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2021 NFL WEEK 8 PREVIEW
Four teams that did not make the 2020 playoffs are currently leading their divisions: Arizona (7 -0), the CINCINNATI BENGALS (5-2),
DALLAS COWBOYS (5-1) and LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (5-2). What’s more, with 11 weeks remaining on the NFL schedule, four more
clubs that did not make the postseason – the DENVER BRONCOS (3-4), INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (3-4), LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
(4-2) and NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (3-4) – are no more than two games out of first in their divisions.
 At least two teams have won their divisions the season after missing the playoffs in 17 of the past 18 years.
 Since 1990 – a streak of 31 consecutive seasons – at least four teams every season have qualified for the playoffs after failing to
make the postseason the year before.
 Cincinnati,off to its beststartsince opening 7-0 in 2015, finished lastin the AFC North in 2020.In 16 of the past 18 seasons, at least
one team finished in firstplace in its division the season after finishing in last or tied for last place. Of the 49 teams in league history
to go from “worst-to-first,” 26 of them have done so in the past 18 years (2003-20).
CLASH OF WINNING STREAKS: The Week 8 opener features the GREEN BAY PACKERS (6-1) at the ARIZONA CARDINALS (7-0)
on Thursday Night Football (8:20 PM ET, FOX/NFLN/Amazon). The Packers have won six straight while the Cardinals are riding a
seven-game season-opening winning streak. It’s the first NFL game in which each club enters with a winning streak of six games or
longer since Nov. 4, 2018, when the Saints defeated the Rams. The Rams then advanced to the Super Bowl that season.
SACKS LEADERS ON MARQUEE IN CLEVELAND: Two of the league’s top three leaders in sacks will be on the same field on
Sunday when the PITTSBURGH STEELERS (3-3) make the short trek to play the CLEVELAND BROWNS (4-3). The Browns’ MYLES
GARRETT leads the NFL with 9.5 sacks while the Steelers’ T.J. WATT ranks third with seven. Garrett has 52 sacks through his first 58
NFL games. Since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic, only Pro Football Hall of Fame rs REGGIE WHITE (70)
and DERRICK THOMAS (55) had more over their first58 contests. Lastweek,Browns running back D’ERNEST JOHNSON ran for 146
yards on 22 carries with one touchdown in his firstNFL start. Johnson,who was signed as a college free agent by the Browns in 2019,
registered the most rushing yards by a non-drafted player in his first NFL start since Pittsburgh’s WILLIE PARKER in Week 1 of 2005.
Watt, meanwhile, leads the NFL with 22 sacks since the beginning of last season. Garrett (21.5) i s second over that span.
MCDERMOTT, ALLEN FACE WADDLE, DOLPHINS: The BUFFALO BILLS (4-2) host the MIAMI DOLPHINS (1-6) in the teams’
second 2021 game on Sunday(1:00 PM ET, CBS). The Bills enter the contesthaving held a halftime lead in 15 consecutive gam es, an
NFL record.Bills quarterback JOSH ALLEN is the first player in NFL historyto reach 80 touchdown passes and 25 rushing touchdowns
in his first50 games.He enters this week with 82 career touchdown passes and 27 career rushing touchdowns.In games following bye
weeks, Buffalo head coach SEAN MCDERMOTT (4-0, 1.000) has the league’s best career record among active coaches, with a
minimum of three games coached.
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2. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (6-1-0) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (4-2-0)- BUCCANEERS- QB TOM BRADY had 4 TD passes last
week & became 1st player in NFL history with 600+ TD passes (602). Has 37 games with 4+ TD passes & 97 games with 3+ TD
passes,both tied with DREW BREES for mostall-time.Has 3,514 pass yards (319.5 per game) & 28 TDs (24 pass, 4 rush) vs. 3 INTs
for 107.2 rating in 11 road starts with TB. Had 3 TDs (2 pass, 1 rush) at NO in 2020 NFC-D (1/17/21)…RB LEONARD FOURNETTE
aims for his 4th in row with 90+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. Had 107 scrimmage yards (63 rush, 44 rec.) & TD catch at NO in 2020
NFC-D (1/17/21). Is 1 of 3 RBs (ALVIN KAMARA & JONATHAN TAYLOR) with 400+ rush yards (413) & 200+ rec. yards (222) in
2021…WR MIKE EVANS had 2nd-career game with 3 rec. TDs last week. Is 1 of 2 WRs (COOPER KUPP) with 3+ games with 2+ rec.
