The NFL Preview With The Rizz 12.30.07: Week 17 (Part 3)

Posted by Randy Isbelle on 12.30.2007

The final installment of the regular season preview

Who will take the final wildcard spot in the NFC?

How about the AFC?

How much time will Marvin Harrison see?

Can I finish the year over .500 against the spread?

Are you tired of the filler yet?

How about now?

Okay, I'll stop....On with the preview!

Week 17
10-5	Pittsburgh Steelers (-4)	versus	Baltimore Ravens	4-11
December 30, 2007, 4:15 PM EST – M & T Bank Stadium

Last Three Weeks

Pittsburgh Steelers: Pittsburgh was successful in avoiding their third straight loss, but lost something more valuable then a regular season game in the process. Willie Parker, who was the NFL's leading rusher going into Week 16, suffered a broken right leg early in their contest against the St. Louis Rams. Najeh Davenport was a successful replacement to Parker last week, carrying the ball 24 times for 123 yards and a touchdown and Pittsburgh hopes the loss of Parker will not equal the loss of hope for a Super Bowl run. With a win this Sunday against Baltimore and a San Diego loss against the Oakland Raiders (not likely), the Steelers will secure the 3rd seed and not only avoid the Jacksonville Jaguars, who defeated them only two weeks ago, but avoid the New England Patriots, who defeated them only three weeks ago, until the AFC Championship game. The last time that the Pittsburgh Steelers met the Baltimore Ravens back on November 5th, Ben Roethlisberger tied the franchise record with five first-half touchdown passes and the defense created four turnovers in the first half in a 38-7 blowout. Pittsburgh will hope for the same, so they can get out with the victory and also have the opportunity to rest their starters.

Baltimore Ravens: Did I call it or did I not, the Baltimore Ravens are the worst team in the NFL, and they proved it yet again as they were nearly shutout by the Seattle Seahawks. The one good thing that the Ravens did last week was actually start Troy Smith, and look towards the future, and for that I give them credit, although I cannot give them full credit as really where else would they go? I do understand that injuries have played a major role in their down season, but it does not excuse the fact that their quarterback play has been horrendous yet they do nothing to fix it, or the fact that their defense is aging. If Baltimore does not find a way to do a quick fix, they will find themselves in the same shoes as the Carolina Panthers, high hopes every year only to watch their best players continually drop due to injuries, while sitting in their offices wondering how to stop the bleeding.

Prediction: How are the Steelers only four point favorites in this game? They are still playing for position, and even to go beyond that, I believe that the Pittsburgh's 2nd string could beat Baltimore this year. Baltimore is being outscored by an average of nearly two touchdowns a game in their nine game losing streak, and are playing a team who only needed a half of football to defeat them by more then double that mark, talk about your lock of the century, this one won't even be close.

Vs. Spread	Straight Up

Pittsburgh Steelers

Baltimore Ravens

@ New England

L 13-34

Indianapolis

L 20-44

Jacksonville

L 22-29

@ Miami

L 16-22

@ St. Louis

W 41-24

@ Seattle

L 6-27

Team	SU	ATS	O/U
Pittsburgh	10-5	8-7	7-8
Baltimore	4-11	2-13	9-5-1

Pittsburgh

Team

Baltimore

24.8 (8th)

Pts For

16.5 (25th)

16.1 (3rd)

Pts Against

24.2 (24th)

331.7 (17th)

Total Offense

299.9 (23rd)

190.2 (25th)

Passing Yards

192.1 (22nd)

141.5 (3rd)

Rushing Yards

107.8 (18th)

261.9 (1st)

Total Defense

304.1 (7th)

178.0 (3rd)

Passing Defense

222.6 (22nd)

83.9 (3rd)

Rushing Defense

81.5 (2nd)

+5 (8th)

Turnover Diff.

