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Bills RB LeSean McCoy is only NFL player since 2010 with at least 7,000 yards rushing and 2,000 yards receiving. ... Bills WR Sammy Watkins set franchise record with 2,029 yards receiving in first two years with team. ... Buffalo P Colton Schmidt has 41.3 yard net average, highest in franchise history. ... Ravens coming off worst season (5-11) in eight years under coach John Harbaugh. ... Flacco returns after missing final six games of 2015 season with knee injury. ... WR Steve Smith returns from torn Achilles tendon needing 73 yards to pass James Lofton for 10th place in NFL history. ... S Eric Weddle makes Ravens debut after nine seasons with San Diego. ... LB Terrell Suggs returns after tearing Achilles tendon in last years opener, looking to add to franchise-leading 106+ sacks. ... WR Mike Wallace also poised for first game with Baltimore. ... Ravens are 13-7 in openers, 5-3 under Harbaugh. ... Baltimore is 109-50-1 overall at home, 48-16 under Harbaugh. ... Justin Forsett ranked 10th in NFL with 641 yards rushing before breaking arm in Week 11. He returns as starter after getting only seven carries in preseason, being cut and re-signed. ... Fantasy Tip: Buffalo is intent on stopping run game, so Wallace could get off to solid start. He had season-high six catches for Vikings in last years opener.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL Jose Juan Barea Jersey .ca look back at each of the Top 10 stories of 2013. Today, we look back at Boston Strong - a citys recovery from tragedy. Jalen Brunson Jersey .Y. - Jerome Samson scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as the St. http://www.mavericksteamofficial.info/jason-kidd-mavericks-jersey/ . Boucher previously coached the Tampa Bay Lightning and had a 97-78-20 record over two-plus seasons. He was dismissed by the team last March after the Lightning struggled in the lockout-shortened season with a 13-18-1 record. Dallas Mavericks Jerseys . 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SPREAD -- Green Bay 3-2-1, Atlanta 5-2SERIES RECORD -- Packers lead 17-13LAST MEETING -- Packers beat Falcons 43-37, Dec. 8, 2014LAST WEEK -- Packers beat Bears 26-10; Falcons lost to Chargers 33-30, OTAP PRO32 RANKING -- Packers No. 8, Falcons No. 10PACKERS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (21), RUSH (19), PASS (20).PACKERS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (7), RUSH (1), PASS (15).FALCONS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (1), RUSH (14), PASS (2).FALCONS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (26), RUSH (9), PASS (31).STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Packers LB Clay Matthews and Falcons OT Jake Matthews are first cousins. This will be second time theyve gone against each other in NFL. ... Green Bay has won its last four games against Falcons, streak that began with 48-21 playoff romp during 2010 season. ... Green Bay has leagues stingiest run defense, surrendering 71.8 yards per game. ... Packers QB Aaron Rodgers is coming off franchise-record 39 completions in Week 7 victory over Chicago. Also in that game, Packers became just second team in NFL history to have three players with 10 receptions. ... Green Bay will be without CB Damarious Randall, who underwent surgery for groin injury. ... Packers will be playing their first road game in six weeks.dddddddddddd They last played away from home in Week 2 at Minnesota. ... Atlanta is facing second straight opponent coming off 10-day break. ... Falcons signed RBs Terron Ward and Stevan Ridley this week, bolstering depth behind Devonta Freeman in case Tevin Coleman (hamstring) cant go. ... Falcons QB Matt Ryan has thrown for league-high 2,348 yards and is NFLs second-rated passer, trailing only New Englands Tom Brady. ... Ryan has thrown for at least 200 yards in 46 consecutive games, NFL record. ... Atlanta WR Julio Jones has 40 receptions for 830 yards, more than twice as many catches as anyone else on team. ... Falcons lead NFL with 32.7 points and 433.6 yards per game. ... Eight of last nine regular-season matchups between these teams have been decided by eight points or less. ... Atlanta has completed 33 passes of at least 20 yards. ... Fantasy Tip: Packers used WR Ty Montgomery in various roles with depleted backfield situation, and he could be good play Sunday.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '