Chris Smith - Tidbits

The Cardinals are 0-5 on the road this season. They have been outscored 65 to 175.
The Cardinals have lost ten games in a row on the road dating back to 2002.
WR Anquan Boldin is having one of the finest rookie seasons ever. He is on pace to grab 96 passes for 1453 yards and to score 9 touchdowns.
Boldin has caught 66 passes on the season. The rest of the Cardinals' receivers have only caught 46 passes combined.
Boldin has caught 5 or more passes in nine of the Cardinals eleven games this season.
Boldin has caught 18 passes for 327 yards and 3 touchdowns in his last three games.
QB Jeff Blake has thrown for 2 (or more) touchdown passes in five games this season.

Atlanta Falcons

The Falcons have given up 30 or more points in six of the eleven games this season.
QB Doug Johnson has a QB rating of 71.1 on the season. QB Kurt Kittner has a QB rating of 32.5.
The good news? WR Peerless Price is leading the team in receptions and receiving yardage. The bad news? He is on pace for only 833 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns.
Price has over twice as many targets as his nearest teammate. Price has 110 targets on the year while TE Alge Crumpler is second with 54.
The Falcons are 2-3 on the road this season. They have scored 77 points while giving up 102 points.

Baltimore Ravens

In the first ten weeks, WR Marcus Robinson caught 9 passes for 76 yards and no scores.
In last week's game, Robinson managed to catch 7 passes for 131 yards and four touchdowns. Yeah… I saw that coming (roll eyes inserted here)
Robinson had managed to catch only 10 of the 26 passes thrown to him up until last week. Last week he caught 7 of the 12 passes thrown his way.
Robinson had his most receiving yardage in a game since the 1999 season (week fifteen against the Lions)
QB Anthony Wright threw for 319 yards and 4 touchdowns last week. That was the top performance by a Ravens' quarterback since last season.
RB Jamal Lewis has rushed for at least 100 yards in eight of the eleven games this season.
Lewis hasn't finished a game with less than 68 yards rushing this season.
The Ravens are 4-1 at home this season.
TE Todd Heap leads the team with 88 targets to date on the season.

Buffalo Bills

The Bills have lost four games in a row. They have only scored 35 total points during that time.
The Bills have lost their last four road games by a combined score of 95 to 21.
QB Drew Bledsoe has four straight games with less than 185 passing yards (averaging 144 yards per game during that stretch)
RB Travis Henry scored 9 touchdowns in his first six weeks of the season. Since then he has scored none.
Henry has averaged 119.4 yards rushing in his last five starts.
The good news? WR Eric Moulds has been targeted 25 times over the last three weeks. The bad news? He only caught 8 of those looks (32.0%).

Carolina Panthers

The Panthers are only 3-3 in their last six games.
The Panthers have only lost one game at home this season (37-17 loss to the Titans)
The Panthers have only rushed for 263 yards on 94 attempts over the last three weeks (2.8 YPC)
In his last two starts, RB Stephen Davis has carried the ball 54 times for only 151 yards. He has scored 2 touchdowns though.
QB Jake Delhomme has had less than 200 passing yards in eight of the eleven games this season.

Chicago Bears

The Bears are 4-4 in their last eight games after starting the season 0-3.
The Bears have outscored the opposition 148 to 133 in the last eight games (18.5 to 16.6)
The Bears are 3-2 on home field this season.
In his last four games, RB Anthony Thomas has only averaged 3.4 YPC (96 carries for 324 yards)
Last season, Thomas rushed for 721 yards in twelve games and averaged 3.4 YPC. This season, Thomas has rushed for 721 yards in nine games and averaged 4.3 YPC.
WR Marty Booker has caught 13 passes in the last three games.
WR Dez White has only caught 7 of the last 21 passes thrown his way (33.3%)

