The Bengals returned from their bye and tied the Eagles, 13-13, in Week 11 — it was the NFL's first tie since the Steelers and Falcons played to a 34-34 draw on 11/10/02 and the second in Bengals franchise history (also 31-31 vs. the Oilers on 11/9/69).
Cincinnati's defense held its opponent to exactly 68 yards rushing for the second straight week and is allowing just 91.2 yards per on the ground in the last five contests overall. The Bengals allowed an average of 171 rush yards in their first five games of 2008.
Pittsburgh beat San Diego, 11-10, last weekend and has now alternated loses and wins in its last four games after beginning the season 5-1. The Steelers had 410 total yards against the Chargers and failed to record a touchdown in the contest — the last team to have a 400+ yard performance without scoring a TD was, coincidentally, Pittsburgh vs. Houston on 12/8/02.
The Steelers are 9-1 in their last 10 games vs. divisional opponents and have beaten the Bengals four straight times by an average of 15 points per game.
T.J. Houshmandzadeh had 12 catches (ties career high) for 149 yards (2nd best in career) last week against the Eagles and now leads the league with 73 receptions in 2008. All four of Houshmandzadeh's TD catches this season have come against NFC East teams (2 vs. Dal, 1 vs. NYG, 1 vs. Phi).
Ryan Fitzpatrick was sacked eight times by the Eagles last Sunday and has been dropped 27 times total since becoming the Bengals starting QB on September 28 — most of any quarterback in football since Week 4.
Willie Parker was in the lineup for the Steelers last weekend and recorded his third 100-yard rushing game of the season. Pittsburgh is now 21-3 all-time when Parker hits the century mark (3-0 this season).
The Steelers (best rush defense in NFL) held LT and the Charger running game to just 66 yards in Week 11 — the sixth straight and ninth time in 10 games that Pittsburgh's opponents have failed to gain at least 100 yards on the ground.
The Panthers beat the Lions, 31-22, in Week 11 and have now won four straight games for the first time since Weeks 3-6 in 2006. Carolina has won 12 straight and is 34-3 all-time when scoring over 30 points.
Carolina defeated Atlanta, 24-9, in the two squads first meeting of 2008 and has won three straight times in Atlanta, outscoring the Falcons by a combined 81-34 in the process.
Atlanta had its 5-game home win streak snapped in a 24-20 loss to the Broncos last weekend. Despite the setback, the Falcons have scored an average of 32.0 points in their last six contests at the Georgia Dome.
Matt Ryan averaged just 172.6 yards through the air in their first five NFL starts, but since Week 6, has put up an average of 259.2 passing yards per game — 5th highest in the NFC and 8th best in the league during that span.
The Panthers gained a franchise-high 264 yards on the ground last Sunday — Carolina has now had seven 200+ yard rushing games all-time and is 6-1 in those contests.
Atlanta has outscored opponents by 54 points (78-24) in the first quarter this season — the best point differential in the opening stanza among all teams in the league.
Roddy White recorded his fifth 100-yard performance of the season last weekend and needs 97 receiving yards against the Panthers to post his second straight 1,000-yard season. The last Falcon to have back-to-back seasons with 1,000 yards receiving was Terance Mathis in 1998 and 1999.
Carolina's remaining opponents are all currently at .500 or better and have a combined win percentage of .633 — tied for the highest remaining strength of schedule in the league (with Eagles and Lions).
Philadelphia tied Cincinnati, 13-13, last Sunday — its first tie in exactly 11 seasons (since a 10-10 game on 11/16/97 vs. the Ravens). The Eagles are now 4-1-1 since the beginning of 2007 against AFC teams.
Donovan McNabb committed four turnovers (3 INT, 1 fumble) last week, marking just the third time in his career that he's had four or more giveaways in the same game (also 11/21/99 vs. Colts and 9/14/03 vs. Patriots).
