Tidbits - Week 9
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Posted 11/4 by Chris Smith, Exclusive to Footballguys.com
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Arizona Cardinals (@
Miami)
- The
Cardinals have never defeated the Dolphins in eight games
- The
Cardinals are 0-4 on the road this season
- The
Cardinals have surrendered 69 points in the last two road games
- The
offense is averaging 111.9
rushing yards and 158.0
passing yards per game
- The
defense is giving up 120.7
rushing yards and 208.3
passing yards per game
- WR
Anquan Boldin had nine games with 80+ yards receiving last year as a
rookie
- Boldin’s
101 receptions was the most ever by a rookie receiver
- QB
Josh McCown is only on pace to toss 11 touchdown passes this season
- McCown
has had five games with less than 200 passing yards this season
- RB
Emmitt Smith is averaging 4.0 yards per carry and has scored 5 touchdowns
- Smith
has had three games this season in which he hasn’t averaged 3.0 YPC
- WR
Larry Fitzgerald failed to record a reception last week against the
Bills. It was the first time in his
young career he failed to catch a pass
- Boldin
caught 4 passes for 50 yards in his first game back
- The
Cardinals are 0-4 on the road this season
Atlanta Falcons (Bye Week)
Baltimore Ravens (vs. Cleveland)
- The Ravens are 7-4 lifetime against the
Browns
- The
Ravens are 3-2 against the Browns in Baltimore
- The
offense is averaging 137.6
rushing yards and 122.3
passing yards per game
- The
defense is giving up 100.0
rushing yards and 190.1
passing yards per game
- The
Ravens are 2-1 at home this season and have scored 74 points in the three
games while giving up only 46
- QB
Kyle Boller is 29 of 56 passing for 269 yards (4.8 YPA) with no touchdown
passes and three interceptions in two games against the Browns
- Boller
has yet to throw for more than 191 yards this season
- Boller
has only had one multiple-passing touchdown game in his career
- WR
Randy Hymes caught 5 passes in week one against the Browns
- TE
Todd Heap caught 9 passes for 86 yards in week one against the Browns
- Heap
only caught 2 passes in two games last year against the Browns
- RB
Chester Taylor has yet to score a touchdown on 67 carries (and 9
receptions)
- The
Ravens leading receiver Hymes is on pace to catch only 39 passes this
season
Buffalo Bills (vs. New York Jets)
- The
Bills are 48-40 lifetime against the Jets
- The
Bills are 3-2 against the Jets in Buffalo over the last five seasons
- The
offense is averaging 104.3
rushing yards and 166.3
passing yards per game
- The
defense is giving up 97.0
rushing yards and 169.1
passing yards per game
- Comparing
the two running backs Travis Henry and Willis McGahee…
- Henry has 88 carries for 302 yards (3.4 YPC); 8 rec. for 35 yards and no
scores
- McGahee has 91 carries for 347 yards (3.7 YPC); 7 rec. for 55 yards and
two scores
- WR
Eric Moulds has only had one 100-yard receiving game in the last sixteen
weeks
- Moulds
hasn’t had a multiple-touchdown game since week 14 of the 2002 season
- In
nine games against the Jets, WR Eric Moulds has caught 48 passes for 651
yards and scored 3 touchdowns
- QB
Drew Bledsoe hasn’t had a 300-yard passing performance since week two of
last season (a span of twenty-one games)
- In
his four games as a Bills’ player against the Jets, Bledsoe has 726 yards,
2 touchdowns and 6 interceptions
- In
eight games against the Jets, Moulds has caught 42 passes for 597 yards
and 3 touchdowns
- In
those eight games, Moulds has reached the 100-yard receiving mark three
times and failed to reach the 50-yard mark three times
Carolina Panthers (vs. Oakland)
- The
Panthers are 1-1 lifetime against the Raiders
- The
offense is averaging 102.9
rushing yards and 210.6
passing yards per game
- The
defense is giving up 152.6
rushing yards and 179.6
passing yards per game
- The
Panthers have scored over 20 points just once this season
- Panthers’
football? QB Jake Delhomme has 36+
attempts in five of the seven games this season
- Panthers’
football? The Panthers running
backs have only two rushing touchdowns on the year
- Four
running backs have 23+ carries on the year
- WR
Keary Colbert is averaging 68.5 yards per game. That equals 1,096 yards over the course
of a sixteen-game season
- Colbert
has two 100-yard receiving games on the year
- In two
games this season, WR Muhsin Muhammad has caught 15 passes for 220 yards
and two touchdowns
- In the
other five games, Muhammad has caught 16 passes for 176 yards and two
touchdowns
Chicago Bears (@ New York Giants)
- The Bears are 26-18-2 lifetime against
the Giants
- The
offense is averaging 115.7
rushing yards and 147.0
passing yards per game
- The
defense is giving up 128.3
rushing yards and 193.3
passing yards per game
- Three
Bears’ quarterbacks have seen significant action this year. They have combined for
- 110 completions on 205 attempts (53.7%)
- 5.7 YPA
- 3 touchdown passes against 6 interceptions
- Last
week a receiver finally caught a touchdown pass. It was the first pass of the game for
rookie QB Craig Krenzel and it went to fellow rookie, WR Bernard Berrian
- WR
David Terrell is officially an enigma.
