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WEEK 2 MATCHUP NOTES
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 ST. LOUIS RAMS (1-0) AT ATLANTA FALCONS (1-0)
  RAMS FALCONS
LEADER 46-23-3  
STREAKS Past 7  
COACHES VS. OPP. Martz: 5-0 Mora: 0-0
LAST WEEK W 17-10 vs. Cardinals W 21-19 at 49ers
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.
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.
BROADCAST FOX (1:00 PM ET): Ron Pitts, Tim Ryan
 

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
PASSING Bulger: 23-34-272-1-1-89.3 Vick: 13-22-163-1-1-78.4
RUSHING M. Faulk: 22-128(3C)-5.8-0 Dunn: 19-63-3.3-2
RECEIVING Bruce: 9 (T1L)-112(T3L)-12.4-1 Crumpler (TE): 6-82-13.7-1
OFFENSE 448.0 (2L) 227.0
TAKE/GIVE -3 +1
DEFENSE 260.0 (3C) 359.0
SACKS B. Fisher, Lewis: 1.0 Coleman, Scott, Smith: 1.0
INTs 0 Beasley: 1
PUNTING Landeta: 39.7 Mohr: 39.9
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. …

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)
  STEELERS RAVENS
LEADER 11-5  
STREAKS 4 of past 5  
COACHES VS. OPP. Cowher: 12-5 Billick: 4-6
LAST WEEK W 24-21 vs. Raiders L 20-3 at Browns
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.
LAST GAME AT SITE 12/28/03
BROADCAST CBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross
 

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
PASSING Maddox: 13-22-142-0-0-78.2 Boller: 22-38-191-0-2-49.3
RUSHING Staley: 24-91-3.8-0 J. Lewis: 20-57-2.9-0
RECEIVING Ward: 7-99 (T3C)-14.1-0 Heap (TE): 9 (T1L)-86-9.6-0
OFFENSE 237.0 254.0
TAKE/GIVE +3 (T2L) -3
DEFENSE 358.0 250.0
SACKS Haggans: 2.0 (T2L) Baxter, R. Lewis: 1.0 (T3C)
INTs Farrior, Townsend: 1 (T1L) 0
PUNTING Gardocki: 43.5 Zastudil: 38.7
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. ...

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)
  TEXANS LIONS
LEADER First Meeting  
STREAKS --  --
COACHES VS. OPP. Capers: 0-0 Mariucci: 0-0
LAST WEEK L 27-20 vs. Chargers W 20-16 at Bears
LAST GAME  --
LAST GAME AT SITE  --
BROADCAST CBS: (1:00 PM ET):  Bill Macatee, Steve Beuerlein
 

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
PASSING Carr: 19-25-229-0-2-70.3 Harrington: 14-26-187-1-1-73.7
RUSHING D. Davis: 21-87-4.1-2 Jones (R): 15-36-2.4-0
RECEIVING D. Davis (RB): 5-70-14.0-0 Williams (R): 4-69-17.3-0
OFFENSE 336.0 262.0
TAKE/GIVE -4 +3 (T1C)
DEFENSE 324.0 342.0
SACKS Wong: 1.0 (T3C) J. Hall, Pritchett: 1.0
INTs 0 Goodman, Bra. Walker: 1
PUNTING Stanley: 46.0 Harris: 38.4
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. ...

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)
  BEARS PACKERS
LEADER 83-77-6  
STREAKS   Past 7
COACHES VS. OPP. Smith: 0-0 Sherman: 7-1
LAST WEEK L 20-16 vs. Lions W 24-14 at Carolina
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.
LAST GAME AT SITE 12/7/03
BROADCAST FOX (12:00 PM CT): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa (Field reporter).
 

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
PASSING Grossman: 16-35-227-0-2-43.4 Favre: 15-22-143-1-0-101.1 (3C)
RUSHING T. Jones: 21-67-3.2-2 Green: 33-119-3.6-2
RECEIVING Terrell: 5-126 (1L) -25.2-0 Driver: 3-39-13.0-0
OFFENSE 342.0 279.0
TAKE/GIVE -3 +2 (3C)
DEFENSE 262.0 300.0
SACKS Haynes: 1.0 Barnett: 1.0
INTs Green: 1 Barnett: 1.0
PUNTING Maynard: 46.0 (2C) Davenport: 21.5
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. ...

