Here's a roundup of interesting facts and figures for the Week Three matchups.
TENNESSEE AT N.Y. GIANTS
Titans' Key To The Game:
How will Vince Young respond to Jeff Fisher's hook last week?
Young sacked twice, threw 2 INTs, 1 fumble before being benched vs. Steelers.
Johnson, 16-34, held under 100 yards rushing last week for first time last 13 games.
Boley only LB on field 1 st 2½ quarters last Sunday vs. Colts as Giants played dime "D" and Indy rushed for 43-160.
Giants' Mathias Kiwanuka has 3 sacks in 1 st 2 games this year.
Giants' Key To The Game:
Can Giants calm Brandon Jacobs' turmoil and get back to dominating on ground?
Jacobs just 16-52, 3.3, 0 TD's after two weeks.
Eli Manning 33-54, 61.1%, 424 Yds., 5 TD, 4 INT, 85.7%. All 4 picks bounced off receivers' hands.
Giants are 12 th in rushing, Titans 21 st vs. the run.
Titans' Will Witherspoon has 2 sacks already this year from blitzing LB position.
Other tidbits:
TEN 21
st OFF; NYG 22
nd DEF
TEN 9
th RUN; NYG 24
th VS. RUN
TEN 26
th PASS; NYG 15
th VS. PASS
TEN 8
th PTS; NYG 30
th PTS ALLOWED
NYG 17
th OFF; TEN 1
st DEF
NYG t-19
th PASS; TEN 1
st VS. PASS
NYG t-12
th PTS; TEN 11
th PTS ALLOWED
TEN 31
st TO/TA; NYG T-17
TH TO/TA
TEN HELD PIT TO 3.2 YARDS PER RUSH LAST WEEK.
JOHNSON HAD ONLY 34 YARDS RUSHING ON 16 CARRIES AND HAD AN 85-YARD TD WIPED OUT BY A HOLDNG PENALTY.
IND FORCED 2 FUMBLES ON ELI MANNING THAT LED TO 14 IND POINTS.
NYG FORCED 5 TURNOVERS IN WEEK 1, BUT ONLY 1 IN WEEK 2.
VINCE YOUNG WAS INTERCEPTED 2 TIMES, SACKED 2 TIMES AND FUMBLED 1 TIME BEFORE BEING BENCHED.
TEN HAS WON 9 OF 12 GAMES DATING BACK TO 2009.
N.Y. JETS AT MIAMI
Jets' Key To The Game:
How will club respond to latest Braylon Edwards distraction and loss of Revis?
Jets QB Mark Sanchez 21-30, 220, 3 TD's, 0 INT vs. New England.
LaDainian Tomlinson 22-138, 6.3, 31 Long, 0 TD & 6-42 receiving, 7.0 avg., through 2 weeks.
Cameron Wake had 5 tackles, 1½ sack, caused Favre fumble in endzone that led to Dolphins' winning touchdown .
Free-agent signing of Dolphins LB Karlos Dansby paying early dividends as Dansby had 9 tackles vs. Vikings
Dolphins' Key To The Game:
Can Chad Henne and Brandon Marshall take advantage of Revis' absence?
Dolphins QB Chad Henne 30-49, 61.2%, 296, 1 TD, 0 INT, 85.1 rating through 2 weeks.
Dolphins WR Brandon Marshall 12-124, 10.3, 0 TD after 2 games; should see Antonio Cromartie all night long.
Jets' Jason Taylor is Dolphins' all-time leader in QB sacks with 124; he'll lead chase for Jets.
Jets ILB David Harris is key to Jets' 3
rd-rated run "D" vs. Dolphins No. 7 ground game.
Other tidbits:
NYJ 29th OFF; MIA 6th DEF
NYJ t-7th RUN; MIA t-12th VS. RUN
NYJ 29th PASS; MIA t-6th VS. PASS
NYJ t-16th PTS; MIA t-2nd PTS ALLOWED
MIA 27th OFF; NYJ 12th DEF
MIA t-7th RUN; NYJ 3rd VS. RUN
MIA 28th PASS; NYJ 22nd VS. PASS
MIA t-21st PTS; NYJ t-6th PTS ALLOWED
NYJ 2nd TO/TA; MIA t-17th TO/TA
MIA DEFENSE FORCED FOUR TURNOVERS VS. MIN (3 INT, 1 FUMBLE RECOVERY IN ENDZONE).
