JASON PIERRE-PAUL has 2 sacks & FR in his past 4 vs. division. Leads TB with 11.5 sacks this season. Had sack in last meeting. Rookie DT VITA VEA had sack in Week 16. LB LAVONTE DAVID has 10+ tackles in 3 of his past 4. In his past 3 at home vs. Atl., has 29 tackles (9.7 per game) 5 TFL & INT. TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Dick Stockton, Mark Schlereth, Jennifer Hale (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 134 (Atl), 105 (TB) XM: 381 (Atl), 234 (TB)
LEADER: Ravens lead all-time series, 29-10 STREAKS: Ravens have won 5 of past 6 CLEVELAND BROWNS Cleveland Browns (7-7-1) at Baltimore Ravens (9-6) Sunday, December 30, 2018 4:25 PM ET M&T Bank Stadium Referee: Shawn Smith LAST GAME: 10/7/18: Ravens 9 at Browns 12 (OT) LAST GAME AT SITE: 9/17/17: Ravens 24, Browns 10 BALTIMORE RAVENS LAST WEEK W 26-18 vs. Cincinnati LAST WEEK W 22-10 at Los Angeles Chargers COACH VS. OPP. Gregg Williams: 0-0 COACH VS. OPP. John Harbaugh: 18-3 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 22.3/24.4 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 24.2/17.5 (1L) OFFENSE 364.9 OFFENSE 369.1 PASSING Baker Mayfield (R): 287-444-3349-24-11-95.1 PASSING Lamar Jackson (R): 85-146-1022-6-3-84.9 RUSHING Nick Chubb (R): 183-972-5.3-8 RUSHING Gus Edwards (R): 125-642-5.1-2 RECEIVING Jarvis Landry: 76-874-11.5-3 RECEIVING Willie Snead: 61-626-10.3-1 DEFENSE 388.3 DEFENSE 284.1 (1L) SACKS Myles Garrett: 12.5 SACKS Za Darius Smith: 8.5 INTs Damarious Randall: 4 INTs Brandon Carr, Marlon Humphrey: 2 TAKE/GIVE +9 (30/21) TAKE/GIVE -5 (14/19) PUNTING (NET) Britton Colquitt: 45.4 (38.1) PUNTING (NET) Sam Koch: 47.3 (39.9) KICKING Greg Joseph (R): 70 (22/26 PAT; 16/18 FG) KICKING Justin Tucker: 127 (34/35 PAT; 31/35 FG) BROWNS NOTES CLEVELAND had 2 players named to 2019 Pro Bowl: DE MYLES GARRETT & rookie CB DENZEL WARD. QB BAKER MAYFIELD (rookie) passed for 284 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 121.9 rating last week. Had 342 pass yards & 1 TD vs. 1 INT for 81.7 rating in last meeting. Has 2+ TD passes in 5 of his 6 career road starts. Has 10 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 105.5 rating in 4 career games vs. division. Has 24 TD passes in 2018, 2nd-most by a rookie QB selected No. 1 in common draft era. RB NICK CHUBB (rookie) rushed for 112 yards in Week 16. Has 6 TDs (5 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 6 on road. Has 75+ scrimmage yards in 5 of his past 6 on road. Has 243 scrimmage yards (121.5 per game) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 2 vs. division. Is 1 of 3 rookies (SAQUON BARKLEY & PHILLIP LINDSAY) with 1,000+ scrimmage yards (1,125) & 10+ TDs (10) in 2018. WR JARVIS LANDRY has 5+ catches in 7 of his past 9 vs. AFC North. TE DAVID NJOKU had 73 rec. yards & TD catch last week. Had 69 rec. yards in last meeting. Had TD catch in only career game at Bal. (9/17/17). DE MYLES GARRETT has 5.5 sacks, 4 TFL & FF in his past 5 on road. Has 6.5 sacks & 3 FFs in 8 career games vs. division. LB JOE SCHOBERT had sack & FF last week. Has 27 tackles, 3 PD, 2 FRs, FF & sack in his past 4 vs. division. LB JAMIE COLLINS has 29 tackles (9.7 per game), 4 TFL & 2 sacks in his past 3 vs. Bal. RAVENS NOTES BALTIMORE had 3 players named to 2019 Pro Bowl: LB C.J. MOSLEY, S