STATS

PASSING	Hasselbeck: 189-304-2,025-11-8-82.7	Vick: 173-305-2,119-11-4-84.9
RUSHING	Alexander: 226-902-4.0-11	Vick (QB): 85-663-7.8-8
RECEIVING	Robinson: 56-900-16.1-4	Finneran: 46-662-14.4-4
OFFENSE	336.2	330.6
TAKE/GIVE	0	+10
DEFENSE	368.8	334.2
SACKS	Bernard (R): 4.0	Kerney: 9.0
INTs	Tongue: 3	Carpenter: 4
PUNTING	Feagles: 42.2	Mohr: 41.7
KICKING	Lindell: 82 (28/28 PAT; 18/23 FG)	Feely: 104 (35/36 PAT; 23/29 FG)

SEAHAWKS:  Head coach MIKE HOLMGREN has 31-4 (.886) career mark when his club has 100-yard rusher��QB MATT HASSELBECK seeks third 300-yard passing game in past 4.  Rushed for career-high 62 yards last week vs. Eagles��RB SHAUN ALEXANDER has 7 career 100-yard rushing games & club is 6-1 (.857) in those contests.  Needs 98 yards rushing for his second consecutive 1,000-yard rushing season.  Has 27 career rushing TDs & needs 2 to pass SHERMAN SMITH (28) in third in club history.  Has 11 rushing TDs in 2002 & needs 5 to pass CHRIS WARREN (15) for club record��WR KOREN ROBINSON seeks fourth 100-yard receiving game of season.  Needs 100 yards to become fifth player in club history to post 1,000-yard receiving season.   WR BOBBY ENGRAM has 42 catches, 37 for first downs.  Tied for third in NFC with 21 third-down receptions (240 yards).  WR DARRELL JACKSON had 98 yards receiving, 1 TD in last meeting��DT JOHN RANDLE has 128.0 career sacks & needs 0.5 to pass RICKEY JACKSON in eighth on NFL�s all-time list��FALCONS:  QB MICHAEL VICK leads NFL with 1.3 INT pct. (4 INTs, 305 attempts).  Has led club to scores on 5 of his 9 drives (excluding possessions to run out clock) in final 2 minutes of half & game.  Leads NFL QBs with 663 yards rushing & 8 rushing TDs.  Needs 12 yards rushing to pass STEVE MC NAIR (674) for third-most rushing yards in single-season by QB in NFL history��Rookie RB T.J. DUCKETT (No. 18) leads NFC & ranks third among NFL rookies with 498 yards rushing.  Club is 8-1-1 when FB BOB CHRISTIAN has at least one carry��WR BRIAN FINNERAN has 46 receptions, 33 for first downs.  Seeks third 100-yard receiving game in past 4��CB RAY BUCHANAN has 29 INTs with Falcons & needs 1 to tie SCOTT CASE in third in club history��P CHRIS MOHR leads NFL in holding opponents to 69 PR yards��K JAY FEELY leads NFC & ranks third in NFL with 14 touchbacks on KOs.

STATS

PASSING	Brees: 254-413-2,562-12-15-73.7	Bledsoe: 323-510-3,842 (2L)-23 (T2C)-13-90.7
RUSHING	Tomlinson: 303-1,375 (3L)-4.5-13 (T3L)	Henry: 253-1,168-4.6-11
RECEIVING	Tomlinson (RB): 64-432-6.8-1	P. Price: 81-1,125-13.9-9 (T2C)
OFFENSE	324.6	371.2
TAKE/GIVE	0	-7
DEFENSE	370.1	333.9
SACKS	Johnson: 5.5	Schobel: 6.5
INTs	Edwards: 5	Clements: 4
PUNTING	Bennett: 40.7	Moorman: 43.8 (2C)
KICKING	Christie: 64 (31/32 PAT; 11/18 FG)	Hollis: 98 (T3C) (35/35 PAT; 21/28 FG)

PAST 3 decided by 3 points-or-less.  Six of past 7 decided by 5 points-or-less.  Home team has won past 4�� CHARGERS:  Executive Vice President�General Manager JOHN BUTLER was with Bills from 1988-2000 & held Exec. VP�GM title from 1993-2000��QB DREW BREES needs 438 yards for 1st career 3,000-yard season.  Has 61.5 comp. pct. & would be highest single-season mark in team history since 1985 (MARK HERRMANN, 65.7).  QB DOUG FLUTIE passed for 7,582 yards & 47 TDs with Bills (1998-2000)��RB LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON ranks 3rd in NFL in rushing yards (1,375) & 2nd in scrimmage yards (1,807).  Last week passed NATRONE MEANS (1,350 in 1994) for club�s single-season rushing mark��In past 3 vs. Bills, WR CURTIS CONWAY has 23 catches for 378 yards (126.0 yards per game) & 1 TD.  Aims for 4th consecutive 100-yard game vs. Buffalo��DE MARCELLUS WILEY had 19.0 sacks with Bills (1997-2000) & posted 2.0 sacks in last game vs. Buffalo.  K STEVE CHRISTIE (1992-2000) is Bills� leader in points (1,011) & FGs (234).  In last meeting at Buf, Christie kicked game-winning OT FG for Bills.  Has 9 OT FGs, tied for most in NFL history (JIM BREECH)��BILLS:  In 3 career games vs. SD, QB DREW BLEDSOE has completed 66 of 104 passes (63.5 pct.) for 796 yards with 9 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 107.7 passer rating.  On pace to set club records in attempts (628), completions (398) & passing yards (4,729)��RB TRAVIS HENRY ranks 5th in NFL with 11 rushing TDs, including 7 at home.  Needs 1 to tie for 3rd in team history for season��In past 2 vs. SD, WR ERIC MOULDS has 18 receptions for 240 yards (120.0 yards per game).  In last meeting at home, Moulds had 11 catches for 170 yards (15.6 avg.).  Had 2 TDs last week vs. NE to move into 2nd on club�s all-time list with 37 TD receptions (ELBERT DUBENION, 35).  Moulds & WR PEERLESS PRICE tie for team lead with 9 TDs.  Club record is 11 by BILL BROOKS (1995).  Price had 8 catches for 151 yards & 1 TD last year vs. SD��CB NATE CLEMENTS 10th in AFC in passes defensed (12).

