LEADER: Broncos lead all-time series, 13-10 STREAKS: Broncos have won 2 of past 3 Denver Broncos (4-9) at Indianapolis Colts (3-10) Thursday, December 14, 2017 8:25 PM ET Lucas Oil Stadium Referee: Terry McAulay LAST GAME: 9/18/16: Colts 20 at Broncos 34 LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/8/15: Colts 27, Broncos 24 DENVER BRONCOS p INDIANAPOLIS COLTS LAST WEEK W 23-0 vs. New York Jets LAST WEEK L 13-7 (OT) at Buffalo COACH VS. OPP. Vance Joseph: 0-0 COACH VS. OPP. Chuck Pagano: 2-2 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 17.6/24.2 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 16.3/26.4 OFFENSE 312.1 OFFENSE 290.7 PASSING Trevor Siemian: 201-340-2218-12-13-74.4 PASSING Jacoby Brissett: 228-381-2611-11-7-82.5 RUSHING C.J. Anderson: 181-700-3.9-2 RUSHING Frank Gore: 210-762-3.6-3 RECEIVING Demaryius Thomas: 68-771-11.3-4 RECEIVING Jack Doyle (TE): 64-564-8.8-3 DEFENSE 280.5 (1L) DEFENSE 375.3 SACKS Von Miller: 10 SACKS Jabaal Sheard: 4.5 INTs Many tied: 2 INTs Rashaan Melvin: 3 TAKE/GIVE -14 (13/27) TAKE/GIVE +3 (18/15) PUNTING (NET) Riley Dixon: 46.0 (39.7) PUNTING (NET) Rigoberto Sanchez (R): 45.1 (42.5) KICKING Brandon McManus: 85 (22/22 PAT; 21/28 FG) KICKING Adam Vinatieri: 84 (18/20 PAT; 22/25 FG) BRONCOS NOTES QB TREVOR SIEMIAN has 90+ rating in 2 of past 3. Passed for 266 yards in last meeting. Aims for 3rd in row on Thursday with TD pass. RB C.J. ANDERSON has 183 scrimmage yards (91.5 per game) in past 2. Had 93 scrimmage yards (74 rush, 19 rec.) with rush TD in last meeting. In past 2 on Thursday, has 210 scrimmage yards (105 per game) with 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.). RB JAMAAL CHARLES has 475 scrimmage yards (158.3 per game) with 2 rush TDs in past 3 vs. Ind. WR DEMARYIUS THOMAS had 90 rec. yards in last meeting. Had 8 catches for 93 yards & TD last week. Has 4 TDs in past 6. Since 2012, ranks 2nd in NFL with 560 catches & 3rd with 7,641 rec. yards. WR EMMANUEL SANDERS had TD catch in last game at Ind. Has 6 TDs in past 5 on Thursday. LB VON MILLER had sack last week. Had 3 sacks & FF in last meeting. Has 5 sacks in past 6 on road. Aims for 5th in row on Thursday with sack. LB BRANDON MARSHALL had 3 TFL, sack & FF in Week 14. Has 9+ tackles in 2 of past 3 vs. Ind. S DARIAN STEWART had INT last week. CB AQIB TALIB had 46-yard INT-TD in last meeting. Has 9 PD & 2 INT-TDs in 5 career games vs. Ind. LB SHANE RAY had 15-yard FR-TD in last meeting. CB BRADLEY ROBY ties for 4th in NFL with 16 PD. DE SHELBY HARRIS aims for 3rd in row with sack. DT DOMATA PEKO had sack in last game vs. Ind. (10/19/14 with Cin.). COLTS NOTES QB JACOBY BRISSETT had TD pass last week. Has 3 rush TDs in past 5 at home. Rushed for TD & won only career start on Thursday (9/22/16 with NE). RB FRANK GORE had season-high 130 rush yards in Week 14. Has 42 100+ rush yard games in career, 2nd most among active players (ADRIAN PETERSON, 51). Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 3 of past 5 vs. Den. Aims for 3rd meeting in row with TD. Needs 59 scrimmage yards to become 2nd player in NFL history with 12+ consecutive seasons with 1,000+ scrimmage yards (HOFer EMMITT SMITH, 13). WR T.Y. HILTON has 365 rec. yards (121.7 per game) & TD in past 3 on Thursday. Since 2013, ranks 4th in NFL with 5,811 rec. yards. Has 11 25+ yard catches in 2017, 5th most in AFC. TE JACK DOYLE had TD in Week 14. Had rec. TD in last home meeting. Ranks 2nd among NFL TEs with 64 catches. Since 2016, is 1 of 6 NFL TEs with 120+ catches (123). WR DONTE MONCRIEF had TD in last game on Thursday. LB JON BOSTIC leads team with 92 tackles. Has 7+ tackles in 4 of past 5 at home. DT JOHNATHAN HANKINS had career-high 8 tackles last week. LB JABAAL SHEARD had sack in last game vs. Den. (12/18/16 with NE). CB RASHAAN MELVIN has 8 PD & 3 INTs in past 6 at home. S MATTHIAS FARLEY had INT in Week 14. Is 1 of 4 NFL safeties with 75+ tackles (76) & 2+ INTs (2). CB DARIUS BUTLER aims for 3rd meeting in row with INT. TV: NBC/NFLN/Amazon Prime (8:25 PM ET): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Heather Cox (Field reporter) NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Kenny Albert, Tony Boselli SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 81 (Den), 83 (Ind) XM: 88 (WW1), 81 (Den), 83 (Ind)
LEADER: Bears lead all-time series, 97-73-5 STREAKS: Lions have won past 2 Chicago Bears (4-9) at Detroit Lions (7-6) Saturday, December 16, 2017 4:30 PM ET Ford Field Referee: Jeff Triplette LAST GAME: 11/19/17: Bears 24 at Lions 27 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/11/16: Lions 20, Bears 17 CHICAGO BEARS p DETROIT LIONS LAST WEEK W 33-7 at Cincinnati LAST WEEK W 24-21 at Tampa Bay COACH VS. OPP. John Fox: 5-5 COACH VS. OPP. Jim Caldwell: 6-1 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 17.2/21.1 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 26.0/25.3 OFFENSE 291.6 OFFENSE 344.5 PASSING Mitchell Trubisky (R): 131-225-1508-6-4-80.0 PASSING Matthew Stafford: 307-468-3683 (3L)-23-9-97.9 RUSHING Jordan Howard: 235-1032-4.4-7 RUSHING Ameer Abdullah: 150-505-3.4-3 RECEIVING Kendall Wright: 43-477-11.1-1 RECEIVING Golden Tate: 79-852-10.8-4 DEFENSE 325.5 DEFENSE 363.3 SACKS Akiem Hicks: 7 SACKS Anthony Zettel: 6.5 INTs Eddie Jackson (R): 2 INTs Darius Slay: 5 (T3L) TAKE/GIVE -1 (18/19) TAKE/GIVE +4 (24/20) PUNTING (NET) Patrick O Donnell: 46.8 (39.6) PUNTING (NET) Sam Martin: 43.4 (38.6) KICKING Mike Nugent: 9 (3/4 PAT; 2/2 FG) KICKING Matt Prater: 108 (33/34 PAT; 25/29 FG) BEARS NOTES QB MITCHELL TRUBISKY (rookie) had 271 pass yards & TD for 112.4 rating & had 1st career rush TD last week. Is 1st Bears rookie with pass TD & rush TD in same game since 1982 (JIM MC MAHON). Aims for 3rd in row with 100+ rating & TD pass. RB JORDAN HOWARD rushed for 147 yards & 2 TDs in Week 14, his 3rd career multi-td game. Has 1,032 rush yards & is 1st player in team history with 1,000+ rush yards in each of 1st 2 seasons. Has 308 scrimmage yards (102.7 per game) & rush TD in his past 3 on road vs. division. Rookie RB TARIK COHEN had career-high 80 rush yards last week. Had rush TD in last meeting. WR KENDALL WRIGHT led team with 10 receptions for 107 yards in Week 14, his 1st 100-yard game with Chi. Rookie TE ADAM SHAHEEN had TD last week. Has TD in 2 of his past 4. Had TD in last meeting. DE AKIEM HICKS has 2 sacks & FR in his past 3 vs. NFC North. Has 2 sacks & FR in past 3 vs. Det. LB LAMARR HOUSTON aims for 3rd in row with sack. Had 2 sacks in his last game vs. Det. (1/3/16). Rookie S EDDIE JACKSON had INT, FF & FR in Week 14, his 1st career FF. LB DANNY TREVATHAN has 33 tackles (11 per game) in past 3. Aims for 4th in row with 10+ tackles. LB CHRISTIAN JONES leads team with 82 tackles. Had 8 tackles & sack in last meeting. DE ROY ROBERTSON-HARRIS had 1st career sack last week. LIONS NOTES QB MATTHEW STAFFORD ranks 3rd in NFL with 3,683 pass yards. Completed 36 of 44 (81.8 pct.) for 381 yards last week. Has 1,707 pass yards (284.5 per game) & 12 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 97.3 rating in past 6 at home. Had 299 pass yards & 2 TDs for 120.2 rating in last game vs. Chi. RB THEO RIDDICK had 93 scrimmage yards (64 rec., 29 rush) & 2 rush TDs in Week 14, his 1st career game with 2 rush TDs. Since 2015, leads NFL RBs with 178 receptions. RB AMEER ABDULLAH had rec. TD in last meeting. WR GOLDEN TATE had 8 catches for 85 yards & TD last week. Since 2014, is 1 of 5 in NFL with 350+ catches (359) & 4,000+ rec. yards (4,073). WR MARVIN JONES, JR. has 100+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3 at home. Had 85 rec. yards & TD catch in last game vs. Chi. Aims for 4th in row vs. division with rec. TD. TE ERIC EBRON set career-highs in receptions (10) & rec. yards (94) in Week 14. DE EZEKIEL ANSAH tied career-high with 7 tackles & had sack last week. