Week 10 capsules

Sunday, November 11, 2012

— TV GAMES- All times CentralBroncos at Panthers Noon, CBS

LINE - Broncos by 4LAST MEETING Carolina beat Denver 30-10 Dec. 14. 2008.

LAST WEEK Denver beat Cincinnati 31-23. Carolina beat Washington 21-13.

RANKINGS Broncos: offense (3), defense (10); Panthers: offense (20), defense (13) NOTES Denver’s John Fox spent 9 seasons (2002-2010) as Panthers coach and posted 73-71 record. QB Peyton Manning (419) needs 2 touchdown passes to surpass Dan Marino for second most in NFL history. Brett Favre is NFL leader with 508. Manning registered 48th game-winning drive in fourth quarter or OT last week, passing Marino (47) for most in NFL since 1970. ... Carolina RB DeAngelo Williams (Wynne) had 56-yard touchdown run in last game vs. Denver. WR Steve Smith caught first touchdown pass of season last week.

Falcons at Saints Noon, Fox

LINE - Falcons by 2LAST MEETING New Orleans beat Atlanta 45-16 Dec. 26, 2011.

LAST WEEK Atlanta beat Dallas 19-13. New Orleans beat Philadelphia 28-13.

RANKINGS Falcons: offense (8), defense (19); Saints: offense (5), defense (32) NOTES Atlanta is 8-0 for first time; 15th team to win first 8 games since 1978, when schedule expanded to 16 games. Falcons are 15-0 when QB Matt Ryan passes for at least 3 touchdowns, including 4-0 this season. WR Julio Jones has 2 consecutive games with at least 5 catches and 120 yards. ... New Orleans is first team since at least 1950 to give up more than 400 yards in 8 consecutive games. Saints QB Drew Brees has thrown at least 1 touchdown pass in NFL-record 51 consecutive games. Brees is 10-2 vs. Atlanta since joining New Orleans in 2006.

Cowboys at Eagles 3:25 p.m., Fox

LINE - Cowboys by 2LAST MEETING Philadelphia beat Dallas 20-7 Dec. 24, 2011.

LAST WEEK Dallas lost to Atlanta 19-13. Philadelphia lost to New Orleans 28-13.

RANKINGS Cowboys: offense (6), defense (5); Eagles: offense (10), defense (15) NOTES Dallas has lost 4 of past 5 games. After today, Cowboys play 5 of next 6 games at home. QB Tony Romo has thrown for combined 758 yards over past 2 games and on pace to throw for career high in yards (2,394 through 8 games). TE Jason Witten has averaged 63.4 yards receiving and scored 7 touchdowns in 17 career games against Eagles. ... Philadelphia has lost 4 consecutive games. Eagles have never had 5-game losing in Coach Andy Reid’s 14 seasons. Eagles have 6-game winning streak against NFC East teams dating to last season.

Texans at Bears 7:20 p.m., NBC

LINE - Bears by 1LAST MEETING Houston beat Chicago 31-24 Dec. 28, 2008.

LAST WEEK Houston beat Buffalo 21-9. Chicago beat Tennessee 51-20.

RANKINGS Texans: offense (12), defense (3); Bears: offense (25), defense (6) NOTES Both teams’ only loss is to Green Bay. This will be second game against NFC opponent for Houston. Defense hasn’t allowed rushing touchdown in 11 games, dating to 2011. RB Arian Foster has scored a touchdown in team-record 10 consecutive games and leads NFL with 11 this season (10 rushing, 1 receiving). ... Chicago has won 6 consecutive, its longest streak since 7-0 start in 2006. CB Charles Tillman is franchise record holder with 8 career defensive touchdowns (7 int. returns, 1 fumble return). Had career-high 4 forced fumbles against Tennessee last week.

Lions at Vikings Noon 1 LINE - Lions by 2 /2LAST MEETING Minnesota beat Detroit 20-13 Sept. 30.

LAST WEEK Detroit beat Jacksonville 31-14. Minnesota lost to Seattle 30-20.

RANKINGS Lions: offense (2), defense (7); Vikings: offense (22), defense (11) NOTES Detroit is playing fourth road game in past 5 weeks. Lions QB Matthew Stafford is second-fastest player in NFL to reach 10,000 yards passing, in 37 career games. Kurt Warner did it in 36. RB Mikel Leshoure had 3 touchdown runs in first half last week at Jacksonville, first to do that for Lions since 1934. ... Two lowest yardage totals of Minnesota QB Christian Ponder’s career have come in past 3 weeks - 58 against Arizona on Oct. 21 and 63 last week at Seattle. RB Adrian Peterson leads NFL with 957 yards rushing, coming off season-best 182 yards against Seahawks.

Chargers at Bucs Noon LINE - Buccaneers by 3LAST MEETING San Diego beat Tampa Bay 41-24 Dec. 21, 2008.

LAST WEEK San Diego beat Kansas City 31-13. Tampa Bay beat Oakland 42-32.

RANKINGS Chargers: offense (26), defense (9); Buccaneers: offense (9), defense (29) NOTES San Diego has won 8 of 9 games against Tampa Bay, including all 5 played in Tampa. Former Chargers WR Vincent Jackson signed five-year, $55.55 million contract with Tampa Bay last winter and averaging NFL-leading 22.9 yards per reception ( 31 catches for 710 yards, 6 touchdowns). ... Rookie Tampa Bay RB Doug Martin had 214 yards from scrimmage (135 rushing, 79 receiving) in road victory at Minnesota 2 weeks ago. For encore, first-round draft pick from Boise State rushed for 251 yards and 4 touchdowns to pace last week’s 10-point victory at Oakland.

