NFL previews for Week 16

Saturday’s games

New York Giants (7-7) at New York Jets (8-6)

Time: noon, FOX Ch. 32

Line: Jets by 3

Last meeting: Giants beat Jets 35-24, Oct. 7, 2007

Last week: Giants lost to Redskins 23-10; Jets lost to Eagles 45-19

Notes: After week of trash talk, most of it from Jets coach Rex Ryan, teams meet in showdown of New York-area rivals with plenty of playoff implications. If Giants beat Jets and then Dallas next weekend, they win NFC East and return to playoffs for first time since 2008. Two wins will likely clinch Jets a third straight wild-card appearance under Ryan. ... Three players in game have played for both Ryan and Giants coach Tom Coughlin: Jets WR Plaxico Burress and QB Mark Brunell, and Giants P Steve Weatherford. ... Giants have lost five of last six, but have won last four regular-season games against Jets. ... QB Eli Manning has thrown for franchise-record 4,362 yards, and with 25 TDs joined Peyton Manning, Brett Favre, Dan Marino and Drew Brees as only QBs with at least 3,000 yards and 20 TDs in seven straight seasons. Manning, who won only other start vs. Jets, has 14 TDs in fourth quarter, tied for most in a season. Also has three 400-yard games, tied for NFL’s single-season mark. ... WR Victor Cruz has 1,194 yards receiving and needs 150 in last two games to top Amani Toomer’s team record set in 2002. ... Hakeem Nicks has 1,096 yards receiving, making him and Cruz the first pair of Giants WRs to have 1,000 yards in same season. ... DE Jason Pierre-Paul has 13½ sacks, and at least a half-sack in 10 of 14 games this season. ... Jets looking to improve to 7-1 at home, which would match best mark in team history: last set in 1998. ... Burress facing Giants for first time since they released him in 2009 after accidentally shooting himself in November 2008. Later served 20 months in prison on gun charge, and signed with Jets less than two months after release. ... QB Mark Sanchez needs 283 yards passing to top career best of 3,291 set last season. ... RB Shonn Greene needs 59 yards rushing to reach 1,000 for the first time in three-year career. Leads AFC with four TDs rushing in December. ... RB LaDainian Tomlinson has 13,599 yards rushing, 64 from passing Jerome Bettis for fifth place on c areer list. ... WR Santonio Holmes has TD catch in four straight games, and he and Burress are only duo from same team in AFC with at least eight TD receptions. ... KR-RB Joe McKnight leads NFL with 32.3 yard kickoff return average, but status was uncertain as he recovers from separated right shoulder and hyperextended right elbow.

Oakland (7-7) at Kansas City (6-8)

Time: noon

Line: Chiefs by 1

Last meeting: Chiefs beat Raiders 28-0, Oct. 23, 2011

Last week: Raiders lost to Lions 28-27; Chiefs beat Packers 19-14

Notes: Oakland needs to win last two games and have Kansas City beat Denver in Week 17 to win AFC West. Chiefs need to win last two, have San Diego lose one of its next two and have Denver lose at Buffalo on Saturday. ... Raiders have lost three straight. ... Chiefs 31-13 (.705) overall against Oakland dating to 1990, including 1991 playoff game. Kansas City 14-7 in regular season at Arrowhead Stadium. ... Kansas City had season-high 438 yards against Packers last Sunday. ... Chiefs intercepted season-high six passes in their first meeting with Oakland. ... QB Kyle Orton threw for 299 yards against Green Bay, hitting 10 different receivers in first start for Kansas City. ... K Ryan Succop has converted 21 straight field goals for Chiefs, longest active streak in NFL. ... Carson Palmer has three 300-yard passing games in eight starts, most by Raiders QB in a season since Kerry Collins had three in 2005. ... Raiders WR Darrius Heyward-Bey had career highs of eight catches for 155 yards last week against Detroit. RB Michael Bush tied career high with seven catches. ... Oakland highest scoring team in NFL in 2 minutes prior to halftime with 56 points. ... Raiders offensive coordinator Al Saunders spent 10 seasons as assistant with Kansas City (1989-98) and returned as assistant head coach from 2001-05.

Jacksonville (4-10) at Tennessee (7-7)

Time: noon

Line: Titans by 7½

Last meeting: Jaguars beat Titans 16-14, Sept. 11

Last week: Jaguars lost to Falcons 41-14; Titans lost to Colts 27-13.

