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FOR USE AS DESIRED TURKEY & TIEBREAKERS. ’TIS THE SEASON! The turkeys are ready…and so are the Eagles! It’s going to be one exciting NFL weekend starting this Thursday. Before it’s all over, there will be some stuffed Thanksgiving bellies, a slew of always exciting NFL games, and perhaps 2004’s first division champion. The NFL with all its trimmings starts with its traditional nationally televised Thanksgiving Day doubleheader, this year featuring the INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at the DETROIT LIONS on CBS at 12:30 PM ET, and the CHICAGO BEARS at the DALLAS COWBOYS on FOX at 4:35 PM ET. In addition to the "Throwback Classics" uniforms the four Thanksgiving Day teams will wear, there will be some "throwback" Thanksgiving anniversaries saluted on Thursday. It will be 70 years since the Lions played their first Thanksgiving Day game, on November 29, 1934 (a 19-16 loss to the Chicago Bears) that basically started the NFL’s modern-day Thanksgiving tradition. It is also the 70th anniversary of the first NFL network radio broadcast (94 stations coast-to-coast) on that day, featuring the legendary GRAHAM MC NAMEE and DON WILSON. Finally, this Thanksgiving will mark the 75th anniversary of the oldest record in NFL annals – the Chicago Cardinals’ ERNIE NEVERS’ six-touchdown, 40-point performance on the holiday in 1929 against the Bears. On top of all those memories will be the vintage uniforms worn by the four Thanksgiving teams -- the Colts of 1956, Lions of 1935-48, Bears of 1946 and Cowboys of 1962. "It’s going to be sweet to go back to the 1956 jersey," says Colts tight end MARCUS POLLARD. "That’s what Thanksgiving is all about. Detroit will be in throwback. We’ll be in throwback." But enough nostalgia! The here-and-now concerns every NFL team as December beckons – especially the 9-1 Philadelphia Eagles. With a win this Sunday against the Giants in New York, Philly can clinch its fourth division title in a row, and become only the third team since the 16-game schedule began in 1978 to win a division title by its 11th game (1985 Chicago Bears and 1997 San Francisco 49ers). "The Eagles have been dominating this division," says Washington head coach JOE GIBBS. "They’re well-coached, well-balanced and their quarterback (DONOVAN MC NABB) is phenomenal." Some highlight games of Thanksgiving week: PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (9-1) at NEW YORK GIANTS (5-5): Eli gets his first taste of a big NFC East rivalry. And the Giants’ new starting quarterback ELI MANNING ("He’s going to be just like his brother PEYTON in due time," says Atlanta’s MICHAEL VICK) will face a pick-your-poison defense. Philly ties for second in the NFL in take/gives with a plus-11 margin; ties for the third-most sacks in the league (29); has a DL lead by JEVON KEARSE with 7.0 sacks; and a backfield keyed by cornerback LITO SHEPPARD, who tops the NFL with two interception-TD runbacks. Manning knows that in his second NFL start he will have to be sharp from the get-go. "(My first start) helped me get the speed of the game back," he says. "Going against a tough Philly team with a good pass rush, I’ve got to stay with that rhythm and find that earlier in the game this week." The Giants’ eighth-ranked NFL defense will have their hands full with Philly, which is 9-1 for the first time since 1980. McNabb – fresh off a career-high-tying four-TD pass game – is third in the league in touchdown passes ****************************************************************************************************************************************** NFL THANKSGIVING FACTOID TURKEY & PIGSKIN, WHAT ELSE?: In an ESPN Sports Poll that asked people which sport they most associated with a particular holiday, the highest number of respondents – 42 percent – chose the NFL when it came to Thanksgiving. ****************************************************************************************************************************************** (22), and throws to the NFL’s leading TD catcher (13), TERRELL OWENS. "Owens is a guy that can stretch the defense," says injured Giants safety SHAUN WILIAMS. "He’s a big-play guy. He can change the game around in one play. BALTIMORE RAVENS (7-3) at NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (9-1): The NFL’s stingiest defense against – somewhat surprisingly – the league’s tied-for-fifth most productive offense. Sure, everybody knows RAY LEWIS, TERRELL SUGGS and ED REED of Baltimore’s ferocious defense, which ranks third in the NFL and has surrendered the league’s fewest points (140). But that "D" will have to contend with a "blue collar" team that built its 21-game win streak largely on close victories but as of late has been a "scoring machine," averaging 32.0 points since their streak-breaking loss on October 31 with a 16.3-point winning margin in their past three games. Of course, the generator of the Patriots’ prowess is quarterback TOM BRADY, the unquestioned leader of the team and the cover subject of a recent Men’s Journal survey that proclaimed he was the epitome of the "Best Job In America – NFL Quarterback." "He just carries himself so well," says Kansas City linebacker SCOTT FUJITA. "He sees defenses real well." In this northeast weather, the game could turn on the running backs. The Pats’ COREY DILLON has rushed for more yards – 998 – than any New England RB ever did in his first 10 games with the team. Ravens starter JAMAL LEWIS (ankle) may not be available, so CHESTER TAYLOR would start. "Our mantra has been, the next man’s got to step up," says Baltimore head coach BRIAN BILLICK. