NFC notes: Cowboys rookie Dak Prescott just keeps setting records
Arizona Cardinals: Now that Chicago Cubs have won the World Series, the Cardinals have the longest championship drought (69 years) in pro sports.
Atlanta Falcons: Julio Jones is averaging 110.6 yards receiving per game with eight touchdowns in 10 games versus Tampa Bay after a 111-yard performance Thursday.
Carolina Panthers: The Panthers’ pass defense is giving up an average of 286.9 yards per game. Quarterback Cam Newton has eight touchdowns and six interceptions.
Chicago Bears: Fifth-round pick Jordan Howard has rushed for more than 100 yards in three of his five starts since taking over for Jeremy Langford.
Dallas Cowboys: Dak Prescott needs one touchdown pass to surpass Troy Aikman’s Cowboys rookie record of nine. Prescott has 1,773 yards passing.
Detroit Lions: Matthew Stafford has had five passes intercepted in 12 games against Minnesota and has been sacked 39 times for 274 yards.
Green Bay Packers: Receiver Davante Adams has a franchise-record 25 catches in his last two games, with 206 yards receiving and two touchdowns.
Minnesota Vikings: Pat Shurmur is now offensive coordinator after the resignation of Norv Turner. The Vikings have not had a turnover in their three home games.
New Orleans Saints: Drew Brees needs four touchdown passes to join Peyton Manning and Brett Favre as the only NFL players with at least 450 in a career.
New York Giants: Sterling Shepard ranks second among rookies with 31 receptions and has two touchdowns. New Orleans’ Michael Thomas (42) is first.
Philadelphia Eagles: The Eagles will be without left guard Allen Barbre (hamstring) against the Giants. Veteran Stefen Wisniewski is set to start in his place.
RAMS: The Rams’ offense ranks near the bottom in both passing (25) and rushing (29). The defense ranks much higher against the rush (15) and pass (11).
San Francisco 49ers: Colin Kaepernick has completed fewer than half his passes in both starts this year and is 46% since taking over for Blaine Gabbert.
Seattle Seahawks: The Seahawks are going for their 11th win in a row on a Monday night. Seattle has the highest winning percentage (.733) in Monday night games.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Quarterback Jameis Winston and receiver Mike Evans were evaluated for concussions after Tampa Bay’s 43-28 loss to Atlanta.
Washington Redskins: Pro Bowl left tackle Trent Williams will come out of the bye week and begin serving a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy.
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