NFL Weekly Game Previews: Week 12

town in the Cincinnati Bengals. This one has upper management written all over a conference championship preview potential to Titans defense locking up with Cincinnati's aerial attack. Bengals defense focused on the King, but Derrick Henry hasn't been the one making the Titans oh looks so much better their last

two games. It's been the play of Ryan Tannehill. If he keeps their pass game as productive as it has been recently, Bengals are going to have their hands full left till deep that build, and it's going to be home and at the thirty nine yard lot. Tennessee had gone five straight games with under a hundred and forty yards passing prior to Tannehill's return. He then puts up two hundred and fifty five and week ten then blows up for three hundred and thirty three last week two touchdowns.

Rating over is the pocket fires spot staff to Hilliard, Cincinnati's corners are going to get legit tested by Tennessee's wide outs. It's been a while since anyone is worried about them. Last week, Traylon Burke's finally had his breakout performance seven catches over a hundred ten yards this time. Of all people, you're gonna go after Chaire Alexander who is probably sleeping all good play. And Robert Woods showed his pass catching game six catches almost seventy yards back

on first down. Open his Woods and Woods for a big game if it's a wide receiver centric attack again this week Cincinnati is in post a Woozier world. So just recap a last week versus Pittsburgh's group. They gave up a hundred and forty three yards to whiteouts and a touchdown a rating of one twelve point two. This has taken advantage of three name coverage. Keating Tannehill up has always been fairly easy to do. Tighten Up knows that most games their quarterbacks have David Bowie slash Queen

in their earbuds. Pressure rate allowed for the year thirty seven percent action look at it, he goes. But the last two games the pressure rate allowed dropped under thirty Not elite, but an improvement that a hill growing open and trying to make the Graham and Dussie along the sideline. The officials look at each other. Yet titans O line will spend much of their energy trying to keep Cincinnati's defensive ends Trey Hendrickson and Sam Hubbard from bothering Tannehill.

Bengals may not have a great sack total, but that duo has generated plenty of pressure. Hendrickson also grabbed two bags in week eleven, so Tennessee's line isn't facing Jackie Tree. Horns goons good pressure Hendrickson, but watch Hubbard. He comes out and then he's just going to be unblocked. Bengals still have to devote plenty of bodies to stopping Henry Weird right, Henry's efficiency had dropped the last two games

that Tannehill's numbers have jumped. You ever hit soda popinski or bald bowl in the stomach, body blow, body blow, bouncing trying to get free nice run after initial contact. Henry doesn't always have to break a big one to impact the game. He can be popping the Bengals all our little Mac over and over so Tannehill can throw the knockout punch. You aren't always winning just because you're holding the king under four yards per carry. Keeps fighting.

It gets that first. As we said before of his jord Bengals versus running backs in holding them to a nice four point one yard per carry average, but versus Nagy Harris last week gave up ninety yards four and a half a carry and two t d s now to the other side of the table. Joe Burrow, coming in feeling shysty I guess three hundred and fifty five yards last week over nine an attempt, four touchdown passes,

raiding over a hundred side. He did throw a couple of picks, but the Bengals key quartet wasn't complete for last week's win. A Blue Meanie had turned their passing attack into more of a trio. Jamaar Chase may be ready to return this week, though, which makes it that much harder on Tennessee's secondary. Titans past defense held Aaron Rodgers in the shop last week two hundred and twenty

seven yards under six in attempt. Here's buying time. Rogers get that fill and that's incomplete in the back of the end. Their secondaries play overall in the average range. They can't be average against Cincinnati and expect to win. Though Chase is enough trouble, but then Tennessee s t Higgins to deal with. He just slapped down nine catches in a hundred and forty eight yards. Has caught Tyler boyd looms as well. He's been good for fifty five

plus yards her game this season down the side. Catch Tyler Boy and let's not forget what Burrow got from his running backs last week, seven catches ninety four yards as were the middle nice grape by mixing, mixing up to the thirty yard line. So you turn to the Tennessee pass rush to try and slow their flow. It should get home versus Burrow Joe facing three different guys with five plus bags on the year looking and Burrow,

of course is used to being dropped. Thirty four sacks taken for the season runs so it's more about pressure forcing him into bad decisions than it is about the actual sack. Pauleen Wolf m j D NFL dot com

writer Kevin Patra taking the Bengals the other seven on the panel. Going Tennessee, the Green Bay Packers are on the road for Sunday Night football in Philadelphia, facing an Eagle squad back to fly Eagles flying Hurts run texted and he touched down. Nothing in front of it except the end zone. Jalen Hurts may have won the game on that run, but it's Philadelphia's defense that held things down long enough for him to do that, and it's

Philadelphia's defense that should lead the way. In this preview, Ryan gets rid of it in a hurry and that ball is broke it up. Aaron Rodgers and Company lined up against the Philadelphia d holding teams under twenty points a game. The driving force behind that plenty of takeaways first in the league, a swarm around it, bodies flying towards the football, and the Eagles client They've got Eagles defense facing a lackluster Green Bay offense. They were held

under twenty points again last week. That's three times that's happened in the last four games, Rodgers dancing at the goal line back to the end zone has to get out of there. The cheese Heads only have four wins. What sticks out about that quartet of games hundred plus rushing yards in three of the four touchdown Herron Jones, and all of their losses save one, they ran for less than hundred and fifteen yards total, including last week. Aaron Jones a fat five point four yards per carry

for the year, just three point three last week. A ground Jones outside. But the Titans are right there and gang tangle. The Eagles just loaded up to be able to play the run better. Guess it worked. They faced Jonathan Taylor. He did score on them, but they held him to three point eight yards a carry on his twenty two tries. Taylor chall not break away. It's a

loss on the play. If Jones can't lead the way against Philadelphia, then Aaron Rodgers in the pack passing offense have to do some damage against one of the best secondaries in the game. James Bradberry, Avonte Maddox, Darius Slay, Chauncey Gardner, Johnson starting Eagles dbs none with the rating allowed over eight. Ryan loads it up catch Paris Campbell and it's broken up. Philadelphia held Matt Ryan to a sub ninety rating last week, under seven yards per attempt.

