Tidbits - Week 11
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Posted 11/18 by Chris Smith, Exclusive to Footballguys.com
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Arizona Cardinals (@
Carolina)
- The
Cardinals are 2-2 lifetime against the Panthers
- The
Cardinals have won three of their last four games
- The
Cardinals are 1-4 on the road this season
- QB
Josh McCown has still only thrown 6 touchdown passes in his nine games
- McCown
has thrown for less than 200 yards in seven of the nine games this year
- McCown
threw 3 touchdown passes in week five against the 49ers. That is the same amount as in the other
eight games combined
- RB
Emmitt Smith has now scored eight touchdowns on the season. That is already his highest output since
the 2000 season
- Smith
has carried the ball 19+ times in five of the last six games
- WR
Anquan Boldin is only averaging 8.4 yards per reception in his three games
- WR
Larry Fitzgerald has been alternating one good week with one invisible one
over the last month (4r73y1td; 0r0y0td; 5r92y1td; 1r2y0td)
Atlanta Falcons (@ NY
Giants)
- The
Falcons are 9-7 lifetime against the Giants
- The
Falcons are 3-1 in their past four games
- The
Falcons are 3-1 on the road this season
- QB
Michael Vick is on pace to rush for 953 yards
- Vick
has had seven games with under 200 passing yards this year
- Vick
has never enjoyed a 3-passing touchdown game as a professional
- Running
back comparison: Warrick Dunn is
averaging 3.8 YPC while T.J. Duckett is averaging 4.6
- Dunn
has only one 100-yard rushing game on the year and hasn’t reached the
80-yard mark in any other game
- Duckett
has scored twice in the last two games but still hasn’t carried the ball
more than 13 times in one game this season
- WR
Peerless Price has had 2 receptions in seven of the nine games this season
- In
his final season with the Bills (16 games), Price caught 94 passes for
1,252 yards and scored 9 times
- In
his first twenty-five games with the Falcons, he has caught 87 passes for
1,207 yards and scored 5 times
- TE
Alge Crumpler is on pace to reach 996 receiving yards
Baltimore Ravens (vs. Dallas)
- The Ravens are 1-0 lifetime against the
Cowboys
- The
Ravens have won four of their last five games
- The
Ravens are 3-1 at home this season
- For
the first time in his career, QB Kyle Boller had multiple touchdown passes
without throwing an interception
- QB
Kyle Boller comparison:
- 2003 season: 116-224 (51.8%),
1,260 passing yards (5.6 YPA), 7 touchdowns and 9 interceptions
- 2004 season: 132-229 (57.6%), 1,314 passing yards (5.7 YPA), 5
touchdowns and 6 interceptions
- Boller
has reached the 200-yard mark in two of the past three games
- In
2003, RB Jamal Lewis averaged 5.3 YPC.
This season it is way down at only 4.1 YPC
- Lewis
has only two 100-yard rushing games on the year
- WR
Clarence Moore caught his first two touchdowns last weekend against the
Jets
- WR
Travis Taylor has caught 17 passes in his three games since returning from
injury
Buffalo Bills (vs. St. Louis)
- The
Bills are 4-4 lifetime against the Rams
- The
Bills have won their last three home games (averaged 30 points scored per
game)
- The
Bills are 3-2 in their last five games
- QB
Drew Bledsoe is on pace for his lowest completion percentage (55.6%) since
the 1998 season
- In
two games this season (Ravens, Patriots), Bledsoe has thrown 0 touchdowns
against 7 interceptions
- In
the other seven games, Bledsoe has tossed 9 touchdowns against 3
interceptions
- Bledsoe
hasn’t thrown for 300 yards in his last twenty-three starts
- Bledsoe
has only thrown for 341 passing yards in the last three weeks combined
- RB
Willis McGahee has had three 100-yard rushing games this season but has
only averaged 3.6 YPC
- McGahee
has carried the ball 123 times in the last five games
- RB
Travis Henry only has 12 carries in the last three games
- WR
Eric Moulds has been much better than last year but has had only one
100-yard receiving game this season
Carolina Panthers (vs. Arizona)
- The
Panthers are 2-2 lifetime against the Cardinals
- The
Panthers are 0-4 at home this year
- The
Panthers have given up more than twenty points in seven of the nine games
this season
