NFL WEEK 5

NFL WEEK 5
LOOKING BACK
THURSDAY’S GAME: Andre
Johnson scored two touchdowns
on his former team as the Colts
got past the Texans 27-20.
THIS WEEK’S STORYLINES: Upstart Rams face 4-0 Green Bay at Lambeau ... Falcons, Bengals, Patriots, Broncos try to stay unbeaten.
AFC at a glance
GAME PREVIEWS
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STANDINGS
EAST
Team
W L T
New England300
N.Y. Jets
3 1 0
Buffalo
2 2 0
Miami
1 3 0
Pct PFPAHome Away NFC AFC
1.000
119702-0-01-0-03-0-0
0-0-0
.750 95 55 1-1-0 2-0-0 3-0-0 0-1-0
.500 11092 1-2-0 1-0-0 2-1-0 0-1-0
.250 65101 0-2-0 1-1-0 0-3-0 1-0-0
Div
1-0-0
1-0-0
1-1-0
0-2-0
SOUTH
Team
W L T Pct PFPAHome Away NFC AFC
Indianapolis 3 2 0 .600 99 113 1-1-0 2-1-0 3-2-00-0-0
Tennessee
1 2 0 .333 89 77 0-1-0 1-1-0 0-2-01-0-0
Jacksonville 1 3 0 .250 62107 1-1-0 0-2-0 1-2-0 0-1-0
Houston
1 4 0 .200 97135 1-2-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 1-2-0
Div
3-0-0
0-1-0
0-1-0
0-1-0
NORTH
Team
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Cleveland
W L T
400
2 2 0
1 3 0
1 3 0
Pct PFPAHome Away NFC AFC
1.000
121772-0-02-0-04-0-0
0-0-0
.500 96 75 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-2-02-0-0
.250 93104 0-1-0 1-2-0 1-3-00-0-0
.250 85102 1-1-0 0-2-0 1-3-00-0-0
Div
1-0-0
0-1-0
1-1-0
0-0-0
WEST
Team
Denver
Oakland
San Diego
Kansas City
W L T
400
2 2 0
2 2 0
1 3 0
Pct PFPAHome Away NFC AFC
1.000
97692-0-02-0-02-0-02-0-0
.500 97108 1-1-0 1-1-0 2-1-0 0-1-0
.500 96 110 2-0-0 0-2-0 1-1-0 1-1-0
.250 100125 0-1-0 1-2-0 1-2-0 0-1-0
Div
1-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-1-0
AFC INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS
QUARTERBACKS
Name
Att
Dalton, CIN 116
Brady, NWE 133
Rthlsbrgr, PIT 89
Mariota, TEN 96
Rivers, SND 140
T. Taylor, BUF 120
McCown, CLE 98
D. Carr, OAK 123
Hoyer, HOU 95
Hsslbck, IND 76
ComYds
78 1187
96 1112
67 912
61 833
99 1248
86 988
65 746
77 922
59 780
48 495
TD
9
9
4
8
8
8
4
7
5
3
RUSHERS
Name
Att
Gore, IND
76
Ivory, NYJ
63
Charles, KAN 59
Bernard, CIN 54
Murray, OAK 67
Forsett, BAL 66
Yeldon, JAX 70
Gordon, SND 56
Blue, HOU
57
Williams, BUF 42
Yds Avg
325 4.28
314 4.98
306 5.19
297 5.50
297 4.43
274 4.15
259 3.70
228 4.07
226 3.96
226 5.38
LGTD
25 3
24 3
34t 4
28 1
54 2
33 0
36 0
27 0
20t 1
41t 3
RECEIVERS
Name
No
Hopkins, HOU 42
Brown, PIT
34
Allen, SND
33
Thomas, DEN 33
Marshall, NYJ 30
Edlman, NWE 30
Smith Sr., BAL29
Maclin, KAN 28
Landry, MIA 28
Hilton, IND
27
Yds Avg
578 13.8
478 14.1
387 11.7
361 10.9
400 13.3
279 9.3
373 12.9
398 14.2
270 9.6
382 14.1
LGTD
34 3
59 2
34t 3
45t 1
58 3
22t 2
50t 2
61 1
36 0
48 0
Int
1
0
2
2
4
4
1
2
2
0
PUNT RETURNERS
Name
No
Landry, MIA 9
Bnjamin, CLE 12
