�02 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Feeley: 73-129-861-6-4-79.6	Collins: 310-510-3,817 (1C)-18-13-85.1
RUSHING	Staley: 252-1,001-4.0-5	Barber: 272-1,184 (3C)-4.4-11 (T3C)
RECEIVING	Pinkston: 60-798-13.3-7	Toomer: 80-1,286 (2C)-16.1-8 (T3C)
OFFENSE	359.7 (2C)	357.7
TAKE/GIVE	+11 (T3C)	+1
DEFENSE	286.7 (2L)	316.0
SACKS	H. Douglas: 11.5	Strahan: 11.0
INTs	Taylor: 5	Peterson, Sehorn: 2
PUNTING	Johnson: 33.2	Allen: 37.1
KICKING	Akers: 132 (1L) (42/42 PAT; 30/33 FG)	Bryant: 104 (29/31 PAT; 25/30 FG)

NOTES
EAGLES:  Club has scored franchise record 408 points & has 30-4 (.882) mark under head coach ANDY REID when scoring at least 20 points.  Have won 13 consecutive conference games, longest current streak in NFL.  Team has 5-0 record vs. NFC East & needs win for first perfect season vs. divisional foes since merger��QB A.J. FEELEY seeks fifth consecutive win as starter��Club has 10-3 mark all-time when RB DUCE STALEY rushes for 100 yards��WR JAMES THRASH averages 18.1 yards per reception (14 catches, 254 yards) in past 3 vs. NYG.  WR ANTONIO FREEMAN had 82 yards receiving (4 catches) in last game vs. Giants��Club sending NFL-high 7 players to Pro Bowl��Eagles have NFL-high 55.0 sacks��LB SHAWN BARBER had career-long 80-yard INT TD last week & had 70-yard INT TD vs. NYG on 9/19/99 (with Wash)��GIANTS:  Club has 18-5 (.783) December record under head coach JIM FASSEL��QB KERRY COLLINS has career-high 60.8 comp. pct.  Passed for career-high 3,817 yards & needs 228 yards for club single-season record (4,044, PHIL SIMMS).  Had highest possible passer rating, 158.3, last week vs. Colts (23 of 29, 366, 4 TDs, 0 INTs)��RB TIKI  BARBER needs 16 yards to join JOE MORRIS as only players in club history to rush for 1,200 yards in single-season.  Leads NFC with 1,708 yards from scrimmage & 79 first downs��WR AMANI TOOMER has club single-season record 1,286 yards receiving & posted career highs with 10 receptions, 204 yards vs. Colts.  Has 5 100-yard games & needs 100 yards vs. Eagles for single-season career high��TE JEREMY SHOCKEY leads NFL rookies with 64 receptions & 796 yards receiving��Defense has not allowed point in first quarter in 9 consecutive games��DE MICHAEL STRAHAN has 8.0 sacks in past 4 vs. Phil, including postseason.

�02 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Green: 272-438-3,553-26 (T2C)-12-96.0 (3C)	Gannon: 411-604-4,610 (1L)-25-10-97.5 (2C)
RUSHING	Holmes: 313-1,615 (3L)-5.2-21 (1L)	Garner: 153-827-5.4-6
RECEIVING	Holmes (RB): 70-672-9.6-3	Garner (RB): 91 (T3C)-941-10.3-4
OFFENSE	388.3 (2L)	392.2 (1L)
TAKE/GIVE	+16 (1C)	+12 (T2C)
DEFENSE	392.9	320.2
SACKS	Hicks: 8.5	R. Coleman: 11.0 (T2C)
INTs	Wesley: 6 (T2C)	R. Woodson: 7 (T1L)
PUNTING	Stryzinski: 38.3	Lechler: 42.6
KICKING	Husted: 6 (3/3 PAT; 1/1 FG)	Janikowski: 122 (1C) (47/47 PAT; 25/32 FG)

NOTES
CHIEFS:  Club must not lose game in order to have chance for postseason.   Prior to losing last 2 at Oakland, KC won 6 of 7 vs. Raiders on road��Last week in crucial win vs. SD, QB TRENT GREEN completed 23 of 36 passes for 337 yards with 3 TDs & 1 INT for 110.5 passer rating.  On season, has career-high 26 TDs vs. 12 INTs & has 96.0 passer rating, 3rd-best in AFC��RB PRIEST HOLMES needs 3 TDs to surpass NFL record for most in season of 26 (MARSHALL FAULK, 2000).  Holmes leads NFL in scrimmage yards with 2,287.  Last week, became 1st Chiefs RB to be selected to consecutive Pro Bowls.  Leads NFL in red zone rushing with 234 yards & 19 TDs.  Leads Chiefs with 70 receptions��WR MARC BOERIGTER has 18 receptions & 8 for TDs, meaning he scores TD every 2.25 catches (44.4 pct. of catches are TDs).  TE TONY GONZALEZ leads AFC TEs in receiving yards (738) & is tied for NFL lead in TDs by TE (7)��G WILL SHIELDS has started 158 consecutive games for KC, 3rd-longest active streak in NFL��DT JOHN BROWNING is 2nd on team with 7.0 sacks & is tied for 2nd in sacks among AFC DTs��RAIDERS:  Club clinched 3rd consecutive AFC West crown last week.  Victory over KC would clinch Raiders home field advantage throughout AFC playoffs��QB RICH GANNON set NFL record last week for most completions in season with 411, surpassing WARREN MOON (404 in 1991)��Last week vs. Denver, RB CHARLIE GARNER gained 152 scrimmage yards in 15 touches (7 carries & 8 receptions).  Garner ranks 4th in AFC scrimmage yards (1,768).  RB ZACK CROCKETT leads Raiders with 7 rushing TDs��WR TIM BROWN has 1,898 receiving yards vs. Chiefs � his most vs. any club.  In last meeting vs. KC (Wk 8), Brown had season-high 13 receptions for 144 yards.  WR JERRY RICE is 10 receiving yards from 11th 1,200-yard season & ranks 5th in AFC with 90 catches��Club tied for AFC lead in takeaways (30) & tied for 2nd in AFC turnover ratio (+12)��No. 2 in AFC in sacks (42), paced by DT ROD COLEMAN (11.0).