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 at home. Rookie LB JARRAD DAVIS had 9 tackles, sack & his 1st career FF in Week 14. Leads NFL rookies with 73 tackles. CB DARIUS SLAY ties for 3rd in NFL with 5 INTs. Has 3 INTs in his past 5 at home. Ranks 2nd with 60 PD since 2014. S GLOVER QUIN has 21 INTs since 2012, 3rd most in NFL. CB QUANDRE DIGGS had career-high 7 tackles with INT & FF in Week 14. LB TAHIR WHITEHEAD leads team with 86 tackles. Has 27 tackles & sack in his past 3 vs. division. TV: NFLN (4:30 PM ET): Mike Tirico, Kurt Warner, Heather Cox (Field reporter) NATIONAL RADIO: WW1: Brandon Gaudin, Mike Mayock, Ed Werder (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 81 (Chi), 83 (Det) XM: 88 (WW1), 81 (Chi), 83 (Det)
LEADER: Chiefs lead all-time series, 59-54-1 STREAKS: Chiefs have won past 7 Los Angeles Chargers (7-6) at Kansas City Chiefs (7-6) Saturday, December 16, 2017 8:25 PM ET Arrowhead Stadium Referee: Walt Anderson LAST GAME: 9/24/17: Chiefs 24 at Chargers 10 LAST GAME AT SITE: 9/11/16: Chiefs 33, Chargers 27 (OT) LOS ANGELES CHARGERS p KANSAS CITY CHIEFS LAST WEEK W 30-13 vs. Washington LAST WEEK W 26-15 vs. Oakland COACH VS. OPP. Anthony Lynn: 0-1 COACH VS. OPP. Andy Reid: 9-3 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 22.9/17.3 (2L) PTS. FOR/AGAINST 25.3/22.2 OFFENSE 372.7 OFFENSE 371.3 PASSING Philip Rivers: 290-462-3611-23-7-97.3 PASSING Alex Smith: 293-436-3507-23-5-104.4 (2L) RUSHING Melvin Gordon: 229-853-3.7-6 RUSHING Kareem Hunt (R): 218-1046 (2L)-4.8-5 RECEIVING Keenan Allen: 83-1143-13.8-5 RECEIVING Travis Kelce (TE): 73-945-12.9-7 DEFENSE 325.1 DEFENSE 373.4 SACKS Joey Bosa: 11.5 SACKS Justin Houston: 9.5 INTs Tre Boston, Casey Hayward: 4 INTs Terrance Mitchell, Marcus Peters: 3 TAKE/GIVE +11 (3L) (22/11) TAKE/GIVE +8 (17/9) PUNTING (NET) Drew Kaser: 48.9 (3L) (41.4) PUNTING (NET) Dustin Colquitt: 44.7 (40.5) KICKING Travis Coons: 25 (4/4 PAT; 7/8 FG) KICKING Harrison Butker (R): 104 (20/20 PAT; 28/30 FG) CHARGERS NOTES QB PHILIP RIVERS passed for 319 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 114.9 rating in Week 14. In past 4, has 1,348 pass yards (337 per game) with 8 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 119.2 rating. Aims for 3rd in row vs. division with 100+ rating. Ranks 4th in NFL with 3,611 pass yards. Is 3rd QB in NFL history (PEYTON MANNING & DREW BREES) with 3,500+ pass yards in 10 consecutive seasons. RB MELVIN GORDON had rush TD last week. Has 3 rush TDs in past 2 meetings. Since 2016, ranks 2nd in NFL with 22 TDs. Is only NFL player with 1,000+ scrimmage yards & 10+ TDs in each of past 2 seasons. RB AUSTIN EKELER is 1 of 3 rookies (CHRISTIAN MC CAFFREY & ALVIN KAMARA) with 3+ rec. TDs (3) & 2+ rush TDs (2). WR KEENAN ALLEN had 111 rec. yards in Week 14. In past 4, has 39 catches (9.8 per game) for 547 rec. yards (136.8 per game) & 4 TDs. Is 1st Charger with 4 consecutive 100+ rec. yard games since WES CHANDLER in 1982. Is 1 of 4 in NFL with 80+ catches (83) & 1,000+ rec. yards (1,143). TE HUNTER HENRY has TD in 2 of past 3. WR TYRELL WILLIAMS had 4 catches for 132 yards (33 avg.), incl. 75-yard TD, last week. DE JOEY BOSA had sack in last meeting. Has 9 sacks & 4 FFs in past 9. DE MELVIN INGRAM had 3 sacks in last game vs. KC. Rookie CB DESMOND KING had 10 tackles, sack & PD last week. Aims for 3rd in row with sack. Leads NFL CBs with 4 sacks. CHIEFS NOTES QB ALEX SMITH ranks 2nd in NFL with 104.4 rating & 4th with 67.2 comp. pct. Passed for 2 TDs & had 128.1 rating in Week 3 meeting. In past 3 vs. Chargers, has 6 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 108.7 rating. Aims for 3rd meeting in row with 100+ rating. Has 6 TDs vs. 1 INT in past 4 vs. division. RB KAREEM HUNT (rookie) had 138 scrimmage yards (116 rush, 22 rec.) with rush TD last week. Is 1 of 2 rookies in franchise history (ABNER HAYNES in 1960) with 1,400+ scrimmage yards (1,435). Ranks 2nd in NFL with 1,046 rush yards. Rushed for 172 yards & TD on 17 carries (10.1 avg.) in last meeting. Has 110+ scrimmage yards in 3 of past 4 vs. division. RB CHARCANDRICK WEST had rush TD in Week 14. Had 116 scrimmage yards (58 rush, 58 rec.) & 2 TD catches in 1/1/17 meeting. TE TRAVIS KELCE has TD in 2 of past 3 vs. division. In past 4 at home vs. division, has 468 rec. yards (117 per game) with 2 TDs. Is only NFL TE with 65+ catches & 850+ rec. yards in each of past 4 seasons. WR-PR TYREEK HILL has 3 TDs (2 rec., 1 PR) in past 3 vs. Chargers. WR ALBERT WILSON had TD catch in last meeting. LB JUSTIN HOUSTON had sack in Week 14. Had 4 sacks & FF in his last home game vs. Chargers (12/28/14). Has 6 sacks in his past 4 meetings. CB MARCUS PETERS had INT & 2 PD in last meeting. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Chargers with INT. Since entering league in 2015, has 17 INTs & 51 PD, both most in NFL. TV: NFLN (8:25 PM ET): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Jamie Erdahl (Field reporter) NATIONAL RADIO: WW1: John Sadak, Ross Tucker, Max Starks (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 81 (LAC), 83 (KC) XM: 88 (WW1), 81 (LAC), 83 (KC)
