WEEK 14
LOOKING BACK THURSDAY’S GAME: Tyreek Hill (left) had touchdowns receiving and on a punt return as the Chiefs pulled even with the Raiders in the AFC West, beating Oakland 21-13.
THIS WEEK’S STORYLINES: Cowboys, Giants face off in key NFC East showdown. ... Seahawks travel to Green Bay, face Packers. game previews For broadcast information on teams of area interest, check TV/radio listings.
AFC at a glance standings
East Team W L T New England 10 2 0 Miami 7 5 0 Buffalo 6 6 0 N.Y. Jets 3 9 0
Pct PF PA Home Away .833 319 207 4-2-0 6-0-0 .583 255 278 5-1-0 2-4-0 .500 305 274 3-2-0 3-4-0 .250 206 307 1-5-0 2-4-0
AFC NFC Div 7-1-0 3-1-0 3-1-0 5-4-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 3-5-0 3-1-0 1-3-0 3-6-0 0-3-0 1-2-0
South Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div Houston 6 6 0 .500 207 257 5-1-0 1-5-0 4-4-0 2-2-0 3-0-0 Indianapolis 6 6 0 .500 311 311 3-3-0 3-3-0 4-5-0 2-1-0 2-2-0 Tennessee 6 6 0 .500 308 296 3-3-0 3-3-0 3-5-0 3-1-0 1-3-0 Jacksonville 2 10 0 .167 224 313 1-5-0 1-5-0 1-8-0 1-2-0 1-2-0
North Team Baltimore Pittsburgh Cincinnati Cleveland
W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div 7 5 0 .583 256 207 5-2-0 2-3-0 7-2-0 0-3-0 4-0-0 7 5 0 .583 290 236 4-2-0 3-3-0 5-3-0 2-2-0 2-1-0 4 7 1 .375 245 259 3-2-1 1-5-0 3-5-0 1-2-1 1-2-0 0 12 0 .000 197 352 0-6-0 0-6-0 0-8-0 0-4-0 0-4-0
West Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Kansas City 10 3 0 .769 302 255 5-1-0 5-2-0 Oakland 10 3 0 .769 358 320 5-2-0 5-1-0 Denver 8 4 0 .667 286 229 4-2-0 4-2-0 San Diego 5 7 0 .417 334 319 3-3-0 2-4-0
AFC NFC Div 7-2-0 3-1-0 4-0-0 7-2-0 3-1-0 2-2-0 5-3-0 3-1-0 1-3-0 4-5-0 1-2-0 1-3-0
AFC INDIVIDUAL statistical leaders Quarterbacks Name Att Carr, OAK 499 Dalton, CIN 439 Rivers, SD 425 Flacco, BAL 497 Luck, IND 403 Rthlsbrger, PIT 409 Mariota, TEN 378 Bortles, JAC 483 Al. Smith, KC 397 Tannehill, MIA 369
Com Yds 317 3492 282 3375 266 3353 321 3258 258 3105 266 3034 243 2998 282 2930 267 2831 246 2800
TD Int 24 5 14 6 25 14 15 11 23 8 25 8 25 8 20 15 12 5 16 11
Rushers Name D. Murray, TEN Gordon, SD Blount, NE McCoy, BUF Ajayi, MIA L. Miller, HOU Bell, PIT S. Ware, KC Forte, NYJ Gore, IND
Att 229 251 230 174 173 225 180 183 211 198
Yds Avg 1043 4.6 992 4.0 957 4.2 949 5.5 908 5.2 903 4.0 817 4.5 790 4.3 784 3.7 749 3.8
LG TD 75t 8 48 10 44 13 75t 9 62t 7 45 3 44 3 46 3 32 7 22 4
Receivers Name No Hilton, IND 69 A. Brown, PIT 88 A. Cooper, OAK 73 A. Green, CIN 66 Kelce, KC 70 Sanders, DEN 64 T. Pryor, CLE 62 Wallace, BAL 57 Williams, SD 53 Landry, MIA 75