TDs in 2021. Has rec. TD in 3 of his past 4 at NO, incl. playoffs. WR CHRIS GODWIN led team with 8 catches & 111 rec. yards & had
3rd rec. TD of season lastweek.Has 3 rec. TDs in his past3 reg. season games at NO…LB DEVIN WHITE led team with 10 tackles &
had 6th-career FR last week. Had 11 tackles, INT & FR in 2020 NFC-D (1/17/21) at NO. Aims for his 5th in row vs. NO, incl. playoffs,
with 11+ tackles.LB JASON PIERRE-PAUL had 21st-career game with 2+ sacks (2) & 21st-career FF last week. Had sack in last reg.
season road meeting. LB SHAQUIL BARRETT had sack, FF & FR last week. Had sack & FF in last reg. season meeting. SAINTS- QB
JAMEIS WINSTON passed for 222 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs in Week 7. Has 6 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 138 rating in 2 home starts this season.
Was selected No. 1 overall by TB in 2015 NFL Draft. Is TB franchise all-time leader in pass yards (19,373) & pass TDs (121)…RB
ALVIN KAMARA had 10 catches,season-high 179 scrimmage yards (128 rec., 51 rush) & 19th-career rec. TD last week. Has 5 games
with 10+ catches, tied-4th most by RB all-time. Has 351 career catches & can surpass ROGER CRAIG (358) for most by RB in 1st 5
seasons all-time. Aims for his 3rd in row with rec. TD & 5th in row with 115+ scrimmage yards. Has 850 scrimmage yards (106.3 per
game) & 9 TDs (6 rush, 3 rec.) in 8 career games vs. TB…WR MARQUEZ CALLAWAY has 70+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3. Has 3 rec.
TDs in his past 4. WR TRE'QUAN SMITH had TD catch in last meeting…DE CAMERON JORDAN had 1st sack of season last week.
Has TFL in 6 of his past 7 at home vs. TB. Ranks 4th in NFL with 94.5 sacks since 2012. LB DEMARIO DAVIS had 10 tackles, care er-
high 4 TFL, 2 sacks & PD last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack. Has 8 PD in his past 5 vs. TB. Had sack in last home meeting.
CB MARSHON LATTIMORE aims for his 8th in row vs. TB & 12th in row overall with PD. Is only player with 10+ PD in each of past 5
seasons. S MALCOLM JENKINS had 1st sack of season last week. Had INT in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. TB with PD.
GREEN BAY PACKERS (6-1-0) AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (7-0-0)- PACKERS- QB AARON RODGERS passed for 274 yards & 3
TDs vs. 0 INTs for 127.6 rating lastweek & became 4th QB all-time with 70 games with 3+ TD passes & 100+ rating. Has 1,767 pass
yards (294.5 per game) & 16 TDs vs. INT for 113.6 rating in his past 6 on Thursday. Aims for his 3rd in row on TNF with 300+ pass
yards & 2+ TD passes. Has 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 8 of his past 9 road starts. Aims for his 7th in row overall with 2+ TD
passes…RB AARON JONES has 70+ scrimmage yards in 7 of his past8 on road. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 100+ scrimmage
yards. Had rush TD in last meeting. Has 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in 5 career games on Thursday. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 45 scrimmage
TDs (35 rush, 10 rec.) since 2018…WR DAVANTE ADAMS had 76 rec. yards & TD catch last week. Has 10+ catches & 160+ rec.
