NFL Weekly Game Previews: Week 18

at right now, get better than this. Lions at Lambo to face the Packers, who make the dance if they win. When you start to believe something strongly that some reculous things can happen, the pack the only ones who control their destiny in the NFC. When it comes to unwrapping the last golden playoff ticket, I'm so proud of you, guys. I'm getting really emotional right now. Lions have to win this one and hope for an upset on the West Coast.

Motivation not an issue for either team. Let's go Lions, winners of seven of their last nine, Packers winners four straight. A A run is cool and all but most of the credit to green Bay's run goes to its defense. They haven't allowed more than twenty points during their streak. The rushes on the type pocketings justin Hollans mis Detroit's success tied to an offense fifth and points per game in two so let's get ready to rumble. Indeed, Detroit showed Chicago what its O face looks like on till

last week. Forty one points Jared Goff, three touchdowns, no interceptions over two hundred and fifty yards, a rating near one thirty five, twenty nine touchdowns against seven I and ties this season, rating of a hundred point one. What a year. Got a bet out there into the ads out touch that Detroit lion. The challenge he faces this week like a really good madam player beating me, and then right away having to face a fourteen year old who knows what they're doing. The d Goff faces this

time around an entirely different east. Green Bay's defense absolutely clamped locked, strapped the mighty Vikings offense last week, picked off Kurt Cousins three times, Ruddy Ford with a deep interception. That's eight turnovers Kurt Hackers defense in the last two weeks. And then there was the statement by JayR Alexander that likely had she heads out of their chairs screaming no he didn't, Yes he did, and then yes they did.

They backed it up by holding justin Jefferson too. One catch fifteen yards on five targets of sideline, and he's got a little gritty next to Jefferson. This week Alexander and company face an attack that uses a different recipe. Detroit's top four in receiving yards of this season all white outs Aman Ross st. Brown doesn't gritty, so not sure how he'd mock him, but he has over a hundred receptions over eleven hundred yards, six touchdowns on the season.

He's been goffs go to dj Chart though has also come on strong the last six weeks. The battle in the trenches will be big. Golf had all sorts of time versus Chicago. He's had good protection all year. Detroit's line is legit right. They take on a very aggressive pass rush green Bay with a plus thirty. Pressure rate over thirty is high, and when a blitz rate is

over thirty it is two. And there's is press Pitt Smith so Goff versus five plus pass rushers this year a hundred and five point one rating fifteen touchdowns against four I n T s. Not too shabby. Touch down Lions. Lions run game very underrated part of their offense. Keep in mind they are eleventh and rush attempts this year. Last week, Jamal Hinckle Mcringleberry Williams a hundred and forty four yards six point six yards per carry, another celebration in the paint and check it out kept it to

two thrusts, no flags. His partner in crime, DeAndre Swift, seventy eight yards seven point one an attempt a touchdown. The Lions ran for two hundred sixty five yards total last week. The five touchdown Packers defense versus the run. While they held Dalvin Cook in check, they still gave up some big runs to Alexander Madison, allowed over five yards a run to Minnesota. Overall, have given up five yards per attempt to running backs. In Park said for

the touchdown. How Green Bay's own run game fairs is also a huge key in this matchup. Aaron Jones a hundred and eleven yards seven point nine yards per carry last week, five point three per run for the season. Now you get too from to the end to put the touchstown a J. Dillon will get his two. Green Bay ran for a hundred and sixty three yards last week on four point nine a run A couple of touchdowns gifted telling to the left side of the for

the Tuchtown. Detroit's defense light green Bays isn't strong versus backs either four point eight or run allowed to the position plowing right side. Unlike green Bay's defense, though, Detroit's play versus the past hasn't been good. Rating allowed in the mid nineties eight yards per attempt allowed. He's gonna fire right, Yes, gay day off bar cold blooded. Sure, they did play justin fields the passer well, but even

a Rogers with limited weapons is more challenging. Rogers hasn't thrown for two hundred forty yards in any of the four games they've just won, hasn't had a hundred plus rating, hasn't thrown for two t ds in any of the games. He doesn't seem to care they're winning. He's still there lurking. The fact that we came back from four and eight then put ourselves into the to make the playoffs is pretty special. Lions did rack up seven sacks versus the Bears,

just no, Packers line is significantly stronger than Chicago's. Green Bay quarterbacks have had the luxury of facing pressure just eighteen points seven percent of the time. A few teams have been better Rogers Watson Touchsdow. Now Detroit did beat Green Bay earlier this year. It's what sparked their turnaround. It's a weird one though they won fifteen to nine and week nine. Jus what it looked like the Packers.

We're gonna get back in this thing, he says. Uh. Rogers versus Stafford last week of the year, Green Bay win. That's the last time Rogers faced Detroit with both teams playing for something late. Only one believer in the pride

on the ten person panel, NFL dot Com writer Mark Sessler taking the Lions, the other nine Green Bay. This is a playoff game loser has done for the year. Winner moves on along with the a f C South Crown Hey Crowns of Crowns. Titans sat plenty of their guys last week and prep for this matchup. The Jaguars did not, but then eventually they did. So. Let's rewind a Week fourteen number of relevant takeaways from that Jags

win over Tennessee keeps it on its own rate. Tries to get to the corner died for they had touched down Trevor Lawrence. He was hot three t d s when it was all over. Za Jones had a pretty big game Evan Ingram and even bigger outing a hundred and sixty two yards and two touchdowns for the touchdown by Evan. Titans might not have had incentive last week, but they still gave up two touchdowns to Dalton Schultz.