ERIC WEDDLE & G MARSHAL YANDA. QB LAMAR JACKSON (rookie) passed for career-high 204 yards & 1 TD vs. 0 INTs for 101.3 rating last week. Has completed 41 of 67 (61.2 pct.) & has 285 rush yards (95 per game) & rush TD in 3 career home starts. RB GUS EDWARDS (rookie) had 105 scrimmage yards (92 rush, 13 rec.) in Week 16. Has 337 rush yards (112.3 per game) & 2 TDs in his past 3 at home. Aims for his 4th in row at home with 100+ rush yards. RB KENNETH DIXON has rush TD in 2 of his past 3 at home. WR WILLIE SNEAD IV aims for his 6th in row vs. division with 5+ receptions & 50+ rec. yards. Rookie TE MARK ANDREWS had 68-yard TD catch in Week 16. Leads rookie TEs in rec. yards (498), ties for 3rd in receptions (30) & ranks 4th in TD catches (3). LB TERRELL SUGGS had sack in Week 5 meeting. Has 19 career sacks vs. Cle., most vs. any opponent. Has 4 sacks, 2 FFs & FR in his past 4 at home vs. Cle. Aims for his 3rd in row at home vs. Cle. with sack & FF. S ERIC WEDDLE had sack in last meeting. Has 4 INTs & 4 PD in his past 5 vs. Cle. Aims for his 3rd in row at home vs. Cle. with INT & PD. LB PATRICK ONWUASOR had teamhigh 9 tackles, 2 sacks & FF last week, his 2nd-career multisack game. CB TAVON YOUNG had 62-yard FR-TD in Week 16, his 2nd-career TD. TV: CBS (4:25 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 98 (Cle), 82 (Bal) XM: 390 (Cle), 227 (Bal)
LEADER: Broncos lead all-time series, 65-51-1 STREAKS: Broncos have won 3 of past 4 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS Los Angeles Chargers (11-4) at Denver Broncos (6-9) Sunday, December 30, 2018 4:25 PM ET Broncos Stadium at Mile High Referee: John Parry LAST GAME: 11/18/18: Broncos 23 at Chargers 22 LAST GAME AT SITE: 9/11/17: Broncos 24, Chargers 21 DENVER BRONCOS LAST WEEK L 22-10 vs. Baltimore LAST WEEK L 27-14 at Oakland COACH VS. OPP. Anthony Lynn: 1-2 COACH VS. OPP. Vance Joseph: 2-1 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 27.0/21.3 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 21.3/21.7 OFFENSE 379.1 OFFENSE 348.8 PASSING Philip Rivers: 333-484-4132-31-10-107.7 PASSING Case Keenum: 334-538-3598-17-14-81.4 RUSHING Melvin Gordon: 165-843-5.1-10 RUSHING Phillip Lindsay (R): 192-1037-5.4-9 RECEIVING Keenan Allen: 93-1132-12.2-6 RECEIVING Courtland Sutton (R): 41-679-16.6-4 DEFENSE 331.3 DEFENSE 371.1 SACKS Melvin Ingram: 7 SACKS Von Miller: 14.5 INTs Derwin James (R), Desmond King: 3 INTs Chris Harris, Jr., Justin Simmons: 3 TAKE/GIVE +1 (16/15) TAKE/GIVE +7 (24/17) PUNTING (NET) Donnie Jones: 41.8 (38.0) PUNTING (NET) Colby Wadman (R): 45.0 (38.2) KICKING Michael Badgley (R): 69 (24/25 PAT; 15/16 FG) KICKING Brandon McManus: 92 (35/35 PAT; 19/24 FG) CHARGERS NOTES LOS ANGELES had 7 players named to 2019 Pro Bowl: WR KEENAN ALLEN, RB MELVIN GORDON, DE MELVIN INGRAM, rookie S DERWIN JAMES, ST ADRIAN PHILLIPS, C MIKE POUNCEY & QB PHILIP RIVERS. QB PHILIP RIVERS passed for 401 yards with 2 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 91.3 rating in Week 11 meeting. Has 4,132 pass yards & is 1 of 4 QBs in NFL history with 10+ seasons of 4,000+ pass yards. Has 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 6 of 7 road games in 2018. RB MELVIN GORDON had rush TD last week. Had 156 scrimmage yards (87 rec., 69 rush) in last meeting. Has 234 scrimmage yards (117 per game) & rec. TD in 2 career games at Den. Has 438 scrimmage yards (146 per game) & 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 3 on road. