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PHILADELPHIA AT NEW YORK GIANTS
When, where: Sunday, 1 p.m., at Giants Stadium.
TV: Channel 25.
Last meeting: Giants won, 36-31, Nov. 9.
Of note: The Giants have the league's top-scoring offense, averaging 29.3 points per game. Their rushing offense also ranks first, with 160.2 yards per game . . . Giants RB Brandon Jacobs rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns against the Eagles in Week 10 . . . The Eagles average 254.8 passing yards per game, good for fourth in the NFL . . . A week after being benched for the second half of a 36-7 loss to the Ravens, Eagles QB Donovan McNabb passed for 260 yards and four touchdowns in a 48-21 win over the Cardinals on Thanksgiving . . . Eagles RB Brian Westbrook rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns, and caught two TD passes against Arizona. He had not scored a touchdown in four weeks . . . Philadelphia RB Correll Buckhalter (knee) is unlikely to play.
DALLAS AT PITTSBURGH
When, where: Sunday, 4:15 p.m., at Heinz Field.
TV: Channel 25.
Last meeting: Steelers won, 24-20, in 2004.
Of note: The Steelers (9-3) next play at Baltimore and Tennessee, before finishing the season at home against Cleveland . . . Since winning its last playoff game during the 1996 season, Dallas is 17-28 in December . . . The Cowboys put CB Adam Jones back on the 53-man roster Tuesday after the NFL lifted his suspension. He will play defense and special teams . . . Cowboys QB Tony Romo does not expect to wear a protective splint on his pinkie Sunday . . . Romo ranks first in the league with a 103.2 passer rating. He has thrown for 672 yards and six touchdowns in his last two games . . . Dallas registered seven sacks in a 34-9 victory over the Seahawks on Thanksgiving. LB DeMarcus Ware had three, upping his league-leading total to 15 . . . The Steelers are first in the NFL with 42 sacks. Dallas (40) is second . . . Pittsburgh has the league's top-ranked defense, allowing just 238 yards and 14.2 points per game . . . Cowboys RB Marion Barber (dislocated toe) expects to play, as does Steelers RB Willie Parker (knee).
WASHINGTON AT BALTIMORE
When, where: Sunday, 8:15 p.m., at
TV: Channel 7.
Last meeting: Ravens won, 17-10, in 2004.
Of note: Baltimore has won six of seven. Washington has lost three of four . . . The Ravens' defense ranks second in the league, allowing 253.3 yards per game. The Redskins (283) are sixth . . . Ravens RB Willis McGahee did not play a down against the Bengals, after totaling just 26 yards the previous two weeks. Le'Ron McClain and Ray Rice have seen the majority of Baltimore's touches in the last two games . . . Redskins QB Jason Campbell has struggled to find a rhythm the last four weeks, throwing two TD passes and four INTs . . . Washington RB Clinton Portis (neck, knee, hip) is banged up, and has missed practice the last three weeks, though he has yet to miss a game. He will be a game-time decision. His 1,228 rushing yards are second most in the league . . . Redskins CB DeAngelo Hall has two interceptions in three games since joining the team from Oakland.
TAMPA BAY AT CAROLINA
When, where: Monday, 8:30 p.m., at
TV: ESPN.
Last meeting: Buccaneers won, 27-3, Oct. 12.
Of note: Tampa Bay has won six of seven; Carolina has won five of six . . . The Buccaneers' start is their best since 2002 (9-3) . . . Tampa Bay has the league's fourth-ranked defense, allowing 279.5 yards per game . . . Panthers QB Jake Delhomme has rushed for a touchdown in each of the last two games . . . Carolina RB DeAngelo Williams rushed for four touchdowns in a 35-31 win over the Packers last Sunday, giving him nine TDs in his last five games . . . Panthers RB Jonathan Stewart left last week's game with cramping in his left hamstring, but expects to play Sunday . . . Carolina DE Julius Peppers has three multi-sack performances over the last four games to give him 11 sacks for the season.
Compiled by David Burg
