LEADER: Titans lead all-time series, 27-20 STREAKS: Titans have won past 3 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS Jacksonville Jaguars (4-8) at Tennessee Titans (6-6) Thursday, December 6, 2018 8:20 PM ET Nissan Stadium Referee: John Parry LAST GAME: 9/23/18: Titans 9 at Jaguars 6 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/31/17: Titans 15, Jaguars 10 TENNESSEE TITANS LAST WEEK W 6-0 vs. Indianapolis LAST WEEK W 26-22 vs. New York Jets COACH VS. OPP. Doug Marrone: 1-3 COACH VS. OPP. Mike Vrabel: 1-0 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 16.9/20.3 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 18.4/20.4 OFFENSE 335.2 OFFENSE 310.2 PASSING Cody Kessler: 39-54-306-1-1-84.3 PASSING Marcus Mariota: 188-274-2168-11-7-95.0 RUSHING T.J. Yeldon: 100-401-4.0-1 RUSHING Derrick Henry: 128-474-3.7-5 RECEIVING T.J. Yeldon (RB): 53-472-8.9-4 RECEIVING Corey Davis: 52-744-14.3-4 DEFENSE 315.6 DEFENSE 340.9 SACKS Calais Campbell, Yannick Ngakoue: 7 SACKS Jayon Brown: 6 INTs Jalen Ramsey: 3 INTs Many tied: 2 TAKE/GIVE -10 (13/23) TAKE/GIVE -4 (10/14) PUNTING (NET) Logan Cooke (R): 43.9 (40.2) PUNTING (NET) Brett Kern: 47.4 (40.5) KICKING Josh Lambo: 75 (18/19 PAT; 19/21 FG) KICKING Ryan Succop: 83 (20/21 PAT; 21/24 FG) JAGUARS NOTES QB CODY KESSLER completed 18 of 24 (75 pct.) for 150 yards & 90.6 rating & added 28 rush yards in Week 13. In his only career start vs. Ten. (10/16/16 with Cle.), completed 26 of 41 (63.4 pct.) for career-high 336 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 105.3 rating. Has 220+ pass yards in 3 of 5 career starts on road. Aims for his 4th road start in row with 90+ rating. RB LEONARD FOURNETTE rushed for 95 yards & 2 TDs in Week 12. Aims for his 4th in row with 100+ scrimmage yards & TD. In his last game vs. Ten. (12/31/17), had 136 scrimmage yards (69 rush, 67 rec.). Has 197 scrimmage yards (98.5 per game) & rush TD in 2 career meetings. Has 509 scrimmage yards (101.8 per game) & 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in 5 career games vs. division. RB T.J. YELDON had 90 scrimmage yards (46 rec., 44 rush) in last meeting. Led team with 7 catches & 49 rec. yards last week. WR DONTE MONCRIEF had TD catch in his last game on Thursday (11/24/16 with Ind. vs. Pit.). Has 75+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 4 on road. WR DEDE WESTBROOK has TD catch in 2 of his past 3 on road. DE CALAIS CAMPBELL had 2 TFL, sack & PD last week. Had 3 TFL & 2 sacks in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd meeting in row with 2+ TFL. LB TELVIN SMITH had 12 tackles, TFL & FF in Week 13. Had team-high 8 tackles & sack in last meeting. In his past 3 road meetings, has 33 tackles (11 per game), 2 sacks, 2 TFL & FF. LB MYLES JACK had 10 tackles & FR last week. CB D.J. HAYDEN had 2 PD & INT last week. TITANS NOTES QB MARCUS MARIOTA passed for 282 yards with 2 TDs vs. 1 INT for 90.4 rating & rushed for team-high 43 yards last week. Since entering league in 2015, has 5 games with 250+ pass yards & 40+ rush yards, tied for 2nd-most in NFL over span. In his past 2, has completed 42 of 58 (72.4 pct.) for 585 yards (292.5 per game) with 4 TDs vs. 1 INT for 120.3 rating. Has 8 pass TDs vs. 2 INTs for 96.5 rating in 7 career meetings. Ranks 3rd in AFC with 68.6 comp. pct. (188 of 274). RB DERRICK HENRY rushed for TD last week. Has 90+ scrimmage yards & TD in 3 of his 5 career games vs. Jax. In 2 career home meetings, has 214 scrimmage yards (107 per game) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.). Has 3 rush TDs in his past 2 at home. RB DION LEWIS has 110+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 4 on Thursday. WR TAYWAN TAYLOR had 3 catches for career-high 104 yards in Week 13. Has 75+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 at home. WR COREY DAVIS had TD catch last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with rec. TD & his 3rd in row at home with TD catch. Has 125+ scrimmage yards & TD in 2 of his past 4. TE ANTHONY FIRKSER had 1st-career TD catch last week. LB JAYON BROWN had 5 tackles, sack & PD last week. Is 1 of 2 NFL players (DARIUS LEONARD) with 70+ tackles (70) & 6+ sacks (6) in 2018. DT JURRELL CASEY had sack last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack. Had sack & FF in last meeting. Has sack in each of his past 2 vs. Jax. CB MALCOLM BUTLER had INT last week. TV: FOX/NFLN/Amazon (8:20 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews (Field reporter), Kristina Pink (Field reporter) NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Ian Eagle, Mike Mayock SIRIUS: 81 (Jax), 83 (Ten) XM: 226 (Jax), 225 (Ten)
LEADER: Bills lead all-time series, 61-54 STREAKS: Bills have won 2 of past 3 NEW YORK JETS New York Jets (3-9) at Buffalo Bills (4-8) Sunday, December 9, 2018 1:00 PM ET New Era Field Referee: Alex Kemp LAST GAME: 11/11/18: Bills 41 at Jets 10 LAST GAME AT SITE: 9/10/17: Bills 21, Jets 12 BUFFALO BILLS LAST WEEK L 26-22 at Tennessee LAST WEEK L 21-17 at Miami COACH VS. OPP. Todd Bowles: 4-4 COACH VS. OPP. Sean McDermott: 2-1 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 20.3/25.6 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 14.8/24.4 OFFENSE 301.0 OFFENSE 285.7 PASSING Sam Darnold (R): 159-289-1934-11-14-68.3 PASSING Josh Allen (R): 101-191-1223-5-7-66.3 RUSHING Isaiah Crowell: 141-680-4.8-6 RUSHING LeSean McCoy: 143-478-3.3-2 RECEIVING Quincy Enunwa: 35-427-12.2-1 RECEIVING Zay Jones: 41-459-11.2-4 DEFENSE 376.4 DEFENSE 294.2 SACKS Jordan Jenkins: 6 SACKS Lorenzo Alexander: 6.5 INTs Darron Lee: 3 INTs Matt Milano, Jordan Poyer: 3 TAKE/GIVE -8 (16/24) TAKE/GIVE -7 (18/25) PUNTING (NET) Lachlan Edwards: 46.0 (40.4) PUNTING (NET) Matt Darr: 45.8 (44.3) KICKING Jason Myers: 105 (21/22 PAT; 28/30 FG) KICKING Stephen Hauschka: 66 (15/16 PAT; 17/19 FG) JETS NOTES QB SAM DARNOLD (rookie) has 563 pass yards (281.5 per game) in 2 career games vs. division. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. AFC East with 220+ pass yards & 20+ comp. QB JOSH MC COWN has 404 pass yards (202 per game) in his past 2 starts. RB ISAIAH CROWELL had 107 scrimmage yards (98 rush, 9 rec.) last week. Had rush TD in Week 10 meeting. Has 4 rush TDs in 6 road games this season. Has 60+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his past 5 vs. division. RB ELIJAH MC GUIRE has 50+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3 vs. division. WR JERMAINE KEARSE had 7 catches for 59 yards in last road meeting. WR ROBBY ANDERSON led team with 4 catches & 48 rec. yards last week. TE CHRISTOPHER HERNDON leads all rookie TEs with 28 catches, ranks 2nd with 345 rec. yards & ties for 2nd with 3 TD catches. WR QUINCY ENUNWA leads team with 35 catches & 427 rec. yards. LB AVERY WILLIAMSON had 9 tackles last week. Has 42 tackles (10.5 per game), 2 TFL, sack & FF in his past 4. Aims for his 6th in row with 8+ tackles. Had 11 tackles & FF in last meeting. Has 20 tackles, sack & FF in 2 career games vs. Buf. Since entering league in 2014, is 1 of 4 NFL players with 450+ tackles (468) & 10+ sacks (14.5). S JAMAL ADAMS had 11 tackles, sack & FF last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 10+ tackles. Had TFL & PD in last meeting. Is