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PATS GO FOR CONSECUTIVE-WIN RECORD; KEY EARLY-SEASON DIVISION MATCHUPS ON TAP There are win-streaks. Then there are win-streaks. Both kinds are on the line this week. First, the win-streak. The New England Patriots can make history this Sunday if they defeat the visiting Miami Dolphins. A victory would be New England’s 19th in a row, counting regular season and playoffs. No team has won that many consecutively in those categories. The Patriots tied five other teams last week with their 18th such victory. They last lost over a year ago, on September 28 to the Washington Redskins 20-17. (The NFL’s regular-season consecutive-victory streak is 17, held by the 1933-34 Chicago Bears. The Patriots, heading into Week 5 with 15 such wins, can tie three teams for second place in the regular-season category – the 1941-42 Chicago Bears, and the 1971-73 and 1983-84 Miami Dolphins). Certainly fitting the Patriots’ blue-collar image is that in its 18 wins in a row, it has the lowest average margin of victory of the six clubs to win 18 successively. All the others have a close to/more than two-touchdown margin during their streaks: GOING FOR 19
“It is pretty impressive,” says Patriots defensive end RICHARD SEYMOUR (who helped keep the streak alive last Sunday with a 68-yard fumble-recovery TD) of the string. “We have an attitude that we won’t be denied.” A good trait to have, say the NFL’s other win-streak clubs. And although they can’t match the Patriots in volume, their 2004 streaks are no less vital to them. Beginning the second quarter of the season, four teams in addition to the 3-0 Patriots are undefeated – the 4-0 Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles, and the 3-0 New York Jets and Seattle Seahawks. But, remember, in the NFL, nothing is certain. Last year at this time, the Minnesota Vikings were 4-0 and didn’t make the playoffs. On the other side of the coin, since 1990, 18 teams that began a season at best at 1-3 did make the playoffs, including the 0-4 San Diego Chargers of 1992 who won the AFC West. “All games are important,” says Jets head coach HERMAN EDWARDS. “We make a big issue of September. But when September is over, then we make a big issue of October.” Some of the “big issues” of Week 5:
The Falcons at 4-0 match
the best start in franchise history (1986). The Lions, coming off a bye,
match their best NFL FACTOID
CLASSIC CHARGERS: Apropos for the week after LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON broke the team’s career rushing record of PAUL LOWE (1960-68), the San Diego Chargers will wear their classic powder blue jerseys (1960-73) this week when they host Jacksonville. Detroit, surrendering a hair below 100 rush yards a game (99.7), confronts not only the unpredictable Vick, the NFC’s 12th-ranked rusher, but WARRICK DUNN, tied for second in the league in rushing touchdowns with five. The revamped Falcons defense (No. 32 last year, No. 10 in ’04) faces the league’s leading rookie in receiving yards, circus-catch ROY WILLIAMS (277), who has four TD catches. Lions head coach STEVE MARIUCCI hired new Falcons coach JIM MORA as his DB coach in Mariucci’s first year as the San Francisco 49ers’ head coach in 1997. “He’s very confident and very ready,” says Mariucci. Key matchup: Falcons LDE PATRICK KERNEY, the NFL sack leader (7.0), against Lions RT STOCKAR MC DOUGLE.
It will be the first meeting as new Giants coach for TOM COUGHLIN with BILL PARCELLS, the former Giants head coach for whom he was wide receivers coach with the team from 1988-90, helping the club to its Super Bowl XXV title. And it’s a changed Giants team the ’Boys, who defeated them twice last season (and in 10 of the last 13 at Texas Stadium), will see. The Giants were tied last year for the worst takeaway/giveaway margin in the league with a minus-16. This season, they lead the NFL with a plus-10. It will be the Cowboys’ No. 2 NFL air game, led by New York-born quarterback VINNY TESTAVERDE, against the Giants’ ground attack, led by the league’s second leading rusher, TIKI BARBER (455 yards).
That would be Steelers’ first-round rookie BEN ROETHLISBERGER, the first Pittsburgh quarterback to win his first two starts since MIKE KRUCZEK won nine in a row while replacing an injured TERRY BRADSHAW in 1976. It will be the rookie’s first experience with one of the NFL’s greatest rivalries, one that pits cities separated by only 133 miles of interstate. In the past two seasons, four of the five games between the division rivals (including a 2002 Wild Card) have been decided by seven points or less (including three by three points). The key matchup in the game could come between Steelers wide receiver HINES WARD – who leads the AFC in catches (28) and receiving yards (394) – against corners DAYLON MC CUTCHEON and ANTHONY HENRY.
We’ll see. These are the “fling-it-and-have-fun” Rams after all. But last week against San Francisco, they balanced things with a running attack (MARSHALL FAULK, 121 yards), calling 19 running plays and 18 passes in building a 24-0 first-half lead. “I loved that game plan,” said tackle ORLANDO PACE. That’s fine. But St. Louis faces an NFC West rival that leads the league in defense and has surrendered the fewest points this season, 13, with no opponent reaching double digits. Seattle is second only to the Giants in the NFC in takeaways/giveaways with a plus-7. And they’ve won 10 in a row at home going back to 2002. A key to the Seahawks’ even tougher defense this year has been the addition of right defensive end GRANT WISTROM, who came from the Rams this offseason. Book-ended with CHIKE OKEAFOR, he has taken Seattle’s defense to “the next level,” says head coach MIKE HOLMGREN. His 2.5 sacks are second on the club.
