WEEK 8 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2015 MIAMI DOLPHINS (3-3) AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (6-0) DOLPHINS PATRIOTS THURS. RECORD 11-6 8-5 LEADER 51-45 STREAKS 8 of past 10 COACHES VS. OPP. Dan Campbell: 0-0 Bill Belichick: 19-13 LAST WEEK W 44-26 vs. Texans W 30-23 vs. Jets 12/14/14: Dolphins 13 at Patriots 41. New England QB Tom Brady throws for 287 yards & 2 TDs (93.4 passer rating). Patriots CB Kyle Arrington returns blocked FG 62 yards for TD. AT SITE 12/14/14 Pete Morelli BROADCAST CBS/NFLN (8:25 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Tracy Wolfson (field reporter). Westwood One: Ian Eagles, Boomer Esiason. SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 83 (Mia.), 93 (NE). XM: 225 (Mia.), 226 (NE). PASSING Tannehill: 137-219-1628-13-7-91.7 Brady: 173-251-2054-16-1-113.2 RUSHING Miller: 70-419-6.0-2 Blount: 52-246-4.7-4 RECEIVING Landry: 36-395-11.0-2 Edelman: 45-503-11.2-4 OFFENSE 366.0 410.8 TAKE/GIVE -1 +5 DEFENSE 369.8 358.7 SACKS Wake: 6 Cha. Jones: 6.5 INTs Grimes, Jones: 2 Harmon, Ryan: 2 PUNTING Darr (R): 48.3 Allen: 46.6 KICKING Franks (R): 31 (16/18 PAT; 5/6 FG) Gostkowski: 69 (24/24 PAT; 15/15 FG) DOLPHINS: QB RYAN TANNEHILL completed NFL-record 25 consec. passes during 2-game span. Aims for 6th in row with 2 TDs. In last TNF game (11/13/14 vs. Buf.), passed for 240 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 114.8 rating Last week, RB LAMAR MILLER joined CHRIS JOHNSON as only players in NFL history with 50+ yard TD rec. (54) & 85+ yard TD run (85) in same game. Aims for 3rd in row with 110+ rush yards WR-PR JARVIS LANDRY had 8 catches for 99 yards in last meeting. Led team with 5 catches for 83 yards & 2 TDs last week. WR RISHARD MATTHEWS has 75+ rec. yards in 4 of past 5, incl. 75 yards & TD vs. Hou DE CAMERON WAKE has 6 sacks in past 2, incl. 2 last week. Since 2013, CB BRENT GRIMES has 11 INTs, tied for most among AFC CBs. S RESHAD JONES leads team with 59 tackles & had INT vs. Hou PATRIOTS: Are 6-0 for 3rd time (2004, 2007) Last week, QB TOM BRADY (213) surpassed T BRUCE ARMSTRONG (212) for most starts in NE history. Passed for 355 yards vs. NYJ & became 5th NFL player with 55,000 career. Aims for 7th in row with 2+ TDs. Has 8-0 record as starter on Thurs. & has passed for 2,249 yards with 20 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 112 rating RB LE GARRETTE BLOUNT had rush TD in last meeting. RB DION LEWIS has TD in 3 of past 4 In past 11 (incl. playoffs), WR JULIAN EDELMAN has 86 catches for 1,013 yards & 7 TDs. In past 3 vs. Mia., has 26 catches for 322 yards & 2 TDs. TE ROB GRONKOWSKI has TD catch in 3 of past 4 vs. Mia. In last game on Thurs. (Week 1 vs. Pit.), had 5 catches for 94 yards & 3 TDs. Has 12 TDs in past 12 (incl. playoffs), incl. 108 yards & 1 TD vs. NYJ. Since 2010, leads NFL with 60 TD rec S PATRICK CHUNG & S DURON HARMON each had INT in last meeting. DE CHANDLER JONES has 6.5 sacks in past 5. LB JAMIE COLLINS has 8.5 sacks & blocked PAT in past 11.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2015 NFL INTERNATIONAL, WEMBLEY STADIUM, LONDON, ENGLAND DETROIT LIONS (1-6) AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (2-5) LIONS CHIEFS LEADER 7-5 STREAKS 4 of past 6 COACHES VS. OPP. Jim Caldwell: 1-1 Andy Reid: 3-1 LAST WEEK L 28-19 vs. Vikings W 23-13 vs. Steelers 9/18/11: Chiefs 3 at Lions 48. Detroit QB Matthew Stafford throws for 294 yards & 4 TDs. Lions RB Jahvid Best rushes for 57 yards & TD & adds 66 rec. yards & TD catch. AT KC 12/14/03: Chiefs 45, Lions 17. Kansas City RB Priest Holmes rushes for 94 yards & 3 TDs. Chiefs WR Derrick Blaylock catches 63-yard TD pass. Jeff Triplette BROADCAST FOX (9:30 AM ET): Sam Rosen, John Lynch, Pam OIiver (field reporter). Westwood One: Tom McCarthy, Derek Rackley. SIRIUS: 108 (WW1), 83 (Det.), 93 (KC). XM: 227 (WW1), 225 (Det.), 226 (KC). PASSING Stafford: 171-263-1866-12 (3C)-9-86.8 A. Smith: 152-242-1824-7-3-90.3 RUSHING Abdullah (R): 62-222-3.6-1 West: 43-191-4.4-1 RECEIVING Johnson: 43 (3C)-574 (3C)-13.3-3 Maclin: 39-531-13.6-1 OFFENSE 346.6 346.1 TAKE/GIVE -7 +1 DEFENSE 392.3 368.0 SACKS Ansah: 6 (T2C) Bailey: 4.5 INTs Quin: 2 Peters: 3 (T3C) PUNTING Martin: 46.5 Colquitt: 47.8 KICKING Prater: 35 (14/15 PAT; 7/7 FG) Santos: 58 (3C) (13/13 PAT; 15/19 FG) LIONS: Defeated Atl 22-21 at Wembley last year QB MATTHEW STAFFORD passed for 294 yards, 4 TDs & 106.1 rating in last game vs. KC. Last year at Wembley, threw for 325 yards & 2 TDs RB THEO RIDDICK had 8 catches for 74 yards & TD in last UK game. Is 2nd among NFL RBs with 36 catches. RB AMEER ABDULLAH is 1 of 4 NFL rookies with both rush TD & rec. TD WR CALVIN JOHNSON had 2 TDs in last meeting. In past 17 vs. AFC, has 105 catches for 1,808 yards (106.4 per game) & 12 TDs. Since 2011, leads NFL with 6,788 rec. yards & 102.8 rec. yards per game. TE ERIC EBRON had career-high 89 rec. yards & TD last week. Has TD in 3 of his past 5. WR GOLDEN TATE had 7 catches for 151 yards & TD last year at Wembley DE EZEKIEL ANSAH has 4 sacks, 3 FFs & FR in past 4. S GLOVER QUIN aims for 3rd in row vs. AFC with INT CHIEFS: QB ALEX SMITH is 4-0 vs. Det. with 717 pass yards with 4 TDs vs. 1 INT. Since 2011, ranks 2nd in NFL in INT pct. (1.4 pct.) In 1st home start last week, RB CHARCANDRICK WEST led team with 110 rush yards with TD In past 4, WR JEREMY MACLIN is averaging 7.5 catches & 105.4 rec. yards per game (30 rec., 422 yards). Has 8+ catches & 85+ yards in 3 of past 4. In last meeting (10/14/12 w/ Phi.), had 6 catches for 130 yards, incl. 70-yard TD. Aims for 3rd in row with TD vs. Det. Last week, rookie WR CHRIS CONLEY had career-highs in catches (6), yards (63) & 1st career TD. TE TRAVIS KELCE is 2nd among NFL TEs with 473 rec. yards In past 17, LB JUSTIN HOUSTON has 19 sacks & 4 FF. Since 2012, ranks 2nd in NFL with 47 sacks (J.J. WATT).