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (6-4) at MINNESOTA VIKINGS (6-4): Guess who’s back? Looks like two key performers will return for both teams just as the playoff push begins in earnest. For Minnesota, wide receiver RANDY MOSS (hamstring) is expected to return after missing three games. Head coach MIKE TICE plans to use him in three-receiver sets to lessen Moss’ burden. For the Jaguars, inspirational quarterback BYRON LEFTWICH (knee sprain) feels ready to return after missing the past two games. All five games the Jags won under Leftwich in their 5-2 start were decided in the final minute. The returns should immeasurably help both teams. The Vikings are tied with Green Bay for the NFC North lead. The Jaguars sit one game behind AFC North-leader Indianapolis. Of course, Moss or no Moss, the burden of Jacksonville head coach JACK DEL RIO is to devise a shut-down scheme for Vikings quarterback DAUNTE CULPEPPER, who has the NFL’s top completion percentage (70.3) and second-most TDs (27). Interesting note: Head coaches Tice (14 years) and Del Rio (11) played the most seasons in the NFL of any of the league’s head coaches. ST. LOUIS RAMS (5-5) at GREEN BAY PACKERS (6-4) (Monday, ABC, 9:00 PM ET): Brett goes for 200! That’s 200 consecutive starts, through bad weather, injuries, personal crises, and just the intense week-in and week-out pressure of the NFL. No NFL quarterback has approached that number, as have few players at any position. Although NFL records are inexact on the subject, such consecutive-start bulwarks as JIM MARSHALL (270 games), MIKE TINGLEHOFF (240) and BRUCE MATTHEWS (229) outdistance Favre, but not by much. But the number that pleases Favre and the Packers the most is "5," as in their five-game win streak after a 1-4 start. That last one came Sunday night when Favre engineered his 32nd fourth-quarter comeback (10 points) to position the Pack for a no-time-left winning field goal over Houston. But when it comes to the Rams, Favre has not always been his marvelous self. In the past two meetings between the teams (both GB losses), he has been intercepted seven times (including an NFL playoff record-tying six times in a 2001 Divisional Playoff). His counterpart, the unflappable MARC BULGER, throws to one of the game’s most dangerous receivers, TORRY HOLT, who has had more receiving yards since 2000 than any other NFL receiver (6,720). WEEK 12 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (7-3) AT DETROIT LIONS (4-6)
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NOTES CLUBS MEET ON THANKSGIVING for 1st time since 11/25/65 (24-24 tie)……COLTS: Club will wear Thanksgiving Classics unis from 1956. Head coach TONY DUNGY is native of Jackson, MI, 67 miles east of Detroit……QB PEYTON MANNING has 4+ TDs in 4 games in row, tied with DAN MARINO (1984) for NFL record. Manning has 35 TD passes, most in league history thru 10 games. Reached 200th career TD pass in 106th career game last wk for 2nd-fewest games played to reach milestone (Marino, 89)……RB EDGERRIN JAMES rushed for 204 yards & 1 TD last week & has 21 career games w/ 200+ scrim. yards……WR REGGIE WAYNE has TD catch in 4 games in row & ties for 2nd-most in NFL (9). TEs MARCUS POLLARD (6) & DALLAS CLARK (5) combine for 11 TDs on 37 rec. – nearly 1 in 3 catches by Colts TE is TD……Club leads NFL w/ +12 turnover ratio. Team’s 12 INTs tie 4th-most in AFC, led by CB NICK HARPER (3). In past 2, DE ROBERT MATHIS has 4.0 sacks & has FF on all 4...... LIONS: Club has 33-29-2 (.529) record on Thanksgiving, including wins in 10 of last 15 Thanksgiving games. Team ties for 4th in NFL with +10 turnover ratio after finishing even in ’03……QB JOEY HARRINGTON has TD pass in 9 of 10 games. Has 14 TD passes & needs 3 to equal career-best 17 in ’03. His 6 4th-quarter TD passes tie for 4th-most in NFC. Has 90.3 4th-qrt passer rating (48-81, 574 yards, 3 INT)……Rookie 1st-round RB KEVIN JONES rushed for 100 yards vs. Min & 181 in past 2 games……Rookie 1st round WR ROY WILLIAMS (No. 7) leads rookies with 5 TDs, despite missing 2 games (ankle). Needs 2 TD catches to tie WILLIE GREEN (7, ’91) for club rookie mark….. WR AZ-ZAHIR HAKIM leads club with 16.3 yards per catch (24-391)……D-line has posted 22.5 of club’s 29.0 sacks…… DE JAMES HALL leads club with career-high 8.5 sacks…… KR-PR EDDIE DRUMMOND had 92-yard KR TD vs. Min. Leads NFL with 13.7 PR avg. & 27.2 KR avg.CHICAGO BEARS (4-6) AT DALLAS COWBOYS (3-7)
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NOTES GAME FEATURES RB BROTHERS, Chicago’s THOMAS JONES &
Dallas’ rookie JULIUS JONES……BEARS: Club has 16-13-2
(.548) record on Thanksgiving. Make 32nd Thanksgiving appearance, 3rd-most
all-time (Det, 64; Dal 36)…... Rookie 5th-round QB CRAIG KRENZEL is
3-1 as starter & NFL rookie QBs are 11-2 (.846) in ’04, best since ’70……RB
Thomas Jones returned to action last week for 1st time since Week 8 (toe),
rushing for 59 yards. Has 570 rushing yards & needs 58 for career best (627,
’03). Has converted 6 of 6 3rd & 1 rushing attempts. Is 1 of 6 NFL RBs with
30+ receptions (30 for 214 yards)……Rookie 3rd-round WR BERNARD BERRIAN
ties for team-lead with 2 TD catches & leads club with 17.6 yards per catch
avg. (8 for 141). WR DAVID TERRELL has team-leading 448 rec. yards
(26 catches) & avgs. career-best 17.2 yards per catch……DE ALEX BROWN
has 5.0 sacks in past 3 games……Rookie 1st-round DT TOMMIE HARRIS has
3.5 sacks, most among NFL rookie DTs……Rookie 4th-round CB NATHAN VASHER
ties for NFL rookie lead with 4 INTs & ranks 2nd in NFC with 139 INT return
yards……COWBOYS: Club 22-13-1 (.625) on Thanksgiving, including
1-0 vs. Bears (10-9, 11/26/81)……BILL PARCELLS coaches in Thanksgiving
game for 1st time as head coach……QB VINNY TESTAVERDE has 262 TD
passes, 8th-most in NFL history. May pass JOE MONTANA (273) in 7th
this year. Ranks 6th all-time with 3,528 comp. & had 1st-career comp. vs.Chi
(14 yards, 9/20/87). QB DREW HENSON saw 1st NFL action last week &
was 6 of 6 for 47 yards & 1 TD……RB EDDIE GEORGE rushed for 137 yards
in only game vs. Bears (10/25/98). Has 68 TD runs & needs 2 to become 6th
active player with 70……Rookie RB Julius Jones saw 1st action since Week 2
vs. Bal (shoulder), rushing for 81 yards. WR KEYSHAWN JOHNSON avgs. 8
catches & 83 yards in past 3 games vs. Chi (24 for 249). Leads club WRs with
41 receptions & 599 yards. Second-year TE JASON WITTEN ranks 3rd
among NFL TEs with 57 rec. & 650 yards. Needs 3 catches for 1st 60-catch
year by Dal TE since JAY NOVACEK in ’95 (62 for 705)……DE GREG
ELLIS has 6.5 sacks & needs 2.0 for career-high. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (4-6) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (3-7)
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NOTES BUCCANEERS: Three of 4 wins vs. Car by 7 points or less……Offense
has 40-yard play in 7 of past 8 games……QB BRIAN GRIESE has played in
6 games & has 95.0+ passer rating in 5 of 6……RB MICHAEL PITTMAN has
405 rushing yards in last 4 games. RB MIKE ALSTOTT returned last week
after missing 2 games (knee), rushing for 21 yards…… Rookie 1st-round WR
MICHAEL CLAYTON leads NFL rookies with 52 catches & 751 yards. Needs 68
yards to pass LAWRENCE DAWSEY (818, ‘91) for most by rookie in club
history. Has 90+ rec. yards in 4 of past 7……WR JOEY GALLOWAY avgs.
