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Here's a roundup of interesting facts and figures for the Week 12 matchups. Statistics and rankings don't include the Titans-Texans Monday-night game.

Green Bay at Detroit

GB 7th OFF; DET 31st DEF

GB 11th RUN; DET 21st VS. RUN

GB 7th PASS; DET 32nd VS. PASS

GB 8th PTS; DET 32nd PTS ALLOWED

DET 24th OFF; GB 3rd DEF;

DET 25th RUN; GB 4th VS. RUN

DET 18th PASS; GB 7th VS. PASS

DET 24th PTS; GB 12th PTS ALLOWED

DET t-30th TO/TA; GB 1st TO/TA

AARON RODGERS WON THE BATTLE OF NO. 1 PICK QBS OVER ALEX SMITH LAST WEEK, COMPLETING 32 OF 45 PASSES FOR 344 YARDS AND 2 TDS.

GB MORE THAN DOUBLED SF'S TIME OF POSSESSION, 41:39 TO 18:21

GB HAD 26 FIRST DOWNS, SF 10.

GB HAS WON LAST 7 VS. SF AND 12 OF 13, INCLUDING PLAYOFFS.

GREG JENNINGS CAUGHT HIS 3rd TD PASS OF THE SEASON. HE HAD 9 LAST YEAR.

MATTHEW STAFFORD HAD ONLY 6 TD PASSES IN HIS IFRST 7 GAMES BUT 5 VS. CLE.

STAFFORD WAS THE 1st ROOKIE SINCE 1950 WITH 5 TD PASSES IN A GAME.

CLE HASN'T WON IN DET SINCE 1983.

JEFF BACKUS STARTED HIS 138th STRAIGHT GAME, LONGEST STREAK AMONG NFL OFFENSIVE LINEMEN AND 5th AMONG ACTIVE PLAYERS.

STAFFORD TIED THE DET ALL-TIME MARK WITH TD PASSES, SET BY GARY DANIELSON IN 1978 VS. MIN.

 

Oakland at Dallas

OAK 32nd OFF; DAL 16th DEF

OAK 20th RUN; DAL 7th VS. RUN

OAK 26th PASS; DAL 20th VS. PASS

OAK 32nd PTS; DAL 5th PTS ALLOWED

DAL 5th OFF; OAK 24th DEF;

DAL 8th RUN; OAK 30th VS. RUN

DAL 9th PASS; OAK 12th VS. PASS

DAL t-14th PTS; OAK 22nd PTS ALLOWED

DAL t-21st TO/TA; OAK 29th TO/TA

TONY ROMO WAS 7-OF-8 FOR 60 YARDS AND A TD ON THE GAME-WINNING DRIVE VS. WAS.

DEMARCUS WARE'S STREAK OF CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A SACK AGAINST WAS ENDED AT 6.

DAL AS WON GAME PRIOR TO THANKSGIVING WEEK FOR 5TH STRAIGHT SEASON.

OAK ENTERED CIN GAME AVERAGING 9.8 POINTS PER GAME BUT SCORED 20, INCLUDING 10 IN FINAL 41 SECONDS OF GAME.

OAK ALLOWED 177 YARDS RUSHING TO CIN WITHOUT CEDRIC BENSON. ROOKIE BERNARD SCOTT RAN FOR CAREER-HIGH 119 YARDS.

OAK FORCED 4 CIN TURNOVERS, INCLUDING 3 FUMBLES.

NNAMDI ASOMUGHA ENDED THE GAME WITH INT, HIS FIRST OF THE SEASON.

OAK HAS BEATEN CIN ALL 10 TIMES IN OAK.

 

N.Y. Giants at Denver

NYG 4th OFF; DEN 7th DEF

NYG 7th RUN; DEN 19th VS. RUN

NYG 8th PASS; DEN 3rd VS. PASS

NYG t-6th PTS; DEN 7th PTS ALLOWED

DEN 22nd OFF; NYG 2nd DEF

DEN 16th RUN; NYG 10th VS. RUN

DEN 19th PASS; NYG 2nd VS. PASS

DEN 25th PTS; NYG t-23rd PTS ALLOWED

NYG t-10th TO/TA; DEN t-15th TO/TA

DEN AVERAGING 9.3 POINTS PER GAME IN LAST 4.

DEN OUTSCORED 111-37 DURING 4 GAME LOSING STREAK.

