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Redskins vs. Bengals
8:30 a.m., Fox (London)
LINE — Bengals by 3
SERIES — Bengals lead 5-4; Bengals beat Redskins 38-31, Sept. 23, 2012 REDSKINS TO WATCH QB Kirk Cousins has a passer rating over 100 in 5 of past 6 games on the road. … WR Jamison Crowder now leads the team in receiving yards (391) and is second in receptions (31). … LB Will Compton leads the team in tackles with 60.
BENGALS TO WATCH QB Andy Dalton has four consecutive passer ratings above 100, including 128.3 vs. Cleveland last week, which was a season high. … WR A.J. Green leads the NFL with 50 catches and is second to Atlanta’s Julio Jones with 775 yards. … DE Carlos Dunlap leads the team with 5 sacks.
FANTASY TIP Redskins WR DeSean Jackson has 13 catches for 130 yards and no TDs in his past 4 games. Sit him until he shows something.
INJURY REPORT OUT Redskins RB Matt Jones QUESTIONABLE Redskins CB Bashaud Breeland, TE Vernon Davis, C Spencer Long, WR Jamison Crowder, LB Terence Garvin, WR DeSean Jackson, CB Josh Norman, TE Jordan Reed, G Brandon Scherff, T Trent Williams.
ON OFFENSE
REDSKINS (RK) VS. BENGALS (RK) 113.7 (15) RUSH 115.7 (10) 277.7 (3) PASS 276.9 (4) 391.4 (6) YARDS 392.6 (5) 22.7 (15) POINTS 20.0 (23)
ON DEFENSE
119.7 (26) RUSH 118.4 (24) 243.6 (17) PASS 236.1 (12) 363.3 (20) YARDS 354.6 (15) 23.1 (18) POINTS 23.1 (18)
Patriots at Bills
Noon, CBS
LINE — Patriots by 6
SERIES — Patriots lead 69-43-1; Bills beat Patriots 16-0, Oct. 2, 2016
PATRIOTS TO WATCH Tom Brady is 25-3 against Buffalo, which is 1 short of matching NFL record for most victories by a QB against 1 opponent. Brett Favre had 26 against Detroit. … TE Rob Gronkowski has 16 catches for 364 yards and 2 TDs since Brady’s return from suspension 3 weeks ago.
BILLS TO WATCH LB Lorenzo Alexander has NFL-leading 9 sacks, matching the number he had in his first 9 seasons combined.
FANTASY TIP Patriots RB LeGarrette Blount remains an every week starter based on his career-best 8 TDs.
INJURY REPORT OUT Bills WR Marquise Goodwin, S Aaron Williams. DOUBTFUL Bills RB LeSean McCoy. QUESTIONABLE Patriots TE Martellus Bennett, WR Julian Edelman, DT Woodrow Hamilton, CB Jonathan Jones, WR Malcolm Mitchell, LB Elandon Roberts, DT Vincent Valentine; Bills DT Corbin Bryant, TE Charles Clay (LR Central), DT Marcell Dareus, RB Mike Gillislee, T Cordy Glenn, LB Jerry Hughes, LB Lerentee McCray, G John Miller, WR Robert Woods.
ON OFFENSE
PATRIOTS (RK) VS. BILLS (RK) 122.7 (6) RUSH 152.3 (2) 260.9 (10) PASS 175.1 (31) 383.6 (7) YARDS 327.4 (25) 25.1 (10) POINTS 26.7 (6)
ON DEFENSE
92.3 (11) RUSH 125.0 (27) 258.7 (20) PASS 235.7 (11) 351.0 (14) YARDS 360.7 (18) 15.3 (4) POINTS 18.7 (8)
Seahawks at Saints
Noon, Fox
LINE — Seattle by 2
SERIES — Seahawks lead 8-6; Seahawks beat Saints 23-15, Jan. 11, 2014
SEAHAWKS TO WATCH TE Jimmy Graham returns to New Orleans, where he began his career in 2010, on a streak of at least 5 catches in 4 consecutive games. … RB Christine Michael has 5 TDs (4 rushing, 1 receiving) in past 4 games.
SAINTS TO WATCH QB Drew Brees is 2-3 vs. Seahawks, losing the past three, including playoff games in the 2010 and 2013 seasons. … WR Brandin Cooks has 100-plus yards receiving in 5 of past 6 home games.
FANTASY TIP Saints WR Michael Thomas is an every week starter after producing more than 10 fantasy points in 4 consecutive games.