Brown, PIT
5
Tate, CIN
6
Amndla, NWE 6
Kerley, NYJ 13
Thomas, KAN 14
Carrie, OAK 8
Mmphry, HOU12
McClstr, TEN 9
Yds Avg
185 20.6
214 17.8
70 14.0
61 10.2
58 9.7
114 8.8
114 8.1
60 7.5
83 6.9
54 6.0
LGTD
69t 1
78t 1
29 0
18 0
28 0
19 0
19 0
22 0
15 0
16 0
KICKOFF RETURNERS
Name
No Yds Avg
Davis, KAN
9
232 25.8
C. Grant, JAX 5
127 25.4
Ad. Jones, CIN5
124 24.8
Oliver, SND 8
197 24.6
Landry, MIA 6
140 23.3
Stacy, NYJ
6
127 21.2
LGTD
54 0
40 0
32 0
30 0
32 0
31 0
SCORING
Touchdowns
Name
TD RushRec Ret
Je. Hill, CIN
5
5
0 0
Bnjamin, CLE 5
0
4
1
Charles, KAN 5
4
1
0
Grnkwski, NWE
4040
Williams, BUF 4
3
1
0
Hopkins, HOU
3030
K. Allen, SND
3030
Blount, NWE 3
3
0 0
Decker, NYJ3030
Eifert, CIN 3030
Pts
32
30
30
24
24
20
18
18
18
18
CHICAGO (1-3) at
KANSAS CITY (1-3)
ST. LOUIS (2-2) at
GREEN BAY (4-0)
BUFFALO (2-2) at
TENNESSEE (1-2)
SEATTLE (2-2) at
CINCINNATI (4-0)
When: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
Opening line: Chiefs by 9
Series record: Bears lead
6-5
Last meeting: Chiefs beat
Bears 10-3, Dec. 4, 2011
Last week: Bears beat
Raiders 22-20; Chiefs lost to
Bengals 36-21
Notes: First trip for Bears
to Arrowhead Stadium since
Dec. 28, 2003, 31-3 loss. ...
K Robbie Gould hit winning
49-yard FG last week vs.
Oakland with 2 seconds left.
... Bears lost C Will Montgomery to broken leg last
week.
When: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
Opening line: Packers by 9
Series record: Rams lead
46-45-2
Last meeting: Packers beat
Rams 30-20, Oct. 21, 2012
Last week: Rams beat Cardinals 24-22; Packers beat
49ers 17-3
Notes: Rams seeking
second straight victory over
unbeaten opponent on road
after defeating Cardinals
last week. ... QB Nick Foles
has 3.46 TD-to-INT ratio
since becoming starter in
2013.
When: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
Opening line: Bills by 3
Series record: Titans lead
28-16
Last meeting: Titans beat
Bills 35-34, Oct. 21, 2012
Last week: Bills lost to
Giants 24-10; Titans had
bye, lost to Colts 35-33 on
Sept. 27
Notes: Titans have won five
straight vs. Bills. Buffalo’s
last win over Titans was in
2000. ... Bills trying to win
first two road games for first
time since 2008. ... Bills lead
NFL with 47 penalties and
428 yards off penalties.
When: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
Opening line: Bengals by 2
Series record: Bengals lead
10-9
Last meeting: Bengals beat
Seahawks 34-12, Oct. 30,
2011
Last week: Seahawks beat
Lions 13-10; Bengals beat
Chiefs 36-21
Notes: Seahawks make
only second visit to Paul
Brown Stadium. Lost 27-24
in 2003, coach Marvin
Lewis’ first season. ... Game
matches NFL’s secondranked offense against
second-ranked defense.
