’03 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Leftwich (R): 86-147-1,105-6-9-70.3	Boller (R): 95-179-982-5-7-62.2
RUSHING	F. Taylor: 124-505-4.1-2	J. Lewis: 166-977 (1L)-5.9-6 (3C)
RECEIVING	F. Taylor (RB): 32-261-8.2-1	Heap (TE): 27-345-12.8-1
OFFENSE	327.3	308.9
TAKE/GIVE	-5	-1
DEFENSE	305.9	283.6
SACKS	Brackens: 4.0	Suggs (R): 4.0
INTs	Craft: 2	Reed: 4 (T3C)
PUNTING	Royals: 41.3	Zastudil: 40.6
KICKING	Marler (R): 43 (13/13 PAT; 10/15 FG)	Stover: 55 (13/13 PAT; 14/16 FG)

JAGUARS NOTES

Head coach JACK DEL RIO was Ravens LB coach under head coach Billick for 3 seasons (1999-2001), including Baltimore’s SB XXXV team.  Club is 19-12 (.613) in November. ... QB BYRON LEFTWICH aims for TD in 7th game in row.  Would be 4th QB since 1970 w/TD in each of 1st 7 games to start career (pass or rush).  Ranks 4th in AFC in yards per pass att. (7.52) & is 2nd in AFC with 95.4 4th-quarter passer rating. ... RB FRED TAYLOR has 689 scrimmage yards (432 rush, 257 rec.) in 5 games (137.8 per game) vs. Balt. ... In 13 career meetings, WR JIMMY SMITH has 88 catches for 1,407 yards (108.2 per game) & 10 TDs.  Set career highs in receptions (15), yards (291), longest TD catch (72) & TDs (3) vs. Ravens. ... DE TONY BRACKENS has 2.0 sacks over past 3 games.  Defense 2nd in NFL in rush yards allowed per att. (3.21 avg.). ...

RAVENS NOTES

Have won past 5 in series.  Are 11-5 (.688) in November under head coach BRIAN BILLICK. ... QB KYLE BOLLER makes 1st start vs. AFC South. ... RB JAMAL LEWIS leads NFL with 977 rush yards & has club-record 6 consecutive 100+ rush yards.  Rushed for 119 yards in last game vs. Jags. ... TE TODD HEAP had 2 TDs in last year’s meeting.  Leads team with 27 catches & is only TE to lead club in receptions.  WR TRAVIS TAYLOR has catch in 42 of past 43. ... LB RAY LEWIS has 74 tackles & 1 INT in past 6 vs. Jax.  LB PETER BOULWARE has 14.5 sacks in 11 games vs. Jax, including 3.0 in past 2.  Defense has posted 9 sacks in past 3 vs. Jags.  CB WILL DEMPS had 1st career INT in last meeting – at Ravens goal line as time expired.  S ED REED has 3 career punt blocks, incl. Wk. 6 at Ariz. (TD). ... Defense ranked No. 5 overall in NFL (283.6).

’03 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Brees: 139-239-1,401-7-11-65.6	Chandler: 40-67-364-1-3-60.8
RUSHING	Tomlinson: 140-719 (3C)-5.1-4	Thomas: 72-397-5.5-1
RECEIVING	Tomlinson (RB): 43-260-6.0-0	White: 26-331-12.7-1
OFFENSE	319.9	254.7
TAKE/GIVE	-5	-5
DEFENSE	349.4	335.7
SACKS	Scott: 4.5	A. Brown, Urlacher: 1.5
INTs	5 tied: 1	M. Brown: 2
PUNTING	Bennett: 42.2	Maynard: 42.3
KICKING	Christie: 41 (14/14 PAT; 9/11 FG)	Edinger: 51 (9/9 PAT; 14/15 FG)

CHARGERS NOTES

Team seeks 1st win in Chicago since Oct. 18, 1970. ... Since 1996, head coach MARTY SCHOTTENHIEMER is 16-7 (.696) vs. NFC. ... In past 2 starts vs. NFC, QB DREW BREES has completed 56 of 99 (56.6 pct.) for 668 yards with 5 TDs vs. 2 INTs. ... RB LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON is AFC’s 3rd-leading rusher (719), with 5.1 avg. & is 1 of 4 AFC RBs to lead his club in receptions (43).  Tomlinson is tied for most career 200-yd rush games (3) among active players.  Has at least 8 catches in 8 of 39 (20.5 pct.) career games. ... WR DAVID BOSTON has 21 receptions in past 3 games for 273 yards (13.0 avg.) & 2 TDs.  WR TIM DWIGHT has rush attempt in 5 of 6 games played w/ 8.9 avg.  Offense averaging 5.62 yds per 1st down play, 4th-best in AFC. ... DT DEQUINCY SCOTT has 4.5 sacks in past 4 games. ... WR-PR ERIC PARKER has 65 PR yards in past 5 returns for 13.0 avg. ... P DARREN BENNETT stands 2nd in AFC in net avg. (37.8). ...

BEARS NOTES

With win last week, franchise improved to 650-474-42, becoming 1st NFL club with 650 wins. ... QB CHRIS CHANDLER posted 94.4 passer rating vs. Lions, completing 64.5 pct. (20 of 31, 207 yards, 1 TD). ... RB ANTHONY THOMAS averaging 5.5 yards per carry, tops in NFC among RBs with 350 rush yards.  Off to best start of 3-year career with 397 rush yards after 5 games.  Hopes to see 1st action since Week 6.  Has topped 95 yards rushing in his past 3 games.  Rookie 6th-round RB BROCK FORSEY (No. 206) led club with 56 yards rushing vs. Lions, scoring 1st-career TD (8 yards). ... Rookie 5th-round WR JUSTIN GAGE (No. 143) had 1st-career TD (21-yard catch) vs. Det. ... TE DUSTIN LYMAN had team-leading 6 catches (42 yards) vs. Lions, 2nd-highest total of his career. ... KR JERRY AZUMAH leads NFL with 29.5 KR avg.  Had 89-yard KR-TD last week. ... Rookie 2nd-round CB CHARLES TILLMAN (No. 35) had 1st-career INT vs. Det while CB TODD MC MILLON had 1st-career sack. ... K PAUL EDINGER has connected on 7 of 7 attempts from 40+ yards.

