Week 5 capsules

All times CentralRavens at Chiefs Noon, CBS LINE - Ravens by 6LAST MEETING Baltimore beat Kansas City 30-7 Jan. 9, 2011.

LAST WEEK Baltimore beat Cleveland 23-16. Kansas City lost to San Diego 37-20.

RANKINGS Ravens: offense (2), defense (23); Chiefs: offense (4), defense (13) NOTES Baltimore coming off stretch of 4 games in 18 days. Ravens are 7-1 against AFC West under John Harbaugh, including 2-0 against Kansas City. He is tied with Atlanta’s Mike Smith (47-21) for best winning percentage among active head coaches. Ravens trying to start 4-1 for third consecutive season. ... Kansas City had 6 turnovers in last Sunday’s 37-20 loss to San Diego, five before halftime. Chiefs lead NFL with 15 turnovers and minus-13 differential. Chiefs TE Kevin Boss (concussion) went on injured reserve this week. LB Bryan Kehl signed to fill roster spot.

Eagles at Steelers Noon, Fox 1 LINE - Steelers by 3 /2LAST MEETING Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh 15-6 Sept. 21, 2008.

LAST WEEK Philadelphia beat New York Giants 19-17. Pittsburgh had bye.

RANKINGS Eagles: offense (5), defense (6); Steelers: offense (18), defense (5) NOTES Philadelphia is 9-3-1 against AFC North under Coach Andy Reid, including 2-0 this season. Eagles TE Brent Celek’s 18 receptions are tops in league among tight ends. ... Pittsburgh hasn’t lost back-to-back games since 2009, coming off 34-31 loss to Oakland 2 weeks ago. Steelers are 26-6 in past 32 games against NFC opponents and 4-1 coming off bye under Coach Mike Tomlin. Steelers are last in league in rushing yards per attempt at 2.6. Pittsburgh has won seven consecutive home games against NFC teams, last loss 21-14 to NY Giants in 2008.

Broncos at Patriots 3:25 p.m., CBS 1

LINE - Patriots by 6 /2LAST MEETING New England beat Denver 45-10 Jan. 14, 2012.

LAST WEEK Denver beat Oakland 37-6. New England beat Buffalo 52-28.

RANKINGS Broncos: offense (12), defense (7); Patriots: offense (1), defense (20) NOTES Tom Brady and Peyton Manning meet for 13th time and first since Manning joined Denver. Last season, Patriots beat Broncos 41-23 in December and 45-10 in playoffs with Tim Tebow starting at quarterback in both games for Denver. In last Sunday’s victory over Oakland, Manning completed 30 of 38 passes for 338 yards, 3 touchdowns and no interceptions - and wasn’t sacked. ... New England leads NFL with 438.3 yards per game after gaining 580 against Buffalo. Patriots came up with 6 turnovers at Buffalo, 4 of them interceptions.

Chargers at Saints 7:20 p.m. NBC 1

LINE - Saints by 3 /2LAST MEETING New Orleans beat San Diego 37-32 Oct. 26, 2008.

LAST WEEK San Diego beat Kansas City 37-20. New Orleans lost to Green Bay 28-27.

RANKINGS Chargers: offense (24), defense (12); Saints: offense (8), defense (32) NOTES Teams’ last meeting came in Wembley Stadium in London. San Diego is 2-0 on road. ... New Orleans seeks to avoid first 0-5 start since 1996, when Saints finished 3-13. QB Drew Brees seeks NFL record 48th consecutive regular-season game with TD pass. He’s tied with Hall of Fame QB Johnny Unitas, who had TD pass in 47 consecutive games from 1956-1960. Last time Brees did not throw TD pass was Oct. 4, 2009, 24-10 victory over New York Jets.

Falcons at Redskins Noon LINE - Falcons by 3LAST MEETING Atlanta beat Washington 31-17 Nov. 8, 2009.