STATS

PASSING	Pennington: 213-309-2,432-68.9-14-6-99.3 (1L)	Miller: 180-314-1,944-13-9-77.5
RUSHING	Martin: 196-778-4.0-6	Thomas: 214-721-3.4-6
RECEIVING	Coles: 73-1,022-14.0-4	Booker: 79 (3C)-1,082 (3C)-13.7-6
OFFENSE	305.5	286.5
TAKE/GIVE	+2	-2
DEFENSE	358.4	365.2
SACKS	J. Abraham: 7.0	Colvin: 10.5
INTs	D. Abraham: 3	M. Brown: 3
PUNTING	Turk: 41.6	Maynard: 41.4
KICKING	Hall: 82 (25/27 PAT; 19/26 FG)	Edinger: 85 (25/25 PAT; 20/25 FG)

JETS:  Have won 5 of past 6, outscoring opponents 50-6 in 4th quarter.  Are 10-4 (.714) on road under head coach HERMAN EDWARDS.  Club has won past 4 vs. NFC & is 3-0 in interconference road games under Edwards��QB CHAD PENNINGTON is 6-3 (.667) as starter & leads NFL in comp. pct. (68.9) & passer rating (99.3).  Is 2-0 vs. NFC with 131.3 rating, completing 45 of 55 passes (81.8 pct.) for 553 yards with 5 TDs vs. 1 INT��RB CURTIS MARTIN (10,045) became 16th player in NFL history with 10,000 rushing yards last week.  Needs 222 yards to become 2nd player all-time to start career with 8 consecutive 1,000-yard seasons (BARRY SANDERS)��WR LAVERANUES COLES has 30 catches for 476 yards (3 100�s) & 2 TDs in past 4 (119.0 yards per game).  Is 1st Jet since KEYSHAWN JOHNSON (1,170 in 1999) to post 1,000-yard season��CB DONNIE ABRAHAM has 4 INTs in past 5 vs. Bears (w/ TB) & has 6 career INTs against Chicago.  Rookie S JON MC GRAW helped preserve win last week with 1st career INT.  DE JOHN ABRAHAM leads club with 7.0 sacks & has 24.5 sacks in 35 career games�� BEARS:  Offense has scored TDs on 11 of past 17 redzone trips ��QB JIM MILLER needs 1 TD pass for career high (13).  Has 6 TDs & 2 INT in past 5 vs. AFC.  Has 1,944 yards passing & needs 356 yards for career high (2,299) ��RB LEON JOHNSON faces former club for first time.  Played in 29 games with Jets from 1997-99��WR MARTY BOOKER leads NFL with 20 catches of 20+ yards.  Has led club in receiving yards in 12 of past 16.  Averaging 5.9 catches per game in past 7 vs. AFC.  Needs 118 yards receiving to become fourth player in club history with 1,200 yards in season��WR DEZ WHITE has 43 catches & needs 3 for career high (45, 2001).  Has posted career-best 526 yards receiving in 2002.  WR MARCUS ROBINSON averaging 30.7 yards per TD catch (3 TDs) in 2002��Club ranks 2nd in NFL with 16 fumble takeaways (GB, 17) & has at least 1 takeaway in 31 consecutive games��LB ROSEVELT COLVIN has 10.5 sacks & needs 0.5 for career-high.

STATS

PASSING	Brunell: 214-365-2,451-14-6-84.9	Kitna: 233-356-2,489-15-11-86.9
RUSHING	Taylor: 251-1,153-4.6-7	Dillon: 262-1,073-4.1-7
RECEIVING	J. Smith: 67-880-13.1-5	C. Johnson: 55-905-16.5-5
OFFENSE	311.5	320.5
TAKE/GIVE	+11 (3C)	-11
DEFENSE	343.5	339.2
SACKS	Henderson (R), Stroud: 6.0	Williams: 5.0
INTs	McCree: 6 (T1L)	Hawkins, Kaesviharn: 2
PUNTING	Hanson: 44.9 (1C)	Dorsch (R): 32.4
KICKING	D. Boyd (R): 8 (2/2 PAT; 2/2 FG)	Rackers: 61 (28/29 PAT; 11/14 FG)

IT�S NOT CATCHY:  Jaguars have played 47 consecutive games without allowing opponent 10+ catches in game for longest such streak in NFL; Bengals possess 3rd-longest such streak (34)��JAGUARS:  Have won 7 of past 8 against Cincinnati��QB MARK BRUNELL has completed 198 of 333 passes (59.4 pct.) for 2,379 yards with 20 TDs & 6 INTs for 93.9 passer rating in 12 career games vs. Cincinnati.  Brunell�s 20 TDs are his most vs. any opponent��In past 3 vs. Cincy, RB FRED TAYLOR has rushed for 323 yards (107.7 yards per game) & 4 TDs.  Has TD run in 4 of 5 career meetings.  In past 3 weeks, has 325 rush yards (2 100s) & 2 TDs.  RB STACEY MACK had first multi-TD game vs. Bengals (71 rushing yards & 2 TDs)��WR JIMMY SMITH has 88 receptions for 1,116 yards & 7 TDs in career vs. Cincy��Club tied for 2nd most fumble takeaways in AFC (11)��S MARLON MC CREE is tied for NFL lead in INTs with 6.   DTs JOHN HENDERSON (rookie, No. 9) & MARCUS STROUD compose NFL�s top interior line sack duo with 6.0 each��K DANNY BOYD was 2-2 last week (33, 22) vs. Cle. � both kicks in game�s final 4:00��BENGALS:  Five of club�s past 9 losses by one-possession scores (8 points-or-less)��Offense has scored 20-or-more points in past 7 games � club�s longest such streak since 1985.  Team has posted 103 points in past 4 Dec.-Jan. games (25.8)��QB JON KITNA has 681 passing yards & 3 TDs in 3 career games vs. Jaguars.  In past 7 games, Kitna is averaging 269.6 passing yards with 14 TDs vs. 4 INTs for 102.0 passer rating��In 5 career home games vs. Jax, RB COREY DILLON has 365 rushing yards with 2 TDs & 13 receptions for 130 yards.  In 3 games vs. AFC South, Dillon has 394 rushing yards on 75 carries (5.3 avg.) & 3 TDs, including 2 100-yard games.   Has rushed for 6 TDs in past 7 Dec.-Jan. games��In 1 career game vs. Jags, WR CHAD JOHNSON had 4 catches for 47 yards (11.8) avg.  Has scored TD in 4 of past 6 games & has 100 rec. yards in 4 of past 5 overall.  Club has 5 players with 30+ catches for 1st time in history��LB TAKEO SPIKES has sack in 3 of past 4 vs. Jaguars��K NEIL RACKERS (11 of 14, .786) is AFC�s 5th-most accurate in FGs.