He has caught 14 passes for 242 yards in two of the games and only
4 receptions for 49 yards in the other four games
Cincinnati Bengals (vs. Dallas)
- The
Bengals are 3-5 lifetime against the Cowboys
- The
offense is averaging 100.1
rushing yards and 190.7
passing yards per game
- The
defense is giving up 155.4
rushing yards and 202.0
passing yards per game
- QB
Carson Palmer has only had more touchdowns than interceptions once in a
game this season (back in week one against the Jets)
- Last
year, Jon Kitna threw one touchdown pass every twenty attempts
- This
year, Palmer has thrown one touchdown pass every 49.4 attempts
- RB
Rudi Johnson has carried the ball 16+ times in every game this season and
is on pace to finish with 343 carries
- Rudi
Johnson is up to 4 touchdowns in his seven games this season
- WR
Kelly Washington had some success last week against the Titans (3
receptions for 55 yards)
- WR
Chad Johnson has had 13 receptions in the last two weeks
- Chad
Johnson has only scored two touchdowns in the seven games after finishing
with ten scores a year ago
Cleveland Browns (@ Baltimore)
- The
Browns are 4-7 lifetime against the Ravens but won the game earlier this
season 20-3
- The
offense is averaging 120.4
rushing yards and 188.9
passing yards per game
- The
defense is giving up 107.4
rushing yards and 239.4
passing yards per game
- The
Browns are 3-1 at home this season (and almost knocked off the Eagles)
- The
Browns are 0-3 on the road this season
- On
the road this season, QB Jeff Garcia has completed 45 of 92 passes (48.9%)
for 5.01 YPA, thrown 2 touchdowns and had 4 picked off
- Garcia
threw for 180 yards and a touchdown in week one against the Ravens
- WR
Andre’ Davis has three games with 93+ yards receiving this season
- In
the last two weeks, RB William Green has carried the ball 39 times for 179
yards and scored a touchdown
- Green
has rushed for 177 yards on 63 carries against the Ravens and hasn’t
scored
- In
weeks four and five, Green carried the ball 7 times for 44 yards
- Green
is averaging 4.2 yards per carry
- In
the last two games, RB Lee Suggs has carried the ball 28 times for 97
yards, but has added 105 receiving yards and scored twice
- In
his one game against the Ravens, Suggs gained 68 yards on 20 carries
- WR
Andre Davis has never scored a touchdown against the Ravens in five games
- Back
during the 2002 season, WR Dennis Northcutt had a career game against the
Ravens when he caught 8 passes for 165 yards and 2 touchdowns
Dallas Cowboys (@ Cincinnati)
- The
Cowboys are 5-3 lifetime against the Bengals
- The
offense is averaging 100.9
rushing yards and 255.7
passing yards per game
- The
defense is giving up 125.0
rushing yards and 216.6
passing yards per game
- QB
Vinny Testaverde had a rushing touchdown last week for the first time
since the 1998 season
- Testaverde
has at least one touchdown pass in every game this season
- Testaverde
accounted for four touchdowns last week (3 passing, 1 rushing) last
week. That was his highest output
since he put up 5 touchdowns in the 2000 season against the Dolphins
- RB
Eddie George had a season-high 31 carries last week. Despite the high number, George was
still unable to crack 100-yards rushing (finished with 99)
- WR
Keyshawn Johnson is averaging 14.9 yards per reception. If that number stays the same, that will
be his highest average as a pro.
- Johnson
is on pace to catch nine touchdown passes which would be his best result
since the 1998 season when he caught ten
- In
the last two weeks, TE Jason Whitten has caught 17 passes for 196 yards
and caught two touchdown passes
Denver Broncos (vs. Houston)
- These
two teams have never met
- The
offense is averaging 137.6
rushing yards and 251.0
passing yards per game
- The
defense is giving up 106.5
rushing yards and 160.6 passing
yards per game
- The
Bengals have given up 64 points in the last two games to the Bengals and
Falcons
- QB
Jake Plummer has thrown 10 touchdown passes in the last four weeks but has
also been picked off 8 times
- Plummer
threw for a career-best 499 yards last week against the Falcons but the
Broncos lost the game
- Plummer
is on pace to throw for 4,096 yards and 30 touchdowns
- Plummer
has never thrown for more than 18 touchdowns in a season (already has 15
this year after eight games)
- WR
Ashley Lelie has caught 12 passes in the last two games
- Lelie
is on pace to catch 56 passes for 968 yards and score 8 times
- WR Rod
Smith is on pace to catch 82 passes for 1,216 yards and score 6 touchdowns
- RB
Reuben Droughns finally slowed down after three straight 100-yard rushing
games. He only managed to rush for
49 yards on 15 carries last week
Detroit Lions (vs. Washington)
- The
Lions are 10-27 lifetime against the Redskins
- The
offense is averaging 76.6
rushing yards and 172.7
passing yards per game
- The
defense is giving up 107.4
rushing yards and 253.3
passing yards per game
- QB
Joey Harrington continues to impress.
He is on pace to throw for 2958 yards, 27 touchdowns and only 9
interceptions
- Harrington
hasn’t had more interceptions than touchdowns in any game this season. Last year it happened seven times
- Baby
steps for rookie RB Kevin Jones. He
has gained 101 yards on 24 carries in the last two weeks and scored twice
- WR
Tai Streets has been a big disappointment for the Lions. He is only averaging 7.7 yards per
reception
Green Bay Packers (Bye Week)
Houston Texans (@ Denver)
- These
two teams have never met
- The
offense is averaging 99.9
rushing yards and 261.3
passing yards per game
- The
defense is giving up 113.9
rushing yards and 233.7
passing yards per game
- If the
Texans prevail this weekend, they will tie the franchise record of five
wins in a season
- QB
David Carr has become a great NFL player.
He is on pace to throw for 4,382 yards and toss 21 touchdowns
- RB
Domanick Davis has been a huge disappointment this year. He is only averaging 2.8 yards per carry
on the year and has scored only 3 times
- Andre
Johnson is now an elite NFL receiver.
He is on pace to catch 96 passes for 1,520 yards and score 9 times
- Johnson
hasn’t had less than 58 yards in a game this season
Indianapolis Colts (vs. Minnesota)
- The Colts are 11-7-1 lifetime against the
Vikings
- The
offense is averaging 111.1
rushing yards and 302.9
passing yards per game
- The
defense is giving up 112.9
rushing yards and 305.9
passing yards per game
- QB Peyton
Manning’s numbers are sick! He is
on pace for 4,939 passing yards, 50 touchdown passes, 9 interceptions and
has a YPA of 9.0
- In his
last 844 passing attempts in the regular season, Manning has thrown only
14 interceptions while tossing 52 touchdowns
- In the
last two games, Manning has thrown for 840 yards, 8 touchdowns and only 1
interception but the Colts lost both games
- The
Colts defense has given up 72 points in the last two weeks
- RB
Edgerrin James has only carried the ball 28 times in the last two weeks
and gained 121 yards. He added 144
yards worth of receptions though
- WR
Marvin Harrison has caught four touchdown passes in the last two weeks
- If WR
Reggie Wayne keeps up his stats he’ll finish with 1,328 receiving yards,
which would lead the team. It would
be the first time since 1995 that a receiver other than Harrison
led the Colts in receiving yardage.