“This team is not going to fall apart,” says Titans head coach JEFF FISHER, in effect speaking for both clubs. Tennessee brings a 43-31 road record under Fisher into a recent 6-6 Lambeau Field mark for the Pack. Both quarterbacks – Green Bay’s BRETT FAVRE and Tennessee’s STEVE MC NAIR -- return from injuries. If the teams decide to pound it, they have two Big 12 running backs who want to get back to their 100-yard ways. Tennessee’s CHRIS BROWN (Colorado) was held to 55 yards last week by San Diego after three 100-yard efforts. Green Bay’s AHMAN GREEN (Nebraska) began the year with two 100-yard games but was limited to 67 and 58 in the last two. This summer in a preseason game, Brown broke a 73-yarder against the Packers. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10 DETROIT LIONS (2-1) AT
ATLANTA FALCONS (4-0)
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LIONS: Club seeks 1st 3-1 start
since ’00. Team has 8 takeaways
& +5 turnover ratio ties for 5th-best in
NFL……QB JOEY HARRINGTON is off to
best start of career, tossing 6 TDs vs. 2 INTs. Has 128.2 4th-quarter
passer rating (17 of 25, 179 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT), 2nd-highest in NFL (DAVID
CARR, 140.9). Club 5-1 all-time when
Harrington completes 60.0+ pct. of pass attempts……RB ARTOSE PINNER
could make 1st start of season. Rookie 1st-round RB KEVIN JONES
(No. 30) has rushed for 101 yards, 2nd-most among rookies……Rookie
1st-round WR ROY WILLIAMS (No. 7)
leads NFL rookies with 277 receiving yards (17 catches) & 4 TDs. Seeks
3rd consecutive multi-TD game. WR TAI STREETS
averages 18.6 yards per catch (11 for
205) in past 3 vs. Falcons (with SF)……DE JAMES HALL
has 3.5 sacks & needs 1.0 to equal career best……KR EDDIE DRUMMOND
scored return TD in each of 1st 3
seasons (2 PR, 1 KR). Ranks 2nd in NFL with 30.2-yard KR average & has
helped club to average drive start after kickoffs at 34.2 yard line,
2nd-best in league (Phil, 34.3)……FALCONS:
Club seeks 1st 5-0 start in
franchise history……QB MICHAEL VICK
has 16-8-1 (.667) record as starter,
including 6 wins in row. In 713
career pass attempts, has thrown 16 INTs for 2.2 INT pct. Leads
QBs with 222 yards rushing. Has 3 career
100-yard rushing games & needs 1 to tie BILLY KILMER
(4) for most ever by QB……RB WARRICK DUNN
ties for 2nd in NFL with 5 rushing TDs.
Has 5,981 career rushing yards & needs 19 for 6,000. Had 1st career
100-yard rushing game (130) vs. Lions on 9/7/97 (with TB). RB T.J.
DUCKETT was high school star at RB & LB
at Loy Norrix HS in Kalamazoo,
MI......WR PEERLESS PRICE has
catch in 75 consecutive games. WR BRIAN FINNERAN
has 107 catches with club since ’01, 71.0 pct. for 1st downs (76 of 107)……TE
ALGE CRUMPLER ranks 3rd in NFL among TEs
with 250 yards receiving (16 catches)……Club ranks 2nd in NFL in sacks
(16.0) & rushing defense (62.8)……NFL sack
leader DE PATRICK KERNEY (7.0)
seeks 4th multi-sack game in row. DT ROD COLEMAN
has 3.0 sacks, tied for NFL best among DTs (ROCKY BERNARD).
NEW YORK GIANTS (3-1) AT
DALLAS COWBOYS (2-1)
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GIANTS: Club seeks 1st 4-game
win streak since ’02 & best start since ’93 (4-1). Lead NFL with +10
takeaway/giveaway ratio……QB KURT WARNER
is most accurate passer in NFL history, completing 66.48 pct. of pass
attempts (1,198 of 1,802)……RB TIKI BARBER
avgs. 6.2 yards per carry, tops in NFL (min. 40 carries). Has rushed for
100+ yards in 3 of 1st 4 games, including 182-yard (1 TD) effort last
week. Leads NFL with 4 runs of 20+ yards……WR AMANI TOOMER
has reception in club-record 87 games in row. Has 98+ yards receiving in
3 of past 4 vs. Cowboys. Has 436 career receptions, tied with Barber
(436) for most in club history……TE JEREMY SHOCKEY
seeks 4th consecutive 5-catch game. Ranks 2nd among NFC TEs with 17
receptions (190 yards)……Club has forced NFL-best 13 turnovers after
posting 22 in ’03……DE MICHAEL STRAHAN
has 117.0 career sacks, most among active players. Has sacks vs. 56 QBs &
seeks 1st vs. Vinny Testaverde……Rookie 5th-round S GIBRIL WILSON
ties for NFL rookie lead with 2 INTs. Led club with 12 tackles vs. GB……COWBOYS:
Club owns 11-4 (.733) record after bye
week, tied for 2nd-best in NFL (Min, 12-3). Team has 6-1 (.857) record
vs. NFC East under head coach BILL PARCELLS,
who led Giants to 85-52-1 mark from 1983-90, including 2 Super Bowl
victories……QB VINNY TESTAVERDE
has 254 TD passes & needs 2 to pass SONNY JURGENSEN
(255) for 9th-most in NFL history. Has 3,400 career comp & needs 10 to
pass JOE MONTANA (3,409) for
6th-most all-time……RB EDDIE GEORGE
averages 100+ yards per game vs. 6 opponents, including 103.7 in 3 career
games vs. Giants……Club is 1 of 2 NFL teams (Ind) with 3 WRs with 175+
yards receiving (TERRY GLENN,
14-230; ANTONIO BRYANT, 14-229;
KEYSHAWN JOHNSON, 12-191).
Johnson has 48 career TD catches & needs 2 for 50……Second-year TE
JASON WITTEN had 35 catches (347 yards)
in ’03 & has 12 catches for 121 yards. Has 5+ catches in 4 of past 8
games……Defense has posted 3 INTs in 2 of past 4 games. Have held Giants
without 100-yard rusher in 4 consecutive meetings……S TONY DIXON
has career-high & team-leading 3.0 sacks. MINNESOTA VIKINGS (2-1)
AT HOUSTON TEXANS (2-2)
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NOTES
VIKINGS: Club has 12-3 (.800)
record after bye, best in NFL. Play 1st game in Houston since 12/14/86 (L
23-10)……QB DAUNTE CULPEPPER has
98 career TDs & needs 2 to join FRAN TARKENTON
(239) & TOMMY KRAMER (159) as
only Vikes with 100. Has 153.8 3rd down passer rating, best in NFL (15 of
19, 246 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs)……RB MOE WILLIAMS
had career-highs with 745 yards rushing & 65 catches (644 yards) in ’03.
