DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR’S NIGHTMARE:

In one of Week 14’s premier games, the BALTIMORE RAVENS put the league’s longest winning streak, eight games, on the line when they face the BUFFALO BILLS on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, CBS). The contest not only matches two of the AFC’s best teams, it also matches two of the NFL’s best dual-threat quarterbacks. Baltimore’s LAMAR JACKSON, whose 977 net rushing yards are more than five NFL teams this year, also ranks fourth in the NFL with a 109.6 passer rating. Buffalo’s JOSH ALLEN, who ranks third among NFL quarterbacks with 430 rushing yards, has a fourth-quarter passer rating of 114.0.

  • Sunday’s game will have more combined rushing yards (1,407) by starting quarterbacks than any contest in NFL history.
  • Additionally, Jackson needs 23 rushing yards to become the second quarterback in NFL history with a 1,000-yard rushing season, and 63 to post the most rushing yards in a single season by an NFL quarterback, surpassing MICHAEL VICK, who had 1,039 in 2006.
  • As a team, the Ravens are on pace for one of the most prolific rushing campaigns in the NFL’s 100 seasons. Since the league moved to a 16-game schedule in 1978, Baltimore’s 207.8 net rushing yards per game are on pace to finish 10 yards better than any other team in that span.

The teams with the most net rushing yards per game since 1978:

TEAM SEASON GM ATT YARDS YDS/GM
Baltimore Ravens 2019 12 445 2,494 207.8
New England Patriots 1978 16 671 3,165 197.8
Kansas City Chiefs 1978 16 663 2,986 186.6
Chicago Bears 1984 16 674 2,974 185.9
Atlanta Falcons 2006 16 537 2,939 183.7

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THE FOURTH QUARTER:

As the NFL makes its final turn toward the regular-season finish line, each club has just four games remaining, and 26 teams remain in contention for a trip to Super Bowl LIV. Two of those teams, the TENNESSEE TITANS and OAKLAND RAIDERS, battle in a key AFC contest Sunday (4:25 PM ET, CBS).

  • The game features several of the NFL’s top rookies. Oakland’s JOSH JACOBS leads all NFL rookies in rushing yards (1,061), rushing touchdowns (seven) and scrimmage yards (1,207). Tennessee wide receiver A.J. BROWN leads AFC rookies with 626 receiving yards. On defense, Oakland’s MAXX CROSBY (7.5) and CLELIN FERRELL (3.5) are the NFL’s only pair of rookie teammates with three-or-more sacks each.

ROOKIE QUARTERBACKS CONTINUE TO WIN GAMES: Arizona’s KYLER MURRAY, the No. 1 overall selection in the 2019 NFL Draft, leads the ARIZONA CARDINALS at home against the PITTSBURGH STEELERS on Sunday (4:25 PM ET, CBS). Murray and the Steelers’ DEVLIN HODGES, an undrafted rookie, are two of the six rookie quarterbacks to win a game this season. Last week, Denver’s DREW LOCK joined a group that includes Washington’s DWAYNE HASKINS, the Giants’ DANIEL JONES and Jacksonville’s GARDNER MINSHEW. That group of six represents the second-highest number of rookie quarterbacks to win an NFL start in league history, trailing only the 1987 season (seven). Detroit’s DAVID BLOUGH, who plays at Minnesota Sunday (1:00 PM ET, FOX), gives the 2019 rookies an opportunity to tie the single-season league record. ​

BATTLE OF OHIO:

When the CINCINNATI BENGALS make the cross-state trip to play the CLEVELAND BROWNS on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, CBS), the teams will meet for a 92nd time. Sunday marks the first Bengals-Browns game in 35 years in which each club has a first-year head coach. Cincinnati’s ZAC TAYLOR and Cleveland’s FREDDIE KITCHENS are the first rookie head-coaching pair in the series since December 2, 1984, when the Bengals’ SAM WYCHE beat the Browns’ MARTY SCHOTTENHEIMER on an overtime field goal, 20-17.

NFL SCHEDULE, DECEMBER 5, 8-9

(All times Eastern)​

Thursday Sunday (cont.)
Dallas Cowboys at Chicago Bears 8:20 PM FOX/NFLN

AMAZON

Miami Dolphins at New York Jets 1:00 PM CBS
Sunday Indianapolis Colts at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00 PM CBS
Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons 1:00 PM FOX Los Angeles Chargers at Jacksonville Jaguars 4:05 PM FOX
Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills 1:00 PM CBS Pittsburgh Steelers at Arizona Cardinals 4:25 PM CBS
Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns 1:00 PM CBS Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots 4:25 PM PULS4
Washington Redskins at Green Bay Packers 1:00 PM FOX Tennessee Titans at Oakland Raiders 4:25 PM CBS
Denver Broncos at Houston Texans 1:00 PM CBS Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams 8:20 PM NBC
Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings 1:00 PM FOX Monday
San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saints 1:00 PM PULS24 New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles 8:15 PM ESPN
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