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DECEMBER ROARS IN: "SUPER SIX" GAMES HIGHLIGHT NFL SCHEDULE
NFL FACTOID
COLD-WEATHER RUSHING: The axiom that says that when the weather turns colder in
the NFL, teams stay on the ground seems to be proving true. In the past three
weeks, there have been 37 100-yard rushing games – the most over any three-week span
in NFL history.
What a way to start
December!
Call it the “Super Six”…“Showdown Weekend”…or “How-Did-The-NFL-Schedule-Makers-Arrange-This?”
Whatever the term, NFL Week 14 is crammed with six got-to-watch games
between high-ranking teams. The Super Six-Pack (including five division
games) features two games between first-place teams and four between first-
and second-place clubs.
“It’s exciting,” says quarterback DONOVAN MC NABB of the Philadelphia Eagles, one of the
teams involved in the weekend’s donnybrook. “That’s why we love this game
so much. It’s a challenge. We love this.”
But just because the 12
teams in these games are riding high does not mean that the race to the
playoffs is over as the NFL begins the final month of its season. Far from
it.
Proof? In the past 10 years, 16 teams with a record of .500 or lower at this point in the season
qualified for the playoffs. Last year, the 6-6 Cleveland Browns and New
York Giants and Jets pulled off the feat.
And three of the teams
involved in this weekend’s “Super Six” were eliminated from playoff
contention at this time last year – Cincinnati, Minnesota and Seattle.
On top of all this Week
14 excitement, division titles and playoff berths can be clinched:
CAROLINA
PANTHERS can clinch the NFC
South Division with a win and a New Orleans loss.
KANSAS CITY
CHIEFS can earn the AFC
West title with a win or tie, or can earn a playoff berth with
Indianapolis or Miami losses.
NEW ENGLAND
PATRIOTS can take the AFC
East crown with a win, or earn a playoff berth with a tie and a Cincinnati
loss and a Denver loss or tie, or a tie and a Baltimore loss and a
Denver loss or tie.
PHILADELPHIA
EAGLES can clinch a playoff
berth with a win, or with a tie and losses or ties by Green Bay and
New Orleans.
ST. LOUIS RAMS
can earn a playoff berth with a win and a New Orleans loss or tie, or
with a tie and a Green Bay loss or tie and a New Orleans loss.
The breakdown of
Week 14’s “Super Six” matchups:
MIAMI DOLPHINS
(8-4, Second) at NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (10-2, First):
Two teams that play each other tight. The last two games between
the clubs have gone to overtime, with the Patriots winning both. In fact,
five of the seven games between the teams this decade have been decided by
seven points or less.
On October 19 in Miami, New England
survived two potential game-winning field-goal attempts to win in overtime
on an 82-yard TOM BRADY to TROY BROWN pass. Brady (.714)
and the Dolphins’ JAY FIEDLER (.694) rank Nos. 1 and 3 (sandwiching
KURT WARNER, .700) as the NFL’s winningest active quarterbacks (25
starts).
The key to the game could be Dolphins running back RICKY WILLIAMS –
with three 100-yard efforts in a row – against the Pats’ stout No. 5 NFL
rush defense, now bulked up with the return of 6-5, 365-pound nose tackle
TED WASHINGTON.
CINCINNATI
BENGALS (7-5, First) at BALTIMORE RAVENS (7-5, First):
“As long as I’ve been here, December was just December,” says
Cincinnati running back COREY DILLON. “It didn’t mean much. This
is different.”
“This” is the Bengals’
six-wins-in-their-last-seven-games streak – one that began with their
34-26 defeat of Baltimore on October 19. That is their best record at
this point in a season since 1990 (the last time they went to the
playoffs), and includes their first back-to-back road wins (the past two
weeks at San Diego and Pittsburgh) since October 19 and November 12 of
1995.