- QB
Jake Delhomme (who may not play this weekend) has thrown 8 touchdown
passes against only 1 interception in the last three weeks
- 8
running backs have carried the ball for the Panthers this season
- WR
Muhsin Muhammad already has 7 touchdown receptions on the year. His career best was eight during the
1999 season
- Muhammad
is on pace to catch 80 passes for 1,090 yards
- Muhammad
has had three 100-yard receiving games on the year. He only had one last season
- Rookie
WR Keary Colbert is on pace for a 1,000 yards receiving season
Chicago Bears (vs. Indianapolis)
- The Bears are 17-21 lifetime against the
Colts
- The
Bears have won three games in a row despite a rookie quarterback (Craig
Krenzel) completing only 43% of his passes
- The
Bears are 1-3 at home this year
- The
Good News? Rookie QB Craig Krenzel
has led the Bears to three straight wins
- The
Bad News? His statistics make former
Bears quarterback, Cade McNown look like Joe Montana…
- 43.0% completion percentage
- 5.3 YPA
- 2 touchdown passes against 4 interceptions
- RB
Anthony Thomas has carried the ball 82 times in the last three weeks but
is only averaging 3.3 YPC on the season
- Rookie
WR Bernard Berrian has caught exactly one pass in five straight football
games but managed to score twice
- WR
David Terrell has caught two passes or less in six of the games this
season
Cincinnati Bengals (vs. Pittsburgh)
- The
Bengals are 28-40 lifetime against the Steelers
- The
Bengals have won three of their past four games
- The
Bengals are 3-1 at home this season
- The
Bengals are 3-8 against the Steelers dating back to the 1999 season
- The
Bengals have only won once in the past seven games against divisional
rivals
- QB
Carson Palmer has had three straight 200+ yard passing performances
- The
Bengals defense has surrendered 10 points or less in three of the past
four games
- QB
Carson Palmer has now played in eight straight games without throwing
multiple-touchdowns in one contest
- RB
Rudi Johnson has had three 100-yard rushing games on the year and is on
pace to finish with 368 carries
- Rudi
Johnson only has 27 receiving yards on the year
- WR
Chad Johnson has only scored one touchdown in the last eight games
- Chad
Johnson has caught at least six passes in each of the last four games
- Palmer
threw for 164 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions against the
Steelers earlier this season
- Rudi
Johnson rushed for 123 yards and scored a touchdown against the Steelers
this season
- Chad
Johnson has caught 14 passes for 248 yards and a score in the last three
games against the Steelers
Cleveland Browns (vs. New York Jets)
- The
Browns are 11-6 lifetime against the Jets
- The
Browns have lost three games in a row
- The
Browns are 3-2 at home this year
- QB
Jeff Garcia has only thrown for 256 total yards in the last two games
- Garcia
has only thrown 1 touchdown pass in the last three weeks combined
- RB
Lee Suggs is averaging a brutal 3.1 yards per carry on the season
- RB
William Green is averaging 4.0 yards per carry on the season
- WR
Antonio Bryant has caught 8 passes for 95 yards in his three games with
the Browns
Dallas Cowboys (@ Baltimore)
- The
Cowboys are 0-1 lifetime against the Ravens
- The
Cowboys are 1-3 on the road this season
- The
Cowboys have lost five of their past six games and have surrendered 31.2
points per game
- QB
Vinny Testaverde has thrown for at least 207 yards in all but one game on
the season
- Testaverde
is on pace to throw for 4,097 yards this season. That would be his 2nd best
output in his career (next to 4,177 yards he threw back in 1996)
- Take
out his 31 carries in week eight against the Lions and RB Eddie George has
only carried the ball 91 times
- It
has been fourteen games since RB Eddie George reached the 100-yards
rushing mark
- TE
Jason Witten has been on fire over the past four weeks. He has caught 32 passes for 426 yards
and 4 touchdowns in that stretch
- Witten
has had five games with 80+ receiving yards on the season
- The
last time Testaverde faced the Ravens, he threw the ball 69 times as a
member of the Jets for 481 yards and 2 touchdowns against 3 interceptions
Denver Broncos (@ New Orleans)