- The
Colts are still on pace to have three receivers finish with 1,100 yards
receiving on the year (Harrison, Wayne and Brandon Stokley)
Jacksonville Jaguars (Bye
Week)
Kansas City Chiefs (@ Tampa Bay)
- The
Chiefs are 5-3 lifetime against the Buccaneers
- The
offense is averaging 167.6
rushing yards and 238.6
passing yards per game
- The
defense is giving up 112.0
rushing yards and 227.9
passing yards per game
- The
Chiefs have come alive. They have
scored 101 points in the last two weeks
- QB
Trent Green is completing 65.6% of his throws and is on pace to throw for
4,071 yards, 20 touchdowns and only 9 interceptions
- In the
last three games, Green has completed 74.5% of his throws for 973 yards
and has tossed 5 touchdowns
- RB
Priest Holmes has had five 100-yard rushing games this year
- Holmes
is on pace to rush for 1,904 yards and score a staggering 28 touchdowns
- Holmes
has scored at least one touchdown in the last thirteen games
- In the
last three years, Holmes has had a multiple-touchdown game twenty-one
times
- In the
last twelve games, Holmes has scored 26 touchdowns
- TE
Tony Gonzalez is on pace to catch 77 passes for 1,034 yards and score 9 touchdowns
- Gonzalez
has two 100-yard receiving games this season
Miami Dolphins (vs. Arizona)
- The
Dolphins are 8-0 lifetime against the Cardinals
- Dolphins’ quarterbacks have thrown 8 touchdowns
and 13 interceptions on the season
- RB Sammy Morris is having a little success
running the football. He is
averaging 3.7 yards per carry
- WR Chris Chambers has had three straight games
with 3 receptions
Minnesota
Vikings (@ Indianapolis)
- The
Vikings are 7-11-1 lifetime against the Colts
- The
offense is averaging 123.1
rushing yards and 308.3
passing yards per game
- The
defense is giving up 106.0
rushing yards and 243.4
passing yards per game
- QB
Daunte Culpepper finally had a mediocre game last week but he is still
completing 70.7% of his throws and is on pace to toss 46 touchdowns and
pass for 4,983 yards
- After
a sizzling start, Culpepper has only thrown for 414 yards in the last two
weeks (how important is WR Randy Moss again?)
- The
Vikings have only rushed for 3 touchdowns this season. RB Michael Bennett has one of them
despite only 6 carries
- WR
Marcus Robinson has 7 receptions for 124 yards and a touchdown in the last
two weeks while Moss has been hurt
- WR
Nate Burleson has 12 receptions in the last two week plus a touchdown
- Burleson
has only one 100-yard receiving game thus far in his career
New England Patriots (@ St. Louis)
- The
Patriots are 3-5 lifetime against the Rams
- The
offense is averaging 109.1
rushing yards and 224.4
passing yards per game
- The
defense is giving up 126.6
rushing yards and 212.4
passing yards per game
- QB
Tom Brady’s YPA is an impressive 7.7 this season. His career best prior to the 2004 season
was 6.9
- Brady
has thrown a touchdown in ten consecutive games
- Brady
has thrown 21 touchdown passes in the last ten games
- RB
Corey Dillon has three 100-yard rushing games this season
- WR
David Givens has had three 100-yard receiving games so far in 2004
- Givens
is on pace to finish with 1,239 receiving yards
- TE
Daniel Graham caught seven passes in week one. Since then he has only caught 11 passes
(but has scored four times)
New Orleans Saints (@ San Diego)
- The
Saints are 2-6 lifetime against the Chargers
- The
offense is averaging 93.3
rushing yards and 232.7
passing yards per game
- The
defense is giving up 141.3
rushing yards and 275.4
passing yards per game
- QB
Aaron Brooks has only thrown 3 interceptions in his last thirteen games
(456 attempts)
- The
Saints have given up 20+ points in every game this season
- RB
Deuce McAllister has scored four touchdowns in the last two games
- McAllister
is averaging a poor 3.4 yards per carry so far in 2004. Last season he averaged 4.7 YPC
- McAllister
has only caught 8 receptions in five games on the year
- WR
Joe Horn is on pace for career-bests in receptions (107)
- Horn
has caught six or more passes in all but one game during this season
- Horn
has two 100-yard games on the year
- WR
Donte Stallworth started quickly but only has 6 receptions for 76 yards in
the last three games
- TE
Boo Williams high in receiving yardage in one game this year is only 41