INJURY REPORT OUT Seahawks DE Michael Bennett, S Kam Chancellor, CB DeAndre Elliott, LB Kevin Pierre-Louis, RB Thomas Rawls, TE Luke Willson; Saints LB Stephone Anthony, WR Jacob Lampman, CB Sterling Moore, CB Delvin Breaux. QUESTIONABLE Seahawks T Brad Sowell, WR Tyler Lockett; Saints T Terron Armstead, LB Dannell Ellerbe, C Senio Kelemete, RB Daniel Lasco, T Andrus Peat.
ON OFFENSE
SEAHAWKS (RK) VS. SAINTS (RK) 82.7 (27) RUSH 82.3 (28) 254.0 (14) PASS 339.3 (1) 336.7 (22) YARDS 421.7 (2) 18.5 (28) POINTS 29.3 (3)
ON DEFENSE
84.2 (5) RUSH 116.8 (23) 226.0 (9) PASS 287.0 (30) 310.2 (6) YARDS 403.8 (29) 14.0 (1) POINTS 32.5 (32)
Packers at Falcons
3:25 p.m., CBS
LINE — Falcons by 3
SERIES — Packers lead 17-13; Packers beat Falcons 43-37, Dec. 8, 2014
PACKERS TO WATCH QB Aaron Rodgers is coming off franchise-record 39 completions in Week 7 victory over Bears. … WR Randall Cobb has 27 catches for 256 yards in his past 3 games after just 12 catches for 132 yards in his first three.
FALCONS TO WATCH QB Matt Ryan has thrown for league-high 2,348 yards and is NFL’s second-rated passer, trailing only New England’s Tom Brady. … WR Julio Jones has 40 receptions for 830 yards, more than twice as many catches as anyone else on the team. … LB Vic Beasley Jr. leads the team with 6½ sacks.
FANTASY TIP Packers used WR Ty Montgomery in various roles with depleted backfield situation last week, and he’s a good play against a Falcons defense ranked 26th in yards allowed.
INJURY REPORT OUT Packers TE Jared Cook, CB Damarious Randall, CB Quinten Rollins, RB James Starks; Falcons RB Tevin Coleman. QUESTIONABLE Packers WR Randall Cobb, G Thomas Lang, LB Clay Matthews, WR Ty Montgomery; Falcons DE Dwight Freeney.
ON OFFENSE
PACKERS (RK) VS. FALCONS (RK) 104.8 (19) RUSH 114.6 (14) 239.3 (20) PASS 319.0 (2) 344.2 (21) YARDS 433.6 (1) 23.3 (14) POINTS 32.7 (1)
ON DEFENSE
71.8 (1) RUSH 91.9 (9) 242.2 (15) PASS 294.3 (31) 314.0 (7) YARDS 386.1 (26) 20.5 (11) POINTS 28.4 (27)
Eagles at Cowboys
7:30 p.m., NBC
LINE — Cowboys by 5
SERIES — Cowboys lead 64-50; Eagles beat Cowboys 33-27 OT, Nov. 8, 2015 EAGLES TO WATCH RB Ryan Mathews has 5 TDs (4 rushing, 1 receiving) in past six road games. … S Rodney McLeod had sack, INT and forced fumble against Vikings last week. … LB Jordan Hicks had an INT in last meeting with Cowboys, and he had 11 tackles and 1 sack last week.
COWBOYS TO WATCH RB Ezekiel Elliott is first rookie with 4 consecutive games of at least 130 rushing yards. … TE Jason Witten set to break Ed “Too Tall” Jones’ franchise record with 204th career start. FANTASY TIP Cowboys WR Cole Beasley is looking for his third game in a row with a score, and he had 2 TDs in last meeting against the Eagles. He’s a solid play during a week with a lot of players on bye.
INJURY REPORT OUT Eagles LB Caelan Kamuela Grugier-Hill, DT Bennie Logan; Cowboys DE Ryan Davis, QB Tony Romo. QUESTIONABLE Eagles DT Taylor Hart; Cowboys T Charles Green, CB Morris Claiborne, LB Kyle Wilber, WR Dez Bryant, RB Lance Dunbar, DE David Irving, DE Demarcus Lawrence, CB Orlando Scandrick, T Tyron Smith.
ON OFFENSE
EAGLES (RK) VS. COWBOYS (RK) 111.5 (17) RUSH 161.2 (1) 210.7 (29) PASS 240.3 (19) 322.2 (28) YARDS 401.5 (3) 26.0 (9) POINTS 26.5 (7)
ON DEFENSE
102.7 (14) RUSH 92.2 (10) 204.3 (5) PASS 266.2 (21) 307.0 (5) YARDS 358.4 (17) 14.7 (3) POINTS 17.8 (7)
Chiefs at Colts
Noon
LINE — Chiefs by 3
SERIES — Colts lead 16-8; Colts beat Chiefs 45-44, Jan. 4, 2014
CHIEFS TO WATCH RB Spencer Ware averages 129.5 yards from scrimmage, No. 3 in the NFL. … QB Alex Smith has had a passer rating of 100-plus three times this season and 29 times in his career.
