NFL update: Week 11

Saints injuries -- Doubtful: RB James Fenderson (foot); LB Darrin Smith (groin). Questionable: G LeCharles Bentley (knee); CB Dale Carter (thigh); WR Joe Horn (knee); DE Darren Howard (wrist); G Kendyl Jacox (knee); Probable: WR Donte' Stallworth (quadriceps); DE Willie Whitehead (knee).

BALTIMORE at MIAMI
Time: 1 p.m. (Ch. 4)
Line: Dolphins by 6.
Records: Ravens 5-4, Dolphins 5-4.
Vs. spread: Ravens 5-4, Dolphins 5-4.
Series: Dolphins lead, 3-1.
Comments: Ravens allowed only 121 total yards to the Rams last week, but still lost, giving up 33 points and turning over the ball seven times . . . QB Anthony Wright, third string for Baltimore last week, starts for the injured Kyle Boller. He has started five games in five NFL seasons . . . Baltimore's Jamal Lewis has rushed for at least 100 yards in seven of his last eight games.
Ravens injuries -- Out: QB Kyle Boller (leg); TE John Jones (leg). Questionable: WR Frank Sanders (ankle). Probable: WR Marcus Robinson (leg); RB Chester Taylor (leg); WR Travis Taylor (chest).
Dolphins injuries -- Out: S Trent Gamble (knee). Questionable: QB Jay Fiedler (knee); C Tim Ruddy (knee); CB Patrick Surtain (ankle); LB Zach Thomas (groin). Probable: DT Larry Chester (hamstring/quadriceps); G Jamie Nails (elbow); G Todd Perry (eye); RB Ricky Williams (calf); S Shawn Wooden (knee).

DETROIT at SEATTLE
Time: 4:15 p.m.
Line: Seahawks by 10 1/2.
Records: Lions 5-4, Seahawks 6-3.
Vs. spread: Lions 5-4, Seahawks 3-6.
Series: Tied, 4-4.
Comments: Lions have won consecutive games for the first time in three seasons . . . Seahawks are 5-0 at home . . . Lions beat the Bears last week despite rushing for just 17 yards . . . Seahawks have allowed an average of 150.3 rushing yards over the last three games . . . Lions have lost a league-low two fumbles.
Lions injuries -- Out: CB Roderick Babers (shoulder-IR); LB James Davis (shoulder); WR Shawn Jefferson (knee-IR); WR Charles Rogers (collarbone). Doubtful: WR Eddie Drummond (ankle/knee). Questionable: CB Dre' Bly (leg); CB Jimmy Wyrick (chest). Probable: LB Barrett Green (groin); S Bracy Walker (finger).

Seahawks injuries -- Out: DT Norman Hand (arm). Doubtful: S Koren Robinson (shoulder). Questionable: DE Chike Okeafor (knee). Probable: RB Shaun Alexander (ankle); S Ken Hamlin (foot/knee).

GREEN BAY at TAMPA BAY
Time: 4:15 p.m. (Ch. 25)
Line: Buccaneers by 4.
Records: Packers 4-5, Buccaneers 4-5.
Vs. spread: Packers 4-5, Buccaneers 4-5.
Series: Packers lead, 29-18-1.
Comments: Both teams lost in the final minute a week ago . . . Green Bay's Brett Favre was intercepted four times in the second half of the last meeting, a 21-7 Tampa Bay win in 2002 . . . Packers RB Ahman Green ran for a franchise-record 192 yards last Monday night and leads the league with 1,376 yards from scrimmage, but has fumbled seven times.
Packers injuries -- Probable: CB Derek Combs (ankle); QB Brett Favre (thumb); DE Chukie Nwokorie (hip); S Darren Sharper (knee).
Buccaneers injuries -- Questionable: TE Ken Dilger (elbow); WR Joe Jurevicius (knee); C Austin King (knee); WR Keenan MCCardell (Hamsting); LB Ryan Nece (ankle); S Jermaine Phillips (forearm). Probable: LB Derrick Brooks (wrist); LB Dwayne Rudd (knee); G Jason Whittle (shoulder); WR Karl Williams (ankle).

