Falcons at Cowboys
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SERIES Cowboys lead 18-11; Cowboys beat Falcons 40-39 on Sept. 20, 2020
LAST WEEK Falcons beat Saints 27-25; Cowboys lost to Broncos 30-16
ON OFFENSE
FALCONS;VS.;COWBOYS
(29) 80.4;RUSHING;142.8 (3)
(12) 257.6;PASSING;291.5 (4)
(20) 338.0;TOTAL;434.2 (1)
(21)21.9;SCORING;30.1 (3)
ON DEFENSE
FALCONS;VS.;COWBOYS
(24) 123.1;RUSHING;101.0 (10)
(13) 237.4;PASSING;270.5 (25)
(17) 360.5;TOTAL;371.5 (21)
(28) 27.5;SCORING;24.0 (18)
WHAT TO WATCH Can QB Dak Prescott (19-39, 232, 1 INT) return to best form after completing less than 50% of his passes in dismal loss to Broncos?
Jaguars at Colts
Noon
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SERIES Colts lead 25-15; Colts beat Jaguars 28-14 on Jan. 3
LAST WEEK Jaguars beat Bills 9-6; Colts beat Jets 45-30
ON OFFENSE
JAGUARS;VS.;COLTS
(16) 111.5;RUSHING;137.3 (5)
(24) 221.4;PASSING;233.7 (18)
(23) 332.9;TOTAL;371.0 (12)
(31) 16.5;SCORING;27.2 (8)
ON DEFENSE
JAGUARS;VS.;COLTS
(12) 103.4;RUSHING;106.4 (13)
(26) 272.0;PASSING;260.8 (23)
(24) 375.4;TOTAL;367.2 (20)
(26) 26.1;SCORING;23.7 (16)
WHAT TO WATCH Colts WR Michael Pittman Jr. (50-658 receiving) vs. Jaguars 26th-ranked pass defense. Pittman has caught 5 TD passes in his past 5 games.
Brown at Patriots
Noon
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SERIES Browns lead 13-12; Patriots beat Browns 27-13 on Oct. 27, 2019
LAST WEEK Browns beat Bengals 41-16; Patriots beat Panthers 24-6
ON OFFENSE
BROWNS;VS.;PATRIOTS
(2) 160.2;RUSHING;106.8 (19)
(25) 219.9;PASSING;238.8 (16)
(11) 380.1;TOTAL;345.6 (19)
(13) 24.9;SCORING;25.6 (10)
ON DEFENSE
BROWNS;VS.;PATRIOTS
(3) 84.8;RUSHING;108.9 (14)
(9) 224.9;PASSING;231.4 (11)
(3) 309.7;TOTAL;340.3 (9)
(10) 21.8;SCORING;18.9 (4)
WHAT TO WATCH Both teams are thin at RB, with Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt out for the Browns and Patriots Damien Harris and Rhamondre Stevenson in concussion protocol.
Bills at Jets
Noon
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SERIES Bills lead 65-56; Bills beat Jets 18-10 on Oct. 25, 2020
LAST WEEK Bills lost to Jaguars 9-6; Jets lost to Colts 45-30
ON OFFENSE
BILLS;VS.;JETS
(11) 119.8;RUSHING;77.1 (30)
(7) 270.4;PASSING;251.8 (14)
(8) 390.1;TOTAL;328.9 (24)
(4) 29.4;SCORING;18.0 (27)
ON DEFENSE
BILLS;VS.;JETS
(4) 85.6;RUSHING;133.2 (27)
(1) 177.0;PASSING;274.9 (29)
(1) 262.6;TOTAL;408.1 (32)
(1) 14.8;SCORING;31.4 (32)
WHAT TO WATCH The Jets are 0-5 on the road with a scoring average of 15.4, but are 2-1 at home with wins over the Bengals (5-3) and the Titans (7-2).
Lions at Steelers
Noon
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SERIES Steelers lead 17-14-1; Steelers beat Lions 20-15 on Oct. 29, 2017
LAST WEEK Lions had bye, lost 44-6 to Eagles on Oct. 31; Steelers beat Bears 29-27
ON OFFENSE
LIONS;VS.;STEELERS
(26) 93.1;RUSHING;88.4 (28)
(21) 228.0;PASSING;235.8 (17)
(26) 321.1;TOTAL;324.1 (25)
(29) 16.8;SCORING;20.1 (23)
ON DEFENSE
LIONS;VS.;STEELERS
(29) 134.5;RUSHING;109.8 (15)
(14) 244.4;PASSING;244.5 (15)
(25) 378.9;TOTAL;354.2 (18)
(31) 30.5;SCORING;21.1 (T-8)
WHAT TO WATCH Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt (11 ½ sacks) vs. a Lions offensive line that has allowed 22 sacks in 8 games.