’03 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Gannon: 125-225-1,274-6-4-73.5 Tuiasosopo: 19-34-259-0-2-55.9	Harrington: 129-248-1,230-8-12-56.7
RUSHING	Garner: 70-316-4.5-1	Bryson: 68-280-4.1-1
RECEIVING	Garner (RB): 33-282-8.5-1	Bryson (RB): 22-154-7.0-0
OFFENSE	296.0	266.1
TAKE/GIVE	+2	-5
DEFENSE	358.6	347.0
SACKS	Armstrong: 3.0	Hall: 3.5
INTs	C. Woodson: 3	Bly: 4
PUNTING	Lechler: 49.8 (1L)	N. Harris: 39.5
KICKING	Janikowski: 53 (11/12 PAT; 14/15 FG)	Hanson: 29 (11/12 PAT; 6/6 FG)

RAIDERS NOTES

Are 80-42-1 (.656) all-time vs. NFC & are 15-5 (.750) vs. NFC in past 20.  Team has won past 4 in series & are 6-2 (.750) vs. Lions. ... QB RICH GANNON is 1 of 3 NFL QBs to have 3 different 100-yard receivers this season: WR JERRY RICE (126 yards), RB CHARLIE GARNER (112) & WR TIM BROWN (110).  QB MARQUES TUIASOSOPO (Washington, 2000) & Lions QB Harrington (Oregon, 2001) are former Pac-10 Offensive Players of Year. ... Rookie RB-KR JUSTIN FARGAS (No. 96) averages 5.8 yards per carry. ... TE DOUG JOLLEY tied for 3rd among NFL TEs with 27 receptions.  Offense has earned points in 12 of 15 red zone trips (.800). ... CB CHARLES WOODSON ties for 6th in AFC with 3 INTs.  Woodson won Heisman Trophy at Michigan & was member of co-national championship Wolverines in 1997.  DT ROD COLEMAN has 25.0 career sacks in 51 games. ...

LIONS NOTES

Club has lost 1 fumble in 2003, fewest in NFL. ... QB JOEY HARRINGTON has been sacked once per 52.1 career pass attempts (13 sacks, 677 attempts) & Lions have surrendered 6 sacks in 2003, tied for 2nd-fewest in NFL (Ind, 4). ... RB OLANDIS GARY saw 1st NFL action vs. Oak (w/Den) on 10/10/99, rushing for 64 yards.  RB SHAWN BRYSON rushed for 67 yards last week, avg. 4.8 yards per carry. ... WR SHAWN JEFFERSON had 7 receptions for 109 yards in his last game vs. Oak (w/Atl, 11/26/00).  Had 1st-career 100-yard game vs. Raiders, posting 120 yards (6 catches) on 9/3/95 (w/SD).  His 2 100s vs. Raiders ties for his most vs. any club (Mia).  WR CHARLES ROGERS ties for NFL rookie lead with 3 TD catches (TYRONE CALICO, Ten.) & posted 22 receptions for 243 yards before being sidelined with injury. ... TE MIKHAEL RICKS ranks 2nd in NFC among TEs (min. 15 catches), avg. 12.9 yards per catch (15 for 194). ... KR-PR REGGIE SWINTON had 96-yard KR TD & avg. 13 yards per PR last week. ... Rookie 2nd-round LB BOSS BAILEY (No. 34) had 1st-career sack vs. Bears.

’03 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Delhomme: 108-189-1,201-7-5-77.5	Carr: 122-204-1,483-6-8-75.7 OR Banks: 19-28-139-1-1-76.3
RUSHING	Davis: 163-839-5.1 (1C)-5 (T2C)	Davis (R): 87-409-4.7-2
RECEIVING	S. Smith: 38-485-12.8-3	Johnson (R): 35-495-14.1-2
OFFENSE	323.1	337.0
TAKE/GIVE	-2	-3
DEFENSE	335.7	369.6
SACKS	Rucker: 8.0 (T1C)	Foreman: 2.0
INTs	Manning: 2	Coleman: 4 (T3C)
PUNTING	Sauerbrun: 45.3 (2C)	Stanley: 39.4
KICKING	Kasay: 61 (2C) (10/10 PAT; 17/17 FG)	K. Brown: 37 (13/13 PAT; 8/11 FG)

PANTHERS NOTES

Club has tied NFL record with 3 OT wins & is 1st team with 3 OT road wins in single season. ... QB JAKE DELHOMME is 6-2 (.750) as NFL starter & makes 7th start for Panthers.  Ties for 2nd in NFC with 2.6 INT pct. (189 att, 5 INT). ... RB STEPHEN DAVIS rushed for NFC season-high 178 yards last week & needs 161 yards for 4th-career 1,000-yard season.  Has 5 100-yard rushing games in 2003 & needs 100 yards to pass ANTHONY JOHNSON (5) for most 100s in season in team history.  Has 24 career 100-yard games, including playoffs, & his club is 20-4 (.833) in those contests . ... WR-PR STEVE SMITH seeks to become 2nd player in team history with 4 consecutive 100-yard receiving games (PATRICK JEFFERS, 5).  Has 38 catches through 7 games after posting career-best 54 in 2002.  Ranks 2nd in NFC with 13.9 PR avg.  WR MUHSIN MUHAMMAD has 447 career receptions & needs 3 to become 1st Panther with 450. ... DE MIKE RUCKER had 2.0 sacks vs. Saints, his 3rd multiple-sack game of season.  Has 5.0 sacks in past 4 games vs. AFC. ... Rookie 3rd-round CB RICKY MANNING (No. 82) tied for NFC rookie lead with 2 INTs. ...