yards
New York Giants (vs. Chicago)
- The
Giants are 18-26-2 lifetime against the Bears
- The
offense is averaging 137.3
rushing yards and 209.4
passing yards per game
- The
defense is giving up 118.3
rushing yards and 208.7
passing yards per game
- In the
Giants two losses, they were outscored 30 to 59. In their five wins, they outscored the
opposition 121 to 54
- The
Giants are 3rd in the NFL in points given up
- QB
Kurt Warner has a good 7.6 YPA on the year and has a completion percentage
of 64.9%
- RB
Tiki Barber continues to excel. He is
on pace to rush for 1,710 yards, put up 804 receiving yards and score 16
touchdowns
- Barber
has five 100-yard rushing games and one 100-yard receiving game this
season and has scored in all but one game
- Barber
is ranked 2nd overall in fantasy points this season
- Giants
receivers have caught only one touchdown pass on the year
- WR
Amani Toomer is on pace to catch only 66 passes for 919 yards and hasn’t
scored
- Toomer
has had less than 70 yards receiving in six of the seven games this season
- TE
Jeremy Shockey has yet to catch more then 5 passes in a game this season
New York Jets (@ Buffalo)
- The
Jets are 40-48 lifetime against the Bills
- The
Jets have given up 14 points or less in the last five games
- RB
Curtis Martin is having a great season.
He is on pace to rush for 1,824 yards and score 18 times. He is cementing his place in the Hall of
Fame
- Martin
has had five 100-yard rushing games on the year (70 and 77 yards in the
other two games)
- Martin
has rushed for at least 1,094 yards in every season of his ten year career
- In
three seasons as a starting quarterback, Chad Pennington has thrown 43
touchdowns and 20 interceptions
- Pennington
has only thrown 2 interceptions on the season (201 pass attempts)
- Pennington
has had three games this season in which he didn’t throw a touchdown pass
- Pennington
has only had one 300-yard passing game in his last twenty-seven starts
- Pennington
threw for 304 yards and a touchdown against the Bills in week five
- Martin
rushed for 77 yards on 22 carries without a touchdown in the first meeting
this season between the Jets and Bills
- In
eleven games against the Bills, Martin has rushed for 861 yards and scored
four touchdowns
- WR
Justin McCareins is leading the Jets with 316 receiving yards this season
- TE
Chris Baker has three touchdowns on the season but only 13 receptions
Oakland Raiders (@ Carolina)
- The
Raiders are 1-1 against the Panthers
- The
offense is averaging 80.8
rushing yards and 235.8
passing yards per game
- The
defense is giving up 130.6
rushing yards and 220.3
passing yards per game
- The
Raiders have lost five straight games by a combined score of 74 to 169
- QB
Kerry Collins has 11 interceptions in only 6 games this season
- In
week four, RB Amos Zereoue rushed for 117 yards and scored twice. Since then he has carried the ball 52
times for 144 yards with no scores
- Prior
to this season, RB Zack Crockett scored 28 touchdown in four years (188
carries)
- This
season, Crockett has 0 touchdowns on only 4 carries
- WR
Jerry Porter has caught 10 passes for 163 yards and a score in the past two
weeks
- WR
Doug Gabriel has caught 7 passes for 109 yards in the last two games
- WR
Ronald Curry has only caught 5 passes for 46 yards in the last two games
- In his
last two games, TE Doug Jolley has caught 7 passes for 94 yards and scored
twice
Philadelphia Eagles (@ Pittsburgh)
- The
Eagles are 44-27-3 lifetime against the Steelers
- The
offense is averaging 107.0
rushing yards and 267.0
passing yards per game
- The
defense is giving up 113.3
rushing yards and 225.0
passing yards per game
- The
Eagles are 17-1 in their last eighteen regular season games
- The
Eagles have given up 17 points or less in all but one game this season
- QB
Donovan McNabb is on pace to toss 32 touchdown passes this season
- McNabb
hasn’t thrown for less than 200 yards in his last eleven games
- McNabb
has accounted for three or more touchdowns in six of his last eleven games
- WR
Terrell Owens is on pace to catch 21 touchdowns
- Owens
has had five straight 100-yard receiving games
- The
tight end position has accounted for five touchdowns
Pittsburgh Steelers (vs.