18.3 yards per catch (41-749) in past 19 games. WR TIM BROWN has 100
career TD catches & needs 1 to pass STEVE LARGENT (100) for 3rd
all-time……Defense has forced turnover in 65 of past 67 games. Club
surrenders 163.9 passing yards per game, 2nd in NFL……DE SIMEON RICE
has 98 career sacks & needs 2 to become 3rd active player with 100……CB
TORRIE COX had 1st-career INT vs. SF, scoring on 55-yard INT TD. Avgs
26.7 yards per KR, 2nd in NFL…… PANTHERS: Club seeks 3rd
consecutive win……Offense has 69.2 redzone TD pct. (18 TDs, 26 trips),
3rd-best in NFL……Club has surrendered 12.0 sacks, tied for 4th-fewest in
NFL……QB JAKE DELHOMME has multi-TD passes in 8 of last 12 games,
including 2-TD pass effort last week. Avgs 231.2 passing yards per
game...... RB NICK GOINGS rushed for career-high 121 yards & 3 TDs
vs. Cards. Has 163 rushing yards in past 2 games, avging 5.4 yards per
carry……Rookie 2nd-round WR KEARY COLBERT (No. 62) avgs 15.5 yards per
catch, 2nd-most among NFL rookies. Ranks 2nd on club with 34 catches & 528
rec. yards……WR MUHSIN MUHAMMAD seeks 5th consecutive 6-catch game.
Has career-high 9 TDs through 10 games, including 5 in past 2 weeks……Defense
allows 4.40 yards per 1st down, 4th-fewest in NFL……DE JULIUS PEPPERS
had 2.0 sacks last week, & seeks 4th consecutive multi-sack game. Has 8.0
sacks & needs 2.0 for 2nd-career 10.0-sack season. DE MIKE RUCKER has
36.5 career sacks & needs 5.5 to pass KEVIN GREENE (41.5) for club
record……Second-year S COLIN BRANCH had 1st 2 career INTs vs. Ariz.
CLEVELAND BROWNS (3-7) AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (4-6)
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NOTES RIVALS SEPARATED by 221 air miles. Both teams’ roots stem from
Pro Football HOF coach and football innovator PAUL BROWN……BROWNS:
Club has won 5 of past 6 vs. Bengals & 3 of past 4 at Cin. Team has won
5 in row vs. Cincy when scoring 18+ points……QB JEFF GARCIA has 3
career starts vs. Bengals with 9 TDs vs. 3 INTs. Two of Garcia’s 3 best
passing-yard games have come vs. Cin. (both w/SF): career-best 437 yds on
12/5/99 & 344 yds on 12/14/03. Passed for season-high 310 yds on 16
completions in Wk 6 vs. Bengals……In last meeting at Cin. (12/28/03), RB
LEE SUGGS had career-best 186 rush yds on 26 atts. (7.2 avg.), including
TD runs of 78 & 25 yds. Caught 5 passes for 100 yds, incl. 59-yd TD in Wk
6……WR ANDRE’ DAVIS tied NFL record for longest reception (99 yards,
TD) in last mtg. WR ANTONIO BRYANT (9) leads club in catches over
past 3 gms. TE AARON SHEA (4) can become 1st Browns TE to record 5
TDs in season since OZZIE NEWSOME (1985)……DE EBENEZER EKUBAN
has 1.0 sack in 3 of past 5 & had 1.0 sack in last mtg. LB CHAUN THOMPSON
has 3.0 sacks in past 2 games; had no sacks in 1st 24 games. Defense No. 5
in NFL in 3rd down pct. (40 of 131, 30.5 pct.)……BENGALS: Team
is 3-2 at home & has won 3 of past 5 overall. Bengals are 4-1 (.800) when
leading after 3 qtrs. Under head coach MARVIN LEWIS, club is 6-2
(.750) in November……QB CARSON PALMER has completed 61.0+ pct. of
passes in 2 of past 3 games & is completing 57.9 pct. of 3rd down passes.
RB RUDI JOHNSON (847) is on pace to record 1st-career 1,000-yard season.
Johnson has 95+ rush yards in 3 of past 5 games. RB KENNY WATSON has
catch in 8 of past 10……In past 5 vs. Browns, WR CHAD JOHNSON has 4
TDs w/ 18 catches for 294 yds (17.1 avg.). WR T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH (32
rec., 405 yds) is on pace to surpass career-highs of 53 rec. & 667 yds.
WR KELLEY WASHINGTON had 1st TD catch of season last wk ……O-line has
allowed 3 sacks in past 3 (all last wk vs. Pit.)……Team tied for 3rd-most
INTs in NFL (13) INTs, paced by league INT co-leader TORY JAMES (6).
