WEEK 16 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22 NEW YORK GIANTS (10-4) … Football... · 2016. 12. 20. · WEEK 16...

WEEK 16 – THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22

NEW YORK GIANTS (10-4) AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (5-9)

REGULAR SEASON SERIES

GIANTS EAGLES

SERIES LEADER 83-78-2

STREAKS 4 of past 5

COACHES VS. OPP. Ben McAdoo: 1-0 Doug Pederson: 0-1

LAST WEEK W 17-6 vs. Detroit L 27-26 at Baltimore

LAST GAME 11/6/16: Eagles 23 at Giants 28. New York Giants QB Eli Manning passes for 257 yards & 4

TDs. Giants WR Odell Beckham Jr. has 2 TD catches.

LAST GAME AT SITE 10/19/15: Eagles 27, Giants 7. Philadelphia RB DeMarco Murray rushes for 112 yards & TD.

Eagles CB Nolan Carroll has 17-yard INT-TD.

REFEREE Clete Blakeman

BROADCAST NBC/NFLN/Twitter (8:25 PM ET): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Heather Cox (Field

reporter). Westwood One: Tom McCarthy, Tony Boselli. SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 83 (NYG), 81

(Phi). XM: 88 (WW1), 226 (NYG), 225 (Phi).

STATS

PASSING Eli Manning: 322-508-3491-25-13-89.3 Carson Wentz (R): 339-540-3385-13-13-78.5

RUSHING Rashad Jennings: 154-497-3.2-2 Ryan Mathews: 137-615-4.5-8

RECEIVING Odell Beckham Jr.: 85 (T3L)-1173-13.8-10 (T3L) Jordan Matthews: 71-792-11.2-3

OFFENSE 320.6 340.4

TAKE/GIVE -3 +2

DEFENSE 347.5 344.2

SACKS Olivier Vernon: 8.5 Fletcher Cox: 6.5

INTs Landon Collins: 5 (T2L) Jordan Hicks, Rodney McLeod: 3

PUNTING Brad Wing: 46.2 Donnie Jones: 45.4

KICKING Robbie Gould: 30 (18/21 PAT; 4/4 FG) Caleb Sturgis: 120 (24/25 PAT; 32/37 FG)

NOTES

GIANTS: QB ELI MANNING has 559 pass yards (279.5 per game) with 6 TDs & 2 INTs for 94.9 rating in past 2 vs. Phi. Is

7th player in NFL history with 4,000+ career completions (4,017)…RB RASHAD JENNINGS has 394 rush yards & 2 TDs

in past 5 meetings…WR ODELL BECKHAM JR. has 26 receptions for 354 rec. yards & 4 TDs in past 4. Has 35 TD

catches since 2014, most in NFL. Is 1st player in NFL history with 80+ catches & 1,000+ rec. yards in each of 1st 3

seasons. WR STERLING SHEPARD ranks 2nd among NFL rookies with 592 rec. yards & ties for 2nd with 7 TD catches.

WR VICTOR CRUZ has 3 rec. TDs in 4 games at Phi...DE OLIVIER VERNON has 7.5 sacks in past 7. Has 2 sacks in

past 3 vs. division. CB DOMINIQUE RODGERS-CROMARTIE had INT in Week 15. S LANDON COLLINS is only player

with 5+ INTs (5) & 3+ sacks (3). Leads NFC safeties with 108 tackles…EAGLES: QB CARSON WENTZ ranks 2nd

among NFL rookies with 3,385 pass yards & 13 pass TDs. Has 88.5 rating in 6 career home games…RB RYAN

MATHEWS has 5 rush TDs in past 6. RB DARREN SPROLES is only player in NFL history with 30+ rec. TDs (30), 20+

rush TDs (21), PR-TD (7) & KR-TD (2)…WR JORDAN MATTHEWS has 3 TD catches in past 4 vs. NYG. Has 26

receptions for 322 yards & 2 TDs in past 4 at home vs. division. In past 2 meetings, TE ZACH ERTZ has 17 receptions for

249 rec. yards (124.5 per game). Has 524 rec. yards (87.3 per game) in past 6 vs. NFC East…DT FLETCHER COX has

2.5 sacks in past 2. Has 6.5 sacks & FF in past 7 at home. LB JORDAN HICKS had INT in Week 15. Has 5 INTs since

2015, tied for 2nd-most among NFL LBs. CB NOLAN CARROLL aims for 3rd game in row vs. NYG with INT.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24

MIAMI DOLPHINS (9-5) AT BUFFALO BILLS (7-7)


DOLPHINS BILLS


STREAKS 2 of past 3

COACHES VS. OPP. Adam Gase: 1-0 Rex Ryan: 7-8

LAST WEEK W 34-13 at New York Jets W 33-13 vs. Cleveland

LAST GAME 10/23/16: Bills 25 at Dolphins 28. Miami RB Jay Ajayi rushes for 214 yards & TD. Dolphins

WR Kenny Stills has 100 receiving yards & TD.

LAST GAME AT SITE 11/8/15: Bills 33, Dolphins 17. Buffalo WR Sammy Watkins has 8 catches for 168 yards &

TD. Bills DE Jerry Hughes has 2 sacks, FF & FR.

REFEREE Craig Wrolstad

BROADCAST CBS (1:00 PM ET): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Jamie Erdahl (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 134

(Mia), 113 (Buf). XM: 380 (Mia), 230 (Buf).

STATS

PASSING Matt Moore: 15-23-283-4-1-129.2 Tyrod Taylor: 243-397-2694-14-6-86.8

RUSHING Jay Ajayi: 212-1007-4.8-7 LeSean McCoy: 205-1129-5.5-12

RECEIVING Jarvis Landry: 82-1031-12.6-3 Charles Clay (TE): 46-447-9.7-2

OFFENSE 325.0 346.2

TAKE/GIVE +5 +8

DEFENSE 366.9 349.2

SACKS Cameron Wake: 10.5 Lorenzo Alexander: 11.5 (T3L)

INTs Tony Lippett: 4 Stephon Gilmore: 5 (T2L)

PUNTING Matt Darr: 44.7 Colton Schmidt: 42.5

KICKING Andrew Franks: 77 (35/36 PAT; 14/18 FG) Dan Carpenter: 86 (35/40 PAT; 17/21 FG)

NOTES

DOLPHINS: QB MATT MOORE passed for career-high 4 TDs & 126.2 rating last week…RB JAY AJAYI rushed for 214

yards & TD in last meeting. Has 376 rush yards (125.3 per game) with 2 TDs in past 3 vs. division. Is 10th Dolphins RB

with 1,000+ rush yards (1,007) in season. RB DAMIEN WILLIAMS had rush TD in last meeting…WR JARVIS LANDRY

aims for 3rd in row with 100+ rec. yards. Is 1 of 2 players in NFL history (ODELL BECKHAM JR.) with 80+ catches in

each of 1st 3 seasons. WR KENNY STILLS had 52-yard TD catch last week. Has 7 TD catches of 20+ yards, 2nd most in

NFL. TE DION SIMS had 2 TD catches last week…DE CAMERON WAKE had sack & 1st career INT last week. Has 9.5

sacks, 4 FFs & INT in past 9. Is 2nd in NFL with 80.5 sacks since 2009. CB TONY LIPPETT had 2 INTs last week. DT

NDAMUKONG SUH aims for 3rd meeting in row with sack. Had FR last week…BILLS: QB TYROD TAYLOR has 5 pass

TDs vs. 0 INTs for 122.8 rating in past 3 meetings. Had pass TD & rush TD in last meeting. Leads NFL QBs with 520 rush

yards…RB LE SEAN MC COY has 413 rush yards (103.3 per game) & 5 TDs in past 4. Ties for 4th in NFL with 12 rush

TDs. Has 55 rush TDs since 2010, 2nd among active players. RB MIKE GILLISLEE has 7 rush TDs in past 9…TE

CHARLES CLAY aims for 3rd in row with rec. TD. WR MARQUISE GOODWIN had rec. TD in last meeting. WR SAMMY

WATKINS had 168 rec. yards & TD in his last game vs. Mia. Aims for 3rd consecutive home meeting with 100+ rec. yards

& TD…LB LORENZO ALEXANDER had 1.5 sacks last week. Ties for 3rd in NFL with 11.5 sacks. LB ZACH BROWN is

only NFL player with 125+ tackles (130) & 4+ sacks (4). DT KYLE WILLIAMS had 1.5 sacks last week.

