Indianapolis Colts (AFC South - 10-6) at Houston Texans (AFC South - 11-5) Saturday, January 5, 2019 4:35 PM ET NRG Stadium Referee: Bill Vinovich LEADER: Colts lead all-time series, 26-8 STREAKS: Colts have won 3 of past 4 SERIES HISTORY (INCL. PLAYOFFS) PLAYOFF SERIES HISTORY First Meeting in Postseason LAST GAME: 12/9/18: Colts 24 at Texans 21 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/9/18 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS PLAYOFF RECORD 22-23 HEAD COACH: FRANK REICH VS. OPP. 1-1 PLAYOFF RECORD 0-0 W 33-17 at Tennessee VS. COMMON OPP. 8-4 (Buf 1-0; Dal 1-0; Jax 1-1; Mia 1-0; NE 0-1; NYG 1-0; NYJ 0-1; Phi 0-1; Ten 2-0; Was 1-0) PTS. FOR/AGAINST 27.1/21.5 OFFENSE 386.2 PASSING Andrew Luck: 430-639-4593-39-15-98.7 RUSHING Marlon Mack: 195-908-4.7-9 RECEIVING T.Y. Hilton: 76-1270-16.7-6 DEFENSE 339.4 SACKS Denico Autry: 9 INTs Kenny Moore: 2 TAKE/GIVE +2 (26/24) PR Chester Rogers: 9.3 KR Zach Pascal (R): 21.2 PUNTING (NET) Rigoberto Sanchez: 46.1 (42.7) Adam Vinatieri: 113 (44/47 PAT; 23/27 FG) COLTS TEAM NOTES COLTS earned 1st playoff berth since 2014. Have 13 playoff berths since 2002, 2nd-most among playoff teams (New England - 15). INDIANAPOLIS ranked 5th in points per game (27.1) and allowed fewest sacks in NFL (18). COLTS led league with 21 TD catches by TEs, most since 2011 (New England - 24). FRANK REICH makes postseason debut. INDIANAPOLIS had 2 players named to 2019 Pro Bowl: TE ERIC EBRON & rookie G QUENTON NELSON. HOUSTON TEXANS PLAYOFF RECORD 3-4 HEAD COACH: BILL O BRIEN VS. OPP. 4-6 PLAYOFF RECORD 1-2 W 20-3 vs. Jacksonville VS. COMMON OPP. 8-4 (Buf 1-0; Dal 1-0; Jax 2-0; Mia 1-0; NE 0-1; NYG 0-1; NYJ 1-0; Phi 0-1; Ten 1-1; Was 1-0) PTS. FOR/AGAINST 25.1/19.8 OFFENSE 362.6 PASSING Deshaun Watson: 345-505-4165-26-9-103.1 RUSHING Lamar Miller: 210-973-4.6-5 RECEIVING DeAndre Hopkins: 115-1572-13.7-11 DEFENSE 343.1 SACKS J.J. Watt: 16.0 INTs Andre Hal, Justin Reid (R): 3 TAKE/GIVE +13 (29/16) PR DeAndre Carter: 9.1 KR DeAndre Carter: 24.6 PUNTING (NET) Trevor Daniel (R): 43.7 (39.1) Ka imi Fairbairn: 150 (1L) (39/41 PAT; 37/42 FG) TEXANS TEAM NOTES TEXANS won AFC South for 3rd time in past 4 seasons. HOUSTON won 9 consecutive games (Weeks 4-13) & became 1st team since 1970 to win at least 7 consecutive games immediately following an 0-3 start to a season. Led AFC with +13 turnover differential. BILL O BRIEN has led Texans to division title in 3 of his 5 seasons as head coach. HOUSTON had 4 players named to 2019 Pro Bowl: LB JADEVEON CLOWNEY, WR DE ANDRE HOPKINS, LB BENARDRICK MC KINNEY & DE J.J. WATT. ON THE AIRWAVES TV: ESPN/ABC (4:35 PM ET): Joe Tessitore, Jason Witten, Booger McFarland, Adam Schefter, Lisa Salters WESTWOOD ONE: Mike Tirico, Brian Griese, Hub Arkush SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 82 (Ind), 83 (Hou) XM: 88 (WW1), 226 (Ind), 225 (Hou)