ELVIS DUMERVIL 1 SACK AWAY FROM SETTING NEW CAREER HIGH.

KEVIN BOSS 26 YDS AWAY FROM CAREER HIGH IN RECEIVING YDS.

NYG GIVEN UP AVERAGE OF 33 POINTS PER GAME IN LAST 5.

NYG MADE 2 SACKS IN EACH OF LAST 4 GAMES.

 

Cleveland at Cincinnati

CLE 31st OFF; CIN 10th DEF

CLE 22nd RUN; CIN 2nd VS. RUN

CLE 31st PASS; CIN 19th VS. PASS

CLE 30th PTS; CIN 3rd PTS ALLOWED

CIN 17th OFF; CLE 32nd DEF

CIN 9th RUN; CLE 29th VS. RUN

CIN 20th PASS; CLE 26th VS. PASS

CIN 16th PTS; CLE 28th PTS ALLOWED

CIN 10th TO/TA; CLE 32nd TO/TA

CLE SCORED 4 OFFENSIVE TDS VS. DET IN WEEK 11; IT HAD SCORED 5 IN ITS PREVIOUS 15 GAMES.

BRADY QUINN THREW FOR 304 YARDS AND 4 TDS LAST WEEK.

CLE CONVERED 10-OF-19 3RD DOWNS AND 2-OF-2 FOURTH DOWNS VS. DET.

CIN RUSHED FOR 177 YARDS AT OAK.

CIN FUMBLED 5 TIMES LAST WEEK, LOSING 3.

CIN TRYING TO GO 6-0 IN AFC NORTH PLAY.

 

Indianapolis at Houston

IND 3rd OFF; HOU 18th DEF

IND 31st RUN; HOU 13th VS. RUN

IND 1st PASS; HOU 18th VS. PASS

IND 4th PTS; HOU 16th PTS ALLOWED

HOU 9th OFF; IND 15th DEF

HOU 28th RUN; IND 12th VS. RUN

HOU 3rd PASS; IND 17th VS. PASS

HOU 12th PTS; IND 1st PTS ALLOWED

HOU 13th TO/TA; IND 5th TO/TA

IND HAS WON 19 STRAIGHT REGULAR-SEASON GAMES DAYING BACL TO LAST SEASON.

IND ATTEMPTED 40 FIRST-HALF PASSES IN ITS LAST GAME VS. HOU.

PEYTON MANNING TARGETED DALLAS CLARK 16 TIMES IN FIRST MATCHUP VS. HOU. CLARK CAUGHT 14 PASSES FOR 119 YARDS.

HOU IS 1-14 ALL TIME AGAINST IND.

MATT SCHAUB THREW FOR 235 SECOND-HALF YARDS IN FIRST MATCHUP AGAINST IND.

BRIAN CUSHING HAD 12 TACKLES IN FIRST GAME VS. IND.

 

Seattle at St. Louis

SEA 21st OFF; STL 29th DEF

SEA 32nd RUN; STL 28th VS. RUN

SEA 13th PASS; STL 24th VS. PASS

SEA 22nd PTS; STL 29th PTS ALLOWED

STL 26th OFF; SEA 20th DEF

STL 13th RUN; SEA 16th VS. RUN

STL 22nd PASS; SEA 23rd VS. PASS

STL 31st PTS; SEA 21st PTS ALLOWED

STL 21st TO/TA; SEA 21st TO/TA

JUSTIN FORSETT WAS HELD TO 9 YDS ON 8 CARRIES LAST WEEK, BUT HE CAUGHT 8-80-0. HE'S CAUGHT 18-151-1 THE LAST THREE WEEKS.

SEA IS 0-5 ON THE ROAD, LOSING EACH GAME BY AT LEAST 11 POINTS.

SEA SHUT OUT STL 28-0 IN WEEK ONE, OUTGAINING STL 446-247.

STEVEN JACKSON HAS RUSHED FOR MORE THAN 1,000 YARDS IN EACH OF THE LAST 5 SEASONS.

STEVEN JACKSON HAS AT LEAST 116 YARDS RUSHING IN EACH OF THE LAST 4 GAMES.

STL HAS SURRENDERED 386 YARDS RUSHING OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS.