Yds Avg 1088 15.8 1052 12.0 1010 13.8 964 14.6 916 13.1 858 13.4 855 13.8 851 14.9 837 15.8 820 10.9
LG TD 63t 5 51 11 64t 4 54t 4 44 3 64 4 54 4 95t 4 51t 6 42t 2
Punt Returners Name No T. Hill, KC 31 Tate, BUF 18 Ervin, HOU 21 Richard, OAK 29 Norwood, DEN 23 J. Grant, MIA 16 Erickson, CIN 18 Mariani, TEN 22 Hester, BAL 24 Amendola, NE 18
Yds Avg 473 15.3 208 11.6 223 10.6 269 9.3 199 8.7 134 8.4 132 7.3 157 7.1 168 7.0 121 6.7
LG TD 78t 1 43 0 57 0 47 0 17 0 74t 1 18 0 17 0 28 0 30 0
Kickoff Returners Name No Erickson, CIN 16 Hester, BAL 17 J. Grant, MIA 15 Tate, BUF 19 Mariani, TEN 20
Yds Avg 470 29.4 426 25.1 359 23.9 450 23.7 441 22.0
LG TD 84 0 60 0 45 0 45 0 37 0
Scoring Touchdowns Name TD Rush Rec Ret Blount, NE 13 13 0 0 Gordon, SD 12 10 2 0 L. Murray, OAK 12 12 0 0 A. Brown, PIT 11 0 11 0 D. Murray, TEN 11 8 3 0 McCoy, BUF 10 9 1 0 T. Hill, KC 9 1 6 2 Forte, NYJ 8 7 1 0 Crabtree, OAK 7 0 7 0
Pts 78 72 72 66 66 62 54 48 44
Denver (8-4) at Tennessee (6-6)
Cincinnati (4-7-1) at Cleveland (0-12)
Minnesota (6-6) at Jacksonville (2-10)
Arizona (5-6-1) at Miami (7-5)
When: Sunday, 1 p.m. EST TV: CBS Opening line: Broncos by 1 Series record: Titans lead 22-17-1 Last meeting: Broncos beat Titans 51-28, Dec. 8, 2013 Last week: Broncos beat Jaguars 20-10; Titans had bye, beat Bears 27-21 on Nov. 27 Notes: Broncos have won four of five in series since Titans relocated to Tennessee. ... Broncos have scored league-best 103 points off turnovers.
When: Sunday, 1 p.m. EST TV: CBS Opening line: Bengals by 4 1/2 Series record: Bengals lead 47-39 Last meeting: Bengals beat Browns 31-17, Oct. 23 Last week: Bengals beat Eagles 32-14; Browns had bye, lost to Giants 27-13 on Nov. 27 Notes: Cincinnati ended 0-3-1 stretch with emphatic win over Eagles last week. ... Playing without injured WR A.J. Green (hamstring), Bengals scored on first six possessions.
When: Sunday, 1 p.m. EST TV: Fox Opening line: Vikings by 3 Series record: Vikings lead 4-1 Last meeting: Vikings beat Jaguars 26-23, Sept. 9, 2012 Last week: Vikings lost to Cowboys 17-15; Jaguars lost to Broncos 20-10 Notes: Minnesota has won three straight in series. ... Vikings have dropped six of seven since starting season 5-0. Last four losses have been by six points or less.
When: Sunday, 1 p.m. EST TV: Fox Opening line: Dolphins by 2 1/2 Series record: Dolphins lead 8-3 Last meeting: Cardinals beat Dolphins 24-21, OT, Sept. 30, 2012 Last week: Cardinals beat Redskins 31-23; Dolphins lost to Ravens 38-6 Notes: Miami is only team Arizona has yet to play since Bruce Arians became coach.