Rookie RB MEWELDE MOORE was
standout at Tulane. Holds 24 school records & is 2nd player in NCAA
history with 4,000+ rushing & 2,000+ rec. yards, joining former Vike
DARRIN NELSON (Stanford) as only
players to accomplish feat......WR RANDY MOSS
has TD catch in 8 games in row, longest streak in club history, & needs 1
to become 6th player in NFL annals with TD catch in 9 in row. Has 12 TDs
in past 8. Has 39 career 100-yard games & needs 100-yard game to tie
CRIS CARTER (40) for team
record. Club has 28-11 (.718) record when Moss tops 100 yards. WR
KELLY CAMPBELL has 8 career TDs, 4 from
40+ yards……Second-year DT KEVIN WILLIAMS
led club with 10.5 sacks last year & has team-leading 2.0……K MORTEN
ANDERSEN has played in NFL record 341
games……TEXANS: Team aims
for 1st 3-game win streak & 1st plus-.500 record after 5 games……QB
DAVID CARR ranks 2nd among AFC passers
w/ 1,003 yards (250.8 per game) & owns NFL’s 2nd-highest avg. yards per
attempt (9.37). Carr is NFL’s No. 1 passer in 4th quarter w/ 140.9 passer
rating, completing 21 of 29 (72.4 pct.) for 306 yards w/ 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs……Only
AFC club with 3 players w/ 100+ rushing yards: RB DOMANICK DAVIS
(177), RB JONATHAN WELLS (145) &
QB Carr (103). RB Davis stands tied for 6th in AFC w/ 18 1st downs; 10
rushing, 8 receiving. RB Wells ran for career-high 105 yards last week
vs. Oak. on 26 carries (4.0 avg.) w/ 1 TD……WR ANDRE JOHNSON
owns NFL-high yards-per-catch avg. of 20.9 among players w/ 12+ catches.
WR COREY BRADFORD has 16 catches
vs. Vikings, his 2nd most vs. any foe……LB KAILEE WONG
leads club w/ 2.5 sacks. Wong was Viking from 1998-2001, played in 60 of
64 games & led in tackles in ’01 (116) & ‘00 (134). Rookie CB
DUNTA ROBINSON (No. 10) had 1st 2-INT
game last week……K KRIS BROWN has
made 9 of past 10 FGs. OAKLAND RAIDERS (2-2) AT
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (3-1)
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NOTES
CLUBS MEET in Indianapolis for
3rd consecutive time in series……RAIDERS:
Team has won past 2 in Indy & 8 of past
9 vs. Colts, including 1 playoff meeting……In last start vs. Colts at Indy,
QB KERRY COLLINS (w/NYG) threw
for perfect passer rating of 158.3 with 23 of 29 (79.3 pct.) passing for
366 yards w/ 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs……RB TYRONE WHEATLEY
is 4 for 4 in converting 3rd & 1 rushes into 1st downs. RB AMOS
ZEREOUE (w/Pitt.) recorded 2nd-longest
career run of 46 yards vs. Colts on 10/21/02.
Zereoue broke away for career-long 55-yard TD rush last week at
Houston……In past 3 games, WR RONALD CURRY
has 11 catches for 177 yards (16.1 avg.) & 2 TDs……Raiders have compiled
AFC’s 2nd-most sacks (12) & are tied w/ Colts for AFC’s 3rd-best sack
differential of +5. DE TYLER BRAYTON
(2.5) & LB DE LAWRENCE GRANT
(2.5) tie for team’s sack leader. In last mtg. vs. Colts on 10/6/03,
DT WARREN SAPP (w/TB) posted 3
tackles & 1 PD. Sapp played under Colts head coach Dungy at TB
(1996-2001). CB RAY BUCHANAN
spent 1st 4 seasons w/ Indy (1993-96) & recorded 16 INTs, including 3
INT-TDs in 1994……COLTS:
Head coach TONY DUNGY has led his
team to playoffs in 6 of 8 seasons……In past 5 home games, including
playoffs, QB PEYTON MANNING has
19 TDs vs. 1 INT. Last week Manning became 5th Colt to make 100th career
start: C KEN MENDENHALL (115),
DE FRED COOK (104), DB
JASON BELSER (102), & current T
TARIK GLENN (101)……RB EDGERRIN
JAMES stands 4th in AFC w/ 411 rush
yards & 4 TDs in 4 games, including 2 100s. Colts are 30-5 (.857) when
James scores TD……In 2 career games vs. Oak., WR MARVIN HARRISON
has 18 catches for 201 yards (11.2 avg.) & 3 TDs. Including playoffs,
WR BRANDON STOKLEY has 9 TDs in
past 10……Offensive line has allowed 2 sacks, tied for fewest in NFL
(Denver)……DE ROBERT MATHIS has
1.0 sack in 2 of 4 games off bench. CB NICK HARPER
has 4 PDs in past 3 home games, including 1 INT. LB DAVID THORNTON
has 3 INTs in past 11 games & leads club w/ 34 tackles……K MIKE
VANDERJAGT (783) needs 1 point to
surpass DEAN BIASUCCI for Colts’
all-time scoring leader & needs 3 consec. PATs to top his own club record
of 125 w/o miss. Last missed PAT vs. Oak. (10/14/01). MIAMI DOLPHINS (0-4) AT
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (3-0)
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NOTES
TEN OF PAST 15 have been decided
by 7 points-or-less, including 7 decided by 3 points-or-less. Two of past
3 decided in OT. Team with more rushing yards has won 13 of past 15 in
series and 20 of past 23 (including playoffs)…… DOLPHINS:
Are 25-16 (.610) in October since 1994……QB
JAY FIEDLER has 36-18 (.655) career
record as starter. RB LEONARD HENRY
averaged 4.7 yards in 18 carries last week vs. NYJ……In 7 of 8 career games
vs. AFC East, WR MARTY BOOKER has
4+ catches. TE RANDY MC MICHAEL
leads AFC TEs in catches (24) & receiving yards (274). Had career-best
102 yards on 8 catches last year vs. NE (10/19/03).
FB ROB KONRAD is native of
Andover,
MA, 56 miles north of Foxboro……Defense
allowed 228 yards in last meeting, holding Patriots offense without TD.