Now they take on Rogers and company. They're passing attack has that metal and feel to it last week symbolic of their couple t d s mid nineties rating. No ion t S and Rogers were thrown it back at age clock there by watching for the touchdown with just five point eight yards per attempt, only two passes that went for twenty plus yards. The explosiveness they exhibited in their big win over Dallas was no more. They need

to find it to be effective against Philadelphia. Short pass again, and that's clock here by Allen Lazard, who does Philly stick on Christian Watson two more touchdowns last week five now in his last two games. It throws touchdown Watson, who wasn't the most targeted pass catcher versus Tennessee though Alan Lazard was, but Rogers only connected with him five times on eleven tries. That's rough everything, just the way

Aaron Rodgers would like balls, just a little high. Then there's Randall Cobb, who came back from injury and put up seventy three yards caught all six of his targets. Those wrangle Eagles offense. Now, they did enough to beat the Colts, but seventeen points in week eleven only twenty one in Week ten not great for a team that's top five on the year. The Culprit turnovers four in that loss to Washington, two more last week in their wins.

Philadelphia is still a run dominant team. Thirty three carries last week versus twenty five passes. Jalen Hurts led the way sixteen attempts, eighty six yards, five point four a carry, and a touchdown, but that's the first time he had more than thirty rushing yards in a game in five games. This is a quarterback keeper four Hurts who's dangerous with his legs. Miles Sanders comes in a little cold, having been held to three point six a run versus Indianapolis.

Packers haven't played the run great this season, but they do come in off their best showing held Derrick Henry to three point one yards per carry and didn't allow him a single ten plus yard run. Give it to Henry and they're gonna sack on kurtz Is taking on a shook up green Bay secondary. Their last showing, they gave up three hundred and thirty three yards to Ryan Tannehill a one seven point three rating. He's not usually

known for those kind of yards. Look at the eyes, move that safety, come back, put the ball out in front, take care of the ball protected. Eagles passing attack is a wide receiver show. Davante Smith finally had a good yardage game in the eleven got to seventy eight at least balls out of his hands full and now look Davante Smith just starting to make his turn back A J. Brown Drew Stefan Gilmore five catches sixty yards. Not bad with that kind of dude on him for most of

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delivers everyone on the ten person panel went Green, the one with wings, not cheese. The Chicago Bears take their run show on the road, ready to unleash at Russia. Attack on one of the best defenses in the game. Gang Green is back. Michael Clemmons comes up with his second sack of the season. You're welcome, Jets fans. This is a preview. Previews only use the past to try and explain possibilities in the future. So random horrible, flukey

game ending plays that will never happen again. Don't matter. Right now, you're safe. The Jets formula still starts with their defense right and their last six games, only one team managed more than seventeen points against them, intercepting Sauce Gardner's cut it. Match that up with a Bears offense that has put up twenty four points or better five straight games. Turn on the speed fields on the angle, try it out, race Okuda for the top stown so

which sides strength prevails. Jets have to keep justin fields from going road runner all over him. If he plays, he's dealing with a hurt show dirt. Last week, though eighteen carries eighty five yards four point seven a run in a touchdown, over seventy five rushing yards per game this season, eight plus rush yards in five of his last six. Hey's got a touchdown unt touched into the end zone. Here are a few of the relevant notes

regarding New York's run defense versus rushing quarterbacks. They lost to Lamar Jackson in Week one, but he didn't do anything significant on the ground against them. They beat Josh Allen in the Bills, but he got them pretty good when he took off in the end four point two yards per carry allowed to quarterbacks. That's solid Lamars cut from behind by C. J. Poseley. David Montgomery will get

a decent share of carry's. Dude runs hard. He scored last week for the Bears over sixty five yards Montgomery Grand Roman Family end zone, patient running and a touchdown. He had another one of those grinder games, though, only three point nine yards per carry in Week eleven, just three point eight for the year. He won't have an easy time topping those kind of numbers. Versus New York, They're holding running backs to four a run and Stevenson

wrapped up that time by John Franklin. Mayer fields the passer now last week just a hundred and fifty three yards a touchdown, an I n T rating under eighty five. He missed a big throw to Darnell Mooney. What's it all? What part overshot him? He hasn't put up any big yardage games recently through the air, but until last week he had a nice run of ninety nine plus rating games eight touchdowns to two I n T s in his last four games. Well can deep come in? Well

He's got it? Oh call house fifty yard fars touched down. Still being throwing the ball isn't his specialty or the Bears, it would be odd to see him light up the Jets secondary. They remain one of the toughest defenses to throw on. Mooney is sort of Chicago's one wide receiver threat. New York can shadow him with either of their corners and feel good about the match up. We're now through

eleven weeks in New York. Cornerback DJ Reid is still holding quarterbacks to a sub seventy rating Sauce Gardner a sub sixty rate Sauce Gardner again on the covers. Jets pass rush can make things difficult. This is a sneaky match up to Fields knows the grass as well as Willie Nelson four more sacks taken last week leads the league in getting planted. Here's the theoretical problem for fields. New York not only has a high sack total plus thirty pressure rate sack six or last week an set

again Huff Price Huff coming in. They get those sacks without blitzing much. The blitz is what opens up some of those big fields runs. So you have this super intriguing risk matchup. When Chicago has the ball, then you get what like hungry, hungry hippos on the other side. Just throw some marbles out there and see what happens, and look until the running back Ti Johnson. The Jets

passing attack generated seventy seven in yards last week. Head coach Robert Sala compared his offense to ship's creek, sort of. His description wasn't as funny and it smells. Zack Wilson last week with a fifty point eight rating, basically because he signed his name on the top of the s A T sheet A little hot here's great for mems. So Wilson was sent to the bench. Mike White time.

