Week 8 capsules

TV GAMES All times CentralBrowns at Chiefs Noon, CBS LINE - Chiefs by 7 1/2LAST MEETING Cleveland beat Kansas City 30-7 on Dec. 9, 2012 LAST WEEK Cleveland lost to Green Bay 31-13; Kansas City beat Houston 17-16 RANKINGS Browns: offense (26), defense (7); Chiefs: offense (19), defense (5) NOTES Cleveland will start Jason Campbell over Brandon Weeden at QB. Campbell’s last start was Nov. 19, 2012, for Chicago at San Francisco, a 32-7 loss. … Browns allowing 4.54 yards per play, second best in NFL. … Browns have sacks from 13 players, tied for most in NFL. … Kansas City is 7-0 for first time since 2003, when it started 9-0. … Alex Smith is first QB to win first 7 games with new team since Dieter Brock with 1985 Los Angeles Rams. … Chiefs’ defense has not allowed more than 17 points in game. … Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles has at least 100 yards from scrimmage and TD in first 7 games, only player to accomplish that feat besides O.J. Simpson (1975). … Chiefs LB Tamba Hali needs two sacks to pass Art Still (73) for third most in franchise history. … Chiefs LB Justin Houston is tied for second in NFL in sacks (10). Hali is fourth (9). … Kansas City leads NFL in turnover differential (plus-11).Redskins at Broncos 3:25 p.m., Fox

LINE - Broncos by 12LAST MEETING Washington beat Denver 27-17 on Nov. 15, 2009 LAST WEEK Washington beat Chicago 45-41; Denver lost to Indianapolis 39-33 RANKINGS Redskins: offense (4), defense (25); Broncos: offense (1), defense (30) NOTES This will be Washington Coach Mike Shanahan’s first game against Denver since firing in 2009. Shanahan spent 21 years in Denver, 14 as head coach, and won 2 Super Bowls. … Since Week 12 of 2012, RB Alfred Morris averaging 101.3 yards rushing, second best in NFL. … RB Roy Helu Jr. had career-high 3 TD runs last week. … Rookie TE Jordan Reed had 9 catches for 134 yards and TD vs. Chicago. … LB Brian Orakpo had 29-yard INT return for a TD last week, first career INT. … LB London Fletcher has played in 246 consecutive games, went undrafted in 1998, when Broncos QB Peyton Manning was No. 1 overall pick. … Denver has scored 298 points, most in history through first seven games. … K Matt Prater leading scorer in NFL with 70 points(37-37 PATs, 11-11 FGs). … Manning’s 25 TDs so far are second most through 7 games (Tom Brady, 27 in 2007). … Manning is 3-1 vs. Redskins with 10 TDs and 3 INTs.Cowboys at Lions Noon, Fox

LINE - Lions by 3LAST MEETING Detroit beat Dallas 34-30 on Oct. 2, 2011 LAST WEEK Dallas beat Philadelphia 17-3; Detroit lost to Cincinnati 27-24 RANKINGS Cowboys: offense (13), defense (29); Lions: offense (7), defense (31) NOTES Dallas and Detroit among top scoring teams in league, Cowboys averaging 28.6 points to rank second, and Lions 26.6 to rank eighth. … Cowboys have won 5 of 7 in series. … Detroit beat Dallas 38-6 on Jan. 5, 1992, only Lions postseason victory since winning 1957 NFL title. Cowboys went on to win three Super Bowls after 1992, 1993 and 1995 seasons, but have only one victory in last 15 postseasons. … Lions QB Matthew Stafford beat hometown Cowboys in last meeting, throwing winning TD to Calvin Johnson with 1:39 left to cap comeback from 24-point, third-quarter deficit. … Dallas QB Tony Romo had 317 yards passing and TD last week, overcoming season-high 2 interceptions at Philadelphia to win second consecutive game for first time this year to move atop NFC East. … Dallas WR Dez Bryant has 6 TDs receiving, tied for most in NFC lead with Johnson and two others.Packers at Vikings 7:30 p.m., NBC