LB ZACH THOMAS leads club w/ 58
tackles. DE DAVIS BOWENS tops
club w/ 7 QB hurries. DE JASON TAYLOR
had 2.5 sacks in 2 meetings last year. S ARTURO FREEMAN
posted INT last week & registered 47-yd return……PATRIOTS:
Aim for 19th consecutive victory (incl. playoffs), which would be NFL
record. Last week tied NFL record of 18 consecutive wins (incl.
playoffs), shared by 5 teams, including 1972-73 Miami Dolphins. Club is
15-4 (.789) in past 19 division games under head coach BILL
BELICHICK……QB TOM BRADY
has 37-12 (.755) record, tops in NFL among QBs with 30+ starts. In
career, has 18 games with 100.0+ passer rating & Pats are 18-0…… WR
TROY BROWN had career 2nd-best 131 yards
in last game vs. Dolphins, including game-winning 82-yard TD in OT,
longest reception in career. TE DANIEL GRAHAM
leads AFC with 4 receiving TDs……Defense has allowed only 13 2nd-half
points. In last meeting, Pats held Dolphins to 7 1st downs, 134 total
yards & posted shutout. LB TEDY BRUSCHI,
who equaled career-best 2.0 sacks last week vs. Bills, scored game’s only
TD on 5-yard INT-TD in last meeting vs. Miami. LB MIKE VRABEL
posted 2.0 sacks in that game, teaming with DT JARVIS GREEN
on safety. CB TY LAW has 35
career INTs & needs 1 to tie RAYMOND CLAYBORN
(36) for club record. LB WILLIE MC GINEST
leads team with 3.0 sacks & has 60.0 in NE career. DE RICHARD
SEYMOUR has blocked 5 FGs in 4-year
career. Had 68-yard FR-TD last week vs. Buffalo. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
(0-4) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (2-2)
STATS
NOTES
EIGHT OF PAST 10 GAMES in series
decided by 7 points or less, including 4 in row……BUCCANEERS:
QB BRAD JOHNSON has 143 TD passes
vs. 98 INTs & .586 winning pct. (58-41) as NFL starter. Seeks 6th
consecutive game vs. Saints with 2+ TD passes……RB MICHAEL PITTMAN
rushed for 72 yards on 15 carries vs. Broncos in his 1st game of year……RB
MIKE ALSTOTT is Bucs all-time leader
with 59 TDs……WR TIM BROWN has 100
career TD catches & needs 1 to pass STEVE LARGENT
(100) in 3rd all-time. Has reception in 176 consecutive games, & needs 1
to tie Largent (177) for 3rd-longest streak in NFL history. First-round
WR MICHAEL CLAYTON (No.15) leads
NFL rookies with 19 receptions (240 yards). Had 51-yard TD catch vs.
Broncos. WR BILL SCHROEDER
averages 22.3 yards per catch (7 for 156). TE DAVE MOORE
has 1,999 career receiving yards (203 catches) & needs 1 for
2,000……Defense has recorded at least 1 takeaway in 59 of past 61 games……DE
SIMEON RICE has 9.0 sacks in past 5
games vs. Saints & seeks 3rd consecutive 3.0 sack game in NO. His 9.0
sacks vs. Aaron Brooks are most vs. any QB……LB DERRICK BROOKS
has started 132 consecutive games,
longest active streak of any defensive player……SAINTS: QB
AARON BROOKS has led club to victory
after trailing in 4th quarter in both of clubs ’04 wins, posting 88.1
4th-quarter passer rating (23 of 44, 288 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs). Has 9 TD
passes vs. Bucs, his 3rd-most vs. any club (10, SF & StL)……RB AARON
STECKER has started past 2 games,
topping 100 yards rushing once & posting 6 catches for 71 yards last
week. Spent 2000-03 with Bucs & faces former club for 1st time……WR
JOE HORN has 100-yard receiving games in
3 of past 4 vs. Bucs. Has 36 TD receptions with Saints & needs 2 to pass
DANNY ABRAMOWICZ (37) in 2nd in
club history. Has 115 3rd down receiving yards (6 catches), 4th-most in
NFL (HINES WARD, 146).
Third-year WR DONTE STALLWORTH
has 259 receiving yards (22 catches) after posting 485 in ’03. ……DE
CHARLES GRANT has 5.0 sacks through 4
games after posting 10.0 in ’03……S MEL MITCHELL
scored 1st-career TD vs. Ariz, recovering blocked punt in end zone……K
JOHN CARNEY has converted 55.8 pct.
all-time from 50+ (19 of 34). CLEVELAND BROWNS (2-2) AT
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (3-1)
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NOTES
TEAMS HAVE MET 102 times in
regular season – only AFC rivalry to reach 100 games……BROWNS:
Under head coach BUTCH DAVIS,
team is 18-10 (.643) when scoring 20+ points……In 5 NFL seasons, QB
JEFF GARCIA has never had season with
more INTs than TDs……In past 2 games played, RB LEE SUGGS
has 268 rush yards on 48 carries for 5.6 avg. & 3 TDs. In last game at
Pitt., RB WILLIAM GREEN rushed
for 115 yards. Green averaging 5.7 yards per carry in past 2 games (19
atts.)……WR-PR DENNIS NORTHCUTT
has 11 receptions in past 2 games, career-high in consecutive games.
Northcutt recorded career-long 87-yard PR-TD vs. Pitt. on 11/3/02.
TE AARON SHEA scored 1st TD last
week since 2000……In past 2 meetings, club has allowed Steelers’ WR Ward 3
catches & 0 TDs. Steelers avg. 104.5 passing yds per game vs. Cle. in
past 2. DE KENARD LANG ranks 1st
in AFC with 4.0 sacks & posted career-best 8.0 in 2003. CB DAYLON
MC CUTCHEON recorded 75-yard INT-TD in
last game at Pitt.……K PHIL DAWSON
has made 18 consecutive FGs, longest active streak in NFL. Among kickers
w/ 100 FG atts., Dawson is club’s most accurate all-time (91 of 110,
.825)…… STEELERS: Head
coach BILL COWHER played 3
seasons with Cle. (1980-82) & spent 4 years (1985-88) as coach (sp. teams
& secondary). Is 15-5 (.750) in career vs. Browns. Cowher is 6-1 (.857)
vs. Browns’ Davis, including playoffs……Rookie QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER
(No. 11 overall) is native of Findlay,
OH, 124 miles west of Cleveland.