He started three games last year. Remember when he threw for four hundred and five yards in one game, Member Chewbacca, Remember when he also threw four I N T s in one game? Remember when the flu was just the flu. He doesn't have big shoes to fill. At least Wilson averaged three point five yards a throw last week. Bad running backs pick up more than that. New York's backs, though, can't even claim that nineteen carries by Jets rbs last week,

no one over two point five a carry. It seems like a long time since they've had some positive yards. At least that's significant. Pair that with Chicago's run defense four point seven or on allowed help here again, tighter else here part of a Wilson in the passing offense don't have as easy of a matchup. Chicago has played the past well enough in two rating allowed twelve to nine, t D two I and T ratio and Eddie Jackson comes up with a pick. Adam Rank is joined by

NFL dot Com writer Grant Gordon and picking the Bears. The other eight have New York winning. It ever seen that Spider Man meme identical Spiderman pointing at each other. I know Carolina and Denver's uniforms don't look much alike, but you know there's still that shared sense of disappointment. So for these two organizations, a season full of injuries, blown leads, close losses. Denver leaves their comfy mile high confines for Carolina this week. Desperately in need of a win.

After getting their gut punched by the Raiders in overtime, car loads up as it's all bad, walked off, touched down a sweep of the Blacks, Las Vegus and say what you will, but Carolina is only two wins behind Tampa Bay. This win means as much to them as anyone. They come in just as cold, though offense only put up three points last week. Deflected at intercepted Chason Pierre Paul with the pick. So you have a matchup between

the lowest scoring team in the NFL. Well throws on the run and it is taking on the team ranked points per game. Let's get ready to bumble. I guess Baker in trouble again and he's sacked by Calais Campbell in one corner. You have Russell Wilson having the worst statistical year of his career. It's like he can't hack it in Denver. That's worthy of an injection. Right against Las Vegas last week, two thirty seven yards that's not bad, but zero touchdowns again, chase and down he goes. Who

could have seen this coming? Completing less than sixty of his passes, only seven touchdowns to five picks, a passer ray in the tank. Those are the kind of mistakes that Russell Wilson can't make. It's easy to assume that if Wilson can find any consistency whatsoever, he could get them back on track versus the Panthers. Okay, now let's see who we have in the other corner. Sam Donald, Sure,

why not? Sammy d makes his first start of Refresher four and seven for the Panthers last year, one of the lowest ratings of any QB at seventy one point nine. Maybe Donald gives them a spark the way p J did. Though this past Sunday was a microcosm of their issues. The Panthers only managed two hundred and five total yards. They gave up four sacks, went three for twelve on third down, lost a fumble through two picks the sept the hun free with a pick Humphree ending the Panthers holps.

So you've got the team with the fourth fewest passing yards set to face the third stingiest pass defense. What could possibly go wrong? Allowing less than six yards per attempt? Baker is up against it. So what about the Carolina secondary Wilson faces not playing at Denver's level, but not too shabby. Have held qbs to a ninety rating, holding them under seven yards per attempt. Wilson likely avoids J. C. Horne. That dude is legit. Let picks off at the thirty seven.

You say, she horn. How about the run games? Carolina sixth worst at stopping the run. Unfortunately for Orange Crush, faithful Denver doesn't support a great rush attack bottom ten and yards per game, averaging only three point nine yards per carry. Panthers have had some success when Deonte Foreman is blown up he didn't last week, but Denver's defense has allowed a hefty four point seven yards per There's just no way to sugarcoat this one as a prep

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up against a pair of socks. Appropriate. Five Broncos votes, five Panther's votes. That fits this game. The Arizona Cardinals are back at home after a trip south of the border. They take on the l A Chargers, who maybe coming in after a loss, but they may have at least re found their identity. Chargers, They're all been running right away. Looks different for those two guys. Welcome back, Welcome back, Welcome back. Chargers were playing like sweat hogs without Mr

Pottery film. With Keenan Allen back on the field. Though LA's passing offense finally looked right again, It's not like he posted some ridiculous stat line five catches ninety four yards, but Allen's presence simply makes everyone around him better, most importantly, Justin Herbert. He missed the playmaker the most. Herbert is not supposed to be a dinkin dunker. From weeks five to ten, his yards per attempt under seven. It was under six for the four games prior to last week.

Then Allen returns nine point three in attempt along with two eight yards un in thirteen point two rating, two touchdowns, down sucks, down s. Alan didn't have Mike Williams for long before he left her Again, Arizona still has another white out to contend with, though Josh Palmer was the star of their loss. Eight catches a hundred and eight yards, two touchdowns, touchdown. The secondary they faced not in good shape George Cattle touchstone. Maybe Arizona starting dvs didn't make

that trick. Anyone who showed up to that game that didn't really know a lot about the NFL left thinking Jimmy Garoppolo is the best QUB in the history of football and that outing wasn't a fluke either. Zona's play against the past pretty brutal In two in five, Garoppolo pulls it down. A lot of throwing catch touch stole that Cardinal's offense wasn't able to keep up in week eleven. If they have two in week twelve, who will they have at QUB They had to roll with Colt McCoy

again last week. Can't be mad that they didn't do much with him back there. He already got him a win to more a question of will Kyler Murray play and will he played better than he had prior to his injury. He hasn't lit any stash sheets on fire this season. Kyler back to pass bouncing around seven seconds. Arizona's hopes of picking up win number five seemed to be tied to getting Murray back. He has one Murray game.

DeAndre Hopkins, in turn, has a monster game. He was still good for nine catches ninety one yards and their blowout loss kidding smars the first step. If they can cobble a passing attack together, they would be facing a rattled secondary. Chargers allowed three touchdowns no I N T s last week a hundred twenty eight rating allows. That, of course, was against Patrick Mahomes. Still, l A hasn't played the past great this season either, and they've played

the wrong and even worse. They'll get to the end of James was glass side from Murray. Though Arizona has one of the least productive rush attacks. Both teams still have playoff aspirations, though Arizona's are on thin ice. All

ten votes from the panel have bolt Up taking this game. The l A Rams limped their way east this week. These are some challenging times, um, but you can't jump off the roller coaster. They draw the Kansas City Chiefs, a game that was supposed to be a Sunday Night football flex candidate. Well, the Chiefs are still flexing. At least it's crossing panel cut Kelsey Townyard touchdo Chansas City

and at one seconds the Chiefs TA. With that touchdown, Kansas City solidified its standing as Numero uno in the a f C. But like Dre told Kendrick, anyone can get it. The hard part is keeping it, my friend, which means not getting tripped up by a three and seven team when you're at home, a three and seven team that just gave up three t D passes to Andy Dalton. Right now, it feels bad. It's not fun.

