SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, October 28, 1994
2B
NFL Week Nine Preview
A look at the week's top games
KANSAS CITY (5-2)
at
BUFFALO (4-3)
Televised at noon. NBC
LINE -- Buffalo by 2/1. 2
SERIES RECORD -- Bills lead 15-13
CHIEFS OFFENSE — RUSH (No. 13),
PASS (No. 2), OVERALL (No. 3)
QB Joe Montana has thrown for 2,027
yards and 11 TDs. Rookie WR Lake
Dawson caught five passes for 93
yards and a TD against the Seahawks.
The Chiefs' running game went over
1,00 yards last week for the first time
since their opening game. RB Marcus
Allen had 77 yards, including a 36-yard
TD run. First-round draft pick RB Greg
Hill ran for 74 yards.
BILLS OFFENSE — RUSH (No. 7),
PASS (No. 20), OVERALL (No. 16)
QB Jim Kelly had possibly his best
game of the season in the Bills' loss to
the Colts. He was 25-for-34 for 286
yards. The running game generated
just 79 yards against the Colts. RB
Thurman Thomas has run for over 100 yards in each of the Bills' wins. WR Andre Reed is third in the AFC in catchs with 40 and fourth in yards receiving with 586.
CHIEFS DEFENSE — RUSH (No. 20),
PASS (No. 17), OVERALL (No. 21)
DE Neil Smith had six tackles and a
sack against the Seahawks. He has
5.5 tackles on the season. OB Derrick
Thomas leads the team with six sacks
and has three fumble recoveries. The
Chiefs have been allowing 11.6.7
vards rushing a game.
BILLS DEFENSE — RUSH (No. 12),
PASS (No. 21), OVERALL (No. 17)
The Bills had no sacks, forced no turnovers and allowed the Colts to complete 20 of 24 passes. DE Bruce Smith has seven sacks and is tied for first in sacks in the AFC.
SEATTLE (3-4)
at SAN DIEGO (6-1) Television at 3 p.m. NBC
Televised at 3 p.m., NBC
LINE — San Diego by 61/2.
SERIES RECORD — Series tied 15-
15.
SEAHAWKS OFFENSE — RUSHING
(No. 8), PASSING (No. 23), OVERALL
(No. 21)
The offense is struggling and now goes against a defense that held Seattle to 187 yards in their first meeting. RB Chris Warren had his third 100-yard game of the season last week. He is third in the AFC in rushing (621 yards) and has scored six TDs.
CHARGERS OFFENSE — RUSHING
(No. 3), PASSING (No. 14), OVERALL
(No. 5)
Humphries had his first bad game of the season against the Broncos (17-for-31, 142 yards and three INTs). The running game continues to churn as RB Natrone Means has his third straight 100-yard game. He is second
in the AFC in nushing (686 yards) and leads in TD (eight)
SEAHAWKSDEFENSE—RUSHING (No. 17), PASSING (No. 20), OVERALL (No. 22)
Defense had its worst game of the year last week. They let the Chiefs gain 477 yards. Last week was only the second game this year that the Seahawks have given up more than 20 points. Their 11 sacks are second-lowest total in the AFC.
CHARGERS DEFENSE — RUSHING (No. 5), PASSING (No. 16), OVERALL (No. 10)
The Chargers are tied for the NFL lead with 23 sacks. DE Chris Mims is the team leader with six of them. MLB Junior Seau had another huge game last week with 16 solo tackles and three assists.
MIAMI (5-2)
at
NEW ENGLAND (4-3)
LINE — New England by 1 1/2.
SERIES RECORD — Dolphins lead 33-
21
DOLPHING OFFENSE — RUSHING
(No. 9), PASSING (No. 3), OVERALL
(No. 2)
Televised at 3 p.m., NBC
QB Dan Marino is the top rated passer in the AF (93.1). He also leads the NFL with 17 TD passes. WR Irving Fryer is second in the AF in yards receiving (614).RB Bernie Pamalee, now starting in place of injured RB Terry Kirby, ran for 150 yards against the Raiders.
