| NEWS & INTELLIGENCE FOR THE SERIOUS FANTASY OWNER | SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2010 |
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WEEK 2 MATCHUP NOTES AS PROVIDED BY THE NFL ON TUESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER, 2004... Nobody churns out the propaganda like the boys on Park Avenue and these weekly game capsules are proof. ... Current stats, coaching background, historical trends based on past performance, specific matchup notes. There's plenty to go around, so have at it. ... |  NOTE: CLICK ON THE » NEXT TO ANY GAME IN THE SCHEDULE TO YOUR LEFT TO REVIEW MATCHUP NOTES FOR THAT CONTEST.
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| ST. LOUIS RAMS (1-0) AT ATLANTA FALCONS (1-0) |
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RAMS |
FALCONS |
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LEADER |
46-23-3 |
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STREAKS |
Past 7 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Martz: 5-0 |
Mora: 0-0 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 17-10 vs. Cardinals |
W 21-19 at 49ers |
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LAST GAME |
10/13/03: Falcons 0 at
Rams 36. St. Louis QB Marc Bulger passes for 2 TDs as Rams post 1st
shutout in 10 years. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
12/02/2001: Rams 35, Falcons
6. St. Louis QB Kurt Warner passes for 4 TDs, including 3 to RB Marshall
Faulk. Warner completes 17 of 23 passes for 342 yards. |
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BROADCAST |
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Ron Pitts,
Tim Ryan |
'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
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PASSING |
Bulger: 23-34-272-1-1-89.3 |
Vick: 13-22-163-1-1-78.4 |
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RUSHING |
M. Faulk:
22-128(3C)-5.8-0 |
Dunn: 19-63-3.3-2 |
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RECEIVING |
Bruce: 9
(T1L)-112(T3L)-12.4-1 |
Crumpler (TE):
6-82-13.7-1 |
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OFFENSE |
448.0 (2L) |
227.0 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
-3 |
+1 |
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DEFENSE |
260.0 (3C) |
359.0 |
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SACKS |
B. Fisher, Lewis: 1.0 |
Coleman, Scott, Smith:
1.0 |
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INTs |
0 |
Beasley: 1 |
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PUNTING |
Landeta: 39.7 |
Mohr: 39.9 |
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KICKING |
Wilkins: 9 (0/0 PAT; 3/3
FG) |
Feely: 3 (3/3 PAT; 0/0 FG) |
RAMS NOTES
QB MARC BULGER has 19-4 record as
starter. His .826 win percentage is tops among active QBs (min. 10
starts). ... RB MARSHALL FAULK has 131
career TDs & needs 1 to pass CRIS CARTER
(131) for sole possession of 4th place all-time. Faulk has 97 career
rushing TDs & needs 3 to become 6th player in NFL history with 100. Has
6,021 rush yards with Rams & needs 166 to pass LAWRENCE McCUTCHEON
(6,186) for 2nd-most in club history. Rookie 1st-round RB STEVEN
JACKSON (No. 24) rushed for 50 yards on 7
carries vs. Cards. ... WR TORRY HOLT
has 6 career TD catches vs. Falcons, his most vs. any club. WR ISAAC
BRUCE is club all-time leader with 697
catches & needs 3 for 700.. ... Defense seeks to hold foes to 10 or less points
for 2nd week in row for 1st time since 9/30/01-10/8/01. ... DE LEONARD
LITTLE has 44.5 career sacks & needs 5.5
for 50. ... S AENEAS WILLIAMS has 9 INT
TDs & needs 1 to pass KEN HOUSTON
(9) in 2nd-place all-time. …
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FALCONS NOTES
QB MICHAEL VICK became 2nd-youngest
QB (22 years, 7 mo) ever selected to Pro Bowl, earning honor following 2002
season (DAN MARINO, 22 years, 4
mo). ... RB WARRICK DUNN avgd.
career-best 5.4 yards per carry in ’03. Has 5,862 career rushing yards &
needs 138 for 6,000. Rushed for 2 TDs (2, 9) vs. 49ers. RB T.J.
DUCKETT posted 11 rushing TDs in ’03,
3rd-best in franchise history. ... WR PEERLESS PRICE
has catch in 72 consecutive games. WR BRIAN FINNERAN
(Barcelona, ’99) & Rams WR DANE LOOKER
(Berlin, 02) were both all-NFL Europe League selections. ... TE ALGE
CRUMPLER posted career highs with 44
catches & 552 yards in ’03 & led club with 6 catches & 82 yards vs. SF,
including 15-yard TD catch. ... DT ROD COLEMAN
has 16.5 sacks in past 2 seasons, tops in NFL among DTs. Posted 1st sack as
Falcon last week. ... K JAY FEELY has
345 career points & needs 10 to pass TERANCE MATHIS
(354) in 4th in team history.
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| PITTSBURGH STEELERS (1-0) AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (0-1) |
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STEELERS |
RAVENS |
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LEADER |
11-5 |
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STREAKS |
4 of past 5 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Cowher: 12-5 |
Billick: 4-6 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 24-21 vs. Raiders |
L 20-3 at Browns |
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LAST GAME |
12/28/03: Steelers 10 at
Ravens 13 (OT). Baltimore RB Jamal Lewis rushes for 114 yards & 1 TD,
finishing year with NFL single-season 2nd-best 2,066 rushing yards. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
12/28/03 |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin
Harlan, Randy Cross |
'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
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PASSING |
Maddox: 13-22-142-0-0-78.2 |
Boller:
22-38-191-0-2-49.3 |
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RUSHING |
Staley: 24-91-3.8-0 |
J. Lewis: 20-57-2.9-0 |
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RECEIVING |
Ward: 7-99 (T3C)-14.1-0 |
Heap (TE): 9
(T1L)-86-9.6-0 |
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OFFENSE |
237.0 |
254.0 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+3 (T2L) |
-3 |
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DEFENSE |
358.0 |
250.0 |
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SACKS |
Haggans: 2.0 (T2L) |
Baxter, R. Lewis: 1.0
(T3C) |
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INTs |
Farrior, Townsend: 1
(T1L) |
0 |
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PUNTING |
Gardocki: 43.5 |
Zastudil: 38.7 |
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KICKING |
Reed: 6 (3/3 PAT; 1/1 FG) |
Stover: 3 (0/0 PAT; 1/1
FG) |
STEELERS NOTES
Head coach BILL COWHER is 41-17
(.707) vs. AFC North & 12-5 (.706) vs. Ravens. ... QB TOMMY MADDOX
is 7-3 (.700) vs. AFC North as Steelers’ starter. Tied 2003 season-high 3
TD passes vs. Baltimore in Week 1 last season. ... RB DUCE STALEY
rushed for 91 yards on 24 carries (3.8 avg.) in Steelers’ debut last week. ... RB
JEROME BETTIS recorded 1st 3-TD game last
week since 1997 (11/30/97 at Ariz.). ... WR HINES WARD
has at least 4 catches in 17 of past 18 games. In Ward’s past 3 vs. Balt.,
has 23 catches for 234 yards & 3 TDs. Club has scored 26+ points in 5 of
past 6 vs. Ravens. ... On 4 PRs in last meeting, WR-PR ANTWAAN RANDLE EL
averaged 15.5 yards-per-PR. ... LB CLARK HAGGANS
tied career-high 2.0 sacks last week. LB JOEY PORTER
had most recent INT at Balt. (10/27/02). CB DESHEA TOWNSEND
has INT in 3 of past 4 vs. Ravens. S CHRIS HOPE
had 81-yd TD catch on fake punt in last meeting at Baltimore; was 11th
longest pass play in club history. ... K JEFF REED
is 5 for 5 in career FG tries vs. Balt. ...