There's nothing that's fun about it. Ten point four yards per attempt to Andy Dalton, exactly how we had it planned a one forty nine point six rating to Andy Dalton. Dalton set the three loads on the hits and fired to the gold line for the touchdown Andy Salton delivers. They don't face Andy Dalton this week, though, they face Patrick Mahomes NFL leader and t D passes and passing yards per game rating one oh seven point three torched the other l A team for three nine yards and

three touchdowns. Mahomes going towards Forts and on a wheelhard tanxas and its side the five a terrific throw by Maholes, who laid it in right between the table. Aids of Forts and Rams have to be able to keep Patrick's main Mahomy from setting the tone. Just Travis and you guys tied in of all time. Travis Kelsey comes in off another monster outing t D hat trick a hundred and fift teen yards. He goes to Kelsey Paris, that's not the head comes on. The Angulan plots into the episode,

crossing pattern caught at the twenty five yard line. Kelsey's a tack on the right sideline fine touchdown as we just showed you l a secondary play in line with their record rating allowed over ninety five on the season,

allowing almost seventy of passes to be completed. What about their play versus tight ends Travis Kelsey His ability to run after the catch second to none as tight ends rating alloud of one oh eight point four three touchdowns, no picks settled down, Travis looking looking pose to the middle, and that is gonna be not is gonna be touchdown end.

Kansas City's passing barrage starts with Kelsey, then goes through a variety of receivers they didn't have Juju or mcole Hartman versus l a so Mr bath Bomb utilized Justin Watson and sky Moore, sixty plus yards for each of those guys. Once again, play out of Justusin Watson, That thing was about two ft off the ground. Sky More goes down and gets it to keep it close. The Rams have to play receivers well then as well. In two they've given up a one point one rating to

that position. Got burned by Chris O Lovey on a huge TV while giving up a hundred and two yards to him Salton has a shotgun snap Parson purpose blinds. I get the prow away down the middle of Feld spilled in the end, huts down New Orleans. You're Jalen Ramsy. This is all on youth in Kansas City's running back Isaiah Pacheco keep his mojo going. The one thing the Rams have done exceptionally well is stopped runners just three point nine yards per carry allowed. But Checko rolls in

off back to back good games. A hundred and seven yards last week seven point one a run. He looked really good on some of those scampers to eight plus rush yards on five plus and each of his last two contests check on the back, go pick the all open but into the secondary right check the Rams could keep up in theory being the Chief's past defense has been pretty porous and l A has Matthew Stafford. Maybe I gotta talk to the doctors. You know, obviously, well,

we need to make a smart decision for Matthew. He got pulled from the game over concussion concerns. Prior to leaving, he didn't look bad. Staffordspot well touchdown eight point eight yards per attempt to TDS rating over all without Cooper cup. So that's like double right. Stafford go on pt bday rob for the go ahead touchdown. If Stafford can't go, then the Goliath is even bigger. Bryce Perkins came on in relief of Stafford. Hope, he brings a rock and slings.

You're all over him again and the Rams cannot block anywhere. Perkins did run for thirty nine yards seven point eight per cam Akers sixty one yards four point four per Kiren Williams thirty six yards five point one to carry. Team as a whole went for a hundred and forty eight yards four point nine a run. It's a toss left Akers of the perimeter. He's got it, can Akers moving the chains on Pourt down in line. We bring that up because occasionally a team neutralizes mahomes by keeping

them on the sidelines. Chiefs gave up four point four a carry to Austin Ekeler. That's what their defense is allowed for the season, to break tackles all over the place before Bryant Cook can make the stuff. No buyers on the Rams ten person panel used red and yellow chalk for this one. All Chiefs Seattle Seahawks are at home after their bye week, taking on the Las Vegas Raiders, who just showed they are not a team to be overlooked. This all bad DA touched out a sweep up Blacks

Las Vegas. On some level, the black Hole might say last week was what they expected every week in not necessarily early dominance, but an offense that not only features the Taco Bell franchise himself winning the game, but Davante Adams also catching another touchdown along with a hundred and forty one yards. That worker guy better have hooked him up with a free Mexican pizza when he got home like a million bucks, like a hundred million. Adams was

the centerpiece to their latest when Derek Carr in turn had a nice outing over three hundred yards almost nine yards per attempt, a rating over a hundred two TVs and no picks lost their corner hands of the air grabs it touchdown rators. So now that duo takes on, hands down, the most famous cornerback group in the history of the NFL. You don't want to be starting something with Michael Jackson. He's holding things down to the tune of a seventy one point one rating against eight passes defense.

Let's just knocked down. Jackson came out of nowhere to get a hand all that ball and slap it down. Not many dudes ever wanted to challenge Kobe, but Car might want to challenge this Bryant rating allowed over one ten fires followers caught by Yeah, I hear some air. These puns are hortable. I know, I know. Anyway. Car has to deal with terryk Wolan as well. Five interceptions on the year. Harry steps up, He's gonna folk keep down the sideline at one breaks off another interception. How

are you? Kidman? Woollen is a big reason Seattle has held wide receivers to a sub ninety rating, but they've given up a hundred and twelve point five rate to tight ends and allowed them to catch five t d s. It's a tackle. He's still driving and finally the Seahawks are able to bring him down. Car only targeted tight end Foster Moreau three times last week. He caught one pass for thirty three yards. He could be in for more this week. Throws over the middle. Who all right

over at the fifty? They were striking right down the scene with a head of Steve. Car has faced a plus thirty fresher rate in two, which is not good. Week eleven, mid twenties pressure rate faced better. Hawks pass rush been applying close to a thirty pressure rate, blitzing just sixteen point one percent of the time, So they're high sack total that much more impressive. Hu Chenna and Wosue the guy car has to worry most about has seven sacks, one of the best pass rushers, and the

game gets a sack. Raiders explored twenty two points last week two average two. Way to mix it up, Hawks over twenty five a game top five in the NFL. If you're like three points makes that big a difference. It's a game of inches for a reason. Seattle's top five scoring status thanks in large part to the greatest comeback story since the average Joe's what a drop biggest A secondary now takes on the QB with the highest

completion rate in the NFL. Bro Gino Smith coming in with a seventeen to four tdd I and t ratio of fat one oh eight point zero rating, Well definitely just reaches up the defender couldn't get to it. Geno put it right in the right spot. Here's hoping the bye week wasn't some kind of Cinderella thing that old lady better no Gino is a game fan to come try and take his airmax n At midnight, UM Raiders square off with a passing attack built primarily around two guys.