ATLANTA FALCONS (9-5) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (6-8)


FALCONS PANTHERS

SERIES LEADER 26-17

STREAKS Past 2

COACHES VS. OPP. Dan Quinn: 2-1 Ron Rivera: 5-6

LAST WEEK W 41-13 vs. San Francisco W 26-15 at Washington

LAST GAME 10/2/16: Panthers 33 at Falcons 48. Atlanta QB Matt Ryan passes for 503 yards & 4 TDs for

142 rating. Falcons WR Julio Jones has 12 catches for 300 yards & TD.

LAST GAME AT SITE 12/13/15: Panthers 38, Falcons 0. Carolina QB Cam Newton passes for 265 yards & 3 TDs

for 153.3 rating. Panthers DT Kawann Short has 2 sacks, 2 FFs & FR.

REFEREE Bill Vinovich

BROADCAST FOX (1:00 PM ET): Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis, Chris Spielman, Peter Schrager (Field

reporter). SIRIUS: 132 (Atl), 81 (Car). XM: 382 (Atl), 225 (Car).

STATS

PASSING Matt Ryan: 319-465-4336 (3L)-32 (T2L)-7-114.8 (1L) Cam Newton: 234-435-3074-17-9-80.8

RUSHING Devonta Freeman: 202-930-4.6-10 Jonathan Stewart: 187-709-3.8-8

RECEIVING Julio Jones: 72-1253 (1L)-17.4-5 Greg Olsen (TE): 71-992-14.0-3

OFFENSE 412.9 (2L) 347.3

TAKE/GIVE +8 +1

DEFENSE 368.9 360.6

SACKS Vic Beasley: 14.5 (1L) Mario Addison: 7.5

INTs Deion Jones (R): 3 Kurt Coleman: 4

PUNTING Matt Bosher: 47.2 Michael Palardy: 42.7

KICKING Matt Bryant: 135 (1L) (48/49 PAT; 29/31 FG) Graham Gano: 107 (29/32 PAT; 26/31 FG)

NOTES

FALCONS: QB MATT RYAN passed for 503 yards & 4 TDs for 142 rating in last meeting. Has 17 TD passes vs. 3 INTs

for 113.5 rating in past 7 on road. Leads NFL with 114.8 rating & ranks 3rd with 4,336 pass yards...RB DEVONTA

FREEMAN rushed for 139 yards & 3 TDs in Week 15, 3rd career 3-TD game. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Car. with rush

TD…WR JULIO JONES had career-high 300 rec. yards & TD in last meeting. Leads NFL with 1,253 rec. yards. In past 10

vs. division, has 76 receptions for 1,256 rec. yards (125.6 per game) & 5 TDs. WR TAYLOR GABRIEL has 5 TD catches

in past 5…LB VIC BEASLEY ranks 1st in NFL with 14.5 sacks & 6 FFs. Has 5 sacks & 2 FFs in past 2 on road. Rookie

LB DEION JONES has FF & 33-yard INT-TD in past 2. Ties for lead among NFL rookies with 3 INTs. CB ROBERT

ALFORD had 2 INTs in last meeting. S KEANU NEAL leads NFL rookies with 97 tackles…PANTHERS: QB CAM

NEWTON passed for 300 yards & 2 TDs for 101.2 rating last week. In past 4 home meetings, has 1,093 pass yards

(273.3 per game) & 10 TDs (8 pass, 2 rush)…RB JONATHAN STEWART has 4 rush TDs in past 4 at home. Has 326

scrimmage yards & 5 rush TDs in past 4 vs. division…WR KELVIN BENJAMIN had 9 receptions for 109 yards & TD in

only home meeting. WR TED GINN JR. has 4 TD catches in past 5. In past 4 vs NFC South, TE GREG OLSEN has 25

receptions for 384 yards (96 per game) & TD. Since 2014, leads NFL TEs in receptions (232) & rec. yards (3,104)…DT

KAWANN SHORT has 5 sacks & 2 FFs in past 3 meetings. Has 4 sacks & FF in past 4 games at home. LB LUKE

KUECHLY has 40 tackles (10 per game) & 2 INTs in past 4 home meetings. Since entering league in 2012, leads NFL

with 693 tackles. S KURT COLEMAN had INT in Week 15. Has 14 INTs since 2014, most in NFC.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS (7-6-1) AT CHICAGO BEARS (3-11)


REDSKINS BEARS


STREAKS Past 6

COACHES VS. OPP. Jay Gruden: 1-0 John Fox: 3-2

LAST WEEK L 26-15 vs. Carolina L 30-27 vs. Green Bay

LAST GAME 12/13/15: Redskins 24 at Bears 21. Washington QB Kirk Cousins passes for 300 yards & TD

for 104.2 rating. Redskins TE Jordan Reed has 9 catches for 120 yards & TD.

LAST GAME AT SITE 12/13/15

REFEREE Brad Allen

BROADCAST FOX (1:00 PM ET): Dick Stockton, David Diehl, Kristina Pink (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 135

(Was), 93 (Chi). XM: 384 (Was), 227 (Chi).

STATS

PASSING Kirk Cousins: 366-542-4360 (2L)-23-10-98.3 Matt Barkley: 95-162-1163-6-7-75.2

RUSHING Robert Kelley (R): 137-595-4.3-6 Jordan Howard (R): 211-1059-5.0-6

RECEIVING Pierre Garçon: 71-851-12.0-3 Cameron Meredith: 53-692-13.1-3

OFFENSE 406.6 (3L) 351.6

TAKE/GIVE -2 -11

DEFENSE 375.4 335.4

SACKS Ryan Kerrigan: 11 Willie Young: 7.5

INTs 8 tied: 1 Tracy Porter: 2

PUNTING Tress Way: 44.5 Pat O’Donnell: 43.8

KICKING Dustin Hopkins: 123 (3L) (30/33 PAT; 31/38 FG) Connor Barth: 78 (27/28 PAT; 17/21 FG)

NOTES

REDSKINS: QB KIRK COUSINS has 1,713 pass yards (342.6 per game), 9 TDs & 3 INTs for 103.5 rating in past 5 on

road. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 4,360 pass yards…RB ROBERT KELLEY ties for 2nd among NFL rookies with 6 rush TDs.

Aims for 3rd in row with TD…WR DE SEAN JACKSON has 441 rec. yards (88.2 per game) & 3 TDs in past 5. In past 8

on road, WR JAMISON CROWDER has 604 rec. yards & 4 TD catches. TE JORDAN REED has 20 receptions & 3 rec.

TDs in past 3 on road. In 2 career meetings, has 18 receptions for 254 yards (127 per game) & 2 TDs. Has 16 TD catches

since 2015, 2nd-most among NFL TEs…LB RYAN KERRIGAN aims for 7th in row on road with sack. Ranks 3rd in NFC

with 11 sacks. LB TRENT MURPHY had sack & FF in last meeting. LB MASON FOSTER has 25 tackles (12.5 per game)

& sack in past 2. CB JOSH NORMAN aims for 4th in row with PD. Ranks 3rd in NFL since 2014 with 44 PD. Had INT in

only game at Chi. (10/28/12 with Car.). CB BASHAUD BREELAND has sack, 2 FFs & 4 PD in past 3. CB QUINTON

DUNBAR had 1st career sack in Week 15…BEARS: QB MATT BARKLEY passed for career-high 362 yards last week.

Has 88.4 rating in past 3…Rookie RB JORDAN HOWARD has 707 rush yards (101 per game) & 5 TDs in past 7. Ranks

2nd among NFL rookie RBs with 1,059 rush yards & 6 rush TDs…In 2 career meetings, WR ALSHON JEFFERY has 212

rec. yards (106 per game) & TD catch. Aims for 3rd in row at home with rec. TD. WR CAMERON MEREDITH has 15

receptions for 176 rec. yards & TD in past 2. WR DEONTE THOMPSON had career-highs in receptions (8) & rec. yards

(110) in Week 15…DE AKIEM HICKS has 4 sacks & FF in past 3 at home. LB PERNELL MC PHEE has 3 sacks & FF in

past 3 at home. LB WILLIE YOUNG has 7.5 sacks, FF & PD in past 10 at home. Had sack in last meeting. Rookie LB

NICK KWIATKOSKI is averaging 7.3 tackles per game in past 3. CB DEMONTRE HURST has sack & INT in past 2.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (5-9) AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (0-14)


CHARGERS BROWNS


STREAKS 5 of past 6

COACHES VS. OPP. Mike McCoy: 1-0 Hue Jackson: 1-1

LAST WEEK L 19-16 vs. Oakland L 33-13 at Buffalo

LAST GAME 10/4/15: Browns 27 at Chargers 30. San Diego QB Philip Rivers passes for 358 yards & 3

TDs for 118.1 rating. Chargers WR Keenan Allen has 72 receiving yards & TD.