Baltimore lost at the Meadowlands, 30-10, to the Giants in Week 11, snapping a 4-game win streak in the process. The Ravens are 0-1-1 all-time vs. the Eagles.
The Ravens have won three straight and nine of their last 10 home games vs. NFC teams. Baltimore has averaged 32.6 ppg and outscored its NFC opponents by a combined 326-156 in those 10 contests.
After not allowing so much as 100 rush yards to any of its first nine opponents in 2008, Baltimore gave up 207 yards on the ground to the Giants last week. It was the first time since 1997 that a Raven defense has allowed 200+ rush yards in a single game and just the fourth occurrence all-time (Baltimore is 0-4 in those games).
Since averaging 100 scrimmage yards and scoring eight touchdowns in his first five games this season, Brian Westbrook has been held to 75.3 scrimmage yards and hasn't reached the end zone one time in his last three contests.
Baltimore rookie Ray Rice has gained 583 yards from scrimmage (375 rush, 208 rec) this season — most of any player in football that has yet to score a touchdown. Rice's 24 catches are currently second most on the Ravens.
Philadelphia players have dropped 25 catchable passes this season — tied with the Colts and Broncos for most in the league.
Houston was beaten, 33-27, by the Colts in Indianapolis last weekend and has now lost eight straight on the road, allowing an average of 31.6 points in those games. The Texans are 2-3 all-time vs. the Browns and 0-2 in Cleveland.
Sage Rosenfels was under center to start in Week 11 and with Matt Schaub still on the shelf after knee surgery (MCL), will be there again against the Browns. Rosenfels is 0-3 in the starting role this season after going 4-1 in his first five starts in a Houston uniform last year.
Cleveland beat Buffalo, 29-27, last Monday night on Phil Dawson's 56-yard field goal with 1:39 left in the game and is now 3-2 on the road this season vs. just 1-4 at home. That said, the Browns are 4-3 overall in their last seven games after starting the 2008 season by losing three straight.
One week after running for just seven yards on four carries against the Ravens, Houston rookie Steve Slaton gained 156 yards against the Colts in Week 11 (his second career 100-yard game). Slaton's 11.1 yards per rush average last Sunday was the best in a single game by any Texan back in franchise history and also the highest by any player in the league this season (min. 10 rushes).
Brady Quinn won last week in his second career NFL start despite completing just 38.9 percent of his passes vs. Buffalo. The Browns are averaging 29.5 points per game with Quinn under center to begin the game after putting up an average of 17.8 ppg with Derek Anderson starting their games in 2008.
Braylon Edwards had a season-high eight catches last Sunday and recorded his second 100-yard game of the season as well. Week 11 saw Edwards garner more receptions and receiving yards (104) than all the rest of Cleveland's players combined (6 catches for 81 yards).
The Texans have turned the ball over 22 times this season — tied with Buffalo for most in the AFC and second most in football. Of those 22 giveaways, 10 have occurred in the fourth quarter (tied with Bengals for most in the league).
The Browns have not scored on their opening drive in five straight and their total of six points scored on such drives is tied for fewest it the league with the Niners.
The Niners outscored the Rams, 35-3, in the first half last Sunday and went on the win, 35-16, despite getting shutout in the second half by St. Louis. It was just the second time in the last 76 games (since 12/21/03) that San Francisco has put 35 or more points on the scoreboard (also vs. Cardinals in 2007).
San Francisco is 14-9-1 all-time vs. the Cowboys, including 7-5-1 in Dallas (regular season). These two squads last met in Dallas in 2002 (a 31-27 SF win) and the Niners have won five of the last seven meetings overall at Texas Stadium.
Dallas beat Washington, 14-10, last Sunday night and is now 6-4 or better through 10 games for the fourth consecutive season (7-3 in 2005, 6-4 in 2006, 9-1 in 2007).
The Cowboys have not scored more than 14 points in any of their last four contests (2-2 record). Dallas scored 14 or fewer just four times total in 40 games prior to the first game of the current streak.