It will be two hot quarterbacks squaring off. Cincy’s JON KITNA –
the only QB in the NFL to take every snap this season – has thrown 18 TD
passes and only one interception in the team’s seven wins. Baltimore’s
ANTHONY WRIGHT, a third-stringer for most of the year, has led the
club to the first 40-point back-to-back games in its history. Much of
that production comes from his five TD passes to wide receiver MARCUS
ROBINSON, his college teammate at South Carolina.
INDIANAPOLIS
COLTS (9-3, First) at TENNESSEE TITANS (9-3, First):
Two angry teams, because they both come off losses, and in the
conference, no less.
After losing three in a row to Tennessee (and six out of their last
seven), the Colts dominated the Titans this September 14, 33-7. But now
the Colts are in the Titans’ lair. And Tennessee has two streaks going
for it.
The Titans have won 10 in a row at home and have an NFL-best 26-game home
streak of not allowing a 100-yard rusher. Colts RB EDGERRIN JAMES,
177 yards away from 1,000 yards, will face the NFL’s No. 1 rush defense.
This is the type of game – for first place – that the starting
quarterbacks live for. The Titans’ STEVE MC NAIR and Colts’
PEYTON MANNING – two of the most resourceful QBs in the NFL -- are
ranked first and third in AFC passer rating, respectively.
KANSAS CITY
CHIEFS (11-1, First) at DENVER BRONCOS (7-5, Second):
Chiefs can clinch their first division title since 1997 with a win
or tie. The Broncos have to win to have a reasonable shot at the
playoffs.
That said, this is still an AFC
West battle where the events of past games just ratchet up the
excitement. Like on October 5 of this year. There was Chiefs kick
returner DANTE HALL darting every which way – even backwards – on a
93-yard punt-return TD halfway through the fourth quarter that provided
the winning points in a 24-23 Chiefs victory. It was the fourth
consecutive game between the two that was decided by seven or less points,
including two overtimes.
The Broncos’ main task will be to stop Chiefs running back PRIEST
HOLMES, who has run for 17 TDs, more than any other team in the
NFL this year, and eight behind the NFL season record of EMMITT SMITH
(25, 1995).
DALLAS COWBOYS
(8-4, Second) at PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (9-3, First):
Could be an old-time December grind-it-out game that Cowboys head
coach BILL PARCELLS was so used to in his New York Giants days.
The Eagles have won seven in a row – their best season streak since 1980 –
but, amazingly, have surrendered a 100-yard rushing effort in five of
them.
Each club presents a tri-part rushing attack that has gone over 1,000
yards. The Eagles’ BRIAN WESTBROOK, CORRELL BUCKHALTER and
DUCE STALEY have combined for 1,189 yards. The Cowboys’ TROY
HAMBRICK, AVEION CASON and RICHIE ANDERSON have teamed
for 1,068.
SEATTLE
SEAHAWKS (8-4, Second) at MINNESOTA VIKINGS (7-5, First):
Two teams with high-octane offenses coupled with solid takeaway
defenses.
The Vikings rank No. 1 in the
league on offense, the Seahawks No. 4. They sit fourth (Vikings, 27) and
fifth (Seahawks, 25) in the NFC in takeaways.
The quarterbacks are the highest-rated in the conference. Minnesota’s
DAUNTE CULPEPPER has a 94.6 passer rating, Seattle’s MATT
HASSELBECK a 94.2 mark.
Each club is wondering which opponent will show up – the Vikings, who
won their first six games but have gone 1-5 since, or the Seahawks, who
are undefeated at home (7-0) but 1-4 on the road.