TEXANS NOTES

Head coach DOM CAPERS was 1st coach in Carolina’s history.  Led Panthers to expansion team-best 7-9 mark his 1st year & guided club to NFC West title & NFC Championship Game appearance in 1996 while garnering AP Coach of Year honors. ... Offense ranks 4th in AFC (348.2); 4 of franchise’s 6 wins have been 4th-quarter comebacks . ... QB DAVID CARR has TD pass in 4 of past 5 games. ... In last start vs. Car. on 10/21/01 (w/ Wash.), QB TONY BANKS completed 17 of 30 passes (56.7 pct.) for season-high 346 yds & 1 TD vs. 1 INT for 94.6 passer rating in 17-14 win & completed career-long 85-yd TD pass. ... Rookie RB DOMANICK DAVIS (No. 101) leads NFL rookies with 409 rush yds & may become 1st rookie rusher in history to post 100 rush yards in 1st 3 career starts.  Over past 2 seasons, WR COREY BRADFORD has 8 TDs, avg. length of each is 48.5 yards.  Rookie WR ANDRE JOHNSON (No. 3) leads AFC rookies with 35 catches (tied 7th in AFC). ... LBs JAMIE SHARPER (65) & JAY FOREMAN (64) lead team in tackles.

’03 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Manning: 161-233-1,862 (2C)-15 (1L)-5-105.5 (1C)	Fiedler: 95-167-1,115-6-7-71.8 Griese: 20-29-192-3-0-121.6
RUSHING	James: 95-367-3.9-1	R. Williams: 184-624-3.4-4
RECEIVING	Harrison: 49 (1C)-687 (1C)-14.0-6 (1C)	Chambers: 28-405-14.5-5 (T2C)
OFFENSE	354.9 (1C)	299.9
TAKE/GIVE	+5	+4
DEFENSE	316.1	308.9
SACKS	Freeney: 4.0	Ogunleye: 7.0 (T2C)
INTs	Harper: 3	Surtain: 6 (T1L)
PUNTING	H. Smith: 44.1	Turk: 36.8
KICKING	Vanderjagt: 76 (1L) (22/22 PAT; 18/18 FG)	Mare: 40 (16/16 PAT; 8/13 FG)

COLTS NOTES

Head coach TONY DUNGY has 5-3 (.625) head-to-head record vs. Miami’s Wannstedt.  Dungy’s defense in TB forced Dolphins QB Fiedler into throwing career-high 4 INTs in 12/10/00 meeting.  Dungy is 6-1 (.857) to start season for 1st time in coaching career. ... QB PEYTON MANNING leads NFL with 105.5 passer rating & 15 TDs. ... In 6 career games vs. Miami (incl. playoffs), RB EDGERRIN JAMES has rushed for 686 yards (114.3 per game), including 5 100-yard games.  James (5,280) needs 41 rush yards to surpass MARSHALL FAULK (5,320) for 2nd on club’s all-time rush list.  James & WR REGGIE WAYNE attended U. of Miami. ... In past 7 vs. Dolphins, WR MARVIN HARRSION has 38 catches for 739 yards (105.6 per game) & 7 TDs.  Offensive line allowing fewest sacks in NFL (4). ... DE DWIGHT FREENEY has 3.0 sacks in past 2 games. ... K MIKE VANDERJAGT has not missed FG in ’03 (18 for 18) . ...

DOLPHINS NOTES

Have won 9 of past 12 in series & have outscored Colts 92-40 in 4th qtr & OT in past 7 mtgs.  Head coach DAVE WANNSTEDT is 5-1 (.833) in career vs. Indy. ... QB JAY FIEDLER is 4-1 (.800) all-time vs. Colts (incl. 1-0 in playoffs).  QB BRIAN GRIESE has 5 TD passes in past 4 games played. ... Fiedler & WR CHRIS CHAMBERS teamed on career-best 74-yard TD vs. Indy (11/11/01) . ... RB RICKY WILLIAMS has rushed for 252 yards (126.0/gm) with 110 rec. yards in 2 career contests vs. Colts.  In 9 games with Miami after Nov. 1, Williams has 6 100-yard games, including 2 200’s for 1,142 yards (126.9 per game). ... WR Chambers has 4 TDs in 3 mtgs vs. Colts w/ 20.6 rec. avg. ... DE JASON TAYLOR aims for 4th gm in past 5 vs. Colts w/ sack.  Defense No. 1 in NFL in points allowed (12.4/gm).