-19 (32nd)

Pittsburgh Leaders					Baltimore Leaders
Passing	COMP	ATT	YDS	TD	Passing	COMP	ATT	YDS	TD
Roethlisberger	264	404	3154	32	Boller	168	275	1743	9
Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD
Parker	321	1316	4.1	2	McGahee	294	1207	4.1	7
Davenport	95	472	5.0	4	Smith	53	181	3.4	1
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	Rushing	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Holmes	48	844	17.6	7	Mason	97	1015	10.5	5
Ward	71	732	10.3	7	Clayton	46	505	11.0	0

Week 17
10-5	San Diego Chargers (-9 ½)	versus	Oakland Raiders	4-11
December 30, 2007, 4:15 PM EST – McAfee Coliseum

Last Three Weeks

San Diego Chargers: There are five teams this week that are battling for the final two playoff spots, but the San Diego Chargers, who have already clinched a playoff spot and won the AFC West, is possibly playing for the most important spot in the playoffs when setting up for a Super Bowl run. If San Diego defeats the Oakland Raiders, they will clinch the third seed and play either the Tennessee Titans or the Cleveland Browns, both who are better options then what is facing the team that will be stuck in the fourth seed. With a loss and a Pittsburgh win over the horrible Baltimore Ravens, the Chargers will be stuck in that fourth seed and go up against the Jacksonville Jaguars, and if they are able to get past that test, they would most likely go up against the New England Patriots. San Diego has found their groove, winning five in a row and hope to continue this roll into the playoffs. LaDainian Tomlinson took over the rushing lead, and most likely will play a good portion of the game to ensure that he defends his crown. Against the Raiders, Tomlinson has been great, averaging 127.2 yards per game with 16 touchdowns in their 13 meetings.

Oakland Raiders: The Raiders are looking towards next season, as JaMarcus Russell saw extended action last week against the Jaguars. To say that his performance was rough would be a major understatement, as he completed 7 of 23 passes for 83 yards and a touchdown while throwing three interceptions and a fumble. The thing that bothers me the bothers me the most is the harsh reaction from first-year head coach Lane Kiffen when he said this about Russell.

"Where do you start?" Kiffin said. "Ball handling in the run game. Footwork in the passing game. Decision making, timing, accuracy. You name it, it was out there on film yesterday. I haven't been around decision making like that before, as far as just throwing the ball up across the field like he did a number of times. I'm sure that didn't help his confidence. Your first time playing an extended amount of time like that, to not have success can't help."

Not the best way to support your young quarterback.

Prediction: San Diego needs the third seed if they want any shot at making the Super Bowl this season, they will play like it and have this game over by halftime.

Vs. Spread	Straight Up

San Diego Chargers

Oakland Raiders

@ Tennessee

W 23-17

@ Green Bay

L 7-38

Detroit

W 51-14

Indianapolis

L 14-21

Denver

W 23-3

@ Jacksonville

L 11-49

Team	SU	ATS	O/U
San Diego	10-5	10-5	7-6-2
Oakland	4-11	6-9	9-5-1

San Diego

Team

Oakland

25.5 (6th)

Pts For

17.7 (23rd)

17.8 (7th)

Pts Against

24.5 (25th)

324.9 (19th)

Total Offense

293.4 (26th)

191.5 (24th)

Passing Yards

162.5 (31st)

127.9 (7th)

Rushing Yards

130.9 (6th)

320.5 (15th)

Total Defense

347.5 (26th)

214.5 (14th)

Passing Defense

199.9 (10th)

106.0 (15th)

Rushing Defense

147.6 (31st)

+21 (1st)

Turnover Diff.

-8 (25th)

San Diego Leaders					Oakland Leaders
Passing	COMP	ATT	YDS	TD	Passing	COMP	ATT	YDS	TD
Rivers	264	437	3017	19	Culpepper	108	186	1331	5
Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD
Tomlinson	299	1418	4.7	15	Fargas	222	1009	4.5	4
Turner	60	274	4.6	1	Jordan	144	549	3.8	3
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	Rushing	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Gates	669	922	13.4	9	Curry	54	701	13.0	4
Jackson	39	610	15.6	3	Porter	42	669	15.9	5

Week 17
13-2	Dallas Cowboys	versus	Washington Redskins (-9)	8-7
December 30, 2007, 4:15 PM EST – FedEX Field

Last Three Weeks

Dallas Cowboys: Do you think that if the Cowboys win the Super Bowl that they are going to send gifts to all of the Chicago Bears roster? Last week with their victory over the Carolina Panthers, and the Chicago Bears defeating the Green Bay Packers, the Cowboys clinched the #1 seed in the NFC and will have home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. Dallas will most certainly rest most of their key players especially after last week when they lost Terrell Owens for the rest of the regular season when he went down with a high ankle sprain. The Cowboys need to come up with a game plan in the two weeks that they have off, as their offense has not played up to form in the past few games, and their recent performances will not allow them to advance far into the playoffs.