Has 4 TDs in past 9 quarters……In past 6 vs. Cle. w/5+ carries, RB
JEROME BETTIS has 617 yds (102.8/gm),
including 3 100-yd games. RB DUCE STALEY
has 100+ yards in each of past 2 weeks……WR HINES WARD
leads AFC with 28 catches & 394 yards; 17 of 28 receptions have resulted
in 1st downs……Defense forced 5 turnovers in last mtg. S MIKE LOGAN
posted pass defensed & 1 FF at Cle. in ’03. Defense 5th in AFC in sacks
(9), led by 3 w/ 2.0: LB CLARK HAGGANS,
DE AARON SMITH, & CB
DESHEA TOWNSEND. Team allowing 4th
fewest 1st downs per game in AFC (17.0)…...P CHRIS GARDOCKI
has 1,002 career punts w/o block & spent 1999-2003 w/ Cle. BUFFALO BILLS (0-3) AT
NEW YORK JETS (3-0)
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NOTES FOUR OF PAST 7 decided by 6 points-or-less......BILLS: Bills are 24-19 (.558) in October since 1994…..QB DREW BLEDSOE has 4,163 career passing yards vs. Jets, his 2nd most vs. any opponent……In 5 games vs. NYJ, RB TRAVIS HENRY has rushed for 567yards (113.4/game) & 5 TDs. Had career-best 169 rushing yards in last meeting. Also has career-highs in rushing TDs (3) & receptions (7) vs. Jets. Has 13 career 100-yard games & needs 1 to pass JOE CRIBBS (13) & move into sole possession of 3rd in team annals. Henry has led club in rushing in 43 of 47 career games……WR ERIC MOULDS has club record with catch in 97 games in row & recorded 10 catches last week for 4th career 10-catch game, two behind club’s all-time leader ANDRE REED (6)……In last meeting, Bills had 5 sacks & held Jets to 215 total yards. DT SAM ADAMS led team with 2.0 sacks, tying career high. CB TERRENCE MC GEE had 1st career INT vs. Jets last year. McGee scored 98-yard KR-TD last week vs. NE, 2nd longest KR in NFL this season……
Defense is AFC’s best inside red zone,
allowing 3 TDs in 9 possessions (33.3 pct.)……JETS:
Aim for 2nd 4-0 start in franchise history. Have won 8 of past 12 in
series. Head coach HERMAN EDWARDS
is 4-2 (.667) vs. Buf. In past 2 mtgs at home, Jets have outscored Bills
61-16……QB CHAD PENNINGTON has 30
TDs vs. 0 INTs in red zone. Has 15-9 (.625) starting record. Leads AFC
w/ 70.0 comp. pct. (56 of 80) & No. 2 in AFC with 104.4 rating……RB
CURTIS MARTIN passed THURMAN
THOMAS (12,074) last week to move into
10th all-time in rushing yards. Is all-time leader vs. Bills in yards
(1,487), attempts (396) & 100-yd games (5). Has 3 100’s to start season
for 1st time in career……WR
JUSTIN MC CAREINS had TD in last game
vs. Bills (12/14/03 w/Tenn) & WR SANTANA MOSS
had 3 catches for 102 yards (34.0) in last meeting at home…...Jets lead
AFC with +8 turnover ratio. Club
has 52 sacks & 28 INTs in 20 career meetings vs. Bills QB Bledsoe.
DE SHAUN ELLIS has 15.5 sacks in past 22
& has recorded 0.5+ sacks in 15 of past 22.
DT DEWAYNE ROBERTSON had 1st
career sack vs. Bills (10/12/03)……Jets
have 6 return TDs in past 9 vs. Bills. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
(3-1) AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (2-2)
STATS
NOTES JAGUARS: Club is 4-0 for 1st time since 1998 when team finished 11-5 & won division title. Head coach JACK DEL RIO notched 1st career win versus SD (10/5/03)……Second-year QB BYRON LEFTWICH is 8-9 in 1st 17 starts. Club was 5-12 in 17 previous games before Leftwich……RB FRED TAYLOR stands 4th among current RBs in career yards-per-game avg. w/ 87.1 (min. 50 games). In lone career game vs. SD, Taylor rushed 27 times for 87 yards & caught 3 passes for 77 yards, including 60-yard TD……WR JIMMY SMITH (10,361) needs 12 receiving yards to surpass HAROLD JACKSON (10,372) for 16th-most receiving yards in NFL history. Offense is 5 of 7 (71.4 pct.) on 4th down conversion tries……Defense ranks 3rd in AFC in avg. yards on 1st down allowed (4.13) & allowing AFC’s 4th-fewest yards per game (265.5) & 3rd-lowest yards per rush attempt (3.5). Club has only permitted 1 play of 30+ yards. LB AKIN AYODELE & S DONOVIN DARIUS each have 28 tackles. DT JOHN HENDERSON has team-high 7 QB pressures……Kickoff coverage unit handing opponents AFC’s poorest avg. drive start after KO (23.3)……CHARGERS: Head coach MARTY SCHOTTENHEIMER was Kansas City’s head coach when Jaguars’ Del Rio played LB for Chiefs from 1989-91……QB DREW BREES owns AFC’s 2nd-best 4th quarter passer rating of 125.5, completing 15 of 26 for 230 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs……RB LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON (6,655) needs 87 scrimmage yards to surpass HOF TE KELLEN WINSLOW (6,741) for 4th-most in club history. Last week vs. Tenn., Tomlinson gained 147 rush yards to reach 4,979 in career & surpassed PAUL LOWE (4,972) to become club’s all-time leading rusher. WR RECHE CALDWELL posted 110 rec. yards last week for 1st career 100+ yard game. TE ANTONIO GATES tied for NFL-best 9 catches on 3rd down by TE. Gates has made 1st downs on 15 of his 23 receptions, No. 2 among AFC TEs (RANDY MC MICHAEL, Mia., 18)……
Offense has scored TDs on 8 of 11 trips
(72.7 pct.) inside 20, 2nd-best pct. in AFC. Club had TDs scored by 5
players last week for 1st time since 1994 (9/4/94 at Denver)……In past 2
games, defense has allowed only 109 rush yards. LB DONNIE EDWARDS
& S JERRY WILSON pace club w/ 25
tackles. CB SAMMY DAVIS leads
club w/ 5 PDs. CAROLINA PANTHERS (1-2)
AT DENVER BRONCOS (3-1)
STATS
NOTES
PANTHERS: QB JAKE
DELHOMME (undrafted free agent) &
Broncos QB Jake Plummer (2nd round) are only starting QBs to enter NFL in
’97. Has 772 yards passing in 3 games, best start of career. Posted
3rd-career 300-yard passing game last week (308)……RB DE SHAUN
FOSTER seeks 100+ yards from scrimmage
in 3rd consecutive game after gaining 51 rush yards & 54 receiving yards
(3 catches) vs. Falcons……WR MUHSIN MUHAMMAD
is franchise leader with 498 receptions (6,545 yards) & needs 2 for 500.