A ninety five rating allowed to tight ends for the year, plenty of time fires touchdown leaping grabbed by Dalton Schults. Only one team is allowed more passing yards per game than Tennessee. Very few teams have allowed a higher rate to wide receivers. In two their dial turned all the way up to one oh two point six. They gave up a hundred yards to Seedee Lamb last week. Time firing into Tennessee territory ced Lamb. He battled in the

Titans pass rush against the Jags O line. Tennessee's secondary needs someone to hurry Lawrence. Titans pass rush has Denico Autry, Jeffrey Simmons, DeMarcus Walker, Rashad Weaver, all of them have five and a half sacks or more. Five Jones flushed in trouble down goes Lawrence, though one of the least sacked qubs in the game this season, but for the touchdown. Titans rushed defense one of the best versus running backs.

Three point for per run allowed, one point nine per carry allowed to Zeke on nineteen tries third and short. She can't get away from Jack Gibbons. They get Travis eat In this week. Another big outing from him last week over a hundred yards and to score there he goes when he faced the Titans, though they stone Walden. The run game will clearly be more important to Tennessee's offense. Derrick Henry didn't play versus Dallas. He would have had a fine outing versus the Jags save two fumbles, but

he was over a hundred yards against him. Has been over the century mark in his last three games five. Jacksonville is capable of making things tough on him. They're holding running backs to four a run. The hole is there momentarily, but just can't plant get it quickly. Titans still had Ryan Tannehill when they played Jacksonville. They don't anymore.

Malik Willis took over but was only able to throw for ninety nine yards and got picked off twice by Houston in Week sixteen, So they started Joshua Dobbs last week. You know the ad where the kid's band is trying out slash Titans are like, you threw for more than a hundred yards and a touchdown stop, you have the job. The past defense he faces has some respectable digits versus quarterbacks that fall is picked off, It is picked off the right ticket. Nine Jaguars votes, one for Tennessee from

m J D, who I believe has been employing reverse psychology with his last few Jags picks, so take it for what it's worth. The Baltimore Ravens are on the road to conclude their regular season. They faced the Bengals in Cincinnati, which means their players and fans returned to the site where they just endured an emotional experience difficult to describe, so let's just start here. When the two teams take the field, it'll be two teams that are

playoff bound no matter what. The a f C North title could be on the line, and that's because Baltimore beat Cincinnati earlier this season. Across the middle, Andrews has it the five turns and is in for a touched up was Week five, So it's been a while that Baltimore one nineteen seventeen. Their defense held Joe Burrow to two seventy yards, picked him off, held Jamar Chase to fifty yards. Such a touch or cui, it was very

much Ravens football. Ravens football this season built on good defense first and foremost third fewest points per game allowed, second, best in the red zone, fourth and goal par rolls to play. Baltimore secondary has been healthier lately to under two hundred and fifteen yards passing aloud, and four of their last five games broke it up Clark. Bengals fans might counter, when is the last time they faced an upper tier type QB Week twelve? Trevor Lawrence. Maybe he

hung two hundred ninety four yards on them. Joe Burrow certainly qualifies as upper tier. He's had an upper tier year, thirty four touchdowns, a completion rate right under seventy, a rating over a hundred. Joe has the ball, fakes to Vixi from the pocket, throws into the end zone. Higgins bakes the catch for the Bengals touched up. Baltimore Secondary hasn't faced a group of US catchers like there's since

well since they faced them. T Higgins a one K guy already, Jamar Chase knocking on the door despite all that time, miss and the unsung hero of the group, Tyler Boyd has over seven hundred yards. Broke wants to throw pass caught by Boyd, tackled at the five. Burrow looking his throw caught by Chase heads for the end zone touch. The Burrow throws a slant Higgins with a catch, he breaks a tackle. Pit's thence the ball touch do again. The Ravens are like, yeah, we locked all that up

and can do it again. And they'd love to see Lamar Jackson do what he did in that game again because that would mean he was back on the field, keep still on his speed. Bengals forty five, forty it's anyone's guess how bad his injury is. A shot at a playoff home game and a division crown would seem like enough incentive, but injuries don't care about incentive. If it's Tyler Huntley again, that's problematic. He's have to throw for a hundred and forty yards in any of his

four starts throwing across the ten yard line. That would seem like easy pickings for Bengals defense, with the lowest completion percentage allowed in the NFL, the sixth lowest rating allowed. Righty pouncing in the pocket his throw intercepted. Baltimore isn't a past first team, but they need something from it. J K. Dobbins is doing his part still. He's been giving them four point nine a run over the last

four games since returning from his injury. Trademark of this offense kick out, get to the second level, get down on those linebackers. Dobbins and Jackson were both efficient in that Week five win two. Bengals run defense has gotten better sense thing though, holding quarterbacks to four point four yards per carry. That's respectable. Running backs to three point nine to carry that's fifth best look at that play

up front for the Cincinnati defensive front. All ten voters sided with Cincinnati in this game. Clean Bengals suite the New England Patriots off to Buffalo for the last week of the year. Playoffs are on the line for them, taking on the Bills, who have to try and focus after going through an emotional experience that can't really be put into words. The Patriots win this week, they make the playoffs. These two played each other about a month ago,

recent enough, it's still somewhat relevant. Bill's defense led them to the win twenty four to ten in Week thirteen, the key holding New England to three for twelve on third down. They packed the line to the Bills and the blows on the ground. Stevenson's the fumbles, but they'll

have to kill Bills. Past defense held mac Jones to a hundred ninety five yards under five and a half yards per attempt, and they only allowed one play over twenty yards all game to the Patriots go a yard or two beyond the first down Barker, even if he cats, he's he's short by a yard or two. Since then, New England has gone two and two, though the two losses could have easily been wins save two late game fumbles.