WEEK 14
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7
CINCINNATI BENGALS (7-5) AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (7-5)
SERIES
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BENGALS |
RAVENS |
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LEADER |
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10-5 |
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STREAKS |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Lewis: 1-0 |
Billick: 7-2 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 24-20 at Steelers |
W 44-6 vs. 49ers |
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LAST GAME |
10/19/03: Ravens 26 at
Bengals 34. Cincinnati QB Jon Kitna passes for 274 yards & 3 TDs to
give Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis win vs. former team. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
11/10/03: Ravens 38, Bengals
27. Baltimore scores TDs on offense, defense & special teams to lead
Ravens to victory. |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Ian Eagle,
Solomon Wilcots |
STATS
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PASSING |
Kitna: 244-400-2,811-22
(T2L)-9-91.2 |
Wright:
48-87-608-6-3-85.8 |
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RUSHING |
Ru. Johnson:
165-691-4.2-5 |
J. Lewis: 284-1,442
(1L)-5.1-8 |
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RECEIVING |
C. Johnson: 71 (2C)-1,105
(1C)-15.6-9 (T2C) |
Heap (TE): 48-571-11.9-2 |
|
OFFENSE |
342.6 (3C) |
301.6 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+4 |
-2 |
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DEFENSE |
334.6 |
281.9 (3C) |
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SACKS |
Clemons: 6.0 |
Suggs (R): 8.0 |
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INTs |
James: 3 |
Reed: 6 (T2C) |
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PUNTING |
Richardson: 40.0 |
Zastudil: 42.1 |
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KICKING |
Graham: 82 (31/31 PAT;
17/19 FG) |
Stover: 109 (2C) (25/25
PAT; 28/30 FG) |
NOTES
TEAMS TIED for AFC North lead……BENGALS:
For 1st time since 1990, club is
alone or tied for 1st place in division thru 12 games. Club aims for 1st
5-game win streak since 1988 when team won AFC title. Head coach
MARVIN LEWIS & club attempt for 1st sweep
of Ravens since 1996......QB JON KITNA
posted 130.8 passer rating in last mtg, completing 16 of 27 (59.3 pct.) for
274 yds & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs. In 7 wins, has 18 TDs vs. 1 INT. Needs 2 TDs
to surpass career-high (23 in 1999 w/Sea.)......RB COREY DILLON
aims for 3rd consec. 100-yd gm at Balt. (114.5 yds/gm in past 2). In past 2
weeks, Dillon has 156 yds on 28 carries (5.6 avg.).....WR CHAD
JOHNSON leads AFC w/16 catches of 20+ yds
& 6 for 40+ yds. Aims for 4th consecutive game vs. Ravens with TD.
WR PETER WARRICK has 35 receptions in 6
road games. Offense is No. 2 in AFC in redzone w/22 TDs in 36 trips (61.1
pct.)……DE DUANE CLEMONS leads club
with 6.0 sacks. Team has 26 sacks vs. 16 in ’02 thru 12 gms......
RAVENS: In series, have won 6 in
row & 9 of past 11. Team has posted club-record 88 points in consecutive
games……Head coach BRIAN BILLICK has
7-2 (.778) career record vs. Bengals...... QB ANTHONY WRIGHT
has passed for 6 TDs vs. 1 INT in past 2 starts......RB JAMAL LEWIS
leads NFL with franchise-record 1,442 rush yds. Has 4.0+ yd/carry avg. in
12 of past 14 games & aims for 6th consec. 100-yd game vs. Cin......TE
TODD HEAP leads team w/48 catches & is
only AFC TE to lead club in catches. WR MARCUS ROBINSON
has 5 TDs in past 2. In last mtg, WR TRAVIS TAYLOR
had 138 rec. yds & 2 TDs......S ED REED
has 2 INTs in past 3 vs. Cincy, is 2nd in AFC in INTs (6) & has 4 punt
blocks in 28 career gms. Rookie LB TERRELL SUGGS