Cincinnati Bengals

The upstart Bengals have won five or their last six games. In that stretch they have averaged 27.8 points scored per game.
The Bengals are 2-3 on the road this season.
In the last three games the Bengals have run the ball 135 times for 665 yards (4.9 YPC)
QB Jon Kitna is putting up Pro Bowl numbers. He is on pace to throw 28 touchdown passes and only 13 interceptions.
Since week four, Kitna has thrown 16 touchdown passes against only 4 interceptions.
WR Chad Johnson is on pace to catch 95 passes for 1437 yards and score 12 touchdowns.
In his last three games against the Steelers, Johnson has caught 18 passes for 300 yards but hasn't reached the endzone.
Johnson has been targeted 37 times over the last three games and has caught 26 of those balls (70.3%)
The Bengals haven't won in Pittsburgh since 1999 (three games)

Cleveland Browns

The Browns are 2-3 on the road this season.
RB James Jackson has done a decent job as the starter. He has gained 276 rushing yards in the last four weeks and scored three times.
QB Kelly Holcomb has had one good game this season. Week 11 vs. the Cardinals when he threw for 392 yards and 3 scores.
In his other seven games, Holcomb has averaged 162.7 passing yards per game and thrown 6 touchdowns against 9 interceptions.
The Browns are only 1-4 in their past five games.

Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys are 3-2 in their last five games. They have been outscored 68 to 55.
The Cowboys are 5-1 at home this season. They have outscored the opposition 115 to 95.
RB Troy Hambrick is only averaging 3.2 YPC on the season. In his last three starts, he has only 100 rushing yards on 41 carries with no scores.
The Cowboys trio at receiver (Bryant, Galloway and Glenn) has only caught 20 of the last 54 passes thrown their way (37.0%)

Denver Broncos

The Broncos are 2-3 on the road this season but have outscored their opponents 116 to 101.
The Broncos are 5-3 against the Raiders in Oakland since the Raiders returned to Oakland back in 1995.
RB Clinton Portis has rushed for over 100 yards in three straight games. His 165-yard effort last week was his highest total this season.
WR Rod Smith has caught 19 passes over the last two weeks but only gained 170 receiving yards.
In three games against the Raiders, Portis has only gained 144 total rushing yards (he has scored twice though)

Detroit Lions

The Lions are 3-2 on home field this season.
The Lions have lost six straight games to the Packers going back to the 2000 season.
QB Joey Harrington has had seven games this season with 2 or more interceptions.
Harrington put up better numbers in his rookie season than this year. More interceptions and a lower YPA this season.
In three games against the Packers, Harrington has completed 61 of 134 passes (45.5%) for 659 yards (4.9 YPA) and 4 touchdowns against 9 interceptions.
The Lions rushing attack has been invisible all season. They are last in the NFL averaging only 79.5 yards per game and have scored only 3 rushing touchdowns.
The Lions leading rusher, RB Shawn Bryson is on pace to reach 577 rushing yards and score a single touchdown.

Green Bay Packers

The Packers are 3-2 on the road this season.
The Packers have defeated the Lions in six straight games.
In his last fifteen meetings with the Lions, QB Brett Favre has thrown for 268.2 yards per game and tossed 26 touchdowns.
Favre is on pace to throw for only 2,999 yards, which would easily be his lowest total as a Packer.
RB Ahman Green has rushed for 100 yards in four straight games and in seven of the last eight.
Green is on pace to rush for 1,929 yards, catch 60 passes for 477 yards and score 21 touchdowns. Fantasy MVP? Yes, I think so.
WR Donald Driver is leading the packers in targets over the last three weeks with 17 balls thrown his way (he caught only 8 of them)

Houston Texans

The Texans are 2-3 at home this season.
In his last six starts, RB Domanick Davis has carried the ball 129 times for 553 yards (4.3 YPC) and scored 3 touchdowns.
In his last two starts, Davis has carried the ball 50 times for only 137 yards (2.7 YPC) with no touchdowns.
WR Andre Johnson has caught at least 3 passes in six straight games.

Indianapolis Colts

The Colts are 4-1 at home this season.
QB Peyton Manning has faced the New England Patriots eight times in his career. In those games he…
- threw for 251 yards per game
- completed 55.6 % of his throws
- threw 14 touchdowns against 13 interceptions.
Manning has thrown for more than 215 yards in nine straight games.
In his last two games, RB Edgerrin James has rushed for 235 yards, caught 12 passes for 72 yards and scored 5 touchdowns.
WR Reggie Wayne hasn't caught a touchdown in four straight contests.