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RAVENS NOTES
QB KYLE BOLLER made NFL debut in
Week 1 last season vs. Steelers. Boller is 3-1 (.750) as starter in M&T
Bank Stadium. ... RB JAMAL LEWIS gained
114 rush yards on 27 carries (4.2 avg.) in last meeting & topped 2,000 yards
for 2003 season. ... WR RANDY HYMES has
10 catches for 151 yards in past 3 games. TE TODD HEAP
had career-high 9 catches last week for 86 yards. ... Defense intercepted
Steelers’ Maddox 3 times in
Baltimore last season & forced 4
turnovers. Defense has denied RB Bettis 100 yards rushing in past 8 games &
limited him to 65 or fewer yards in 7 of past 8. Club has allowed 13 or
fewer points in past 3 home games. ... LB RAY LEWIS
has INT in past 2 vs. Steelers. S ED REED
has blocked 4 punts in 33 career games; Steelers P CHRIS GARDOCKI
holds NFL record for most punts w/o 1 blocked (984). ... K MATT STOVER
scored 3 points last week (1,367 career) &
surpassed FRED COX (1,365) for 16th
place on NFL’s all-time scoring list. Needs 11 points to surpass
STEVE CHRISTIE (1,377) for 15th place. In
last mtg, kicked 47-yard FG in OT.
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| HOUSTON TEXANS (0-1) AT DETROIT LIONS (1-0) |
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TEXANS |
LIONS |
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LEADER |
First Meeting |
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STREAKS |
-- |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Capers: 0-0 |
Mariucci: 0-0 |
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LAST WEEK |
L 27-20 vs. Chargers |
W 20-16 at Bears |
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LAST GAME |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
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BROADCAST |
CBS: (1:00 PM ET): Bill
Macatee, Steve Beuerlein |
'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
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PASSING |
Carr: 19-25-229-0-2-70.3 |
Harrington:
14-26-187-1-1-73.7 |
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RUSHING |
D. Davis: 21-87-4.1-2 |
Jones (R): 15-36-2.4-0 |
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RECEIVING |
D. Davis (RB): 5-70-14.0-0 |
Williams (R): 4-69-17.3-0 |
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OFFENSE |
336.0 |
262.0 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
-4 |
+3 (T1C) |
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DEFENSE |
324.0 |
342.0 |
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SACKS |
Wong: 1.0 (T3C) |
J. Hall, Pritchett: 1.0 |
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INTs |
0 |
Goodman, Bra. Walker: 1 |
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PUNTING |
Stanley: 46.0 |
Harris: 38.4 |
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KICKING |
K. Brown: 8 (2/2 PAT; 2/2
FG) |
Hanson: 8 (2/2 PAT; 2/2
FG) |
TEXANS NOTES
Coaches TODD GRANTHAM (D-Line) &
JOE PENDRY (O-Line) are former
Michigan State
assistants. ... QB DAVID CARR has 3
TDs vs. 1 INT in past 3 road games. Carr was 19 of 25 (76.0 pct.) passing
last week for career-best single-game completion pct. (10 att.
minimum). ... RB DOMINACK DAVIS has
7 rush TDs in past 5 games & 2 of his top 3 rushing totals have come on
road. Posted 2nd career 70-yd rush & 70-yd rec. game last week. ... WR
ANDRE JOHNSON has at least 4 catches in 6
of past 8 games. WR COREY BRADFORD
has 5 TDs of 50+ yards since 2002. ... Club is 6-3 (.667) all-time when winning
turnover ratio. ... In past 3 games vs. Lions, LB KAILEE WONG
(w/Minn.) has 28 tackles, 1.0 sack and 1 INT. LB JAMIE SHARPER
has not missed game in 8-year career (113). Rookie DE JASON BABIN
(No. 27) plays 1st career road game in home state of Michigan (Kalamazoo). ... KR
J.J. MOSES ranked 5th in AFC KR avg. in
2003 (23.4). P CHAD STANLEY has
led league in punts inside 20 past 2 seasons. ...
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LIONS NOTES
Club posted 5-3 record at home in ’03. ... Club
lost NFL-low 4 fumbles last year, tied for 4th-best all-time (2, KC, ‘02) &
had +3 turnover ratio in Week 1. ... QB JOEY HARRINGTON
posted career-high 116.0 passer rating in ’03 home opener vs. Cards, tossing
4 TDs vs. 0 INT. Has been sacked once per 56.1 career pass attempts (18
sacks, 1,009 att), best sack-per-attempt ratio in NFL history. ... Rookie
1st-round RB KEVIN JONES (No. 30)
posted 70 total yards (36 rush, 34 rec) in NFL debut. ... FB CORY
SCHLESINGER voted club Offensive MVP by
teammates in ’03. ... Rookie 1st-round WR ROY WILLIAMS
(No. 7) was college star at Texas finishing as school’s all-time leader with
241 catches, 3,866 yards & 36 TDs. Had 4 catches for 69 yards in 1st NFL
action last week. ... DE ROBERT PORCHER
has 95.5 career sacks, most in club history. Former Texas standout
DT SHAUN ROGERS
had sack & blocked FG vs. Bears. Hails from LaPorte, TX, 27 miles east of
Houston. ... S BRACY WALKER had INT &
returned blocked FG 92 yards for TD, longest such TD since 1970. ... K
JASON HANSON has connected on 25 career
FGs from 50+ yards, 3rd-most in NFL history (40, MORTEN ANDERSEN).
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| CHICAGO BEARS (0-1) AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (1-0) |
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BEARS |
PACKERS |
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LEADER |
83-77-6 |
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STREAKS |
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Past 7 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Smith: 0-0 |
Sherman: 7-1 |
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LAST WEEK |
L 20-16 vs. Lions |
W 24-14 at Carolina |
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LAST GAME |
12/7/03: Bears 21 at
Packers 34. Packers defense forces 5 turnovers including key 90-yard INT
return by CB Mike McKenzie. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
12/7/03 |
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BROADCAST |
FOX (12:00 PM CT): Dick
Stockton, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa (Field reporter). |
'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
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PASSING |
Grossman: 16-35-227-0-2-43.4 |
Favre:
15-22-143-1-0-101.1 (3C) |
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RUSHING |
T. Jones: 21-67-3.2-2 |
Green: 33-119-3.6-2 |
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RECEIVING |
Terrell: 5-126 (1L) -25.2-0 |
Driver: 3-39-13.0-0 |
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OFFENSE |
342.0 |
279.0 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
-3 |
+2 (3C) |
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DEFENSE |
262.0 |
300.0 |
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SACKS |
Haynes: 1.0 |
Barnett: 1.0 |
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INTs |
Green: 1 |
Barnett: 1.0 |
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PUNTING |
Maynard: 46.0 (2C) |
Davenport: 21.5 |
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KICKING |
Edinger: 2 (2/2 PAT; 0/1
FG) |
Longwell: 6 (3/3 PAT; 1/1
FG) |
BEARS NOTES
Head coach LOVIE SMITH
spent 1987 as LB coach at Wisconsin. ... Second-year QB REX GROSSMAN
passed for 225 yards last week vs. Lions. Started 3 games in rookie year,
becoming 1st Bears rookie QB since VIRGIL CARTER
(1968) to win 1st 2 starts. ... RB THOMAS JONES
rushed for 67 yards & 2 TDs (2, 2) & added team-leading 6 catches (38 yards)
in Bears’ debut. Seeks 2nd consecutive 100-yard rushing game vs. Pack after
posting 134 yards on 11/16/03 with Bucs. Had career-best 61-yard run in
that contest. ... WR DAVID TERRELL had
1st career 100-yard receiving game last week, posting 5 catches for 126
yards. WR JUSTIN GAGE avgd. team
leading 19.9 yards per catch in ’03 & 14 of his 17 receptions resulted in
1st down. ... Eight-time All-Star G RUBEN BROWN
joined club from Bills & made 1st start with Bears. ... DE ADEWALE
OGUNLEYE has 32 sacks in 40 career games.
LB BRIAN URLACHER seeks 5th trip to
Pro Bowl in row. ...
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PACKERS NOTES
Club has posted 12 consecutive seasons of .500-or-better records,
2nd-longest current streak in NFL (Mia, 15). ... QB BRETT FAVRE
will start 191st game in row, all-time record for QBs. Has thrown 347
career TD passes & needs 3 to become 2nd player in NFL history with 350.
Has thrown TD pass in 26 consecutive games & needs 1 to tie PEYTON
MANNING (27) for 4th-longest streak
all-time. Has TD pass in 24 in row vs. Bears & needs 1 to eclipse
DAN MARINO (24 vs. NYJ, 1985-98) for
longest such streak in NFL history. ... RB AHMAN GREEN
has 25 100-yard rushing games with Pack,
2nd-most in club history, & GB 23-2 in those games. Tied career-best with 3
TDs (2 rush, 1 rec) vs. Panthers. ... WR JAVON WALKER
avgd. 17.5 yards per catch in ’03 (41 for 716), 2nd in NFL (min. 25
catches). ... TE BUBBA FRANKS has 21 TD
catches since ‘00, 2nd-most among NFL TEs (TONY GONZALEZ,
32). ... DE KABEER GBAJA-BIAMILA seeks
4th consecutive double-digit sack season. Is only Packer ever with 3 in
row. ... Second-year LB NICK BARNETT
had sack, INT & tied for club lead with 7 tackles vs. Panthers.