They have to be able to play the wide receiver position well to slow Smith, Tyler Lockett, and DK Metcalf each catch about five passes per game. Their sixty yard per game type guys nine touchdowns between UM touch staff J Mitcham put stuff. That group faces what might be the most generous secondary in the game. Big as his past defense bottom dwellers across the board, slack clock camblet ted breaks my pardness touchdown told the highlight to their

most recent showing. They didn't allow a touchdown pass and they sacked Russell Wilson three times and mad Max Crosby woke from his slumber and got him twice. He has nine for the year. Now Rosby run games more than x factors Seattle's run game in the hands of Kenneth Walker. He's had some monster games, has a four point nine yard per carry average. There's lots to do. It's all

for sixty. He comes in a little icy, though not the blame kind, but the kind where he's put up a couple of duds seventeen yards on ten carries the last time we saw him. Walker gets the hand all drugs into his old band, goot down of Blaser's yards. Good heavens man, when it raids it cours. Raiders defense may have allowed four point four yards per carry overall, but they have held running backs to a four point one average. Stretched into the left side for the running

back and Latavians Murray's driven back. Then there's Josh Jacobs. He might be the hidden key for the Raiders. Yeah, yeah, last week over a hundred yards four and a half a run. Raiders are three and one in his hundred plus yard games, and they lost by a hair in the one loss hand off into the pelly of pick

up bouncing up Jacob's face. Is a defense that's allowed four point six yards per carry, which is high, but to running backs a little better, just four point three per not one Raider vote on the ten person panel a little surprising. They're all buying Seattle this week. The New Orleans Saints playoff hopes are alive. End well for

four hundred regular season victory. Now they'll hope to strengthen those hopes on the road off to San Francisco, where they'll face a budding offensive juggernaut George Kettle s downers, expectations and potential meat reality. All the ingredients the forty Niners were expecting to take their offense to a whole another level came together in their win over Arizona last week. Saints faced one of the deepest Russia attacks week eleven.

Elijah Mitchell fifty nine yards six point six a round second game back and they're going to ride him got nine and a half. Deebo Samuel thirty seven yards twelve point one per touchdown. You cluck in dee ball and sound touchdown point. CMC thirty nine yards five point six

a carry had a big play for the forty Niners of twenty for Christian mccaprick. With that lineup, the Niners would appear to hold a significant advantage when they run the ball because New Orleans has struggled to stop ball carriers four point six allowed per run overall, four point five allowed to running backs. They gave up four point nine a run to the Rams last week, and l A's run game was one of the least of this year the toss it is acres and he will pick

up a first town at more. San Francisco's run game will look to put New Orleans D on its heels, just like they did to Arizona. And once they get you wobbling, they hit you with a precise passing attach. There's a nice one to Samuel Tico inside at thirty five. Jimmy Garoppolo should ask the forty Niners to become the first team in Mexico. Imagine if he played every game like he did south of the Border, A hundred and thirty one point nine rating, golden sombrero full of t

D passes. What's off the edge? Are you? Has got his second touchdown? Forty Niners. They're passing attack has just as many layers to it. That's what makes them so hard to defend. Now. Tight end George Kittle caught two t d's last week. Garoppolo, Well, Florida, he's got kettle and churn on. It's gone to the touch job wide receiver Brandon I, you did as well. Turned down In five, Garoppolo pulls the town ends on want of flowing tech touchtown. Do you Deebo and CMC both seven catches hundred and

twenty four yards between them. They have so many offensive weapons that can do so many different things. Still, the Saints have played quarterbacks better than runners by a wide margin. Garoppolo and his line up against the club with thirty two sacks while blitzing less than twenty of the time. Stud pressure take it down back at their pressure has led to good play by their DBS complementary football, holding quarterbacks under seven yards for attempt, low sixties completion percentage

allowed Stres. It was Chris Harris for Fedig. Of course I got all the raps punts. Being San Francisco has key pass catchers at each position. Saints have given up a ninety two point two rating to running backs. That's pretty low, sixty five point eight to tight ends. That's tough for Kittle, but they have a blind spot wide receivers hundred nine point one rating allowed to them. Ten touchdowns allowed just one. I N T. Jamar Chase a

sixty yard touchdown up. Bengals have the lead. Oh Saints offense might need to keep up then, and they could do it if Andy Dalton can come close to his Week eleven showing one sixty yards ten point four yards per attempt, three touchdowns, no pics, a rating of one forty nine point six dropping dots or dimes or both, connected with nine different guys field take it out Saints touchdown Cristal lave hauled in that view part of another plus one hundred yard game for the young and it's

gonna be just too easy. Taysom Hill making that nice throw to Chris Dalton. Took three sacks last week too, So wasn't that he wasn't under pressure. He likely has to take a few more this week. Nick Bosa added another sack to his total last week. San Francisco getting home three times versus Arizona, give us just goes right past them in a straight shot at Alt McCoy. Niners past defense has played well in two played Colt McCoy well for whatever that's PLoP plots in this rue's tipped

in complete green Law. Saints run game has been uneven lately. Alvin Kamara four straight games under four yards per run. Taysom Hill effective from the QB spot last week, nine carries fifty two yards up the middle. Hell, we'll pick up the first town acaw Often will they want to test San Francisco on the ground, though, they're the hardest team to run on and it doesn't matter if it's a running back or a quarterback, holding both positions to a Ron Measley three point two yards per care, I

really can't get anything going on the ground. Connor ends up sliding down the line and losing one. No need for motivational speech for either team. If a shot to the dance isn't motivation enough, get off the field. The forts most recent showing convinces the panel of ten all choosing San Francisco to win this week. Well, this match up has a lot more to it now, doesn't it. Falcon's flying off to the land where men do work with Gavel's still waiting for someone to get that one.

