Week 3 NFL capsules

LITTLE ROCK — TV GAMESChiefs at Eagles Noon, CBS

LINE Eagles by 8LAST MEETING Philadelphia beat Kansas City 37-31 on Oct. 2, 2005.

LAST WEEK Kansas City lost to Oakland 13-10. Philadelphia lost to New Orleans 48-22.

RANKINGS Chiefs: offense (25), defense (18); Eagles: offense (10), defense (8) NOTES Kansas City QB Matt Cassel is 4-0 against NFC teams. RB Larry Johnson has averaged 92.8 yards rushing in starts against NFC. ... Philadelphia Coach Andy Reid is 16-6 against rookie head coaches. WR/PR DeSean Jackson is first Eagles player to have touchdowns of at least 70 yards in first two games since RB Tim Brown in 1962.

Saints at Bills

3:05 p.m., Fox

LINE Saints by 6LAST MEETING New Orleans beat Buffalo 19-7 on Oct. 2, 2005.

LAST WEEK New Orleans beat Philadephia 48-22. Buffalo beat Tampa Bay 33-20.

RANKINGS Saints: offense (1), defense (21); Bills: offense (14), defense (28) NOTES New Orleans QB Drew Brees' 9 touchdowns passing in 2 games are more than 30 NFL teams have scored overall. Only Baltimore has scored combined 9 TDs. Brees' 669 yards passing are better than 17 NFL teams have produced rushing and passing combined. ... Buffalo RB Fred Jackson, filling in for suspended starter Marshawn Lynch, has 328 yards from scrimmage (220 rushing, 108 receiving) to rank second in NFL behind Tennessee RB Chris Johnson's 352.

Giants at Buccaneers Noon LINE Giants by 6 1 /2LAST MEETING New York beat Tampa Bay 24-14 on Jan. 6, 2008.

LAST WEEK New York beat Dallas 33-31. Tampa Bay lost to Buffalo 33-20.

RANKINGS Giants: offense (6), defense (16); Buccaneers: offense (4), defense (31) NOTES New York quarterback Eli Manning threw for 330 yards, 2 touchdowns and no interceptions against Dallas. He has won both of his career starts against Tampa Bay. ... Tampa Bay quarterback Byron Leftwich leads NFC with 91 passing attempts through two games. He's first in conference in completions with 51 and third in yards with 572 while throwing for 4 TDs and 2 interceptions.

Packers at Rams Noon

LINE Packers by 6 1 /2LAST MEETING Green Bay beat St. Louis 33-14 on Dec. 15, 2007.

LAST WEEK Green Bay lost to Cincinnati 31-24. St. Louis lost to Washington 9-7.

RANKINGS Packers: offense (28), defense (19); Rams: offense (31), defense (29) NOTES Green Bay's turnover margin of plus-5 leads NFL, with six interceptions producing 21 points. QB Aaron Rodgers has 7 TD passes since last interception, but has been sacked 10 times. ... St. Louis Coach Steve Spagnuolo last faced Packers in 2007 NFC Championship Game as New York Giants defensive coordinator. Giants won 23-20 in overtime. Rams are 10-4 in home openers since move to St. Louis.

Jaguars at Texans Noon LINE Texans by 4LAST MEETING Houston beat Jacksonville 30-17 on Dec. 1, 2008.

LAST WEEK Jacksonville lost to Arizona 31-17. Houston beat Tennessee 34-31.

RANKINGS Jaguars: offense (24), defense (24); Texans: offense (23), defense (32) NOTES Jacksonville RB Maurice Jones-Drew has averaged 5.4 yards a carry against Houston. ... Houston RB Steve Slaton had 182 yards of total offense (130 rushing, 52 receiving) and 2 touchdowns in last meeting with Jaguars. RB Chris Brown has two 100-yard games in 3 starts against Jacksonville, including career-high 175 yards rushing in 2007.

Browns at Ravens Noon

LINE Ravens by 13 1 /2LAST MEETING Baltimore beat Cleveland 37-27 on Nov. 2, 2008.

LAST WEEK Cleveland lost to Denver 27-6. Baltimore beat San Diego 31-26.

RANKINGS Browns: offense (32), defense (25); Ravens: offense (3), defense (17) NOTES Cleveland's Joshua Cribbs set Browns records for kickoff return yardage twice against Baltimore. ... Baltimore swept Browns last year and has won 6 of 8 vs. Cleveland. Ravens RB Ray Rice had first 100-yard game in NFL against Browns last year, running for career-high 154. Ed Reed's 7 interceptions vs. Cleveland are most against any team. He returned 3 of those for touchdowns.

Redskins at Lions Noon

LINE Redskins by 6 1 /2LAST MEETING Washington beat Detroit 25-17 on Oct. 26, 2008.

LAST WEEK Washington beat St. Louis 9-7. Detroit lost to Minnesota 27-13.

RANKINGS Redskins: offense (19), defense (10); Lions: offense (30), defense (27) NOTES Washington is 2-0 at Ford Field. QB Jason Campbell had career-high 127.4 passer rating against Detroit last year, breaking mark he set previously against the Lions. ... Detroit is 1-25 since it was 6-2 midway through 2007. Rookie QB Matthew Stafford threw his first touchdown pass last week to WR Calvin Johnson and is tied for league lead with 5 interceptions.

49ers at Vikings Noon

LINE Vikings by 7LAST MEETING Minnesota beat San Francisco 27-7 on Dec. 9, 2007.

LAST WEEK San Francisco beat Seattle 23-10. Minnesota beat Detroit 27-13.

