Here's a roundup of interesting facts and figures for the Week Eight matchups. Statistics and rankings don't include the Eagles-Redskins Monday-night game.

Denver at Baltimore

DEN 9th OFF; BAL 19th DEF

DEN 7th RUN; BAL 7th VS. RUN

DEN 13th PASS; BAL 23rd VS. PASS

DEN 17th PTS; BAL 19th PTS ALLOWED

BAL 5th OFF; DEN 2nd DEF

BAL 10th RUN; DEN 3rd VS. RUN

BAL 4th PASS; DEN 9th VS. PASS

BAL 5th PTS; DEN 1st PTS ALLOWED

BAL 12th TO/TA; DEN 4th TO/TA

BAL ALLOWED 309 YARDS RUSHING IN LAST TWO GAMES BEFORE THE BYE.

RAY LEWIS IS ON PACE FOR 141 TACKLES.

BAL HAS SCORED 31 PTS OR MORE IN 4-OF-6 GAMES.

ELVIS DUMERVIL HAS 2 SACKS OR MORE IN 4-OF-6 GAMES.

KYLE ORTON HAS 2 TD PASSES IN HIS LAST THREE STARTS.

DEN HAS ONLY SURRENDERED MORE THAN 20 PTS ONCE THIS SEASON.

 

Houston at Buffalo

HOU 10th OFF; BUF 24th DEF

HOU 30th RUN; BUF 32nd VS. RUN

HOU 3rd PASS; BUF 10th VS. PASS

HOU 13th PTS; BUF 12th PTS ALLOWED

BUF 27th OFF; HOU 21st DEF

BUF 15th RUN; HOU 21st VS. RUN

BUF 28th PASS; HOU 18th VS. PASS

BUF 24th PTS; HOU 20th PTS ALLOWED

BUF 12th TO/TA; HOU 7th TO/TA

HOU SURRENDERED 247 SECOND-HALF YDS IN WEEK 7.

BUF RUSHED FOR JUST 53 YDS ON 30 CARRIES IN WEEK 7.

HOU HAS ALLOWED LESS THAN 60 YDS RUSHING IN ITS LAST FOUR GAMES.

LEE EVANS CAUGHT 11-265-2 VS. HOU WHEN THE TEAMS LAST MET IN 2006.

TERRELL OWENS IS ON PACE FOR 41 CATCHES, THE FEWEST SINCE HIS ROOKIE SEASON OF 1996.

 

Cleveland at Chicago

CLE 31st OFF; CHI 16th DEF

CLE 25th RUN; CHI 18th VS. RUN

CLE 31st PASS; CHI 16th VS. PASS

CLE 30th PTS; CHI 22nd PTS ALLOWED

CHI 21st OFF; CLE 32nd DEF

CHI 29th RUN; CLE 31st VS. RUN

CHI 16th PASS; CLE 24th VS. PASS

CHI 20th PTS; CLE 27th PTS ALLOWED

CHI 27th TO/TA; CLE 28th TO/TA

CLE HAS SURRENDERED 11 PASSES OF 20 YDS OR MORE IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS.

JAY CUTLER IS ON PACE FOR 27 INTERCEPTIONS.

MATT FORTE HAS RACKED UP JUST 47 YARDS ON 21  CARRIES IN HIS LAST TWO GAMES.

DEREK ANDERSON HAS COMPLETED 23-OF-70 PASSES FOR 244 YDS IN HIS LAST 3 STARTS.

CLE GAINED 139 YDS ON 52 PLAYS VS. GB IN WEEK 7.

CHI SURRENDERED 445 YDS LAST WEEK.

 

Oakland at San Diego

OAK 32nd OFF; SD 18th DEF

OAK 26th RUN; SD 28th VS. RUN

OAK 32nd PASS; SD 11th VS. PASS

OAK 31st PTS; SD 21st PTS ALLOWED

SD 13th OFF; OAK 28th DEF

SD 31st RUN; OAK 30th VS. RUN

SD 4th PASS; OAK 12th VS. PASS

SD 8th PTS; OAK 25th PTS ALLOWED

SD 8th TO/TA  OAK 30th TO/TA

SD HAS WON 12 STRAIGHT VS. OAK.

JAMARCUS RUSSELL HAS THROWN AS MANY INTERCEPTIONS (8) IN 7 STARTS AS HE DID ALL OF LAST YEAR.