Jacksonville Jaguars

The Jaguars are 2-3 at home this season.
QB Byron Leftwich has thrown for less than 210 yards in five straight games (he is averaging 173.6 YPG in those contests)
Leftwich has only thrown 3 touchdowns against 9 interceptions in his last six games.
Fred Taylor has become Mr. Durable? He hasn't missed a start in the last 27 games.
Taylor is on pace to rush for 1337 yards but hasn't been as explosive as in years past (only averaging 4.2 yards per carry)

Kansas City Chiefs

In three of the last five meetings against the Chargers in San Diego, a single point has decided the game.
In his last four meetings against the Chargers, RB Priest Holmes has rushed for 409 yards; caught 215 yards worth of passes and scored 4 touchdowns.
Holmes only has one 100-yard rushing game in his last nine games.
In his last three meetings against the Chargers, QB Trent Green has averaged 285 passing yards per game and tossed 7 touchdowns.

Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins are 4-1 on the road this season (20.2 PF to 14.2 PA)
RB Ricky Williams is on pace to reach 391 carries. He is only averaging 3.4 yards per carry though.
Williams has scored 8 touchdowns this season.
Williams has reached 100-yards rushing in two straight games.
The Dolphins have given up 10 points in four of the five road games this season (lone exception was 31 points to the Titans).

Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings are 3-2 on the road this season but are 0-2 in the last two including losses to both the Chargers and Raiders.
In his last two games, QB Daunte Culpepper has only thrown 1 touchdown pass against 4 interceptions.
RB Michael Bennett is back! He had 73 rushing yards on 15 carries and scored a touchdown last week.
WR Randy Moss has only gained 81 yards on 9 receptions in his last two games.

New England Patriots

The Patriots are 4-2 on the road this season.
The Patriots have won seven games in a row.
QB Tom Brady has averaged 294.8 passing yards in his last five games.
RB Kevin Faulk has rushed for 508 yards and caught 39 passes for 380 yards. The bad news is no touchdowns on the season though.
In his last four games, TE Daniel Graham has caught 16 passes for 207 yards and 2 scores.

New Orleans Saints

The Saints are 2-4 on the road this season.
The Saints have won four of their last six games.
RB Deuce McAllister has rushed for 100+ yards in eight straight games.
McAllister is on pace to rush for 1786 yards this season and to score 12 touchdowns.

New York Giants

The Giants have lost three games in a row and have scored only 30 points during that stretch.
The Giants have scored 13 points or less in six of the last eight games.
QB Kerry Collins has been very streaky this season:
- In the first three weeks, he threw 6 touchdown passes against only 2 interceptions.
- In his next two games, he threw 0 touchdown passes against 7 interceptions.
- In weeks seven thru nine, he threw 5 touchdown passes against only 1 interception.
- In the last three weeks, he threw only 1 touchdown against 5 interceptions.
In the last eight weeks, Collins has thrown only 6 touchdown passes against 13 interceptions.
RB Tiki Barber has only scored 1 rushing touchdown in the past seven weeks.
Barber only had 13 rushes last week against the Buccaneers (his lowest of the season).
WR Amani Toomer only has 1 touchdown in his last eight games.
Giants' receivers Toomer and Hilliard have only caught 22 of the last 56 passes thrown their way (39.3%)

New York Jets

The Jets are 4-3 in the last seven games.
RB Curtis Martin still hasn't scored a touchdown this season despite having 227 touches.
In five games, QB Chad Pennington has thrown 10 touchdown passes.
WR Santana Moss has now scored a touchdown in seven straight games.
WR Curtis Conway is leading the team in targets over the last three weeks with 23 (he caught only 9 of them)

Oakland Raiders

The Raiders are 3-2 at home this season.
The Raiders have defeated the Broncos each of the last two games in Oakland but have lost five of the last eight at home against the Broncos.
QB Rick Mirer continues to do well (did I really just write that?). In his three starts, he has completed 66.6% of his throws and has not thrown an interception.
The Drought is over! The Drought is over! WR Jerry Rice caught his first touchdown pass of the season.
RB Tyrone Wheatley continues to get touches. He has 74 carries in the last three games for 261 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Philadelphia Eagles

The Eagles are 4-1 on the road this season.
The Eagles have won six games in a row.
QB Donovan McNabb hasn't thrown an interception in his last four starts and has thrown 5 touchdowns.
McNabb has completed 65.5 % of his throws over the last five games.
RB Brian Westbrook has scored a touchdown in six of his ten games this season.
Westbrook hasn't had more than 9 carries in the last four weeks.