Washington Redskins: The Redskins have had one of the more emotional seasons to date, but with a win this Sunday they will extend that season into the playoffs. Washington earned that right last week when they took down the Minnesota Vikings last Sunday night, 21-32. The win earns them the tiebreaker over Minnesota, so even if the Vikings win this weekend, it is all up to Washington whether or not they make the playoffs. The Redskins have won their last three games to get back into this situation, but without a fourth in a row, it will most likely end in disappointment. If Washington is able to win this game, they will head to Seattle where they will have one major question to ask. Which quarterback will lead this team into their postseason game, Jason Campbell or Todd Collins? Collins took over the starting job when Jason Campbell went down with a dislocated kneecap.

Prediction: Washington is in a must win situation while Dallas rests their star players, which makes this decision pretty easy.

Vs. Spread	Straight Up

Dallas Cowboys

Washington Redskins

@ Detroit

W 28-27

Chicago

W 24-16

Philadelphia

L 6-10

@ NY Giants

W 22-10

@ Carolina

W 20-13

@ Minnesota

W 32-21

Team	SU	ATS	O/U
Dallas	13-2	9-6	10-5
Washington	8-7	6-7-2	7-8

Dallas

Team

Washington

29.9 (2nd)

Pts For

20.5 (19th)

19.9 (12th)

Pts Against

20.3 (13th)

380.3 (2nd)

Total Offense

332.0 (16th)

263.9 (4th)

Passing Yards

216.0 (14th)

130.9 (6th)

Rushing Yards

116.0 (13th)

304.5 (8th)

Total Defense

315.8 (12th)

212.4 (13th)

Passing Defense

218.5 (17th)

92.1 (4th)

Rushing Defense

97.3 (8th)

+4 (11th)

Turnover Diff.

-4 (21st)

Dallas Leaders					Washington Leaders
Passing	COMP	ATT	YDS	TD	Passing	COMP	ATT	YDS	TD
Romo	328	504	4125	36	Campbell	250	417	2700	12
Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD
Barber	198	981	5.0	10	Portis	300	1158	3.9	9
Jones	156	581	3.7	2	Betts	83	306	3.7	1
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	Rushing	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Owens	81	1355	16.7	15	Cooley	61	744	12.2	8
Witten	94	1121	11.9	7	Randle El	48	702	14.6	1

Week 17
3-12	St. Louis Rams	versus	Arizona Cardinals (-5 1/2)	7-8
December 30, 2007, 4:15 PM EST – University of Phoenix Stadium

Last Three Weeks

St. Louis Rams: The Rams season has been riddled with injuries and now it is starting to affect the players on the sidelines. Last week saw an altercation between wide receiver Torry Holt and head coach Scott Linehan after an interception by Marc Bulger was returned for a touchdown. Both are saying that it is no big deal, which in the big picture of things really is, but it just shows how frustrating this season has been for the St. Louis Rams. A loss this week against the Cardinals will end a season for the Rams that will end up being their worst since 1991. Last week against the Steelers, Marc Bulger passed for 208 yards and a season-high three touchdowns, but also threw two interceptions, making it five in three games. St. Louis will most likely get a top three pick, but with all of the injuries it is tough to say exactly where their biggest worry is. Either an offensive lineman or a defensive player is the best bet, but that is yet to be seen.

Arizona Cardinals: I don't know if you can look at a season where the end result is where your team will miss the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season and call it encouraging, but when you are the Arizona Cardinals, you have to do just that. Arizona has already surpassed every season since 2001 in wins, and look to finish without a losing record for the first time since 1998. I still believe that if Matt Leinart would have stayed healthy, and the Cardinals stuck to the duel quarterback mentality, that it would be Arizona set into the wildcard spot, and we wouldn't be wondering if it would be Washington, Minnesota or New Orleans making the playoffs. Don't get me wrong, Kurt Warner has played well, especially last week when he went 36 of 53 for 361 yards with three touchdowns, but it only ended in an overtime win over lowly Atlanta. The Cardinals need that duel look to keep their opposing teams off balanced while the rest of the team matures and grows. In time, Arizona can go to Leinart specifically to lead the offense, but it is the perfect fit to have Warner come in there in times of need and lead this young offense through troubled times. Unfortunately for the Cardinals and Warner, he is not able to do it year round as he was once able to. With a win, the Cardinals will finish with a three-game home winning streak (their longest such streak since 2004), and it is that young offense that has led the charge. Arizona has scored at least 20 points in seven consecutive games, first time since 1983-84, and has five 30-point games, the most in 23 years.

