Week 2 capsules

TV GAMES All times Central Titans at Texans Noon, CBS LINE - Texans by 8 1/2LAST MEETING Houston beat Tennessee 24-10 on Dec. 2, 2012 LAST WEEK Tennessee beat Pittsburgh 16-9, Houston beat San Diego 31-28 RANKINGS Titans: offense (30), defense (2); Texans: offense (5), defense (6) NOTES Tennessee trying to win consecutive road games to start season for first time since 1981 and second time in franchise history. … Titans last won first two games of season overall in 2008. … Chris Johnson needs 42 yards rushing to reach 7,000 for career. Johnson averages 89.3 yards per game vs. Texans … Jake Locker threw for 309 yards in last game against Texans, second best of his career. … Houston Coach Gary Kubiak won his 60th career regular-season game as Texans coach in opener. … Matt Schaub is 6-2 with 17 TDs and 1 interception with 105.6 passer rating in past eight starts against Titans. … Schaub had 26th career game with 300 yards passing or more in opener as Texans rallied from 21-point second-half deficit at San Diego. … RB Arian Foster averaging NFL-best 125.9 yards from scrimmage per game since 2010.Broncos at Giants 3:25 p.m., CBS LINE - Broncos by 3½LAST MEETING Denver beat New York 26-6 on Nov. 26, 2009 LAST WEEK Denver beat Baltimore 49-27, New York lost to Dallas 36-31 RANKINGS Broncos: offense (1), defense (24); Giants: offense (3), defense (15) NOTES This is the third time the Manning brothers Peyton (Denver) and Eli (New York). Peyton is 2-0, having won first two over Eli with Colts. ... Eli has 2 Super Bowl rings to Peyton’s 1, though. … Denver has won 12 consecutive regular-season games, NFL’s longest active streak. … Peyton Manning tied NFL single-game mark last week with seven touchdown passes. He is 3-1 vs. Giants with 9 TDs and 4 INTs. … WR Wes Welker had 9 catches, including 2 for touchdowns, in Broncos debut. … Tight end Julius Thomas also caught two TDs. … Eli Manning has won six of last seven games at MetLife Stadium, including three in row. … He threw for 450 yards, 4 TDs and 3 INTs last week. He’s started 136 consecutive games, NFL’s longest active streak for QB. … Giants turned over ball six times last week, handing Cowboys 23 points.Redskins at Packers Noon

