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Wild Card Titans (AFC South - 9-7) at (AFC West - 10-6) Saturday, January 6, 2018 | 4:35 PM ET | | Referee: SERIES HISTORY (INCL. PLAYOFFS) LEADER: Chiefs lead all-time series, 29-22 LAST GAME: 12/18/16: Titans 19 at Chiefs 17 STREAKS: Titans have won both meetings LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/18/16 PLAYOFF SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Chiefs lead all-time series, 2-0 LAST PLAYOFF: 1/16/94: Chiefs 28 at Oilers 20 STREAKS: Chiefs have won both meetings LAST PLAYOFF AT SITE: First meeting in Kansas City KANSAS CITY CHIEFS PLAYOFF RECORD 14-19 PLAYOFF RECORD 9-17 LAST WEEK W 15-10 vs. Jacksonville LAST WEEK W 27-24 at Denver VS. COMMON OPP. 1-4 (Hou 1-1; Mia 0-1; Oak 0-1; Pit 0-1) VS. COMMON OPP. 3-2 (Hou 1-0; Mia 1-0; Oak 1-1; Pit 0-1) PTS. FOR/AGAINST 20.9/22.3 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 25.9/21.2 OFFENSE 314.0 OFFENSE 375.4 PASSING : 281-453-3232-13-15-79.3 PASSING : 341-505-4042-26-5-104.7 (1L) RUSHING : 176-744-4.2-5 RUSHING Kareem Hunt (R): 272-1327 (1L)-4.9-8 RECEIVING (TE): 74-807-10.9-3 RECEIVING (TE): 83-1038-12.5-8 DEFENSE 328.0 DEFENSE 365.1 SACKS Derrick Morgan: 7.5 SACKS Justin Houston: 9.5 INTs : 8 (T1L) INTs : 5 TAKE/GIVE -4 (21/25) TAKE/GIVE +15 (2L) (26/11) PR Adoree’ Jackson (R): 8.5 PR : 8.2 KR Adoree’ Jackson (R): 23.1 KR De’Anthony Thomas: 23.5 PUNTING (NET) : 49.7 (1L) (44.6) (1L) PUNTING (NET) Dustin Colquitt: 45.2 (41.1) KICKING : 136 (31/33 PAT; 35/42 FG) KICKING (R): 142 (28/28 PAT; 38/42 FG) : HEAD COACH: VS. OPP. 2-0 VS. OPP. 1-6 PLAYOFF RECORD 0-0 PLAYOFF RECORD 11-12 TITANS TEAM NOTES CHIEFS TEAM NOTES • TITANS earned 1st playoff berth since 2008. • CHIEFS have won back-to-back division titles for 1st time • TENNESSEE tied for 3rd in AFC with 43 sacks. in franchise history. • TITANS were 1 of 2 teams in NFL (NEW ENGLAND) to • KANSAS CITY ranked 5th in NFL in total offense (375.4 have 3 players with 5+ rush TDs each - RB DE MARCO yards per game) & 6th in scoring (25.9 ppg). MURRAY (6), RB DERRICK HENRY (5) & QB • ANDY REID has led team to playoffs in 3 consecutive MARCUS MARIOTA (5). seasons. Has 11 career postseason victories, 2nd most • MIKE MULARKEY makes postseason head coaching debut. among coaches in 2017 playoffs (, 26). • TITANS had 3 players selected to 2018 : DT • CHIEFS had 3 players selected to : WR- (3rd), P BRETT KERN (1st) & T KR TYREEK HILL (2nd), rookie RB KAREEM HUNT (2nd). (1st) & TE TRAVIS KELCE (3rd). ON THE AIRWAVES TV: ESPN/ABC (4:35 PM ET): Sean McDonough, , (Field reporter), (Field reporter) WESTWOOD ONE: Dan Miller, , Hub Arkush | SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 83 (Ten), 82 (KC) | XM: 88 (WW1), 83 (Ten), 82 (KC) Wild Card Tennessee Titans (AFC South - 9-7) at Kansas City Chiefs (AFC West - 10-6)