STATS

PASSING	Manning: 322-483-3,412 (3L)-21-16-87.8	Couch: 223-366-2,278-15-16-74.2
RUSHING	James: 242-848-3.5-2	Green: 174-584-3.4-3
RECEIVING	Harrison: 118 (1L)-1,394 (1L)-11.8-8	K. Johnson: 54-557-10.3-2
OFFENSE	348.3	315.7
TAKE/GIVE	-4	-3
DEFENSE	294.2 (3C)	332.7
SACKS	Freeney (R): 9.0 (2C)	Word: 7.0
INTs	Peterson: 3	Little: 4
PUNTING	H. Smith: 41.7	Gardocki: 41.9
KICKING	Vanderjagt: 84 (27/27 PAT; 19/27 FG)	P. Dawson: 87 (27/28 PAT; 20/26 FG)

SCHOOL DAYS:  Cleveland head coach BUTCH DAVIS coached Indianapolis RB EDGERRIN JAMES & WR REGGIE WAYNE at Miami��COLTS:  In past 5 seasons, head coach TONY DUNGY is 14-5 in December (.737).  Dungy�s favorite athlete as youngster was former Browns HOF RB JIM BROWN��In only meeting vs. Cleveland, QB PEYTON MANNING had 62.8 comp. pct. (27 of 43 passes) & threw for 276 yards.  With 170 passing yards, Manning would reach 20,000 career yards in 78 games & become 2nd-fastest QB to 20,000 (DAN MARINO, 74)��RB EDGERRIN JAMES rushed for 103 yards & 3 TDs in only game vs. Browns��In only career meeting, WR MARVIN HARRISON had 14 catches for 138 yards.  Needs 6 catches to surpass NFL single-season reception record (HERMAN MOORE, Det., 123, 1995).  Needs 106 receiving yards to be 1st player in NFL history to post consecutive 1,500-yard receiving seasons��Rookie DE DWIGHT FREENEY (No. 11) is 2nd in AFC in sacks (9.0) & leads NFL w/ 7 forced fumbles.  CB WALT HARRIS tied for AFC lead in passes defensed (17)��BROWNS:  Club has 7 wins after 13 weeks for 1st  time since 1994 (most recent playoff berth).  Team 3-0 vs. AFC South��In 3 games vs. AFC South, QB TIM COUCH has completed 78 of 116 passes (67.2 pct.) for 738 yards & 6 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 91.1 passer rating��Rookie RB WILLIAM GREEN (No. 16) has at least 94 rush yards in past 4 games (2 100�s) with 2 TDs & 8 catches for 73 yards.  Looks to become club�s 4th rookie to post consecutive 100-yard rush games��WR KEVIN JOHNSON has at least 2 catches in 31 consecutive games.  WR QUINCY MORGAN has 10 of 15 receptions of 20+ yards at home.  Morgan is 4th in NFL in 40+ yd receptions (5).  TE STEVE HEIDEN had career-high 5 catches last week at Jax.  Only team in NFL to have 3 players with 5 or more TD receptions��LB EARL HOLMES led club with 11 tackles last week vs. Jax; 5 were within 2 yds of scrimmage line.  Defense is No. 1 in NFL in redzone, allowing 15 TDs in 46 trips (32.6 pct.) & has allowed 0 points 14 times.  On 4th down, club is AFC�s 3rd-toughest to gain 1st down against, allowing 5 of 11 (45.5 pct.).

STATS

PASSING	B. Johnson: 257-410-2,796 (3C)-22-6-94.5 (1C)	Harrington (R): 215-428-2,294-12-16-60.0
RUSHING	M. Pittman: 168-562-3.3-0	Stewart: 208-962-4.6-4
RECEIVING	K. Johnson: 57-825-14.5-4	Stewart (RB): 42-311-7.4-1
OFFENSE	313.6	275.8
TAKE/GIVE	+14 (1L)	-4
DEFENSE	246.7 (1L)	366.0
SACKS	Rice: 14.5 (1L)	Edwards: 5.5
INTs	Kelly: 6 (T1L)	Claiborne: 3
PUNTING	Tupa: 42.9 (3C)	Jett: 42.2
KICKING	Gramatica: 101 (29/29 PAT; 24/31 FG)	Hanson: 85 (25/25 PAT; 20/23 FG)

CLUBS MEET in non-division game for first time��BUCCANEERS:  QB BRAD JOHNSON is 50-28 (.641) as starter, including 18-10 (.643) with TB.  Has 15 TD passes & 1 INT in past 5 games��RB MICHAEL PITTMAN had career-high 133 yards, 58-yard TD run vs. Lions on 11/14/99 (with Cards).  RB MIKE ALSTOTT has 340 career points & with 2 TDs becomes fourth player in franchise history to top 350.  Became club�s all-time leader in rushing TDs with 24-yard TD run vs. Lions in last meeting��WR KEYSHAWN JOHNSON seeks second consecutive 100-yard receiving game vs. Det & is averaging 7.8 catches in past 4 vs. Lions.  WR JOE JUREVICIUS had first career 100-yard game (8 catches) last week, including career-high tying 2 TDs��Club has allowed NFL-low 159 points.  Defense holds opponents to 33.3 redzone TD pct. (27 trips, 9 TDs), best in NFC & second in NFL, & leads league with 26 INTs.  Club leads league with +14 turnover differential��DT WARREN SAPP ranks second among NFL DTs with 7.5 sacks.  DE SIMEON RICE has 14.0 sacks in past 9 games.  Had 2.0 sacks in last meeting.  Needs 2.5 sacks for career high (16.5)��LB DERRICK BROOKS needs 1 TD to tie NFL record for most TDs on turnovers in season (5, KEN HOUSTON, 1971)��LIONS: Rookie QB JOEY HARRINGTON (No. 3) needs 206 yards passing, 3 TDs to become first rookie in club history to reach 2,500 yards, 15 TDs��RB JAMES STEWART needs 38 yards rushing for second career 1,000-yard season.  Has 13 career 100-yard rushing games & his team has 9-4 (.692) record.  Lions have 8-3 (.727) record when he has more than 20 carries��Rookie free agent return specialist EDDIE DRUMMOND scored first NFL TD on 73-yard PR last week vs. Cards.  Averages 23.7 yards per KR��TE MIKHAEL RICKS leads NFL TEs with 13.5 yards per catch avg��Offense has surrendered 16 sacks, fewest in NFL, after allowing NFL-high 66 in 2001��DE ROBERT PORCHER seeks fifth game with at least 1.5 sacks vs. TB��K JASON HANSON needs 5 FGs for sixth-career 25 FG season.