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 120+ scrimmage yards & TD. WR KEENAN ALLEN had nine receptions for 89 yards & TD in Week 11 meeting. Has 4 TDs in 3 career games at Den. Aims for his 4th in row at Den. with TD catch. Needs 7 receptions for 2nd-straight 100+ catch season. TE ANTONIO GATES had 80 rec. yards & TD catch in Week 11 meeting. Has 4 rec. TDs in his past 4 at Den. LB MELVIN INGRAM had 2 FRs last week. Has 3.5 sacks in his past 4 vs. Den. Aims for his 4th in row at Den. with sack. DE JOEY BOSA had 1.5 sacks in his last game at Den. (9/11/17). Rookie S DERWIN JAMES is only player in NFL with 90+ tackles (99), 3+ sacks (3.5) & 3+ INTs (3). BRONCOS NOTES DENVER had 2 players named to 2019 Pro Bowl: rookie RB PHILLIP LINDSAY & LB VON MILLER. QB CASE KEENUM had 202 pass yards & 2 TDs vs. 2 INTs in Week 16. Passed for 205 yards in last meeting. Has career-high 3,598 pass yards in 2018. Has 2+ TD passes in 2 of his past 3 vs. AFC West. RB PHILLIP LINDSAY (rookie) had 106 scrimmage yards (79 rush, 27 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in Week 11 meeting. Has 1,037 rush yards & is 3rd undrafted rookie (DOMINIC RHODES & LE GARRETTE BLOUNT) since 1970 with 1,000+ rush yards. Rookie RB ROYCE FREEMAN had rush TD in last meeting. WR COURTLAND SUTTON (rookie) had 65 rec. yards & TD catch in Week 16. Had 78 rec. yards in Week 11 meeting. Has TD catch in 2 of his past 3 on road. Ties for 4th among rookies in rec. TDs (4) & ranks 4th in rec. yards (679). Ranks 4th among AFC WRs with 16.6 yards per catch average (min. 40 receptions). Rookie WR DAE SEAN HAMILTON had TD catch last week. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with rec. TD. LB VON MILLER had sack & INT in last meeting. Ties for 3rd in NFL with 14.5 sacks. Since entering league in 2011, leads NFL with 98 sacks. Rookie LB BRADLEY CHUBB had sack & 2 TFL in Week 11 meeting. Is only rookie with 10+ sacks (12) in 2018. Miller & Chubb are 1 of 2 pairs of defensive teammates (CHRIS JONES & DEE FORD) with 12+ sacks each this season. TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 136 (LAC), 108 (Den) XM: 389 (LAC), 228 (Den)
LEADER: Chiefs lead all-time series, 62-52-2 STREAKS: Chiefs have won 7 of past 8 OAKLAND RAIDERS Oakland Raiders (4-11) at Kansas City Chiefs (11-4) Sunday, December 30, 2018 4:25 PM ET Arrowhead Stadium Referee: Shawn Hochuli LAST GAME: 12/2/18: Chiefs 40 at Raiders 33 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/10/17: Chiefs 26, Raiders 15 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS LAST WEEK L 27-14 vs. Denver LAST WEEK L 38-31 at Seattle COACH VS. OPP. Jon Gruden: 7-4 COACH VS. OPP. Andy Reid: 10-4 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 19.1/29.8 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 35.3 (1L)/27.9 OFFENSE 339.1 OFFENSE 426.7 (1L) PASSING Derek Carr: 357-520-3864-19-8-96.0 PASSING Patrick Mahomes: 369-556-4816-48 (1L)-11-114.0 RUSHING Doug Martin: 151-623-4.1-4 RUSHING Patrick Mahomes (QB): 58-271-4.7-2 RECEIVING Jalen Richard (RB): 66-590-8.9-0 RECEIVING Travis Kelce (TE): 98-1274-13.0-10 DEFENSE 