THIS WEEK AROUND THE LEAGUE
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
ARIZONA
The Cardinals 3rd ranked passing offense (282 yds/game) will take the field Sunday against the Cowboys once again without WR Anquan Boldin (head). Boldin is out while recovering from his sinus fracture surgery.
ATLANTA
The Falcons WR Roddy White has emerged as one of the leagues top wide outs with 26 receptions for 454 yards (ranks 3rd) and 2 touchdowns this season.
CAROLINA
The Panthers two starting receivers, Muhsin Muhammad (25 receptions) and Steve Smith (16 receptions) both rank in the top 30 in yards receiving this season.
CHICAGO
The Bears 2008 defense may not quite resemble the 85' Monsters of the Midway, but this season they boast the NFL's 4th ranked run defense only allowing 74.2 yards per game.
DALLAS
The Cowboys tight end Jason Witten not only ranks at the top of all receiving tight ends in the NL, but his 35 receptions ranks 2nd in the league to only Reggie Bush's 38 catches.
DETROIT
The Lions are the leagues worst ranked defense in total yards, allowing more than 425 yards per game. Their 147 points allowed this season is also a league worst tied with St.Louis.
GREEN BAY
The Packers WR Greg Jennings is leading the NFL with 569 receiving yards this season and his 29 receptions ranks him 5th among all receivers.
MINNESOTA
The Vikings are leading the NFC in rushing defense, allowing a mere 68 yards on the ground per game. Their 2.8 yards per carry allowed is also tied for league best.
NEW ORLEANS
The Saints, thanks in large part the terrific season quarterback Drew Brees is having are the top ranked passing offense in the NFL with an average of 325.8 yards per game. Brees has thrown for 1,673 yards and is on pace to pass for 5,300 yards (an NFL record).
NEW YORK GIANTS
What is there not to like about the G-men this season. Led by "little brother", Eli Manning the offense is ranked 1st in yards, rushing, and scoring. On the other side of the ball, the defense is ranked 3rd overall and 2nd in points allowed!
PHILADELPHIA
The Eagles and quarterback Donovan will be missing a few of their weapons on Sunday; RB Brian Westbrook (ribs) is listed as OUT and WR Reggie Brown (groin) will be OUT. Having practiced all week, there is a shot WR Kevin Curtis could play.
ST. LOUIS
The Rams return from the Bye with quarterback Marc Bulger returning as the starter. They will be without their starting tight end Randy McMichael, but WR Drew Bennett shed the boot although there's no chance he'll play this week, he could be back soon. The rookie Donnie Avery is expected to continue starting with Torry Holt.
SAN FRANCISCO
So far the Martz era is not off to a flying start with the Niners pass offense only ranked 18th. The Niners are averaging less than 200 yard passing per game and while JT O'Sullivan has 7 touchdown passes, he's also thrown 6 picks this season.
SEATTLE
The Seahawks are hurting from injuries this season. Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck did not practice on Friday and is not expected to start on Sunday. Although it is a slim chance, the word is Hasselbeck will be a game time decision. If he sits, back up Charlie Frye would start.
TAMPA BAY
The Buccaneers will experience a change at quarterback once again. Jon Gruden will turn to quarterback Jeff Garcia to help jump start the Bucs offense that struggled to score points last week.
WASHINGTON
The Redskins running back Clinton Portis has been En fuego this season rushing for 514 yards this season. The Redskins running back is on pace to rush for more than 1600 yards this season.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
BALTIMORE
The Ravens are the NFL's number one ranked defense allowing only 193 yards of offense each week. As a unit the defense has forced 8 turnovers and recorded 9 sacks in four games.
BUFFALO
The Bills are 4-1 and off to their best start since 1992. With the bye week, quarterback Trent Edwards will have the extra week of rest. No word is Edwards seems to be fine and the team is hopeful the 13 days of rest will be enough for him to return to the lineup.
CINCINNATI
The Bengals will go with quarterback Ryan Fitzpatric on Sunday, as starter Carson Palmer is sidelined with a sore elbow. There is word that Palmer could play, but will definitely not start.
CLEVELAND
The Cleveland Brown's offense has been stagnate this season. The pass game is ranked with the bottom feeders at 32nd this season and their 25th ranked run game does not fair any better.
DENVER
The Broncos will be missing a couple of key players on Sunday with TE Tony Scheffler and RB Selvin Young sidelined. TE Daniel Graham and RB Michael Pittman, both could see more productive days as a result.
HOUSTON
The Texans have not been able to get into the win column this season and one of the reasons appears to be their run defense which is ranked 26th allowing 140 yards on the ground per game.
INDIANAPOLIS
The Colts are not off to their usual start and Peyton Manning and one of his wide receivers could be pegged as the reason. This season Manning's numbers seem to be down. While Reggie Wayne seems to be on track with 25 receptions and 3 touchdowns, his counter part Marvin Harrison is off to a slow start with only 164 yards receiving and one touchdown.
JACKSONVILLE
Last season the Jaguars boasted one of the leagues top rushing offense with Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew, but this season has been a different story. Through the team's first 5 games this seaon, Jacksonville is only averaging 108 yards on the ground (19th ranked).
KANSAS CITY
The Chiefs leading receiver Dwayne Bowe has 27 receptions for 324 yards and two touchdowns. His 56 passing targets leads all receivers in the NFL.
MIAMI
With impressive wins over the Patriots and the Chargers (both participants in last season's AFC championship) the Dolphins are 2-2 and only a half game behind the second place Pats, but two games behind division leading Buffalo.
OAKLAND
The Raiders running back Justin Fargas will return to the starting lineup this Sunday. Rookie running back Darren McFadden is questionable and may mot play. The Raiders are ranked 3rd in rushing this season.
PITTSBURGH
The Steelers pass defense is tied for the NFL lead with 18 sacks. Overall the defense is ranked 2nd allowing only 231 yards per game and their 15.8 points allowed per game ranks 5th in the NFL.
NEW ENGLAND
What a difference a year makes. This season the Patriots offense ranks 23rd in the NFL and their 19.8 points scored per game ranks 25th in the NFL.
NEW YORK JETS
The Jets quarterback Brett Favre will bring his league leading 12 touchdowns with him on Sunday to face the Bengal's 6th ranked pass defense. The Bengal's have only allowed 838 yards passing (167 yds/game) this season, but have only sacked the quarterback 3 times and recorded 2 interceptions.
SAN DIEGO
The Chargers host the Sunday night game this week and will face the defending AFC Champion New England Patriots in a rematch of last year's AFC championship. Going into this matchup, the Chargers bring the one of NFL's worst pass defenses that is allowing 265 yards passing per game.
TENNESSEE
The Titans 3rd ranked pass defense leads the NFL with 10 interceptions this season to go along with their 15 quarterback sacks. The defense has also only allowed 56 total points this season, best in the AFC tied with Baltimore.
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