Week 9 Preview Tidbits

[averagejoe]

MIA @ BUF

• The Bills have won each of their last three home games versus the Dolphins, outscoring Miami, 67-24, over that span.
• Lamar Miller has rushed for at least one touchdown in each of the Dolphins' last three games, tied for the second-longest streak of games with a rushing touchdown this season.
• Tyrod Taylor, who last played in Week 5 at Tennessee, has thrown at least one touchdown pass in all five games he has played in this season.
• Ryan Tannehill has thrown at least two interceptions in all three games versus AFC East division rivals this season. Tannehill's seven interceptions versus AFC East division foes are the most by any player versus his own division opponents this season.

GB @ CAR

• Green Bay throttled Carolina, 38-17, last season at Lambeau Field.
• The Packers have put at least 30 points on the scoreboard eight times in 13 meetings with the Panthers all-time.
• Eddie Lacy has 22 career rushing touchdowns -- second most of any Packer through 38 career games in franchise history (Ahman Green -- 23).
• Cam Newton completed just 45.7 percent of his passes in Week 8. Newton has a career record of 6-3 (.667) when completing 50 percent or less of his passes.

STL @ MIN

• Foles has completed fewer than 20 passes in each of the first seven games of the season.
• Bridgewater has gone 8-2 at home as a starter -- his eight home wins are tied with Drew Bledsoe for the most by any quarterback before turning 23 since 1950.
• Todd Gurley rushed for 133 yards last week, his fourth consecutive game with at least 120 rushing yards. Gurley is the first Ram to do so since Eric Dickerson in 1984 (six straight) and the first rookie to do so since the merger.
• Stefon Diggs is the first player since the merger to record at least 80 receiving yards in each of his first four NFL games.

WSH @ NE

• The Redskins are 6-3 all-time against the Patriots, but New England has won the last two meetings between the teams.
• Rob Gronkowski reached 5000 career receiving yards in his 72nd game last week. Only one tight end in NFL history achieved the milestone in fewer games; Kellen Winslow Sr. did it in 69 games.

TEN @ NO

• Tennessee amassed fewer than 300 net yards of offense for the fourth consecutive game -- the longest such streak in the NFL this season.
• The Titans have won four of their last five games against the Saints, including each of their last three meetings in New Orleans.
• Brees entered last week's game with just eight passing touchdowns in his first six games this season (he threw for 7 TD last week).
• While the Titans have allowed 159 points this season (fewest among AFC South teams), the Saints have allowed an NFL-high 152 points in the second half of games this season.

JAX @ NYJ

• Jacksonville is 2-1 versus the AFC East this season, beating the Dolphins and Bills by three points each, and losing to the Patriots, 51-17.
• T.J. Yeldon is on pace for 1015 rushing yards, looking to become the first Jags' back with a 1000-yard season since 2011 (Maurice Jones-Drew -- 1606).
• The Jets have scored a touchdown on 72.0 percent of their red-zone drives this season -- best in the NFL.

OAK @ PIT

• Since Mike Tomlin took over as head coach in 2007, 16 of Pittsburgh's 19 home losses have come by seven points or fewer.
• The Raiders have won four of their last five games against the Steelers dating back to 2006. All four victories were by seven points or fewer.

ATL @ SF

• The Falcons have 12 giveaways in their last four games after having just two through their first four contests.

NYG @ TB

• After committing 10 turnovers through its first four games of 2015, Tampa Bay has coughed it up just once over the past three.
• The last time he faced Tampa Bay in 2012, Eli Manning threw for 510 yards, shattering the highest total ever against the Buccaneers.
• Doug Martin has averaged 109.0 rushing yards per game since the beginning of October.

DEN @ IND

• In the city where he played for 13 seasons, Peyton Manning seeks his 187th career regular-season victory, which would break a tie with Brett Favre for the most among quarterbacks all-time.
• Andrew Luck sports a 71.6 mark this season; among qualifiers, only Ryan Mallett (63.6) has a lower mark.
• Andrew Luck (12) and Peyton Manning (11) are first and tied for second, respectively, in interceptions in 2015. Among qualifying passers, Luck has the highest interception percentage (4.7), while Manning has the second-worst mark at 4.1.

PHI @ DAL

• Philadelphia is 0-4 when allowing at least 20 points this season (3-0 in all other games).
• The visiting team has won each of the last five meetings in this series.
• Dallas has just four takeaways in 2015 -- tied with Baltimore for fewest in the league. Philadelphia has forced an NFL-high 19 turnovers this season.

CHI @ SD

• Chicago has lost 16 straight games when allowing more than 20 points (dating to Week 16 in 2013).
• Alshon Jeffery had 10 catches for 116 yards (1 TD) in Week 8, and is now averaging 113.7 receiving yards in three games this season.
• Rivers is 1-1 in two career starts against the Bears, throwing for an average of 235 yards in those contests.

 

[TKOSpikes]

StL/Min.... all jaw droppers! (well maybe not the Foles part, but...)

Peyton and Luck suck?

 

[averagejoe]

Agree TKO.
Actually, I thought the Eddie Lacy stat was most interesting, since Eddie has been maligned recently for not doing as well as other NFL RB. As good as the GB offense has been over the last decade or two, I guess GB is not a destination for a top RB.