LEADER: Dolphins lead all-time series, 59-42-1 STREAKS: Dolphins have won past 2 Miami Dolphins (6-7) at Buffalo Bills (7-6) Sunday, December 17, 2017 1:00 PM ET New Era Field Referee: Jerome Boger LAST GAME: 12/24/16: Dolphins 34 at Bills 31 (OT) LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/24/16 MIAMI DOLPHINS p BUFFALO BILLS LAST WEEK W 27-20 vs. New England LAST WEEK W 13-7 (OT) vs. Indianapolis COACH VS. OPP. Adam Gase: 2-0 COACH VS. OPP. Sean McDermott: 0-0 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 18.2/24.5 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 18.5/22.3 OFFENSE 297.9 OFFENSE 298.2 PASSING Jay Cutler: 218-340-2100-18-11-85.4 PASSING Tyrod Taylor: 206-326-2090-12-4-88.6 OR Nathan Peterman (R): 24-49-252-2-5-38.3 RUSHING Kenyan Drake: 90-434-4.8-2 RUSHING LeSean McCoy: 239-1007-4.2-5 RECEIVING Jarvis Landry: 88 (T2L)-745-8.5-8 RECEIVING LeSean McCoy (RB): 48-304-6.3-1 DEFENSE 332.8 DEFENSE 351.2 SACKS Cameron Wake: 8 SACKS Shaq Lawson: 4 INTs Xavien Howard: 4 INTs Micah Hyde: 5 (T3L) TAKE/GIVE -8 (15/23) TAKE/GIVE +4 (20/16) PUNTING (NET) Matt Haack (R): 44.7 (40.8) PUNTING (NET) Colton Schmidt: 44.7 (41.0) KICKING Cody Parkey: 68 (23/26 PAT; 15/16 FG) KICKING Stephen Hauschka: 90 (24/24 PAT; 22/25 FG) DOLPHINS NOTES QB JAY CUTLER passed for 263 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 112.1 rating in Week 14. Aims for 3rd in row on road with 2+ TD passes. In 4 career games vs. Buf., has 1,200 pass yards (300 per game) & 5 TDs. In past 2 vs. division, has 5 TDs vs. 1 INT for 113.3 rating. RB KENYAN DRAKE had career-high 193 scrimmage yards (114 rush, 79 rec.) last week. Is 3rd player in franchise history (TROY STRADFORD & RONNIE BROWN) with 100+ rush yards & 75+ rec. yards in single game. Aims for 3rd in row with 100+ rush yards. Had rush TD in last meeting. WR JARVIS LANDRY ties for 2nd in NFL with 88 catches. Has 5+ catches in all 13 games in 2017. Had 8 catches & 2 TDs in Week 14. Has 8 rec. TDs since Week 5, tied for 3rd most in NFL over span. Has 5 TDs in past 7 vs. division. WR DE VANTE PARKER had 85 rec. yards & TD in last game vs. Buf. WR KENNY STILLS aims for 3rd meeting in row with TD. WR JAKEEM GRANT had 1st career rec. TD last week. CB XAVIEN HOWARD had 2 INTs & 3 PD last week. In past 2, has 4 INTs, incl. INT-TD, & 8 PD. DE CAMERON WAKE has 10 sacks, 3 FFs & INT in past 9 vs. division. Has 2.5 sacks in past 2 vs. Buf. Since entering league in 2009, has 89.5 sacks, most in NFL. DT NDAMUKONG SUH has sack in 2 of past 3 meetings. S RESHAD JONES had sack in his last game vs. Buf. (11/8/15). Has 10+ tackles in 2 of past 3 at Buf. Has 20 tackles in past 2 vs. division. BILLS NOTES QB TYROD TAYLOR passed for 329 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 118.4 rating & had 60 rush yards in last meeting. In 4 career games vs. Mia., has 8 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 121.2 rating & 151 rush yards with TD. Rookie QB NATHAN PETERMAN had TD pass & 100.8 rating last week. Has 100+ rating in 2 of past 3 at home. RB LE SEAN MC COY rushed for 156 yards, incl. GW 21-yard TD in OT, last week. Has 10 career 150+ rush yard games, 2nd most among active players (ADRIAN PETERSON, 19). Has 463 scrimmage yards (115.8 per game) with 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in past 4. In 5 career meetings, has 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.). Has 90+ scrimmage yards in 16 of 19 career home games with Buf. WR KELVIN BENJAMIN had TD catch in Week 14. TE CHARLES CLAY had 85 rec. yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. Has 4 TDs in past 4 vs. division. Had 14 TD catches in 4 seasons with Mia. (2011-14). WR ANDRE HOLMES had TD in his last game vs. Mia. (9/28/14 with Oak.). LB PRESTON BROWN had 13 tackles in last meeting. Has 10+ tackles in 2 of past 3 at home vs. Mia. S JORDAN POYER is only player with 80+ tackles (81), 2+ sacks (2) & 2+ INTs (2). S MICAH HYDE ties for 3rd in NFL with 5 INTs. DE JERRY HUGHES has 4 sacks, FF & FR in past 4 home meetings. Rookie LB MATT MILANO led team with career-high 11 tackles in Week 14. TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Beth Mowins, Jay Feely SIRIUS: 113 (Mia), 145 (Buf) XM: 385 (Mia), 228 (Buf)
LEADER: Packers lead all-time series, 8-5 STREAKS: Packers have won 2 of past 3 LAST GAME: 11/8/15: Packers 29 at Panthers 37 LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/8/15 GREEN BAY PACKERS p CAROLINA PANTHERS LAST WEEK W 27-21 (OT) at Cleveland LAST WEEK W 31-24 vs. Minnesota COACH VS. OPP. Mike McCarthy: 3-2 COACH VS. OPP. Ron Rivera: 1-2 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 21.9/23.2 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 23.1/20.2 OFFENSE 308.6 OFFENSE 329.9 PASSING Green Bay Packers (7-6) at Carolina Panthers (9-4) Sunday, December 17, 2017 1:00 PM ET Bank of America Stadium Referee: Craig Wrolstad Brett Hundley: 161-252-1534-8-8-78.0 OR Aaron Rodgers: 128-193-1385-13-3-103.2 PASSING Cam Newton: 241-402-2720-17-12-81.9 RUSHING Aaron Jones (R): 75-388-5.2-4 RUSHING Jonathan Stewart: 180-634-3.5-6 RECEIVING Davante Adams: 69-828-12.0-9 (T2L) RECEIVING Christian McCaffrey (R) (RB): 67-519-7.7-4 DEFENSE 354.1 DEFENSE 302.1 SACKS Clay Matthews: 7.5 SACKS Mario Addison, Julius Peppers: 9.5 INTs Damarious Randall: 4 INTs Luke Kuechly: 3 TAKE/GIVE +7 (22/15) TAKE/GIVE -4 (14/18) PUNTING (NET) Justin Vogel (R): 45.1 (42.7) PUNTING (NET) Michael Palardy: 46.4 (42.5) KICKING Mason Crosby: 69 (30/32 PAT; 13/17 FG) KICKING Graham Gano: 100 (28/30 PAT; 24/25 FG) PACKERS NOTES QB BRETT HUNDLEY passed for career-high 265 yards with 3 TDs & 0 INTs for 111.2 rating in Week 14, his 2nd career game with 3+ TDs & 0 INTs. In his past 3 on road, has 722 pass yards, 7 TDs & 0 INTs for 117.3 rating. In 4 career games vs. Car., QB AARON RODGERS has 1,230 pass yards (307.5 per game), 12 TDs & 2 INTs for 112.1 rating. RB JAMAAL WILLIAMS (rookie) had 118 scrimmage yards (69 rec., 49 rush) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) last week. In past 3, has 376 scrimmage yards (125.3 per game) & 5 TDs (3 rush, 2 rec.). Aims for 4th in row with 100+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. RB AARON JONES ties for 2nd among NFC rookies with 4 rush TDs. WR DAVANTE ADAMS ties for 2nd in NFL with 9 rec. TDs. Had 10 catches for 84 yards & 2 TDs, incl. 25-yard GW-TD catch in OT last week. Has 12 rec. TDs in his past 9 on road. Aims for 8th in row on road with TD. WR JORDY NELSON aims for his 3rd in row vs. Car. with 80+ rec. yards & TD. Since 2016, Adams (21) & Nelson (20) rank 1st & 2nd in NFC in TD catches & are only pair of teammates with 20+ rec. TDs each. WR RANDALL COBB has 220 rec. yards (110 per game) & 2 TDs in his past 2 games vs. Car. LB CLAY MATTHEWS has 5 sacks in his past 3. Aims for 4th in row with sack. Since entering league in 2009, is only player with 400+ tackles (432) & 80+ sacks (80). LB BLAKE MARTINEZ ranks 3rd in NFL with career-high 117 tackles. Has 34 tackles, INT & FR in past 3. S HA HA CLINTON-DIX had INT last week. Has 10 INTs since 2015, 2nd most among NFL safeties. PANTHERS NOTES QB CAM NEWTON had 62-yard run in Week 14 & is 1st QB in SB era with multiple 60+ yard runs in single season. Has 5 TDs vs. 1 INT for 97.3 rating in his past 2 at home. Leads NFL QBs in rush yards (585) & ties for 1st in rush TDs (5). RB JONATHAN STEWART rushed 16 times for 103 yards & career-high 3 rush TDs last week & is 2nd in franchise history (TIM BIAKABUTUKA) to rush for 100+ yards & 3 TDs on fewer than 20 atts. Has 9 career games with 2+ rush TDs, 2nd most in team history (DE ANGELO WILLIAMS, 11). RB CHRISTIAN MC CAFFREY leads NFL rookies in receptions (67), ranks 4th in scrimmage yards (838) & is 2nd among rookie RBs in rec. yards (519). Has 4 TDs (2 rush, 2 rec.) in his past 4 at home. WR DEVIN FUNCHESS aims for 3rd in row with TD catch. Has 3 TDs in his past 2 at home. Leads team & set career-highs with 762 rec. yards & 7 rec. TDs. DE JULIUS PEPPERS had sack last week. In his past 4 vs. GB, has 5.5 sacks, FF & INT. Spent 3 seasons with GB (2014-16) & had 25 sacks. Has 9.5 sacks & needs 0.5 to become 4th player since 1982 to have 10 seasons with 10+ sacks. LB LUKE KUECHLY had 14 tackles & sack in Week 14. Leads team with 103 tackles, his 6th consecutive 100+ tackle season since entering league in 2012. Is only player with 100+ tackles (103) & 3+ INTs (3) in 2017. DT KAWANN SHORT had 2 sacks last week, his 7th career multi-sack game. Had sack in last game vs. GB. TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews (Field reporter) NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Ryan Radtke, Derek Rackley SIRIUS: 112 (GB), 82 (Car) XM: 384 (GB), 82 (Car)
