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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

NEW YORK JETS (0-1) AT BUFFALO BILLS (0-1)

REGULAR SEASON SERIES

JETS BILLS

SERIES LEADER 59-51

STREAKS Past 5

COACHES VS. OPP. Todd Bowles: 1-2 Rex Ryan: 2-0

LAST WEEK L 23-22 vs. Bengals L 13-7 at Ravens

LAST GAME 01/03/16: Jets 17 at Bills 22. Buffalo QB Tyrod Taylor passes for 182 yards & adds 51

rushing yards with TD. Bills WR Sammy Watkins has 11 catches for 136 yards.

LAST GAME AT SITE 01/03/16

REFEREE Ed Hochuli

BROADCAST CBS/NFLN/Twitter (8:25 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Tracy Wolfson (Field reporter).

Westwood One: Ian Eagle, Tony Boselli. SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 83 (NYJ), (81 BUF). XM: 88

(WW1), 226 (NYJ), 225 (BUF).

STATS

PASSING Ryan Fitzpatrick: 19-35-189-2-1-77.0 Tyrod Taylor: 15-22-111-0-0-79.9

RUSHING Matt Forte: 22-96 (3L)-4.4-0 LeSean McCoy: 16-58-3.6-1

RECEIVING Quincy Enunwa: 7-54-7.7-1 Sammy Watkins: 4-43-10.8-0

OFFENSE 340.0 160.0

TAKE/GIVE 0 +1

DEFENSE 381.0 308.0

SACKS Leonard Williams: 2.5 (1L) Jerry Hughes: 2 (T2L)

INTs Marcus Williams: 1 (T1L) ---

PUNTING Lachlan Edwards (R): 51.3 Colton Schmidt: 44.7

KICKING Nick Folk: 10 (1/2 PAT; 3/4 FG) Dan Carpenter: 1 (1/1 PAT; 0/1 FG)

NOTES

JETS: QB RYAN FITZPATRICK has 13 pass TDs in past 5 division games (2+ TDs in all 5)…RB MATT FORTÉ had 169

scrimmage yards (87 rec., 82 rush) in last game vs. Buf. (9/7/14 with Chi.). Had 155 scrimmage yards (96 rush, 59 rec.) in

NYJ debut. Since entering NFL in 2008, has 12,873 scrimmage yards (8,698 rush, 4,175 rec.), most in NFL…WR

BRANDON MARSHALL aims for 5th in row vs. Buf. with TD. In last meeting, had 8 catches for 126 yards & TD. WR

ERIC DECKER aims for 3rd meeting in row with TD. Marshall & Decker each had TD in both games vs. Buf. last year.

WR QUINCY ENUNWA had 1st career TD last week…Team had 7 sacks last week: DT LEONARD WILLIAMS (2.5), DT

STEVE MC LENDON (2), DE MUHAMMAD WILKERSON (1.5) & LB LORENZO MAULDIN (1). Wilkerson has 4.5 sacks

in past 6 meetings. CB DARRELLE REVIS had FR in last meeting. Is only player in NFL with 5+ INTs (5) & 4+ FRs (4)

since 2015. LB DAVID HARRIS had 2 sacks in last meeting…BILLS: Aim for 5th consecutive win at home…Have won 5

in row vs. NYJ, outscoring Jets 162-74…QB TYROD TAYLOR has won both career starts vs. NYJ & has 86.9 rating. Has

won past 4 starts at home with 109.3 rating & 6 total TDs (4 pass, 2 rush)…RB LE SEAN MC COY has 100+ rush yards

in both career games vs. NYJ, rushing for 214 yards (107 per game) & 3 TDs. Is only NFL player with 7,000+ rush (7,108)

& 2,000+ rec. (2,278) yards since 2010. Had rush TD in Week 1…WR SAMMY WATKINS had 11 catches for 136 yards

in last meeting. Has 9 career 100-yard games, incl. 2 vs. NYJ. Has 37 catches for 605 yards (100.8 per game) & 4 TDs in

past 6 at home…S COREY GRAHAM has 3 INTs in past 5 meetings vs. NYJ. LB JERRY HUGHES has 2 sacks & 4 TFL

in past 3 vs. NYJ. Had 2 sacks last week. CB STEPHON GILMORE had INT vs. NYJ in 10/26/14 meeting.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (1-0) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (0-1)


49ERS PANTHERS

SERIES LEADER 11-7

STREAKS Past 4

COACHES VS. OPP. Chip Kelly: 1-1 Ron Rivera: 1-0

LAST WEEK W 28-0 vs. Los Angeles L 21-20 at Denver

LAST GAME 10/10/13: Panthers 10 at 49ers 9. Carolina defense holds San Francisco to 151 total net

yards. Panthers LB Luke Kuechly records 11 tackles & sack.

LAST GAME AT SITE 10/24/10: Panthers 23, 49ers 20. Carolina WR David Gettis has 8 catches for 125 yards & 2

TDs. Panthers K John Kasay kicks GW 37-yard FG with 39 seconds remaining.

REFEREE John Parry

BROADCAST FOX (1:00 PM ET): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber, Jennifer Hale (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 137

(SF), 81 (Car). XM: 387 (SF), 225 (Car).

STATS

PASSING Blaine Gabbert: 22-35-170-1-0-84.2 Cam Newton: 18-33-194-1-1-69.5

RUSHING Carlos Hyde: 23-88-3.8-2 (T1L) Jonathan Stewart: 15-64-4.3-0

RECEIVING Jeremy Kerley: 7-61-8.7-0 Greg Olsen (TE): 7-73-10.4-0

OFFENSE 320.0 333.0

TAKE/GIVE +1 +2 (T2L)

DEFENSE 185.0 (2L) 307.0

SACKS Arik Armstead, Ahmad Brooks: 1 Tre Boston, Vernon Butler: 1

INTs Ray-Ray Armstrong, NaVorro Bowman: 1 (T1L) Bené Benwikere, Thomas Davis: 1 (T1L)

PUNTING Bradley Pinion: 45.3 Andy Lee: 63.0 (1L)

KICKING Phil Dawson: 4 (4/4 PAT; 0/0 FG) Graham Gano: 8 (2/2 PAT; 2/3 FG)

NOTES

49ERS: QB BLAINE GABBERT had TD pass last week. Added 43 rush yards, 3rd most of career. Aims for 12th in row

with TD pass…RB CARLOS HYDE rushed for 88 yards & tied career-high with 2 TDs in Week 1. Has 60+ scrimmage

yards in 6 of past 8. RB SHAUN DRAUGHN had rush TD in Week 1…WR JEREMY KERLEY had 7 catches & 61 yards

in SF debut. WR QUINTON PATTON had 5 catches for 60 yards last week. TE VANCE MC DONALD had rec. TD last

week…DT ARIK ARMSTEAD had sack vs. LA. LB NA VORRO BOWMAN led team with 9 tackles & had INT vs. Rams.

Aims for 5th in row with 9+ tackles. Recorded 11 tackles & sack in last meeting vs. Car. (Div. playoffs, 1/12/14). LB

AHMAD BROOKS had sack last week. Has sack in 3 of past 4. LB RAY-RAY ARMSTRONG recorded INT, 2 PDs & 4

tackles vs. LA. S JIMMIE WARD aims for 3rd in row with PD…PANTHERS: QB CAM NEWTON had pass & rush. TD vs.

Den. Has 32 career games with both pass TD & rush TD, most in NFL history…RB JONATHAN STEWART has 75+

scrimmage yards in 8 of past 10…WR KELVIN BENJAMIN had 6 catches for 91 yards & TD last week. Has 100+ rec.

yards in 2 of his past 3 at home. TE GREG OLSEN led team with 7 catches vs. Den. Has 5 rec. TDs in past 7 at

home…DT VERNON BUTLER had 1st career sack last week. LB LUKE KUECHLY had game-high 10 tackles last week.

Since entering NFL in 2012, leads league with 601 tackles. LB THOMAS DAVIS had INT last week. Aims for 4th in row

with 5+ tackles vs. SF. CB BENE BENWIKERE had INT vs. Den. S TRE BOSTON recorded 4 tackles, sack & PD last

week. Aims for 3rd in row with 4+ tackles. S KURT COLEMAN has 8+ tackles in 2 of past 3.