- The
Broncos are 5-2 lifetime against the Saints
- The
Broncos are 2-2 on the road this year
- The
Broncos have lost two of their past three games after winning four games
in a row
- RB
Reuben Droughns has averaged 130 rushing yards per game since taking over
the starting position
- Droughns
only has two touchdowns on 146 carries
- QB
Jake Plummer is on pace to toss 34 touchdowns on the season and is on pace
for 4, 057 passing yards
- Plummer
is the 5th ranked fantasy quarterback this year
- Plummer
has tossed eight touchdowns in the last two games
- WR Rod
Smith is on pace for 1,132 receiving yards. That would be his 7th time in
eight years he reached the 1000-yard mark
- WR
Ashley Lelie is on pace to finish with 1,004 receiving yards but hasn’t
had a 100-yard receiving game yet
Detroit Lions (@ Minnesota)
- The
Lions are 29-54-2 lifetime against the Vikings
- The
Lions are 3-2 on the road but have lost two straight
- The
Lions have lost three games in a row and four of the last five
- The
Lions have lost four straight games to the Vikings
- The
Lions have lost six straight games in Minnesota
- The
Lions haven’t had a 100-yard rusher this season
- In
two games against the Vikings last season, QB Joey Harrington threw only
one touchdown pass and was intercepted seven times
- Harrington
was terrible last week against the Jaguars. He only completed 33.0% of his throws
- Rookie
RB Kevin Jones had a career-best, 81 rushing yards last week against the
Jaguars
- Jones
is now averaging 3.5 yards per carry
- Rookie
WR Roy Williams has only reached the 100-yard mark once this season
Green Bay Packers (@ Houston)
- These
two teams have never faced one another
- The
Packers are 3-1 on the road this season
- The
Packers have won four straight games after losing four straight earlier in
the season
- The
Packers have scored 141 points in the last four games
- QB
Brett Favre has thrown at least one touchdown pass in every game this
season and is on pace to finish with 32 on the season
- Favre
has thrown a touchdown pass in thirty-four consecutive games
- Favre
has thrown for at least 236 yards in five consecutive games
- RB
Ahman Green has four 100-yard rushing games on the year
- Green
is on pace to rush for 1,536 yards on the year
- WR
Javon Walker has scored at least one touchdown in six of the past seven
weeks
- WR
Donald Driver has only caught 8 passes in the last three weeks after
catching 19 passes for 250 yards in the two weeks prior
Houston Texans (vs. Green Bay)
- These two teams have never faced one another
- The
Texans are 2-2 at home this season
- The
Texans have been outscored 27 to 80 in the last two games
- QB
David Carr has only completed 44 of 82 passes without throwing a touchdown
in the last two weeks
- Carr
has thrown for more than 200 yards in every game this season
- RB
Domanick Davis is still averaging a forgettable 3.0 yards per carry but
has scored four times in the last two weeks
- Davis
hasn’t rushed for 100 yards on the season (teammate Jonathon Wells reached
the mark in week four)
- WR
Andre Johnson has only caught 9 passes for 87 yards in the last two games
- WR
Jabar Gaffney is emerging as a threat.
He has caught 19 passes for 300 yards in the last four weeks
Indianapolis Colts (@ Chicago)
- The Colts are 21-17 lifetime against the
Bears
- The
Colts are 2-2 on the road this season
- QB
Peyton Manning is on pace to throw 55 touchdown passes (NFL record is 48
by Dan Marino in 1984)
- The
Colts have won their last two games
- The
Colts are on pace to score 530 points
- Manning
has a touchdown-interception ratio so far of 31:6 on the season. That is amazing quarterbacking play
- RB
Edgerrin James is averaging a strong 4.5 yards per carry but hasn’t scored
in four weeks
- James
has reached the 100-yard rushing mark in four games this season
- Five
Colts players have caught five or more touchdown passes (Marvin Harrison,
Reggie Wayne, Brandon Stokley, Marcus Pollard and Dallas Clark)
- WR
Marvin Harrison is only third in the team in receiving yardage but is
still on pace to finish with 1,045 yards
- WR
Reggie Wayne has caught at least one touchdown in three straight games
Jacksonville Jaguars (vs.