TITANS NOTES CHIEFS NOTES • QB MARCUS MARIOTA is making 1st career postseason • QB ALEX SMITH led NFL with career-high 104.7 rating start. Is 1 of 5 QBs in NFL history with 9,000+ pass yards & was 1 of 3 QBs ( & ) with (9,476) & 900+ rush yards (913) in 1st 3 seasons. Since 4,000+ pass yards (4,042) & fewer than 10 INTs (5). Has entering league in 2015, has 39 TD passes vs. 0 INTs in 3,000+ pass yards & fewer than 10 INTs in 5 consecutive red zone, highest TD/INT ratio in NFL over span. seasons, longest streak in NFL history. Ranked 3rd in NFL • RB DE MARCO MURRAY has 225 scrimmage yards with 67.5 comp. pct. (341 of 505). In 6 career postseason (112.5 per game) & 2 rush TDs in 2 career postseason games, has 12 TD passes vs. 2 INTs for 94.5 rating. games. Leads NFL with 43 rush TDs & ranks 2nd in league • RB KAREEM HUNT led NFL with franchise rookie record with 5,614 rush yards since 2013. Had 141 scrimmage 1,327 rush yards & is 2nd rookie not selected in 1st round yards (89 rush, 52 rec.) in last game vs. KC. RB DERRICK (PAUL ROBINSON in 1968) to lead his league in rush HENRY led team with career-high 744 rush yards. Had 3 yards since 1967. Led all rookies & ranked 3rd in NFL with 65+ yard TDs from scrimmage in 2017, most in NFL. 1,782 scrimmage yards. Aims for 5th in row with rush TD. • TE DELANIE WALKER led team with 74 catches & • TE TRAVIS KELCE led all NFL TEs with 83 catches & 807 rec. yards. Is 1 of 2 NFL TEs (TRAVIS KELCE) with ranked 2nd with 1,038 rec. yards. Is 1 of 2 players in franchise 800+ rec. yards in each of past 4 seasons. WR ERIC history () with consecutive seasons DECKER has 30 catches for 415 rec. yards (83 per game) with 80+ catches & 1,000+ rec. yards. Has 75+ rec. yards in with 7 TD catches in his past 5 vs. KC. WR RISHARD 2 of past 3 in postseason. WR-PR TYREEK HILL ranked MATTHEWS had 105 rec. yards in last meeting. 4th in AFC with career-high 1,183 rec. yards. Had 6 50+ yard • LB led team with career-high TDs (5 rec., 1 PR), most in NFL. WR ALBERT WILSON 121 tackles. Was 1 of 2 players in NFL (DEMARIO aims for 3rd postseason game in row with TD catch. DAVIS) with 100+ tackles & 5+ sacks (5). LB AVERY • LB JUSTIN HOUSTON led team with 9.5 sacks. Since WILLIAMSON is 1 of 4 in team history with 2+ seasons entering league in 2011, has 69.5 sacks, 5th most in NFL. with 90+ tackles (92) & 3+ sacks (3). S KEVIN BYARD Has 3 sacks in past 3 vs. Ten. CB MARCUS PETERS tied for NFL lead with 8 INTs, 3rd most by safety in team has 4 PD & INT in 3 career playoff games. Is only NFL history. Had league-leading 3 multi-INT games in 2017. player with 5+ INTs in each of past 3 seasons. Since Rookie CB ADOREE’ JACKSON was only NFL CB with entering league in 2015, leads league with 19 INTs & 55 70+ tackles (70) & 15+ PD (17). DT JURRELL CASEY PD. S DANIEL SORENSEN was 1 of 5 NFL safeties had 6 sacks, his 5th consecutive season with 5+ sacks. with 80+ tackles (88), sack (1.5) & INT (1).