yards in 3 of his past4 Thursday games.Has 95 receptions for 1,336 yards (121.5 per game) & 10 rec. TDs in his past11 on road. Had
8 catches for 93 yards & rec. TD in last meeting. TE ROBERT TONYAN had season-high 63 rec. yards & 2nd TD catch of season last
week…LB DE'VONDRE CAMPBELL led team with 13 tackles & tied his career-high with 2 FFs last week. Had 99 tackles, 7 TFL & 2
sacks in 16 games with Az. in 2020. Aims for his 5th in row on road in 2021 with 6+ tackles. LB RASHAN GARY had season-high 7
tackles,career-high 2 sacks & 1st-career FF last week. DL KINGSLEY KEKE had season-high 1.5 sacks in Week 7. S ADRIAN AMOS
had 2 PD last week. Has 5+ tackles in 10 of his past 11. CARDINALS- QB KYLER MURRAY passed for 261 yards & 3 TDs vs. INT for
121.3 rating in Week 7. Is only QB with 100+ rating in 6 games this season.Aim s for his 4th in row at home with 100+ rating.Has 4 TDs
vs. 0 INTs for 112.6 rating in 2 career starts on TNF. Aims for his 3rd in row on TNF with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating…RB JAMES
CONNER had 64 rush yards & NFC-best 6th rush TD of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with rush TD. RB CHASE
EDMONDS had 90 scrimmage yards (81 rush, 9 rec.) in Week 7. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 6 of his 7 games this season…WR
DEANDRE HOPKINS had season-high 7 receptions for 53 yards & 7th rec. TD of season in Week 7. Has 4 rec. TDs in his past 3 on
Thursday. Aims for his 5th in row on Thursdaywith 5+ receptions.Had TD catch in only career game vs. GB (12/4/16 w/ Hou.). WR A.J.
GREEN had 66 rec. yards last week. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. GB with rec. TD. Has 4 rec. TDs in his past 4 on TNF. TE ZACH ERTZ
had rec. TD in Az. debut last week…LB CHANDLER JONES has 8 sacks & 11 TFL in 8 career TNF games. Aims for his 4th in row on
TNF with sack & 9th in row on TNF with TFL. Had sack & 2 TFL in last meeting. DE J.J. WATT has 2 sacks & 6 TFL in 2 career games
vs. GB. Has PD in 3 of his past 4 on Thursday. S BUDDA BAKER has 4 TFL & 4 PD in 4 career games on TNF. LB MARKUS
GOLDEN had 2 sacks, FF & FR in Week 7. Aims for his 3rd in row with 2+ sacks & FF. Leads NFL with 4 FFs in 2021.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (3-3-0) AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (4-3-0)- STEELERS- QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER completed 29 of
40 passes (season- high 72.5 pct.) for 229 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 94.7 rating in Week 6. Aims for 3rd in row with 90+ rating & 0
INTs. Passed for 501 yards & 4 TDs in 2020 AFC-WC meeting. Passed for 335 yards in last road meeting…RB NAJEE HARRIS
(rookie) had 127 scrimmage yards (81 rush, 46 rec.) & TD catch in Week 6. Aims for 5th in row with 90+ scrimmage yards & 4th in row
with TD. Ranks 2nd among all rookies with 632 scrimmage yards (388 rush, 244 rec.) in 2021…WR DIONTAE JOHNSON had 9
catches & 96 scrimmage yards (71 rush, 25 rec.) in Week 6. Aims for 5th in row with 70+ rec. yards. Aims for 3rd in row on road with
TD catch. Had 11 catches for career-high 117 yards in 2020 AFC-WC meeting. Had 96 rec. yards in last road meeting. WR CHASE
CLAYPOOL aims for 3rd in row vs. Cle., incl. playoffs, with 5+ catches, 50+ rec. yards & rec. TD. Rookie TE PAT FREIERMUTH set
career highs in catches (7) & rec. yards (58) in Week 6. TE ERIC EBRON had 3rd-career rush TD in Week 6. Had TD catch in 2020
AFC-WC meeting…LB T.J. WATT had 3 PD, 3 TFL, 2 sacks & FF in Week 6, 3rd game this season with 2+ sacks, most in NFL.
Became 4th player with 2 sacks in single OT period since 1994. Has 13 TFL & 9 sacks in 7 career games vs. Cle. LB ALEX
HIGHSMITH had career-high 1.5 sacks in Week 6. S MINKAH FITZPATRICK tied for team lead with 9 tackels & had 1st FF of season
in Week 6. Aims for 4th in row with 8+ tackles. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Cle. with PD. BROWNS- QB BAKER MAYFIELD passed for
263 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 115.2 rating in 2020 AFC-WC meeting. Has 15 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 108.6 rating in his past 8 on road.