Tennessee)
- The
Jaguars are 8-12 lifetime against the Titans
- The
Jaguars are 3-1 at home this season
- The
Jaguars have won three of their past four games
- RB
Fred Taylor has two 100-yard rushing games on the year
- The
Jaguars defeated the Titans earlier this season 15 to 12
- Prior
to that week three victory this season, the Jaguars had lost five straight
to the Titans
- RB
Fred Taylor has had no 100-yard rushing games against the Titans since
week thirteen of the 2000 season
- WR
Jimmy Smith hasn’t enjoyed a 100-yard receiving game against the Titans
since week eight of the 2001 campaign
- Smith
has only caught 14 passes for 186 yards against the Titans in the last
five games but did score twice
- Taylor
has reached the 100-yard mark in two of the last three games
- Taylor
has only scored twice on the season
- Smith
is on pace to catch 87 passes for 1,444 yards receiving
- Taylor
rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown against the Titans earlier this season
Kansas City Chiefs (vs. New England)
- The
Chiefs are 15-10-3 lifetime against the Patriots
- The
Chiefs are 2-2 at home this season but have won the last two
- The
Chiefs have dropped their last two games
- QB
Trent Green has thrown for 300+ yards in four of the last five games
- The
Chiefs are on pace to give up 423 points on the season
- QB
Trent Green has tossed four interceptions in the last two weeks
- In
relief of Priest Holmes, RB Derrick Blaylock has a strong 5.2 YPC average
and has scored 5 touchdowns
- WR
Eddie Kennison has two straight 100-yard receiving games
- TE
Tony Gonzalez is on pace to finish with 1,150 receiving yards
Miami Dolphins (@ Seattle)
- The
Dolphins are 8-3 lifetime against the Seahawks
- The
Dolphins are 0-4 on the road this season (haven’t scored more than 14
points)
- The
Dolphins haven’t had a 100-yard rusher this season
- QB
A.J. Feeley has only thrown 2 touchdowns against 6 interceptions this
season but will get another chance to prove himself this weekend
- RB
Travis Minor rushed for 90 yards on 11 carries last weekend
- The
Dolphins are dead last in the NFL when it comes to scoring. They are on pace to finish with 219
points scored
- In
the last three weeks though, the Dolphins have scored 68 combined points
- TE
Randy McMichael has had seven games with 4+ receptions this season but has
yet to reach the 100-yard mark
Minnesota
Vikings (vs. Detroit)
- The
Vikings are 54-29-2 lifetime against the Lions
- The
Vikings have won four straight games against the Lions
- The
Vikings have won six straight home games against the Lions
- The
Vikings have lost three straight games (Randy Moss- MVP of the team)
- The
Vikings are 3-1 at home on the year
- Last
year in two games against the Lions, QB Daunte Culpepper only threw for
301 yards and no touchdowns (was knocked out of the game in the first
meeting)
- QB
Daunte Culpepper found his groove again last week with 363 passing yards
and 4 touchdowns
- The
Vikings have only four rushing touchdowns this season. Last year they had 13 and the season
before they led the NFL with 26
- WR
Nate Burleson has scored a touchdown in three straight games
- Burleson
had his finest game as a pro last week when he snagged 11 passes for 141
yards and a touchdown
- RB
Michael Bennett is only averaging 3.7 YPC.
