Arizona Cardinals (@ Buffalo)

The Cardinals are 3-4 lifetime against the Bills
QB Josh McCown has tossed four touchdown passes in the last two games
McCown has hit 200+ yards passing in each of the last two weeks after failing to hit that mark in the first four games
RB Emmitt Smith has had two 100-yard rushing games this season
Smith has scored a touchdown in five of the six games this season
Smith is on pace for 1,224 rushing yards this season which would be his most since the 1999 season when he rushed for 1397 yards
Smith is on pace to score 13 rushing touchdowns which would be his most since the 1998 season
Smith has now scored 171 touchdowns in his illustrious career which puts him 2^nd all-time to WR Jerry Rice (204)
WR Bryant Johnson has caught 3 or more passes in five of the six games this season
Johnson has never had a 100-yard receiving game in the NFL
WR Larry Fitzgerald has scored a touchdown in each of the last two games
K Neil Rackers is 5 out of 6 from 50+ yards this season
The Cardinals have allowed 17 points or less in four of the six games this season

Atlanta Falcons (@ Denver)

The Falcons are 3-7 lifetime against the Broncos
QB Michael Vick has only passed for 200+ yards once in the last twelve games
In three road games this season, Vick has completed 30 of his 61 passes for only 440 yards and 1 touchdown pass
The Falcons defense allowed 8 rushing touchdowns against the Chiefs last week. That is an NFL record of futility
The only receiver reaching expectations is TE Alge Crumpler who is on pace for 811 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns
WR Peerless Price is on pace to catch 43 passes for 663 yards and no touchdowns
RB Warrick Dunn is averaging 3.9 yards per carry while RB TJ Duckett is averaging 4.5 yards per carry
Dunn has only had 16 combined carries for 62 rushing yards in the last two games
Duckett only managed a weak 8 yards on 4 carries against the Chiefs last week
It has been eighteen games since Price was able to reach 100-yards receiving

Baltimore Ravens (@ Philadelphia)

The Ravens are Eagles have played only once. It ended in a tie (10 to 10)
QB Kyle Boller is on pace for * drumroll please *, a whopping 1963 passing yards and 5 passing touchdowns this season
The Ravens have given up only 85 points on the season. That is 2^nd best in football
Chester Taylor is averaging a strong 5.2 yards per carry on the season
Taylor rushed for 89 yards on 21 carries against the Bills defense last week
WR Randy Hymes has only caught 3 passes for 37 yards in the last two games

Buffalo Bills (vs. Arizona)

The Bills are 4-3 lifetime against the Cardinals
The Bills have yet to score more than 20 points this season
Is the Travis Henry epoch over? The running back is averaging only 3.4 yards per carry and hasn’t scored a touchdown
RB Willis McGahee is averaging 3.9 yards per carry
In the last two games, McGahee has carried the ball 42 times for 169 yards
In the last two games, Henry has carried the ball 19 times for 60 yards
The Bills still haven’t rushed for a touchdown in 2004
Eric Moulds has 37 receptions this season. The next closest player has only ten (rookie WR Lee Evans)
Moulds is on pace to catch 99 passes for 1309 yards and score 5 touchdowns
In QB Drew Bledsoe’s first season with the Bills, he had seven 300-yard passing games. He hasn’t reached that number in the last twenty games
In his first thirteen games with the Bills, Bledsoe threw 23 touchdown passes (1.77 per game)
In the last twenty-five games, Bledsoe has only tossed 18 touchdown passes (0.72 per game)

Carolina Panthers (@ Seattle)

The Panthers beat the Seahawks 26 to 3 in the only meeting between these teams
What a difference one year can make. QB Jake Delhomme has tossed only 2 touchdowns and thrown 7 interceptions in the last four games
Delhomme is on pace to toss 27 interceptions this season
Rookie receiver Keary Colbert is leading the team with 311 receiving yards this season and a pair of scores
Colbert caught a career-high 7 passes last week against the Chargers
In the last three games, WR Muhsin Muhammad has caught only 10 passes for 85 yards and a score
The Panthers have scored 17 points or less in all but one game this season and the 83 points scored ranks them 2^nd last in the NFL