379.5 DEFENSE 413.1 SACKS Maurice Hurst (R): 4 SACKS Chris Jones: 15.5 INTs Marcus Gilchrist: 3 INTs Steven Nelson: 4 TAKE/GIVE -4 (16/20) TAKE/GIVE +6 (23/17) PUNTING (NET) Johnny Townsend (R): 43.0 (38.2) PUNTING (NET) Dustin Colquitt: 45.3 (40.8) KICKING Daniel Carlson (R): 63 (18/18 PAT; 15/16 FG) KICKING Harrison Butker: 132 (60/64 PAT; 24/27 FG) RAIDERS NOTES QB DEREK CARR had 89.7 rating last week. Completed 29 of 38 (76.3 pct.) for 285 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 123.2 rating in last meeting. Has 913 pass yards (304.3 per game) & 7 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 94.7 rating in his past 3 vs. KC. Needs 136 pass yards for 1st-career 4,000-yard season. RB DOUG MARTIN rushed for 107 yards & TD in Week 16. Had rush TD in Week 13 meeting. Had 105 scrimmage yards (63 rush, 42 rec.) in his only career game at KC (11/20/16 with TB). Has rush TD in 4 of his past 5. RB JALEN RICHARD had rush TD last week. Had 126 scrimmage yards (95 rush, 31 rec.) in last meeting. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 6 on road. Ranks 2nd among AFC RBs with 66 catches. TE JARED COOK had 7 receptions for 100 yards & TD catch in last meeting. Has rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 on road & 2 of his past 3 at KC. Ranks 2nd among AFC TEs in rec. yards (868), receptions (65) & ranks 3rd in rec. TDs (6). WR JORDY NELSON led team with 7 receptions for 75 yards last week. Had 10 catches for 97 yards in Week 13 meeting. LB TAHIR WHITEHEAD had 7 tackles & FF in last meeting. Has 7+ tackles in 4 of his past 5 on road. Ranks 5th in AFC with 117 tackles & is 1 of 6 players with 100+ tackles in each of past 3 seasons. S KARL JOSEPH had sack last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack & TFL. S ERIK HARRIS had INT last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with INT & PD. CHIEFS NOTES KANSAS CITY had 6 players named to 2019 Pro Bowl: T ERIC FISHER, LB DEE FORD, WR TYREEK HILL, TE TRAVIS KELCE, QB PATRICK MAHOMES & FB ANTHONY SHERMAN. QB PATRICK MAHOMES passed for 273 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 103.4 rating last week. Had 295 pass yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 120 rating & had career-high 52 rush yards in Week 13 meeting. Leads NFL with 48 TD passes, tied for 4th-most pass TDs in single season in NFL history. Has 10 games with 3+ TD passes in 2018, most in league. Has 110+ passer rating in 5 of his 7 career home starts. RB DAMIEN WILLIAMS had 140 scrimmage yards (103 rush, 37 rec.) & TD catch last week, his 1st-career 100-rush yard game. Has 5 TDs (3 rush, 2 rec.) in his past 3. Aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ scrimmage yards & TD. RB SPENCER WARE has rush TD in 4 of his 5 career games vs. Oak. TE TRAVIS KELCE had 12 catches for 168 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. Has 1,274 rec. yards in 2018 & needs 54 rec. yards to surpass ROB GRONKOWSKI (1,327 in 2011) for most by TE in single season in NFL history. WR TYREEK HILL is 1 of 3 (DE ANDRE HOPKINS & DAVANTE ADAMS) with 1,300+ rec. yards (1,378) & 10+ TD catches (11) in 2018. DL CHRIS JONES has sack in NFL-record 11 straight games. Had 1.5 sacks in Week 13 meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Oak with sack. LB DEE FORD had 1.5 sacks & FF in last meeting. Has 4.5 sacks & 2 FFs in his past 5 vs. Oak. Has 8 sacks & 4 FFs in his past 7 at home. TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Bruce Arians, Melanie Collins (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 103 (Oak), 146 (KC) XM: 391 (Oak), 233 (KC)