�02 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Kitna: 275-438-2,937-16-14-81.2	Bledsoe: 352-579-4,128 (2L)-23-15-84.9
RUSHING	Dillon: 301-1,258-4.2-7	Henry: 295-1,358-4.6-13
RECEIVING	C. Johnson: 63-1,043-16.6-5	Moulds: 91 (T3C)-1,212-13.3-9 (T3C)
OFFENSE	325.9	351.1
TAKE/GIVE	-15	-12
DEFENSE	329.4	323.7
SACKS	J. Smith: 7.0	Schobel: 8.5
INTs	Hawkins, Kaesviharn: 2	Clements: 5
PUNTING	Harris: 40.8	Moorman: 43.2 (2C)
KICKING	Rackers: 72 (30/32 PAT; 14/17 FG)	Hollis: 106 (37/37 PAT; 23/31 FG)

NOTES
BENGALS:  Club is 3-3 (.500) in past 6 Dec.-Jan. games.  Offense has scored 20-or-more points in 8 of past 9 games ��QB JON KITNA has thrown 15 TDs vs. 7 INTs in past 9 games��RB NICK LUCHEY scored 1st 2 TDs of career in 20-13 win vs. Saints last Sunday.  Luchey ran 12 times for 59 yards (4.9 avg.) last week & had no carries in 2002 entering game.  RB COREY DILLON needs 178 rush yards to surpass his seasonal club record for most in season (1,435 in 2000).  In 2 games on AstroTurf this season, Dillon has gained 230 yards on 41 carries (5.6) with 2 TDs��WR PETER WARRICK leads team with career-high 6 TD receptions, including 1 last week.  WR CHAD JOHNSON is needs 100 receiving yards to tie 3 Bengals for club record of most 100-yard receiving games (5) in season��DE JUSTIN SMITH had 2.0 sacks last week, leads club with 7.0.  Defense ranks 5th in AFC in passing yards per game (202.3)��Kickoff coverage unit is 9th in NFL, allowing 21.3 yards per return.  K NEIL RACKERS is 9-of-9 in FG attempts inside 40 yards ��BILLS:  Have AFC�s No. 2 pass defense (188.9) & No. 3 pass offense (251.3).  Club leads AFC for greatest win improvement (+4) vs. 2001��QB DREW BLEDSOE is 3-1 in career vs. Cincy.  In those four games, Bledsoe has completed 85 of 146 passes (58.2 pct.) for 970 yards.  Surpassed 4,000-yard mark for 3rd time in career last week vs. Green Bay & has thrown TD pass in 12 of 15 games as Bill��RB TRAVIS HENRY has led team in rushing in 25 of 28 career games.  Henry needs 50 rush yards to surpass 1,407 yards gained by THURMAN THOMAS in 1991 to post club�s 5th best rushing season��WR ERIC MOULDS surpassed 90-catch mark last week, giving him 2 of 3 90-catch seasons recorded by Bill (ANDRE REED, 90, 1994).  Both Moulds & WR PEERLESS PRICE are 2 TD catches from club record (BILLY BROOKS, 11, 1995)��CB NATE CLEMENTS has 5 INTs, most by Bill since KEION CARPENTER (2000).

�02 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Vick: 214-381-2,696-15-7-83.8	Couch: 266-432-2,774-18-17-77.6
RUSHING	Dunn: 210-860-4.1-7	Green (R): 216-709-3.3-4
RECEIVING	Finneran: 53-761-14.4-5	K. Johnson: 64-671-10.5-3
OFFENSE	346.9	313.9
TAKE/GIVE	+11 (T3C)	-1
DEFENSE	334.4	334.5
SACKS	Kerney: 10.5	Word: 7.0
INTs	Bolden, Carpenter: 4	Little: 4
PUNTING	Mohr: 42.0	Gardocki: 42.0
KICKING	Feely: 128 (2L) (41/42 PAT; 29/36 FG)	P. Dawson: 94 (31/32 PAT; 21/27 FG)

NOTES
FALCONS:  QB MICHAEL VICK needs 304 passing yards for first-career 3,000-yard passing season.  Had career-high 337 yards last week vs. Lions.  Leads NFL QBs with 739 yards rushing��RB WARRICK DUNN carried career-high 30 times for 132 yards, third-highest total of career, vs. Det.  Rookie RB T.J. DUCKETT (No. 18) leads NFC rookies with 507 yards rushing��WR QUENTIN MC CORD had first career TD catch (20 yards) last week & career-best 7 catches.  His 182 yards receiving are most since TERANCE MATHIS had 198 yards on 12/13/98.  WR BRIAN FINNERAN has 53 receptions, 38 for first downs.  Seeks third 100-yard receiving game in past 6��TE ALGE CRUMPLER has career highs with 34 catches, 421 yards, 5 TDs��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 101 PR yards��K JAY FEELY had career-high 5 FGs last week & is tied for second in NFL with NFC-leading 16 touchbacks on kickoffs��BROWNS:  Club would be eliminated from postseason play with loss.  Browns have rushed for at least 100 net yards in 4 of past 6 games (4-2 in those games)��Head coach BUTCH DAVIS could be 1st Cleveland coach to reach playoffs since BILL BELICHICK (1994)��In past 2 games, QB TIM COUCH has completed 43 of 66 passes (65.2 pct.) for 496 yards & 3 TDs vs. 1 INT for 96.5 passer rating.  Needs 226 pass yards to be 1st Cleveland QB to pass for consecutive 3,000-yard seasons since BERNIE KOSAR (1986-87)��Rookie RB WILLIAM GREEN (No. 16) is 47 rush yards from surpassing PRESTON CARPENTER (1956) for 3rd-most by Browns player in 1st NFL season.  RB JAMEL WHITE needs 50 receiving yards to join WR QUINCY MORGAN (932), WR KEVIN JOHNSON (671) & WR DENNIS NORTHCUTT (579) to create 1st Browns receiving foursome with 500 rec. yards each since 1986 (BRIAN BRENNAN, REGGIE LANGHORNE, WEBSTER SLAUGHTER & HERMAN FONTENOT)��AFC�s No. 1 defense inside 20 (18 TDs in 50 trips, 36.0 pct.).