Buffalo hasn't lost a game since. They're on a six game win streak, still hoping to lock up home field, advantaged to fires into the end don in it is Cape Davis now. Matt Jones is playing better recently compared to when he played the Bills coupled t ds last week point for rating two hundred three yards back to back good games for him, four t d s and zero picks, probably the best two game stretch he's had

all year. Jones swings it off Hi and handled for the touchdown that hats Passing attacks still isn't fueled by any one guy, game by game wide receiver Jacoby Myers tight end, Hunter Henry running back where mondre Stevenson are the most consistent recipients of max targets. Really good protection allows Mac Jones to spot his target and boys he

on target. Beautiful throw to an open Jacoby Myers. Bills past defense has given up three hundred plus yards four times this season, but they've held teams under two hundred thirty five eleven games. Not once has anyone landed between two hundred forty and three hundred against them. That's weird.

Held the last five teams under two hundred and thirty five yards passing have some of the best stats versus quarterbacks in playing hunting two get the throwing tip to the line of scrimmage and falls into complete Patriots pass defense it's been just as tough their neighbors and just about every category his passes afflicted and intercepted. They might have more pressure to contain Buffalo's passing attack early. The Patriots don't want to chase points because it's harder to

incorporate Stevenson as a runner. Nine hundred and eighty six yards for the year four point eight or one. Look at the fidget cut, cut, usually again with another cut, and then it gets up feel vertically not terrible, not good either. That's Buffalo's defense versus running backs four point three yards per carry allowed, and the Jets strike to

begin the third quarter with a touchdown rout. Still, Jones and company face a Buffalo defense that's the second hardest to score on, hardest to score on in the red zone top ten, and yards per game allowed. And on third day target ball comes out in complete and Milano came over to make it difficult. New England's defense, meantime, faces an offense top ten in the big four categories, points for game, yards for game, third down in red zone TD scoring jock Head to the end zone is

in rips down. Josh Allen had a clean game in their win over New England, a couple of touchdowns, a hundred and six point zero rating. Stefon Digs the star pass catcher in that game seven catches ninety two yards. Let's get the ball to our guy one on one matchup and he just turns Jonathan Jones around. Allen has had a good season, but he's had some trouble since hurting his elbow in Week nine. Starting with that game, only three plus one hundred rating games, five sub ninety

rating games, including his last full game versus Chicago. New England's defense is good enough to hold him to a six stands in far side rips off Gordon Digs. Production has been down recently as a result, but still thirteen hundred twenty five yards on the year or a hundred and one catches ten touchdown just no more than sixty yards in three straight games. Name what about the trenches. Bills have allowed the ninth few of sacks with time

throwing too play across midfield Pie Dawson knots. They take on a pass team in love with gardening planted fifty two hubs, second most in the NFL. Spin three New England players get there. Those rush attack can't be overlooked in this matchup. They don't run a ton, but James Cook, Devin Singletary, and Alan have led the Bills to a five point three run yard per carry average, second highest in the NFL. Big Hole. You get him running downhill, he puts a lot of pressure on those safety is

trying to come up and to run support. Ten person panel all took the Bills to sweep the Patriots. It all comes down to this week. Eighteen Jets licking their wounds, playing for pride in the potential role of spoiler on the road in Miami. The Dolphins still alive, but stumbling in on a five game losing street. Jones swims it up and handled for the touchdown to make the dance. The Fins need this win, combined with Buffalo beating New England. Their team's offense driven by the pass. But who is

going to be behind the wheel. The guy behind the guy got hurt again last week, so the guy behind the guy behind the guy was in again. Skyler Thompson, the rookie had a Kansas State rushes on the way his passes deflected and intercepted. Skyler Thompson and Teddy Bridgewater last week each a touchdown pass each and I n T each with a sub ninety rating. The cheetah and the penguin both held to under sixty receiving yards. Rich

water comes it intercepted, picked up by Kyle Tucker. It's not inconceivable that Tah returns, but Tungua volois concussion issues make it tricky. He clearly would give them their best shot at winning. Hill and Waddle become much harder to contain. Both guys have put up monster years. He's got still a touchdowf for Waddle. Hold on guts, jail and Waddle. We got the penguin in the ant gets it off, goes deep field diary kill, got behind everybody in took

gleat it rip whoever gets the knot at QB. For the Dolphins, they've got a tough task, though, facing the league's second best past defense and the Jets Sauce Gardner four passes defense last week. He's the leader in that category. Defensive Rookie of the Year my so developed for a young player. Watch that left hand come inside there knocked

that thing away. Miami's quarterbacks have to remain upright long enough to throw the football to Given the Jets forty four sacks this season, seventh best in the NFL not the match up these Dolphins need trying to eke into the playoffs. Ch spin, pick sacks, three New England players get there. Maammy could copy a page from Seattle's playbook. The Jets got gashed on the ground in their loss

to Seattle last week. Hundred ninety eight yards on five point to a carry could demonstrate a late season weakness. Socker the roof, look her rush. Maybe that's an opening for Raheem, who has provided most of the Dolphins rush yards this season. What do you want for me? I have to read like two hundred and fifty of these. I have to amuse myself at times. Most Dirt and Jeff Wilson, though both do average over four point five a run, they just don't get used. A tone to

the test. Five touched out Dolphins defense could very easily lead them to victory. The Jets have gone their last eight quarters without a touchdown. Mike White came back and got the starting nod this past week against Seattle. No touchdowns, two interceptions appears this is a team that will be QB shopping this offseason. White rolls stamp it with something's got to give them. The Dolphins defense allows almost twenty five points a game, sixth worst in the league, and

they allow the sixth most passing yards a game. Jokes twin pass touchdown asked for when these first two met If Skyler Thompson gets the nod, he would be seeing the Jets for a second time. He was nineteen of thirty three one pick no scores. That was back in Week five, a contest that saw the Jets dismantled the Dolphins to a tune of forty to seventeen frac The Berril Spronts left turns the park a TEG five pot Lucky for Miami. The Jets offensive output versus them in