LAST WEEK Atlanta beat Carolina 30-28. Washington beat Tampa Bay 24-22.

RANKINGS Falcons: offense (15), defense (15); Redskins: offense (3), defense (29) NOTES Game features NFL’s top-rated passer (Matt Ryan, 112.1 rating) vs. top-rated rookie (Robert Griffin III, 103.2). Both led late FG drives for 2-point victories last week. Both have completed 69.4 percent of their passes, trailing only Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers (69.9). Griffin also is league’s top rushing QB (234 yards) and has already tied Washington’s single-season record for rushing TDs by QB (4), matching Joe Theismann in 1979 and Eddie LeBaron in 1955. ... Atlanta K Matt Bryant has made all 9 FG attempts; Redskins K Billy Cundiff has missed NFL-high 4 (6 for 10).

Packers at Colts Noon LINE - Packers by 7LAST MEETING Green Bay beat Indianapolis 34-14 Oct. 19, 2008.

LAST WEEK Green Bay beat New Orleans 28-27. Indianapolis had bye.

RANKINGS Packers: offense (20), defense (9); Colts: offense (17), defense (18) NOTES Green Bay will make first appearance in Lucas Oil Stadium - sixth venue used since series began in 1953 (Green Bay’s City Field and Lambeau Field, Milwaukee County Stadium, Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium and Indy’s Hoosier/RCA Dome). Packers are beginning stretch of 3 consecutive road games. ... Indianapolis offensive coordinator Bruce Arians is interim coach with Coach Chuck Pagano out because of leukemia. This is Arians’ first game as a head coach. Colts have had 3 receivers top 100 yards in first 3 games for first time since 1967.

Browns at Giants Noon

LINE - Giants by 9LAST MEETING Cleveland beat New York Giants 35-14 Oct. 13, 2008.

LAST WEEK Cleveland lost to Baltimore 23-16. New York lost to Philadelphia 19-17.

RANKINGS Browns: offense (25), defense (25); Giants: offense (7), defense (22) NOTES Cleveland has lost 10 consecutive games dating to last season. Last victory was against Jacksonville on Nov. 20. Rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden has thrown for at least 300 yards in 2 of past 3 games. ... New York QB Eli Manning has won 7 consecutive vs. AFC foes, and has at least 200 yards passing in 23 consecutive games, second-longest streak in NFL history. WR Victor Cruz leads NFL with 32 receptions. Domenik Hixon had 6 receptions for 114 yards last week, starting for injured Hakeem Nicks.

Dolphins at Bengals Noon

LINE - Bengals by 3LAST MEETING Miami beat Cincinnati 22-14 Oct. 31, 2010.

LAST WEEK Miami lost to Arizona 24-21 in overtime. Cincinnati beat Jacksonville 27-10.

RANKINGS Dolphins: offense (10), defense (16); Bengals: offense (10), defense (19) NOTES Miami’s .737 winning percentage against Bengals is second-best against Cincinnati, following San Francisco’s .786 mark. ... Cincinnati leads NFL with 17 sacks. DT Geno Atkins leads all NFL interior linemen with 5 sacks. Bengals have averaged 33 points in past 3 games. WR A.J. Green leads AFC with 27 catches and is second to Brian Hartline in yards with 428.

Bears at Jaguars 3:05 p.m.

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LINE - Bears by 4 /2LAST MEETING Chicago beat Jacksonville 23-10 Dec. 7, 2008.

LAST WEEK Chicago beat Dallas 34-18. Jacksonville lost to Cincinnati 27-10.

RANKINGS Bears: offense (26), defense (11); Jaguars: offense (32), defense (26) NOTES Chicago is back on road following short week and Monday night game at Dallas. Bears are 7-2 following Monday Night Football games, including 6-0 after road game. WR Devin Hester needs 1 return TD to break NFL record (19) he shares with Hall of Famer Deion Sanders. ... Jacksonville RB Maurice Jones-Drew needs 41 all-purpose yards to reach 12,000, and would join Fred Taylor (13,632) and Jimmy Smith (12,875) as only players in team history to reach that milestone.