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (2-4) AT ATLANTA FALCONS (6-1) BUCCANEERS FALCONS LEADER 22-21 STREAKS 5 of past 7 COACHES VS. OPP. Smith: 2-4 Quinn: 0-0 LAST WEEK L 31-30 at Redskins W 10-7 at Titans 11/9/14: Falcons 27 at Buccaneers 17. Atlanta RB Steven Jackson rushes for 81 yards & TD. Falcons WR Julio Jones has 8 catches for 119 yards. AT SITE 9/18/14: Falcons 56, Buccaneers 14. Atlanta QB Matt Ryan throws for 286 yards & 3 TDs. Falcons WR Jones has nine receptions for 161 yards & 2 TDs. Ronald Torbert BROADCAST FOX (1:00 PM ET): Justin Kutcher, Charles Davis, Tony Siragusa (field reporter). SIRIUS: 134 (TB), 121 (Atl.). XM: 231 (Atl.). PASSING Winston (R): 107-181-1471-9-7-85.7 Ryan: 172-267-2002 (2C)-9-6-88.9 RUSHING Martin: 109-541 (3L)-5.0-3 Freeman: 131-621 (1L)-4.7-9 (1L) RECEIVING Evans: 21-338-16.1-1 Jones: 58 (1C)-730 (1C)-12.6-5 (3C) OFFENSE 363.8 403.1 (2C) TAKE/GIVE -2 +2 DEFENSE 328.2 (3C) 353.3 SACKS J. Smith: 5 Beasley (R), Clayborn: 2 INTs 3 tied: 1 Alford, Moore: 2 PUNTING Schum: 42.3 Bosher: 49.8 (1L) KICKING Barth: 24 (6/6 PAT; 6/6 FG) Bryant: 47 (20/20 PAT; 9/12 FG) BUCCANEERS: Rookie QB JAMEIS WINSTON had career-high 72.4 comp. pct., 297 yards & 128.1 rating last week. In past 2, has 125.9 rating & aims for 3rd in row with 120+ rating RB DOUG MARTIN has 472 scrimmage yards (157.3 per game), 365 rush yards (121.7 per game) & 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in past 3. Aims for 4th in row with 100+ rush yards. RB- PR BOBBY RAINEY had career-high 163 rush yards & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) vs. Atl. on 11/17/13 WR MIKE EVANS had 8 catches for 164 yards & TD last week. Had 7 catches for 125 yards & TD in last meeting. Has 13 TDs in his past 17. In past 4 meetings, WR VINCENT JACKSON has 30 catches for 393 yards (98.3 per game) & 4 TDs Since 2013, LB LAVONTE DAVID is only NFL player with 300+ tackles (343), 8+ sacks (9) & 5+ INTs (5). Leads team with 53 tackles. DE HOWARD JONES had 43-yard FR-TD last week. DT GERALD MC COY has 11 sacks in past 14. DE JACQUIES SMITH ties for 5th in NFC with 5 sacks FALCONS: QB MATT RYAN has won 6 of 7 homes starts vs. TB with 10 TDs, 2 INTs & 110.1 rating. In past 2 at home vs. TB, has 6 TDs, 0 INTs & 152.8 rating. Has 145+ rating in 3 of past 4 home games (incl. 2 in row) vs. Bucs RB DEVONTA FREEMAN leads NFL with 931 scrimmage yards, 621 rush yards & 10 TDs (9 rush, 1 rec.). In past 5 (1st 5 career starts), has 825 scrimmage yards (165 per game), 578 rush yards (115.6 per game) & 9 TDs (8 rush, 1 rec.) WR JULIO JONES has 36 catches for 674 yards (112.3 per game) & 5 TDs in 6 meetings. Had 9 catches for 161 yards & 2 TDs in last home meeting. Leads NFC with 58 catches. Has 90 catches for 1,343 yards (122.1 per game) & 7 TDs in past 11. WR RODDY WHITE aims for 3rd in row vs. TB with TD CB DESMOND TRUFANT has 39 PD since entering NFL in 2013, most on club. LB PAUL WORRILOW leads team with 46 tackles. Had INT last week. DT JONATHAN BABINEAUX had sack in last meeting. LB VIC BEASLEY ties for 3rd among NFC rookies with 2 sacks.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (2-5) AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (1-6) CHARGERS RAVENS LEADER Series tied: 5-5 STREAKS 3 of past 5 COACHES VS. OPP. Mike McCoy: 1-0 John Harbaugh: 2-2 LAST WEEK L 37-29 vs. Raiders L 26-18 at Cardinals 11/30/14: Chargers 34 at Ravens 33. San Diego WR Eddie Royal catches GW 1-yard TD with 38 seconds remaining. Chargers QB Philip Rivers throws for 383 yards & 3 TDs. AT SITE 11/30/14 Gene Steratore BROADCAST CBS (1:00 PM ET): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Jamie Erdahl (field reporter). SIRIUS: 138 (SD), 127 (Bal.). XM: 229 (Bal.). PASSING Rivers: 215-311-2452 (1L)-15 (T3L)-7-99.2 Flacco: 180-287-1857 (3C)-9-8-80.1 RUSHING Gordon (R): 85-328-3.9-0 Forsett: 116-493 (3C)-4.3-2 RECEIVING K. Allen: 62 (1L)-690 (3L)-11.1-3 S. Smith: 41-588-14.3-3 OFFENSE 430.7 (1L) 356.1 TAKE/GIVE -6-7 DEFENSE 362.6 385.4 SACKS Attaochu: 4 Guy, Mosley: 3 INTs 4 tied: 1 J. Smith: 2 PUNTING Scifres: 44.6 Koch: 48.6 (3C) KICKING Lambo (R): 53 (14/15 PAT; 13/15 FG) Tucker: 57 (15/15 PAT; 14/17 FG) CHARGERS: In past 4, QB PHILIP RIVERS has completed 139 of 209 (66.5 pct.) for 1,562 yards with 10 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 98.6 rating, incl. 336 yards & 3 TDs vs. Oak. Aims for 5th in row with 300+ yards & 2+ TDs. In last meeting, completed 34 of 45 (75.6 pct.) for 383 yards & 3 TDs vs. 1 INT for 113.5 rating RB MELVIN GORDON (No. 15 overall) ranks 2nd among AFC rookies with 328 rush yards. RB DANNY WOODHEAD has 60+ scrimmage