Week five was in admiration. Those forty points the most they've scored by far this year. Winds up Betty's from Behind The follows out It's Rule of Fumball panel was

split on this game. Five Miami votes five for the Jets. The l A Rams end their season by heading north to Seattle. The Rams don't have anything on the line, but Seattle does thanks to a big win over the Jets in Week eighteen. On the run, Eryl Taylor brought him down. That's time expires. Seahawks gotta beat l a

hope Detroit beats Green Bay. If those two things happen onto the playoffs, they go, and if they can play as complete a game as they did last week, they could take care of things fairly easily on their own end. Cloaks one for the ends a Shaw, Gino Smith two touchdowns, no I n t s against an elite secondary, a rating over a hundred. They made it tough on him to find his two main guys, so he adapted top three past catchers last week tight ends and a running

back Smith wide open. That's his tight end again. Rams have not been strong against the past this season. They didn't play it well last week. They've allowed a ninety five point nine rating to white outs overall in two Jalen Ramsey's rating allowed a cartman like a hundred and eleven point five. It ain't just big bones your's. Harvard Is completed seventh straight up the same make it eight

in a row, Kedallen. Last time these two teams played Week thirteen, three Seattle win who had the big games Gino dk Metcalf Tyler Lockett hundred and twenty seven yards and a TD for one guy a hundred twenty eight yards and a t D for the other Smith three hundred sixty seven yards. Three tdo takes the snap, four man rush, got a half roll, throws back inside rich and you got catch touchdown. Seattle's run game was in the hands of Kenneth Walker at the time. He got

hurt in that game. He's back and back to looking good, back to back a hundred plus yard rush games for him. Walker, the rookie who's walk her rushman Field down the side. Blody goes. The Rams defense he faces just allowed a hundred and twenty two yards to Austin Ekeler and two t ds on just ten attempts to throw the same

Heckler touchdown. Hawks defense comes in off a nice outing to Jets aren't offensive scoring connoisseurs, but Seattle picked off Mike White two times, no touchdowns allowed, held the Jet to six points by throws. A blog was a bit of a flukey showing though Seattle's bottom ten and points per game allowed this season, how much of a difference

is there between White and Baker Mayfield. Baker himself hasn't been horrible individually for the Rams, four t d s against one I N T point to rate in, but the Rams offense, since he took over seventeen or fewer points in three of the four games. Mayfield looking a soone talking up dutifully done by Michael Davis. Seattle's pass rush can help its back end out. Rams have allowed to plus thirty pressure rate fifty four sacks taken. As a young Sarah Lynn would say, that's too much man.

Before here they till the blitz. Mayfield initially escaped Puddy's buried Seattle forty sacks on defense and a pressure rate just under thirty sack up the thirty five f Fhite was looking around. Cam Acres is the real threat to Seattle's defense. They've given up four point six along into backs this year. Acres back to back games over a hundred and fifteen yards Russians. This is Acres breaking three Acres still going. Nine votes have Seattle taking care of business.

M j D the lone dissenter calling for a Rams upset. The Cleveland Browns finish off their year on the road in Pittsburgh. The Steelers with hope still but no matter what, also playing for their coach. Hey man, I am never apposed to talking. I just like talking to that cooling through the vote. These two clubs aren't overly fond of each other. The Browns would love to be the team that sealed Mike Tomlin's first sub five hundred season. Ever, probably wouldn't be flirting with the line if t J.

Watt hadn't gotten hurt. He won't get any awards this season, but you can argue there isn't a more valuable player or a better defensive player gets the staff. He sacked the inside the forty yard line. Just what we were talking about it. D J. Watt up glassnig off the ads for his fifth sack up the year Pittsburgh one and six when he was hurt, seven and two with him on the field, three and a half sacks in his last four games, Crumblings what those first full Cup

It's fifth game back from being out eight weeks on our r sixth straight games now Pittsburgh has held their opponent to seventeen or less. Lots impact on the secondary evident as well. Steelers haven't allowed more than a hundred ninety yards passing and any of those six games, what gots taken down got back up and got more pressure on Huntley as that passed when in completed So here comes to Shaun Watson. He comes in off his best

game as a Brown. Not a ton of yards, but three td s no I n t S rating of one two point five. Chuck stays at help with the pressure opening up Watson to find him. Ari Cooper Coopa steak s for the touchdown. For what it's worth, Washington's secondary not great. Brown's offense with Watson has scored twenty plus twice versus the Commanders and the Texans, against the likes of Baltimore in New Orleans, Cincinnati, all much tougher defenses, no more than thirteen points. It comes death to the

Watson all day to throw. Now here they come. Bill Watson didn't play when these two met earlier in the season, when the Browns beat Pittsburgh seventeen. What was gone by then? Nick Chubb played though, and hit Pittsburgh for a hundred and thirteen yards on the ground, had a hundred plus last week five yards per carry on the year fourteen hundred forty eight yards. Such a waste your Posnick shot. What a move that was to get a head a scheme off a cut in the backfield. Steelers aren't stalwarts

against backs. Four point to per run allowed to the position overall, gave up five point five a carry to J. K. Dobbins last week on seventeen tries. Dobbins, he's his balance, chase five Fitzpatrick a balance around midfield. Pittsburgh's own run game should play a prominent role in this matchup. Nag Harris and Jalen Warren led the offense to the win over the Ravens. Lauren seventy six yards six point three an attempt Barren down the side of the side of

twenty to the ten. Warren out of owns. Harris a hundred and eleven yards five a carry, best game of the year for him, first a hundred plus yard rush game of the year. First down, run about Harris Good took to the outside Harris dead leg give you everything of that rug. Those two are lined up for another big game on paper, at least the Browns allowing five point one a carry to RBS. We're gonna slip away be able to slip away again. He picked up fourteen yards.

