Thursday Night, Sept. 20
N.Y. Giants (1-1) at Carolina (1-1): Giants visit Carolina for first time since ’06 (27-13 win)…Giants posted 31-18 home win in 2010 in teams’ last meeting…
Sunday, Sept. 23
Atlanta (2-0) at San Diego (2-0): Falcons head to San Diego for the first time since ’08 (22-16 win in teams’ last meeting)…Falcons own 7-1 series lead and have won 5 straight meetings dating back to ’91…BY THE WAY: Falcons own perfect 5-0 lifetime road record in series dating back to ’73…
Buffalo (1-1) at Cleveland (0-2): Bills visit Cleveland for first time since ’07 (8-0 loss)…Bills posted 13-6 win in ’10 at Orchard Park in teams’ last meeting…
Cincinnati (1-1) at Washington (1-1): Bengals visit Washington for first time since ’04 (17-10 win)…Bengals posted 20-13 win in ’08 at Cincinnati in teams’ last meeting…
Detroit (1-1) at Tennessee (0-2): Lions visit Nashville for first time since ’04 (24-19 loss)…Titans have won 3 straight meetings dating back to ’01, including 47-10 Thanksgiving Day win in ’04 at at Detroit in teams’ last meeting…
Houston (2-0) at Denver (1-1): Texans visit Denver for second time in 3 seasons (24-23 loss in ’10 in teams’ last meeting)…MEMORIES: Broncos own 2-1 lifetime series lead dating back to ’04, with home team prevailing in each of the first 3 meetings…
Jacksonville (0-2) at Indianapolis (1-1): Jaguars 3-1 in last 3 meetings dating back to ’10…Last season, Jaguars swept series for first time ever, posting 17-3 win at Indianapolis (Week 10) and 19-13 win at Jacksonville (Week 17)…Jaguars 2-2 in last 4 trips to Indianapolis dating back to ’08…
Kansas City (0-2) at New Orleans (0-2): Chiefs visit Superdome for first time since ’04 (27-20 loss)…Saints posted 30-20 win in ’08 at Arrowhead Stadium in teams’ last meeting…MEMORIES: Incl. postseason, Chiefs 4-2 lifetime at New Orleans dating back to ’69 (3-2 vs. Saints, 1-0 vs. Vikings in Super Bowl IV)…
N.Y. Jets (1-1) at Miami (1-1): Dolphins 5-2 in last 7 meetings dating back to teams’ second meeting in ’08 (Jets won previous 5 meetings dating back to ’06)…Last season, teams split series for third time in 4 seasons dating back to ’08, Jets posting 24-6 Monday night win at Meadowlands (Week 6) and Dolphins posting 19-17 win last season at Miami (Week 17)…Jets 4-2 at Miami dating back to ’06…
Philadelphia (2-0) at Arizona (2-0): Eagles make first appearance at Arizona since ’08 (32-25 loss in ’08 NFC Championship Game) and first regular-season appearance at Arizona since ’05 (27-21 loss)…Incl. playoffs, Cardinals 3-1 in last 4 meetings dating back to ’05, including 21-17 win last season at Philadelphia (Week 10) in teams’ last meeting…
Pittsburgh (1-1) at Oakland (0-2): Steelers visit Oakland for first time since ’06 (20-13 loss)…Steelers posted 35-3 win in ’10 at Pittsburgh in teams’ last meeting…MEMORIES: Teams met in playoffs from 1972-76, last 3 in AFC Championship Game, only teams in NFL history to meet in postseason 5 consecutive seasons)…
St. Louis (1-1) at Chicago (1-1): Rams visit Chicago for first time since ’09 (17-9 loss in teams’ last meeting)…Bears have won 3 straight meetings dating back to ’06…
San Francisco (2-0) at Minnesota (1-1): 49ers visit Metrodome for first time since ’09 (27-24 loss in teams’ last meeting)…Inc. playoffs, Vikings 4-1 in last 5 meetings dating back to ’99…49ers have lost 4 straight at Metrodome dating back to ’94…49ers last win at Metrodome came in ’92 (20-17)…
Tampa Bay (1-1) at Dallas (1-1): Buccaneers visit Dallas for first time since ’08 (13-9 loss)…Cowboys have won 4 straight meetings dating back to ’06, including 31-15 Saturday night win at Tampa last season (Week 15) in teams’ last meeting…
Sunday Night
New England (1-1) at Baltimore (1-1): Patriots make first appearance at Baltimore since ’07 (27-24 Monday night win)…Incl. playoffs, Patriots own 7-1 overall lifetime series lead dating back to ’96 and posted 23-20 win in ’11 AFC Championship Game at Foxborough in teams’ last meeting…Patriots posted 23-20 OT win in ’10 at Foxborough in teams’ last regular-season meeting…BY THE WAY: Incl. playoffs, teams meet in Baltimore for just third time in 9 meetings…
Monday Night, Sept. 24
Green Bay (1-1) at Seattle (1-1): Packers head to Seattle for first time since ’08 (27-17 win)…Packers have won 3 straight meetings dating back to ’07 NFC Divisional Playoffs at Lambeau Field (42-20 win), including 48-10 win in ’09 at Lambeau Field in teams’ last meeting…