BALTIMORE RAVENS (1-0) AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (0-1)


RAVENS BROWNS

SERIES LEADER 25-9

STREAKS 3 of past 4

COACHES VS. OPP. John Harbaugh: 14-2 Hue Jackson: 0-0

LAST WEEK W 13-7 vs. Buffalo L 29-10 at Philadelphia

LAST GAME 11/30/15: Ravens 33 at Browns 27. Baltimore CB Will Hill returns blocked FG 64 yards for

GW-TD as time expires. Ravens QB Matt Schaub passes for 232 yards & 2 TDs.


REFEREE John Hussey

BROADCAST CBS (1:00 PM ET): Carter Blackburn, Chris Simms. SIRIUS: 146 (BAL), 112 (CLE). XM: 384

(BAL), 226 CLE).

STATS

PASSING Joe Flacco: 23-34-258-67.6-1-0-99.9 Josh McCown (Pre.): 19-37-191 -0-1-55.1

RUSHING Justin Forsett: 10-41-4.1-0 Isaiah Crowell: 12-62-5.2-1

RECEIVING S. Smith: 5-19-3.8-0 Terrelle Pryor: 3-68-22.7-0

OFFENSE 308.0 288.0

TAKE/GIVE -1 -1

DEFENSE 160.0 (1L) 403.0

SACKS Timmy Jernigan, Terrell Suggs: 1 Christian Kirksey, Carl Nassib (R): 1

INTs --- ---

PUNTING Sam Koch: 42.7 Britton Colquitt: 50.2

KICKING Justin Tucker: 7 (1/1 PAT; 2/2 FG) Patrick Murray: 4 (1/1 PAT; 1/1/ FG)

NOTES

RAVENS: QB JOE FLACCO has won 13 of 15 career starts vs. Browns (6-1 at Cle.). In those 15, has completed 272 of

444 (61.3 pct.) for 3,237 yards with 19 TDs vs. 7 INTs for 91.2 rating. His 19 TDs vs. Cle. are his most vs. opp…RB

JUSTIN FORSETT has 240 rush yards (120 per game) with TD in past 2 meetings…WR STEVE SMITH, SR. has 13,951

career rec. yards & needs 54 to pass HOFer JAMES LOFTON for 10th in NFL history. Smith & HOFer TIM BROWN are

only 2 in NFL history with 900+ catches & TD via run, catch, PR & KR. In 2 games vs. Cle. with Bal., has 13 catches for

191 yards (95.5 per game). WR MIKE WALLACE had 66-yard TD last week, his 11th career 50+ yard rec. TD. WR

KAMAR AIKEN had 6 catches for 80 yards & TD in last meeting…Rookie T RONNIE STANLEY made 1st career start

last week…LB ELVIS DUMERVIL has 11.5 sacks in 10 career meetings, incl. 1.5 sacks in last game vs. Cle. LB

TERRELL SUGGS has sack in 3 of past 4 meetings. Is franchise leader with 107.5 career sacks. S ERIC WEDDLE had

10 tackles & 0.5 sacks in last game vs. Cle. (10/4/15 with SD)…BROWNS: QB JOSH MC COWN has won 2 of 3 career

starts vs. Bal. & has 4 pass TDs vs. 0 INTs…T JOE THOMAS is only OL in NFL history to be selected to Pro Bowl in

each of 1st 9 seasons. Has started all 145 games in career…RB ISAIAH CROWELL has rushed for 260 yards (86.7 per

game) & 2 TDs in past 3 at home. Had rush TD last week. RB DUKE JOHNSON, JR. has 11 catches in 2 games vs. Bal.

Has catch in 15 consecutive games…TE GARY BARNIDGE had 15 catches for 230 yards (115 per game) & TD in 2

meetings last year. Rookie WR COREY COLEMAN (58 yards) & WR TERRELLE PRYOR (44 yards) each had 40+ yard

catch last week…Since 2010, CBs TRAMON WILLIAMS (92) & JOE HADEN (91) are top 2 in NFL in PD. Williams had

INT in last meeting. Haden has 13 PD & 2 INTs in 10 meetings. Rookie DE CARL NASSIB had 1st career sack last week.

TENNESSEE TITANS (0-1) AT DETROIT LIONS (1-0)


TITANS LIONS

SERIES LEADER 8-3

STREAKS Past 4

COACHES VS. OPP. Mike Mularkey: 0-1 Jim Caldwell: 5-1

LAST WEEK L 25-16 vs. Minnesota W 39-35 at Indianapolis

LAST GAME 09/23/12: Lions 41 at Titans 44 (OT). Tennessee QB Jake Locker passes for 378 yards & 2

TDs. Titans K Rob Bironas kicks GW 26-yard FG in OT.

LAST GAME AT SITE 11/27/08: Titans 47, Lions 10. Tennessee RB Chris Johnson rushes for 125 yards & 2 TDs.

Titans RB LenDale White adds 106 yards rushing & 2 TDs.

REFEREE Brad Allen

BROADCAST CBS (1:00 PM ET): Andrew Catalon, Steve Tasker, Steve Beuerlein. SIRIUS: 98 (Ten), 135

(Det). XM: 381 (Ten), 231 (Det).

STATS

PASSING Marcus Mariota: 25-41-271-2-1-86.5 Matthew Stafford: 31-39-340-3-0-128.6 (2L)

RUSHING DeMarco Murray: 13-42-3.2-0 Ameer Abdullah: 12-63-5.3-0

RECEIVING Tajae Sharpe (R): 7-76-10.9-0 Golden Tate: 7-41-5.9-0

OFFENSE 316.0 448.0

TAKE/GIVE -3 0

DEFENSE 301.0 450.0

SACKS --- Kerry Hyder: 2 (T2L)

INTs --- ---

PUNTING Brett Kern: 46.2 Sam Martin: 58.8 (2L)

KICKING Ryan Succop: 4 (1/1 PAT; 1/1 FG) Matt Prater: 7 (4/5 PAT; 1/1 FG)

NOTES

TITANS: QB MARCUS MARIOTA has completed 41 of 54 (75.9 pct.) for 580 yards with 8 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 149.7 rating

in 2 career road games vs. NFC. In 6 career road games, has 105.3 rating, 10 pass TDs (vs. 1 INT), 23-yard rush TD &

41-yard rec. TD…Since 2013, RB DE MARCO MURRAY leads active players with 28 rush TDs & is 2nd with 3,710 rush

yards. Had career-high 2 rec. TDs last week...TE DELANIE WALKER had TD in last game at Det. (10/16/11 with SF). In

past 5 on road, has 33 catches for 433 yards (86.6 per game) & 4 TDs. WR ANDRE JOHNSON has 23 catches for 415

yards (138.3 per game) & TD in 3 meetings. Is active leader in catches (1,056) and rec. yards (14,130). Rookie WR

TAJAE SHARPE had 7 catches for 76 yards in Week 1…Since 2013, DT JURRELL CASEY has 22.5 sacks, 2nd most by

NFL DT. LB BRIAN ORAKPO has 47 career sacks & needs 3 to reach 50. S RASHAD JOHNSON has 4 INTs (1 TD) &

FR in past 4 vs. Det. Is only player in NFL with 15+ INTs (15) & 3+ INT-TDs (3) since 2012 (incl. playoffs). Had 2 INTs in

last meeting (10/11/15 with Az.)…LIONS: QB MATTHEW STAFFORD passed for 340 yards with 3 TDs for 128.6 passer

rating last week. Had 278 pass yards & TD in only career meeting vs. Ten. (9/23/12). Has TD pass in 4 of past 5 vs. AFC.

In 24 career meetings, averages 295.2 pass yards per game vs. AFC…RB THEO RIDDICK had 108 scrimmage yards

(63 rec., 45 rush) with 2 TDs vs. Ind. Has 5+ catches with 3 TDs in past 4 at home. RB AMEER ABDULLAH had 120

scrimmage yards (63 rush, 57 rec.) last week…WR GOLDEN TATE had 7 catches vs. Ind. WR MARVIN JONES had 4

catches & 85 yards in debut with Det. TE ERIC EBRON aims for 3rd in row with 5+ catches & TD…DE KERRY HYDER

had career-high 2 sacks vs. Ind…LB TAHIR WHITEHEAD had 10 tackles last week.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (1-0) AT HOUSTON TEXANS (1-0)


CHIEFS TEXANS

SERIES LEADER 4-3

STREAKS 3 of past 5

COACHES VS. OPP. Andy Reid: 5-0 Bill O’Brien: 0-1

LAST WEEK W 33-27 (OT) vs. San Diego W 23-14 vs. Chicago

LAST GAME 09/13/15: Chiefs 27 at Texans 20. Kansas City QB Alex Smith passes for 243 yards & 3 TDs.