RANKINGS 49ers: offense (26), defense (7); Vikings: offense (27), defense (4) NOTES Over past 9 regular-season games, San Francisco has allowed 148 points - fourth fewest in league. RB Frank Gore has most yards rushing in NFL since start of 2006. ... Minnesota's Adrian Peterson has most yards rushing in NFL since start of 2007. QB Brett Favre plays his first regular-season home game for Vikings. His 85.2 completion percentage last week was career high.

Falcons at Patriots Noon LINE Patriots by 4 1 /2LAST MEETING New England beat Atlanta 31-28 on Oct. 9, 2005.

LAST WEEK Atlanta beat Carolina 28-20. New England lost to New York Jets 16-9.

RANKINGS Falcons: offense (18), defense (22); Patriots: offense (9), defense (3) NOTES Atlanta's Michael Turner has outrushed all New England's runners, 170 yards to 156. ... New England QB Tom Brady has thrown 100 passes while Patriots have run just 43 times. Patriots have outgained opponents 740 yards to 530, but needed 2 touchdowns in last 2:06 to beat Buffalo, then lost to New York while failing to score touchdown for first time in 42 games.

Broncos at Raiders 3:15 p.m., CBS LINE Broncos by 2LAST MEETING Oakland beat Denver 31-10 on Nov. 23, 2008.

LAST WEEK Denver beat Cleveland 27-6. Oakland beat Kansas City 13-10.

RANKINGS Broncos: offense (8), defense (2); Raiders: offense (29), defense (23) NOTES Denver QB Kyle Orton leads NFL with 152.1 passer rating in fourth quarter. Denver's offense is only one in NFL that hasn't committed turnover this season. ... Oakland QB JaMarcus Russell is 27 for 37 for 332 yards, 3 TDs and no interceptions in 2 starts against Denver. RB Darren McFadden had his only career 2-touchdown game last year in Denver.

Colts at Cardinals 7:20 p.m., NBC

LINE Cardinals by 2 1 /2LAST MEETING Indianapolis beat Arizona 17-13 on Jan. 1, 2006.

LAST WEEK Indianapolis beat Miami 27-23. Arizona beat Jacksonville 31-17.

RANKINGS Colts: offense (12), defense (13); Cardinals: offense (15), defense (6) NOTES Indianapolis is making second trip to Arizona and first since 1990. It's second-longest span of not visiting an opponent in NFL. ... After Kurt Warner's 131.2 passer rating against Jacksonville, Arizona is 12-3 in 15 games in which Warner's passer rating has topped 100. One more 300-yard passing game would tie Warner for franchise record of 19 held by Neil Lomax. It would be Warner's 49th overall, tying him with Warren Moon for fifth on NFL career list.

Titans at Jets Noon

LINE Jets by 2 1 /2LAST MEETING New York beat Tennessee 34-13 on Nov. 23, 2008.

LAST WEEK Tennessee lost to Houston 34-31. New York beat New England 16-9.

RANKINGS Titans: offense (7), defense (26); Jets: offense (13), defense (1) NOTES Tennessee RB Chris Johnson set career highs last week with 197 yards rushing and 87 yards receiving for combined total of 284 yards, along with 3 TDs. It marked first time in NFL history that player had 90-plus yard TD run, another 50-plus yard TD rushing, and TD catch of 60 or more yards. ... New York is off to ninth 2-0 start in franchise history, and first since 2004, when team finished 10-6.

Bears at Seahawks 3:05 p.m.

LINE Bears by 2 1 /2LAST MEETING Seattle beat Chicago 30-23 on Nov. 18, 2007.

LAST WEEK Chicago beat Pittsburgh 17-14. Seattle lost to San Francisco 23-10.

RANKINGS Bears: offense (20), defense (5); Seahawks: offense (11), defense (12) NOTES Chicago QB Jay Cutler's first career start came against Seattle, Dec. 3, 2006, for Denver. He was 10 of 22 for just 143 yards, with 2 TDs and 2 interceptions, the first returned for a Seattle score. Half his yards came on 71-yard TD to Brandon Marshall in 23-20 loss. ... Seattle has 7 sacks in 2 games, second in NFC. It has NFC-best 178 sacks since start of 2005 season.

Dolphins at Chargers 3:15 p.m.

LINE Chargers by 5LAST MEETING Miami beat San Diego 17-10 on Oct. 5, 2008.

LAST WEEK Miami lost to Indianapolis 27-23. San Diego lost to Baltimore 31-26.

RANKINGS Dolphins: offense (29), defense (7); Chargers: offense (5), defense (20) NOTES Not only does Miami lead series 14-12, but Dolphins won 7 consecutive against Chargers, including last year in Miami. ... San Diego is 8-6 against Dolphins in San Diego, including its last victory in series, a 22-21 playoff victory following 1994 season, when Chargers made their only Super Bowl appearance.

Steelers at Bengals 3:15 p.m.

LINE Steelers by 3 1 /2LAST MEETING Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati 27-10 on Nov. 20, 2008.

LAST WEEK Pittsburgh lost to Chicago 17-14. Cincinnati beat Green Bay 31-24.

RANKINGS Steelers: offense (16), defense (9); Bengals: offense (21), defense (11) NOTES Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger is 11-0 in his native state of Ohio: 6-0 in Cincinnati and 5-0 in Cleveland. Steelers haven't allowed 100-yard rusher in last 20 regular-season games and only three 100-yard rushers in past 84 games overall. ... Cincinnati RB Cedric Benson ran for 141 yards in victory at Green Bay last week. Bengals are 4-0 in past 2 seasons when he runs for 100. They have only 5 victories over that span.