yards in 6 of past 7, incl. 3 100+ yard games WR KEENAN ALLEN leads NFL with 62 catches, most in NFL history by player through his team s first 7 games to begin season. In only career meeting, had 11 catches for 121 yards & 2 TDs. WR MALCOM FLOYD had 3 catches for 85 yards (28.3 avg.) in last meeting. TE ANTONIO GATES (101) needs TD to surpass HOFer STEVE LARGENT (101) for No. 19 all-time. Aims for 3rd in row with 9+ catches & 90+ yards S ERIC WEDDLE & LB MANTI TE O lead team with 40 tackles apiece. LB JERRY ATTAOCHU has 4 sacks in past 4. CB BRANDON FLOWERS had 1st sack since 2013 last week RAVENS: In last meeting, QB JOE FLACCO passed for 225 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 104.9 rating & added rush TD. Has 2 TD passes in 3 of 4 career meetings In last meeting, RB JUSTIN FORSETT posted 123 scrimmage yards (106 rush, 17 receiving). Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 3 of past 4 overall. Has rush TD in 2 of past 3. RB KYLE JUSZCZYK had TD catch in 2 of past 3, incl. 1 last week vs. Cardinals. Has 17 catches & needs 3 to surpass career-high of 19 last season WR STEVE SMITH, SR. leads team with 41 catches for 588 yards, incl. 5 catches for 78 yards vs Az. Smith (13,850) needs 50 receiving yards to surpass HOFer CRIS CARTER for No. 10 all-time. TE CROCKETT GILLMORE tied career-high with 5 catches last week for 53 yards LB DARYL SMITH leads team with 62 tackles, incl. 8 vs. AZ. Aims for 5th in row with 8+ tackles. Had 8 tackles & INT in last meeting. In past 4 meetings, LB ELVIS DUMERVIL has 5 sacks & 3 FF. LB C.J. MOSLEY had sack last week & has 3 in 2015, tying 2014 career-high.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS (4-2) AT CHICAGO BEARS (2-4) VIKINGS BEARS LEADER 55-50-2 STREAKS 8 of past 11 COACHES VS. OPP. Mike Zimmer: 1-1 John Fox: 4-2 LAST WEEK W 28-19 at Lions Bye (Wk. 6: L 37-34 OT at Lions) 12/28/14: Bears 9 at Vikings 13. Minnesota WR Adam Thielen records 68 rec. yards & TD. Vikings QB Teddy Bridgewater passes for 209 yards & TD. AT SITE 11/16/14: Bears 21, Vikings 13. Chicago WR Brandon Marshall records 90 rec. yards & 2 TDs. Bears QB Jay Cutler throws for 330 yards & 3 TDs. John Hussey BROADCAST FOX (12:00 PM CT): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber, Holly Sonders (field reporter). SIRIUS: 136 (Min.), 83 (Chi.). XM: 225 (Chi.). PASSING Bridgewater: 119-181-1339-5-4-87.7 Cutler: 106-174-1231-7-4-86.2 RUSHING Peterson: 120-530-4.4-3 Forté: 126-507-4.0-2 RECEIVING Wallace: 26-292-11.2-1 Bennett (TE): 34-292-8.6-2 OFFENSE 325.5 337.7 TAKE/GIVE +2-1 DEFENSE 338.8 344.8 SACKS Griffen: 4.5 McPhee: 4 INTs 4 tied: 1 Anderson (R), McPhee: 1 PUNTING Locke: 42.6 O Donnell: 46.9 KICKING Walsh: 52 (10/12 PAT; 14/16 FG) Gould: 52 (7/8 PAT; 15/15 FG) VIKINGS: QB TEDDY BRIDGEWATER won last start vs. Chi. & had 90.3 rating. Has won past 3 division starts & has 109.9 rating RB ADRIAN PETERSON aims for 5th meeting in row with 100+ rush yards. Has 573 rush yards (143.3 per game) & 2 TDs in past 4 vs. Chi. In last meeting, rushed for 211 yards. Has 5 career 200-yard rush games, tied for 2nd most in NFL history. Since entering NFL in 2007, leads NFL with 10,720 rush yards & 89 rush TDs Rookie WR STEFON DIGGS aims for 3rd 100-yard game in row. Had 6 catches for 108 yards & 1st career TD last week. Since 2009, WR MIKE WALLACE is 1 of 2 in NFL with 6,000+ rec. yards (6,126), 45+ rec. TDs (48) & 15+ rec. avg. (15.3). TE KYLE RUDOLPH aims for 3rd in row with TD LB ERIC KENDRICKS has 4 sacks in past 3 & ties for NFL rookie lead with 4 sacks. S HARRISON SMITH has INT in 3 of past 4 meetings, incl. 56-yard INT-TD. Aims for 3rd in row at Chi. with INT. DE EVERSON GRIFFEN has 14.5 sacks in his past 17 BEARS: QB JAY CUTLER is 7-0 at home vs. Min (6-0 with Chi) & has 100 rating. Has 136 TD passes with Chi & needs 2 to pass HOFer SID LUCKMAN (137) for most in team history In past 2 at home vs. Min, RB MATT FORTÉ has 336 scrimmage yards (168 per game), 205 rush yards (102.5 per game) & 16 catches for 131 yards. Ranks 2nd among NFL RBs with 698 scrimmage yards. Rookie RB JEREMY LANGFORD had TD in Week 6 WR ALSHON JEFFERY has 25 catches for 418 yards (139.3 per game) & 3 TDs in past 3 vs. Min. Had 12 catches & 249 yards with 2 TDs in 12/1/13 meeting. Had 8 catches for 147 yards & TD in Week 6. Since 2014, TE MARTELLUS BENNETT leads NFL TEs with 124 catches. WR MARQUESS WILSON aims for 4th in row with 30+ yard catch. LB PERNELL MC PHEE has 4 sacks, INT & blocked FG in past 4. Leads team with 4 sacks. DE JARVIS JENKINS has 3.5 sacks in past 4. LB CHRISTIAN JONES leads club with 37 tackles. Had sack in last meeting.