Tony Romo returned from his broken pinkie to lead Dallas to victory over Washington in Week 11. Romo is now 24-9 since his first career start on October 29, 2006.
Marion Barber recorded his third 100-yard performance of the season and seventh of his career last weekend — the Cowboys are now 6-1 when Barber hits the century mark.
San Francisco has had 47 offensive plays of 20 or more yards this season — tied with New Orleans for most of any team in the league. The 49ers had just thirty-nine 20+ yard plays in all of 2007 — 3rd fewest in football.
The Niners have had at least two turnovers in each of their last 7 games and have 25 total giveaways in 2008 — most in football.
The Bucs scored a 16-13 win over the Vikings in Week 11 action, improving to 5-0 at Raymond James Stadium this season. Tampa Bay is just 1-3 on the road in 2008 with its lone win coming three weeks ago in Kansas City.
The Buccaneers have allowed over 20 points just one time in their last six contests (27 to the Chiefs) and have given up an average of just 13.7 ppg since Week 5 — best in the league.
With its 31-22 loss to the Panthers in Week 11, the Lions are officially the first team to be eliminated from 2008 postseason contention. Detroit has now dropped 11 straight and 17 of its last 18 games overall.
Week 11 marked the second time in the last three games that the Lions have had a 10-point lead at any point in the game and gone on to lose. Detroit led the Bears, 20-10, only to see Chicago comeback and win, 27-23, in Week 9.
Calvin Johnson has 10 catches of 30+ yards this season (most in the league) and is averaging 83.9 receiving yards per game in 2008 — best of any Lion player since 1995 (Moore-105.4, Perriman-93.0, both in 1995).
Jeff Garcia threw 45 passes in Tampa Bay's, 23-16, loss in Detroit last season and is 2-1 all-time vs. the Lions. Garcia is 12-7 overall as the Buccaneers starting quarterback, but including 2005 when he was with the Lions, has never won a game as the starting QB at Ford Field (0-4 record).
Tampa Bay has allowed just one rushing touchdown in its last nine road games dating to October of 2007. Detroit (on 10/21/07) is one of just three NFL squads to score two rush TDs in the same game against the Bucs, regardless of the venue, since the beginning of last season (Colts and Panthers are the others).
Kevin Smith recorded his first career 100-yard rushing game last week and has 208 yards on the ground in his last two games combined. The Lions' rookie back had six 10+ yard runs in the last two games after recording just seven total in his first eight games in the league.
The Vikings dropped a 19-13 decision to the Buccaneers in Tampa last week, snapping their modest 2-game win streak in the process. Minnesota is now 1-19 the last 20 times it's failed to score at least 20 points (since 9/24/06).
The Vikings are 2-1 all-time vs. the Jaguars. All three of the previous meetings between these two squads have been played in Minnesota (1998, 2001, 2004) and this will be Minnesota's first game in Jacksonville all-time.
The Jaguars took a 14-3 lead into halftime last week against the Titans and were outscored, 21-0, in the second half to lose 24-14. The last time Jacksonville had an 11-point lead at any time in a game and lost was Week 1 of 2003, when Carolina came from 17 points back and won — the Jags have now lost six games all-time after holding an 11+ point lead.
Jacksonville is 13-4 (.765) vs. the NFC since the beginning of 2004 (4th best in football during that span) and 31-26 (.544) vs. its own conference the last 4+ seasons.
Tampa Bay held Adrian Peterson to 85 yards on the ground last week, snapping his four-game 100-yard streak in the process. Peterson ended the game with exactly 1,100 rush yards on the season and is the only player in football with at least 12 games under his belt to average over 100 rushing yards per game since the beginning of 2007 (101.7 ryg).
The Vikes have turned the ball over five times in goal-to-go situations this season — most of any team in the league.
Maurice Jones-Drew picked up two more rushing touchdowns last weekend, giving him six during his 3-game TD- scoring streak and nine rush TDs in his last five games overall. Jones-Drew has reached paydirt a league-high tying 11 times via the run in 2008.