�02 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Culpepper : 312-520-3,541 (2C)-16-22-73.1	McMahon: 43-103-581-41.7-4-6-49.0
RUSHING	Bennett: 236-1,214 (2C)-5.1-4	Stewart: 220-996-4.5-4
RECEIVING	Moss: 100 (T1C)-1,238-12.4-7	Stewart (RB): 45-321-7.1-2
OFFENSE	382.8 (1C)	272.3
TAKE/GIVE	-19	-6
DEFENSE	358.9	377.8
SACKS	Johnstone: 7.0	Edwards: 5.5
INTs	Biekert: 4	Claiborne: 3
PUNTING	Richardson: 40.0	Jett: 42.2
KICKING	Anderson: 82 (31/32 PAT; 17/21 FG)	Hanson: 94 (28/28 PAT; 22/27 FG)

NOTES
VIKINGS:  QB DAUNTE CULPEPPER needs 4 TD passes for second-career 20 TD season.  Leads NFL QBs with career-high 9 rushing TDs & has rushed for career-high 575 yards, second in NFL among QBs��RB MICHAEL BENNETT has 7 100-yard rushing games & needs 1 to tie ROBERT SMITH for single-season club record.  Needs 86 yards to join ROBERT SMITH as second player in franchise history with 1,300 yards in single-season.  Has career highs with 34 catches, 320 yards.  RB MOE WILLIAMS has 11 rushing TDs & needs 2 to tie single-season club record (CHUCK FOREMAN, TERRY ALLEN)��WR RANDY MOSS has 408 career receptions & needs 6 to pass JAKE REED (413) for fourth-most in team history.  Had second-career TD pass (13 yards) last week vs. Dolphins.  Seeks fourth 100-yard receiving game in past 5 after posting 110 yards (7 catches) vs. Mia.  WR D�WAYNE BATES had career-high 7 catches (79 yards, 1 TD) vs. Dolphins��K GARY ANDERSON connected on game-winning 53-yard FG last week, his first 50-yard FG since 53-yarder vs. Jax on 12/20/98��LIONS:  Second-year QB MIKE MC MAHON had career highs with 241 yards passing & 74 yards rushing in last home game vs. Vikings��RB JAMES STEWART needs 4 yards rushing for second-career 1,000-yard rushing season.  Has 13 career 100-yard rushing games & his team has 9-4 record in those contests.  Lions have 8-3 (.727) record when he has more than 20 carries.  Needs 5 catches for first career 50-catch season�� WR BILL SCHROEDER tied career-high with 8 receptions (78 yards, 1 TD) vs. Vikings on 12/17/00 (with GB).  Avgs. 15.4 yards per catch (30 for 463) in 2002��Return specialist EDDIE DRUMMOND ranks third in NFL & first among rookies with 27.2 KR avg��Offense has surrendered 20 sacks, third-fewest in NFL, after allowing NFL-high 66 in 2001��Club all-time sack leader DE ROBERT PORCHER (90.5) has 4.0 sacks in past 3 vs. Vikings & sacks in 4 of past 6 vs. Min ��K JASON HANSON needs 6 points for seventh 100-point season.

�02 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	McNair: 293-470-3,239-22-15-85.1	Carr (R): 212-404-2,378-9-14-63.3
RUSHING	George: 318-1,063-3.3-11	Wells (R): 184-528-2.9-3
RECEIVING	Mason: 79-1,012-12.8-5	Miller (TE): 48-571-11.9-3
OFFENSE	333.0	223.2
TAKE/GIVE	+3	-7
DEFENSE	316.0	330.2
SACKS	Carter: 8.5	Posey: 8.0
INTs	Schulters: 6 (T2C)	Glenn: 5
PUNTING	Hentrich: 42.0	Stanley: 41.2
KICKING	Nedney: 104 (35/35 PAT; 23/29 FG)	K. Brown: 68 (20/20 PAT; 16/21 FG)

NOTES
TITANS:  Club has clinched AFC South title.  With win, club assures itself at least No. 2 seeding in AFC.  With win & Oakland loss, Tennessee earns home field advantage throughout AFC playoffs��QB STEVE MC NAIR ranks 5th in AFC in TD passes (22) & tied for 5th in conference in completions (293).  McNair needs 112 pass yards to establish new career high (3,351 in 2001)��RB EDDIE GEORGE recorded 12th multi-TD game of career last week vs. Jax.  In his 7th NFL season, George needs 35 rush yards for his 6th career 1,100-yard season & 124 rush yards to reach 9,000 in career.  In past 2 games, RB ROBERT HOLCOMBE has 14 carries for 100 yards (7.1 avg.)��WR DERRICK MASON (79 catches) needs 1 catch to post career-high & to become club�s 1st player since 1992 to record 80 catches (HAYWOOD JEFFIRES, 90).  With 88 receiving yards, Mason would post consecutive 1,100-yard seasons & would be franchise�s 1st player to do so since WR TIM SMITH (1983-84)��Offensive line has allowed fewest sacks in AFC (19).  Team owns AFC�s 2nd-best sack differential (+18)��Defense allowing 16.0 points in past 10 games; club is 9-1 in those games�� TEXANS:  Club tied expansion team record last week with 2 players selected to Pro Bowl: CB AARON GLENN & DT GARY WALKER.  With victory, club would post 2nd-most victories (5) by 1st-year NFL expansion team��Rookie QB DAVID CARR (No. 1) needs 194 pass yards to post 2nd-most by expansion team QB (JIM ZORN, Seattle, 2,571)��Rookie RB JONATHAN WELLS (No. 99) is 1 of 3 NFL rookies leading his team in rushing (CLINTON PORTIS, Denver & WILLIAM GREEN, Cleveland)��WR COREY BRADFORD has produced his best year as pro, reaching career-highs in receptions (43) & receiving yards (679).  Bradford has recorded all 3 of his 40+ yard receptions at home this season.  TE BILLY MILLER & Pro Bowl TE TODD HEAP of Balt.  Are only 2 TEs in NFL to lead clubs in receptions��LB JEFF POSEY leads team with 8.0 sacks, tied for 11th in AFC & tied for 3rd among AFC LBs.  CB Glenn is 2nd in AFC & 3rd in NFL with 181 INT return yards & is tied for AFC-high with 2 INT-TDs.

