Week 3 – Thursday, September 24, 2015
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WEEK 3 – THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 WASHINGTON REDSKINS (1-1) AT NEW YORK GIANTS (0-2) SERIES REDSKINS GIANTS THURS. RECORD 6-9 14-7-3 SERIES LEADER 96-64-4 STREAKS Past 4 COACHES VS. OPP. Jay Gruden: 0-2 Tom Coughlin: 17-8 LAST WEEK W 24-10 vs. Rams L 24-20 vs. Falcons LAST GAME 12/14/14: Redskins 13 at Giants 24. New York WR Odell Beckham Jr. has 143 rec. yards & 3 TDs. Giants QB Eli Manning throws for 250 yards & 3 TDs with 118.5 passer rating. LAST GAME AT SITE 12/14/14 REFEREE Ronald Torbert BROADCAST CBS/NFLN (8:25 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Phill Simms, Tracy Wolfson (field reporter). Westwood One: Ian Eagle, Boomer Esiason. SIRIUS: 83 (Was.), 93 (NYG). XM: 225 (Was.), 226 (NYG). STATS PASSING Cousins: 44-58-399-2-2-91.1 Manning: 47-76-485-2-0-89.0 RUSHING Morris: 43-180 (3C)-4.2-0 Jennings: 22-64-2.9-1 (T3C) RECEIVING Reed (TE): 13-145-11.2-1 Beckham: 12-190 (3C)-15.8-1 OFFENSE 361.0 338.5 TAKE/GIVE -2 +2 (T1C) DEFENSE 234.5 (1L) 419.0 SACKS 3 tied: 1 Ayers, Jenkins: 1 INTs --- McBride, Unga: 1 (T1C) PUNTING Way: 40.9 Wing: 42.9 KICKING Hopkins: 6 (3/3 PAT; 1/1 FG) J. Brown: (T1L) 22 (4/4 PAT; 6/6 FG) NOTES REDSKINS: QB KIRK COUSINS completed 23 of 27 (85.2 pct.) for 203 yards & 1 TD vs. 0 INTs for 110.3 rating last week, his highest as starter…Rookie RB MATT JONES rushed for 123 yards & 2 TDs vs. StL, his 1st 100-yard game. Since entering NFL in 2012, RB ALFRED MORRIS is 2nd in league with 4,142 rush yards & 28 rush TDs. Has rushed for 100+ yards or TD in 4 of 6 meetings…Since 2013, WR PIERRE GARÇON has 193 catches, most in NFC. WR ANDRE ROBERTS had 61-yard catch in last meeting. Had 18-yard TD in 9/25/14 game vs. NYG. TE JORDAN REED leads team with 13 catches & 145 yards. WR DE SEAN JACKSON has 7 career TDs vs. NYG (4 rec., 2 PR, 1 rush)…Since entering NFL in 2011, LB RYAN KERRIGAN is 1 of 3 players with 35+ sacks (38.5) & 2+ INT-TDs (2). Aims for 3rd in row vs. NYG with sack. CB DE ANGELO HALL ranks 2nd among active players with 43 INTs & 838 INT return yards. LB KEENAN ROBINSON had 13 tackles & INT in 9/25/14 meeting…GIANTS: QB ELI MANNING has started 169 consecutive games, longest active streak in NFL. Aims for 5th win in row vs. Was. Last year in 2 meetings, completed 51 of 73 (69.9 pct.) for 550 yards & 7 TDs vs. 1 INT for 118 rating…RB SHANE VEREEN leads NFL RBs with 12 catches & tops NFC RBs with 122 rec. yards…WR ODELL BECKHAM, JR. has 103 catches & 1,495 rec. yards, most ever by player in 1st 14 games. Has 13 rec. TDs in 1st 14 games, 1 of 6 in NFL history to do so. In last meeting, had 12 catches for 143 yards & 3 TDs. TE LARRY DONNELL had career-high 3 TDs in 9/25/14 meeting vs. Was…In 2 games vs. Was. QB Cousins, defense has 8 turnovers (6 INTs, 2 FFs) & 5 sacks with 35.9 opp. rating. CB DOMINIQUE RODGERS-CROMARTIE had 75-yard INT-TD vs. Was. on 10/27/13 (with Den). Has 6 career TDs (5 INTs, 1 FR) & averages 56.7 yards per TD. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2015 CINCINNATI BENGALS (2-0) AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (0-2) SERIES BENGALS RAVENS SERIES LEADER 20-18 STREAKS 4 of past 5 COACHES VS. OPP. Marvin Lewis: 14-10 John Harbaugh: 7-7 LAST WEEK W 24-19 vs. Chargers L 37-33 at Raiders LAST GAME 10/26/14: Ravens 24 at Bengals 27. Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton throws for 266 yards & rushes for 2 TDs, including game-winning 1-yard TD run with 57 seconds remaining. LAST GAME AT SITE 9/7/14: Bengals 23, Ravens 16. Cincinnati K Mike Nugent kicks 5 FGs. Bengals WR A.J. Green catches 77-yard TD pass from QB Andy Dalton. REFEREE Walt Anderson BROADCAST CBS (1:00 PM ET): Andrew Catalon, Steve Tasker, Steve Beuerlein. SIRIUS: 127 (Cin.), 82 (Bal.). XM: 82 (Bal.). STATS PASSING Dalton: 41-60-483-5 (3C)-0-120.3 (3C) Flacco: 50-77-501-2-3-75.7 RUSHING Bernard: 28-186 (2C)-6.6-0 Forsett: 29-111-3.8-0 RECEIVING