Harris the pass catcher, was the one that hauled in the game winner. Kenny Pickett didn't do a ton versus Baltimore except come up big when it counted back to back weeks. The kid has thrown the game winner in the waning moments, pick it plus pressure throws up the round Harris for a touchdown the play the Steelers take the lead. He faced a pretty tough pass defense last week, will again this week. Browns holding for her backs to a mid eighties rating under seven yards per attempt, completion

percentage allowed low sixties. And Went's deep shot, and it's another Carson went center. This time it's Grant Tilpin. Picket like Watson will be pestered by an elite pass rusher Myles Garrett one and a half sacks last week, fifteen for the season. Here it comes Garrett, Here it comes Garrett. There's Garrett right like you with the sack. A divided channel for this one, six votes for Pittsburgh, four saying the Browns will upset them. The Washington Commanders finished their

year at home. They get the Cowboys, who now have incentive to finish the year on a seven and one runs Scotland funny a time Fire's touchdown leaping grabbed by Dalton Schultz. Classic NFC East rivalry. Cowboys beat the Commanders five to ten back in week four, didn't even have Doc at QB. Washington did have Carson Wentz, though he was picked twice, rating under sixty. Wentz decides to go for it all, going deep in intercepted Trayvon dag STIs too.

Wentz started last week versus Cleveland, who only had competitive spirit on the line. Went Scott picked three times, no touchdowns, rating of thirty one point four. Wents deep shot under a phone call and it's an out of Carson Center sets up fans chance to crack a Heineken weren't answered mid game. Have to assume Taylor Heineke is back out

there this week, though. Thing is when he got pulled, it was due to back to back turnovers in the game, but he had a one fourteen point six rating with two touchdowns in that contest. Overall, his last three outings for all ninety eight plus rating games got the clock from Mirkers clock touchdown crap fight Doutson in the back of the end zone. Commander's passing attack is wide out driven. Johan Dotson has three touchdowns in his last four looking

for the end zone touchdown. Dotson Terry McLaurin the league guy over a thousand yards on the year. Now going deep, He's got him. Mcclaw what a touch at the five brings up but he one on one matchup Trayvon dig sub ninety rating aloud, still good. They're fourteen passes defense that's tied for sixth most Losting it down the sideline, it sticks again. Dallas secondary overall is going to be a tough nut for Washington to crack. They're a top

ten group against quarterbacks. Slings one over the middle and it's intercepted. Curse has got it. Wins got sacked three times by the Browns. Miles Garrett was a problem for their line. Plenty of pass rushers have been a problem for them. In two, here comes Garrett, Here comes Garrett. There's Garrett right on cue with the set which plays in the Dallas's biggest defensive strength. Five guys with five plus bags, Micah the leader with thirteen. Lawrence pressure right

up the middle and he is sacked. Micah Parsons gets home for his cursed of the game. Speaking of pass rushes, Washington's comes in off a five sack outing. Watson gets pounded and then ripped down to paid. Commanders have three guys with seven plus sacks. And Chase Young is back, but Jonathan Allen left last week's game with a knee injury. Cowboys lines top five insects allowed makes her beef battle

firing op CD Lamb. Washington secondary is also hurting, part of why they were the first team to let DeShawn Watson looked like a star QB again. Commander's defense comes and shaken. They gave up three touchdowns d wats No I n T s are rating over one twenty, opening up Watson to find them. Apart for the touch Scott, Watson hadn't been tearing it up prior to facing them. That's good news for Dak Prescott because he hasn't been either. He threw a couple of I n T s versus Tennessee.

He's thrown a pick six games in a row, and despite having missed games this year, has fourteen total. Now Prescott retreats again protection. He did throw two touchdowns two two yard yards. Both scores went to Dalton Schultz wide open shut so the touchdown Ceedee Lamb eleven catches a hundred yards a hundred plus in three straight, now over th hundred yards on the year. Dak Prescott and Ceedee Lamb or have as good a chemistry as any quarterback

and receiver in the NFL. Washington could use Benjamin st Juice back. He's their best corner. He was missing last week. Washington gave up over a hundred yards and two touchdowns to a Marie Cooper. They've given up a ninety eight point one rating to wide receivers. Not many have been more generous to the position. Lots of looking down field. He's got load. Manders also need to play better against

the run. Seven point four a carry allowed to Nick Chubb last week, a hundred four yards, a lot of Nick Chubb earlyer this game, and a lot of Nick subven yards earlier in this game. Boys will pick him with Zeke and probably Tony Pollard he sat out last week. Elliott had a quiet game. Neither run game comes in on a roll. Brian Robinson eighty seven yards three point six AC carry last week, and for what it's worth, Dallas is allowing four point three a carry to backs.