Houston (6-6) at Indianapolis (6-6)
Washington (6-5-1) at Philadelphia (5-7)
Pittsburgh (7-5) at Buffalo (6-6)
San Diego (5-7) at Carolina (4-8)
When: Sunday, 1 p.m. EST TV: CBS Opening line: Colts by 4 Series record: Colts lead 23-6 Last meeting: Texans beat Colts 26-23, OT, Oct. 16 Last week: Texans lost to Packers 21-13; Colts beat Jets 41-10 Notes: Winner will have inside track to AFC South title. ... Texans have lost three straight. ... Houston won in Indy for first time in 14 tries last season; victory wound up deciding division title.
When: Sunday, 1 p.m. EST TV: Fox Opening line: Redskins by 1 Series record: Redskins lead 85-73-5 Last meeting: Redskins beat Eagles 27-20, Oct. 16 Last week: Redskins lost to Cardinals 31-23, Eagles lost to Bengals 32-14 Notes: Redskins seek fifth straight win over Eagles for first time since 1981-84. ... Redskins seek consecutive road wins vs. Eagles for first time since 2007-08.
When: Sunday, 1 p.m. EST TV: CBS Opening line: Steelers by 2 Series record: Steelers lead 15-9 Last meeting: Steelers beat Bills 23-10, Nov. 10, 2013 Last week: Steelers beat Giants 24-14; Bills lost to Raiders 38-24 Notes: Steelers have won five straight against Bills, and three straight at Orchard Park, including 29-24 season-closing win in 2004 that eliminated Buffalo from playoff contention.
When: Sunday, 1 p.m. EST TV: Fox Opening line: Panthers by 1 1/2 Series record: Panthers lead 4-1 Last meeting: Panthers beat Chargers 31-10, Dec. 16, 2012 Last week: Chargers lost to Buccaneers 28-21; Panthers lost to Seahawks 40-7 Notes: Chargers coach Mike McCoy spent eight seasons as assistant coach in Carolina. ... QB Phillip Rivers attended North Carolina State.
Chicago (3-9) at Detroit (8-4)
N.Y. Jets (3-9) at San Francisco (1-11)
New Orleans (5-7) at Tampa Bay (7-5)
Seattle (8-3-1) at Green Bay (6-6)
When: Sunday, 1 p.m. EST TV: CBS Opening line: Lions by 7 Series record: Bears lead 97-71-5 Last meeting: Bears beat Lions 17-14, Oct. 2 Last week: Bears beat 49ers 26-6, Lions beat Saints 28-13 Notes: Bears can sweep season series for first time since 2012. ... Chicago had lost three straight, six of seven before beating San Francisco.
When: Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EST TV: CBS Opening line: Pick-em Series record: 49ers lead 10-2 Last meeting: 49ers beat Jets 34-0, Sept. 30, 2012 Last week: Jets lost to Colts 41-10; 49ers lost to Bears 26-6 Notes: Jets lost four of five all-time at San Francisco, with win coming in 1983. ... New York has lost four straight game, including embarrassing performance on Monday night vs. Colts.
When: Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST TV: Fox Opening line: Buccaneers by 1 Series record: Saints lead 30-18 Last meeting: Saints beat Buccaneers 24-17, Dec. 13, 2015 Last week: Saints lost to Lions 28-13; Buccaneers beat Chargers 28-21 Notes: Saints have won eight of past nine between NFC South rivals, including four straight in Tampa.
When: Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST TV: Fox Opening line: Seahawks by 2 1/2 Series record: Packers lead 11-8 Last meeting: Packers beat Seahawks 27-17, Sept. 20, 2015 Last week: Seahawks beat Panthers 40-7; Packers beat Texans 21-13 Notes: Seahawks seeking first win at Green Bay since 27-7 victory on Nov. 1, 1999. ... Seattle can clinch NFC West with win and Arizona loss or tie, or Seattle tie and Arizona loss.