Has 95+ rating in 2 of his past 3 vs. division. QB CASE KEENUM passed for 199 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 90.3 rating in Week 6, 1st
start of season.Passed for 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs in his last start vs. Pit. (11/25/18 w/ Den.)…RB NICK CHUBB aims for his 3rd in row with
100+ rush yards. Had 145 scrimmage yards (76 rush, 69 rec.) & TD catch in 2020 AFC-WC meeting. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Pit., incl.
postseason,with 100+ scrimmage yards & TD. RB D'ERNEST JOHNSON led team with career-high 168 scrimmage yards (146 rush,
22 rec.) & rushed for 1st career TD last week. FB JOHNNY STANTON had 1st-career TD catch in Week 7…JARVIS LANDRY had
team-high 5 catches in Week 7. Had 5 catches for 92 yards & TD in 2020 AFC-WC meeting.Has 5+ catches in 3 of his past 4 at home.

3. WR ODELL BECKHAM JR. has 50+ rec. yards in 5 of his past 6 at home. TE AUSTIN HOOPER had season-high 42 rec. yards last
week. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Pit., incl. postseason,with TD catch…DE MYLES GARRETT led team with 1.5 sacks lastweek & aims
for his 4th in row with sack.Had PD in lastmeeting. Has 7 sacks in his past 3 at home. DE JADEVEON CLOWNEY aims for 3rd in row
with 0.5+ sacks. Had FF & PD in his last game vs. Pit. (10/25/20 w/ Ten.). LB ANTHONY WALKER aims for his 5th in row with 6+
tackles. S JOHN JOHNSON had 1st INT of season in Week 7.
DALLAS COWBOYS (5-1-0) AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (3-3-0)- COWBOYS- QB DAK PRESCOTT passed for season-high 445 pass
yards & 3 TDs vs. INT for 108.7 rating in Week 6. Has 9 games with 400+ pass yards since 2018,mostin NFL. Has 400+ pass yar ds &
3+ TD passes in 3 of his past 4 road starts. Passed for 397 yards & 3 TDs vs. INT for 101.4 rating in his last start vs. Min.
(11/10/19)…RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT had 119 scrimmage yards (69 rush,50 rec.) & season-high 7 receptions in Week 6. Aims for his 5th
in row with 100+ scrimmage yards.Has 1,576 scrimmage yards (121.2 per game) in 13 career SNF games. Aims for his 3rd in row at
Min. with 100+ scrimmage yards & TD. RB TONY POLLARD had rush TD in last meeting. Aims for his 6th in row with 60+ scrimmage
yards…WR CEEDEE LAMB set career highs in catches (9) & rec. yards (149) & 2nd-career game with 2 rec. TDs in Week 6. Had TD
catch in last meeting. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 80+ rec. yards & 5th in row on road with 5+ catches. WR AMARI COOPER
has 22 receptions for 307 yards (102.3 per game) & rec. TD in 3 career games vs. Min. Has 10+ catches in 2 of his past 3 on SNF. TE
DALTON SCHULTZ has 5+ catches in 5 of 6 games in 2021 & aims for his 5th in row with 5+ catches. Had rec. TD in lastmeeting …CB
TREVON DIGGS became 2nd player since 1970 (HOFer ROD WOODSON) with 7 INTs in team's 1st6 games of season & 2nd player
in SB era (BRIAN RUSSELL - 2003) with INT in each of his team's 1st 6 games of season. VIKINGS- QB KIRK COUSINS passed for
season-high 373 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 112.6 rating in Week 6. Has 20 career games with 300+ pass yards, 3+ TD passes &
110+ rating, most by QB in 1st 10 seasons in NFL history. Passed for 314 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 140.1 rating in last me eting.