Posted 7 catches for 114 yards last week, his 20th career 100-yard game,
most in team history. Rookie 2nd-round WR KEARY COLBERT
(No. 62) has 7 catches for 86 yards (1 TD) in 2 games……Defensive line has
posted 75.5 sacks since 2002, 2nd-most among NFL d-lines (Mia, 88.0)……DE
MIKE RUCKER has 36.5 career sacks &
needs 5.5 to pass KEVIN GREENE
(41.5) for club record. DE JULIUS PEPPERS
has sacks in 4 of past 6 games……K JOHN KASAY
has connected on 21 of 41 career FGs from 50+ yards……Special teams hold
opponents to 16.1 KR avg, 2nd in NFL (SF, 14.6)……BRONCOS:
Broncos own NFL’s longest active streak of 63 games with .500 record or
better……Including playoffs, under head coach MIKE SHANAHAN,
team is 58-2 (.967) when scoring 30 or more points……QB JAKE PLUMMER
is 2-0 in career vs. Panthers, with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT. Plummer stands 3rd
in AFC in passing yards (912)……RB GARRISON HEARST
posted 6th-highest career rush total of 141 yards vs. Car. on 9/29/97 &
has 2 career 100s vs. Panthers. Team has won 30 of past 36 when posting
100-yard rusher……In lone mtg. vs. Car., WR-PR ROD SMITH
caught 4 passes for 40 yards w/ 1 TD. Smith (53) needs 3 TD receptions to
surpass SHANNON SHARPE (55) for
most in career by Bronco. Smith (9,805) also needs 277 combined yards to
surpass RICK UPCHURCH (10,081)
for 2nd place on club’s all-time list (FLOYD LITTLE,
12,157)……Offensive line has allowed 2 sacks through 4 weeks, tied for
fewest in NFL (Colts)……In 2 games vs. Car. in ’03, S JOHN LYNCH
(w/TB) posted 20 tackles, 1 INT & 2 PDs. DE REGGIE HAYWARD
leads team w/ 2.5 sacks & club stands 3rd in NFL w/ +6 sack differential……
FB-KR REUBEN DROUGHNS is No. 2 in
AFC with 28.9 KR avg. on 10 KRs; earned AFC Special Teams Player of Sept.
ARIZONA CARDINALS (1-3)
AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (0-4)
STATS
NOTES
CARDINALS: Head coach
DENNIS GREEN’s 1st pro coaching job was
as special teams coach with SF in ’79. Spent 1989-91 as head coach at
Stanford……QB JOSH MC COWN has
completed at least 60 percent of pass attempts in 5 of 6 career starts.
Threw 1st 2 career TD passes in last meeting……RB EMMITT SMITH
is NFL’s all-time leading rusher (17,708). Rushed for 127 yards (1 TD)
last week, his 1st 100-yard game with Cards. Has 77 career 100-yard
rushing games & needs 100-yard game to pass WALTER PAYTON
(77) for most in NFL history. Has 7 TDs in 10 career games vs. SF. Threw
1st career TD pass (21 yards) last week…...Rookie 1st-round WR
LARRY FITZGERALD (No. 3) ties for 2nd
among NFL rookies with 17 receptions (204 yards). Second-year WR
BRYANT JOHNSON has 13 catches (118
yards) after posting 35 (438 yards) in rookie season......TE
FREDDIE JONES has 374 career catches,
2nd-most among active TEs (TONY GONZALEZ,
486)…...Club has forced 12 turnovers, 2nd-most in NFL (NYG, 13), after
totaling 23 in ’03. Defense is 1 of 4 teams (Dal, NYG, Sea,) to not allow
rushing TD......S ADRIAN WILSON
scored 2nd career TD on 35-yard fumble return……49ERS:
Club has 24-17 (.585) Oct record in past 10 seasons......Play 3rd
consecutive NFC West game (at Sea, vs StL)……QB TIM RATTAY
returned to starting lineup last week, passing for 299 yards & 2 TDs.
First played QB as senior at
Phoenix (Ariz) Christian
High School
& makes home in Phoenix......RB
KEVAN BARLOW seeks 4th 100-yard rushing
game in past 9. Rushed for 154 yards, including 46-yard TD run in last
meeting. Has 3 runs of 20+ yards, tied for 2nd-most in NFL……WR
CURTIS CONWAY had 9-yard TD catch vs.
Rams, his 50th career TD reception……TE ERIC JOHNSON
had career highs with 10 receptions & 113 yards last week, his 1st-career
100-yard receiving game. Leads NFL TEs with 28 catches & 298 yards
receiving. Has 60+ yards receiving in 5 of past 8 games. Needs 65 yards
receiving for career high (362, 2001)......DT BRYANT YOUNG
has 66.5 career sacks & needs 0.5 to
pass CHARLES HALEY (66.5) for
franchise record......LB JULIAN PETERSON
has at least 0.5 sacks in 3 of 4 games. ST. LOUIS RAMS (2-2) AT
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (3-0)
STATS
NOTES
RAMS: MIKE MARTZ
is 18-7 (.720) vs. division foes as Rams head coach……QB MARC BULGER
has 60.0+ comp. pct. in 15 of past 19 games. Club 6-2 when he passes for
300 yards……RB MARSHALL FAULK has
99 career rush TDs & needs 1 to become 6th player with 100. Rushed for
121 yards vs. SF, passing LAWRENCE MC CUTCHEON
(6,186) for 2nd-most in club annals with 6,206. In 9 games vs. Sea, has 9
TDs (8 rush, 1 rec). Has 689 career rec. & needs 11 for 700. Rookie
1st-round RB STEVEN JACKSON avgs.
