'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Bledsoe: 79-137-1,007-6-3-86.2	Boller: 62-109-650-2-5-61.3
RUSHING	Henry: 80-273-3.4-0	C. Taylor: 28-164-5.9-0
RECEIVING	Moulds: 31-395-12.7-3 (T3C)	Hymes: 16-226-14.1-2
OFFENSE	283.0	266.4
TAKE/GIVE	0	+1
DEFENSE	298.0	292.6
SACKS	Schobel: 3.5	Suggs: 5.0 (2C)
INTs	4 tied: 1	Reed: 2
PUNTING	Moorman: 43.7	Zastudil: 40.4
KICKING	Lindell: 23 (8/8 PAT; 5/7 FG)	Stover: 31 (10/10 PAT; 7/7 FG)

NOTES

Teams meet in Baltimore for 1st time……BILLS: QB DREW BLEDSOE has TD pass in each game in ’04. Bledsoe (37,883) needs 38 passing yards to surpass BOOMER ESIASON (37,920) for 11th place on NFL’s all-time passing leader chart……RB WILLIS MC GAHEE averaging 4.5 yards per carry in past 2 games on 34 carries. RB TRAVIS HENRY needs 1 catch for 100th of career……WR ERIC MOULDS has catch in 99 consecutive games. In past 5 vs. AFC North, Moulds has 507 rec. yards on 32 catches (15.8 avg.) & 4 TDs. Rookie WR LEE EVANS has 40+ yard catch in 3 of past 4. With TD vs. Balt., TE MARK CAMPBELL would be 1st Bills TE w/ TD in 3 consec. games in team history……Defense ranks 3rd vs. run in AFC (90.2) & 5th in NFL. Club has permitted 3 100-yard RBs in past 21 games. DE AARON SCHOBEL posted 2.5 sacks last week & needs 2.0 to surpass JEFF WRIGHT (31.5) for 8th-most in club annals. LB TAKEO SPIKES has scored 1 of 3 career TDs vs. Ravens on 66-yard INT-TD in 2001 (w/Cin.)……KR-CB TERRENCE MC GEE leads AFC with 29.5 KR avg……RAVENS: Club has won 3 of past 4. Under head coach BRIAN BILLICK, Ravens are 3-2 (.600) after bye……QB KYLE BOLLER is 8-6 (.571) as starter & has TD pass in 6 of past 9 games. Boller has completed 50.0 pct. or better in 11 of 14 career starts……RB CHESTER TAYLOR averaging 5.9 yards on 28 carries (164 yards)……WR RANDY HYMES leads club with 226 receiving yards, including 163 in past 3 games. WR KEVIN JOHNSON has catch in 4 of 5 games……Defense allowing AFC-low 3.40 rush yards per carry. LB TERRELL SUGGS is 2nd in AFC with 5.0 sacks & team is 3rd in AFC with 14. Suggs has 17.0 career sacks & can reach 20.0 this Sunday in 22nd career game to tie for the fewest games played to reach mark (Reggie White). Club has INT in 3 games & is 3-0 in those games. LB RAY LEWIS (20) needs 1 INT to surpass former Ravens ROD WOODSON & DUANE STARKS for club’s all-time INT lead (20)……Rookie KR-PR B.J. SAMS leads NFL with 2 PR-TDs & 14.8 PR average.

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Brees: 95-149-1,120-9-3-98.3 (3C)	Delhomme: 99-168-1,150-7-9-71.3
RUSHING	Tomlinson: 126-535-4.2-5	Davis: 24-92-3.8-0
RECEIVING	Gates (TE): 37 (2C)-422-11.4-3 (T3C)	Muhammad: 20-262-13.1-2
OFFENSE	327.0	317.8
TAKE/GIVE	+4 (T3C)	-6
DEFENSE	350.2	318.0
SACKS	Foley: 4.5 (3C)	Buckner, Peppers: 2.0
INTs	Florence: 2	Manning: 2
PUNTING	Scifres: 43.2	Sauerbrun: 43.3
KICKING	Kaeding (R): 46 (T3C) (19/19 PAT; 9/9 FG)	Kasay: 15 (9/9 PAT; 2/3 FG)

NOTES

CHARGERS: Head coach MARTY SCHOTTENHEIMER has never lost to Panthers (2-0)……QB DREW BREES ranks 3rd in AFC with 98.3 passer rating & is 4th in AFC with 9 TDs. Has 121.3 rating in 4th quarter, 3rd-best mark in AFC. Has 6 TDs vs. 1 INT in past 3……RB LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON has 718 scrimmage yards (179.5 per game) & 7 TDs in past 4 vs. NFC (365 rush, 353 rec). Tomlinson leads AFC in scrimmage yards with 724 (535 rush, 189 rec)……TE ANTONIO GATES leads AFC TEs in catches (37) & yards (422). In past 2 games, Gates has 14 catches for 173 yards & 2 TDs. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 14 catches on 3rd down. Last TE to lead Chargers in receiving yards was HOFer KELLEN WINSLOW (1,172) in 1983. WR-KR TIM DWIGHT is 2nd in AFC with 26.2 KR avg. Set career highs in KR yards (169) & KR long (93t) vs. Panthers (10/4/98 w/Atl). Had 1st career 100-yard rec. game vs. Carolina (11/28/99 w/Atl)……LB STEVE FOLEY leads team with 4.5 sacks, including 2.0 last week vs. Atlanta. Club ties for 3rd in AFC with +4 turnover ratio. Four players have at least 1 INT each, including 2 by team-leader CB DRAYTON FLORENCE……PANTHERS: Head coach JOHN FOX spent 1992-93 as DB coach with SD……QB JAKE DELHOMME avgs. 230 passing yards per game & 3 of his 7 TD passes have come in 4th quarter……RB STEPHEN DAVIS returned to action last week for 1st time since Week 1 (knee), rushing for 66 yards on 15 carries vs. Eagles……WR MUHSIN MUHAMMAD had his 500th career reception vs. Eagles & is franchise leader with 505 catches & 6,602 receiving yards. Has 20 career 100-yard games, most in team history. Rookie 2nd-round WR KEARY COLBERT (No. 62) has 13 catches for 240 yards & 2 TDs in 4 games. Avgs. 18.5 yards per catch, 2nd-best among rookies. Finished college career at USC as school’s all-time leading receiver (207 catches)…WR RICKY PROEHL has 13 career 100-yard receiving games 4 vs. California clubs (2 SF, 1 SD, 1 LA Rams). Avgs 14.1 yards per catch (13 catches for 183 yards)……Defense has not allowed 300-yard passer in 19 games, tied (KC) for 2nd-longest active streak in NFL (Mia, 20)……DE MIKE RUCKER has 36.5 career sacks & needs 5.5 to pass KEVIN GREENE (41.5) for club record……Club has 8 KR TDs since 1995, tied for most in NFL (Atl).