Chiefs TE Travis Kelce has six catches for 106 yards & 2 TDs.


REFEREE Tony Corrente

BROADCAST CBS (1:00 PM ET): Spero Dedes, Solomon Wilcots. SIRIUS: 83 (KC), 136 (Hou). XM: 382

(KC), 230 (Hou).

STATS

PASSING Alex Smith: 34-48-363-2-1-97.8 Brock Osweiler: 22-35-231-2-1-89.1

RUSHING Spencer Ware: 11-70-6.4-1 Lamar Miller: 28-106 (2L)-3.8-0

RECEIVING Spencer Ware (RB): 7-129-18.4-0 Will Fuller (R): 5-107-21.4-1

OFFENSE 413.0 344.0

TAKE/GIVE -1 0

DEFENSE 388.0 258.0

SACKS Dee Ford: 1 Whitney Mercilus: 2 (T2L)

INTs --- Andre Hal: 1 (T1L)

PUNTING Dustin Colquitt: 39.4 Shane Lechler: 48.6

KICKING Cairo Santos: 9 (3/3 PAT; 2/2 FG) Nick Novak: 11 (T3L) (2/2 PAT; 3/3 FG)

NOTES

TEAMS MET in last year’s WC with KC winning 30-0…CHIEFS: Have won 11 consecutive regular-season games & are

1st team to extend 10+ game win streak w/ 21+ point comeback victory…QB ALEX SMITH is 4-0 as starting QB vs. Hou.

(incl. playoffs). Had 110.6 rating in 2 wins vs. Texans last year (incl. WC)…RB JAMAAL CHARLES has rushed for 7,220

yards on 1,320 att. in career for 5.47 avg., highest in NFL history (min. 1,000 att.). Incl. playoffs, RB SPENCER WARE

has 7 rush TDs in past 10. Had rush TD & career-high 7 catches for 129 yards last week…TE TRAVIS KELCE had 14

catches for 234 yards (117 per game) & 2 TDs in 2 meetings last year. WR JEREMY MACLIN had 6 catches for 158

yards & 2 TDs at Hou. on 11/2/14 (with Phi.). Has 7 TDs in past 10 (incl. playoffs)…CB MARCUS PETERS has INT in 2

meetings (incl. WC). Has 5 INTs (1 TD) in past 8, incl. playoffs. S ERIC BERRY had INT in WC. LB TAMBA HALI has 86

career sacks, 2nd most in team history. Had 2.5 sacks & 2 FFs in 10/20/13 meeting. DE ALLEN BAILEY has 4 sacks, 2

FFs & FR in past 2 vs. Hou. (incl. WC)…TEXANS: Have won 5 of past 6 regular-season home games…QB BROCK

OSWEILER passed for 231 yards & 2 TDs in Hou. debut…RB LAMAR MILLER rushed for 108 yards in only game vs.

KC (9/21/14 with Mia.). Rushed for 106 yards in Week 1…WR DE ANDRE HOPKINS had 6 catches for 98 yards & 2 TDs

in last year’s Week 1 meeting. Had TD catch last week. Rookie WR WILL FULLER had 5 catches for 107 yards & TD in

NFL debut last week, 1st WR drafted in 1st round with 100+ yard rec. game in opener since 1984…DE J.J. WATT had 2

sacks, 6 TFL & 9 tackles in Week 1, 2015 meeting. Since entering NFL in 2011, has 74.5 sacks, most in NFL. LB

WHITNEY MERCILUS had 3 sacks in WC meeting. Has 8.5 sacks in past 3 (incl. playoffs), incl. 2 sacks last week. DE

JADEVEON CLOWNEY had sack in Week 1 & has 4 sacks in past 5. S ANDRE HAL aims for 3rd game in row with INT.

MIAMI DOLPHINS (0-1) AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1-0)


DOLPHINS PATRIOTS

SERIES LEADER 52-46

STREAKS 3 of past 5

COACHES VS. OPP. Adam Gase: 0-0 Bill Belichick: 20-14

LAST WEEK L 12-10 at Seattle W 23-21 at Arizona

LAST GAME 01/03/16: Patriots 10 at Dolphins 20. Miami QB Ryan Tannehill passes for 350 yards & 2

TDs. Dolphins WR DeVante Parker has 5 receptions for 106 yards & TD.

LAST GAME AT SITE 10/29/15: Patriots 36, Dolphins 7. New England QB Tom Brady throws for 356 yards & 4

TDs. Patriots WR Julian Edelman has 7 receptions for 81 yards & 2 TDs.

REFEREE Craig Wrolstad

BROADCAST CBS (1:00 PM ET): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Jamie Erdahl (Field reporter).

SIRIUS: 93 (Mia), 132 (NE). XM: 383 (Mia), 227 (NE).

STATS

PASSING Ryan Tannehill: 16-29-186-0-0-74.8 Jimmy Garoppolo: 24-33-264-1-0-106.1

RUSHING Arian Foster: 13-38-2.9-0 LeGarrette Blount: 22-70-3.2-1

RECEIVING Jarvis Landry: 7-59-8.4-0 Julian Edelman: 7-66-9.4-0

OFFENSE 214.0 363.0

TAKE/GIVE +2 (T2L) -2

DEFENSE 352.0 344.0

SACKS Ndamukong Suh, Mario Williams: 1 3 tied: 1

INTs Isa Abdul-Quddus: 1 (T1L) ---

PUNTING Matt Darr: 46.7 Ryan Allen: 44.5

KICKING Andrew Franks: 4 (1/1PAT; 1/2 FG) Stephen Gostkowski: 11 (T3L) (2/2 PAT; 3/3 FG)

NOTES

DOLPHINS: QB RYAN TANNEHILL has 996 pass yards (332 per game) in past 3 meetings & aims for 4th in row vs. NE

with 300+ yards. In last meeting, completed 25 of 38 (65.8 pct.) for 350 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 112.8 rating…RB

ARIAN FOSTER has 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in 3 career games vs. NE (incl. playoffs). Is only NFL player since 2010 with

6,000+ rush yards (6,253), 50+ rush TDs (51) & 2,000+ rec. yards (2,237)…WR JARVIS LANDRY reached 200 career

catches (201) last week in 33rd game, fastest in NFL history. WR DE VANTE PARKER had 5 catches for 106 yards & TD

in last meeting…Since 2010, DE CAMERON WAKE has 64.5 sacks, 3rd most in NFL. DE MARIO WILLIAMS has 92.5

sacks since 2007, 3rd most in NFL. Since entering NFL in 2010, DT NDAMUKONG SUH has 43 sacks, 2nd most by NFL

DT. Since 2015, S RESHAD JONES is only NFL player with 125+ tackles (147), 5+ INTs (5) & 2+ sacks (2)…PATRIOTS:

Incl. playoffs, have won 26 of past 28 at home. Have won 7 in row at home vs. Mia. & 13 of past 15 home meetings…QB

JIMMY GAROPPOLO won 1st NFL start last week & passed for 264 yards, TD & 106.1 rating...RB LE GARRETTE

BLOUNT had rush TD in Week 1…WR JULIAN EDELMAN has 33 catches for 403 yards (100.8 per game) & 4 TDs in

past 4 vs. Mia. Has 7 rec. TDs in past 9. WR CHRIS HOGAN had 37-yard TD catch in Week 1. TE ROB GRONKOWSKI

has TD catch in 3 of past 4 meetings. Since 2010, has 65 rec. TDs, most in NFL. In past 14 at home (incl. playoffs), has

15 rec. TDs. TE MARTELLUS BENNETT has 266 catches since 2012, 4th most by NFL TE…CB LOGAN RYAN had INT

in last home meeting. In 4 career home games vs. Mia., LB DONT’A HIGHTOWER has 24 tackles, 2.5 sacks, FF & FR.

