KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (8-6) AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (9-5)

SERIES LEADER:Pittsburgh 19-9
STREAKS:Pittsburgh has won the past two games.
REID VS. PITTSBURGH:2-2
TOMLIN VS. KANSAS CITY:2-1
LAST GAME:11/12/12: Steelers 16 vs. Chiefs 13 (OT): Pittsburgh WR Mike Wallace had 7-yard TD catch. Steelers K Shaun Suisham converted game-winning 23-yard FG in OT.

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HIEFS: In past 12,QB ALEX SMITH has 2,497 pass yards & 17 TDs vs. 3 INTs with 100.7 rating, incl. 5 games with 100 rating. Passed for 297 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 115.6 rating last week. Smith's teams are 22-1-1 (.938) when he starts & has 100 rating…RB JAMAAL CHARLES rushed for 100 yards & TD in last meeting. Has 14 TDs in past 11 overall (9 rush, 5 receiving). Averages 5.5 yards per att. for career, highest of any NFL RB in history (min. 750 att.).RB KNILE DAVIShad career-long 70-yard TD catch last week…WR DWAYNE BOWEhad 69 receiving yards last week & now has 7,068 career, joiningTONY GONZALEZ(10,940) &OTIS TAYLOR(7,306) as only Chiefs to reach 7,000.TE TRAVIS KELCEranks 3rd among AFC TEs with 747 receiving yards & needs 53 to join Gonzalez &WALTER WHITEas only Chiefs TEs with 800-yard receiving season…LB JUSTIN HOUSTONhas 15 sacks & 3 FF in past 12. Tied for NFL lead in sacks (17), 2nd-most by Chiefs player in single season (HOFerDERRICK THOMAS**, 20 in 1990).

STEELERS:In past 8, QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER has 2,822 pass yards (352.8 per game) with 21 TDs vs. 5 INTs for 110.2 rating. Has won 3 of 4 career starts vs. Chiefs, passing for 913 yards with 7 TDs vs. 3 INTs. Has 248 TD passes & needs 2 to be 1st player in club history with 250…RB LE'VEON BELL leads AFC & is 2nd in NFL with 2,043 scrimmage yards (1,278 rush, 765 receiving), single-season Steelers record. Has 7 total TDs in past 4 (6 rush, 1 rec.) & aims for 3rd in row with 2 rush TDs. Needs 22 rush yards to join STEVEN JACKSON, MARSHALL FAULK & BRIAN WESTBROOK as only players in NFL history with 1,300 rush & 750 receiving yards in same season…WR ANTONIO BROWN leads NFL with club-record 115 catches for 1,498 yards. 1 of 4 NFL players with back-to-back 110-catch seasons, joining HOFers JERRY RICE & CRIS CARTER & WES WELKER. Has 5 catches & 50 yards in 30 consecutive games, longest streak in NFL history…LB LAWRENCE TIMMONS leads team with 109 tackles. Had INT in last meeting. CB WILLIAM GAY had 52-yard INT-TD last week vs. Falcons. S TROY POLAMALU had INT in last home meeting (10/15/06).

**CLEVELAND BROWNS (7-7) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (5-8-1)

SERIES LEADER: Carolina 3-1 *STREAKS: *Carolina has won three of past four games. *PETTINE VS. CAROLINA: *0-0 *RIVERA VS. CLEVELAND: *0-0 *LAST GAME: *11/28/10: Browns 24 vs. Panthers 23: Cleveland RB Peyton Hillis rushed for 131 yards & 3 TDs. Browns rookie CB Joe Haden recorded INT and S Abram Elam had 2 sacks.  NOTES