only AFC player with 85+ tackles (88) & 10+ PD (12) this season. CB MORRIS CLAIBORNE tied career-high with 4 PD in last meeting. LB DARRON LEE had 11 tackles in last game vs. Buf. BILLS NOTES QB JOSH ALLEN (rookie) passed for 231 yards with 2 TDs vs. 2 INTs & rushed 9 times for 135 yards (15 avg.) last week. His 135 rush yards are most by QB in single game in franchise history & he is 1st QB in SB era to rush for 95+ yards in consecutive games. Became 4th player in NFL history (WALTER PAYTON, TOBIN ROTE & MICHAEL VICK) with 2+ TD passes & 125+ rush yards in single game. Is 1 of 2 NFL QBs (CAM NEWTON) with 350+ rush yards (389) & 4+ rush TDs (4) in 2018. RB LE SEAN MC COY had 64 scrimmage yards (52 rush, 12 rec.) last week. Had 113 rush yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. Has 110+ rush yards in 2 of his past 3 vs. Jets. Has 95+ scrimmage yards in 5 of his past 8 at home. Since 2017, has 838 scrimmage yards (93.1 per game) & 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in 9 games vs. division. WR ZAY JONES had 67 rec. yards & 2 TDs last week. Has 3 TD catches in his past 3. Set career-highs with 8 catches & 93 rec. yards with TD in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Jets with TD. WR ISAIAH MC KENZIE had career-high 46 rec. yards last week. Rookie WR ROBERT FOSTER had 3 catches for 105 yards in last meeting. S MICAH HYDE had INT last week. Had INT in last meeting & in 2 of his past 3 vs. Jets. LB MATT MILANO had 6 tackes & INT in last meeting. Has 4 TFL, 3 PD, INT & FR in his past 4 at home. S JORDAN POYER had sack in last meeting. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 meetings. TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, Otis Livingston (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 133 (NYJ), 105 (Buf) XM: 381 (NYJ), 229 (Buf)
LEADER: Panthers lead all-time series, 4-1 STREAKS: Panthers have won 4 of past 5 CAROLINA PANTHERS Carolina Panthers (6-6) at Cleveland Browns (4-7-1) Sunday, December 9, 2018 1:00 PM ET FirstEnergy Stadium Referee: Walt Anderson LAST GAME: 12/21/14: Browns 13 at Panthers 17 LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/28/10: Browns 24, Panthers 23 CLEVELAND BROWNS LAST WEEK L 24-17 at Tampa Bay LAST WEEK L 29-13 at Houston COACH VS. OPP. Ron Rivera: 1-0 COACH VS. OPP. Gregg Williams: 1-0 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 25.3/25.5 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 22.2/26.0 OFFENSE 376.8 OFFENSE 360.3 PASSING Cam Newton: 278-400-2999-24-11-99.8 PASSING Baker Mayfield (R): 224-354-2639-18-10-91.1 RUSHING Christian McCaffrey: 163-863-5.3-5 RUSHING Nick Chubb (R): 131-694-5.3-7 RECEIVING Christian McCaffrey (RB): 80-663-8.3-6 RECEIVING Jarvis Landry: 66-733-11.1-2 DEFENSE 353.0 DEFENSE 412.8 SACKS Mario Addison: 8 SACKS Myles Garrett: 11.5 INTs Donte Jackson (R): 4 INTs Damarious Randall, Denzel Ward (R): 3 TAKE/GIVE +1 (16/15) TAKE/GIVE +10 (27/17) PUNTING (NET) Michael Palardy: 46.0 (41.5) PUNTING (NET) Britton Colquitt: 45.2 (37.6) KICKING Graham Gano: 72 (30/33 PAT; 14/16 FG) KICKING Greg Joseph (R): 49 (16/18 PAT; 11/13 FG) PANTHERS NOTES QB CAM NEWTON passed for 300 yards & 2 TDs last week. Has 2+ pass TDs & 100+ rating in 6 of his past 7. Has 13 TD passes vs. 2 INTs for 107.4 rating & 5 rush TDs in his past 6 vs. AFC. Aims for his 4th in row vs. AFC North with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating. Has 268 rush yards (53.6 per game) & 5 rush TDs in his past 5 vs. AFC North. RB CHRISTIAN MC CAFFREY had 161 scrimmage yards (106 rush, 55 rec.) & TD catch in Week 13. Is 1st player in NFL history with 50+ rush yards & 50+ rec. yards in 5 consecutive games. In his past 6, has 859 scrimmage yards (143.2 per game) & 10 TDs (5 rush, 5 rec.). Since Week 8, leads NFL with 859 scrimmage yards & 10 TDs. Has 535 scrimmage yards (107 per game) & 7 TDs (4 rec., 3 rush) in his past 5 vs. AFC. WR CURTIS SAMUEL had career-high 6 receptions & team-high 88 rec. yards in Week 13. Has 4 TDs (3 rec., 1 rush) in his past 5. WR DEVIN FUNCHESS had rec. TD last week. Has 5 TD catches in his past 6 vs. AFC. LB LUKE KUECHLY has 47 tackles, 4 PD, 2 INTs & FR in his past 6 vs. AFC. Has 8+ tackles in 11 of his past 12 road games. Has 100 tackles in 2018 & has 100+ tackles in all 7 career seasons. Is 1 of 3 in NFL (DARIUS LEONARD & BLAKE MARTINEZ) with 100+ tackles (100) & 2+ sacks (2) this season. DT KAWANN SHORT had sack in Week 13. Aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. Had sack in last meeting. CB DONTE JACKSON leads NFL rookies with 4 INTs. BROWNS NOTES QB BAKER MAYFIELD (rookie) passed for career-high 397 yards last week. His 397 pass yards are most by rookie in single game in franchise history. Has completed 40 of 54 (74.1 pct.) for 431 yards (215.5 per game) with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 127.9 rating in 2 career games vs. NFC. Leads NFL rookies with 2,639 pass yards, 18 TD passes & 91.1 rating. Is averaging 263.9 pass yards per game, 2nd-highest among rookie QBs (ANDREW LUCK, 273.4) since 1970 (min. 200 att.). RB NICK CHUBB (rookie) had 72 scrimmage yards (41 rec., 31 rush) last week. Has 299 scrimmage yards (149.5 per game) with 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 2 at home. Has 256 rush yards (128 per game) with 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 2 vs. NFC. RB DUKE JOHNSON, JR. has 241 scrimmage yards (80.3 per game) with 3 rec. TDs in his past 3 at home. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with TD catch. WR JARVIS LANDRY led team with 6 catches & 103 rec. yards last week. Had TD catch in his only career meeting (11/13/17 with Mia.). Has TD catch in 4 of his past 6 vs. NFC South. TE DAVID NJOKU has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 at home. WR RASHARD HIGGINS had TD catch in Week 13. DE MYLES GARRETT had 1.5 sacks last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack. Ties for 2nd in AFC with 11.5 sacks. CB DAMARIOUS RANDALL has 9 tackles, 3 PD & INT in 2 career games vs. Car. LB JOE SCHOBERT had 11 tackles &.5 sack last week. CB DENZEL WARD ranks 2nd among NFL rookies with 11 PD & ties for 2nd with 3 INTs. TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Dick Stockton, Mark Schlereth, Cris Carter, Jennifer Hale (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 98 (Car), 119 (Cle) XM: 380 (Car), 228 (Cle)