Dallas takes all ten votes from the panel. Big shot. The Eagles are gonna find themselves playing what they opened there wouldn't and that is a meaningful Week eight team game against the Giants. The Philadelphia Eagles are at home to wrap up two. They have some unfinished business after losing their second in a row, and I'm not ever gonna be somebody that's gonna hit a panic button. They host one of their most bitteriest rivals, who are also

now fellow postseason dancers, the New York Giants. There is a giant field bake it to the postseason as the sixth seame. Nobody and I mean nobody thought this giant team to do that. The Eagles care about this game, The forty Niners care about it. The Cowboys care about it. The one team that doesn't the Boys in Blue. Their win last week not only punched their golden ticket as we're in the playoffs right, it locked them into the

sixth seed. No matter what especial moment with those guys. UH, proud of this team, proud of what we did today.

So how does Brian Dable choose to handle it? It's the age old debate. Rest the starters or play them and keep them fresh? And our goal is never just doing you know, it'll never be just to make the playoffs. Dabl spent lots of time under Bill Belichick. He generally doesn't rest his guys, and the incentive not to rest Daniel Jones. You can argue he's coming off his best two game stint of the year. A standing Ovay shift

with the Giants quarterback. Well earned, young man. Yes, give that man nice cold give to his rocker, So why not try and keep it going? Hundred and twenty five point to rating last week two touchdowns No I n t s second rustic cuts down for Daniel Jones and let the party begin at that life stad. His chemistry with Richie James and Isaiah Hodgens continued again as well. Hodgens with a touchdown that's four in his last five games. Now fires it like to pre for the goal loft

for Hodges because you haven't touchdown Giants. James also scored last week seventy five plus yards and back to back games for him releases. He was right looking for somebody on put down Giants. He did a heck of a backflip after scoring. Oh and how about a clean Jersey game. Jones wasn't sacked once and the Colts have a decent pass rush too. Good job by your offensive line. Anterior three Bob given him a clean pocket to step up into dj also shined along the ground against Indie one

yards eight point three a run in two scores. Don't take snap, He's gonna keep it and run around the left side. He's got a lead block Jons for fifty. Don't the tad, don't for the five shoulder Did he get in Yes, put down Daniel go sa kwan fifty eight yards along the ground four point eight or run before he got put on the shelf, getting off left side of the boundary to sake golf five and prets it outside. He's at the thirty, he's at the twenty five.

All that makes them sound like a much better team than the one that lost to Philly, Sorry, the one that got dominated by Philly in Week four. Team this is officially at two Eagles sacking Giants QB seven times in the blowout. As soon as he sets his sake to row to football, Josh Switts already there beating the tackle. That front is on a major sack bender right now another six or last week. No hams for this bunch. They're too good for that. Five straight games now they've

bagged a QB six plus times. Dalton looks to throw He's sacked again number six and has Reddick what number sixteen this year? So why put Jones in the line of that kind of fire? Do you want to boin shower handle or quatro quatro out there? If he hurts his ankle, there's always the go between where the starters play for a quarter or a half to flags Black, let's go. Just as much curiosity surrounds the Eagle starting quarterback. We'll see, We'll see what happens, and it would be

obviously be good to have him back. How hurts his Jalen's shoulder and Jalen is able to go? Will he play and will he really be healthy enough to be at the same level we've now come to expect from him. Hurts his back, he's gonna run. He comes to the five touchdown, James hurts the Eagles, laying it off the Giants today. Gardner Minshew has kept the ball moving in his steady A. J. Brown had ninety seven yards last week and a touchdown. He's been on a tear for

about five weeks now, touchdown and goals. Savante Smith a hundred and fifteen yards last week, a hundred plus and four of his last five fires it's complete. It's the fun ta splin. He'll come through for you because he ever hurts the runner, if he plays, will he be willing to take another hit? How often and when does he bowl? They really have missed his legs. He keeps

it off. No he takes, he runs, he's across the thirty five twenty f o bounce of the clot Him and Miles Sanders gashed the Giants in that win, too well. They are ashen the Giants on the ground, but no different than their Oh who knows who the Giants play on d and even when their starters have gone, they've allowed the last five higher scoring offenses they've faced to

put up twenty seven or better. Justin said, can't help but think, Hey, a couple of years ago, when the Giants needed the Eagles to care the very last week of the season and they sud filled in it looks like he might be finishing out this football game. They had this young QB who could have won that game and sent New York to the playoffs, and then for some strange reason, Philadelphia pulled him, lost the game, kept

the blue out. Seemed like a real Frankfurter or University Bumbles was slapped and the Giants plans are absolutely furious. I don't know what would happened, So you know, maybe this is a chance for some karma. Yeah, buddy, you wanted to see what you had in Nate Sudfeld. I mean, that's ridiculous. Nine votes for the Eagles. NFL dot On writer Mark Sessler, the one who thinks the Giants want to prove something. He has them. We're running in overtime.

The Arizona Cardinals get their season over with on the road, off to San Francisco to face a freight train. He hasn't there, and it is good. The forty Niners have beaten the Raiders in overtime, doesn't matter how they picked it up. The forty Niners have one nine times in a row. Now, there aren't any layups in football, but this game is as close as it gets if you're San Francisco. The Cardinals have nothing on the line and they've lost sixth straight snaps. Good falls down, the kick

is up, and a kick is perfect. Carticals are now four and twelve for starters. Lots of the Cardinals starters aren't playing, and even when they did, their defense ranked at the bottom and points per game, allowed, yards per game, third down, et cetera. Everyone is treated like a v I P by their defense. Great faith, and the Cardinals completely fit their offense. They trotted out their fourth quarterback

of the season. De Hop did in play last week, so you know the forty niners are facing a lot of stunt doubles. So to speech play baked by blow. Now it's the pocket. He'll be sacked. J. J. Watt is no one's backup though, and this in theory is his swan song. Dude was a monster and by all accounts a really good guy picked up a sack last week. So double digits to end no matter what that is, J Chan what and has season numbers Six of ten sacks are board. Getting the brock Purty won't be easy.

