WEEK 3 – SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
ARIZONA
CARDINALS (1-1) AT BALTIMORE
RAVENS (1-1)
SERIES
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CARDINALS
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RAVENS
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SERIES LEADER
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2-1
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STREAKS
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2-1
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COACHES VS. OPP.
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Whisenhunt: 0-0
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Billick: 2-0
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LAST WEEK
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W 23-20 vs. Seahawks
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W 20-13 vs. Jets
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LAST GAME
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10/12/03:
Ravens 26 at Cardinals 18. Baltimore CB Chris McAlister has 2 INTs,
including 83-yard INT-TD in 3rd quarter. Ravens RB Jamal Lewis rushes
for 131 yards.
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LAST GAME AT SITE
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11/23/97:
Cardinals 16, Ravens 13. Arizona K Joe Nedney kicks game-winning
43-yard FG as time expires.
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BROADCAST
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FOX (1:00
PM ET): Thom Brennaman, Tim Hasselbeck, Amy Fadool (Field
reporter). SIRIUS: 123 (Ariz.),
125 (Bal.).
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STATS
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PASSING
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Leinart:
37-65-401-2-3-66.3
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McNair: 20-34-203-0-1-63.7 OR
Boller: 25-41-204-2-1-79.7
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RUSHING
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James: 50-220 (1C)-4.4-2 (T3L)
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McGahee: 45-174-3.9-0
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RECEIVING
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Fitzgerald:
10-107-10.7-0
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Mason: 15-130-8.7-0
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OFFENSE
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346.0
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308.5
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TAKE/GIVE
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-1
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-2
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DEFENSE
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282.0 (3C)
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270.0
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SACKS
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3 tied: 1.0
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Many tied: 1.0
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INTs
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R. Lewis, Reed: 1
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PUNTING
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Barr: 38.4
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Koch: 46.2 (2C)
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KICKING
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Rackers: 16 (4/4 PAT; 4/5 FG)
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Stover: 16 (4/4 PAT; 4/5 FG)
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NOTES
CARDINALS: Head coach KEN
WHISENHUNT notched 1st career win last week vs. Sea…QB MATT LEINART
has 200+ yards or TD pass in all 13 career starts. Had both 200 yards
(299) & TD last week…In 3 career games vs. Bal., RB EDGERRIN JAMES
is 3-0. Has 20+ carries in each of past 2 vs. Bal. & when James has
20+ carries, his teams are 67-16 (.807)…In only career meeting (10/12/03), WR
ANQUAN BOLDIN had 6 catches for 95 yards. WR LARRY FITZGERALD
has TD catch in 6 of past 7 vs. AFC. TE LEONARD POPE scored 1st
career TD last week with 30-yard catch…In past 10 vs. AFC,
DE BERTRAND BERRY
has 10.5 sacks & 7 FFs. Berry
has 6.5 sacks in past 7 games. LB KARLOS DANSBY has 5 sacks in
past 4 interconference contests. Dansby has 8.5 sacks in past 13 games…NEIL
RACKERS kicked game-winning 42-yard FG with 1 second left last week…RAVENS:
Def. coord. REX RYAN was Cardinals asst for 2 years, coaching
def. line in 1994 & LBs in ’95 while his father, BUDDY, was head
coach…QB STEVE MC NAIR is 24-10 (.706) with 45 TDs vs. 17 INTs &
91.9 passer rating as starter vs. NFC. In only career start vs. Arz. (10/26/97
with Ten.), McNair had 4 TDs (2 pass, 2 rush) with 121.2 passer rating & 70
yds rushing. McNair is 5-0 in past 5 home starts & has 200+ pass
yards in 3 of those 5…QB KYLE BOLLER started last week & comp. 23 of
35 passes for 185 yds with 2 TDs (97.9 rating)...In 1 career start vs. Arz. (10/31/04
with Buf.), RB WILLIS MC GAHEE had 102 yds rushing & 2 TDs…Ravens
are 15-7 (.681) when TE TODD HEAP scores TD…DE TERELL SUGGS has
5.5 sacks, 1 FF & 2 FR in 8 interconference home games. CB CHRIS
MC ALISTER had 2 INTs, incl. 87-yard INT-TD in last mtg. with Arz. (10/12/03).
In only game vs. Arz. (10/12/03),
S ED REED had INT. Club is 19-4 (.826) when Reed has INT.