ARIZONA CARDINALS (5-2) AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (2-5) CARDINALS BROWNS LEADER 33-13-3 STREAKS 3 of past 4 COACHES VS. OPP. Bruce Arians: 0-0 Mike Pettine: 0-0 LAST WEEK W 26-18 vs. Ravens L 6-24 at Rams 12/18/11: Browns 17 at Cardinals 20 (OT). Arizona K Jay Feely kicks GW 22-yard FG in OT. Cardinals QB John Skelton passes for 313 yards & TD. AT SITE 11/16/03: Browns 44, Cardinals 6. Cleveland defense forces 5 TOs (2 FFs & 3 INTs). Browns RB James Jackson rushes for 2 TDs & WR André Davis adds 117 rec. yards & TD. Walt Coleman BROADCAST FOX (1:00 PM ET): Matt Smith, Chris Cooley, Danielle Trotta (field reporter). Westwood One: Kevin Lee, Tony Boselli. SIRIUS: 132 (Ari.), 126 (Cle.). XM: 228 (Cle.). PASSING Palmer: 145-222-2012 (1C)-16 (T1L)-5-108.9 (2C) McCown: 147-220-1686-8-3-96.1 RUSHING C. Johnson: 111-567 (2L)-5.1-3 Crowell: 81-281-3.5-1 RECEIVING Fitzgerald: 46 (2C)-622 (2C)-13.5-6 (T1L) Benjamin: 35-575-16.4-4 OFFENSE 406.9 (1C) 364.1 TAKE/GIVE +5 (2C) -6 DEFENSE 321.1 (3C) 393.1 SACKS Okafor, Rucker: 2 A. Bryant: 3.5 INTs R. Johnson: 3 (T2C) Dansby: 2 PUNTING Butler: 40.3 Lee: 48.8 (3L) KICKING Catanzaro: 59 (3C) (26/28 PAT; 11/13 FG) Coons: 53 (11/11 PAT; 14/14 FG) CARDINALS: QB CARSON PALMER has won 18 of past 22 starts. Is 2nd in NFC with 108.9 rating. Has won 9 of 13 starts vs. Cle RB CHRIS JOHNSON rushed for 122 yards & TD last week, his 3rd 100-yard game in 2015. Has 100+ rush yards in 2 meetings (118.5 per game). RB-KR DAVID JOHNSON leads NFL rookies with 6 TDs (3 rush, 2 rec. 1 KR) WR LARRY FITZGERALD has catch in 177 consecutive games, incl. playoffs. Since entering NFL in 2004, has 104 rec. TDs (incl. playoffs), most in NFL. In past 3, WR JOHN BROWN has 18 catches for 334 yards (111.3 per game) & 2 TDs. WR MICHAEL FLOYD aims for 3rd in row with TD Lead NFL with 12 INTs & 4 players have 2+ INTs: S RASHAD JOHNSON (3), S TONY JEFFERSON (2), S TYRANN MATHIEU (2) & CB PATRICK PETERSON (2). Johnson is only NFL player with 2+ INT game in each of past 3 seasons. Since 2011, Peterson is only player in NFL with 15+ INTs (17) & 5+ return TDs (5). DE CALAIS CAMPBELL had FR in last meeting BROWNS: QB JOSH MC COWN was drafted by Az in 3rd round of 2002 NFL Draft & spent 4 seasons with Cardinals (2002-05). Has 2 TDs in 4 of past 5 RB ISAIAH CROWELL (888) needs 112 yards to reach 1,000 career. Rookie RB DUKE JOHNSON, JR. led team with 7 catches for 73 yards last week. Ranks 2nd amongst AFC RBs with 31 catches. RB ROBERT TURBIN made 1 of 3 career starts vs. Az (12/21/14 with Sea.) WR TRAVIS BENJAMIN has 12 career TDs (9 rec, 3 PR) & averages 45.1 yards per score. TE GARY BARNIDGE had team-high 101 rec. yards last week on 6 catches, joining HOFer OZZIE NEWSOME, KELLEN WINSLOW & MILT MORIN as only Browns TEs with 3+ 100-yard games in season. In past 5, has 29 catches for 459 yards & 5 TDs LB KARLOS DANSBY leads team with 53 tackles. Since 2004, is only NFL player with 40+ sacks (41) & 15+ INTs (18). Spent 6 seasons with Az (2004-09). Last week, DT RANDY STARKS had 1st sack since joining Browns.
TENNESSEE TITANS (1-5) AT HOUSTON TEXANS (2-5) TITANS TEXANS LEADER 15-11 STREAKS 5 of past 6 COACHES VS. OPP. Ken Whisenhunt: 1-2 Bill O Brien: 2-0 LAST WEEK L 10-7 vs. Falcons L 44-26 at Dolphins 11/30/14: Titans 21 at Texans 45. Houston QB Ryan Fitzpatrick throws for 358 yards & 6 TDs (147.5 passer rating). Texans DE J.J. Watt records 2 sacks & catches 1-yard TD pass. AT SITE 11/30/14 Clete Blakeman BROADCAST CBS (12:00 PM CT): Spero Dedes, Solomon Wilcots. SIRIUS: 81 (Ten.), 93 (Hou.). XM: 226 (Hou.). PASSING Mariota (R): 103-161-1239-9-5-93.2 OR Hoyer: 106-180-1346-11-3-95.7 Mettenberger: 27-43-250-1-2-67.0 RUSHING McCluster: 35-176-5.0-0 Blue: 60-234-3.9-1 RECEIVING Walker (TE): 29-299-10.3-1 Hopkins: 58 (T2L)-776 (1L)-13.4-5 OFFENSE 326.3 383.6 TAKE/GIVE -4-5 DEFENSE 324.3 (3C) 370.9 SACKS Morgan: 4.5 Watt: 6 (3C) INTs Sensabaugh: 2 Hal: 2 PUNTING Kern: 44.5 Lechler: 46.2 KICKING Succop: 29 (14/14 PAT; 5/5 FG) Novak: 20 (11/12 PAT; 3/4 FG) TITANS: QB MARCUS MARIOTA (No. 2 overall) has 2+ TD passes in 3 of 5 career starts. Leads NFL rookies in passer rating (93.2) & is tied for 1st among rookies with 9 TD passes. QB ZACH METTENBERGER passed for 187 yards & TD in 1st start of season last week. Has TD pass in 6 of 7 career starts, incl. 3 multi-td games RB ANTONIO ANDREWS led team with career-high 57 rush yards vs. Falcons. RB BISHOP SANKEY (934) need 66 scrimmage yards to reach 1,000 career In 3 career starts vs. Hou., WR KENDALL WRIGHT has 16 catches for 228 yards & 2 TDs, incl. 132 yards & TD in last meeting. Last week, TE DELANIE WALKER led team with 7 catches for 55 yards. Since 2014, ranks 3rd among AFC TEs with 1,189 receiving yards. Aims for 10th consecutive game with 3+ rec LB DERRICK MORGAN has 7.5 sacks & 2 FF in past 9. LB ZACH BROWN leads team with 39 tackles. LB AVERY WILLIAMSON posted 1st career INT last week. Since entering NFL in 2011, DT JURRELL CASEY ranks 3rd amongst AFC DTs with 24.5 sacks TEXANS: In past 4, QB BRIAN HOYER has completed 88 of 146 (60.3) for 1,110 yards with 10 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 101.1 rating, incl. 273 yards & 3 TDs last week vs. Dolphins. Aims for 3rd in row with 3 TDs & 5th in row with 2+ TDs In last start (9/27/15 vs. TB), RB ALFRED BLUE rushed for 139 yards on 31 att. (94.5 avg.) with TD. Blue (897) needs 103 scrimmage yards to reach 1,000 career WR DE ANDRE HOPKINS leads team with 58 catches, tied for 2nd-most of any NFL player through team s 1st 7 games to begin season. In past 5, has 44 catches for 625 yards & 3 TDs, incl. 4 100-yard games. WR NATE WASHINGTON had team-high 9 catches for 127 yards & 2 TDs last week. Spent 6 seasons with Titans (2009-14) In past 12, J.J. WATT has 17 sacks, 2 FF, FR, safety, 7 PDs & TD catch, incl. 2 sacks vs. Dolphins. Since entering NFL in 2011, leads league with 63 sacks. LB BRIAN CUSHING leads team with 55 tackles.