There no reason to be scared. Washington to host both teams with plenty of incentive to pull out a win. Commanders the next team to take on in Atlanta. Offense still operating with Bruce Springsteen jamming in their earbuds. Falcon's approach to moving the ball got him another win last week. They are born to run thirty three carries in Week eleven against just twenty passes. Four point five a run said it last week. Stars of their rush attack very

week to week. They don't seem to mind sharing. Marcus Mariotta beautifully executed. Commander's defense does have some bulk to it. They are going to be tough on Atlanta's backs, as they've held that position to four a carry Nowhere John Allen blows up the play. Marcus Mariota can also factor along the ground. He ran thirteen times last week. Didn't do much yardage y, but he's capable of it, and he did score. Marcus will keep it right side, diving

into the touchdown. Atlanta commanders against running quarterbacks even better than they've been versus running backs, just three point five a scamper. They faced Jalen Hurts twice too, Hurts and Trouble and brought down five Monthes sweat al right Washington's offense. They've won their last two games with the same formula. Use your run game the way family guy does a drawn out Joe. Even when it feels like okay, we get it, keep doing it and it gets better. Down

oh the second Robinson. Washington knocked off unbeaten Philadelphia a few weeks ago with a fat rush attempt figure under four yards per carry last week forty more runs three point eight yards per carry, and the w data on

the ground that the first Washington at a stand up in the flags. It's body blow football at its finest. Falcons, for what it's worth, have given up four point for a run. That's not great a tape foreman. It's been a clock game for Washington. Their offense doesn't have to be great, they just have to be on the field. They've dominated time of possession the last two weeks. Four th the QBS for both teams. Passing attacks for both teams supposed to provide a handful of shots to the head,

so to speak. They both still carry the X factor stand Atlanta still has one of the lowest passing attempt totals. Mariota does come in off a good outing only a hundred and thirty one yards, but are rating over a hundred of touchdown no I n teams back one drake one of Notewhere, Mariota faces a secondary largely responsible for

some solid numbers. Commanders one of those teams, holding qbs to a nice low sixties completion rate rating allowed low nineties, at least good enough probably to make Atlanta stick to the book throw it again, it's like picked off, like four thirty the sidelight, it goes pick six touch down. Taylor Heineke, he didn't give the ball away last week. No numbers from that game or the year worth diving into. He's more attitude touchdown. When you assess Washington's passing attack,

it's more about Terry McLaurin. So for the record, four catches last week fifty five yards, almost twenty yards fewer than this season average. Falcon's pass defense Washington faces not good in another rough campaign, but the A t L does come in off a nice defensive performance against the past picked off Justin Fields and held him to a sub ninety rating. It's up Len Hawkins. Just come up with the pack. They were also feeling the thanksgiving spirit.

Falcon's got home four times. He will be sick. Justin Fields just taken down. I said all this was X factor material. The Commander's offensive line has given up a high pressure rate, given up a lot of sacks then last week. Heineke doesn't go down once Mariota knows the feeling. Falcons have allowed a thirty four point seven pressure rate in two zero sacks, only gets hit once last week. Maybe the Bears were trying really hard not to get

any Sarcasta flags and no pressure resets fires underneath. This is out here regardless. You have a team that allows a very high pressure rate with Atlanta against a defense that applies a very high rate. Washington's pass rush over the coveted pressure rate line five sacks last week, Montes sweat dur On, paying Jonathan Allen responsible for all five bock at the thirty yard line. Three of our voters

took Washington seven a t L believers. Jacksonville Jaguars, rested after a week off, hopefully better prepared to take on a Baltimore Ravens squad whose specialty is one the Jags have had trouble with keep read opts to read up a middle twenty five thirty quite a tackle Heason afford it. Jackson's pooled out of the tackle. Baltimore didn't shine along the ground last week, doesn't mean it's not where this matchup starts, because Lamar Jackson would seem to have a

mighty big advantage with his legs. Despite his quiet week alive outing, He's still the Ravens leading rusher. He's still the guy the Jags, after devote resources to stop Jackson keeps it on the read option, still on his state Bengals forty five forty. Here's the thing with Jacksonville. They have played two teams with mobile quarterbacks, the Eagles and the Giants. They lost both games. They gave up two ten rush yards and each loss. Jones will move slide.

He's on his way for a first art. They've held runners to four point two yards per carry, but they've given a four point five and carry to quarterbacks. Parts gonna run it. It's I did tend another advantage Baltimore. We'll look to take advantage of the tight end in the passing game. Clearly, their own aerial attack lows through that position most games. Mark Andrews made his return from injury last week, immediately made an impact. Eight targets, six catches,

a little over sixty yards. Jackson on the role grows across. There's Andrews. How happy is he to have this guy packed? The Jaguars have played the past well in general, but they have struggled versus tight ends. They've allowed a ninety rating overall, but versus tight ends a hundred and fourteen pulse. Ravens are hoping to have Gus Edwards back in this game.

Without him last week, Baltimore's offense wasn't the same. They were a five point five a run team heading into gel and only managed three point eight yards per carry on thirty carries versus Carolinas right again trying to get

to the edge and he will. Jacksonville's own run games key to this match up to their investment in E t N s is paid off smarter and healthier people to meet get at Jack's running back Travis is Stock though is soaring five point five yards per carry, a hundred plus rush yard games and three of his last four, and then turns it up the field again. Could be tough for E t N to make an impact against the Ravens. Baltimore held Caroline at two point one yards

per carry on seventeen runs last week. Rokewan Smith has made a difference. Mayfield on the run chase to the sidelines, Rowan Smith shoves him out of bounds. Jack's offense is one you'd consider balanced, though Ravens have to focus on Trevor Lawrence as much as anyone. I wonder if he went to Aerosmith with his loser friends on the by. Lawrence better signed that sheet too if he wants to

pull an upset. Assuming he did, Ravens are taking on and improved Randall Pink Flora Lawrence to the ends, turned fulks on for the touchdown. Lawrence's completion percentage way up compared to rookie year t d to iron t ratio flipped the right side up, yards per attempt up over a half yard yards per game, up twenty plus, rating almost twenty points higher. What a dominating performance by the Jaguars.

