Week 9 Cheat Sheet Week 9 Cheat Sheet from seestyle's blog

Everything you need to know as kickoff approaches...Harrison: Week 9 predictionsWhile Manning vs. Brady takes center stage, Elliot Harrison eyes other factors in . Check out his Week 9 picks. Key game-time decisionsAll players questionable unle s noted (back) -- OUT -- QB, The quarterback this week, per NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport and NFL Media's Desmond Purnell. The team that the signal-caller . (toe) -- ACTIVE -- WR, The wideout was limited all week and appears that he could make his return after mi sing three games.UPDATE:Green will play Sunday against the . (knee, illne s) -- OUT -- LB; (knee) -- OUT -- LB, about the No. 1 overall pick playing Sunday. Cushing returned on a limited basis on Friday.UPDATE:Clowney will not play as he battles illne s, per Rapoport. The team later announced that Clowney is inactive, as is Cushing. (ankle) -- PROBABLE -- QB, Barring an unforeseen setback, will make his return to the starting lineup. (toe) -- OUT -- LB, Willis was limited Thursday and Friday. He could be on a snap count if he makes his return.UPDATE:Willis was ahead of Sunday's game. The team announced that rookie linebacker . (right shoulder) -- OUT -- QB, Smith will likely be 's backup after being full-go Thursday and Friday. The elevated quarterback from the practice squad Saturday, .UPDATE:Smith was ruled out by the team ahead of Sunday's game. (groin) -- QUESTIONABLE -- S; (calf) -- QUESTIONABLE -- OT, Neither player practiced on Friday. (knee) -- QUESTIONABLE -- TE, The tight end was moving well enough on Friday. He could be on a snap count restriction if he is able to go. (concu sion) -- ACTIVE -- CB, The cornerback participated fully on Thursday and Friday after mi sing last week's game and is active for Sunday's game. (ankle) -- OUT -- RB, The struggling running back will mi s his third game of the season.MNF (back/hamstring) -- QUESTIONABLE -- CB, DRC was limited all week. (shoulder) DE -- PROBABLE -- mi sed practice Saturday. He's expected to play, but the injury is something to monitor moving forward.Weather Tracking* doesn't , but we'll tell you what they are saying anyway. at -- 38 degrees / Pre-game snow, winds (Around 18 mph at kickoff) at -- 57 degrees / Winds (Around 19 mph) at -- 53 degrees / Slight chance of scattered showers (20 percent) *Forecasts courtesy of Three Matthew Dellavedova Jersey matchups to watchBrooks: Must-see matchupsWhat are the most intriguing Week 9 battles in games acro s the NFL? Bucky Brooks provides his scouting eye. / vs. /Ware and Miller have been toying with offensive lines all season. The duo has a combined 16 sacks this season (more than 14 entire teams) and can throw timing offenses completely off-kilter with their constant play in the backfield. Solder and Vollmer have struggled at times this season as part of a rotating Pats O-line. If the two can't hold up against the ' bludgeoning tandem Brook Lopez Jersey , will be under siege. If the are forced to keep backs and tight ends in to help out in pa s protection, it will handcuff Brady's options against an improved secondary. Brady could attempt to neutralize Miller and Ware with an increased pace as he has displayed in recent weeks. WRs vs. DBs, and jitterbug rookie are a tough trio to clamp down on in ' field-stretching offense. The combination has combined for 71 receptions, 1,112 yards and eight touchdowns. Each po se ses big-play ability that the ' secondary will have to neutralize. , and have been solid in the ' secondary. Scandrick specifically has been a stud this season. However, if the Dallas pa s rush continues to struggle getting to the quarterback, the ' corners will have to stick with the Cards' trio. vs. /Brown has been seemingly unstoppable this season. He's extended his streak of at least five catches and 50 yards to 24 straight games. In the first meeting against the in Week 2, Brown had seven catches for 90 yards in the lo s (he mi sed time while getting tested for a po sible concu sion during the game). The key for the will be sticking with Brown when ad-libs and gets away from pre sure. Baltimore will be without corner (foot) -- who is having a stellar season -- so the duty of slowing down Brown will fall to (who mi sed Week 2) and . Did You Know? could become the first running back to rush for 100-plus yards in three straight games