Indianapolis Colts (AFC South - 10-6) at Houston Texans (AFC South - 11-5) COLTS NOTES QB ANDREW LUCK ranked 2nd in NFL with 39 TD passes & 5th in passing yards (4,593). Has 2,776 pass yards (277.6 per game) & 23 TDs vs. 7 INTs for 91.9 rating in 10 career games vs. Hou. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Hou. with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating. Has 2+ TD passes in 2 of his past 3 road postseason games. RB MARLON MACK led team with career-high 908 rush yards & 9 rush TDs. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Hou. with rush TD. Has 5 rush TDs in his past 4. TE ERIC EBRON led NFL TEs & tied for 2nd in NFL with 13 TD receptions. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Hou. with TD catch. WR T.Y. HILTON led team with 76 receptions for 1,270 yards & had 6 TD catches. Is 1 of 4 players with 50+ catches in each of past 7 seasons. Has 115+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5 vs. Hou. LB DARIUS LEONARD (rookie) led NFL with 163 tackles, most by rookie since LUKE KUECHLY (164 in 2012). Was only player in NFL with 7+ sacks (7), 4+ FFs (4) & 2+ INTs (2). Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Hou. with 10+ tackles & sack. DL DENICO AUTRY led team with career-high 9 sacks. Has 4 sacks in his past 2 vs. Hou. & aims for 3rd in row vs. Texans with 2+ sacks. K ADAM VINATIERI is all-time postseason leading scorer (234) & ranks 2nd in playoff games played (30). TEXANS NOTES QB DESHAUN WATSON became 1st QB in NFL history with 4,000+ pass yards (4,165), 25+ TD passes (26), 500+ rush yards (551) and 5+ rush TDs (5) in a single season. Has 4 TDs (3 pass, 1 rush) vs. 1 INT & 101.1 rating in 2 career starts vs. Ind. Ranked 3rd in AFC with 103.1 rating & was 1 of 5 QBs with 25+ TD passes & 10 or fewer INTs (9) in 2018. RB LAMAR MILLER led team with 973 rush yards & had 5 rush TDs. Is only RB with 800+ rush yards in each of past 5 seasons. Has 6 TDs (5 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 8 vs. Ind. Has 162 scrimmage yards (81 per game) & rush TD in 2 career postseason games. WR DE ANDRE HOPKINS ranked 2nd in NFL in receiving yards (1,572) and 3rd in catches (115) in 2018. His 115 receptions are tied-most in franchise history (ANDRE JOHNSON, 2008). Since 2015, is 1 of 2 WRs (ANTONIO BROWN) with 400+ catches (400) & 35+ rec. TDs (39). Aims for his 4th in row vs. Ind. with TD catch. DE J.J. WATT ranked 2nd in NFL with 16 sacks in 2018 & joined HOFer REGGIE WHITE (5 seasons) as the only players since 1982 with 4 seasons of 15+ sacks. Has 5 sacks & INT-TD in 5 career playoff games. LB JADEVEON CLOWNEY is 1 of 4 players with 50+ TFL (53) since 2016. Has 4.5 sacks, 5 TFL, FF & FR in his past 5 vs. Ind. SACK LEADERS (2018) Aaron Donald (LAR)...20.5 J.J. WATT (HOU)... 16 Chris Jones (KC)...15.5 TACKLES (2018) DARIUS LEONARD (IND)... 163 Blake Martinez (GB)... 144 Leighton Vander Esch (Dal)... 138 TOUCHDOWN PASSES (2018) Patrick Mahomes (KC)...50 ANDREW LUCK (IND)...39 Ryan (ATL)/Wilson (Sea)...35 TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL (2018) Seattle Seahawks...+15 HOUSTON TEXANS... +13 Chicago Bears...+12