Notes: Jaguars rookie QB Blaine Gabbert has at least one TD pass in four of five road starts. ... Jaguars got first road win against AFC South opponent Nov. 13 at Colts. ... Maurice Jones-Drew (61) needs two rushing TDs to pass Fred Taylor (62) for most in team history. Jones-Drew has 73 career TDs, most total TDs in club history. Jones-Drew has NFL-best 1,334 yards rushing and needs 58 yards rushing to pass his career-best of 1,391 yards in 2009. Jones-Drew has run for 177 and 186 yards in his past two games at Tennessee. ... WR Chastin West caught his first TD pass of his career last week. ... LB Paul Posluszny leads Jaguars with 110 tackles. ... DE Jeremy Mincey has career-best 5 1/2 sacks. Titans QB Matt Hasselbeck has thrown for 750 yards with eight TDs and three interceptions with a 97.5 passer rating in past three games vs Jaguars. Hasselbeck needs 76 yards passing to reach 3,000 for eighth season. ... Chris Johnson needs 70 yards rushing to reach 1,000 for fourth straight season to start career. Johnson averaging 95.4 yards rushing in 11 career home games vs AFC South. ... Johnson (38) needs two rushing TDs to join Earl Campbell (73) and Eddie George (64) as only players to reach 40 for a career in team history. ... WR Nate Washington (66) needs four catches to become first Titans WR to reach 70 catches in season since 2004. Washington has AFC-best 27 catches on third down. ... CB Jason McCourty leads team with 90 tackles.

St. Louis (2-12) at Pittsburgh (10-4)

Time: noon

Line: Off

Last week: Rams lost to Bengals 20-13; Steelers lost to 49ers 20-3

Notes: St. Louis has dominated series, and is 11-1-1 in Pittsburgh, lone loss coming in 1996. ... St. Louis DE Chris Long fifth in league with 13 sacks, fifth-highest total by a Rams player since stat became official in 1982. ... St. Louis RB Stephen Jackson needs 34 yards to top 1,000 yards for seventh straight season, longest active streak in league. ... Rams last in league in scoring, averaging 11.9 points per game while Steelers allowing 15.5 points per game, second-fewest in NFL. ... Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger needs to average 236 yards passing over final two games to break his team record for yards in a season (4,328) set in 2009. ... Pittsburgh TE Heath Miller broke franchise record for career receptions by tight end last week and needs three receptions to surpass Hall of Famer Lynn Swann for fourth-place on team’s all-time reception list. ... Pittsburgh would finish 7-1 at Heinz Field this season with a victory, first time since 2007 Steelers have won at least seven home games in a season. ... Rams have lost five straight games. ... Steelers 3-3 all-time on Christmas Eve. ... Pittsburgh WR Hines Ward needs nine receptions to reach 1,000 for his career. He would become second player in NFL history to have 1,000 career receptions and multiple Super Bowl rings, joining Jerry Rice.

Denver (8-6) at Buffalo (5-9)

Time: noon

Line: Broncos by 3

Last meeting: Bills beat Broncos 30-23, Dec. 21, 2008

Last week: Broncos lost to Patriots 41-23; Bills lost to Dolphins, 30-23

Notes: Bills coach Chan Gailey is friends with Bob Tebow, father of Broncos QB Tim Tebow, going back to when the two attended Florida together in early 1970s. Gailey, who spent 2002-07 as Georgia Tech coach, attempted to recruit Tim Tebow to play for Yellow Jackets, but lost out to Florida. ... Broncos have won five of past six meetings. ... Denver, 7-2 in past nine, controls own destiny in attempting to clinch first playoff berth since 2005. ... Broncos averaging NFL-leading 161.3 yards rushing, and facing team that’s allowing 139.5 yards rushing a game, including season-worst 254 last week. ... Tebow has engineered 18 scoring drives in fourth quarter or OT in past 10 games. ... RB Willis McGahee facing former team for third time since Buffalo traded 2003 first-round pick to Baltimore in March 2007. With 990 yards rushing this season, he’s 10 yards from joining Ricky Watters in becoming second NFL player to reach 1,000 with three teams. ... LB Von Miller is second among NFL rookies with 11 1/2 sacks, and has matched franchise rookie record set by Rulon Jones in 1980. ... WR Demaryius Thomas leads NFL with 338 yards receiving this month. ... Bills have lost seven straight, their longest skid since 0-8 start last season. Destined for seventh straight losing season and will miss playoffs for 12 straight year: AFC’s longest drought now that Houston clinched postseason berth this season. ... After outscoring opponents 211-142 in getting off to 5-2 start, have been outscored 224-100 in past seven. ... QB Ryan Fitzpatrick has NFL worst 19 interceptions, 12 coming in past seven games. ... Bills’ defense generated 18 takeaways (14 interceptions, four fumbles) in first seven games; has two interceptions and six fumbles in past seven. ... RB C.J. Spiller had career-best 167 yards from scrimmage (91 rushing, 76 receiving) last week. ... DT Marcell Dareus has 5 1/2 sacks, most by team rookie since Aaron Schobel had 6 1/2 in 2001. ... Bills 1-4 all-time on Dec. 24.