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| DENVER BRONCOS (1-0) AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1-0) |
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BRONCOS |
JAGUARS |
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LEADER |
2-1 |
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STREAKS |
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1-0 at home |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Shanahan: 3-2 |
Del Rio: 0-0 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 34-24 vs. Chiefs |
W 13-10 at Bills |
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LAST GAME |
12/13/99: Broncos 24 at
Jaguars 27. Jacksonville’s Mike Hollis kicks 23-yard FG as time expires
to lead Jaguars to 10th consecutive victory. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
12/13/99 |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Craig
Bolerjack, Richard Baldinger |
'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
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PASSING |
Plummer: 18-29-230-2
(T2C)-2-81.1 |
Leftwich:
18-36-147-1-2-46.9 |
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RUSHING |
Griffin: 23-156
(2L)-6.8-2 (T3L) |
Taylor: 17-61-3.6-0 |
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RECEIVING |
Smith: 7-76-10.9-0 |
T. Edwards: 5-37-7.4-0 |
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OFFENSE |
413.0 (3C) |
225.0 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
-2 |
0 |
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DEFENSE |
318.0 |
242.0 (3C) |
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SACKS |
Fatafehi, Hayward: 0.5 |
Barnes: 1.0 (T3C) |
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INTs |
Bailey: 1 (T1L) |
0 |
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PUNTING |
Knorr: 56.5 |
Hanson: 47.0 (3C) |
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KICKING |
Elam: 10 (T1L) (4/4 PAT;
2/2 FG) |
Scobee (R): 7 (1/1 PAT;
2/2 FG) |
BRONCOS NOTES
Head coach MIKE SHANAHAN is in 10th
season w/ club & aims for 100th Broncos victory Sunday. Only 11 coaches in
NFL history have 100+ wins in 1st 10 seasons w/ same team. ... QB JAKE
PLUMMER makes 1st career start vs. Jax.
In 2 career starts vs. AFC South, Plummer has completed 35 of 57 attempts
(61.4 pct.). ... In past 2 road games, RB QUENTIN GRIFFIN
has 210 rush yards on 49 atts. (4.3 avg.). Scored 1st 2 career TDs last wk.
vs. KC. Club has won 30 of past 36 when posting 100-yd rusher. ... WR
ROD SMITH tied for 10th among active
players w/ most TD catches (52). Needs 4 TD receptions to surpass former
TE SHANNON SHARPE (55) for most by
Bronco. ... T MATT LEPSIS & C
TOM NALEN combined played in 2,118 of
2,204 snaps in 2003 (96.1 pct. of plays). ... Club is 39-2 (.951) under Shanahan
when allowing 15 points or less. ... DE TREVOR PRYCE
(60.0) needs 5.0 sacks to surpass LYLE ALZADO
(64.5) for 5th most in club history. ... In Broncos debut, CB CHAMP
BAILEY recorded INT & 11-yard catch on
offense. ...
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JAGUARS NOTES
Club attempts to reach 2-0 for 5th time in past 7 seasons. ... .QB BYRON
LEFTWICH has won 4 of past 6 starts. Led
team on game-winning 80-yard TD drive in 2:07 last wk. at Buf. ... RB
FRED TAYLOR averages 5.9 per carry vs.
Denver on 17 rushes in 2 career games; Taylor’s 3rd-best per-carry avg. vs.
any team with at least 15 attempts. ... WR JIMMY SMITH
recorded season-best 121 rec. yards vs. Denver in 1998. ... Rookie WR
ERNEST WILFORD (No. 120) scored
game-winning TD on 1st career reception last wk. at Buf. (7 yards) on 4th
down w/ 0:00 left in regulation. ... Offense 3-for 3 in 4th down conversion
tries last week. ... LB AKIN AYODELE &
S DONOVIN DARIUS both forced
fumbles in Wk. 1. Darius recovered 2 fumbles vs. Buf. Ayodele has at least
9 tackles in 3 of past 4 games. Defense has limited opponents to less than
300 total yards in 6 of past 8. ... P CHRIS HANSON
kicked career-long 69-yard punt in Wk. 1. Rookie K JOSH SCOBEE
(No. 137) was 2 of 2 in FGs in NFL debut (25 & 27).
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| CAROLINA PANTHERS (0-1) AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (0-1) |
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PANTHERS |
CHIEFS |
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LEADER |
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2-0 |
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STREAKS |
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2-0 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Fox: 0-0 |
Vermeil: 3-3 |
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LAST WEEK |
L 24-14 vs. Packers |
L 34-24 at Broncos |
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LAST GAME |
12/10/00: Panthers 14 at
Chiefs 15. Kansas City’s Todd Peterson kicks 3 FGs, including
game-winner from 33 yards out with 3:51 remaining. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
12/10/00 |
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BROADCAST |
FOX (12:00 PM CT): Sam Rosen,
Bill Maas |
'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
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PASSING |
Delhomme: 23-39-284(3C)-2
(T3C)-1-88.0 |
Green: 16-32-174-0-1-53.4 |
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RUSHING |
Davis: 9-26-2.9-0 |
Holmes: 26-151 (3L)-5.8-3
(T1L) |
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RECEIVING |
Muhammad: 4-65-16.3-1 |
Kennison: 6-101
(2C)-16.8-0 |
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OFFENSE |
300.0 |
318.0 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
-2 |
+2 |
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DEFENSE |
279.0 |
413.0 |
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SACKS |
Buckner, Jenkins: 1.0 |
Holliday, Siavii (R): 1.0
(T3C) |
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INTs |
0 |
Barber, Beisel: 1 (T1L) |
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PUNTING |
Sauerbrun: 43.4 |
Cheek: 45.4 |
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KICKING |
Kasay: 2 (2/2 PAT; 0/0 FG) |
Tynes: 6 (3/3 PAT; 1/2 FG) |
PANTHERS NOTES
In 7 of club’s past 11 wins, QB JAKE DELHOMME
has led game-winning drive in final 2 min or OT. ... RB STEPHEN DAVIS
rushed for 6,445 yards in past 5 seasons, 2nd-most in NFL (CURTIS
MARTIN, 6,779). Holds club record with
1,444 rush yards in ’03. ... WR
MUHSIN MUHAMMAD is franchise leader with
489 rec. (6,411 yards) & needs 11 for 500. Needs 100 yards for 20th career
100-yard game. WR RICKY PROEHL has
7,966 career rec yards & needs 34 for 8,000. Spent 1998-02 in MO as member
of Rams . ... Nine of 11 defensive starters in Week 1 were once drafted by club
(BRENTSON BUCKNER, MARK
FIELDS). St. Joseph, MO native DE
MIKE RUCKER has 36.5 career sacks & needs
5.5 to pass KEVIN GREENE (41.5) for
club record. DE JULIUS PEPPERS
seeks sack in 4 of past 5 games. ... P TODD SAUERBRUN
avgs. 45.9 yards per punt (279 for 12,804) from 2001-03, best avg. in 3-year
span in NFL history. K JOHN KASAY
has connected on 21 of 41 career FGs from 50+ yards. ...
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CHIEFS NOTES
In current club-record 13-game home win streak, club has outscored opponents
33.3 to 14.2. Chiefs were 10-0 in 2003 with lead entering 4th qtr. Since
1988, team is 66-4 (.943) at Arrowhead when scoring 21+ points. ... In past 2
games vs. Car., QB TRENT GREEN (w/StL
& Wash.) completed 52 of 84 passes (61.9 pct.) for 529 yards w/ 4 TDs vs. 0
INTs for 95.8 passer rating. ... RB PRIEST HOLMES
has rushing TD in 25 of past 29 games. Makes 1st career start vs. Car. Has
most receiving yards by RB since 2001 (1,974). FB TONY RICHARDSON
selected to 1st Pro Bowl in 2003. C CASEY WIEGMANN
has played every offensive snap since
2002. ... In last meeting, TE TONY GONZALEZ
caught 10 passes for 96 yards & 1 TD. In past 3 vs. NFC South, Gonzalez has
21 catches 244 yards (11.6 avg.) & 2 TDs. ... LBs SHAWN BARBER
& MONTY BEISEL both recorded INTs
last week. Marked 1st time 2 KC LBs recorded INTs in same game since
LONNIE MARTS & TRACY SIMIEN
on 9/13/92….DE VONNIE HOLLIDAY
posted career-high 2 passes defensed in lone game vs. Car. w/GB (9/27/98).