Chicago Bears (vs. San Francisco)

The Bears are 26-30-1 lifetime against the 49ers
The Bears have only scored 85 points this season (30 of those were a result of RB Thomas Jones’ five rushing touchdowns)
The QB combination of Craig Krenzel and Jonathon Quinn have completed 52.1% of their throws, have a terrible YPA of 4.13 and have accounted for 26 points in three games
Defenses are keying on RB Thomas Jones and he has only gained 181 yards in the last three games and scored a single touchdown
Jones is ranked 9^th at the running back position in terms of fantasy production
WR David Terrell is the most unpredictable receiver in the NFL. In two games he has reached the 100-yard mark and in the other four games, he has caught 3 total passes for a meager 35 yards
His picture may still be in the side of milk cartons but at least there was a WR Justin Gage sighting this weekend. He caught 4 passes for 43 yards
The tight end position has accounted for only 14 receptions on the year

Cincinnati Bengals (@ Tennessee)

The Bengals are 30-37-1 against the Titans/Oilers franchise
QB Carson Palmer has had one touchdown pass in each of the last three games
Palmer has had more touchdowns than interceptions only once this season. That was the week one game against the Jets
The Bengals have lost all three road games this season and five straight dating back to last season
RB Rudi Johnson has two 100-yard rushing games in the last three games with a touchdown run in each of those two contests
WR Chad Johnson has one 100-yard receiving game this season but twice has hit the 99-yard mark
QB Carson Palmer is ranked 8^th in pass attempts this season
RB Rudi Johnson has the 8^th most carries in the NFL this year
Rudi Johnson is the 18^th ranked fantasy RB so far in 2004
Chad Johnson is currently the 20^th ranked fantasy WR this season

Cleveland Browns (Bye)

Bye Week

Dallas Cowboys (vs. Detroit)

These two teams have played 18 times with both teams winning nine games apiece
QB Vinny Testaverde has had one touchdown pass in each of the six games this season for a total of six on the year
Testaverde is currently the 15^th rated quarterback in fantasy football
The Cowboys haven’t scored more than 21 points in a game this season
The Cowboys 24+ points in a game four times this season
RB Eddie George hasn’t had a 20-carry game yet
The most rushing yards George has had in a game with the Cowboys is 75
George is the 32^nd ranked fantasy running back
WR Quincy Morgan caught 4 passes for 76 yards in his debut with the Cowboys
WR Keyshawn Johnson is the 31^st best receiver in fantasy football
Johnson is on pace to catch 72 passes this season

Denver Broncos (vs. Atlanta)

The Broncos are 7-3 lifetime against the Falcons
RB Reuben Droughns is averaging 5.0 yards per carry
Droughns has had three straight 100-yard rushing games… Portis who?
Droughns is already the 19^th best fantasy runner despite only starting three games
WR Rod Smith is the 23^rd best receiver in fantasy football
Smith hasn’t had a 100-yard receiving game in the last eighteen games
Smith hasn’t had a multiple-touchdown game since week eight of the 2001 season
WR Ashley Lelie is the 22^nd ranked fantasy receiver
Lelie also hasn’t had a 100-yard game yet this season
QB Jake Plummer hasn’t had a 300-yard passing game since he joined the Broncos (18 starts)
It has been 42 games since Plummer reached 300-yards passing

Detroit Lions (@ Dallas)

These two teams have played 18 times with both teams winning nine games apiece
Last season, QB Joey Harrington threw an interception once every 25.2 attempts. This season he has thrown an interception once every 52.7 attempts
Last year, Harrington threw a touchdown pass once every 32.6 attempts. This season he has thrown a touchdown pass once every 15.8 attempts
Harrington is 7^th in the NFL in touchdown passes and is ranked 13^th at his position in fantasy football
It has been 31 games since Harrington enjoyed a 300-yard passing game
RB Kevin Jones had his best game as a pro last week. He carried the ball 13 times for 65 yards and scored a touchdown
WR Roy Williams is the 12^th ranked receiver in fantasy football despite missing one game due to injury and one to a bye week
Williams has scored 5 touchdowns in five games so far in 2004
WR AZ Hakim has scored a touchdown in two straight games