Tampa Bay (4-1) at Carolina (5-9)

Time: noon

Line: Panthers by 7

Last meeting: Panthers beat Bucs 38-19

Last week: Bucs lost to Cowboys, 31-15; Panthers beat Texans 28-13

Notes: Bucs have lost eight straight games. ... Bucs have scored 20 or more points in one of past eight games. ... .. QB Josh Freeman has eclipsed 3,000 yards passing for second straight year, but has more interceptions (18) than touchdown passes (15). ... Freeman didn’t play in last meeting with Carolina. He has won past two starts against Carolina with 419 yards passing, four touchdowns and no interceptions. ... Bucs WR Mike Williams had 93 yards receiving in last meeting with Carolina. ... RB LaGarrette Blount was held to 19 yards rushing in the last meeting with Carolina. ... TE Kellen Winslow has caught a pass in 90 straight games. ... Ronde Barber has started 197 consecutive games, most by cornerback in NFL history. ... DE Adrian Clayborn tied for second among NFC rookies with 7 1/2 sacks. .. Panthers QB Cam Newton has 30 touchdowns (17 passing, 13 rushing), the most by rookie in NFL history. ... Newton needs 18 yards passing to break Peyton Manning’s rookie passing record. Newton has 3,722 yards passing. ... In his last meeting with Bucs, Newton became first quarterback in NFL history to rush for three touchdowns, throw a touchdown pass and catch a pass. ... RB DeAngelo Williams has four rushing touchdowns in past four games. ... WR Steve Smith is second in NFC with 1,299 yards receiving and needs 101 to reach 1,400 yards receiving for third time in career. ... Panthers TE Richie Brockel scored first career touchdown last week on trick play. Brockel was on U.S. national team that won gold medal at IFAF World Championship. ... LB Jordan Senn had 14 tackles, an interception and a forced fumble last week against the Texans.

Minnesota (2-12)

at Washington (5-9)

Time: noon

Line: Redskins by 5 1/2

Last meeting: Vikings beat Redskins 17-13, Nov. 28, 2010

Last week: Vikings lost to Saints 42-20; Redskins beat Giants 23-10

Notes: Vikings have lost six straight, need to win last two to avoid matching or setting new worst record in franchise history. Current low-water mark is 3-13 in 1984. ... Minnesota hasn’t lost seven in row in single season since expansion year of 1961. ... Win at Washington last November came in Leslie Frazier’s debut as Minnesota’s coach. He is 5-15 overall. ... Minnesota DE Jared Allen second in NFL with 17 ½ sacks, needs 5 ½ to surpass NFL season record (22 1/2 set by Michael Strahan in 2001). Allen has 27 1/2 sacks in last 23 games, including 16 in last 12. Since entering NFL in 2004, he has NFL-best 100 1/2 sacks. ... Vikings RB Adrian Peterson is 68 yards shy of fifth straight 1,000-yard season. ... Game features two of NFL’s lowest rated quarterbacks: Minnesota’s Christian Ponder (72.3) and Washington’s Rex Grossman (71.4), ranked 28th and 29th, respectively. ... Ponder has been sacked at least three times in seven straight games. He has seven touchdowns and six interceptions in his last three. ... Grossman tied for first in NFL with 22 giveaways (18 interceptions, four lost fumbles). He has thrown at least one interception in 10 straight starts. ... Washington has committed at least one turnover in 28 straight games, longest active NFL streak. ... Redskins have lost five straight at home, haven’t lost six straight home games since 1994. ... Redskins RB Roy Helu leads NFC rookies with 47 receptions. ... Washington LB Ryan Kerrigan is tied for second among NFC rookies with 7.5 sacks.