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	McNabb: 112-170-1,377-9(T3C)-2-103.5 (3L)	Garcia: 90-160-1,146-8-6-79.8
RUSHING	Westbrook: 77-415-5.4-1	Green: 88-367-4.2-0
RECEIVING	Owens: 30-487(T3C)-16.2-6 (2L)	Northcutt: 21-172-8.2-0
OFFENSE	366.4	293.7
TAKE/GIVE	+5	-1
DEFENSE	329.4	323.3
SACKS	Kearse, Rayburn: 3.0	Lang: 4.0
INTs	Sheppard: 2	Henry: 3 (T1L)
PUNTING	D. Johnson: 41.8	Frost: 42.3
KICKING	Akers: 53 (14/14 PAT; 13/16 FG)	Dawson: 50 (2C) (11/11 PAT; 13/13 FG)

NOTES

EAGLES: Club is 1 of 7 teams to open season with 5 wins in row by 10+ points & seek to become 7th team all-time to accomplish feat in 1st 6. Face 3 consecutive AFC North opponents (at Clev, vs. Bal, at Pit). Have 4 turnovers, tied for fewest in league……QB DONOVAN MC NABB has 48-21 (.696) record as starter. Has posted 100.0+ rating in 4 of past 6 games. Since ’01, has 95.1 rating (82 of 143, 1,013 yards, 8 TDs, 1 INT) in 4th quarter when game is within 7 points, best among starters…….RB BRIAN WESTBROOK has 647 yards from scrimmage (415 rush, 232 rec), 3rd-most in NFC & 6th in NFL. Leads RBs with 28 rec. (232 yards)……WR TERRELL OWENS ranks 2nd in NFL with 6 TD catches. Has 87 career TD catches & needs 2 to pass DON MAYNARD (88) for 6th all-time. Avgs. 7.3 catches & 105.8 yards in past 8 vs. AFC (58 for 846). Has TD catch of 50+ yards in 3 of past 5 vs. AFC. WR TODD PINKSTON avgs 18.5 yards per catch in past 11 games (29 for 536)……Defense has 20.0 sacks, tied for NFL best (Atl)……DE JEVON KEARSE ties for team lead with 3.0 sacks & is 1 of 13 Eagles with 0.5+ sacks……CB LITO SHEPPARD had career-high 2 INTs vs. Car, including 1st TD on 64-yard INT……BROWNS: Club is 3-0 at home. Last time Browns began season 4-0 at home was 1963 when club finished 10-4……Through 3 games, QB JEFF GARCIA has 116.4 home passer rating, completing 45 of 68 (66.2 pct.) for 685 yards with 6 TDs vs. 2 INTs. In 3 career starts vs. Eagles, Garcia (w/SF) has thrown 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs on 58 of 104 (55.8 pct.) passing for 645 yards for 90.4 passer rating……In past 7 vs. NFC, RB WILLIAM GREEN has rushed for 593 yards on 132 carries (4.5 avg.) with 3 TDs. RB LEE SUGGS had career-high 100 rec. yards last week. Green (115 rush) & Suggs (100 rec.) became 1st pair of Browns RBs to post 100s rush & receiving since JIM BROWN (156 rush) & ERNIE GREEN (160 rec.) in 1965 vs. NYG……WR ANDRÉ DAVIS caught 10th 99-yard TD pass in NFL history last week, longest in Browns history & has 293 rec. yards in past 3 games on 9 catches (32.6 avg.). TE AARON SHEA has TD catch in past 2 at home…… Defense has allowed NFL-low 3 passing TDs, tied w/ Den. & Car. CB ANTHONY HENRY 1 of 10 NFL players with NFL-best 3 INTs……K PHIL DAWSON has made 23 FGs in row.

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Leftwich: 129-203-1,364 (2C)-7-4-86.3	Manning: 104-157-1,321-14 (1C)-3-114.1 (1C)
RUSHING	Taylor: 101-394-3.9-1	James: 123-547-4.4-5
RECEIVING	Ji. Smith: 28-473 (3C)-16.9-1	Harrison: 29-296-10.2-3 (T3C)
OFFENSE	311.5	389.4 (1C)
TAKE/GIVE	0	+4 (T3C)
DEFENSE	320.0	385.4
SACKS	Stroud: 3.0	Mathis: 4.0
INTs	Cooper, Mathis, D. Smith (R): 1	Harper: 3 (T1L)
PUNTING	Hanson: 42.9	H. Smith: 46.7 (2L)
KICKING	Scobee (R): 23 (8/8 PAT; 5/7 FG)	Vanderjagt: 28 (16/16 PAT; 4/5 FG)