That is very low compared to the other backs (Moore 5.9, Smith 5.0
and Williams 6.5)
New England Patriots (@ Kansas City)
- The
Patriots are 10-15-3 against the Chiefs
- The
Patriots are 3-1 on the road this season
- The
Patriots are now officially on a winning streak again. They have won two straight
- RB
Corey Dillon is on pace to finish with 1,688 rushing yards
- WR
David Givens has caught five or more passes in four straight games
- Givens
has three 100-yard receiving efforts in the last four weeks
- QB
Tom Brady has five straight games with 200+ passing yards
- Brady
has tossed two touchdown passes in three straight games
New Orleans Saints (vs. Denver)
- The
Saints are 2-5 lifetime against the Broncos
- The
Saints are 2-3 at home this season
- The
Saints still haven’t given up less than 20 points in a game this season
- The
Saints have won two of their last three games
- RB
Deuce McAllister has scored six touchdowns in the last four games
- McAllister
has two 100-yard rushing games on the season
- QB
Aaron Brooks has had multiple-touchdown passes in only two games this
season
- WR
Joe Horn has three games with more than 100-receiving yards this season
- Horn
has had 4+ receptions in all but one game this season
New York Giants (vs. Atlanta)
- The
Giants are 7-9 lifetime against the Falcons
- The
Giants have lost three of their past four games
- The
Giants are 2-2 at home this year but have lost two straight
- RB
Tiki Barber has had six 100-yard rushing games on the year
- QB Eli
Manning will start this weekend
- RB
Tiki Barber has had six 100-yard rushing games this season in addition to
one 100-yard receiving game
- Barber
is on pace to finish with 2,437 total yards this season and 18 touchdowns
- Barber
has scored at least one touchdown in seven consecutive games
- WR
Amani Toomer has two 100-yard receiving games on the year but still hasn’t
scored a touchdown
- WR Ike
Hilliard hasn’t had more than 59 receiving yards in a game in his last
fifteen outings
- TE
Jeremy Shockey has had four touchdowns in the last six games after scoring
just four times in his previous twenty-seven
New York Jets (@ Cleveland)
- The
Jets are 6-11 lifetime against the Browns
- The
Jets are 2-2 on the road this season but have lost two straight
- The
Jets have lost three of their past four games
- RB
Curtis Martin has had seven 100-yard rushing games on the year
- Martin
is on pace to rush for 1,749 yards this season which is 236 yards more
than his career high of 1,513 yards (set in 2001)
- QB
Quincy Carter was serviceable for the Jets last week. He completed 13 of 22 for 175 yards
against the Ravens and didn’t throw an interception
- RB
Curtin Martin has six 100-yard rushing games in the nine games this season
- Martin
has scored two touchdowns in a game four times this season
- Martin
hasn’t carried the ball less than nineteen times in a game this season
- Martin
is on pace to finish with 388 carries, 18 touchdowns and 1,749 yards. All three would be career highs
- WR
Santana Moss has caught 9 passes for 232 yards in the last two weeks
Oakland Raiders (vs. San
Diego)
- The
Raiders are 55-33-2 lifetime against the Chargers
- The
Raiders won last week to end a five game losing skid
- The
Raiders are 2-2 at home this season but have lost two straight
- The
Raiders were destroyed 42 to 14 by the Chargers in week eight
- The
Raiders haven’t lost both games in a season to the Chargers since the 1992
season
- QB
Kerry Collins has thrown more touchdowns than interceptions in only one
game this season
- Collins
has thrown more than one touchdown in a game only once this year
- Collins
threw for 263 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions against the
Chargers earlier this season
- WR
Jerry Porter caught 4 passes for 50 yards against the Chargers earlier
this season
- In his
two games since returning from injury, RB Tyrone Wheatley has scored three
times
- WR
Ronald Curry has caught 24 passes in the last five games (but ten of those
came in one game)
- WR
Doug Gabriel has caught 11 passes in the last three weeks
Philadelphia Eagles (vs. Washington)
- The
Eagles are 61-73-6 lifetime against the Redskins
- The
Eagles are 4-0 on the season at home and have won nine of their past ten
in Philadelphia
- QB
Donovan McNabb is on pace to toss a career-high 32 touchdowns
- McNabb
has had four games this season with at least 330 passing yards
- McNabb
has tossed four touchdowns in a game three times this season
- Going
into this season, McNabb’s season-high in passing yardage was 3,365
yards. This year he is on pace to
destroy that mark with 4,313 yards
- RB
Brian Westbrook has disappointed some fantasy owners but he is still
averaging 4.8 yards per carry and 8.3 yards per reception
- WR
Terrell Owens is still on pace to grab 21 touchdown passes. Hope Head Coach Andy Reid can find
spandex shorts in his size
- Owens
has reached the 100-yard mark in six games this season and is on pace to
finish with 1,572 yards (would be his career best)
- Owens
has caught 66.6% of all the Eagles touchdown passes this season
Pittsburgh Steelers (@
Cincinnati)
- The
Steelers are 40-28 lifetime against the Bengals
- The
Steelers have started 8-1 since the 1978 season (team went 14-2 and won
the Super Bowl)
- The
Steelers have won seven straight games
- The
Steelers have only surrendered 13 points in the last two games
- The
wheels on the bus go round and round.