Max Crosby and Company failed to sack him once last week. Four starts now only been planted four times. Purdy get a throw and it's a jump ball up black jocks kettle in the back of the end. Soon Purdy had his one hundred plus rating streaks snapped by Vegas. Still the kid went for two hundred and eighty four yards

over eight yards per attempt amid nineties rating. He came up big late in the fourth too quick throwback Ray, Ray mcclock rocket blockers up in the front, Trent He's inside the Brandon au, CMC George Kittle all featured in their offensive outbursts against Vegas fifth straight game, with a touchdown for McCaffrey by Brandon I and the toe tap

batchwards two. McCaffrey also had a hundred and twenty one yards on the ground, six point flour, a carry, a touchdown, a hundred plus rush yards, and three of his last four Now forty Niners plenty happy with their O face, They do want to rEFInd their footing on defense before the playoffs start, though they gave up thirty floor to Vegas, almost three t d s more than they typically allow. The five price into the Tommy Ted touchdown letters not

one sack either. Their performance more baffling being it with Jaris Stidma quarterback. No surprises here ten votes, ten votes for the San Francisco team. Even though the Raiders are out of the playoffs, the Kansas City Chiefs her step carefully this week. Vegas is equipped with a new QB who gave the hottest team in football a run for its money last week in the pocket gets out of the eyes out feel black fly. He's thrilled as he droves alive right into the drawing touchdown. Kansas City, though,

has plenty of incentive to play their best. They need this win if they want a chance at the number one overall a f C this postseason. The Chiefs passing attack on paper has a massive edge in this game. Wow, what a bold statement. But breaking down their offense sometimes feels like an exercise and why bother we get it? Patrick Mahomes is their quarterback. They find a way. YadA, YadA, YadA,

put down forty touchdown passes on the year. Though for Mahomes, Mahomes comes in as the league's leading QB and passing yards for game and passing touchdowns. He's already faced the Silver and Black once he threw four touchdowns and against them in Week four, Travis Kelsey went al Bundy and caught all four Chiefs one thirty to twenty nine biggas is. Play against quarterbacks has not really improved since then either. Four So much job of a night Travis Kelsey was wide.

There was not a Raider player with the three yards of him Mahomes connected twenty nine times to nine different receivers in Week five. Eleven different players have caught touchdowns for the Chiefs this year, so there's no question Andy Reid is ready to find a weakness and exploit it greater Tiding Corks have three chances to bring him down Patty stepped three. Casey's offense top three in points per game. But why this contest could be tricky for them? They

are twenty in points per game allowed on defense. They faced Denver and Houston three times in their last four weeks, both teams significantly offensively challenged. The Chiefs gave up twenty four plus to them in each game. It's why they've played in ten one score games this season. Plenty of time bounces around. Now can run Russell to the five pumps once he's in the zone touchdown then for that cuts the Kansas City late to so bring on Jared Stidham.

He impressed in his first NFL start against the forty niners of all teams, I didn't feel like I had, you know, really any nerves um at all this week twenty three or thirty four, three hundred and sixty five yards, averaging more than ten yards in attempt three touchdowns. The actions did up rollout to the rights towards the touchdown. Ste hums first drive as a starter lines up in the ends. We're waiting for that all season where he did throw two picks, but he did figure out a

way to look good. Throw it anywhere near that taco bell owner. I just tried to, you know, put the ball, uh, you know, somewhere where he can get it and touch it. Davante Adams torched one of the best secondaries, seven catches, a hundred and fifty three yards, two touchdowns, fires down the near sidelike the pote, Addams back to the justment and all out eight got a round the mard and somehow brought it on his right shoulder while he was

falling to the turf. And in week five when these two faced, Adams scorched k C only three catches but a whopping a hundred and twenty four yards receiving along with drawing a couple of huge flags field for Adams at the shoulder touchdown. And it wasn't just Adams. Josh Jacobs had a day shredding the Chiefs rushing defense twenty one times for a hundred and fifty four yards seven point three per carry. There's a reason he's the NFL's rushing leader. There's a reason that game was so close.

Here's a nice cut back by Jacobs one on one and delivers the blow. Chiefs have given up four point three a run two backs. Overall, nobody is confusing them with a defense that's dominant. But one thing they do especially well is get after the quarterback. Forty nine sacks this season, fourth most in the NFL. Chris Jones picking up his thirteenth the last week. Now for the right forearm of Russell Wilson, and he's gonna be Chris jo Chris Jones just took the game in his own hands.

Makes for a good dog fight in the trenches. The Raiders, allowing the seventh few as sacks this season, stid him, not take him down once by Nick Bosa and the forty Niners fierce pass rush stid him with time opened, the lots Adams and Adams dancing out the sideline. The Raiders are the most dangerous non playoff team. A playoff team with something on the line could draw Vegas in on four ot games. Nine straight one score games makes the prow of the tutter top down Riders, absolutely perfect class.