Seattle Seahawks (NFC West - 10-6) at Dallas Cowboys (NFC East - 10-6) Saturday, January 5, 2019 8:15 PM ET AT&T Stadium Referee: Walt Anderson LEADER: Cowboys lead all-time series, 10-9 STREAKS: Seahawks have won past 3 LEADER: Seahawks lead all-time series, 1-0 STREAKS: Seahawks won only meeting SERIES HISTORY (INCL. PLAYOFFS) PLAYOFF SERIES HISTORY LAST GAME: 9/23/18: Cowboys 13 at Seahawks 24 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/24/17: Seahawks 21, Cowboys 12 LAST PLAYOFF: 1/6/07: Cowboys 20 at Seahawks 21 LAST PLAYOFF AT SITE: First meeting in Dallas SEATTLE SEAHAWKS PLAYOFF RECORD 16-15 W 27-24 vs. Arizona VS. COMMON OPP. 2-0 (Car 1-0, Det 1-0) PTS. FOR/AGAINST 26.8/21.7 OFFENSE 353.3 PASSING Russell Wilson: 280-427-3448-35-7-110.9 RUSHING Chris Carson: 247-1151-4.7-9 RECEIVING Tyler Lockett: 57-965-16.9-10 DEFENSE 353.3 SACKS Frank Clark: 14 INTs Bradley McDougald: 3 TAKE/GIVE +15 (1L) (26/11) PR Tyler Lockett: 5.7 KR Tyler Lockett: 25.9 PUNTING (NET) Michael Dickson (R): 48.2 (42.5) Sebastian Janikowksi: 114 (48/51 PAT; 22/27 FG) HEAD COACH: PETE CARROLL VS. OPP. 5-2 PLAYOFF RECORD 10-7 SEAHAWKS TEAM NOTES SEAHAWKS earned playoff berth in 6 of past 7 seasons. SEATTLE led NFL averaging 160 rush yards per game & had league-best +15 turnover differential in 2018. SEAHAWKS are only NFC team with multiple players with 10+ sacks each (DE FRANK CLARK, 14 & DT JARRAN REED, 10.5) PETE CARROLL has winning record in each of past 7 seasons. SEATTLE had 2 players named to 2019 Pro Bowl: rookie P MICHAEL DICKSON & LB BOBBY WAGNER. DALLAS COWBOYS PLAYOFF RECORD 34-27 HEAD COACH: JASON GARRETT VS. OPP. 2-4 PLAYOFF RECORD 1-2 W 36-35 at New York Giants VS. COMMON OPP. 1-1 (Car 1-0, Det 1-0) PTS. FOR/AGAINST 21.2/20.3 OFFENSE 343.8 PASSING Dak Prescott: 356-526-3885-22-8-96.9 RUSHING Ezekiel Elliott: 304-1434 (1L)-4.7-6 RECEIVING Ezekiel Elliott (RB): 77-567-7.4-3 DEFENSE 329.3 SACKS Demarcus Lawrence: 10.5 INTs Leighton Vander Esch (R), Xavier Woods: 2 TAKE/GIVE +3 (20/17) PR Tavon Austin: 5.8 KR Darius Jackson (R): 22.5 PUNTING (NET) Chris Jones: 44.5 (39.6) Brett Maher: 119 (32/33 PAT; 29/36 FG) COWBOYS TEAM NOTES COWBOYS won NFC East, 2nd division title since 2016. DALLAS is 1 of 2 teams in NFL (NEW ORLEANS) with multiple player with 6+ rush TDs (QB DAK PRESCOTT & RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT, 6 each). JASON GARRETT has led team to playoffs in 3 of past 5 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. ON THE AIRWAVES TV: FOX (8:15 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews, Chris Myers WESTWOOD ONE: Kevin Kugler, Jason Taylor, Ed Werder SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 82 (Sea), 83 (Dal) XM: 88 (WW1), 226 (Sea), 225 (Dal)