RB Jerome Bettis has had back to back 100-yard rushing games and
has scored 10 touchdowns on the season (his highest mark since the 1996
campaign)
- WR
Plaxico Burress has caught at least three passes in six consecutive games.
- Burress
hasn’t scored a touchdown in the last two weeks
- WR
Hines Ward has only reached the 100-yard receiving mark once this season
- Ward
has only caught 5 passes for 74 yards in the last two games but managed to
score twice
- QB
Ben Roethlisberger’s numbers have faltered a little in the last two weeks
but the Steelers keep on winning.
He failed to throw a touchdown pass for the first time last week
but the Steelers didn’t miss a beat
- Roethlisberger
threw for 171 yards and a touchdown against the Bengals earlier this
season
- Burress
had four receptions for 69 yards against the Bengals earlier this season
- Ward
had six receptions for 48 yards against the Bengals earlier this season
San Diego Chargers (@ Oakland)
- The
Chargers are 33-55-2 lifetime against the Raiders
- The
Chargers have won three in a row and five of their last six games
- The
Chargers are 2-2 on the road this season
- The
Chargers have outscored the opposition 102 to 37 in the last three weeks
- The
Chargers have scored 27 or more points in six of the nine games this year
(last year they reached that mark only three times)
- QB
Drew Brees is putting up MVP type numbers.
He …
- Is Completing 66.1% of his passes
- Has a touchdown: interception ratio of 6:1 with 18 touchdowns and only 3
interceptions
- Has put up a terrific 7.7 yards per attempt
- Has led his squad to a very surprising 6-3 record
- In
the last two games, Brees has thrown nine (yes, that’s right, nine)
touchdown passes without throwing an interception
- Last
year in eleven games, Brees only managed to toss eleven touchdowns
- Not
all is rosy in San Diego. RB
LaDainian Tomlinson hasn’t reached the 100-yard mark in the last five
weeks and has only 274 rushing yards on 95 carries during that stretch
- Tomlinson
however has scored a touchdown in six consecutive games and in eight of
the nine games this season
- TE
Antonio Gates is a fantasy stud. He
is on pace to finish with 96 receptions for 1,070 yards and 14 touchdowns
- Gates
has caught at least four passes in every game this season
- Brees
threw for 281 yards and 5 touchdowns against the Raiders three weeks ago
- Gates
has caught five touchdown passes in the last two weeks
San Francisco 49ers (@ Tampa Bay)
- The
49ers are 13-2 lifetime against the Buccaneers
- The
49ers have lost four straight games
- The
49ers defense has surrendered 21+ points in every game this year
- The
49ers are giving up 29.0 points per game
- The
49ers have lost all four road games on the year and twelve of the last
thirteen dating back to 2002
- QB
Tim Rattay finally had a poor outing last week when he tossed one
touchdown against four interceptions
- RB
Kevan Barlow hasn’t rushed for more than 79 yards since week two and is
only averaging 2.9 yards per carry since then
- WR
Cedrick Wilson had his first 100-yard receiving game of his career last
weekend
- WR
Brandon Lloyd has caught at least four passes in five straight games and
scored a touchdown in four of those
- Lloyd
has never had a 100-yard receiving game
- TE
Eric Johnson is on pace to finish with 101 receptions
Seattle Seahawks (vs. Miami)
- The
Seahawks are 3-8 lifetime against the Dolphins
- The
Seahawks are 2-4 after starting the season 3-0
- The
Seahawks have only had three home games and are 2-1 in those games
- What
has happened to QB Matt Hasselbeck?