since did it in 2011. Robinson has 40 rushes for 235 yards in the last two weeks. He had 48 carries for 160 yards in his first 15 career games. . is on pace for a career-low 14 touchdown pa ses (he has six through seven games). However, the signal caller is also on pace to set career highs in completion percentage (65.4), yards per attempt (7.6), and pa ser rating (89.7). The Bucs' defense is dead last in points per game allowed (31.9) and yards per game (409.9); 31st in third-down percentage allowed (47.8!); 30th in pa sing yards allowed (286) and opponents' pa ser rating (107); and own the worst percentage of forced three-and-outs (12.3). was a defensive guy, right? Right?!? Your "Everything is still jolly in Cleveland" update (brought to you by, "For Now" stain removers): The are above .500 after seven games for the first time since 2007 (started 5-3, finished 10-6). The Cleveland rushing attack has floundered the past two weeks without center . In the first six weeks of the season the averaged 146.4 yards per game on 33 attempts, for a 4.4 yards-per-rush average with eight touchdown runs. In the last two weeks they've averaged 54 yards on 27.5 totes for a paltry 2.0 average and just one touchdown. The last time were was 1974 (started 7-0, finished 10-4 under Don Coryell). The own the NFL's second-best turnover differential at plus-9. One big reason for that is , who has thrown just one interception in four games. He's on pace for just three interceptions this season. That would be the quarterback's lowest for any season (even 2008 when he only played four games he threw four picks). His current .25 interception rate is by far the lowest of his career. The next closest is the .75 rate in 2005 (12 picks in 16 games). Entering the season Palmer had a career average of 1.1 interceptions per game (152 picks in 138 games played). At the midpoint of the season, already has 1,000-plus rushing yards, 200-plus carries and seven TDs. In 2013, only 10 players reached those numbers for the entire year. Murray would need 272 yards against the to have the most rushing yards by any player through nine team games since 1960. Murray has more rushing yards this season (1,054) than every other TEAM except the and and more rushing yards than (505) and (482) combined. The have converted only one of 11 third downs inside the red zone (9.1 percent), which is worst in NFL. Philadelphia is scoring a touchdown on 34.8 percent of red-zone po se sions, also the worst in NFL. Their three red-zone giveaways ties for the most in the league. with 24 QB hits this season. That number is more than the (22), (21), (19) and (17) have as a team. Watt's 113 QB hits since 2012 are nearly twice as many as anyone else over that timespan -- is second on this list with 61. has 100-plus rushing yards in six of seven games this season. His 31 career 100-yard rushing games are tied with Priest Holmes for most in NFL history by Marvin Williams Jersey an undrafted player. 's defense isn't exactly playing . Gang Green has only three takeaways this season, fewest in NFL. It's allowed 24-plus points in each game during a seven-game losing streak and allowed multiple TD pa ses in all seven games (20 TDs, one INT in that span). is averaging just 5.6 air yards per pa s attempt this season, lowest in NFL (minimum 75 pa s attempts). Smith averaged 2.0 air yards per attempt last week, lowest in the NFL among players with 20-plus attempts since Mark Brunell (1.9) in Week 3 of 2006 with the . The ' quarterback has not thrown a TD pa s further than five air yards this season. Of the 38 QBs with at least 30 such pa s attempts, Smith is the only one without a TD pa s greater than five air yards. The have not won at Miami since the 1981 AFC Divisional Playoffs (SD beat Miami, 41-38 in OT). Kellen Winslow was helped off field after 13 receptions, 166 yards and a TD in the game. The have lost their last seven games at Miami. ranks in the top six in most pa sing categories: completion percentage, 68.3 (fourth); pa sing yards, 2,213 (sixth); pa sing TDs, 20 (third); and pa ser rating, 109.9 (third). The , thanks to 's emergence as a rusher in recent weeks, have gone over 100 rushing yards in five straight games (the longest such streak under ). However, has only one 100-yard rushing game this season (Week 3 lo s). Washington has allowed only five drives of 10-plus plays this season, fewest in NFL. However, opposing teams have thrown 17 TDs and only three INTs against the with a pa ser rating of 104.0, 5th highest in NFL. 