Seattle Seahawks (NFC West - 10-6) at Dallas Cowboys (NFC East - 10-6) SEAHAWKS NOTES QB RUSSELL WILSON tied for 3rd in NFL with 35 TD passes & ranked 3rd with 110.9 rating in 2018. Had 7 games with 3+ TD passes this season, most in single season in franchise history. Has 196 career TD passes & surpassed DAVE KRIEG (195) for most in franchise history. Became 1st quarterback in NFL history with winning record in each of his 1st 7 seasons. Has 4 TD passes vs. 0 INTs for 108.9 rating in past 2 vs. Dal. In 3 career games, is 3-0 with 4 TD passes vs. 1 INT for 93.2 rating. RB CHRIS CARSON led team with 1,151 rush yards in 2018 & became Seattle s 1st 1,000-yard rusher since 2014. In his past 4, has 447 rush yards (111.8 per game) & 5 TDs. Has rush TD in 6 of his past 7. Rushed for 102 yards & TD in Week 3 meeting. WR TYLER LOCKETT led team & set career-highs in receptions (57), rec. yards (965) & TD catches (10) in 2018. Had 77 rec. yards & TD catch in Week 3 meeting. Had 75 rec. yards & TD in his last playoff game (1/17/16). WR DOUG BALDWIN has 24 receptions for 266 yards (88.7 per game) & 2 TDs in his past 3 playoff games. LB BOBBY WAGNER ranked 4th in NFL with 136 tackles in 2018 & has 100+ tackles in each of his 1st 7 seasons. In 12 career playoff games, has 120 tackles (10 per game) & 2 INTs. DE FRANK CLARK had careerhigh 14 sacks. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 playoff games. DT JARRAN REED had 2 sacks in Week 3 meeting. TOUCHDOWN PASSES (2018) Patrick Mahomes. (KC)...50 TDs Andrew Luck (Ind)...39 TDs RUSSELL WILSON (SEA)...35 TDs Matt Ryan (Atl)...35 TDs PASSER RATING (2018) Drew Brees (NO)...115.7 Patrick Mahomes (KC)...113.8 RUSSELL WILSON. (SEA)...110.9 COWBOYS NOTES QB DAK PRESCOTT passed for career-high 3,885 yards in 2018. Was 1 of 2 NFL QBs with 3,500+ pass yards (3,885) & 5+ rush TDs (6). Has 13 career games with 1+ pass TD & 1+ rush TD, 2nd-most in player s 1st 3 seasons in NFL history (CAM NEWTON, 20). Passed for 302 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT for 103.2 rating in only career playoff game (1/15/17). RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT led NFL with 1,434 rush yards & ranked 2nd with 2,001 scrimmage yards this season. Is 1 of 4 in franchise history with 2,000+ scrimmage yards in single season. Rushed for 125 yards in only career playoff game (1/15/17). In 2 career meetings, has 224 rush yards (112 per game). Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Sea. with 100+ scrimmage yards. WR AMARI COOPER had 1,005 rec. yards in 2018 & has 1,000+ yards in 3 of 4 career seasons. In 5 home games with Dal., has 35 catches for 551 yards (110.2 per game) & 6 TDs. Since joining Dal. in Week 9, is 1 of 3 in NFL (JULIO JONES & ANTONIO BROWN) with 700+ rec. yards (725) & 6+ TD catches (6). DE DEMARCUS LAWRENCE led team with 10.5 sacks in 2018, his 2nd consecutive season with 10+ sacks. Has 2 sacks & FF in 3 career playoff games. LB LEIGHTON VANDER ESCH ranked 3rd in NFL with 138 tackles, most by rookie in franchise history. Had 10 tackles in last meeting. LB JAYLON SMITH had 8 tackles & sack in Week 3 meeting. EZEKIEL ELLIOTT led the NFL with 1,434 rushing yards this season, the second time in his three-year career that he has led the league in rushing. DAK PRESCOTT ranked second among all QBS with six rushing touchdowns in 2018. RUSHING TDs - QBs (2018) Josh Allen (Buf)...8 DAK PRESCOTT (DAL)...6 RUSHING YARDS (2018) EZEKIEL ELLIOTT (DAL)...1,434 Saquon Barkley (NYG)...1,307 Todd Gurley (LAR)... 1,251