Holliday & DT RYAN SIMS both
attended UNC.
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| SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (0-1) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (0-1) |
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49ERS |
SAINTS |
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LEADER |
45-19-2 |
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STREAKS |
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4 of past 6 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Erickson: 0-0 |
Haslett: 3-2 |
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LAST WEEK |
L 21-19 vs. Falcons |
L 21-7 vs. Seahawks |
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LAST GAME |
10/20/02: 49ers 27 at
Saints 35. Saints overcome 11-point, 4th-quarter deficit as QB Aaron
Brooks & WR Joe Horn team for 2 TDs. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
10/20/02 |
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BROADCAST |
FOX (12:00 PM CT): Kenny
Albert, Brian Baldinger |
'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
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PASSING |
Dorsey: 9-15-111-0-0-82.9 |
Aa. Brooks:
18-37-223-1-1-65.5 |
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RUSHING |
Barlow: 19-76-4.0-0 |
McAllister: 16-57-3.6-0 |
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RECEIVING |
E. Johnson (TE): 8-86-10.8-1 |
Horn: 6-110-18.3-0 |
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OFFENSE |
359.0 |
281.0 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
-1 |
-1 |
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DEFENSE |
227.0 (3L) |
415.0 |
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SACKS |
J. Peterson: 2.0 (T2L) |
0 |
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INTs |
Ulbrich: 1 |
Ambrose: 1 |
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PUNTING |
Lee: 40.8 |
Berger: 41.7 |
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KICKING |
T. Peterson: 7 (1/1 PAT;
2/2 FG) |
Carney: 1 (1/1PAT; 0/0 FG)
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49ERS NOTES
Club has scored in NFL record 419 consecutive games & has not been shutout
since 10/9/77, far eclipsing 2nd-longest streak of 274 (Clev, 1950-71). ... QB
KEN DORSEY may make 1st NFL start.
Drafted by SF in 7th-round of ‘03, had 38-2 (.950) record as college starter
at Miami. Saw 1st NFL action last week, completing 9 of 15 for 111
yards. ... RB KEVAN BARLOW‘s 5.1
yards per carry avg. was 5th-highest in NFL among 1,000-yard rushers last
year. Posted 76 yards rushing last week & had career-long 61-yard TD catch
vs. Saints on 11/11/01. ... WR CEDRICK WILSON
posted career-highs with 7 catches & 94 receiving yards vs. Atl, including
8-yard TD catch. ... TE ERIC JOHNSON
totaled career-best 86 yards receiving (8 catches) vs. Falcons, including
16-yard TD catch. ... DT BRYANT YOUNG
has 66.5 career sacks & needs 0.5 to pass CHARLES HALEY
(66.5) for franchise record. DE ANDRE CARTER
seeks sack in 4th consecutive game vs. Saints & posted 4.0 sacks in past 3
vs. NO. ... LB JULIAN PETERSON tied
career-best with 2.0 sacks vs. Falcons. ... LB DEREK SMITH
has posted 100 tackles for 7 seasons in row. ... S TONY PARRISH
expected to start 98th consecutive game. ...
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SAINTS NOTES
Club has 16-2 (.889) record under head
coach JIM HASLETT when forcing 3+
turnovers. ... QB AARON BROOKS aims to
become 1st passer in club history with 4 consecutive 3,000-yard passing
seasons. Makes 4th career start vs. SF & seeks to post 100.0+ passer rating
for 3rd time. Has started 54 games in row, 3rd longest active streak among
QBs (BRETT FAVRE, PEYTON
MANNING). ... RB DEUCE McALLISTER
rushed for 139 yards, averaging 6.6 yards per carry, in last game vs. SF. ... WR
JOE HORN seeks 5th 75-catch year in row.
Posted club-record 20th 100-yard receiving game (110) last week. Has posted
100-yard games in 3 of past 5 vs. 49ers, including career-best 180 yards
(11/5/00). ... DE CHARLES GRANT emerged
as starter in ’03, posting career-best 10 sacks. Rookie 1st-round DE
WILL SMITH posted 2 tackles in NFL debut
last week. ... PR MICHAEL LEWIS has
1,005 career PR yards & needs 56 to pass TYRONE HUGHES
as franchise all-time leader.
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| WASHINGTON REDSKINS (1-0) AT NEW YORK GIANTS (0-1) |
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REDSKINS |
GIANTS |
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LEADER |
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80-58-4 |
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STREAKS |
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3 of past 4 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Gibbs: 12-13 |
Coughlin: 1-2 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 16-10 vs. Buccaneers |
L 31-17 at Eagles |
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LAST GAME |
12/7/03: Redskins 20 at
Giants 7. Washington QB Tim Hasselbeck passes for 154 yards & 2 TDs as
Giants lose 5th consecutive game. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
12/7/03 |
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BROADCAST |
FOX (1:00 PM ET): Joe Buck,
Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth, Pam Oliver (Field reporter) |
'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
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PASSING |
Brunell: 13-24-125-0-0-68.9 |
Warner:
16-28-203-0-0-79.9 |
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RUSHING |
Portis: 29-148 (1L)-5.1-1 |
Barber: 9-125-13.9-1 |
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RECEIVING |
Gardner: 4-61-15.3-0 |
Barber (RB): 5-75-15.0-0 |
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OFFENSE |
291.0 |
413.0 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+1 |
-1 |
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DEFENSE |
169.0 (1L) |
454.0 |
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SACKS |
Bowen: 2.0 (T2L) |
Lewis, Strahan: 1.0 |
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INTs |
Pierce: 1 |
0 |
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PUNTING |
Tupa: 49.6 (2L) |
Feagles: 42.6 |
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KICKING |
Hall: 10 (1/1 PAT; 3/4 FG) |
Christie: 5 (2/2 PAT; 1/1
FG) |
REDSKINS NOTES
Club earned 500th regular-season victory
last week & head coach JOE GIBBS
has been on sidelines for 25 percent of those wins (125-60). ... QB MARK
BRUNELL has 4 TD passes vs. 1 INT in 2
career starts vs. Giants. Has 86 career INT in 3,667 attempts for 2.34 INT
pct, 3rd-best in NFL history. ... RB CLINTON PORTIS
rushed for 148 yards last week, including 64-yard TD run, most-ever by
player in his 1st game with Redskins. WR LAVERANUES COLES
returns to stadium he played home games in as member of Jets from 2000-02.
Seeks 2nd career 100-yard game vs. Giants in 3rd game vs. club. ... Defense held
Bucs without offensive TD & looks to repeat feat for 1st time since 9/14,
9/28 1997. ... LB LA VAR ARRINGTON
seeks sack in 3rd consecutive game vs. Giants & has 3 sacks in past 2 vs.
NYG. LB MIKE BARROW spent 2000-03
with Giants. ... CB FRED SMOOT has
started 44 of possible 49 games since being drafted in 2nd round of ’01
draft & has led club in INTs for 3 years in row. ...
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GIANTS NOTES
Club celebrates 80th anniversary season & seeks win in home opener for 4th time
in past 5 years. ... Head coach TOM COUGHLIN
had 40-28 (.588) record in division games with Jax from 1995-02. ... QB
KURT WARNER has 14,650 career passing
yards & needs 350 for 15,000. Passed for 301 yards, 2 TDs in only career
start vs. Redskins (w/ Rams, 11/24/02). ... RB
TIKI BARBER rushed for 125 yards vs.