STATS

PASSING	Blake: 112-211-1,377-8-8-70.3	Carr (R): 181-339-2,070-9-11-67.3
RUSHING	J. Lewis: 253-1,092-4.3-6	Wells (R): 155-447-2.9-2
RECEIVING	Heap (TE): 51-595-11.7-5	Allen (RB): 38-234-6.2-0
OFFENSE	280.3	223.5
TAKE/GIVE	-1	-2
DEFENSE	343.8	324.5
SACKS	Boulware: 5.0	Posey: 8.0
INTs	Reed (R): 4	Glenn: 5
PUNTING	Zastudil (R): 42.1	Stanley: 40.8
KICKING	Stover: 71 (26/26 PAT; 15/19 FG)	K. Brown: 59 (17/17 PAT; 14/19 FG)

RAVENS:  Club vying for 3rd consecutive playoff season in 4th year under head coach BRIAN BILLICK��Team is 21-8 (.724) in Nov.-Dec. games since 1999��In 5 career starts vs. Houston teams (w/ Cincy), QB JEFF BLAKE has thrown 11 TDs vs. 1 INT.  In those 5 games, has 251.6-yards/game avg. on 99 of 173 passing (57.2 pct.) for 98.9 passer rating.  In past 2 weeks, has thrown 4 TDs vs. 2 INTs��In 25 career NFL starts, RB JAMAL LEWIS is averaging 91.8 rushing yards per game.  In 3 games vs. AFC South, Lewis has rushed for 289 yards on 66 carries (4.4) & 2 TDs.  Lewis posted career-high 108 receiving yards last week vs. Saints��TE TODD HEAP leads AFC TEs in receptions (51) & has 3 or more catches in 10 of past 13 games.  WR TRAVIS TAYLOR has scored 3 of 4 TDs on road.  Has made 7 of his 8 20+ yard receptions on road��Special teams unit has blocked 3 punts on season & 2 punts in past 3 games.  Club has returned past 2 blocked punts for TDs��In past 2 games, DE ADALIUS THOMAS has 5 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery & 2 passes defensed.  Thomas tied for NFL lead among D-linemen w/ 2 INTs.  Defense ranks 5th in NFL in avg. yards allowed per carry (3.7).  At least 1 INT recorded by 12 members of defense, most in NFL�� TEXANS:  Club attempting to earn 1st pair of consecutive victories��Rookie QB DAVID CARR (2,070) is on pace to pass for 2,548 yards, which would be 3rd-most yards by QB of 1st-year expansion team (KERRY COLLINS, Car., 2,717; JIM ZORN, Sea., 2,571)�� WR COREY BRADFORD has catch in 19 of past 21 games.  With GB, in 1 career game vs. Balt. (10/14/01), caught 1 pass for 47 yards.  Has made all 3 of his 40+ yard receptions at home��KR-WR JERMAINE LEWIS played 6 seasons in Baltimore (5th-round draft pick in 1996).  Was 2-time Pro Bowler & helped Ravens to Super Bowl XXXV victory with 84-yard KR-TD��Defense ranks 6th in AFC, 3rd vs. pass.  Defense scored 3 TDs last week in win at Pitt.  CB AARON GLENN recorded 2 INT-TDs on 135 total return yards & CB KENNY WRIGHT scored on 40-yard fumble return.  LB JAMIE SHARPER was member of Ravens from 1997-2001 (2nd-Rd, 1997).  Part of defensive unit that set NFL single-season records for points allowed (165) & rushing yards allowed (950) en route to Super Bowl XXXV win. 

STATS

PASSING	Gannon: 376-546-4,205 (1L)-23 (T2C)-9-98.7 (2L)	Fiedler: 132-214-1,500-10-8-82.7
RUSHING	Garner: 140-753-5.4-6	R. Williams: 310-1,500 (1L)-4.8-14 (2L)
RECEIVING	Rice: 84 (3C)-1,135 (3C)-13.5-7	Chambers: 43-528-12.3-2
OFFENSE	411.0 (1L)	343.1
TAKE/GIVE	+12 (2C)	-4
DEFENSE	318.8	287.5 (1C)
SACKS	R. Coleman: 8.0	Taylor: 14.0 (1C)
INTs	R. Woodson: 6 (T1L)	Surtain: 5
PUNTING	Lechler: 42.2	Royals: 40.8
KICKING	Janikowski: 109 (2C) (43/43 PAT; 22/29 FG)	Mare: 92 (35/36 PAT; 19/24 FG)

RAIDERS:  Club opened season with 4 wins, lost next 4 & has won past 5.  Team is 3-0 vs. AFC East.  Club currently holds top seed in AFC��QB RICH GANNON set NFL record last week with 10th 300-yard passing game in single-season (328 yards vs. SD).  Gannon (4,205 pass yards) is on pace to throw for 5,175 yards, which would be new NFL record (DAN MARINO, 5,084, 1984).  Is NFL�s 2nd-most accurate passer (68.9 comp. pct) with 23 TDs vs. 9 INTs & NFL�s 2nd-highest passer rating of 98.7��RB CHARLIE GARNER is 4th in NFL in total scrimmage yards (1,557) with 753 rush & 804 receiving.  Has 9 TDs on season to lead NFL�s No. 1 offense (411.0 yards/game)��WR JERRY RICE needs 3 TDs for 10th season with 10+ TDs.  Has 100+ receiving yards in 3 of past 5 games.  Rookie TE DOUG JOLLEY (No. 55) has at least 3 catches in 5 consecutive games.  Caught 6 passes last week at SD for his career-high 104 yards.  WR JERRY PORTER tied for 4th in AFC in TD receptions with 8��Defense tied for 2nd in AFC in sacks (33), lead by DT ROD COLEMAN (8.0).  Coleman leads all NFL DTs in sacks��DOLPHINS:  Team has won past 4 vs. Oakland & has beaten AFC West teams in 14 of past 15 meetings��In one career meeting vs. Oak (9/23/01), QB JAY FIEDLER led Dolphins to 18-15 come-from-behind win on 80-yard drive with 1:41 remaining & no timeouts.  Scored 2-yd TD run w/ :05 remaining��RB RICKY WILLIAMS leads NFL in rushing (1,500) & is 2nd in NFL in rushing TDs (14).  In past 4 games, has rushed for 689 yards on 113 caries (6.1 avg.) with 8 TDs.  Makes 1st career appearance vs. Oakland��WR CHRIS CHAMBERS has 6 catches inside red zone w/ 2 TDs.  Rookie TE RANDY MC MICHAEL (No. 114) leads team in TD receptions (4).  Has 33 catches for 435 yards (13.2 avg.).  Club No. 2 in NFL in redzone w/ 31 TDs on 47 trips (66.0 pct.)��DE JASON TAYLOR leads AFC in sacks (14.0).  Team has AFC�s most sacks (37) & has allowed only 20 for NFL�s best sack differential (+17).  CB PATRICK SURTAIN tied for 2nd in NFL in INTs (5), defense tied for 2nd-most INTs in AFC with 17��Club�s kickoff return unit gives Miami offense NFL�s best avg. drive start (32.0).