HOUSTON at BUFFALO
Time: 1 p.m.
Line: Bills by 7.
Records: Texans 3-6, Bills 4-5.
Vs. spread: Texans 4-5, Bills 3-5-1.
Series: Bills lead, 1-0.
Comments: Bills have scored a total of 21 points in four straight road losses, but had 24 points in their last home game, a win over the Redskins . . . Bills QB Drew Bledsoe has been sacked 26 times while Texans QB David Carr, after absorbing 72 sacks a year ago, has been sacked just 13 times.
Texans injuries -- Out: LB Antwan Peek (foot); DE Gary Walker (foot). Doubtful: G Milford Brown (knee). Questionable: LB Charlie Clemons (ankle/foot); DE Corey Sears (ankle). Probable: DT Junior Ioane (shoulder); RB Stacey Mack (knee); WR-KR J.J. Moses (hamstring); G Todd Washington (shoulder).

Bills injuries -- Out: DT Ron Edwards (shoulder). Questionable: T Jonas Jennings (hip); WR Eric Moulds (groin).

JACKSONVILLE at TENNESSEE
Time: 1 p.m.
Line: Titans by 10.
Records: Jaguars 2-7, Titans 7-2.
Vs. spread: Jaguars 3-6, Titans 7-2.
Series: Titans lead, 11-7.
Comments: Titans have scored 30 or more points in each of their last six games . . . In the last four meetings in Tennessee, Titans QB Steve McNair has completed 71.8 percent of his passes for 992 yards with 10 TDs and no INTs . . . Titans lead the league in average time of possession at 33 minutes 42 seconds.
Jaguars injuries -- Doubtful: QB Mark Brunell (elbow); CB Jason Craft (knee); G Vincent Manuwai (foot). Questionable: DE Lionel Barnes (calf). Probable: S Deke Cooper (groin).
Titans injuries -- Out: WR Drew Bennett (calf); CB Andre Woolfolk (ankle). Questionable: T Matt Martin (knee); S Scott McGarrahan (ankle); S Donnie Nickey (foot).

KANSAS CITY at CINCINNATI
Time: 1 p.m.
Line: Chiefs by 6.
Records: Chiefs 9-0, Bengals 4-5.
Vs. spread: Chiefs 8-1, Bengals 6-3.
Series: Chiefs lead, 11-9.
Comments: Chiefs look to become the 17th team in NFL history to start 10-0. The 1998 Broncos were the last to do it . . . Bengals WR Chad Johnson has guaranteed a victory. Johnson is .500 in his predictions. Last season, he was correct when he said the Bengals, then 0-7, would beat Houston. They did, 38-3. But two weeks later, they lost after Johnson guaranteed a victory over Cleveland.
Chiefs injuries -- Questionable: LB Mike Maslowski (ankle); WR Johnnie Morton (groin); RB Tony Richardson (hand); T John Tait (ankle). Probable: WR Dante Hall (shoulder); LB Fred Jones (foot); G Will Shields (shoulder); DT Ryan Sims (ankle).

Bengals injuries -- Out: CB Jeff Burris (head); TE Reggie Kelly (foot). Questionable: RB Corey Dillon (groin); CB Artrell Hawkins (knee); WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh (hamstring); G Matt O'Dwyer (foot); DT John Thornton (back). Probable: S Marquand Manuel (hamstring); RB Kenny Watson (ankle).

MINNESOTA at OAKLAND


Time: 4:15 p.m.
Line: Vikings by 4 1/2.
Records: Vikings 6-3, Raiders 2-7.
Vs. spread: Vikings 6-3, Raiders 0-8-1.
Series: Raiders lead, 8-3.
Comments: Raiders have lost five straight . . . Vikings have dropped three in a row but still lead the NFC North by two games . . . Raiders have allowed 472 rushing yards in the last two weeks . . . Former No. 3 QB Rick Mirer again gets the start for the Raiders . . . Raiders are 5-1 against the Vikings in California (2-1 in Oakland, 2-0 in Los Angeles, 1-0 in Pasadena in 1977 Super Bowl).
Vikings injuries -- Out: S Jack Brewer (shoulder-injured reserve). Questionable: LB Raonall Smith (hamstring). Probable: G David Dixon (ankle).
Raiders injuries -- Out: QB Rich Gannon (shoulder-injured reserve); DT John Parrella (groin); C Matt Stinchcomb (shoulder-injured reserve); DE Sam Williams (knee). Doubtful: RB Charlie Garner (back); G Frank Middleton (quadriceps); DT Dana Stubblefield (ankle). Questionable: G Mo Collins (knee); T Lincoln Kennedy (calf); S Rod Woodson (knee/quadriceps).