’03 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Collins: 170-293-1,882-9-10-73.2	Pennington: 14-24-154-0-1-60.1
RUSHING	Barber: 148-610-4.1-2	C. Martin: 118-472-4.0-0
RECEIVING	Hilliard: 40-417-10.4-5	Moss: 28-459-16.4-4
OFFENSE	366.4 (3L)	295.6
TAKE/GIVE	-7	+5
DEFENSE	316.0	311.6
SACKS	Strahan: 8.0 (T1L)	Ellis: 9.0 (1L)
INTs	W. Allen: 2	Beasley: 2
PUNTING	Feagles: 41.4	Stryzinski: 38.5
KICKING	Conway: 21 (3/3 PAT; 6/8 FG)	Brien: 51 (9/9 PAT; 14/17 FG)

GIANTS NOTES

QB KERRY COLLINS seeks 3rd win vs. Jets.  Posted 1st 300-yard game with NYG in last meeting.  Passed for 375 yards vs. Min, his most since 383 vs. GB (1/6/02). ... RB TIKI BARBER has 11 career 100-yard rushing games & needs 100 to pass EDDIE PRICE (11) for 3rd-most in team history.  Has 9,880 all-purpose yards & needs 120 to become 1st Giant with 10,000. ... WR AMANI TOOMER has 17 career 100-yard receiving games & needs 100 to pass HOMER JONES (17) for most by Giant.  Tied for NFL lead with 4 40+yard catches & leads club with 533 yards receiving.  Has 35 career TD catches & needs 1 for 4th place in club history. ... WR IKE HILLIARD posted 100 yards (9 catches, 2 TDs) for 1st time since 105 vs. Seattle (12/23/01). ... TE JEREMY SHOCKEY leads NFL TEs with 37 receptions & is 2nd with 403 yards. ... Defense has 24 sacks, most in NFC & 2nd in NFL to Jets’ 26. ... DE MICHAEL STRAHAN has 2.0 sacks in 3 consecutive games & 103.5 in career, 4th-most among active players. ... Rookie 6th-round CB FRANK WALKER had 1st INT vs. Vikes. ...

JETS NOTES

Are 7-0 in November under head coach HERMAN EDWARDS & have outscored opponents 186-66.  Aim for 10th consecutive win in month & own AFC 2nd-best 26-13 (.667) Nov. record since 1993. ... QB CHAD PENNINGTON makes 1st start of 2003.  As starter in career, is 8-4 (.667) with 109.9 passer rating, completing 249 of 352 passes (70.8 pct.) for 2,768 yards & 22 TDs vs. 4 INTs.  Has 18 TDs vs. 0 INTs in redzone. ... In past 2 Nov. games, RB CURTIS MARTIN has 232 rushing yards (116.0 per game). ... In last meeting vs. NYG, WR WAYNE CHRBET had 7 catches for 84 yards & 2 TDs.  WR-PR SANTANA MOSS has 207 rec. yards in past 2 & aims for 4th consecutive game with TD & is 2nd in AFC w/ 16.0 PR avg. ... Jets lead NFL with +18 sack differential (26 sacks, 8 allowed).  DE SHAUN ELLIS has 11.5 sacks in past 10 & leads NFL with 9.0 sacks in ’03.  Ellis has at least 0.5 sacks in 10 games in row.  S SAM GARNES spent 1st 5 years (’97-’01) w/NYG; started 73 of 74 games.  Defense No. 1 in NFL in pass yds/gm (152.7).

’03 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Brooks: 151-248-1,685-12 (3C)-5-89.0	B. Johnson: 159-250-1,747 (2C)-14 (1C)-6-92.9 (2C)
RUSHING	McAllister: 169-761 (2C)-4.5-4	Pittman: 107-465-4.3-0
RECEIVING	Horn: 45-537-11.9-6 (T3L)	Pittman (RB): 35-263-7.5-1
OFFENSE	328.6	352.0
TAKE/GIVE	-8	+11 (2C)
DEFENSE	314.6	286.4
SACKS	Ch. Grant: 6.0	Rice: 8.0 (T1C)
INTs	Rodgers, D. Smith, Thomas: 1	D. Smith: 3
PUNTING	Berger: 44.6 (3C)	Tupa: 43.8
KICKING	Carney: 54 (18/18 PAT; 12/14 FG)	Gramatica: 36 (18/19 PAT; 6/11 FG)

SAINTS NOTES

Club ranks 1st with 49.1 pct. 3rd-down efficiency (56 of 114). ... Head coach JIM HASLETT has 11-7 mark vs. NFC South opponents since 2000. ... QB AARON BROOKS has posted 20 career 250-yard games & needs 250 yards to pass BOBBY HEBERT & ARCHIE MANNING for club record.  Club is 12-5 when Brooks has 100.0+ rating.  Has 10,613 passing yards & needs 10 to pass JIM EVERETT (10,622) for 3rd-most in team history. ... RB DEUCE MC ALLISTER has rushed for 100 yards in 5 consecutive games & needs 100 yards to pass RICKY WILLIAMS (5) for longest such streak in club history.  Avgs. 104 rushing yards in past 2 games vs. Bucs. ... WR JOE HORN has 17 100-yard receiving games with Saints & club is 15-2 in those contests.  Needs 100 yards to tie ERIC MARTIN (18) for most 100s with NO.  Had 6 receptions (74 yards), including 2 TDs, last week.  Leads NFL with 19 3rd-down receptions (285 yards). ... Defense has allowed avg. of 18 points per game in past 4 after allowing 29.8 in 1st 4. ... Second-year DE CHARLES GRANT has 6 sacks & needs 1 to tie 2002 total. ...

BUCCANEERS NOTES

Offense has yielded 6 sacks, tied for 2nd-fewest in NFL (Ind, 4).  Bucs tie for 2nd in NFC & 3rd in NFL with 70.6 redzone TD pct (17 trips, 12 TDs). ... QB BRAD JOHNSON avgs. 249.6 passing yards per game, 4th among current NFL starters.  Has 36 TDs vs. 12 INTs since start of 2002. ... RB MICHAEL PITTMAN rushed for 113 yards last week vs. Dal, NFL’s top-ranked defense.  2nd among NFL RBs with 35 receptions (263 yards). ... WR KEENAN MC CARDELL leads club with 505 receiving yards (30 catches) & 5 TDs.  Had 11 catches (107 yards) in last meeting, his highest total since posting 11 vs. NYG on 12/23/00.  WR KEYSHAWN JOHNSON has 280 receptions with Bucs & needs 7 to pass KEVIN HOUSE (286) for 3rd in club history. ... DE SIMEON RICE has 37.5 sacks in past 33 games, including playoffs.  Has 25 career multi-sack games, 3rd-most among active players.  DT WARREN SAPP has 75.0 career sacks & needs 3.5 to tie LEE ROY SELMON (78.5) for tops in team history.