SACKS BY AFC DTs (Cin)...... 9 KEVIN BYARD (TEN)...... 8 RUSH YARDS Malik Jackson (Jax)...... 8 (Det)...... 8 KAREEM HUNT (KC)...... 1,327 ALEX SMITH (KC)...... 104.7 JURRELL CASEY (TEN)...... 6 A.J. Bouye (Jax)...... 6 (LAR)...... 1,305 Drew Brees (NO)...... 103.9 (Mia)...... 4.5 (Bal)...... 6 Le’Veon Bell (Pit)...... 1,291 Tom Brady (NE)...... 102.8 Wild Card Falcons (NFC South - 10-6) at Rams (NFC West - 11-5) Saturday, January 6, 2018 | 8:15 PM ET | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Referee: Ed Hochuli SERIES HISTORY (INCL. PLAYOFFS) LEADER: Rams lead all-time series, 47-29-2 LAST GAME: 12/11/16: Falcons 42 at Rams 14 STREAKS: Falcons have won past 4 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/11/16 PLAYOFF SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Falcons lead all-time series, 1-0 LAST PLAYOFF: 1/15/05: Rams 17 at Falcons 47 STREAKS: Falcons won only meeting LAST PLAYOFF AT SITE: First meeting in Los Angeles PLAYOFF RECORD 9-13 PLAYOFF RECORD 19-24 LAST WEEK W 22-10 vs. Carolina LAST WEEK L 34-13 vs. San Francisco VS. COMMON OPP. 3-2 (Dal 1-0; Min 0-1; NO 1-1; Sea 1-0) VS. COMMON OPP. 3-2 (Dal 1-0; Min 0-1; NO 1-0; Sea 1-1) PTS. FOR/AGAINST 22.1/19.7 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 29.9 (1L)/20.6 OFFENSE 364.8 OFFENSE 361.5 PASSING Matt Ryan: 342-529-4095-20-12-91.4 PASSING : 296-477-3804-28-7-100.5 RUSHING : 196-865-4.4-7 RUSHING Todd Gurley: 279-1305 (2L)-4.7-13 (1L) RECEIVING : 88-1444 (2L)-16.4-3 RECEIVING Todd Gurley (RB): 64-788-12.3-6 DEFENSE 318.4 DEFENSE 339.6 SACKS : 9.5 SACKS : 11 INTs : 3 INTs , : 3 TAKE/GIVE -2 (16/18) TAKE/GIVE +7 (28/21) PR Andre Roberts: 7.4 PR Pharoh Cooper: 12.5 (2L) KR Andre Roberts: 22.6 KR Pharoh Cooper: 27.4 (1L) PUNTING (NET) Matt Bosher: 44.9 (40.8) PUNTING (NET) : 47.9 (44.3) (2L) KICKING Matt Bryant: 137 (35/35 PAT; 34/39 FG) KICKING Sam Ficken: 10 (4/5 PAT; 2/3 FG)

HEAD COACH: DAN QUINN HEAD COACH: SEAN McVAY VS. OPP. 1-0 VS. OPP. 0-0 PLAYOFF RECORD 2-1 PLAYOFF RECORD 0-0 FALCONS TEAM NOTES RAMS TEAM NOTES • FALCONS earned playoff berth for 2nd consecutive • RAMS won NFC West, 1st division title since 2003. season. • LOS ANGELES led NFL averaging 29.9 points per game. • ATLANTA ranked 3rd in NFC averaging 364.8 yards per game. • RAMS are 2nd team in NFL history to lead league in • FALCONS were 1 of 2 NFC teams (SEATTLE) with 2 scoring after scoring fewest points (14.0 points per game players with 100+ tackles each: LB DEION JONES (138) in 2016) in previous season (SAN FRANCISCO, 1964). & S (113). • SEAN MC VAY, at 31 years old, is youngest head coach • DAN QUINN has led team to playoffs in 2 of his 1st 3 in NFL history to lead his team to playoffs. seasons with Atl. • RAMS had 5 players selected to 2018 Pro Bowl: PR-KR PHAROH • FALCONS had 2 players selected to 2018 Pro Bowl: COOPER (1st), DT AARON DONALD (4th), RB TODD GURLEY WR JULIO JONES (5th) & C (5th). (2nd), P JOHNNY HEKKER (4th) & K GREG ZUERLEIN (1st). ON THE AIRWAVES TV: NBC (8:15 PM ET): , Cris Collinsworth, (Field reporter) WESTWOOD ONE: Kevin Harlan, , Scott Kaplan | SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 83 (Atl), 82 (LAR) | XM: 88 (WW1), 83 (Atl), 82 (LAR) Wild Card Atlanta Falcons (NFC South - 10-6) at Los Angeles Rams (NFC West - 11-5)