LEADER: 49ers lead all-time series, 68-66-3 STREAKS: Rams have won 2 of past 3 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS San Francisco 49ers (4-11) at Los Angeles Rams (12-3) Sunday, December 30, 2018 4:25 PM ET Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Referee: Jerome Boger LAST GAME: 10/21/18: Rams 39 at 49ers 10 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/31/17: 49ers 34, Rams 13 LOS ANGELES RAMS LAST WEEK L 14-9 vs. Chicago LAST WEEK W 31-9 at Arizona COACH VS. OPP. Kyle Shanahan: 1-2 COACH VS. OPP. Sean McVay: 2-1 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 20.7/25.8 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 31.9/23.5 OFFENSE 358.5 OFFENSE 424.1 PASSING Nick Mullens: 153-241-1995-10-7-91.2 PASSING Jared Goff: 349-535-4489-28-12-99.5 RUSHING Matt Breida: 153-814-5.3-3 RUSHING Todd Gurley: 256-1251-4.9-17 (1L) RECEIVING George Kittle (TE): 79-1228-15.5-4 RECEIVING Robert Woods: 84-1195-14.2-6 DEFENSE 344.6 DEFENSE 356.4 SACKS DeForest Buckner: 12 SACKS Aaron Donald: 19.5 (1L) INTs Antone Exum, Jr.: 1 INTs John Johnson: 4 TAKE/GIVE -21 (7/28) TAKE/GIVE +7 (26/19) PUNTING (NET) Bradley Pinion: 43.5 (39.0) PUNTING (NET) Johnny Hekker: 46.6 (43.0) KICKING Robbie Gould: 120 (24/26 PAT; 32/33 FG) KICKING Greg Zuerlein: 104 (29/30 PAT; 25/29 FG) 49ERS NOTES 49ers had 2 players named to 2019 Pro Bowl: FB KYLE JUSZCZYK & TE GEORGE KITTLE. QB NICK MULLENS has 848 pass yards (282.7 per game) with 3 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 90.8 rating in his past 3. Has 275+ pass yards & 100+ rating in 2 of his past 3. In 2 career games vs. NFC West, has 689 pass yards (344.5 per game) with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT for 101.1 rating. RB MATT BREIDA has 451 scrimmage yards (90.2 per game) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 5. Has 1,075 scrimmage yards in 2018, his 1st-career season with 1,000+ scrimmage yards. Rookie RB JEFF WILSON, JR. has 95+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 4. TE GEORGE KITTLE led team with 7 receptions for 74 yards last week. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 775 YAC & ranks 2nd among TEs with 1,228 rec. yards this season. His 1,228 rec. yards are most by SF TE in single season in franchise history. In his past 2 vs. LAR, has 198 rec. yards (99 per game) & TD. WR KENDRICK BOURNE had 73 rec. yards in Week 16. DL DE FOREST BUCKNER leads team with careerhigh 12 sacks this season. Had sack & FR last week. Has 3 sacks, FR & 5 TFL in his past 2. Has 4 sacks & 6 TFL in his past 2 vs. NFC West. