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  NFL 2008 Week 13: AFC North-leading Steelers Face
  Patriots in Foxborough

       NFL 2008 Weekend 13: The Pittsburgh Steelers (8-3) Face the New England Patriots (7-4) in Foxborough

 

Matt Cassel, QB New England Patriots

NFL Football 2008 Quarterback Matt Cassel of the New England Patriots Week 7 AFC Offensive Player of the Week
Quarterback Matt Cassel of the New England Patriots

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This game has a lot of scenarios.

First off, the AFC North-leading Steelers want revenge for a 34-13 pasting by the Patriots a year ago in New England when TOM BRADY threw for 399 yards and WR RANDY MOSS posted seven catches for 135 yards.

But things, of course, have changed in a year.

Now MATT CASSEL's at QB for the Patriots and in each of his last two games has thrown for 400 yards (one more than Brady has in his career). Cassel can set the NFL consecutive record in the category with another 400-yarder this Sunday. Thing is, he goes against the toughest defense in the NFL that leads the league in overall, passing and rushing defense.

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Cassel also faces marauding LBs JAMES HARRISON (12.0 sacks) and LA MARR WOODLEY (10.5), the only two players from the same team in the top five in NFL sacks. Cassel, who played mostly out of the shotgun last week against Miami, has been protected well recently by his OL, going down only six times in the last four games.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8-3) at NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (7-4)

The Patriots host the Pittsburgh Steelers at Gillette Stadium in a matchup of AFC playoff contenders.

The Steelers bring the NFLs top-ranked defense to Foxborough for a late-season clash for the second straight season.

This year, the Pittsburgh defense has allowed the league's fewest yards and fewest points, while the Patriots offense is coming off of back-to-back 500-yard games for the first time in franchise history. The Steelers are also among the NFLs best teams away from home, compiling a 4-1 on the road this season.

The Pittsburgh Steelers own a 12-7 all-time record against the New England Patriots in regular season games while the Patriots hold 3-1 edge in postseason games. The New England Patriots have won six of the past seven games in the series, including victories in the 2001 and 2004 AFC Championship games, both in Pittsburgh

The Steelers are 3-2 in New England, but Pittsburgh is 0-2 all-time at Gillette Stadium. The Steelers last victory in New England was a 24-21 overtime victory in 1997.

The Steelers snapped the Patriots' NFL-record 18-game regular-season winning streak in 2004 with a 34-20 victory at Heinz Field on Oct. 31.

The Patriots have traditionally saved their best football for the end of the season and lead the NFL with a 48-9 (.842) record in games played on Thanksgiving Day or later in the NFL season since 2001. The record includes playoff games. This week, New England hosts the league's second-best team in games on Thanksgiving or later since 2001, with the Pittsburgh Steelers coming to Gillette Stadium posting a 36-16 (.692) record in such games. New England will look to continue its run of success on Thanksgiving Weekend, having won six of its last seven games during the holiday weekend.

NFL 2008 Week 12: Pittsburgh Steelers 27 Cincinnati Bengals 10

Last week (NFL 2008 Week 12), the Steelers defeated the Bengals at home 27 - 10. In that game, The Steelers scored 20 consecutive points after trailing the Cincinnati Bengals. It was the fifth consecutive win for Pittsburgh over the Cincinnati Bengals. The Steelers improved their record to 8-3 and lead the Baltimore Ravens by 1 game in the AFC North Division.

NFL 2008 Week 12: New England Patriots 48 Miami Dolphins 28

The Patriots improved to 7-4 with a division win over the Dolphins in Miami. The Dolphins took a 21-17 lead early in the second half, but the Patriots outscored Miami 31-7 the rest of the way and cruised to victory.

The Patriots offense had a historic game, piling up 530 total net yards as quarterback Matt Cassel passed for 400 yards for the second straight week. Randy Moss had eight catches for 125 yards and three touchdowns, while Wes Welker added eight catches for 120 yards.

The Patriots 530 net yards of offense is the second highest offensive yardage output in Patriots team history and the most since gaining a team-record 597 total net yards against the New York Jets on Sept. 9, 1979.

Matt Cassel 415 passing yards against the Dolphins, is the fifth time in NFL history a quarterback has totaled 400 or more passing yards in back-to-back games. Cassel threw for 400 yards against the New York Jets (Nov. 13).