BROWNS: RookieQB JOHNNY MANZIELwill make 1st career road start. Scored 1st NFL TD in last road game (10-yard run vs. Buf. in Week 13)…Browns are only NFL team with 2 rookies with 500 rushing yards – RBs TERRANCE WEST (579) &ISAIAH CROWELL (546). Crowell (undrafted) has 4 rush TDs in past 6 & is tied for most among NFL rookies (8). West (Round 3, No. 94 overall) leads team & ranks 2nd among AFC rookies with 579 rush yards…In past 18,WR JOSH GORDONhas 107 rec. for 1,904 yards (105.7/game) & 9 TDs. In past 5 vs. NFC, has 480 rec. yards & 2 TDs, incl. 3 100-yard games…S DONTE WHITNER leads team with 92 tackles. Had FF in only meeting (11/10/13 with SF).LB PAUL KRUGERhas career-high 10 sacks, incl. 4 in past 4.LB CRAIG ROBERTSONhad INT last week.S JIM LEONHARD **has INT in 2 of past 3.

PANTHERS: QB CAM NEWTON has won 3 of past 4 vs. AFC at home. Has 103.4 rating, 6 pass TDs & 1 rush TD in those 4. Needs 188 pass yards for 4th consecutive 3,000-yard season. QB DEREK ANDERSON has played 6 games & has 105.2 rating (5 TDs, 0 INTs), incl. 2-0 record as starter…RB JONATHAN STEWART has rushed for 313 yards (104.3 per game) & TD in past 3. Rushed for 98 yards & averaged 8.2 yards per carry (12 att.) in only meeting. RB DE ANGELO WILLIAMS needs 154 rush yards to reach 7,000 for career…Among rookies, WR KELVIN BENJAMIN is 2nd with 952 rec. yards, ties for 2nd with 9 rec. TDs & ranks 3rd with 67 catches. TE GREG OLSEN has TD catch in 5 of past 7 vs. AFC. Has 8 TDs in past 11 vs. AFC. Had 10 catches for 110 yards last week, his 2nd consecutive 10-catch game. Has career-high 81 catches & 960 yards…LB LUKE KUECHLY has 39 tackles in 3 games vs. AFC this season & aims for 4th in row vs. AFC with 10 tackles. Since entering NFL in 2012, leads league with 458 tackles. DE CHARLES JOHNSON has 11.5 sacks in past 18 vs. AFC. Has 6.5 sacks in past 10, incl. 0.5 sack & FF last week. DE MARIO ADDISON has career-high 6.5 sacks, tied with Johnson for team lead.

**BALTIMORE RAVENS (9-5) AT HOUSTON TEXANS (7-7)

SERIES LEADER: *Baltimore 6-1 *STREAKS: *Baltimore has won six of past seven games. *HARBAUGH VS. HOUSTON: *5-1 *O'BRIEN VS. BALTIMORE: *0-0 *LAST GAME: **9/22/13: Ravens 30 vs. Texans 9: Baltimore WR Torrey Smith had 5 catches for 92 yards. Ravens WR-PR Tandon Doss had 82-yard PR-TD & LB Daryl Smith recorded 37-yard INT-TD.

NOTESRAVENS: QB JOE FLACCO passed for 221 yards with TD vs. 0 INTS for 99.4 rating last week & became 1st player in club history to reach 25,000 career pass yards (25,024). In past 5, has completed 98 of 145 (67.6 pct.) for 1,127 yards with 7 TDs vs. 1 INT for 104 rating. Has 100 rating in 3 of past 4. Ravens are 38-5 (.884) when Flacco posts 100 rating (incl. playoffs)…RB JUSTIN FORSETTleads NFL RBs with 5.4 rush avg. (208 att., 1,128 yards). Spent 2012 season with Texans, rushing for 374 yards on 63 att. (5.9 avg.) & TD. In past 5, has 519 rush yards & 5 TDs…WR STEVE SMITH, SR.had 37 receiving yards last week & now has 13,123 career, surpassing HOFer STEVE LARGENT (13,089) for No. 15 all-time. In 3 career meetings (with Car.), has 18 catches for 323 yards (107.7 per game) & 5 TDs. WR TORREY SMITH has 8 TDs in past 11. Needs 2 TD catches to join MICHAEL JACKSON (14 in 1996) as only Ravens with 10 TD rec. in season…LB C.J. MOSLEY (No. 17 overall) leads NFL rookies with 117 tackles, 2nd-most in AFC. LB TERRELL SUGGS has 10.5 sacks in past 9, incl. 2.5 last week.