’03 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Kitna: 145-235-1,678-11 (T3C)-6-88.2	Blake: 115-196-1,239-7-9-70.1
RUSHING	Ru. Johnson: 65-226-3.5-2	Shipp: 73-306-4.2-0
RECEIVING	Warrick: 38-384-10.1-3	Boldin: 42-621-14.8-2
OFFENSE	311.6	288.6
TAKE/GIVE	+2	-14
DEFENSE	337.4	314.4
SACKS	Clemons: 4.0	6 tied: 1
INTs	James: 3	Jackson: 2
PUNTING	Richardson: 41.4	Player: 46.4 (1C)
KICKING	Graham: 48 (15/15 PAT; 11/12 FG)	Duncan: 15 (3/3 PAT; 4/7 FG)

BENGALS NOTES

Team has won 3 of past 4 & 3 of 4 losses have been by 7 points or less. ... QB JON KITNA has thrown TD pass in 6 of 7 games & has passed for 8 TDs in past 4.  Kitna makes 1st career start vs. Cards.  In 5 career road games vs. NFC, Kitna has completed 97 of 152 (63.8 pct.) passes with 7 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 996 yards for 89.7 passer rating. ... Last week, RB RUDI JOHNSON rushed for career-best 101 yards.  In last game vs. Cards, RB COREY DILLON rushed for 216 yards on 35 carries (6.2 avg.) & 1 TD. ... WR CHAD JOHNSON ranks 2nd in AFC with 643 yards (18.4 avg.) & ties for 2nd with 5 rec. TDs.  WR-PR PETER WARRICK has 3+ catches in each of 5 career road games vs. NFC.  Warrick stands 4th in AFC in PR avg. (10.6). ... T LEVI JONES is native of Eloy, AZ (60 miles south of Tempe).  Attended Arizona State on academic scholarship & made football team as walk-on.  Was 1st Team Pac-10 as senior for Sun Devils.  Jones has played in all 22 career games for Bengals, starting 20. ... CB TORY JAMES recorded 4 tackles & 2 passes defensed vs. Ariz. last season (w/Oak.). ...

CARDINALS NOTES

QB JEFF BLAKE has 21-7 (.750) record as starter when completing 60.0 pct.  Spent 1994-99 with Bengals, passing for career-best 28 TDs in 1995.  Seeks 3rd consecutive win as starter vs. former club, posting 104.6 passer rating vs. Cin (26 of 43, 298 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs). ... RB MARCEL SHIPP started 2nd consecutive game last week, posting career-highs with 35 attempts & 165 rushing yards vs. 49ers. ... Rookie 2nd-round WR ANQUAN BOLDIN (No. 54) leads NFL with 295 receiving yards on 3rd down & ties for 2nd with 17 catches.  Fellow rookie WR BRYANT JOHNSON (No. 17) has added 20 catches for 225 yards, including 9-yard catch vs. 49ers to setup game-winning OT FG. ... TE FREDDIE JONES has 26 receptions through 7 games, his most since 2000 w/SD (30), en route to career-high 71 receptions. ... First-year KR JOSH SCOBEY ranks 2nd in NFL with 28.9 KR avg. ... Rookie 1st-round DE CALVIN PACE (No. 18) had 1st-career sack, 6 tackles & 1 fumble recovery vs. 49ers.

’03 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Maddox: 143-239-1,645-7-11-71.2	Hasselbeck: 127-217-1,559-11-7-84.2
RUSHING	Zereoue: 85-283-3.3-2	Alexander: 134-583-4.4-5 (T2C)
RECEIVING	Ward: 46 (2C)-587-12.8-5 (T2C)	K. Robinson: 26-359-13.8-2
OFFENSE	305.7	339.9
TAKE/GIVE	-6	+7
DEFENSE	272.4 (2C)	310.4
SACKS	von Oelhoffen: 4.0	Okeafor: 3.0
INTs	Alexander, C. Scott: 2	Tongue: 3
PUNTING	Miller: 44.1	Rouen: 41.0
KICKING	Reed: 46 (13/13 PAT; 11/13 FG)	J. Brown (R): 50 (20/20 PAT; 10/13 FG)

STEELERS NOTES

Last week vs. StL became 7th team in NFL history (1st in AFC) to play 1,000 games.  Are 9-4-1 (.679) in past 14 vs. NFC under head coach BILL COWHER.  Second of 4 in row vs. NFC (StL, at Sea, Arz, at SF).  Have 25-16-1 (.607) record in November since 1993. ... QB TOMMY MADDOX averaging 252.7 passing yds per game on road this season.  In past 5 games vs. NFC, has passed for 11 TDs vs. 6 INTs . ... RB JEROME BETTIS has 1 career 100-yard game (138 yards) vs. Seattle (9/27/98).....WR HINES WARD stands 2nd in AFC in receptions (46) & tied for 2nd in TD catches (5).  Has reception in team-record 79 consecutive games.  WR PLAXICO BURRESS has 100+ rec. yards in 4 of past 5 games vs. NFC & has at last 4 catches in 10 consecutive road games, averaging 5.2 receptions & 82.6 yds/gm. ... LB JOEY PORTER registered 7th career multi-sack game of career last week vs. StL. ... Defense allowing 4th-fewest 1st downs per game in AFC (17.0). ...