Cassel is the first player to achieve the feat since Tennessee Titans QB Billy Volek in 2004 (426 yards on 12/13/04 and 492 yards on 12/19/04). In addition to Volek, the other NFL passers to have achieved the feat are San Diego's Dan Fouts in 1982 (444 yards on 12/11/82 and 435 yards on 12/20/82), Miami's Dan Marino in 1984 (470 yards on 12/2/84 and 404 yards on 12/9/84) and the New York Giants' Phil Simms in 1985 (432 yards on 10/6/85 and 513 yards on 10/13/85). Cassel joins Drew Bledsoe as the only Patriots quarterbacks to pass for 400 yards or more in two or more games. Bledsoe had four 400-yard passing games with the Patriots (two in 1994, one in 1996 and one in 1998). The other Patriots players to achieve the feat are Tom Brady (1), Tony Eason (1), Steve Grogan (1) and Tom Ramsey (1).

PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8-3)

  • The Steelers are 7-1 (.875) against AFC teams this NFL 2008 season

  • In 3 career regular season games against the New England Patriots, QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER has completed 49 of 84 passes (58.3 pct.) for 599 yards with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 100.2 passer rating. Including playoffs, the Steelers are 29-2 (.935) when Roethlisberger has 100+ passer rating

  • In their last meeting against the New England Patriots, RB WILLIE PARKER gained 124 yards (5.9 avg.) on 21 attempts. RB MEWELDE MOORE has career-high 5 rush TDs in NFL 2008

  • WR HINES WARD is averaging 91 receiving yards per game in past 3 (273 total). Ward has totaled 9 catches for 149 yards (16.6 avg.) with 2 TDs in past 2 against Patriots. For career, WR SANTONIO HOLMES averages 16.7 yards per catch (140 receptions; 2,332 yards)

  • Club leads AFC with 37 sacks

  • LB JAMES HARRISON (12) & LB LA MARR WOODLEY (10.5) have totaled 22.5 sacks in NFL 2008. Harrison has 3.5 sacks in past 4 games

  • S TROY POLAMALU (5) needs 1 INT to set career-high (5 in '04) & aims for 3rd consecutive game with INT

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (7-4)

  • Including postseason, BILL BELICHICK aims for 150th career win as head coach

  • Including playoffs, Pats are 5-1 (.833) vs. Steelers since 2000

  • QB MATT CASSEL aims for 3rd consecutive 400-yard passing & 3rd game in row with 3 TDs

  • RB KEVIN FAULK totaled 105 yards last week (53 rush, 52 receiving). Rookie RB BEN JARVUS GREEN-ELLIS (undrafted free agent) has 5 rush TDs in past 6

  • In last game against the Steelers, WR RANDY MOSS posted 7 receptions for 135 yards (19.3 avg.). For career, Moss averages 99.6 rush yards per game against Steelers (299 total). Moss (59) is tied for 2nd in NFL for most 100-yard receiving games (MARVIN HARRISON, 59; JERRY RICE, 76)

  • Since 2007, WR WES WELKER leads NFL with 192 receptions. Welker can become 1st player in NFL history with 6+ receptions in team's 1st 12 games. Welker aims for 4th consecutive game with 100+ receiving yards (107, 108, 120)

  • DE RICHARD SEYMOUR (7) needs 2 sacks to surpass career-high (8 in '03) & aims for 4th consecutive game with sack

  • Rookie LB JEROD MAYO leads team with 98 tackles.

PREDICTION: Steelers 24 Patriots 10

Cassel has been hot the past two weeks, but has not faced the best of defenses (Jets & Dolphins). This week is a different story. As a team, the Steelers defense ranks 1st in Points Allowed per Game (14.5), Yards per Game (235.4), Passing Yards Allowed per Game (168.8) and Rushing Yards Allowed per Game (66.5). Let's see how good Matt Cassel is at reading the Steelers defense.

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Time for Turkey with All the Trimmings & NFL 2008 Week 13 with All the Excitement

Forget "seconds." How about "thirds"? That is the appetizer on the NFL Thanksgiving menu this week – three Turkey Day servings of NFL football, followed by a whole lineup of NFL games on Thanksgiving Sunday and Monday.