NEW YORK GIANTS (4-3) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (3-4) GIANTS SAINTS LEADER 15-12 STREAKS 3 of past 4 COACHES VS. OPP. Tom Coughlin: 3-4 Sean Payton: 3-0 LAST WEEK W 27-20 vs. Cowboys W 27-21 at Colts 12/9/12: Saints 27 at Giants 52. New York QB Eli Manning throws for 259 yards & 4 TDs. Giants WR Victor Cruz records 121 rec. yards & TD & RB David Wilson adds 2 rushing TDs. AT SITE 11/28/11: Saints 49, Giants 24. New Orleans QB Drew Brees throws for 363 yards & 4 TDs. Saints TE Jimmy Graham & WR Lance Moore combine for 138 rec. yards & 4 TDs. Craig Wrolstad BROADCAST FOX (12:00 PM CT): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Laura Okmin (field reporter). SIRIUS: 133 (NYG), 112 (NO). XM: 230 (NO). PASSING Manning: 168-259-1776-11-4-92.4 Brees: 171-253-1871 (3C)-8-4-93.2 RUSHING Jennings: 71-262-3.7-1 Ingram: 102-450-4.4-5 (T2L) RECEIVING Beckham: 42-524-12.5-4 Cooks: 35-444-12.7-1 OFFENSE 343.4 395.9 (3C) TAKE/GIVE +10 (1L) 0 DEFENSE 401.7 404.9 SACKS Moore: 3 Jordan: 6 (T2C) INTs 3 tied: 2 4 tied: 1 PUNTING Wing: 43.8 Morstead: 45.6 KICKING Brown: 60 (2C) (15/16 PAT; 15/15 FG) Hocker: 38 (11/12 PAT; 9/13 FG) GIANTS: QB ELI MANNING is from New Orleans. In past 2 meetings, has 100.9 rating. In last game at NO, passed for 406 yards. Had 4 TDs in last meeting. Has started 174 consecutive games, longest active streak in NFL RB ORLEANS DARKWA had 15-yard TD run last week. RB SHANE VEREEN had career-long 39-yard run in Week 7 WR-KR DWAYNE HARRIS had GW 100-yard KR-TD last week, tied for longest KR-TD in team history. WR ODELL BECKHAM JR. is from New Orleans & played at LSU. Has 16 TDs in 19 career games. WR RUEBEN RANDLE had season-best 44- yard catch last week. In past 2 meetings, WR VICTOR CRUZ has 17 catches for 278 yards (139 per game) & 3 TDs. CB DOMINIQUE RODGERS-CROMARTIE had 2 INTs last week, incl. 58-yard TD. Has 7 career TDs (6 INTs, 1 FR) & averages 56.9 yards per TD. Had 28-yard INT-TD vs. NO on 10/10/10 (with Az). Rookie S LANDON COLLINS & LB UANI UNGA tie for team lead with 42 tackles SAINTS: QB DREW BREES has won 4 of 5 starts vs. NYG & has 109.9 rating. With NO, is 2-0 at home vs. NYG & has 143.8 rating with 732 yards (366 per game), 8 TDs & 0 INTs. Aims for 3rd in row at home vs. NYG with 350+ yards & 4+ TDs with 0 INTs. Since joining NO in 2006, leads NFL with 45,556 yards & 324 TDs RB MARK INGRAM rushed for 143 yards & TD last week. Is 3rd among NFL RBs with 685 scrimmage yards. Father, Mark, played WR for NYG from 1987-92 TE BENJAMIN WATSON has 222 rec. yards (74 per game) & 2 TDs in past 3. In 2 home games vs. NYG, WR MARQUES COLSTON has 11 catches for 244 yards (122 per game) & TD. WR BRANDIN COOKS leads team with 35 catches & WR WILLIE SNEAD tops club with 461 rec. yards Rookie LB STEPHONE ANTHONY leads team with 45 tackles & had 1st career INT last week. LB HAU OLI KIKAHA ties for NFL rookie lead with 4 sacks. DE CAMERON JORDAN has 5 sacks, FF & FR in past 2. Has 15 sacks in past 18 at home.
CINCINNATI BENGALS (6-0) AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (4-3) BENGALS STEELERS LEADER 55-34 STREAKS 8 of past 10 COACHES VS. OPP. Marvin Lewis: 7-18 Mike Tomlin: 12-4 LAST WEEK Bye (Wk. 6: W 34-21 at Buffalo) L 23-13 at Chiefs 12/28/14: Bengals 17 at Steelers 27. Pittsburgh WR Antonio Brown has 7 receptions for 128 yards & TD. Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger throws for 317 yards & 2 TDs. AT SITE 12/28/14 Tony Corrente BROADCAST CBS (1:00 PM ET) Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts, Evan Washburn (field reporter). SIRIUS: 135 (Cin.), 82 (Pit.). XM: 82 (Pit.). PASSING Dalton: 130-193-1761-14-2-116.1 (1L) Roethlisberger: 67-89-912-4-2-113.1 OR Jones: 24-41-377-3-2-93.2 RUSHING Bernard: 77-427-5.5-2 Bell: 103-511 (1C)-5.0-3 RECEIVING Green: 35-531-15.2-3 Brown: 46-671 (3C)-14.6-2 OFFENSE 410.3 (3L) 348.1 TAKE/GIVE +3 +3 DEFENSE 370.7 376.6 SACKS Dunlap: 6.5 (T1L) Tuitt: 3.5 INTs A. Jones: 2 5 tied: 1 PUNTING Huber: 47.9 Berry: 43.8 KICKING Nugent: 42 (21/22 PAT; 7/9 FG) Boswell: 26 (5/5 PAT; 7/7 FG) BENGALS: Are 6-0 for 3rd time in club history & 1st time since 1988 AFC Championship season. Aim to reach 7-0 for 1st time ever QB ANDY DALTON (22) needs 1 road win to tie HOFer DAN MARINO (23), BEN ROETHLISBERGER (23) & MATT RYAN (23) for most road wins by starting QB in 1st 5 seasons during SB era (since 1966). Passed for 243 yards & 3 TD vs. 0 INTs for 118.6 rating vs. Buf in Wk. 6. Has 115+ rating in 5 of past 6. Aims for 4th in row vs. Steelers with 2 TDs In 7 career road starts, RB JEREMY HILL has 632 scrimmage yards (580 rush, 52 rec.) & 5 total TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.). RB GIOVANI BERNARD is averaging 91 scrimmage yards/game (427 rush, 73 rec.; 546 total) In past 5 vs. Pit, WR A.J. GREEN has 44 catches for 556 yards & TD. TE TYLER EIFERT is tied for 1st in NFL with 6 TD catches & aims for 3rd in row with TD DT GENO ATKINS has sack in 4 of past 6. Since entering NFL in 2010, leads AFC DTs with 36 sacks STEELERS: QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER has won 8 of past 10 starts vs. Cin. & has passed for 2,449 yards with 13 TDs vs. 8 INTs for 90.2 rating. QB LANDRY JONES aims for 3rd in row with TD pass In 3 career meetings, RB LE VEON BELL is averaging 147.3 scrimmage yards per game (262 rush, 180 rec., 442 total) & has 4 total TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.). In past 11 overall, is averaging 148.7 scrimmage yards per game & has 11 total TDs (10 rush, 1 rec.), incl. 137 yards last week In past 7 vs. own division, WR ANTONIO BROWN has 51 catches for 755 yards & 3 TDs. Since 2013, leads NFL in catches (285) & rec. yards (3,868). In 12/7/14 meeting, WR MARTAVIS BRYANT had 4 catches for 109 yards, incl. 94-yard TD. 1 of 2 players in NFL history with 88+ yard TD catch in each of 1st 2 seasons (GUS TINSLEY, 1937-38). Has 11 TDs in 12 career games LB RYAN SHAZIER has 1.5 sacks in past 2 & aims for 3rd in row with.5+ sack. LB LAWRENCE TIMMONS leads team with 54 tackles. LB BUD DUPREE leads AFC rookies with 3 sacks.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (2-5) AT ST. LOUIS RAMS (3-3) 49ERS RAMS LEADER 64-63-3 STREAKS 3 of past 4 COACHES VS. OPP. Tomsula: 0-0 Fisher: 4-5-1 LAST WEEK L 20-3 vs. Seahawks W 24-6 vs. Browns 11/2/14: Rams 13 at 49ers 10. St. Louis kicker Greg Zuerlein kicks GW 39-yard FG with 5:30 remaining in 4th quarter. Rams defense records 8 sacks. AT SITE 10/13/14: 49ers 31, Rams 17. San Francisco QB Colin Kaepernick throws for 343 yards & 3 TDs. 49ers WR Anquan Boldin records 7 catches for 94 yards & TD. Jerome Boger BROADCAST FOX (12:00 PM CT): Dick Stockton, David Diehl, Kristina Pink (field reporter). SIRIUS: 137 (SF), 145 (StL.). XM: 232 (StL.). PASSING Kaepernick: 124-202-1453-6-5-82.8 Foles: 96-164-1119-6-5-78.8 RUSHING Hyde: 115-470-4.1-3 Gurley (R): 74-442-6.0-2 RECEIVING Boldin: 31-372-12.0-2 Austin: 20-187-9.4-3 OFFENSE 295.6 298.8 TAKE/GIVE 0 +4 DEFENSE 406.0 351.3 SACKS Lynch: 5 Donald: 4.5 INTs Acker, Brock: 3 (T2C) Jenkins, Johnson: 2 PUNTING Pinion (R): 43.5 Hekker: 47.3 KICKING Dawson:41 (8/8 PAT; 11/12 FG) Zuerlein: 36 (12/12 PAT; 8/13 FG) 49ERS: QB COLIN KAEPERNICK has won past 2 starts at StL with 5 TDs, 0 INTs & 120.6 rating RB CARLOS HYDE has 15 runs of 10+ yards & 25 rush 1st downs. In only game at StL (11/15/09 with NO), RB REGGIE BUSH had rush TD & rec. TD. Is 1 of 2 active players with 5,000+ rush yards (5,493) & 450+ receptions (470) WR ANQUAN BOLDIN aims for 5th in row vs. StL with 90+ rec. yards. Has TD catch in 4 of past 5 at StL. Has 6 100-yard games vs. Rams. In only game vs. StL (9/25/11 with Bal.), WR TORREY SMITH had 5 catches for 152 yards (30.4 avg.) & 3 TDs. Since entering NFL in 2006, TE VERNON DAVIS has 62 TDs (incl. playoffs), 3rd most by TE In his past 2 vs. Rams, LB NA VORRO BOWMAN has 17 tackles, 3 sacks & FF. Leads team with 69 tackles. LB MICHAEL WILHOITE is 2nd on team with 63 tackles. LB AARON LYNCH had 2 sacks last week. Had sack in last meeting. LB AHMAD BROOKS has 3.5 sacks in past 2 at StL. Had 2 sacks last week. CB KENNETH ACKER aims for 3rd in row with INT. CB TRAMAINE BROCK has INT in 2 of past 3 RAMS: QB NICK FOLES has 91.8 career rating Rookie RB TODD GURLEY has rushed for 433 yards (144.3 per game) in 1st 3 career starts. Is 1st rookie since 2005 with 125+ rush yards in each of 1st 3 career starts. Leads NFL with 3 rushes for 45+ yards. Scored 1st 2 career TDs last week. RB BENNY CUNNINGHAM had rush TD in last home game vs. SF WR-PR TAVON AUSTIN has 14 career TDs (7 rec., 4 rush, 3 PR). Is 1 of 3 players in NFL with rec., rush & return TD in 2015. WR KENNY BRITT had TD catch in last meeting. TE JARED COOK had 4 catches for 74 yards (18.5 avg.) in last home meeting Defense ties for NFC lead with 23 sacks led by DT AARON DONALD (4.5) & DE ROBERT QUINN (4). Donald has 0.5+ sack in 10 of past 13. Has 8 sacks in past 8 at home. Quinn had 2 sacks & FF in last game vs. SF. Since 2009, LB JAMES LAURINAITIS is only NFL player with 15+ sacks (16.5) & 10+ INTs (10).
NEW YORK JETS (4-2) AT OAKLAND RAIDERS (3-3) JETS RAIDERS LEADER 21-17-2 STREAKS 6 of past 8 COACHES VS. OPP. Todd Bowles: 0-0 Jack Del Rio: 3-2 LAST WEEK L 30-23 at Patriots W 37-29 at Chargers 9/7/14: Raiders 14 at Jets 19. New York RB Chris Ivory rushes for 102 yards & TD. Defense holds Oakland to 25 net rushing yards & average of 1.7 yards per rush. AT SITE 9/25/11: Raiders 34, Jets 24. Oakland RB Darren McFadden rushes for 171 yards & 2 TDs. Raiders RB Michael Bush and WR Denarious Moore each add rushing TD. Ed Hochuli BROADCAST CBS (1:05 PM PT): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon, Alex Flanagan (field reporter). SIRIUS: 84 (NYJ), 93 (Oak.). XM: 225 (Oak.). PASSING Fitzpatrick: 129-210-1472-11-7-86.1 Carr: 127-193-1460-11-3-101.0 RUSHING Ivory: 100-501 (2C)-5.0-4 (T2C) Murray: 95-421-4.4-3 RECEIVING Marshall: 41-578-14.1-4 Cooper (R): 33-519-15.7-3 OFFENSE 378.5 351.0 TAKE/GIVE +4 (3C) +2 DEFENSE 283.2 (2L) 388.2 SACKS Wilkerson: 5 Mack, M. Smith: 3 INTs Revis: 3 (T3C) Woodson: 4 (T1L) PUNTING