NY GIANTS at PHILADELPHIA
Time: 1 p.m. (Ch. 25)
Line: Eagles by 3 1/2.
Records: Giants 4-5, Eagles 6-3.
Vs. spread: Giants 3-5-1, Eagles 5-4.
Series: Giants lead, 75-62-2.
Comments: Eagles have won their last four despite trailing in all of them entering the fourth quarter . . . Eagles won this year's first meeting despite being outgained, 339 yards to 134 . . . Philadelphia's Donovan McNabb has been sacked a league-high 29 times . . . Eagles have an NFL-low five TD receptions, with only two going to WRs, one each to Freddie Mitchell and Todd Pinkston . . . McNabb leads all QBs with 239 yards rushing.
Giants injuries -- Out: CB Ralph Brown (shoulder); TE Jeremy Shockey (knee). Questionable: K Matt Bryant (hamstring); S Johnnie Harris (hamstring); WR Ike Hilliard (knee/ankle). Probable: WR Tim Carter (concussion); DE Kenny Holmes (knee); TE Marcellus Rivers (shoulder/throat); CB Kato Serwanga (ankle).

Eagles injuries -- Out: CB Bobby Taylor (foot); G John Welbourn (knee). Questionable: S Brian Dawkins (foot); DT Darwin Walker (abdomen). Probable: RB Correll Buckhalter (rib); LB Carlos Emmons (thumb); S Clinton Hart (hip); WR Todd Pinkston (toe/quadriceps); RB Brian Westbrook (ankle).

NY JETS at INDIANAPOLIS
Time: 4:05 p.m.
Line: Colts by 6.
Records: Jets 3-6, Colts 7-2.
Vs. spread: Jets 2-4-3, Colts 6-3.
Series: Colts lead, 38-27.
Comments: For the first time in franchise history, each of the Jets' last two games has gone to overtime (a win and a loss) . . . Jets won the last meeting, 41-0, in last year's playoffs . . . Colts have allowed at least 130 rushing yards in six of their last seven games . . . Indianapolis's Edgerrin James has 500 rushing yards in five career games against the Jets . . . With a win today, the Colts' Tony Dungy will become the first coach to beat all 32 teams.
Jets injuries -- Out: DE John Abraham (groin); WR Wayne Chrebet (head). Questionable: CB Donnie Abraham (shoulder); S Jon McGraw (shoulder). Probable: LB Victor Hobson (back); LB Morris Lewis (hip/back); CB Ray Mickens (neck).
Colts injuries -- Out: S Idrees Bashir (shoulder); CB Joseph Jefferson (pelvis); LB Jim Nelson (clavicle). Doubtful: T Tarik Glenn (knee); WR Marvin Harrison (hamstring); DT Montae Reagor (chest). Questionable: RB Brian Allen (head); S Cory Bird (abdomen/shoulder); T Ryan Diem (hand/wrist); CB Jason Doering (ankle); CB Nicholas Harper (ankle); T Adam Meadows (knee); RB James Mungro (knee); TE Marcus Pollard (knee): WR Brandon Stokley (head). Probable: G Rick DeMulling (groin); CB Walt Harris (knee/shoulder/toe); DE Robert Mathis (shoulder); RB Dominic Rhodes (knee); CB Donald Strickland (shoulder); RB Ricky Williams (ankle/shoulder).

SAN DIEGO at DENVER
Time: 4:05 p.m.
Line: Broncos by 8.
Records: Chargers 2-7, Broncos 5-4.
Vs. spread: Chargers 3-6, Broncos 4-5.
Series: Broncos lead, 48-38-1.
Comments: Doug Flutie again starts at QB for the Chargers after leading them to victory last week against the Vikings . . . Flutie, 41, became the first player in NFL history at least 40 years old to score two rushing TDs in one game . . . Jake Plummer returns to start at QB for the Broncos after missing four games with a broken foot . . . Broncos are 4-1 with Plummer, 1-3 without him . . . Broncos, who were off last week, are 10-4 after byes and have won 10 of their last 13 against the Chargers.
Chargers injuries -- Doubtful: DE Raylee Johnson (foot). Questionable: C Jason Ball (ankle); T Solomon Page (ankle); C Cory Raymer (hand). Probable: TE Stephen Alexander (groin); S Vernon Fox (groin); DE Marcellus Wiley (ankle).