NFC at a glance
standings
East Team x-Dallas N.Y. Giants Washington Philadelphia
W L T 11 1 0 8 4 0 6 5 1 5 7 0
Pct PF PA Home Away .917 333 228 5-1-0 6-0-0 .667 245 237 5-1-0 3-3-0 .542 303 295 4-2-0 2-3-1 .417 268 245 4-1-0 1-6-0
NFC AFC Div 7-1-0 4-0-0 3-1-0 5-3-0 3-1-0 2-1-0 4-4-0 2-1-1 2-2-0 3-6-0 2-1-0 0-3-0
South Team W L T Atlanta 7 5 0 Tampa Bay 7 5 0 New Orleans 5 7 0 Carolina 4 8 0
Pct PF PA Home Away .583 386 331 3-3-0 4-2-0 .583 277 285 2-4-0 5-1-0 .417 347 335 3-4-0 2-3-0 .333 283 321 3-3-0 1-5-0
NFC AFC Div 5-3-0 2-2-0 3-1-0 5-3-0 2-2-0 2-1-0 4-4-0 1-3-0 1-2-0 4-5-0 0-3-0 1-3-0
North Team Detroit Green Bay Minnesota Chicago
Pct PF PA Home Away .667 275 251 5-1-0 3-3-0 .500 295 302 4-2-0 2-4-0 .500 233 209 4-2-0 2-4-0 .250 204 270 3-3-0 0-6-0
NFC AFC Div 6-2-0 2-2-0 2-2-0 4-4-0 2-2-0 2-1-0 4-6-0 2-0-0 1-3-0 3-5-0 0-4-0 2-1-0
W L T 8 4 0 6 6 0 6 6 0 3 9 0
West Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div Seattle 8 3 1 .708 264 194 6-0-0 2-3-1 4-3-1 4-0-0 1-1-1 Arizona 5 6 1 .458 276 251 4-2-1 1-4-0 4-4-1 1-2-0 2-1-1 Los Angeles 4 8 0 .333 180 262 1-4-0 3-4-0 3-5-0 1-3-0 2-1-0 San Francisco 1 11 0 .083 234 370 1-5-0 0-6-0 1-8-0 0-3-0 1-3-0 x-clinched playoff spot
nFC INDIVIDUAL statistical leaders Quarterbacks Name Att Brees, NOR 500 M. Ryan, ATL 414 Cousins, WAS 474 A. Rodgers, GBY 479 Palmer, ARI 460 Stafford, DET 433 Winston, TAM 436 R. Wilson, SEA 404 Manning, NYG 452 Prescott, DAL 358
Com Yds 357 3913 284 3813 320 3811 309 3283 282 3231 291 3224 269 3180 264 3142 285 3097 243 2974
TD Int 30 11 27 7 21 8 29 7 18 11 21 5 23 12 12 5 22 12 19 2
Rushers Name Att E. Elliott, DAL 263 Johnson, ARI 228 Howard, CHI 181 D. Freeman, ATL 176 Ingram, NOR 143 C. Hyde, SNF 174 Gurley, LA 211 Kelley, WAS 112 Stewart, CAR 138 Michael, SEA 117
Yds Avg 1285 4.9 1005 4.4 883 4.9 785 4.5 758 5.3 686 3.9 679 3.2 524 4.7 511 3.7 469 4.0
LG TD 60t 12 58t 11 69 5 48 7 75t 3 34 6 24t 4 66 4 47 7 41t 6
Receivers Name No J. Jones, ATL 72 Mi. Evans, TAM 76 Beckham, NYG 75 Fitzgerald, ARI 88 Jo. Nelson, GBY 69 K. Britt, LA 56 Baldwin, SEA 68 Thomas, NOR 69 Olsen, CAR 61 Cooks, NOR 58
Yds Avg 1253 17.4 1058 13.9 1015 13.5 880 10.0 872 12.6 855 15.3 832 12.2 831 12.0 820 13.4 809 13.9
LG TD 75t 5 45t 10 75t 8 32 5 58 10 66 5 59 5 35 7 78t 3 98t 6
Punt Returners Name No Crowder, WAS 17 Sproles, PHL 16 Sherels, MIN 17 Hmphrs, TAM 20 Weems, ATL 18 Austin, LA 29 Lockett, SEA 25 Whtehead, DAL 19 Royal, CHI 19 Kerley, SNF 16
Yds Avg 261 15.4 219 13.7 227 13.4 206 10.3 181 10.1 260 9.0 220 8.8 167 8.8 166 8.7 131 8.2
LG TD 85t 1 66 0 79t 2 25 0 73 0 47 0 62 0 39 0 65t 1 26 0