5.5 yards per carry & leads rookies with 121 yards. Played collegiately
at Oregon State......WR
ISAAC BRUCE seeks 5th consecutive
100-yard rec. game for 1st time since ’95. Leads NFL with 10 3rd down
catches (139 yards). WR TORRY
HOLT has 100 rec. yards in 28
of 83 career games (33.7 pct)……G ADAM TIMMERMAN
will play in 150th game in row… Defense has allowed 11 100-yard rushers
since ’00, tied for 3rd-fewest in NFL (Balt, 7; Ten 8)……DE LEONARD
LITTLE has 46.5 career sacks & needs 3.5
for 50…… SEAHAWKS: Club
seeks 1st 4-0 start in franchise history & looks to extend record home
winning streak to 11……QB MATT HASSELBECK
seeks 11th win in row as starter at home. Has 15 TD passes vs. 5 INT in
past 10 at home……RB SHAUN ALEXANDER
ties for NFL lead with 6 TDs. Has 58 career TDs & needs 4 to tie
CURT WARNER (62) for 2nd-most in team
history……WR DARRELL
JACKSON was 14th WR drafted in ‘00 but
leads class in catches (272), yds (4,053) & TDs (27). WR KOREN
ROBINSON has 19 catches, 402 yds & 2 TDs
in past 4 vs. Rams, averaging 21.2 yards per reception. Had career-long
79-yard TD catch vs. StL on 10/20/02. WR BOBBY ENGRAM
averages 20.4 yards per catch, posting 8 receptions for 163 yards……Defense
seeks to hold foes to 7 points or less in 4 consecutive games for 1st time
in franchise history & 1st time in NFL since 2000 (Bal, Nov 17-Dec 19,
2000)……DE GRANT WISTROM spent
1998-03 with Rams & faces former club for 1st time. DT ROCKY
BERNARD has 3.0 sacks, tied for NFL lead
among DTs. BALTIMORE RAVENS (2-2) AT
WASHINGTON REDSKINS (1-3)
STATS
NOTES
TEAMS ARE SEPARATED by 45 miles……RAVENS:
Club is 3-1 (.750) in past 4 vs. NFC. Head coach BRIAN BILLICK
ties for 4th-longest tenure with same club (6 years)……QB KYLE
BOLLER has not thrown INT since Kickoff
Weekend. Boller stands 2nd among AFC passers with 77 rushing yards &
leads offense gaining avg. of 6.19 yards on 1st down, 5th most in AFC……In
past 4 vs. NFC, RB JAMAL LEWIS
has 3 100s & 2 TDs. Lewis reached 5,000 career rush yards in 51 career
games (Week 3), fifth-fewest games in NFL history. Club ranks No. 4 in
NFL in rushing, averaging 148.5 yards per game……WR RANDY HYMES
has 14 catches through 4 games w/ 2 TDs
& leads team w/ 192 receiving yards. Hymes entered 2004 with 6 catches in
7 career games. Played QB & WR at Grambling, threw 33 career TD passes
for Tigers……Club is outscoring opponents 47-23 in 1st half. Defense
allowed 100-yard rusher last week for 1st time in 10 games……S ED
REED is 1 of 2 safeties in game from
Miami (Wash’s Taylor). LB
TERRELL SUGGS has 3.0 sacks & can become
2nd player in NFL history to post 12+ sacks in 1st 2 NFL seasons (REGGIE
WHITE, 1985-86)……REDSKINS:
Head coach JOE GIBBS
has 30-14 (.682) record vs. AFC……QB MARK BRUNELL
has 147 career TD passes & needs 3 for 150. In 117 pass attempts has
thrown 1 INT for 0.85 INT pct, 3rd-best among starting QBs……RB
CLINTON PORTIS averages 4.7 yards per
carry (30 for 141 yards) in 2 career games vs. Balt. (w/Denver). Has
rushed for 100+ yards in 19 of 33 career games (57.6 pct)……WR
LAVERANUES COLES has 6+ receptions in 4
of past 6 games & 100+ receiving yards in 2 of past 4. WR ROD
GARDNER has team-leading 313 yards
receiving. His 20 catches & 313 yards are career bests after 4
games……Defense surrendering NFL-best 59.5 rushing yards per game. Have
not allowed 100-yard rusher in 5 consecutive games……LB ANTONIO
PIERCE led club with 8 tackles vs.
Browns & recovered fumble……CB FRED SMOOT
has started 47 of possible 52 games since being drafted in 2nd round of
’01 draft. CB SHAWN SPRINGS is
native of Silver Spring, MD. Has 20 career INTs & seeks 1st vs. Ravens. MONDAY NIGHT TENNESSEE TITANS (1-3) AT
GREEN BAY PACKERS (1-3)
STATS
NOTES
TITANS: QB STEVE MC NAIR
has 2nd most starts (107) by QB since
1997, trailing only GB’s BRETT FAVRE
(116). In two games vs. GB, McNair has
97.6 passer rating, completing 54 of 84 (64.3 pct) for 546 yards w/ 5 TDs
vs. 1 INT. McNair needs 1 win to surpass WARREN MOON
(70) for most by starting QB in club history……RB CHRIS BROWN
owns AFC’s top per carry avg. (5.1) among rushers w/ 200+ yards. Brown
has 3 100s in 1st 4 NFL starts……WR DERRICK MASON
(27) & WR DREW BENNETT (25) are
AFC’s top duo in receptions w/ 52. In 2 career games vs. Packers, Mason
has 12 catches for 160 yards (13.3 avg.) w/ 3 TDs. Bennett stands tied
for 4th in AFC w/ 8 catches on 3rd down for 77 yards (9.6 avg.).