He has thrown only five touchdown passes against 8 interceptions in
the last five weeks
- Hasselbeck
has only completed 50.8% of his throws over that stretch
- RB
Shaun Alexander has been awesome.
He has rushed for 531 yards in the last three weeks
- Alexander
is on pace to carry the ball 347 times for 1,861 yards (5.4 YPC) and score
21 times
- WR
Koren Robinson caught only 9 passes in the last four weeks
- WR
Darrell Jackson has had five games with 90+ receiving yards
St. Louis Rams (@ Buffalo)
- The
Rams are 4-4 lifetime against the Bills
- The
Rams are 1-2 in the last three games
- The
Rams are 2-2 on the road this season
- QB
Marc Bulger has tossed at least one touchdown in every game this season
- Bulger
is on pace to throw 564 passes this year
- Last
year Bulger threw 1 interception every 24.2 attempts. This season he has cut that number to 1
interception in every 39.6 attempts
- Bulger
has thrown for at least 264 yards in all but one game this season
- RB
Marshall Faulk has three 100-yard rushing games this season despite
averaging only 15.7 carries per game
- WR
Isaac Bruce is on pace to finish with 1,419 receiving yards. That would be his best mark since the
2000 season
Tampa
Bay Buccaneers (vs. San Francisco)
- The
Buccaneers have only won twice in fifteen games against the 49ers
- The
Buccaneers are 3-2 in the last five games after starting the season 0-4
- The
Buccaneers are 2-2 at home this season and have won two straight
- QB
Brian Griese is completing 69.7% of his passes in his five games played
this season
- Griese
has tossed 8 touchdowns against only 2 interceptions
- WR
Michael Clayton has caught 4+ passes in six straight games
- Clayton
is on pace to finish with a strong 1,218 receiving yards
Tennessee
Titans (@ Jacksonville)
- The
Titans are 12-8 lifetime against the Jaguars
- The
Titans haven’t been 3-6 (or worse) since the 1994 season when they (the
Oilers at the time) only won two games all season
- The
Titans are 2-2 on the road this season
- QB
Billy Volek has completed 60.8% of his throws this season
- In
his last two starts, Volek has thrown for 544 yards and tossed four
touchdowns
- After
a sizzling start to this season, RB Chris Brown has only reached the
100-yard mark once in the past four weeks and scored just once
- WR
Derrick Mason has caught 7+ passes in five of the nine games this season
- Mason
only has one 100-yard receiving game despite the abundance of grabs (on
pace for 105 receptions)
- Mason
only caught four passes for 43 yards against the Jaguars earlier this
season
- Brown
rushed for 101 yards and scored a touchdown against the Jaguars earlier
this season
Washington
Redskins (@ Philadelphia)
- The
Redskins are 73-61-6 lifetime against the Eagles
- The
Redskins haven’t started 3-6 (or worse) since the 1998 season when they
lost their first seven games
- The
Redskins are 2-2 on the road and have won their last two
- In a
pathetic display of offense, the Redskins have scored more than 20 points
in a game on the year
- QB
Patrick Ramsey will start at quarterback for the Redskins against the
Eagles
- Both
QB Mark Brunell and Ramsey are completing less than 50% of their throws
this season
- The
Redskins have the worst YPA in the league at only 5.29
- Ramsey
has thrown 5 interceptions on only 55 attempts
- RB
Clinton Portis is racking up carries and yardage (on pace for 393 carries
and 1,584 yards) but has only scored three times
- Portis
has three 100-yard rushing games this year
- WR
Laveranues Coles has only had two 100-yard receiving games this season and
has scored just once
- Last
season against the Eagles, Coles caught 11 passes for 147 yards but didn’t
score
- Ramsey
threw for 271 yards and a touchdown in his lone game against the Eagles
last season
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