�02 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Fielder: 168-267-1,914-13-9-86.6	Brady: 348-557-3,543-27 (T1L)-13-87.1
RUSHING	R. Williams: 352-1,668 (1L)-4.7-14 (T2C)	A. Smith: 233-927-4.0-5
RECEIVING	Chambers: 52-734-14.1-3	Brown: 89-823-9.2-2
OFFENSE	335.5	316.9
TAKE/GIVE	-2	+7
DEFENSE	288.3 (1C)	334.5
SACKS	Taylor: 18.5 (1L)	Seymour: 5.5
INTs	Surtain: 6 (T2C)	Buckley, Law: 4
PUNTING	Royals: 40.9	Walter: 39.1
KICKING	Mare: 108 (3C) (39/40 PAT; 23/29 FG)	Vinatieri: 104 (35/35 PAT; 23/26 FG)

NOTES
EIGHT OF THE LAST 12 regular season games between these teams have been won by 7 points or less, including 6 that were decided by 3 or fewer points.  Including 1 playoff game, team that has had more rushing yards in this series has won each of last 12 games & 19 of last 20 in series ��DOLPHINS:  Win clinches club AFC East division title��Dolphins vying for 3rd consecutive playoff berth under head coach DAVE WANNSTEDT & 6th consecutive overall��On 3rd down, QB JAY FIEDLER has thrown 7 TDs vs. 1 INT & has passer rating of 102.3.  Fiedler set career-high in completions vs. Patriots (30) on 12/24/00��RB RICKY WILLIAMS needs 2 rushing TDs to set club record for most in season (KARIM ABDUL-JABBAR, 15, 1997).  With start Sunday, Williams becomes 1 st Miami RB to start all 16 games since 1990 (SAMMY SMITH)��TE RANDY MC MICHAEL (No. 114) has 4 TDs on season.  With 1 more TD, McMichael ties second-highest TD total recorded by Miami rookie��DE JASON TAYLOR leads NFL with 18.5 sacks & could become 1st Dolphins player to earn NFL sack crown.  Defense is No. 2 in AFC in sacks (46) & tops in sack differential (+23)��K OLINDO MARE has converted 24 of past 26 FG attempts vs. NE (92.3 pct.)��PATRIOTS:  Loss eliminates club from postseason contention.  Trip to postseason would be team�s 6th in past 9 years.  Club is 13-4 in past 17 games when temperature at kickoff is 36 degrees or colder��QB TOM BRADY needs four TD passes to tie club record for most TD passes in season (BABE PARILLI, 31, 1964).    At home in 2002, Brady has thrown 15 TDs vs. 5 INTs��RB ANTOWAIN SMITH has TD run vs. Miami is 3 of past 4 meetings.  Last season vs. Miami at home, Smith rushed for career-high 156 yards on 26 carries (6.0 avg.) & 1 TD��WR TROY BROWN has 18 receptions in past 3 vs. Miami & needs 13 receptions to surpass own team record set last season (101).  Brown has 45 of 89 catches on 1st  down�� Offensive line allowing 6th fewest sacks in AFC (30)��Defense allowing 2nd fewest yards in AFC on 1st down (4.92).

�02 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Peete : 204-351-2,427-14-12-78.4	Brooks : 271-497-3,427-27 (T1L)-13-83.5
RUSHING	Brown: 102-360-3.5-4	McAllister: 297-1,271 (1C)-4.3-13 (2C)
RECEIVING	Muhammad: 56-728-13.0-3	Horn: 84-1,269 (3C)-15.1-7
OFFENSE	267.2	330.7
TAKE/GIVE	-7	+8
DEFENSE	293.5 (3C)	368.2
SACKS	Rucker: 9.0	Howard: 8
INTs	Minter: 4	Thomas: 5
PUNTING	Sauerbrun: 45.7 (1L)	Gowin: 41.6
KICKING	Graham: 56 (20/20 PAT; 12/17 FG)	Carney: 124 (3L) (37/37 PAT; 29/33 FG)

NOTES
PANTHERS:  QB RODNEY PEETE seeks career-high fourth 300-yard passing game of season.  Has career-highs with 14 TD passes, 2,427 yards passing in 2002.  Needs 73 yards for first career 2,500-yard passing season.  Had 310 yards, 2 TDs in last meeting vs. Saints��RB DEE BROWN had career-high 2 TDs last week vs. Bears��WR MUHSIN MUHAMMAD seeks club-record 19th 100-yard receiving game & had 112 yards receiving in last game vs. NO.  WR-PR STEVE SMITH has career-high 835 yards receiving & leads NFC & ties for NFL lead with 2 PR-TDs��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)��Club has 48 sacks, second-most in NFL (Phil, 55), including 37 by defensive line��DE MICHEAL RUCKER has 23.5 career sacks, & needs 0.5 to pass LAMAR LATHON in second in club history (KEVIN GREENE, 41.5)��DT BRENTSON BUCKNER has 5.0 sacks & needs 1.5 for career-high.  DT KRIS JENKINS has career-high 7.0 sacks�� SAINTS:  QB AARON BROOKS ranks second in NFC with TD pass every 5.4 attempts (MARC BULGER, 6.5).  Has rating of 100.0 in 12 starts all-time & Saints are 9-3 in those games.  Needs 73 passing yards to join JIM EVERETT as only QBs in club history with 2 3,500-yard passing seasons.  QB JAKE DELHOMME has 113.8 rating in relief of Brooks��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).  Needs 29 yards to become third player in club history with 1,300 (Rogers, RUEBEN MAYES)��WR JOE HORN has 24 TD catches with club & needs 2 to pass QUINN EARLY (25) in fourth place.  Had 101 yards & 6 catches in last meeting vs. Panthers.  WR DONTE� STALLWORTH leads NFL rookies with 8 TD catches & ranks third with 534 yards receiving��CB FRED THOMAS had 2 INT last week & has career-high 5 in 2002.