SAN
DIEGO CHARGERS (1-1) AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (2-0)
SERIES
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CHARGERS
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PACKERS
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SERIES LEADER
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7-1
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STREAKS
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Past 4
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COACHES VS. OPP.
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Turner: 0-0
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McCarthy: 0-0
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LAST WEEK
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L 38-14 at Patriots
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W 35-13 at Giants
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LAST GAME
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12/14/03:
Packers 38 at Chargers 21. Green Bay QB Brett Favre passes for 278
yards & 4 TDs as Packers score game’s final 21 points.
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LAST GAME AT SITE
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9/15/96:
Packers 42, Chargers 10. Green Bay QB Brett Favre throws 3 TD passes
& Packers S LeRoy Butler returns INT 90 yards for TD.
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BROADCAST
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CBS (12:00
PM CT): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms. SIRIUS: 130 (SD), 181 (GB).
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STATS
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PASSING
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Rivers:
41-61-369-2-3-73.7
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Favre: 52-80-492-3-2-84.0
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RUSHING
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Tomlinson: 35-68-1.9-1 (T2C)
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Jackson (R): 32-75-2.3-0
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RECEIVING
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Gates (TE):
16-184-11.5-2
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Driver: 14 (T2C)-139-9.9-1
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OFFENSE
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232.0
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291.5
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TAKE/GIVE
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+1
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+2 (T2C)
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DEFENSE
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304.5
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304.0
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SACKS
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Merriman: 2.0 (T3C)
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C. Williams: 2.0 (T3C)
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INTs
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Hart, McCree: 1
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Barnett, C. Williams: 1
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PUNTING
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Scifres: 44.7
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Ryan: 39.4
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KICKING
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Kaeding: 4 (4/4 PAT; 0/1 FG)
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Crosby (R): 15 (6/6 PAT; 3/4 FG)
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NOTES
CHARGERS: Club has won
6 consecutive games vs. NFC…Team is 7-2 (.777) when QB PHILIP RIVERS throws
2+ TDs. Rivers has 98.5 passer rating vs. NFC…In 1 meeting vs. Packers, RB
LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON totaled 11 receptions for 144 yards (13.1 avg.)
with 2 TDs. Team is 7-1 (.875) when Tomlinson rushes for 100+ yards in
interconference games...FB LORENZO NEAL notched 12th career TD reception
last week...TE ANTONIO GATES aims for 10th career 100-yard receiving
game & had 117 rec. yards in last meeting with GB (12/14/03)…WR VINCENT
JACKSON averages 17.3 yards-per-catch as starter. Rookie WR CRAIG
DAVIS made 1st career start last week…LB SHAWNE MERRIMAN posted 2
sacks for loss of 16 yards & forced 1 fumble last week. Chargers are
8-1 (.888) when Merriman has 2+ sacks…S CLINTON HART registered
his 1st INT of season last week. Hart set career high with 3 INTs in
’06…In ’07, RB-KR MICHAEL TURNER has returned 5 kickoffs for 113 yards
(22.6 avg.)…For career, K NATE KAEDING has made 4 of 5 50+ yard FGs on
road…PACKERS: Club has won 6 in row…QB BRETT FAVRE
has 149 career wins as starter, most in NFL history. Passed HOFer JOHN
ELWAY (148) last week. Favre had 3 TDs last week & has 417 career
TD passes. Needs 4 to pass HOFer DAN MARINO (420) for most
all-time. In career, Favre is 4-0 vs. SD with 100.7 passer rating,
completing 70 of 111 passes (63.1 pct.) for 838 yards with 10 TDs vs. 4
INTs…Rookie RB DE SHAWN WYNN rushed for 1st 2 TDs of career last week,
incl. 38-yarder…WR DONALD DRIVER has catch in 82 consecutive
games, 2nd-longest streak in team history (STERLING SHARPE, 103).
In only meeting vs. SD, Driver had 8 catches for 112 yards & 1 TD.
Rookie WR JAMES JONES (No. 78) led club with career-high 75 rec.
yards last week. TE BUBBA FRANKS caught 30th TD of career last
week…DE AARON KAMPMAN has 16.5 sacks in past 18 games. DT
COREY WILLIAMS had 1.0 sack & 1 INT last week, 1st INT of career.
Has sack in 3 consecutive games & 4 of past 5.