Saints at Titans
Noon
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SERIES Saints lead 8-6-1; Saints beat Titans 38-28, Dec. 22, 2019
LAST WEEK Saints lost to Falcons 27-25; Titans beat Rams 28-16
ON OFFENSE
SAINTS;VS.;TITANS
(10) 123.0;RUSHING;138.9 (4)
(31) 191.6;PASSING;217.9 (26)
(28) 314.6;TOTAL;356.8 (15)
(12) 25.1;SCORING;28.3 (6)
ON DEFENSE
SAINTS;VS.;TITANS
(1) 73.8;RUSHING;100.0 (8)
(27) 273.2;PASSING;265.8 (24)
(11) 347.0;TOTAL;365.8 (19)
(5) 19.4;SCORING;23.4 (14)
WHAT TO WATCH How the Titans divvy up RB touches with Derrick Henry out. Adrian Peterson (10-21, 1 TD), Jeremy McNichols (7-24) and D'Onta Foreman (5-29) split the work last week.
Buccaneers at Washington
Noon
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SERIES Tied 12-12; Buccaneers beat Washington 31-23 on Jan. 9 in the wild-card round
LAST WEEK Each team had a bye. The Buccaneers lost at New Orleans 36-27 on Oct. 31; Washington lost at Denver 17-10 on Oct. 31
LAST WEEK
ON OFFENSE
BUCCANEERS;VS.;WASHINGTON
(25) 95.6;RUSHING;118.1 (12)
(1) 327.5;PASSING;230.5 (20)
(3) 423.1;TOTAL;348.6 (16)
(1) 32.5;SCORING;19.5 (25)
ON DEFENSE
BUCCANEERS;VS.;WASHINGTON
(2) 78.0;RUSHING;102.6 (11)
(20) 257.8;PASSING;286.8 (32)
(7) 335.8;TOTAL;389.4 (29)
(13) 22.9;SCORING;28.4 (29)
WHAT TO WATCH Bucs QB Tom Brady (2,650 passing, 25 TDs) vs. Washington's 32nd-ranked pass defense. Brady is on pace for personal bests in passing yards and TDs.
Panthers at Cardinals
3:05 p.m.
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SERIES Panthers lead 13-5; Panthers beat Cardinals 31-21 on Oct. 4, 2020
LAST WEEK Patriots beat Panthers 24-6; Cardinals beat 49ers 31-17
ON OFFENSE
PANTHERS;VS.;CARDINALS
(17) 110.4;RUSHING;132.6 (8)
(29) 208.2;PASSING;265.9 (9)
(27) 318.7;TOTAL;398.4 (5)
(26) 19.0;SCORING;30.8 (2)
ON DEFENSE
PANTHERS;VS.;CARDINALS
(19) 111.7;RUSHING;111.1 (18)
(2) 181.4;PASSING;209.9 (6)
(2) 293.1;TOTAL;321.0 (4)
(7) 20.3;SCORING;17.2 (3)
WHAT TO WATCH RB James Conner (10 TDs) as the Cardinals' go-to guy with RB Chase Edmonds, QB Kyler Murray and WR DeAndre Hopkins nursing injuries.
Vikings at Chargers
3:05 p.m.
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SERIES Vikings lead 7-6; Vikings beat Chargers 39-10 on Dec. 15, 2019
LAST WEEK Vikings lost at Ravens 34-31, OT; Chargers won at Eagles 27-24.
ON OFFENSE
VIKINGS;VS.;CHARGERS
(9) 124.9;RUSHING;102.5 (22)
(11) 260.2;PASSING;282.4 (5)
(9) 385.1;TOTAL;384.9 (10)
(17) 24.2;SCORING;24.9 (14)
ON DEFENSE
VIKINGS;VS.;CHARGERS
(30) 136.6;RUSHING;161.6 (32)
(16) 247.0;PASSING;197.0 (3)
(27) 383.6;TOTAL;358.6 (16)
(17) 23.9;SCORING;25.1 (23)
WHAT TO WATCH Vikings RBs Dalvin Cook (554 yards, 2 TDs) and Alexander Mattison (273 rushing) vs. the Chargers' 32nd-ranked rushing defense.