�02 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Blake: 146-269-1,748-11-9-74.1	Maddox: 214-347-2,642-18-14-85.7
RUSHING	J. Lewis: 294-1,241-4.2-6	Bettis: 187-666-3.6-9
RECEIVING	Heap (TE): 61-690-11.3-5	Ward: 107 (2L)-1,283 (2C)-12.0-11 (T1C)
OFFENSE	281.1	373.4
TAKE/GIVE	+1	-2
DEFENSE	333.5	294.2 (2C)
SACKS	Boulware: 7.0	Porter: 9.0
INTs	Reed (R): 5	Porter: 4
PUNTING	Zastudil (R): 41.8	Rouen: 31.8 (3C)
KICKING	Stover: 89 (29/29 PAT; 20/24 FG)	Reed (R): 53 (25/26 PAT; 8/9 FG)

NOTES
FIVE of past seven meetings decided by 7 points-or-less.  Road team has won past 7 meetings��RAVENS:  In last game vs. Pittsburgh, QB JEFF BLAKE completed 29 of 50 passes (58.0 pct.) for 298 yards & 1 TD vs. 3 INTs for 56.9 passer rating.  In past 3 weeks, Blake has completed 52 of 97 attempts (53.6 pct.) for 687 yards with 5 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 80.6 passer rating��RB JAMAL LEWIS has posted 2 of 3 season-best rushing totals on road this season & both have been vs. AFC North (189 yards @ Cle. & 121 yards @ Cin.)��Pro Bowl TE TODD HEAP leads AFC TEs with 61 receptions.  Recorded career-high 7 catches last week vs. Browns.  Heap has at least 3 receptions in 13 of 15 games.  In week 8 game vs. Steelers, WR TRAVIS TAYLOR led club with 7 receptions for 82 yards��Defense ranks No. 2 in NFL in avg. yards per rush (3.66).  Club is 7-1 when forcing multiple turnovers & is tied for 3rd-most in AFC (29)��. STEELERS:  Club has clinched AFC North title for Pittsburgh�s 7th division championship under head coach BILL COWHER.  Cowher has 10-4 career record (.714) vs. Ravens��In last game vs. Baltimore, QB TOMMY MADDOX completed 18 of 24 passes (75.0 pct.) for 172 yards & 2 TDs vs. 1 INT for 104.9 passer rating��RB JEROME BETTIS did not play vs. Ravens in Week 8.  In last game vs. Ravens, Bettis rushed for 91 yards (11/4/01).  Bettis is 5 of 6 in converting 3rd-&-1 rush attempts into 1st downs��WR PLAXICO BURRESS has TD reception in each of past 4 vs. Baltimore, including 1 playoff game.  In Week 8, Burress caught 5 passes for 55 yards & 2 TDs at Baltimore.  Pro Bowl WR HINES WARD caught 9 passes for 97 yards in last home game vs. Ravens��Since sacks became official stat in 1982, LB JOEY PORTER is first to record 8.0 sacks & 4 INTs in same season.  Porter has 5.0 sacks in past 5 against Baltimore.  S BRENT ALEXANDER has 3 INTs in past 4 vs. Ravens, including 2001 AFC Divisional Playoff.  In 1 game at Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore RB Lewis, Steelers� defense held him to 16 yards on 5 carries with 0 TDs.

�02 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Hutchinson: 115-227-1,366-6-7-65.3	Ramsey: 100-196-1,330-9-6-75.4
RUSHING	Smith: 236-962-4.1-5	Davis: 207-820-4.0-7
RECEIVING	Galloway: 61-908-14.9-6	Gardner: 66-947-14.3-8 (T3C)
OFFENSE	279.3	319.4
TAKE/GIVE	-5	-13
DEFENSE	327.7	306.7
SACKS	Ellis: 7.5	Arrington: 10.0
INTs	Ross (R): 5	Smoot: 4
PUNTING	Filopovic (R): 40.2	Jarrett: 39.9
KICKING	Cundiff (R): 59 (23/23 PAT; 12/19 FG)	Cortez: 95 (32/32 PAT; 21/30 FG)

NOTES
COWBOYS:  Rookie QB CHAD HUTCHINSON has 0 INT in 4 of 8 starts & is on pace for club rookie record with 3.1 INT pct. (227 attempts, 7 INTs).  Needs 3 TD passes to tie club rookie mark (9, TROY AIKMAN)��RB EMMITT SMITH needs 38 yards rushing for his NFL record 12th consecutive 1,000-yard season.  Has 76 career 100-yard rushing games & needs 100 yards to tie WALTER PAYTON (77) for most all-time.  Has 12 career 100s vs. Wash, tied for most vs. any club (Phil).  Has 485 career receptions & needs 5 to pass DREW PEARSON (489) for second-most in club history (MICHAEL IRVIN, 750)��WR JOEY GALLOWAY avgerages 42 yards per TD catch.  Needs 92 yards for fourth career 1,000-yard receiving season.  WR ANTONIO BRYANT leads NFL rookie WRs with 563 yards receiving��DE GREG ELLIS has 7.5 sacks & needs 0.5 for career-high.  DT LA�ROI GLOVER earned Pro Bowl selection in first year with club��CB DEREK ROSS could become first rookie to lead club outright in INT since EVERSON WALLS (11, 1981) ��REDSKINS:  Offense leads NFC & ranks fourth in NFL with 61.0 redzone TD pct. (41 trips, 25 TDs) while defense ranks third in NFL, holding opponents to 39.2 redzone TD pct. (51 trips, 20 TDs)��Rookie QB PATRICK RAMSEY has 6 TDs, 0 INTs in past 3 games��RB STEPHEN DAVIS has 18 career 100-yard rushing games & with 100 yards vs. Cowboys ties for most in club history (LARRY BROWN, JOHN RIGGINS).  Has 5,790 career rushing yards & needs 86 to pass Brown (5,875) in second on club�s all-time list.  First-year RB KENNY WATSON has 2 100-yard rushing games in 3 starts�� WR ROD GARDNER needs 53 yards for first 1,000-yard receiving season��Rookie KR LADELL BETTS avgs. 24.6 yards per KR��DE BRUCE SMITH has 8.0 sacks & needs 2.0 for his NFL record 14th 10-sack season ��LB LA VAR ARRINGTON ranks second in NFL among LBs with 10.0 sacks (ROSEVELT COLVIN, 10.5)��CB DARRELL GREEN plays final game & needs INT to increase his NFL-record of consecutive seasons with INT to 20.