Green Bay Packers (@ Washington)

The Packers are 15-13-1 lifetime against the Redskins
The Packers have won their last two games by a combined score of 79 to 30
QB Brett Favre is on pace for yet another 30 touchdown season
Favre has had 250+ passing yards in five of the seven games this season
Favre hasn’t had a rushing touchdown since the 2001 season
Favre has thrown 30+ touchdowns in a season seven times in his career
Favre is currently the 5^th ranked quarterback in fantasy football
RB Ahman Green has scored touchdowns in only two games this season. He got three in week one and two in week seven
Green is on pace to rush for 1,483 rushing yards
Green is currently the 5^th ranked fantasy running back
WR Javon Walker is the #1 fantasy receiver so far in 2004
Walker is still on pace to finish with 1,659 receiving yards
WR Donald Driver is also on pace to record a 1,000 yard season

Houston Texans (vs. Jacksonville)

The Texans are 2-2 lifetime against the Jaguars
QB David Carr is the 10^th best fantasy quarterback
Carr is on pace to throw for 4,376 passing yards this year
Carr has had two 300-yard passing games this season
RB Domanick Davis is only averaging 2.9 yards per carry while RB Jonathon Wells is averaging 3.7
WR Andre Johnson is the 4^th best fantasy receiver
Johnson is averaging 98.5 receiving yards per game
Carr has thrown 3 touchdown passes and 2 interceptions against the Jaguars in three games
Carr has rushed for 3 touchdowns in the three games against the Jaguars
In his two games against the Jaguars last season, Johnson had one game with a single catch for 11 yards and the 2^nd game with 8 receptions for 97 yards
RB Domanick Davis only faced the Jaguars once last season and rushed for 53 yards on 16 carries without scoring a touchdown

Indianapolis Colts (@ Kansas City)

The Colts are 9-6 lifetime against the Chiefs
QB Peyton Manning is on pace to throw for 4,504 yards and 45 touchdowns
Manning has had multiple-touchdown passes in every game this season
Manning is the 2^nd-ranked fantasy quarterback
RB Edgerrin James is the 7^th ranked fantasy running back
James has scored a rushing touchdown in four of the six games this season
James has three 100-yard rushing games so far in 2004
James has scored 14 touchdowns in his last thirteen games
WR Marvin Harrison is the 11^th ranked fantasy receiver
WR Brandon Stokley is the 15^th ranked fantasy receiver
WR Reggie Wayne is the 17^th ranked fantasy receiver
The Colts are averaging over 30 points scored per game which is the best in the league
In three games against the Chiefs, WR Marvin Harrison has caught 24 passes for 306 yards and a touchdown
In three games against the Chiefs, Manning has yet to record a 300-yard passing game

Jacksonville Jaguars (@ Houston)

These two teams have met four times with each team winning twice
In his first three games of 2004, QB Byron Leftwich threw for 391 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions
In his last four games, Leftwich has thrown for 1276 yards, 6 touchdowns and 3 interceptions
Leftwich has thrown for 298+ yards in four straight games
Leftwich is the 7^th ranked fantasy quarterback
WR Jimmy Smith is the 8^th ranked fantasy receiver
Smith is on pace to catch 75 passes for 1,335 yards
Rookie WR Reggie Williams has yet to catch more than 3 passes in a game
RB Fred Taylor only has 4 touchdowns in the last fourteen games
Taylor is on pace to rush for 1,145 yards
WR Jimmy Smith has faced the Texans three times and scored a touchdown in each game
In four games against the Texans, RB Fred Taylor has rushed for 370 yards and two touchdowns

Kansas City Chiefs (vs. Indianapolis)