LB JAMIE COLLINS has 3 sacks in past 2 (incl. playoffs). CB MALCOLM BUTLER has 17 PD since 2015, most on club.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (0-1) AT NEW YORK GIANTS (1-0)


SAINTS GIANTS

SERIES LEADER 15-13

STREAKS 4 of past 5

COACHES VS. OPP. Sean Payton: 4-1 Ben McAdoo: 0-0

LAST WEEK L 35-34 vs. Oakland W 20-19 at Dallas

LAST GAME 11/01/15: Giants 49 at Saints 52. New Orleans QB Drew Brees passes for 505 yards & 7

TDs. Saints K Kai Forbath kicks GW 50-yard FG as time expires.

LAST GAME AT SITE 12/09/12: Giants 52, Saints 27. New York QB Eli Manning passes for 259 yards & 4 TDs.

Giants RB David Wilson has 100 rush yards & 2 TDs.

REFEREE Gene Steratore

BROADCAST FOX (1:00 PM ET): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 126

(NO), 133 (NYG). XM: 385 (NO), 228 (NYG).

STATS

PASSING Drew Brees: 28-42-423 (1L)-4 (T1L)-0-131.3 (1L) Eli Manning: 19-28-207-3-1-110.3

RUSHING Mark Ingram: 12-58-4.8-0 Rashad Jennings: 18-75-4.2-0

RECEIVING Willie Snead: 9 (T2L)-172 (2L)-19.1-1 Odell Beckham: 4-73-18.3-0

OFFENSE 507.0 (1L) 316.0

TAKE/GIVE -1 -1

DEFENSE 486.0 328.0

SACKS --- ---

INTs --- ---

PUNTING Thomas Morstead: 47.5 Brad Wing: 51.4 (3L)

KICKING Will Lutz (R): 10 (4/4 PAT; 2/4 FG) Josh Brown (2015): 134 (44/45 PAT; 30/32 FG)

NOTES

SAINTS: QB DREW BREES had 423 pass yards, 4 TDs & 131.3 rating last week. Marked 14th career 400-yard pass

game, tying PEYTON MANNING for most in NFL history. Had 98-yard TD pass to WR BRANDIN COOKS, 5th TD of 98+

yards on Kickoff Weekend in NFL history. Cooks recorded career-high 143 rec. yards with 2 TDs. WR WILLIE SNEAD

had 9 catches for 172 yards & TD in Week 1. Had 70 rec. yards & 2 TDs in last meeting vs. NYG…RB TRAVARIS

CADET had rec. TD in Week 1…DE CAMERON JORDAN has sack in 3 of past 5 on road. LB JAMES LAURINAITIS

aims for 3rd in row with 9+ tackles vs. NYG. LB CRAIG ROBERTSON recorded 11 tackles last week. S KENNY

VACCARO had 6 tackles & PD in Week 1. Aims for 3rd in row with 6+ tackles. S JAIRUS BYRD had FF & FR in last

meeting vs. NYG...GIANTS: QB ELI MANNING passed for 207 yards & 3 TDs for 110.3 rating in Week 1. Passed for 350

yards & 6 TDs in last meeting vs. NO. In past 3 vs. NO, has 1,015 pass yards (338.3 per game) with 12 TDs for 116.4

rating…RB RASHAD JENNINGS had 75 rush yards in Week 1. Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 4 of past 5…WR ODELL

BECKHAM, JR. had 8 catches for 120 yards & 3 TDs in only meeting vs. NO. WRs VICTOR CRUZ & STERLING

SHEPARD each recorded TD catch last week. TE LARRY DONNELL had TD catch vs. Dal…DE JASON PIERRE-PAUL

aims for 3rd in row with 6+ tackles vs. NO. DE OLIVIER VERNON had sack & 5 tackles in only meeting vs. NO (9/30/13

with Mia.). LB JONATHAN CASILLAS led team with 10 tackles in Week 1. Has 7+ tackles in 5 of past 6 at home. CB

DOMINIQUE RODGERS-CROMARTIE led team with 2 PDs last week. Has 2 INTs & INT-TD in 3 meetings with NO. S

LANDON COLLINS had PD & 6 tackles last week. Has 6+ tackles in 13 of past 16 games.

CINCINNATI BENGALS (1-0) AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (1-0)


BENGALS STEELERS

SERIES LEADER 56-35

STREAKS 4 of past 5

COACHES VS. OPP. Marvin Lewis: 8-18 Mike Tomlin: 13-5

LAST WEEK W 23-22 at Jets W 38-16 at Washington

LAST GAME 12/13/15: Steelers 33 at Bengals 20. Pittsburgh RB DeAngelo Williams rushes for 76 yards &

2 TDs. Steelers CB William Gay has 23-yard INT-TD.

LAST GAME AT SITE 11/01/15: Bengals 16, Steelers 10. Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger passes for 262 yards &

TD. Steelers TE Heath Miller records 10 catches for 105 yards.

REFEREE Pete Morelli

BROADCAST CBS (1:00 PM ET): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts, Evan Washburn (field reporter). Westwood One:

John Sadak, Mike Mayock. SIRIUS: 121 (CIN), 82 (PIT). XM: 386 (CIN), 82 (PIT).

STATS

PASSING Andy Dalton: 23-30-366 (3L)-76.7-1-1-114.0 Ben Roethlisberger: 27-37-300-3-1-112.4

RUSHING Jeremy Hill: 9-31-3.4-1 DeAngelo Williams: 26-143 (1L)-5.5-2 (T1L)

RECEIVING A.J. Green: 12 (1L)-180 (1L)-15.0-1 Antonio Brown: 8-126-15.8-2 (T1L)

OFFENSE 381.0 435.0

TAKE/GIVE 0 +1

DEFENSE 340.0 384.0

SACKS Geno Atkins: 1 ---

INTs Josh Shaw: 1 (T1L) James Harrison, Ryan Shazier: 1 (T1L)

PUNTING Kevin Huber: 48.0 Jordan Berry: 53.5

KICKING Mike Nugent: 11 (T3L) (2/2 PAT; 3/4 FG) Chris Boswell: 8 (5/5 PAT; 1/1 FG)

NOTES

TEAMS MET in last year’s WC Playoffs with Pit. winning 18-16…BENGALS: QB ANDY DALTON has won past 4 division

starts with 10+ att. & has 111.6 rating (9 TDs, 3 INTs). Has 29 games with 100+ rating (incl. 114 rating last week) &

Bengals are 26-3 (.897). Has 51-26-1 (.660) record, best by Cin. QB (min. 20 starts)…RB JEREMY HILL had rush TD in

WC vs. Pit. Has 8 rush TDs in past 9 (incl. playoffs), incl. TD last week. RB GIOVANI BERNARD has 4 career TDs (2

rush, 2 rec.) vs. Pit…WR A.J. GREEN aims for 4th in row vs. Pit. with TD (incl. WC). In past 6 meetings (incl. playoffs),

has 50 catches for 720 yards (120 per game) & 4 TDs. Incl. playoffs, has 74 catches for 1,008 yards & 7 TDs vs. Pit., his

most vs. opp. Had 12 catches for 180 yards & TD (54 yards) last week…DE CARLOS DUNLAP has 4 sacks in past 4 vs.

division. DT GENO ATKINS has 41 sacks since 2011, most by NFL DT. Has 6 sacks in past 8 meetings (incl. WC). CB

ADAM JONES is only active player with 2+ INT-TDs (2) & 5+ PR-TDs (5) in career…STEELERS: QB BEN

ROETHLISBERGER is 19-7 (.731) vs. Cin. (incl. playoffs). Has 6,032 pass yards vs. Cin., his most vs. opp. Passed for

300 yards, 3 TDs & 112.4 rating in Week 1…RB DE ANGELO WILLIAMS rushed for 2 TDs in his last game vs. Cin. Last

week, rushed for 143 yards & 2 TDs…WR ANTONIO BROWN has 36 catches for 498 yards (99.6 per game) & 2 TDs in

past 5 vs. Cin. (incl. WC). Also has 71-yard PR-TD. Had 8 catches for 126 yards & 2 TDs in Week 1. Since 2013, leads

NFL with 383 catches & 5,157 rec. yards. WR ELI ROGERS had 1st career TD last week…LB RYAN SHAZIER had 13

tackles, 2 FFs & FR in WC. Had INT & FF in Week 1. CB WILLIAM GAY had 23-yard INT-TD in Week 14 meeting. Has 5

INT-TDs since 2013, most in NFL. DE CAMERON HEYWARD has sack in 4 of past 5 meetings (incl. WC).