Philadelphia)
- The
Steelers are 27-44-3 lifetime against the Eagles
- The
Eagles have won the last two games in the series
- The
offense is averaging 147.7
rushing yards and 182.1
passing yards per game
- The
defense is giving up 89.3
rushing yards and 193.6
passing yards per game
- The
Steelers have won five games in a row
- The
Steelers have given up 20+ points in five of the seven games this season
- Rookie
sensation, QB Ben Roethlisberger is completing 70.1% of his throws; has a
YPA of 8.3 and has thrown 9 touchdowns against only 4 interceptions
- Roethlisberger
has had at least one touchdown pass in every game
- In
the last three games, WR Plaxico Burress has caught 12 passes for 247
yards and 4 touchdowns
- In
the last three games, WR Hines Ward has caught 21 passes for 195 yards and
0 touchdowns
- RB
Jerome Bettis has scored 8 touchdowns on only 52 carries. He is 2nd in the NFL in the
rushing touchdowns category
- RB
Duce Staley is averaging over 100 rushing yards per game
- Staley
has had four 100-yard rushing games
San Diego Chargers (vs. New Orleans)
- The
Chargers are 6-2 lifetime against the Saints
- The
offense is averaging 134.1
rushing yards and 204.9
passing yards per game
- The
defense is giving up 81.5
rushing yards and 249.1
passing yards per game
- The
leading offense in the NFL is the Chargers? Yes, right now the Chargers are 1st
overall with 219 points scored
- QB
Drew Brees is on fire. He is
completing 67.0% of his throws and has 14 touchdowns against 3
interceptions
- Brees
has only thrown an interception in two games this season
- Last
season, Brees tossed only 11 touchdowns in 356 attempts
- This
season, Brees has thrown 14 touchdowns in only 206 attempts
- Brees
is the 4th ranked fantasy quarterback this season (Who out
there saw that one coming?)
- The
Chargers are having offensive success without great stats from RB
LaDainian Tomlinson. He is
averaging only 4.0 yards per carry and is catching 3 passes per game
- Tomlinson
is currently the sixth ranked fantasy running back
- TE
Antonio Gates continues to star. He
is on pace to catch 98 passes for 1092 yards and score ten times
San Francisco 49ers (vs. Seattle)
- The
49ers are 6-5 lifetime against the Seahawks
- The
offense is averaging 85.3
rushing yards and 231.4
passing yards per game
- The
defense is giving up 115.3
rushing yards and 200.6
passing yards per game
- QB
Ken Dorsey failing as a pro quarterback.