LAST GAME AT SITE 10/28/12: Browns 7, Chargers 6. Cleveland RB Trent Richardson rushes for 122 yards & TD.

Browns LB D’Qwell Jackson has 15 tackles & FF.

REFEREE Walt Coleman

BROADCAST CBS (1:00 PM ET): Spero Dedes, Solomon Wilcots. SIRIUS: 138 (SD), 84 (Cle). XM: 383

(SD), 228 (Cle).

STATS

PASSING Philip Rivers: 304-494-3795-29-18-89.8 Robert Griffin III: 41-82-490-0-2-58.5

RUSHING Kenneth Farrow (R): 51-164-3.2-0 Isaiah Crowell: 163-746-4.6-5

RECEIVING Tyrell Williams: 59-925-15.7-6 Terrelle Pryor Sr.: 67-877-13.1-4

OFFENSE 353.9 306.3

TAKE/GIVE -5 -10

DEFENSE 352.7 400.8

SACKS Joey Bosa (R): 7.5 Emmanuel Ogbah (R): 5.5

INTs Casey Hayward: 7 (1L) Joe Haden: 3

PUNTING Drew Kaser (R): 45.9 Britton Colquitt: 45.4

KICKING Josh Lambo: 106 (37/41 PAT; 23/27 FG) Cody Parkey: 66 (15/16 PAT; 17/21 FG)

NOTES

CHARGERS: QB PHILIP RIVERS aims for 8th in row with 2+ pass TDs. Ranks 4th in NFL with 29 pass TDs. Has 350+

pass yards & 2+ TDs in 2 of past 3 vs. Cle…Rookie RB KENNETH FARROW has 131 scrimmage yards in past 2. RB

RONNIE HILLMAN rushed for 111 yards in last game vs. Cle. (10/18/15 with Den.)…WR DONTRELLE INMAN has rec.

TD in 3 of past 4. Rookie TE HUNTER HENRY has 7 rec. TDs, tied for lead among NFL TEs. Has 4 TD catches in past 5.

TE ANTONIO GATES has 109 career TD catches, 2nd most by TE in NFL history. WR TRAVIS BENJAMIN had rec. TD

last week…CB CASEY HAYWARD leads NFL with 7 INTs & ties for 1st with 19 PD. Rookie DE JOEY BOSA has 3.5

sacks in past 4. Leads NFL rookies with 7.5 sacks. LB MELVIN INGRAM had sack & 2 FFs last week. Has 2 sacks in 2

career games vs. Cle. Is 1 of 3 NFL LBs with 7+ sacks (7) & 4+ FFs (4). CB TROVON REED aims for 3rd in row with INT.

LB JERRY ATTAOCHU had 2 sacks in last meeting…BROWNS: QB ROBERT GRIFFIN III aims for 3rd in row with rush

TD. Passed for 291 yards in last game vs. SD (11/3/13 with Was.)…RB ISAIAH CROWELL had 125 scrimmage yards

(63 rush, 62 rec.) in last meeting. RB DUKE JOHNSON JR. had 93 scrimmage yards last week. Since 2015, ranks 3rd

among NFL RBs with 112 catches & 1,027 rec. yards...WR TERRELLE PRYOR SR. has 95+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3 at

home. TE GARY BARNIDGE had 75 rec. yards & TD in last meeting. Since 2015, is 1 of 4 NFL TEs with 100+ catches

(124), 1,500+ rec. yards (1,573) & 10+ rec. TDs (10)…LB DEMARIO DAVIS had 10 tackles & TFL last week. LB JAMIE

COLLINS has 54 tackles, 6 TFL, 2 sacks & FF since joining team in Week 9. Rookie LB EMMANUEL OGBAH has 2.5

sacks in past 2. Ties for 4th among rookies with 5.5 sacks. LB CHRISTIAN KIRKSEY ranks 6th in NFL with 123 tackles.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS (7-7) AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (8-6)


VIKINGS PACKERS


STREAKS Past 2

COACHES VS. OPP. Mike Zimmer: 2-3 Mike McCarthy: 14-6-1

LAST WEEK L 34-6 vs. Indianapolis W 30-27 at Chicago

LAST GAME 9/18/16: Packers 14 at Vikings 17. Minnesota QB Sam Bradford passes for 286 yards & 2

TDs for 121.2 rating. Vikings WR Stefon Diggs has 9 catches for 182 yards & TD.

LAST GAME AT SITE 1/3/16: Vikings 20, Packers 13. Minnesota RB Adrian Peterson rushes for 67 yards & TD.

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

REFEREE Jeff Triplette

BROADCAST FOX (1:00 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews (Field reporter). Westwood One:

Kevin Lee, Al Groh. SIRIUS: 136 (Min), 82 (GB). XM: 381 (Min), 82 (GB).

STATS

PASSING Sam Bradford: 336-469-3245-14-4-97.0 Aaron Rodgers: 346-533-3781-32 (T2L)-7-100.3

RUSHING Jerick McKinnon: 132-400-3.0-1 Ty Montgomery: 60-390-6.5-3

RECEIVING Stefon Diggs: 80-874-10.9-2 Jordy Nelson: 82-1037-12.6-12 (1L)

OFFENSE 301.5 364.6

TAKE/GIVE +9 (3L) +5

DEFENSE 311.9 (3L) 354.9

SACKS Danielle Hunter: 10.5 Nick Perry: 8

INTs Xavier Rhodes: 4 Ha Ha Clinton-Dix: 5 (T2L)

PUNTING Jeff Locke: 43.4 Jacob Schum: 43.9

KICKING Kai Forbath: 41 (5/7 PAT; 12/12 FG) Mason Crosby: 109 (37/39 PAT; 24/28 FG)

NOTES

VIKINGS: QB SAM BRADFORD has 869 pass yards (289.7 per game) with 3 TDs & 2 INTs for 91.1 rating in 3 career

meetings. Has 10 TDs vs. 4 INTs for 94.5 rating in past 8 on road…RB ADRIAN PETERSON has 1,779 rush yards (104.6

per game) & 13 rush TDs in 17 career meetings. Aims for 8th in row at GB with rush TD. Since 2007, leads NFL with

11,747 rush yards & 97 rush TDs…WR STEFON DIGGS had 9 receptions for career-high 182 yards & TD in last meeting.

Has 3 rec. TDs in past 4 on road vs. division. TE KYLE RUDOLPH ranks 2nd among NFC TEs with 6 TD catches…DE

EVERSON GRIFFEN has 11 sacks in past 11 on road. Has 4 sacks & 2 FFs in past 3 vs. GB. DE DANIELLE HUNTER

has 6.5 sacks in past 6. CB XAVIER RHODES has 8 PD, incl. INT in past 5 meetings. S HARRISON SMITH has 2 INTs

in 3 games at GB. Has 7.5 sacks since 2012, most by NFL safety. S ANTHONY HARRIS had career-high 15 tackles last

week…PACKERS: QB AARON RODGERS has 10 TD passes vs. 0 INTs for 114.7 rating in past 5. Has 1,565 pass

yards (260.8 per game) with 14 TDs & 4 INTs for 106.3 rating in past 6 at home vs. Min…RB TY MONTGOMERY had

career-high 162 rush yards & 2 TDs in Week 15. Is averaging 92.6 scrimmage yards per game in past 5 at home…WR

JORDY NELSON leads NFL with 12 TD catches. In past 8, has 716 rec. yards (89.5 per game) & 7 TDs. WR DAVANTE

ADAMS has 15 catches & 3 rec. TDs in past 2 at home vs. division…In 7 career meetings, DT MIKE DANIELS has 7.5

sacks. LB JULIUS PEPPERS has 4 sacks & FF in past 5. Has 5.5 sacks & 49-yard INT-TD in past 6 meetings. LB CLAY

MATTHEWS has 5 sacks in past 4 home meetings. CB MICAH HYDE aims for 3rd in row with INT. CB DAMARIOUS

RANDALL has 3 INTs in past 4 at home. S HA HA CLINTON-DIX has 5 INTs, tied for most among NFL safeties.