WASHINGTON (2-2)
at ATLANTA (4-0)
JACKSONVILLE (1-3)
at TAMPA BAY (1-3)
NEW ORLEANS (1-3) at
PHILADELPHIA (1-3)
CLEVELAND (1-3)
at BALTIMORE (1-3)
When: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
Opening line: Falcons by 8
Series record: Redskins lead
15-8-1
Last meeting: Falcons beat
Redskins 27-26, Dec. 15, 2013
Last week: Redskins beat
Eagles 23-20; Falcons beat
Texans 48-21
Notes: Redskins tied for first
in NFC East with Cowboys
and Giants. Falcons tied
for first in NFC South with
Panthers. ... Redskins RB
Alfred Morris second in NFL
to Seattle’s Marshawn Lynch
with 4,233 yards rushing
since entering league in 2012.
When: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
Opening line: Buccaneers
by 31/2
Series record: Jaguars lead
4-1
Last meeting: Jaguars beat
Buccaneers 41-14, Dec. 11,
2011
Last week: Jaguars lost to
Colts 16-13, OT; Buccaneers
lost to Panthers 37-23
Notes: Jacksonville has
won four straight in series.
... Winner will end frustrating streak of futility. Jaguars
have lost 11 consecutive road
games. Bucs have dropped 11
straight at home.
When: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
Opening line: Eagles by 4 1/2
Series record: Eagles lead
16-13
Last meeting: Saints beat
Eagles 26-24, NFC wild-card
game, Jan. 4, 2014
Last week: Saints beat Cowboys 26-20, OT; Eagles lost to
Redskins 23-20
Notes: Saints have won five of
last six meetings. ... NFC South
is only division Eagles have
winning record against all four
teams. ... Eagles S Malcolm
Jenkins faces his former team
for first time. Jenkins was
Saints’ No. 1 draft pick in 2009.
When: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
Opening line: Ravens by 61/2
Series record: Ravens lead
24-8
Last meeting: Ravens beat
Browns 20-10, Dec. 28, 2014
Last week: Browns lost to
Chargers 30-27; Ravens beat
Steelers 23-20, OT
Notes: Ravens have won 13
of last 14 games between
teams, exception 24-18 loss
in Cleveland in November
2013. Browns’ last win in
Baltimore was in 2007. ...
Browns coach Mike Pettine
began NFL coaching career
in Baltimore in 2002.
ARIZONA (3-1)
at DETROIT (0-4)
DENVER (4-0) at
OAKLAND (2-2)
NEW ENGLAND (3-0)
at DALLAS (2-2)
SAN FRANCISCO (1-3)
at N.Y. GIANTS (2-2)
When: Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET
Opening line: Cardinals by
21/2
Series record: Lions lead
31-27-5
Last meeting: Cardinals
beat Lions 14-6, Nov. 16,
2014
Last week: Cardinals lost
to Rams 24-22; Lions lost to
Seahawks 13-10
Notes: Cardinals have won
six straight against Detroit.
... Arizona QB Drew Stanton
threw for 306 yards and two
TDs, both to WR Michael
Floyd, against his former
team in last meeting.
When: Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
Opening line: Broncos by
61/2
Series record: Raiders lead
60-49-2
Last meeting: Broncos beat
Raiders 47-14, Dec. 28, 2014
Last week: Broncos beat
Vikings 23-20; Raiders lost to
Bears 22-20
Notes: Broncos won last
seven meetings, including
all six with Peyton Manning.
Current streak is tied for
longest ever for Denver in
series with seven-gamer
from 1997-2000.
When: Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
Opening line: Patriots by 81/2
Series record: Cowboys lead
7-4
Last meeting: Patriots beat
Cowboys, 20-16, Oct. 16, 2011
Last week: Patriots bye,
beat Jaguars 51-17 on Sept.
27; Cowboys lost to Saints
26-20, OT
Notes: Patriots have won
past four in series after Cowboys won first seven from
1971-96. ... Patriots making
first visit to Cowboys’ $1.2
billion stadium that opened
in 2009.