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. division with 2+ sacks. LB ELIJAH LEE tied career-high with 12 tackles in Week 16. Aims for his 3rd in row with 10+ tackles. Since entering league in 2011, CB RICHARD SHERMAN leads NFL with 32 INTs & ranks 2nd with 103 PD. RAMS NOTES RAMS had 4 players named to 2019 Pro Bowl: DT AARON DONALD, QB JARED GOFF, RB TODD GURLEY & ST CORY LITTLETON. QB JARED GOFF completed 19 of 24 (79.2 pct.) for 216 yards with 1 pass TD vs. 0 INTs for 118.1 rating & had rush TD last week. In 7 home games this season, has 2,538 pass yards (362.6 per game) with 18 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 115.2 rating. Has 5 pass TDs vs. 0 INTs for 137.8 rating in his past 2 vs. SF. RB TODD GURLEY leads NFL with 21 scrimmage TDs & ranks 4th with 1,831 scrimmage yards this season. Needs 169 scrimmage yards in for his 2nd consecutive 2,000-yard season (2,093 scrimmage yards in 2017). In 5 career games vs. SF, has 510 scrimmage yards (102 per game) & 8 TDs (6 rush, 2 rec.). RB C.J. ANDERSON rushed for 167 yards & TD in team debut last week. WR ROBERT WOODS had 89 rec. yards & 2 TDs (1 rec., 1 rush) in Week 16, his 4th career multi-td game. In 5 games vs. division in 2018, has 520 scrimmage yards (104 per game) & 2 TDs (1 rec., 1 rush). WR BRANDIN COOKS had 64 rec. yards & TD in last meeting. Has TD catch in 2 of 3 career meetings. DT AARON DONALD had 7 tackles & 3 sacks last week. Leads NFL with 19.5 sacks this season & needs 3 sacks in Week 17 to tie HOFer MICHAEL STRAHAN (22.5 in 2001) for most sacks in single season since 1982. Has 7 games with 2+ sacks this season, tied for 2nd-most in single season since 1982. TV: FOX (4:25 PM ET): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman, Shannon Spake (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 133 (SF), 119 (LAR) XM: 382 (SF), 235 (LAR)
LEADER: Vikings lead all-time series, 60-52-2 STREAKS: Vikings have won 3 of past 4 CHICAGO BEARS Chicago Bears (11-4) at Minnesota Vikings (8-6-1) Sunday, December 30, 2018 4:25 PM ET U.S. Bank Stadium Referee: Clete Blakeman LAST GAME: 11/18/18: Vikings 20 at Bears 25 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/31/17: Vikings 23, Bears 10 MINNESOTA VIKINGS LAST WEEK W 14-9 at San Francisco LAST WEEK W 27-9 at Detroit COACH VS. OPP. Matt Nagy: 1-0 COACH VS. OPP. Mike Zimmer: 6-3 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 26.5/18.2 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 23.3/21.1 OFFENSE 344.7 OFFENSE 357.7 PASSING Mitchell Trubisky: 271-408-3060-24-12-96.0 PASSING Kirk Cousins: 405-573-4166-29-10-100.9 RUSHING Jordan Howard: 229-826-3.6-7 RUSHING Dalvin Cook: 122-576-4.7-2 RECEIVING Tarik Cohen (RB): 69-717-10.4-5 RECEIVING Adam Thielen: 110-1335-12.1-9 DEFENSE 308.7 DEFENSE 308.2 SACKS Khalil Mack: 12.5 SACKS Danielle Hunter: 14.5 INTs Kyle Fuller: 7 (T1L) INTs Anthony Harris, Harrison Smith: 3 TAKE/GIVE +12 (36/24) TAKE/GIVE 0 (20/20) PUNTING (NET) Patrick O Donnell: 45.1 (39.5) PUNTING (NET) Matt Wile: 44.7 (40.7) KICKING Cody Parkey: 107 (41/43 PAT; 22/29 FG) KICKING Dan Bailey: 89 (29/30 PAT; 20/27 FG) BEARS NOTES BEARS had 5 players named to 2019 Pro Bowl: RB TARIK COHEN, CB KYLE FULLER, DT AKIEM HICKS, S EDDIE JACKSON & LB KHALIL MACK. QB MITCHELL TRUBISKY completed 25 of 29 (careerhigh 86.2 pct.) for 246 yards with 1 TD vs. 0 INTs for 113.5 rating in Week 16. In his past 3 vs. NFC North, has completed 63 of 89 (70.8 pct.) for 755 yards (251.7 per game) with 6 pass TDs vs. 2 INTs for 109.5 rating & rush TD. Is 1 of 2 QBs in 2018 (DESHAUN WATSON) with 400+ rush yards (405) & 95+ rating (96). RB JORDAN HOWARD rushed for 53 yards & TD