THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 CAROLINA PANTHERS AT DENVER BRONCOS REGULAR SEASON SERIES PANTHERS BRONCOS SERIES LEADER 3-1 STREAKS 3 of past 4 COACHES VS. OPP. Ron Rivera: 0-2 Gary Kubiak: 1-0 LAST GAME 11/11/12: Broncos 36 at Panthers 14. Denver QB Peyton Manning throws for 301 yards & TD. Broncos PR Trindon Holliday has 76-yard PR-TD. LAST GAME AT SITE 10/10/04: Broncos 20, Panthers 17. Denver QB Jake Plummer passes for 226 yards & 2 TDs. Broncos RB Reuben Droughns rushes for 193 yards. REFEREE Gene Steratore BROADCAST NBC (8:30 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (Field reporter). Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warner, Tony Boselli (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 83 (Car), 81 (Den). XM: 88 (WW1), 226 (Car), 225 (Den). 2015 STATS PASSING Cam Newton: 296-495-3837-35 (T2L)-10-99.4 Trevor Siemian (Pre.): 27-43-285-1-2-70.4 RUSHING Jonathan Stewart: 242-989-4.1-6 C.J. Anderson: 152-720-4.7-5 RECEIVING Greg Olsen (TE): 77-1104-14.3-7 Demaryius Thomas: 105-1304-12.4-6 OFFENSE 366.9 355.5 TAKE/GIVE +20 (1L) -4 DEFENSE 322.9 283.1 (1L) SACKS Kawann Short: 11 Von Miller: 11 INTs Kurt Coleman: 7 (T3L) Aqib Talib: 3 PUNTING Andy Lee (Cle.): 46.7 Riley Dixon (R) (Pre.): 41.9 KICKING Graham Gano: 146 (2L) (56/59 PAT; 30/36 FG) Brandon McManus: 125 (35/36 PAT; 30/35 FG) NOTES GAME MARKS 1st SB rematch on KO Weekend since 1970 (KC vs. Min)…PANTHERS: Advanced to SB 50…Won division for 6th time (1996, 2003, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015) last year…QB CAM NEWTON named NFL MVP in 2015. Became only player ever with 30+ pass TDs (35) & 10+ rush TDs (10) in season…RB JONATHAN STEWART had 1,088 scrimmage yards in 2015, 3rd career season with 1,000+ scrimmage yards…TE GREG OLSEN led team in catches (77) & rec. yards (1,104) last season & had 7 TDs. Only NFL TE with 5+ rec. TDs in each of past 8 seasons…LB LUKE KUECHLY led team with 118 tackles in 2015. Since entering NFL in 2012, leads league with 591 tackles. LB THOMAS DAVIS has 816 career tackles, 3rd among active NFC LBs. DE KONY EALY had 3 sacks & INT in SB 50. S KURT COLEMAN has 18 INTs since 2011, tied for 2nd among S (incl. playoffs)…BRONCOS: Won 3rd SB last season…QB TREVOR SIEMIAN makes 1st career start. Broncos are 1st defending SB champ to start QB with 0 career pass att. in season opener…RB C.J. ANDERSON has 5 rush TDs in past 5 at home (incl. playoffs)…WR DEMARYIUS THOMAS led team in catches (105) & rec. yards (1,304) last season. Is only Bronco with 4 consecutive 1,200-yard seasons. Since 2012, ranks 2nd in NFL with 5,787 rec. yards. Only NFL player with 5,500+ rec. yards (5,787) & 40+ rec. TDs (41) since 2012. WR EMMANUEL SANDERS had 1,135 rec. yards last year, his 2nd consecutive 1,000-yard season…Broncos led NFL in total (283.1 yards per game) & pass defense (199.6 yards per game). LB VON MILLER won SB 50 MVP & had 2.5 sacks with 2 FFs. In past 2 (AFC CG & SB), has 5 sacks, 2 FFs & INT. Since 2011, ranks 2nd in NFL with 60 sacks. LB DE MARCUS WARE is 2nd among active players with 134.5 career sacks. Incl. SB, Ware has 7.5 sacks, 3 FFs & FR in 6 games vs. Car. Ware’s teams are 6-0 in those meetings. Since 2008, CB AQIB TALIB leads NFL with 8 INT-TDs. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2016 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS REGULAR SEASON SERIES BUCCANEERS FALCONS SERIES LEADER 23-22 STREAKS 3 of past 5 COACHES VS. OPP. Dirk Koetter: 0-0 Dan Quinn: 0-2 LAST GAME 12/06/15: Falcons 19 at Buccaneers 23. Tampa Bay QB Jameis Winston passes for 227 yards with TD & adds rush TD. Buccaneers RB Doug Martin rushes for 95 yards & TD. LAST GAME AT SITE 11/01/15: Buccaneers 23, Falcons 20 (OT). Tampa Bay K Connor Barth kicks GW 31-yard FG in OT. Buccaneers QB Jameis Winston has pass TD & rush TD. REFEREE Jeff Triplette BROADCAST FOX (1:00 PM ET): Sam Rosen, David Diehl, Holly Sonders (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 146 (TB), 84 (Atl). XM: 387 (TB), 227 (Atl). 