When: Sunday, 8:30 p.m. ET
Opening line: Giants by 7
Series record: Series tied
19-19
Last meeting: 49ers beat
Giants 16-10, Nov. 16, 2014
Last week: 49ers lost to
Packers 17-3; Giants beats
Bills 24-10
Notes: All that separates
teams after 38 games is
14 points in Giants favor.
... 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick is 2-1 against Giants. ...
After running for 168 yards
in season opener, halfback
Carlos Hyde has 114 yards in
last three games.
NFC at a glance
STANDINGS
EAST
Team
W L T Pct PFPAHome Away NFC AFC Div
Dallas
2 2 0 .500 95 101 1-1-0 1-1-0 2-2-00-0-0 2-0-0
N.Y. Giants
2 2 0 .500 102 82 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-0 1-0-0 1-1-0
Washington 220 .500
78792-1-00-1-02-1-0
0-1-01-1-0
Philadelphia 1 3 0 .250 78 86 0-1-0 1-2-0 0-3-01-0-0 0-2-0
SOUTH
Team
W L T
Carolina
400
Atlanta
400
Tampa Bay
1 3 0
New Orleans 1 3 0
Pct PFPAHome Away NFC AFC
1.000
108712-0-02-0-02-0-02-0-0
1.000
137932-0-02-0-03-0-01-0-0
.250 72 117 0-2-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-2-0
.250 86 104 1-1-0 0-2-0 1-3-0 0-0-0
Div
2-0-0
0-0-0
1-1-0
0-2-0
NORTH
Team
W L T
Green Bay 400
Minnesota 2 2 0
Chicago
1 3 0
Detroit
0 4 0
Pct PFPAHome Away NFC AFC
1.000
113712-0-02-0-03-0-01-0-0
.50080 73 2-0-00-2-0 1-1-0 1-1-0
.250 68125 1-2-0 0-1-0 0-3-0 1-0-0
.000 66 96 0-1-0 0-3-0 0-2-00-2-0
Div
1-0-0
1-0-0
0-1-0
0-1-0
WEST
Team
W L T
Arizona
3 1 0
St. Louis
2 2 0
Seattle
2 2 0
San Francisco 1 3 0
Pct
.750
.500
.500
.250
Div
1-1-0
2-0-0
0-1-0
0-1-0
PFPAHome Away
148 73 2-1-0 1-0-0
74 89 1-1-0 1-1-0
87 71 2-0-0 0-2-0
48 110 1-1-0 0-2-0
NFC AFC
3-1-00-0-0
2-1-0 0-1-0
2-2-00-0-0
1-2-0 0-1-0
NFC INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS
QUARTERBACKS
Name
Att
Rodgers, GBY 123
Weeden, DAL 59
Palmer, ARI 134
Ryan, ATL
143
Wilson, SEA 127
Romo, DAL
72
Foles, STL
111
Manning, NYG143
Brees, NOR 127
Newton, CAR 121
ComYds
89 995
45 551
85 1155
96 1202
91 979
54 551
70 815
90 976
87 969
67 809
TD
11
2
10
6
5
3
5
7
4
7
RUSHERS
Name
Att
Peterson, MIN75
Forte, CHI
84
Johnson, ARI 68
C. Hyde, SNF 62
D. Martin, TAM66
A. Morris, WAS66
Freeman, ATL 66
Lacy, GBY
50
Randle, DAL 59
Stewart, CAR 59
Yds Avg
372 4.96
367 4.37
302 4.44
282 4.55
282 4.27
261 3.95
252 3.82
230 4.60
229 3.88
220 3.73
RECEIVERS
Name
No
Ju. Jones, ATL 38
Fitzgerald, ARI30
Johnson, DET 27
Cobb, GBY
25
Mtthws, PHL 25
Witten, DAL 25
Bckhm, NYG 24
J. Reed, WAS 24
Garcon, WAS 24
Bennett, CHI 24
Yds Avg
478 12.6
432 14.4
255 9.4
289 11.6
281 11.2
238 9.5
307 12.8
278 11.6
216 9.0
201 8.4
Int
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
PUNT RETURNERS
Name
No
T. Austin, STL 5
Sproles, PHL 9
Murphy, NOR 7
Weems, ATL 5
Lockett, SEA 12
Ginn Jr., CAR 9
Sherels, MIN 9
Rainey, TAM 12
Hayne, SNF 6
Harris, NYG 10
Yds Avg
117 23.4
179 19.9
118 16.9
57 11.4
136 11.3
95 10.6
93 10.3
114 9.5
56 9.3
87 8.7
LGTD
75t 1
89t 1
74t 1
18 0
57t 1
37 0
31 0
23 0
37 0
29 0
LGTD
48t 3
27 1
30 2
18 2
26 1
35 0
23t 7
16 1
37t 4
22 0
KICKOFF RETURNERS
Name
No Yds Avg
Ross, WAS
6
203 33.8
Mntgmry, GBY6
189 31.5
Abdullah, DET 8
243 30.4
Lockett, SEA 9
270 30.0
