Cardinals at Texans
Noon
LINE — Texans by 1 1/2
SERIES — Cardinals lead 2-1; Cardinals beat Texans 27-24, Nov. 10, 2013
ON OFFENSE
(RK) CARDINALS;VS.;TEXANS (RK)
(31) 71.7;RUSH;127.9 (6)
(4) 260.6;PASS;221.3 (17)
(17) 332.3;YARDS;349.2 (12)
(27) 17.2;POINTS;26.2 (7)
ON DEFENSE
(RK) CARDINALS;VS.;TEXANS (RK)
(8) 97.7;RUSH;96.9 (7)
(23) 245.1;PASS;253.8 (27)
(18) 342.8;YARDS;350.7(23)
(24) 24.8;POINTS;26.8 (31)
KEY MATCHUP RB Adrian Peterson vs. Texans’ rush defense: Peterson is 1 rushing TD shy of 100 for his career, and with third-string QB Blaine Gabbert starting, look for the Cardinals to feed Peterson frequently against the Texans’ 7th-ranked rushing defense.
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Ravens at Packers
Noon
LINE — Ravens by 2
SERIES — Packers lead 4-1; Packers beat Ravens 19-17, Oct. 13, 2013
ON OFFENSE
(RK) RAVENS;VS.;PACKERS (RK)
(10) 120.9;RUSH;105.4 (19)
(32) 165.7;PASS;208.2 (22)
(30) 286.6;YARDS;313.6 (23)
(18) 21.1;POINTS;22.7 (14)
ON DEFENSE
(RK) RAVENS;VS.;PACKERS (RK)
(28) 125.9;RUSH;111.0 (17)
(3) 184.7;PASS;242.6 (20)
(6) 310.6;YARDS;353.6 (24)
(8) 19.0;POINTS;23.0 (18)
KEY MATCHUP QB Brett Hundley vs. Ravens’ passing defense: Hundley completed passes to 9 different receivers for his first career victory last week. He is looking more comfortable in place of Aaron Rodgers, but the 3rd-ranked Ravens’ passing defense presents a stiff challenge.
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Lions at Bears
Noon
LINE — Lions by 3
SERIES — Bears lead 97-72-5; Lions beat Bears 20-17, Dec. 11, 2016
ON OFFENSE
(RK) LIONS;VS.;BEARS (RK)
(29) 95.1;RUSH;79.9 (9)
(8) 206.1;PASS;256.0 (31)
(15) 301.2;YARDS;335.9 (29)
(6) 14.9;POINTS;25.8 (28)
ON DEFENSE
(RK) LIONS;VS.;BEARS (RK)
(10) 84.2;RUSH;89.9 (15)
(25) 229.2;PASS;251.9 (10)
(22) 313.5;YARDS;341.8 (9)
(21) 25.2;POINTS;23.2 (13)
KEY MATCHUP Lions’ defense vs. Bears’ rushing attack: The Lions have struggled to stop the run since DT Haloti Ngata (elbow) landed on IR, allowing 136.8 yards rushing in past four games without Ngata after holding opponents to 74.6 over first five.
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Jaguars at Browns
Noon
LINE — Jaguars by 7 1/2
SERIES — Jaguars lead 11-5; Jaguars beat Browns 24-6, Oct. 19, 2014
ON OFFENSE
(RK) JAGUARS;VS.;BROWNS (RK)
(1) 163.0;RUSH;106.9 (17)
(23) 207.8;PASS;206.8 (24)
(6) 370.8;YARDS;313.7 (23)
(9) 25.1;POINTS;15.9 (31)
ON DEFENSE
(RK) JAGUARS;VS.;BROWNS (RK)
(25) 120.7;RUSH;86.4 (4)
(1) 165.1;PASS;230.6 (17)
(3) 285.8;YARDS;317.0 (11)
(1) 14.9;POINTS;26.7 (30)
KEY MATCHUP QBs vs. the elements: Rain and snow are in the forecast with temperatures in the 30s in Cleveland. Jaguars QB Blake Bortles (7 INTs, 4 fumbles) and Browns QB DeShone Kizer (12 INTs, 3 fumbles) might have a harder time than normal hanging onto the ball.