Even the players will be in their easy chairs.

"I remember watching Thanksgiving games as a kid," says Indianapolis Colts quarterback PEYTON MANNING. "Even in high school and college, and now in the NFL, you practice, you come home and you watch Thanksgiving football."

Peyton Manning & the Indianapolis Colts are on a roll having won 4 games in a row heading into NFL 2008 Week 13.

NFL 2008 Week 13 Playoff Races & Playoff Scenarios

The Cardinals and Titans can become the first teams this NFL 2008 season to clinch playoff berths on Thanksgiving.

12 teams in the NFC are within one game of .500 or better entering NFL 2008 Week 13. The Eagles & Panthers have the toughest remaining schedule of the contenders. In the AFC, the NFL 2008 playoff picture is becoming clearer as 9 AFC teams are at least one game above .500.

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NFL 2008 WEEK 13 SCHEDULE – NOVEMBER 27, 30- DECEMBER 1

(All times local)

Thanksgiving (Thursday, November 27, 2008)
Tennessee at Detroit, 12:30 PM (CBS)
Seattle at Dallas, 3:15 PM (FOX)
Arizona at Philadelphia, 8:00 PM (NFLN)

Sunday, November 30
New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1:00 PM
N.Y. Giants at Washington, 1:00 PM
Atlanta at San Diego, 1:05 PM
Pittsburgh at New England, 4:15 PM
Denver at N.Y. Jets, 4:15 PM
San Francisco at Buffalo, 1:00 PM
Kansas City at Oakland, 1:15 PM
Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1:00 PM
Chicago at Minnesota, 7:15 PM (NBC)
Indianapolis at Cleveland, 1:00 PM
Carolina at Green Bay, 12:00 PM
Miami at St. Louis, 12:00 PM

Monday, December 1
Jacksonville at Houston, 7:30 PM (ESPN)

NFL 2008 WEEK 12 RESULTS (NOVEMBER 20, 23-24)

(Home team in CAPS)

PITTSBURGH 27, Cincinnati 10 (Thursday, November 20)
Chicago 27, ST. LOUIS 3
N.Y. Jets 34, TENNESSEE 13
Oakland 31, DENVER 10
BALTIMORE 36, Philadelphia 7
N.Y. Giants 37, ARIZONA 29
Houston 16, CLEVELAND 6
ATLANTA 45, Carolina 28
DALLAS 35, San Francisco 22
Washington 20, SEATTLE 17
Tampa Bay 38, DETROIT 20
Indianapolis 23, SAN DIEGO 20
Minnesota 30, JACKSONVILLE 12
Buffalo 54, KANSAS CITY 31
New England 48, MIAMI 28
NEW ORLEANS 51, Green Bay 29 (Monday, November 24)

NFL 2008 WEEK 11 RESULTS – NOVEMBER 13, 16-17

(Home team in CAPS)

N.Y. Jets 34, NEW ENGLAND 31 (OT) Thursday, November 13
N.Y. GIANTS 30, Baltimore 10
TAMPA BAY 19, Minnesota 13
SAN FRANCISCO 35, St. Louis 16
Denver 24, ATLANTA 20
Arizona 26, SEATTLE 20
CAROLINA 31, Detroit 22
Tennessee 24, JACKSONVILLE 14
Philadelphia 13, CINCINNATI 13 (tie, OT)
PITTSBURGH 11, San Diego 10
GREEN BAY 37, Chicago 3
Dallas 14, WASHINGTON 10
INDIANAPOLIS 33, Houston 27
MIAMI 17, Oakland 15
New Orleans 30, KANSAS CITY 20
Cleveland 29, BUFFALO 27 Monday, November 17

NFL 2008 WEEK 10 RESULTS – NOVEMBER 6, 9-10

(Home team in CAPS)

Byes: Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins

Denver 34, CLEVELAND 30 (Thursday Night 11/3)
NEW ENGLAND 20, Buffalo 10
N.Y. JETS 47, St. Louis 3
Carolina 17, OAKLAND 6
ATLANTA 34, New Orleans 20
Indianapolis 24, PITTSBURGH 20
Tennessee 21, CHICAGO 14
SAN DIEGO 20, Kansas City 19
Jacksonville 38, DETROIT 14
Baltimore 41, HOUSTON 13
MIAMI 21, Seattle 19
MINNESOTA 28, Green Bay 27
N.Y. Giants 36, PHILADELPHIA 31 (Sunday Night)
ARIZONA 29, San Francisco 24 (MNF)