Cleveland (4-10) at Baltimore (10-4)

Time: noon

Line: Ravens by 13

Last meeting: Ravens beat Browns 24-10, Dec. 4

Last week: Browns lost to Cardinals 20-17 OT; Ravens lost to Chargers 34-14

Notes: Second meeting this month between AFC North foes. Ravens have won seven straight in lopsided series. ... In last meeting, Ray Rice ran for career-high 204 yards on muddy field in Cleveland. ... Browns coach Pat Shurmur and Ravens mentor John Harbaugh coached together with Philadelphia from 1999-2007. ... Browns 1-6 on road; Ravens 7-0 at home. Browns 0-4 in division; Ravens 4-0. ... Cleveland expected to start Seneca Wallace at QB ahead of injured Colt McCoy (concussion). ... Browns LB D’Qwell Jackson, who leads team with 138 tackles, played in college at Maryland. ... Cleveland RB Peyton Hillis ran for 144 yards on 22 carries with TD in last game at Baltimore, a 24-17 defeat. ... Ravens seeking to complete first 8-0 season at home. ... Baltimore QB Joe Flacco 7-0 vs. Browns with eight TDs and four INTs. ... Ravens have won six straight AFC North games. ... Baltimore RB Ricky Williams needs 64 yards to reach 10,000 in career. ... Ravens signed K Shayne Graham on Wednesday. He is expected replace injured Billy Cundiff (calf). ... Ravens S Ed Reed has 10 career INTs vs. Cleveland, the most against any opponent. ... Baltimore is only NFL team that has not yielded a first-quarter sack.

Miami (5-9) at New England (11-3)

Time: noon

Line: Patriots by 9 1/2

Last meeting: Patriots beat Dolphins 38-24, Sept. 12

Last week: Dolphins beat Bills 30-23; Patriots beat Broncos 41-23

Notes: In first meeting in season opener, teams combined for NFL single-game record of 906 yards passing. ... Patriots have won seven of last nine games against Dolphins. ... Teams tied for first in AFC with 34 pass plays of 25 yards or more. ... Miami coach Todd Bowles 1-0 since replacing fired Tony Sparano. ... RB Reggie Bush sixth in AFC with 973 yards rushing after gaining career-high 203 last Sunday. ... Dolphins have just 34 offensive penalties, second fewest in league to Jacksonville’s 33. ... Miami 5-2 since losing first seven games. ...Matt Moore has completed fewer than 60 percent of his passes in each of last four games. ... Brandon Marshall second in NFL in receptions starting in 2007 with 463. New England’s Wes Welker is first with 536. ... Patriots can clinch home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs if they win and Houston, Baltimore and Pittsburgh all lose or tie. ... Tom Brady needs 491 yards passing in his last two games to pass NFL record-holder Dan Marino’s 5,084. New Orleans’ Drew Brees needs 304. ... Patriots 19-1 at home in December since 2002, when Gillette Stadium opened. ... Rob Gronkowski needs 150 yards receiving in last two games to surpass record of 1,290 for tight ends set in 1980 by Kellen Winslow of San Diego. ... Patriots have allowed most total yards for season in NFL for all but first two weeks.

Arizona (7-7) at Cincinnati (8-6)

Time: noon

Line: Bengals by 5 ½

Last meeting: Cardinals 35-27, Nov. 18, 2007

Last week: Cardinals beat Browns 20-17 OT; Bengals beat Rams 20-13

Notes: Cardinals have won four in a row and six of seven. They can stay in playoff contention with win over Bengals and loss by either Atlanta or Detroit. ... Win would give them their first five-game winning streak since 1977, when they won six in a row. ... Arizona has three overtime wins, tying NFL record for a season. Denver also has three OT wins this year. ... Cardinals have overcome fourth-quarter deficits six times this season, tied for second-most such wins by any team since 1970. Indianapolis did it seven times in 2009. ... RB Beanie Wells has 994 yards rushing and 10 TDs. He needs six yards to become first Cardinal with 1,000 yards and 10 TDs. ... Cincinnati tied with Jets for final AFC wild card berth, but New York has tiebreakers in its favor. ... Game will match Bengals WR A.J. Green, the fourth overall pick, and Cardinals CB Patrick Peterson, the fifth overall pick. They went head-to-head twice in college at Georgia and LSU, splitting their two games. ... Green needs seven catches and four yards receiving to top Cris Collinsworth’s club rookie records from 1981. ... QB Andy Dalton needs two TD passes to join Peyton Manning, Charlie Conerly and Dan Marino with 20 as a rookie. ... Dalton became the fifth rookie to throw for 3,000 yards last week, joining Manning, Cam Newton, Sam Bradford and Matt Ryan. ... Game won’t be sold out. Cincinnati has sold out one of its seven games at Paul Brown Stadium, when Steelers brought thousands of fans.