LEADER: Ravens lead all-time series, 28-9 STREAKS: Ravens have won past 4 Baltimore Ravens (7-6) at Cleveland Browns (0-13) Sunday, December 17, 2017 1:00 PM ET FirstEnergy Stadium Referee: Clete Blakeman LAST GAME: 9/17/17: Browns 10 at Ravens 24 LAST GAME AT SITE: 9/18/16: Ravens 25 at Browns 20 BALTIMORE RAVENS p CLEVELAND BROWNS LAST WEEK L 39-38 at Pittsburgh LAST WEEK L 27-21 (OT) vs. Green Bay COACH VS. OPP. John Harbaugh: 17-2 COACH VS. OPP. Hue Jackson: 0-3 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 24.5/18.9 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 15.2/25.8 OFFENSE 298.1 OFFENSE 311.4 PASSING Joe Flacco: 272-422-2413-13-12-78.0 PASSING DeShone Kizer (R): 201-373-2252-9-17-61.2 RUSHING Alex Collins: 162-825-5.1-5 RUSHING Isaiah Crowell: 174-716-4.1-2 RECEIVING Benjamin Watson (TE): 45-347-7.7-3 RECEIVING Duke Johnson, Jr. (RB): 56-497-8.9-3 DEFENSE 329.2 DEFENSE 328.3 SACKS Terrell Suggs: 11 SACKS Myles Garrett (R): 5 INTs Eric Weddle: 5 (T3L) INTs Jason McCourty: 3 TAKE/GIVE +13 (2L) (29/16) TAKE/GIVE -21 (11/32) PUNTING (NET) Sam Koch: 45.6 (41.3) PUNTING (NET) Britton Colquitt: 48.5 (40.5) KICKING Justin Tucker: 112 (31/31 PAT; 27/30 FG) KICKING Zane Gonzalez (R): 57 (21/22 PAT; 12/17 FG) RAVENS NOTES QB JOE FLACCO completed 25 of 34 (73.5 pct.) with 2 TDs & 97.3 rating in last meeting. Aims for 4th meeting in row with 2+ TD passes. Passed for 269 yards with 2 TDs in Week 14. RB ALEX COLLINS had career-high 166 scrimmage yards (120 rush, 46 rec.) & rush TD last week. Has 5 rush TDs in past 4. Aims for 3rd in row with 95+ scrimmage yards. RB JAVORIUS ALLEN had 2 rush TDs last week. Had 101 scrimmage yards (66 rush, 35 rec.) & TD catch in last meeting. Has 80+ scrimmage yards & TD in 2 of past 3 vs. Cle. RB DANNY WOODHEAD has 230 scrimmage yards (115 per game) in his past 2 vs. Cle. WR JEREMY MACLIN had TD in last meeting. Aims for 4th in row vs. Cle. with TD catch. Has TD in 2 of past 4 vs. division. TE BENJAMIN WATSON has 90+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3 vs. Cle. WR MIKE WALLACE has TD catch in 2 of past 3 on road. WR CHRIS MOORE had TD last week. LB C.J. MOSLEY had season-high 14 tackles in Week 14. Has 10+ tackles in 4 of past 5 vs. division. S ERIC WEDDLE had INT in last meeting. Aims for 4th in row vs. Cle. with INT. LB TERRELL SUGGS ties for 3rd in AFC with 11 sacks. Had sack in last meeting. Has 6.5 sacks & 2 FFs in past 5. Has 6.5 sacks & 5 FFs in past 8 vs. division. Rookie LB TYUS BOWSER had sack & INT in last meeting. Had sack last week. LB MATTHEW JUDON has 4 sacks in past 5. Had FF last week. CB LARDARIUS WEBB had INT in last game vs. Cle. Has sack, INT & 2 PD in past 2 meetings. BROWNS NOTES QB DE SHONE KIZER (rookie) had career-high 3 TD passes & 99.4 rating in Week 14. Has rush TD in 2 of past 4 vs. division. Ties for lead among NFL QBs with 5 rush TDs. RB ISAIAH CROWELL rushed for 121 rush yards last week. Has TD in 2 of past 3 at home vs. Bal. RB DUKE JOHNSON, JR. had TD catch last week. Aims for 3rd in row at home with TD. Is only NFL RB with 50+ catches in each of past 3 seasons. WR JOSH GORDON had TD catch in Week 14. Has 154 rec. yards (77 per game) in past 2. WR COREY COLEMAN had TD last week. Has rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 at home. Had career-high 104 rec. yards & 2 TDs in only career home game vs. Bal. Rookie TE DAVID NJOKU had rec. TD in last meeting. Ranks 3rd among rookie TEs with 4 TD catches. LB CHRISTIAN KIRKSEY tied for team-lead with 10 tackles last week. Has 10+ tackles in 3 of past 4 at home. Has 29 tackles (9.7 per game), 2 TFL & sack in past 3 meetings. LB JOE SCHOBERT ranks 2nd in NFL with 120 tackles. Has 9+ tackles in 7 of past 8. Aims for 3rd in row vs. division with 10+ tackles. Schobert (120 tackles) & Kirksey (111) are only pair of teammates with 100+ tackles each. Rookie DE MYLES GARRETT has 3 sacks in past 4 at home. Ties for 3rd among rookies with 5 sacks. CB JASON MC COURTY had INT & FF in last meeting. Has INT in 2 of past 3 vs. Bal. LB JAMES BURGESS, JR. has 24 tackles (12 per game) in past 2 at home. Had sack in last meeting. TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Tom McCarthy, Steve Beuerlein, Steve Tasker (Field reporter), Melanie Collins (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 93 (Bal), 132 (Cle) XM: 380 (Bal), 225 (Cle)
LEADER: Texans lead all-time series, 19-12 STREAKS: Texans have won 6 of past 7 Houston Texans (4-9) at Jacksonville Jaguars (9-4) Sunday, December 17, 2017 1:00 PM ET EverBank Field Referee: Carl Cheffers LAST GAME: 9/10/17: Jaguars 29 at Texans 7 LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/13/16: Texans 24, Jaguars 21 HOUSTON TEXANS p JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS LAST WEEK L 26-16 vs. San Francisco LAST WEEK W 30-24 vs. Seattle COACH VS. OPP. Bill O Brien: 6-1 COACH VS. OPP. Doug Marrone: 1-1 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 24.0/25.8 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 25.3/15.5 (1L) OFFENSE 346.0 OFFENSE 360.8 PASSING T.J. Yates: 14-26-175-2-0-100.6 PASSING Blake Bortles: 247-410-2821-16-8-85.8 RUSHING Lamar Miller: 211-764-3.6-3 RUSHING Leonard Fournette (R): 231-923-4.0-8 (3L) RECEIVING DeAndre Hopkins: 88 (T2L)-1233 (2L)-14.0-11 (1L) RECEIVING Marqise Lee: 56-702-12.5-3 DEFENSE 346.3 DEFENSE 291.6 (2L) SACKS Jadeveon Clowney: 9 SACKS Calais Campbell: 12.5 INTs Andre Hal: 3 INTs A.J. Bouye: 6 (T1L) TAKE/GIVE -8 (16/24) TAKE/GIVE +14 (1L) (30/16) PUNTING (NET) Shane Lechler: 49.2 (2L) (41.9) PUNTING (NET) Brad Nortman: 44.3 (39.5) KICKING Ka imi Fairbairn: 84 (30/33 PAT; 18/23 FG) KICKING Josh Lambo: 61 (13/14 PAT; 16/17 FG) TEXANS NOTES QB T.J. YATES passed for 2 TDs & 100.6 rating in Week 14. Has 85+ rating in 2 of 3 career starts on road. RB LAMAR MILLER has 80+ scrimmage yards in 4 of past 5 vs. Jax. In past 9 vs. division, has 992 scrimmage yards (110.2 per game) with 6 TDs (4 rush, 2 rec.). Aims for 5th in row vs. division with 90+ scrimmage yards. Is 1 of 6 NFL RBs