last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with rush TD. RB TARIK COHEN is 1 of 3 players (CHRISTIAN MC CAFFREY & EMMANUEL SANDERS) with rush TD (2), TD catch (5) & pass TD (1) this season. Has 1,137 scrimmage yards in 2018, his 1st-career 1,000-yard season. WR ALLEN ROBINSON led team with 6 receptions for 85 yards last week. Has team-high 754 rec. yards in 2018. Rookie WR ANTHONY MILLER had TD catch last week. Has TD in 4 of his past 7. LB KHALIL MACK has 4.5 sacks & FF in his past 4. Had sack, FF & FR in his last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Min. with sack. Leads team with 12.5 sacks this season, his 4th consecutive season with 10+ sacks. Rookie LB ROQUAN SMITH had 9 tackles & sack in Week 16. In 5 career games vs. division, has 41 tackles & 3 sacks. VIKINGS NOTES VIKINGS had 4 players named to 2019 Pro Bowl: LB ANTHONY BARR, DE DANIELLE HUNTER, S HARRISON SMITH & WR ADAM THIELEN. QB KIRK COUSINS ranks 3rd in NFL with 405 completions, his 2nd-career season with 400+ completions. Has 4,166 pass yards in 2018, his 4th consecutive season with 4,000+ pass yards. Completed 21 of 28 (75 pct.) for 253 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 137.9 rating last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 2+ TD passes & 110+ rating. Has 100+ rating in 2 of 3 career meetings. RB DALVIN COOK had 108 scrimmage yards (73 rush, 35 rec.) last week. In his past 4, has 460 scrimmage yards (115 per game) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.). RB LATAVIUS MURRAY had 111 rush yards & 2 TDs in last home meeting. WR ADAM THIELEN ranks 4th in NFL with 110 receptions & 5th with 1,335 rec. yards. Is 3rd undrafted WR in common draft era with 100+ catches & 1,300+ rec. yards in single season. WR STEFON DIGGS aims for his 7th in row vs. NFC North with TD catch. Has 19 receptions for 191 yards (95.5 per game) & 2 TDs in his past 2 vs. Chi. TE KYLE RUDOLPH had 9 catches for career-high 122 yards & 2 TDs last week. DE DANIELLE HUNTER has 3 sacks in his past 3. Has 5.5 sacks & FR in his past 5 at home vs. division. DE EVERSON GRIFFEN aims for his 3rd in row & 3rd in row vs. division with sack. Has 3.5 sacks in his past 4 vs. NFC North. TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 134 (Chi), 113 (Min) XM: 381 (Chi), 231 (Min)
LEADER: Steelers lead all-time series, 61-35 STREAKS: Steelers have won past 6 CINCINNATI BENGALS Cincinnati Bengals (6-9) at Pittsburgh Steelers (8-6-1) Sunday, December 30, 2018 4:25 PM ET Heinz Field Referee: Carl Cheffers LAST GAME: 10/14/18: Steelers 28 at Bengals 21 LAST GAME AT SITE: 10/22/17: Steelers 29, Bengals 14 PITTSBURGH STEELERS LAST WEEK L 26-18 at Cleveland LAST WEEK L 31-28 at New Orleans COACH VS. OPP. Marvin Lewis: 8-23 COACH VS. OPP. Mike Tomlin: 18-5 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 23.7/29.3 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 27.5/23.1 OFFENSE 318.4 OFFENSE 407.3 PASSING Jeff Driskel: 93-152-908-6-2-85.6 PASSING Ben Roethlisberger: 421-630-4842 (1L)-33-15-97.3 RUSHING Joe Mixon: 224-1063-4.7-8 RUSHING James Conner: 201-909-4.5-12 RECEIVING Tyler Boyd: 76-1028-13.5-7 RECEIVING JuJu Smith-Schuster: 106-1389-13.1-6 DEFENSE 418.3 DEFENSE 335.9 SACKS Geno Atkins: 10 SACKS T.J. Watt: 12 INTs Shawn Williams: 4 INTs Joe