Prediction: Again we have a team needing a win to make it to 8-8…so it is obvious which way I am going in this one.

Vs. Spread	Straight Up

St. Louis Rams

Arizona Cardinals

@ Cincinnati

L 10-19

@ Seattle

L 21-42

Green Bay

L 14-33

@ New Orleans

L 24-31

Pittsburgh

L 24-41

Atlanta

W 30-27

Team	SU	ATS	O/U
St. Louis	3-12	5-10	5-9-1
Arizona	7-8	7-7-1	10-5

St. Louis

Team

Arizona

16.3 (26th)

Pts For

23.7 (9th)

26.0 (29th)

Pts Against

25.3 (28th)

301.7 (22nd)

Total Offense

338.9 (11th)

204.9 (17th)

Passing Yards

251.0 (6th)

96.8 (2nd)

Rushing Yards

87.9 (29th)

335.7 (17th)

Total Defense

336.6 (20th)

220.9 (19th)

Passing Defense

237.1 (28th)

114.8 (20th)

Rushing Defense

99.5 (9th)

-9 (28th)

Turnover Diff.

-8 (27th)

St. Louis Leaders					Arizona Leaders
Passing	COMP	ATT	YDS	TD	Passing	COMP	ATT	YDS	TD
Bulger	208	353	2216	10	Warner	258	412	3117	24
Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD
Jackson	219	947	4.3	5	James	300	1120	3.7	6
Leonard	81	288	3.6	1	Arrington	22	76	3.5	0
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	Rushing	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Holt	86	1096	12.7	7	Fitzgerald	89	1238	13.9	8
Bruce	53	694	13.1	4	Boldin	67	797	11.9	8

Week 17
8-7	Minnesota Vikings (-6)	versus	Denver Broncos	6-9
December 30, 2007, 4:15 PM EST – INVESCO Field at Mile High

Last Three Weeks

Minnesota Vikings: Once the hottest team in the NFC and a threat to make noise in the postseason, Minnesota watched it all slip away last week when their five game winning streak was snapped by the Washington Redskins. Now it is those same Redskins who hold their destiny into the playoffs, while Minnesota can do nothing but win their game and hope that Washington does not win theirs. Tarvaris Jackson needs to step up his game this week or Minnesota will find themselves not worrying about the Redskins game at all, because if he plays the way he did last week, the Vikings will not get past Denver. Jackson was 25 of 41 for 220 yards and a touchdown, but he also threw two interceptions. Those are not that bad of numbers till you realize most of that came after the Vikings trailed 25-0.

Denver Broncos: So much for being the only team in the NFL to finish with a .500 record or better in every season since 2000. Even with a win this Sunday, the best the Broncos can do is 7-9, and are guaranteed their worst record since they went 6-10 in 1999. The Broncos have just looked terrible at times this season, and horrendous in the past two weeks, as they only managed a total of 16 points in those two games, both road losses to Houston and San Diego. In fact, Denver was held without a touchdown for the second time this season, both against San Diego. Jay Cutler has performed better at home then on the road, but not by a considerable margin, and really the only good thing coming out of this season was Brandon Marshall who, with eight more catches this season, will become the first Bronco with 100 receptions since Rod Smith in 2001. Marshall has been on a tear of late, with 27 catches for 297 yards and two touchdowns in the last three games. Denver has lost four straight to NFC opponents and two straight to the Minnesota Vikings.

Prediction: Even though Minnesota has lost their control, they are still playing for a chance to make the playoffs, and a loss will take that chance away. Jackson has not been consistent this season, but going up against one of the worst rush defenses in the league will allow Jackson to be a non-factor, as long as Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor are able to take advantage of the Broncos' weakness.