with 5,500+ scrimmage yards (5,863) & 30+ TDs (33) since 2013. WR DE ANDRE HOPKINS had 11 catches for 149 yards & 2 TDs in Week 14. Has 5 100+ rec. yard games this season, 3rd most in NFL. Leads league with 11 rec. TDs & ranks 2nd with 1,233 rec. yards. Is only player in franchise history with 10+ TD catches in multiple seasons. In past 2 at Jax., had 196 rec. yards (98 per game) with 2 TDs. WR WILL FULLER V ties for 5th in AFC with 7 rec. TDs. TE STEPHEN ANDERSON had TD catch in last game at Jax. DE JADEVEON CLOWNEY ranks 2nd in NFL with 20 TFL. Has 12 TFL & 5 sacks in past 5 on road. Has sack in 4 of past 6 vs. division. LB BENARDRICK MC KINNEY has 18 tackles (9 per game), sack & FF in past 2 meetings. CB JOHNATHAN JOSEPH has 7 PD in past 4 vs. Jax. LB ZACH CUNNINGHAM (rookie) led team with 9 tackles in Week 14. Has 3 TFL & 1.5 sacks in past 2. CB KAREEM JACKSON had INT last week. Had 42-yard INT-TD in last road meeting. Rookie LB LA TROY LEWIS had 1st career sack in NFL debut last week. JAGUARS NOTES QB BLAKE BORTLES passed for 268 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 123.7 rating last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 2+ TDs & 110+ rating. In past 6 vs. division, has 1,613 pass yards (268.8 per game) with 7 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 99.1 rating. RB LEONARD FOURNETTE ranks 3rd among rookies with 1,136 scrimmage yards (923 rush, 213 rec.). Rushed for 101 yards & TD last week. Aims for 3rd in row with rush TD. Had 124 scrimmage yards (100 rush, 24 rec.) & TD in only career meeting. Needs 77 rush yards to become 2nd rookie in franchise history with 1,000+ rush yards (FRED TAYLOR, 1,223 in 1998). WR MARQISE LEE has TD catch in 3 of past 4 at home. WR ALLEN HURNS has 183 rec. yards (91.5 per game) with TD in past 2 vs. division. Rookie WR KEELAN COLE had career-high 99 rec. yards, incl. 75-yard TD, last week. Aims for 3rd in row with TD. Rookie WR DEDE WESTBROOK had career-high 81 rec. yards & 1st career TD in Week 14. CB A.J. BOUYE had 2 INTs last week. Ties for NFL lead with career-high 6 INTs. Has 4 INTs in past 6 at home. CB JALEN RAMSEY aims for 3rd in row with INT. Had 3 PD in last meeting. DE YANNICK NGAKOUE had sack in Week 14. Has 4.5 sacks in past 4. Had 2 sacks, 2 FFs & FR in last meeting. Leads NFL with 6 FFs. DE CALAIS CAMPBELL leads AFC with career-high & franchise-record 12.5 sacks. Had career-high 4 sacks in last game vs. Hou. TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston, Laura Okmin (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 138 (Hou), 83 (Jax) XM: 381 (Hou), 83 (Jax)
LEADER: Series tied, 6-6 STREAKS: Bengals have won 2 of past 3 Cincinnati Bengals (5-8) at Minnesota Vikings (10-3) Sunday, December 17, 2017 1:00 PM ET U.S. Bank Stadium Referee: Walt Coleman LAST GAME: 12/22/13: Vikings 14 at Bengals 42 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/13/09: Vikings 30, Bengals 10 CINCINNATI BENGALS p MINNESOTA VIKINGS LAST WEEK L 33-7 vs. Chicago LAST WEEK L 31-24 at Carolina COACH VS. OPP. Marvin Lewis: 2-1 COACH VS. OPP. Mike Zimmer: 0-0 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 17.4/20.8 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 23.8/18.1 (3L) OFFENSE 277.2 OFFENSE 369.3 PASSING Andy Dalton: 236-389-2747-21-9-90.4 PASSING Case Keenum: 270-404-2983-18-7-96.2 RUSHING Joe Mixon (R): 157-518-3.3-4 RUSHING Latavius Murray: 155-586-3.8-5 RECEIVING A.J. Green: 65-950-14.6-8 RECEIVING Adam Thielen: 80-1161 (T3L)-14.5-4 DEFENSE 345.5 DEFENSE 293.4 (3L) SACKS Carl Lawson (R): 7.5 SACKS Everson Griffen: 13 (3L) INTs Many tied: 1 INTs Harrison Smith: 3 TAKE/GIVE -8 (11/19) TAKE/GIVE +2 (15/13) PUNTING (NET) Kevin Huber: 47.7 (41.4) PUNTING (NET) Ryan Quigley: 42.0 (40.0) KICKING Randy Bullock: 63 (24/26 PAT; 13/15 FG) KICKING Kai Forbath: 107 (26/31 PAT; 27/32 FG) BENGALS NOTES QB ANDY DALTON has 10 TD passes vs. 1 INT for 96.5 rating in past 5. In only career meeting, completed 27 of 38 (71.1 pct.) for 363 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 136.2 rating. Has 120+ rating in 2 of past 3 vs. NFC. RB JOE MIXON (rookie) has rush TD in 3 of his past 5. Ranks 5th among rookies with 784 scrimmage yards. RB GIOVANI BERNARD had 130 scrimmage yards (68 rec., 62 rush) in Week 14. Has 226 scrimmage yards (113 per game) in past 2. Has TD in 2 of past 4 vs. NFC. WR A.J. GREEN had 97 rec. yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. Has 4 TDs in past 5. In past 4 vs. NFC, has 31 catches (7.8 per game) for 364 yards (91 per game) & 2 TDs. Is only player in NFL history with 950+ rec. yards in each of 1st 7 seasons. WR BRANDON LA FELL had TD catch in Week 14. Had 107 rec. yards, incl. 79-yard TD, in 10/13/13 meeting (with Car.). Has TD in 2 of past 3 vs. NFC. WR TYLER KROFT has 4 rec. TDs in past 5 on road. DE CARLOS DUNLAP has 3.5 sacks in past 4. Has 1.5 sacks & 5 PD in past 3 vs. NFC. Since entering league in 2010, DT GENO ATKINS has 59 sacks, most among NFL DTs. DE MICHAEL JOHNSON had 2 sacks last week. Has 3 sacks in past 2 vs. NFC. LB VINCENT REY had sack, FF & INT- TD in only career meeting. LB VONTAZE BURFICT had 2 sacks in last game vs. Min. Aims for 5th in row vs. NFC with 10+ tackles. S GEORGE ILOKA had INT in last meeting. Rookie LB JORDAN EVANS had career-high 10 tackles last week. VIKINGS NOTES QB CASE KEENUM has 1,661 pass yards (276.8 per game) with 13 TDs & 5 INTs for 102.6 rating in his past 6. Has 100+ rating in 4 of past 5. Aims for 4th in row with 2+ TD passes. RB LATAVIUS MURRAY has 208 rush yards (104 per game) & 3 TDs in past 2 at home. Has 5 rush TDs in his past 7. RB JERICK MC KINNON has 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in past 3 at home. WR ADAM THIELEN ties for NFC lead with career-high 1,161 rec. yards. Has 632 rec. yards (105.3 per game) & 4 TDs in his past 6. WR STEFON DIGGS has 396 rec. yards (99 per game) & 4 TDs in his past 4 at home. TE KYLE RUDOLPH has 4 TD catches in his past 3. Aims for 4th in row with TD. Has 19 TD catches since 2015, tied for 2nd most among NFL TEs. DE EVERSON GRIFFEN ranks 3rd in NFL with careerhigh 13 sacks. Had 1.5 sacks in last game vs. Cin. Has 7 sacks & FF in his past 5 vs. AFC. Aims for 4th in row vs. AFC with sack. DE DANIELLE HUNTER has 4 sacks in his past 4 at home. Aims for 3rd in row at home with sack. DT LINVAL JOSEPH led team with 10 tackles & had sack in Week 14. S ANDREW SENDEJO had INT last week. Has 21 tackles (7 per game) & INT in his past 3 at home. S HARRISON SMITH has 1.5 sacks, 2 INTs & 5 PD in his past 5 at home. Since 2014, leads NFL safeties with 8 sacks. TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts, Evan Washburn (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 119 (Cin), 135 (Min) XM: 386 (Cin), 226 (Min)