San Diego (7-7) at Detroit (9-5)

Time: 3:05 p.m., CBS Ch. 2

Line: Lions by 3

Last meeting: Chargers beat Lions 51-14, Dec. 16, 2007

Last week: Chargers beat Ravens 34-14; Lions beat Raiders 28-27

Notes: Detroit can clinch first playoff berth since 1999 season with win. ... Last week, Chargers QB Philip Rivers joined Peyton Manning and Drew Brees as only passers with at least four consecutive 4,000-yard seasons. Rivers 23-2 as starter in December, best mark among QBs who began careers in Super Bowl era with minimum of 15 starts. ... Lions have won record four games after trailing by at least 13 points. ... San Diego TE Antonio Gates needs three catches to surpass Hall of Famer Charlie Joiner (586) for franchise record. ... Lions QB Matthew Stafford is second-youngest QB to pass for at least 4,000 yards and 30 touchdowns in season, behind Dan Marino. ... Detroit WR Calvin Johnson has 14 touchdown catches, joining Lance Alworth and Jerry Rice as only players with at least 12 in three of first five seasons. ... San Diego has converted NFL-best 83.3 percent on third-and-less-than-4. ... Lions have scored NFL-best 63 points on drives of under four plays. ... Chargers allowing opponents to convert 46.7 percent of third downs: second-highest mark in league. ... Detroit has allowed 63 points in final two minutes of first or second half, second-highest total in league.

San Francisco (11-3) at Seattle (7-7)

Time: 3:15 p.m.

Line: 49ers by 3

Last meeting: 49ers beat Seahawks 33-17, Sept. 11

Last week: 49ers beat Steelers 20-3; Seahawks beat Bears 38-14

Notes: San Francisco beat Seattle 33-17 in season opener on strength of two kick returns for touchdowns by Ted Ginn, Jr. in final 4 minutes after Seattle had pulled within 19-17. ... San Francisco has won two straight over Seattle, both in Bay Area. ... Win by San Francisco and loss by New Orleans would clinch No. 2 seed and first-round playoff bye for 49ers. ... QB Alex Smith has won 12 of past 15 starts dating back to last season and is 5-1 in last six starts vs. NFC West. 49ers 10-0 this season when Smith has a passer rating of more than 100. ... 49ers have allowed five touchdowns in first half this season and haven’t surrendered a touchdown rushing all year. According to STATS LLC, since 1932 no team has allowed zero touchdowns rushing in a season. The fewest is two. 49ers are first team in NFL history to not allow a TD rushing in first 14 games. They have not allowed 100-yard rusher in 36 games in row, longest active streak in league. ... Offensive line gave up no sacks vs. Steelers after Smith was clobbered 18 times in previous three games. ... LB Aldon Smith leads all rookies with 13 sacks. ... Seahawks have won five of six to inch back into NFC playoff race, but needs to win its final two games and get two losses from Detroit and/or Atlanta to have shot at postseason. ... Seattle had string of six straight games with at least 100 yards rushing snapped last week at Chicago when Seahawks were held to 60 yards. ... Marshawn Lynch had worst game in yards rushing since Week 8 against Cincinnati with 42 yards on 20 carries vs. Bears, but scored two touchdowns rushing to give him 11 for season. He’s scored a TD in 10 straight games, longest streak in franchise history. ... Lynch also became Seattle’s first 1,000-yard rusher since Shaun Alexander ran for 1,880 yards and 27 touchdowns in his MVP season of 2005. ... QB Tarvaris Jackson was 15 of 19 for 176 yards, one touchdown and a passer rating of 122.8 in the second half against Chicago. ... Since Week 10, Seattle has 18 takeaways, most in NFL. ... Seattle has climbed to fifth in league with a plus-8 turnover margin. ... CB Brandon Browner has at least one interception in four straight games, tying franchise record. He set franchise record for interception return yards in a season last week vs. Chicago with his 42-yard interception return for a touchdown.