Quigley: 42.4 King: 45.4 KICKING Folk: 50 (17/17 PAT; 11/14 FG) Janikowski: 48 (15/15 PAT; 11/13 FG) JETS: QB RYAN FITZPATRICK is 3-0 vs. Oak & has passed for 723 yards with 7 TDs vs. 1 INT for 104.2 rating. Has 2 TDs in 5 of past 6 overall, incl. 295 yards & 2 TDs vs. NE last week RB CHRIS IVORY rushed for 102 yards on 10 att., incl. 71-yard TD, in last meeting. Aims for 3rd in row with TD vs. Oak & 4th in row with TD overall WR BRANDON MARSHALL has TD catch in 2 of past 3 vs. Oak. In past 5, has 35 catches for 516 yards & 3 TDs, incl. 4 100-yard games. WR ERIC DECKER led team with 6 catches for 94 yards vs. NE. Has TD catch in 5 of past 6 Jets rank 3rd in NFL with 15 takeaways. LB DAVID HARRIS leads team with 41 tackles. DE MUHAMMAD WILKERSON has 6 sacks in past 7, including 1 vs. NE. In past 6, DE SHELDON RICHARDSON has 6 sacks & FF, incl. sack-fumble last week. LB CALVIN PACE posted 1st sack of season last week. CB DARRELLE REVIS leads NFL with 6 total takeaways (3 FR, 3 INT) RAIDERS: In past 5, QB DEREK CARR has completed 120 of 181 (66.3 pct.) for 1,399 yards with 11 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 102.9 rating. Has 2+ TDs in 4 of past 5, incl. 3 last week vs. SD. Made NFL debut in last meeting & passed for 151 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 94.7 rating In past 8, RB LATAVIUS MURRAY is averaging 90.7 scrimmage yards per game & has 3 rush TDs WR AMARI COOPER (No. 4 overall) leads NFL rookies in catches (33) & receiving yards (519), incl. 133 yards & TD last week vs. SD. Has 100+ rec. yards or TD catch in 4 of past 5. WR MICHAEL CRABTREE had team-high 6 catches for 63 yards & TD last week. Aims for 8th in row with 4+ catches. WR ROD STREATER had TD catch in last meeting In only career meeting (9/30/12 with SF), LB ALDON SMITH had 2 sacks & FF. S CHARLES WOODSON had INT in last meeting. Tied for 1st in NFL with 4 INTs & has 64 career. Needs 1 INT to surpass ED REED (64) & tie KEN RILEY (65) for No. 5 all-time. LB MALCOLM SMITH has sack in 3 of past 4, incl. 1 vs. Chargers.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (3-4) AT DALLAS COWBOYS (2-4) SEAHAWKS COWBOYS LEADER 10-5 STREAKS 4 of past 5 COACHES VS. OPP. Pete Carroll: 2-2 Jason Garrett: 2-1 LAST WEEK W 20-3 at 49ers L 27-20 at Giants 10/12/14: Cowboys 30 at Seahawks 23. Dallas QB Tony Romo throws for 250 yards & 2 TDs. Cowboys RB DeMarco Murray rushes for 115 yards & TD. AT SITE 11/6/11: Cowboys 23, Seahawks 13. Dallas QB Romo throws for 279 yards & 2 TDs. Cowboys RB Murray has 186 scrimmage yards (139 rushing yards, 47 rec. yards). Carl Cheffers BROADCAST FOX (3:25 PM CT): Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman, Peter Schrager (field reporter). Westwood One: John Sadak, Mark Malone. SIRIUS: 81 (Sea.), 83 (Dal.). XM: 226 (Dal.). PASSING Wilson: 142-204-1668-8-5-97.0 (3C) Cassel: 17-27-227-1-3-62.3 RUSHING Lynch: 82-304-3.7-2 Randle: 76-315-4.1-4 (T3C) RECEIVING Graham (TE): 31-375-12.1-2 Witten: 36-344-9.6-2 OFFENSE 357.4 367.0 TAKE/GIVE 0-9 DEFENSE 294.1 (1C) 339.3 SACKS Bennett: 6.5 (T1L) J. Crawford, Hardy: 3 INTs Thomas: 2 Lee, Wilcox: 1 PUNTING Ryan: 47.5 (3C) Jones: 46.2 KICKING Hauschka: 62 (1C) (14/14 PAT; 16/16 FG) Bailey: 43 (13/13 PAT; 10/10 FG) SEAHAWKS: QB RUSSELL WILSON is 45-18 (.714) in career as starter (incl. playoffs). Since 2012, is only NFL QB with 10,000+ pass yards (11,618), 2,000+ rush yards (2,148) & 95+ rating (98.3) Since 2011 (incl. playoffs), RB MARSHAWN LYNCH leads NFL with 6,445 rush yards & 58 rush TDs. In past 3 meetings, has 318 rush yards (106 per game) & 2 TDs Since 2011, JIMMY GRAHAM leads NFL TEs in catches (386) & yards (4,771) & is 2nd in TDs (48). Rookie WR-KR-PR TYLER LOCKETT had 43-yard TD catch last week. Is only rookie in NFL history with rec. TD, PR-TD & 100+ yard KR-TD in team s 1st 7 games. WR DOUG BALDWIN is 2nd on club in catches (28) DE MICHAEL BENNETT has 3 sacks in 3 games vs. Dal. Had career-high 3.5 sacks last week. CB RICHARD SHERMAN leads NFL with 26 INTs since 2011 (incl. playoffs). Team has 4 players with 30+ tackles: LB K.J. WRIGHT (49), LB BOBBY WAGNER (46), S KAM CHANCELLOR (32) & S EARL THOMAS (30). LB BRUCE IRVIN had sack in last meeting COWBOYS: QB MATT CASSEL is 2-0 as starter vs. Sea. In last start vs. Sea. (11/28/10 with KC), had 4 TDs, 0 INTs & 129.3 rating In last meeting, T TYRON SMITH was named NFC Offensive Player of Week. RB JOSEPH RANDLE has 4 TDs in past 4. RB DARREN MC FADDEN rushed for 111 yards vs. Sea. on 10/31/10 (with Oak.). Rushed for 152 yards & TD last week TE JASON WITTEN ranks 2nd in NFL history among TEs in catches (979) & rec. yards (10,846). Witten & TE GAVIN ESCOBAR each had TD catch in last meeting. WR DEVIN STREET had 1st career TD (25 yards) last week. WR TERRANCE WILLIAMS averaging 16.3 yards per catch LB SEAN LEE had 14 tackles in his last game vs. Sea. Has 12 INTs since entering NFL in 2010, most by LB. Leads team in tackles (50) followed by S BARRY CHURCH (42) & LB ANTHONY HITCHENS (33). DE GREG HARDY has 12 sacks in his past 6 games.