TENNESSEE TITANS (8-6) AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (2-12)


TITANS JAGUARS

SERIES LEADER 24-19

STREAKS Past 2

COACHES VS. OPP. Mike Mularkey: 2-2 Doug Marrone: 0-0

LAST WEEK W 19-17 at Kansas City L 21-20 at Houston

LAST GAME 10/27/16: Jaguars 22 at Titans 36. Tennessee QB Marcus Mariota passes for 270 yards & 2

TDs for 148.1 rating. Titans RB DeMarco Murray rushes for 123 yards & TD.

LAST GAME AT SITE 11/19/15: Jaguars 19, Titans 13. Jacksonville QB Blake Bortles passes for 242 yards & TD.

Jaguars WR Allen Robinson has 113 receiving yards.

REFEREE Pete Morelli

BROADCAST CBS (1:00 PM ET): Andrew Catalon, Steve Tasker, Steve Beuerlein (Field reporter). SIRIUS:

145 (Ten), 108 (Jax). XM: 386 (Ten), 229 (Jax).

STATS

PASSING Marcus Mariota: 268-431-3327-25-9-96.7 Blake Bortles: 317-548-3279-21-16-75.8

RUSHING DeMarco Murray: 268-1224 (2L)-4.6-9 T.J. Yeldon: 128-460-3.6-1

RECEIVING Delanie Walker (TE): 57-742-13.0-6 Allen Robinson: 59-654-11.1-6

OFFENSE 373.5 319.6

TAKE/GIVE 0 -16

DEFENSE 358.4 321.4

SACKS Brian Orakpo: 11 Yannick Ngakoue (R): 6

INTs Brice McCain, Jason McCourty: 2 5 tied: 1

PUNTING Brett Kern: 44.3 Brad Nortman: 46.5

KICKING Ryan Succop: 94 (34/36 PAT; 20/22 FG) Jason Myers: 88 (25/26 PAT; 21/26 FG)

NOTES

TITANS: QB MARCUS MARIOTA has 5 pass TDs vs. 1 INT for 132.6 rating & 123 rush yards with rush TD in past 2

meetings. Completed 18 of 22 passes (81.8 pct.) for 270 pass yards with 2 TDs for 148.1 rating in last meeting…RB

DE MARCO MURRAY ranks 2nd in NFL with 1,224 rush yards. Since 2014, leads league with 3,771 rush yards & is 2nd

with 28 rush TDs. Rookie RB DERRICK HENRY has 3 rush TDs in past 3…TE DELANIE WALKER has 276 rec. yards

(92 per game) in past 3 meetings. Ranks 2nd among NFL TEs with 214 catches since 2014. WR RISHARD MATTHEWS

has 100+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3 on road. Had rec. TD in last meeting. WR KENDALL WRIGHT had TD catch in last

meeting…LB BRIAN ORAKPO aims for 3rd in row with sack. Ties for 5th in NFL with 11 sacks. DT JURRELL CASEY

has 4 sacks in past 5 meetings. LB AVERY WILLIAMSON had sack in last meeting. Is 1 of 8 NFL LBs with 90+ tackles

(93), 2+ sacks (2) & 1+ INT (1) in 2016…JAGUARS: QB BLAKE BORTLES has 659 pass yards (329.5 per game) with 8

pass TDs vs. 0 INTs for 115.0 rating in past 2 meetings. Since 2015, has 56 pass TDs, 8th most in NFL…RB T.J.

YELDON has 274 scrimmage yards (91.3 per game) & rush TD in past 3 meetings…WR ALLEN ROBINSON has 336

rec. yards (112 per game) & 3 TD catches in past 3 vs. Ten. Since 2015, has 20 rec. TDs, tied for 3rd in NFL. WR-KR

MARQISE LEE had 100-yard KR-TD last week. WR ALLEN HURNS had 98 rec. yards & TD in last meeting…LB TELVIN

SMITH had INT last week. Has 48 tackles (12 per game), 3 TFL, 2 sacks & FF in past 4 meetings. Since 2014, is 1 of 5 in

NFL with 300+ tackles (331), 3+ FFs (3) & 3+ INTs (3). Rookie CB JALEN RAMSEY had 1st career INT & career-high 5

PD last week. S JOHNATHAN CYPRIEN has 31 tackles (15.5 per game) in past 2. Leads NFL safeties with 114 tackles.

NEW YORK JETS (4-10) AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (12-2)


JETS PATRIOTS


STREAKS 4 of past 5

COACHES VS. OPP. Todd Bowles: 1-3 Bill Belichick: 24-11

LAST WEEK L 34-13 vs. Miami W 16-3 at Denver

LAST GAME 11/27/16: Patriots 22 at Jets 17. New England QB Tom Brady passes for 286 yards & 2 TDs.

Patriots rookie WR Malcolm Mitchell has GW TD catch with 1:56 remaining.

LAST GAME AT SITE 10/25/15: Patriots 30, Jets 23. New England QB Tom Brady passes for 355 yards with 3 TDs

(2 passing, 1 rushing). Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski has 11 catches for 108 yards & TD.

REFEREE Gene Steratore

BROADCAST CBS (1:00 PM ET): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts, Evan Washburn (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 133

(NYJ), 83 (NE). XM: 385 (NYJ), 226 (NE).

STATS

PASSING Bryce Petty: 75-130-809-3-6-64.6 OR

Ryan Fitzpatrick: 200-352-2364-10-15-69.1

Tom Brady: 249-372-3064-22-2-109.7 (2L)

RUSHING Matt Forté: 218-813-3.7-7 LeGarrette Blount: 265-1060-4.0-15 (1L)

RECEIVING Brandon Marshall: 57-760-13.3-3 Julian Edelman: 85 (T3L)-866-10.2-2

OFFENSE 335.7 389.9

TAKE/GIVE -19 +6

DEFENSE 351.7 336.0

SACKS Leonard Williams: 7 Trey Flowers: 7

INTs Marcus Williams: 2 Malcolm Butler: 2

PUNTING Lachlan Edwards (R): 42.8 Ryan Allen: 44.4

KICKING Nick Folk: 90 (21/23 PAT; 23/26 FG) Stephen Gostkowski: 107 (38/41 PAT; 23/27 FG)

NOTES

JETS: QB BRYCE PETTY has 492 pass yards (246 per game) in past 2. QB RYAN FITZPATRICK has 1,197 pass yards

(299.3 per game) with 9 TDs vs. 1 INT for 105.1 rating in past 4 vs. NE…RB BILAL POWELL has 341 scrimmage yards

(170.5 per game) & 2 rush TDs in past 2. Had 11 catches last week. RB MATT FORTÉ has 279 scrimmage yards (93 per

game) & rec. TD in past 3 meetings. Is 1 of 2 active players in NFL (FRANK GORE) with 9+ consecutive seasons (9) with

1,000+ scrimmage yards…WR BRANDON MARSHALL has 182 rec. yards & 3 TD catches in past 2 vs. NE. Since

entering league in 2006, ranks 2nd in NFL with 939 catches & 12,033 rec. yards. WR ROBBY ANDERSON has rec. TD in

2 of past 3. Has 179 rec. yards (89.5 per game) in past 2…DE SHELDON RICHARDSON has sack in 2 of past 3 vs. NE.

Rookie LB JORDAN JENKINS has 1.5 sacks in past 2…PATRIOTS: Clinched AFC East. Have won 8 consecutive

division titles, longest streak in NFL history…QB TOM BRADY has 23 pass TDs vs. 4 INTs for 96.1 rating in past 12 vs.