LEADER: Series tied, 6-6 STREAKS: Saints have won 2 of past 3 New York Jets (5-8) at New Orleans Saints (9-4) Sunday, December 17, 2017 1:00 PM ET Mercedes-Benz Superdome Referee: Ronald Torbert LAST GAME: 11/3/13: Saints 20 at Jets 26 LAST GAME AT SITE: 10/4/09: Saints 24, Jets 10 NEW YORK JETS p NEW ORLEANS SAINTS LAST WEEK L 23-0 at Denver LAST WEEK L 20-17 at Atlanta COACH VS. OPP. Todd Bowles: 0-0 COACH VS. OPP. Sean Payton: 1-1 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 20.5/23.9 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 28.5 (3L)/20.2 OFFENSE 311.4 OFFENSE 400.7 (1L) PASSING Bryce Petty: 2-9-14-0-0-39.6 PASSING Drew Brees: 317-442-3569-19-6-104.2 (3L) RUSHING Bilal Powell: 133-537-4.0-3 RUSHING Mark Ingram: 192-971-5.1-9 (2L) RECEIVING Robby Anderson: 52-848-16.3-7 RECEIVING Michael Thomas: 85-992-11.7-4 DEFENSE 347.3 DEFENSE 331.1 SACKS Demario Davis: 4.5 SACKS Cameron Jordan: 10 INTs Terrence Brooks, Marcus Maye (R): 2 INTs Marcus Lattimore (R), Kenny Vaccaro: 3 TAKE/GIVE -2 (17/19) TAKE/GIVE +5 (18/13) PUNTING (NET) Lachlan Edwards: 46.7 (40.2) PUNTING (NET) Thomas Morstead: 47.4 (41.8) KICKING Chandler Catanzaro: 90 (27/27 PAT; 21/25 FG) KICKING Wil Lutz: 116 (38/41 PAT; 26/31 FG) JETS NOTES QB BRYCE PETTY has passed for 230+ yards in past 2 starts with 20+ att. RB BILAL POWELL has 424 scrimmage yards (84.8 per game) with 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in past 5 on road vs. NFC. RB MATT FORTÉ has 360 scrimmage yards (120 per game) in his past 3 vs. NO. Ranks 3rd among active players with 14,408 career scrimmage yards. WR ROBBY ANDERSON has 100+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. Aims for 4th in row vs. NFC with TD catch. In past 4 vs. NFC, has 434 rec. yards (108.5 per game) with 4 TDs. Leads team with career-high 848 rec. yards & 7 TDs. WR JERMAINE KEARSE has 100+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. Has 4 TD catches in past 5 on road. Since Week 3, TE AUSTIN SEFERIAN-JENKINS ranks 5th among AFC TEs with 44 catches. LB DEMARIO DAVIS had team-high 12 tackles last week. Has 10+ tackles in 2 of past 3. Had INT in last game vs. NO. Is 1 of 3 in NFL (ZACH BROWN & BOBBY WAGNER) with 100+ tackles (109) & 10+ TFL (11). DE MUHAMMAD WILKERSON had sack in Week 14. Had sack in last meeting. LB DAVID BASS had sack last week. DE KONY EALY had sack in his last game vs. NO (11/17/16 with Car.). Rookie S JAMAL ADAMS has 4 TFL in past 3 on road. S MARCUS MAYE is only rookie safety with 65+ tackles (65) & 2+ INTs (2). LB DARRON LEE is 1 of 2 NFL players (CHRISTIAN KIRKSEY) with 75+ tackles (78), 3+ sacks (3) & 2+ FFs (2). SAINTS NOTES QB DREW BREES ranks 5th in NFL with 3,569 pass yards. Has 1,216 pass yards (304 per game), 5 TDs & 1 INT for 114.1 rating in past 4 at home. In his past 12 at home vs. AFC, has 4,236 pass yards (353 per game), 40 TDs & 6 INTs for 122.8 rating. Aims for 7th in row at home vs. AFC with 300+ pass yards & 2+ TDs. RB MARK INGRAM has 605 scrimmage yards (121 per game) & 5 rush TDs in past 5 at home. Has 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 6 vs. AFC. Rookie RB ALVIN KAMARA has 470 scrimmage yards (117.5 per game) & 6 TDs (4 rush, 2 rec.) in past 4 at home. Aims for 4th in row at home with 100+ scrimmage yards & TD. Ranks 3rd among NFL rookies in rush yards (608) & 2nd in catches (62) & rec. yards (639). WR MICHAEL THOMAS ranks 2nd in NFC with 85 receptions. Aims for 3rd in row with TD catch. In past 3 vs. AFC, has 295 rec. yards (98.3 per game) & TD. WR TOMMYLEE LEWIS had 1st career rec. TD last week. DE CAMERON JORDAN ranks 4th in NFC with 10 sacks. Is only NFL player with 10+ sacks (10) & INT (1). Has 5 sacks in past 5 at home. Rookie CB MARSHON LATTIMORE had INT last week. Ties for 1st among NFL rookies with 3 INTs. S CHRIS BANJO had 1st career INT in Week 14. S KENNY VACCARO has 3 sacks & INT in his past 4 at home vs. AFC. S VONN BELL leads NFL safeties with 3.5 sacks. TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon, Otis Livingston (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 133 (NYJ), 137 (NO) XM: 383 (NYJ), 229 (NO)
LEADER: Giants lead all-time series, 83-80-2 STREAKS: Eagles have won 6 of past 7 Philadelphia Eagles (11-2) at New York Giants (2-11) Sunday, December 17, 2017 1:00 PM ET MetLife Stadium Referee: Brad Allen LAST GAME: 9/24/17: Giants 24 at Eagles 27 LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/6/16: Giants 28, Eagles 23 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES p NEW YORK GIANTS LAST WEEK W 43-35 at Los Angeles Rams LAST WEEK L 30-10 vs. Dallas COACH VS. OPP. Doug Pederson: 2-1 COACH VS. OPP. Steve Spagnuolo: 0-1 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 31.1 (1L)/19.2 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 15.3/24.7 OFFENSE 390.5 (3L) OFFENSE 296.2 PASSING Nick Foles: 10-14-98-0-0-90.8 PASSING Eli Manning: 278-441-2639-15-9-82.4 RUSHING LeGarrette Blount: 152-696-4.6-2 RUSHING Orleans Darkwa: 136-580-4.3-3 RECEIVING Zach Ertz (TE): 57-663-11.6-7 RECEIVING Evan Engram (R) (TE): 55-623-11.3-6 DEFENSE 294.2 DEFENSE 395.7 SACKS Brandon Graham: 8.5 SACKS Jason Pierre-Paul: 6.5 INTs Many tied: 3 INTs Landon Collins: 2 TAKE/GIVE +8 (24/16) TAKE/GIVE -3 (14/17) PUNTING (NET) Donnie Jones: 46.1 (40.8) PUNTING (NET) Brad Wing: 44.7 (37.4) KICKING Jake Elliott (R): 100 (34/37 PAT; 22/26 FG) KICKING Aldrick Rosas: 63 (18/19 PAT; 15/20 FG) EAGLES NOTES QB NICK FOLES had 2 pass TDs & 114.9 rating in only career start at NYG (10/6/13). Has 8 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 98.1 rating in his past 4 starts vs. NFC East. RB LE GARRETTE BLOUNT has 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in past 4 vs. division. Since 2016, ties for 3rd in NFL with 21 TDs. RB JAY AJAYI has 80+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3 on road. RB COREY CLEMENT ties for 2nd among NFC rookie RBs with 4 rush TDs. WR ALSHON JEFFERY ties for 3rd in NFC with 8 TD catches. Had rec. TD last week. Has 6 TD catches in his past 6. WR NELSON AGHOLOR has 205 rec. yards (102.5 per game) & TD catch in past 2. Has 4 rec. TDs in his past 6 on road. TE ZACH ERTZ ranks 4th among NFL TEs in receptions (57) & rec. yards (663). Has 4 TD catches in past 5 vs. NFC East. Had TD catch in last meeting. TE TREY BURTON had career-high 71 rec. yards & 2 TDs in Week 14, his 1st career 2-TD game. WR TORREY SMITH had 100 rec. yards in Week 14, his 1st 100+ yard game with Phi. DT FLETCHER COX has 2 sacks, FF & FR in his past 4 vs. division. DE BRANDON GRAHAM had FR-TD last week. Aims for 3rd in row on road vs. division with sack. Leads team with career-high 8.5 sacks. DE CHRIS LONG had sack & FF last week. CB PATRICK ROBINSON had sack in Week 14. Had INT in last meeting. Ties for 4th in NFC with 14 PD. CB JALEN MILLS had career-high 12 tackles in last meeting. GIANTS NOTES QB ELI MANNING has 1,530 pass yards (306 per game) & 14 TDs in past 5 at home vs. Phi. Completed 35 of 47 (74.5 pct.) for 366 yards & 3 TDs for 100.1 rating in last meeting. RB ORLEANS DARKWA has 213 scrimmage yards (71 per