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)
  BRONCOS JAGUARS
LEADER 2-1  
STREAKS   1-0 at home
COACHES VS. OPP. Shanahan: 3-2 Del Rio: 0-0
LAST WEEK W 34-24 vs. Chiefs W 13-10 at Bills
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.
LAST GAME AT SITE 12/13/99
BROADCAST CBS (1:00 PM ET): Craig Bolerjack, Richard Baldinger
 

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
PASSING Plummer: 18-29-230-2 (T2C)-2-81.1 Leftwich: 18-36-147-1-2-46.9
RUSHING Griffin: 23-156 (2L)-6.8-2 (T3L) Taylor: 17-61-3.6-0
RECEIVING Smith: 7-76-10.9-0 T. Edwards: 5-37-7.4-0
OFFENSE 413.0 (3C) 225.0
TAKE/GIVE -2 0
DEFENSE 318.0 242.0 (3C)
SACKS Fatafehi, Hayward: 0.5 Barnes: 1.0 (T3C)
INTs Bailey: 1 (T1L) 0
PUNTING Knorr: 56.5 Hanson: 47.0 (3C)
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. ...

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)
  PANTHERS CHIEFS
LEADER   2-0
STREAKS   2-0
COACHES VS. OPP. Fox: 0-0 Vermeil: 3-3
LAST WEEK L 24-14 vs. Packers L 34-24 at Broncos
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.
LAST GAME AT SITE 12/10/00
BROADCAST FOX (12:00 PM CT): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas
 

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
PASSING Delhomme: 23-39-284(3C)-2 (T3C)-1-88.0 Green: 16-32-174-0-1-53.4
RUSHING Davis: 9-26-2.9-0 Holmes: 26-151 (3L)-5.8-3 (T1L)
RECEIVING Muhammad: 4-65-16.3-1 Kennison: 6-101 (2C)-16.8-0
OFFENSE 300.0 318.0
TAKE/GIVE -2 +2
DEFENSE 279.0 413.0
SACKS Buckner, Jenkins: 1.0 Holliday, Siavii (R): 1.0 (T3C)
INTs 0 Barber, Beisel: 1 (T1L)
PUNTING Sauerbrun: 43.4 Cheek: 45.4
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. ...

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)
  49ERS SAINTS
LEADER 45-19-2  
STREAKS   4 of past 6
COACHES VS. OPP. Erickson: 0-0 Haslett: 3-2
LAST WEEK L 21-19 vs. Falcons L 21-7 vs. Seahawks
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.
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/20/02
BROADCAST FOX (12:00 PM CT): Kenny Albert, Brian Baldinger
 

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
PASSING Dorsey: 9-15-111-0-0-82.9 Aa. Brooks: 18-37-223-1-1-65.5
RUSHING Barlow: 19-76-4.0-0 McAllister: 16-57-3.6-0
RECEIVING E. Johnson (TE): 8-86-10.8-1 Horn: 6-110-18.3-0
OFFENSE 359.0 281.0
TAKE/GIVE -1 -1
DEFENSE 227.0 (3L) 415.0
SACKS J. Peterson: 2.0 (T2L) 0
INTs Ulbrich: 1 Ambrose: 1
PUNTING Lee: 40.8 Berger: 41.7
KICKING T. Peterson: 7 (1/1 PAT; 2/2 FG) Carney: 1 (1/1PAT; 0/0 FG)

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. ...

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)
  REDSKINS GIANTS
LEADER   80-58-4
STREAKS   3 of past 4
COACHES VS. OPP. Gibbs: 12-13 Coughlin: 1-2
LAST WEEK W 16-10 vs. Buccaneers L 31-17 at Eagles
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.
LAST GAME AT SITE  12/7/03
BROADCAST FOX (1:00 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth, Pam Oliver (Field reporter)
 

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
PASSING Brunell: 13-24-125-0-0-68.9 Warner: 16-28-203-0-0-79.9
RUSHING Portis: 29-148 (1L)-5.1-1 Barber: 9-125-13.9-1
RECEIVING Gardner: 4-61-15.3-0 Barber (RB): 5-75-15.0-0
OFFENSE 291.0 413.0
TAKE/GIVE +1 -1
DEFENSE 169.0 (1L) 454.0
SACKS Bowen: 2.0 (T2L) Lewis, Strahan: 1.0
INTs Pierce: 1 0
PUNTING Tupa: 49.6 (2L) Feagles: 42.6
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. ...