NYJ. Passed for 286 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. Leads NFL QBs (min. 10 pass TDs) with 11.0 TD/INT ratio…RB

LE GARRETTE BLOUNT has franchise record & NFL leading 15 rush TDs. Aims for 4th in row with rush TD. RB DION

LEWIS rushed for 95 yards last week. Since 2015, RB JAMES WHITE ties for lead among NFL RBs with 8 rec. TDs…

Since 2013, WR JULIAN EDELMAN ranks 5th in NFL with 343 receptions. Rookie WR MALCOLM MITCHELL had 2 TD

catches in last meeting…DE TREY FLOWERS had 2 sacks last week. Has 3 games with 2+ sacks this season, tied for

2nd most in NFL. CB LOGAN RYAN had INT last week. DE CHRIS LONG has 3 sacks in past 2 meetings.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (7-7) AT OAKLAND RAIDERS (11-3)


COLTS RAIDERS

SERIES LEADER 7-6

STREAKS Past 4

COACHES VS. OPP. Chuck Pagano: 1-0 Jack Del Rio: 7-11

LAST WEEK W 34-6 at Minnesota W 19-16 at San Diego

LAST GAME 9/8/13: Raiders 17 at Colts 21. Indianapolis QB Andrew Luck has 3 TDs (2 passing, 1

rushing). Colts WR Reggie Wayne has 8 catches for 96 yards & TD.

LAST GAME AT SITE 12/26/10: Colts 31, Raiders 26. Indianapolis QB Peyton Manning passes for 3 TDs. Colts TE

Jacob Tamme has 7 catches for 78 yards & TD.

REFEREE Ed Hochuli

BROADCAST CBS (4:05 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Tracy Wolfson (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 145

(Ind), 82 (Oak). XM: 231 (Ind), 82 (Oak).

STATS

PASSING Andrew Luck: 303-476-3631-27-10-97.1 Derek Carr: 336-529-3705-25-6-95.2

RUSHING Frank Gore: 234-891-3.8-4 Latavius Murray: 175-737-4.2-12

RECEIVING T.Y. Hilton: 81-1248 (2L)-15.4-6 Michael Crabtree: 77-866-11.2-8

OFFENSE 361.1 377.8

TAKE/GIVE -2 +15 (1L)

DEFENSE 370.9 375.9

SACKS Erik Walden: 10 Khalil Mack: 11

INTs Darius Butler: 3 Reggie Nelson: 4

PUNTING Pat McAfee: 49.1 (1L) Marquette King: 47.8

KICKING Adam Vinatieri: 114 (39/39 PAT; 25/28 FG) Sebastian Janikowski: 121 (34/34 PAT; 29/35 FG)

NOTES

COLTS: QB ANDREW LUCK had 127.9 rating with 2 pass TDs & rush TD in last meeting. Has 8 pass TDs vs. 2 INTs for

108.7 rating in past 3. Since 2012, has 128 pass TDs, 3rd most by player in 1st 5 seasons…RB FRANK GORE had 101

rush yards last week. Has 1,142 scrimmage yards & is 1 of 4 in NFL history with 1,000+ scrimmage yards in 11+

consecutive seasons. Has 346 rush yards (115.3 per game) in past 3 vs. Oak. RB ROBERT TURBIN had 2 rush TDs last

week…WR T.Y. HILTON has 9+ catches & 100+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 1,248 rec. yards. WR

DONTE MONCRIEF has rec. TD in 5 of his past 6. TE DWAYNE ALLEN had rec. TD in last meeting…LB ROBERT

MATHIS had sack in last meeting. Has 4.5 sacks in past 3 vs. Oak. Is franchise leader with 122 sacks. LB ERIK

WALDEN is 1 of 5 NFL LBs with 10+ sacks (10) & 2+ FFs (2). Has 4 sacks in past 4 on road. S MIKE ADAMS has INT in

2 of past 3. Had INT, FF & FR last week…RAIDERS: Clinched 1st playoff berth since 2002 season last week…QB

DEREK CARR has 13 pass TDs vs. 3 INTs in past 8. Aims for 4th consecutive home game with 95+ rating…RB

LATAVIUS MURRAY has 7 rush TDs in past 6. Ties for 4th in NFL with 12 rush TDs. RB JALEN RICHARD is 8th among

rookies with 608 scrimmage yards (422 rush, 186 rec.)…WR AMARI COOPER has rec. TD in 2 of past 3 at home. Ranks

3rd in AFC with 1,038 rec. yards. WR MICHAEL CRABTREE had 81 rec. yards in last meeting (11/1/09 with SF). Ties for

6th in NFL with 8 TD catches…DE KHALIL MACK has 10 sacks, 8 TFL, 5 FFs, 3 FRs & INT-TD in past 9. Since 2015,

leads NFL with 26 sacks. LB BRUCE IRVIN has 5 sacks in past 5. Had 2 sacks & FF in last game. Ties for 2nd in NFL

with 5 FFs. S REGGIE NELSON has 12 INTs since 2015, 2nd most in NFL. Is active leader with 34 INTs since 2007.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (1-13) AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (4-10)


49ERS RAMS


STREAKS Past 2

COACHES VS. OPP. Chip Kelly: 1-0 John Fassel: 0-0

LAST WEEK L 41-13 at Atlanta L 24-3 at Seattle

LAST GAME 9/12/16: Rams 0 at 49ers 28. San Francisco RB Carlos Hyde rushes for 88 yards & 2 TDs.

49ers’ defense limits Rams to 185 total net yards.

LAST GAME AT SITE

(ST. LOUIS)

11/1/15: Rams 27, 49ers 6. Rams RB Todd Gurley rushes for 133 yards & TD. Rams WR

Tavon Austin has 98 receiving yards & 2 TDs (1 receiving, 1 rush).

REFEREE Walt Anderson

BROADCAST FOX (4:25 PM ET): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber, Jennifer Hale (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 83

(SF), 81 (LA). XM: 226 (SF), 225 (LA).

STATS

PASSING Colin Kaepernick: 151-272-1760-13-3-86.6 Jared Goff (R): 88-161-879-4-5-65.7 OR

Case Keenum: 196-322-2201-9-11-76.4

RUSHING Carlos Hyde: 204-950-4.7-6 Todd Gurley: 241-778-3.2-5

RECEIVING Jeremy Kerley: 53-544-10.3-3 Kenny Britt: 67-987-14.7-5

OFFENSE 311.0 278.8

TAKE/GIVE -3 -10

DEFENSE 424.9 337.5

SACKS Ahmad Brooks, DeForest Buckner (R): 5 Aaron Donald: 7

INTs Gerald Hodges: 2 Mark Barron, Alec Ogletree: 2

PUNTING Bradley Pinion: 44.0 Johnny Hekker: 47.9

KICKING Phil Dawson: 82 (28/29 PAT; 18/21 FG) Greg Zuerlein: 71 (20/20 PAT; 17/20 FG)

NOTES

49ERS: QB COLIN KAEPERNICK has 11 pass TDs vs. 2 INTs for 92.8 rating in past 7. In past 5 starts vs. Rams, has

1,184 pass yards (236.8 per game) with 7 TDs & 0 INTs for 98.5 rating…RB CARLOS HYDE has 580 scrimmage yards

(116 per game) in past 5. Has 5 rush TDs in past 4 vs. NFC West. Had 88 rush yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. RB

SHAUN DRAUGHN had rush TD in last meeting…WR JEREMY KERLEY has 15 receptions for 173 yards & 2 TDs in

past 2 vs. division. WR ROD STREATER had TD catch in Week 15. TE GARRETT CELEK aims for 3rd on road with TD

catch…LB AHMAD BROOKS has 5 sacks & 2 PD in past 7 on road vs. division. LB ELI HAROLD has 2 sacks & FF in

past 4 on road. LB AARON LYNCH has sack & PD in 3 career meetings. S ANTOINE BETHEA has INT & sack in past 3

vs. Rams. S JAQUISKI TARTT has 19 tackles & sack in past 2...RAMS: Rookie QB JARED GOFF has 5 TDs (4 pass, 1

rush) in past 4 games. QB CASE KEENUM has 505 pass yards with 2 TDs & 0 INTs for 98.3 rating in past 2 starts vs.

NFC West…RB TODD GURLEY aims for 3rd in row at home with rush TD…WR-PR TAVON AUSTIN is only NFL player

with 5+ rush TDs (7), 10+ rec. TDs (12) & PR-TD (3) since 2013. WR BRIAN QUICK has 2 TD catches in past 2 vs.

division...DT AARON DONALD has 1.5 sacks, FF & PD in past 2 vs. NFC West. Since 2014, leads NFL DTs with 27

sacks. DE WILLIAM HAYES aims for 3rd in row with sack. DT MICHAEL BROCKERS has 4 sacks in past 6 meetings.

