New England Patriots (6-6) at Los Angeles Rams (8-4)
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NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (6-6) AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (8-4) WEEK 14 // THURSDAY, DEC. 10, 2020 // 8:20 PM ET // SOFI STADIUM // REFEREE: CRAIG WROLSTAD REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Patriots lead all-time series, 7-5 LAST GAME: 12/4/16: Rams 10 at Patriots 26 STREAKS: Patriots have won past 4 LAST GAME AT SITE: 9/13/92: Rams 14, Patriots 0 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS LEADERS LOS ANGELES RAMS W 45-0 at Los Angeles Chargers LAST WEEK W 38-28 at Arizona Bill Belichick: 5-1 COACH VS. OPP. Sean McVay: 0-0 22.8/21.3 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 25.1/20.3 342.3 OFFENSE 395.3 Cam Newton: 190-285-2053-5-9-80.3 PASSING Jared Goff: 308-450-3372-17-10-93.7 Damien Harris: 126-641-5.1-2 RUSHING Darrell Henderson: 123-559-4.5-5 Damiere Byrd: 37-518-14.0-1 RECEIVING Cooper Kupp: 74-836-11.3-2 344.6 DEFENSE 291.3 Chase Winovich: 3.5 SACKS Aaron Donald: 11 J.C. Jackson: 7 INTs Darious Williams: 4 +1 (18/17) TAKE/GIVE 0 (20/20) Jake Bailey: 48.3 (45.4) PUNTING (NET) Johnny Hekker: 46.6 (40.1) Nick Folk: 86 (26/28 PAT; 20/22 FG) KICKING Matt Gay: 25 (10/10 PAT; 5/7 FG) PATRIOTS NOTES RAMS NOTES • QB CAM NEWTON completed 12 of 19 passes (63.2 pct.) for 69 • QB JARED GOFF passed for 351 yards & had 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) yards & TD vs. 0 INTs & rushed for 48 yards & 2 TDs last week, vs. 0 INTs for 104.9 rating last week, his 25th-career game with his 4th game with 2+ rush TDs this season, most by QB in single 300+ pass yards. Leads NFL with 14 games of 350+ pass yards season in NFL history. Has TD pass, 0 INTs & 90+ rating in 2 of since 2017. Has 95+ rating in 3 of his past 4 at home. Has 1,287 3 career games vs. Rams. Aims for his 5th in row on road with pass yards (321.8 per game) & 9 TDs vs. INT for 116.5 rating in 4 0 INTs. Leads QBs with 11 rush TDs this season, his 3rd-career career starts on TNF. season with 10+ rush TDs, most by QB in NFL history. • RB CAM AKERS (rookie) had career-high 94 scrimmage yards • RB DAMIEN HARRIS had 95 scrimmage yards (80 rush, 15 rec.) (72 rush, 22 rec.) & rush TD last week. Aims for his 3rd in row last week. Has 70+ scrimmage yards in 4 of 5 road games with 80+ scrimmage yards & 4th in row with TD. RB DARRELL this season. Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3 in HENDERSON had 74 scrimmage yards (49 rush, 25 rec.) & rush primetime. RB SONY MICHEL had 58 scrimmage yards (35 rush, TD last week. 23 rec.) last week. Rushed for 94 yards & TD in SB LIII vs. LAR. • WR ROBERT WOODS led team with 10 receptions for 85 yards Aims for his 3rd in row on TNF with 110+ scrimmage yards. last week, his 6th-career game with 10+ catches. Aims for his • WR JAKOBI MEYERS aims for his 3rd in row vs. NFC with 50+ 4th in row with 80+ rec. yards & 6th in row with 5+ receptions. rec. yards. Has 17 catches for 228 yards (114 per game) in his Had 5 catches for 70 yards in SB LIII vs. NE. Has 100+ rec. yards past 2 in primetime. WR DAMIERE BYRD has 65+ rec. yards in in 2 of his past 3 on TNF. WR COOPER KUPP had 8 receptions 2 of his past 3 on road. Had 7 catches for 74 yards & TD in for 73 yards last week. Has 18 receptions for 279 yards (139.5 only career game vs. LAR (12/29/19 with Az.). Aims for his 3rd per game) & 3 rec. TDs in his past 2 on TNF. Aims for his 3rd in in row on road vs. NFC West with 70+ rec. yards. WR GUNNER row on TNF with 9+ catches, 115+ rec. yards & TD catch. Kupp OLSZEWSKI had 70-yard PR-TD & TD catch in Week 13. (74) & Woods (71) are only pair of WR teammates each with 70+ • CB J.C. JACKSON had 7th INT of season last week, 2nd-most catches this season. TE TYLER HIGBEE had TD catch last week. in NFL. Has INT in 3 of past 4 on road. Aims for 3rd in row in • DL AARON DONALD had sack in Week 13. Has 11 sacks in 2020, primetime with INT. CB STEPHON GILMORE had PD in Week 13. 2nd-most in NFL. Has 83 career sacks, tied 5th-most by player Had INT & FF in SB LIII vs. LAR & has 5 PD & 2 INTs in 3 career in 1st 7 seasons since 1982. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack. Has games vs. LAR, incl. postseason. Has 8 PD in his past 2 on TNF. 4 sacks & 7 TFL in 6 career games on TNF. CB TROY HILL had DE ADAM BUTLER aims for 3rd in row with sack & PD. DL CHASE 35-yard INT-TD last week & is 1 of 2 defensive players (JEREMY WINOVICH had 1st-career INT last week. CHINN) with 2 defensive TDs this season.. TV: FOX/NFLN/Amazon (8:20 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews (field reporter), Kristina Pink (field reporter) ON THE AIRWAVES NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Spero Dedes, Terrell Davis SIRIUS: 81 (NE), 83 (LAR) | XM: 226 (NE), 225 (LAR), 88 (National) DENVER BRONCOS (4-8) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (4-8) WEEK 14 // SUNDAY, DEC. 13, 2020 // 1:00 PM ET // BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM // REFEREE: SHAWN HOCHULI REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Broncos lead all-time series, 4-1 LAST GAME: 9/8/16: Panthers 20 at Broncos 21 STREAKS: Broncos have won 4 of past 5 LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/11/12: Broncos 36, Panthers 14 DENVER BRONCOS LEADERS CAROLINA PANTHERS L 22-16 at Kansas City LAST WEEK Bye (Week 12: L 28-27 at Minnesota) Vic Fangio: 0-0 COACH VS. OPP. Matt Rhule: 0-0 18.8/26.7 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 23.3/25.0 325.6 OFFENSE 354.8 Drew Lock: 164-296-1918-9-13-67.1 PASSING Teddy Bridgewater: 257-366-2819-14-8-96.4 Melvin Gordon: 149-685-4.6-6 RUSHING Mike Davis: 126-504-4.0-3 Noah Fant (TE): 44-492-11.2-2 RECEIVING Robby Anderson: 75-912-12.2-2 350.2 DEFENSE 364.3 Bradley Chubb: 7.5 SACKS Brian Burns: 6 Justin Simmons: 4 INTs Donte Jackson: 3 +1 (18/17) TAKE/GIVE +4 (17/13) Sam Martin: 47.5 (41.3) PUNTING (NET) Joseph Charlton (R): 46.6 (41.9) Brandon McManus: 85 (19/20 PAT; 22/24 FG) KICKING Joey Slye: 98 (26/28 PAT; 24/31 FG) BRONCOS NOTES PANTHERS NOTES • QB DREW LOCK passed for 151 yards & had 2 TDs vs. 2 INTs last • QB TEDDY BRIDGEWATER passed for 267 yards & TD vs. INT week. Has 4 TDs (3 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT in 2 career starts vs. in Week 12. Needs 181 pass yards for 2nd-career 3,000-yard NFC. Has 2 TD passes in 2 of his past 3 on road. season (3,321 pass yards in 2015). Passed for 269 yards & TD vs. • RB MELVIN GORDON rushed for season-high 131 yards last 0 INTs for 92.4 rating in only career start vs. Den. (10/4/15 w/ week. Has 80+ rush yards in 2 of past 3. Has 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 Min.). Has 95+ rating in 3 of his 5 home starts this season. rec.) in 3 career road games vs. NFC South. Has 685 rush yards • RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY has 374 scrimmage yards (124.7 per this season & is 1 of 2 in NFL (TODD GURLEY) with 600+ rush game) & 6 TDs (5 rush, 1 rec.) in 3 games this season. Aims for yards in each of past 6 seasons. RB PHILLIP LINDSAY has 75+ his 4th in row with 2+ TDs. Has 11 TDs (9 rush, 2 rec.) in his past scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3 on road vs. NFC. 7 at home. Since 2017, ranks 2nd in NFL with 5,817 scrmimmage • WR TIM PATRICK had 4 catches for 44 yards & career-high yards & 4th with 45 scrimmage TDs. RB MIKE DAVIS had 79 2 TDs last week. Has TD catch in 2 of 3 career games vs. NFC scrimmage yards (55 rush, 24 rec.) in Week 12. Aims for his 3rd South. Has 3 rec. TDs in his past 3 on road. Rookie WR JERRY in row with 75+ scrimmage yards. Is 1 of 3 RBs (ALVIN KAMARA & JEUDY has 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in 2 of 3 career games J.D. MCKISSIC) with 50+ receptions (52) this season. vs. NFC South. Has 65+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 on road. • WR ROBBY ANDERSON had 4 catches for 94 yards & TD catch Ranks 3rd among AFC rookies with 594 rec. yards & 4th with in Week 12. Is 1 of 2 (STEFON DIGGS) with 4+ receptions in each of 38 catches. Jeudy & WR KJ HAMLER (27) are only pair of rookie 1st 12 games this season. Had 3 receptions for 123 yards & 2 TDs WR teammates each with 25+ catches this season. TE NOAH in his last game vs.