On the year he has completed 53.9% of his throws; has a poor YPA of
5.1 and hasn’t thrown a touchdown pass in 115 attempts
- QB
Tim Rattay has been pretty solid with healthy. He has completed 64.4% of his throws
with a YPA of 7.2 and 7 touchdowns 163 attempts
- RB
Kevan Barlow has rushed for 79 yards or less in all but one game this
season
- Barlow
is on pace to rush for only 967 yards on 267 attempts
- WR
Brandon Lloyd has caught 5 passes for 96 yards and one touchdown in the
last two games
- TE
Eric Johnson has slowed down with only 5 receptions for 33 yards in the
last two games
St. Louis Rams (vs. New England)
- The
Rams are 5-3 lifetime against the Patriots
- The offense
is averaging 111.3 rushing
yards and 264.1 passing
yards per game
- The
defense is giving up 129.7
rushing yards and 229.7 passing
yards per game
- The
Rams have given up 21+ points in five of the seven games this season
- QB
Marc Bulger is on pace to throw for 4,537 yards
- Bulger
has only thrown for less than 264 yards once this season
- Last
season, Bulger averaged one interception every 24.2 attempts. This season, it is down to one
interception every 35.7 attempts
- RB
Marshall Faulk is on pace for 1,063 rushing yards and 493 receiving yards
- Faulk
has rushed for 61 or fewer yards in five of the seven games this season
- RB
Steven Jackson has yet to carry the ball more than 13 times in a game
- After
four straight 100-yard receiving games to start the season, WR Isaac Bruce
has cooled off slightly. He only
has 12 receptions for 187 yards in the last three games
- Bruce
has only caught one touchdown pass on the year (44 receptions)
- Last
week against the Dolphins, WR Torry Holt caught only 1 pass for 4
yards. That was his worst game
since the 1999 season
Seattle Seahawks (@ San Francisco)
- The
Seahawks are 5-6 lifetime against the 49ers
- The
offense is averaging 135.3
rushing yards and 221.1
passing yards per game
- The
defense is giving up 99.6
rushing yards and 213.0
passing yards per game
- The
Seahawks only gave up 13 points in the first three weeks. Since then they have surrendered 105
points in four games
- In
the last three games, QB Matt Hasselbeck has only thrown 2 touchdowns
against 7 interceptions
- Hasselbeck’s
YPA (6.6), completion percentage (55.6%) and touchdowns per attempt (1
every 30.3 attempts) are all significantly down from last season
- Hasselbeck
has thrown for 1,203 passing yards in four games against the 49ers with
eight touchdowns and 5 interceptions
- RB
Shaun Alexander is on pace to score 23 touchdowns this season and to rush
for 1,625 yards
- Alexander
scored three touchdowns in the first meeting between these teams this
season.
- Alexander
has never had a 100-yard rushing game against the 49ers
- Alexander
has carried the ball 103 times for 383 yards and scored 555 touchdowns in
his five games against the 49ers
- WR
Jerry Rice has only caught 2 touchdown passes in his last twenty-five
games
- WR
Koren Robinson has 66 or less yards in all but one game this season
- Robinson
caught only 1 pass for 12 yards against the 49ers earlier this year
- WR
Darrell Jackson has only one 100-yard receiving game on the year but has
gone over the 90-yard mark an additional 3 times
- Jackson
caught 7 passes for 97 yards in the first meeting this year
- In
five games against the 49ers, Jackson has caught 28 passes for 373 yards
and 2 scores
Tampa
Bay Buccaneers (vs. Kansas City)
- The
Buccaneers are 3-5 lifetime against the Chiefs
- The
offense is averaging 85.4
rushing yards and 206.3 passing
yards per game
- The
defense is giving up 117.6
rushing yards and 148.6
passing yards per game
- QB
Brian Griese is completing 70.7% of his passes and has 4 touchdowns
against 1 interception
- RB
Michael Pittman is averaging 4.1 YPC and 9.1 yards per reception and has
scored two touchdowns in four games
- Rookie
WR Michael Clayton is having a strong rookie campaign. He is on pace to catch 85 receptions for
1,154 yards on the year
- Clayton
has caught 6 ore more passes four times
- The
Buccaneers have only scored nine touchdowns on the season
Tennessee
Titans (Bye Week)
Washington
Redskins (@ Detroit)
- The
Redskins are 27-10 lifetime against the Lions
- The
offense is averaging 113.1
rushing yards and 165.7
passing yards per game
- The
defense is giving up 86.9
rushing yards and 165.4
passing yards per game
- The
Redskins defense is ranked 8th with only 123 points allowed on
the season
- The
Redskins have yet to score twenty points in a game this season
- QB
Mark Brunell is averaging an embarrassing 5.3 Y/A. That number is inexcusable out of a
veteran player such as Brunell
- RB
Clinton Portis is on pace to rush for 1,515 yards this season but is
averaging only 3.9 YPC
- Portis
has had 20 or more carries in all but one game on the year
- WR
Laveranues Coles is on pace for 87 receptions but has yet to record a
touchdown
- Coles
has had two 100-yard receiving games on the year
- WR Rod
Gardner is on pace to catch 59 passes for 875 yards and score 11
touchdowns
- Gardner
has only nine receptions for 89 yards in the last four games (but does
have three touchdowns in that span)
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