DALLAS COWBOYS (0-1) AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS (0-1)


COWBOYS REDSKINS

SERIES LEADER 66-42-2

STREAKS 4 of past 6

COACHES VS. OPP. Jason Garrett: 7-4 Jay Gruden: 2-2

LAST WEEK L 20-19 vs. New York Giants L 38-16 vs. Pittsburgh

LAST GAME 01/03/16: Redskins 34 at Cowboys 23. Washington QB Kirk Cousins passes for 176 yards &

3 TDs. Redskins WR Jamison Crowder has 5 receptions for 109 yards & TD.

LAST GAME AT SITE 12/07/15: Cowboys 19, Redskins 16. Dallas K Dan Bailey kicks GW 54-yard FG with :09

seconds remaining in 4th quarter. Dallas DE Demarcus Lawrence records 2 sacks & FF.

REFEREE Bill Vinovich

BROADCAST FOX (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch, Pam Oliver (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 84

(Dal), 134 (Was). XM: 380 (Dal), 229 (Was).

STATS

PASSING Dak Prescott (R): 25-45-227-0-0-69.4 Kirk Cousins: 30-43-329-0-2-72.7

RUSHING Ezekiel Elliott (R): 20-51-2.6-1 Matt Jones: 7-24-3.4-0

RECEIVING Jason Witten (TE): 9 (T2L)-66-7.3-0 Jordan Reed (TE): 7-64-9.1-0

OFFENSE 328.0 384.0

TAKE/GIVE +1 -1

DEFENSE 316.0 435.0

SACKS Benson Mayowa, Orlando Scandrick: 1 Ryan Kerrigan: 1

INTs Brandon Carr: 1 (T1L) Bashaud Breeland: 1 (T1L)

PUNTING Chris Jones: 49.0 Tress Way: 27.0

KICKING Dan Bailey: 13 (T1L) (1/1 PAT; 4/4 FG) Dustin Hopkins: 10 (1/1 PAT; 3/3 FG)

NOTES

COWBOYS: QB DAK PRESCOTTT & RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT are 1st rookie QB & RB tandem to start season opener for

Cowboys since HOF QB ROGER STAUBACH & RB CALVIN HILL in 1969. Prescott passed for 227 yards in Week 1.

Elliott had 1st career rush TD last week. RB ALFRED MORRIS spent past 4 seasons with Was. Since entering NFL in

2012, ranks 2nd in league with 4,748 rush yards & is 6th with 29 TDs…WR DEZ BRYANT has 4 rec. TDs in past 4 vs.

Was. TE JASON WITTEN aims for 3rd in row with 8+ catches vs. Was. Had TD catch in last meeting…LB SEAN LEE led

team with 10 tackles in Week 1. Has 12 INTs since entering NFL in 2010, most by LB. CB BRANDON CARR recorded

INT & 2 tackles last week. CB ORLANDO SCANDRICK had sack & FF last week. DE BENSON MAYOWA had sack in

Week 1…REDSKINS: QB KIRK COUSINS passed for 329 yards in Week 1. Had 3 TDs & 155.1 rating in last start vs.

Dal. Aims for 3rd in row with 3+ TDs vs. NFC East…RB CHRIS THOMPSON had 1st career rush TD last week…WR DE

SEAN JACKSON had 6 catches for 102 yards in Week 1. Has 80+ rec. yards or TD in past 3 vs. Dal. Has TD catch in 3

of past 4 vs. NFC East. WR PIERRE GARCON aims for 2nd in row with rec. TD vs. Dal. TE JORDAN REED had 7

catches for 64 yards in Week 1. Led team in catches (87), rec. yards (952) & rec. TDs (11) last season. In last meeting vs.

Dal. (9/7/14 with SF), TE VERNON DAVIS had 2 rec. TDs…LB MASON FOSTER led team with 14 tackles last week.

Has 8+ tackles in 3 of past 4. LB RYAN KERRIGAN had sack & FF in Week 1. Aims for 2nd in row vs. Dal. with sack.

Since entering NFL in 2011, is 1 of 2 with 45+ sacks (48.5) & 2+ INT-TDs (2). CB BASHAUD BREELAND had 9 tackles

& INT last week. CB JOSH NORMAN had 2 PDs & 6 tackles last week in 1st game with Was.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1-0) AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (0-1)


BUCCANEERS CARDINALS

SERIES LEADER Series tied: 9-9

STREAKS 2 of past 3

COACHES VS. OPP. Dirk Koetter: 0-0 Bruce Arians: 1-0

LAST WEEK W 31-24 at Atlanta L 23-21 vs. New England

LAST GAME 12/29/13: Cardinals 13 at Buccaneers 10. Arizona QB Carson Palmer passes for 248 yards &

TD. Cardinals CB Patrick Peterson records 2 INTs.

LAST GAME AT SITE 10/31/10: Buccaneers 38, Cardinals 35. Tampa Bay RB LeGarrette Blount rushes for 120

yards & 2 TDs. Buccaneers CB Aqib Talib has 2 INTs, including 45-yard INT-TD.

REFEREE Ronald Torbert

BROADCAST FOX (4:05 PM ET): Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis, Chris Spielman, Peter Schrager (Field reporter).

Westwood One: Sam Rosen, Ross Tucker. SIRIUS: 134 (TB), 81 (Az). XM: 388 (TB), 225 (Az).

STATS

PASSING Jameis Winston: 23-33-281-4 (T1L)-1-122.6 (3L) Carson Palmer: 24-37-271-2-0-104.7

RUSHING Doug Martin: 18-62-3.4-0 David Johnson: 16-89-5.6-1

RECEIVING Mike Evans: 5-99-19.8-1 Larry Fitzgerald: 8-81-10.1-2 (T1L)

OFFENSE 371.0 344.0

TAKE/GIVE -1 +2 (T2L)

DEFENSE 374.0 363.0

SACKS 3 tied: 1 Markus Golden, Chandler Jones: 1

INTs --- ---

PUNTING Bryan Anger: 49.4 Drew Butler: 36.0

KICKING Roberto Aguayo (R): 7 (4/4 PAT; 1/1 FG) Chandler Catanzaro: 3 (3/3 PAT; 0/1 FG)

NOTES

BUCCANEERS: QB JAMEIS WINSTON threw 4 TDs & had 122.6 rating last week. Is 4th-youngest QB to throw 4+ TDs

on Kickoff Weekend. Has 2+ TD passes in 3 of past 4…RB DOUG MARTIN led team with 62 rush yards in Week 1.

Averaging 102.1 scrimmage yards (85.2 rush, 16.9 rec.) per game in past 10…WR MIKE EVANS had game-high 99 rec.

yards last week vs. Atl. Since entering league in 2005, WR VINCENT JACKSON ranks 5th in NFL with 16.9 rec. avg…DT

GERALD MC COY had sack & 2 PD last week. Had sack in last meeting vs. Az. (9/29/13). DE ROBERT AYERS had

sack in Week 1. LB KWON ALEXANDER is tied for NFL lead with 17 tackles in 2016. Recorded sack last week. LB

LAVONTE DAVID had 5 tackles in only meeting vs. Az (9/29/13). Since 2013, is only NFL player with 400+ tackles (445),

10+ sacks (11) & 5+ INTs (8). S CHRIS CONTE had 10 tackles in Week 1...CARDINALS: QB CARSON PALMER

passed for 271 yards with 2 TDs & 104.7 rating last week. Has 100+ rating in 8 of past 11. Averaging 284.0 pass yards

per game in past 9 & has 17 TDs. Has 2+ TD passes in 2 of past 3 vs. TB…RB DAVID JOHNSON had 132 scrimmage

yards (89 rush, 43 rec.) with rush TD last week…WR LARRY FITZGERALD had 8 catches for 81 yards & 2 TDs vs. NE.