NFL 2008 WEEK 9 RESULTS – NOVEMBER 2-3

(Home team in CAPS)

Byes: Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers

N.Y. Jets 26, BUFFALO 17
Miami 26, DENVER 17
CHICAGO 27, Detroit 23
N.Y. GIANTS 35, Dallas 14
CINCINNATI 21, Jacksonville 19
Atlanta 24, OAKLAND 0
Baltimore 37, CLEVELAND 27
Philadelphia 26, SEATTLE 7
Tampa Bay 30, KANSAS CITY 27 (OT)
INDIANAPOLIS 18, New England 15
MINNESOTA 28, Houston 21
Arizona 34, ST. LOUIS 13
TENNESSEE 19, Green Bay 16 (OT)
Pittsburgh 23, WASHINGTON 6 (MNF)

NFL 2008 WEEK 8 RESULTS – OCTOBER 26-27

(Home team in CAPS)

Byes: Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings

BALTIMORE 29, Oakland 10
PHILADELPHIA 27, Atlanta 14
CAROLINA 27, Arizona 23
HOUSTON 35, Cincinnati 6
DALLAS 13, Tampa Bay 9
Cleveland 23, JACKSONVILLE 17
Washington 25, DETROIT 17
N.Y. Giants 21, PITTSBURGH 14
MIAMI 25, Buffalo 16
Seattle 34, SAN FRANCISCO 13
NEW ENGLAND 23, St. Louis 16
NEW ORLEANS 37, San Diego 32 (London)
N.Y. JETS 28, Kansas City 24
TENNESSEE 31, Indianapolis 21 (MNF)

NFL 2008 WEEK 7 RESULTS (OCTOBER 19-20)

(Home team in CAPS)

Byes: Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles

BUFFALO 23, San Diego 14
HOUSTON 28, Detroit 21
CAROLINA 30, New Orleans 7
GREEN BAY 34, Indianapolis 14
CHICAGO 48, Minnesota 41
OAKLAND 16, N.Y. Jets 13 (OT)
Pittsburgh 38, CINCINNATI 10
WASHINGTON 14, Cleveland 11
Tennessee 34, KANSAS CITY 10
TAMPA BAY 20, Seattle 10
Baltimore 27, MIAMI 13
N.Y. GIANTS 29, San Francisco 17
ST. LOUIS 34, Dallas 14
NEW ENGLAND 41, Denver 7 (MNF)

NFL 2008 WEEK 6 RESULTS (OCTOBER 12 - 13)

(Home team in CAPS)

Byes: Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans

ATLANTA 22, Chicago 20
Jacksonville 24, DENVER 17
HOUSTON 29, Miami 28
ARIZONA 30, Dallas 24 (OT)
INDIANAPOLIS 31, Baltimore 3
Philadelphia 40, SAN FRANCISCO 26
MINNESOTA 12, Detroit 10
Green Bay 27, SEATTLE 17
NEW ORLEANS 34, Oakland 3
SAN DIEGO 30, New England 10
N.Y. JETS 26, Cincinnati 14
TAMPA BAY 27, Carolina 3
St. Louis 19, WASHINGTON 17
CLEVELAND 35, N.Y. Giants 14

NFL 2008 WEEK 5 RESULTS (OCTOBER 5 - 6)

(Home team in CAPS)

Byes: Cleveland Browns, N.Y. Jets, Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Rams

Tennessee 13, BALTIMORE 10
DENVER 16, Tampa Bay 13
CAROLINA 34, Kansas City 0
ARIZONA 41, Buffalo 17
Chicago 34, DETROIT 7
DALLAS 31, Cincinnati 22
Atlanta 27, GREEN BAY 24
New England 30, SAN FRANCISCO 21
Indianapolis 31, HOUSTON 27
Pittsburgh 26, JACKSONVILLE 21
MIAMI 17, San Diego 10
N.Y. GIANTS 44, Seattle 6
Washington 23, PHILADELPHIA 17
Minnesota 30, NEW ORLEANS 27 (MNF)

 

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