Eagles, including 72-yard TD run. Has 14 career 100-yard games & needs 100
to become 3rd player in team history with 15 career. Has at least 96 yards
rushing in 3 consecutive games vs. Wash. ... WR AMANI TOOMER
needs 100 yards receiving for 20th career 100-yard game. Has reception in
club-record 84 games in row. ... TE JEREMY SHOCKEY
is 1st Giant to be selected to Pro Bowl in each of 1st 2 seasons since
LAWRENCE TAYLOR (1981-82). Has 5+
catches in all 3 career games vs. Wash, including career-best tying 11 (111
yards) in last home game vs. Wash. ... DE MICHAEL STRAHAN
seeks 3rd multi-sack game in row vs. Redskins at home. Has 15 career sacks
vs. Wash, his 2nd-most vs. any
foe. Posted 1 sack vs. Eagles & leads all active players with 115 career.
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| INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (0-1) AT TENNESSEE TITANS (1-0) |
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COLTS |
TITANS |
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LEADER |
Series tied, 9-9 |
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STREAKS |
Past 2 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Dungy: 2-4 |
Fisher: 3-2 |
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LAST WEEK |
L 27-24 at Patriots |
W 17-7 at Dolphins |
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LAST GAME |
12/7/03: Colts 29 at
Titans 27. Indianapolis RB Edgerrin James rushes for 2 TDs while Colts
force 4 Tennessee fumbles. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
12/7/03 |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (12:00 PM CT): Dick
Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, Armen Keteyian (Field reporter) |
'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
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PASSING |
Manning: 16-29-256 (3C)-2
(T2C)-1-93.5 |
McNair: 9-14-73-1-0-101.2 |
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RUSHING |
James: 30-142-4.7-0 |
Brown: 16-100-6.3-0 |
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RECEIVING |
Harrison: 7-44-6.3-1 (T1C) |
Mason: 3-51-17.0-0 |
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OFFENSE |
446.0 (1C) |
243.0 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
-1 |
+2 |
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DEFENSE |
402.0 |
263.0 |
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SACKS |
Brock, Freeney: 1.0 (T3C) |
Long, Odom (R), Starks
(R): 1.0 (T3C) |
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INTs |
Harper: 1 (T1L) |
Dyson, Rolle, Thompson: 1
(T1L) |
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PUNTING |
H. Smith: 41.0 |
Elling: 45.3 |
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KICKING |
Vanderjagt: 6 (3/3 PAT;
1/2 FG) |
Elling: 5 (2/2 PAT; 1/2
FG) |
COLTS NOTES
Club has played 25 consecutive weeks without consecutive defeats. ... PEYTON MANNING
became 2nd-fastest QB to 25,000 passing yards (97 games) last week (256
yards). Won both starts vs. Titans in 2003. ... RB EDGERRIN JAMES
has 33 100s in 66 career games, tying HOFer JIM BROWN
for 2nd most 100-yd rushing
games in 1st 66 (HOF ERIC DICKERSON,
38). Had 217 rushing yards & 3 TDs in 2 meetings last year. ... WR
MARVIN HARRISON had 10 catches for 124
yards in last meeting. Harrison & Manning have combined for 69 TDs,
3rd-most in NFL history. TE DALLAS CLARK
had career-long 64-yard reception in Wk.
1. ... Defense recovered 4 fumbles in last game vs. Titans. CB NICK
HARPER had 75-yard TD-INT last year vs.
Tenn. DE DWIGHT FREENEY has sacks
in 19 of 32 career games. Colts are 13-6 (.684) in games when Freeney
records sack. ... K MIKE VANDERJAGT
made 9/9 FGs last year vs. Titans, including team-record 5 in last mtg. Had
NFL-record streak 42 consecutive FGs stopped last week. ...
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TITANS NOTES
Head coach JEFF FISHER is NFL’s
winningest coach since 1999 (57-24, .704). Club has won 6 of past 9 vs.
Colts, including 1999 AFC Divisional Playoff. ... STEVE McNAIR is 36-19 (.655) in
career starts vs. division opponents. Has 101.9 passer rating in 4 career
starts vs. Colts, completing 70 of 104 (67.3 pct.) for 692 yards & 5 TDs vs.
0 INTs. ... In 1st career start last week, RB CHRIS BROWN
recorded 100-yd game & posted AFC-long rush of 52 yds. In ’03 AFC
Championship vs. Colts, RB ANTOWAIN SMITH
(w/NE) rushed for 100 yds on 22 carries (4.5 avg.). ... WR DERRICK MASON
has 22 catches in past 3 vs. Colts (7.3 per game). ... TE ERRON KINNEY
has TD catch in 3 of past 4. ... Rookie DE ANTWAN ODOM
(No. 57) & rookie DT RANDY STARKS
(No. 71) both recorded 1.0 sack last week in NFL debuts. LB KEITH
BULLOCK has 26 tackles in past 2 vs. Indy.
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| SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (1-0) AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (0-1) |
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SEAHAWKS |
BUCCANEERS |
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LEADER |
4-1 |
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STREAKS |
Past 2 at TB |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Holmgren: 11-4 |
Gruden: 5-3 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 21-7 at Saints |
L 16-10 at Redskins |
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LAST GAME |
11/28/99: Buccaneers 16
at Seahawks 3. Tampa Bay’s defense forces 6 turnovers as team wins 4th
consecutive game. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
9/22/96: Seahawks 17,
Buccaneers 13. QB Rick Mirer guides Seahawks to 2 TDs in final 3 minutes
for comeback victory. |
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BROADCAST |
FOX (4:05 PM ET): Curt
Menefee, Tim Green |
'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
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PASSING |
Hasselbeck:
19-29-246-1-1-89.2 |
B. Johnson:
24-37-169-0-1-63.9 |
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RUSHING |
Alexander:
28-135(2C)-4.8-2 |
Garner: 11-25-2.3-0 |
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RECEIVING |
Jackson: 7-98-14.0-0 |
Clayton (R): 7-53-7.6-0 |
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OFFENSE |
415.0 |
169.0 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+1 |
-1 |
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DEFENSE |
281.0 |
291.0 |
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SACKS |
R. Bernard, Okeafor: 1.0 |
0 |
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INTs |
Boulware: 1 |
0 |
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PUNTING |
Rouen: 39.0 |
Bidwell: 40.1 |
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KICKING |
J. Brown: 3 (3/3 PAT) |
Gramatica: 4 (1/1 PAT;
1/1 FG) |
SEAHAWKS NOTES
Seek to open season with consecutive road
wins for 1st time since ‘94. ... Head
coach MIKE HOLMGREN has led his
club to playoffs in 8 of 12 seasons as head coach (GB, Sea). ... QB MATT
HASSELBECK has 87.6 road passer rating
since ‘02, including 61.4 completion pct. & 24 TDs vs. 16 INTs. Since
becoming starter in ‘01, has thrown 34 TDs vs. 1 INT in red zone. Has 49 TD
passes with Seahawks & needs 1 to become 3rd player in team history with
50. ... RB SHAUN ALEXANDER has 48
career rushing TDs & needs 2 to join CURT WARNER
(55) as only players in club annals with 50. ... WR
DARRELL JACKSON was 14th WR drafted
in ‘00 but leads class in catches (260), yards (3,906) & TDs (27).
WR BOBBY ENGRAM seeks 3rd 50-catch year in
row & has PR TD in each of past 2 seasons. ... Defense seeks to hold foes to 7
points or less in consecutive games for 1st time since 9/29-10/6 1991 (31-3
vs Ind, 13-7 at Cin). ... DE CHIKE OKEAFOR
led club with 8 sacks in ’03 & posted 1st of season vs. NO. ... Rookie 2nd-round
S MICHAEL BOULWARE (No. 53) had 1st
career INT vs. Saints. ...
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BUCCANEERS NOTES
QB BRAD JOHNSON has 58-38 record
(.604) as starter & makes 1st career start vs. Seahawks. ... RB CHARLIE
GARNER has averaged at least 4.0 yards per
carry for 9 consecutive seasons. RB MIKE ALSTOTT
has 47 career rushing TDs & needs 3 to become 1st player in club annals with
50. ... WR TIM BROWN has 99 career TD
catches & needs 1 to become 4th player in NFL history with 100 & 2 to pass
former Seahawk great & Pro Football HOFer STEVE LARGENT
(100) in 3rd all-time. Has 14 career TDs vs. Sea, his most vs. any club.
Has 43 career 100-yard receiving games & needs 100 yards to pass
JAMES LOFTON (43) & MARVIN HARRISON
(43) in 4th place all-time. Rookie 1st-round WR MICHAEL CLAYTON
(No.15) had game-high 7 catches (53 yards) vs. Wash. ... DE SIMEON RICE
has 27 career multi-sack games, most of any active player. ... CB RONDE
BARBER scored 7th career TD last week on
9-yard fumble return.