Philadelphia (6-8) at Dallas (8-6)

Time: 3:15 p.m., FOX Ch. 32

Line: Dallas by 3

Last meeting: Eagles beat Cowboys 34-7, Oct. 30

Last week: Eagles beat Jets 45-19; Cowboys beat Buccaneers 31-15

Notes: Dallas wins NFC East by winning last two games. ... Eagles can still win division and make playoffs if they win last two games and get some help. But they would be eliminated from postseason contention even before playing Dallas if Giants win earlier against Jets. ... Philadelphia going for first season sweep of Cowboys since 2006. ... All Cowboys’ losses this season have been close, except 34-7 at Philadelphia on Oct. 30. Their other five losses have been by average margin of four points, biggest being 19-13 in OT at Arizona. ... Two of NFL sack leaders will be featured. Philadelphia’s Jason Babin leads the NFL with 18 sacks, three shy of Reggie White’s team record set in 1987. Dallas’ DeMarcus Ware is third with 16. ... Ware had three sacks in 2010 season finale against Eagles. ... Eagles and Houston Texans are only two teams in NFL ranked in top 10 in both total offense and total defense. ... Cowboys 2-3 in games played on Christmas Eve. Philadelphia 2-2 the night before Christmas, 0-2 on road. ... Dallas playing games on consecutive Saturdays for only second time in team history. The other time was 1974.

Sunday’s game

BEARS (7-7) at Green Bay (13-1)

Time: 7:20 p.m., NBC Ch. 5

Line: Packers by 12 ½

Last meeting: Packers beat Bears 27-17, Sept. 25

Last week: Bears lost to Seahawks 38-14; Packers lost to Chiefs 19-14

Streaks, stats and notes: Packers can clinch home-field advantage in NFC with win, or San Francisco loss, on Sunday. ... Packers’ loss at Kansas City last Sunday broke 19-game winning streak and was first loss in nearly a year, having lost at New England on Dec. 19, 2010. ... Will be fourth meeting between Bears and Packers in 2011. Two teams faced off in 2010 regular season finale, NFC championship game, and earlier this season. ... QB Aaron Rodgers is first Packers player and fifth player overall in NFL history to throw 40-plus touchdowns in season. ... Five of WR Jordy Nelson’s 10 touchdowns this season have been for 35-plus yards. ... WR Donald Driver has 9,979 yards receiving and needs 21 to become the Packers player with 10,000. ... CB Charles Woodson has five interceptions against Bears. Since joining Packers in 2006, Woodson has 37 interceptions and nine interception returns for touchdowns. ... Bears would be eliminated from playoff contention with a loss. ... Josh McCown replaces Caleb Hanie as Bears starting QB after Hanie struggled in wake of Jay Cutler’s thumb injury. McCown hasn’t started a game since Dec. 23, 2007, for Oakland against Jacksonville. ... Cutler remains out, and RB Matt Forte expected to remain sidelined with knee injury. ... Including NFC championship game, Bears LB Brian Urlacher aims for third game in row vs. Packers with an interception. ... Bears DE Julius Peppers had sack and fumble recovery in last game vs. Packers. Since entering NFL in 2002, Peppers is tied for third in league with 99 sacks.

Monday’s game

Atlanta (7-5) at New Orleans (9-3)

Time: 7:30 p.m. ESPN

Line: Saints by 6½

Last meeting: Saints beat Falcons 26-23 OT, Nov. 13

Last week: Saints beat Vikings 42-20; Falcons beat Jaguars 41-14

Notes: Falcons have won seven of past nine games, with one of two loses coming against New Orleans. ... QB Matt Ryan has completed 64 percent of his passes for 544 yards, seven TDs and no INTs in last two games. ... Ryan needs 302 yards passing to become second Falcons QB with 4,000 yards passing in a season. ... WR Roddy White had 10 catches for 135 yards and two TDs last week. ... White has five TDs in his past four games and also has 1,100 yards receiving this season, his team-record fifth consecutive 1,000-yard season. ... Rookie WR Julio Jones has eight catches for 189 yards and three TDs in his past two games. ... DE John Abraham had 3 1/2 sacks and two forced fumbles last week. ... Saints have won six straight. ... QB Drew Brees leads NFL with 4,780 yards passing. ... Brees needs 305 yards to pass Hall of Fame QB Dan Marino (5,084 in 1984) for most yards passing in season. ... Brees has passed for 300 or more yards in a game 11 times this season, the most in a season in NFL history. ... Brees has 20 or more completions in NFL-record 34 straight games. ... Brees has a TD pass in 41 consecutive games, second-longest streak in NFL history behind Johnny Unitas (47). ... Jimmy Graham leads NFL TEs in receptions (87) and yards receiving (1,171). ... Saints have won nine of 11 vs. Atlanta since Sean Payton became New Orleans coach in 2006. ... Darren Sproles leads NFL with 2,292 combined yards (496 rushing, 659 receiving, 888 on kickoff returns, 249 on punt returns).