OAK SURRENDERED 316 YDS RUSHING LAST WEEK.

LADAINIAN TOMLINSON HAS RUSHED FOR 41-141-0 LAST WEEK.

VINCENT JACKSON IS AVERAGING 19.4 YPC THIS SEASON.

OAK RACKED UP SEASON-HIGH 366 YDS ON OFFENSE VS. SD IN WEEK ONE.

 

Miami at N.Y. Jets

MIA 16th OFF; NYJ 10th DEF

MIA 2nd RUN; NYJ 22nd VS. RUN

MIA 26th PASS; NYJ 8th VS. PASS

MIA 11th PTS; NYJ 4th PTS ALLOWED

NYJ 17th OFF; MIA 13th DEF

NYJ 1st RUN; MIA 4th VS. RUN

NYJ 29th PASS; MIA 19th VS. PASS

NYJ 19th PTS; MIA 26th PTS ALLOWED

MIA t-20th TO/TA; NYJ t-17th TO/TA

NYJ HAVE WON 8 OF THEIR LAST 11 VS. MIA.

NYJ HAD 0 QB HITS IN LAST GAME VS. MIA.

THOMAS JONES HAS 351 YARDS IN LAST 2 GAMES.

MIA HAS BEEN OUTSCORED 79-37 IN 2nd HALF OF ITS 4 LOSSES.

RICKY WILLIAMS SCORED 3 TDS LAST WEEK VS. NO.

MIA 0-2 ON THE ROAD THIS SEASON.

 

Minnesota at Green Bay

MIN 12th OFF; GB 3rd DEF

MIN 12th RUN; GB 11th VS. RUN

MIN 14th PASS; GB 4th VS. PASS

MIN 3rd PTS; GB t-5th PTS ALLOWED

GB 8th OFF; MIN 17th DEF;

GB 13th RUN; MIN 10th VS. RUN

GB 10th PASS; MIN 20th VS. PASS

GB t-8th PTS; MIN 17th PTS ALLOWED

GB 1st TO/TA; MIN t-4th TO/TA

THERE WERE 3 RETURN TDS OF MORE THAN 75 YARDS IN THE FINAL 7 MINUTES OF THE MIN-PIT GAME (2 BY PIT, 1 BY MIN) — THE FIRST TIME IN NFL HISTORY THAT HAD 3 RETURNS THAT LONG IN A FOURTH QUARTER OF A GAME.

PERCY HARVIN HAD HIS SECOND KICK RETURN OF THE SEASON FOR A TD.

PIT HAD 2 DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS IN THE FINAL 7 MINUTES VS. MIN.

FAVRE HAD A SEASON HIGH IN PASS ATTEMPTS (51) AND YARDS (334).

AARON RODGERS WAS NOT SACKED VS. CLE AFTER COMING IN WITH LEAGUE-WORST 25 SACKS.

GB OUTGAINED CLE 460-139.

GB ALLOWED DEREK ANDERSON TO COMPLETE HIS FIRST 5 PASSES FOR 55 YARDS BUT THEN HELD HIM TO 44 YARDS ON HIS NEXT 24 ATTEMPTS.

 

Seattle at Dallas

SEA 23rd OFF; DAL 22nd DEF

SEA 28th RUN; DAL 16th VS. RUN

SEA 18th PASS; DAL 22nd VS. PASS

SEA 22nd PTS; DAL 14th PTS ALLOWED

DAL 2nd OFF; SEA 12th DEF

DAL 4th RUN; SEA 13th VS. RUN

DAL 9th PASS; SEA t-16th VS. PASS

DAL 10th PTS; SEA 22nd PTS ALLOWED

DAL t-20th TO/TA; SEA t-20th TO/TA

EDGERRIN JAMES (12,229 YARDS) NEEDS 15 YARDS TO PASS MARCUS ALLEN (12,243) AND MOVE INTO THE TOP 10 RUSHING ALL TIME.

MATT HASSELBECK HAS PLAYED IN ONLY 4 GAMES BUT HAS AN 85 PASSER RATING.

PATRICK CRAYTON LOST HIS STARTING JOB THIS WEEK BUT SCORED 2 TDS VS. ATL: 1 ON A PUNT, 1 ON A RECEPTION.

MILES AUSTIN, WHO REPLACED CRAYTON, HAS A CLUB-RECORD FOR YARDS IN CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 421 IN HIS PAST 2 GAMES.