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)
  COLTS TITANS
LEADER Series tied, 9-9  
STREAKS Past 2  
COACHES VS. OPP. Dungy: 2-4 Fisher: 3-2
LAST WEEK L 27-24 at Patriots W 17-7 at Dolphins
LAST GAME 12/7/03: Colts 29 at Titans 27. Indianapolis RB Edgerrin James rushes for 2 TDs while Colts force 4 Tennessee fumbles.
LAST GAME AT SITE 12/7/03
BROADCAST CBS (12:00 PM CT): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, Armen Keteyian (Field reporter)
 

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
PASSING Manning: 16-29-256 (3C)-2 (T2C)-1-93.5 McNair: 9-14-73-1-0-101.2
RUSHING James: 30-142-4.7-0 Brown: 16-100-6.3-0
RECEIVING Harrison: 7-44-6.3-1 (T1C) Mason: 3-51-17.0-0
OFFENSE 446.0 (1C) 243.0
TAKE/GIVE -1 +2
DEFENSE 402.0 263.0
SACKS Brock, Freeney: 1.0 (T3C) Long, Odom (R), Starks (R): 1.0 (T3C)
INTs Harper: 1 (T1L) Dyson, Rolle, Thompson: 1 (T1L)
PUNTING H. Smith: 41.0 Elling: 45.3
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. ...

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)
  SEAHAWKS BUCCANEERS
LEADER 4-1  
STREAKS Past 2 at TB  
COACHES VS. OPP. Holmgren: 11-4 Gruden: 5-3
LAST WEEK W 21-7 at Saints L 16-10 at Redskins
LAST GAME 11/28/99: Buccaneers 16 at Seahawks 3. Tampa Bay’s defense forces 6 turnovers as team wins 4th consecutive game.
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.
BROADCAST FOX (4:05 PM ET): Curt Menefee, Tim Green
 

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
PASSING Hasselbeck: 19-29-246-1-1-89.2 B. Johnson: 24-37-169-0-1-63.9
RUSHING Alexander: 28-135(2C)-4.8-2 Garner: 11-25-2.3-0
RECEIVING Jackson: 7-98-14.0-0 Clayton (R): 7-53-7.6-0
OFFENSE 415.0 169.0
TAKE/GIVE +1 -1
DEFENSE 281.0 291.0
SACKS R. Bernard, Okeafor: 1.0 0
INTs Boulware: 1 0
PUNTING Rouen: 39.0 Bidwell: 40.1
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. ...

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)
  PATRIOTS CARDINALS
LEADER   6-4
STREAKS Past 3  
COACHES VS. OPP. Belichick: 0-0 Green: 5-1
LAST WEEK W 27-24 vs. Colts L 17-10 at Rams
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.
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/31/99
BROADCAST CBS (1:15 PM MST) Don Criqui, Steve Tasker
 

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
PASSING Brady: 26-38-335 (1C)-3 (1C)-1-111.2 (3C) McCown: 18-29-181-0-0-79.8
RUSHING Dillon: 15-86-5.7-0 E. Smith: 16-87-5.4-1
RECEIVING Branch: 7-86-12.3-1 (T1C) Jones (TE): 6-39-6.5-0
OFFENSE 402.0 260.0
TAKE/GIVE +1 +3 (T1C)
DEFENSE 446.0 448.0
SACKS McGinest: 1.0 (T3C) 0
INTs Bruschi: 1 (T1L) Harris: 1
PUNTING Jo. Miller: 47.3 (2C) Player: 42.8 (3C)
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). ...

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)
  BROWNS COWBOYS
LEADER 15-9  
STREAKS 2 of past 3  
COACHES VS. OPP. Davis: 0-0 Parcells: 2-4
LAST WEEK W 20-3 vs. Ravens L 35-17 at Vikings
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.
LAST GAME AT SITE 12/10/1994
BROADCAST CBS (3:15 PM CT): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Lesley Visser (Field reporter).
 

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
PASSING Garcia: 15-24-180-1-0-99.3 Testaverde: 29-50-355(1L)-1-0-86.7
RUSHING Green: 22-65-3.0-0 Lee: 5-35-7.0-1
RECEIVING Winslow (TE) (R): 4-39-9.8-0 Bryant: 8-112(T3L)-14.0-0
OFFENSE 250.0 423.0 (3C)
TAKE/GIVE +3 (T2L) -2
DEFENSE 254.0 415.0
SACKS Lang: 3.0 (1L) Dixon, Hunter: 1.0
INTs Andra Davis, Henry: 1 (T1L) 0
PUNTING Frost: 45.1 McBriar: 32.7
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. ...