LEADER: Packers lead all-time series, 15-14 STREAKS: Falcons have won past 2 ATLANTA FALCONS Atlanta Falcons (4-8) at Green Bay Packers (4-7-1) Sunday, December 9, 2018 1:00 PM ET Lambeau Field Referee: Walt Coleman LAST GAME: 9/17/17: Packers 23 at Falcons 34 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/8/14: Packers 43, Falcons 37 GREEN BAY PACKERS LAST WEEK L 26-16 vs. Baltimore LAST WEEK L 20-17 vs. Arizona COACH VS. OPP. Dan Quinn: 2-0 COACH VS. OPP. Joe Philbin: 1-0 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 24.7/27.8 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 23.4/23.9 OFFENSE 377.6 OFFENSE 380.6 PASSING Matt Ryan: 326-460-3814-25-5-109.3 PASSING Aaron Rodgers: 286-463-3504-21-1-99.3 RUSHING Tevin Coleman: 128-514-4.0-2 RUSHING Aaron Jones: 112-642-5.7-7 RECEIVING Julio Jones: 86-1323 (1L)-15.4-3 RECEIVING Davante Adams: 85-1115-13.1-11 DEFENSE 394.2 DEFENSE 351.8 SACKS Jack Crawford, Takkarist McKinley: 5.5 SACKS Kyler Fackrell: 8 INTs Damontae Kazee: 6 INTs Many tied: 1 TAKE/GIVE -2 (11/13) TAKE/GIVE 0 (12/12) PUNTING (NET) Matt Bosher: 44.6 (38.5) PUNTING (NET) JK Scott (R): 45.6 (39.8) KICKING Matt Bryant: 65 (20/21 PAT; 15/15 FG) KICKING Mason Crosby: 93 (27/29 PAT; 22/29 FG) FALCONS NOTES QB MATT RYAN ranks 3rd in NFL with 3,814 pass yards & is 1 of 3 in league with 3,500+ yards & 100+ rating (109.3) in 2018. In his past 4 vs. GB (incl. playoffs), has 1,307 pass yards (326.8 per game) with 12 TDs vs. 1 INT for 124.9 rating. Has 1,057 pass yards (352.3 per game) with 8 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 107.8 rating in his past 3 on road. Aims for 4th in row on road with 330+ pass yards & 100+ rating. RB TEVIN COLEMAN had rec. TD in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. GB (incl. postseason) with TD. Has 3 TD catches in his past 3 on road. RB ITO SMITH ranks 2nd among NFC rookies with 4 rush TDs. WR JULIO JONES leads NFL with 1,323 rec. yards & ranks 4th with 86 receptions this season. Had 5 receptions for 108 yards in last meeting. In his past 4 vs. GB (incl. postseason), has 28 catches for 576 yards (144 per game) & 3 TDs. Has 25 receptions for 375 yards (125 per game) & 2 TDs in his past 3 on road. TE AUSTIN HOOPER had TD catch last week. LB VIC BEASLEY, JR. had 74-yard FR-TD last week, his 2nd-career TD. Had sack & FF in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. GB with sack. LB DE VONDRE CAMPBELL had 8 tackles & sack in last meeting. Aims for his 5th in row with 6+ tackles. LB DEION JONES led team with careerhigh 15 tackles & had sack in Week 13. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with INT. DT GRADY JARRETT had sack & 2 FFs last week, his 1st-career FFs. PACKERS NOTES QB AARON RODGERS has 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 2 of his past 3 at home. In 8 career meetings (incl. postseason), has 2,622 pass yards (327.8 per game) with 21 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 112.9 rating. Aims for his 3rd in row at home vs. Atl. with 300+ pass yards, 3+ TD passes & 100+ rating. Has 1,512 pass yards (302.4 per game) with 16 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 127.9 rating in his past 5 at home vs. NFC South. RB AARON JONES had rush TD last week. In his past 4, has 420 scrimmage yards (105 per game) & 6 TDs (5 rush, 1 rec.). His 6 TDs since Week 10 are tied for most in NFL over span (CHRISTIAN MC CAFFREY). Aims for his 5th in row with TD. WR DAVANTE ADAMS ties for 2nd in NFL with 11 TD catches & ranks 5th with 85 receptions this season. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch. Had 8 catches for 99 yards & TD in last meeting. Since 2016, ties for NFL lead with 33 TD catches (ANTONIO BROWN). TE JIMMY GRAHAM has 9 rec. TDs in 12 career meetings. LB BLAKE MARTINEZ leads NFC with 106 tackles in 2018. Aims for his 3rd in row with 10+ tackles. Has 10+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 at home. Had 5 tackles & sack in last meeting. LB CLAY MATTHEWS has 10 tackles & 2.5 sacks in his past 2 vs. Atl. Has 9 sacks in his past 8 vs. NFC South. DL DEAN LOWRY had sack in Week 13. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack. TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis, Pam Oliver (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 125 (Atl), 83 (GB) XM: 383 (Atl), 225 (GB)
LEADER: Colts lead all-time series, 25-8 STREAKS: Colts have won 2 of past 3 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS Indianapolis Colts (6-6) at Houston Texans (9-3) Sunday, December 9, 2018 1:00 PM ET NRG Stadium Referee: Bill Vinovich LAST GAME: 9/30/18: Texans 37 at Colts 34 (OT) LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/5/17: Colts 20, Texans 14 HOUSTON TEXANS LAST WEEK L 6-0 at Jacksonville LAST WEEK W 29-13 vs. Cleveland COACH VS. OPP. Frank Reich: 0-1 COACH VS. OPP. Bill O Brien: 4-5 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 27.1/23.3 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 25.2/19.6 OFFENSE 377.9 OFFENSE 374.0 PASSING Andrew Luck: 332-489-3360-32-12-98.9 PASSING Deshaun Watson: 242-364-3031-21-9-101.1 RUSHING Marlon Mack: 117-583-5.0-4 RUSHING Lamar Miller: 176-876-5.0-3 RECEIVING Eric Ebron (TE): 54-589-10.9-11 RECEIVING DeAndre Hopkins: 80-1115-13.9-8 DEFENSE 347.8 DEFENSE 341.5 SACKS Denico Autry, Darius Leonard (R): 6 SACKS J.J. Watt: 11.5 INTs Kenny Moore: 2 INTs Justin Reid (R): 3 TAKE/GIVE +2 (21/19) TAKE/GIVE +8 (22/14) PUNTING (NET) Rigoberto Sanchez: 45.8 (42.8) PUNTING (NET) Trevor Daniel (R): 43.9 (39.2) KICKING Adam Vinatieri: 83 (32/34 PAT; 17/21 FG) KICKING Ka imi Fairbairn: 116 (1L) (29/30 PAT; 29/34 FG) COLTS NOTES QB ANDREW LUCK has 3+ TD passes in 8 of his past 9. In last meeting, completed 40 of 62 (64.5 pct.) for 464 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 108.5 rating. In 9 career games vs. Hou., has 21 TD passes vs. 6 INTs for 90.5 rating. Has 3+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 3 of his past 4 vs. division. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 32 TD passes & 3rd with 332 completions. RB MARLON MACK has 275 scrimmage yards (91.7 per game) & 2 rush TDs in his past 3 on road. Had rush TD in his last game vs. Hou. (12/31/17). Rookie RB NYHEIM HINES had 9 catches for 63 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. Is 1 of 2 NFL rookies (SAQUON BARKLEY) with 250+ rush yards (288) & 250+ rec. yards (298). WR T.Y. HILTON had 8 catches for 77 yards last week. Aims for his 5th in row with 75+ rec. yards. Since Week 10, ties for NFL lead with 434 rec. yards. Had 4 catches for 115 yards in last meeting. Has 115+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 meetings. TE ERIC EBRON tied career-high with 10 catches for 81 yards in Week 13. Had 40 rec. yards & TD catch in last meeting. Has 2+ TD catches in 2 of his past 4. Leads NFL TEs with 11 TD catches. WR ZACH PASCAL had rec. TD in last meeting. LB DARIUS LEONARD (rookie) had 8 tackles & TFL last week. Had 13 tackles & sack in Week 4 meeting. In 5 career road games, has 57 tackles (11.4 per game), 7 TFL, 3 sacks & 3 FFs. Leads NFL with 122 tackles & is only player with 100+ tackles & 5+ sacks (6) in 2018. DL DENICO AUTRY set career-highs with 3 sacks & 2 FFs in Week 13. TEXANS NOTES TEXANS are 1st team in NFL history to win 9 consecutive games immediately following 0-3 start to season. Houston s 9 game win streak is longest active streak in league. QB DESHAUN WATSON completed 22 of 31 (71 pct.) for 224 yards with 1 TD vs. 0 INTs for 102.1 rating. Has 11 TD passes vs. 2 INTs for 123.2 rating in his past 5. In his only career start vs. Ind. (9/30/18), completed 29 of 42 (69 pct.) for 375 yards with 2 TDs vs. 1 INT for 102.8 rating & rushed for 41 yards with TD. Has 8 TD passes vs. 0 INTs for 138.4 rating in his past 3 at home. Since entering league in 2017, is 1 of 2 NFL QBs (RUSSELL WILSON) with 100+ rating (101.8) & 500+ rush yards (644). RB LAMAR MILLER rushed for 103 yards last week. Has 265 rush yards (132.5 per game) & rush TD in his past 2. Aims for his 4th in row with 100+ scrimmage yards & has 99+ scrimmage yards in 5 of his past 6. Has 537 scrimmage yards (107.4 per game) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 5 at home. WR DE ANDRE HOPKINS had 91 rec. yards last week. Had 10 catches for 169 rec. yards & TD in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd meeting in row with 85+ rec. yards & TD catch. Rookie TE JORDAN THOMAS had TD catch last week. Has 4 TD catches in his past 5. Rookie WR KEKE COUTEE had 11 catches for 109 yards in last meeting. DE J.J. WATT had 2 sacks & 2 FFs in last meeting. Has 2+ sacks in 3 of his past 5 vs. Ind. Has 4.5 sacks in his past 5. DE JADEVEON CLOWNEY had 2 sacks & FR-TD in last meeting. TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon, Steve Tasker (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 103 (Ind), 82 (Hou) XM: 384 (Ind), 227 (Hou)
