Week 2 NFL Notes
Houston Texans (0-1) at Detroit Lions (1-0)
Sunday September 19, 1:00 ET
Texans
-QB David Carr has 3 TDs vs. 1 INT in past 3 road games. Carr was 19 of 25 (76.0 pct.) passing last week for career-best single-game completion pct. (10 att. minimum)
-RB Dominack Davis has 7 rush TDs in past 5 games & 2 of his top 3 rushing totals have come on road.
-1st meetings between clubs
-team has lost their last 5 games overall (2-3 ATS) and 6 of their last 7 road games
Lions
-team is 3-0 ATS in their last 3 games played dating back to 2003 season.
-club posted 5-3 record at home in ?03. Club lost NFL-low 4 fumbles last year, tied for 4th-best all-time (2, KC, ?02) & had +3 turnover ratio in Week 1
-QB Joey Harrington posted career-high 116.0 passer rating in ?03 home opener vs. Cards, tossing 4 TDs vs. 0 INT. Has been sacked once per 56.1 career pass attempts.
-S Bracy Walker had INT & returned blocked FG 92 yards for TD, longest such TD since 1970
Chicago Bears (0-1) at Green Bay Packers (0-1)
Sunday September 19, 1:00 ET
Bears
-team leads all-time series 83-77-6
-team has not covered the spread in last 7 meetings (0-7 ATS); over is 4-0 in last 4.
-WR David Terrell leads NFL with 126 receiving yards after week 1.
-RB Thomas Jones seeks 2nd consecutive 100-yard rushing game vs. Pack after posting 134 yards on 11/16/03 with Bucs. Had career-best 61-yard run in that contest
Packers
-team has won the past 7 meetings vs Bears outscoring them 201-120. Team has averaged 28.7 pts/game vs Bears in those 7 meetings.
-QB Brett Favre has thrown TD pass in 26 consecutive games & needs 1 to tie Peyton Manning (27) for 4th-longest streak all-time. Has TD pass in 24 in row vs. Bears & needs 1 to eclipse Dan Marino (24 vs. NYJ, 1985-98) for longest such streak in NFL history
-RB Ahman Green has 25 100-yard rushing games with Pack, 2nd-most in club history, & GB 23-2 in those games. Tied career-best with 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec) vs. Panthers.
Indianapolis Colts (0-1) at Tennessee Titans (1-0)
Sunday September 19, 1:00 ET
Colts
-club has played 25 consecutive weeks without consecutive defeats
-QB Peyton Manning became 2nd-fastest QB to 25,000 passing yards (97 games) last week (256 yards). Won both starts vs. Titans in 2003
-RB Edgerrin James had 217 rushing yards & 3 TDs in 2 meetings last year
-WR Marvin Harrison had 10 catches for 124 yards in last meeting. Harrison & Manning have combined for 69 TDs, 3rd-most in NFL history.
-Defense recovered 4 fumbles in last game vs. Titans.
-team leads AFC in total offense (446.0)
Titans
-Jeff Fisher is NFL?s winningest coach since 1999 (57-24, .704). Club has won 6 of past 9 vs. Colts, including 1999 AFC Divisional Playoff
-QB Steve McNair is 36-19 (.655) in career starts vs. division opponents. Has 101.9 passer rating in 4 career starts vs. Colts, completing 70 of 104 (67.3 pct.) for 692 yards & 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs.
-WR Derrick Mason has 22 catches in past 3 vs. Colts (7.3 per game)
-team is 7-3 ATS in last 10 meetings vs Colts.
Carolina Panthers (1-0) at Kansas City Chiefs (0-1)
Sunday September 19, 1:00 ET
Panthers
-team is the 6th to lose its season opener after losing the Super Bowl the previous season.
-RB Stephen Davis rushed for 6,445 yards in past 5 seasons, 2nd-most in NFL (Curtis Martin, 6,779). Holds club record with 1,444 rush yards in ?03
-team rushed for only 38 yards in week 1 vs GB. Team was 7th last season avg. 130.7.
-team is 1-3 in games against the AFC West on the road, with their lone win coming at San Diego (09/14/97).
Chiefs
-team is 31st in NFL in rush defense after giving up 202.0 yds rushing. Team was 30th in NFL last season, giving up 146.5 rushing yds/gm.
-in current club-record 13-game home win streak, club has outscored opponents 33.3 to 14.2.