FALCONS NOTES RAMS NOTES • QB MATT RYAN has 41,796 career pass yards & • QB JARED GOFF ranked 3rd in NFC in rating (100.5) & surpassed (41,626) for most pass tied for 5th in NFL in TD passes (28). Had 3 games with yards by player in his 1st 10 seasons in NFL history. Passed 300+ pass yards, 3+ TD passes & 0 INTs, most in NFC. for 4,095 yards, his franchise-record 7th consecutive season • RB TODD GURLEY led NFL with 2,093 scrimmage with 4,000+ yards. In his past 3 games vs. Rams, has 864 yards & 19 TDs. Is 3rd different player in NFL history to pass yards (288 per game), 7 TDs & 0 INTs for 114.4 rating. have 2,000+ scrimmage yards (2,093), 10+ rush TDs (13) Has 1,410 pass yards (352.5 per game), 12 TDs & 1 INT for & more than 5 TD catches (6) in single season (HOFers 129.2 rating in his past 4 playoff games. Aims for his 5th in O.J. SIMPSON, 1975 & , 2000 & row in postseason with 100+ rating. 2001). Had 83 scrimmage yards & rush TD in last game • RB DEVONTA FREEMAN had 1,182 scrimmage yards, vs. Atl. his 3rd consecutive season with 1,000+ scrimmage yards. • WR ROBERT WOODS had career-best 781 rec. yards In 3 career playoff games, has 330 scrimmage yards & tied career-high with 5 TDs. WR (110 per game) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.). RB TEVIN ranked 2nd among NFL rookies in rec. yards (869), 4th in COLEMAN aims for his 4th playoff game in row with TD. receptions (62) & tied for 4th in TD catches (5). Set franchise • WR JULIO JONES led NFC with 1,444 rec. yards. Has 9,054 rookie records in receptions, rec. yards & TD catches. WR career rec. yards & reached 9,000 yards in his 95th game, fastest has TD in 4 of his past 5. in NFL history. In his past 4 postseason games, has 30 receptions • DT AARON DONALD led team & tied career-high with for 516 yards (129 per game) & 5 TDs. WR MOHAMED SANU 11 sacks & had 5 FFs, most among NFL DTs. Had sack in has TD catch in 2 of his past 3 playoff games. last game vs. Atl. Since entering league in 2014, leads NFL • LB DEION JONES ranked 2nd in NFC with career-high DTs with 39 sacks. LB ROBERT QUINN has 6 sacks & 138 tackles. Has FF, INT & 3 PD in 3 career playoff games. 2 FFs in his past 6. Had sack in only career game vs. Atl. S KEANU NEAL led NFC safeties with 113 tackles. (9/15/13). Since 2011, is 1 of 3 in NFL with 60+ sacks (62.5) Had career-high 13 tackles in SB LI. LB TAKKARIST & 20+ FFs (20). LB ALEC OGLETREE led team with 95 MC KINLEY was only NFL rookie with 5+ sacks (6) & 2+ FFs tackles, his 4th time in past 5 seasons leading Rams in (2). DE ADRIAN CLAYBORN led team with career-high 9.5 tackles. LB MARK BARRON has 2 FRs in his past 3 vs. sacks. CB ROBERT ALFORD ranked 4th in NFL with 20 PD. Atl. CB TRUMAINE JOHNSON led team with 14 PD. FASTEST TO 9,000 CAREER REC. YARDS TODD GURLEY is the third different player in NFL history to have at IN NFL HISTORY least 2,000 scrimmage yards, 10 rushing and JULIO JONES...... 95 games more than 5 catches in a single season. The other 2 players to accomplish the feat are Pro HOFer Lance Alworth...... 98 games Football Hall of Famers: O.J. SIMPSON (1975) and MARSHALL FAULK (2000 and 2001).