James, DT JOHN THORNTON & DE JUSTIN SMITH have started every
game. TENNESSEE TITANS (4-6) AT HOUSTON TEXANS (4-6)
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NOTES TITANS: Club is 31-11 (.738) in final 8 games of season since
1999 & has won 4 of past 6 on road. Since 1997, team is 20-11 (.645)
in Nov. & has won 8 of past 10 in month. Head coach JEFF FISHER is
48-31 (.608) in career vs. division foes. Under Fisher, team is 38-1 (.974)
when entering 4th qtr. w/ lead on road……QB STEVE MC NAIR returned as
starter last week in win vs. Jax, did not play in last mtg (injury). In 2003
vs. Texans, McNair passed for 689 yards w/ 5 TDs vs. 1 INT for 110.4 passer
rating. McNair is 37-23 (.638) vs. division as starter, 2nd-best divisional
record among active QBs w/ 40-game min……RB CHRIS BROWN aims for 6th
100-yd gm on season. Last wk at Jax, RB ANTOWAIN SMITH had 95 rush
yds & 1 TD on 25 carries……WR DERRICK MASON tied for NFL lead w/ 62
receptions. In 4 of past 7, Mason has 7+ catches. TE ERRON KINNEY
returned from injury last wk & caught 2 for 31 yds, including key 21-yd
catch on 4th & 1 to sustain 4th-qtr game-winning TD drive……Team is 4th in
NFL in T.O.P. (32:00)……Team has 7 sacks in past 2. Rookie DE TRAVIS LA
BOY (No. 42) had 1.0 sack last wk & has 3.5 on season, tied for 3rd-most
among rookies. CB ANDRE DYSON (4) needs 1 INT to set career-high……TEXANS:
Defeated Titans for 1st time in 5 mtgs in Wk 6. In past 4 at home, QB
DAVID CARR has passer rating of 106.1, completing 80 of 125 (64.0) for
1,040 yards w/ 6 TDs vs. 0 INTs……In past 3 games, RB DOMANICK DAVIS
has 4 rush TDs & 1 rec. TD……Since 2003, WR COREY BRADFORD leads NFL
players in avg. yards-after-catch (7.3). In 3 gms vs. AFC South, WR JABAR
GAFFNEY has 214 rec. yards (71.3/game) on 13 catches w/ 1 TD. WR
ANDRE JOHNSON leads NFL in 20+ yard-catches w/ 15 & is No. 2 on NFL’s
yards-after-catch list since 2003 (6.5). Club is 10-of-14 (.714) on 4th down
conversion tries……Team leads NFL in INTs (15), led by CBs AARON GLENN
& rookie DUNTA ROBINSON (No. 10) w/ 4 each. Texans have 302 INT-return
yards through 10 games; registered 207 in all of ’03. DT ROBAIRE SMITH
played 50 games for Titans (2000-03). S MARLON MC CREE posted 95-yard
INT-TD in last mtg in Hou. Opposing offenses 0-for-3 on 4th down attempts. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (7-3) AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (3-7)
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NOTES SIX OF PAST 7 in series decided by 5 points-or-less. Teams tied
for 2nd-most TDs scored in NFL (35)…… CHARGERS: Head coach
MARTY SCHOTTENHEIMER was KC head coach from 1989-98. Had 101-58-1 (.634)
record & led franchise to 7 playoff seasons……QB DREW BREES tied for
3rd in NFL in passer rating (105.6). Brees has 10 TDs w/o INT in past 4.
Brees has 4 TDs vs. 2 INTs in 2 career starts at Arrowhead……RB LA DAINIAN
TOMLINSON has 100+ rush yards in 3 of past 5 vs. KC. Tomlinson has rush
TD in 9 of 10 games, including past 7 in row……TE ANTONIO GATES tied
for AFC lead w/ 9 TD catches. Gates needs 2 TDs to surpass club record for
most TD catches by TE (10), shared by WILLIE FRAZIER (1967) and HOFer
KELLEN WINSLOW (1981). Since joining team via trade (4 games ago),
WR KEENAN MC CARDELL has 22 catches for 300 yds & 1 TD……Club’s +8
turnover ratio is 4th-best in AFC……Only defense in NFL not to allow run of
20+ yards. LB DONNIE EDWARDS played for Chiefs (1996-2001)……CHIEFS:
Offense ranks No. 1 in NFL (421.6)……QB TRENT GREEN spent 1993 with SD
& is 6-1 (.857) in career vs. Chargers. Green stands 2nd in AFC in yards
(2,844) & comp. pct. (66.9). Green has 100.0+ passer rating in 4 of past 6
games & had 99.4 game last week vs. NE. Has 300+ yards in 4 games in row,
tying club record for consecutive 300s (BILL KENNEY, 1983)……RB
PRIEST HOLMES (14) has more rushing TDs than 29 teams. In past 3 vs. SD,
Holmes has 5 rush TDs & 310 yards along w/ 18 catches for 218 rec. yards
(12.1 avg.). In 1st career start in Wk 10, RB DERRICK BLAYLOCK had
186 rush yards, tied for 5th-most in NFL this season……WR EDDIE KENNISON
has 3 TDs in past 2 games & has 99+ rec. yards in 3 games in row. Kennison
had 2 TDs in last meeting. WR JOHNNIE MORTON has 4+ catches in each
’04 home game & stands 9th in AFC w/ 688 rec. yards. TE TONY GONZALEZ
scored 2 TDs in last mtg. DE ERIC HICKS has 8.5 career sacks vs. SD,
his most vs. any team. Rookie DE JARED ALLEN (No. 126) leads team &
NFL rookies w/ 5.0 sacks. DE VONNIE HOLLIDAY had 3.0 sacks in last
home game vs. SD. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (6-4) AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (6-4)
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NOTES GAME FEATURES heads coaches JACK DEL RIO of Jacksonville &
Minnesota’s MIKE TICE, who were Vikings teammates in 1992-93, 1995……JAGUARS:
Club is 3-2 on road & 4-1 in games decided by 3 points or less. QB BYRON
LEFTWICH may return to lineup after missing past 2 starts (knee).