Rainey, TAM 8
239 29.9
Mariani, CHI 7
182 26.0
Murphy, NOR 5
129 25.8
Cnnnghm, STL8
197 24.6
Dunbar, DAL 6
146 24.3
Pttrson, MIN 7
170 24.3
LGTD
101t1
46 0
48 0
105t1
38 0
31 0
35 0
39 0
32 0
33 0
LGTD
45t 4
29 5
28 1
29 4
32 1
28 2
67t 2
29 1
22 2
24t 2
SCORING
Touchdowns
Name
TD RushRec Ret
D. Freeman, ATL7
7
0
0
Fitzgerald, ARI
5050
T. Austin, STL 4
1
2
1
Cobb, GBY 4040
Johnson, ARI 4
1
2
1
Jones, GBY 4040
Ju. Jones, ATL 4
0
4
0
J. Randle, DAL 4
4
0 0
Ginn Jr., CAR3030
Pts
42
30
24
24
24
24
24
24
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WEEK 6 SCHEDULE (All times
Eastern)
Thursday, Oct. 15
Atlanta at New Orleans, 8:25 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 18
Kansas City at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Miami at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Washington at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Denver at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Houston at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
Baltimore at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.
San Diego at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m.
New England at Indianapolis, 8:30 p.m.
Open: Dallas, Oakland, St. Louis, Tampa
Bay
Monday, Oct. 19
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.
n LAMAR MILLER: He was a third-round pick in many leagues
PITTSBURGH (2-2)
at SAN DIEGO (2-2)
When: Monday, 8:30 p.m. ET
Opening line: Chargers by
6 1/2
Series record: Steelers lead
22-9
Last meeting: Chargers beat
Steelers 34-24, Dec. 9, 2012
Last week: Steelers lost to
Ravens 23-20, OT; Chargers
beat Browns 30-27
Notes: Steelers QB Ben
Roethlisberger, like Chargers
QB Philip Rivers a first-round
draft pick in 2004, is out with
knee injury. ... Steelers QB
Michael Vick, Chargers will
always be linked.
and a solid top-40 overall player in most preseason rankings. It
was supposed to be a glorious year for Miller and the Dolphins
after the team spent heavily in free agency in the offseason.
The result through four games? The coach is gone and Miller
has 131 yards and no touchdowns.
n GOLDEN TATE: Tate had a career year in 2014 by eclipsing
1,300 yards. But that is looking like an aberration, and his stats
this season are tracking more closely to his numbers in the rest
of his career. He is on pace for a finish of about 800 yards.
n CHARLES JOHNSON: The Minnesota wideout came into the
season with lofty expectations after a solid 2014 and earning
rave reviews from offensive coordinator Norv Turner in the offseason. He has been nonexistent through four games, mostly
the result of injury. He is expected to return after Minnesota’s
bye.
n JORDAN CAMERON: We’ve already established that the
Dolphins are a mess, and Cameron is one of those players who
haven’t held up his end of the bargain for Miami. He has 170
yards and no touchdowns. Tight ends are a nice commodity
during bye weeks and his numbers aren’t horrible compared to
his counterparts at the position. But it’s going to be tough to
give him a start.
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