Week 14 – Thursday, December 10, 2015
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WEEK 14 – THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015 MINNESOTA VIKINGS (8-4) AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (10-2) SERIES VIKINGS CARDINALS THURS. RECORD 11-9 8-20-2 SERIES LEADER 13-10 STREAKS 5 of past 6 COACHES VS. OPP. Mike Zimmer: 0-0 Bruce Arians: 0-0 LAST WEEK L 38-7 vs. Seahawks W 27-3 at Rams LAST GAME 10/21/12: Cardinals 14 at Vikings 21. Minnesota RB Adrian Peterson rushes for 153 yards & TD. Vikings S Harrison Smith records 31-yard INT-TD. LAST GAME AT SITE 12/6/09: Cardinals 30, Vikings 17. Arizona QB Kurt Warner throws for 285 yards & 3 TDs. Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald has 8 receptions for 143 yards & TD. REFEREE Gene Steratore BROADCAST NFLN (6:25 PM MT): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Tracy Wolfson (field reporter). Westwood One: Ian Eagle, Tim Ryan. SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 83 (Min), 81 (Ari). XM: 88 (WW1), 225 (Min), 226 (Ari). STATS PASSING Bridgewater: 225-347-2398-8-8-83.0 Palmer: 267-418-3693 (1C)-29 (1C)-9-106.3 (1C) RUSHING Peterson: 245-1182 (1L)-4.8-8 (T2L) D. Johnson (R): 57-238-4.2-4 RECEIVING Diggs (R): 42-626-14.9-2 Fitzgerald: 91 (3L)-1047 (3C)-11.5-7 (T3C) OFFENSE 315.8 419.5 (1L) TAKE/GIVE +3 +3 DEFENSE 342.3 316.8 (3C) SACKS Griffen: 7.5 Freeney: 3 INTs Newman: 3 R. Johnson: 5 (T3L) PUNTING Locke: 41.7 Butler: 42.6 KICKING Walsh: 92 (20/23 PAT; 24/29 FG) Catanzaro: 108 (3L) (42/45 PAT; 22/24 FG) NOTES VIKINGS: QB TEDDY BRIDGEWATER has won 6 of past 8 starts…In past 3 meetings, RB ADRIAN PETERSON has 356 rush yards (118.7 per game), 425 scrimmage yards (141.7 per game) & 6 TDs (5 rush, 1 rec.). Since entering NFL in 2007, leads league with 11,372 rush yards & 94 rush TDs. Leads NFL with 1,182 rush yards…WR-KR CORDARRELLE PATTERSON had 101-yard KR-TD last week, 4th career KR-TD. WR STEFON DIGGS leads NFC rookies with 626 rec. yards. WR MIKE WALLACE had 3 catches for 118 yards & TD (95 yards) in only game vs. Az (10/23/11 with Pit.)…DE BRIAN ROBISON has 5.5 sacks & 2 FFs in past 2 meetings, incl. 3.5 sacks & FF in last game vs. Az. Had 2 sacks last week. S HARRISON SMITH had 31-yard INT-TD in last meeting. DE EVERSON GRIFFEN has 17.5 sacks in his past 23...CARDINALS: Have won 6 in row…QB CARSON PALMER has won 23 of past 27 starts & 8 of past 9 at home. Has 29 pass TDs, 1 shy of team record (30, KURT WARNER in 2008)…RB DAVID JOHNSON leads NFL rookies with 9 TDs & joined HOFer GALE SAYERS as only rookies with 4+ rush TD, 4+ rec. TD & KR TD. RB KERWYNN WILLIAMS had 35-yard TD run last week, 1st career TD…WR LARRY FITZGERALD is youngest in NFL history to reach 1,000 catches. Has catch in 182 consecutive games, incl. playoffs. Since entering NFL in 2004, has 105 rec. TDs (incl. playoffs), most in NFL. WR JOHN BROWN has 11 catches for 212 yards (106 per game) in past 2. WR MICHAEL FLOYD has 3 100-yard games in past 4…Are 3rd in NFL with 16 INTs, led by S RASHAD JOHNSON (5) & TYRANN MATHIEU (4). CB PATRICK PETERSON has INT in 2 of past 3 on Thurs. LB DWIGHT FREENEY has 3 sacks in 2 games vs. Min. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (7-5) AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (4-8) SERIES SEAHAWKS RAVENS SERIES LEADER Series tied: 2-2 STREAKS Past 2 COACHES VS. OPP. Pete Carroll: 2-0 John Harbaugh: 0-1 LAST WEEK W 38-7 at Vikings L 15-13 at Dolphins LAST GAME 11/13/11: Ravens 17 at Seahawks 22. Seattle RB Marshawn Lynch rushes for 109 yards & TD & adds 58 rec. yards. Seahawks K Steven Hauschka coverts 5 FGs. LAST GAME AT SITE 11/23/03: Ravens 44, Seahawks 41 (OT). Baltimore WR Marcus Robinson records 131 rec. yards & 4 TDs. Ravens K Matt Stover kicks game-winning 42-yard FG in OT. REFEREE Walt Coleman BROADCAST FOX (1:00 PM ET): Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis, Tony Siragusa (field reporter). SIRIUS: 125 (Sea), 134 (Bal). XM: 236 (Bal). STATS PASSING Wilson: 241-352-2997-21-7-106.2 (3L) Schaub: 52-80-540-3-4-76.0 RUSHING Rawls (R): 