�02 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Brunell: 245-416-2,788-17-7-85.7	Manning: 372-563-4,054 (3L)-26 (T2C)-19-88.5
RUSHING	Taylor: 272-1,241-4.6-7	James: 262-903-3.4-2
RECEIVING	J. Smith: 77-992-12.9-7	Harrison: 137 (1L)-1,694 (1L)-12.4-11
OFFENSE	305.7	356.3
TAKE/GIVE	+12 (T2C)	-5
DEFENSE	337.5	309.5
SACKS	Henderson (R), Stroud: 6.5	Freeney (R): 11.0 (T2C)
INTs	McCree: 6 (T2C)	Peterson: 3
PUNTING	Hanson: 44.4 (1C)	H. Smith: 40.7
KICKING	D. Boyd: 15 (6/6 PAT; 3/3 FG)	Vanderjagt: 95 (32/32 PAT; 21/29 FG)

NOTES
TEAMS OPEN & CLOSE the 2002 regular seasons against each other��JAGUARS:  Since 1996, club owns NFL�s 3rd-best road record (26-23, .531 pct.)��In 3 career starts vs. Colts, QB MARK BRUNELL has completed 69 of 111 passes (62.2 pct.) for 769 yards with 7 TDs vs. 4 INTs for 88.8 passer rating.  Brunell has passed for 10 TDs vs. 5 INTs on road in 2002��RB FRED TAYLOR (1,241) needs 159 rush yards to surpass his career-high & team record for most in season (1,399 in 2000).  Taylor is averaging 5.5 yards per carry in 4 December games.  RB STACEY MACK leads team in rushing TDs with 9��WR JIMMY SMITH needs 8 receiving yards to reach 1,000 for 7th consecutive year, tying HOF LANCE ALWORTH.  Only JERRY RICE (11), TIM BROWN (8) & CRIS CARTER (8) have longer such streaks ��Rookie DT JOHN HENDERSON (No. 9) & DT MARCUS STROUD share team-high with 6.5 sacks apiece; are only DT teammates in NFL to each have as many as 6.5 sacks��COLTS:  Colts are 9-0 when outrushing opponents & 0-6 when opponents outrush them��With victory, head coach TONY DUNGY becomes 3rd coach in team history to win at least 10 games in 1st season with Colts (DON MC CAFFERTY, 1970; TED MARCHIBRODA, 1975)��QB PEYTON MANNING vying for 3rd season with double-digit victory total, joining Colts QBs JOHNNY UNITAS (HOF) and BERT JONES.   Last week vs. NYG, Manning became 1st QB in NFL history to pass for 4,000 yards in four consecutive seasons.  In past 4 years, has 16,733 pass yards; 2nd most in 4-year span in history (DAN MARINO, 17,212, 1984-87).  In 2 career games vs. Jags, has 7 TDs vs. 0 INTs & passer rating of 129.6��WR MARVIN HARRISON raises NFL record for most catches in season with every reception (137).  Needs 100 receiving yards to tie NFL record for most 100-yard rec. games in season (MICHAEL IRVIN, 11, 1995)��Rookie DE DWIGHT FREENEY (No. 11) leads AFC rookies with 11.0 sacks & is 1.0 sack shy of tying club record of 12.0 held by LB CHAD BRATZKE.

�02 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Plummer: 271-503-2,840-17-20-65.2	Griese: 291-436-3,214-15-15-85.6 OR Beuerlein: 52-93-722-4-5-73.0
RUSHING	Shipp: 171-776-4.5-6	Portis (R): 249-1,280-5.1-13
RECEIVING	F. Jones (TE): 40-313-7.8-1	Smith: 84-965-11.5-4
OFFENSE	290.4	376.0 (3C)
TAKE/GIVE	-8	-7
DEFENSE	371.3	307.9 (3C)
SACKS	Vanden Bosch: 3.5	Pryce: 8.5
INTs	Wilson: 4	O�Neal: 5
PUNTING	Player: 44.1 (2C)	Knorr: 39.8
KICKING	Gramatica: 73 (28/28 PAT; 15/21 FG)	Elam: 107 (38/39 PAT; 23/33 FG)

NOTES
CARDINALS:  QB JAKE PLUMMER has 17 TD passes & needs 2 for career-high.  Has 6 TDs, 3 INTs in past 3 games.  Needs 160 yards passing vs. Broncos for second consecutive & third career 3,000-yard passing season.  Seeks third consecutive game with completion pct. over 60.0.  Has rushed for career-high 277 yards, 6.2 yards per carry��RB MARCEL SHIPP has career-high 776 yards rushing.  Has team-leading 9 TDs (6 rushing, 3 receiving) & needs 1 for first 10-TD season since ADRIAN MURRELL in 1998 (8 rushing, 2 receiving)��Rookie fifth-round WR JASON MC ADDLEY averaging 14.7 yards per reception (22 for 324).  WR KEVIN KASPER had first 2 NFL TDs last week vs. 49ers.  Drafted in sixth-round of 2001 NFL Draft by Broncos��TE FREDDIE JONES is averaging 14.9 yards per reception (16 catches, 239 yards) in past 6 vs. Denver (with SD).  Has 40 receptions & needs 10 for fourth career 50-catch season.��S ADRIAN WILSON needs 1 INT for first 5-INT season��BRONCOS:  Have won 9 of past 10 vs. NFC & are 3-0 vs. NFC West��QB BRIAN GRIESE is AFC�s 3rd-most accurate passer (66.7 comp. pct).  In 3 games vs. NFC in �02, Griese has completed 49 of 73 passes (67.1 pct.) for 515 yards, 4 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 88.6 passer rating.  Needs 1 300-yard game to tie career-high (5).  QB STEVE BEUERLEIN played for Cards from 1993-94; threw for 3,164 in 14 starts �93��Among all-time rookie rushers w/ 1,000 yards, RB CLINTON PORTIS (No. 51) may be 7th to attain 5.1 avg..  Portis has 5 100-yard games in past 8 weeks��WR ROD SMITH is 35 yards shy of his 6th 1,000-yard season in row�� TE SHANNON SHARPE is 2nd among AFC TEs w/ 60 catches��DE TREVOR PRYCE is tied for 7th in AFC sacks (8.5) & has at least 1.0 in 3 games vs. NFC.  CB DELTHA O�NEAL is tied for 6th in AFC w/ 5 INTs.��One of 4 clubs w/ top 10 offense (4) & defense (7).