Vs. Spread	Straight Up

Minnesota Vikings

Denver Broncos

@ San Francisco

W 27-7

Kansas City

W 41-7

Chicago

W 20-13

@ Houston

L 13-31

Washington

L 21-32

@ San Diego

L 3-23

Team	SU	ATS	O/U
Minnesota	8-7	7-6-2	8-7
Denver	6-9	4-11	10-4-1

Minnesota

Team

Denver

23.1 (12th)

Pts For

19.9 (21st)

19.3 (10th)

Pts Against

26.0 (29th)

336.5 (13th)

Total Offense

345.3 (9th)

172.3 (28th)

Passing Yards

223.3 (13th)

164.1 (1st)

Rushing Yards

121.9 (9th)

336.5 (19th)

Total Defense

336.3 (18th)

266.1 (32nd)

Passing Defense

195.6 (7th)

70.5 (1st)

Rushing Defense

140.7 (30th)

+4 (10th)

Turnover Diff.

-2 (19th)

Minnesota Leaders					Denver Leaders
Passing	COMP	ATT	YDS	TD	Passing	COMP	ATT	YDS	TD
Jackson	155	263	1736	7	Cutler	271	430	3251	18
Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD
Peterson	227	1305	5.7	12	Henry	167	691	4.1	4
Taylor	147	761	5.2	7	Young	118	642	5.4	1
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	Rushing	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Wade	49	555	11.3	1	Marshall	92	1211	13.2	6
Rice	31	396	12.8	4	Stokley	40	635	15.9	5

Week 17
4-11	Kansas City Chiefs	versus	New York Jets (-6)	3-12
December 30, 2007, 4:15 PM EST – Giants Stadium

Last Three Weeks

Kansas City Chiefs: Kansas City has lost eight in a row, and look to avoid a nine-game skid (would be a first since 1987) this week in New York. Kansas City has not been that good this season, but after losing Larry Johnson to a foot injury, the Chiefs fell down the toilet. Herm Edwards has also announced that Johnson will not play in the final game even though he had attempted to practice last week. Brodie Croyle is now also banged up, with a bruised hand, but with five bad starts this season it might not be a bad thing to go ahead and sit him for this game. Damon Huard would replace Croyle if he is unable to play. "I'm hoping he can play this week," Edwards said. "Another week of him playing will help him and help us to evaluate. He's a guy we like - a guy who we think has some talent. We just have to wait and see."

New York Jets: In 2002, Herm Edwards became a hero in New York when he brought in Chad Pennington to run the offense. That decision started with a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, but a run of eight wins in 11 games changed everything around and led to New York's last AFC East title. Now Edwards is in Kansas City, and Pennington has been devalued after two shoulder surgeries, and was actually benched for Kellen Clemens earlier in the season. Pennington has been back behind the center the past two games after Clemens went down on his first pass against the Patriots with a rib injury. Pennington was true to form last week, going 26 of 32 for 264 yards with a touchdown, but also threw two interceptions. Those numbers alone would make you believe that Pennington had a great game and gave his team a chance to win the game, the only problem is that he only scored SIX points.

Prediction: The Jets and the Chiefs are two of three teams that made the playoffs last season to lose double-digit losses this season (Baltimore is the third). New York, however, has actually shown improvement over the past four or five weeks, and given time will be back into the playoff picture in a few years. Kansas City, on the other hand, just look like a total mess especially when you take out Larry Johnson

Vs. Spread	Straight Up

Kansas City Chiefs

New York Jets

@ Denver

L 7-41

Cleveland

L 18-24

Tennessee

L 17-26

@ New England

L 10-20

@ Detroit

L 20-25

@ Tennessee

L 6-10

Team	SU	ATS	O/U
Kansas City	4-11	6-8-1	7-8
NY Jets	3-12	6-8-1	6-8-1

Kansas City

Team

NY Jets

14.4 (30th)

Pts For

17.0 (24th)

<>21.5 (15th)

Pts Against

23.0 (20th)

280.7 (29th)

Total Offense

291.9 (27th)

201.0 (20th)

Passing Yards

191.7 (23rd)

79.7 (32nd)

Rushing Yards

100.1 (19th)

318.3 (13th)

Total Defense

339.4 (22nd)

192.3 (6th)

Passing Defense

199.2 (9th)

126.0 (26th)

Rushing Defense

140.2 (29th)

-11 (29th)

Turnover Diff.