The Chiefs are 6-9 lifetime against the Colts
The Chiefs hadn’t scored 56 points in a game since 1966 until crushing the Falcons last weekend
QB Trent Green is on pace to throw for 3,712 passing yards but only 16 touchdowns
The Chiefs broke an NFL record with eight rushing touchdowns last week
I tried to find out when the last time two players on the same team had four rushing touchdowns in one game at the college level but wasn’t successful in my search. If any of you know the last time it happened, please email me… [email protected]
The Juggernaut known as Priest Holmes continues to amaze. The gifted running back is on pace to rush for 1,840 yards and score 29 touchdowns
Holmes has scored a staggering 62 touchdowns in his last thirty-six games
Holmes has rushed for at least 125 yards in four of the six games this season
WR Johnnie Morton is the Chiefs leading receiver with 28 receptions and 384 yards but hasn’t scored a touchdown yet
RB Priest Holmes has faced the Colts only once in the last five seasons (in 2001) and rushed for 55 yards on 15 carries without scoring

Miami Dolphins (@ New York Jets)

The Dolphins are 38-39-1 lifetime against the Jets
The Dolphins scored 31 points last week against the Rams which was 18 points higher than in any other game this season
RB Sammy Morris has given the Dolphins some semblance of a rushing attack with 174 rushing yards in the last two weeks (on 46 carries)
Morris has never had a 100-yard rushing game since entering the NFL back in 2000
WR Chris Chambers had his first 100-yard receiving game of the season last week
Chambers has had four 100-yard receiving games in his last 32 games
In six games against the Jets, QB Jay Fiedler has had one 300-yard passing game, one multiple-touchdown game, three games with under 200 yards passing and three games with multiple-interceptions
Last year against the Jets, Chambers had 13 receptions for 244 yards and a touchdown in the two games

Minnesota Vikings (vs. New York Giants)

The Vikings are 10-8 lifetime against the Giants
QB Daunte Culpepper continues to amaze. After six games he…
- Has a sizzling 73.3% completion percentage (The NFL record is 70.6% back in 1982 by QB Ken Anderson, Bengals)
- Is on pace to throw 51 touchdowns
- Is on pace to finish with 5,197 passing yards
- Is on pace to finish with only 8 interceptions
WR Randy Moss was unable to catch a pass in last week’s game for the first time in his career
Moss has only had one 100-yard receiving game this season
WR Nate Burleson is only 19 receiving yards behind Moss (394 to 375)
RB Mewelde Moore is averaging a sizzling 6.2 yards per carry
Since taking over as the starting tailback, Moore has rushed for 339 yards and has added 198 receiving yards
Moore is already the 25^th ranked running back in fantasy football despite only three starts
Amazingly, the Vikings running backs have collectively only scored a single rushing touchdown
The Vikings running backs have accounted for 45 receptions on the season

New England Patriots (@ Pittsburgh)

The Patriots are 6-12 lifetime against the Steelers
The Patriots haven’t lost a game in the last 21 contests
The Patriots have won thirteen straight home games
QB Tom Brady has thrown a touchdown pass in nine straight regular season games
Brady has passed for 200+ yards in five of the six games this season
Brady is the 12^th ranked fantasy quarterback this season
RB Corey Dillon has had three 100-yard rushing games as a Patriot
Dillon is on pace to rush for 1,699 yards this year
Dillon is the 14^th ranked fantasy running back
The most productive receiver to this point has been David Patten. He has 20 receptions for 357 yards and 4 scores
5 of TE Daniel Graham’s 18 receptions have gone for touchdowns

New Orleans Saints (BYE)

Bye Week

New York Giants (@ Minnesota)

The Giants have won 8 of the 18 games against the Vikings
QB Kurt Warner has played mistake-free football so far with the Giants but is on pace to toss only 11 touchdowns
Warner has thrown for 200+ yards in five of the six games and barely missed that mark in his sixth
Warner hasn’t had a multiple-passing touchdown game since week twelve of 2002
In four straight games, RB Tiki Barber has carried the ball 22, 22, 22 and 21 times (for a total of 480 yards and 4 touchdowns)
WR Amani Toomer hasn’t scored a touchdown yet in 2004 and is on pace to finish with less than 1,000 yards receiving for the first time since 1998 (989 projected receiving yards)
TE Jeremy Shockey has only scored 6 touchdowns as a pro

New York Jets (vs. Miami)