Caught 100th career TD in Week 1, 10th player in NFL history to reach mark. Since entering NFL in 2004, ranks 1st in

catches (1,026) & rec. yards (13,447) with 100 TDs. WR MICHAEL FLOYD had 5 catches with 87 yards in only meeting

vs. TB (9/29/13)…LB CHANDLER JONES had 5 tackles & sack in debut with Az. LB MARKUS GOLDEN had sack & FF

last week. S TONY JEFFERSON had 10 tackles in Week 1. S TYVON BRANCH had PD & 7 tackles in Az. debut.

Recorded 11 tackles in last meeting vs. TB (11/4/12 with Oakland).

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (1-0) AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (0-1)


SEAHAWKS RAMS

SERIES LEADER 21-14

STREAKS 3 of past 4

COACHES VS. OPP. Pete Carroll: 7-6 Jeff Fisher: 5-9

LAST WEEK W 12-10 vs. Miami L 28-0 at San Francisco

LAST GAME 12/27/15: St. Louis Rams 23 at Seahawks 17. St. Louis RB Todd Gurley rushes for 83 yards

& TD. Rams DE William Hayes records 3 sacks.

LAST GAME AT SITE

(ST. LOUIS)

09/13/15: St. Louis Rams 34, Seahawks 31 (OT). St. Louis QB Nick Foles passes for 297

yards with TD & adds rush TD. Rams K Greg Zuerlein kicks GW 37-yard FG in OT.

REFEREE Jerome Boger

BROADCAST FOX (4:05 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 93 (Sea),

138 (LA). XM: 383 (Sea), 232 (LA).

STATS

PASSING Russell Wilson: 27-43-258-1-1-77.5 Case Keenum: 17-35-130-0-2-34.2

RUSHING Christine Michael: 15-66-4.4-0 Todd Gurley: 17-47-2.8-0

RECEIVING Doug Baldwin: 9 (T2L)-92-10.2-1 Kenny Britt: 4-67-16.8-0

OFFENSE 352.0 185.0

TAKE/GIVE -2 -1

DEFENSE 214.0 (3L) 320.0

SACKS 5 tied: 1 ---

INTs --- ---

PUNTING Jon Ryan: 42.2 Johnny Hekker: 43.1

KICKING Steven Hauschka: 6 (0/1 PAT; 2/2 FG) ---

NOTES

FIRST REGULAR-SEASON GAME in LA since 1994…SEAHAWKS: QB RUSSELL WILSON passed for 258 yards & TD

last week. Has 120+ rating in 6 of past 8. Aims for 18th consecutive game with TD pass. Has 250+ pass yards & TD in

past 2 vs. Rams…RB CHRISTINE MICHAEL led team with 66 rush yards vs. Mia. RB THOMAS RAWLS has 315

scrimmage yards (105 per game) in past 3 division games…WR DOUG BALDWIN had 9 catches for 92 yards & TD last

week. Had 8 catches for 118 yards & TD in last meeting. Aims for 4th in row with 7+ catches vs. Rams. WR JERMAINE

KEARSE had TD catch in last meeting…TE JIMMY GRAHAM had TD catch in his last meeting vs. Rams (9/13/15)…LB

K.J. WRIGHT led team with 11 tackles last week. Aims for 12th in row with 6+ tackles. LB BOBBY WAGNER had 6

tackles vs. Mia. DE MICHAEL BENNETT recorded 6 tackles & sack last week. DE CLIFF AVRIL had sack in Week 1.

Aims for 3rd in row with sack. DE CASSIUS MARSH had 1st career sack last week…RAMS: QB CASE KEENUM had

TD pass & 86.0 rating in only career meeting vs. Sea…RB TODD GURLEY had 83 rush yards & TD in only meeting vs.

Seahawks. Has 4 rush TDs in past 4 games…WR KENNY BRITT has TD catch in 2 of past 4. Aims for 2nd in row with

TD catch vs. Sea. WR-PR TAVON AUSTIN had 75-yard PR-TD in 9/13/15 game vs. Sea…DE ROBERT QUINN had 2

sacks in last meeting vs. Sea. DE DOMINIQUE EASLEY had FF & 3 tackles in Week 1. DT AARON DONALD has 4

sacks & FF in 4 meetings vs. Sea. LB ALEC OGLETREE led team with 12 tackles last week. Also had PD. Has 29

tackles with FF & PD in past 4 vs. Sea. CB COTY SENSABAUGH had 9 tackles & FF in Rams debut. CB TRUMAINE

JOHNSON had 3 tackles & FR vs. SF. Has 4+ tackles in 3 of past 4 vs. Sea.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (0-1) AT DENVER BRONCOS (1-0)


COLTS BRONCOS

SERIES LEADER 12-10

STREAKS 6 of past 7

COACHES VS. OPP. Chuck Pagano: 2-1 Gary Kubiak: 4-13

LAST WEEK L 39-35 vs. Detroit W 21-20 vs. Carolina

LAST GAME 11/08/15: Broncos 24 at Colts 27. Indianapolis QB Andrew Luck passes for 252 yards & 2

TDs. Colts RB Frank Gore rushes for 83 yards & TD.

LAST GAME AT SITE 09/07/14: Broncos 31, Colts 24. Denver QB Peyton Manning passes for 269 yards & 3 TDs.

Broncos TE Julius Thomas has 7 receptions for 104 yards & 3 TDs.

REFEREE Walt Coleman

BROADCAST CBS (4:25 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Tracy Wolfson. SIRIUS: 135 (Ind), 82 (Den). XM:

381 (Ind), 82 (Den).

STATS

PASSING Andrew Luck: 31-47-385 (2L)-4 (T1L)-0-119.5 Trevor Siemian: 18-26-178-1-2-69.1

RUSHING Frank Gore: 14-59-4.2-0 C.J. Anderson: 20-92-4.6-1

RECEIVING T.Y. Hilton: 6-79-13.2-0 Emmanuel Sanders: 5-49-9.8-0

OFFENSE 450.0 (3L) 307.0

TAKE/GIVE 0 -2

DEFENSE 448.0 333.0

SACKS Erik Walden: 1 DeMarcus Ware: 1.5

INTs --- Chris Harris: 1 (T1L)

PUNTING Pat McAfee: 48.8 Riley Dixon (R): 46.7

KICKING Adam Vinatieri: 9 (3/3 PAT; 2/2 FG) Brandon McManus: 3 (3/3 PAT; 0/0 FG)

NOTES

COLTS: QB ANDREW LUCK has won 3 of 4 starts vs. Den. (incl. 2014 Div.) & has 9 pass TDs with 2 rush TDs in those

4. Passed for 385 yards, 4 TDs & 119.5 rating last week. Reached 15,000 pass yards (15,223) in 56th game, tied for 2nd

fastest ever…RB FRANK GORE has 432 scrimmage yards (108 per game), 374 rush yards (93.5 per game) & 2 TDs in 4

career meetings. Leads active players with 12,099 rush yards…Since 2014, WR T.Y. HILTON is averaging 16.2 yards per

catch, best mark in NFL (min. 150 catches). Had 5 catches for 82 yards (16.4 avg.) in last meeting. TE JACK DOYLE had

career-high 2 TDs in Week 1. TE DWAYNE ALLEN had TD & 2-pt conversion last week…DE KENDALL LANGFORD

had sack in last meeting. S MIKE ADAMS had INT in last game vs. Den. DE ROBERT MATHIS ranks 4th among active

NFL players with 118 sacks. Is tied for 1st among active NFL players with 47 def. FFs…BRONCOS: 1st defending SB

champ to win opener after trailing by 10+ points in 4th Q…QB TREVOR SIEMIAN won 1st career start last week… RB

C.J. ANDERSON had 92 rush yards with TD & 47 rec. yards with TD last week, 2nd Bronco with rush TD & rec. TD in

Week 1 in past 30 years. Has 7 TDs (6 rush, 1 rec.) in past 6 at home (incl. playoffs). Rookie FB ANDY JANOVICH had

28-yard TD run last week…Since 2012, WR DEMARYIUS THOMAS ranks 2nd in NFL with 5,835 rec. yards. Only NFL

player with 5,500+ rec. yards (5,835) & 40+ rec. TDs (41) since 2012. WR EMMANUEL SANDERS had 6 catches for 90

yards & TD in last meeting…LB VON MILLER has 6 sacks, 2 FFs & INT in past 3 (incl. playoffs). Since 2011, ranks 2nd

in NFL with 61 sacks. LB DE MARCUS WARE ties for 1st among active players with 136 sacks. Has 6 sacks in past 5

(incl. playoffs). Since 2008, CB AQIB TALIB leads NFL with 8 INT-TDs. CB CHRIS HARRIS, JR. had INT last week.