STATS

PASSING	Culpepper: 266-455-2,985 (3C)-14-20-70.1	Brooks: 234-426-2,969 (T1C)-24-13-83.0
RUSHING	Bennett: 203-1,114 (2C)-5.5-4	McAllister: 264-1,176 (1C)-4.5-13 (1C)
RECEIVING	Moss: 82 (2C)-1,015-12.4-5	Horn: 73-1,145 (2C)-15.7-7 (T2C)
OFFENSE	379.6 (1C)	342.5
TAKE/GIVE	-18	+6
DEFENSE	372.7	358.5
SACKS	Johnstone: 5.0	Howard: 6.5
INTs	Biekert: 4	Bellamy, S. Knight, D. Smith: 3
PUNTING	Richardson: 40.0	Gowin: 41.7
KICKING	Anderson: 68 (26/27 PAT; 14/18 FG)	Carney: 106 (3C) (34/34 PAT; 24/27 FG)

VIKINGS:  QB DAUNTE CULPEPPER seeks third consecutive 300-yard passing game vs. Saints, including playoffs.  Has 5 TDs, 1 INT & 113.2 passer rating in past 2 vs. NO.  Has 435 yards rushing & needs 36 for career-high (470).  Has connected with WR RANDY MOSS for 26 career TDs & they need 1 to become most prolific scoring tandem in club history (WARREN MOON/CRIS CARTER)��RB MICHAEL BENNETT has 7 100-yard rushing games & needs 1 to tie ROBERT SMITH for single-season club record.  Needs 86 yards to become third player in franchise history with 1,200 in single-season.  RB MOE WILLIAMS has 10 rushing TDs & needs 3 to tie single-season club record (CHUCK FOREMAN, TERRY ALLEN)��WR Moss has 6,411 career receiving yards & needs 23 to pass JAKE REED (6,433) for third in club history.  Has 390 career receptions & needs 4 to pass SAMMY WHITE (393) in sixth in club history.  Has catch in 77 consecutive games & needs catch vs. Saints to tie AHMAD RASHAD (78) for fourth-longest streak in club history��DE LANCE JOHNSTONE has 39.5 career sacks & needs 0.5 for 40.  Seeks third sack in past 4 vs. Saints��SAINTS: Offense first in NFC & fourth in NFL with 60.0 redzone TD pct. (50 trips, 30 TDs)��QB AARON BROOKS ranks first in NFC & second in NFL with TD pass every 5.6 attempts.  Has rating of 100.0 in 11 starts & Saints are 9-2 (.818) in those games.  Has 59 career TD passes & needs 2 to pass JIM EVERETT (60) for third-most in team history.  Needs 3 TD passes for club single-season record (26, Everett, Brooks).  QB JAKE DELHOMME has 113.8 rating in relief of Brooks in 2002��RB DEUCE MC ALLISTER has 7 100-yard rushing games, second-most 100-yard games in single-season in club history (GEORGE ROGERS, 9).  Needs 1 rushing TD for single-season club record (13, DALTON HILLIARD & Rogers)��WR JOE HORN has 24 TD catches with club & needs 2 to pass QUINN EARLY (25) in fourth place.  Has 3,750 receiving yards with NO & needs 9 to pass Early (3,758) in fourth.  WR JAKE REED had 413 catches with Vikings (1991-99, 2001), fourth-most in team history��DE DARREN HOWARD has 6.0 sacks in past 8 games.

STATS

PASSING	Ramsey: 63-130-927-4-6-63.2	Feeley: 38-68-388-3-1-81.0 OR Detmer: 19-28-224-2-0-115.8
RUSHING	Davis: 205-796-3.9-7	Staley: 213-883-4.1-3
RECEIVING	Gardner: 59-836-14.2-7 (T2C)	Pinkston: 51-694-13.6-6
OFFENSE	312.5	362.8 (3C)
TAKE/GIVE	-14	+8
DEFENSE	316.5	296.5 (2C)
SACKS	Arrington: 9.0	H. Douglas: 11.0 (3C)
INTs	Bailey, Ohalete, Smoot: 3	Taylor: 5 (T3C)
PUNTING	Jarrett: 40.0	Baker: 39.6
KICKING	Cortez: 86 (26/26 PAT; 20/27 FG)	Akers: 113 (1L) (35/35 PAT; 26/29 FG)

REDSKINS:  Offense ranks second in NFC & 5th in NFL with 58.3 redzone TD pct. (36 trips, 21 TDs) while defense ranks second in NFC & 3rd in NFL, holding opponents to 37.5 redzone TD pct. (48 trips, 18 TDs)��Rookie QB PATRICK RAMSEY expected to make 3rd career start��RB STEPHEN DAVIS seeks second 100-yard rushing game in past 4 vs. Eagles.  Has 18 career 100-yard rushing games & with 100 yards vs. Phil ties for most in club history (LARRY BROWN, JOHN RIGGINS).  Has 5,766 career rushing yards & needs 110 yards to pass Brown (5,875) in 2nd on club�s all-time list��WR ROD GARDNER needs 164 yards for 1st career 1,000-yard receiving season��KR LADELL BETTS leads NFL rookies with 25.0 KR avg��DE BRUCE SMITH has 192.0 career sacks (6.0 in 2002), including 9.0 vs. Phil, & needs 6.5 to pass REGGIE WHITE (198) in 1st all-time��LB LA VAR ARRINGTON seeks 3rd consecutive game vs. Eagles with at least 0.5 sacks & needs 1.0 sacks for 1st-career 10.0 sack year��EAGLES:  Have 28-4 (.875) mark under head coach ANDY REID when scoring at least 20 points.  Have won 11 consecutive conference games, longest current streak in NFL.  Club ranks 2nd in NFC & sixth in NFL with avg. drive start at 30.6 yard-line��QB A.J. FEELEY seeks 3rd consecutive win as starter��RB DUCE STALEY has 13 career 100-yard rushing games & club is 10-3 in those games.  Seeks 5th 100-yard rushing game in past 8 vs. NFC��WR JAMES THRASH spent 1997-00 with Redskins��KR-PR BRIAN MITCHELL ranks 3rd in NFL history with 21,799 combined net yards & needs 5 more to pass WALTER PAYTON (21,803) in 2nd all-time (JERRY RICE, 22,059).  Spent 1990-99 with Redskins, earning Pro Bowl berth in 1996��Defense has surrendered 207 points, 2nd-fewest in NFL (TB,159) & has 46.0 sacks, most in NFL��.LB LEVON KIRKLAND has never missed game (173) in his NFL career.

