CARDINALS: Free agents Simeon Rice and Aeneas Williams were noncommittal about their futures. "We've got some things to talk about," Rice said. "I definitely want to go to a Super Bowl. I'd like to do some things here. I love Dave (McGinnis, coach). If we get some core players here, there could be a future. We'll see how it goes."

COWBOYS: Veteran quarterback Randall Cunningham says he is willing to play for Dallas for another season but only if the team doesn't start rebuilding and releasing veterans. "It's a very delicate situation right now. ... I think that we've got so much talent on this team that if everything happens, we'll have a great chance of going to the Super Bowl next year," Cunningham said. "Going 1-15, that's not what I want to do at this point in my career."

EAGLES: They hadn't won 11 games since 1992. ... They allowed 245 points, one more than the 1991 defense, considered among the best in history. ... Running back Chris Warren, signed to improve a struggling rushing attack, fumbled inside Philadelphia's 20-yard line late in the third quarter and again at the Bengals 5 midway through the fourth. "I was kind of on my heels all day," Warren said. "I had fumbles. I can't make any excuses. It's something I've got to work on."

FALCONS: They held Kansas City to 259 yards, 73 on a meaningless touchdown drive at the end of the game, and sacked Elvis Grbac four times. ... Running back Jamal Anderson eclipsed 100 yards for the second time this season. He had 107 and finished with 1,024 in his comeback from knee surgery.

49ERS: Quarterback Jeff Garcia finished with a club-record 4,278 yards passing.

GIANTS: Running Tiki Barber became the team's first player to go over 2,000 all-purpose yards, tacking on 122 against the Jaguars for 2,089. ... Wide receiver Amani Toomer is the team's first player since Homer Jones (1966-68) to have consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons.

LIONS: They have won one playoff game since winning the 1957 NFL title. ... Punter John Jett had one of the best games of his career. All six of his punts put the Bears inside their 15.

PACKERS: Quarterback Brett Favre won his 100th game. ... Running back Ahman Green finished with 1,175 yards rushing, fourth-best in team history. ... Wide receiver Antonio Freeman finished 88 yards shy of becoming the team's first receiver to post four straight 1,000-yard seasons.

PANTHERS: Coach George Seifert had the first losing season of his 10-year career. ... About the only positive for Carolina was the performance of wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad, who caught 10 passes for 114 yards, giving him 102 catches on the season. "Amongst the total disappointment and all the ashes and rubble, I guess you could say a flower grew," Muhammad said. "With not much hope to win the game, (the coaches) thought enough of me to try to get me some catches at the end of the game."

RAMS: Their 474 yards gave them a record 7,075 for the season. The mark was set by the 1984 Dolphins (6,936 yards). ... Wide receiver Isaac Bruce had nine touchdowns through 10 games but hasn't scored since.

REDSKINS: Defensive end Bruce Smith got his 10th sack of the season, and forced a fumble on the play, to set an NFL record for 10-sack seasons with 13. ... They set the NFL season record for home attendance. The announced crowd was 65,711, making the season total 647,424, surpassing the 634,204 drawn by Detroit in 1980.

SAINTS: Defensive tackle La'Roi Glover's third-quarter sack gave him 17 for the season, tying for the team record set by Pat Swilling in 1991. ... They had six sacks against the Rams in their first meeting and three Sunday. They led the NFL with 66 on the season.

VIKINGS: They gained 236 yards, the first time in 32 games they did not get at least 300. ... Entering the game, opponents had scored on 14 of their past 16 possessions, with the only stops coming on kneeldowns. Indianapolis made it 15 of 17 when it drove 75 yards in 13 plays for the game's first score. ... Wide receiver Randy Moss set a franchise record with 1,437 yards receiving.

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