-4 (20th)

Kansas City Leaders					NY Jets Leaders
Passing	COMP	ATT	YDS	TD	Passing	COMP	ATT	YDS	TD
Huard	206	332	2257	11	Pennington	179	260	1765	10
Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD
Johnson	158	559	3.5	3	Jones	285	1021	3.6	1
Smith	110	406	3.7	2	Washington	60	286	4.8	3
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	Rushing	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Gonzalez	92	1108	12.0	5	Cotchery	74	1054	14.2	2
Bowe	69	982	14.2	5	Coles	55	646	11.7	6

Week 17
9-6	Tennessee Titans (-6 ½)	versus	Indianapolis Colts	13-2
December 30, 2007, 8:15 PM EST – RCA Dome

Last Three Weeks

Tennessee Titans: Flex scheduling has allowed the most important game remaining in the 2007 NFL regular season to be played after all the other games have been played. If Tennessee goes to Indianapolis and gets the victory, they will make the postseason. If Tennessee loses this game, then Cleveland moves on to the playoffs. It is just a weird scenario that everything will ride on the Tennessee Titans, instead of both teams, but that is just how it works. Obviously, everybody on the Titans will be playing harder then they have all season long, as they try and make the playoffs only one season after making a run at it late last year only to come up short. In most cases, going into Indianapolis would be a nearly impossible task, but with the Colts locked into the number two seed, and most likely sitting multiple starters throughout the game, the Titans find themselves with a good shot. Vince Young needs to have a solid game, and keep their offense on the field for as long as he can, to keep Peyton Manning off the field until the Colts decide just to sit him permanently, and even if they go down by a good margin, the Titans have to keep the fact that the starters will sit in their minds, and strike the moment it happens.

Indianapolis Colts: If anybody knows how important resting your players on Week 17 is, the Colts do, their injury list has been full all season long and they do not want to add to it on Sunday. But, the big news coming out of Indianapolis is the fact that Marvin Harrison, who has missed the last nine games with a knee injury, could finally see action on the field this Sunday. This would probably mean that Manning will also stay on the field, so the two men can get the kinks worked out of the system going into the playoffs; this is horrible news for the Titans. The longer those two men stay on the field, the harder it will be for Tennessee to win this game. I truly don't see either man staying in the game past halftime, but before Harrison was announced to potentially returning this week, I only gave Manning a series or two before sitting.

Prediction: Tennessee needs this win to make the postseason, and give my upset AFC Super Bowl team a chance (I made that pick in my annual 10 minutes after the Super Bowl prediction with my friends). I am really interested to see the final rating numbers in this game, to see if people care more about an undefeated record or a team playing for their playoff lives. Either way, I believe that Tennessee survives the Colts, and uses that momentum to take out the Pittsburgh Steelers in round one to set-up the rematch with the full strength Colts in the Divisional Round of the postseason.

Vs. Spread	Straight Up

Tennessee Titans

Indianapolis Colts

San Diego

L 17-23

@ Baltimore

W 14-21

@ Kansas City

W 26-17

@ Oakland

W 21-14

NY Jets

W 10-6

Houston

W 38-15

Team	SU	ATS	O/U
Tennessee	9-6	7-8	5-9-1
Indianapolis	13-2	9-6	7-8

Tennessee

Team

Indianapolis

19.0 (22nd)

Pts For

29.3 (3rd)

19.1 (9th)

Pts Against

16.4 (4th)

308.7 (21st)

Total Offense

369.7 (3rd)

174.7 (27th)

Passing Yards

259.0 (5th)

134.1 (5th)

Rushing Yards

110.7 (16th)

298.1 (5th)

Total Defense

274.6 (3rd)

202.6 (11th)

Passing Defense

167.1 (1st)

95.5 (6th)

Rushing Defense

107.5 (17th)

+1 (15th)

Turnover Diff.

+17 (2nd)

Tennessee Leaders					Indianapolis Leaders
Passing	COMP	ATT	YDS	TD	Passing	COMP	ATT	YDS	TD
Young	224	364	2389	9	Manning	323	499	3945	31
Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD
White	287	1065	3.7	7	Addai	257	1045	4.1	12
Brown	95	440	4.6	4	Keith	118	521	4.4	3
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	Rushing	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Williams	49	660	13.5	4	Wayne	92	1423	15.5	10
Gage	48	646	13.5	2	Clark	57	611	10.7	11