STATS

PASSING	Peete: 172-289-2,136-12-12-79.0	Maddox: 177-291-2,197-16-13-83.9
RUSHING	L. Smith: 209-737-3.5-7	Zereoue: 148-595-4.0-2
RECEIVING	Muhammad: 46-667-14.5-2	Ward: 98 (2L)-1,166 (2C)-11.9-11 (1C)
OFFENSE	278.7	380.2 (3L)
TAKE/GIVE	-7	-6
DEFENSE	298.8 (3C)	308.1
SACKS	Jenkins: 7.0	Porter: 8.0
INTs	Grant, Minter: 3	Porter: 4
PUNTING	Sauerbrun: 46.6 (1L)	Miller: 41.9
KICKING	Graham: 48 (15/15 PAT; 11/16 FG)	Reed (R): 36 (3/4 PAT; 11/13 FG)

PANTHERS:  QB RODNEY PEETE had season highs 319 yards passing, 3 TDs & 128.4 passer rating last week vs. Bengals��RB DEE BROWN had first NFL TD on 6-yard run vs. Bengals��WR MUHSIN MUHAMMAD seeks club-record 19th 100-yard receiving game, including seventh vs. AFC, after posting 106 yards (8 catches, 1 TD) last week.  WR-PR STEVE SMITH had career highs with 8 catches (1 TD) & 144 yards vs. Bengals.  Set franchise record with 2 PR-TDs (61, 87) last week, becoming 10th player in NFL history with 2 PR-TDs in single game��TE WESLEY WALLS has 53 career TD catches & needs 1 to tie SHANNON SHAPE for second-most in NFL history among TEs (JERRY SMITH, 60).  Had 2-yard TD catch vs. Bengals��Club has 42 sacks, 33 by defensive line��DE MICHEAL RUCKER has 21.5 career sacks, & needs 2.5 to pass LAMAR LATHON in second in club history (KEVIN GREENE, 41.5)��DT BRENTSON BUCKNER started 35 games for Steelers from 1994-96.  Has 5.0 sacks in 9 games this season.  DT KRIS JENKINS has career-high 7.0 sacks & is tied for third among NFL DTs (ROD COLEMAN, 8.0)��STEELERS:  Club is 4-1-1 (.750) in past 6 vs. NFC.  One of 3 NFL clubs to rank in top 10 in offense (No. 3) & defense (No. 8)�� Head coach BILL COWHER is NC State grad��In 2 games vs. NFC this season, QB TOMMY MADDOX averaged 370.5 pass yards per game with 7 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 112.9 rating��RB JEROME BETTIS has 501 rush yards (4.8 per carry) in past 5 vs. NFC with 3 TDs.  Has scored 5 of his 7 TDs in 1st half this season��For 2nd consecutive season, WRs PLAXICO BURRESS (1,026) & HINES WARD (1,166) each have 1,000 rec. yards; only duo in club history to each record 1,000 in same season.  Ward has at least 3 receptions in past 7 vs. NFC.  Has 98 catches, most ever by Steeler, topping own record (94 in 2001)��Defense 2nd in AFC in sacks (35), paced by LB JOEY PORTER (8.0, tied for 4th in AFC).  S LEE FLOWERS tied for NFL lead in sacks by defensive back (3).  Defense allowing 2nd-fewest 1st downs per game in AFC (17.6)��In 3 NFL games, rookie K JEFF REED (North Carolina) is 11 of 13 (84.6 pct.) in FGs.

STATS

PASSING	Green: 231-360-2,906-21-11-95.9 (3L)	Griese: 266-395-2,869-14-12-87.6
RUSHING	Holmes: 295-1,454 (2L)-4.9-21 (1L)	Portis (R): 216-1,098-5.1-9
RECEIVING	Holmes (RB): 68-650-9.6-3	Smith: 76-818-10.8-4
OFFENSE	381.1 (2L)	371.8
TAKE/GIVE	+13 (1C)	-3
DEFENSE	386.8	292.5
SACKS	Hicks: 7.5	Pryce: 8.5 (3C)
INTs	Wesley: 6 (T1L)	O�Neal: 5
PUNTING	Stryzinski: 38.2	Knorr: 40.1
KICKING	Andersen: 111 (1C) (48/48 PAT; 21/24 FG)	Elam: 96 (33/34 PAT; 21/31 FG)

CHIEFS:  Club has won 3 of past 4.  Defense has allowed 9.0 points per game in past 4 at home.  Team has outscored opponents 98-10 in past 2 games.  Club has scored 30+ points in 8 games, tying team record set in 1966��RB PRIEST HOLMES has rushing TD in 11 consecutive games, tied for 3rd-longest streak in NFL history (HOF JOHN RIGGINS & GEORGE ROGERS, 13).  With 24 total TDs, needs 3 to surpass NFL record for most in single season (MARSHALL FAULK, 26, 2000).  With 132 rush yards last week vs. Rams, has 15 career 100-yard rush games as Chief � most in club history��QB TRENT GREEN threw for career-best 81.0 comp. pct (17 of 21) vs. Denver on 12/16/01.  In 4 career starts vs. Broncos, Green has completed 81 of 125 (64.8 pct.) for 999 yards (249.8 yards per game)��Last week PR-WR DANTE HALL became 1st Chief to record KR-TD (88 yards) & PR-TD (86 yards) in same game & 8th player in NFL history.  Has 2 PR-TDs in past 2 games��DT JOHN BROWNING has career-best 7.0 sacks, including 2.0 last Sunday vs. StL��BRONCOS:  At home, head coach MIKE SHANAHAN is 5-3 (.625) in career vs. KC & 27-7 (.794) vs. AFC West��In past 5 starts, QB BRIAN GRIESE has completed 127 of 184 passes (69.0 pct.) for 1,358 yards & 4 TDs vs. 4 INTs for 88.5 rating��Rookie RB CLINTON PORTIS (No. 51) has 6 100-yard rushing games, tying club�s rookie record (MIKE ANDERSON, 2000).  Leads all rookie rushers with 1,098 yards on 216 attempts (5.1 avg.) & 9 TDs (10 total)�� WR ROD SMITH has 8 100-yard games vs. KC in 12 games (9 starts).  TE SHANNON SHARPE has 98 catches & 12 TDs in career vs. Chiefs, his most in each category vs. any opponent.  In Week 7 at KC, Sharpe set NFL record for most receiving yards by TE (214 on 12 catches w/ 2 TDs)��DE TREVOR PRYCE is 3rd in AFC in sacks (8.5).  CB DELTHA O�NEAL has 5 INTs; 4 AFC players share lead w/ 6.  Defense has NFL�s longest active streak of 22 home games w/o allowing 100-yard rusher.  KC was last team w/ 100-yd rusher in Denver (KIMBLE ANDERS, Wk 2, 1999).