game) & rush TD in past 3 at home. Rookie RB WAYNE GALLMAN had career-high 99 scrimmage yards (59 rush, 40 rec.) in Week 14. WR STERLING SHEPARD had 7 receptions for 133 yards & TD catch in last meeting. Aims for 4th in row vs. Phi. with rec. TD. TE EVAN ENGRAM leads all rookie TEs in receptions (55) & rec. yards (623) & ranks 1st among NFL rookies in TD catches (6). WR ROGER LEWIS had careerhigh 7 receptions in Week 14. TE RHETT ELLISON had TD catch last week. DE JASON PIERRE-PAUL has 2 sacks & PD in his past 2 vs. division. Has 2 sacks, 3 TFL & 3 PD in past 4 vs. Phi. S LANDON COLLINS had FF in last meeting. Has 48 tackles (8 per game) in past 6 at home. Has 43 tackles, sack, 2 INTs & FF in 5 career games vs. Phi. Leads team with 97 tackles & needs 3 to reach 100 tackles in 3rd consecutive season. Since 2015, leads all NFL safeties in tackles (330) & ties for 1st with 28 PD. DE OLIVIER VERNON had sack in last meeting. Has 3.5 sacks in past 4 vs. division. CB DOMINIQUE RODGERS-CROMARTIE has INT, FF & 3 PD in past 3 vs. Phi. LB KELVIN SHEPPARD led team with 10 tackles last week. TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman, Peter Schrager (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 134 (Phi), 81 (NYG) XM: 382 (Phi), 81 (NYG)
LEADER: Redskins lead all-time series, 74-46-2 STREAKS: Cardinals have won past 2 Arizona Cardinals (6-7) at Washington Redskins (5-8) Sunday, December 17, 2017 1:00 PM ET FedExField Referee: Pete Morelli LAST GAME: 12/4/16: Redskins 23 at Cardinals 31 LAST GAME AT SITE: 9/18/11: Redskins 22, Cardinals 21 ARIZONA CARDINALS p WASHINGTON REDSKINS LAST WEEK W 12-7 vs. Tennessee LAST WEEK L 30-13 at Los Angeles Chargers COACH VS. OPP. Bruce Arians: 2-0 COACH VS. OPP. Jay Gruden: 0-2 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 17.8/24.4 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 21.9/26.5 OFFENSE 322.5 OFFENSE 338.3 PASSING Blaine Gabbert: 79-130-897-6-5-80.8 PASSING Kirk Cousins: 290-440-3440-22-9-97.7 RUSHING Adrian Peterson: 129-448-3.5-2 RUSHING Samaje Perine (R): 142-510-3.6-1 RECEIVING Larry Fitzgerald: 87-922-10.6-5 RECEIVING Jamison Crowder: 54-662-12.3-1 DEFENSE 320.6 DEFENSE 351.5 SACKS Chandler Jones: 14 (1L) SACKS Ryan Kerrigan: 9 INTs Antoine Bethea: 3 INTs Kendall Fuller: 4 TAKE/GIVE -3 (17/20) TAKE/GIVE -4 (17/21) PUNTING (NET) Andy Lee: 46.6 (39.0) PUNTING (NET) Tress Way: 44.5 (37.4) KICKING Phil Dawson: 85 (19/21 PAT; 22/30 FG) KICKING Nick Rose: 48 (18/20 PAT; 10/11 FG) CARDINALS NOTES QB BLAINE GABBERT has 2+ TD passes in 3 of his past 4 road starts. RB ADRIAN PETERSON has 4 rush TDs in his past 4 vs. Was. Has 99 career rush TDs & needs 1 to become 9th player in NFL history with 100 rush TDs. Has 12,276 career rush yards & needs 37 to surpass HOFer JIM BROWN (12,312) for 10th most all-time. RB KERWYNN WILLIAMS has 185 scrimmage yards (92.5 per game) in past 2. WR LARRY FITZGERALD has 15,311 career rec. yards & surpassed RANDY MOSS (15,292) for 3rd most rec. yards in NFL history. Ranks 4th in NFL with 87 receptions. Has 515 rec. yards (103 per game) & 3 TDs in his past 5 vs. Was. Aims for 3rd in row at Was. with TD catch. TE RICKY SEALS- JONES ties for 4th among rookie TEs with 3 TD catches. LB CHANDLER JONES leads NFL with 14 sacks & 24 TFL. His 14 sacks are most through 1st 13 games of season in franchise history. Aims for 4th in row with sack. Has 6 sacks & FF in past 6 on road. LB KARLOS DANSBY leads team with 77 tackles. Has 33 tackles (8.3 per game), 2 sacks & INT in 4 career games vs. Was. LB DEONE BUCANNON has 41 tackles (10.3 per game), INT & FF in past 4 on road. S TYRANN MATHIEU had FR in only game vs. Was. Has INT & 4 PD in past 4. Rookie LB HAASON REDDICK had sack last week. Is only NFL rookie with 2+ sacks (2.5) & 2+ FFs (2). CB PATRICK PETERSON has INT & 4 PD in past 2 on road. Had INT in last game vs. Was. REDSKINS NOTES QB KIRK COUSINS has 1,527 pass yards (305.4 per game), 9 TDs & 4 INTs for 99.8 rating in past 5 at home. Has 625 pass yards (312.5 per game) & 3 TDs in 2 career games vs. Az. Since 2015, is 1 of 6 QBs with 12,000+ pass yards (12,523) & 75+ TDs (76). RB SAMAJE PERINE (rookie) has 190 scrimmage yards (95 per game) in past 2 at home. Ranks 5th among NFL rookies with 510 rush yards. WR JAMISON CROWDER has 340 rec. yards (113.3 per game) & TD catch in past 3 at home. Had rec. TD in only career game vs. Az. WR JOSH DOCTSON has 4 TD catches in past 5 at home. TE VERNON DAVIS had TD catch in Week 14. Has 3 rec. TDs in past 5 vs. Az. WR RYAN GRANT has rec. TD in 2 of past 4. LB ZACH BROWN leads NFL with 127 tackles. Has 62 tackles (10.3 per game) in past 6 at home. Had 12 tackles in last game vs. Az. (9/25/16 with Buf.). LB RYAN KERRIGAN has 6.5 sacks & INT-TD in past 6 at home. Has 2.5 sacks & FF in 3 career games vs. Az. Since entering league in 2011, ranks 5th with 67.5 sacks. DE ANTHONY LANIER has 3 sacks in his past 4. CB BASHAUD BREELAND had 96-yard INT-TD in Week 14, his 1st career TD & 2nd longest INT-TD in franchise history. Ties for 4th in NFC with 14 PD. Had FF in last game vs. Az. S D.J. SWEARINGER had 3 INTs & 2 sacks with Az. last season. CB KENDALL FULLER ties for 2nd in NFC with 4 INTs. TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber, Kristina Pink (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 157 (Az), 146 (Was) XM: 387 (Az), 227 (Was)
LEADER: Seahawks lead all-time series, 23-15 STREAKS: Seahawks have won past 2 Los Angeles Rams (9-4) at Seattle Seahawks (8-5) Sunday, December 17, 2017 4:05 PM ET CenturyLink Field Referee: Ed Hochuli LAST GAME: 10/8/17: Seahawks 16 at Rams 10 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/15/16: Seahawks 24, Rams 3 LOS ANGELES RAMS p SEATTLE SEAHAWKS LAST WEEK L 43-35 vs. Philadelphia LAST WEEK L 30-24 at Jacksonville COACH VS. OPP. Sean McVay: 0-1 COACH VS. OPP. Pete Carroll: 9-7 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 30.5 (2L)/20.4 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 24.2/19.4 OFFENSE 367.6 OFFENSE 361.9 PASSING Jared Goff: 260-418-3383-22-6-99.2 PASSING Russell Wilson: 293-473-3527-29 (2L)-11-95.5 RUSHING Todd Gurley: 236-1035 (3L)-4.4-10 (1L) RUSHING Russell Wilson (QB): 76-482-6.3-3 RECEIVING Cooper Kupp (R): 56-783-14.0-4 RECEIVING Doug Baldwin: 66-860-13.0-5 DEFENSE 342.8 DEFENSE 329.1 SACKS Aaron Donald: 8 SACKS Michael Bennett: 7.5 INTs Mark Barron, Lamarcus Joyner: 3 INTs Earl Thomas, Bobby Wagner: 2 TAKE/GIVE +5 (22/17) TAKE/GIVE +5 (20/15) PUNTING (NET) Johnny Hekker: 48.1 (45.1) (2L) PUNTING (NET) Jon Ryan: 44.8 (39.5) KICKING Greg Zuerlein: 148 (1L) (40/41 PAT; 36/38 FG) KICKING Blair Walsh: 90 (30/31 PAT; 20/27 FG) RAMS NOTES QB JARED GOFF has 773 pass yards, 6 TDs & 2 INTs for 100.1 rating in past 3. Has 5 TDs vs. 1 INT for 120.2 rating in his past 2 on road vs. division. Is 5-1 (.833) with 12 TDs vs. 1 INT for 109.9 rating in his past 6 on road. RB TODD GURLEY leads NFL with 13 TDs (10 rush, 3 