(No. 10) stands 5th in AFC in sacks (8.0) & leads NFL rookies. Ravens have
18 sacks in past 7 mtgs, incl. 3.0 by LB PETER BOULWARE.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (2-10) AT
DETROIT LIONS (4-8)
SERIES
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CHARGERS |
LIONS |
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LEADER |
4-3 |
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STREAKS |
Past 4 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Schottenheimer: 3-0 |
Mariucci: 2-1 |
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LAST WEEK |
L 28-24 vs. Chiefs |
W 22-14 vs. Packers |
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LAST GAME |
10/10/99: Chargers 20 at
Lions 10. San Diego’s defense records 6 sacks & forces 3 turnovers as
Chargers defeat former coach Bobby Ross. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
10/10/99 |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Bill
Macatee, Jerry Glanville |
STATS
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PASSING |
Flutie:
69-132-811-7-3-79.5 |
Harrington:
234-428-2,220-12-20-59.1 |
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RUSHING |
Tomlinson:
215-1,172-5.5-9 (T2C) |
Bryson: 121-447-3.7-2 |
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RECEIVING |
Tomlinson (RB):
66-408-6.2-0 |
Bryson (RB): 43-280-6.5-0 |
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OFFENSE |
307.3 |
267.0 |
|
TAKE/GIVE |
-4 |
-2 |
|
DEFENSE |
372.8 |
323.8 |
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SACKS |
Dingle, Scott: 5.5 |
Hall, Porcher: 4.5 |
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INTs |
Jammer: 4 |
Bly: 6 (T3C) |
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PUNTING |
Bennett: 42.4 |
N. Harris: 39.1 |
|
KICKING |
Christie: 63 (27/27 PAT;
12/17 FG) |
Hanson: 72 (18/19 PAT;
18/19 FG) |
NOTES
BROTHERS MARTY
and KURT SCHOTTENHEIMER to coach in
game. Chargers head coach Marty Schottenheimer is brother of Lions
defensive coordinator Kurt……CHARGERS:
Head coach Schottenheimer has never lost
to Lions (3-0). Schottenheimer was Detroit linebackers coach from
1978-79……In 4 starts this season,
QB DOUG FLUTIE has 7 TDs vs. 3 INTs
& is NFL’s 2nd-highest rated 4th-qtr passer (105.8). Is 5th-oldest starting
QB in NFL history (41 yrs & 45 days on Sunday)......Last week, RB LA
DAINIAN TOMLINSON became club’s all-time
leader in 100-yd rush games (16). Leads club & all NFL RBs with 66
receptions & needs 2 rush TDs to surpass NATRONE MEANS
(34) for 3rd-most in club history……WR DAVID BOSTON
has 4 TDs in past 4 weeks. Has 4+ receptions in 7 of past 9 games played.
Rookie TE ANTONIO GATES (FA) has 2
TDs in past 4 games……CB QUENTIN JAMMER
recorded 1st multi-INT game last week (2) & leads team w/4. LB
DONNIE EDWARDS has led team in tackles in
7 games in row……P DARREN BENNET is
NFL’s 5th all-time leading punter with min. of 250 punts (43.9 avg.)……LIONS:
Club has
lost 2 fumbles in 2003, fewest in
NFL......QB JOEY HARRINGTON has
been sacked once per 50.4 career pass attempts (17 sacks, 857 attempts),
best sack-per-pass attempt ratio all-time. Lions have surrendered 10 sacks
in 2003, fewest in NFL. Harrington has passed for 2,220 yards
& 12 TDs & needs 75 & 1 TD to surpass 2002 rookie totals (2,294,
12)……RB OLANDIS GARY rushed for 108
yards & career-high 2 TDs in 1st start vs. Chargers on 11/7/99 (w/Broncos).
RB SHAWN BRYSON has career-highs
with 43 receptions & 280 receiving yards......WR AZ-ZAHIR HAKIM
had 5 receptions for 104 yards in only
career game vs. Chargers (w/ Rams, 10/1/00), his 1st 100 vs. AFC opponent.
Leads Lions WRs with 36 catches (310 yards). WR
BILL SCHROEDER has 288 career
receptions & needs 12 for 300……DE ROBERT PORCHER
had 7 tackles & 1.0 sack in last game at SD. Had 2.0 sacks vs. Pack.