LEADER: Chiefs lead all-time series, 4-3 STREAKS: Ravens have won 3 of past 4 BALTIMORE RAVENS Baltimore Ravens (7-5) at Kansas City Chiefs (10-2) Sunday, December 9, 2018 1:00 PM ET Arrowhead Stadium Referee: Tony Corrente LAST GAME: 12/20/15: Chiefs 34 at Ravens 14 LAST GAME AT SITE: 10/7/12: Ravens 9, Chiefs 6 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS LAST WEEK W 26-16 at Atlanta LAST WEEK W 40-33 at Oakland COACH VS. OPP. John Harbaugh: 2-1 COACH VS. OPP. Andy Reid: 3-1 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 24.8/17.8 (1L) PTS. FOR/AGAINST 37.0 (1L)/27.3 OFFENSE 373.7 OFFENSE 437.2 PASSING Lamar Jackson (R): 46-77-540-2-3-73.5 PASSING Patrick Mahomes: 287-429-3923-41 (1L)-10-118.1 RUSHING Lamar Jackson (R, QB): 82-404-4.9-3 RUSHING Patrick Mahomes (QB): 51-238-4.7-2 RECEIVING Willie Snead: 51-507-9.9-1 RECEIVING Travis Kelce (TE): 79-1082-13.7-9 DEFENSE 281.7 (1L) DEFENSE 417.0 SACKS Za Darius Smith, Terrell Suggs: 6.5 SACKS Dee Ford: 10.5 INTs Many tied: 1 INTs Steven Nelson: 3 TAKE/GIVE -6 (9/15) TAKE/GIVE +6 (20/14) PUNTING (NET) Sam Koch: 47.0 (39.6) PUNTING (NET) Dustin Colquitt: 45.1 (41.9) KICKING Justin Tucker: 103 (28/29 PAT; 25/27 FG) KICKING Harrison Butker: 108 (51/55 PAT; 19/20 FG) RAVENS NOTES QB LAMAR JACKSON (rookie) passed for 125 yards & rushed for 75 yards with TD in Week 13. Aims for his 3rd in row with rush TD & his 4th in row with 70+ rush yards. Is 1 of 2 NFL QBs (CAM NEWTON) with 400+ rush yards (404) & 3+ rush TDs (3). QB JOE FLACCO has 494 pass yards (247 per game) with 3 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 80.3 rating in 2 career meetings. RB GUS EDWARDS (rookie) led team with 82 rush yards last week. Has 315 rush yards (105 per game) & rush TD in his past 3. Is 1 of 2 undrafted rookies (PHILLIP LINDSAY) with 375+ rush yards in 2018. RB KENNETH DIXON has rush TD in 2 of his past 3 & 3 of his past 5. WR MICHAEL CRABTREE had 7 catches for 60 yards in his last game vs. KC (12/10/17 with Oak.). WR WILLIE SNEAD IV has 50+ rec. yards in 6 of his past 9. Rookie TE MARK ANDREWS led team with 47 rec. yards last week. Has 121 rec. yards (60.5 per game) in his past 2. Leads rookie TEs with 384 rec. yards & is 1 of 2 (CHRISTOPHER HERNDON) with 25+ catches (26) & 200+ rec. yards (384). LB C.J. MOSLEY has 37 tackles (7.4 per game) in his past 5 on road. Has 8+ tackles in 5 of his past 6 vs. AFC West. LB ZA DARIUS SMITH had 4 tackles & 2 sacks in last meeting. LB TERRELL SUGGS has 2.5 sacks, FF & FR in his past 3 vs. AFC West. Had 9 tackles, sack, FF & FR in his last game at KC (12/10/06). CB BRANDON CARR appeared in 64 games & recorded 236 tackles, 65 PD & 8 INTs in 4 seasons with KC (2008-11). CHIEFS NOTES QB PATRICK MAHOMES passed for 295 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 120.0 rating & rushed for 52 yards last week. Is 1 of 2 NFL QBs (MITCHELL TRUBISKY, Week 4) to throw 4+ TD passes & rush for 50+ yards in single game in 2018. Has 7 games with 4+ TD passes this season, 2nd-most in single season in NFL history. Has completed 74 of 99 (74.7 pct.) for 1,059 yards (353 per game) with 13 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 140.1 rating in 3 career games vs. AFC North. Leads NFL with 41 TD passes & is 1 of 3 different QBs in league annals with 40+ TD passes in team s 1st 12 games of season. RB SPENCER WARE rushed for 47 yards with TD last week. Has 80+ scrimmage yards in each of his past 2 vs. AFC North. TE TRAVIS KELCE had 12 catches for 168 yards & 2 TDs in Week 13. Aims for his 3rd in row with 10+ catches, 100+ rec. yards & TD. Leads NFL TEs with 1,082 rec. yards in 2018 & is 1 of 2 TEs in NFL history (GREG OLSEN) with 3 consecutive seasons with 1,000+ rec. yards. Kelce & WR TYREEK HILL (1,119 rec. yards) are 1 of 2 pairs of NFL teammates with 1,000+ rec. yards each in 2018. Hill has 100+ rec. yards & 2+ TD catches in 2 of his past 3. Is only NFL player with 1,000+ rec. yards & 100+ rush yards (118) this season. TE DEMETRIUS HARRIS & WR CHRIS CONLEY each had TD catch in Week 13. LB DEE FORD had 1.5 sacks & FF last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with FF. Leads NFL with 6 FFs. DT CHRIS JONES had sack in Week 13. Aims for his 9th in row with sack. TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 106 (Bal), 113 (KC) XM: 385 (Bal), 231 (KC)
LEADER: Dolphins lead all-time series, 53-50 STREAKS: Patriots have won 4 of past 5 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS New England Patriots (9-3) at Miami Dolphins (6-6) Sunday, December 9, 2018 1:00 PM ET Hard Rock Stadium Referee: Pete Morelli LAST GAME: 9/30/18: Dolphins 7 at Patriots 38 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/11/17: Dolphins 27, Patriots 20 MIAMI DOLPHINS LAST WEEK W 24-10 vs. Minnesota LAST WEEK W 21-17 vs. Buffalo COACH VS. OPP. Bill Belichick: 24-15 COACH VS. OPP. Adam Gase: 1-4 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 27.6/21.6 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 20.3/25.0 OFFENSE 395.1 OFFENSE 302.1 PASSING Tom Brady: 286-434-3342-20-8-96.8 PASSING Ryan Tannehill: 118-178-1313-13-6-98.4 RUSHING Sony Michel (R): 144-649-4.5-5 RUSHING Frank Gore: 139-616-4.4-0 RECEIVING James White (RB): 74-659-8.9-6 RECEIVING Danny Amendola: 48-469-9.8-1 DEFENSE 369.2 DEFENSE 399.4 SACKS Trey Flowers, Deatrich Wise, Jr.: 4.5 SACKS Cameron Wake: 4.5 INTs Jonathan Jones: 3 INTs Xavien Howard: 7 (1L) TAKE/GIVE +6 (20/14) TAKE/GIVE +8 (25/17) PUNTING (NET) Ryan Allen: 45.8 (38.7) PUNTING (NET) Matt Haack: 45.5 (40.7) KICKING Stephen Gostkowski: 103 (37/37 PAT; 22/26 FG) KICKING Jason Sanders (R): 74 (26/27 PAT; 16/17 FG) PATRIOTS NOTES QB TOM BRADY completed 24 of 32 (75 pct.) for 311 yards with 1 TD vs. 1 INT for 102.5 rating last week. Has 579 career TD passes (incl. postseason), tied with PEYTON MANNING for most in NFL history, incl. playoffs. In Week 4 meeting, passed for 274 yards with 3 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 94.2 rating. Has 90+ rating in 3 of his past 4 meetings & 5 of his past 7 vs. Mia. Has 2+ TD passes in 4 of his past 5 vs. division. Has won each of past 5 starts vs. division & is 12-1 (.923) in his past 13 vs. AFC East. RB SONY MICHEL (rookie) rushed for 63 yards last week. Had 112 rush yards & TD in only career meeting. In his past 2 games vs. division, has 245 rush