This is a statement. I mean they came and enrolled to Los Angeles charges Baltimore is facing a wide receiver dominant passing attack with a little tight end mixed in. Evan Ingram has chipped in with about thirty five yards per game, but Whiteout's Christian Kirk and z Jones Lawrence's top two targets, each averaging over five receptions a game. Kirk, the big play man, leads the team with seven touchdowns sixty seven receiving yards per games. God, and it's a

touchdown Christian Kirk. Ravens counter with a secondary that led them to their most recent win. Doesn't matter. The QB they faced has performed better making commercials and throwing a football either way. Picked off Baker Mayfield twice. No touchdowns allowed. Key law facing a d that has held Dubis to a sub ninety rating for the season. Rushed forward, did Mayfield looking over the accepted? Deflected at it accepted? Jason Pierre, Paul look the pit. Pressuring and planting Lawrence won't be

easy for Baltimore. He's received pretty good pass protection in most games. Pressure rate faced mid twenties. Those trenches are key, then, because Baltimore has one of the highest sacked holes in the NFL. Planted Mayfield four times. Baker Mayfield, It's a trouble and Debby goes to Jason here Paul Adam Rank calling for the upset alert by taking his second favorite team, Jacksonville. Other nine votes went to Baltimore Houston Texans hit the road and head east this week, off to Miami to

take on a arrested Dolphins squad man. That doesn't seem fair. Does it look good up front? I don't help what I get it. This preview could be everyone thinks the Dolphins when they're passing attack is dominant. They're playing the worst team in the NFL. Here's the blowout scores our panel chose piece. I mean, yes, it's hard to get any more lopsided than a one win team taking on the only undefeated team left in the NFL. Doesn't get any better than that? What play? Should we keep going?

Just to see how many people hit the comments section? Does game preview by? Then watch the NFL? Miami has three losses. This guy's a clown. Both those statements are true, but the Dolphins record in games when they're designated two starting QB has started and finished flawless, making the two A Dolphins the last unbeaten standing to throw it out, look at it, throws it touchdown. I have a Mica

second Texan secondary. Your turn. They're getting in the ring with the most electric casts or in the game right now. Nine point one yards per a temp first, twelve point nine yards per completion, first rating a hundred and eighteen point four first completing his passes eighteen to three t D to I N T ratio to a shotgut back to throw looking looking looking steps up fires, touch dot game it's waddle his six touchdown past the Houston's dbs

have to cover more than the field. This week, they have to cover the entire globe from the north pole. He's got and a touchdot the waddle to the desert

plains of Africa open unbelievable touchdots. Nick Hill by seven or eight yard Texans defense first has to try and contain Tyreek Hill, hauling in eight balls per game a hundred and fourteen yards per game, leads the league in receptions and receiving yards. Well, I'll clothelothloth Clote. Cheetahs hit seventy miles per hour on land, So counter Hill with Houston's Mexican free tailed bat and Houston should be good to go. So what they don't have one of those?

I know the nickname is a girl, but Mexican freetailed bats have been known to frack a hundred miles per hour. Fine, well, they also need either Batman or a polar bear in their secondary. Jalen, close to ninety receiving yards per game, has waddled into paint six times to throw all the touchdown perfect throwing catch Texans secondary that trio takes on.

Maybe the team's won semi strength doesn't mean they can hold Miami's receivers in check, but they held Taylor Heineke in check last week, and they have a sub ninety rating allowed for the Seasonine to throw then complete it's fourth down. Dolphins love to travel via the skies, but they are better equipped to take the low road if need be. Ra Hay Moster over four and a half a run this season. Newcomer Jeff Wilson huge game for Miami. The last time we saw him. Branks to the outside,

got blocking in front of it. Touchdown. Texans played the run well last week. Didn't fit how they looked against runners most of two though they've been one of the easiest teams to gain yards against along the ground. The Texans are that team at this point. They're the NFL speed bump. If you're not careful, they can make you feel it, but most of the time teams drive right over that pass is intercepted at Davis Mills two I

n T s last week versus Washington. Houston deciding it's time to try Brandon Allen out nine career starts in four years. That says all you need to know. He takes over a fence and will hope to add some O to it. Texans under seventeen points per game, freeze up that left hand to get up knocked that ball down.

This matchup is get right for some one. They've given up one of the highest pass ratings in the game, their top corner, Xavian Howard, who's had injury issues, giving up a rating over one twenty Hey brow j J Open on the run. What if Houston employs a ground in pound strategy. Texans one silver lining on offense has been running back Damien Pierce, but he comes in off a fool's gold performance ten carries only eight yards and going nowhere. It's worth noting Dolphins defense isn't going to

be easy to pierce along the ground. Look, man, what do you want me to do when I walk by a ball on a t leave it sitting there? Miami has allowed four point six a carry to runners, but they've held running backs to three point seven a run, making them one of the hardest for backs to gain yards. On is known for people bouncing off of him and shaking tackles and get a yardage after contact. Not this time, all ten of our pickers chose Houston. No they didn't.