Opponents have scored 31 points on their opening drives against the Jags this season — tied for second-most in the league.
The Bills dropped a 29-27 home decision on Monday night to the Browns and have lost four straight overall, allowing 20+ points in each of those contests. Buffalo allowed 20 or more points just twice in its first six games and is now 1-5 this season when doing so.
These two teams last met in 2005 (a 14-3 Bills' win) and Buffalo holds an all-time record of 19-16-1 vs. the Chiefs. However, while the Bills have beaten Kansas City three straight times at home, they are just 1-5 at Arrowhead Stadium since 1991.
Kansas City lost, 30-20, at home to the Saints in Week 11, extending its losing streak to six straight overall. The Chiefs haven't won a game at Arrowhead in their last three tries and, in fact, are just 1-9 at home dating to November of 2007.
Kansas City is allowing a league-high 402.5 yards per game this season — worst in franchise history. The last team to allow more yards per game than the 2008 Chiefs, were the Baltimore Colts, 27 years ago in 1981 (424.6).
Larry Johnson made his return last weekend and gained 67 yards on 19 carries against New Orleans, but failed to reach the end zone for the fourth time in six contests. LJ did, however, fumble twice last Sunday and now has put the ball on the ground five times this season — tied for most among all AFC running backs (Chris Perry).
Lee Evans has just six catches for 63 yards in his last three games combined and last weekend, went without a reception for just the second time in 74 career NFL contests (snapping a 67-game reception streak). The only other time in his career that Evans played and didn't catch a single pass was 10/24/04 vs. Baltimore.
Buffalo got a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown last Monday night from Leodis McKelvin and now has four returns for TDs on the season (2 INT, 1 PR, 1 KO). The Bills need one more to record their third straight season with five returns for a score.
Tony Gonzalez had five catches last week, extending his streak with at least one reception to 125 consecutive games — second longest among all tight ends in NFL history behind Ozzie Newsome's 150 straight.
The Patriots lost, 34-31, in overtime to the Jets last Thursday and have now alternated wins and losses in each of their last four contests. New England is 16-1 overall following losses and has had just one 2-game losing streak since the beginning of 2003.
New England averaged 41.1 points per game though Week 11 in 2007 and with a 21.9 ppg average in 2008, the Pats are putting up nearly 20 fewer points per game this season than last at this point.
Miami beat Oakland, 17-15, at home last weekend and is now 6-4 through 10 games for the first time since 2003. By virtue of their 38-13 win over the Patriots in the two teams' first meeting of 2008, the Dolphins now sit in second place in the AFC East and are looking to make the playoffs for the first time since 2001.
The Dolphins and Patriots have split their last eight meetings, each winning four times. Since 1999, Miami is 10-9 vs. New England — one of just two teams in football with a winning record against the Pats in the last 9+ years (SD is 3-2).
The New England offense put up 511 yards last Thursday against the Jets — its fifth highest single-game total ever and most in any loss in franchise history. The only other time in team history that the Pats tallied 500+ net yards and lost was 9/21/86 when they put up 506 yards against the Seahawks and lost, 38-31.
Matt Cassel threw for a career-high 400 yards against the Jets in Week 11. Besides Tom Brady (410 yards against Kansas City in 2002), the last Patriot QB to throw for 400+ yards was Drew Bledsoe in 1998 against, coincidentally, Miami.
Miami has held each of its opponents under 20 points during its current 4-game win streak and dating to December of 2007, has won seven straight games when doing so. The last time that the Dolphins won five straight games overall was when they posted six straight victories to conclude the 2005 season.
Joey Porter leads all NFL players with 13.5 sacks in 2008 and needs just nine more in his last six games to tie Michael Strahan's single-season record of 22.5 set in 2001. Porter sacked Matt Cassel four times in these two teams' first meeting of the season and has 10 career sacks vs. New England — his most against any team.
