Week 10 Preview Tidbits

[averagejoe]

Note: Not sure I want to post these anymore? It's a lot of work. And I'm not sure anyone besides TKO is even reading them?

BUF @ NYJ

• The Bills have won the last three games between the team in decisive fashion, by an average margin of 39.3 to 13.3.
• The Bills have been guilty of a league-worst 85 penalties, and their 23 times sacked are tied for seventh most.
• The Jets' nine sacks allowed are tied for fewest in the league, and their 49 penalties are fourth fewest.

JAX @ BAL

• Since 2010, the Ravens are 10-1 at home in the month of November (.909), the highest home win percentage in November by any team over that span.
• Blake Bortles threw two touchdown passes in Week 9 and has now thrown 11 touchdown passes over his last four games, the most by a Jaguars quarterback over a four-game span all-time.

DET @ GB

• Detroit has scored fewer than 20 points six times this season -- tied with Miami for second most in the NFL (49ers -- 7).
• The Packers have won 12 consecutive regular-season games at Lambeau Field -- the longest active home winning streak in the league.
• Calvin Johnson has 14 career touchdown receptions versus the Packers -- most of any receiver against any opponent since he joined the league in 2007.
• Green Bay has scored 73 first-quarter points in 2015 -- most of any team in the NFL. Detroit has allowed 108 points in the second quarter this year (most of any team in any quarter).

MIA @ PHI

• The Eagles, who won by a score of 33-27 in overtime at Dallas last week, have now won three of their last four games, while scoring at least 27 points in each of the three wins. They also have rushed for more than 150 yards in each of their last four games.
• While the Dolphins allowed a season-high 266 rushing yards in Buffalo last week, Lamar Miller has rushed for at least one touchdown in each of his last four games -- the longest active streak in the NFL.

CLE @ PIT

• The Steelers have won 11 games in a row at home against Cleveland. Since the opening of Three Rivers Stadium in 1970, the Steelers are 36-6-0 against the Browns at that stadium and Heinz Field combined.
• DeAngelo Williams' 170 rushing yards in the game were the third most ever by a player age 32 or older.
• The Browns are one of five NFL teams to have two players with 600-plus yards receiving this season -- Travis Benjamin (623) and Gary Barnidge (602).

CHI @ STL

• St. Louis was held under 200 net yards passing (vs Vikes) for the seventh straight game. In addition, St. Louis has been held under 200 net yards passing in each of its last four games against the Bears.
• Nick Foles has completed 65.3 percent of his passes at home, compared to 52.1 percent on the road, and has a 94.0 passer rating at home compared to 67.6 on the road.
• Todd Gurley's 664 rush yards through his first six career games are the most since Adrian Peterson rushed for 670 in his first six contests in 2007.
• Alshon Jeffery became the first Bears' receiver with 100 or more receiving yards in three straight games since Jeff Graham in 1995 -- no Bears' player has ever had 100 or more receiving yards in four straight games.

DAL @ TB

• The Cowboys are in the midst of their longest single-season losing streak since 1989 when they lost seven in a row.
• On the season, the Buccaneers defense has allowed only 24 plays of 20 or more yards from scrimmage, tied with Denver for the fewest in the NFL.
• Darren McFadden has rushed for 333 yards in the last three games, his most in any three-game span since 2011 and the second most by any NFL player in the last three weeks (Todd Gurley has 350 rushing yards).
• Jameis Winston hasn't turned the ball over in four straight starts, the longest streak by a rookie quarterback selected No. 1 overall in the quarterback starts era (since 1950).

CAR @ TEN

• In Sunday's win over Green Bay, Cam Newton passed for three touchdowns and rushed for another, his seventh game with at least four combined touchdowns including a pass and a rush. The only player in NFL history with more such games is Steve Young (nine).
• Marcus Mariota has eight touchdown passes and no interceptions in the Titans' two wins, compared to five touchdown passes and five interceptions in their losses.