PATRIOTS OFFENSE — RUSHING (No.25), PASSING (No.1), OVERALL (No.1)
QB Drew Bledsoe threw for a seasonlow 242 yards against the Jets. He leads the NFL with 2,314 yards and is third with 14 TDs, but he is tied for a league-high 11 INTs. TE Ben Coates leads the AFC in catches (51) and
CLEVELAND (6-1) at DENVER (2-5)
BROCOS OFFENSE — RUSH (No.
16), PASS (No. 5), OVERALL (No. 7)
QB John Ewley completed 22 of 31
BROWNS OFFENSE —RUSH (No. 15),
PASS (No. 17), OVERALL (No. 18)
QB Vinny Testaverde suffered a concussion and did not finish Sunday's game. Backup QB Mark Rypien completed just 3 of 11 passes. Testaverde will play.
yards receiving (744) and is tied for the lead in TD catches (five).
DOLPHINS DEFENSE—RUSHING
(No. 10), PASSING (No. 27), OVERALL
(No. 25)
The Dolphins tied for the AFC lead with 11 INTs. They held the Raiders to a season-low 21.0 total yards and 86 yards passing. They also had season-high four sacks against the Raiders.
PATRIOTS DEFENSE — RUSHING (No. 23), PASSING (No. 26), OVERALL (No. 27)
The defense tries to make as many big plays as it gives up. They are tied for the NLF lead with 23 sacks and tied for the conference lead with 11 INTs. On the down side, the defensive unit has allowed 24 TDs (last in NFL), 14 TD passes (1.3th in AFC) and 8.0B yards per pass (1.3th in AFC).
SERIES RECORD — Denver leads 12-5
Televised at 3 p.m., NBC LINE—Denver by 3.
passes for 241 yards and a TD on Sunday. His passing efficiency rating of 83.6 is fifth in the AFC.
BROWNS DEFENSE — RUSH (No. 9),
PASS (No. 13), OVERALL (No. 11)
The Browns lead the NFL in fewest
points allowed with 11.3 a game.
BRONCOS DEFENSE — RUSH (No.
21), PASS (No. 28), OVERALL (No. 28)
The Broncos have allowed just 24
points in their two wins and 168 points
in their five losses.
LIONS DEFENSE — RUSH (No. 17,
tied), PASS (No. 12), OVERALL (No.
14)
losing streak.
The Lions had only one INT in their first six games but had three last week.
GIANTS DEFENSE — RUSH (No. 6),
PASS (No. 24), OVERALL (No. 18)
The Giants allowed 175 yards rushing to the Steelers. They had been allowing just 78.7 yards on the ground a game through the first six games.
DETROIT (3-4)
at
N.Y. GIANTS (3-4)
QB Dave Brown has thrown nine INTS in his past four games. The Giants have scored just 48 points during their
GIANTS OFFENSE — RUSH (No. 20,
tied), PASS (No. 27), OVERALL (No.
28)
televised at noon,FOX LINE—New York by 1.
SERIES RECORD — The Lions lead
17.15.1
LIONS OFFENSE — RUSH (No. 2),
PASS (No. 26), OVERALL (No. 15)
RB Barry Sanders is the Lions'
offense. Sanders leads the NFL with
889 vards.
GREEN BAY (3-4)
CHICAGO (4-5)
Televised Monday, 8 p.m., ABC
LINE — Chicagoaby2.
SERIES RECORD — Bears lead 81-59-6
PACKERS OFFENSE — RUSH (No.
26), PASS (No. 10), OVERALL (No. 17)
QB Brett Favre was knocked out of last
week's game with a torn muscle in his
side, but he will play this week. The
Packers are ranked 12th in the NFC in
points per game, with a 16.7 average.
BEARS OFFENSE — RUSH (No. 20),
PASS (No. 15), OVERALL (No. 20)
QB Erik Kramer threw for 309 yards
last week during his first game after
his injury. He also threw three INTS.
His rating is 93.5, which is third in the NFC, and his record as a starter is 1-3. PACKERS DEFENSE —RUSH (No. 2), PASS (No. 7), OVERALL (No. 2)
The defense is allowing just 13.8 points per game, which makes them third in the NFL.
BEARS DEFENSE — RUSH (No. 28),
PASS (No. 4), OVERALL (No. 13)
The defense is allowing 5.0 yards per
rush, by far the league's worst.
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