LB MARK BARRON has 26 tackles & sack in past 3 games at home. LB ALEC OGLETREE had INT last week. Has 40

tackles (8 per game) in past 5 meetings. CB TRUMAINE JOHNSON has 16 INTs since 2012, tied 3rd-most among CBs.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (8-6) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (6-8)


BUCCANEERS SAINTS

SERIES LEADER 30-19

STREAKS 8 of past 10

COACHES VS. OPP. Dirk Koetter: 1-0 Sean Payton: 13-8

LAST WEEK L 26-20 at Dallas W 48-41 at Arizona

LAST GAME 12/11/16: Saints 11 at Buccaneers 16. Tampa Bay RB Doug Martin rushes for 66 yards &

TD. Buccaneers rookie K Roberto Aguayo converts 3 FGs.

LAST GAME AT SITE 9/20/15: Buccaneers 26, Saints 19. Tampa Bay QB Jameis Winston passes for 207 yards &

has 2 TDs (1 passing, 1 rushing). Buccaneers DE Jacquies Smith has 3 sacks & 2 FFs.

REFEREE Jerome Boger

BROADCAST FOX (1:00 PM ET): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 137

(TB), 108 (NO). XM: 232 (TB), 229 (NO).

STATS

PASSING Jameis Winston: 302-497-3611-25-15-87.2 Drew Brees: 419-589-4559 (1L)-34 (1L)-14-103.0

RUSHING Doug Martin: 144-421-2.9-3 Mark Ingram: 167-850-5.1-3

RECEIVING Mike Evans: 84-1159-13.8-10 (T3L) Michael Thomas (R): 76-883-11.6-8

OFFENSE 349.5 423.3 (1L)

TAKE/GIVE +3 -4

DEFENSE 366.8 370.9

SACKS Gerald McCoy: 7 Cameron Jordan: 6.5

INTs Brent Grimes: 3 Sterling Moore, Kenny Vaccaro: 2

PUNTING Bryan Anger: 45.7 Thomas Morstead: 48.1 (3L)

KICKING Roberto Aguayo (R): 87 (27/29 PAT; 20/27 FG) Wil Lutz (R): 114 (45/46 PAT; 23/29 FG)

NOTES

BUCCANEERS: QB JAMEIS WINSTON has 91.4 rating in 3 career meetings. In past 4 vs. division, has 945 pass yards

with 8 TDs & 1 INT for 104.9 rating…RB DOUG MARTIN aims for 3rd in row vs. NO with rush TD. Has 595 scrimmage

yards (99.2 per game) in past 6 meetings…WR MIKE EVANS ties for 2nd in NFC with 10 rec. TDs & ranks 3rd in

conference with 84 receptions. In past 3 on road vs. NFC South, has 15 receptions for 287 yards (95.7 per game) & 2

TDs. TE CAMERON BRATE ties for NFL lead among TEs with 7 TD catches. Aims for 3rd in row on road with rec.

TD…DT GERALD MC COY has 2 sacks & FF in past 3 vs. division. Has 33.5 sacks since 2013, most by NFL DT. DE

ROBERT AYERS has 4.5 sacks & FF in past 6. LB LAVONTE DAVID had sack in Week 15. Since 2013, is only NFL

player with 500+ tackles (511), 10+ sacks (13) & 5+ INTs (9). LB KWON ALEXANDER had 21 tackles last week, most by

player in game this season…SAINTS: QB DREW BREES passed for 389 yards & 4 TDs for 127.9 rating last week. In

past 10 at home vs. TB, has 2,719 pass yards (271.9 per game) with 21 TDs & 7 INTs for 101.9 rating. Leads NFL with

4,559 pass yards & 34 TDs…RB MARK INGRAM has 11 rush TDs in past 13 vs. division. RB TIM HIGHTOWER had 2

rush TDs last week…WR BRANDIN COOKS has 11 TD catches in past 11 at home. Had career-high 186 rec. yards with

2 TDs in Week 15. WR MICHAEL THOMAS leads NFL rookies in receptions (76), rec. yards (883) & TD catches (8). Has

rec. TD in 2 of 3 career games vs. NFC South…DE CAMERON JORDAN has 3 sacks & PD in past 4 vs. TB. Rookie DT

SHELDON RANKINS has 3 sacks & FF in 3 career home games. LB DANNELL ELLERBE has 35 tackles (8.8 per

game), sack & FF in past 4 at home vs. NFC South. Rookie S VON BELL has 16 tackles, FF & PD in past 2 games.

ARIZONA CARDINALS (5-8-1) AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (9-4-1)


CARDINALS SEAHAWKS

SERIES LEADER Series tied: 17-17-1

STREAKS 3 of past 5

COACHES VS. OPP. Bruce Arians: 2-4-1 Pete Carroll: 9-4-1

LAST WEEK L 48-41 vs. New Orleans W 24-3 vs. Los Angeles

LAST GAME 10/23/16: Seahawks 6 at Cardinals 6 (OT). Arizona QB Carson Palmer passes for 342 yards.

Seattle DE Cliff Avril has 2.5 sacks & LB Bobby Wagner has 13 tackles.

LAST GAME AT SITE 11/15/15: Cardinals 39, Seahawks 32. Arizona QB Carson Palmer passes for 363 yards & 3

TDs. Cardinals WR Michael Floyd has 7 catches for 113 yards & 2 TDs.

REFEREE Ronald Torbert

BROADCAST FOX (4:25 PM ET): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch, Pam Oliver (Field reporter). Westwood

One: John Sadak, Derek Rackley. SIRIUS: 93 (Ari), 84 (Sea). XM: 227 (Ari), 228 (Sea).

STATS

PASSING Carson Palmer: 328-533-3694-22-13-85.8 Russell Wilson: 305-469-3611-16-11-90.0

RUSHING David Johnson: 260-1138-4.4-13 (T2L) Thomas Rawls: 93-327-3.5-2

RECEIVING Larry Fitzgerald: 98 (1L)-949-9.7-5 Doug Baldwin: 79-913-11.6-6

OFFENSE 368.1 353.4

TAKE/GIVE -1 -1

DEFENSE 312.1 319.7

SACKS Markus Golden, Chandler Jones: 8 Cliff Avril: 11.5 (T3L)

INTs Marcus Cooper: 4 Richard Sherman: 4

PUNTING Matt Wile: 46.0 Jon Ryan: 44.4

KICKING Chandler Catanzaro: 82 (34/38 PAT; 16/22 FG) Steven Hauschka: 110 (26/30 PAT; 28/31 FG)

NOTES

CARDINALS: QB CARSON PALMER has 990 pass yards (330 per game), 5 TDs & INT for 96.2 rating in past 3 on road

vs. division. Has 7 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 94.6 rating in past 3…RB DAVID JOHNSON had 108 scrimmage yards (55 rec., 53

rush) & 2 rush TDs last week. Has 100+ scrimmage yards in all 14 games, longest streak to begin season in NFL history.

Leads NFL with 1,938 scrimmage yards & 17 TDs (13 rush, 4 rec.)…WR LARRY FITZGERALD has 1,116 career

catches, most in 1st 200 games. Has 27 receptions for 283 rec. yards & 2 TDs in past 3 vs. NFC West. WR J.J. NELSON

has 4 TDs (3 rec., 1 rush) in past 3…DT CALAIS CAMPBELL has 3 sacks & 2 FFs in past 3. Has 10 sacks in past 7 at

Sea. LB CHANDLER JONES has 3 sacks & 2 FFs in 2 career meetings. CB PATRICK PETERSON has 2 INTs in past 5

at Sea…SEAHAWKS: Clinched NFC West…QB RUSSELL WILSON has 34 career home wins as starter, most by QB in

1st 5 NFL seasons. Has 1,573 pass yards (262.2 per game) with 8 TDs & 2 INTs for 106.2 rating in past 6 at home. In

past 7 vs. Az., has 11 pass TDs vs. 2 INTs for 97 rating…RB THOMAS RAWLS is averaging 100.7 scrimmage yards per

game & has 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in past 3 vs. division…WR DOUG BALDWIN has 362 rec. yards (90.5 per game) & TD

in past 4 meetings. Since 2015, ranks 2nd in NFC with 20 rec. TDs. WR TYLER LOCKETT had career-high 130 rec.

yards & TD in Week 15. Since 2012, TE JIMMY GRAHAM leads NFL TEs with 42 TD catches & ranks 2nd with 4,507 rec.

yards…DE CLIFF AVRIL had 1.5 sacks & FF last week. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 11.5 sacks. DE FRANK CLARK has 5

sacks & FF in past 4 vs. NFC West. In 4 career home meetings, LB BOBBY WAGNER has 35 tackles (8.8 per game),

sack & 2 INTs. Leads NFL with 146 tackles. CB RICHARD SHERMAN has 7 INTs, incl. INT-TD in past 10 meetings.