yards (122.5 per game) & 2 rush TDs. Ranks 4th among rookies with 649 rush yards & is 1 of 3 rookies (SAQUON BARKLEY & PHILLIP LINDSAY) averaging 70+ rush yards per game (72.1). RB JAMES WHITE had 7 catches for 92 yards last week. Had 112 scrimmage yards (68 rec., 44 rush) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in last meeting. RB JAMES DEVELIN had 2 rush TDs last week. WR JOSH GORDON had rec. TD in Week 13. Has 339 rec. yards (84.8 per game) & 2 TD catches in his past 4. TE ROB GRONKOWSKI has 5 TD catches in his past 6 vs. Mia. WR JULIAN EDELMAN aims for his 4th in row on road with 80+ rec. yards. S DEVIN MC COURTY had 7 tackles & sack in last road meeting. DL ADAM BUTLER had sack in Week 13. Had sack in last meeting. DB JONATHAN JONES had INT last week. DOLPHINS NOTES QB RYAN TANNEHILL completed 16 of 24 (66.7 pct.) with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT for 103.6 rating last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating. In 3 home starts in 2018, has completed 53 of 75 (70.7 pct.) for 656 yards (218.7 per game) with 8 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 116.3 rating. Has won each of his past 8 starts at home. RB FRANK GORE has 75+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3. Had TD catch in last meeting. Has 346 scrimmage yards (86.5 per game) & 2 TD catches in 4 career games vs. NE. Has 18,414 career scrimmage yards & needs 43 to surpass HOFer LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON (18,456) for 5th-most in NFL history. RB KENYAN DRAKE had TD catch in Week 13. Has 3 TDs (2 rec., 1 rush) in his past 2. Has TD in 2 of his past 3 at home. Had 193 scrimmage yards (114 rush, 79 rec.) in last home meeting. WR DE VANTE PARKER had rec. TD in Week 13. WR KENNY STILLS had TD catch last week. Has TD in 2 of his past 3 at home. WR DANNY AMENDOLA leads team with 48 catches & 469 rec. yards. Had 230 catches & 12 TDs in 5 seasons with NE (2013-17). LB KIKO ALONSO led team with 11 tackles & had TFL last week. Had 12 tackles in last meeting. Is only NFL player with 100+ tackles (106) & 3+ INTs (3) in 2018. CB XAVIEN HOWARD had 2 INTs in Week 13, his 5th-career multi-int game. Aims for his 3rd in row with 2+ INTs. Has 3 games with 2+ INTs this season, most in NFL. Had 2 INTs & 3 PD in last home meeting. TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts, Evan Washburn (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 134 (NE), 146 (Mia) XM: 382 (NE), 230 (Mia)
New Orleans Saints (10-2) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-7) Sunday, December 9, 2018 1:00 PM ET Raymond James Stadium Referee: Jerome Boger LEADER: Saints lead all-time series, 32-21 STREAKS: Buccaneers have won past 2 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS LAST GAME: 9/9/18: Buccaneers 48 at Saints 40 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/31/17: Buccaneers 31, Saints 24 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS LAST WEEK L 13-10 at Dallas LAST WEEK W 24-17 vs. Carolina COACH VS. OPP. Sean Payton: 13-10 COACH VS. OPP. Dirk Koetter: 3-2 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 34.9/22.4 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 26.5/29.6 OFFENSE 396.6 OFFENSE 442.7 (1L) PASSING Drew Brees: 290-384-3262-30-3-123.2 (1L) PASSING Jameis Winston: 157-232-1941-12-11-90.8 RUSHING Alvin Kamara: 161-742-4.6-11 RUSHING Peyton Barber: 169-635-3.8-4 RECEIVING Michael Thomas: 91-1120-12.3-8 RECEIVING Mike Evans: 66-1121-17.0-5 DEFENSE 354.7 DEFENSE 395.4 SACKS Cameron Jordan: 10 SACKS Jason Pierre-Paul: 11.5 INTs Chris Banjo, Marcus Williams: 2 INTs Andrew Adams: 3 TAKE/GIVE +9 (19/10) TAKE/GIVE -18 (12/30) PUNTING (NET) Thomas Morstead: 47.2 (43.3) PUNTING (NET) Bryan Anger: 44.6 (39.4) KICKING Wil Lutz: 113 (44/45 PAT; 23/24 FG) KICKING Cairo Santos: 20 (11/11 PAT; 3/3 FG) SAINTS NOTES QB DREW BREES leads NFL in comp. pct. (75.5 pct.) & rating (123.2) & ranks 3rd in pass TDs (30). Completed 37 of 45 (82.2 pct.) for 439 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 129.5 rating in last meeting. Aims for his 5th in row vs. TB with 100+ rating. In 3 games vs. division in 2018, has 1,006 pass yards (335.3 per game) with 10 TDs vs. 1 INT for 127.9 rating. RB ALVIN KAMARA has 421 scrimmage yards (140.3 per game) & 6 TDs (4 rush, 2 rec.) in 3 career meetings. Aims for his 4th in row vs. TB with 100+ scrimmage yards & TD. In 9 career games vs. NFC South, has 994 scrimmage yards (110.4 per game) & 9 TDs (7 rush, 2 rec.). RB MARK INGRAM has 100+ rush yards in 2 of his past 4. WR MICHAEL THOMAS is 1 of 2 in NFL (ADAM THIELEN) with 90+ receptions (91) & 8+ TD catches (8). Had career-high 16 receptions for 180 yards & TD in last meeting. Has 90+ rec. yards in 3 of 4 career meetings. Rookie WR KEITH KIRKWOOD aims for 3rd in row with TD catch. DE CAMERON JORDAN had 7 tackles, 2 sacks, FF & FR last week. Aims for his 3rd in row overall & 3rd in row vs. division with 2+ sacks. Has 5 sacks, 2 FFs & 2 PD in his past 6 at TB. DT DAVID ONYEMATA set career-highs in tackles (7) & sacks (3) & had 1st-career FF last week. CB MARSHON LATTIMORE had career-high 10 tackles, FF & FR in Week 13. Aims for his 3rd in row with FF. Has PD in all 3 career meetings. BUCCANEERS NOTES QB JAMEIS WINSTON passed for 249 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 114.4 rating last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 2+ TD passes & 110+ rating. In his past 3, has completed 61 of 84 (72.6 pct.) with 6 TDs vs. 1 INT for 119.1 rating. Has 300+ pass yards in 3 of his past 4 vs. NFC South. RB PEYTON BARBER had rush TD in Week 13. Aims for his 4th in row with rush TD. In his past 2 vs. NO, has 158 scrimmage yards (79 per game) & rush TD. Aims for his 3rd in row at home & 3rd in row at home vs. division with TD. WR MIKE EVANS ranks 3rd in NFL with 1,121 rec. yards in 2018. Has 16 receptions for 284 yards (94.7 per game) & TD in his past 3. Had 7 catches for 147 yards & TD in last meeting. In 6 home games this season, has 542 rec. yards (90.3 per game) & 2 TDs. WR CHRIS GODWIN had 5 receptions for 101 yards & TD in Week 13, his 2ndcareer 100-yard game. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NO with TD catch. Has TD in 4 of his past 5 vs. division. WR ADAM HUMPHRIES has 5 rec. TDs in his past 5. Has 15 receptions for 143 yards (71.5 per game) & 3 TDs in his past 2 vs. NFC South. DE JASON PIERRE-PAUL ties for 4th in NFL with 11.5 sacks. Aims for his 4th in row & 3rd in row at home with sack. S ANDREW ADAMS tied franchise record with career-high 3 INTs in Week 13. Is 5th NFL player since 2010 with 3+ INTs in single game. LB LAVONTE DAVID led team with 12 tackles & had sack last week. TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber, Sara Walsh (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 99 (NO), 81 (TB) XM: 386 (NO), 226 (TB)