STATS

PASSING	Hutchinson (R): 84-163-1,077-5-4-72.6	Collins: 274-454-3,261 (1C)-14-13-80.7
RUSHING	Smith: 217-900-4.1-5	Barber: 243-1,043 (3C)-4.3-8
RECEIVING	Galloway: 60-878-14.6-6	Toomer: 64-983-15.4-5
OFFENSE	292.5	347.6
TAKE/GIVE	-1	-1
DEFENSE	321.5	315.4
SACKS	Ellis: 7.5	Strahan: 11.0
INTs	Ross (R): 5 (T3C)	Peterson, Sehorn: 2
PUNTING	Filipovic (R): 40.4	M. Allen: 37.5
KICKING	Cundiff (R): 55 (22/22 PAT; 11/18 FG)	Bryant (R): 83 (20/21 PAT; 21/26 FG)

COWBOYS:  Rookie QB CHAD HUTCHINSON has won 2 of past 3 as starter & has not thrown INT in 4 of 6 career starts��RB EMMITT SMITH needs 100 yards rushing for his NFL record 12th consecutive 1,000-yard rushing season.  Has 76 career 100-yard rushing games, including 8 vs. Giants, fourth-most vs. any club.  Needs 100 yards to tie WALTER PAYTON (77) for most all-time.  Has 19 career TDs vs. NYG, including 30-yard TD run in last meeting, third-most vs. any club��WR JOEY GALLOWAY averages 42 yards per TD catch in 2002.  Needs 122 yards for fourth career 1,000-yard receiving season.  Had 8 catches & 109 yards in last game vs. Giants.  Rookie WR ANTONIO BRYANT has 31 receptions & needs 2 to pass MICHAEL IRVIN & DON PERKINS (32) for third-most among rookies in club history.  Leads NFL rookie WRs with 498 yards receiving��Rookie KR WOODROW DANTZLER scored first NFL TD on 84-yard KR vs. SF last week��CB DEREK ROSS could become first rookie to lead club outright in INTs since EVERSON WALLS (11) in 1981��GIANTS:  Club is 39-5 (.886) under head coach JIM FASSEL when leading after 3 quarters�� QB KERRY COLLINS completing career-high 60.4 pct. of passes.  Has 12,953 passing yards with Giants & needs 47 to become fourth player in club history to reach 13,000 & 239 yards for third consecutive 3,500-yard passing season��RB TIKI  BARBER needs 157 yards to join JOE MORRIS as only players in club history to rush for 1,200 yards in single-season.  Seeks fourth 100-yard rushing game in past 7.  Leads NFC with 1,511 yards from scrimmage & averages 102 rushing yards in past 2 vs. Cowboys��WR AMANI TOOMER has 4 100-yard games & needs 100 yards vs. Dal. to tie single-season career high��TE JEREMY SHOCKEY leads NFL rookies with 54 receptions & 652 yards receiving��Defense ranks fifth in NFL vs. pass (191.5)��DE MICHAEL STRAHAN seeks third multiple-sack game in past 5.  Has 7.0 sacks in past 6 overall & 6.0 sacks in past 4 vs. Cowboys.

STATS

PASSING	Favre: 285-452-3,171 (2C)-24 (T1C)-13-89.6 (2C)	Garcia: 284-452-2,916-19-8-88.0 (3C)
RUSHING	Green: 222-967-4.4-6	Hearst: 173-816-4.7-7
RECEIVING	Driver: 60-960-16.0-7	Owens: 92 (1C)-1,225 (1C)-13.3-12 (1L)
OFFENSE	362.5	365.5 (2C)
TAKE/GIVE	+13 (T2L)	+11 (3C)
DEFENSE	323.1	339.2
SACKS	Gbaja-Biamila: 11.0	Carter: 8.5
INTs	Sharper: 6 (T1L)	Parrish: 5 (T3C)
PUNTING	Bidwell: 42.2	LaFleur (R): 35.9
KICKING	Longwell: 111 (T2L) (39/39 PAT; 24/29 FG)	Chandler (R): 19 (10/10 PAT; 3/5 FG)

PACKERS:  QB BRETT FAVRE has 33-10 (.767) record as starter in December.  Has started 170 consecutive games, most ever by QB & longest current streak for any player.  Needs 1 TD pass for seventh season with 25 TDs.  Seeks to improve career record to 5-0 vs. 49ers��RB AHMAN GREEN has 13 100-yard rushing games with GB & club is 13-0 in those games.  Needs 100 yards to pass JOHN BROCKINGTON for second-most 100-yard games in club history (JIM TAYLOR, 26).  GB is 15-2 (.882), including 5-1 (.833) in 2002, when Green has 25-or-more touches��WR DONALD DRIVER needs 40 yards receiving for first career 1,000-yard season & seeks third 100-yard game in past 6.  TE BUBBA FRANKS leads NFC & ranks second in NFL among TEs with 6 TD catches��Defense leads NFL with 38 takeaways��DE KABEER GBAJA-BIAMILA has 8.0 sacks in past 7��Rookie S MARQUES ANDERSON has 2 INT-TDs & needs 1 to tie NFL rookie record (LEM BARNEY, RONNIE LOTT)��49ERS:  Clinched first NFC West division title since 1997��Club has 29-16 (.644) December record in past 10 seasons.  Team has NFL-low 12 turnovers in 2002.  Tied with Jax for fifth in NFL with +11 turnover ratio��QB JEFF GARCIA had 336 yards passing, 4 TDs & 0 INTs in last meeting vs. GB.  Leads NFL with 119.6 third down passer rating, including 13 TDs & 0 INTs.  Needs 84 yards passing for third consecutive 3,000-yard passing season, joining JOE MONTANA & STEVE YOUNG as only 49ers QBs to accomplish feat��RB GARRISON HEARST has 15 career 100-yard rushing games with 49ers & club has 14-1 (.933) record when he rushes for 100 yards��WR TERRELL OWENS seeks fourth 2-TD game in past 5 & sixth multiple-TD game of season.  Seeks sixth 100-yard receiving game in past 8��DE ANDRE CARTER needs 1.5 sacks for first-career 10-sack season��LB JULIAN PETERSON saw action at LB, DE, CB & S last week vs. Dal��S TONY PARRISH had career-high 2 INT last week vs. Cowboys & seeks third consecutive game with INT.