LINE - Packers by 6 1/2LAST MEETING Washington beat Green Bay 16-13 in OT on Oct. 10, 2010 LAST WEEK Washington lost to Philadelphia 33-27; Green Bay lost to San Francisco 34-28 RANKINGS Redskins: offense (12), defense (27); Packers: offense (11), defense (31) NOTES Washington won last meeting between NFC rivals after Graham Gano kicked 33-yard field goal in overtime. … QB Robert Griffin III threw for career-high 329 yards last week against Eagles in first appearance since knee injury in 2012 playoffs. … 263 yards rushing by Philadelphia Eagles last week were most allowed by Redskins since 1996. … Green Bay stands one victory from 50 victorious home openers in franchise history. Packers looking to become first NFL team with 50 or more wins in openers on home and road (53). … Eddie Lacy became just third Green Bay rookie to start at running back in season opener since 1970 AFL-NFL merger. … Packers QB Aaron Rodgers is 99 of 151 (65 percent) for 1,331 yards and 13 TDs and 1 INT in last four regular-season games.Vikings at Bears Noon LINE - Bears by 5½LAST MEETING Minnesota beat Chicago 21-14 on Dec. 9, 2012 LAST WEEK Minnesota lost to Detroit 34-24; Chicago beat Cincinnati 24-21 RANKINGS Vikings: offense (19), defense (29); Bears: offense (20), defense (16) NOTES Minnesota hasn’t won at Soldier Field since 2007. … Vikings turned over ball four times last week. … RB Adrian Peterson is 58 rushing yards shy of becoming 32nd player to hit 9,000 mark. He’s tied with Ricky Watters for 19th on NFL list with 78 TDs rushing. Peterson ran for 93 yards and 2 TDs against Detroit last week, although he didn’t do much after 78-yard scoring run on first attempt. Peterson ran for 154 yards last time Vikings played Bears and his 224 yards at Soldier Field in 2007 are most by Chicago opponent. … Chicago rallied from 11 points down in third quarter to beat Cincinnati.Rams at Falcons Noon LINE - Falcons by 6LAST MEETING Atlanta beat St. Louis 34-17 on Nov. 21, 2010 LAST WEEK St. Louis beat Arizona 27-24; Atlanta lost to New Orleans 23-17 RANKINGS Rams: offense (16), defense (23); Falcons: offense (15), defense (25) NOTES Atlanta RB Steven Jackson spent first nine seasons with St. Louis, rushing for 10,135 yards, scoring 56 touchdowns and making three trips to Pro Bowl. … This is only second time since 2006 St. Louis has been above .500. Last season, Rams were 3-2 before losing 4 of next 5 en route to 7-8-1 finish. … Atlanta hasn’t lost two games in row since 2009, when it happened three times. Under Coach Mike Smith, Falcons are 20-3 following losses, including current stretch of 12 consecutive victories. … Falcons are 33-7 at Georgia Dome since start of 2008 season. Only New England (34-6) has better home record during that span.LAST MEETING San Diego beat Philadelphia 31-23 on Nov. 15, 2009 LAST WEEK San Diego lost to Houston 31-28; Philadelphia beat Washington 33-27 RANKINGS Chargers: offense (27), defense (28); Eagles: offense (6), defense (21) NOTES San Diego’s only victory in Philadelphia was in 1995 at old Veterans Stadium. … QB Philip Rivers tied career-high with 4 TD passes in loss to Houston. … Rivers will make 114th consecutive start, second-longest string behind Eli Manning for QBs. … Philadelphia Coach Chip Kelly was one of five rookie coaches to win his debut with Eagles and first since Rich Kotite in 1991. … Eagles are 11-2 when RB LeSean McCoy runs for 100 yards.Dolphins at Colts Noon LINE - Pick ‘emLAST MEETING Indianapolis beat Miami 23-20 on Nov. 4, 2012 LAST WEEK Miami beat Cleveland 23-10; Indianapolis beat Oakland 21-17 RANKINGS Dolphins: offense (25), defense (T-10); Colts: offense (26), defense (20) NOTES Miami is one of three teams (Minnesota, Tennessee) to play first two games on road. … Mike Wallace had 1 catch in Dolphins debut. … Indianapolis WR Reggie Wayne expected to pass Marvin Harrison today for No. 7 on Colts’ career list for games played, needs 40 yards receiving to pass Andre Reed (13,198) for No. 12 on NFL’s career list, and 9 catches to move past Randy Moss for No. 9 in league history.Browns at Ravens Noon LINE - Ravens by 6½LAST MEETING Baltimore beat Cleveland 25-15 on Nov. 4, 2012 LAST WEEK Cleveland lost to Miami 23-10; Baltimore lost to Denver 49-27 RANKINGS Browns: offense (T-22), defense (8); Ravens: offense (9), defense (32) NOTES Baltimore has won 10 consecutive in rivalry of AFC North foes. … Game marks return to Baltimore of Cleveland LB Paul Kruger, who signed with Browns as free agent during offseason. … Browns K Billy Cundiff played in 28 games for Ravens in 2009-2011. He lost job last summer to Justin Tucker and is known for missed FG in 2011 AFC title game. … Baltimore is 21-3 at home in past three seasons. … Ravens QB Joe Flacco needs 5 yards passing to reach 18,000-yard mark for career. He’s 10-0 lifetime against Browns, as is Baltimore Coach John Harbaugh. ... Home opener for defending Super Bowl champion Ravens.Cowboys at Chiefs Noon, Fox

LINE - Chiefs by 2 1/2LAST MEETING Dallas beat Kansas City 26-20 in OT on Oct. 10, 2009 LAST WEEK Dallas beat New York 36-31; Kansas City beat Jacksonville 28-2 RANKINGS Cowboys: offense (18), defense (30); Chiefs: offense (T-22), defense (1) NOTES Dallas trying to win series-best third consecutive game. … Cowboys forced 6 turnovers and never trailed in its opening victory over New York Giants. … Cowboys’ Jason Witten needs 2 catches to surpass Shannon Sharpe (815) for second on NFL’s career TE list. … DE DeMarcus Ware intercepted pass last week but didn’t have tackle or assist for second time in career; other was fifth game of his rookie year in 2005. … Kansas City Coach Andy Reid is familiar with Dallas from days in Philadelphia. He’s 17-12 against Cowboys. … Chiefs’ defense allowed 178 yards total offense last week, its best since 166 yards by Oakland on Sept. 20, 2009. … Team finished with six sacks against Jaguars. … Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles went over 800 carries in career last week against Jacksonville. He’s sixth on Chiefs’ career list. ... Arrowhead Stadium opener for Reid, who coached in Philadelphia in 1999-2012.49ers at Seahawks 7:30 p.m., NBC

LINE - Seahawks by 3LAST MEETING Seattle beat San Francisco 42-13 on Dec. 23, 2012 LAST WEEK San Francisco beat Green Bay 34-28; Seattle beat Carolina 12-7.