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| NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1-0) AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (0-1) |
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PATRIOTS |
CARDINALS |
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LEADER |
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6-4 |
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STREAKS |
Past 3 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Belichick: 0-0 |
Green: 5-1 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 27-24 vs. Colts |
L 17-10 at Rams |
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LAST GAME |
10/31/99: Patriots 27 at
Cardinals 3. New England QB Drew Bledsoe passes for 4 TDs. Patriots’
defense allows just 8 1st downs to defeat Cardinals. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
10/31/99 |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (1:15 PM MST) Don Criqui,
Steve Tasker |
'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
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PASSING |
Brady: 26-38-335 (1C)-3
(1C)-1-111.2 (3C) |
McCown:
18-29-181-0-0-79.8 |
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RUSHING |
Dillon: 15-86-5.7-0 |
E. Smith: 16-87-5.4-1
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RECEIVING |
Branch: 7-86-12.3-1 (T1C) |
Jones (TE): 6-39-6.5-0 |
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OFFENSE |
402.0 |
260.0 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+1 |
+3 (T1C) |
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DEFENSE |
446.0 |
448.0 |
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SACKS |
McGinest: 1.0 (T3C) |
0 |
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INTs |
Bruschi: 1 (T1L) |
Harris: 1 |
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PUNTING |
Jo. Miller: 47.3 (2C) |
Player: 42.8 (3C) |
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KICKING |
Vinatieri: 9 (T2C) (3/3
PAT; 2/2 FG) |
Rackers 4 (1/1 PAT; 1/1
FG) |
PATRIOTS NOTES
Team aims for 17th consecutive victory, including playoffs; NFL record is
18, shared by 5 teams. ... Head coach BILL BELICHICK
faces Cardinals for 1st time. ... QB TOM BRADY
has 35 victories in 47 career starts. Had 3 receivers with 80+ rec. yards
last week vs. Colts for 1st time in career. Brady needs 165 passing yards
to surpass TONY EASON for 4th place
on club’s all-time passing chart. In past 4 games, has thrown 11 TDs vs. 1
INT & has posted 100.0+ rating in all 4. ... In Pats debut last week, RB
COREY DILLON rushed for 86 yards vs.
Colts. Posted 3rd-best career day of 216 yards vs. Cards (12/3/00) w/Cin. ... WR
DEION BRANCH caught 7 passes last week,
2nd-most in career (13, vs. SD, 9/29/02). ... LB TEDY BRUSCHI
has 3 INTs in past 5 games; earned degree at Arizona. Team is 10-2 (.833)
in past 12 games when LB WILLIE McGINEST
records 0.5+ sack. Pro Bowl CB TY LAW
has 35 career INTs & needs 1 to tie for club record (RAYMOND CLAYBORN,
36). ...
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CARDINALS NOTES
DENNIS GREEN seeks 8th win in 11th home
opener as head coach. ... QB JOSH McCOWN
has completed at least 60 percent of pass attempts in 3
consecutive starts. ... RB
EMMITT SMITH is NFL’s all-time leading
rusher (17,505). Has 76 career 100-yard rushing games & seeks 1st vs.
Pats. Needs 100-yard game to tie WALTER PAYTON
(77) for most 100-yard rushing games in NFL history. Rushed for 87 yards,
including 11-yard TD run, vs. Rams. ... Rookie 1st-round WR LARRY
FITZGERALD (No. 3) posted 4 catches for 70
yards in NFL debut. WR REGGIE NEWHOUSE
erned roster spot after successful season with Cologne in NFL Europe.
Father ROBERT spent 1972-83 with
Cowboys & older brother RODD is
Cards pro personnel asst. ... TE FREDDIE JONES
has 365 career catches, 2nd-most among active TEs, & led club with 6
receptions (39 yards) vs. StL. ... S QUENTIN HARRIS
had 1s t career INT & recovered fumble vs. Rams.
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| CLEVELAND BROWNS (1-0) AT DALLAS COWBOYS (0-1) |
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BROWNS |
COWBOYS |
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LEADER |
15-9 |
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STREAKS |
2 of past 3 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Davis: 0-0 |
Parcells: 2-4 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 20-3 vs. Ravens |
L 35-17 at Vikings |
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LAST GAME |
12/10/94: Browns 19 at
Cowboys 14. Cleveland’s Matt Stover kicks 4 FG’s. Browns S Eric Turner
tackles Cowboys TE Jay Novacek inches short of goal line on final play. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
12/10/1994 |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (3:15 PM CT): Jim Nantz,
Phil Simms, Lesley Visser (Field reporter). |
'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
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PASSING |
Garcia: 15-24-180-1-0-99.3 |
Testaverde:
29-50-355(1L)-1-0-86.7 |
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RUSHING |
Green: 22-65-3.0-0 |
Lee: 5-35-7.0-1 |
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RECEIVING |
Winslow (TE) (R): 4-39-9.8-0 |
Bryant: 8-112(T3L)-14.0-0 |
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OFFENSE |
250.0 |
423.0 (3C) |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+3 (T2L) |
-2 |
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DEFENSE |
254.0 |
415.0 |
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SACKS |
Lang: 3.0 (1L) |
Dixon, Hunter: 1.0 |
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INTs |
Andra Davis, Henry: 1
(T1L) |
0 |
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PUNTING |
Frost: 45.1 |
McBriar: 32.7 |
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KICKING |
P. Dawson: 8 (2/2 PAT;
2/2 FG) |
Cundiff: 5 (2/2 PAT; 1/1
FG) |
BROWNS NOTES
Club aims for 1st 2-0 start since 1993. Game marks first game between clubs
since Browns returned to NFL in 1999. ... Head coach BUTCH DAVIS
was defensive assistant for Cowboys from 1989-94, helping team win 2 Super
Bowls. Defensive coordinator DAVE CAMPO
was Cowboys head coach from 2000-02. ... QB JEFF GARCIA
had most career pass attempts (55 on 12/8/02) & career-long 33-yard rush vs.
Dallas (9/24/00). Garcia is 2-1 as
visiting starter in Texas Stadium. ... Last Browns RB to post 100-yard game in
Dallas was HOFer LEROY KELLY in
1966 (5 meetings ago). RB WILLIAM GREEN
has rushed for 319 yards in past 3 vs. NFC. ... WR
QUNICY MORGAN is 1 of 6 players in club
history to post 950+ rec. yards in single season (964 in 2002). ... Since 2002,
WR-PR DENNIS NORTHCUTT has recorded
2 of 8 longest PRs in club history (87 & 74). With 105 PRs, Northcutt needs
7 more to surpass DINO HALL (111)
for 3rd most PRs in club history. ... DE KENARD LANG
tied career-high 3.0 sacks & 1 FF last wk. ... K PHIL DAWSON
has made 12 consecutive FGs – longest current streak in NFL. Dawson grew up
in Dallas & attended U. of Texas. ...
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COWBOYS NOTES
QB VINNY TESTAVERDE has
252 TD passes & needs 4 to pass DAN FOUTS
(254) & SONNY JURGENSEN (255) for
9th place in NFL history. Has 3,363 career completions & needs 47
to pass JOE MONTANA (3,409)
for 6th-most all-time. Has attempted 5,975 passes & needs 25 to become 6th
player in history with 6,000. Spent 1993-95 with Browns, helping club to
playoffs in ’94. ... RB EDDIE GEORGE
avgs. 108.6 yards in 7 career games vs. Browns. Has 14 TDs vs. Clev, his
most vs. any opponent & most of any active player vs. Browns. ... WR
KEYSHAWN JOHNSON has 48 career TD catches
& needs 2 for 50. Had 9 catches for 111 yards in 1st game with club.
WR TERRY GLENN had career-highs 13
catches & 214 yards vs. Browns on 10/3/99 with Pats. ... WR ANTONIO
BRYANT had 2nd career 100-yard receiving
game vs. Vikings, posting 112 yards on 8 catches. ... DE GREG ELLIS
had career-high 8 sacks in ’03. ... CB TERENCE NEWMAN
started all 16 games as rookie in ’03, tying for NFL rookie lead with 4 INTs.