DAL IS 3-0 COMING OFF A BYE UNDER WADE PHILLIPS.

TONY ROMO HAS THROWN FOR MORE THAN 250 YARDS IN 5 OF 6 GAMES THIS SEASON.

St. Louis at Detroit

STL 26th OFF; DET 26th DEF

STL 16th RUN; DET 20th VS. RUN

STL 27th PASS; DET 30th VS. PASS

STL 32nd PTS; DET 31st PTS ALLOWED

DET 25th OFF; STL 30th DEF

DET 21st RUN; STL 27th VS. RUN

DET 21st PASS; STL 25th VS. PASS

DET 23rd PTS; STL 30th PTS ALLOWED

DET t-25th TO/TA; STL t-28th TO/TA

DET WAS SHUT OUT IN WEEK 7 FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2001 (119 GAMES).

DET HAS LOST 28 OF 30 GAMES AND IS 1-5 THIS SEASON.

STL WAS 4-OF-13 ON 3RD-DOWN ATTEMPTS AND 0-OF-2 ON 4TH-DOWN ATTEMPTS VS. IND.

DONNIE AVERY CAUGHT A 50-YARD PASS EARLY IN THE GAME BUT STL TOTALED ONLY 90 YARDS ON THEIR OTHER 25 PASS ATTEMPTS.

STL HAS LOST 17 STRAIGHT GAMES, LONGEST CURRENT STREAK IN THE NFL.

STL WAS FIRST TEAM TO HOLD PEYTON MANNING TO UNDER 300 YARDS PASSING.

4 OF DONNIE JONES' 5 PUNTS VS. IND WERE INSIDE 20-YARD LINE.

STEVEN JACKSON RAN FOR 23-134-0 VS. IND.

 

San Francisco at Indianapolis

SF 29th OFF; IND 9th DEF

SF 23rd RUN; IND 19th VS. RUN

SF 24th PASS; IND 7th VS. PASS

SF t-17th PTS; IND 2nd PTS ALLOWED

IND 4th OFF; SF 14th DEF

IND 27th RUN; SF 6th VS. RUN

IND 1st PASS; SF 21st VS. PASS

IND 2nd PTS; SF 15th PTS ALLOWED

IND 7th TO/TA; SF t-8th TO/TA

JIM CALDWELL HAS TIED BEST START FOR ROOKIE HEAD COACH AT 6-0. HE AND JOSH MCDANIELS ARE FIRST PAIR OF ROOKIE 6-0 COACHES.

CALDWELL IS ONLY 4TH COACH TO EVER START 6-0 WHEN REPLACING A COACH WITH MORE THAN 100 WINS.

PEYTON MANNING PASSED WARREN MOON FOR 4TH IN NFL HISTORY IN COMPLETIONS WITH 3,995.

MANNING'S CAREER COMPLETION PERCENTAGE (64.7) IS THE HIGHEST IN HISTORY OF ANY QB WITH AT LEAST 2,500 ATTEMPTS.

IND'S LAST 4 WINS HAVE BEEN BY 17 POINTS OR MORE.

ALEX SMITH HAD MORE YARDS IN RELIEF LAST WEEK THAN IN 25 OF HIS 30 CAREER STARTS.

MICHAEL CRABTREE HAD 5-56-0 IN HIS FIRST GAME.

VERNON DAVIS HAD HIS FIRST 3-TD GAME (7-93-3) VS. HOU.

SF WAS LIMITED TO 59 RUSH YARDS AT HOU.

IN FIRST HALF OFFENSE UNDER SHAUN HILL TOTALED 50 YARDS. UNDER SMITH IT TALLIED 247.

 

N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia

NYG 6th OFF; PHI 4th DEF

NYG 5th RUN; PHI 14th VS. RUN

NYG 12th PASS; PHI 6th VS. PASS

NYG 6th PTS; PHI 13th PTS ALLOWED

PHI 14th OFF; NYG 1st DEF

PHI 20th RUN; NYG 15th VS. RUN

PHI 11th PASS; NYG 2nd VS. PASS

PHI 7th PTS; NYG 16th PTS ALLOWED

PHI t-4th TO/TA; NYG 3rd TO/TA

PHI WILL HAVE ITS 4TH STARTING MIDDLE LINEBACKER IN WILL WITHERSPOON.

AGAINST OAK, PHI HAD 54 PASS PLAYS CALLED AND ONLY 12 RUN CALLS. (46 PASS ATTEMPTS, 14 RUSHES, INCLUDING 2 MCNABB SCRAMBLES).