-Chiefs were 10-0 in 2003 with lead entering 4th qtr. Since 1988, team is 66-4 (.943) at Arrowhead when scoring 21+ points
-In past 2 games vs. Car., QB Trent Green (w/StL & Wash.) completed 52 of 84 passes (61.9 pct.) for 529 yards w/ 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 95.8 passer rating
-RB Priest Holmes has rushing TD in 25 of past 29 games. Makes 1st career start vs. Car. Has most receiving yards by RB since 2001 (1,974).
San Francisco 49ers (0-1) at New Orleans Saints (0-1)
Sunday September 19, 1:00 ET
49ers
-team leads all-time series 45-19-2. team has scored 120 points in last 4 meetings vs Saints. (30.0 pts /gm- NO 35 SF 27, SF 38 NO 0, SF 28 NO27, SF 27, NO 31)
-club has scored in NFL record 419 consecutive games & has not been shutout since 10/9/77, far eclipsing 2nd-longest streak of 274 (Clev, 1950-71)
-QB Ken Dorsey will make 1st NFL start. Drafted by SF in 7th-round of ?03, had 38-2 (.950) record as college starter at Miami
Saints
-team has won 4 of the past 6 meetings vs 49ers. Team is 7-1 ATS in last 8 meetings.
-club has 16-2 (.889) record under head coach Jim Haslett when forcing 3+ turnovers
-QB Aaron Brooks makes 4th career start vs. SF & seeks to post 100.0+ passer rating for 3rd time. Has started 54 games in row, 3rd longest active streak among QBs (Favre, Manning)
-RB Deuce McAllister rushed for 139 yards, averaging 6.6 yards per carry, in last game vs. SF
-WR Joe Horn has posted 100-yard games in 3 of past 5 vs. 49ers, including career-best 180 yards (11/5/00).
Washington Redskins (1-0) at New York Giants (0-1)
Sunday September 19, 1:00 ET
Redskins
-Joe Gibbs is 12-13 in his career vs Giants.
-team leads NFL in defense after week 1 (169.0)
-RB Clinton Portis leads NFC in rushing (148.0)
-QB Mark Brunell has 4 TD passes vs. 1 INT in 2 career starts vs. Giants.
-team is 7-3 ATS in last 10 meetings vs Giants
Giants
-team has won 5 of the past 7 games vs Redskins; lead all-time 80-58-4
-team is last in NFL in total defense after week 1 (454.0)
-club celebrates 80th anniversary season & seeks win in home opener for 4th time in past 5 years
-QB Kurt Warner passed for 301 yards, 2 TDs in only career start vs. Redskins (w/ Rams, 11/24/02)
-RB Tiki Barber has at least 96 yards rushing in 3 consecutive games vs. Wash
St. Louis Rams (1-0) at Atlanta Falcons (1-0)
Sunday September 19, 1:00 ET
Rams
-team has won the past 7 meetings vs Falcons, outscoring them 264-88. Rams score an average 37.7 pts/gm in those 7 games.
-QB Marc Bulger has 19-4 record as starter. His .826 win percentage is tops among active QBs (min. 10 starts). Bulger was 23-34, 352 yds and 2 TD passes in last meeting
-WR Torry Holt has 6 career TD catches vs. Falcons, his most vs. any club. In last meeting, he had 11 rec., 161 yds and 2 TD?s.
-WR Isaac Bruce is club all-time leader with 697 catches & needs 3 for 700
-defence seeks to hold foes to 10 or less points for 2nd week in row for 1st time since 9/30/01-10/8/01
Falcons
-team won while their offense only gained 227 yds of total offense and their defense gave up 359 yds.
-TE Alge Crumpler led team with 6 rec., 82 yds and 1 TD last week vs SF.
-team has scored an average of 12.6 pts/gm in last 7 games vs Rams including being shutout 36-0 in last meeting 10/13/03. Gained only 209 yards of offense in that game.
-last 4 home games have been decided by 7 pts or less.
Denver Broncos (1-0) at Jacksonville Jaguars (1-0)
Sunday September 19, 1:00 ET
Broncos
-in past 2 road games, RB Quentin Griffin has 210 rush yards on 49 atts. (4.3 avg.). Scored 1st 2 career TDs last wk. vs. KC. Club has won 30 of past 36 when posting 100-yd rusher. Is 2nd in NFL with 156 rushing yards.