ATLANTA FALCONS (0-1) AT OAKLAND RAIDERS (1-0)


FALCONS RAIDERS

SERIES LEADER 7-6

STREAKS Past 3

COACHES VS. OPP. Dan Quinn: 0-0 Jack Del Rio: 1-2

LAST WEEK L 31-24 vs. Tampa Bay W 35-34 at New Orleans

LAST GAME 10/14/12: Raiders 20 at Falcons 23. Atlanta CB Asante Samuel has 79-yard INT-TD. Falcons

K Matt Bryant kicks GW 55-yard FG with one second remaining in.

LAST GAME AT SITE 12/02/08: Falcons 24, Raiders 0. Atlanta QB Matt Ryan passes for 220 yards & 2 TDs.

Falcons’ defense holds Oakland to 77 total net yards.

REFEREE Clete Blakeman

BROADCAST CBS (4:25 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon. SIRIUS: 83 (Atl), 137 (Oak). XM: 382 (Atl),

227 (Oak).

STATS

PASSING Matt Ryan: 27-39-334-2-0-112.6 Derek Carr: 24-38-319-1-0-98.5

RUSHING Tevin Coleman: 8-22-2.8-0 Jalen Richard (R): 3-84-28.0-1

RECEIVING Jacob Tamme (TE): 6-51-8.5-0 Michael Crabtree: 7-87-12.4-0

OFFENSE 374.0 486.0 (2L)

TAKE/GIVE +1 +1

DEFENSE 371.0 507.0

SACKS --- Bruce Irvin: 1

INTs Desmond Trufant: 1 (T1L) ---

PUNTING Matt Bosher: 38.6 Marquette King: 49.8

KICKING Matt Bryant: 10 (1/1 PAT; 3/3 FG) Sebastian Janikowski: 7 (1/1 PAT; 2/2 FG)

NOTES

FALCONS: QB MATT RYAN passed for 334 yards & 2 TDs last week. Recorded franchise-leading 36th 300+ yard game

in Week 1. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Oak. with 200+ pass yards & TD…RB DEVONTA FREEMAN has 100+ scrimmage

yards in 2 of past 3 on road…WR JULIO JONES had 66 rec. yards & TD last week. Aims for 13th consecutive game with

6+ catches or 80+ rec. yards. WR MOHAMED SANU had 5 catches for 80 yards & TD in Falcons debut. Has 2 TD

catches in 2 career meetings vs. Oak…DT JONATHAN BABINEAUX has FF, FR & 7 tackles in 2 meetings vs. Oak. LB

SEAN WEATHERSPOON had 9 tackles in last meeting vs. Oak. (10/14/12). CB DESMOND TRUFANT had 5 tackles &

INT last week. S RICARDO ALLEN led team with 7 tackles vs. TB…RAIDERS: QB DEREK CARR passed for 319 yards

& TD last week. Threw GW 2-pt conversion to WR MICHAEL CRABTREE with 0:47 left. Raiders are 4th team to score

GW points on 2-pt conversion in final minute…RB LATAVIUS MURRAY has 490 scrimmage yards (98 per game) in past

5 at home. Has 3 career 100-yard rush games & Raiders are 3-0. Rookie RB JALEN RICHARD had 75-yard TD run on

1st career carry last week, 1 of 4 in NFL history with 75+ rush TD in debut…WR AMARI COOPER had 6 catches for 137

yards last week. Has 6 career 100-yard rec. games & Raiders are 5-1 (.833). WR Crabtree had 5 catches for 102 yards

(20.4 avg.) in last game vs. Atl. (12/23/13 with SF). Had 7 catches for 87 yards in Week 1…DE KHALIL MACK has 10

sacks & 12 TFL in past 7. Has 5 sacks & 7 TFL in past 5 at home. S REGGIE NELSON had sack in last game vs. Atl.

(9/14/14 with Cin.). Since entering NFL in 2007, is only active player with 30+ INTs (30) & 5+ sacks (6.5). Since 2014, LB

BRUCE IRVIN is 1 of 2 in NFL with 10+ sacks (13) & 2+ INT-TDs (2). Had sack & FF in Oak. debut last week.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (0-1) AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (0-1)


JAGUARS CHARGERS

SERIES LEADER 6-2

STREAKS Past 5

COACHES VS. OPP. Gus Bradley: 0-3 Mike McCoy: 3-0

LAST WEEK L 27-23 vs. Green Bay L 33-27 (OT) at Kansas City

LAST GAME 11/29/15: Chargers 31 at Jaguars 25. San Diego QB Philip Rivers passes for 300 yards & 4

TDs. Chargers TE Antonio Gates has 4 catches for 53 yards & 2 TDs.

LAST GAME AT SITE 09/28/14: Chargers 33, Jaguars 14. San Diego QB Philip Rivers throws for 377 yards & 3

TDs. Chargers WR Eddie Royal has 5 receptions for 105 yards & 2 TDs.

REFEREE Carl Cheffers

BROADCAST CBS (4:25 PM ET): Tom McCarthy, Adam Archuleta. SIRIUS: 84 (Jax), 112 (SD). XM: 380

(Jax), 226 (SD).

STATS

PASSING Blake Bortles: 24-39-320-1-1-85.4 Philip Rivers: 25-36-243-1-0-97.3

RUSHING T.J. Yeldon: 21-39-1.9-1 Danny Woodhead: 16-89-5.6-0

RECEIVING Allen Robinson: 6-72-12.0-0 Travis Benjamin: 7-32-4.6-0

OFFENSE 348.0 388.0

TAKE/GIVE -1 +1

DEFENSE 294.0 413.0

SACKS Jared Odrick: 1 3 tied: 1

INTs --- Jason Verrett: 1 (T1L)

PUNTING Brad Nortman: 62.5 Drew Kaser (R): 35.6

KICKING Jason Myers: 11 (T3L) (2/2 PAT; 3/3 FG) Josh Lambo: 9 (3/3 PAT; 2/3 FG)

NOTES

JAGUARS: QB BLAKE BORTLES passed for 329 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. Passed for 320 yards & TD last week.

Has 42 completions of 25+ yards since 2015, most in NFL …RB T.J. YELDON had 82 scrimmage yards (46 rec., 36 rush)

in last game vs. SD. Had rush TD last week. When RB CHRIS IVORY has 18+ carries, his teams are 13-2 (.867). In those

15 games, has rushed for 1,551 yards (103.4 per game) & 12 TDs…WR ALLEN ROBINSON has 19 catches of 25+ yards

since 2015, 2nd in NFL. Had TD in last meeting. Has 12 rec. TDs in past 13. In past 6 on road, has 39 catches for 656

yards (109.3 per game) & 7 TDs. In past 7 on road, WR ALLEN HURNS has 7 rec. TDs & 4 100-yard games. TE JULIUS

THOMAS had 9 catches for 116 yards & TD in last meeting. Had TD last week. Since 2013, has 30 rec. TDs, most by

NFL TE…LB PAUL POSLUSZNY aims for 5th in row vs. SD with 10+ tackles. DT JARED ODRICK has sack, FF or FR in

all 4 career games vs. SD. DT ROY MILLER III aims for 3rd in row vs. SD with sack…CHARGERS: QB PHILIP RIVERS

has won past 5 starts vs. Jax. & has 100+ rating in all 5. In those 5, has completed 124 of 165 (75.2 pct.) for 1,590 yards

with 14 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 128.1 rating. Since 2008, has 35,002 pass yards, 2nd most in NFL…RB MELVIN GORDON

rushed for 1st 2 career TDs last week. RB DANNY WOODHEAD rushed for 89 yards & had 5 catches (incl. TD) last

week. Since 2015, leads NFL RBs with 786 rec. yards & 7 rec. TDs. Tied for most catches by RB with 85…TE ANTONIO

GATES had 2 rec. TDs in last meeting & has 3 career games vs. Jax. with 2+ TDs. Has 21 games with 2+ rec. TDs, most

by TE in NFL history…LB MANTI TE’O had INT in last meeting. CB JASON VERRETT has 5 PD, 2 INTs (TD) in past 4

at home. Had INT last week. LB MELVIN INGRAM has 6.5 sacks in past 6. Has 4.5 sacks & 2 FFs in past 4 at home.