141-786-5.6-4 Allen (R): 93-367-3.9-0 RECEIVING Baldwin: 55-778-14.1-8 (2C) Aiken: 49-584-11.9-4 OFFENSE 378.8 362.8 TAKE/GIVE +5 -11 DEFENSE 308.3 (1C) 341.4 SACKS Avril, Bennett: 7.5 Dumervil: 6 INTs Thomas: 4 (T3C) J. Smith: 2 PUNTING Ryan: 45.5 Koch: 48.3 (2C) KICKING Hauschka: 93 (27/30 PAT; 22/23 FG) Tucker: 102 (3C) (24/24 PAT; 26/33 FG) NOTES SEAHAWKS: QB RUSSELL WILSON has 11 TDs, 0 INTs & 148.2 rating in past 3. Has 21 games with 2+ pass TDs & 0 INTs, most by QB in 1st 4 seasons in NFL history…Rookie RB THOMAS RAWLS has rushed for 712 yards (118.7 per game), most by undrafted player in 1st 6 starts since 1970. Has scored 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in those 6 starts. Has rushed 250 yards (125 per game) & 2 TDs in 2 starts vs. AFC…WR DOUG BALDWIN has 11 catches for 239 yards (119.5 per game) & 5 TDs in past 2. Has 5 TDs in past 4 vs. AFC (incl. SB). WR JERMAINE KEARSE has 3 TDs in past 2 vs. AFC. Rookie WR-KR-PR TYLER LOCKETT is 1 of 2 players in NFL with rec. (3), PR (1) & KR (1) TDs. Had career- high 7 rec. & 90 rec. yards last week…CB RICHARD SHERMAN leads NFL with 27 INTs since 2011 (incl. playoffs). S EARL THOMAS had INT last week & leads team with 4 INTs. Rookie DE FRANK CLARK has 3 sacks in past 2. DE CLIFF AVRIL has 5.5 sacks in past 6. LBs BOBBY WAGNER & K.J. WRIGHT tie for team lead with 89 tackles… RAVENS: Have scored GW points on final play in each of 4 wins in 2015…QB MATT SCHAUB is 1-1 as starter with Ravens & has passed for 540 yards with 3 TDs. In 2 career starts vs. Seahawks, has completed 60 of 88 (68.2 pct.) for 720 yards with 4 TDs for 93.9 rating…Rookie JAVORIUS ALLEN had career-high 170 scrimmage yards last week (63 rush, 107 rec.) & is averaging 123 scrimmage yards per game in past 3. Aims for 3rd in row with TD reception…WR KAMAR AIKEN has TD catch in 2 of past 3. Aims for 6th in row with 5+ rec. WR CHRIS GIVENS has 20+ yard catch in 5 of past 6, incl. 36-yarder last week. In last home game (Week 11 vs. Rams), TE CROCKETT GILLMORE had career-best 101 rec. yards on 5 catches. Has TD catch in 2 of past 3 at home…LB DARYL SMITH leads team with 95 tackles. LB ELVIS DUMERVIL has 3.5 sacks & FR in past 4. Had sack in only career meeting (12/3/06 with Den). ATLANTA FALCONS (6-6) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (12-0) SERIES FALCONS PANTHERS SERIES LEADER 24-16 STREAKS 4 of past 5 COACHES VS. OPP. Dan Quinn: 0-0 Ron Rivera: 4-4 LAST WEEK L 23-19 at Buccaneers W 41-38 at Saints LAST GAME 12/28/14: Panthers 34 at Falcons 3. Carolina S Roman Harper records 31-yard INT-TD & S Tre Boston adds 84-yard INT-TD. Panthers QB Cam Newton has TD pass & TD run. LAST GAME AT SITE 11/16/14: Falcons 19, Panthers 17. Atlanta QB Matt Ryan throws for 268 yards & TD. Falcons K Matt Bryant kicks game-winning 44-yard FG with 2:08 remaining. REFEREE Tony Corrente BROADCAST FOX (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch, Pam Oliver (field reporter). SIRIUS: 145 (Atl), 81 (Car). XM: 228 (Car). STATS PASSING Ryan: 316-479-3481 (3C)-17-13-87.9 Newton: 218-373-2797-25 (3C)-10-93.2 RUSHING Freeman: 181-811-4.5-9 (1L) Stewart: 232-914 (3L)-3.9-5 RECEIVING Jones: 102 (1L)-1338 (1L)-13.1-6 Olsen (TE): 62-917-14.8-6 OFFENSE 386.7 (3C) 361.1 TAKE/GIVE -2 +14 (1L) DEFENSE 342.5 314.3 (3L) SACKS 4 tied: 2 Short: 7 INTs Allen: 3 Coleman: 6 (1C) PUNTING Bosher: 48.7 (1L) Nortman: 45.5 KICKING Graham: 17 (2/2 PAT; 5/5 FG) Gano: 115 (T1L) (40/43 PAT; 25/30 FG) NOTES FALCONS: QB MATT RYAN has 90+ rating in 7 of past 9 meetings, incl. 4 100+ games…RB DEVONTA FREEMAN has 390 scrimmage yards (130 per game) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in past 3 division games. Leads NFC with 11 TDs (9 rush, 2 rec.). In his past 9 (1st 9 career starts), has 1,181 scrimmage yards (131.2 per game) & 10 TDs (8 rush, 2 rec.). WR JULIO JONES leads NFL with 102 catches, 2nd most all-time in 1st 12 games of season. Has 67 catches for 968 yards (107.6 per game) & 3 TDs in past 9 vs. division. In past 6 meetings, WR RODDY WHITE has 48 catches for 640 yards (106.7 per game) & 6 TDs.