2015 STATS PASSING Jameis Winston: 312-535-4042-22-15-84.2 Matt Ryan: 407-614-4591-21-16-89.0 RUSHING Doug Martin: 288-1402 (2L)-4.9-6 Devonta Freeman: 264-1061-4.0-11 (T1L) RECEIVING Mike Evans: 74-1206-16.3-3 Julio Jones: 136 (T1L)-1871 (1L)-13.8-8 OFFENSE 375.9 374.1 TAKE/GIVE -5 -8 DEFENSE 340.4 347.6 SACKS Robert Ayers (NYG): 9.5 Dwight Freeney (Az.): 8 INTs Brent Grimes (Mia.): 4 Ricardo Allen: 3 PUNTING Bryan Anger (Jax.): 46.3 Matt Bosher: 47.2 KICKING Roberto Aguayo (R) (Pre.): 31 (7/8 PAT; 8/10 FG) Matt Bryant: 68 (26/26 PAT; 14/18 FG) NOTES BUCCANEERS: DIRK KOETTER makes debut as TB head coach…QB JAMEIS WINSTON passed for 4,042 yards in 2015 & was 3rd rookie in NFL history with 4,000+ pass yards. Became 1 of 3 rookies in NFL history with 3,500+ pass yards (4,042), 20+ pass TDs (22) & 5+ rush TDs (6)…RB DOUG MARTIN ranked 2nd in NFL with 1,402 rush yards & was 4th in NFL with 1,673 scrimmage yards. Has 455 scrimmage yards (91 per game) & 4 TDs in 5 career games vs. Atl…WR MIKE EVANS had career-high 74 catches & 1,206 rec. yards last year. WR VINCENT JACKSON has 75+ rec. yards in 4 of past 5 vs. Atl. Has 1,000+ rec. yards in 4 of past 5 seasons…LB LAVONTE DAVID had 3rd most tackles (147) in NFL last year. Has 9+ tackles in 5 of past 6 vs. Atl. Since 2013, is only NFL player with 400+ tackles (437), 10+ sacks (11) & 5+ INTs (8). DT GERALD MC COY had 8.5 sacks in 2015, 5th most among NFL DTs. Has 3 consecutive seasons with 8.5+ sacks. CB BRENT GRIMES makes debut with TB. Has 4+ INTs in 5 of past 7 seasons…FALCONS: QB MATT RYAN had 4,591 pass yards last season, his 5th consecutive 4,000-yard season. Passed for 21 TDs in 2015, his 7th consecutive 20+ TD season. Franchise leader in career pass yards (32,757), comp. (2,915), TD passes (202), rating (90.9) & 300-yard pass games (35)…RB DEVONTA FREEMAN led NFL RBs with 14 TDs (11 rush, 3 rec.) last season. Ranked 5th in NFL with 1,634 scrimmage yards (1,056 rush, 578 rec.) in 2015…WR JULIO JONES tied for NFL lead with 136 catches last year, tied for 2nd most in season in NFL history. Became 3rd player in NFL history with 125+ receptions (136) and 1,700+ rec. yards (1,871) in season (MARVIN HARRISON, 2002 & ANTONIO BROWN, 2015)…DE DWIGHT FREENEY makes debut with Atl. Led Az. last season with 8 sacks. Ranks 4th in NFL since 2002 with 119.5 sacks. LB VIC BEASLEY had 5 sacks in 2015, tied for 5th most among NFL rookies. LB PAUL WORRILOW led team with 95 tackles last season. CB DESMOND TRUFANT has 44 PD since entering NFL in 2013, 3rd most in NFL. BUFFALO BILLS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS REGULAR SEASON SERIES BILLS RAVENS SERIES LEADER Series tied 3-3 STREAKS 2 of past 3 COACHES VS. OPP. Rex Ryan: 0-3 John Harbaugh: 1-1 LAST GAME 09/29/13: Ravens 20 at Bills 23. Buffalo RB Fred Jackson rushes for 87 yards & TD. Bills LB Kiko Alonso & S Aaron Williams each record 2 INTs. LAST GAME AT SITE 10/24/10: Ravens 37, Bills 34 (OT). Baltimore QB Joe Flacco throws for 250 yards & 3 TDs. Ravens K Billy Cundiff kicks GW 38-yard FG in OT. REFEREE Brad Allen BROADCAST CBS (1:00 PM ET): Spero Dedes, Solomon Wilcots, Dana Jacobson (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 126 (Buf), 134 (Bal). XM: 384 (Buf), 232 (Bal). 2015 STATS PASSING Tyrod Taylor: 242-380-3035-20-6-99.4 Joe Flacco: 266-413-2791-14-12-83.1 RUSHING LeSean McCoy: 203-895-4.4-3 Justin Forsett: 151-641-4.2-2 RECEIVING Sammy Watkins: 60-1047-17.5-9 Kamar Aiken: 75-944-12.6-5 OFFENSE 360.9 359.3 TAKE/GIVE +6 -14 DEFENSE 356.4 337.4 SACKS Jerry Hughes: 5 Elvis Dumervil: 6 INTs Stephon Gilmore: 3 Jimmy Smith: 3 PUNTING Colton Schmidt: 46.3 Sam Koch: 46.7 KICKING Dan Carpenter: 103 (34/40 PAT; 23/27 FG) Justin Tucker: 128 (29/29 PAT; 33/40 FG) NOTES BILLS: QB TYROD TAYLOR was drafted by Bal. in 6th round (No. 180 overall) of 2011 Draft. Spent 1st 4 years (2011- 15) with Ravens (14 games, 0 starts). Was 1 of 3 QBs in NFL last season with 3,000+ pass (3,035) & 500+ rush (568) yards…Bills led NFL in rushing (152.0 yards per game) in 2015. RB LE SEAN MC COY is only NFL player with 7,000+ rush (7,050) & 2,000+ rec. (2,266) yards since 2010. Has 209 rushes for 10+ yards since 2010, most in NFL. RB-PR REGGIE BUSH is only active NFL player with 5,000+ rush (5,493), 3,000+ rec.