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| BUFFALO BILLS (0-1) AT OAKLAND RAIDERS (0-1) |
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BILLS |
RAIDERS |
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LEADER |
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17-15 |
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STREAKS |
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4 of past 5 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Mularkey: 0-0 |
Turner: 0-2 |
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LAST WEEK |
L 13-10 vs. Jaguars |
L 24-21 at Steelers |
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LAST GAME |
10/6/02: Raiders 49 at
Bills 31. Oakland QB Rich Gannon passes for 3 TDs & runs for another.
Raiders rookie CB Phillip Buchanon has 81-yard INT-TD. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
10/11/92: L.A. Raiders 20,
Bills 3. Los Angeles QB Todd Marinovich passes for 2 TDs while Raiders
defense doesn’t allow NFL’s top-ranked offense to score TD. |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (1:15 PM PT): Gus
Johnson, Brent Jones |
'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
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PASSING |
Bledsoe: 17-26-153-1-0-93.9 |
Gannon: 20-37-305 (2C)-2
(T2C)-2-77.0 |
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RUSHING |
Henry: 23-75-3.3-0 |
Wheatley: 11-24-2.2-0 |
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RECEIVING |
Moulds: 8 (T2C)-75-9.4-1
(T1C) |
Porter: 4-44-11.0-0 |
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OFFENSE |
242.0 |
358.0 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
0 |
-3 |
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DEFENSE |
225.0 (1C) |
237.0 (2C) |
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SACKS |
Fletcher: 1.0 (T3C) |
Brayton: 1.0 (T3C) |
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INTs |
Clements, Reese: 1 (T1L) |
0 |
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PUNTING |
Moorman: 44.6 |
Lechler: 44.0 |
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KICKING |
Lindell: 4 (1/1 PAT; 1/2
FG) |
Janikowski: 7 (1/1 PAT;
2/2 FG) |
BILLS NOTES
QB DREW BLEDSOE passed for 417
yards in last meeting. Has 6 career 400+ passing games. Over past 10
years, Bledsoe ranks 2nd in passing yards (34,535), TDs (187), attempts
(5,196) & completions (2,996). ... In only game vs. Raiders, RB TRAVIS
HENRY scored TD & had career-best 7
catches. Has 13 career 100-yard games & needs 1 to pass JOE CRIBBS
(13) & move into sole possession of 3rd place in team annals. Henry has led
club in rushing in 41 of 45 career games.. ... WR ERIC MOULDS
holds club record w/ catch in past 95 games. Moulds had 8 receptions for
112 yards last week vs. Oak.; 6 of 8 accounted for 1st downs. ... TE MARK
CAMPBELL has 20+ yard catch in 3
consecutive games. ... Defense has held Raiders WR Rice to 47.0 yards per game
in career (235 yards in 5 games). DT PAT WILLIAMS
chalked up 6 tackles in last meeting
(10/6/02). DT SAM ADAMS played for
Oak. in 2002, helped team reach SB XXXVII. LB TAKEO SPIKES
has 150+ tackles in each of past 5 seasons. CB TROY VINCENT
ranks 5th among active players w/ 42 INTs. ... P BRIAN MOORMAN
kicked 80-yard punt last week – 2nd career punt of 80 or more yards. ...
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RAIDERS NOTES
Head coach NORV TURNER makes home
debut with Oakland. Raiders have won 4 of past 5 meetings in series. ... QB
RICH GANNON is only player in NFL history
to complete pass to each of 3 1,000-catch receivers (JERRY RICE,
CRIS CARTER & TIM BROWN).
In last meeting, completed 23 of 38 (60.5 pct.) for 357 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0
INTs for 118.0 passer rating & rushed for 29 yards & 1 TD. Gannon ranks No.
1 in club history w/ 24 300-yard games. ... WR
Jerry Rice aims to lead club in receptions
for 3rd consecutive season. WR DOUG GABRIEL
scored 58-yard TD on 1st catch of season. ... Defense allowed 2nd-fewest yards
in AFC last week (237) & forced 6 series of 3 plays & punt or forced
fumble. DT TED WASHINGTON played
for Buffalo from 1995-2000. CB PHILLIP BUCHANON
had 81-yard INT-TD in last meeting, earning AFC Defensive Player of Week
honors.
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| NEW YORK JETS (1-0) AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (1-0) |
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JETS |
CHARGERS |
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LEADER |
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17-10-1 |
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STREAKS |
2 of past 3 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Edwards: 1-0 |
Schottenheimer: 2-4 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 31-24 vs. Bengals |
W 27-20 at Texans |
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LAST GAME |
11/3/02: Jets 44 at
Chargers 13. New York outgains San Diego 413-243 in total yards & has
37:06 time of possession. Jets QB Chad Pennington scores 2 TDs. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
11/3/02 |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (1:15 PM PT): Ian Eagle,
Solomon Wilcots, Scott Kaplan (Field reporter) |
'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
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PASSING |
Pennington: 20-27-224-2
(T2C)-0-123.1 (2C) |
Brees: 17-24-209-2
(T2C)-0-125.2 (1C) |
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RUSHING |
Martin: 29-196 (1L)-6.8-1 |
Tomlinson: 26-121-4.7-1 |
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RECEIVING |
McCareins: 5-66-13.2-0 |
Gates (TE): 8 (T2C)-123
(1C)-15.4-0 |
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OFFENSE |
438.0 (2C) |
324.0 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+1 |
+4 (1L) |
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DEFENSE |
351.0 |
336.0 |
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SACKS |
J. Abraham: 1.0 (T3C) |
Kiel, Phillips (R): 1.0
(T3C) |
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INTs |
Coleman (R): 1 (T1L) |
Foley, J. Wilson: 1 (T1L) |
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PUNTING |
Gowin: 38.5 |
Scifres: 39.0 |
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KICKING |
Brien: 7 (4/4 PAT; 1/1 FG) |
Kaeding (R): 9 (T2C) (3/3
PAT; 2/2 FG) |
JETS NOTES
QB CHAD PENNINGTON made 1st career
road start vs. SD (11/3/02). Posted 102.6 passer rating & 75.7 comp. pct.
(28 of 37) as Jets gained 413 total yards & scored 44 points. In 9 career
road starts, Pennington has 8 90.0+ passer rating games & 6 with 100.0+
rating. ... In past 5 games, RB CURTIS MARTIN
has rushed for 635 yards (127.0 per game). Martin has rushed for 8,066
yards in Jet career & needs 9 yards to pass FREEMAN McNEIL
(8,074) to become franchise leader. Martin’s 196 rush yards last week was
7th most gained on Kickoff Weekend in NFL history. Martin was 4 for 4 on
3rd-&-1 rushes last week. ... RB LAMONT JORDAN
had career-best 107 rushing yards, including career-long 61-yard TD run vs.
SD. ... In ‘02 meeting, WR-PR SANTANA MOSS
was named AFC special teams player of week. Had career-best 116 PR yards,
including 52-yard PR-TD. ... Club scored 44 points in last mtg., most by Jets on
road since ’88. ... CB DONNIE ABRAHAM
had INT in last meeting b/w clubs & recorded 41-yd FR-TD last week. Rookie
CB ERIK COLEMAN (No. 143) recorded
1st career INT in 4th qtr vs. Cin. ...
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CHARGERS NOTES
Club has won 3 of past 5 games & forced NFL-high 4 turnovers in Wk. 1. ... Head
coach MARTY SCHOTENHEIMER, then
with KC, hired Jets head coach HERMAN EDWARDS
as team’s scout & DB coach (1990-95). ... QB DREW BREES
had 62.9 comp. pct. (22 of 35) in only career start vs. NYJ. Last week,
Brees was 6 for 6 passing in 4th qtr. w/ 81 yards & TD for perfect 158.3
passer rating. ... In past 2 home games, RB LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON
has 294 rushing yards (147.0 per game), 161 receiving yards (80.5 per game)
for 455 total scrimmage yards (227.5 per game) & 4 TDs. RB LORENZO
NEAL was member of Jets in ’97 & helped
ADRIAN MURRELL rush for 1,086 yds,
starting streak of blocking for 7 consecutive 1,000-yard rushers. ... TE
ANTONIO GATES had AFC-highs in rec. yards
(123) and 3rd down catches (5) on Kickoff Weekend . ... S JERRY WILSON
recorded 7 tackles, INT & FF last week at
Hou. LB DONNIE EDWARDS recorded 13
tackles in ’02 mtg for season-best. ... In NFL debut, rookie K NATE
KAEDING (No. 65) was 2 of 2 on FGs (48 &
29).