Broncos injuries -- Questionable: K Jason Elam (groin); WR Ed McCaffrey (quadriceps); T Ephraim Salaam (knee); LB Donnie Spragan (foot). Probable: DT Daryl Gardener (wrist); C Tom Nalen (ankle); G Dan Neil (thumb); QB Jake Plummer (foot).

ST. LOUIS at CHICAGO
Time: 1 p.m.
Line: Rams by 6.
Records: Rams 6-3, Bears 3-6.
Vs. spread: Rams 6-2-1, Bears 4-5.
Series: Bears lead, 48-34-3.
Comments: St. Louis QB Marc Bulger has one TD pass and four INTs over his last four games and threw for a career-low 110 yards in last week's win over the Ravens . . . Bears have the NFL's worst offense, averaging just 258.1 yards per game . . . Five QBs average more yards passing per game than Bears' total offense, including Bulger with 274.5.
Rams injuries -- Doubtful: CB James Whitley (foot). Questionable: S Rich Coady (groin); DT Damione Lewis (ankle); DE Leonard Little (pectoral); DT Brian Young (wrist). Probable: CB Kevin Garrett (hamstring); WR Torry Holt (knee); DT Ryan Pickett (ankle); LB Scott Shanle (hamstring).
Bears injuries -- Out: TE Dustin Lyman (abdomen); CB Todd McMillon (hand). Doubtful: RB Adrian Peterson (ankle). Questionable: S Mike Green (groin); C Olin Kreutz (ankle); Probable: S Cameron Worrell (ankle).

WASHINGTON at CAROLINA
Time: 1 p.m.
Line: Panthers by 6.
Records: Redskins 4-5, Panthers 7-2.
Vs. spread: Redskins 3-4-2, Panthers 5=4.
Series: Redskins lead, 6-0.
Comments: Panthers have a three-game lead in the NFC South and a tie-breaker edge over second-place Tampa Bay . . . Injured Panthers RB Stephen Davis will likely do everything he can to play against the team that released him in March . . . Redskins have 62 fewer rushing yards in nine games than Davis (992) has in eight . . . Redskins snapped a four-game losing streak with last week's win over the Seahawks, which included Washington converting on fourth and 1 from its 25 in the final quarter.
Redskins injuries -- Doubtful: RB Ladell Betts (arm); C Larry Moore (foot). Questionable: CB Rashad Bauman (ankle); DT Jermaine Haley (hand/shoulder); S Andre Lott (ankle); RB Sultan McCullough (hand); RB Chad Morton (ankle). Probable: LB LaVar Arrington (knee/hand); CB Champ Bailey (wrist/shoulder); S Matt Bowen (concussion); WR Laveranues Coles (toe); RB Bryan Johnson (concussion); DE Bruce Smith (hand/knee); CB Fred Smoot (chest).

Panthers injuries -- Questionable: LB Lester Towns (neck). Probable: RB Stephen Davis (ankle); LB Jason Kyle (ankle); DE Mike Rucker (ankle).

PITTSBURGH at SAN FRANCISCO
Time: Tomorrow, 9 p.m. (Ch. 5)
Line: 49ers by 4.
Records: Steelers 3-6, 49ers 4-5.
Vs. spread: Steelers 4-5, 49ers 4-4-1.
Series: 49ers lead, 9-8.
Comments: 49ers are 4-1 at home, 0-4 on the road . . . Tim Rattay will likely start again at QB for San Francisco in place of the injured Jeff Garcia . . . Steelers ended a five-game losing streak with last week's win over Arizona . . . Steelers don't play a team that is currently .500 or better until the final week of the season (Ravens) . . . 49ers have allowed an average of 11 points in their last three games.
Steelers injuries -- Doubtful: T Marvel Smith (neck). Questionable: RB Jerome Bettis (shoulder); T Oliver Ross (ankle). Probable: TE Jay Riemersma (knee).

49ers injuries -- Out: S Ronnie Heard (knee); G Eric Heitmann (ankle). Doubtful: LB Jamie Winborn (neck). Questionable: WR Arnaz Battle (toe); S Zack Bronson (neck); QB Jeff Garcia (ankle); LB Jeff Ulbrich (ankle); CB Jason Webster (knee). Probable: DE Andre Carter (back); DT Travis Kirschke (knee); C Jeremy Newberry (ankle); WR Terrell Owens (groin); WR Tai Streets (quadriceps); WR Cedrick Wilson (hamstring).