CHAD HENNE HAS NOT THROWN AN INTERCEPTION THIS SEASON.
BRANDON MARSHALL HAS AVERAGED 10.3 YDS/RECEPTION THIS SEASON (12 CATCHES).
OPPONENTS CONVERTING ONLY 29% OF THIRD DOWNS VS. MIA.
MARK SANCHEZ THREW 3 TD AND HAD QB RATING OF 124.3 IN WEEK TWO, BOTH CAREER HIGHS.
NYJ HAVE COMMITTED 20 PENALTIES FOR 183 YARDS IN TWO GAMES.
LADAINIAN TOMLINSON AVERAGED 6.9 YDS ON 11 RUSHES IN WEEK TWO.
THREE DIFFERENT NYJ RECEIVERS CAUGHT TOUCHDOWNS VS. PATRIOTS.
NYJ LEAD ALL-TIME SERIES VS. MIA, 46-42-1.
GREEN BAY AT CHICAGO
Packers' Key To The Game:
Can Brandon Jackson lead Pack on ground vs. Bears top-rated run "D"?
Packers RB Brandon Jackson just 11-29, 2.6, 1 TD vs. Bills in 1 st start.
Packers QB Aaron Rodgers' passer rating in 2 nd half vs. Bills last week a perfect 158.3.
With Bears MLB Brian Urlacher back in the middle, Bears 1 st vs. run, 13 th total "D."
Bears LB Lance Briggs, five-time Pro Bowler has 22 tackles in Bears' 1 st 2 games.
Bears' Key To The Game:
Can Jay Cutler stay hot, forget four-pick performance in '09 opener at GB?
Cutler's 121.2 passer rating No. 1 in NFL, 649 yards 3 rd, 5 TDs tied for 2 nd.
Bears RB Matt Forté only 27-79, 2.9, 0 TD on ground, but 12-188, 15.7, 3 TD receiving.
Packers OLB Clay Matthews had 6 QB Sacks in 1 st 2 weeks, 3 in each game, to lead NFL.
Led by DE Cullen Jenkins, Packers No. 1 in QB sacks, sack pct.; Bears are 22
nd in Pctg. QB sacks allowed.
Other tidbits:
GB t-14TH OFF; CHI 13TH DEF
GB 14TH RUN; CHI 1ST VS. RUN
GB 18TH PASS; CHI 27TH VS. PASS
GB 3RD PTS; CHI t-14TH PTS ALLOWED
CHI 5TH OFF; GB t-4TH DEF
CHI t-28TH RUN; GB 28TH VS. RUN
CHI 3RD PASS; GB 3RD VS. PASS
CHI t-10TH PTS; GB 8TH PTS ALLOWED
GB t-13TH TO/TA; CHI t-5TH TO/TA
PACKERS HAVE ALLOWED 233 NET PASSING YARDS IN FIRST 2 GAMES, THE FEWEST IN TEAM POST-MERGER (AFTERE 1969) HISTORY.
AARON RODGERS' PASSER RATING IN THE SECOND HALF VS. BUFF IN WE TWO WAS A PERFECT 158.3.
PACKERS ARE ON PACE FOR 80 SACKS IN 2010, WHICH WOULD BREAK THE 1984 BEARS' ALL-TIME SINGLE-SEASON MARK OF 72.
PACKERS HAVE ALLOWED ONLY 3 SACKS THE FIRST 2 GAMES COMPARED TO 10 SACKS ALLOWED IN FIRST 2 GAMES LAST YEAR.
MATT FORTE HAS AVERAGED 15.6 YPC ON 12 CATCHES AND HAS 3 TDS RECEIVING IN THE FIRST 2 GAMES IN 2010.
BEARS ARE 2-0 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THEIR SUPER BOWL SEASON OF 2006.
BRIAN URLACHER AND LANCE BRIGGS HAD A COMBINED 14 TACKLES IN WK 2 AND EACH HAD 2 TACKLES FOR LOSS.
DEVIN HESTER HAD 4 CATCHES FOR 77 YARDS AND THE GO-AHEAD TD IN WEEK TWO AFTER HAVING ONLY 1 OF CUTLER'S 35 PASSES THROWN HIS WAY IN WK. 1.