COLTS TO WATCH WR K Adam Vinatieri has made an NFL-record 43 consecutive field goals. … In his 14th season, OLB Robert Mathis scored first career touchdown last week against the Titans. … WR T.Y. Hilton has 45 receptions and 689 yards receiving, a pace that would easily give him career highs in both.
FANTASY TIP Colts TE Jack Doyle has 29 catches for 282 yards and 4 TDs. With starting TE Dwayne Allen injured, he’s a great play against the Chiefs’ susceptible pass defense (19th in NFL).
INJURY REPORT OUT Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles, G Jordan Devey, CB David White; Colts TE Dwayne Allen, DT Henry Anderson, DE Kendall Langford, LB Curt Maggitt, G Jack Mewhort, WR Chester Rogers. QUESTIONABLE Chiefs T Mitchell Schwartz; Colts WR Donte Moncrief.
ON OFFENSE
CHIEFS (RK) VS. COLTS (RK) 109.3 (18) RUSH 98.9 (22) 238.3 (21) PASS 273.6 (7) 347.7 (19) YARDS 372.4 (9) 22.7 (17) POINTS 27.7 (4)
ON DEFENSE
114.3 (21) RUSH 118.6 (25) 257.0 (19) PASS 281.1 (25) 371.3 (23) YARDS 399.7 (28) 20.5 (11) POINTS 28.6 (28)
Lions at Texans
Noon
LINE — Texans by 1½
SERIES — Texans lead 2-1; Texans beat Lions 34-31 OT, Nov. 22, 2012
LIONS TO WATCH QB Matthew Stafford is fourth in the NFL with 15 TD passes. … WR Golden Tate has 14 receptions for 258 yards in his past 2 games. … DE Armonty Bryant has had sack in 2 of his past 3 games.
TEXANS TO WATCH QB Brock Osweiler is 4-0 at home, where 7 of his 8 TD passes have come. … TE C.J. Fiedorowicz has 133 yards receiving with 2 TDs in past two home games.
FANTASY TIP Despite his struggles, Texans WR DeAndre Hopkins is a must play. The Lions have allowed a 100-yard receiver in 4 of their past 5 games, and Hopkins is the seventh-most targeted player in the NFL.
INJURY REPORT OUT Lions LB DeAndre Levy, CB Darius Slay; Texans LB Brian Peters. QUESTIONABLE Lions TE Eric Ebron, CB Nevin Lawson, DT Haloti Ngata, T Riley Reiff, T Corey Robinson, TE Cole Wick; Texans LB Jadeveon Clowney, S Quintin Demps, RB Jonathan Grimes, RB Lamar Miller.
Raiders at Buccaneers
Noon
LINE — Raiders by 1
SERIES — Raiders lead 6-3; Buccaneers beat Raiders 42-32, Nov. 4, 2012
RAIDERS TO WATCH QB Derek Carr is 6-1 with 13 TD passes and 2 INTs in past 7 road starts. … WR Amari Cooper is third in AFC with 614 yards receiving but has only 1 TD. … WR Michael Crabtree has 5 TD catches in past 4 games.
BUCCANEERS TO WATCH QB Jameis Winston has 12 TD passes vs. 9 INTs. … RB Jacquizz Rodgers has surpassed career highs in rushing for 2 games in a row (101 and 154).
FANTASY TIP If you have Odell Beckham Jr., Antonio Brown or Julio Jones, consider trading them and trying to pick up an extra asset for Buccaneers WR Mike Evans. He has 6 TDs and 545 yards on an astounding 75 targets in 6 games.
INJURY REPORT OUT Raiders DT Stacy McGee; Buccaneers RB Doug Martin, DT Clint McDonald. QUESTIONABLE Raiders G Vadal Alexander, WR Andre Holmes, RB Taiwan Jones, S Brynden Trawick, T Menelik Watson; Buccaneers DE Robert Ayers, C Joe Hawley, DT Gerald McCoy.
Cardinals at Panthers
Noon
LINE — Panthers by 3
SERIES — Panthers lead 10-5; Panthers beat Cardinals 49-15, Jan. 24, 2016
CARDINALS TO WATCH QB Carson Palmer has won 11 of past 13 road starts. … RB David Johnson has 21 TDs rushing in 23 career games. … CB Patrick Peterson had an interception and 3 pass breakups in last game vs. Carolina.
PANTHERS TO WATCH QB Cam Newton became Panthers’ all-time leader in yards passing (19,559) in team’s 41-38 loss to Saints. … RB Jonathan Stewart ran for 85 yards and 2 TDs vs. Saints.