INDIANAPOLIS
COLTS (2-0) AT HOUSTON
TEXANS (2-0)
SERIES
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COLTS
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TEXANS
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SERIES LEADER
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9-1
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STREAKS
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9 of past 10
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COACHES VS. OPP.
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Dungy: 9-1
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Kubiak: 1-1
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LAST WEEK
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W 22-20 at Titans
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W 34-21 at Panthers
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LAST GAME
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12/24/06:
Colts 24 at Texans 27. Houston K Kris Brown kicks 48-yard FG as time
expires as Texans beat Indianapolis
for 1st time in 10 attempts.
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LAST GAME AT SITE
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12/24/06
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BROADCAST
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CBS (12:00
PM CT): Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots. SIRIUS: 143 (Ind.), 110
(Hou.).
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STATS
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PASSING
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Manning:
46-72-600 (1L)-4-1-102.8
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Schaub: 36-50-452-3-1-111.4 (2C)
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RUSHING
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Addai: 43-199-4.6-2 (1C)
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Green: 31-144-4.6-1 (T2C)
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RECEIVING
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Wayne:
12-185-15.4-2
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A. Johnson: 14-262 (3C)-18.7-3 (T1C)
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OFFENSE
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416.5 (3L)
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330.5
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TAKE/GIVE
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+3 (T2C)
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+4 (T1L)
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DEFENSE
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303.0
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286.0
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SACKS
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Sanders: 2.5 (2C)
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Okoye (R), M. Williams: 2.0 (T3C)
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INTs
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Giordano, Keiaho: 1
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Du. Robinson: 2 (T1L)
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PUNTING
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H. Smith: 42.0
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Turk: 45.1
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KICKING
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Vinatieri: 21 (2C) (6/7 PAT; 5/6 FG)
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K. Brown: 18 (6/6 PAT; 4/4 FG)
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NOTES
COLTS: Club aims to
start 3-0 for 4th time in past 5 years…Colts are 16-2 (.888) under Dungy
(2002-present) in September, including 9-0 against AFC South…QB PEYTON
MANNING has 25 career TD passes vs. Hou. (tied with NE for most vs. any
opponent) & 10 career TD passes at Reliant Stadium (most at any opposing
venue). Manning (38,186) ranks 11th all-time in passing yards & moved
past BOOMER ESIASON (37,920) and DAVE KREIG (38,147) with 312
yards vs. Ten…In 2 games vs. Hou., RB JOSEPH ADDAI has 31 carries for
182 yards (5.9 avg.)…WR MARVIN HARRISON has 3 consecutive 100-yard games
vs. Texans & averages 7.3 catches-per-game in those contests…WR REGGIE
WAYNE (39) needs TD reception to become 6th Colt with 40. Colts are
11-3 (.785) when TE DALLAS CLARK has TD catch. In 5 career games
vs. Texans, Clark totaled 4 TDs (most vs. any opponent)…S BOB SANDERS recorded
2.5 sacks last week while registering 1st sack of career…DE DWIGHT FREENEY has
8 sacks in 10 games vs. Texans…DE ROBERT MATHIS has 2 multiple-sack
games vs. Texans (3 on 11/14/04 & 2 on 9/17/06)… TEXANS: Club
aims for 1st 3-0 start in team history & 4th consecutive win at home…Team
set franchise record with 34 points last week…QB MATT SCHAUB passed for
227 yards & 2 TDs vs. Car. (119.3 passer rating) & aims for 100+ passer
rating for 3rd consecutive game...RB AHMAN GREEN is averaging 4.6
yards-per-carry (31 att., 144 yards)…WR ANDRE JOHNSON has 262 of
Texans 452 receiving yards & all 3 TD receptions…TE OWEN DANIELS was
2nd on team with 5 receptions for 58 yards (11.6 avg.) last week. Daniels
has registered 4 of his 5 career TD receptions vs. AFC South opponents…CB
DUNTA ROBINSON (11 INTs) needs 1 INT to set franchise record (currently
tied with CB AARON GLENN & FS MARCUS COLEMAN). Robinson
has INT in 2 consecutive games…Rookie DT AMOBI OKOYE posted
career-high 2 sacks last week…KR-WR JEROME MATHIS returned 7 kickoffs
for 266 yards (38.0 avg.), incl. 89-yard TD, in only meeting vs. Colts…P
MATT TURK placed 3 punts inside 20-yard line last week.