-club is 39-2 (.951) under Shanahan when allowing 15 points or less
-all 6 meetings, including playoffs, have gone over the total (6-0)
-team is 3-0 ATS in last 3 meetings.
Jags
-club attempts to reach 2-0 for 5th time in past 7 seasons. Won last meeting 27-24 (12/13/99_
-QB Byron Leftwich has won 4 of past 6 starts. Led team on game-winning 80-yard TD drive in 2:07 last wk. at Buf
-RB Fred Taylor averages 5.9 per carry vs. Denver on 17 rushes in 2 career games; Taylor?s 3rd-best per-carry avg. vs. any team with at least 15 attempts
-WR Jimmy Smith recorded season-best 121 rec. yards vs. Denver in 1998
-team has scored 14 pts or less in the past 3 of 4 regular season games.
Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) at Baltimore Ravens (0-1)
Sunday September 19, 1:00 ET
Steelers
-team has won 4 of the past 5 meetings and lead all-time 11-5
-team has scored 162 pts in last 6 meetings. Avg of 27.0pts/gm vs Ravens
-team is 5-1 ATS in last 6 meetings vs Ravens
-Bill Cowheris 41-17 (.707) vs. AFC North & 12-5 (.706) vs. Ravens
-QB Tommy Maddox is 7-3 (.700) vs. AFC North as Steelers? starter. Tied 2003 season-high 3 TD passes vs. Baltimore in Week 1 last season
-WR Hines Ward has at least 4 catches in 17 of past 18 games. In Ward?s past 3 vs. Balt., has 23 catches for 234 yards & 3 TDs.
Ravens
-RB Jamal Lewis gained 114 rush yards on 27 carries (4.2 avg.) in last meeting
-team has scored only 108 points in last 6 meetings vs Steelers (18.0 pts/gm)
-TE Todd Heap had career-high 9 catches last week for 86 yards
-defense intercepted Steelers? Maddox 3 times in Baltimore last season & forced 4 turnovers.
-Defense has denied RB Bettis 100 yards rushing in past 8 games & limited him to 65 or fewer yards in 7 of past 8. Club has allowed 13 or fewer points in past 3 home games
-LB Ray Lewis has INT in past 2 vs. Steelers.
Houston Texans (0-1) at Detroit Lions (1-0)
Sunday September 19, 1:00 ET
Texans
-QB David Carr has 3 TDs vs. 1 INT in past 3 road games. Carr was 19 of 25 (76.0 pct.) passing last week for career-best single-game completion pct. (10 att. minimum)
-RB Dominack Davis has 7 rush TDs in past 5 games & 2 of his top 3 rushing totals have come on road.
-1st meetings between clubs
-team has lost their last 5 games overall (2-3 ATS) and 6 of their last 7 road games
Lions
-team is 3-0 ATS in their last 3 games played dating back to 2003 season.
-club posted 5-3 record at home in ?03. Club lost NFL-low 4 fumbles last year, tied for 4th-best all-time (2, KC, ?02) & had +3 turnover ratio in Week 1
-QB Joey Harrington posted career-high 116.0 passer rating in ?03 home opener vs. Cards, tossing 4 TDs vs. 0 INT. Has been sacked once per 56.1 career pass attempts.
-S Bracy Walker had INT & returned blocked FG 92 yards for TD, longest such TD since 1970
Chicago Bears (0-1) at Green Bay Packers (0-1)
Sunday September 19, 1:00 ET
Bears
-team leads all-time series 83-77-6
-team has not covered the spread in last 7 meetings (0-7 ATS); over is 4-0 in last 4.
-WR David Terrell leads NFL with 126 receiving yards after week 1.
-RB Thomas Jones seeks 2nd consecutive 100-yard rushing game vs. Pack after posting 134 yards on 11/16/03 with Bucs. Had career-best 61-yard run in that contest
Packers
-team has won the past 7 meetings vs Bears outscoring them 201-120. Team has averaged 28.7 pts/game vs Bears in those 7 meetings.
-QB Brett Favre has thrown TD pass in 26 consecutive games & needs 1 to tie Peyton Manning (27) for 4th-longest streak all-time. Has TD pass in 24 in row vs. Bears & needs 1 to eclipse Dan Marino (24 vs. NYJ, 1985-98) for longest such streak in NFL history
-RB Ahman Green has 25 100-yard rushing games with Pack, 2nd-most in club history, & GB 23-2 in those games. Tied career-best with 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec) vs. Panthers.