SEAHAWKS NOTES

Offense ranks 2nd, converting 48.3 pct on 3rd down (42 of 87). ... QB MATT HASSELBECK has won 9 of past 13 starts.  Seeks 4th consecutive 300-yard passing game vs. AFC after 344-yard effort vs. Bengals. ... RB SHAUN ALEXANDER has 11 career 100-yard games & club is 9-2 in those contests.  Needs 100 yards to pass RICKY WATTERS for 3rd-most 100-yard rushing games in club history.  Has 3,389 career rush yards & needs 41 to pass SHERMAN SMITH (3,429) for 5th in club annals.  Has 43 career TDs & needs 2 to become 4th Seahawk with 45.  Seeks 4th consecutive game with TD vs. AFC. ... WR KOREN ROBINSON has 100 yards in 2 of past 3 vs. AFC.  WR DARRELL JACKSON has 21 career TD catches & needs 1 to pass SAM MC CULLUM for 5th-most in team history.  Has team-high 478 receiving yards (25 catches). ... DT JOHN RANDLE has 134.0 career sacks, 6th-most all-time, & needs 3.5 to tie RICHARD DENT (137.5) in 5th. ... LB CHAD BROWN spent 1993-96 with Steelers, totaling 30.0 sacks, including career-best 13.0 in 1996.

’03 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	McNabb: 108-213-995-3-7-54.8	Kittner: 16-46-168-1-3-26.4
RUSHING	Westbrook: 58-323-5.6-4	Duckett: 70-323-4.6-2
RECEIVING	Thrash: 23-237-10.3-0	Price: 31-347-11.2-1
OFFENSE	255.3	270.1
TAKE/GIVE	-6	-6
DEFENSE	322.9	416.7
SACKS	Simon: 3.0	E. Johnson: 4.0
INTs	Vincent: 2	Carpenter: 2
PUNTING	D. Johnson: 41.4	Mohr: 41.4
KICKING	Akers: 35 (14/14 PAT; 7/8 FG)	Feely: 36 (12/12 PAT; 8/12 FG)

EAGLES NOTES

Club 4-0 in 2003 when scoring in 1st quarter & have 26-8 (.765) record under head coach ANDY REID when scoring 1st.  Eagles began stretch of final 10 games with win vs. Jets & have posted 8-2 record in last 10 games in each of past 3 years. ... QB DONOVAN MC NABB had 73.9 comp. pct. (17 of 23) vs. Jets, 2nd-highest of career.  Needs 3 TD passes to pass SONNY JURGENSEN (76) for 5th-most in team history.  Has 10,830 career passing yards & needs 170 to become 5th player in franchise history with 11,000.  Ranks 2nd in NFL among QBs with 191 yards rushing. ... RB CORRELL BUCKHALTER had career-best 2 TDs last week, rushing for 100 yards on 15 carries.  RB DUCE STALEY has 4,495 rushing yards & needs 5 to become 3rd Eagle with 4,500 career. ... Eagles are 10-1 (.909) when QB McNabb & WR JAMES THRASH connect for TD, including 35-yard connection in ‘02 playoffs vs. Falcons. ... LB MARK SIMONEAU spent 2000-02 with Atl. ... CB BOBBY TAYLOR had 39-yard INT-TD in ’02 playoffs vs. Atl.  CB TROY VINCENT is 5th among active players with 41 INTs. ...

FALCONS NOTES

Head coach DAN REEVES has 199 career wins & needs 1 to become 6th coach to reach 200. ... QB KURT KITTNER made 1st career start in Week 7, passing for 115 yards & 1st career TD. ... RB T.J. DUCKETT has 323 rush yards through 7 games after gaining 507 during 2002 rookie year.  RB WARRICK DUNN seeks 15th-career 100-yard game & 1st vs. Eagles.  Had 69-yard TD run in Week 7, 2nd-longest of career. ... WR PEERLESS PRICE has 31 receptions, 18 for 1st downs.  WR BRIAN FINNERAN had 1st TD of season vs. NO.  Earned Walter Payton Award for Div. I-AA top offensive player after senior year at Villanova.  Played in 3 games with Eagles in 1999. ... TE ALGE CRUMPLER ranks 3rd among NFL TEs with 353 yards receiving (23 rec.) & 7 receptions of 20+ yards. ... DT ELLIS JOHNSON leads NFL DTs with 4.0 sacks. ... CB RAY BUCHANAN has 30 INTs with Falcons & needs 1 to pass SCOTT CASE (30) for 3rd in club history.

’03 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Ramsey: 130-237-1,633-8-6-77.2	Carter: 118-201-1,507-7-7-79.3
RUSHING	Canidate: 62-295-4.8-0	Hambrick: 137-444-3.2-3
RECEIVING	Coles: 42-631 (3C)-15.0-1	Glenn: 26-359-13.8-4
OFFENSE	317.4	333.1
TAKE/GIVE	-1	+3
DEFENSE	329.3	244.7 (1L)
SACKS	Armstead: 3.5	Glover: 3.0
INTs	Ohalete: 2	Singleton: 2
PUNTING	Barker: 39.6	Gowin: 39.8
KICKING	Hall: 53 (11/11 PAT; 14/18 FG)	Cundiff: 56 (3C) (14/15 PAT; 14/17 FG)

REDSKINS NOTES

Second-year QB PATRICK RAMSEY has won 5 of past 9 starts with 2 300-yard passing games.  Has 89.7 4th-quarter passer rating, including 3 TD passes. ... WR LAVERANUES COLES had 3 receptions for 58 yards in Week 7 vs. Bills, snapping streak of 19 consecutive games with at least 5 catches, longest such streak in NFL since 1970.  Gained 1st down on 26 of his 42 receptions.  WR DARNERIEN MC CANTS leads club with 4 TD receptions.  Has 16 catches for 240 yards this season.. ... Defense posted 2002 season-high 5.0 sacks in last meeting. ... DE BRUCE SMITH has 196.5 career sacks & needs 2.0 to pass REGGIE WHITE (198.0) for most in NFL history. ... LB JESSIE ARMSTEAD leads NFC LBs with 3.5 sacks.  Was prep star at Carter HS in Dallas. ... K JOHN HALL leads NFC & ties for 2nd in NFL with 6 touchbacks on KOs. ...