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| MIAMI DOLPHINS (0-1) AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (0-1) |
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DOLPHINS |
BENGALS |
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LEADER |
12-3 |
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STREAKS |
Past 9 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Wannstedt: 1-1 |
Lewis: 0-0 |
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LAST WEEK |
L 17-7 vs. Titans |
L 31-24 at Jets |
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LAST GAME |
10/1/00: Dolphins 31 at
Bengals 16. Miami QB Jay Fiedler throws 2 TD passes to WR Oronde
Gadsden to help Dolphins score 31 consecutive points. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
10/1/00 |
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BROADCAST |
ESPN (8:30 PM ET): Pat
Summerall, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, Suzy Kolber (Field reporter).
CBS Radio: Joel Meyers, Bob Trumpy, Rick Walker (Field reporter). |
'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
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PASSING |
Feeley: 21-31-168-1-1-78.4 |
Palmer:
18-27-248-2-1-105.2 |
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RUSHING |
Gordon: 12-32-2.7-0 |
R. Johnson: 24-70-2.9-1 |
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RECEIVING |
McMichael (TE): 8-79-9.9-1 |
C. Johnson: 5-99-19.8-1 |
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OFFENSE |
263.0 |
351.0 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
-2 |
-1 |
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DEFENSE |
243.0 |
438.0 |
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SACKS |
Seau, J. Williams: 1.0 |
0 |
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INTs |
0 |
0 |
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PUNTING |
Turk: 43.0 |
Larson (R): 50.3 |
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KICKING |
Mare: 1 (1/1 PAT; 0/1 FG) |
Graham: 6 (3/3 PAT; 1/1
FG) |
DOLPHINS NOTES
Have won past 9 in series & last loss to Bengals was in 1977. Team has outscored Cincy 233-116 in those 9. Team is 18-5 (.783) on Sunday night. Dolphins are 5-0 vs.
Bengals in primetime. Club is 31-9 (.775) in Sept. since 1992 & has
recorded .500+ opening-month record in each of past 12 seasons. ... QB
A.J. FEELEY makes 1st start for Miami.
Has 4-1 (.800) career record (w/Eagles). Posted 104.7 rating in 4th quarter
in Week 1. ... RB LAMAR GORDON ties for
1st among AFC RBs with 5 catches. ... WR CHRIS CHAMBERS
averaging 17.6 yards per catch on road in career (1,339 yards, 76 catches).
Has 4 TDs in past 3 road contests. TE RANDY McMICHAEL
tied career-high with 8 receptions, posting 79 yards & 1 TD in season
opener. Has reception in 31 of 33 career games. Ties for 2nd in AFC with 4
3rd-down catches. ... CB PATRICK SURTAIN
currently ranks 3rd for most INTs in NFL
over past 4 seasons. Dolphins are 185-64-1(.742) since 1980 in games when
recording INT. ...
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BENGALS NOTES
Team hosts 1st national primetime game since 1997. ... QB CARSON PALMER
makes 1st NFL start at home. Posted 105.2 rating vs. Jets, including
NFL-best 137.5 3rd-down rating. ... In past 5 at home, RB RUDI JOHNSON
has rushed for 674 yards (134.8 per game) & 7 TDs. Became 1st Bengal to
post 3 150-yard rush games in 1 year (all at home). ... WR CHAD JOHNSON
has recorded 90+ receiving yards in 5 of past 7, including 99 yards & 1 TD
in Week 1. Johnson’s hometown is Miami & he attended Miami Beach HS.
WR PETER WARRICK scored 1st career
TD vs. Miami (10/1/00). ... WR T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH
had 3 catches vs. NYJ, all for 1st downs. ... T WILLIE ANDERSON
has not committed holding penalty since 2001. ... Rookie CB MADIEU
WILLIAMS (No. 56) made 1st career NFL
start last week. CB/ST REGGIE MYLES
recovered fumble on opening kickoff & downed punt at NYJ 3. Rookie P
KYLE LARSON (FA) leads NFL with 50.3 avg.
& 46.0 net avg.
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| MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1-0) AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (1-0) |
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VIKINGS |
EAGLES |
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LEADER |
11-7 |
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STREAKS |
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4 of past 5 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Tice: 0-0 |
Reid: 1-0 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 35-17 vs. Cowboys |
W 31-17 vs. Giants |
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LAST GAME |
11/11/01: Vikings 17 at
Eagles 48. Philadelphia QB Donovan McNabb passes for 3 TDs & runs in 1
more. McNabb completes 19 of 29 for 223 yards. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
11/11/01 |
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BROADCAST |
ABC (9:00 PM ET): John
Madden, Al Michaels, Michele Tafoya (Field reporter)
CBS Radio: Marv Albert,
Boomer Esiason, John Dockery (Field reporter) |
'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
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PASSING |
Culpepper:
17-23-242-5-0-147.1(1L) |
McNabb:
26-36-330(2L)-4-0-137.5(2L) |
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RUSHING |
O. Smith: 15-76-5.1-0 |
Westbrook: 17-119-7.0-0 |
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RECEIVING |
Moss: 4-27-6.8-2 |
Owens: 8-68-8.5-3-3(1L) |
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OFFENSE |
415.0 |
454.0(1L) |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+2 |
+1 |
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DEFENSE |
423.0 |
413.0 |
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SACKS |
Team: 1.0 |
5 players tied: 1.0 |
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INTs |
0 |
0 |
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PUNTING |
D.Bennett: 34.0 |
D. Johnson: 34.3 |
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KICKING |
Andersen: 5 (5/5 PAT;
1/1FG) |
Akers: 7 (4/4 PAT; 1/2 FG) |
VIKINGS NOTES
QB DAUNTE CULPEPPER
had career-best 5 TD passes last week, vs. NFL’s No. 1 defense of ’03. Has
95 career TD passes & needs 5 to become 3rd Viking with 100. Rushed for
1,948 yards in career & needs 52 for 2,000…RB ONTERRIO SMITH
rushed for 76 yards & added career-long 63-yard TD catch last week. ... WR
RANDY MOSS plays in 9th MNF game & seeks
6th 100-yard effort. Needs 1,000 yards to become 1st player with 1,000 in
each of 1st 7 seasons. Moss is only player to accomplish feat in 1st 6
years. WR MARCUS ROBINSON had
career-long 80-yard TD vs. Phil (10/17/99, w/ Bears). Named NFL Europe
Offensive MVP in ’98 (Rhein Fire). WR KELLY CAMPBELL
avgd. 20.9 yards per catch in ’03 (25 for
522) & scored on 43-yard TD catch last week. Four of 8 career TDs from 40+
yards. ... DT KEVIN WILLIAMS posted
10.5 sacks in ’03 rookie year, 2nd-best among rookies. ... S BRIAN
RUSSELL (9) & S COREY CHAVOUS
(8) combined for 17 INTs in ’03, more than 21 teams. ...
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EAGLES NOTES
Club did not commit turnover vs. Giants after setting club record for fewest
turnovers in ’03 (22). ... Head coach ANDY REID
has 11-1 record in prime-time & 6-1 on MNF. ... QB DONOVAN McNABB
tied career bests with 4 TD passes, 137.5 rating last week. Has 44-21
(.677) record as starter, 2nd-best among active QBs with 50 starts. Has
thrown 49 career INTs in 2,153 attempts for 2.27 INT pct, 2nd-best mark in
NFL history (NEIL O’DONNELL,
2.11). ... RB BRIAN WESTBROOK rushed
for career-high 117 yards vs. Giants, his 1st career 100. ... WR TERRELL
OWENS had 3 TD catches (20, 3, 12) in
Eagles’ debut, his 23rd-career multi-TD game. ... TEs CHAD LEWIS
& L.J. SMITH combined for 9
catches, 108 yards & 1 TD vs. NYG. ... T JON RUNYAN
has started 113 consecutive games. ... Club 43-6 (.878) under defensive
coordinator JIM JOHNSON when
holding foes to no more than 17 points. ... DE JEVON KEARSE
has 47.5 career sacks & needs 2.5 for 50.
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