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Steelers are only 2-3 at home this season.
The Steelers have defeated the Bengals three straight times in Pittsburgh.
In his last eight meetings against the Bengals, WR Hines Ward has 37 receptions for 557 yards and 5 touchdowns.
In five meetings against the Bengals, WR Plaxico Burress has 26 receptions for 382 yards and 2 touchdowns.

San Diego Chargers

The Chargers are 1-4 at home this season.
" In five games against the Chiefs, RB LaDainian Tomlinson has 419 yards and 2 touchdowns.
" Tomlinson is on pace to rush for 1551 yards and score 12 touchdowns on a very poor football team.
" Boston continues his up and down play. He has five games with at least 82 receiving yards and six games with less than 30 yards.

San Francisco 49ers

The 49ers are 0-5 on the road this season.
RB Garrison Hearst continues to get the bulk of the work at running back. He has 166 carries on the season to Kevan Barlow's 110.
QB Tim Rattay finally had a poor effort last week against the Packers. He only completed 46.7 % of his throws for a paltry 142 yards (4.73 YPA).
The 49ers' running backs have only rushed for five touchdowns all season.

Seattle Seahawks

The Seahawks are 6-0 at home this season. They have outscored their opponents 153 to 99.
QB Matt Hasselbeck has thrown 19 touchdown passes against only 8 interceptions this season.
Talk about consistency. RB Shaun Alexander continues to carry the ball 20-22 times in each game (now eight straight games with 20-22 carries)
WR Darrell Jackson is on pace to grab 65 receptions for 1172 yards and score 9 touchdowns despite being plagued with dropped passes.
WR Koren Robinson scored his first touchdown since week three in the contest against the Ravens last week.
WR Bobby Engram is having his finest season since 1999 with the Bears.

St. Louis Rams

The Rams have won seven of their last eight games
The Rams are 5-0 on home field having outscored the opposition 167 to 99.
RB Marshall Faulk has rushed for 100 yards in two straight games.
WR Torry Holt now has 84 receptions on the season. He is on pace to catch 122 passes for 1869 yards and 15 touchdowns.
QB Marc Bulger is having his problems. He has only thrown 4 touchdown passes against 10 interceptions in his last four starts.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Buccaneers are 3-2 on the road this season.
Keyshawn who? WR Charles Lee stepped onto the field and the Buccaneers didn't miss a beat. He caught 5 passes for 91 yards and a touchdown.
RB Thomas Jones scored his first touchdown since week eight of last season.
WR Keenan McCardell has caught at least 3 passes in every game this season.
Over the past three weeks, McCardell has been targeted 35 times and has caught 23 (65.7%).

Tennessee Titans

The Titans are 4-2 on the road this season.
RB Eddie George had his best game since 1999 last week against the Falcons. He 115 yards on 26 carries (4.4 YPC) and scored a touchdown.
George is averaging 19.5 carries per game this season. With his low YPC though it only works out to 61.3 rushing yards per game.
WR Justin McCareins has scored a touchdown in three straight games.
WR Derrick Mason hasn't scored a touchdown in five weeks nor gone over 100 receiving yards.

Washington Redskins

The Redskins are 1-6 in their past seven games.
The Redskins have hardly been an offensive juggernaut over the last six games. They have averaged only 168.2 passing yards per game.
WR Laveranues Coles cooled off after a sizzling beginning to this season but is still on pace to catch 86 passes for 1280 yards.
In four of his last five games, WR Rod Gardner had two receptions or less.
RB Trung Canidate has scored two touchdowns in the last three games.
Canidate has 61 carries in his last five games but only 165 rushing yards to show for it (2.7 YPC)