Tennessee guard Bruce Matthews will become the NFL's all-time leader in career games for non-kickers when he plays in his 283rd game today in Baltimore.

        Matthews was a teammate of his head coach, Jeff Fisher, at Southern Cal, and Matthews and his offensive line coach, Mike Munchak, were teammates with the Houston Oilers.

        Matthews will pass former Cleveland and Minnesota defensive end Jim Marshall. Matthews' brother, Clay, will be third at 278 games. Clay Matthews Sr. was a defensive lineman for the 49ers during the 1950s.

        “I have realized how blessed I am to play this long,” said Bruce Matthews, in his 19th season.

        This week's games:

        TITANS (0-2) at RAVENS (2-1): Five of their past seven meetings have been decided by four points or fewer. Ravens have won two in a row over Titans. Titans quarterback Steve McNair will start. Baltimore coming off big win at Denver. RAVENS 17-10.

        CARDINALS (0-2) at EAGLES (2-1): Philadelphia is 14-1 under coach Andy Reid when scoring 20 or more points. Eagles are 9-of-9 in red-zone scoring, with seven touchdowns. Cardinals lead long series 51-50-5. EAGLES 27-9.

        BEARS (1-1) at FALCONS (2-1): Atlanta quarterback Chris Chandler owns Chicago, having gone 42-for-65 passing for 568 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions in past two games with Bears. In past five total starts, Bears quarterback Jim Miller has a 98 passer rating with 1,237 yards, seven touchdowns and two interceptions. FALCONS 21-14.

        COWBOYS (0-3) at RAIDERS (2-1): Clubs will meet for third time in 10 weeks (Aug. 4 at Oakland and Aug. 27 in American Bowl at Mexico City). Dallas is 65-44 all-time against AFC, second-most interconference victories behind 49ers' 69. Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski leads AFC with eight field goals (8-of-8). RAIDERS 31-6.

        PACKERS (3-0) at BUCCANEERS (1-1): Green Bay has outscored opponents 56-0 in second half. Tampa Bay has won last three at home against Packers. Packers quarterback Brett Favre has 31 touchdown passes in 18 career games against Buccaneers. BUCCANEERS 20-19.

        JAGUARS (2-1) at SEAHAWKS (1-2): Jacksonville will play its 100th game in franchise history and enters the game at 58-41. Jaguars quarterback Mark Brunell returns to college stadium at University of Washington. Seahawks average 8.7 points a game. JAGUARS 24-16.

        CHIEFS (1-2) at BRONCOS (2-1): Kansas City has four-game win streak against Denver. Running back Priest Holmes is 8-0 when rushing for 100 yards (7-0 in Baltimore). He had 147 in victory against Redskins last week. Broncos quarterback Brian Griese is 0-2 against Chiefs. BRONCOS 27-17.

        VIKINGS (1-2) at SAINTS (1-1): Minnesota's No. 3 NFC pass offense (254 yards) goes against NFL's top pass defense (113 yards). New Orleans has 10 sacks in two games. SAINTS 23-20.

        PATRIOTS (1-2) at DOLPHINS (2-1): New England quarterback Tom Brady won first career start last week and aims to become first Pats quarterback to win first two starts since Scott Zolak in 1992. Miami's Jay Fiedler leads AFC in third-down passing with 252 yards. DOLPHINS 24-13.

        JETS (1-2) at BILLS (0-3): New York is second in the league at plus-6 in turnover differential. Buffalo has won five of six at home against Jets. Bills running back Larry Centers has receptions in 123 consecutive games and 701 catches for career.

        CHARGERS (3-0) at BROWNS (2-1): Game features league's top two rookie rushers, San Diego's LaDainian Tomlinson (310 yards) and Cleveland's James Jackson (179). Browns have six more minutes of possession so far this season compared to last. Quarterback Tim Couch has AFC's best fourth-quarter completion rate at 70 percent. Cleveland defense has held opponents to fewer than 275 yards a game for three consecutive games, first time since 1993. San Diego quarterback Doug Flutie is 33-14 as NFL starter. CHARGERS 20-17.

        REDSKINS (0-3) at GIANTS (2-1): New York has won 12 in a row when scoring first and was 7-1 vs. NFC East rivals last season. Redskins average 5.3 points a game and give up 37.3. GIANTS 24-6.

        PANTHERS (1-2) at 49ERS (2-1): Clubs have averaged 49 combined points in 12-game series history. Carolina coach George Seifert is 4-0 against former team. Pass-happy San Francisco leads NFL with 151 rushing yards a game. 49ERS 29-17.

        RAMS (3-0) at LIONS (0-2): St. Louis offense averages 410 yards. Detroit defense giving up 341. Rams running back Marshall Faulk leads NFL with 464 scrimmage yards. RAMS 35-7.

        BENGALS (2-1) at STEELERS (1-1):

        Bengals 17, Steelers 15

        LAST WEEK: 8-6. OVERALL: 27-16.

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