Has 2,172 pass yards (310.3 per game) & 17 TDs vs. 4 INTs for 113.6 rating in 7 starts on SNF…RB DALVIN COOK rushed for 140
yards & TD in Week 6. Has 343 scrimmage yards (171.5 per game) & 2 rush TDs in 2 games vs. Dal. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. D al.
with 160+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. Aims for his 4th in row on SNF with TD. RB ALEXANDER MATTISON has 150+ scrimmage
yards in 2 of past 3 at home…WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON had 8 catches for 80 yards in Week 6. Aims for his 10th in row with 5+
receptions.Had 86 rec. yards & TD catch in lastmeeting.Has 9 rec. TDs in his past10 at home.WR ADAM THIELEN had season-high
11 receptions for 126 rec. yards & TD catch in Week 6. Had 8 catches for 123 yards & 2 rec. TDs in last meeting. Has 31 catch es (7.8
per game) for 374 yards (93.5 per game) & 4 rec. TDs in his past 4 on SNF. WR K.J. OSBORN had 6 catches for 78 yards & rec. TD in
Week 6…DE DANIELLE HUNTER aims for his 3rd in row at home with sack.Had 2 sacks in only career home game vs. Dal. (12/1/16).
DE EVERSON GRIFFEN has 4 sacks in 3 home games in 2021 & aims for his 4th in row at home with sack. Has 1.5 sacks, FF & FR in
3 career games vs. Dal. LB ERIC KENDRICKS had 2nd sack of season & 5th-career FR in Week 6.
TENNESSEE TITANS (5-2-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (3-4-0)- TITANS- QB RYAN TANNEHILL completed 21 of 27 passes
(season-high 77.8 pct.) for 270 yards & TD vs. INT for 105.2 rating & rushed for TD last week. Aims for 3rd in row with rush TD. Has
105+ rating in 2 of past3. Passed for season-high 3 TDs & tied career high with 56 rush yards in Week 3 meeting.Has 11 TDs (8 pass,
3 rush) vs. 2 INTs for 108.7 rating in his past 5 vs. division…RB DERRICK HENRY had 102 scrimmage yards (86 rush, 16 rec.) last
week & aims for his 7th in row with 100+ scrimmage yards. Has 125+ rush yards & rush TD in 3 of past 4. Rushed for 113 yards in
Week 3 meeting & aims for his 5th in row vs. Ind. with 100+ rush yards.Has 886 rush yards (177.2 per game) & 10 rush TDs in his past
5 vs division.Leads NFL with 1,023 scrimmage yards,869 rush yards & 10 rush TDs this season…WR A.J. BROWN set season highs
in catches (8) & rec. yards (133) & had rec. TD last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 7+ catches & 90+ rec. yards. Had 4 catche s for 98
yards & TD in last road meeting. WR JULIO JONES has 125+ rec. yards in 3 of 4 career games vs. Ind. TE MYCOLE PRUITT had TD
catch in Week 7…S KEVIN BYARD had 1st FF of season last week. Has PD in 4 of his past 5 & INT in 2 of past 3. Had 5 tackles & 2
PD in Week 3 meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Ind. with 5+ tackles. LB RASHAAN EVANS had FR & 1st-career INT last week. Had
TFL in Week 3 meeting. LB BUD DUPREE had 1st sack & FF of season last week. Aims for is 3rd in row vs. Ind. with sack. DT
DENICO AUTRY had season-high 2 sacks in Week 7. COLTS- QB CARSON WENTZ aims for 5th in row with 2+ TD passes, 0 INTs &
105+ rating, longest active streak in NFL. Has 9 TDs (8 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs for 119.5 rating in past 4. Has 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs in 2
career starts vs. Ten. Is 1 of 2 in NFL (RUSSELL WILSON) with 1 or fewer INTs this season (mi n. 100 attempts)…RB JONATHAN
TAYLOR rushed for 107 yards & TD lastweek.Aims for 5th in row with 100+ scrimmage yards & rush TD, longest active streak in NFL.
Rushed for 64 yards in Week 3 meeting. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 579 rush yards & tied-3rd with 5 rush TDs this season. RB NYHEIM
HINES had 79 scrimmage yards (54 rec., 25 rush) & only rush TD of season in Week 3 meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Ten. with
75+ scrimmage yards. RB MARLON MACK has rush TD in 2 of his past 3 vs. Ten…WR T.Y. HILTON has TD catch in 2 of his past 3
vs. Ten. Has 70+ rec. yards 7 of his past 8 at home vs. division. WR MICHAEL PITTMAN had 105 rec. yards & TD last week. Has 8 5+
rec. yards & TD catch in 2 of past 3. Had 6 catches for 68 yards in Week 3 meeting. TE MO ALIE-COX aims for 3rd in row with rec.