Los Angeles Chargers (AFC West - 12-4) at Baltimore Ravens (AFC North - 10-6) Sunday, January 6, 2019 1:05 PM ET M&T Bank Stadium Referee: Clete Blakeman LEADER: Ravens lead all-time series, 7-5 STREAKS: Ravens have won past 2 SERIES HISTORY (INCL. PLAYOFFS) PLAYOFF SERIES HISTORY First Meeting in Postseason LAST GAME: 12/22/18: Ravens 22 at Chargers 10 LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/1/15: Ravens 29, Chargers 26 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS PLAYOFF RECORD 11-17 VS. COMMON OPP. HEAD COACH: ANTHONY LYNN VS. OPP. 0-1 PLAYOFF RECORD 0-0 W 23-9 at Denver PTS. FOR/AGAINST 26.8/20.6 OFFENSE 372.6 9-2 (Buf 1-0; Cin 1-0; Cle 1-0; Den 1-1; KC 1-1; Oak 2-0; Pit 1-0; Ten 1-0) PASSING Philip Rivers: 347-508-4308-32-12-105.5 RUSHING Melvin Gordon: 175-885-5.1-10 RECEIVING Keenan Allen: 97-1196-12.3-6 DEFENSE 333.7 SACKS Melvin Ingram: 7 INTs Derwin James (R), Desmond King: 3 TAKE/GIVE +1 (20/19) PR Desmond King: 13.8 KR Desmond King: 23.7 PUNTING (NET) Donnie Jones: 42.3 (38.0) Michael Badgley (R): 72 (27/28 PAT; 15/16 FG) BALTIMORE RAVENS PLAYOFF RECORD 15-8 VS. COMMON OPP. PTS. FOR/AGAINST 24.3/17.9 OFFENSE 374.9 HEAD COACH: JOHN HARBAUGH VS. OPP. 4-2 PLAYOFF RECORD 10-5 W 26-24 vs. Cleveland 7-4 (Buf 1-0; Cin 1-1; Cle 1-1; Den 1-0; KC 0-1; Oak 1-0; Pit 1-1; Ten 1-0) PASSING Lamar Jackson (R): 99-170-1201-6-3-84.5 RUSHING Gus Edwards (R): 137-718-5.2-2 RECEIVING Willie Snead: 62-651-10.5-1 DEFENSE 292.9 (1L) SACKS Za Darius Smith: 8.5 INTs Many tied: 2 TAKE/GIVE -3 (17/20) PR Cyrus Jones: 14.4 KR Chris Moore: 18.3 PUNTING (NET) Sam Koch: 47.4 (39.8) Justin Tucker: 141 (36/37 PAT; 35/39 FG) CHARGERS TEAM NOTES CHARGERS earned 1st playoff berth since 2013 & had 12 wins, most since 2009 season (13). LOS ANGELES ranked 3rd in yards per play (6.3) & tied for 6th in points per game (26.8). ANTHONY LYNN makes postseason debut. 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. RAVENS TEAM NOTES RAVENS won AFC North, 1st division title since 2012 & 1st playoff appearance since 2014. BALTIMORE led NFL in total defense (292.9) & ranked 2nd in points per game allowed (17.9). Led AFC & ranked 2nd in NFL with 152.6 rush yards per game. JOHN HARBAUGH led Baltimore to SB XLVII championship in 2012. BALTIMORE had 3 players named to 2019 Pro Bowl: LB C.J. MOSLEY, S ERIC WEDDLE & G MARSHAL YANDA. ON THE AIRWAVES TV: CBS (1:05 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson, Jay Feely, Gene Steratore WESTWOOD ONE: Ian Eagle, Tony Boselli, Ben Leber SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 82 (LAC), 83 (Bal) XM: 88 (WW1), 226 (LAC), 225 (Bal)
