2012 NFL Series Notes (Week 1)

(2011 Regular Season Win-Loss Record Included Below)

Wednesday Night, Sept. 5

Dallas (8-8) at N.Y. Giants (9-7): Giants 5-1 in last 6 meetings dating back to ’09…Last season, Giants swept series for second time in three seasons, posting 37-34 Sunday night win at Dallas (Week 14) and 31-14 Sunday night win at Meadowlands (Week 17)…Cowboys 1-3 in last 4 road tilts in series dating back to ’08…BY THE WAY: Teams meet each other for third time in last 5 regular-season games (Week 14 and 17, 2011, Week 1, 2012)

Sunday, Sept. 9

Atlanta (10-6) at Kansas City (7-9): Falcons make first appearance at Arrowhead Stadium since ‘04 (56-10 loss)…Falcons posted 38-14 win at Georgia Dome in ’08 in teams’ last meeting…

Buffalo (6-10) at N.Y. Jets (8-8): Jets have won 5 straight meetings dating back to teams’ second meeting in ’09…Last season, Jets swept series for third time in 4 seasons dating back to ’08, posting 27-11 win at Buffalo (Week 9) and 28-24 win at Meadowlands (Week 12)…Bills 1-3 in last 4 road tilts in series dating back to ’08…

Carolina (6-10) at Tampa Bay (4-12): Panthers 4-2 in last 6 meetings dating back to ’09…Last season, Panthers swept series for second time in 3 seasons, posting 38-19 win at Tampa (Week 13) and 48-16 win at Carolina (Week 16)…

Indianapolis (2-14) at Chicago (8-8): Colts visit Chicago for first time since ’03 (41-10 win)…Bears posted 29-13 Sunday night win at Indianapolis in ’08 in teams’ last meeting…MEMORIES: Colts defeated Bears, 29-17, in Super Bowl XLI at Sun Life Stadium…

Jacksonville (5-11) at Minnesota (3-13): Jaguars head to Minneapolis for first time since ’04 (27-16 loss)…Vikings posted 30-12 win at Jacksonville in ’08 in teams’ last meeting…This marks just fifth lifetime meeting between teams dating back to ‘98, fourth at Minnesota…

Miami (6-10) at Houston (10-6): Dolphins visit Houston for first time since ’08 (29-28 loss)…Texans posted 23-13 win last season at Miami (Week 2) in teams’ last meeting…Texans own 6-0 lifetime series lead dating back to ’03 (3-0 at Houston)…BY THE WAY: Teams meet for sixth time in 7 seasons dating back to ’06…

New England (13-3) at Tennessee (9-7): Patriots visit Nashville for first time since ’06 (40-23 win)…Patriots posted 59-0 win at Foxborough in ’09 in teams’ last meeting…Incl. playoffs, Patriots have won 4 straight meetings dating back to ’03…

Philadelphia (8-8) at Cleveland (4-12): Eagles visit Cleveland for second time this year (27-10 preseason win) but first time in regular season since ’04 (34-31 OT win)…Eagles have won 3 straight meetings dating back to ’00, including 30-10 Monday night win at Philadelphia in ’08 in teams’ last meeting…

St. Louis (2-14) at Detroit (10-6): Rams visit Detroit for second time in 3 seasons (44-6 loss in ’10 in teams’ last meeting)…

San Francisco (13-3) at Green Bay (15-1): 49ers visit Lambeau Field for third time in 4 seasons (34-16 loss in ’10 in teams’ last meeting)…Including playoffs, Packers have won 8 straight meetings dating back to ’99 and 13-of-14 meetings dating back to ’95…Incl. playoffs, 49ers have lost 8 straight at Lambeau Field dating back to ’96…

Seattle (7-9) at Arizona (8-8): Teams split series last season for first time since ’07, Seahawks posting 13-10 win in Seattle (Week 3) and Cardinals posting 23-20 OT win at Arizona (Week 17)…Seahawks 1-5 at Arizona dating back to ’06…

Washington (5-11) at New Orleans (13-3): Redskins visit Superdome for first time since ’06 (16-10 win)…Saints posted 33-30 OT win at Washington in ’09 in teams’ last meeting…Redskins have won 3 straight at Superdome dating back to ’94…

Sunday Night

Pittsburgh (12-4) at Denver (8-8): Incl. playoffs, Steelers make third trip to Denver in 4 seasons (29-23 OT loss in ’11 AFC Wild Card Playoffs)…Steelers posted 28-10 Monday night win at Denver in ’09 in teams’ last regular-season meeting…MEMORIES: Steelers (8) and Broncos (6) have combined for 14 Super Bowl appearances and 8 Super Bowl titles (6 by Steelers, 2 by Broncos)…

Monday Night, Sept. 10

Cincinnati (9-7) at Baltimore (12-4): Ravens have won 3 straight meetings dating back to teams’ second meeting in ’10…Last season, Ravens swept series for first time since ’08, posting 31-24 win in Baltimore (Week 11) and 24-16 win at Cincinnati (Week 17)… Bengals have lost 2 straight and are 1-3 at Baltimore dating back to ’08…

San Diego (8-8) at Oakland (8-8): Last season, teams split series for first time since ’03, Raiders posting 24-17 Thursday night win at San Diego (Week 10) while Chargers posted 38-26 win at Oakland (Week 17)…Chargers 7-1 in last 8 trips to Oakland dating back to ’04…

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