TD…LB DARIUS LEONARD tied for team lead with 7 tackles & had FF last week. Aims for 3rd in row with FF & 5th in row with 7+
tackles. Had 6 tackles, INT & FR in Week 3 meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Ten. with PD. DT DEFOREST BUCKNER aims for 3rd
in row with 5+ tackles & sack. Has 2 TFL in 4 of his past 5 vs. AFC South. CB XAVIER RHODES had 2 PD & 1st INT of season in
Week 7. Has 5+ tackles in 2 of his past 3 at home.
CINCINNATI BENGALS (5-2-0) AT NEW YORK JETS (1-5-0)- BENGALS- QB JOE BURROW completed 23 of 38 passes (60.5 pct.)
for career-high 416 yards & 3 TDs vs. INT for 113.5 rating lastweek,his 2nd-career game with 400+ pass yards & 3+ TD passes.Is 4th
player ever with 2 such games within 1st20 career games. Aims for 3rd in row with 3+ TD passes & 110+ rating. Is only player in NFL
with 2+ TD passes in 7 games this season…RB JOE MIXON rushed for 59 yards & TD last week. Aims for 5th in row with TD. Had 70
scrimmage yards (44 rush, 26 rec.) & rush TD in last meeting. Aims for his 6th in row vs. AFC East with 70+ scrimmage yards. RB
SAMAJE PERINE had 75 scrimmage yards (52 rush, 23 rec.) & 1st rush TD of season in Week 7. Aims for 3rd in row with 75+
scrimmage yards & TD…WR JA'MARR CHASE (rookie) led team with 8 catches for 201 yards & TD lastweek, becoming 2nd-youngest
player ever with 200+ rec. yards in single game.Aims for 5th in row with 75+ rec. yards. Has 6+ catches, 150+ rec. yards & rec. TD in 2
of past 3. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 754 rec. yards, most-ever by player in 1st 7 career games. TE C.J. UZOMAH had 91 rec. yards & 2
TD catches in Week 7. Aims for 3rd in row with rec. TD. Ties for lead among TEs with career-high 5 rec. TDs this season…DE TREY
HENDRICKSON aims for 4th in row with sack. Is 1 of 3 in NFL (MYLES GARRETT & T.J. WATT) with 20+ sacks (20) since 2020. DT
LARRY OGUNJOBI had season-high 1.5 sacks in Week 7. LB SAM HUBBARD had PD & career-high 2.5 sacks lastweek.Aims for 3rd

4. in row with TFL. Had sack in last meeting. JETS- QB MIKE WHITE expected to make 1st-career start. Completed 20 of 32 (62.5 pct.)
for 202 yards & TD in NFL debutlastweek…RB MICHAEL CARTER (rookie) had season-high 104 scrimmageyards (67 rec., 37 rush)
with 8 catches lastweek,tied for mostcatches by NYJ rookie RB in single game s ince 1970 (BLAIR THOMAS in 1990). Aims for 3rd in
row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Ranks 4th among rookie RBs with 333 scrimmage yards (202 rush, 131 rec.) this season. RB TY
JOHNSON had 6 catches for career-high 65 rec. yards in Week 7…WR COREY DAVIS had 4 catches for 47 yards & TD last week.
Has rec. TD in 2 of past3. Had 8 catches for 128 yards & TD in his lastgame vs. Cin. (11/1/20 w/ Ten.). Aims for his 4th in row vs. AFC
North with 5+ catches & 100+ rec. yards. Has TD catch in 3 of his past 4 vs. AFC North. WR JAMISON CROWDER aims for his 4th in
row at home with 5+ catches & rec. TD. Has TD catch in 2 of his past 3 vs. AFC North. Rookie WR ELIJAH MOORE rushed for 1st-
career TD last week…S MARCUS MAYE led team with career-high 12 tackles & had TFL & PD last week. Aims for his 8th in row with
6+ tackles. Has PD in 2 of his past 3. DL QUINNEN WILLIAMS had TFL last week & has TFL in 3 of past 4. Had TFL in last meeting.