TEXANS: QB CASE KEENUM started 8 games for Hou. in 2013, passing for 1,760 yards with 9 TDs vs. 6 INTs. QB THAD LEWIS has made 6 career starts, passing for 1,296 yards & 5 TDs…RB ARIAN FOSTERis averaging 102.5 rush yards per game in 2014, 2nd in NFL (DE MARCO MURRAY). Has 11 TDs in past 8 (7 rush, 4 rec.). Since 2010, leads AFC in rush yards (5,933) & rush TDs (50)…WR ANDRE JOHNSON(996 rec.) needs 5 catches to surpass HINES WARD (1,000) for No. 9 all-time. For career, averages 6 rec./game, best in history (min. 100 games). In past 8, WR DE ANDRE HOPKINS has 44 rec. for 801 yards (18.2 avg.) & 3 TDs…DE J.J. WATTis 1st player with 3 off. TDs (3 rec.) & 2 TDs on takeaways (INT, FR) in season since BILL GOLDING in 1948. Since entering NFL in 2011, leads NFL with 53 sacks, incl. 2 last week. S KENDRICK LEWIS had 27-yard INT-TD vs. Colts.

**DENVER BRONCOS (11-3) AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (9-4-1)

SERIES LEADER: *Denver 19-8 *STREAKS: *Denver has won past four games. *FOX VS. CINCINNATI: *3-2 *LEWIS VS. DENVER: *1-5 *LAST GAME: **11/4/12: Broncos 31 at Bengals 23. Denver QB Peyton Manning threw for 291 yards & 3 TDs. Broncos WR Eric Decker caaught 8 passes for 99 yards & 2 TDs.

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BRONCOS: QB PEYTON MANNING has 4,143 pass yards & NFL-record 14 career 4,000-yard seasons. Has 8,968 career att. & needs 32 to joinBRETT FAVRE(10,169) as only players to reach 9,000. Has 8-0 career record vs. Bengals, passing for 2,118 yards & 20 TDs with 106.8 rating, incl. 7 games with 2 TDs…In past 6,RB C.J. ANDERSONis averaging 135.3 scrimmage yards per game (812 total) with 6 total TDs (4 rush, 2 rec.)…In past 11,WR DEMARYIUS THOMAShas 1,248 yards & 10 TDs. Has 1,389 receiving yards & needs 111 to joinROD SMITH(1,602 in 2000) as only Broncos with 1,500-yard receiving season. Since entering NFL in 2010, leads AFC WRs with 41 TD catches. WR EMMANUEL SANDERShas 7 TDs in past 9…Broncos are 1 of 2 NFL teams with 2 players with 10 sacks each (LBs*VON MILLER& DE MARCUS WARE). Since entering NFL in 2011, Miller* **is 2nd in AFC with 48 sacks.

BENGALS:Last week, posted largest shutout win since 11/26/06 (30-0, also vs. Cle.). Have 13-2-1 record in past 16 reg.-sea. home games. Have won 4 of past 5 overall…In 2 career meetings, QB ANDY DALTON has 631 pass yards (315.5 per game) with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT for 94.0 rating. Has 39-22-1 (.637) record, highest win pct. of any Bengals QB (min. 20 starts)…RB GIOVANI BERNARDhad 103 scrimmage yards last week (79 rush, 24 rec.). In past 7, rookie RB JEREMY HILL (Round 2, No. 55 overall) has 756 scrimmage yards (108/game) with 5 rush TDs. Leads NFL rookies in rush yards (877) & is tied for 1st in rush TDs (8). 1st NFL rookie with 3 140 yard rush games since 2005 (CADILLAC WILLIAMS)…Since entering NFL in 2011, WR A.J. GREEN has 4,792 career receiving yards, 4th-most of any player in 1st 4 NFL seasons…Since 2011, GENO ATKINS has 29 sacks, most among NFL DTs. LB VINCENT REY leads team with 103 tackles.