FANTASY TIP Try to trade for Panthers TE Greg Olsen. He is averaging more than 100 yards receiving per game this season with 2 TDs, and he is as valuable as any WR2s or RB2s.
INJURY REPORT OUT Cardinals TE Darren Fells, LB Alex Okafor, DT Edward Stinson; Panthers DT Vernon Butler, T Michael Oher. QUESTIONABLE Cardinals S Tony Jefferson, WR John Brown, WR Michael Floyd, T Edwin Veldheer; Panthers DE Kony Ealy, DT Paul Soliai, CB Daryl Worley, CB James Bradberry, CB Robert McClain.
ON OFFENSE
CARDINALS (RK) VS. PANTHERS (RK) 125.4 (5) RUSH 121.0 (7) 253.9 (15) PASS 273.3 (8) 379.3 (8) YARDS 394.3 (4) 22.7 (15) POINTS 26.8 (5)
ON DEFENSE
96.6 (13) RUSH 89.5 (7) 193.0 (3) PASS 282.0 (26) 289.6 (2) YARDS 371.5 (24) 15.7 (5) POINTS 29.3 (29)
Jets at Browns
Noon
LINE — Jets by 3
SERIES — Browns lead 13-10; Jets beat Browns 31-10, Sept. 13, 2015
JETS TO WATCH QB Ryan Fitzpatrick is 4-1 in career vs. the Browns with 8 TDs passing. … RB Matt Forte rushed for 100 yards on 30 carries vs. Ravens last week, including a rushing and receiving TD.
BROWNS TO WATCH QB Josh McCown expected to start after returning from Week 2 injury. … Rookie LB Emmanuel Ogbah has 3 sacks in past 2 games. … TE Gary Barnidge has no TDs on 30 receptions after catching 9 last season on 79 receptions. FANTASY TIP Stay away from Browns RBs Isaiah Crowell and Duke Johnson. The Jets are second in the NFL against the rush and allowed the Ravens 11 yards on the ground last week.
INJURY REPORT OUT Jets LB Bruce Carter, LB Darron Lee; Browns QB Cody Kessler, WR Corey Coleman. DOUBTFUL Jets C Nick Mangold, T Brent Qvale, TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins, CB Buster Skrines. QUESTIONABLE Jets T Ryan Clady, DE Muhammad Wilkerson; Browns CB Marcus Burley, CB Joe Haden, CB Jamar Taylor.
ON OFFENSE
JETS (RK) VS. BROWNS (RK) 101.4 (21) RUSH 120.6 (8) 231.9 (22) PASS 228.0 (24) 333.3 (23) YARDS 348.6 (16) 17.0 (30) POINTS 18.6 (27)
ON DEFENSE
74.9 (2) RUSH 139.9 (31) 282.0 (26) PASS 285.7 (29) 356.9 (16) YARDS 425.6 (31) 25.7 (23) POINTS 29.6 (30)
Chargers at Broncos
3:05 p.m.
LINE — Broncos by 4
SERIES — Broncos lead 63-50-1; Chargers beat Broncos 21-13, Oct. 13, 2016
CHARGERS TO WATCH RB Melvin Gordon leads league with 10 TDs, and he rushed for 94 yards and 1 TD against Broncos earlier this month. … LB Melvin Ingram has 10½ sacks and 2 forced fumbles in past dozen games.
BRONCOS TO WATCH RB Devontae Booker (17 rushes, 83 yards, 1 TD last week) gets first career start after RB C.J. Anderson placed on IR. … OLB Von Miller has 12 sacks, 14 tackles for a loss and 3 forced fumbles in 11 games vs. Chargers.
FANTASY TIP Broncos WR Demaryius Thomas has 8 TDs in past 9 games vs. Chargers, and his ailing hip looks like it’s finally getting better.
INJURY REPORT OUT Chargers LB Jeremiah Attaochu, CB Craig Mager; Broncos RB Cortrelle Anderson. DOUBTFUL Chargers S Jahleel Addae. QUESTIONABLE Chargers TE Hunter Henry, WR Travis Benjamin, LB Denzel Perryman, WR Tyrell Williams; Broncos C Matthew Paradis, LB Brandon Marshall, CB Aqib Talib, LB DeMarcus Ware.
ON OFFENSE
CHARGERS (RK) VS. BRONCOS (RK) 89.9 (23) RUSH 111.6 (16) 275.4 (5) PASS 215.1 (28) 365.3 (13) YARDS 326.7 (26) 29.4 (2) POINTS 23.9 (13)
ON DEFENSE
90.1 (8) RUSH 116.6 (22) 276.3 (24) PASS 175.0 (1) 366.4 (21) YARDS 291.6 (3) 26.4 (24) POINTS 16.7 (6)