 

Arizona at Tennessee

AZ 10th OFF; TEN 28th DEF

AZ 27th RUN; TEN 14th VS. RUN

AZ 4th PASS; TEN 31st VS. PASS

AZ 10th PTS; TEN 30th PTS ALLOWED

TEN 18th OFF; AZ 21st DEF

TEN 2nd RUN; AZ 8th VS. RUN

TEN 27th PASS; AZ 27th VS. PASS

TEN 18th PTS; AZ 11th PTS ALLOWED

TEN 19th TO/TA; AZ 25th TO/TA

AZ HAS ALLOWED 156.8 RUSH YARDS PER GAME IN ITS LAST FOUR GAMES.

AZ HAS WON 5 STRAIGHT ON THE ROAD, ITS FIRST 5-0 START ON ROAD SINCE 1948.

ANQUAN BOLDIN HAS CAUGHT 16-208-1 IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.

THE TEAMS LAST MET IN 2005, WITH AZ WINNING 20-10 AT HOME.

MATT LEINART COMPLETED 10-OF-14 PASSES FOR 74 YDS LAST WEEK.

VINCE YOUNG IS 21-11 AS A STARTER.

 

Tampa Bay at Atlanta

TB 29th OFF; ATL 27th DEF

TB 23rd RUN; ATL 24th VS. RUN

TB 28th PASS; ATL 29th VS. PASS

TB 27th PTS; ATL t-19th PTS ALLOWED

ATL 14th OFF; TB 26th DEF

ATL 12th RUN; TB 32nd VS. RUN

ATL 16th PASS; TB 14th VS. PASS

ATL 9th PTS; TB 31st PTS ALLOWED

TB t-21st TO/TA; ATL t-10th TO/TA

TB HAS 2 RUSHING TDS IN ITS LAST 9 GAMES.

TB GAVE UP 38 UNANSWERED POINTS LAST WEEK.

JOSH FREEMAN HAS 6 TURNOVERS IN THE LAST 2 GAMES.

ATL HAS LOST 4 OF ITS LAST 5.

ATL HAS 14 RUSHING TDS IN ITS LAST 9 GAMES.

TONY GONZALEZ HAS AT LEAST 4 CATCHES IN ALL BUT 1 GAME.

 

Miami at Buffalo

MIA 23rd OFF; BUF 25th DEF

MIA 4th RUN; BUF 31st VS. RUN

MIA 30th PASS; BUF t-9th VS. PASS

MIA 11th PTS; BUF t-19th PTS ALLOWED

BUF 28th OFF; MIA 19th DEF

BUF 21st RUN; MIA 11th VS. RUN

BUF 25th PASS; MIA 22nd VS. PASS

BUF 28th PTS; MIA 27th PTS ALLOWED

MIA t-15th TO/TA; BUF t-13th TO/TA

BUF HAD A SEASON LOW 46 RUSH YDS IN WK 4 VS. MIA.

BUF HAS WON 4 STRAIGHT VS. MIA AT RALPH WILSON STADIUM.

TERRELL OWENS HAD SEASON HIGH 9 CATCHES LAST WK.

MIA 5-0 WHEN CHAD HENNE THROWS FOR A TD.

MIA HAS 2 SACKS OR MORE IN EACH OF LAST 5 GAMES.

MIA HAS WON BY 7 OR LESS IN LAST 4 WINS.

 

Carolina at N.Y. Jets

CAR 15th OFF; NYJ 5th DEF

CAR 3rd RUN; NYJ 17th VS. RUN

CAR 24th PASS; NYJ 4th VS. PASS

CAR 23rd PTS; NYJ 4th PTS ALLOWED

NYJ 20th OFF; CAR 11th DEF

NYJ 1st RUN; J CAR 26th VS. RUN

NYJ 29th PASS; CAR 5th VS. PASS

NYJ 17th PTS; CAR t-25th PTS ALLOWED

CAR t-30th TO/TA; NYJ 28th TO/TA

CAR IS 0-5 WHEN JAKE DELHOMME HAS 30 PASS ATTEMPTS OR MORE.

CAR IS 4-1 WHEN JAKE DELHOMME HAS 25 PASS ATTEMPTS OR FEWER.

JULIUS PEPPERS HAS 0 SACKS IN LAST 3 GAMES.

DEANGELO WILLIAMS HAS 122 YDS OR MORE IN EACH OF LAST 6.

NYJ HAVE LOST 6 OF LAST 7 GAMES.

MARK SANCHEZ HAS MADE 4 TURNOVERS OR MORE IN 3 GAMES.