rec.) & ranks 2nd with 1,637 scrimmage yards. Is 1 of 3 in franchise history (HOFers ERIC DICKERSON, 1983 & MARSHALL FAULK, 2000) with 1,600+ scrimmage yards & 13+ TDs in 1st 13 games of season. In past 4 vs. division, has 511 scrimmage yards (127.8 per game) & 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.). WR SAMMY WATKINS aims for 4th in row with TD. Has 3 TDs in his past 2 on road vs. NFC West. Rookie WR COOPER KUPP had career-high 118 rec. yards & TD in Week 14. Leads NFL rookies in rec. yards (783) & ranks 3rd in catches (56). His 56 catches are most by rookie in team history. DT AARON DONALD has 3 sacks in his past 3. Aims for 3rd in row vs. division with sack. In his past 4 on road vs. division, has 4.5 sacks & FF. LB ROBERT QUINN has 4 sacks & FF in past 3. Aims for 4th in row with sack. In 11 career games vs. Sea., has 12 sacks & FF. Has 19 FFs since 2012, most in NFL. LB ALEC OGLETREE leads team with 86 tackles. In his past 3 games vs. Sea., has 20 tackles, sack, FF, FR & INT. Rookie S JOHN JOHNSON led team with career-high 11 tackles in Week 14. SEAHAWKS NOTES QB RUSSELL WILSON ranks 2nd in NFL with 29 TD passes. Aims for 3rd in row with 3+ TD passes. In his past 8 at home, has 2,306 pass yards (288.3 per game), 21 TDs & 7 INTs for 101.6 rating. Has 17 TD passes in 4th Q, most in single season in NFL history. RB MIKE DAVIS has 166 scrimmage yards (83 per game) in past 2. WR DOUG BALDWIN had 78 rec. yards & TD catch in Week 14. Aims for 3rd in row at home vs. Rams with TD catch. In his past 4 games in Dec., has 368 rec. yards (92 per game) & 3 TDs. WR TYLER LOCKETT led team with 90 rec. yards last week, incl. career-long 74-yard TD catch. TE JIMMY GRAHAM ties for 2nd in NFL with 9 TD catches. Aims for 4th in row vs. division with TD. Had TD in last game vs. Rams. S EARL THOMAS had 7 tackles, INT & FF in last meeting. In his past 5 vs. Rams, has 33 tackles, 3 FFs & INT. DE MICHAEL BENNETT had sack in last game vs. Rams. Aims for 3rd in row at home vs. NFC West with sack. LB BOBBY WAGNER ties for 4th in NFL with 115 tackles. Has 50 tackles (10 per game) in his past 5 at home vs. Rams. Since 2014, leads NFL with 500 tackles. LB K.J. WRIGHT has 16 tackles & FF in past 2 at home vs. Rams. Since 2014, Wagner (500) & Wright (442) are only pair of teammates with 400+ tackles each. CB SHAQUILL GRIFFIN leads NFC rookies with 13 PD. TV: FOX (4:05 PM ET): Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis, Pam Oliver (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 136 (LAR), 83 (Sea) XM: 388 (LAR), 83 (Sea)
LEADER: Steelers lead all-time series, 14-11 STREAKS: Patriots have won past 3 New England Patriots (10-3) at Pittsburgh Steelers (11-2) Sunday, December 17, 2017 4:25 PM ET Heinz Field Referee: Tony Corrente LAST GAME: 10/23/16: Patriots 27 at Steelers 16 LAST GAME AT SITE: 10/23/16 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS p PITTSBURGH STEELERS LAST WEEK L 27-20 at Miami LAST WEEK W 39-38 vs. Baltimore COACH VS. OPP. Bill Belichick: 10-10 COACH VS. OPP. Mike Tomlin: 2-5 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 28.3/19.2 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 24.6/19.3 OFFENSE 400.5 (2L) OFFENSE 381.2 PASSING Tom Brady: 324-481-3865 (1L)-27 (3L)-6-105.2 (1L) PASSING Ben Roethlisberger: 318-502-3744 (2L)-24-13-91.1 RUSHING Dion Lewis: 117-607-5.2-3 RUSHING Le Veon Bell: 283-1105 (1L)-3.9-7 RECEIVING Rob Gronkowski (TE): 55-849-15.4-7 RECEIVING Antonio Brown: 99 (1L)-1509 (1L)-15.2-9 (T2L) DEFENSE 374.6 DEFENSE 303.8 SACKS Trey Flowers: 6 SACKS Cameron Heyward: 9 INTs Duron Harmon: 3 INTs Sean Davis, Mike Hilton: 2 TAKE/GIVE +7 (17/10) TAKE/GIVE 0 (17/17) PUNTING (NET) Ryan Allen: 43.3 (40.0) PUNTING (NET) Jordan Berry: 43.5 (39.7) KICKING Stephen Gostkowski: 130 (2L) (37/38 PAT; 31/34 FG) KICKING Chris Boswell: 122 (3L) (26/28 PAT; 32/35 FG) PATRIOTS NOTES REMATCH of 2016 AFC CG, which NE won 36-17. QB TOM BRADY leads NFL with 3,865 pass yards & 105.2 rating. Has 2,273 pass yards (324.7 per game) with 22 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 127.5 rating in past 7 meetings (incl. postseason). Completed 32 of 42 (76.2 pct.) for 384 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 127.5 rating in 2016 AFC CG meeting. Needs 135 pass yards for 9th career 4,000+ yard season. RB JAMES WHITE had TD catch in Week 14. Had rec. TD in last meeting. Since 2015, has 12 TD catches, most among NFL RBs. RB REX BURKHEAD has 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in past 3. Aims for 3rd in row on road with TD. RB DION LEWIS had 120 scrimmage yards (69 rush, 51 rec.) in 9/10/15 meeting. TE ROB GRONKOWSKI has 229 rec. yards (114.5 per game) & 2 TDs in his past 2. In 5 career meetings, has 496 rec. yards (99.2 per game) with 8 TDs. Aims for 4th in row vs. Pit. with TD catch. Since entering league in 2010, leads NFL with 75 TD catches. WR CHRIS HOGAN had 9 catches for 180 yards & 2 TDs in AFC CG. WR BRANDIN COOKS has 3,235 rec. yards since 2015, 6th most in NFL. S DEVIN MC COURTY had sack in Week 14. S PATRICK CHUNG aims for 4th in row at Pit. with 10+ tackles. CB MALCOLM BUTLER had INT & 3 PD in last road meeting. DE TREY FLOWERS has 2.5 sacks & FF in his past 2. CB STEPHON GILMORE had INT in last game vs. Pit. (12/11/16 with Buf.). CB ERIC ROWE had INT in AFC CG. STEELERS NOTES QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER completed career-high 44 of 66 (66.7 pct.) for 506 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 99.7 rating last week. Has 3 career 500+ pass yard games, most in NFL history. Passed for 314 yards with TD in AFC CG. Aims for 6th in row vs. NE (incl. postseason) with 300+ pass yards. In past 4 at home, has 1,380 pass yards (345 per game) with 12 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 107.6 rating. RB LE VEON BELL leads NFL with 1,105 rush yards & 1,684 scrimmage yards. Ranks 1st among NFL RBs with 75 catches. Had 125 scrimmage yards (77 rec., 48 rush) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in Week 14. Aims for 6th in row with 100+ scrimmage yards. In past 2 meetings, has 288 scrimmage yards (144 per game). WR ANTONIO BROWN leads NFL with 99 catches & 1,509 rec. yards. Had 11 catches for 213 yards last week. Has 6 games with 10+ catches & 100+ rec. yards in 2017, tied for 2nd most in single season in NFL history. In past 4, has 39 catches (9.8 per game) for 627 rec. yards (156.8 per game) & 6 TDs. TE JESSE JAMES had career-high 10 catches & 97 rec. yards in Week 14. DE CAMERON HEYWARD has 5 sacks in past 4 at home. S SEAN DAVIS had 12 tackles & INT last week. Has INT in 2 of past 3 at home. Had sack in AFC CG. Rookie LB T.J. WATT had sack & FF in Week 14. Ranks 2nd among rookies with 6 sacks. DT JAVON HARGRAVE had FF last week. Had sack in AFC CG. TV: CBS (4:25 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson (Field reporter) SIRIUS: 93 (NE), 82 (Pit) XM: 380 (NE), 82 (Pit)