NO @ WSH

• New Orleans has scored 80 points in its last two games, its highest total in back-to-back games since the 2011 season. But the Saints also have allowed 83 points over the two games, their most since 2005.
• The Redskins are winless on the road (0-4), but are 3-1 at FedEx Field.

MIN @ OAK

• The Raiders are 9-4 all-time in regular-season matchups with Minnesota.
• Adrian Peterson registered his fourth 100-yard rushing game of the season last week against St. Louis (125), and now leads the NFL with 758 rushing yards.
• The Vikings have allowed 23 or fewer points in every game this season, the only NFL team that can make the claim (all other NFL teams have allowed 24-plus points at least twice). For the season Minnesota's 17.5 points allowed per game are tied with Seattle for second fewest in the NFL, just behind Denver (17.4).

KC @ DEN

• Last week vs Indy, the Broncos offense had the ball for just 21:21 in Week 9 -- the lowest single-game time of possession of any AFC club this season.
• The Broncos scored two touchdowns in the last 36 seconds of the game in these clubs' first meeting of the season, beating the Chiefs, 31-24, at Arrowhead Stadium in Week 2.
• The Chiefs have six different players who have recorded at least one rushing TD in 2015 -- most of any team in the league.
• Peyton Manning has been intercepted at least once in all eight games this season -- tied for the longest such streak in his NFL career.

NE @ NYG

• Since January 1, 2008, the Giants are 3-0 against the Patriots, including a pair of Super Bowl wins. In the Bill Belichick era in New England, which began in 2000, no team has defeated the Patriots in four consecutive meetings, regular season and postseason combined.
• Tom Brady has been sacked nine times in the Pats' three-game losing streak versus NYG; his passer rating in those three games is a modest 82.5.
• The Patriots rank first in the NFL in scoring average (34.5) and second in total yards per game (420.3). The Giants' defense is last in the NFL in allowing yardage, as opponents gain 422.8 yards per game versus NYG's defense.

ARZ @ SEA

• The Cardinals are averaging 34.3 points per game away from home this season -- best in the NFC, and second best in the league overall (Patriots -- 34.7).
• Seattle has allowed 12 or fewer points four times in 2015 -- most of any team in the league.
• The 2013 Cardinals are one of just three teams to defeat the Seahawks at CenturyLink Field since the beginning of 2012 (also Dallas in 2014 and Carolina this season).
• Seattle has three different players with at least 300 rush yards this season -- most of any NFL club (Russell Wilson 303; Thomas Rawls 376; Marshawn Lynch 375).

HOU @ CIN

• The Bengals have just eight turnovers in 2015 -- tied for third fewest in the league.
• Houston has allowed fewer than 10 points twice in 2015 -- tied with three other clubs for most in the league.
• Brian Hoyer is 2-0 with a 99.6 rating (2 TD, 0 INT) in two career starts against Cincinnati (both victories when playing for Browns).
• Tyler Eifert's has the same amount of touchdown catches as all other Cincinnati players combined this season.
• Cincinnati leads all NFL teams with 38 points on its first possessions of games this season.

 

[TREFF]

Awesome stuff Joe!

I can assure you I've read every week, just haven't commented every time

 

[Sam Sportboy]

Awesome stuff Joe!

I can assure you I've read every week, just haven't commented every time

Me too Joe.................very cool....................

 

[Chef99]

Yeah, I read it every week too, Joe.

 

[wilwhite]

You may have only got 1 reply last week, Joe - but you got 50 views.

 

[HaroldSeattle]

I think most of us read or at least skim. Surprise to hear that Eifert has scored as much as all other Bengals, that's amazing.

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

Love these posts!

 

[Trudem]

Chalk up another for support. I add this post to my weekly must read list!

 

[CreepCreep2014]

Same here, I read them....

 

[Barilko]

awesome Joe i too read it every week

Thanks Better than Average Joe

 

[tlance]

I read them!

Good stuff