Has sack in 3 of his past 4 at home. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. AFC North with TFL. LB C.J. MOSLEY has 72 tackles (7.2 per game) in
10 career games vs.Cin. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 10+ tackles. LB DEL'SHAWN PHILLIPS had 1st-career sack in Week 7.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (3-4-0) AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (4-2-0)- PATRIOTS- QB MAC JONES (rookie) completed 24 of
36 passes (66.7 pct.) for season-high 307 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 111.7 rating lastweek.Aims for 3rd in row with 2+ TD passes &
110+ rating & 5th in row with 95+ rating. 4th rookie ever with 225+ passing yards & TD pass in 5 straight games. Leads all rookies in
completions (174), passing yards (1,779), TD passes (9) & rating (92.8)…RB DAMIEN HARRIS rushed for season-high 106 yards &
career-high 2 TDs lastweek. Aims for 4th in row with rush TD & 3rd in row with 100+ rush yards. Had 95 scrimmage yards (80 rush, 15
rec.) in last meeting. RB BRANDON BOLDEN led team with 6 catches for 79 yards & had 1st rec. TD of season last week. RB J.J.
TAYLOR rushed for 1st 2 career TDs in Week 7…WR JAKOBI MEYERS aims for 3rd in row overall & 7th in row at home with 5+
catches. WR KENDRICK BOURNE had 68 rec. yards & 25-yard TD pass last week, 1st-career pass attempt. Had TD catch in only
career game vs. LAC (9/30/18 w/ SF). WR NELSON AGHOLOR had 51 rec. yards & TD catch in Week 7. TE HUNTER HENRY aims
for 5th in row with rec. TD. Had 196 catches for 2,322 yards & 21 TDs in 5 seasons (2016-20) w/ Chargers…CB J.C. JACKSON had
INT last week. Aims for 5th in row with PD. Had INT in last meeting. Ranks tied-2nd in NFL with 10 PD this season. CB MYLES
BRYANT had 1st-career sack & FF in Week 7. Aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. S KYLE DUGGER led team with 8 tackles & had INT
lastweek. Aims for 3rd in row with INT & 5th in row with 7+ tackles. Had 5 tackles in last meeting. CHARGERS- QB JUSTIN HERBERT
completed 22 of 39 passes (56.4 pct.) for 195 yards & TD vs. INT in Week 6. Has 3+ TD passes & 105+ rating in 3 of past4. Pa ssed for
209 yards in last meeting. Has 620 pass yards (310 per game) & 8 TDs (7 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs with 1 15.3 rating in his past 2 at
home…RB AUSTIN EKELER has 100+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5 & TD in 3 of his past 4. Aims for 4th in row at home with
115+ scrimmage yards.Had 68 scrimmage yards (36 rush,32 rec.) & 4 catches in lastmeeting.Has 120+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his
past3 vs. AFC East. Is only player in NFL with 3+ rush TDs (4) & 3+ rec. TDs (3) this season…WR KEENAN ALLEN has 5+ catches &
50+ rec. yards in 5 of 6 games this season.Had 5 catches for 48 yards in lastmeeting.Has rec. TD in 3 of his past 4 vs. AFC East. WR
MIKE WILLIAMS had 43 rec. yards in last meeting. Has 7+ catches, 90+ rec. yards & rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 at home. TE JARE D
COOK had TD catch last week & has rec. TD in 2 of past 3…DE JOEY BOSA set season highs in tackles (5) & TFL (2) & had sack in
Week 7. Has sack in 2 of past3. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NE with TFL. DT LINVAL JOSEPH had 1stsack of season last week. Aims
for his 3rd in row vs. NE with 7+ tackles. LB UCHENNANWOSU had season-high 5 tackles & 1stsack of season lastweek.S DERWIN
JAMES aims for 3rd in row with 8+ tackles & FF. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4 at home. Ties for lead among safeties with 2 FFs & ranks
3rd with 50 tackles in 2021.
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