Eagles at Broncos
3:25 p.m.
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SERIES Eagles lead 8-5; Eagles beat Broncos 51-23 on Nov. 5, 2017
LAST WEEK Eagles lost to Chargers 27-24, Broncos beat Cowboys 30-16
ON OFFENSE
EAGLES;VS.;BRONCOS
(6) 136.6;RUSHING;113.2 (13)
(28) 209.6;PASSING;232.7 (19)
(17) 346.1;TOTAL;345.9 (18)
(11) 25.2;SCORING;20.8 (22)
ON DEFENSE
EAGLES;VS.;BRONCOS
(20) 119.7;RUSHING;98.3 (6)
(12) 235.7;PASSING;223.4 (8)
(15) 355.3;TOTAL;321.8 (6)
(20) 24.2;SCORING;17.0 (2)
WHAT TO WATCH Broncos rookie RB Javonte Williams, who rushed 17 times for 111 yards in upset victory over Cowboys, vs. Eagles 20th-ranked rush defense.
Seahawks at Packers
3:25 p.m.
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SERIES Packers lead 14-9; Packers beat Seahawks 28-23 on Jan. 12, 2020
LAST WEEK Seahawks had bye, beat Jaguars 31-7 at home on Oct. 31; Packers lost 13-7 at Kansas City
ON OFFENSE
SEAHAWKS;VS.;PACKERS
(21) 102.9;RUSHING;109.7 (18)
(27) 211.1;PASSING;223.8 (22)
(29) 314.0;TOTAL;333.4 (22)
(19) 22.6;SCORING;22.1 (20)
ON DEFENSE
SEAHAWKS;VS.;PACKERS
(25) 127.6;RUSHING;110.8 (16)
(28) 273.9;PASSING;210.4 (7)
(31) 401.5;TOTAL;321.2 (5)
(8) 21.1;SCORING;20.0 (6)
WHAT TO WATCH Seahawks QB Russell Wilson, who is expected to return after missing the past three games; Packers QB Aaron Rodgers (covid-19) has not been ruled out.
Chiefs at Raiders
7:20 p.m. (NBC)
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SERIES Chiefs lead 68-54-2; Chiefs beat Raiders 35-31 on Nov. 22, 2020
LAST WEEK Chiefs beat Packers 13-7; Raiders lost to Giants 23-16
ON OFFENSE
CHIEFS;VS.;RAIDERS
(15) 112.3;RUSHING;89.4 (27)
(6) 281.0;PASSING;305.1 (2)
(7) 393.3;TOTAL;394.5 (6)
(25) 24.6;SCORING;24.5 (16)
ON DEFENSE
CHIEFS;VS.;RAIDERS
(21) 121.8;RUSHING;133.5 (28)
(21) 259.7;PASSING;207.1 (5)
(26) 381.4;TOTAL;340.6 (10)
(24) 25.2;SCORING;23.6 (15)
WHAT TO WATCH Chiefs TE Travis Kelce, who has averaged 110.3 yards receiving and has scored 5 TDs in his past 6 matchups against the Raiders.
Rams at 49ers
7:15 p.m. (ESPN)
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SERIES 49ers lead 73-67-3; 49ers beat Rams 23-20 on Nov. 29, 2020
LAST WEEK Rams lost to Titans 28-16; 49ers lost to Cardinals 31-17
ON OFFENSE
RAMS;VS.;49ERS
(20) 103.0;RUSHING;113.1 (14)
(3) 296.3;PASSING;252.5 (13)
(4) 399.3;TOTAL;365.6 (13)
(5) 29.0;SCORING;23.1 (18)
ON DEFENSE
RAMS;VS.;49ERS
(7) 99.6;RUSHING;131.6 (26)
(17) 248.7;PASSING;206.5 (4)
(12) 348.2;TOTAL;338.1 (8)
(10) 21.8;SCORING;25.2 (25)
WHAT TO WATCH Rams RBs Darrell Henderson and Sony Michel against the 26th-ranked 49ers rush defense that was bludgeoned by James Conner last week.