's unit has 14 sacks when bringing the blitz this season, most in the NFL. Meanwhile the Minnesota defense has compiled 15 sacks in the last three games (after getting 10 sacks in the first five) and are tied for second in the NFL with 25 sacks. They are led by "Making the Leap" candidate (8), third most in the NFL. The are allowing just 24.3 percent of 20-plus air yard pa ses to be completed (fourth lowest in the NFL) and are the only Khris Middleton Jersey team to not allow a completion of 20-plus air yards on third down. However, opponents have an 81.3 completion percentage and 134.1 pa ser rating in the red zone (both highest in the NFL). The ' offense has been much le s productive over the last three weeks compared to the first five weeks of the season (not counting their Week 4 bye). Through Weeks 6 through 8 St. Louis is averaging 3.7 fewer points on 131.5 fewer total yards (115.2 fewer pa sing yards and 16.3 fewer rushing yards). According to Pro Football Focus, has a completion percentage of 50.0 in play-action, which ranks 34th out of 36 QBs. His 66.7 completion percentage without play-action ranks tied for seventh out of 36 QBs. has five 100-yard rushing games versus St. Louis (T-most versus single opponent -- five vs. SEA) and the have allowed 100-plus yards rushing in six of seven games this season. However, Gore is averaging a mere 29 rushing yards in the past two Niners games. and each threw 14 TD pa ses in October. It was the first calendar month in NFL history in which two players threw for at least 14 TDs (courtesy: Elias Sports Bureau). and have 1,401 receiving yards combined, the most in the NFL for any receiving duo (86 yards more than and ). The ' defense in the NFL in both total defense and scoring D. Total defense: 315.3 YPG allowed (fourth); Scoring defense: 20.3 PPG allowed (sixth). They also boast the NFL's best rushing defense (72.4 YPG allowed) and have forced three-and-outs on 29.4 percent of opponents drives, the second-most in the NFL. The flaunt the NFL's third-ranked scoring offense (29.8 points per game), scoring on 47.8 percent of drives this season (second-most in NFL). Brady's unit has scored 158 points in their last four games combined (4-0 record) after scoring 80 points in the first four games combined (2-2). The Oakland ground game has been nonexistent. Since took over as head coach, only the (32 percent) and (33 percent) have rushed the ball le s than the (34 percent). However, the were rushing the ball only 32 percent of the time under , fewest in the NFL. as well or as often as last season when you compare 20-plus air yard pa ses in the first seven games of each season -- 2013: 13-of-29, 44.8 completion percentage, four touchdowns for a 102.9 pa ser rating. 2014: seven-of-18 pa sing, 38.9 completion percent, one touchdown and a 81.7 pa ser rating. and , which is the second-most meetings between active -winning QBs. Roethlisberger leads Flacco 7-4 in these matchups (regular and postseason). Only and have met more often among active -winning QBs. The ' offense ranks in the top 10 in scoring (seventh, 27.1) and total offense (ninth, 375.5 YPG). It has scored on 47.1 percent of drives this season (third in the NFL), gone three-and-out on only 11.5 percent of drives (second-best percentage in NFL) and boasts 10 rushes of 20-plus yards this season (T-most in NFL with Dallas). is on pace to set career highs in completion percentage (68.4), pa sing yards (4,760) and pa ser rating (105.9). He'd also tie his career high of 32 Christian Wood Jersey pa sing touchdowns on his current pace (set in 2007). Of course, a lot of that is thanks to who leads the NFL in targets (87) and receptions (60). is on pace for 5,462 pa sing yards, which would leave him just 16 yards short of breaking the record set by in 2013 with 5,477. Luck has more pa sing yards (2,731) than 18 teams have total yards this season. Sixty-one of ' 89 (68.5 percent) rush attempts this season have been for le s than four yards. (who is out) hasn't been much better -- 47 of his 91 (51.6 percent) rush attempts this season went for le s than four yards.The latest Around The NFL Podcast and recaps the ' one-sided *TNF win over the . Find more Around The NFL content on .*
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