Seahawks at Panthers 3:05 p.m.

LINE - Panthers by 3LAST MEETING Seattle beat Carolina 31-14 Dec. 5, 2010.

LAST WEEK Seattle lost to St. Louis 19-13. Carolina lost to Atlanta 30-28.

RANKINGS Seahawks: offense (29), defense (2); Panthers: offense (13), defense (24) NOTES Seattle has never won in Charlotte, N.C. RB Marshawn Lynch leads NFL with 423 yards rushing and has at least 85 yards rushing in 12 of past 13 games. ... Carolina RB DeAngelo Williams (Wynne) is player who started “pink” movement in NFL to raise breast cancer awareness. Several family members have breast cancer, including his mother. When Williams has 18-plus rushing attempts, Panthers are 15-3 (.833).

Bills at 49ers 3:25 p.m.

1 LINE - 49ers by 9 /2LAST MEETING San Francisco beat Buffalo 10-3 Nov. 30, 2008.

LAST WEEK Buffalo lost to New England 52-28. San Francisco beat New York Jets 34-0.

RANKINGS Bills: offense (11), defense (27); 49ers: offense (19), defense (3) NOTES Rather than returning home following game, Buffalo will travel to Arizona, where it will practice for week before facing Cardinals. WR Stevie Johnson was born in San Francisco and attended high school in Fairfax, Calif., just over Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County. ... San Francisco has not allowed rushing touchdown in 11 consecutive home games, longest active streak in NFL.

Titans at Vikings 3:25 p.m.

1 LINE - Vikings by 5 /2LAST MEETING Tennessee beat Minnesota 30-17 Sept. 28, 2008.

LAST WEEK Tennessee lost to Houston 38-14. Minnesota beat Detroit 20-13.

RANKINGS Titans: offense (23), defense (31); Vikings: offense (21), defense (9) NOTES Matt Hasselbeck will start at QB for Tennessee, with Jake Locker declared out due to dislocated nonthrowing shoulder. Hasselbeck, 37, is 1-3 in 4 career starts against Vikings, all with Seattle. RB Chris Johnson coming off 141-yard performance on 25 carries in Houston. In Johnson’s first 3 games, he totaled 45 yards on 33 attempts. ... Minnesota QB Christian Ponder only starter left in league who hasn’t thrown interception.

2012 NFL SCHEDULE SIXTH WEEK OPEN Carolina, Chicago, Jacksonville, New Orleans THURSDAY, OCT. 11 Pittsburgh at Tennessee, 7:20 p.m.

SUNDAY, OCT. 14 Oakland at Atlanta, noon Dallas at Baltimore, noon Cincinnati at Cleveland, noon St. Louis at Miami, noon Indianapolis at NY Jets, noon Detroit at Philadelphia, noon Kansas City at Tampa Bay, noon Buffalo at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.

New England at Seattle, 3:05 p.m.

NY Giants at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m.

Minnesota at Washington, 3:25 p.m.

Green Bay at Houston, 7:20 p.m.

MONDAY, OCT. 15 Denver at San Diego, 7:30 p.m.

SEVENTH WEEK OPEN Atlanta, Denver, Kansas City, Miami, Philadelphia, San Diego THURSDAY, OCT. 18 Seattle at San Francisco, 7:20 p.m.

SUNDAY, OCT. 21 Tennessee at Buffalo, noon Dallas at Carolina, noon Baltimore at Houston, noon Cleveland at Indianapolis, noon Arizona at Minnesota, noon Washington at NY Giants, noon Green Bay at St. Louis, noon New Orleans at Tampa Bay, noon NY Jets at New England, 3:25 p.m.

Jacksonville at Oakland, 3:25 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 7:20 p.m.

MONDAY, OCT. 22 Detroit at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.