The Jets are 39-38-1 lifetime against the Dolphins
QB Chad Pennington is completing 69.2 % of his throws
Pennington has failed to throw a touchdown pass in three of the six games this season and six times in the last ten games
Pennington has thrown 42 touchdown passes and only 20 interceptions in the NFL
Pennington is the 16^th ranked fantasy quarterback thus far in 2004
RB Curtis Martin is still on pace to score 19 touchdowns
Martin hasn’t rushed for less than 70 yards in a game this season and has reached the 100-yard mark in four of the six games
The Jets running backs have caught 53 of the 126 completions
The Jets tight ends have caught 21 of the 126 completions
The Jets receivers have caught only 52 of the 126 completions
The only receiver to have scored a touchdown so far in 2004 is Jon Carter
WR Santana Moss hasn’t scored a touchdown in the last ten games
In ten games against the Dolphins, RB Curtis Martin has had one 100-yard rushing game, caught 27 passes, rushed for 693 yards and scored 4 touchdowns
In his two games against the Dolphins last season, Moss caught 12 passes for 208 yards and scored once
In his two games against the Dolphins, Pennington has completed 69.6% of his passes, tossed one touchdown and has no interceptions

Oakland Raiders (@ San Diego)

The Raiders are 55-32-2 lifetime against the Chargers
The Raiders have lost four straight football games
QB Kerry Collins has thrown at least one interception in every game played this season
RB Amos Zereoue continues to get most of the carries but is only averaging 3.2 YPC in the last three weeks
WR Ronald Curry has only had 5 receptions for 46 yards in the past two games
WR Jerry Porter had his finest game since the 5^th week of 2002 last weekend when he caught 6 passes for 113 yards and a score

Philadelphia Eagles (vs. Baltimore)

The Ravens are Eagles have played only once. It ended in a tie (10 to 10)
QB Donovan McNabb is averaging 292.2 passing yards per game and his completion pct. (65.7%) is 7.9% above his lifetime mark of 57.8%
McNabb has had two 4-passing touchdown games already this season (week one against the Giants and week seven against the Browns)
McNabb has thrown for at least 330 yards in three of the six games this year
RB Brian Westbrook has been ruled out for this weekend’s game
Westbrook has had 13 or fewer carries in four of the six games this season
WR Terrell Owens has caught at least one touchdown pass in five of the six games this year
Owens is on pace to haul in 21 touchdown passes
Owens has had four straight 100-yard receiving games
The TE position has combined for 32 receptions, 326 yards and 5 touchdowns

Pittsburgh Steelers (vs. New England)

The Steelers have won 12 of the 18 meetings between these two teams
The Steelers have never started 6-1 under coach Bill Cowher (Last time was in 1978’s 14-2 Super Bowl season)
Is QB Ben Roethlisberger really a rookie? He is completing 69.0% of his passes and has 7 touchdown passes against 4 interceptions
All five games have been very similar for Roethlisberger. He has thrown for 176, 163, 174, 231 and 193 yards during that stretch
Roethlisberger has thrown at least one touchdown in all five games
RB Jerome Bettis has a 1.7 YPC average, 37 carries and 7 touchdowns on the year
Bettis has yet to catch a pass this season
Bettis hasn’t enjoyed a double-digit touchdown season since 1996 when he scored 11 times (his first season in Pittsburgh)
Staley has had 91+ yards rushing in five of the six games
Staley only has 25 receiving yards on the season
Staley only has one touchdown on the season
In his first three games, WR Plaxico Burress had 5 receptions for 103 yards and 0 touchdowns
In his last three games, Burress has had 13 receptions for 253 yards and 2 touchdowns
Burress has caught over five receptions in a game just once in the last ten games
A model of consistency: WR Hines Ward has caught at least 6 passes in every game this season
Ward has only scored twice this year

San Diego Chargers (vs. Oakland)