MOST PASSING YARDS IN 1ST 10 SEASONS TOTAL TDs (2017) SCRIMMAGE YARDS (2017) IN NFL HISTORY TODD GURLEY (LAR)...... 19 TODD GURLEY (LAR).....2,093 MATT RYAN...... 41,796 yards (NO)...... 14 Le’Veon Bell (Pit)...... 1,946 Peyton Manning...... 41,626 yards DeAndre Hopkins (Hou)...... 13 Kareem Hunt (KC)...... 1,782 Wild Card (AFC East - 9-7) at (AFC South - 10-6) Sunday, January 7, 2018 | 1:05 PM ET | EverBank Field | Referee: John Hussey SERIES HISTORY (INCL. PLAYOFFS) LEADER: Bills lead all-time series, 8-7 LAST GAME: 11/27/16: Jaguars 21 at Bills 28 STREAKS: Bills have won 3 of past 4 LAST GAME AT SITE: 10/25/15: Jaguars 34, Bills 31 PLAYOFF SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Jaguars lead all-time series, 1-0 LAST PLAYOFF: 12/28/96: Jaguars 30 at Bills 27 STREAKS: Jaguars won only meeting LAST PLAYOFF AT SITE: First meeting in Jacksonville BUFFALO BILLS JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS PLAYOFF RECORD 14-15 PLAYOFF RECORD 5-6 LAST WEEK W 22-16 at Miami LAST WEEK L 15-10 at Tennessee VS. COMMON OPP. 2-3 (Cin 0-1; Ind 1-0; LAC 0-1; NYJ 1-1) VS. COMMON OPP. 4-1 (Cin 1-0; Ind 2-0; LAC 1-0; NYJ 0-1) PTS. FOR/AGAINST 18.9/22.4 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 26.1/16.8 (2L) OFFENSE 302.6 OFFENSE 365.9 PASSING : 263-420-2799-14-4-89.2 PASSING : 315-523-3687-21-13-84.7 RUSHING LeSean McCoy: 287-1138-4.0-6 RUSHING (R): 268-1040-3.9-9 RECEIVING LeSean McCoy (RB): 59-448-7.6-2 RECEIVING : 56-702-12.5-3 DEFENSE 355.1 DEFENSE 286.1 (2L) SACKS , : 4 SACKS : 14.5 (T2L) INTs Micah Hyde, : 5 INTs A.J. Bouye: 6 (T3L) TAKE/GIVE +9 (25/16) TAKE/GIVE +10 (33/23) PR Brandon Tate: 9.7 PR Jaydon Mickens (R): 10.3 KR Brandon Tate: 19.6 KR Corey Grant: 24.9 PUNTING (NET) Colton Schmidt: 44.7 (40.5) PUNTING (NET) : 44.1 (38.9) KICKING : 116 (29/29 PAT; 29/33 FG) KICKING : 79 (22/24 PAT; 19/20 FG)

HEAD COACH: SEAN McDERMOTT HEAD COACH: VS. OPP. 0-0 VS. OPP. 0-0 PLAYOFF RECORD 0-0 PLAYOFF RECORD 0-0 BILLS TEAM NOTES JAGUARS TEAM NOTES • BILLS earned playoff berth for 1st time since 1999. • JAGUARS won AFC South, 1st division title since 1999 • BUFFALO ranked 5th in AFC with +9 TO differential. (AFC Central). Allowed only 14 pass TDs in 2017, 2nd fewest in NFL. • JACKSONVILLE led NFL with 7 defensive TDs (5 FR, • SEAN MC DERMOTT is 2nd head coach in franchise 2 INT) & ranked 2nd in league with 55 sacks & 21 INTs. history to take team to postseason in 1st full season • DOUG MARRONE is 3rd coach in franchise history to lead ( in 1998). team to playoffs ( & ). • BILLS had 3 players selected to 2018 Pro Bowl: S • JAGUARS had 4 players selected to 2018 Pro Bowl: CB MICAH HYDE (1st), G (4th) & A.J BOUYE (1st), DE CALAIS CAMPBELL (3rd), DT RB LE SEAN MC COY (6th). MALIK JACKSON (1st) & CB (1st).