NOTES

WE MEET AGAIN: From 1992-95, Jacksonville head coach JACK DEL RIO was Vikings LB & Colts head coach TONY DUNGY was Minnesota defensive coordinator......JAGUARS: Club has earned 3 of 4 wins with TD in final 0:45. Team has won 3 of past 5 in division & tied for 2nd-fewest fumbles in AFC (2)……QB BYRON LEFTWICH has TD pass in 11 consecutive games, 2nd-longest streak in club history (MARK BRUNELL, 14, 2001-02). Leftwich is 9-10 (.474) as starter; team was 6-13 (.316) in 19 games before Leftwich started. In past 3, Leftwich has 93.5 passer rating with 973 yards (324.3 avg.) on 89 of 131 (67.9 pct.) passing with 4 TDs vs. 2 INTs……In 6 career games vs. Colts, RB FRED TAYLOR has 559 yards on 117 carries (4.8 avg.) & 4 TDs. Taylor (203) is 4 catches shy of TE KYLE BRADY (207) for 3rd-most receptions in club history……In 6 career games vs. Colts, WR JIMMY SMITH has 5 TDs on 34 catches for 496 yards (82.7 yds/game). Smith (746) needs 5 receptions to surpass MICHAEL IRVIN (750) & HOF CHARLIE JOINER (750) for 13th-most in NFL history……LB MIKE PETERSON leads team with 76 tackles. Peterson is former Colt (1999-2002) & started 54 of 57 games at Indy, leading Colts in tackles in ’00 (160) & ’02 (173)……COLTS: Club has won 4 in row. QB PEYTON MANNING is 5-1 (.833) vs. Jaguars with 103.6 passer rating vs. Jax. In those 6, Manning has completed 131 of 202 passes (64.9 pct.) for 1,580 yds & 14 TDs vs. 4 INTs……RB EDGERRIN JAMES has 35 100-yd rushing games in 70 career games & is 16th NFL player in history to post 35 100s…… WRs MARVIN HARRISON (29), REGGIE WAYNE (26) & BRANDON STOKLEY (25) create NFL’s only trio of teammates with 25+ receptions. Manning & Harrison (650) need 14 completions to surpass Buffalo’s JIM KELLY-ANDRE REED (663) for most completions between QB & WR in NFL history. Six-year veteran Stokley has already surpassed career-high in catches (24, ‘01 & ‘02). Led by CB NICK HARPER (3), team has 6 INTs. DE ROBERT MATHIS leads team with 4.0 sacks & team stands 3rd in AFC with +8 sack differential (NE, +13, Den. +10). Defense has allowed only 5 red zone TDs on 11 possessions (45.5 pct.).

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Vick: 77-129-1,019-4-4-82.2	Green: 98-160-1,125-6-4-84.5
RUSHING	Dunn: 92-356-3.9-6 (T1L)	Holmes: 126-551-4.4-6 (T2L)
RECEIVING	Crumpler (TE): 21-328-15.6-2	Morton: 24-336-14.0-0
OFFENSE	302.8	342.6
TAKE/GIVE	+1	+1
DEFENSE	297.3 (3C)	330.4
SACKS	Kerney: 7.0 (2L)	4 tied: 2.0
INTs	Beasley: 2	Warfield: 3 (T1L)
PUNTING	Mohr: 42.5	Cheek: 43.9
KICKING	Feely: 35 (14/14 PAT; 7/7 FG)	Tynes: 27 (12/13 PAT; 5/8 FG)

NOTES

FALCONS: Club has equaled win total of ’03 (5-11) & seeks 1st 6-1 start in franchise history. Offense ranks 3rd with 147.2 rushing yards per game while defense allows 74.5 rush yards per game, fewest in NFL……QB MICHAEL VICK has 17-9-1 (.648) record as starter, including wins in 7 of past 8. Had 3 TDs vs. Chargers (2 pass, 1 rush), leading club back from 17-7 4th-quarter deficit. Leads QBs with 286 rush yards. Has 3 career 100-yard games & needs 1 to tie BILLY KILMER (4) for most by QB……RB WARRICK DUNN ties for 2nd in NFL with 6 rushing TDs & needs 2 to tie career-high. Has 100-yard rush or rec. game in 2 of past 4 vs. AFC……WR PEERLESS PRICE has catch in 77 games in row. WR BRIAN FINNERAN has 112 catches with club since ’01, 71.4 pct. for 1st downs (80 of 112)……TE ALGE CRUMPLER ranks 2nd among NFC TEs with 328 rec. yards (21 catches)……Defense has 20.0 sacks, tied for NFL best (Phi)……DE PATRICK KERNEY has 7.0 sacks in past 5 games. DT ROD COLEMAN has 4.0 sacks, tops among DTs……PR ALLEN ROSSUM ranks 2nd in NFL with 12.4 PR avg……CHIEFS: Club is 5-2 (.714) in past 7 vs. NFC……QB TRENT GREEN stands 4th among AFC passers with 107.2 passer rating on 3rd down, including 4 TDs vs. 1 INT. Of Green’s 32 3rd down completions, 10 have gone to WR JOHNNIE MORTON , tied for 4th-most AFC 3rd down catches ……RB PRIEST HOLMES makes 1st career appearance vs. Falcons. Stands 5th in AFC with 612 scrimmage yards & ranks 2nd in AFC with 35 1st downs……WR EDDIE KENISON had career-best in TDs (3) & receiving yards (226) on 5 catches vs. Falcons on 12/15/96 (w/St.L.). In past 2 meetings vs. Atl. (both in 1999), Kennison totaled 8 catches for 161 yards (20.1 avg.) with 1 TD. TE TONY GONZALEZ (486) needs 8 catches Sunday to reach 500 career receptions in 117th career game; would be 2nd-fewest games played by TE in NFL history to reach 500 (HOF KELLEN WINSLOW, 101). With 1 TD catch, Gonzalez (49) would surpass STEPHONE PAIGE (49) for 3rd most in club history……Offense has lost AFC-low 1 fumble. Club is 10-3 (.769) in past 13 games when scoring 1st…… S ERIC WARFIELD tied for NFL lead with 3 INTs.