Indianapolis Colts (0-1) at Tennessee Titans (1-0)
Sunday September 19, 1:00 ET
Colts
-club has played 25 consecutive weeks without consecutive defeats
-QB Peyton Manning became 2nd-fastest QB to 25,000 passing yards (97 games) last week (256 yards). Won both starts vs. Titans in 2003
-RB Edgerrin James had 217 rushing yards & 3 TDs in 2 meetings last year
-WR Marvin Harrison had 10 catches for 124 yards in last meeting. Harrison & Manning have combined for 69 TDs, 3rd-most in NFL history.
-Defense recovered 4 fumbles in last game vs. Titans.
-team leads AFC in total offense (446.0)
Titans
-Jeff Fisher is NFL?s winningest coach since 1999 (57-24, .704). Club has won 6 of past 9 vs. Colts, including 1999 AFC Divisional Playoff
-QB Steve McNair is 36-19 (.655) in career starts vs. division opponents. Has 101.9 passer rating in 4 career starts vs. Colts, completing 70 of 104 (67.3 pct.) for 692 yards & 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs.
-WR Derrick Mason has 22 catches in past 3 vs. Colts (7.3 per game)
-team is 7-3 ATS in last 10 meetings vs Colts.
Carolina Panthers (1-0) at Kansas City Chiefs (0-1)
Sunday September 19, 1:00 ET
Panthers
-team is the 6th to lose its season opener after losing the Super Bowl the previous season.
-RB Stephen Davis rushed for 6,445 yards in past 5 seasons, 2nd-most in NFL (Curtis Martin, 6,779). Holds club record with 1,444 rush yards in ?03
-team rushed for only 38 yards in week 1 vs GB. Team was 7th last season avg. 130.7.
-team is 1-3 in games against the AFC West on the road, with their lone win coming at San Diego (09/14/97).
Chiefs
-team is 31st in NFL in rush defense after giving up 202.0 yds rushing. Team was 30th in NFL last season, giving up 146.5 rushing yds/gm.
-in current club-record 13-game home win streak, club has outscored opponents 33.3 to 14.2.
-Chiefs were 10-0 in 2003 with lead entering 4th qtr. Since 1988, team is 66-4 (.943) at Arrowhead when scoring 21+ points
-In past 2 games vs. Car., QB Trent Green (w/StL & Wash.) completed 52 of 84 passes (61.9 pct.) for 529 yards w/ 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 95.8 passer rating
-RB Priest Holmes has rushing TD in 25 of past 29 games. Makes 1st career start vs. Car. Has most receiving yards by RB since 2001 (1,974).
San Francisco 49ers (0-1) at New Orleans Saints (0-1)
Sunday September 19, 1:00 ET
49ers
-team leads all-time series 45-19-2. team has scored 120 points in last 4 meetings vs Saints. (30.0 pts /gm- NO 35 SF 27, SF 38 NO 0, SF 28 NO27, SF 27, NO 31)
-club has scored in NFL record 419 consecutive games & has not been shutout since 10/9/77, far eclipsing 2nd-longest streak of 274 (Clev, 1950-71)
-QB Ken Dorsey will make 1st NFL start. Drafted by SF in 7th-round of ?03, had 38-2 (.950) record as college starter at Miami
Saints
-team has won 4 of the past 6 meetings vs 49ers. Team is 7-1 ATS in last 8 meetings.
-club has 16-2 (.889) record under head coach Jim Haslett when forcing 3+ turnovers
-QB Aaron Brooks makes 4th career start vs. SF & seeks to post 100.0+ passer rating for 3rd time. Has started 54 games in row, 3rd longest active streak among QBs (Favre, Manning)
-RB Deuce McAllister rushed for 139 yards, averaging 6.6 yards per carry, in last game vs. SF
-WR Joe Horn has posted 100-yard games in 3 of past 5 vs. 49ers, including career-best 180 yards (11/5/00).
Washington Redskins (1-0) at New York Giants (0-1)
Sunday September 19, 1:00 ET
Redskins
-Joe Gibbs is 12-13 in his career vs Giants.
-team leads NFL in defense after week 1 (169.0)
-RB Clinton Portis leads NFC in rushing (148.0)
-QB Mark Brunell has 4 TD passes vs. 1 INT in 2 career starts vs. Giants.