They all to point ammy. The Pittsburgh Steelers are off to Indianapolis relegated semi officially to the role of spoiler. The Colts only two games behind the number seven seed in the a f C playoff race, so plenty to spoil for them. If Andy wants to keep pace with the pack, they have to find a way to put points on the board versus Pittsburgh. Wow. Really, and for a drum to make a noise, you have to hit

it first, right, game preview guy. The point is the Colts have six losses seventeen or fewer points in each, including last week. Ryan gets himself off and he's gonna take a sack all the way back to the nineteen yard Steelers defense gave up a fat thirty seven points. It was to the Bengals and Joe Burrow. Though they allowed Joe b to throw four TV passes three D fifty five yards, their season numbers against the pass are not great either. Steelers gave up a hundred and forty

eight yards to Cincinnati's w R one T Higgins. So can Matt Ryan and Michael Pittman come close to something like that? Ryan against the top tier secondary last week two D thirteen yards under seven yards per attempt rating under ninety no t ds flies at left side to checks and he married as he fought the fall. Brian does average over two hundred and seventy yards a game through the air. That's top ten, so their offense can

go big at times through the skies. Ryan fakes the handoff, throws right side to Pittman across the five and one just but they go a lot. He's got it. Pittman would have to play way over his two head to come close to Higgins production. Six catches seventy five yards in week eleven, averages sixty seven for the year, so that was an above average game for him. Pitches Man, Petman instrud in a in a Philadelphia territory. Colts, of course, will hit Pittsburgh with plenty of Jonathan Taylor. He was

held under four yards per carry versus Philadelphia. Finally he's

dropped at the thirty yard line. He is a four point six guy. Though on the year. Steelers defensive strength is stop being ball carriers. One of a few teams holding runners to four a run or below. Ryan is gonna lose three yard loss out of the Dirty seven. From a production standpoint, these teams are a lot alike.

Colts defense is even tougher on runners than Pittsburgh, holding them to just three point eight per They had trouble with Jalen Hurts in week eleven, but held Philadelphia's running backs under four A carry going nowhere for a mile sand there's no game on the play Nausea, Harris, you're up. Week ten twenty carries ninety nine yards five a run. Week eleven twenty carries ninety yards four point five a run two t d s run by Nagy Harris, Pittsburgh, we may have a run game here. His prowess along

the ground set can you pick it up? Kid's body of work still isn't great, but he comes in on the heels of a two hundred and sixty five yard outing. No picks a touchdown. Eighty five point nine rating for a guy holding a seventy one rating for the year. Oh there's a man Cults secondary he faces hasn't played qubs tough triple digit rating given up to Jalen Hurts has their season rating over ninety five. Now, completion percentage

allowed still in the high sixties. Down field fires to strike do writer Indie's pass rush could rattle pick it unique and gock Way picked up one and a half sacks last week six and a half for him. Now team has three gents with four or more. It's a cult script without it's a sack for the cult by Unique in Gockway. Second let six votes for the Steelers to win four, taking Saturday and the Colts on our

prediction panel. The Cleveland Grounds are at home this week, taking on the rest in Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who are hoping their European vacation leads to a better follow up than the one we saw on the big screen back in the day. It's Julio at five touch Stoppa Bay. You can look at this man chip two ways. Browns are three and seven and face a Bucks team alone. In first it's week twelve. Tom Brady is forty five and he only has two I N T s while

averaging two eight yards passing per game. That's the chalk preview. Nicely black Brady looks down. Brady throws todev. It's a card ball. Great throw by Brady. You can also look at this as a three win team versus a five win team, the Browns taking on a squad twenty seven and points per game in the red zone. The third and four for TV twelve throws it incomplete, he turns inside, Tom throws it outside. But it's just been a little bit off. Bucks fans praying to buy. Is the start

of their new year. Now they take on a team with Butters from South Park at quarterback. This is supposed to be Jacoby Brissett's last go round as Kenny's replacement. That kind of makes him dangerous. Not sure what he has to lose, and he comes in off a game where he threw for over three hundred yards, three touchdowns, no picks are rating over one fifteen. He's going play this game with Eminem's first album playing in his earbuds, track fifteen four taking a shot down the Brissette only

got sacked once in Week eleven. Will he have that much time against Tampa Bay's pass rush. Cleveland's line has given up a twenty nine percent pressure rate, which is on the high side. The Bucks are a sack happy team sport one of the highest sacked totals in the NFL. Here's the thing, though, Tampa Bay has generated many of their sacks via the blitz. They are a plus thirty

percent blitz team, which means they're on the high side there Rossette versus the Blitz triple digit rating, eight touchdowns, one I n T look, it's gone put the touchdown. Prosset through forty one times last week, lead target Amari Cooper that standard twelve looks versus the Bills eight catches, a hundred and thirteen yards, two scores upper, and he's got it for his second touchdown. Cooper and Brissette now face a defense that's held qbs to a low nineties rating,

and they've held wide receivers under a ninety rating. He looks for Matt tab Interpret Dean won That war Bucks past defensive blind spot running backs and tight ends have allowed a plus one hundred rate to both those positions. Stopping running backs along the ground obviously a key focus for Tampa Bay's defense as well. Nick Chubb, the true star of the Brown's offense. There's a handoff to Chubb, a conversion on third down and six, and a carry

of twenty one. Chubb, though late a dud along the ground last week fourteen carries one point for a run. He seems to be in a good spot to rebound. Tampa Bay allowing four point five yards per carry to running backs specifically, he's got another bigger run first. As much star power as Tampa Bay has in its offensive passing game, they look so much better when they get something from their run game, like they did versus Seattle.

For Shod White went for a hundred and five yards and four point seven to carry Patience and his friend one man to beating his ships some town. He just through chicks out of the club. Tampa Bay has a tendency to bail on its ground game if it's not working early. They could get it going against Cleveland unless they correct some run d deficiencies. They gave up five point to a carry to the Bills four point eight

to Devin Singletary Singletary utmore. If White or for Net can put Cleveland's defense on its heels, obviously, that makes Tom Brady, Chris Godwin and Mike Evans even tougher to deal with. The Trio isn't rocking it like Nirvana or the Beasties, But the Brown secondary isn't taking on the Hanson Brothers either. It's the other way and it's a touchdown.

Chris god what about Miles Garrett's chances of disrupting Grady's flow first Grady has taken very few sacks, his face, the least pressure of anyone in the league, all kinds of time, and it finally finds tight fire. The Cannons wants the dog Pound to know this is not because they have a good old line in some circles. Those stats are due to Brady throwing the ball as quick as he can after the snap. So how quick can Garrett get there? He picked up a sack last week,

has one plus and four of his last five. Garrett is coming balls down Biles Garrett with the sack, the brown sack Josh Allen twice would only hit him four times. In turn, they gave up a hundred plus rating to him. No picks and he's got Gay Davis her a catch, thinking everyone would go bucks Not so fast, Daniel Jeremiah calling for a Cleveland upset. The other nine votes all going. Tampa's away NFL game Debut is a production of the

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