ON THE AIRWAVES TV: CBS (1:05 PM ET): Jim Nantz, , Tracy Wolfson (Field reporter), Jay Feely (Field reporter) WESTWOOD ONE: Ian Eagle, , Steve Tasker | SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 83 (Buf), 82 (Jax) | XM: 88 (WW1), 83 (Buf), 82 (Jax) Wild Card Buffalo Bills (AFC East - 9-7) at Jacksonville Jaguars (AFC South - 10-6)

BILLS NOTES JAGUARS NOTES • QB TYROD TAYLOR will make 1st career postseason • QB BLAKE BORTLES will make 1st career postseason start. Led NFL with 0.95 INT pct. (4 INTs in 420 att.). Has start. Passed for 3,687 yards & has 3,500+ pass yards in 1.4 career INT pct., lowest in NFL history (min. 1,000 att.). each of past 3 seasons. Has 14,928 pass yards since entering Was 1 of 4 NFL QBs with 2,500+ pass yards (2,799) & league in 2014, 4th most in NFL history by player in 1st 4 400+ rush yards (427) in 2017. seasons. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Buf. with 2+ TDs passes. • RB LE SEAN MC COY ranked 4th in NFL with 1,138 • RB LEONARD FOURNETTE led all rookies with 9 rush rush yards & 1,586 scrimmage yards. Has 5 career TDs & ranked 2nd with 1,040 rush yards. Is 1 of 2 rookies seasons with 1,500+ scrimmage yards, 2nd most among in franchise history (FRED TAYLOR) with 1,000+ rush active players. Has 174 scrimmage yards (87 per game) yards. RB CHRIS IVORY had rush TD in last meeting. & rush TD in his past 2 postseason games. Aims for 4th RB T.J. YELDON had 115 rush yards & TD in only career in row vs. Jax. with 100+ scrimmage yards. RB MIKE home game vs. Buf. TOLBERT has 3 rush TDs in his past 3 vs. Jax. • WR MARQISE LEE led team with 56 catches. Had rec. TD • WR had 2 TD catches in his in last meeting. WR KEELAN COLE ranked 4th among last playoff game (2014 NFC Div. with Car., 1/10/15). TE NFL rookies with 748 rec. yards. Had 17.8 rec. yard avg., CHARLES CLAY led team with 558 rec. yards, his 5th highest among rookies (min. 25 catches). TE MARCEDES consecutive 500+ rec. yard season. LEWIS has 3 TD catches in past 4 vs. Buf. Rookie WR- • LB PRESTON BROWN led NFL with career-high 144 PR JAYDON MICKENS was 1 of 3 NFL players with 10+ tackles. Has 100+ tackles in each of 1st 4 seasons. S yard PR avg. (10.3) & PR-TD (1) in 2017 (min. 10 PR). JORDAN POYER set career-highs in tackles (95), INTs • DE CALAIS CAMPBELL led AFC with franchise-record (5) & sacks (2). Was only NFL player with 90+ tackles & career-high 14.5 sacks. DE (95) & 5+ INTs (5). Poyer & S MICAH HYDE (5) were led NFL with 6 FFs. Was 1 of 2 NFL players (AARON only pair of NFL teammates with 5+ INTs each. CB DONALD) with 10+ sacks (12) & 5+ FFs (6). Had sack TRE’DAVIOUS WHITE tied for NFL rookie lead with 18 in last meeting. CB A.J. BOUYE has 2 INTs, FF & 6 PD & tied for 2nd with 4 INTs. DT KYLE WILLIAMS has PD in his past 2 postseason games. Aims for 3rd in row 43.5 career sacks, most by DT in franchise history. Has 5 in postseason with INT. S has 16 TFL in past 6 vs. Jax. Had 1st career rush TD in Week 17. tackles, sack & FF in 3 career postseason games.