SUNDAY NIGHT

GREEN BAY PACKERS (1-0) AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1-0)


PACKERS VIKINGS


STREAKS 3 of past 4

COACHES VS. OPP. Mike McCarthy: 14-5-1 Mike Zimmer: 1-3

LAST WEEK W 27-23 at Jacksonville W 25-16 at Tennessee

LAST GAME 01/03/16: Vikings 20 at Packers 13. Minnesota RB Adrian Peterson rushes for 67 yards &

TD. Vikings CB Captain Munnerlyn has 55-yard FR-TD.

LAST GAME AT SITE 11/22/15: Packers 30, Vikings 13. Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers passes for 212 yards & 2

TDs. Packers WR James Jones has 6 catches for 109 yards & TD.

REFEREE Walt Anderson

BROADCAST NBC (8:30 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (Field reporter).

Westwood One: Kevin Kugler, James Lofton. SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 83 (GB), 81 (Min). XM: 88

(WW1), 226 (GB), 225 (Min).

STATS

PASSING Aaron Rodgers: 20-34-199-2-0-95.1 Shaun Hill: 18-33-236-0-0-77.3

RUSHING Eddie Lacy: 14-61-4.4-0 Adrian Peterson: 19-31-1.6-0

RECEIVING Randall Cobb: 6-57-9.5-0 Stefon Diggs: 7-103-14.7-0

OFFENSE 294.0 301.0

TAKE/GIVE +1 +3 (1L)

DEFENSE 348.0 316.0

SACKS 3 tied: 1 Danielle Hunter, Linval Joseph: 1

INTs Joe Thomas: 1 (T1L) Eric Kendricks: 1 (T1L)

PUNTING Jacob Schum: 46.0 Jeff Locke: 37.7

KICKING Mason Crosby: 9 (3/3 PAT; 2/2 FG) Blair Walsh: 13 (T1L) (1/2 PAT; 4/6 FG)

NOTES

FIRST REGULAR-SEASON GAME at U.S. Bank Stadium…PACKERS: QB AARON RODGERS passed for 2 TDs last

week & added rush TD vs. Jax. Has 2+ TD passes in 11 of past 13 vs. Vikings. Aims for 14th straight with TD pass vs.

Min…RB EDDIE LACY has 100+ rush yards or rush TD in 5 of past 6 vs. Min…WR JORDY NELSON had TD catch in

Week 1. Has 5 TDs in past 6 vs. NFC North. WR DAVANTE ADAMS had TD catch last week. WR RANDALL COBB had

6 catches for 57 yards last week…LB CLAY MATTHEWS had sack in Week 1. Aims for 3rd in row with sack. S

MORGAN BURNETT had 9 tackles & sack last week. S HA HA CLINTON-DIX recorded 5 tackles, FF & PD in Week 1.

Aims for 3rd in row with sack vs. Min…VIKINGS: QB SHAUN HILL passed for 236 yards in Week 1. Passed for 331

yards & 2 TDs in only start vs. GB (10/30/12 with Det.). QB SAM BRADFORD passed for career-high 3,725 yards with 19

TDs last year with Phi. Set single-season Eagles records for comp. (346) & comp. pct. (65.03)…RB ADRIAN PETERSON

aims for 5th in row vs. GB with rush TD. Has 99+ rush yards or TD in past 9 vs. GB…WR STEFON DIGGS had 7 catches

for 103 yards last week. Has 4 TDs in 5 games vs. NFC North. TE KYLE RUDOLPH had 6 catches for 106 yards & TD in

last home start vs. GB. Has 2 TDs in past 3 at home vs. NFC North…DT LINVAL JOSEPH had sack & FF last week. LB

ERIC KENDRICKS had INT-TD & 6 tackles in Week 1. Aims for 3rd in row with 7+ tackles vs. GB. CB TRAE WAYNES

had game-high 10 tackles last week. S HARRISON SMITH had 9 tackles in Week 1.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (1-0) AT CHICAGO BEARS (0-1)


EAGLES BEARS


STREAKS 2 of past 3

COACHES VS. OPP. Doug Pederson: 0-0 John Fox: 1-4

LAST WEEK W 29-10 vs. Cleveland L 23-14 at Houston

LAST GAME 12/22/13: Bears 11 at Eagles 54. Philadelphia RB LeSean McCoy rushes for 133 yards & 2

TDs. Eagles RB Bryce Brown adds 115 rush yards, including 65-yard TD.

LAST GAME AT SITE 11/28/10: Bears 31, Eagles 26. Chicago QB Jay Cutler passes for 247 yards & 4 TDs,

including 2 to WR Earl Bennett.

REFEREE Jeff Triplette

BROADCAST ESPN (8:30 PM ET): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden, Lisa Salters (Field reporter). Westwood

One: Kevin Harlan, Boomer Esiason, Hub Arkush (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 83

(Phi), 81 (Chi). XM: 88 (WW1), 226 (Phi), 225 (Chi).

STATS

PASSING Carson Wentz (R): 22-37-278-2-0-101.0 Jay Cutler: 16-29-216-1-1-76.2

RUSHING Ryan Mathews: 22-77-3.5-1 Jeremy Langford: 17-57-3.4-1

RECEIVING Jordan Matthews: 7-114-16.3-1 Alshon Jeffery: 4-105-26.3-0

OFFENSE 403.0 258.0

TAKE/GIVE +1 0

DEFENSE 288.0 344.0

SACKS 3 tied: 1 Danny Trevathan: 1

INTs Rodney McLeod: 1 (T1L) Tracy Porter: 1 (T1L)

PUNTING Donnie Jones: 49.2 Pat O’Donnell: 42.3

KICKING Caleb Sturgis: 9 (3/3 PAT; 2/3 FG) Connor Barth: 2 (2/2 PAT; 0/0 FG)

NOTES

EAGLES: QB CARSON WENTZ passed for 278 yards & 2 TDs with 101 rating in NFL debut. Is 1st Eagles rookie to start

at QB in season opener since 1939 (DAVEY O’BRIEN). Had highest rating by Eagles rookie QB since JOHN REAVES in

1972 (min. 20 pass attempts)…RB RYAN MATHEWS had 77 rush yards & TD last week. Has rush TD in 2 of past

3…WR JORDAN MATTHEWS had 7 catches for 114 yards & TD vs. Cle. Has 50+ rec. yards & TD in 4 consecutive

games, longest streak by Eagles player since 2004 (TERRELL OWENS). Aims for 5th in row on road with TD catch. WR

NELSON AGHOLOR recorded 57 yards & TD last week. TE ZACH ERTZ has 120+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3…DT

FLETCHER COX recorded sack last week. Has 5 sacks in past 5. DE BRANDON GRAHAM had sack & FF in Week 1.

Had sack in last meeting at Chi. (11/28/10). DE CONNOR BARWIN had sack vs. Cle. Aims for 3rd in row with sack. S

RODNEY MC LEOD had INT in Eagles debut. Has 6 tackles in each of past 2 vs. Chi...BEARS: QB JAY CUTLER

passed for 216 yards & TD last week. Has 8 TD passes with 91.4 rating in 4 career games vs. Phi. Has 7 TDs in past 6 at

home…RB JEREMEY LANGFORD had 57 rush yards & TD last week…WR ALSHON JEFFREY led team with 105 rec.

yards vs. Hou. Aims for 4th consecutive game with 100+ rec. yard or TD catch. WR EDDIE ROYAL had TD catch last

week. Had 90 rec. yards & 3 TDs in only career meeting vs. Phi. (9/15/13 with SD)…LB JERRELL FREEMAN tied for

NFL lead with 17 tackles last week. Has 10+ tackles in 3 of past 4. LB DANNY TREVATHAN had sack in Chi. debut.

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