RANKINGS 49ers: offense (2), defense (22); Seahawks: offense (14), defense (5) NOTES First meeting between two favorites in NFC West and teams favored to be NFC’s representative in Super Bowl. … San Francisco QB Colin Kaepernick threw for career high 412 yards last week against Green Bay, setting franchise record for yards passing in season opener. … RB Frank Gore has rushed for 1,210 career yards against Seattle, his most against any one team. Gore had 131 yards rushing in first matchup last season, but was held to 28 yards on six carries in second meeting. … Seattle, which routed San Francisco 42-13 in Week 16 last season at home, went 8-0 at CenturyLink Field last season. Seahawks have not lost home game since Dec. 24, 2011, 19-17 to 49ers. … QB Russell Wilson set regular-season career high with 320 yards passing against Carolina. He completed 24 of final 28 pass attempts, including a game-winning touchdown pass to Jermaine Kearse in the fourth quarter.Panthers at Bills Noon LINE - Panthers by 2 1/2LAST MEETING Buffalo beat Carolina 20-9 on Oct. 25, 2009 LAST WEEK Carolina lost to Seattle 12-7; Bufalo lost to New England 23-21 RANKINGS Panthers: offense (28), defense (19); Bills: offense (24), defense (26) NOTES Carolina QB Cam Newton managed career-low 125 yards passing against Seattle. … Buffalo rookie coach Doug Marrone attempting to avoid becoming fifth of past six Bills coaches to open first season 0-2.Lions at Cardinals 3:05 p.m.

LINE - Pick ‘em.

LAST MEETING Arizona beat Detroit 38-10, Dec. 16, 2012 LAST WEEK Detroit beat Minnesota 34-24, Arizona lost to St. Louis 27-24 RANKINGS Lions: offense (4), defense (14); Cardinals: offense (10), defense (17) NOTES Detroit RB Reggie Bush had 191 total yards in Lions debut, 90 rushing and 101 receiving. … Arizona WR Larry Fitzgerald caught two TD passes against St. Louis. He had four all of last season on offense that ranked worst in NFL.Saints at Bucs 3:05 p.m.

LINE - Saints by 3LAST MEETING New Orleans beat Tampa Bay 41-0 on Dec. 16, 2012 LAST WEEK New Orleans beat Atlanta 23-17; Tampa Bay lost to New York Jets 18-17 RANKINGS Saints: offense (8), defense (18); Buccaneers: offense (29), defense (12) NOTES New Orleans has won past three meetings between these NFC South rivals, including sweep a year ago. … Tampa Bay RB Doug Martin was held to 65 yards on 24 carries last week during the Buccaneers’ 18-17 loss to New York Jets.Jaguars at Raiders 3:25 p.m.

LINE - Raiders by 3½LAST MEETING Oakland beat Jacksonville 26-23 in overtime on Oct. 21, 2012 LAST WEEK Jacksonville lost to Kansas City 28-2; Oakland lost to Indianapolis 21-17 RANKINGS Jaguars: offense (32), defense (T-10); Raiders: offense (13), defense (7) NOTES Jacksonville is 2-7 in West Coast games (Oakland, Seattle, San Diego, San Francisco). … Oakland is 10-2 when Darren McFadden (Pulaski Oak Grove, Arkansas Razorbacks) rushes for at least 100 yards.

TODAY’S GAMES All times Central Dallas at Kansas City, noon Tennessee at Houston, noon Washington at Green Bay, noon Minnesota at Chicago, noon St. Louis at Atlanta, noon San Diego at Philadelphia, noon Miami at Indianapolis, noonCleveland at Baltimore, noon Carolina at Buffalo, noon Detroit at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.

New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 3:05 p.m. Jacksonville at Oakland, 3:25 p.m.

Denver at NY Giants, 3:25 p.m.

San Francisco at Seattle, 7:30 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 7:40 p.m.

Sports, Pages 26 on 09/15/2013

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