MINNESOTA
VIKINGS (1-1) AT KANSAS CITY
CHIEFS (0-2)
SERIES
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VIKINGS
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CHIEFS
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SERIES LEADER
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Series tied 4-4
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STREAKS
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4 of past 6
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COACHES VS. OPP.
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Childress: 0-0
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Edwards: 1-0
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LAST WEEK
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L 20-17 (OT) at Lions
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L 20-10 at Bears
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LAST GAME
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12/20/03:
Chiefs 20 at Vikings 45. Minnesota QB Daunte Culpepper passes for 260
yards & 3 TDs, including 2 scores to WR Randy Moss (30, 21).
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LAST GAME AT SITE
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12/12/99:
Chiefs 31, Vikings 28. Kansas City K Pete Stoyanovich kicks 38-yard FG
with 3 seconds remaining as Chiefs win 3rd consecutive game.
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BROADCAST
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FOX (12:00
PM CT): Matt Vasgersian, JC Pearson, Dawn Mitchell (Field
reporter).
SIRIUS: 140
(Min.), 119 (KC).
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STATS
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PASSING
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Jackson:
30-56-329-1-5-40.0
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Huard: 41-61-343-1-3-66.5
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RUSHING
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Peterson (R): 39-169-4.3-0
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L. Johnson: 26-98-3.8-0
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RECEIVING
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Wade: 6-62-10.3-0
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L. Johnson (RB): 10-76-7.6-0
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OFFENSE
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307.5
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250.0
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TAKE/GIVE
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+1
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-1
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DEFENSE
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340.0
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277.0
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SACKS
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Robison (R), Udeze: 2.0
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D. Johnson: 2.0 (T3C)
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INTs
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Sharper: 2 (T1C)
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D. Edwards, Nap. Harris: 1
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PUNTING
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Kluwe: 46.7 (2C)
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Colquitt: 44.0
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KICKING
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Longwell: 11 (5/5 PAT; 2/3 FG)
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Rayner: 4 (1/1 PAT; 1/2 FG)
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NOTES
VIKINGS: QB
TARVARIS JACKSON had 2nd career rushing TD last week & has 5 total TDs
(3 pass, 2 rush)…RB ADRIAN PETERSON (No. 7) leads NFL rookies with 169
rushing yards & is 2nd in NFC with 281 scrimmage yards (169 rush, 112
rec.). FB TONY RICHARDSON faces former team. Played 11 years
in KC (1995-2005) & helped Chiefs RBs Johnson & PRIEST HOLMES to
4 1,000-yard seasons…When WR TROY WILLIAMSON has 75+ receiving yards,
Vikings are 3-0…Defense has scored 3 TDs in 1st 2 games of season, most in
NFL. DT KEVIN WILLIAMS & CB ANTOINE WINFIELD had
INT-TDs in Week 1 & last week DE RAY EDWARDS returned fumble 9 yards
for TD. Edwards also had career-high 1.5 sacks last week. S DARREN
SHARPER had 2 INTs last week & has 46 INTs since 2000, most in
NFL. When Sharper has INT, his teams are 33-11 (.750). LB E.J.
HENDERSON forced fumble in last meeting (12/20/03).
Club has 7 takeaways, tied for 2nd in NFL…CHIEFS: Club
plays home opener…QB DAMON HUARD is 6-0 as starter at home & has
completed 98 of 151 passes (64.9) for 1,233 yards with 9 TDs & 107.3 passer
rating…In 12 interconference games, RB LARRY JOHNSON has 989 yards (4.4
avg.) on 226 carries with 12 TDs, incl. 5 100-yard rushing games. KC is
11-1 (.917) when Johnson has 30+ carries…TE TONY GONZALEZ has 11
receptions for 128 yards (11.6 avg.) & 2 TDs in 2 career games vs.
Min. Extended reception streak to 101 games last week – streak is 2nd in
NFL history among TEs (OZZIE NEWSOME, 150)...With TD catch vs. Min.,
Gonzalez (61) can equal SHANNON SHARPE (62) for most TD
catches by TE in history…Last week, rookie WR DWAYNE BOWE made 1st
career start & recorded 1st career TD reception…Rookie CB TYRON
BRACKENRIDGE made 1st career start last week. LB DERRICK JOHNSON
tied career high with 2 sacks last week.
BUFFALO
BILLS (0-2) AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (2-0)
SERIES
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BILLS
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PATRIOTS
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SERIES LEADER
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52-40-1
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STREAKS
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12 of past 13
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COACHES VS. OPP.