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Bulger: 138-211-1,690(2L)-9(T3C)-6-92.3	Fiedler: 55-110-635-2-6-51.1
RUSHING	M. Faulk: 99-404-4.1-3	Henry: 44-136-3.1-0
RECEIVING	Bruce: 39(3L)-537(3L)-13.8-1	McMichael (TE): 31-370-11.9-1
OFFENSE	376.0 (3C)	243.0
TAKE/GIVE	-5	-12
DEFENSE	365.5	257.8 (2C)
SACKS	Little: 3.0	4 tied: 2.0
INTs	Butler: 2	Surtain: 2
PUNTING	Landeta: 44.8 (2C)	Turk: 40.4
KICKING	Wilkins: 38 (14/14 PAT; 8/11 FG)	Mare: 20 (2/2 PAT; 6/7 FG)

NOTES

RAMS: Head coach MIKE MARTZ has 13-3 (.813) regular-season record vs. AFC opponents……QB MARC BULGER has 60.0+ comp. pct. in 16 of past 21 games. Club 7-2 (.778) when he passes for 300 yards. Has 22-6 (.786) record as starter……RB MARSHALL FAULK had TD run vs. Bucs, becoming 6th player all-time with 100. Has 693 career receptions (6,416 yards) & needs 7 to become 2nd RB in NFL history with 700 (LARRY CENTERS, 808). Has 18,033 career yards from scrimmage (11,617 rush; 6,416 rec), becoming 5th player all-time with 18,000 after posting 69 yards from scrimmage (40 rush, 29 rec) last week. Rookie 1st-round RB STEVEN JACKSON avgs. 5.8 yards per carry & leads rookies with 233 yards......WR ISAAC BRUCE ranks 4th in NFL with 12 3rd down catches (170 yards). Has 10,998 career receiving yards & needs 2 to become 13th player in NFL history with 11,000. WR TORRY HOLT has 100 yards receiving in 29 of 85 career games (34.1 pct)……DE LEONARD LITTLE has 47.5 career sacks & needs 2.5 for 50…….DOLPHINS: Club has not lost at home vs. Rams since 1976 (4 meetings ago). Under head coach DAVE WANNSTEDT, Dolphins are 41-29 (.586)……QB JAY FIEDLER has 36-20 (.643) career record as starter. Fiedler has 9 TDs vs. 4 INTs in past 7 starts vs. NFC & Dolphins are 5-2 (.714) in those 7 games……RB SAMMY MORRIS rushed for career-best 91 yards at Buffalo last week for most yards rushed by RB vs. Bills this season……In 2 career games vs. Rams, WR MARTY BOOKER has 12 catches for 125 yards w/ 24-yard reception in both games. TE RANDY MC MICHAEL ranks 2nd among AFC TEs in catches (31) & receiving yards (370). McMichael has led or tied for team-best in catches in 4 of 6 games & is 1 of 5 TEs to lead or tie for team-lead in receptions……Defense allowing 257.8 yards per game, 3rd fewest in NFL. Club tied for 4th-most sacks in AFC (13), led by 2.0 apiece from DE DAVID BOWENS, DT DARIO ROMERO, DE JASON TAYLOR, & DE JEFF ZGONINA. Club has not allowed 100-yd receiver in 16 consecutive games for longest active streak in NFL. Club’s opposing QBs have 70.3 passer rating, 3rd-lowest in AFC.

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	McNair: 84-146-905-4-6-67.9	Culpepper: 135-187-1,766(1L)-18(1L)-3-127.0 (1L)
RUSHING	Brown: 120-608 (2L)-5.1-4	Moore (R): 36-209-5.8-0
RECEIVING	Mason: 36 (3C)-429-11.9-2	Moss: 26-394-15.2-8 (1L)
OFFENSE	328.5	476.6 (1L)
TAKE/GIVE	+4 (T3C)	-2
DEFENSE	344.0	384.0
SACKS	Long: 2.0	Johnstone, K. Williams: 3.0
INTs	Thompson: 3 (T1L)	Winfield: 1
PUNTING	Hentrich: 44.4	D. Bennett: 38.1
KICKING	Anderson: 32 (11/11 PAT; 7/8 FG)	Andersen: 36 (18/18 PAT; 6/8 FG)

NOTES

TITANS: Team has won past 6 against NFC. Since 1997, head coach JEFF FISHER has led Titans to NFL-best 22-7 (.759) interconference record. Since 1995, club is NFL’s winningest road team with 44-31 (.587) record……QB STEVE MC NAIR is 15-3 (.833) in past 18 vs. NFC with TD pass in 17 of those 18 and 28 TDs vs. 10 INTs in those 18 overall. McNair (100) & Houston QB Carr (120) only AFC QBs with 100 rush yards on season……RB CHRIS BROWN is 2nd in AFC w/ 608 yds & has reached 100 yds before halftime 3 times this season. In 3 road games, Brown averaging 5.2 yds per carry (303 on 58)……WR DERRICK MASON (36) & WR DREW BENNETT (32) are AFC’s top duo in receptions w/ 68 & each ranks in AFC’s top 5 (Mason is 3rd, Bennett is 5th). In 2 career games vs. Vikings, Mason has 11 catches for 150 yds (13.6 avg.) with 1 TD……Titans tied for 2nd in AFC with 7 INTs. Club tied for 3rd in AFC with +4 turnover ratio. S LAMONT THOMPSON leads club & ties for NFL lead with 3 INTs. In 4 career games vs. Minn., including 1 playoff, DT-DE KEVIN CARTER has 2.0 sacks, 11 tackles & 7 QB pressures……VIKINGS: Have 300+ yds of offense in NFL record 34 games in row & 605 yds vs. Saints ranks 2nd in club history (622 vs. Bal, 9/28/69). Club leads NFL, averaging 7.2 yds per play……QB DAUNTE CULPEPPER has 3 5 TD pass games in ’04, most in single-season in NFL history. His 18 TD passes & 1,766 yards are most all-time after 5 games. Has 147.9 rating on 3rd downs (32-40, 516 yards, 9 TD, 1 INT), best in NFL……Rookie 4th-round RB MEWELDE MOORE has 391 yards from scrimmage (209 rush, 182 rec) with 21 receptions. Holds 24 records at Tulane…… WR RANDY MOSS has TD catch in 10 consecutive games & needs 1 to become 4th player in NFL annals with TD catch in 11 in row. Has 15 TDs in past 10 games. Has 39 career 100-yard games & needs 1 to tie CRIS CARTER for team record. Club has 28-11 record when Moss tops 100 yards. WR MARCUS ROBINSON has 18 catches for 250 yards & his 5 TD catches tie for 3rd-most in NFL……Second-year DT KEVIN WILLIAMS has 3.0 sacks & 8.0 in past 9 games……CB ANTOINE WINFIELD had 1st INT with club last week.