Leftwich is 2-1 vs. NFC w/ 4 TDs vs. 2 INTs. In 2nd & 3rd career starts in
past 2 weeks, QB DAVID GARRARD has completed 50.8 pct. of passes w/ 2
TDs vs. 1 INT & has rushed 12 times for 76 yards (6.3 avg.) & 1 TD……RB
FRED TAYLOR has 118+ rush yards in each of past 4 vs. NFC for 577 total
rush yards (144.3/game)……WR JIMMY SMITH (14) tied for 2nd-most 20+
yard catches in NFL. Smith has led club in rec. yards in 11 consecutive
games & needs 159 rec. yrds to reach 1,000 for 8th time in career. Rookie
WR REGGIE WILLIAMS (No. 9) has rec in 9 of 10 games……LB MIKE PETERSON
has led team in tackles in 9 of past 10 games. Defense has allowed 2 100-yd
rushers in past 25 gms. CB DEWAYNE WASHINGTON, former Viking
(1994-97), to play in 152nd consecutive game Sunday & had 1st INT of season
last wk……VIKINGS: Club converts 51.6 pct. (65 of 126) on 3rd
downs, best in NFL, & QB DAUNTE CULPEPPER has NFL-high 130.7 rating
on 3rd downs (63-86, 877 yards, 13 TDs, 3 INTs). Avgs. 8.34 yards per att,
3rd-best in NFL. Has 27 TD passes & needs 3 for 2nd-career 30-TD pass
year……Rookie RB MEWELDE MOORE ranks 2nd among rookies with 376
rushing yards. RB ONTERRIO SMITH avgs. 4.8 yards per carry (68-326)……WR
RANDY MOSS may see 1st action since Week 9 (hamstring). Has 15 TDs in
past 12 games. Has 39 career 100-yard games & needs 1 to tie CRIS CARTER
for team record. Club is 28-11 when Moss tops 100. Second-year WR NATE
BURLESON has team-leading 619 receiving yards. WR MARCUS ROBINSON
has 6 TD catches, 2nd-most on club……TE JERMAINE WIGGINS has
career-highs with 43 catches & 410 yards rec. Tied career-high with 8
catches (51 yards), including 8-yard TD catch, vs. Lions……DE LANCE
JOHNSTONE had career-high tying 3.0 sacks vs. Det. Second-year DT
KEVIN WILLIAMS ties for NFL lead among DTs with 6.0 sacks. BALTIMORE RAVENS (7-3) AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (9-1)
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NOTES GAME FEATURES winners of 3 of past 4 Super Bowls……RAVENS:
Team has won 5 of past 6 games & 3 in row. Club has 33 games with
100-yard rusher under head coach BRIAN BILLICK & team is 27-6 (.818)
in those games……QB KYLE BOLLER is 12-7 (.632) in 19 career starts.
Boller’s only INT in past 5 games (154 attempts) was Hail Mary pass on last
play of 1st half at Phil (10/31). Boller owns NFL’s 2nd-longest active
streak of most pass atts. w/o INT (118)…… Ravens are 19-5 (.792) when RB
JAMAL LEWIS gains 100+ rush yards. Lewis is on pace for 4th 1,000+ yard
season in 4 full seasons played (spent 2001 on I.R.). RB CHESTER TAYLOR
averaging 4.4 yards per carry on 84 rush attempts……Last week, WR TRAVIS
TAYLOR (196) had 6 catches to surpass QADRY ISMAIL (191) for most
career receptions by Raven. Rookie WR CLARENCE MOORE (No. 199) has 6
catches & 2 TDs in past 2 games. Moore (6-6) is tied for 3rd-tallest player
on club……Club allowing NFL-low 14.0 points per game & is 7-0 on season when
recording INT……DE MARQUES DOUGLAS leads Baltimore D-linemen w/ 61
tackles. S ED REED tied for NFL lead w/ 6 INTs, avg. INT return is
48.3……PATRIOTS: Team is 20-3 (.870) all-time at Gillette
Stadium, including playoffs. Pats have scored 1st in 15 consecutive games,
tying NFL record (Miami, 1978). Since 2003, club is 14-1 (.933) vs. team
with winning records, including playoffs. Team has won 8 consecutive OT
games……QB TOM BRADY is 31-4 (.886) as starter after Nov. 1 in career
(incl. playoffs). Brady has TD pass in 13 consecutive games, career-best
streak & longest streak in AFC. Brady is 18-1 (.947) in games decided by 6
points or less……RB COREY DILLON rushed for 98+ yards in 5 consecutive
games. Dillon has 5 rushing TDs over past 5 games & has TD vs. Balt. in 2 of
past 3 mtgs (w/ Cin.)…… WR TROY BROWN (5,477) surpassed BEN COATES
(5,471) for 2nd-most rec. yards in club history. WR DAVID GIVENS has
made 1st down on 39 of 43 receptions……LB WILLIE MC GINEST leads team
stands 2nd in sacks among NFL LBs (6.5) & has 1.0 sack in consecutive games.
S EUGENE WILSON leads club w/ 3 INTs, resulting in 17 NE points; 10
Pats have 1+ INT. Club has INT in 12 of past 13 at home……K ADAM VINATIERI
leads NFL in points (102). PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (9-1) AT NEW YORK GIANTS (5-5)
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NOTES EAGLES: Need win to clinch 4th NFC East title in row. Team 7-0
vs. NFC, NFL’s only unbeaten in conference play…… Head coach ANDY REID
has 65 wins & needs 1 to tie GREASY NEALE (66-44-5) for most in team
history…… Club 19-1 when QB DONOVAN MC NABB has 100.0+ rating. Seeks
7th win in row as starter vs. NY. Has 22 TD passes & needs 4 for career high
(25, ’01). Has 15,699 career pass yards & needs 301 to become 3rd player in
team history with 16,000. RB BRIAN WESTBROOK had game-winning 84-yard
PR in last game in NY. Ties for NFL lead among RBs with 43 rec. (357 yards).
Avgs. 5.3 yard per carry vs. Giants (27 for 144)......WR TERRELL OWENS
leads NFL with 13 TD receptions & needs 1 to pass MIKE QUICK (’83) &
TOMMY MC DONALD (’60, ’61) for club record. Has 5 TDs in last 2 vs.
Giants, inc. playoffs. Needs 92 yards for 5th 1,000-yard season in row.
WR TODD PINKSTON had 1st 100-yard game of ‘04 last week (5 for
106)……Club has allowed 158 points, 2nd-fewest in NFL…… DE JEVON KEARSE
has 7 sacks & needs 3 for 4th 10-sack year……GIANTS: Team leads
NFC & ranks 3rd in NFL with 14 rushing TDs……QB ELI MANNING made 1st
NFL start last week, passing for 162 yards & 1 TD. NFL rookie QBs have 11-2
record in ’04 (BEN ROETHLISBERGER, 8-0; CRAIG KRENZEL, 3-1)……RB
TIKI BARBER leads NFL with 1,522 yards from scrimmage (1,035 rush & 487
rec). Has 100+ yards rushing or receiving in 8 of 1st 10 games. Has
20-career 100-yard rush games, most in franchise history. Has 7 100-yard
games in ’04 & needs 1 to tie JOE MORRIS (8) for most in single
season in club history. Has 37 career rushing TDs & needs 3 to pass ALEX
WEBSTER (39) for 3rd-most in club annals……WR AMANI TOOMER has
catch in club-record 93 games in row……TE JEREMY SHOCKEY has 5+ catch
games in 6 of past 9 & ties for NFC lead among TEs with 5 TD catches. Avgs.