The Chargers are 32-55-2 lifetime against the Raiders
QB Drew Brees has yet to throw for more than 227 yards in a game this season
QB Drew Brees has 9 touchdowns and only 3 interceptions on the season
Brees is on pace to set career highs in completion percentage, YPA, passing touchdowns and interceptions-to-attempts ratio. Not bad for a player that was expected to be tossed to the curb this year
RB LaDainian Tomlinson has only caught 22 passes this season. He’ll have to really pick it up to reach the 100-reception mark of last season
Tomlinson has scored one touchdown in all but one game this season
Tomlinson only has two 100-yard rushing games this season
In his last three games, Tomlinson has carried the ball 59 times for 167 yards (2.83 YPC)
WR Eric Parker has caught 10 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown in the last two games
Parker has never reached the 100-yard receiving plateau in a game
TE Antonio Gates is the leading fantasy tight end in 2004. He is on pace to catch 101 passes this season
Gates has caught 28 passes and scored 3 touchdowns in the last four weeks
In six games against the Raiders, Tomlinson has rushed for 754 yards on 155 carries, caught 33 passes and scored 7 times

San Francisco 49ers (@ Chicago)

The 49ers are 30-26-1 lifetime against the Bears
QB Tim Rattay is putting up big numbers. He has averaged 294.3 yards per game and has thrown 7 touchdowns in those 4 games
Rattay is averaging 41 passing attempts per game
In his last four games, RB Kevan Barlow has carried the ball 60 times for 177 yards (3.0 YPC) and scored only one touchdown
WR Cedrick Wilson has caught 3+ passes in every game he has played in this season
Wilson has never reached the 100-yard mark
After a terrible start, WR Brandon Lloyd has rebounded with 11 receptions for 149 yards and 2 scores in the last two games
TE Eric Johnson is on pace for a staggering 120 receptions this season
Johnson has twice caught 10+ passes in a game this season

Seattle Seahawks (vs. Carolina)

The Seahawks are 0-1 lifetime against the Panthers
The Seahawks have lost three straight games for the first time since the first three weeks of 2002
QB Matt Hasselbeck is really struggling. He is completing only 53.6% of his passes and has thrown 1 touchdown pass against 6 interceptions in the last two weeks
RB Shaun Alexander has only carried the ball 28 times combined in the last two games. He needs to average 20+ carries per game for the Seahawks to succeed
Alexander has two 100-yard rushing games this season
Seahawks’ receivers have only caught 3 touchdown passes on the season
WR Darrell Jackson has caught 5+ passes in all but one game this year and has had 90+ yards receiving in four of the games
WR Koren Robinson has had one great game this year (9r 150 yards) and has been mediocre in the other five (15 receptions for 204 yards)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Bye)

Bye week

Tennessee Titans (vs. Cincinnati)

The Titans (Oilers) are 37-30-1 lifetime against the Bengals
QB Steve McNair is listed as questionable this week and there is a real possibility he will miss the next couple of weeks to rest his bruised sternum
RB Chris Brown has turf toe and is listed as questionable this week
The Titans are 1-5 in the last six games
Both quarterbacks (McNair, Billy Volek) have struggled. They are averaging only 5.59 yards per attempt and have thrown only 6 touchdowns against 9 interceptions
RB Chris Brown is the 8^th best back in fantasy football this season
Brown started hot but has only rushed for 107 yards on 27 carries and no touchdowns in the last two weeks
WR Derrick Mason has caught 29 passes in the last four weeks. He is on pace to haul in 101 receptions
Mason has only had one 100-yard receiving game this season
WR Drew Bennett started hot but only has 8 receptions for 124 yards in the last three games
The rise of TE Ben Troupe has begun. He has caught 8 passes in the last two weeks
In five games against the Bengals, Mason has caught 31 passes for 503 yards and scored 5 times

Washington Redskins (vs. Green Bay)

The Redskins are 13-15-1 lifetime against the Packers
The Redskins have yet to score 20 points in a game this season
QB Mark Brunell has been awful. He is completing only 51.2% of his throws and has a YPA of only 5.4
WR Laveranues Coles has been a disappointment. He has caught 31 passes but only for 368 yards and no touchdowns
Coles only caught 7 passes for 77 yards in the last two weeks
In week three, WR Rod Gardner went nuts with 10 receptions for 167 yards and 2 touchdowns. Since then he has caught 6 passes for a whopping 48 yards
RB Clinton Portis is the 10^th best back in fantasy football this season
Portis has carried the ball 20+ times in every game this season and is on pace to finish with 408 carries on the season. He has only scored three times