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Chiefs at Giants
Noon
LINE — Chiefs by 10 1/2
SERIES — Giants lead 10-3; Chiefs beat Giants 31-7, Sept. 29, 2013
ON OFFENSE
(RK) CHIEFS;VS.;GIANTS (RK)
(12) 116.7;RUSH;89.8 (25)
(7) 255.1;PASS;217.8 (18)
(5) 371.8;YARDS;307.6 (25)
(5) 28.1;POINTS;16.7 (28)
ON DEFENSE
(RK) CHIEFS;VS.;GIANTS (RK)
(29) 131.1;RUSH;132.6 (30)
(28) 259.2;PASS;267.8 (30)
(30) 390.3;YARDS;400.4 (31)
(19) 23.1;POINTS;26.4 (28)
KEY MATCHUP Giants vs. well-rested Andy Reid: In his career, Chiefs Coach Andy Reid is 16-2 when coming off a bye.
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Rams at Vikings
Noon
LINE — Vikings by 2 1/2
SERIES — Vikings lead 26-16-2; Vikings beat Rams 21-18, Nov. 8, 2015
ON OFFENSE
(RK) RAMS;VS.;VIKINGS (RK)
(5) 128.8;RUSH;118.0 (11)
(6) 260.1;PASS;245.8 (12)
(3) 388.9;YARDS;363.8 (9)
(1) 32.9;POINTS;24.1 (10)
ON DEFENSE
(RK) RAMS;VS.;VIKINGS (RK)
(24) 118.0;RUSH;81.3 (3)
(9) 204.1;PASS;213.2 (12)
(14) 322.1;YARDS;294.5 (5)
(3) 18.0;POINTS;18.3 (5)
KEY MATCHUP Vikings’ defense vs. Rams QB Jared Goff: Goff is the first player in team history with at least 300 yards passing, 3 TDs and no interceptions in consecutive games. He can become the second QB in NFL history (Tom Brady, 2007) to have three consecutive such games.
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Buccaneers at Dolphins
Noon
LINE — Buccaneers by 1
SERIES — Series tied 5-5; Buccaneers beat Dolphins 22-19, Nov. 11, 2013
ON OFFENSE
(RK) BUCCANEERS;VS.;DOLPHINS (RK)
(28) 82.8;RUSH;80.1 (30)
(3) 262.4;PASS;194.9 (29)
(14) 345.2;YARDS;275.0 (31)
(22) 19.2;POINTS;15.2 (32)
ON DEFENSE
(RK) BUCCANEERS;VS.;DOLPHINS (RK)
(14) 109.9;RUSH;116.2 (20)
(29) 266.4;PASS;225.0 (15)
(27) 376.3;YARDS;341.2 (17)
(19) 23.1;POINTS;24.9 (25)
KEY MATCHUP TE Cameron Brate vs. Dolphins’ defense: Brate has 12 TD catches since 2016, tied for most among NFL TEs. The Dolphins have allowed 4 TDs and a pair of 80-plus-yard games to TEs in their past 8 contests.
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Redskins at Saints
Noon
LINE — Saints by 7 1/2
SERIES — Redskins lead 17-8; Redskins beat Saints 47-14, Nov. 15, 2015
ON OFFENSE
(RK) REDSKINS;VS.;SAINTS (RK)
(23) 96.7;RUSH;142.2 (3)
(9) 252.0;PASS;260.2 (5)
(13) 348.7;YARDS;402.4 (2)
(12) 23.0;POINTS;29.8 (3)
ON DEFENSE
(RK) REDSKINS;VS.;SAINTS (RK)
(13) 109.6;RUSH;110.9 (16)
(18) 235.0;PASS;201.4 (7)
(20) 344.6;YARDS;312.3 (8)
(26) 25.8;POINTS;18.3 (5)
KEY MATCHUP Saints’ rushing attack vs. Redskins’ defense: RBs Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara combined for 237 yards rushing and 4 TDs last week for the Saints. The Redskins are ranked 13th against the run.