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Harrington: 81-136-809-8-3-86.9	Warner: 95-147-1,125, 3-1-91.8
RUSHING	Pinner: 46-131-2.8-1	Barber: 96-577(2C)-6.0-4
RECEIVING	Williams (R): 20-295-14.8-4	Toomer: 24-321-13.4-0
OFFENSE	227.2	363.8
TAKE/GIVE	+8 (3C)	+11 (1L)
DEFENSE	368.6	328.0
SACKS	Hall: 4.5	Strahan: 3.0
INTs	4: 1	Peterson, Alexander, Wilson (R): 2
PUNTING	Harris: 43.7	Feagles: 41.5
KICKING	Hanson: 22 (10/10 PAT; 4/6 FG)	Christie: 38 (11/11 PAT; 9/14 FG)

NOTES

LIONS: Club ranks 4th in NFL with +8 turnover ratio……Head coach STEVE MARIUCCI has 5-0 record all-time vs. NY teams (3-0 vs. Giants, 2-0 vs. Jets)……QB JOEY HARRINGTON has 121.9 4th-quarter passer rating (21-30, 203 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT), 4th-highest in NFL. Club 6-1 all-time when he completes 60.0+ pct. of pass attempts……Rookie RB KEVIN JONES (No. 30) returned to lineup vs. Pack after missing 1 game (ankle). Ranks 3rd among rookies with 106 yards rushing……Rookie 1st-round WR ROY WILLIAMS (No. 7) leads rookies with 4 TDs & ranks 3rd with 295 yards receiving (20 catches). WR AZ-ZAHIR HAKIM has 3 TD catches in past 3 games vs. Giants, posting 10 catches for 169 yards……DE JAMES HALL has team-leading 4.5 sacks & needs 0.5 for career-high…… All-Star CB DRE’ BLY started last week for 1st time since Week 1 (knee), posting 2 tackles. Has 20 career INTs……KR EDDIE DRUMMOND ranks 2nd in NFL with 29.0-yard KR avg. Had 58-yard KR vs. Pack, his 4t h 40+ yard KR this season. His 27-yard PR vs. GB was his longest of year……GIANTS: Club seeks 1st 5-1 start since ’93 & 1st 5-game win streak in single-season since ‘00……Team leads NFL with +11 takeaway/giveaway ratio……Head coach TOM COUGHLIN has 5-3 record following bye week……QB KURT WARNER is most accurate passer in NFL history, completing 66.3 pct. (1,216 of 1,835). Has 1 INT in 147 attempts & his 0.7 INT pct. leads NFL……RB TIKI BARBER leads NFL with 817 yards from scrimmage (577 rushing & 240 receiving). Has rushed for 100+ yards in 4 of 1st 5 games, including 122-yard (1 TD) effort vs. Dal. Ties for NFL lead with 5 runs of 20+ yards……WR AMANI TOOMER has reception in club-record 88 games in row. Has 442 career receptions, passing Barber (441) for most in club history……TE JEREMY SHOCKEY has 4 5+ catch games in row. Ties for 2nd among NFC TEs with 22 rec. (234 yards)……Club has forced 15 turnovers, tied for NFL best (Sea), after posting 22 in ’03……DE MICHAEL STRAHAN has 117.0 career sacks, most among active players. Has sacks vs. 56 QBs & seeks 1st vs. Joey Harrington……LB BARRETT GREEN spent 1st 4 seasons with Det……Rookie 5th-round S GIBRIL WILSON ties for 3rd among NFL rookies with 2 INTs. Had 1st career sack vs. Dal.

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Quinn: 36-68-280-1-1-62.1	Griese: 43-59-480-3-1-106.6
RUSHING	T. Jones: 103-458-4.4-4	Pittman: 43-160-3.7-0
RECEIVING	T. Jones (RB): 23-178-7.7-0	Clayton (R): 31-443-14.3-1
OFFENSE	283.6	291.5
TAKE/GIVE	-1	-4
DEFENSE	359.2	282.7 (2C)
SACKS	Urlacher: 2.0	McFarland, Spires: 3.0
INTs	Green: 2	Kelly: 2
PUNTING	Maynard: 45.1 (1C)	Bidwell: 43.6
KICKING	Edinger: 22 (7/7 PAT; 5/8 FG)	Gramatica: 34 (7/7 PAT; 9/13 FG)