SUNDAY NIGHT GREEN BAY PACKERS (6-0) AT DENVER BRONCOS (6-0) PACKERS BRONCOS LEADER 6-5-1 STREAKS 5 of past 6 COACHES VS. OPP. Mike McCarthy: 2-0 Gary Kubiak: 1-1 LAST WEEK Bye (Wk. 6: W 27-20 vs. Chargers) Bye (Wk. 6: W 26-23 (OT) at Browns) 10/2/11: Broncos 23 at Packers 49. Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers throws for 408 yards & 4 TDs (134.5 rating) & adds 2 rush TDs. Packers WR Greg Jennings has 103 rec. yards & TD. AT SITE 10/29/07: Packers 19, Broncos 13 (OT). Green Bay WR Greg Jennings has game-winning 82-yard TD catch in OT. Packers QB Brett Favre throws for 331 yards & 2 TDs. John Parry BROADCAST NBC (6:30 PM MT): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (field reporter). Westwood One: Kevin Kugler, James Lofton. SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 83 (GB), 93 (Den.). XM: 88 (WW1), 226 (GB), 225 (Den.). PASSING Rodgers: 124-182-1491-15 (T3L)-2-115.9 (1C) Manning: 146-237-1524-7-10-72.5 RUSHING Lacy: 67-260-3.9-1 Hillman: 66-323-4.9-2 RECEIVING Cobb: 30-350-11.7-4 Thomas: 48 (3C)-527-11.0-1 OFFENSE 364.2 325.8 TAKE/GIVE +6 (T2L) +6 (1C) DEFENSE 355.0 281.3 (1L) SACKS Peppers: 5.5 Ware: 4.5 INTs Rollins (R), Shields: 2 Talib: 3 (T3C) PUNTING Masthay: 43.3 Colquitt: 45.5 KICKING Crosby: 48 (18/18 FG; 10/11 PAT) McManus: 61 (3L) (13/13 PAT; 16/17 FG) PACKERS: 4th 6-0 start since 1945...QB AARON RODGERS passed for 408 yards with 4 TDs & rushed for 2 TDs in only start vs. Den. Only QB in NFL history to pass for 400+ yards, 4+ TDs & rush for 2+ TDs in single game RB EDDIE LACY has 724 scrimmage yards (120.7 per game), 555 rushing yards (92.5 per game) & 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in past 6 on road. RB JAMES STARKS rushed for 112 yards & scored 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in Week 6 WR RANDALL COBB has 6 TDs in past 6 vs. AFC. WR JAMES JONES ties for NFL lead with 6 rec. TDs. Has TD in 5 of 6 games GB ties for NFC lead with 23 sacks led by LB JULIUS PEPPERS (5.5) & LB CLAY MATTHEWS (4.5). Peppers aims for 4th in row with sack. Is only player in NFL history with 100+ sacks (131) & 10+ INTs (11). Has 97-yard INT, sack & FF in 3 meetings. Matthews has 4.5 sacks in past 4. Has 8 sacks in past 9 vs. AFC. CB SAM SHIELDS (8) & rookie DAMARIOUS RANDALL (7) lead team in PD BRONCOS: GARY KUBIAK is 3rd HC to start 6-0 in 1st year with Den. (RED MILLER, JOSH MC DANIELS) QB PEYTON MANNING has led his teams to 6-0 start 6 times, most of any starting QB. Has 185 career reg.-sea. wins & needs 1 to tie BRETT FAVRE (186) for most by NFL starting QB RB C.J. ANDERSON has 10 total TDs in past 14, tied for 3rd in AFC during span. RB RONNIE HILLMAN rushed for career-high 111 yards vs. Cle In past 5 vs. NFC, WR DEMARYIUS THOMAS has 41 catches for 685 yards & 5 TDs. Since 2010, has 42 TD rec, tied for most among AFC WRs. WR EMMANUEL SANDERS (3,961) needs 39 yards to reach 4,000 career. Aims for 3rd 100+ yard game in row LB DE MARCUS WARE has 4.5 sacks in past 5. Needs 1.5 sacks to pass LESLIE O NEAL & HOFer LAWRENCE TAYLOR (132.5) for No. 11 all-time. Since 2008, CB AQIB TALIB leads league with 8 INT-TDs.
MONDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 2, 2015 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (3-4) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (6-0) COLTS MON. RECORD 22-14 7-5 LEADER 4-1 PANTHERS STREAKS 4 of past 5 COACHES VS. OPP. Chuck Pagano: 0-0 Ron Rivera: 1-0 LAST WEEK L 27-21 vs. Saints W 27-16 vs. Eagles 11/27/11: Panthers 27 at Colts 19. Carolina RB DeAngelo Williams rushes for 69 yards & 2 TDs. Panthers QB Cam Newton passes for 208 yards & adds 53 rush yards & TD. AT SITE 10/28/07: Colts 31, Panthers 7. Indianapolis QB Peyton Manning throws for 255 yards & 2 TDs. Colts RB Joseph Addai rushes for 100 yards & 2 TDs. Bill Vinovich BROADCAST ESPN (8:30 PM ET): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden, Lisa Salters (field reporter). Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, Boomer Esiason, Jim Miller (field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 83 (Ind.), 93 (Car.). XM: 88 (WW1), 225 (Ind.), 226 (Car.). PASSING Luck: 118-210-1398-11-9-76.3 Newton: 101-181-1275-9-7-78.4 RUSHING Gore: 98-446-4.6-3 Stewart: 103-423-4.1-2 RECEIVING Hilton: 37-606-16.4-3 Olsen (TE): 27-439-16.3-3 OFFENSE 351.3 344.2 TAKE/GIVE -8 +4 DEFENSE 408.6 339.8 SACKS Langford, Mathis: 2 Short: 5 INTs Adams: 4 (T1L) Norman: 4 (T1L) PUNTING McAfee: 49.0 (2 L) Nortman: 45.8 KICKING Vinatieri: 31 (16/17 PAT; 5/7 FG) Gano: 48 (18/19 PAT; 10/13 FG) COLTS: In past 5 vs. NFC, QB ANDREW LUCK has passed for 1,338 yards with 15 TDs vs. 6 INTs for 97.9 rating, incl. 333 yards & 3 TDs last week vs. NO RB FRANK GORE aims for 6th in row with 75+ scrimmage yards. Averages 124.3 scrimmage yards per game in 3 career meetings Last week, WR T.Y. HILTON had 4 catches for 150 yards (37.5 avg.) & 2 TDs, incl. career-long 87-yard TD longest TD rec. by Colt at home since 1975. WR ANDRE JOHNSON (13,804) needs 86 rec. yards to surpass HOFer CRIS CARTER (13,899) for No. 10 all-time. WR DONTE MONCRIEF has TD catch in 5 of past 7 LB D QWELL JACKSON leads team with 79 tackles. Since 2014, S MIKE ADAMS leads AFC with 9 INTs. Aims for 3rd in row with INT PANTHERS: Are 6-0 for 1st time in franchise history QB CAM NEWTON had 95.9 rating & rush TD in last meeting. In 3 starts on MNF, has 102.8 rating, 7 pass TDs & 2 rush TDs. Has pass TD & rush TD in 4 of past 5 & has 28 such games, 2nd most in NFL history RB JONATHAN STEWART has rushed for 203 yards (101.5 per game) & 2 TDs in past 2. FB MIKE TOLBERT had rush TD & rec. TD last week, 3rd career game with both TE GREG OLSEN has TD or 100+ yards in 5 of past 7 on MNF. Since 2008, is 1 of 3 active TEs with 5,000+ rec. yards (5,236) & 40+ TDs (43). In only game vs. Ind. (9/21/09 with Mia.), WR TED GINN JR. had 11 catches for 108 yards DT KAWANN SHORT has 5 sacks in past 2 & leads NFL DTs with 5 sacks. CB JOSH NORMAN ties for NFL lead with 4 INTs & 2 INT-TDs. Since entering NFL in 2012, LB LUKE KUECHLY leads NFL with 505 tackles. LB THOMAS DAVIS leads team with 57 tackles. Only player in NFL with 2+ sacks & 2+ INTs. DE JARED ALLEN has 7.5 sacks in past 9 on MNF. Since 2004, leads NFL with 135 sacks.