SATURDAY NIGHT

CINCINNATI BENGALS (5-8-1) AT HOUSTON TEXANS (8-6)


BENGALS TEXANS

SERIES LEADER Series tied: 4-4

STREAKS 4 of past 5

COACHES VS. OPP. Marvin Lewis: 3-4 Bill O’Brien: 1-1

LAST WEEK L 24-20 vs. Pittsburgh W 21-20 vs. Jacksonville

LAST GAME 11/16/15: Texans 10 at Bengals 6. Houston WR DeAndre Hopkins has receiving TD. Texans

S Quintin Demps has 6 tackles, FF & FR.

LAST GAME AT SITE 11/23/14: Bengals 22, Texans 13. Cincinnati RB Jeremy Hill rushes for 87 yards & TD.

Bengals DT Geno Atkins records tackle for safety.

REFEREE Carl Cheffers

BROADCAST NFLN (8:25 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon, Stacey Dales (Field reporter). Westwood

One: Dan Miller, James Lofton. SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 83 (Cin), 81 (Hou). XM: 88 (WW1), 226

(Cin), 225 (Hou).

STATS

PASSING Andy Dalton: 318-494-3712-16-7-91.9 Tom Savage: 23-36-260-0-0-85.4

RUSHING Jeremy Hill: 215-831-3.9-9 Lamar Miller: 268-1073-4.0-5

RECEIVING A.J. Green: 66-964-14.6-4 DeAndre Hopkins: 68-788-11.6-4

OFFENSE 360.4 321.1

TAKE/GIVE +2 -8

DEFENSE 359.1 306.5 (1L)

SACKS Geno Atkins: 7.5 Whitney Mercilus: 5.5

INTs George Iloka, Dre Kirkpatrick: 3 Quintin Demps: 4

PUNTING Kevin Huber: 46.2 Shane Lechler: 47.7

KICKING Randy Bullock: 8 (2/2 PAT; 2/2 FG) Nick Novak: 116 (20/22 PAT; 32/37 FG)

NOTES

BENGALS: QB ANDY DALTON has 5 pass TDs vs. 1 INT for 93.9 rating in past 4. Ranks 3rd in AFC with 3,712 pass

yards…RB JEREMY HILL aims for 4th in row with rush TD. Has 193 scrimmage yards (96.5 per game) in past 2. Since

2015, ranks 4th in NFL with 20 rush TDs…WR A.J. GREEN has 188 rec. yards (94 per game) in past 2 meetings. TE

TYLER EIFERT has 4 TD catches in past 4. Leads NFL TEs with 18 TD catches since 2015. WR BRANDON LA FELL

has 90+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. WR TYLER BOYD ranks 4th among NFL rookies with 50 catches…DT GENO ATKINS

has 3 sacks in past 2. Since 2010, leads NFL DTs with 50.5 sacks. LB VONTAZE BURFICT is 1 of 2 in NFL with 100+

tackles (101), 2+ sacks (2) & 2+ INTs (2)…TEXANS: QB TOM SAVAGE passed for 260 yards in relief last week…RB

LAMAR MILLER aims for 3rd in row with rush TD. Ranks 6th in NFL with 1,073 rush yards…WR DE ANDRE HOPKINS

had rec. TD in last meeting. TE C.J. FIEDOROWICZ has rec. TD in 3 of his past 4 at home. TE RYAN GRIFFIN had

career-high 85 rec. yards last week…DE JADEVEON CLOWNEY aims for 3rd in row with sack. Ties for 4th in NFL with

15 TFL. CB JOHNATHAN JOSEPH aims for 3rd consecutive meeting with INT. LB BENARDRICK MC KINNEY is only

player in NFL with 100+ tackles (121) & 5+ sacks (5). Aims for 3rd consecutive home game with sack. S QUINTIN

DEMPS had FF & FR in last meeting. Leads team with 4 INTs. CB A.J. BOUYE leads team with 12 PD. LB WHITNEY

MERCILUS has 6 TFL, 2 FRs & sack in his past 3. Since 2015, ties for 3rd among NFL LBs with 25 TFL.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25

BALTIMORE RAVENS (8-6) AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (9-5)


RAVENS STEELERS

SERIES LEADER 21-20

STREAKS Past 3

COACHES VS. OPP. John Harbaugh: 10-7 Mike Tomlin: 8-11

LAST WEEK W 27-26 vs. Philadelphia W 24-20 at Cincinnati

LAST GAME 11/6/16: Steelers 14 at Ravens 21. Baltimore WR Mike Wallace has 124 receiving yards,

incl. 95-yard TD. Ravens WR Chris Moore returns blocked punt for TD.

LAST GAME AT SITE 10/1/15: Ravens 23, Steelers 20 (OT). Baltimore RB Justin Forsett rushes for 150 yards.

Ravens K Justin Tucker converts 52-yard GW FG in OT.

REFEREE John Parry

BROADCAST NFLN (4:30 PM ET): Mike Tirico, Doug Flutie, Heather Cox (Field reporter). Westwood One:

Ian Eagle, Ross Tucker, Hub Arkush (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 83 (Bal), 82 (Pit).

XM: 88 (WW1), 225 (Bal), 82 (Pit).

STATS

PASSING Joe Flacco: 374-579-3788-19-13-84.8 Ben Roethlisberger: 304-476-3540-26-11-94.9

RUSHING Terrance West: 178-729-4.1-5 Le’Veon Bell: 241-1146 (3L)-4.8-6

RECEIVING Dennis Pitta (TE): 67-563-8.4-2 Antonio Brown: 96 (2L)-1188 (3L)-12.4-11 (2L)

OFFENSE 347.1 374.6

TAKE/GIVE +6 +3

DEFENSE 312.6 334.1

SACKS Terrell Suggs: 8 James Harrison: 5

INTs Eric Weddle: 4 Artie Burns (R): 3

PUNTING Sam Koch: 46.3 Jordan Berry: 45.5

KICKING Justin Tucker: 124 (2L) (25/25 PAT; 33/34 FG) Chris Boswell: 89 (29/29 PAT; 20/24 FG)

NOTES

RAVENS: QB JOE FLACCO has 8 pass TDs vs. 3 INTs in past 6 vs. Pit. In past 3, has 89 completions (29.7 per game)

for 911 yards (303.7 per game) with 8 TDs for 100.0 rating…RB TERRANCE WEST had 122 scrimmage yards (77 rush,

45 rec.) last week. Rookie RB KENNETH DIXON has 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in past 2…WR STEVE SMITH SR. ranks 7th

in NFL history with 14,618 rec. yards. Had TD catch last week. TE DENNIS PITTA is 3rd among NFL TEs with 67

catches. WR MIKE WALLACE had 124 rec. yards, incl. 95-yard TD catch in last meeting…S ERIC WEDDLE has 20

tackles, sack & INT in past 2. LB ZACHARY ORR ranks 3rd in AFC with 122 tackles. Is 1 of 2 in NFL with 120+ tackles

(122) & 2+ INTs (2). LB C.J. MOSLEY ties for lead among NFL LBs with 3 INTs…K JUSTIN TUCKER has made 10 FGs

of 50+ yards, tied for most in season in NFL history…STEELERS: QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER passed for 340 yards &

6 TDs for 136.3 rating in last home meeting. Has 10 pass TDs vs. 4 INTs in past 6 vs. Bal. Has most career TD passes

(28) by any player vs. Bal…RB LE’VEON BELL has 620 scrimmage yards (103.3 per game) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in

past 6 meetings. Has 713 rush yards (142.6 per game) & 5 TDs in past 5. Leads NFL with 158.8 scrimmage yards per

game avg…WR ANTONIO BROWN had rec. TD in last meeting. Since 2013, has most catches (471) in NFL history over

any 4-year span. Ranks 2nd in NFL in catches (96) & rec. TDs (11). LB JAMES HARRISON had 2 sacks in last meeting.