DE JAMES HALL ties for club lead
with career-best 4.5 sacks...... CB DRÉ BLY
had career-high 2 INTs vs. GB......Club’s avg. drive start on kickoffs is
30.6-yard line, 3rd-best in NFC & 6th in NFL.
CHICAGO BEARS (5-7) AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (6-6)
SERIES
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BEARS |
PACKERS |
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LEADER |
83-76-6 |
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STREAKS |
|
Past 6 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Jauron: 2-9 |
Sherman: 6-1 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 28-3 vs. Cardinals |
L 22-14 at Lions |
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LAST GAME |
9/29/03: Packers 38 at
Bears 23. Green Bay RB Ahman Green rushes for 176 yards & 2 TDs on 19
carries to lead Packers past Bears. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
12/1/02: Packers 30, Bears
20. Green Bay clinches NFC North by rallying from 11-point 1st-half
deficit. Packers RB Tony Fisher rushes for 91 yards & 1 TD. |
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BROADCAST |
FOX (12:00 PM CT): Dick
Stockton, Daryl Johnston |
STATS
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PASSING |
Stewart:
104-196-1,076-6-7-64.5 or
Chandler: 101-175-969-3-7-62.3 |
Favre: 229-354-2,358-22
(T1C)-18-83.3 |
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RUSHING |
Thomas: 168-721-4.3-4 |
Green: 262-1,383
(2C)-5.3-10 (1C) |
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RECEIVING |
White: 44-516-11.7-3 |
Green (RB): 45-338-7.5-4 |
|
OFFENSE |
266.9 |
351.3 |
|
TAKE/GIVE |
-3 |
-12 |
|
DEFENSE |
306.6 |
324.0 |
|
SACKS |
A. Brown: 3.5 |
Gbaja-Biamila: 6.0 |
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INTs |
Azumah, Tillman (R): 3 |
Barnett (R): 3 |
|
PUNTING |
Maynard: 40.9 |
Bidwell: 41.6 |
|
KICKING |
Edinger: 83 (20/20 PAT;
21/27 FG) |
Longwell: 80 (35/35 PAT;
15/17 FG) |
NOTES
BEARS: Club has won 4 of past 6
after 1-5 start & past 4 losses by 7 points-or-less. Offense ranks 2nd
converting 78.6 pct. on 4th down (11 of 14).....QB KORDELL STEWART
passed for 284 yards (2 TDs) & rushed for 26 yards (1 TD) last week.
QB CHRIS CHANDLER has 27,940 career pass
yards & 168 TD passes & needs 60 yards & 2 TDs to become 5th active QB with
28,000 & 170……RB ANTHONY THOMAS has
3 100-yard rush games in 2003 & needs 1 to
tie his career- high. Rookie 6th-round RB BROCK FORSEY
rushed for 134 yards (TD) vs. Cards……WR MARTY BOOKER
needs 3 rec to become 3rd Bears WR with 300 career & 6 to pass NEAL
ANDERSON (302) for 5th-most in team
history. WR DEZ WHITE needs 6
catches for 2nd 50-catch year in
row. Rookie 5th-round WR JUSTIN GAGE
has 11 rec. (252 yards) in 2003, 6 for 20+ yards. Had 4 catches for 100
yards vs. Ariz.....KR JERRY AZUMAH
leads NFL with 31.5 KR avg……CB CHARLES TILLMAN
ties for NFL rookie lead with 3 INTs……
PACKERS: Club has 34-11
(.756) Dec. record in past 10 seasons, best in NFL......QB BRETT
FAVRE has played in 187 consec. games &
can pass FORREST GREGG (187) for
club record. Has started 185 in row, most-ever by NFL QB. Has TD pass in
21 consec. games & can tie CECIL ISBELL
(22) for club record. Has TD pass in 23 games in row vs. Bears & can tie
record for longest streak vs. 1 foe since 1970 (DAN MARINO,
24, vs. NYJ)……RB AHMAN GREEN
has 1,383 rush yards & needs 92 to pass
JIM TAYLOR (1,474) for club
record. Taylor’s mark, set in 1962, is oldest team single-season rushing
record in NFL. Has 23 career 100s & club is 21-2 (.913) in those contests.
