NFL games on TV
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INDIANAPOLIS AT CLEVELAND
When, where: Sunday, 1 p.m., at Cleveland Browns Stadium.
TV: Channel 4. Last meeting: Colts won, 13-6, in 2005.
Of note: The Colts have won four games in a row, by a combined margin of just 16 points. The Browns have lost three of four . . . Following his 51-yard field goal to beat the Chargers, 23-20, last week, the Colts' Adam Vinatieri has made 22 game-winning kicks . . . Colts QB Peyton Manning has passed for at least 200 yards in all 11 games this season, tying his longest streak to start a season (2002) . . . Indianapolis's offense ranks 16th in the league (328.4 yards per game), while its defense is 18th (333.9). Cleveland's offense ranks 27th (282.7), as does its defense (369.6) . . . Browns QB Brady Quinn's season ended Wednesday after just three starts, done in by a broken right index finger that he tried to play with last week and may now require surgery . . . Colts' center Jeff Saturday will miss 3-4 weeks after injuring his calf against the Chargers . . . One season after making the Pro Bowl, Browns WR Braylon Edwards leads the NFL in dropped passes with 16.
NEW YORK GIANTS AT WASHINGTON
When, where: Sunday, 1 p.m., at
Last meeting: Giants won, 16-7, Sept. 4.
Of note: Giants WR Plaxico Burress left in the first quarter of last Sunday's 37-29 victory over Arizona with a tight hamstring, finishing without a reception for the first time in eight seasons. He expects to play . . . Washington LB London Fletcher (foot), DE Andre Carter (foot), and DT Kedric Golston (ankle) are questionable. LB Marcus Washington (ankle) will miss his second straight game . . . Giants RB Brandon Jacobs has totaled 246 yards on 46 carries in his last two games against the Redskins. He missed last week's game with a knee injury, but expects to play Sunday . . . The Giants have the league's top-scoring offense, with 29.9 points per game. The Redskins are 27th (18.3) . . . The Giants and Redskins both allow 18.1 points per game, tied for fifth in the NFL . . . Redskins RB Clinton Portis (knee, strained rib cage muscle) is banged up, but expects to play. He leads the league with 1,206 rushing yards.
CHICAGO AT MINNESOTA
When, where: Sunday, 8:15 p.m., at Metrodome.
TV: Channel 7. Last meeting: Bears won, 48-41, Oct. 19.
Of note: The Vikings have won five of seven, while the Bears have won five of eight. The winner takes over first place in the NFC North . . . Bears QB Kyle Orton is battling a lingering ankle problem, but he expects to play Sunday. He threw for 283 yards and two touchdowns against the Vikings in their last meeting . . . Vikings RB Adrian Peterson is second in the NFL with 1,180 rushing yards, but his three lost fumbles are tied for first. He rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns against the Bears in Week 7 . . . Minnesota QB Gus Frerotte threw for 298 yards and two touchdowns against the Bears Oct. 19, but also had four interceptions. On the season, he has 11 TDs and 12 INTs . . . Bears S Mike Brown suffered an unspecified lower leg injury in Sunday's 27-3 victory over the Rams, and it is unclear if he will miss any time.
JACKSONVILLE AT HOUSTON
When, where: Monday, 8:30 p.m., at Reliant Stadium.
TV: ESPN. Last meeting: Jaguars won in overtime, 30-27, Sept. 28.
Of note: The Texans forced a season-high five turnovers in last Sunday's 16-6 victory over the Browns . . . Texans WR Andre Johnson leads the NFL with 1,071 receiving yards. Last Sunday marked his sixth 100-yard receiving game . . . Houston has the NFL's fourth-ranked offense, averaging 371.3 yards . . . In place of injured QB Matt Schaub, the Texans' Sage Rosenfels has five touchdowns against nine interceptions in five starts . . . Houston RB Ahman Green (sprained knee) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday . . . Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew had just three carries for four yards in last Sunday's 30-12 loss to the Vikings, and has only one game with more than 20 carries. He has 11 touchdowns as Jacksonville's primary goal-line option . . . Jaguars quarterback David Garrard has one touchdown and three interceptions in the last two games, both losses.
Compiled by David Burg 
