NFC notes: Buccaneers have 10 interceptions over the last five games
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Arizona Cardinals: Last week, Chandler Catanzaro missed a 41-yard field-goal try and a point-after try, and had a point-after try blocked and returned by Miami.
Atlanta Falcons: Vic Beasley is tied for NFL lead with 131/2 sacks and leads with six forced fumbles. Last week, he had three sacks, including a strip that he returned for a score.
Carolina Panthers: Ted Ginn Jr. has a touchdown catch in three of the last four games. Greg Olsen leads tight ends with 299 receptions and 3,835 yards receiving.
Chicago Bears: Linebacker Leonard Floyd leads all rookies with seven sacks. Linebacker Jerrell Freeman is serving the final game of his four- game PED suspension.
Dallas Cowboys: Linebacker Sean Lee had a franchise-record 22 tackles last week, and with three games remaining has tied his career best of 156 tackles from last season.
Detroit Lions: The Lions can clinch the NFC North title with a victory and a Green Bay loss or tie; or a tie, a Green Bay loss and a Minnesota loss or tie.
Green Bay Packers: Quarterback Aaron Rodgers is expected to play this week despite sitting out practice because of a calf injury and an ongoing hamstring issue.
Minnesota Vikings: Running back Adrian Peterson is set to return from a knee injury Sunday against Indianapolis. Peterson hasn’t played since Week 2.
New Orleans Saints: Drew Brees has not thrown a touchdown pass in his last two games and had three passes intercepted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New York Giants: Cornerback Janoris Jenkins had an interception and a forced fumble last week. Landon Collins leads all safeties with 100 tackles.
Philadelphia Eagles: Right guard Brandon Brooks sat out two of the last three games because of an anxiety condition that caused a sudden illness on game day.
RAMS: Rookie Jared Goff ranks 60th among quarterbacks with a passer rating of 65.7 in his five starts. He has completed 54.7% of his passes for four scores.
San Francisco 49ers: Running back Carlos Hyde has 436 yards rushing in the last four games and needs 121 more to achieve his first 1,000-yard season.
Seattle Seahawks: The Seahawks claimed their third NFC West championship in four seasons with a victory over the Rams, 24-3, on Thursday Night Football.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: The Buccaneers have an NFL-high 10 interceptions in the last five games and are in a four-way tie for the league lead in takeaways with 25.
Washington Redskins: Kirk Cousins needs 122 yards passing to break the single-season franchise record of 4,166 yards that he established last season.
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