Has 36 rush TDs with Pack & needs 2 to pass VERNE LEWELLEN
(37) for 3rd-most in team history……WR JAVON WALKER
avgs. 17 yards per catch (28 for 475)……DE KABEER GBAJA-BIAMILA
has 33.0 career sacks & needs 3 to tie TONY BENNETT
(36) in 4th in club history. Has 3 sacks in past 3 games vs. Bears.
HOUSTON TEXANS (5-7) AT
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (3-9)
SERIES
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TEXANS |
JAGUARS |
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LEADER |
2-1 |
|
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STREAKS |
|
|
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Capers: 2-2 |
Del Rio: 0-1 |
|
LAST WEEK |
W 17-13 vs. Falcons |
W 17-10 vs. Buccaneers |
|
LAST GAME |
9/28/03: Jaguars 20 at
Texans 24. Houston QB David Carr scores on 1-yard run for game-winning
TD as time expires. |
|
LAST GAME AT SITE |
10/27/02: Texans 21, Jaguars
19. Houston’s Kris Brown kicks game-winning 45-yard FG with 2:11
remaining to give Texans 1st-ever road victory. |
|
BROADCAST |
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Craig
Bolerjack, Beasley Reece |
STATS
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PASSING |
Carr: 137-238-1,666-8-10-72.9 |
Leftwich (R):
172-300-2,039-10-12-72.6 |
|
RUSHING |
Davis (R): 188-825-4.4-5 |
F. Taylor:
249-1,037-4.2-4 |
|
RECEIVING |
Johnson (R): 51-778-15.3-4 |
Johnson: 47-478-10.2-2 |
|
OFFENSE |
295.4 |
326.7 |
|
TAKE/GIVE |
-1 |
-5 |
|
DEFENSE |
368.8 |
295.3 |
|
SACKS |
Sharper: 4.0 |
Stroud: 4.5 |
|
INTs |
Coleman: 6 (T2C) |
Peterson: 3 |
|
PUNTING |
Stanley: 40.0 |
Royals: 41.1 |
|
KICKING |
K. Brown: 67 (22/22 PAT;
15/19 FG) |
Marler (R): 64 (22/22
PAT; 14/23 FG) |
NOTES
ALL 3 MEETINGS have been decided by
4 points-or-less......Game features AFC’s top rookie QB (BYRON
LEFTWICH, Jax.), RB (DOMANICK DAVIS,
Hou.) & WR (ANDRE JOHNSON, Hou.).....TEXANS:
Franchise’s 1st-ever road victory came at Jacksonville & was also team’s 1st
division win. Club has defeated Jaguars 2 times & both have been 4th-qtr
comebacks. Team vies for 1st set of consecutive victories......In
3 starts vs. Jax, QB DAVID CARR is
2-1 (.667) with 91.7 passer rating, completing 56 of 84 (66.7 pct.) for 646
yds & 3 TDs vs. 2 INTs……RB Davis (No. 101) leads NFL rookies w/825 rush
yards & has posted 100+ rush yds in 4 of 7 career starts.......WR
COREY BRADFORD stands 2nd in NFL with 20.9
rec. avg. (min. 15 rec.). WR Johnson (No. 3) leads AFC rookies with 51
catches (tied for 11th in AFC) & 778 rec. yds (6th in AFC). WR Johnson (778
rec. yds) & RB Davis (825 rush yds) can be 1st NFL rookie teammates to gain
1,000 yds. rec. & rushing……Club’s strength of schedule is tied for toughest
in NFL (.576) after 13 wks……Last season as Jag, S MARLON MC CREE
posted
team record for most INTs in season (6).