The Bears lost, 37-3, to the Packers last Sunday — their worst loss since a 49-7 defeat at the hands of the 49ers in 2003. Beginning with this contest against the Rams, Chicago's remaining opponents have a combined win percentage of just .400 — lowest of any NFC team.
Kyle Orton was under center to start in Week 11 and is now 17-10 all-time as the Bears' starting signal-caller. This will be Orton's first game under the dome in St. Louis and he is 2-3 all-time indoors overall (Rex Grossman is 4-1 all-time indoors, including one win at the Edward Jones Dome in 2006).
St. Louis was blown out, 35-16, by the 49ers last Sunday and has now dropped four straight overall by a combined score of 139-48. The Rams have been outscored 99-10 in the first half of their last three contests (24-7 by Ari, 40-0 by GB, 35-3 by SF).
Marc Bulger threw 53 passes last week against San Francisco and St. Louis now 0-5 all-time when he has 50+ pass attempts. The last Rams QB to throw 50 or more passes and win a game was Jim Everett (51 attempts) against the Saints in 1989.
The Rams have yet to score in the first five minutes of any game this season — one of four teams in the league on that list. After allowing an average of 16.5 points in Jim Haslett's first two games as head coach, St. Louis has given up 34.8 ppg in its last four.
Opponents have scored 89 points off of St. Louis' turnovers this season — most in football.
Seattle is the only NFC squad with a worse pass defense in 2008 than the Bears (249.3 yards allowed/game). Since 1932, the only time a Chicago defense allowed more yards per game through the air was in 1995 (250.1).
The Bears have tallied 30 points on opening drives in 2008 — most in the NFC and tied for second most in football this season.
New York defeated New England, 34-31, last Thursday night and has now won four straight games for the first time since a 5-game win streak to begin the 2004 campaign.
Brett Favre completed 78.8% (26-for-33, 2 TD) of his throws against the Patriots in Week 11, recording his fourth 100+ rating game of the season in the process. New York is 4-0 this season when Favre has a rating of 100 or higher.
Tennessee faced its largest halftime deficit of the season last Sunday against Jacksonville (14-3) but outscored the Jags 21-0 in the second half to win its franchise record 13th regular-season game in a row.
The Titans can become the first AFC team to officially clinch a 2008 playoff spot with a win over the Jets coupled with a loss by Pittsburgh and losses or ties by both Miami and Baltimore. Tennessee has made the postseason five of the last nine campaigns.
Thomas Jones had 104 rush yards and reached paydirt for the fourth consecutive game last Thursday. With six rushing TDs in his last four games, Jones now has a career-high 10 total touchdowns in 2008 (9 rush, 1 rec).
The Titans were held without a rush touchdown in Week 11 for just the second time in 2008 (Tennessee leads NFL with 16 rushing touchdowns this season). Opponents have failed to score a rush TD vs. the Jets in 132 straight attempts (longest active streak in the league) — the last to do so was Cincinnati in Week 6.
Kerry Collins recorded his second consecutive 100+ rating game last weekend (230 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT) — the fourth time in his career he's strung together two such games. Collins has never had three straight games with a 100 rating or better, but is 3-1 as a starter all-time against the Jets, twice recording a 100+ rating.
The 2008 Jets are averaging 28.9 points per game — second best in franchise history (29.9 ppg in 1968) and best in the AFC this season.
The Raiders dropped a 17-15 decision to the Dolphins in Miami last weekend and have now lost four straight and seven of their last eight games overall.
Oakland's lone touchdown against the Dolphins came on a 93-yard punt return by Johnnie Lee Higgins — the Raiders' first punt return for a TD since 12/28/03 vs. the Chargers. The last time Oakland's offense scored a touchdown was in Week 8 against the Ravens.