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)
  BILLS RAIDERS
LEADER   17-15
STREAKS   4 of past 5
COACHES VS. OPP. Mularkey: 0-0 Turner: 0-2
LAST WEEK L 13-10 vs. Jaguars L 24-21 at Steelers
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.
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.
BROADCAST CBS (1:15 PM PT): Gus Johnson, Brent Jones
 

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
PASSING Bledsoe: 17-26-153-1-0-93.9 Gannon: 20-37-305 (2C)-2 (T2C)-2-77.0
RUSHING Henry: 23-75-3.3-0 Wheatley: 11-24-2.2-0
RECEIVING Moulds: 8 (T2C)-75-9.4-1 (T1C) Porter: 4-44-11.0-0
OFFENSE 242.0 358.0
TAKE/GIVE 0 -3
DEFENSE 225.0 (1C) 237.0 (2C)
SACKS Fletcher: 1.0 (T3C) Brayton: 1.0 (T3C)
INTs Clements, Reese: 1 (T1L) 0
PUNTING Moorman: 44.6 Lechler: 44.0
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. ...

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)
  JETS CHARGERS
LEADER   17-10-1
STREAKS 2 of past 3  
COACHES VS. OPP. Edwards: 1-0 Schottenheimer: 2-4
LAST WEEK W 31-24 vs. Bengals W 27-20 at Texans
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.
LAST GAME AT SITE 11/3/02
BROADCAST CBS (1:15 PM PT): Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots, Scott Kaplan (Field reporter)
 

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS
PASSING Pennington: 20-27-224-2 (T2C)-0-123.1 (2C) Brees: 17-24-209-2 (T2C)-0-125.2 (1C)
RUSHING Martin: 29-196 (1L)-6.8-1 Tomlinson: 26-121-4.7-1
RECEIVING McCareins: 5-66-13.2-0 Gates (TE): 8 (T2C)-123 (1C)-15.4-0
OFFENSE 438.0 (2C) 324.0
TAKE/GIVE +1 +4 (1L)
DEFENSE 351.0 336.0
SACKS J. Abraham: 1.0 (T3C) Kiel, Phillips (R): 1.0 (T3C)
INTs Coleman (R): 1 (T1L) Foley, J. Wilson: 1 (T1L)
PUNTING Gowin: 38.5 Scifres: 39.0
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. ...

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)
  DOLPHINS BENGALS
LEADER 12-3  
STREAKS Past 9  
COACHES VS. OPP. Wannstedt: 1-1 Lewis: 0-0
LAST WEEK L 17-7 vs. Titans L 31-24 at Jets
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.
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/1/00
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
PASSING Feeley: 21-31-168-1-1-78.4 Palmer: 18-27-248-2-1-105.2
RUSHING Gordon: 12-32-2.7-0 R. Johnson: 24-70-2.9-1
RECEIVING McMichael (TE): 8-79-9.9-1 C. Johnson: 5-99-19.8-1
OFFENSE 263.0 351.0
TAKE/GIVE -2 -1
DEFENSE 243.0 438.0
SACKS Seau, J. Williams: 1.0 0
INTs 0 0
PUNTING Turk: 43.0 Larson (R): 50.3
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. ...

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)
  VIKINGS EAGLES
LEADER 11-7  
STREAKS   4 of past 5
COACHES VS. OPP. Tice: 0-0 Reid: 1-0
LAST WEEK W 35-17 vs. Cowboys W 31-17 vs. Giants
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.
LAST GAME AT SITE 11/11/01
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
PASSING Culpepper: 17-23-242-5-0-147.1(1L) McNabb:  26-36-330(2L)-4-0-137.5(2L)
RUSHING O. Smith: 15-76-5.1-0 Westbrook: 17-119-7.0-0
RECEIVING Moss: 4-27-6.8-2 Owens: 8-68-8.5-3-3(1L)
OFFENSE 415.0 454.0(1L)
TAKE/GIVE +2 +1
DEFENSE 423.0 413.0
SACKS Team: 1.0 5 players tied: 1.0
INTs 0 0
PUNTING D.Bennett: 34.0 D. Johnson: 34.3
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. ...

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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