5.8 catches & 57.3 yards per game vs. Eagles……DT FRED ROBBINS has
career-high 4.5 sacks. Second-year KR WILLIE PONDER ranks 3rd in NFL
with 26.6-yard KR avg. WASHINGTON REDSKINS (3-7) AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (9-1)
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NOTES REDSKINS: Head coach JOE GIBBS has 30-16 (.652) record vs. AFC opponents……QB PATRICK RAMSEY made 1st start of season last week, passing for 162 yards & completing 61.8 pct. (21 of 34). Has 23 TDs vs. 18 INTs in 21 career games, passing for 6 TDs vs. 2 INTs vs. AFC foes……Club has 3-0 record when RB CLINTON PORTIS rushes for 100 yards. Has 928 rushing yards & needs 72 for 3rd-career 1,000-yard season & 1st by Redskin since ’01. Ranks 3rd in NFC with 1,107 yards from scrimmage (928 rush, 179 rec)……WR LAVERANUES COLES had 4 catches (34 yards) vs. Eagles, giving him 52 in ’04, his 4th consecutive 50-catch season. WR ROD GARNDER leads team with 5 TDs & ranks 2nd with 436 yards receiving (32 catches)……Rookie 3rd-round TE CHRIS COOLEY has 13 catches (118 yards), 3 for TDs, tied for 3rd-most among NFL rookies……Defense ranks 2nd overall (266.2), 3rd vs. run (89.7) & 7th vs. pass (184.1). Hold foes to 4.37 yards per 1st down, 2nd-fewest in NFL……CB FRED SMOOT ties for club lead with 3 INTs & challenges to lead club for team record 4th year in row……STEELERS: Club aims for 1st 10-1 start since 1975 when team finished 12-2 & won Super Bowl X. Club has won 3 of past 4 vs. NFC. Under head coach BILL COWHER, team is 71-1-1 when posting lead of 14+ points……Rookie QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER (No. 11) is 1st rookie QB in NFL history to win 1st 8 starts to begin career. Has posted 100.0+ passer rating in 6 of past 7. Stands 3rd in AFC passer rating (101.6). Has TD pass in 8 of 9 games played……RB JEROME BETTIS has 100+ rush yards in 3 consecutive games & aims for 1st set of 4 in row in 49 games played. Bettis has 10 TD runs, tied for 2nd-most in NFL. Bettis (12,863) needs 397 rush yards to surpass HOFer ERIC DICKERSON (13,259) for 4th on all-time rush list…… WR HINES WARD (57) ties for 3rd-most AFC catches. Ward has 6+ catches in 5 of past 6 home games. In past 9 vs. NFC, WR PLAXICO BURRESS has 39 catches for 797 rec. yards (20.4 avg.) & 4 TDs……Team leads NFL w/ 35:02 T.O.P. mark; since 16-game schedule in 1978, No. 1 T.O.P. margin is 35:08 (Chi., 1984)……Defense leads NFL w/ 31 sacks, led by DE AARON SMITH (7.0). LB JAMES FARRIOR recorded 1st career TD last wk on 14-yd INT-TD.NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (4-6) AT ATLANTA FALCONS (8-2)
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NOTES SAINTS: Head coach JIM HASLETT has 39 wins & needs 1 to become 2nd Saints coach with 40 (JIM MORA, 93)….QB AARON BROOKS has 8 career 300-yard passing games & needs 1 to tie ARCHIE MANNING (9) for most in club history. Has 98 career TD passes & needs 2 to join Manning (115) as only Saints with 100. Faces 2nd cousin, Falcons’ Michael Vick……RB DEUCE MC ALLISTER has club-best 19 career 100-yard rushing games & seeks 3rd 100 in row vs. Atl…… WR JOE HORN has 39 TDs with NO & needs 1 to become 3rd Saint with 40 (DALTON HILLIARD, 53; Martin, 48). Needs 161 yards for 4th 1,000-yard season. Third-year WR DONTE STALLWORTH has 41 catches (468 yards) & needs 2 for career-best (42, ’02). WR JEROME PATHON avgs. career-best 17.5 yds per catch (22 for 384)……DE CHARLES GRANT has 7.5 sacks & needs 2.5 for 2nd 10.0-sack year in row……CB ASHLEY AMBROSE has team-leading 3 INTs & spent 2000-02 with Atl, starting all 48 games & posting 12 INTs……Special teams hold foes to 6.3-yard PR avg, 5th in NFL……P MITCH BERGER has 39.8 net punting avg, 4th-best in league……ATLANTA: Head coach JIM MORA has 8 wins, most in club history by 1st-year head coach. His father, JIM MORA, is Saints all-time winningest coach (93-78, 1986-96)……QB MICHAEL VICK has 20-10-1 (.661) record as starter, including wins in 10 of past 12. Leads QBs with 640 rushing yards & ties for NFL lead with 7.2 yards per carry. Rushed for 104 yards last week, his 5th-career 100-yard game, most in NFL history by QB……RB WARRICK DUNN has 7 TDs & needs 3 for career-high (9, ’00). Has rushed for 583 yards, avging 4.0 yards per carry. Avgs. 119 rushing yards per game in past 4 vs. Saints……WR PEERLESS PRICE avgs. 16.0 yards per catch (23 catches, 369 yards)……TE ALGE CRUMPLER leads club with 39 catches & 606 receiving yards & needs 8 catches & 45 yards for most in club annals by TE (JUNIOR MILLER, 46, 1980; JIM MITCHELL, 650, 1970)……Defense surrenders 97.3 rushing yards per game, 4th-fewest in NFL……DE PATRICK KERNEY has 8.5 sacks in past 9 games……DE BRADY SMITH had 1st-career INT vs. NYG & spent 1st 4 seasons with NO (1996-99).NEW YORK JETS (7-3) AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (4-6)