�02 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Favre: 325-518-3,486 (3C)-26 (2C)-15-87.1	Pennington: 258-375-2,924-18-6-101.2 (1C)
RUSHING	Green: 272-1,173-4.3-7	Martin: 243-1,011-4.2-6
RECEIVING	Driver: 69-1,054-15.3-9 (2C)	Coles: 83-1,171-14.1-5
OFFENSE	349.2	313.3
TAKE/GIVE	+18 (1L)	+3
DEFENSE	309.9	342.7
SACKS	Gbaja-Biamila: 12.0 (T2C)	J. Abraham: 10.0
INTs	Sharper: 7 (T1L)	D. Abraham: 4
PUNTING	Bidwell: 41.7	Turk: 41.2
KICKING	Longwell: 123 (42/42 PAT; 27/33 FG)	Hall: 101 (29/31 PAT; 24/31 FG)

NOTES
PACKERS:  Club seeks to complete perfect 4-0 season vs. AFC��QB BRETT FAVRE has 35-10 (.778) record in Dec.  Has 172 consecutive starts, most ever by QB & longest current streak for any player.  Needs 14 yards passing for 9th consecutive 3,500-yard passing season & 4 TDs for 7th 30-TD year��RB AHMAN GREEN has 14 100-yard rushing games with GB & club is 14-0.  GB is 17-2 (.895), (7-1 in 2002), when Green has 25-or-more touches��WR DONALD DRIVER averages 14.1 yards per catch in past 3 vs. AFC��WR TERRY GLENN avgs. 15.6 yards per catch (19 for 297) in past 4 vs. Jets (with NE)��TE BUBBA FRANKS leads NFC TEs with 6 TD catches.  Has 51 catches & needs 6 to pass PAUL COFFMAN (56) for most in single-season by GB TE��Defense leads NFL with 45 takeaways��DE KABEER GBAJA-BIAMILA has 9.0 sacks in past 9�� Rookie S MARQUES ANDERSON has 2 INT-TDs & needs 1 to tie rookie record (LEM BARNEY, RONNIE LOTT)��JETS:  Aim for 2nd division title (1998) with win & NE win. Have won 6 of past 8, outscoring opp. 63-9 in 4th qtr. Under head coach HERMAN EDWARDS, have won 4 of past 5 vs. NFC.  Have won 6 of past 7 vs. GB��QB CHAD PENNINGTON leads AFC with 101.2 passer rating.  Aims to become 2nd Jet with 100.0+ rating for season (VINNY TESTAVERDE, 1998) & 3rd to lead AFC in passer rating (KEN O�BRIEN, 1985; Testaverde).  Has 119.5 passer rating in 3 games vs. NFC��RB CURTIS MARTIN (1,011) became 2nd RB in NFL history (BARRY SANDERS) to rush for 1,000 yards in each of 1st 8 seasons.  In last meeting, Martin rushed for 110 yards & scored 2 TDs��WR LAVERANUES COLES (1,171) needs 29 receiving yards to become 2nd Jet (DON MAYNARD) with 1,200 in season.  Needs 11 catches to set single-season team record (AL TOON, 93)��WR-PR SANTANA MOSS leads NFL with 17.5 avg.  Would be highest PR avg. since 1974 (ELMER PARRISH, 18.8)��In past 8, defense surrendering 290.1 yards/game & 15.8 points/game.  Pro Bowl DE JOHN ABRAHAM has 27.5 sacks in 37 games.

�02 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Hasselbeck: 231-366-2,626-13-8-87.3 (3C)	Brees: 293-477-2,952-14-15-75.7
RUSHING	Alexander: 280-1,108-4.0-15 (1C)	Tomlinson: 355-1,616 (2L)-4.6-14 (T2C)
RECEIVING	Robinson: 69-1,137-16.5-4	Tomlinson (RB): 76-471-6.2-1
OFFENSE	348.5	326.3
TAKE/GIVE	+4	+1
DEFENSE	362.5	362.9
SACKS	Bernard: 4.0	Johnson: 6.5
INTs	Tongue: 5	Edwards: 5
PUNTING	Feagles: 41.9	Bennett: 41.2
KICKING	Lindell: 100 (34/34 PAT; 22/27 FG)	Christie: 81 (20/21 PAT; 10/16 FG)

NOTES
SEAHAWKS:  Head coach MIKE HOLMGREN has 32-4 (.889) career mark when his club has 100-yard rusher��QB MATT HASSELBECK seeks fourth 300-yard passing game in past 6.  Ranks third in NFC with 63.1 (231 of 366) completion pct��RB SHAUN ALEXANDER has 8 career 100-yard rushing games & club is 7-1 in those contests.  Needs 92 yards rushing to become third player in club history with consecutive 1,200-yard rushing seasons (CHRIS WARREN, RICKY WATTERS).  Has 15 rushing TDs in 2002 & needs 1 for club record (Warren, 15)��WR KOREN ROBINSON seeks fifth 100-yard receiving game of season.  Needs 63 yards to become second player in club history to post 1,200-yards receiving (STEVE LARGENT).  WR DARRELL JACKSON had 5 catches, 114 yards & career-high tying 2 TDs in last meeting.  WR BOBBY ENGRAM has 44 catches, 39 for first downs��DT JOHN RANDLE has 129.0 career sacks & needs 3.5 to tie LAWRENCE TAYLOR & LESLIE O�NEAL in sixth on NFL�s all-time list��CHARGERS:  Head coach MARTY SCHOTTENHEIMER is 17-6 in career vs. Seattle��QB DREW BREES has 4th-best winning percentage (.533) of SD starting QBs with minimum of 10 starts.  Brees is 48 yards from 3,000 for season��RB LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON is 2nd in NFL in rushing (1,616) & trails Miami�s RICKY WILLIAMS by 53 yards.  Tomlinson would be 1st Charger to lead NFL in rushing.  Earlier in season, became 20th player in NFL history to gain 1,000 yards in each of 1st 2 seasons��WR CURTIS CONWAY is 148 receiving yards from becoming 7th player in team history with consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons; most recent was former WR TONY MARTIN (1995-96)��Offensive line has allowed 2nd-fewest sacks in AFC (21). Rookie G TONIU FONOTI (No. 39) is NFL�s youngest player at 21 years��LB JUNIOR SEAU plays 201st game as Charger, surpassing club record held by RUSS WASHINGTON.  Seau was selected to Pro Bowl for 12th time of career last week.  LB DONNIE EDWARDS leads club in INTs (5), tackles (119) & is tied for 2nd on team with 15 passes defensed��Team has played three OT games in 2002 & has won all three.