LINE - Packers by 9LAST MEETING Green Bay beat Minnesota 24-10 in playoffs, Jan. 5, 2013 LAST WEEK Green Bay beat Cleveland 31-13; Minnesota lost to New York 23-7 RANKINGS Packers: offense (2), defense (15); Vikings: offense (25), defense (27) NOTES In past 7 starts vs. Vikings, Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers has 2,106 yards, 19 TDs and 3 INTs passing with 72.1 completion percentage. … Packers are missing WR Randall Cobb, TE Jermichael Finley and possibly WR James Jones again to injuries, but WR Jarrett Boykin coming off career-high 8-catch, 103-yard, 1-TD game last week. … Packers RB Eddie Lacy leads NFL rookies with 352 yards rushing. … First game for Minnesota WR Greg Jennings vs. former team. … QB Christian Ponder to start for Vikings, with Josh Freeman recovering from concussion. Ponder’s first career start came vs. Packers at home in 2011, when he threw for 2 TDs and nearly helped Vikings get upset. His best career game was vs. Packers at home in 2012 victory that led Vikings to playoff spot. He threw for 3 TDs and no INTs. … Vikings RB Adrian Peterson has only 90 yards on 23 carries in past 2 games. In two games vs. Packers in 2012, he ran 55 times for 409 yards.OTHER GAMESBills at Saints Noon LINE - Saints by 11LAST MEETING New Orleans beat Buffalo 27-7 on Sept. 27, 2009 LAST WEEK Buffalo beat Miami 23-21; New Orleans had bye RANKINGS Bills: offense (18), defense (24); Saints: offense (6), defense (11) NOTES First-year Buffalo Coach Doug Marrone was Saints offensive line coach and offensive coordinator in 2006-2008, Sean Payton’s first 3 seasons as Saints head coach. … QB Thad Lewis has made two career starts in which Buffalo is 1-1 and Lewis has completed 40 of 64 passes (62.5 percent) for 418 yards with 2 TDs passing and 1 INT. Lewis also has TD rushing. … Bills average 140.4 yards rushing per game, best in AFC. … RB Fred Jackson has 4 TDs rushing in his past 5 games. … Buffalo’s 12 INTs lead NFL. … DE Mario Williams has 10 sacks through first seven games and needs 4 more sacks to tie career best of 14 in 2007. … New Orleans has not hosted Buffalo in Superdome since 1998, a 45-33 Bills victory. Saints’ last home game vs. Bills was in San Antonio in 2005 because of Hurricane Katrina. … Since 2011, Saints QB Drew Brees is 15-4 at home, completing 497 of 735 (67.6 pct.) for 6,192 yards with 64 TDs.Dolphins at Patriots Noon

LINE - Patriots by 6 1/2LAST MEETING New England beat Miami 28-0 on Dec. 30, 2012 LAST WEEK Buffalo beat Miami 23-21; New York beat New England 30-27 in OT RANKINGS Dolphins: offense (27), defense (21); Patriots: offense (16), defense (18) NOTES Both AFC East teams have struggled, with Miami losing past 3 games and New England dropping 2 of 3, with its only victory coming on TD pass with 5 seconds left against New Orleans. … Patriots have won past 6 meetings. … Miami’s Ryan Tannehill threw career-high 3 scoring passes last Sunday vs. Buffalo but lost fumble that led to decisive field goal; also threw 2 INTs, one returned for TD. … Dolphins ran only 25 times, averaging 4.8 yards against Bills’ weak rushing defense. … TE Charles Clay (Little Rock Central) has TD reception in 3 consecutive games. … Patriots play another division opponent after their 12-game AFC East winning streak was stopped by Jets. They’ve won 13 consecutive division games at home. … Tom Brady has completed fewer than half his passes in 3 of his 7 games. … TE Rob Gronkowski had 8 catches against Jets after missing first 6 games while recovering from offseason forearm and back surgeries.Giants at Eagles Noon LINE - Eagles by 5½LAST MEETING Philadelphia beat New York 36-21 on Oct. 6, 2013 LAST WEEK New York beat Minnesota 23-7; Philadelphia lost to Dallas 17-3 RANKINGS Giants: offense (22), defense (19); Eagles: offense (3), defense (32) NOTES Philadelphia has won 9 of past 11 games vs. Giants, and are 6-5 at Lincoln Financial Field. … Giants have held Jamaal Charles, LeSean McCoy, Matt Forte and Adrian Peterson to under 67 yards rushing. … New York LB Jon Beason has 21 tackles in 2 starts since he was acquired from Carolina on Oct. 4. … WR Victor Cruz has 27 catches for 447 yards and 5 TDs in 5 games vs. Eagles. … Tom Coughlin is tied with Jeff Fisher for 16th on all-time list with 152 regular-season victories. … Eli Manning, who makes his 143rd consecutive regular-season start, is 15 yards away from passing Phil Simms to become franchise leader. Simms had 33,462 yards passing in 14 seasons. … QB Michael Vick is expected to start for the Eagles after missing last 2 games with a hamstring injury. Nick Foles sustained a concussion last week.49ers vs. Jaguars Noon (at London)

LINE - 49ers by 15LAST MEETING San Francisco beat Jacksonville 20-3, Nov. 29, 2009 LAST WEEK San Francisco beat Tennessee 31-17; Jacksonville lost to San Diego 24-6 RANKINGS 49ers: offense (17), defense (8); Jaguars: offense (32), defense (28) NOTES San Francisco has won 4 consecutive games. The 49ers flew to London from Tennessee on Sunday, one day ahead of Jacksonville. … San Francisco is 2-1 all-time at Wembley Stadium, beating Denver 24-16 in 2010 and splitting 2 preseason games. … 49ers have scored at least 31 points in each of 5 victories this season. … Niners have INT in 4 consecutive games. … San Francisco will have traveled NFL-high 32,948 miles by end of regular season. Only San Diego (26,932) and Oakland (26,240) will join San Francisco in surpassing 25,000 miles in air. … This is first of 4 games Jacksonville has agreed to play in London, giving up home game in each of next four years.Steelers at Raiders 3:05 p.m.