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Jauron: 1-3
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Belichick: 12-3
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LAST WEEK
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L 26-3 at Steelers
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W 38-14 vs. Chargers
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LAST GAME
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10/22/06:
Patriots 28 at Bills 6. New England QB Tom Brady passes for 195 yards
& 2 TDs as Patriots win 3rd consecutive game.
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LAST GAME AT SITE
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9/10/06:
Patriots 19, Bills 17. New England DE Ty Warren sacks Buffalo QB J.P.
Losman for safety with 8:33
left in 4th quarter to propel Patriots over Bills.
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BROADCAST
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CBS (1:00
PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon. SIRIUS: 127 (Buf.), 122
(NE).
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STATS
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PASSING
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Losman:
29-46-251-0-1-68.3
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T. Brady: 47-59-576 (3L)-6 (T2L)-1-134.2
(1L)
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RUSHING
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Lynch (R): 37-154-4.2-1 (T2C)
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Maroney: 35-149-4.3-0
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RECEIVING
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Parrish:
8-81-10.1-0
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Moss: 17 (T1L)-288 (2L)-16.9-3 (T1C)
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OFFENSE
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203.5
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419.0 (2L)
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TAKE/GIVE
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+1
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+1
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DEFENSE
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445.0
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214.0 (1L)
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SACKS
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McCargo, Schobel: 1.0
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Vrabel: 3.5 (1L)
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INTs
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Leonhard: 2 (T1L)
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Colvin, A. Thomas: 1
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PUNTING
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Moorman: 43.7
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Hanson: 43.5
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KICKING
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Lindell: 5 (2/2 PAT; 1/2 FG)
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Gostkowski: 16 (10/10 PAT; 2/3 FG)
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NOTES
BILLS: QB J.P.
LOSMAN has 87.0 passer rating vs. AFC North. Losman tied career high
with 38 rushing yards last week. Team is 4-1 (.800) when Losman has 100+
passer rating as starter…Rookie RB MARSHAWN LYNCH leads AFC rookies with
37 rushing att. for 154 yards (4.2 avg.) with 1 TD…WR ROSCOE PARRISH
tied career high with 6 receptions last week. Bills are 4-1 (.800) when WR
LEE EVANS has 2+ TDs in game. In 6 career meetings, Evans averages
18.5 yards-per-catch vs. Patriots…Pro Bowl DE AARON SCHOBEL posted 1st
sack of season last week & now has 61.5 in his career. Needs 0.5 sack
to move into 2nd place on Bills all-time sack list (BRUCE SMITH, 171.0
& PHIL HANSEN, 61.5). S JIM LEONHARD is tied for 1st in
NFL with 2 INTs. Leonhard recorded INT in back-to-back games for 1st time
in career last week. CB-KR TERRENCE MC GEE returned 6 kickoffs for
170 yards (28.3 avg.) last week. McGee aims for 4th consecutive game with
100+ kickoff return yds. McGee avg. 27.7-yards for kickoff returns on
road…PATRIOTS: Club has won 5 consecutive games…QB TOM
BRADY is 6-0 vs. Bills at home & has 97.7 passer rating. Brady
leads league with 79.7 comp percentage & 134.2 passer rating…In 2 career
meetings, RB LAURENCE MARONEY averages 4.6 yards-per-carry vs.
Bills. RB SAMMY MORRIS posted 1st rushing TD as Patriot last week…WR
RANDY MOSS aims for 3rd consecutive 100-yard game. In 3 career meetings
vs. Buffalo,
Moss has 2 100-yard games & had TD in all 3 games. Moss is tied for
1st in NFL with 17 receptions...WR WES WELKER tied for team high with 8
receptions last week. Welker has 14 receptions in 1st 2 games…TE
BENJAMIN WATSON aims for 3rd consecutive game with TD reception…LB
ADALIUS THOMAS posted his 7th career INT and 3rd career INT-TD return last
week…LB MIKE VRABEL leads league with 3.5 sacks. Last week, LB
ROSEVELT COLVIN recorded 1st INT as Patriot & 1st INT since 2002 with
Bears.
MIAMI
DOLPHINS (0-2) AT NEW YORK
JETS (0-2)
SERIES
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DOLPHINS
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JETS
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SERIES LEADER
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43-38-1
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STREAKS
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