Los Angeles Chargers (AFC West - 12-4) at Baltimore Ravens (AFC North - 10-6) CHARGERS NOTES QB PHILIP RIVERS passed for 4,308 yards & is 1 of 4 QBs (TOM BRADY, DREW BREES & PEYTON MANNING) with 10 season of 4,000+ pass yards. Ranks 6th in NFL history in TD passes (374) & 8th in passing yards (54,656). Ranked 2nd in AFC with 105.5 passer rating in 2018. Aims for his 3rd postseason start in row with 115+ rating. RB MELVIN GORDON ranked 6th in AFC with 1,375 scrimmage yards & joined HOFer LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON (2001-08) as only Chargers with 3 straight 1,300+ scrimmage yard seasons in franchise history. Had 9 TDs (6 rush, 3 rec.) in 6 road games in 2018. Since 2016, is 1 of 2 RBs (TODD GURLEY) with 4,000+ scrimmage yards (4,372) & 35+ TDs (38) WR KEENAN ALLEN led team with 97 catches for 1,196 yards. Has 199 catches since 2017, most in 2-year span in franchise history. Had 142 rec. yards & 2 TDs in last postseason game (1/12/14 at Den.). Has 3 TD catches in 3 career games vs. Bal. WR MIKE WILLIAMS led team with 10 rec. TDs. Has 5 TD catches in his past 6. TE ANTONIO GATES has 116 career TD catches, tied most among active players. DE MELVIN INGRAM led team with 7 sacks. Had 2 FRs in Week 16 meeting. DE JOEY BOSA has 5.5 sacks in his past 6. Rookie S DERWIN JAMES led team with 105 tackles & is 1st rookie in franchise history with 100+ tackles. Was 1 of 2 in NFL with 100+ tackles, 3+ sacks (3.5) & 3+ INTs (3). RAVENS NOTES QB LAMAR JACKSON (rookie) had 6-1 record as starter in 2018, incl. 4-0 at home. Led all QBs in rush yards (695) & is 1 of 4 QBs (CAM NEWTON, ROBERT GRIFFIN III & JOSH ALLEN) with 600+ rush yards in rookie season. Tied for 2nd among QBs with 5 rush TDs. Has 3 rush TDs in his past 3 at home & aims for his 3rd in row at home with 90+ rush yards. Passed for 204 yards & 1 TD vs. 0 INTs & 101.3 rating in Week 16 meeting. RB GUS EDWARDS (rookie) ranked 5th among rookies with 718 rush yards. Is 1 of 5 rookies with 3 games of 100+ rush yards in 2018. Since Week 11, led all rookies & tied for 3rd in NFL with 654 rush yards. Had 105 scrimmage yards (92 rush, 13 rec.) in Week 16 meeting. TE MARK ANDREWS (rookie) had 83 rec. yards, incl. 68yard TD catch in last meeting. Led all rookie TEs in rec. yards (552) & ranked 3rd in catches (34). WR WILLIE SNEAD IV led team with 62 receptions & had 651 rec. yards. WR JOHN BROWN led team with 5 TD catches in 2018. LB TERRELL SUGGS has 132.5 career sacks with Bal., tied with HOFer LAWRENCE TAYLOR for 3rd-most sacks with single team since 1982. Has 12.5 postseason sacks, most among active players. LB ZA DARIUS SMITH led team with 8.5 sacks this season. Had 1.5 sacks in last meeting. S ERIC WEDDLE had 71 PD, 19 INTs, incl. 3 INT-TDs, 6.5 sacks, 5 FFs & 4 FRs in 9 seasons with Chargers (2007-15). RUSH YARDS PER GAME (2018) Seattle...160.0 BALTIMORE...152.9 Los Angeles Rams...139.4 TD PASSES - ACTIVE PLAYERS Drew Brees...520 Tom Brady... 517 PHILIP RIVERS... 374 PASSER RATING - AFC QBs (2018) Patrick Mahomes (KC)... 113.8 PHILIP RIVERS (LAC)... 105.5 Deshaun Watson (Hou)... 103.1 RUSH YARDS BY QBs (2018) LAMAR JACKSON (BAL)...695 Josh Allen (Buf)...631 Deshaun Watson (Hou)...551