Eifert (TE): 13-153-11.8-3 (T2L) Smith, Sr.: 12-163-13.6-0 OFFENSE 392.5 333.0 TAKE/GIVE +3 (3L) -2 DEFENSE 300.0 (3C) 333.5 SACKS Dunlap: 2.5 Mosley: 2 INTs Nelson, Rey: 1 Hill, J. Smith: 1 PUNTING Huber: 47.5 Koch: 50.3 (3C) KICKING Nugent: 15 (6/7 PAT; 3/4 FG) Tucker: 22 (T1L) (4/4 PAT; 6/6 FG) NOTES BENGALS: QB ANDY DALTON has 42-23-1 (.640) career regular-season record, highest win pct. of any Bengals QB (min. 20 starts). Has won 4 of past 5 starts vs. Bal…RB JEREMY HILL has 8 rush TDs in past 11. Aims for 3rd 100-yard rush game in row vs. AFC North. RB GIOVANI BERNARD led team with 123 rush yards on 20 att. (6.2 avg.) last week… WR A.J. GREEN aims for 4th in row vs. Bal. with TD catch. Green (20) needs 1 100-yard rec. game to surpass ISAAC CURTIS (20) for 2nd-most in club history (CHAD JOHNSON, 31). WR MARVIN JONES had career-long 45-yard TD catch vs. SD. TE TYLER EIFERT ranks 2nd amongst NFL TEs with 3 TDs in 2015, incl. 1 vs. SD last week. Aims for 3rd in row with TD…DT GENO ATKINS aims for 3rd in row with sack. Since 2010, leads AFC DTs with 34 sacks. Since entering NFL in 2007, S REGGIE NELSON is 1 of 3 NFL players with 20+ INTs (23) & 6+ sacks (6.5)…RAVENS: QB JOE FLACCO has 13-1 (.929) career home record in September. Has 27-15 (.643) career record vs. AFC North. Threw 2 TDs vs. Oak. & is 1st Raven to reach 150 career…Since 2014, RB JUSTIN FORSETT has 264 att. for 1,377 rush yards & 5.2 avg. – best among NFL RBs (min. 100 att.). In past 6 vs. AFC North, averages 91.2 scrimmage yards/game (414 rush, 133 rec., 547 total)…Last week, WR STEVE SMITH, SR. (927) had 10 catches for 150 yards, surpassing TORRY HOLT (920) for no. 17 on all-time receptions list. 4th-oldest NFL player (36 years, 131 days) with 150-yard receiving game. Only active player with 70+ TD catches (73) & 6+ return TDs (4 PR, 2 KR)…LB C.J. MOSLEY led team with 9 sacks last week. Has 4 sacks in past 6 overall. CB JIMMY SMITH posted 1st career sack last week. Only NFL player with INT-TD & sack in 2015. Since entering NFL in 2004, LB DARYL SMITH is 1 of 3 players with 25+ sacks (27.5) & 10+ INTs (10). NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (0-2) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (2-0) SERIES SAINTS PANTHERS SERIES LEADER 21-19 STREAKS 4 of past 6 COACHES VS. OPP. Sean Payton: 8-8 Ron Rivera: 4-4 LAST WEEK L 26-19 vs. Buccaneers W 24-17 vs. Texans LAST GAME 12/7/14: Panthers 41 at Saints 10. Carolina QB Cam Newton throws for 226 yards & 3 TDs & rushes for 83 yards & TD. Panthers RB Jonathan Stewart rushes for 155 yards & TD. LAST GAME AT SITE 10/30/14: Saints 28, Panthers 10. New Orleans QB Drew Brees throws for 297 yards & TD. Saints RB Mark Ingram rushes for 100 yards & 2 TDs. REFEREE Ed Hochuli BROADCAST FOX (1:00 PM ET): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber, Jennifer Hale (field reporter). SIRIUS: 112 (NO), 81 (Car.). XM: 227 (Car.). STATS PASSING Brees: 54-86-610 (2C)-2-2-82.0 Newton: 36-68-370-3-2-71.3 RUSHING Ingram: 25-77-3.1-1 (T3C) Stewart: 35-118-3.4-0 RECEIVING Ingram (RB): 11-103-9.4-0 Olsen (TE): 7-81-11.6-0 OFFENSE 365.5 306.5 TAKE/GIVE -1 +2 (T1C) DEFENSE 380.0 282.5 (3C) SACKS 3 tied: 1 Addison: 2 INTs --- 3 tied: 1 (T1C) PUNTING Morstead: 43.3 Nortman: 50.5 (3C) KICKING Hocker: 14 (2/3 PAT; 4/5 FG) Gano: 14 (5/5 PAT; 3/6 FG) NOTES SAINTS: Since joining NO in 2006, QB DREW BREES leads NFL with 44,295 yards & 318 TDs. Has 398 career TD passes & needs 2 to become 4th QB in NFL history with 400. Has 4 games vs. Car. with 4+ TD passes & 8 games with 300+ yards…RB MARK INGRAM rushed for 100 yards & 2 TDs in last game at Car. Had rush TD last week. In only game vs. Car. (9/15/13 with Buf.), RB C.J. SPILLER rushed for 103 yards & averaged 6.4 yards per carry. FB AUSTIN JOHNSON had 1st career rush TD last week…WR MARQUES COLSTON has 6 TDs in past 7 meetings. WR BRANDIN COOKS has 2+ catches in all 12 career games played…DE CAMERON JORDAN has 6 sacks in past 7 meetings. S JAIRUS BYRD had 2 INTs in only game vs.