K KRIS BROWN is 10 of 10 on FGs
inside 40. Kicked game-winning 45-yard FG in last meeting at Jax......JAGUARS:
QB Leftwich (No. 7) has TD (pass or rush) in 9 of 11 career games & is 1 of
8 AFC QBs with 10 or more TD passes. Ranks 4th in AFC 4th-qtr passer rating
(95.8)......RB FRED TAYLOR ranks
5th among AFC RBs w/1,037 rush yds & 5th with 41 receptions. Had 94
scrimmage yards in last meeting, including TD......WR JIMMY SMITH
has 10 catches for 150 yards & 2 TDs vs. Texans. Aims for 3rd game in row
with TD vs. Hou. TE KYLE BRADY has
188 catches since ’99, 5th-most among TEs......Four of 5 O-lineman have
started every game……LB AKIN AYODELE
ties AFC defensive player lead with 3 fumble recoveries. DT JOHN
HENDERSON has notched 2.5 sacks & 25
tackles vs. Hou. in past 3. Club limiting opposing starting RBs to 58.5 yds/gm
in past 11 & 3.1 yd/carry. Jags allowing fewest 1st down play yds in AFC
(4.40)……PR DAVID ALLEN ranks 3rd in
AFC PR avg. (13.0).
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (8-4) AT
MINNESOTA VIKINGS (7-5)
SERIES
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SEAHAWKS |
VIKINGS |
|
LEADER |
5-2 |
|
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STREAKS |
5 of past 6 |
|
|
COACHES VS. OPP. |
Holmgren: 6-9 |
Tice: 0-1 |
|
LAST WEEK |
W 34-7 vs. Browns |
L 48-17 at Rams |
|
LAST GAME |
9/29/02: Vikings 23 at
Seahawks 48. Seattle RB Shaun Alexander becomes 1st NFL player to score
5 TDs in 1 half as Seahawks erupt for 45 1st-half points. |
|
LAST GAME AT SITE |
9/30/84: Seahawks 20,
Vikings 12. Seattle WR Steve Largent catches 8 passes for 130 yards & 1
TD in victory. Seahawks RB Eric Lane adds 113 yards & 1 TD. |
|
BROADCAST |
FOX (12:00 PM CT): Sam
Rosen, Bill Maas |
STATS
|
PASSING |
Hasselbeck: 234-381-2,883-22
(T1C)-9-94.2 (2C) |
Culpepper:
212-330-2,526-17-8-94.6 (1C) |
|
RUSHING |
Alexander:
245-1,034-4.2-9 (2C) |
M. Williams:
150-671-4.5-4 |
|
RECEIVING |
Jackson: 53-908-17.1-8 (3C) |
Moss: 82 (2L)-1,239
(2L)-15.1-11 (1L) |
|
OFFENSE |
355.8 (2C) |
385.4 (1L) |
|
TAKE/GIVE |
+7 (T2C) |
+7 (T2C) |
|
DEFENSE |
322.4 |
359.8 |
|
SACKS |
C. Brown, Okeafor: 5.0 |
Johnstone: 6.5 |
|
INTs |
Tongue: 4 |
Chavous: 8 (1L) |
|
PUNTING |
Rouen: 41.6 |
Johnson (R): 39.7 |
|
KICKING |
J. Brown (R): 95 (2C)
(38/38 PAT; 19/24 FG) |
Elling: 74 (35/35 PAT;
13/18 FG) |
NOTES
SEAHAWKS: Seek 3rd consecutive
40-point game vs. Vikes. Offense converting 48.1 pct. on 3rd down (76 of
158), best in NFL……QB MATT HASSELBECK
has 92.4 road passer rating (247 of 397, 3,061 yards, 20 TDs, 10 INTs) since
2002, 2nd-best in NFL (CHAD PENNINGTON,
106.1). Has won 12 of past 18 starts & has multi-TD pass in 7 of past 12.