Has 5 sacks in past 4 vs. Bal. LB LAWRENCE TIMMONS has 10+ tackles in 5 of past 7 meetings.

SUNDAY NIGHT

DENVER BRONCOS (8-6) AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (10-4)


BRONCOS CHIEFS

SERIES LEADER 58-54

STREAKS Past 2

COACHES VS. OPP. Gary Kubiak: 3-3 Andy Reid: 3-6

LAST WEEK L 16-3 vs. New England L 19-17 vs. Tennessee

LAST GAME 11/27/16: Chiefs 30 at Broncos 27 (OT). Kansas City rookie WR Tyreek Hill has rush TD,

receiving TD & 86-yard KR-TD. Chiefs LB Justin Houston has 3 sacks & FF.

LAST GAME AT SITE 9/17/15: Broncos 31, Chiefs 24. Denver CB Bradley Roby has GW 21-yard FR-TD with 27

seconds remaining. Broncos WR Emmanuel Sanders has 8 catches for 87 yards & 2 TDs.

REFEREE Tony Corrente

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

Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, James Lofton, Scott Kaplan (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 83

(Den), 82 (KC). XM: 225 (Den), 82 (KC).

STATS

PASSING Trevor Siemian: 255-416-3012-16-8-88.1 Alex Smith: 282-425-2994-12-6-90.3

RUSHING Devontae Booker (R): 155-528-3.4-3 Spencer Ware: 201-860-4.3-3

RECEIVING Demaryius Thomas: 83-1016-12.2-5 Travis Kelce (TE): 73-957-13.1-3

OFFENSE 326.7 331.4

TAKE/GIVE +2 +13 (2L)

DEFENSE 310.9 (2L) 375.1

SACKS Von Miller: 13.5 (2L) Dee Ford: 10

INTs Darian Stewart, Aqib Talib: 3 Marcus Peters: 5 (T2L)

PUNTING Riley Dixon (R): 45.7 Dustin Colquitt: 45.3

KICKING Brandon McManus: 109 (28/29 PAT; 27/31 FG) Cairo Santos: 107 (29/31 PAT; 26/29 FG)

NOTES

BRONCOS: QB TREVOR SIEMIAN passed for 368 yards & 3 TDs for 125.6 rating in last meeting. Has 984 pass yards

(328 per game) in past 3…Rookie RB DEVONTAE BOOKER had 101 scrimmage yards (79 rush, 22 rec.) in last

meeting…WR DEMARYIUS THOMAS is only player with 1,000+ rec. yards (1,016) in each of past 5 seasons. Aims for

5th in row at KC with 100+ rec. yards or rec. TD. WR EMMANUEL SANDERS had 7 catches for 162 yards & TD in last

meeting. WR BENNIE FOWLER had 76-yard TD catch in last meeting…LB VON MILLER has 8 sacks in past 5 vs. KC.

Had 3 sacks & PD in last meeting. Aims for 6th consecutive meeting with sack. Has 18.5 sacks, 14 TFL, 4 FFs & INT in

past 16 (incl. playoffs). LB SHANE RAY has sack in 3 of past 4. LB DE MARCUS WARE has 7 sacks in past 6 vs. KC.

Has 138.5 career sacks, 8th most in NFL since 1982…CHIEFS: Aim for 10th division win in row…QB ALEX SMITH aims

for 3rd meeting in row with 0 INTs. Had rush TD last week…RB SPENCER WARE had 96 scrimmage yards (64 rush, 32

rec.) in last meeting…Rookie WR TYREEK HILL had rush TD, rec. TD & 86-yard KR-TD in last meeting & is 1st player

since 10/17/1965 (GALE SAYERS) to have rush TD, rec. TD & KR-TD in same game. Ranks 2nd among rookies with 10

TDs (6 rec., 2 rush, 1 PR, 1 KR). TE TRAVIS KELCE had 101 rec. yards in last meeting…LB JUSTIN HOUSTON had 3

sacks, 4 TFL, FF & PD in last meeting. Has 8 sacks in past 4 vs. Den. Since 2012, ranks 3rd in NFL with 54.5 sacks. CB

MARCUS PETERS has 2 INTs & 6 PD in past 3 vs. Den. Since 2015, leads NFL with 13 INTs & 43 PD.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 26

DETROIT LIONS (9-5) AT DALLAS COWBOYS (12-2)


LIONS COWBOYS

SERIES LEADER 12-11

STREAKS Past 2

COACHES VS. OPP. Jim Caldwell: 0-1 Jason Garrett: 1-2

LAST WEEK L 17-6 at New York Giants W 26-20 vs. Tampa Bay

LAST GAME 10/27/13: Cowboys 30 at Lions 31. Detroit QB Matthew Stafford rushes for GW 1-yard TD

with 12 seconds remaining. Lions WR Calvin Johnson has 14 catches for 329 yards & TD.

LAST GAME AT SITE 10/2/11: Lions 34, Cowboys 30. Detroit WR Calvin Johnson has GW 2-yard TD catch with

1:39 remaining. Lions CB Chris Houston has 56-yard INT-TD.

REFEREE John Hussey

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

One: Kevin Kugler, Kurt Warner, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 83 (Det),

81 (Dal). XM: 88 (WW1), 226 (Det), 225 (Dal).

STATS

PASSING Matthew Stafford: 336-507-3720-22-8-95.8 Dak Prescott (R): 292-431-3418-20-4-103.2 (3L)

RUSHING Theo Riddick: 92-357-3.9-1 Ezekiel Elliott (R): 310-1551 (1L)-5.0-13 (T2L)

RECEIVING Golden Tate: 79-942-11.9-3 Cole Beasley: 68-759-11.2-5

OFFENSE 335.3 389.8

TAKE/GIVE +2 +5

DEFENSE 346.6 345.6

SACKS Kerry Hyder: 8 Tyrone Crawford: 4.5

INTs 4 tied: 2 Barry Church: 2

PUNTING Sam Martin: 48.4 (2L) Chris Jones: 45.5

KICKING Matt Prater: 115 (25/27 PAT; 30/33 FG) Dan Bailey: 114 (39/39 PAT; 25/30 FG)

NOTES

LIONS: QB MATTHEW STAFFORD has 2,011 pass yards (287.3 per game) with 11 TDs & 5 INTs for 95 rating in past 7

on road. Has 728 pass yards (364 per game) & 4 TDs (3 pass, 1 rush) in 2 career meetings…Since 2015, RB THEO

RIDDICK leads NFL RBs with 133 receptions & ties for 1st with 8 rec. TDs…WR GOLDEN TATE has 27 receptions for

346 yards (115.3 per game) & 2 TDs in past 3 on road. Since entering NFL in 2003, WR ANQUAN BOLDIN ranks 3rd

with 1,067 receptions & 13,689 rec. yards…DE KERRY HYDER has 6 sacks in past 7 on road. LB TAHIR WHITEHEAD

has 42 tackles (10.5 per game) in past 4 on road. Leads team with 119 tackles. CB DARIUS SLAY has 12 PD in past 9. S

GLOVER QUIN has 13 INTs since 2014, tied for most in NFC...COWBOYS: QB DAK PRESCOTT leads NFL rookies in

pass yards (3,418), TDs (20) & rating (103.2). Completed 32 of 36 (88.9 pct.) last week, 2nd-highest comp. pct. in NFL

history (min. 30 att.)…Rookie RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT leads NFL with 1,551 rush yards & ties for 2nd with 13 rush TDs.

Rushed for career-high 159 yards with TD last week. In 7 career home games, is averaging 110.6 rush yards per game &

has 6 TDs…WR DEZ BRYANT has 5 TD catches in 3 career meetings. Since 2011, leads NFL with 59 rec. TDs. TE

JASON WITTEN ranks 2nd all-time among TEs with 11,845 rec. yards. Has 1,086 career receptions & surpassed

TERRELL OWENS for 7th-most all-time...DE DAVID IRVING had 2 sacks last week, 1st career multi-sack game. LB

SEAN LEE has 50 tackles (10 per game) in past 5 at home. Since 2015, leads NFL with 268 tackles.

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