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NOTES GAME FEATURES opposing RBs who combine for most career rush yards (30,817) in NFL history: Arizona’s EMMITT SMITH (18,076) & NYJ’s CURTIS MARTIN (12,741)……JETS: Head coach HERMAN EDWARDS is 11-4 (.733) in Nov……QB QUINCY CARTER is 12-7 (.632) in past 19 as starter. In start vs. Ariz. in ’03, Carter (w/ Dal.) completed 20 of 31 (64.5 pct.) for 277 yds & 2 TDs vs. 1 INT for 3rd-best passer rating of season (101.1)……RB Martin is NFL’s No. 3 rusher (1,072) & has 3rd-most 1st downs in NFL (65). Last week at Cle., Martin surpassed 1,000 rush yds to join HOFer BARRY SANDERS as only 2 players in history to reach 1,000 in each of 1st 10 seasons……WR JUSTIN MC CAREINS has catch in every game & has 3 TDs in past 4. WR SANTANA MOSS has posted 2 highest rec. yard games on road in ’04, including career-high 157 yds at Buf. (Wk 9). McCareins & TE CHRIS BAKER tie for team-lead w/ 3 TD catches……Tied for 4th-best turnover ratio in NFL (+10)……DE JOHN ABRAHAM leads NFL w/ 9.5 sacks. Abraham has at least 0.5 sack in 5 of past 6 vs. NFC & has 8.5 sacks in those 6……CARDINALS: Club seeks 4th home win in row & have won past 3 at home by 11.7 points……Team has forced 21 turnovers after forcing 23 in ‘03……QB SHAUN KING made 1st start of ‘04 last week & had career-high 343 passing yards……RB Smith has team-leading 8 TD runs & needs 2 for 1st 10-TD run season since ’99 (11). Averages 4.7 per carry (54 for 256) in 3 career games vs. Jets. RB TROY HAMBRICK avgs. 4.5 per carry (63 for 283)……WR ANQUAN BOLDIN has the most catches after 20 games in NFL history (121). Has 5+ catches in 15 of 20 career games. Rookie 1st-round WR LARRY FITZGERALD (No. 3) ranks 2nd among NFL rookie WRs with 39 receptions & 557 yards. Second-year WR BRYANT JOHNSON has 32 catches (307 yards) & needs 4 to surpass rookie total (35 for 438)……TE FREDDIE JONES has 388 career catches, 2nd among active TEs (TONY GONZALEZ, 524), & needs 12 for 400…...Defense hold foes to 42.9 red zone TD pct. (35 trips, 15 TDs), 3rd-best in NFC. DE BERTRAND BERRY needs 1.0 sack to become 1st Card with 10.0 since ’99 (SIMEON RICE, 16.5).MIAMI DOLPHINS (1-9) AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (1-9)
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NOTES DOLPHINS: Club plays 2nd road game in row at least 2,600 miles from Miami. Team has won 8 of past 10 gms played in Pacific or Mountain time zones. Dolphins’ strength of schedule ties for 2nd-highest in NFL (.590)……In 2002, QB A.J. FEELEY (w/Phil.) threw 3 passes off bench at SF, including 1 TD. Team averaging 21.3 points per game in past 4 ……In past 2 games, RB TRAVIS MINOR has 127 yards on 24 carries (5.3 avg.)……WR CHRIS CHAMBERS has 100+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4 gms w/ 2 TDs. WR MARTY BOOKER has catch in 68 games in row. TE RANDY MC MICHAEL leads club w/ 594 rec. yds & needs 80 more to pass KEITH JACKSON (673) for most in season by Miami TE. McMichael stands 5th in receptions (49) & 6th in yards among NFL TEs. Offense has produced 90+ yard receiver in 4 consecutive game; did so twice in 1st 6 games of season ……DE JASON TAYLOR recorded 17th career FR last wk to surpass DICK ANDERSON & BOB BAUMHOWER for most in club history. Taylor (57.0) has 2nd-most sacks in NFL since 2000. Defense has disallowed 300-yd passer in 24 gms, NFL’s longest active streak & allowing NFL’s lowest pct. of 3rd down conversions: 27.5 (38 of 138)……49ERS: Offense has converted 80.0 pct. of 4th down attempts (8 of 10), tied for 3rd-best in NFL……QB TIM RATTAY has started 7 games this season, posting 90.0+ passer rating in 3 of 7, tossing 10 TDs vs. 9 INTs……RB KEVAN BARLOW has 6 TDs & needs 2 for career-high (7, ’03). Has 741 yards from scrimmage (561 rush, 180 rec). Had 1st-career multiple TD game (2 TD runs) in last meeting vs. Dolphins……WR CEDRICK WILSON leads club WRs with 32 receptions & 434 yards. Second-year WR BRANDON LLOYD leads club with 4 TD catches…… TE ERIC JOHNSON ranks 2nd among NFL TEs with 58 catches. Has team-leading 627 yards receiving & is 1st SF TE with 600 receiving yards since BRENT JONES in ’94 (670). Ranks 3rd in NFC with 16 3rd down receptions (187 yards) ……DT BRYANT YOUNG has 69.0 career sacks, most in club history, & needs 1.0 to become 1st 49er with 70. DE ANDRE CARTER made 3rd start of year last week, posting 1 tackles & 0.5 sacks…… LB JAMIE WINBORN has team-leading & career-high 4.5 sacks, tops among NFC LBs……S TONY PARRISH had 2 INTs vs. Bucs, tying career-high.BUFFALO BILLS (4-6) AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (6-4)
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NOTES BILLS: Third of 4 games vs. NFC West this season, team has won
1st 2……QB DREW BLEDSOE is native of Ellensburg, WA, 107 miles east of
Seattle. Since joining Bills in 2002, Bledsoe is 7-3 (.700) as starter vs.
NFC w/ 17 TDs vs. 4 INTs. In 8 career games vs. NFC West, Bledsoe has 15 TDs
vs. 7 INTs. Bledsoe has 88.0+ passer rating in 4 of past 6 games. Bledsoe
(213) needs 2 TDs to surpass JOHN BRODIE (214) for 18th-most TD
passes in NFL history…… Club aims for 1st 100-yard rusher on road in ’04.
RB WILLIS MC GAHEE has 100+ rush yards in 4 of 1st 5 career starts & has
run of 10+ yards in 7 consecutive games played……Rookie WR LEE EVANS
(No. 13) has recorded 1st down on 15 of 19 catches. Last wk, TE MARK
CAMPBELL became 1st Bills player to catch 3 TDs in game since ANDRE
REED (9/5/93)…… Defense No. 4 in NFL in yards allowed per play (4.7).