LEADER: Giants lead all-time series, 99-68-4 STREAKS: Redskins have won 2 of past 3 NEW YORK GIANTS New York Giants (4-8) at Washington Redskins (6-6) Sunday, December 9, 2018 1:00 PM ET FedExField Referee: Carl Cheffers LAST GAME: 10/28/18: Redskins 20 at Giants 13 LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/23/17: Redskins 20, Giants 10 WASHINGTON REDSKINS LAST WEEK W 30-27 (OT) vs. Chicago LAST WEEK L 28-13 at Philadelphia COACH VS. OPP. Pat Shurmur: 0-2 COACH VS. OPP. Jay Gruden: 4-5 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 22.3/26.3 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 19.4/21.4 OFFENSE 350.2 OFFENSE 323.4 PASSING Eli Manning: 296-436-3263-15-8-93.7 PASSING Mark Sanchez: 13-21-100-0-1-53.7 RUSHING Saquon Barkley (R): 195-954-4.9-8 RUSHING Adrian Peterson: 192-856-4.5-7 RECEIVING Odell Beckham, Jr.: 77-1052-13.7-6 RECEIVING Jordan Reed (TE): 54-558-10.3-2 DEFENSE 377.7 DEFENSE 367.4 SACKS B.J. Hill (R): 5 SACKS Ryan Kerrigan: 8 INTs Alec Ogletree: 4 INTs D.J. Swearinger: 4 TAKE/GIVE +3 (16/13) TAKE/GIVE +9 (22/13) PUNTING (NET) Riley Dixon: 46.1 (41.6) PUNTING (NET) Tress Way: 44.2 (41.6) KICKING Aldrick Rosas: 99 (21/21 PAT; 26/27 FG) KICKING Dustin Hopkins: 83 (23/24 PAT; 20/23 FG) GIANTS NOTES QB ELI MANNING passed for 316 yards & TD in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row on road vs. division with 275+ pass yards & 90+ rating. In his past 5 on road, has 1,507 pass yards (301.4 per game) with 9 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 107 rating. RB SAQUON BARKLEY (rookie) rushed for 125 yards in Week 13. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 954 rush yards & 1,556 scrimmage yards in 2018. His 954 rush yards are most by rookie in franchise history. Aims for his 6th in row with 100+ scrimmage yards. Has 440 scrimmage yards (146.7 per game) & 5 TDs (3 rush, 2 rec.) in his past 3. WR ODELL BECKHAM, JR. had TD catch & threw 49- yard TD pass last week. Is 1st player since 1924 (EDDIE KAW & BENNY BONTON) with multiple games with both pass TD & rec. TD in single season. Leads team with 1,052 rec. yards this season & is only player in NFL history with 1,000+ rec. yards & multiple TD passes in single season. Has 4 TD catches in his past 4. Had 8 receptions for 136 yards in last meeting. WR RUSSELL SHEPARD had 59 rec. yards & TD catch in Week 13. S LANDON COLLINS is only NFL safety with 90+ tackles (96) & 4+ PD (4) in 2018. Has 27 tackles, sack & FF in his past 3 meetings. LB ALEC OGLETREE had 10 tackles & 2 INTs, incl. 8-yard INT-TD last week. Has 4 INT-TDs since 2014, most among active NFL LBs. Rookie DL B.J. HILL had career-high 3 sacks in Week 13. Ranks 3rd among NFL rookies with 5 sacks this season. REDSKINS NOTES QB MARK SANCHEZ aims to make 1st start since 11/26/15 (with Phi.). Passed for 292 yards with 2 TDs vs. 1 INT for 96.1 rating in last game vs. NYG (12/28/14 with Phi.). RB ADRIAN PETERSON rushed for 98 yards, incl. 90- yard rush TD in Week 13. Has 16 TD runs of 50+ yards & surpassed HOFer BARRY SANDERS (15) for most such runs in NFL history. Has 106 career rush TDs, tied with HOFer JIM BROWN (106) for 5th-most all-time. Has 13,132 career rush yards & needs 128 to surpass HOFer ERIC DICKERSON (13,259) for 8th-most in NFL history. Had season-high 149 rush yards & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in last meeting. TE JORDAN REED had TD catch in his last home meeting (1/1/17). Has 6+ catches & 70+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3. Leads team with 54 receptions & 558 rec. yards in 2018. WR JOSH DOCTSON has TD catch in 2 of his past 3 at home vs. NFC East. LB RYAN KERRIGAN has 5 sacks, FF & PD in his past 3 at home. Aims for his 4th in row at home with sack & his 5th in row at home with TFL. In his past 3 vs. NYG, has 5.5 sacks & FF. In 7 career home meetings, has 5 sacks & INT-TD. CB JOSH NORMAN had INT last week. Has 2 FFs, FR & INT in his past 5 at home. Aims for his 4th in row vs. division with PD. Is only NFL player with 10+ INTs (12) & 10+ FFs (11) since 2014. LB MASON FOSTER ranks 2nd in NFC with 102 tackles in 2018, his 3rd-career 100-tackle season. TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston, Laura Okmin (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 111 (NYG), 94 (Was) XM: 387 (NYG), 232 (Was)
LEADER: Chargers lead all-time series, 19-14 STREAKS: Bengals have won past 4 CINCINNATI BENGALS Cincinnati Bengals (5-7) at Los Angeles Chargers (9-3) Sunday, December 9, 2018 4:05 PM ET StubHub Center Referee: John Hussey LAST GAME: 9/20/15: Chargers 19 at Bengals 24 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/1/13: Bengals 17, Chargers 10 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS LAST WEEK L 24-10 vs. Denver LAST WEEK W 33-30 at Pittsburgh COACH VS. OPP. Marvin Lewis: 5-2 COACH VS. OPP. Anthony Lynn: 0-0 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 23.8/30.9 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 28.3/20.8 OFFENSE 331.3 OFFENSE 399.4 PASSING Jeff Driskel: 48-73-475-2-1-87.4 PASSING Philip Rivers: 265-380-3418-28-6-115.7 RUSHING Joe Mixon: 154-755-4.9-5 RUSHING Austin Ekeler: 83-430-5.2-1 RECEIVING Tyler Boyd: 69-938-13.6-6 RECEIVING Keenan Allen: 83-996-12.0-5 DEFENSE 433.1 DEFENSE 334.9 SACKS Geno Atkins, Carlos Dunlap: 7 SACKS Melvin Ingram: 5.5 INTs Shawn Williams: 4 INTs Derwin James (R), Desmond King: 3 TAKE/GIVE -1 (15/16) TAKE/GIVE +5 (15/10) PUNTING (NET) Kevin Huber: 43.7 (39.0) PUNTING (NET) Donnie Jones: 41.7 (38.2) KICKING Randy Bullock: 64 (34/36 PAT; 10/14 FG) KICKING Michael Badgley (R): 48 (18/19 PAT; 10/11 FG) BENGALS NOTES QB JEFF DRISKEL completed 25 of 38 (65.8 pct.) for 236 yards with 1 TD vs. 1 INT for 80.6 rating in 1st-career start last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD pass. Has rush TD in 2 of his past 4. RB JOE MIXON had 95 scrimmage yards (82 rush, 13 rec.) last week. Has 250 scrimmage yards (125 per game) in his past 2. Has rush TD in 2 of his past 3 on road. Since entering league in 2017, is 1 of 6 AFC RBs with 1,900+ scrimmage yards (1,924) & 10+ TDs (10). RB GIOVANI BERNARD had 139 scrimmage yards (123 rush, 16 rec.) in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Chargers with 55+ rush yards. WR TYLER BOYD had team-high 97 rec. yards in Week 13. Aims for his 3rd in row with 85+ rec. yards. In his past 4 on road, has 330 rec. yards (82.5 per game) & TD catch. Leads team with 69 catches & 938 rec. yards. WR JOHN ROSS has TD catch in 3 of his past 5 on road & 4 of his past 6 overall. WR CODY CORE had 30-yard TD catch last week, his 1st-career TD catch. S SHAWN WILLIAMS led team with 9 tackles last week. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 10+ tackles & INT. Is only NFL player with 80+ tackles (82) & 4+ INTs (4) in 2018. Rookie S JESSIE BATES has 8+ tackles in each of his 5 career road games. Is 1 of 3 NFL rookies (FRED WARNER & LEIGHTON VANDER ESCH) with 85+ tackles (87) & 5+ PD (5). DT GENO ATKINS had sack in last meeting. Rookie DE SAM HUBBARD has sack in 2 of his past 3. CHARGERS NOTES QB PHILIP RIVERS completed 26 of 36 (72.2 pct.) for 299 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 115.4 rating last week. Has 2+ TD passes in each of team s 1st 12 games this season, tied for 3rd-longest streak to begin season in NFL history. Has completed 145 of 226 passes (64.2 pct.) for 1,675 yards (279.2 per game) with 10 TDs vs. 6 INTs for 90.1 rating in 6 career games vs. Cin. In his past 8 at home, has completed 71.4 pct. of passes (202 of 283) for 2,685 yards (335.6 per game) with 20 TDs vs. 4 INTs for 118.8 rating. RB AUSTIN EKELER has 481 scrimmage yards (80.2 per game) with 4 TDs (3 rec., 1 rush) in his past 6 at home. Rookie RB JUSTIN JACKSON rushed for career-high 63 yards & 1st-career TD last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 50+ rush yards. Is averaging 8 yards per carry (15 carries for 120 yards) in his past 2. WR KEENAN ALLEN had 14 catches for 148 yards & TD in Week 13. Aims for his 5th in row with TD catch. Had 8 catches for 106 yards in last home meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with TD catch. Since 2017, has 103 catches (7.4 per game) for 1,342 rec. yards (95.9 per game) with 7 TD catches in 14 home games. WR MIKE WILLIAMS has 3 TD catches in his past 3 at home. DE JOEY BOSA had sack in Week 13. Has 3 sacks in his past 2. Rookie S DERWIN JAMES had INT & 3 PD last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with INT. CB DESMOND KING had 10 tackles, 2 PD & 73-yard PR-TD last week. TV: CBS (4:05 PM ET): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Bruce Arians, Melanie Collins (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 127 (Cin), 136 (LAC) XM: 388 (Cin), 234 (LAC)
LEADER: Broncos lead all-time series, 7-6 STREAKS: 49ers have won 2 of past 3 DENVER BRONCOS Denver Broncos (6-6) at San Francisco 49ers (2-10) Sunday, December 9, 2018 4:05 PM ET Levi s Stadium Referee: Shawn Smith LAST GAME: 10/19/14: 49ers 17 at Broncos 42 LAST GAME AT SITE: 10/31/10: 49ers 24, Broncos 16 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS LAST WEEK W 24-10 at Cincinnati LAST WEEK L 43-16 at Seattle COACH VS. OPP. Vance Joseph: 0-0 COACH VS. OPP. Kyle Shanahan: 0-0 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 23.0/21.8 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 21.3/28.0 OFFENSE 365.7 OFFENSE 363.3 PASSING Case Keenum: 256-411-2953-14-10-85.1 PASSING Nick Mullens: 91-141-1147-7-5-91.5 RUSHING Phillip Lindsay (R): 154-937-6.1-8 RUSHING Alfred Morris: 93-313-3.4-1 RECEIVING Emmanuel Sanders: 71-868-12.2-4 RECEIVING George Kittle (TE): 62-893-14.4-3 DEFENSE 382.8 DEFENSE 348.8 SACKS Von Miller: 12.5 SACKS DeForest Buckner: 9 INTs Chris Harris, Jr., Justin Simmons: 3 INTs Antone Exum, Jr., Jaquiski Tartt: 1 TAKE/GIVE +8 (21/13) TAKE/GIVE -20 (5/25) PUNTING (NET) Colby Wadman (R): 44.0 (39.9) PUNTING (NET) Bradley Pinion: 43.2 (38.8) KICKING Brandon McManus: 78 (30/30 PAT; 16/20 FG) KICKING Robbie Gould: 89 (20/22 PAT; 23/24 FG) BRONCOS NOTES QB CASE KEENUM threw TD pass & had 95.5 rating in Week 13. Has 300+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes in 2 of his past 3 starts vs. NFC. Has 95+ rating in 2 of his past 3 on road. RB PHILLIP LINDSAY (rookie) rushed for career-high 157 yards & 2 TDs, incl. 65-yard TD, last week. Is 1 of 2 undrafted rookies (DOMINIC RHODES, 12/16/01 vs. Atl.) since 1970 with 150+ rush yards & 2 rush TDs in single game. Ties for rookie lead with 8 rush TDs & ranks 2nd with 937 rush yards. Is 1 of 4 undrafted rookies since 1970 with 1,000+ scrimmage yards (1,126) in single season. WR EMMANUEL SANDERS had TD catch in last meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. NFC with 100+ rec. yards & TD catch. Since 2017, has 520 rec. yards (86.7 per game) & 5 TD catches in 6 games vs. NFC. Rookie WR COURTLAND SUTTON had team-high 85 rec. yards & TD catch last week. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 75+ rec. yards. Leads all AFC rookies with 558 rec. yards. Leads NFL averaging 19.9 yards per catch (min. 25 catches). LB VON MILLER had 1.5 sacks last week. Aims for his 5th in row with sack & has 8.5 sacks in his past 7. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 12.5 sacks. Had 2 sacks in last meeting. Has 1+ sack in each of his 7 career games vs. NFC West. LB TODD DAVIS had 10 tackles & career-high 3 TFL last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 10 tackles. Is 1 of 3 in NFL with 90+ tackles (92), 5+ PD (7) & 5+ TFL (5). Rookie LB BRADLEY CHUBB had sack last week. Leads NFL rookies with 10 sacks. 49ERS NOTES QB NICK MULLENS set career-highs in completions (30) & pass yards (414) with 2 TDs vs. 1 INT for 95.3 rating in Week 13. Has 250+ pass yards in 3 of 4 career starts. RB ALFRED MORRIS had 93 rush yards & TD in only career start vs. Den. (10/27/13 with Was.). Rookie RB JEFF WILSON, JR. had career-high 134 scrimmage yards (73 rec., 61 rush) & 8 receptions last week. Is 1 of 3 rookie RBs (SAQUON BARKLEY & NYHEIM HINES) with 8+ receptions in single game this season. TE GEORGE KITTLE has 23 catches for 372 yards (93 per game) & 2 TDs in his past 4 at home. Has 312 rec. yards (104 per game) & 2 TDs in his past 3 vs. AFC. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. AFC with 100+ rec. yards & TD. Leads NFL TEs with 572 YAC in 2018. Rookie WR DANTE PETTIS set career-highs in receptions (5), rec. yards (129) & TDs (2) last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 75+ rec. yards & TD. DL DE FOREST BUCKNER had 7 tackles & 2 sacks last week, his 4th-career multi-sack game. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack & 2+ TFL. Has 25 tackles, 3.5 sacks & 2 PD in his past 4 at home vs. AFC. Rookie LB FRED WARNER had 8 tackles in Week 13. Has 28 tackles (9.3 per game) & 2 PD in 3 career games vs. AFC. Is 1 of 4 NFL rookies with 90+ tackles (91) in 2018. DL RONALD BLAIR had sack last week. LB MALCOLM SMITH had 9 tackles, FR & 69-yard INT-TD vs. Den. in Super Bowl XLVIII (with Sea.) & was named SB MVP. TV: CBS (4:05 PM ET): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton SIRIUS: 126 (Den), 108 (SF) XM: 389 (Den), 233 (SF)
LEADER: Lions lead all-time series, 32-28-5 STREAKS: Cardinals have won 7 of past 8 DETROIT LIONS Detroit Lions (4-8) at Arizona Cardinals (3-9) Sunday, December 9, 2018 4:25 PM ET State Farm Stadium Referee: Shawn Hochuli LAST GAME: 9/10/17: Cardinals 23 at Lions 35 LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/16/14: Cardinals 14, Lions 6 ARIZONA CARDINALS LAST WEEK L 30-16 vs. Los Angeles Rams LAST WEEK W 20-17 at Green Bay COACH VS. OPP. Matt Patricia: 0-0 COACH VS. OPP. Steve Wilks: 0-0 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 21.2/26.3 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 14.6/25.8 OFFENSE 340.0 OFFENSE 239.3 PASSING Matthew Stafford: 292-439-3086-18-11-90.0 PASSING Josh Rosen (R): 148-273-1670-10-11-68.2 RUSHING LeGarrette Blount: 113-332-2.9-5 RUSHING David Johnson: 205-761-3.7-6 RECEIVING Kenny Golladay: 55-854-15.5-5 RECEIVING Larry Fitzgerald: 47-508-10.8-5 DEFENSE 354.5 DEFENSE 361.3 SACKS Devon Kennard: 6 SACKS Chandler Jones: 12 INTs Quandre Diggs, Darius Slay: 2 INTs Tre Boston: 3 TAKE/GIVE -6 (12/18) TAKE/GIVE -9 (13/22) PUNTING (NET) Sam Martin: 45.3 (38.4) PUNTING (NET) Andy Lee: 48.5 (41.7) KICKING Matt Prater: 92 (23/23 PAT; 23/26 FG) KICKING Zane Gonzalez: 8 (2/2 PAT; 2/2 FG) LIONS NOTES QB MATTHEW STAFFORD has 1,344 pass yards (268.8 per game) with 9 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 101.9 rating in 5 road games this season. Completed 29 of 41 (70.7 pct.) for 292 pass yards with 4 TDs vs. 1 INT for 113.1 rating in last meeting. In his past 6 vs. NFC West, has 1,765 pass yards (294.2 per game) with 16 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 108.2 rating. RB LE GARRETTE BLOUNT has 149 rush yards (74.5 per game) & 2 TDs in his past 2. Has 264 rush yards (88 per game) & 3 TDs in 3 career meetings. Aims for his 3rd in row at Az. with 70+ rush yards & TD. Since 2013, has 43 rush TDs, 2nd-most among active players. RB THEO RIDDICK aims for his 3rd in row vs. Az. with TD catch. Has 6+ receptions in 3 of his past 4 on road. WR KENNY GOLLADAY has TD catch in 2 of his past 4. Has 3 rec. TDs in 4 career games vs. NFC West. Leads team in receptions (55) & rec. yards (854) this season. WR MARVIN JONES, JR. had TD catch in last meeting. Aims for his 5th in row vs. NFC West with TD. TE LEVINE TOILOLO had career-high 90 rec. yards last week. DE EZEKIEL ANSAH has 10 sacks in his past 8. Has 3 sacks, FF & FR in his past 2 on road vs. NFC West. DT DAMON HARRISON had 7 tackles, sack, FF & FR in Week 13. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NFC West with 7+ tackles & sack. CB QUANDRE DIGGS had INT & 2 PD last week. CB DARIUS SLAY has 12 INTs since 2016, 2nd-most in NFL over span. CARDINALS NOTES QB JOSH ROSEN passed for 149 yards & earned 3rd win as starter last week. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 2+ TD passes. Has 80+ rating in 2 of his past 4 at home. RB DAVID JOHNSON had 90 scrimmage yards (67 rec., 23 rush) in his last meeting. Had 2 rush TDs in 10/11/15 meeting. Has 1,656 scrimmage yards (118.3 per game) & 13 TDs (10 rush, 3 rec.) in 14 home games since 2016. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 100+ scrimmage yards. Since entering league in 2015, ranks 3rd in NFL with 40 TDs. Rookie RB CHASE EDMONDS had career-high 53 yards & 2 TDs last week, his 1st-career TDs. WR LARRY FITZGERALD has 3 TD catches in his past 3. Has 4 rec. TDs in his past 3 at home & aims for his 4th in row at home with TD. Ranks 2nd all-time in rec. yards (16,053) & 3rd in receptions (1,281). Needs 1 reception to pass HOFer JERRY RICE (1,281 receptions with SF) for most catches by player with 1 team in NFL history. DE CHANDLER JONES had sack last week. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 12 sacks this season. Since 2016, leads NFL with 40 sacks & 54 TFL. Has 5.5 sacks in his past 4. Had sack in last meeting. LB GERALD HODGES tied careerhigh with 13 tackles in Week 13. Aims for his 3rd in row with 10+ tackles. S ANTOINE BETHEA leads NFL safeties with 97 tackles in 2018. Bethea & S BUDDA BAKER (78) are 1 of 2 teammate safety duos (SHAWN WILLIAMS & JESSIE BATES) with 75+ tackles each in 2018. TV: FOX (4:25 PM ET): Tim Brando, Brady Quinn, Shane Bacon (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 135 (Det), 81 (Az) XM: 392 (Det), 226 (Az)
LEADER: Cowboys lead all-time series, 64-51 STREAKS: Cowboys have won past 2 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES Philadelphia Eagles (6-6) at Dallas Cowboys (7-5) Sunday, December 9, 2018 4:25 PM ET AT&T Stadium Referee: Clete Blakeman LAST GAME: 11/11/18: Cowboys 27 at Eagles 20 LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/19/17: Eagles 37, Cowboys 9 DALLAS COWBOYS LAST WEEK W 28-13 vs. Washington LAST WEEK W 13-10 vs. New Orleans COACH VS. OPP. Doug Pederson: 2-3 COACH VS. OPP. Jason Garrett: 9-8 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 21.5/22.2 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 20.6/18.6 OFFENSE 360.8 OFFENSE 331.8 PASSING Carson Wentz: 257-369-2846-18-7-100.6 PASSING Dak Prescott: 243-364-2675-14-5-95.4 RUSHING Josh Adams (R): 76-376-4.9-2 RUSHING Ezekiel Elliott: 240-1150-4.8-6 RECEIVING Zach Ertz (TE): 93-978-10.5-6 RECEIVING Ezekiel Elliott (RB): 53-423-8.0-3 DEFENSE 368.0 DEFENSE 318.2 SACKS Michael Bennett: 6.5 SACKS Demarcus Lawrence: 8.5 INTs Many tied: 1 INTs Leighton Vander Esch (R), Xavier Woods: 2 TAKE/GIVE -8 (9/17) TAKE/GIVE +2 (14/12) PUNTING (NET) Cameron Johnston: 48.7 (42.8) PUNTING (NET) Chris Jones: 45.0 (39.6) KICKING Jake Elliott: 80 (23/23 PAT; 19/23 FG) KICKING Brett Maher: 95 (23/24 PAT; 24/28 FG) EAGLES NOTES QB CARSON WENTZ passed for 306 yards with 2 TDs vs. 1 INT for 98.9 rating last week. Has 13 career games with 300+ pass yards, 2nd-most in franchise history (DONOVAN MC NABB, 27). Completed 32 of 44 (72.7 pct.) for 360 yards with 2 TDs vs. 1 INT for 102.5 rating in Week 10 meeting. Has 90+ rating in all 4 career meetings. In 4 starts vs. division this season, has 1,180 pass yards (295 per game) with 8 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 107.5 rating. RB JOSH ADAMS (rookie) rushed for career-high 85 yards last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 80+ rush yards. Has rush TD in 2 of his past 3. RB DARREN SPROLES had rush TD in Week 13. Had 103 scrimmage yards (86 rush, 17 rec.) in his last game at Dal. (10/30/16). TE ZACH ERTZ had 9 receptions for 83 yards last week. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 93 catches & 2nd among TEs with 978 rec. yards. His 93 receptions are most in single-season in franchise history. WR GOLDEN TATE had 7 catches for 85 yards & TD in Week 13. Had 8 receptions for 132 yards & 2 TDs in his last game at Dal. (9/30/18 with Det.). DE BRANDON GRAHAM had sack & FF last week. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Dal. with sack. Has 4 sacks & 2 FFs in his past 4 at Dal. S MALCOLM JENKINS had sack in Week 13. Had 7 tackles & FF in last meeting. In his past 5, has 2 FFs, FR, sack & INT. LB NIGEL BRADHAM has 23 tackles, sack, FR & 3 PD in his past 3 on road vs. division. LB NATHAN GERRY had 1st-career INT last week. COWBOYS NOTES QB DAK PRESCOTT has completed 46 of 59 (78 pct.) for 537 yards (268.5 per game) with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 121.5 rating & rush TD in his past 2. Has rush TD in 5 of his past 7. Had 270 pass yards with 1 TD vs. 0 INTs for 102.8 rating & rush TD in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NFC East with rush TD. RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT ranks 2nd in NFL with 1,150 rush yards & 1,573 scrimmage yards in 2018. Has 779 scrimmage yards (155.8 per game) & 5 TDs (3 rush, 2 rec.) in his past 5. Since Week 9, is only player in NFL with 500+ rush yards (531) & 750+ scrimmage yards (779). In 3 career meetings, has 476 scrimmage yards (158.7 per game) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.). Has 140+ scrimmage yards in all 3 career meetings. WR AMARI COOPER has 16 catches for 255 yards (127.5 per game) & 2 TDs in his past 2. Aims for his 3rd in row with 8+ catches & 75+ rec. yards. In 2 career meetings, has 9 receptions for 141 yards (70.5 per game) & TD. Rookie WR MICHAEL GALLUP had career-high 5 catches for 76 yards last week. DE DEMARCUS LAWRENCE has 2 sacks & INT in his past 3. Has 8.5 sacks, 2 FFs & INT in his past 8 at home. Rookie LB LEIGHTON VANDER ESCH led team with 10 tackles in Week 13. Aims for his 6th in row with 8+ tackles. Had 13 tackles & INT in last meeting. Is 1 of 2 NFL rookies (DARIUS LEONARD) with 100+ tackles (100). TV: FOX (4:25 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews (Field reporter), Kristina Pink (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 78 (Phi), 83 (Dal) XM: 391 (Phi), 225 (Dal)