 

Jacksonville at San Francisco

JAX 12TH OFF; SF 22ND DEF

JAX 6TH RUN; SF 6TH VS. RUN

JAX 24TH PASS; SF 30TH VS. PASS

JAX 21ST PTS; SF 17TH PTS ALLOWED

SF 27TH OFF; JAX 23RD DEF

SF 24TH RUN; JAX 18TH VS. RUN

SF 23RD PASS: JAX 25TH VS. PASS

SF 19TH PTS; JAX 23RD PTS ALLOWED

SF 15TH TO/TA: JAX 15TH TO/TA

FRANK GORE HAS RUSHED FOR 337 YARDS AND 3 TDS ON 60 CARRIES IN NOVEMBER (5.6 YPC).

JAX TRYING TO WIN 4 STRAIGHT GAMES FOR THE 1ST TIME SINCE 2007.

MAURICE JONES-DREW HAS SCORED 13 OF JAX'S 24 OFF TDS THIS SEASON.

VERNON DAVIS HAS CAUGHT 28 PASSES FOR 333 YDS AND 5 TDS SINCE ALEX SMITH ENTERED LINEUP IN WEEK 7.

DAVID GARRARD HAS THROWN 1 TD IN 5 ROAD STARTS THIS SEASON.

MIKE SIMS-WALKER HAS A TD CATCH IN 3 CONSECUTIVE GAMES.

SF HAS LOST 6 OF 8.

 

Kansas City at San Diego

KC 30th OFF; SD 14th DEF

KC 26th RUN; SD 22nd VS. RUN

KC 26th PASS; SD 11th VS. PASS

KC 26th PTS; SD 15th PTS ALLOWED

SD 16th OFF; KC 30th DEF

SD 30th RUN; KC 27th VS. RUN

SD 11th PASS; KC 28th VS. PASS

SD t-4th PTS; KC t-25th PTS ALLOWED

KC 9th TO/TA; SD t-7th TO/TA

SD HAS WON 5 STRAIGHT BY AN AVERAGE OF 15.2 POINTS.

PHILIP RIVERS HAS 10-3 TD-INT RATIO IN LAST 5.

LADAINIAN TOMLINSON HAS 5 TDS IN LAST 4 GAMES.

KC HAD SEASON LOW 82 PASSING YDS VS. SD IN WK 7.

KC HAS LOST 4 OF LAST 5 AT SD.

CHRIS CHAMBERS AVERAGING 83 YARDS IN LAST 3 GAMES.

 

Chicago at Minnesota

CHI 19th OFF; MIN 12th DEF

CHI 29th RUN; MIN 3rd VS. RUN

CHI 14th PASS; MIN 21st VS. PASS

CHI 20th PTS; MIN 10th PTS ALLOWED

MIN 8th OFF; CHI 13th DEF;

MIN 10th RUN; CHI 23rd VS. RUN

MIN 10th PASS; CHI 8th VS. PASS

MIN 2nd PTS; CHI 18th PTS ALLOWED

MIN t-5th TO/TA; CHI t-19th TO/TA

CHI'S 4TH-QUARTER DRIVES ENDED IN 2 PUNTS, A BLOCKED FG AND A GAME-ENDING INT.

ZACH BOWMAN HAS AN INTERCEPTION IN 3 STRAIGHT GAMES.

CHI HAS LOST 5 OF 6 GAMES AFTER 3-1 START.

DONOVAN MCNABB IS 4-1 IN CAREER AT CHI.

BRETT FAVRE COMPLETED A CAREER-BEST AND CLUB-RECORD 88 PERCENT OF HIS PASSES VS. SEA.

FAVRE HIT 4 DIFFERENT RECEIVERS ON EACH OF 4 TDS.

MIN HELD SEA TO 4 YARDS RUSHING ON 12 CARRIES.

MIN IS 5-0 AT HOME IN 2009 AND HAS WON 6 STRAIGHT DATING BACK TO LAST SEASON.

FAVRE HAS 21 TDS AND 3 INTS, HIS FEWEST INTS THROUGH 10 GAMES IN HIS CAREER.

PERCY HARVIN LEADS ALL ROOKIES WITH 6 TDS (4 RECEIVING, 2 KR).