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Bills at Chargers
3:05 p.m.
LINE — Chargers by 6
SERIES — Chargers lead 23-12-2; Chargers beat Bills 22-10, Sept. 21, 2014
ON OFFENSE
(RK) BILLS;VS.;CHARGERS (RK)
(15) 111.6;RUSH;88.7 (26)
(30) 180.4;PASS;242.9 (13)
(28) 292.0;YARDS;331.6 (18)
(20) 20.4;POINTS;18.6 (23)
ON DEFENSE
(RK) BILLS;VS.;CHARGERS (RK)
(22) 117.0;RUSH;135.1 (32)
(21) 242.9;PASS;208.7 (11)
(25) 359.9;YARDS;343.8 (19)
(15) 21.8;POINTS;19.1 (9)
KEY MATCHUP RB LeSean McCoy vs. Chargers’ rushing defense: Rookie QB Nathan Peterman is getting his first start, so the Bills are likely to feed McCoy (595 rushing yards) a lot against the 32nd-ranked rushing defense.
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Bengals at Broncos
3:25 p.m.
LINE — Broncos by 2 1/2
SERIES — Broncos lead 21-9; Broncos beat Bengals 29-17, Sept. 25, 2016
ON OFFENSE
(RK) BENGALS;VS.;BRONCOS (RK)
(32) 70.1;RUSH;113.0 (14)
(27) 203.9;PASS;215.6 (19)
(32) 274.0;YARDS;328.6 (20)
(30) 16.6;POINTS;18.4 (24)
ON DEFENSE
(RK) BENGALS;VS.;BRONCOS (RK)
(27) 123.6;RUSH;89.6 (5)
(5) 197.4;PASS;204.0 (8)
(13) 321.0;YARDS;293.6 (4)
(12) 20.2;POINTS;26.6 (29)
KEY MATCHUP LB Shane Ray vs. Bengals’ offensive line: Ray had a career-high 3 sacks in last season’s victory over the Bengals.
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Patriots at Raiders
3:25 p.m.
LINE — Patriots by 7 1/2111111
SERIES — Patriots lead 18-15-1; Patriots beat Raiders 16-9, Sept. 21, 2014
ON OFFENSE
(RK) PATRIOTS;VS.;RAIDERS (RK)
(16) 107.9;RUSH;92.1 (27)
(1) 301.6;PASS;217.3 (15)
(1) 409.5;YARDS;309.4 (22)
(4) 28.6;POINTS;15.9 (16)
ON DEFENSE
(RK) PATRIOTS;VS.;RAIDERS (RK)
(26) 121.1;RUSH;87.6 (21)
(32) 287.2;PASS;237.0 (22)
(32) 408.3;YARDS;324.6 (26)
(14) 21.7;POINTS;21.8 (23)
KEY MATCHUP Patriots vs. The Black Hole: Oakland’s crazy fans give the Raiders and intimidating home-field advantage, but the Patriots have won 12 road games in a row.
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Eagles at Cowboys
7:30 p.m., NBC
LINE — Eagles by 5
SERIES — Cowboys lead 65-51; Eagles beat Cowboys 27-13, Jan. 1, 2017
ON OFFENSE
(RK) EAGLES;VS.;COWBOYS (RK)
(4) 136.8;RUSH;143.6 (2)
(14) 240.2;PASS;211.7 (20)
(4) 377.0;YARDS;355.3 (11)
(2) 31.4;POINTS;25.9 (8)
ON DEFENSE
(RK) EAGLES;VS.;COWBOYS (RK)
(1) 66.4;RUSH;104.7 (12)
(26) 249.4;PASS;221.2 (14)
(10) 315.8;YARDS;325.9 (15)
(10) 19.9;POINTS;22.8 (17)
KEY MATCHUP Cowboys’ running game vs. Eagles’ defense: The Cowboys will try to get something going on the ground against the Eagles’ top-ranked rushing defense, but that’ll be difficult without Ezekiel Elliott.