DE AARON SCHOBEL (5.5 sacks on season, 32.0 career) needs 1.5 sacks to
surpass BRYCE PAUP (33.0) for 7th-most in club history……Rookie PR
JONATHAN SMITH (No. 214) has 2 PRs of 50+ yds in 1st 3 NFL games……SEAHAWKS:
Club avgs 4.6 yards per rush & 144.7 rushing yards per game, both
5th-best in league……QB MATT HASSELBECK has 59 career TD passes &
needs 1 to become 3rd Seahawk with 60 (DAVE KREIG, 195; JIM ZORN,
107)……RB SHAUN ALEXANDER has 627 rushing yards in past 4 games. Had
4-yard TD run vs. Mia, his 56th career rush TD, passing CURT WARNER
(55) for most in club annals… WR DARRELL JACKSON has 12 career
100-yard games & needs 1 to pass JOEY GALLOWAY (12) for 3rd most in
team history. WR JERRY RICE had 3 catches for 86 yards vs. Dolphins,
including 21-yard TD catch, his 1st with club. TE JERRAMY STEVENS has
239 receiving yards (23 catches) & needs 14 for career-high (252, ’02)……Club
leads NFC with 14 INTs & ties for 2nd-most in NFL. Defense allows 4.72 yards
per 1st down play, 5th-fewest in league……DE GRANT WISTROM saw 1st
action since Week 6 (knee) vs. Mia, posting 6 tackles & recovering
fumble……Rookie 2nd-round S MICHAEL BOULWARE ties for NFL rookie lead
with 4 INTs, including game-winning 63-yard INT TD vs. Mia. OAKLAND RAIDERS (3-7) AT DENVER BRONCOS (7-3)
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NOTES RAIDERS: In last start at Denver (9/10/01), QB KERRY COLLINS
(w/NYG) completed 19 of 34 (55.9 pct.) for 258 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs
for 109.7 passer rating. Collins completing 60.0+ pct. in each of past 3……
RB TYRONE WHEATLEY has 3 rushing TDs in past 3 & is 6 for 7 (85.7
pct.) on 3rd & 1 rush atts. RB AMOS ZEREOUE has 3 TDs through 10
games; scored 2 TDs in all of 2003 w/ Steelers & has catch in 9 consecutive
games……WR JERRY PORTER leads club w/ 38 catches & needs 18 more to
surpass career-high 55 (2002). WR RONALD CURRY has made 1st down on
21 of 33 catches. Porter & TE DOUG JOLLEY have catch in every game.
Jolley has 11 catches & 2 TDs in past 4……Defense has limited Denver WR Smith
to 1 catch in each of past 3 games. Undrafted rookie DT TOMMY KELLY
has 1.0 sack in 3 of 1st 4 games of career. Defense No. 8 in NFL in rush
average (3.7/carry)……P SHANE LECHLER tops NFL w/ 48.0 avg……BRONCOS:
Head coach MIKE SHANAHAN, who was Oak. head coach for 20 gms
(1988-89) is 15-4 (.789) vs. Raiders…… In 1st 3 career starts vs. Oak.,
QB JAKE PLUMMER has passer rating of 135.2 w/ 6 TDs vs. 2 INTs.
Plummer’s 40-yard rush vs. Oak in Week 3 last season was longest ever by
Denver QB……RB REUBEN DROUGHNS has rushed for 110+ yds in 5 of past 6,
including 176 yds on 38 carries (4.6 avg.) at Oak. in Week 6. Droughns has
catch in 8 gms in row……WR ROD SMITH tied for 12th-most catches in AFC
(47) & currently has catch in club-record 86 consecutive games. WR DARIUS
WATTS (No. 54) leads AFC rookie WRs with 23 receptions. All 6 TDs caught
by WR ASHLEY LELIE this season have been for 30+ yards. TE PATRICK
HAPE has 4 catches on season & 3 TDs from distances of 5, 2, & 1 yard.
Team is 7-0 when leading at halftime……Defense has yielded 26 4th-qtr points
in 10 games, tied for fewest in NFL (TB). DE REGGIE HAYWARD leads
club with 3.5 sacks & has 4.0 sacks & 1 PD in past 3 vs. Oak. DE ANTON
PALEPOI notched 2.0 sacks at Oak. in Wk 6 – most by Bronco in game this
season. ST. LOUIS RAMS (5-5) AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (6-4)
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NOTES RAMS: Needs win for 500th in franchise history (reg. season & playoffs)……Offense avgs. 260.3 passing yards per game, 5th-most in NFL……QB MARC BULGER has 23-9 (.719) record as starter. Has multiple TD pass games in 16 of 32 starts. Has 8-3 (.727) mark when posting 100.0+ passer rating & 7-2 (.778) record when passing for 300 yards. Has 60.0+ comp. pct. in 19 of past 25 games……RB MARSHALL FAULK has 41 career 100-yard games & 27 with Rams. Club has 27-0 record when he rushes for 100 yards. Rushed for 116 yards on 17 carries in only career game vs. GB. Rookie RB STEVEN JACKSON has 337 rushing yards, 3rd-most among NFL rookies, & avgs. 5.1 yards per carry…… WR ISAAC BRUCE has 5 100-yard games in ’04 & needs 1 for 2nd-highest total of career (9, ’95). Needs 144 yards for 7th-career 1,000-yard season. WR TORRY HOLT has 30-career 100-yard receiving games & needs 1 to tie LANCE ALWORTH (31) for 3rd-most in 1st 6 seasons……DE LEONARD LITTLE has 49.5 career sacks & needs 0.5 for 50.0…… PACKERS: Club seeks 6th consecutive win……Offensive has allowed 5 sacks, fewest in NFL……QB BRETT FAVRE expected to make 200th consecutive start. Has 19 TD passes & needs 1 for 11th 20-TD pass season in row, surpassing DAN MARINO (10) for most in NFL history. Passed for 383 yards last week & needs 374 for 13th 3,000-yard season, tying Marino (13) for most all-time……RB AHMAN GREEN needs 121 yards rushing for 5th consec. 1,000-yard season, tying JIM TAYLOR (5) for most in franchise history……WR JAVON WALKER needs 55 yards receiving for 1st-career 1,000-yard season. Leads NFL with 23 receptions & 431 yards on 3rd downs, helping club convert 51.5 pct. (69 of 134) on 3rd down, 2nd-best in NFL. WR DONALD DRIVER tied his season-high with 10 catches (148 yards) vs. Hou......DE KABEER GBAJA-BIAMILA seeks 3rd-consecutive multiple sack game & has 5.0 sacks in past 3 games……K RYAN LONGWELL hit 3 FGs last week, including game-winning 46-yarder. Has 197 career FGs & needs 3 for 200.LAST WEEK’S NFL RESULTS (NOV. 21-22) Sunday, November 21
Sunday, November 21, cont.’d 2004 NFL STANDINGS
WEEK 12 NFL SCHEDULE – NOVEMBER 25,28-29 (All times local)
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