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BEARS: Club’s 4 losses by avg. of 5.5 points per game……QB JONATHAN QUINN has started past 2 games & has thrown 1 INT in 68 attempts for 1.5 INT pct……RB THOMAS JONES has rushed for 95+ yards in 3 of 5 games. His 23 receptions (178 yards) tie for 2nd-most among NFL RBs. Has increased rushing total from previous season in each of last 3 years. Spent ’03 with Bucs, rushing for career-high 627 yards. RB ANTHONY THOMAS has 2,959 career rushing yards & needs 86 yards to pass ROLAND HARPER (3,044) in 5th in club history. WR DAVID TERRELL has team-leading 277 receiving yards (17 catches) & averages 16.3 yards per catch. Has 5 catches of 20+ yards……DE ADEWALE OGUNLEYE has 34 sacks in 44 career games. Had 1.0 sack in last game vs. Oak (12/15/02, with Miami)……LB BRIAN URLACHER started last week for 1st time since Week 2 (hamstring), leading club with 12 tackles & 1.0 sack……CB JERRY AZUMAH saw 1st action of year (neck) vs. Wash, returning INT 70 yards for TD……Special teams ranks 3rd in NFL with 11.8-yard PR average……BUCCANEERS: Head coach JON GRUDEN has 58 career wins & needs 2 for 60……QB BRIAN GRIESE made 1st start with club vs. Rams & completed 27 of 40 attempts for 286 yards…. Has played in 2 games with Bucs & has started 1…….Has 11-5 (.688) record as starter vs. NFC & makes 1st career start vs. Bears……RB MIKE ALSTOTT is Bucs all-time leader with 59 TDs……WR TIM BROWN has 100 career TD catches & needs 1 to pass STEVE LARGENT (100) in 3rd all-time. Has reception in 178 games in row, passing Largent (177) for 3rd-longest streak in NFL history. First-round WR MICHAEL CLAYTON (No.15) leads NFL rookies with 31 receptions & 443 yards. WR BILL SCHROEDER averages 22.3 yards per catch (7-156). WR CHARLES LEE avgs. 14.3 yards per catch (14 for 200)……Defense holds opponents to 6.2 yards per pass attempt & 158.2 passing yards per game, 4th-fewest in league……DE SIMEON RICE has 95.0 career sacks for loss of 614 yards……LB DERRICK BROOKS has started 134 games in row, longest active streak of any defensive player.

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Pennington: 107-152-1,151-5-2-97.8	Brady: 84-143-1,159-10 (T2C)-5-93.5
RUSHING	Martin: 132-613 (1L)-4.6-6 (T2L)	Dillon: 107-522-4.9-3
RECEIVING	Sowell (RB): 23-156-6.8-1	Givens: 19-336-17.7-1
OFFENSE	362.0 (3C)	348.8
TAKE/GIVE	+9 (1C)	+2
DEFENSE	318.8	337.6
SACKS	J. Abraham: 7.0 (1C)	Harrison, McGinest, Vrabel: 3.0
INTs	Coleman (R): 2	Wilson: 2
PUNTING	Gowin: 38.5	Jo. Miller: 45.5 (3L)
KICKING	Brien: 36 (12/12 PAT; 8/9 FG)	Vinatieri: 45 (15/15 PAT; 10/11 FG)

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GAME MARKS 1st meeting of unbeatens at 5-0 or better since Oct. 28, 1973 (Vikings 6-0 vs. Rams 6-0) & is only 4th meeting all-time of unbeaten teams with 5+ wins apiece...... JETS: Club is 5-0 for 1st time in history……QB CHAD PENNINGTON rushed for career-best 2 TDs in last meeting. Has 31 TDs vs. 0 INTs in red zone & has 17-9 (.654) starting record……RB CURTIS MARTIN leads NFL in rushing (613) & 7 TDs tie for AFC-best. Martin has 6 100-yd games vs. former team NE (1995-97) & Jets are 6-0 in those games. Has rushed for 5 TDs in past 7 against Pats. Martin (12,282) needs 31 yards to surpass HOFer JIM BROWN (12,312) for 7th place on NFL’s all-time rushing list. RB JERALD SOWELL leads AFC RBs with 23 receptions. Martin ranks 2nd with 22……Offense averaging 2nd-most 1st downs per game in AFC (21.6)……Jets lead AFC with +9 turnover ratio……DE JOHN ABRAHAM aims for 3rd multi-sack game in past 4 & leads AFC with 7.0 sacks & needs 3.0 sacks to surpass MARTY LYONS (43.0) for 7th most in club annals. Abraham has sacked NE’s Brady 2.5 times in 5 career meetings. Defense sacked Brady 5 times in last game at NE……PATRIOTS: Club aims for NFL record 18th regular season win in row & 21st consecutive win, including playoffs. QB TOM BRADY is 4-1 (.800) in 5 starts vs. NYJ & has 45-12 (.789) record, including playoffs, tops in NFL. Brady (10) tied for 2nd-most TD passes in AFC……RB COREY DILLON had 2 TDs & 85 rush yards on 22 carries (3.9) with 3 catches for 32 yards (10.7) in last start vs. Jets (12/16/01 w/Cin). Among 15 NFL rushers with 400+ yards, Dillon (522) owns 4th-best per-carry-average of 4.9 yards……TE DANIEL GRAHAM leads AFC with 5 receiving TDs on 16 catches……Patriots have AFC-best 19 sacks, including 3.0 from S RODNEY HARRISON, DE WILLIE MC GINEST & LB MIKE VRABEL. In last meeting, McGinest earned AFC Defensive Player of Week with 9 tackles, 1.5 sacks & 15-yd INT-TD. CB TY LAW (36) needs 1 INT to surpass RAYMOND CLAYBORN (36) for club record. Law was 1 of 5 Patriots to record INT off of NYJ’s Pennington in last mtg. Club has allowed 6 TDs in 22 redzone trips for AFC-best 27.3 pct., No. 2 in NFL (Ariz., 20.0 pct.).

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Hasselbeck: 99-170-1,212-6-4-82.3	McCown: 82-136-927-3-3-78.9
RUSHING	Alexander: 103-459-4.5-6 (T1L)	Smith: 84-353-4.2-4
RECEIVING	Jackson: 26-376-14.5-1	Fitzgerald (R): 22-298-13.5-1
OFFENSE	361.0	272.0
TAKE/GIVE	+10 (2L)	+6
DEFENSE	306.0	367.4
SACKS	Okeafor: 4.5	Berry, Pace: 4.0
INTs	Boulware (R), Lucas: 3	Darling, Harris, Macklin, Wilson: 1
PUNTING	Rouen: 42.0	Player: 43.0
KICKING	J. Brown: 38 (11/11 PAT; 9/10 FG)	Rackers: 27 (9/9 PAT; 6/7 FG)