INTERCEPTION PCT. LEADERS FEWEST PPG ALLOWED MOST TAKEAWAYS TYROD TAYLOR (BUF)..... 0.95% Minnesota...... 15.8 Baltimore...... 34 Alex Smith (KC)...... 0.99% JACKSONVILLE...... 16.8 JACKSONVILLE...... 33 Tom Brady (NE)...... 1.38% ...... 17.0 Detroit...... 32

INTERCEPTION LEADERS SACK LEADERS Kevin Byard (Ten)...... 8 JORDAN POYER was only NFL (Az)...... 17 Darius Slay (Det)...... 8 player with 5+ INTs (5) & CALAIS CAMPBELL (JAX)....14.5 A.J. BOUYE (JAX)...... 6 2+ sacks (2) in 2017. Demarcus Lawrence (Dal)...... 14.5 Eric Weddle (Bal)...... 6 Wild Card (NFC South - 11-5) at (NFC South - 11-5) Sunday,Sunday, January January 7, 2018 7, 2018| 4:40 | 4:40PM ET PM | Mercedes-Benz ET | Mercedes-Benz Superdome Superdome | Referee: | Referee: Tony XXXCorrente SERIES HISTORY (INCL. PLAYOFFS) LEADER: Panthers lead all-time series, 24-22 LAST GAME: 12/3/17: Panthers 21 at Saints 31 STREAKS: Saints have won past 2 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/3/17 PLAYOFF SERIES HISTORY First Meeting in Postseason

CAROLINA PANTHERS NEW ORLEANS SAINTS PLAYOFF RECORD 9-7 PLAYOFF RECORD 7-9 LAST WEEK L 22-10 at Atlanta LAST WEEK L 31-24 at Tampa Bay VS. COMMON OPP. 10-2 (Atl 1-1; Buf 1-0; Chi 0-1; Det 1-0; GB 1-0; VS. COMMON OPP. 8-4 (Atl 1-1; Buf 1-0; Chi 1-0; Det 1-0; GB 1-0; Mia 1-0; Min 1-0; NE 1-0; NYJ 1-0; TB 2-0) Mia 1-0; Min 0-1; NE 0-1; NYJ 1-0; TB 1-1) PTS. FOR/AGAINST 22.7/20.4 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 28.0/20.4 OFFENSE 323.7 OFFENSE 391.2 (2L) PASSING : 291-492-3302-22-16-80.7 PASSING Drew Brees: 386-536-4334-23-8-103.9 (2L) RUSHING Cam Newton (QB): 139-754-5.4-6 RUSHING Mark Ingram: 230-1124-4.9-12 (2L) RECEIVING Christian McCaffrey (R) (RB): 80-651-8.1-5 RECEIVING Michael Thomas: 104 (3L)-1245-12.0-5 DEFENSE 317.1 DEFENSE 336.5 SACKS , : 11 SACKS : 13 INTs : 3 INTs (R): 5 TAKE/GIVE -1 (21/22) TAKE/GIVE +7 (25/18) PR Christian McCaffrey (R): 7.4 PR Ted Ginn, Jr.: 5.4 KR Fozzy Whittaker: 18.3 KR Tommylee Lewis: 23.6 PUNTING (NET) Michael Palardy: 46.0 (42.4) PUNTING (NET) Thomas Morstead: 47.0 (42.2) KICKING : 121 (34/37 PAT; 29/30 FG) KICKING : 140 (47/50 PAT; 31/36 FG) HEAD COACH: HEAD COACH: VS. OPP. 7-7 VS. OPP. 11-13 PLAYOFF RECORD 3-3 PLAYOFF RECORD 6-4 PANTHERS TEAM NOTES SAINTS TEAM NOTES • PANTHERS earned playoff berth for 4th time in past 5 seasons. • SAINTS won NFC South for 1st time since 2011. • CAROLINA ranked 4th in NFL in rush yards (131.4 per • NEW ORLEANS ranked 2nd in NFL averaging 391.2 yards per game. game). • ALVIN KAMARA (1,554) & MARK INGRAM (1,540) • PANTHERS ranked 3rd in NFL in sacks (50) & were became 1st pair of RB teammates in NFL history with only team in NFC with 2 players with 10+ sacks each: DE 1,500+ scrimmage yards each. MARIO ADDISON (11) & DE JULIUS PEPPERS (11). • SEAN PAYTON has won franchise-record 4 division titles. • RON RIVERA is 1st head coach in franchise history with • SAINTS had 6 players selected to 2018 Pro Bowl: QB DREW 4 playoff appearances. BREES (11th), RB MARK INGRAM (2nd), DE CAMERON • PANTHERS had 1 player selected to 2018 Pro Bowl: LB JORDAN (3rd), RB ALVIN KAMARA (1st), CB MARSHON LUKE KUECHLY (5th). LATTIMORE (1st) & WR MICHAEL THOMAS (1st). ON THE AIRWAVES TV: FOX (4:40 PM ET): Joe Buck, , Erin Andrews (Field reporter), Chris Myers (Field reporter) WESTWOOD ONE: Kevin Kugler, | SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 83 (Car), 82 (NO) | XM: 88 (WW1), 83 (Car), 82 (NO) Wild Card Carolina Panthers (NFC South - 11-5) at New Orleans Saints (NFC South - 11-5)