Philadelphia Eagles (NFC East - 9-7) at Chicago Bears (NFC North - 12-4) Sunday, January 6, 2019 4:40 PM ET Soldier Field Referee: Tony Corrente LEADER: Bears lead all-time series, 29-14-1 STREAKS: Eagles have won past 3 LEADER: Eagles lead all-time series, 2-1 STREAKS: Eagles have won 2 of past 3 SERIES HISTORY (INCL. PLAYOFFS) PLAYOFF SERIES HISTORY LAST GAME: 11/26/17: Bears 3 at Eagles 31 LAST GAME AT SITE: 9/19/16: Eagles 29, Bears 14 LAST PLAYOFF: 1/19/02: Eagles 33 at Bears 19 LAST PLAYOFF AT SITE: 1/19/02 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES PLAYOFF RECORD 22-21 W 24-0 at Washington VS. COMMON OPP. 3-2 (LAR 1-0; Min 0-1, NYG 2-0; TB 0-1) PTS. FOR/AGAINST 22.9/21.8 OFFENSE 365.3 PASSING Nick Foles: 141-195-1413-7-4-96.0 RUSHING Josh Adams (R): 120-511-4.3-3 RECEIVING Zach Ertz (TE): 116-1163-10.0-8 DEFENSE 366.2 SACKS Fletcher Cox: 10.5 INTs Rasul Douglas: 3 TAKE/GIVE -6 (17/23) PR Darren Sproles: 8.3 KR Corey Clement: 25.6 PUNTING (NET) Cameron Johnston: 48.1 (42.7) Jake Elliott: 111 (33/35 PAT; 26/31 FG) HEAD COACH: DOUG PEDERSON VS. OPP. 2-0 PLAYOFF RECORD 3-0 EAGLES TEAM NOTES EAGLES earned playoff berth for 2nd consecutive season. PHILADELPHIA is seeking to become 1st back-toback SB champions since 2003-04 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (Super Bowls XXXVIII-XXXIX). DOUG PEDERSON is 3-0 in playoff coaching career, including Super Bowl LII victory. EAGLES had 3 players named to 2019 Pro Bowl: G BRANDON BROOKS, DT FLETCHER COX & TE ZACH ERTZ. CHICAGO BEARS PLAYOFF RECORD 17-18 HEAD COACH: MATT NAGY VS. OPP. 0-0 PLAYOFF RECORD 0-0 W 24-10 at Minnesota VS. COMMON OPP. 4-1 (LAR 1-0; Min 2-0; NYG 0-1; TB 1-0) PTS. FOR/AGAINST OFFENSE 343.9 26.3/17.7 (1L) PASSING Mitchell Trubisky: 289-434-3223-24-12-95.4 RUSHING Jordan Howard: 250-935-3.7-9 RECEIVING Tarik Cohen (RB): 71-725-10.2-5 DEFENSE 299.7 SACKS Khalil Mack: 12.5 INTs Kyle Fuller: 7 (T1L) TAKE/GIVE +12 (36/24) PR Tarik Cohen: 12.5 KR Benny Cunningham: 21.6 PUNTING (NET) Patrick O Donnell: 45.0 (39.7) Cody Parkey: 111 (42/45 PAT; 23/30 FG) BEARS TEAM NOTES BEARS won NFC North, 1st division title since 2010. CHICAGO led NFL in scoring defense (17.7 points allowed per game), takeaways (36) & INTs (27) & ranked 3rd in turnover differential (+12) in 2018. BEARS have won 9 of their past 10 games & were 7-1 at home this season. MATT NAGY makes postseason debut as head coach. BEARS had 5 players named to 2019 Pro Bowl: RB TARIK COHEN, CB KYLE FULLER, DT AKIEM HICKS, S EDDIE JACKSON & LB KHALIL MACK. ON THE AIRWAVES TV: NBC (4:40 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (Field reporter) WESTWOOD ONE: Kevin Harlan, James Lofton, Laura Okmin SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 82 (Phi), 83 (Chi) XM: 88 (WW1), 226 (Phi), 225 (Chi)