Denver beat the Falcons, 24-20, last Sunday and has now won two straight since suffering through a 3-game losing streak. The Broncos had zero giveaways in Week 11 for just the second time this season and are now 16-1 since the beginning of 2004 when not turning the ball over.
Including a 41-14 shellacking in Week 1, Denver is 6-1 against Oakland since the beginning of 2005.
The Raiders haven't scored a rushing touchdown since Week 3 against the Chargers — their streak of 177 straight rushes since the last TD is the longest active streak in the league and their three total rush touchdowns in 2008 are the fewest in football.
Tommy Kelly got credit for a sack and a half last week and now has 3.5 sacks in his last five games after recording zero in his first five contests of the season. Kelly has yet to record a single sack in seven career games vs. the Broncos.
Jay Cutler had a touchdown pass in his 11th straight game last Sunday and went without an interception for the third time this season. Denver has won four straight and six of the last seven games that Cutler has not thrown an INT.
Brandon Marshall had his second straight six catch, 89-yard game last weekend and is second in the AFC with 803 receiving yards this season. Marshall has been targeted 111 times in 2008 — most of any player in the league.
The Giants took care of the Ravens, 30-10, last Sunday and are now 9-1 or better through 10 games for just the third time in franchise history (9-1 in 1930 and 10-0 in 1990). Including the 2007 postseason, New York is 14-2 away from the Meadowlands since the beginning of last season.
With 207 yards on the ground against Baltimore, the Giants have strung together three straight 200+ yard rush games for the first time since 1952. New York has now gained 200 or more rushing yards five times in a season for the first time in franchise history.
Behind Kurt Warner's 395-yard performance, the Cardinals held on to beat the Seahawks in Seattle, 26-20, last weekend and improved to 7-3 for the first time since 1977 when Don Coryell was their head coach.
With a win over the Giants coupled with a loss by the 49ers and a loss or tie by the Seahawks on Sunday, the Cardinals will be the first NFC team to clinch a playoff spot. Arizona last made the postseason in 1998 — the longest playoff drought by any team in the league.
Kurt Warner has connected on a career-high 70.9 percent of his passes this season and if he can keep up the pace, will set a new single-season NFL record for completion percentage (currently held by Ken Anderson (70.55) in 1982).
Brandon Jacobs injured his hamstring against the Ravens last week, but not before he scored twice to up his season total to a league-high tying 11 rush TDs in 2008. Jacobs has reached paydirt at least once in each of his last three games and all 11 of his scores have come in the Giants' last eight contests.
New York has 11 different players that have scored at least one touchdown this season — tied with Philadelphia and Denver for most in the league.
Dating to last season, the Cardinals have won seven straight games at University of Phoenix Stadium — their second longest home win streak in franchise history (9 straight home wins in 1925). Arizona is 10-2 overall at home since the beginning of 2007 (losses to Carolina and San Francisco).
The Redskins dropped a 14-10 decision to the Cowboys last Sunday night and have now lost two straight for the first time since Weeks 12 and 13 in 2007. Washington averaged just eight points in its last two contests after putting up 20.6 ppg in the first eight games of 2008.
Skins head coach Jim Zorn will be taking on the team he became famous with during his NFL career. Zorn posted a 40-60 record as Seattle's starting QB from 1976-1984 and his 100 career starts in a Seahawk uniform are third most all-time behind Dave Krieg's 119 and Matt Hasselbeck's 101.
The Seahawks lost, 26-20, to the Cardinals last week and have now dropped three straight and six of their last seven games overall. Seattle is 2-8 this season — Mike Holmgren's worst start as a head coach through 10 games all-time.
Seattle hasn't beaten Washington in the regular season since 1998 (0-4 since) and has a combined regular-season home record of 1-4 all-time vs. the ‘Skins.
The Redskins have allowed just 25 plays of 20 yards or more this season — fewest in the NFC and second in the league (Steelers-15). Washington allowed thirty-eight 20+ yard plays in 2007 — 3rd fewest in football.