Kickoff Returners Name No Patterson, MIN 19 Cnnngham, LA 22 Lockett, SEA 15 Dw. Harris, NYG 18 Weems, ATL 17 Roberts, DET 24 Thmpson, CHI 24 Ginn, CAR 17
Yds Avg 580 30.5 599 27.2 394 26.3 450 25.0 391 23.0 530 22.1 519 21.6 360 21.2
LG TD 104t 1 61 0 46 0 46 0 42 0 42 0 40 0 59 0
Scoring Touchdowns Name TD Rush Rec Ret Da. Johnson, ARI 15 11 4 0 E. Elliott, DAL 13 12 1 0 Mi. Evans, TAM 10 0 10 0 Jo. Nelson, GBY 10 0 10 0 D. Freeman, ATL 9 7 2 0 Mathews, PHL 8 7 1 0 D. Adams, GBY 8 0 8 0 Beckham, NYG 8 0 8 0 Crowder, WAS 8 0 7 1 C. Hyde, SNF 7 6 1 0 Ingram, NOR 7 3 4 0
Pts 90 78 64 60 54 50 48 48 48 44 44
Looking ahead WEEK x SCHEDULE (All times Eastern) Thursday, Dec. 15 Los Angeles at Seattle, 8:25 p.m.
Atlanta (7-5) at Los Angeles (4-8)
Dallas (11-1) at N.Y. Giants (8-4)
Baltimore (7-5) at New England (10-2)
When: Sunday, 4 p.m. EST TV: Fox Opening line: Falcons by 4 1/2 Series record: Rams lead 47-28-2 Last meeting: Falcons beat Rams 31-24, Sept. 15, 2013 Last week: Chiefs beat Falcons 29-28; Patriots beat Rams 26-10. Notes: Division rivals from 1967-2001 meet again on West Coast. ... Falcons routed Rams 47-17 in divisional playoff game during 2004 season.
When: Sunday, 8:30 p.m. EST TV: NBC Opening line: Cowboys by 2½ Series record: Cowboys lead 62-45-2 Last meeting: Giants beat Cowboys 20-19, Sept 11 Last week: Cowboys beat Vikings 17-15; Giants lost to Steelers 24-14 Notes: Cowboys win clinches NFC East, extends singleseason franchise record to 12 straight, which ties longest streak set by combining regular seasons and playoffs (1971-72).
When: Monday, 8:30 p.m. EST TV: ESPN Opening line: Patriots by 9 ½ Series record: Patriots lead 9-3 Last meeting: Patriots beat Ravens 35-31, AFC divisional playoffs, Jan. 10, 2015 Last week: Ravens beat Dolphins 38-6; Patriots beat Rams 26-10 Notes: Ravens and Patriots are meeting on Monday night for first time since 2007.
6x3 ad position
Saturday, Dec. 17 Miami at N.Y. Jets, 8:25 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18 Philadelphia at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Detroit at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Tennessee at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Green Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Houston, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. San Francisco at Atlanta, 4:05 p.m. New England at Denver, 4:25 p.m. Oakland at San Diego, 4:25 p.m. Tampa Bay at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19 Carolina at Washington, 8:30 p.m.
number to know
9
Years since Baltimore and New England have met on Monday Night Football.