 

Washington at Philadelphia

WAS 25th OFF; PHI 8th DEF

WAS 19th RUN; PHI 9th VS. RUN

WAS 21st PASS; PHI t-9th VS. PASS

WAS 29th PTS; PHI t-13th PTS ALLOWED

PHI 11th OFF; WAS 4th DEF;

PHI 18th RUN; WAS 25th VS. RUN

PHI 12th PASS; WAS 1st VS. PASS

PHI t-6th PTS; WAS 6th PTS ALLOWED

PHI 4th TO/TA; WAS t-25th TO/TA

WAS HELD TONY ROMO TO 8-OF-19 PASSING FOR 98 YARDS PRIOR TO GAME-WINNING DRIVE.

SHAUN SUISHAM WAS 12-FOR-12 KICKING PRIOR TO SUNDAY'S 2 MISSES.

ROCK CARTWRIGHT HAD 140 YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE LAST WEEK.

DESEAN JACKSON FUMBLED 2 TIMES, LOSING 1 VS. CHI. BUT HE HAD 8 RECEPTIONS FOR 107 YARDS AND A TD.

JACKSON'S 48-YARD TD VS. CHI WAS HIS SHORTEST SCORE OF THE SEASON.

DONOVAN MCNABB IS NOW 4-1 AT CHI.

ANDY REID IS 18-4 VS. NFC NORTH, INCLUDING PLAYOFFS.

PHI IS 43-1 (INCLUDING PLAYOFFS) WHEN MCNABB HAS A QB RATING OVER 100 AND IS 17-0 WHEN HE COMPLETES AT LEAST 70 PERCENT OF HIS PASSES.

LESEAN MCCOY HAD A CAREER-HIGH 99 RUSHING YARDS VS. CHI.

 

Pittsburgh at Baltimore

PIT 6th OFF; BAL 9th DEF

PIT 17th RUN; BAL 5th VS. RUN

PIT 5th PASS; BAL 16th VS. PASS

PIT 14th PTS; BAL 4th PTS ALLOWED

BAL 13th  OFF; PIT 1st DEF

BAL 14th RUN; PIT 1st VS. RUN

BAL 15th PASS; PIT 13th VS. PASS

BAL 13th PTS; PIT 8th PTS ALLOWED

BAL 7th TO/TA; PIT 25thTO/TA

JOE FLACCO HAS ONE TD PASS IN BAL'S LAST 4 GAMES.

FLACCO COMPLETED JUST 40-OF-89 PASSES FOR 448 YARDS WITH ONE TD AND 5 INTS VS. PITT LAST SEASON.

BAL HAS LOST 5 OF 7 GAMES.

RAY RICE HAS AT LEAST 104 COMBINED RUSH-REC YDS IN HIS LAST 7 GAMES.

JAMES HARRISON HAS 10 SACKS THIS SEASON.

BAL HAS WON 5 OF 6 AT HOME VS. PIT.

 

New England at New Orleans

NE 2nd OFF; NO 17th DEF

NE 15th RUN; NO 20th VS. RUN

NE 2nd PASS; NO 15th VS. PASS

NE 3rd PTS; NO t-13th PTS ALLOWED

NO 1st OFF; NE 6th DEF;

NO 5th RUN; NE 15th VS. RUN

NO 6th PASS; NE 6th VS. PASS

NO 1st PTS; NE 2nd PTS ALLOWED

NO 3rd TO/TA; NE 2nd TO/TA

WES WELKER HAD CAREER HIGHS IN CATCHES (15) AND YARDS (192) AGAINST NYJ. HIS 15 CATCHES WERE ONE SHORT OF TROY BROWN'S CLUB RECORD OF 16.

NE FORCED 5 MARK SANCHEZ TURNOVERS (4 INTS, 1 FUMBLE).

NE IS 5-0 AT HOME THIS SEASON AND HAS WON 6 STRAIGHT BACK TO 2008.

TOM BRADY HAS 5 STRAIGHT 300-YARD PASSING GAMES.

NE HAS NOT LOST BACK-TO-BACK GAMES SINCE 2006, A STREAK OF 48 GAMES, LONGEST CURRENT RUN IN THE NFL.

NO SCORED 5 TDS IN 5 RED-ZONE POSSESSIONS AGAINST TB.

MIKE BELL TIED HIS CAREER BEST WITH 2 TDS LAST WEEK.

NO CB MALCOLM JENKINS HAD HIS FIRST CAREER INT LAST WEEK, FILLING IN FOR JABARI GREER.

 

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