Haden: 2 TAKE/GIVE 0 (17/17) TAKE/GIVE -10 (15/25) PUNTING (NET) Kevin Huber: 43.7 (39.1) PUNTING (NET) Jordan Berry: 44.2 (38.9) KICKING Randy Bullock: 89 (38/40 PAT; 17/21 FG) KICKING Chris Boswell: 82 (43/48 PAT; 13/20 FG) BENGALS NOTES CINCINNATI had 1 player named to 2019 Pro Bowl: DT GENO ATKINS. QB JEFF DRISKEL had 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & career-high 123.4 rating in Week 16. Has 108.9 rating in 3 career road games. Aims for 3rd in row on road with 1+ TD pass & 0 INTs. RB JOE MIXON has 596 scrimmage yards (119.2 per game) & 3 rush TDs in his past 5. Had 84 scrimmage yards & rush TD in last meeting. Is 1 of 2 AFC RBs (PHILLIP LINDSAY) with 1,000+ rush yards (1,063) & 8+ rush TDs (8) in 2018. Is 1 of 3 AFC players (MELVIN GORDON & TYREEK HILL) with 5+ games of 130+ scrimmage yards in 2018. WR JOHN ROSS had TD catch in Week 16. Has 4 rec. TDs in his past 5 on road. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. AFC North & 4th in row on road with TD catch. TE C.J. UZOMAH had rec. TD in Week 16, his 5th-career TD. DT GENO ATKINS has 3 sacks & 4 TFL in his past 5. Since entering NFL in 2010, leads all DTs with 71 sacks. Is 1 of 5 with 9+ sacks in each of past 4 seasons. DE CARLOS DUNLAP has 4 TFL & 2 PD in his past 4 vs. Pit. Rookie S JESSIE BATES led team with 9 tackles last week. Had 10 tackles in only career meeting. Ranks 3rd among safeties with 108 tackles in 2018. Is only rookie with 100+ tackles & 3+ INTs (3) this season. Bates & S SHAWN WILLIAMS (100 tackles) are the only safety teammates in NFL with 100+ tackles each. STEELERS NOTES PITTSBURGH had 6 players named to 2019 Pro Bowl: WR ANTONIO BROWN, RB JAMES CONNER, G DAVID DE CASTRO, DT CAMERON HEYWARD, C MAURKICE POUNCEY & T ALEJANDRO VILLANUEVA. QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER passed for 380 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 108.8 rating last week. Had 369 pass yards & 1 TD vs. 0 INTs for 100.7 rating in last meeting. Is 6-0 with 92.7 rating in his past 6 starts vs. Cin. Leads NFL with 4,842 pass yards & needs 158 pass yards to become 6th player in NFL history with 5,000+ pass yards in single season. RB JAMES CONNER had 129 scrimmage yards (111 rush, 18 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in Week 6 meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. AFC North with 125+ scrimmage yards & TD. WR ANTONIO BROWN had 14 catches for 185 yards & 2 TDs last week. Had 105 rec. yards & TD catch in last meeting. Leads NFL with franchise-record 15 TD catches. Is 1st player in NFL history with 6-consecutive 100+ catch seasons. WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER had 11 catches for 115 yards in Week 16. Had 7 receptions for 111 yards in Week 6 meeting. Has 106 catches in 2018 & is youngest player in NFL history to reach 100 receptions in single season. DT CAMERON HEYWARD has 2 sacks, FR & 4 PD in his past 4 at home vs. Cin. LB T.J. WATT had sack last week. Has 6 sacks & 2 FFs in his past 5 at home. Has 4 sacks in 5 career home games vs. division. DE STEPHON TUITT has sack in 2 of his past 3. TV: CBS (4:25 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon, Steve Tasker (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 99 (Cin), 81 (Pit) XM: 380 (Cin), 226 (Pit)