-team is 7-3 ATS in last 10 meetings vs Giants
Giants
-team has won 5 of the past 7 games vs Redskins; lead all-time 80-58-4
-team is last in NFL in total defense after week 1 (454.0)
-club celebrates 80th anniversary season & seeks win in home opener for 4th time in past 5 years
-QB Kurt Warner passed for 301 yards, 2 TDs in only career start vs. Redskins (w/ Rams, 11/24/02)
-RB Tiki Barber has at least 96 yards rushing in 3 consecutive games vs. Wash
St. Louis Rams (1-0) at Atlanta Falcons (1-0)
Sunday September 19, 1:00 ET
Rams
-team has won the past 7 meetings vs Falcons, outscoring them 264-88. Rams score an average 37.7 pts/gm in those 7 games.
-QB Marc Bulger has 19-4 record as starter. His .826 win percentage is tops among active QBs (min. 10 starts). Bulger was 23-34, 352 yds and 2 TD passes in last meeting
-WR Torry Holt has 6 career TD catches vs. Falcons, his most vs. any club. In last meeting, he had 11 rec., 161 yds and 2 TD?s.
-WR Isaac Bruce is club all-time leader with 697 catches & needs 3 for 700
-defence seeks to hold foes to 10 or less points for 2nd week in row for 1st time since 9/30/01-10/8/01
Falcons
-team won while their offense only gained 227 yds of total offense and their defense gave up 359 yds.
-TE Alge Crumpler led team with 6 rec., 82 yds and 1 TD last week vs SF.
-team has scored an average of 12.6 pts/gm in last 7 games vs Rams including being shutout 36-0 in last meeting 10/13/03. Gained only 209 yards of offense in that game.
-last 4 home games have been decided by 7 pts or less.
Denver Broncos (1-0) at Jacksonville Jaguars (1-0)
Sunday September 19, 1:00 ET
Broncos
-in past 2 road games, RB Quentin Griffin has 210 rush yards on 49 atts. (4.3 avg.). Scored 1st 2 career TDs last wk. vs. KC. Club has won 30 of past 36 when posting 100-yd rusher. Is 2nd in NFL with 156 rushing yards.
-club is 39-2 (.951) under Shanahan when allowing 15 points or less
-all 6 meetings, including playoffs, have gone over the total (6-0)
-team is 3-0 ATS in last 3 meetings.
Jags
-club attempts to reach 2-0 for 5th time in past 7 seasons. Won last meeting 27-24 (12/13/99_
-QB Byron Leftwich has won 4 of past 6 starts. Led team on game-winning 80-yard TD drive in 2:07 last wk. at Buf
-RB Fred Taylor averages 5.9 per carry vs. Denver on 17 rushes in 2 career games; Taylor?s 3rd-best per-carry avg. vs. any team with at least 15 attempts
-WR Jimmy Smith recorded season-best 121 rec. yards vs. Denver in 1998
-team has scored 14 pts or less in the past 3 of 4 regular season games.
Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) at Baltimore Ravens (0-1)
Sunday September 19, 1:00 ET
Steelers
-team has won 4 of the past 5 meetings and lead all-time 11-5
-team has scored 162 pts in last 6 meetings. Avg of 27.0pts/gm vs Ravens
-team is 5-1 ATS in last 6 meetings vs Ravens
-Bill Cowheris 41-17 (.707) vs. AFC North & 12-5 (.706) vs. Ravens
-QB Tommy Maddox is 7-3 (.700) vs. AFC North as Steelers? starter. Tied 2003 season-high 3 TD passes vs. Baltimore in Week 1 last season
-WR Hines Ward has at least 4 catches in 17 of past 18 games. In Ward?s past 3 vs. Balt., has 23 catches for 234 yards & 3 TDs.
Ravens
-RB Jamal Lewis gained 114 rush yards on 27 carries (4.2 avg.) in last meeting
-team has scored only 108 points in last 6 meetings vs Steelers (18.0 pts/gm)
-TE Todd Heap had career-high 9 catches last week for 86 yards
-defense intercepted Steelers? Maddox 3 times in Baltimore last season & forced 4 turnovers.
-Defense has denied RB Bettis 100 yards rushing in past 8 games & limited him to 65 or fewer yards in 7 of past 8. Club has allowed 13 or fewer points in past 3 home games
-LB Ray Lewis has INT in past 2 vs. Steelers.