Titans at Dolphins Noon

LINE - Dolphins by 6LAST MEETING Miami beat Tennessee 29-17 Nov. 14, 2010.

LAST WEEK Tennessee lost to Chicago, 51-20. Miami lost to Indianapolis 23-20.

RANKINGS Titans: offense (24), defense (30); Dolphins: offense (23), defense (24) NOTES Miami’s Ryan Tannehill has thrown 98 consecutive passes without interception. Miami hasn’t allowed 100-yard rusher in 22 consecutive games. ... Tennessee’s Chris Johnson has run for more than 100 yards both times he has faced Miami, most recently November 2010. Over past 6 games, Johnson has rushed for 691 yards, second in NFL only to 727 yards by Minnesota’s Adrian Peterson. Coming off 51-20 loss to Bears, Tennessee has allowed 308 points, most in NFL by far. They’ve been outscored by an average of 14 points per game, last in league.

Bills at Patriots Noon LINE - Patriots by 12LAST MEETING New England beat Buffalo 52-28 Sept. 30.

LAST WEEK Buffalo lost to Houston 21-9. New England had bye.

RANKINGS Bills: offense (21), defense (31); Patriots: offense (1), defense (22) NOTES New England has won 17 of past 18 games against Bills, losing 34-31 in first of 2 meetings last season. Patriots scored season-high points in last victory over Buffalo on Sept. 30, scoring touchdowns on 6 consecutive second-half possessions. ... Buffalo coming off fourth loss in 5 games. QB Ryan Fitzpatrick has thrown for more than 239 yards once this season - 350 against Patriots. Fitzpatrick needs 72 yards passing to become fifth QB in Bills history with 10,000.

Raiders at Ravens Noon 1

LINE - Ravens by 7 /2LAST MEETING Baltimore beat Oakland 21-13, Jan. 3, 2010.

LAST WEEK Oakland lost to Tampa Bay 42-32. Baltimore beat Cleveland 25-15.

RANKINGS Raiders: offense (15), defense (21); Ravens: offense (19), defense (26) NOTES Oakland QB Carson Palmer played against Baltimore 13 times with Cincinnati, going 9-4 and passing for 3,202 yards. Raiders have scored in final 2 minutes of first half every game this year. ... Baltimore has won 14 consecutive at home, longest current streak in NFL. RB Ray Rice needs 1 yard on the ground to reach 5,000 for his career. Jamal Lewis (7,801 yards) only Ravens player to top 5,000. Ravens are 8-1 when WR Torrey Smith has 1 touchdown catch.

Giants at Bengals Noon

LINE - Giants by 4LAST MEETING New York beat Cincinnati 26-23 in overtime Sept. 21, 2008.

LAST WEEK New York lost to Pittsburgh 24-20. Cincinnati lost to Denver 31-23.

RANKINGS Giants: offense (11), defense (25); Bengals: offense (17), defense (20) NOTES New York is 10-0 when RB Ahmad Bradshaw runs for 100 yards. Giants tied with Bears for NFL lead with 17 interceptions. DE Jason Pierre-Paul has 5 sacks in past 4 games. ... Cincinnati WR A.J. Green has caught touchdown pass in 7 consecutive games, third-longest streak in club history. Carl Pickens caught touchdown pass in 10 consecutive games in 1994-1995. T.J. Houshmandzadeh second with eight-game streak in 2007.

Jets at Seahawks 3:05 p.m.

LINE - Seahawks by 6LAST MEETING Seattle beat New York 13-3 Dec. 21, 2008.

LAST WEEK New York had bye. Seattle beat Minnesota 30-20.

RANKINGS Jets: offense (27), defense (16); Seahawks: offense (29), defense (4) NOTES New York Coach Rex Ryan has never faced Seahawks as head coach. Jets are 1-2 coming off bye under Ryan. QB Mark Sanchez to face former college coach Pete Carroll for first time. ... Seattle RB Marshawn Lynch is No. 2 rusher in NFL with 881 yards, including his fifth 100-yard game last week vs. Minnesota. With 119 more yards would become first Seahawks RB with consecutive 1,000-yard seasons since Shaun Alexander in 2004 and 2005.

Rams at 49ers 3:25 p.m.

LINE - 49ers by 12LAST MEETING San Francisco beat St. Louis 34-27 Jan. 1.

LAST WEEK St. Louis had bye. San Francisco had bye.

RANKINGS Rams: offense (28), defense (tied-13th); 49ers: offense (13), defense (2) NOTES St. Louis on 3-game losing streak. Rams begin stretch with 3 of 4 vs. NFC West. It’s team’s first road matchup against division after beating Arizona and Seattle at home. Rams WR Danny Amendola has missed 3 consecutive games with right shoulder injury, including 45-7 loss to New England at London’s Wembley Stadium on Oct. 28. Limited in practice this week. LT Wayne Hunter sat out past 2 games with back injury. .. San Francisco WR Michael Crabtree has touchdown catch in each of past 4 games vs. Rams.

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