�02 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	B. Johnson: 281-451-3,049-22-6	Chandler: 103-161-1,023-4-4-79.8 OR Burris: 11-32-129-3-1-65.8
RUSHING	Pittman: 183-628-3.4-1	L. Johnson: 214-721-3.3-1
RECEIVING	K. Johnson: 71-1,047-14.7-5	Booker: 93 (3C)-1,164-12.5-6
OFFENSE	315.3	278.5
TAKE/GIVE	+13 (2C)	-3
DEFENSE	255.1 (1L)	355.7
SACKS	Rice: 15.5 (1C)	Colvin: 10.5
INTs	Kelly: 6 (T3L)	M. Brown: 3
PUNTING	Tupa: 43.0 (3C)	Maynard: 41.9
KICKING	Gramatica: 113 (32/32 PAT; 27/34 FG)	Edinger: 95 (29/29 PAT; 22/28 FG)

NOTES
BUCCANEERS:  QB BRAD JOHNSON is 51-28 (.646) as starter, including 19-10 (.656) with TB.  Has 15 TD passes, 1 INT in his past 6 games & needs 3 TDs for career-high (24)��RB MIKE ALSTOTT has 346 career points & with TD becomes fourth Buc to top 350��WR KEYSHAWN JOHNSON needs 153 yards receiving for second consecutive 1,200-yard season��Club has allowed NFL-low 196 points & bids for club record (223, 1977).  Defense leads league with 27 INTs��DE SIMEON RICE has 15.0 sacks in past 11 games & 15.5 overall in 2002.  Needs 1.5 sacks for career high (16.5).  Was high school standout at Chicago�s  Mt. Carmel HS & plays at Memorial Stadium for first time since starring for Illinois��LB DERRICK BROOKS needs TD to tie NFL record for most TDs on turnovers in season (5, KEN HOUSTON, 1971)��BEARS:  Offense has scored TDs on 14 of past 20 redzone trips & ranks second in NFC with 59.0 redzone TD pct. (39 trips, 23 TDs)��QB HENRY BURRIS could make first NFL start & first start since 2000 with CFL�s Saskatchewan Roughriders��WR MARTY BOOKER has 20 catches of 20+ yards, second-most in NFC (22, AMANI TOOMER).  Has led club in receiving yards in 13 of past 18 games.  Needs 36 yards receiving to become fourth player in club history with 1,200 yards in season��WR DEZ WHITE has career highs 49 catches, 635 yards.  Had career-high 76-yard TD catch last week.  WR MARCUS ROBINSON averaging 30.7 yards per TD catch (3 TDs)��Club third in NFL with 19 fumble takeaways & has at least 1 takeaway in 33 consecutive games��LB ROSEVELT COLVIN has 10.5 sacks & needs 0.5 for career-high��K PAUL EDINGER needs 5 points for second consecutive 100-point season.

�02 STATISTICAL LEADERS

PASSING	Garcia: 326-525-3,328-21-10-85.6	Martin: 102-160-971-4-8-68.0
RUSHING	Hearst: 196-905-4.6-8	Faulk: 201-910-4.5-8
RECEIVING	Owens: 100 (T1C)-1,300 (1C)-13.0-13 (1L)	Holt: 85-1,225-14.4-4
OFFENSE	358.1 (3C)	353.1
TAKE/GIVE	+10	-19
DEFENSE	326.3	313.1
SACKS	Carter: 11.0	Little: 10.0
INTs	Parrish: 6	Herring: 3
PUNTING	Baker: 40.2	Berger: 41.4
KICKING	Chandler (R): 30 (12/12 PAT; 6-10 FG)	J. Wilkins: 87 (33/33 PAT; 18/24 FG)

NOTES
49ERS:  Club has 6 players headed to Pro Bowl, tied with Miami for second-most in NFL (7, Phil)��Club has 30-17 (.638) Dec record in past 10 seasons.  Team has 15 turnovers in 2002, third-fewest in NFL��QB JEFF GARCIA needs 172 yards passing for third consecutive 3,500-yard season.  Seeks seventh consecutive win as starter vs. NFC West (5-0 in 2002) & has 101.7 passer rating (105 of 172, 1,351 yards, 12 TD, 3 INT) in past 6 vs. division.  Leads NFL with 108.3 third down passer rating, including 13 TDs & 1 INT��Club 14-1 all-time when RB GARRISON HEARST rushes for 100 yards.  Needs 95 yards for second consecutive 1,000-yard season.  Has career-high 44 receptions & needs 6 for first 50-catch season.  Rushed for 116 yards, averaging 8.9 yards per carry, in last meeting.��WR TERRELL OWENS has 7 TDs in his past 5 games.  Seeks sixth 100-yard game in his past 9 & needs 3 TDs for career-high��DE ANDRE CARTER has career-high 11.0 sacks��RAMS:  Club has 24-6 (.800) record in division games since 1999��QB JAMIE MARTIN completed 64.6 pct. of pass attempts (31 of 48) last week vs. Seahawks��RB MARSHALL FAULK needs 90 yards rushing for his sixth consecutive & eighth career 1,000-yard season.  Would tie ERIC DICKERSON�s club record with 4 consecutive 1,000-yard seasons.  Faulk averages 111 rushing yards in past 2 home games vs. SF��WR ISAAC BRUCE needs 5 receptions for fourth-career 80-catch season.  WR TORRY HOLT has 17 career 100-yard receiving games, fourth-most in club history.  Needs 100-yard game to become sixth player in NFL history with 18 in first 4 seasons.  Had 9 receptions last week, tied for second-highest single-game total of career��S KIM HERRING (3) needs 1 INT for career high��K JEFF WILKINS needs 13 points for fifth career 100-point season.