DONOVAN MCNABB IS COMPLETING ONLY 58.5 PERCENT OF HIS PASSES.

ON 31 3RD-DOWN ATTEMPTS WITH MCNABB AT QB, 30 OF THOSE PLAYS HAVE BEEN PASSES.

BRIAN WESTBROOK COMBINED FOR 141 TOTAL YARDS AT OAK.

ELLIS HOBBS WAS REPLACED BY QUINTIN DEMPS AFTER AVERAGING 18.3 YARDS ON KICK RETURNS.

NYG HAD WON 15 STRAIGHT GAMES WHEN LEADING AT HALFTIME BEFORE LOSING TO ARZ.

ARZ HADN'T WON AT NYG SINCE 1999 PRIOR TO WEEK 7.

BRANDON JACOBS HASN'T HAD A 100-YARD GAME IN HIS PAST 10 CONTESTS.

 

Jacksonville at Tennessee

JAX 11th OFF; TEN 31st DEF

JAX 11th RUN; TEN 9th VS. RUN

JAX 15th PASS; TEN 32nd VS. PASS

JAX 21st PTS; TEN 32nd PTS ALLOWED

TEN 22nd OFF; JAX 23rd DEF

TEN 6th RUN; JAX 12th VS. RUN

TEN 25th PASS; JAX 31st VS. PASS

TEN 27th PTS; JAX 24th PTS ALLOWED

TEN t-30th TO/TA; JAX t-17th TO/TA

OPPOSING QBS ARE COMPLETING 73.9 PERCENT PASSING AGAINST TEN.

KERRY COLLINS WAS 2-FOR-12 PASSING FOR MINUS-7 YARDS, BUT HIS RECEIVERS DROPPED AT LEAST 6 PASSES.

JAX WAS ALSO 3-3 AFTER THE BYE LAST SEASON BUT LOST 8 OF 10 GAMES.

MAURICE JONES-DREW HAD NFL-HIGH 38 TOUCHES THIS SEASON AGAINST STL.

 

Carolina at Arizona

CAR 20th OFF; AZ 15th DEF

CAR 8th RUN; AZ 1st VS. RUN

CAR 22nd PASS; AZ 29th VS. PASS

CAR 25th PTS; AZ t-7th PTS ALLOWED

AZ 18th OFF; CAR 5th DEF

AZ 32nd RUN; CAR 26th VS. RUN

AZ 7th PASS; CAR 1st VS. PASS

AZ 16th PTS; CAR 23rd PTS ALLOWED

CAR 32nd TO/TA; AZ t-17th TO/TA

CAR HAS WON LAST 5 REGULAR SEASON GAMES VS. AZ.

JAKE DELHOMME HAS THROWN LEAGUE HIGH 13 INTERCEPTIONS.

CAR 9-0 WHEN JONATHAN STEWART HAS 14 OR MORE CARRIES.

AZ HAS WON 3 GAMES IN A ROW.

AZ HAS HELD TEAMS TO 45 RUSHING YARDS OR LESS IN 3 OF 6 GAMES.

AZ 15-0 UNDER KEN WHISENHUNT WHEN IT WINS TURNOVER BATTLE.

 

Atlanta at New Orleans

ATL 19th OFF; NO 11th DEF

ATL 18th RUN; NO 8th VS. RUN

ATL 17th PASS; NO 14th VS. PASS

ATL 12th PTS; NO 18th PTS ALLOWED

NO 1st OFF; ATL 25th DEF

NO 3rd RUN; ATL 23rd VS. RUN

NO 6th PASS; ATL 26th VS. PASS

NO 1st PTS; ATL 11th PTS ALLOWED

ATL t-8th TO/TA; NO 3rd TO/TA

ATL HAS NEVER LOST 2 GAMES IN A ROW UNDER MIKE SMITH.

RODDY WHITE HAS BEEN HELD TO 56 YARDS OR LESS IN 6 OF LAST 7 GAMES.

ATL IS 8-0 WHEN MATT RYAN HAS 100-PLUS PASSER RATING.

NO HAS WON ITS LAST 5 AT HOME VS. ATL.

NO HAS WON EVERY GAME BY AT LEAST 12 POINTS.

DREW BREES 9-9 VS. THE NFC SOUTH SINCE JOINING NO.

 

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