Has 2,883 yards passing & needs 117 for 2nd consecutive 3,000-yard season &
193 for career-high (3,075)……Club has won 11 of RB SHAUN ALEXANDER’s
13 career 100-yard games. Has 47 career TDs & needs 2 to pass CHRIS
WARREN (48) for 3rd-most in team history……WR
DARRELL JACKSON avgs. 17.1 yards
per catch, 3rd-best in NFL (min. 20 catches). Has 8 TD catches & needs 1
for career-high. Has 908 receiving yards & needs 92 for 2nd 1,000-yard
season. TE ITULA MILI has
career-best 4 TD receptions……DE JOHN RANDLE
had 114 sacks with Vikes from 1990-2000. Has 136 career sacks & needs 2 to
pass RICHARD DENT (137.5) for
5th-most in NFL history……LB CHAD BROWN
leads NFC LBs with 5 sacks……VIKINGS:
Head coach MIKE TICE
started 83 games at TE for Seahawks from 1981-88, 90-91……QB DAUNTE
CULPEPPER is 15-5 (.750) when posting
100.0+ rating. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 124.2 3rd-down passer rating (60 of
88, 859 yards, 9 TDs, 2 INTs). Leads NFC &
ranks 4th in NFL with 7.65 yards per pass avg. (330 att, 2,526 yards)……RB
MICHAEL BENNETT rushed for 98 yards last
week on 14 carries. RB MOE WILLIAMS
leads NFC & ranks 2nd in NFL among RBs with 527 receiving yards (54
catches). Has career-high with 671 rushing yards……WR RANDY MOSS
has 7,982 career receiving yards & with 160
yards last week, passed JERRY RICE
(7,866) for most in 1st 6 seasons in NFL history. Has 496
career catches & needs 3 to pass STEVE JORDAN
(498) in 2nd in club annals & 4 for 500 career. Has 22 catches of 20+
yards, tops among WRs……Defense leads NFL with 23 INTs……DE KEVIN
WILLIAMS (No. 9) leads NFC rookies & ranks
2nd in NFL with 5.5 sacks.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (5-7) AT
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (6-6)
SERIES
|
|
BUCCANEERS |
SAINTS |
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LEADER |
|
16-7 |
|
STREAKS |
|
Past 3 |
|
COACHES VS. OPP. |
Gruden: 1-3 |
Haslett: 3-1 |
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LAST WEEK |
L 17-10 at Jaguars |
W 24-20 at Redskins |
|
LAST GAME |
11/2/03: Saints 17, at
Buccaneers 14. New Orleans’ John Carney kicks 47-yard game-winning FG
with 8 seconds left. Saints’ defense forces 6 TOs & records 4 sacks. |
|
LAST GAME AT SITE |
12/1/02: Saints 23,
Buccaneers 20. New Orleans QB Aaron Brooks passes for 2 TDs as Saints
sweep Tampa Bay. |
|
BROADCAST |
FOX (12:00 PM CT): Ron
Pitts, Tim Ryan |
STATS
|
PASSING |
B. Johnson: 270-437-2,919
(3C)-20 (3C)-13-84.3 (3C) |
Brooks:
223-383-2,473-15-8-81.9 |
|
RUSHING |
Pittman: 172-696-4.0-0 |
McAllister: 272-1,393
(1C)-5.1-8 (T3C) |
|
RECEIVING |
McCardell: 66-905-13.7-7 |
Horn: 58-683-11.8-6 |
|
OFFENSE |
335.6 |
338.8 |
|
TAKE/GIVE |
+6 |
-4 |
|
DEFENSE |
288.0 (2C) |
329.4 |
|
SACKS |
Rice: 12.0 (T1L) |
Ch. Grant: 7.0 |
|
INTs |
D. Smith: 4 |
| |