LINE - Steelers by 2 1/2LAST MEETING Oakland beat Pittsburgh 34-31 on Sept. 23, 2012 LAST WEEK Pittsburgh beat Baltimore 19-16; Oakland had bye RANKINGS Steelers: offense (20), defense (6); Raiders: offense (24), defense (12) NOTES Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger 2 TDs shy of joining Terry Bradshaw as only Steelers with 200 in career. … Pittsburgh ranks 31st in sacks with 8 after tying for most in NFL over previous 5 seasons. … Steelers LB LaMarr Woodley leads team with 5 sacks and has at least 1 in 4 consecutive games. … Pittsburgh’s 6 TDs on 16 red zone trips second worst in NFL to Jacksonville. … Steelers coming off season-high 141 yards rushing vs. Ravens. … Pittsburgh has forced league-low 2 turnovers. … Oakland lost last 10 games after bye by combined score of 271-139. … Raiders QB Terrelle Pryor has won both career home starts. … Raiders RB Darren McFadden had 113 yards rushing last year vs. Steelers.Jets at Bengals 3:05 p.m.

LINE - Bengals by 6LAST MEETING New York beat Cincinnati 26-10 on Nov. 25, 2010 LAST WEEK New York beat New England 30-27, OT; Cincinnati beat Detroit 27-24 RANKINGS Jets: offense (15), defense (4); Bengals: offense (12), defense (9) NOTES New York has won 4 consecutive and 9 of past 10 against Cincinnati, including playoffs. In last trip to Cincinnati, they won 24-14 in opening round of 2009 playoffs. … Both teams are coming off victories on last-second field goals. Nick Folk kicked 42-yarder in overtime for Jets. Mike Nugent was good from 54 yards on final play in Detroit. … Folk is 16 for 16 on field goals. … Second-round pick Geno Smith is only QB since 1970 merger to have 4 winning drives in first 7 games of career. … WR Santonio Holmes has missed last 3 games with hamstring injury. He leads NFL with average of 24.3 yards per catch. … Cincinnati is 3-0 at Paul Brown Stadium. Bengals haven’t won 4 home games in a row since 2009, when they won 5 consecutive. … QB Andy Dalton has thrown for 300 yards in each of past 2 games, only second time in career he’s done that. He’s had 3 TDs in 2 consecutive games for second time in career as well.Falcons at Cardinals 3:25 p.m.

LINE - Cardinals by 2½LAST MEETING Atlanta beat Arizona 23-19 on Nov. 18, 2012 LAST WEEK Atlanta beat Tampa Bay 31-23; Arizona lost to Seattle 34-22 RANKINGS Falcons: offense (9), defense (20); Cardinals: offense (29), defense (16) NOTES Atlanta WR Harry Douglas had 7 catches for career-high 149 yards last week against Tampa Bay. … Atlanta’s Matt Ryan was NFC offensive player of week after completing 20 of 26 for 273 yards and 3 touchdowns and career-best 148.4 QB rating against Buccaneers. … Last time Falcons played in Arizona, Cardinals beat them 30-24 in first-round playoff game in 2009. Arizona went on to Super Bowl. … Ryan threw career-high 5 interceptions with no TDs in last season’s victory over Cardinals. He’s thrown 3 in 6 games this year. … Arizona’s Larry Fitzgerald has 140-game receptions streak. … If Fitzgerald catches 4 passes today, he will be youngest player with 800 career receptions at 30 years, 57 days.

THURSDAY’S GAME Carolina 31, Tampa Bay 13 TODAY’S GAMES - All times Central Cleveland at Kansas City, noon Buffalo at New Orleans, noon Miami at New England, noon Dallas at Detroit, noon NY Giants at Philadelphia, noon San Francisco vs. Jacksonville (at London), noon Pittsburgh at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

NY Jets at Cincinnati, 3:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Arizona, 3:25 p.m.

Washington at Denver, 3:25 p.m.

Green Bay at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.

OPEN Baltimore, Chicago, Houston, Indianapolis, San Diego, Tennessee MONDAY’S GAME Seattle at St. Louis, 7:40 p.m.

OCT. 31 GAME Cincinnati at Miami, 7:25 p.m.

NOV. 3 GAMES Minnesota at Dallas, noon Tennessee at St. Louis, noon Atlanta at Carolina, noon New Orleans at NY Jets, noon Kansas City at Buffalo, noon San Diego at Washington, noon Philadelphia at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Seattle, 3:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Cleveland, 3:25 p.m.

Pittsburgh at New England, 3:25 p.m.

Indianapolis at Houston, 7:30 p.m.

OPEN Arizona, Denver, Detroit, Jacksonville, N.Y. Giants, San Francisco NOV. 4 GAME Chicago at Green Bay, 8:40 p.m.