Philadelphia Eagles (NFC East - 9-7) at Chicago Bears (NFC North - 12-4) EAGLES NOTES BEARS NOTES QB NICK FOLES is 4-1 with 1,413 pass yards (282.6 per game) & 7 TDs vs. 4 INTs for 96 rating in 5 games as starter this season. Aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ rating. In 3 playoff games in 2017 (including SB LII), had 971 pass yards (323.7 per game) with 6 TDs vs. 1 INT for 115.7 rating. Aims for his 3rd playoff game in row with 350+ pass yards, 3+ TDs & 100+ rating. Is 9-2 as starter since 2017 (including postseason). RB JOSH ADAMS (rookie) led team with 511 rush yards this season, 1 of 8 rookie RBs with 500+ rush yards in 2018. RB DARREN SPROLES has 3 TDs (2 rec., 1 rush) in his past 5. In 10 career playoff games, has 715 scrimmage yards (71.5 per game) & 7 TDs (4 rush, 3 rec.). TE ZACH ERTZ had franchise-record 116 catches in 2018 & surpassed JASON WITTEN (110 in 2012) for most singleseason receptions by TE in NFL history. Had 1,163 rec. yards in 2018, his 1st-career 1,000-yard season. WR ALSHON JEFFERY spent 5 seasons with Chi. (2012-16) & had 26 TD catches. Has 3 rec. TDs in his past 2 playoff games. WR NELSON AGHOLOR had 2 TD catches in Week 17. DT FLETCHER COX had 3 sacks & FF in Week 17. Had sack in last game vs. Chi. Led team with 10.5 sacks, his 1stcareer season with 10+ sacks. LB NIGEL BRADHAM has 15 tackles & sack in 3 career playoff games. Led team with 97 tackles in 2018. CB RASUL DOUGLAS has INT in 2 of his past 4. QB MITCHELL TRUBISKY had 4 games with 120+ rating in 2018, most such games in single season in franchise history. Since entering league in 2017, is 1 of 7 QBs with 5,000+ pass yards (5,416) & 650+ rush yards (669). Since 2017, leads NFL averaging 6.1 yards per rush (min. 100 atts.). In 8 home games this season, has 19 pass TDs vs. 9 INTs for 97.2 rating & had 2 rush TDs. RB JORDAN HOWARD rushed for 935 yards & tied career-high with 9 rush TDs in 2018. Has 4 rush TDs in his past 3. Aims for 4th in row with TD. In his past 2 at home, has 178 scrimmage yards (89 per game) with rush TD. RB TARIK COHEN had 1,169 scrimmage yards (725 rec., 444 rush), his 1st-career season with 1,000+ scrimmage yards. Is 1 of 2 NFL players (CHRISTIAN MC CAFFREY) this season with 3+ rush TDs (3), 5+ rec. TDs (5) & TD pass (1). WR ALLEN ROBINSON led team with 754 rec. yards. WR ANTHONY MILLER ranked 2nd among NFL rookies with 7 TD catches this season. LB KHALIL MACK had team-high 12.5 sacks in 2018, tied for 3rd-most by Bear in single season since 1982. Had 11 tackles in only career playoff game (1/7/17 with Oak.). In 7 home games with Chi., has 8.5 sacks, 4 FFs & FR. CB KYLE FULLER tied for NFL lead with career-high 7 INTs and ranked 1st with 21 PD this season. Aims for his 7th in row at home with PD. MOST CATCHES BY A TIGHT END IN 1ST 6 SEASONS ZACH ERTZ...437 Jimmy Graham...434 Jason Witten...429 Travis Kelce...410 Antonio Gates...400 BEARS DEFENSIVE RANKS IN 2018 Scoring Defense... 1st Takeaways... 1st Turnover Differential... 3rd Interceptions... 1st Sacks...T-3rd MOST CATCHES IN A SINGLE SEASON BY A TIGHT END (NFL HISTORY) ZACH ERTZ...116 in 2018 Jason Witten...110 in 2012 LB KHALIL MACK was the only player in the NFL in 2018 with: - 10+ sacks (12.5) - 5+ forced fumbles (six) - An interception (one)