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SEAHAWKS: QB MATT HASSELBECK has 3-0 record as starter vs. Cards, completing 70.0+ pct. of pass attempts in 2 of past 3……RB SHAUN ALEXANDER ties for NFL lead with 8 TDs. Has 60 career TDs & needs 3 to pass CURT WARNER (62) for 2nd-most in team history. Seeks TD in 6th consecutive game vs. division opponents & has 8 TDs (7 rush, 1 rec) in past 5 vs. NFC West. Has 125+ rushing yards in 3 of past 5 vs. division foes……WR DARRELL JACKSON was 15th WR selected in ’00 NFL Draft (3rd round) & leads class with 28 TD catches. WR KOREN ROBINSON ranks 2nd on club with 22 catches & 322 yards, posting 9 catches for 150 yards vs. Pats. WR BOBBY ENGRAM averages 16.7 yards per catch, posting 12 receptions for 200 yards……Defense surrenders 5.3 points per game in past 3 vs. Cards. Club has at least 1 INT in 10 consecutive games & ties for NFL lead with 9 INTs in ’04 (Hou)……DT ROCKY BERNARD ties for 2nd in NFL among DTs with 3.0 sacks. Rookie 2nd-round S MICHAEL BOULWARE ties for NFL rookie lead with 3 INTs……CARDINALS: Head coach DENNIS GREEN has 8-2 (.800) record after bye. Has reg-season record of 98-66 (.598) & needs 2 wins to become 29th coach in NFL history with 100……QB JOSH MC COWN has completed 60 percent of pass attempts in 5 of 7 career starts. Had career high 3 TD passes in Week 5……RB EMMITT SMITH is NFL’s all-time leading rusher with 17,771 yards. Broke rushing record with 109-yard effort on 10/27/02 vs. Sea. Has 77 career 100-yard games & needs 100-yard game to pass WALTER PAYTON (77) for most in NFL history. Through 5 games, his 353 yards & 4 rushing TDs are his most since ‘99 (435, 5)…...Rookie 1st-round WR LARRY FITZGERALD (No. 3) ranks 2nd among NFL rookies with 22 receptions & 298 yards receiving. Had 1st career TD on 24-yard catch vs. 49ers……TE FREDDIE JONES has 376 career catches, 2nd-most among active TEs (TONY GONZALEZ, 492)…...Club has forced 14 turnovers, 3rd-most in NFL, after totaling 23 in ’03. Defense is 1 of 2 to not allow rushing TD (NYG)……Second-year DE CALVIN PACE ties for 1st with 4 sacks & has sacks in 3 games in row.

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Testaverde: 104-174-1,301-5-4-83.0	Favre: 130-208-1,460(3C)-11(3L)-6-89.0
RUSHING	George: 62-209-3.4-2	Green: 120-486(3C)-4.1-2
RECEIVING	Glenn: 23-394-17.1-2	Driver: 37-443-12.0-3
OFFENSE	355.4	385.7 (3L)
TAKE/GIVE	-5	-8
DEFENSE	326.8	340.7
SACKS	Ellis: 6.0 (3C)	Barnett: 2.0
INTs	Hunter, Newman, Nguyen: 1	Sharper: 3
PUNTING	McBriar: 40.2	Barker: 39.5
KICKING	Cundiff: 25 (10/10 PAT; 5/7 FG)	Longwell: 35 (17/17 PAT; 6/8 FG)

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COWBOYS: Head coach BILL PARCELLS has 17-7 (.708) career mark vs. NFC North……QB VINNY TESTAVERDE has 256 TD passes & needs 5 to tie DAVE KRIEG (261) for 8th-most in NFL history……RB EDDIE GEORGE has 66 career rushing TDs & needs 4 to become 6th active player with 70. First-year RB RE SHARD LEE avgs. 4.5 yards per carry (19 carries, 85 yards), with 1 TD……Johnson had 22-yard TD catch vs. Pit, his 50th career. Glenn spent ’02 with Packers, posting 56 catches for 817 yards & 2 TDs. Had 7 catches for 140 yards last week, his most since 154 on 10/7/02 (w/GB, vs. Chi)……Second-year TE JASON WITTEN has 22 catches for 195 yards after posting 35 for 347 in ’03. Has 5+ catches in 6 of past 10 games……DE GREG ELLIS has 8 career multiple-sack games……Club holds opponents to 16.6 KR average, lowest in NFL……PACKERS: Team converting 48.8 pct. (39 of 80) on 3rd down, 3rd in NFL……Head coach MIKE SHERMAN is 5-1 in reg-season vs. NFC East……QB BRETT FAVRE has started 195 games in row, most ever by QB. Has thrown TD pass in 31 games in row, 2nd-longest streak all-time (JOHNNY UNITAS, 47). Has 4,090 career completions & needs 34 to pass JOHN ELWAY (4,123) in 2nd place……RB AHMAN GREEN has 26 100-yard rush games with Pack & needs 1 to pass JIM TAYLOR (26) for most in club annals. In 9 games vs. NFC East, avgs. 5.2 yards per carry (131 for 684)……WR JAVON WALKER has 597 rec. yards & needs 156 for career-high (752). Leads NFL with 214 3rd down rec. yards (11 catches). WR DONALD DRIVER posted 9 catches (110 yards) & 2 TDs vs. Det……TE BUBBA FRANKS has 169 career catches & needs 7 to pass RON KRAMER (170) & RICH MC GEORGE (175) for 4th-most among GB TEs……DE KABEER GBAJA-BIAMILA has 38.5 career sacks & needs 1.5 to become 4th Packer with 40.0……S DARREN SHARPER scored on 36-yard INT vs. Det.