TEs ERRON KINNEY & SHAD MEIER
each have 9 catches & 1 TD……In 2000, S LANCE SCHULTERS
(w/SF) posted season-high 12 tackles vs. GB……Club allowing 5.0-yd PR avg.,
5th-lowest in NFL…… PACKERS:
Since MIKE SHERMAN
became head coach in ’00, club has 33-15 (.688) record in final 12 games
of season, tied for 3rd in NFL (Phil, .771; Ten, .729)……QB Favre has
started 193 consecutive games, most all-time by QB. Has thrown TD pass in
29 games in row & needs 1 to tie DAN MARINO
(30) for 2nd-longest streak all-time (JOHNNY UNITAS,
47). Club 35-0 at Lambeau when Favre has 100+ rating……RB AHMAN
GREEN has 26
100-yard rush games with Pack & needs 1 to pass JIM TAYLOR
(26) for most in club annals……WR JAVON WALKER
has 376 receiving yards in 4 games, more than halfway to career-high (752,
’03). Has 8 3rd down receptions (95 yards, 1 TD), tied for 5th most in
NFL. Team leads NFL converting 51.7 pct. (30 of 58) on 3rd down……TE
BUBBA FRANKS has 18 TD catches from
Favre & needs 1 to tie BILL SCHROEDER
(19) for 4th-most of any player……T CHAD CLIFTON
hails from Martin, Tenn & was college star at Tenn……DE KABEER
GBAJA-BIAMILA had 1.5 sacks vs. NYG &
ranks 6th in NFL. CHICAGO, CINCINNATI, KANSAS CITY AND PHILADELPHIA HAVE OPEN DATES IN WEEK 5
CHICAGO (1-3): Club has 10-5 (.667) record following bye week. Face 2nd consecutive NFC East opponent (Wash) when returning to action in Week 6……QB JONATHAN QUINN made 1st start for club last week, passing for 215 yards & 1 TD with 0 INTs in 43 attempts. Led NFL Europe’s Berlin Thunder to championship in ’01……RB THOMAS JONES’ 4 rushing TDs tie for 4th-most in NFL. Has posted 100-yard rushing efforts in 2 of 4 games, rushing for 361 yards & 4.6 yards per carry. His 21 receptions (156 yards) are 2nd-most among NFL RBs. Has increased rushing total from previous season in each of last 3 years. RB ANTHONY THOMAS has 2,958 career rushing yards & needs 87 yards to pass ROLAND HARPER (3,044) in 5th in club history……WR DAVID TERRELL has team-leading 267 receiving yards (16 catches) & averages 16.7 yards per catch……DE ADEWALE OGUNLEYE has 34 sacks in 43 career games……Special teams leads NFL with 14.3 PR average.
CINCINNATI (1-3): Under head coach MARVIN LEWIS, Bengals posted 7-5 (.583) record in final 12 games last year……Club is outscoring opponents 30-10 in 3rd quarter……QB CARSON PALMER leads NFL with 154 attempts. Has AFC-best 307 passing yards in 4th quarter……RB RUDI JOHNSON ranks 6th in AFC with 18 rushing 1st downs. Is 3-for-3 on 3rd-and-1 conversions. RB KENNY WATSON leads all RBs & ties for 3rd in AFC with 8 receptions on 3rd down……WR CHAD JOHNSON has 297 receiving yards, 5th-best in AFC. WR-KR-PR T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH leads club with 496 combined yards (220 rec., 210 KR, 55 PR, 11 rush)……Offense has scored points on 9 of 10 redzone trips……Bengals lead AFC with 6 fumble takeaways. Four players have 1.0 sack, team has 2 INTs & LB BRIAN SIMMONS has unit’s lone TD – 50-yard INT-TD……Rookie P KYLE LARSON tied for AFC-best 9 punts inside 20 (Zastudil, Balt.)……At Cleveland, 10/17. Will be 3rd of 3 consecutive division games & 5th of 7 games in row vs. AFC opponents to start season.
KANSAS CITY (1-3): Are 10-5 (.667) in games following bye……QB TRENT GREEN stands 3rd in AFC with 98.3 4th quarter passer rating, completing 26 of 41 (63.4 pct.) for 287 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT……RB PRIEST HOLMES leads NFL with 476 rushing yards & is tied for league-best 6 TDs; his 36 points outscore 34 of 36 NFL kickers (Akers, Phil., 41; Elam, Den., 37)……TE TONY GONZALEZ (18) & WR JOHNNY MORTON (17) make Chiefs 1 of 5 AFC teams with 2 players with 17+ receptions. WR CHRIS HORN caught career-high 5 passes last Monday vs. Balt. for 60 yards……S ERIC WARFIELD leads NFL with 3 INTs. Defense allowing 185.8 passing yards per game, 4th-fewest in AFC. Team has 9 players with 1.0 sack; club’s 9 sacks stand tied for 5th-most in AFC. Defense allowed 10 completions vs. Ravens, club’s fewest since allowing just 1 vs. San Diego (9/20/98)……WR-KR-PR DANTE HALL has 4 PRs for 14.0 avg......At Jacksonville, 10/17.
PHILADELPHIA (4-0): Club has 11-4 (.733) record following bye week. Since ’00, team has 37-11 (.771) mark in final 3 quarters of season under ANDY REID, best in NFL. Have committed 3 turnovers, tied for fewest in league……QB DONOVAN MC NABB has 47-21 (.691) record as starter. Has posted 100+ passer rating in 4 of past 5 games. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 9 TD passes, tied for his most ever after 4 games. Leads NFL with 1,168 yards passing……RB BRIAN WESTBROOK has 553 yards from scrimmage (347 rushing, 206 receiving), 2nd-most in NFL (TIKI BARBER, 619)…… WR TERRELL OWENS ties for NFL lead with 6 TD catches. Seeks to become 1st Eagle since ’96 (IRVING FRYAR) with 3 consecutive 100-yard receiving games. WR TODD PINKSTON has average 19.8 yards per catch in past 10 games (26 catches, 514 yards)……TEs CHAD LEWIS & L.J. SMITH combine for 22 catches, 260 yards & 2 TDs……Defense leads NFL with 18.0 sacks after posting 38.0 in ‘03……DE JEVON KEARSE leads club with 3.0 sacks & is 1 of 13 Eagles with at least 0.5 sacks.
LAST
WEEK’S NFL RESULTS (OCT. 2-3)
Sunday, October 2 New England 31, BUFFALO 17 Philadelphia 19, CHICAGO 9 CLEVELAND 17, Washington 13 N.Y. Giants 14, GREEN BAY 7 HOUSTON 30, Oakland 17 Indianapolis 24, JACKSONVILLE 17 PITTSBURGH 28, Cincinnati 17 ARIZONA 34, New Orleans 10 Sunday, October 2, cont.’d N.Y. Jets 17, MIAMI 9 SAN DIEGO 38, Tennessee 17 Denver 16, TAMPA BAY 13 St. Louis 24, SAN FRANCISCO 14 Atlanta 27, CAROLINA 10 Monday, October 3 Kansas City 27, BALTIMORE 24
2004 NFL STANDINGS
WEEK 5 NFL SCHEDULE – OCTOBER 10-11 Byes: Chicago, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Philadelphia (All times local)
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