Matt Hasselbeck played in his first game since Week 5 last Sunday and threw for 170 yards and a touchdown, but was picked off three times by the Cardinal defense. It was just the sixth time in his career that Hasselbeck has thrown three INT in a single game and his first such occurrence since the Packers did it in Week 12 of 2006.
Clinton Portis ended up playing in Week 11 after some sources said he would be out for the game with Dallas. Despite being hampered by an MCL sprain in his left knee, Portis carried the ball 15 time for 68 yards and eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark for the sixth time in his seven NFL campaigns.
The Seahawks are one of two teams in the league without a first-quarter turnover this season (Miami is the other).
The Colts beat the Texans, 33-27, in Week 11 and have won three straight after beginning the campaign by losing four of their first seven. Indy has swept Houston in back-to-back seasons and is now 13-1 all-time against the Texans.
Peyton Manning completed 30-of-46 passes for 320 yards (2 TD) last weekend and has combined for a 104.0 rating in his last three games. The game marked Manning's second 300-yard performance of 2008 and he hasn't thrown an interception since Week 8 against the Titans (123 attempts since last INT).
The Chargers lost, 11-10, to the Steelers in Pittsburgh last Sunday and are now just 1-5 on the road in 2008 (3-2 at home). San Diego has never won a regular-season game in the Steel City (0-13 record) and has lost 25 straight games overall when failing to score at least 14 points (last win: 13-10 vs. Broncos on 1/2/2000).
Including last year's AFC Divisional Playoff, San Diego has beaten Indianapolis three straight times by an average of just five points per game. Peyton's Manning's first career NFL victory came vs. the Chargers on 10/4/98.
After going five straight games without a rushing touchdown for the first time in his career, LaDainian Tomlinson scored from three yards out in the first quarter against Pittsburgh last weekend and is now just one overall TD shy of tying Marshall Faulk (136 career TDs) for No. 5 on the all-time list.
The combined win percentage of the Colts' remaining opponents is just .392 — lowest of any team in the league.
The Colts' defense hasn't allowed an opponent passing touchdown in 152 straight attempts — the longest active streak in football. The last QB to throw a touchdown pass against Indy was Aaron Rodgers in Week 7.
San Diego has just six interceptions in 2008 and none in the its last four games — last season the Chargers picked off opposing quarterbacks 30 times (most in all of football).
The Packers beat the Bears, 37-3, last Sunday and snapped their 2-game losing streak in the process. The game marked Green Bay's third 20+ point win of 2008 and was its largest margin of victory over the Bears since beating them 40-3 in December of 1994.
Green Bay has now won 44 straight and is 80-1 all-time at home when putting 35 or more points on the scoreboard. The last time the Pack lost when scoring 35+ at home was on September 19, 1971 to the Giants (42-40).
The Saints went to Arrowhead Stadium and won their first road game of the season, 30-20, over the Chiefs. The victory snapped New Orleans' 5-game road losing streak dating to Week 17 of 2007.
Drew Brees failed to reach 300 yards through the air for just the third time in 2008 last week. Despite not reaching the 300-yard plateau, Brees still leads the league in passing yards this year and his total of 3,251 is the most by any NFL quarterback in league history through the first 10 games of any season.
Ryan Grant had 145 yards on the ground against the Bears in Week 11 and is now averaging 102.8 rush yards per game in his last four contests. Green Bay is 6-1 all-time when Grant goes over 100 yards.
There's a pretty good chance that Reggie Bush will return to action this week after missing the last three games with a knee injury. With Aaron Stecker out for the season (hamstring) and just in case Bush cannot go, the Saints signed free-agent running backs Darian Barnes and Mike Bell to shore up their depleted backfield.
Green Bay has scored 93 points off opponent turnovers this season — most in the league.
New Orleans players' are averaging 20.4 yards per punt return this season — highest in the league. If the Saints maintain that number, it will be the best single-season average in NFL history (1941 Bears, 20.2 is currently the highest).
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