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Aa. Brooks: 124-213-1,415-8-3-84.9	K. Collins: 80-140-846-2-8-55.8
RUSHING	McAllister: 58-238-4.1-2	Zereoue: 54-257-4.8-2
RECEIVING	Horn: 38(3C)-447-11.8-4	Curry: 24-286-11.9-2
OFFENSE	326.7	303.2
TAKE/GIVE	+2	-10
DEFENSE	414.2	339.5
SACKS	Ch. Grant: 8.0 (1L)	Brayton: 2.5
INTs	Ambrose: 3	Buchanon: 2
PUNTING	Berger: 43.9	Lechler: 49.3 (1L)
KICKING	Carney: 45 (12/12 PAT; 11/12 FG)	Janikowski: 36 (9/9 PAT; 9/11 FG)

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SAINTS: Club plays 1st of 3 consecutive games vs. AFC West (at Oak, at SD, vs. KC). Team has 20-14 (.588) road record under head coach JIM HASLETT……QB AARON BROOKS has led club to victory after trailing in 4th quarter in both of clubs ’04 wins. Has 7 career 300-yard passing games, 2nd-most in club history (ARCHIE MANNING, 9). Has thrown 3 INT in 213 attempts for 1.4 INT pct, 4th among starters……Since becoming full-time starter in ’02, RB DEUCE MC ALLISTER has topped 100 yards rushing in 18 of 35 games (51.4 pct). Rushed for 78 yards & 2 TDs vs. Min……WR JOE HORN has 38 TDs with Saints, 3rd in club history. Has 53 3rd down receiving yards (9 catches), tied for 7th-most in NFL. Third-year WR DONTE STALLWORTH has 320 receiving yards (27 catches) after posting 485 in ’03. ……DE CHARLES GRANT has 8.0 sacks through 6 games, most in NFL, after totaling 10.0 in ’03……K JOHN CARNEY has converted 55.8 pct. all-time FG from 50+ (19 of 34)……P MITCH BERGER has 41.3 net punting average, best in NFL……RAIDERS: QB KERRY COLLINS started 7 games for Saints in 1998. Collins has passed for at least 228 yards in 3 of past 4……RBs AMOS ZEREOUE has led club in rushing 3 consecutive games. RB TYRONE WHEATLEY has 7 100-yd games with Raiders, tied with BO JACKSON for 6th-most in club history. Wheatley is 4-for-4 on 3rd & 1 rushing attempts & RB JUSTIN FARGAS is 2-for-2 on such carries……One of 3 AFC teams with at least 6 players with 10 or more catches. WR RONALD CURRY has 23 catches for 274 yards (11.9 avg.) & 2 TDs in past 5 games & is tied for 4th-most 3rd down catches in AFC (10). Entering season, Curry had 5 career receptions for 31 yards. Three of WR-KR DOUG GABRIEL’s 8 catches have gone for 20+ yards. Gabriel stands 5th in AFC with 24.6 KR avg. on 19 returns. WR JERRY PORTER has 3+ catches in 10 of past 15 games……In last game vs. Saints (12/7/03), DT WARREN SAPP (w/TB) notched 1st career TD catch & recorded pass defensed. Defense aims for INT in 3rd consecutive game……P SHANE LECHLER leads NFL w/ 49.3 average & could become 1st NFL punter to avg. 50.0 for season.

'04 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Plummer: 107-184-1,328 (3C)-10 (T2C)-5-87.4	Palmer: 104-190-1,023-4-8-59.6
RUSHING	Droughns: 78-399-5.1-1	R. Johnson: 108-412-3.8-2
RECEIVING	Smith: 27-350-13.0-1	C. Johnson: 23-334-14.5-1
OFFENSE	370.7 (2C)	288.2
TAKE/GIVE	-3	+1
DEFENSE	224.8 (1L)	365.2
SACKS	Hayward: 2.5	5 tied: 1.0
INTs	Bailey, Herndon: 1	James: 3 (T1L)
PUNTING	Knorr: 44.4	Larson (R): 41.3
KICKING	Elam: 52 (1C) (13/13 PAT; 13/14 FG)	Graham: 35 (8/8 PAT; 9/11 FG)

NOTES

GAME FEATURES 2 former Pac-10 Offensive Players of Year: Denver QB JAKE PLUMMER (1996, Ariz. St.) & Cincinnati QB CARSON PALMER (2002, USC)……BRONCOS: Team appears on Monday Night Football for 13th consecutive year. Club is 5-0 when leading at halftime……Under head coach MIKE SHANAHAN (since 1995), Broncos own league’s best point-differential of +451 (929 vs. 478)……Since joining Broncos in 2003, QB Plummer has record of 14-3 (.824), NFL’s 2nd-best win pct. among all starting QBs in that span……RB REUBEN DROUGHNS has 369 rush yards in past 2 games (193, 176) for league’s most rush yards in consecutive weeks. Team is 32-6 (.842) in past 38 games with 100-yard rusher……WR ROD SMITH (53) needs 3 TD catches to surpass SHANNON SHARPE (55) for most in team history……Offensive line has allowed only 3 sacks, tying for fewest in NFL & team’s +10 sack differential ties for NFL’s 2nd-best……No. 1 defense in league has allowed NFL-low 3 pts in 4th qtr. Rookie LB D.J. WILLIAMS (No. 17) leads club with 39 tackles & has 1.0 sack ……BENGALS: Team hosts 1st MNF game since 1989……Club is 2-2 vs. AFC West under head coach MARVIN LEWIS……QB Palmer averaging 231.5 passing yards per home start, including 316 vs. Ravens in last home game……In past 6 games vs. AFC West & NFC West clubs, RB RUDI JOHNSON is averaging 5.3 yards per carry on 106 rushes (559 yards) & 4 rushing TDs. RB KENNY WATSON tied for lead among NFL RBs with 9 receptions on 3rd down……In past 16 home games, WR CHAD JOHNSON has 4+ catches in 14 & 70+ rec. yards in 13. Only AFC North club with as many as 5 players with 10 or more receptions: WR Johnson (23), WR T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH (17), RB Watson (14), WR PETER WARRICK (11) & TE AARON SCHOBEL (10)……Offense has scored points on 11 of 13 redzone trips (84.6 pct.)……Bengals lead AFC with 8 fumble takeaways. S KEVIN KAESVIHARN scored 1st career TD last week on 3-yard FR-TD. CB TORY JAMES recorded 2 INTs last week.