COWBOYS NOTES

Have won past 7 at home vs. Was.  Cowboys are only NFL team to rank in top 5 in 3 major defensive categories – yards (1, 244.7), rushing (3, 82.4) & passing (3, 162.3). ... QB QUINCY CARTER ranks 3rd in NFC with 7.5 yard avg. per attempt.  Ranks 2nd in NFL with 104.8 4th-quarter passer rating.  Won only career start vs. Was (12/2/01). ... RB TROY HAMBRICK has 444 rushing yards & needs 136 for career high. ... WR JOEY GALLOWAY has 48 career TD receptions & needs 2 for 50.  Avg. 32.8 yards per TD catch & leads club with 410 receiving yards (21 catches).  WR TERRY GLENN has 16 career 100-yard games & his club is 14-2 (.875) in those contests.  Second-year WR ANTONIO BRYANT has 304 yards receiving (15 catches) & Cowboys are only NFC club with 3 WRs with 300 yards receiving (Galloway 410, Glenn 359). ... Defense has allowed 1 100-yard rusher in past 12 games & holds opponents to 3.2 yards per rush, 3rd-best in NFL.  Cowboys hold opponents to 42.9 redzone TD pct. (14 trips, 6 TDs), 3rd-best in NFC. ... S ROY WILLIAMS has INT-TD in each of his 2 career games vs. Redskins.

’03 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Bulger: 141-217-1,708 (3C)-11-7-92.5 (3C)	Garcia: 129-235-1,523-8-8-72.0
RUSHING	Gordon: 58-265-4.6-1	Hearst: 113-515-4.6-3
RECEIVING	Holt: 52 (1L)-778 (2L)-15.0-8 (T1L)	Owens: 46 (T2C)-619-13.5-3
OFFENSE	379.4 (1L)	339.6
TAKE/GIVE	+3	+7 (3C)
DEFENSE	289.9	286.0 (2C)
SACKS	Little: 7.0	Carter: 3.5
INTs	T. Fisher, A. Williams: 2	Plummer: 4
PUNTING	Landeta: 41.1	Lafleur: 40.5
KICKING	J. Wilkins: 69 (1C) (21/21 PAT; 16/18 FG)	TBD

RAMS NOTES

Club averaging 282 passing yards & 23.7 1st downs per game, tops in NFL.  Offense has posted 30+ points in past 4 games. ... QB MARC BULGER has 11-2 (.833) record as starter & 5-2 mark vs. NFC West.  Leads NFL starters avg. 284.7 passing yards per game.  Ranks 4th in NFL with 107.1 passer rating on 3rd downs. ... RB MARSHALL FAULK could see 1st action since Week 3 vs. Sea.  Has 10 TDs in past 7 games vs. SF.  Has 121 career TDs & needs 4 to tie WALTER PAYTON (125) for 6th all-time.  Has 6,050 career receiving yards & needs 27 to pass RONNIE HARMON (6,076) for 2nd-most among RBs in NFL history.  Rookie free agent ARLEN HARRIS had career-high 3 TDs last week. ... WR ISAAC BRUCE has 82 career receptions vs. SF (1,241 yards), his most vs. any club.  Has 39 receptions for 599 yards in ’03.  WR TORRY HOLT has 21 career 100-yard games & needs 100 yards to pass MARVIN HARRISON (21) for 5th most 100-yard games in 1st 5 seasons.  Has 5,866 career receiving yards & needs 147 to pass JACK SNOW (6,012) in 4th in club history. ... DE LEONARD LITTLE seeks sack in 3rd consecutive game vs. SF & has 3.0 sacks in past 2 vs. 49ers. ...

49ERS NOTES

QB JEFF GARCIA has 11-6 (.647) record in past 17 division games, completing 62.7 pct. (325 of 518) for 3,513 yards, 28 TDs, 11 INTs for 91.8 passer rating.  Has 1,459 career rushing yards & needs 41 for 1,500 career. ... RB GARRISON HEARST has 16 100-yard games with SF & club is 15-1 (.938) in those contests.  Had 116 yards rushing (1 TD) in last home game vs. Rams.  RB KEVAN BARLOW has 351 yards rushing & 49ers are only club with 2 350-yard rushers. ... WR TERRELL OWENS has 4 100-yard receiving games vs. Rams, his most vs. any opponent.  SF is 12-2 (.857) in past 14 when Owens posts 100 yards receiving.  Has 3 career TD catches of 75+ yards, tied for 3rd-most among active players.  WR TAI STREETS leads club with 4 TD catches. ... Defense ranks 3rd in NFL with 22 sacks & posted their 2003-high 5 in last meeting. ... DT BRYANT YOUNG had 1st sack of season last week.