STATS

PASSING	Plummer: 238-450-2,473-13-18-62.0	Martin: 71-112-712-3-5-71.7
RUSHING	Shipp: 125-613-4.9-613	Faulk: 183-858-4.7-8
RECEIVING	F. Jones: 40-313-7.8-1	Holt: 69-992-14.4-2
OFFENSE	291.8	358.4
TAKE/GIVE	-8	-15
DEFENSE	372.8	302.0
SACKS	Vanden Bosch: 2.5	Little: 9.0
INTs	Wilson: 4	Herring: 3
PUNTING	Player: 43.8 (2C)	Berger: 41.8
KICKING	Gramatica: 67 (22/22 PAT; 15/20 FG)	J. Wilkins: 71 (29/29 PAT; 14/20 FG)

CARDINALS:  QB JAKE PLUMMER has 15-10 (.600) record when completing at least 60.0 pct. of passes.  Has rushed for 230 yards & career-best 5.9 yards per carry��RB MARCEL SHIPP has career-high 613 yards rushing.  His 4.9 yards-per-carry avg. ranks second in NFC & tied for fourth in NFL (min. 125 carries)��WR FRANK SANDERS has 6,579 career yards receiving & needs 66 to pass MEL GRAY (6,644) in 4th in club history.  Has 493 career receptions & needs 7 to become third player in franchise annals with 500.  Had 8-yard TD catch in last meeting & has 3 career TDs vs. Rams, second-most vs. any opponent (Dal, 4)��LB RAY THOMPSON had career-high 2.0 sacks in last meeting��S ADRIAN WILSON needs 1 INT for first 5 INT season.  S JUSTIN LUCAS had 38-yard INT-TD in last game vs. StL�..RAMS:  Offense ranks third in NFC with 57.1 redzone TD pct. (42 trips, 24 TDs)��RB MARSHALL FAULK needs 20 yards rushing to become second player in NFL history with 5,000 yards with 2 different teams (ERIC DICKERSON, Colts & Rams).  Would become fourth Ram to reach 5,000 yards rushing.  Has 16,230 career yards from scrimmage & needs 64 to pass TONY DORSETT (16,293) & 303 to pass THURMAN THOMAS (16,532) in sixth all-time.  Rushed for 178 yards, averaging 6.6 yards per carry, in last meeting vs. Cards��WR ISAAC BRUCE seeks third 100-yard receiving game in past 6 overall.  WR TORRY HOLT has 16 career 100-yard receiving games & needs 100-yard game to pass TOM FEARS for 4th-most in club history��S KIM HERRING (3) needs 1 INT for career high��K JEFF WILKINS needs 4 points for 800th career point.

STATS

PASSING	Brady: 315-491-3,276-26 (1L)-11-91.7	McNair: 269-425-2,988-21-14-86.9
RUSHING	A. Smith: 213-850-4.0-5	George: 266-873-3.3-9
RECEIVING	Brown: 79-742-9.4-2	Mason: 67-870-13.0-4
OFFENSE	335.5	333.2
TAKE/GIVE	+10	+1
DEFENSE	327.7	334.6
SACKS	McGinest, Seymour: 5.0	Carter: 7.0
INTs	Law: 4	Schulters: 6 (T1L)
PUNTING	Walter: 38.2	Hentrich: 42.3 (3C)
KICKING	Vinatieri: 98 (T3C) (32/32 PAT; 22/25 FG)	Nedney: 94 (28/28 PAT; 22/26 FG)

TEAMS MEET on Monday Night Football for 1st time in Foxborough��PATRIOTS:  Team has 5 consecutive December victories.  Offense has scored on 1st drive in past 4 weeks��QB TOM BRADY had 9th multi-TD pass game of season last week vs. Buffalo.  Brady is AFC�s No. 2-rated passer in 4th qtr. (102.4), completing 71 of 120 passes (59.2 pct.) for 849 yards with 9 TDs vs. 1 INT��With Buffalo in 2000 playoff vs. Tenn, RB ANTOWAIN SMITH rushed 14 times for 79 yards (5.6 avg.) & 2 TDs.  Needs 150 rush yards for 1st consecutive 1,000-yard seasons��WR DAVID PATTEN scored his 5th TD of season last week for career high.  WR TROY BROWN needs 1 catch to be 1st NE player to w/ 80 in 3 seasons.  Club has 4 players with 5 or more TDs for 1st time since 1994 (10-6, AFC Wild Card).  Defense tied for 2nd in AFC in INTs (17), lead by CB TY LAW (4).  K ADAM VINATIERI is 16 for 16 in FGs within 39 yards��TITANS:  Have won 7 of past 8 games & 10 of past 13 at home on MNF��Head coach JEFF FISHER is NFL�s winningest coach since 1999 (41-20, .672)�� In past 2, QB STEVE MC NAIR has completed 49 of 66 passes (74.2 comp. pct.) for 571 yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 120.2 passer rating.  In final 2:00 of halves in 2002, has thrown 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs ��Team is 7-1 (.875) this season when RB EDDIE GEORGE has 20 or more carries.  Has 5 TDs in past 4.  RB JOHN SIMON has 16 receptions, 3 for TDs�� WR DERRICK MASON has at least 4 catches in 15 of his past 17 games.  Mason is 130 rec. yards from 2nd consecutive 1,000-yard season.  Offense 4th in NFL on 3rd downs (78 of 173, 45.1 pct.)��LB KEITH BULLUCK has 3 forced fumbles.  S LANCE SCHULTERS tied for NFL lead with 6 INTs��After kickoffs, opponents have NFL�s poorest avg. drive start (23.8).