PANTHERS NOTES SAINTS NOTES • QB CAM NEWTON has 10 TDs (8 pass, 2 rush) in 6 • QB DREW BREES ranked 4th in NFL with 4,334 pass career playoff games. Led NFL QBs with career-high 754 yards & extended his NFL-record streak to 12 seasons rush yards & tied for lead with 6 rush TDs. Has 3 seasons with 4,000+ yards. Had 72.0 comp. pct., highest in single with 700+ rush yards, tied for most by QB in NFL history season in NFL history. Has 1,521 pass yards (304.2 per (). Has 12 pass TDs vs. 2 INTs for 105.7 game), 13 TDs & 3 INTs for 108.6 rating in his past 5 vs. rating & has 2 rush TDs in his past 4 at NO. Car. In 11 career playoff games, has 3,534 pass yards • RB has 5 rush TDs in 6 career (321.3 per game), 24 TDs & 6 INTs for 100.7 rating. postseason games. Has 398 scrimmage yards (99.5 per • RB MARK INGRAM set career-highs in rush yards (1,124) game) & 5 rush TDs in his past 4 at NO. RB CHRISTIAN & scrimmage yards (1,540). Has 777 scrimmage yards (86.3 MC CAFFREY ranked 2nd among NFL rookies with 80 per game) & 5 rush TDs in his past 9 vs. Car. RB ALVIN receptions, 4th most all-time by rookie RB. Ranked 4th among KAMARA ranked 2nd in NFL with 14 total TDs & was 2nd NFL rookies with 1,086 scrimmage yards. Set franchise among NFL rookies with 1,554 scrimmage yards. Joined rookie records in scrimmage yards (1,086) & catches (80). HOFer GALE SAYERS (1965) as only rookies in NFL • WR led team with career-high 840 history with 5+ rush TDs (8), 5+ TD catches (5) & KR-TD (1). rec. yards & 8 TD catches. Had rec. TD in last game vs. NO. • WR MICHAEL THOMAS ranked 3rd in NFL with 104 TE GREG OLSEN has 37 receptions for 462 yards (92.4 catches. Has 196 career receptions, most by player in 1st per game) & 3 TDs in his past 5 games vs. NO. Has 231 2 seasons in NFL history. Has 3 TDs in 4 career games rec. yards (77 per game) & TD in his past 3 playoff games. vs. Car. WR TED GINN, JR. spent 3 seasons with Car. • LB LUKE KUECHLY led team with 125 tackles, his 6th (2013, 2015-16) & had 19 TDs. season with 100+ tackles, tied with LB THOMAS DAVIS • DE CAMERON JORDAN tied for 4th in NFL with for most in team history. In 6 career playoff games, has 57 career-high 13 sacks. Was only NFL DL with 10+ PD (11). tackles (9.5 per game), 2 sacks, FR & 3 INTs, incl. 2 INT- Has 2.5 sacks in his past 2 playoff games.CB MARSHON TDs. DE JULIUS PEPPERS had 11 sacks & is 1 of 4 in LATTIMORE lead team & all NFL rookies with 5 INTs. NFL history with 10+ sacks in 10+ seasons. Has 4.5 sacks, Tied for lead among NFL rookies with 18 PD. S VONN & 2 FFs in his past 7 postseason games. DE MARIO BELL ranked 1st among NFL safeties with career-high 4.5 ADDISON has 4 sacks, FF & FR in his past 3 vs. NO. sacks. Led team with 78 tackles.

MOST CATCHES, ROOKIE RB ALVIN KAMARA (1,554) and MARK INGRAM (1,540) became (ALL-TIME) the first teammates in NFL history to each record at (2006)...... 88 least 1,500 scrimmage yards in the same season Earl Cooper (1980)...... 83 ALVIN KAMARA (2017)...... 81 CHRISTIAN McCAFFREY (2017)...... 80

MOST SCRIMMAGE YARDS IN 2017, ROOKIES Kareem Hunt (KC)...... 1,782 ALVIN KAMARA (NO)...... 1,554 Leonard Fournette (Jax)...... 1,342 CHRISTIAN McCAFFREY (CAR)....1,086