’03 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Favre: 151-224-1,529-13 (2C)-9-89.3	Culpepper: 79-126-1,032-9-2-105.7 (1L)
RUSHING	Green: 151-734 (3C)-4.9-8 (1C)	M. Williams: 105-508-4.8-3
RECEIVING	Green (RB): 30-229-7.6-2	Moss: 46 (T2C)-791 (1L)-17.2-8 (T1L)
OFFENSE	353.6	371.9 (2L)
TAKE/GIVE	-4	+12 (1C)
DEFENSE	362.9	342.4
SACKS	Gbaja-Biamila: 3.0	Johnstone: 5.5
INTs	Barnett (R), Diggs, Harris: 2	Chavous, Russell: 6
PUNTING	Bidwell: 41.2	Johnson (R): 39.7
KICKING	Longwell: 48 (24/24 PAT; 8/8 FG)	Elling: 46 (22/22 PAT; 8/11 FG)

PACKERS NOTES

Head coach MIKE SHERMAN has 24-5 mark when club scores 1st. ... QB BRETT FAVRE has 118 wins & needs 1 to tie JOHNNY UNITAS (119) for 4th-most all-time.  Leads NFC & is 2nd in NFL with 67.4 comp. pct.  RB AHMAN GREEN has 18 career 100-yard games & his club is 17-1 in those contests.  Has 4,865 career rushing yards & needs 135 for 5,000. Green has 34 rush TDs with Pack & needs 2 to pass CLARKE HINKLE (35) in 4th in team annals.  Green leads NFL with 58 1st downs & ranks 2nd in NFC with 963 scrim. yards. ... Second-year WR JAVON WALKER has 18 catches for 259 yards & needs 6 & 61 to surpass rookie totals (23 for 319). ... GB holds foes to NFL-best 18.4 KR avg. ... DE KABEER GBAJA-BIAMILA seeks sack in 4th game in row vs. Min. ... Rookie LB NICK BARNETT’s (No. 29) 2 INTs tie for NFC rookie-lead. ... K RYAN LONGWELL has made 25 of past 26 FG att. ...

VIKINGS NOTES

QB DAUNTE CULPEPPER is 15-4, including 3-0 in ‘03, when posting 100+ rating.  Has 9 career 300-yard games & can tie WARREN MOON (10) for 2nd-most in team annals. ... RB ONTERRIO SMITH ranks 2nd among NFC rookies with 217 rush yards. ... WR RANDY MOSS has 150 yards receiving in 3 of 7 games in ’03, including 150-yard (9 catch) effort in last meeting.  Has 11 career 150s & club is 11-0 in those contests.  Moss’ 7 100s vs. GB are most vs. any foe.  Has 7,534 career rec. yards & needs 102 to pass ANTHONY CARTER (7,635) in 2nd in team history. ... Defense ranks 2nd with 17 INTs after totaling 8, 8 & 16 from 2000-02.  Club leads NFC with +12 turnover ratio.  Club holds opposing QBs to 64.1 rating, 3rd-best in NFC & 4th in NFL. ... DE LANCE JOHNSTONE has 5.5 sacks in past 5 games. Rookie DE KEVIN WILLIAMS leads NFC rookies with 3.5 sacks. ... S COREY CHAVOUS & BRIAN RUSSELL each have career-best 6 INTs.

’03 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Brady: 153-254-1,721-8-7-79.5	Kanell: 28-49-218-1-2-58.0
RUSHING	Faulk: 99-397-4.0-0	Portis: 131-682-5.2-4
RECEIVING	T. Brown: 27-342-12.7-2	R. Smith: 35-429-12.3-1
OFFENSE	310.3	326.9
TAKE/GIVE	+8 (2C)	-5
DEFENSE	311.8	271.4 (1C)
SACKS	Vrabel: 4.0	Berry: 7.0 (T2C)
INTs	Wilson (R): 3	K. Herndon: 2
PUNTING	Walter: 39.5	Knorr: 44.9 (3C)
KICKING	Vinatieri: 52 (16/16 PAT; 12/17 FG)	Elam: 70 (2L) (19/19 PAT; 17/18 FG)

PATRIOTS NOTES

Team’s 6-2 (.750) record is best since BILL BELICHICK became head coach & ties best start after 8 games in team history.  Have won 21 in row when entering 4th quarter with lead.....QB TOM BRADY has career 26-12 (.684) record, 3rd-best in NFL (min. 25 starts). ... RB ANTOWAIN SMITH has 5.0-yd avg. in 3 mtgs & rushed for TD in last game vs. Denver.  Pats are 14-2 (.875) when Smith has TD run.    RB-KR KEVIN FAULK leads club with 758 combined yds & posted career-best 96 rush yards last week vs. Cle. ... WR TROY BROWN has 26 catches for 350 yds & 4 TDs in past 4 vs. Broncos.  TE DANIEL GRAHAM had career-high 110 yds & 7 catches last week.  Was All-Colorado at Thomas Jefferson H.S. (Denver) & unanimous 1st team All-American at Colorado. ... Rookie CB EUGENE WILSON (No. 36) leads NFL rookies w/3 INTs.  Defense has not allowed 1st-qtr TD in 7 consecutive weeks. ...

BRONCOS NOTES

Have won 12 of past 14 vs. NE & head coach MIKE SHANAHAN is 6-2 (.750) vs. Patriots.  Club has not been shutout in 173 consecutive games, longest streak in AFC.  Are NFL-best 30-10 (.750) in Nov. since ’93.  Have 22 MNF wins, 4th-most in AFC (1-0 in ’03). ... QB DANNY KANELL makes 2nd consec. start . ... RB CLINTON PORTIS rushed for 111 yards & 2 TDs in only career meeting vs. NE & has rushed for 18 TDs in past 17 gms.  Has 100+ rush yds in 4 of 7 gms played in ’03. ... WR ROD SMITH has 40 catches for 604 yds (3 100s) in past 6 vs. NE (100.7/gm).  WR ASHLEY LELIE has 11 rec. for 173 yards & 1 TD in past 2 MNF gms. ... Defense has intercepted Pats QB Brady 4 times in 2 mtgs.  Only defense in NFL to have 3 players w/5.0+ sacks: DE BERT BERRY (7.0), DE TREVOR PRYCE (5.0) & DE REGGIE HAYWARD (5.0).