They've also blown leads five times. The Raiders have given up a lead of ten or more, including that loss to Kansas City. Kansas City grabbed all ten votes from the panel. Nothing to see. The Chicago Bears are putting a wrap on their season at home. They have an outside shot at the number one pick. Still, that's how their year is gone, has picked off by ain't it Hutchinson. They take on the Minnesota Vikings, who also come in off an embarrassing loss of their own. There's the beast

down the bed all that's broken off. Another sad day got blocker said front on my cousins of stop there, he won't get him. Minnesota is like an actor unsure how to act. What's my motivation here? They're the three seed and less. Arizona beat San Francisco. So the primary reason they'd roll out their starters to get the taste from last week out of their mouths. That felt they have a tip there was said Amos has it. The Vikings offense comes in wobbly. It was a disaster versus

Green Bay. Dalvin Cook got bottled up justin Jefferson couldn't get free just one catch fifteen yards, Kirk Cousins lost a fumble. Three I n T s whose Cousins launched a long line of days intercepted. The Bears at this point or the perfect team to get right against gave up forty one points last week. They set at the bottom of the charts and points per game allowed overall. Jared Goff had a field day against their secondary three touchdowns a hundred and thirty three point five rating over

two hundred fifty yards. What swift? What other touchdown? This could very easily be a game where Minnesota's offensive guys play a half or so. Justin Jefferson leads the league in receiving yards. He would need to have some playing time if he wants to hold off Tyree Kill. Jeffer said us play the day, and when he faced Chicago earlier he went for over a hundred and fifties, so

you can see why he might want to go. Justin Fields also has a personal reason to start twelve though six that's Lamar's record for QB rush yards in a season.

Fields ran for over a hundred yards last week. He's sitting at eleven forty three overall sixty four or to steal the crown. Phil takes off picks up the first stile across bed field, still going just the fields inside of twenty out for the tag Vikings defense seems like the perfect team to get those yards against, being they've allowed five point seven per run to quarterbacks and if there's nothing there, that means you take off and pick up the first out as usual, one vote for the

Bears Adam Rank. The other nine went to Minnesota. The Atlanta Falcons are at home to finish off the two season. They get Tampa Bay, who clinched the NFC South last week. Deeper sideline he makes to cut to the ten FID puck to one touch stop Tampa Bay Fire. Look, cans, there really isn't anything to play for if you're the Bucks now. But if you're Tom Brady, you have that one big box you'd like to check off, you know, the one tied to the number on the left being

bigger than the one on the right. And all his playing years, not once as he finished with a five hundred record or worse over the middle good pass had a catch shin a first down four of the Bucks plus remember Brady rarely skips a game no matter what, but I'm guessing he wants nothing to do with being even steven, so he's probably out there. It's also an opportunity for them to try and build actual momentum with

their passing game. Finally, seventeen weeks in, we saw lots of downfield deep balls from Brady looks field throws the ball, Look he's got. Evan Evans makes of the trolley touch top on touch stops hap of by my Covage has two today thirty four for forty five four hundred and thirty two yards. Three touchdowns are rating over one, but most important nine point six yards per attempt. The first time all year Brady cracked the nine barrier. Mike Evans

was his primary target. On his bombs. He went bonkers. Three touchdowns, ten catches over two hundred yards those toward Evans start the ends one, Evans makes the hats touch stops have a by Evats has three fire the cats fire Chris Godwin nine targets, nine hatches a hundred and twenty yards. Brady slingers it in there. They got the two point to Godwin. Doesn't matter. Carolina was without its

top corner. Tampa Bay has played plenty of basic secondaries and did not come close to a showing like that. Part of it possibly tied to Brady getting knocked around quite a bit. Stay with Me took three sacks, got

hit eight times last week. Let's coming third and three Bradies down, but taking a few bumps and bruises also means he was holding the ball longer, allowing Evans and Godwin to get down field. Brady hit as he throws, Evans comes back to help Mountain grabb it. That trio now takes on a Falcon's defense bottom five and rating allowed to the wide out position, So it's the perfect team to potentially keep things rolling against Let's it riff a little bit high, but Hollywood Brown takes it in.

If Falcons didn't have anything to play for last week, they still came out on top. Atlanta's rookie quarterback Desmond Ritter nothing eye popping but a ninety point one rating. His rating has gone up in each game he's played. That's always good to see. You asked what you want to see from both these quarterbacks? These sorts of throws, second level throws into some tighter windows. Might he see

it rise again to close out the year. He's taking on a defense that let Sam Donald throw for three touchdowns three forty one yards in a rating year one tent Donald floating one more. He's got it and he's in for the touchdown. Tampa Bay played the run well at least versus Carolina, and they'll get tested plenty again this week to Tyler Algier eighty three yards four point to a carry in a touchdown last week. He's one

hundred yards shy of a thousand yards season. There's a first town round and score Tyler al chair touchdown Atlanta. A little surprised. Four voters took Atlanta to send Brady to his first regular season losing record six siding with the goat. The Carolina Panther are off to New Orleans to put the finishing touches on their year. The Saints in the same boat. They're out of the playoffs two despite winning their last three. He's in for the Saints

touchdown seven straight games now. New Orleans has held their opponent to twenty or fewer points the last five games in a row, eighteen or fewer sixty three point to rating aloud over their last four games. They got Marshawn Lattimore back last week, he was easy to spot put up pick six in his first game back. This week, Lattimore could spend a decent amount of time with d J. Moore. He cought six passes for a hundred and seventeen yards in a touchdown last week, and he scored in three

straight games. D J. Moore, it's a touchdown, and while the Saints held Gardner Minshew to a low eighties rating, they did give up ninety seven yards and a touchdown to A. J. Brown, a hundred and fifteen yards to Davonte Smiths on touchdown. Eagals Hey. Moore is a white out too, and he's far and away Sam Donald's favorite target. Ten times he threw to him last week. No one else even saw five targets. Donald made that recipe work

comes in off one of his best showings. Three touchdowns over three forty yards rating year one ten stands in delivers end zone. Let's talk for the touchdown. If the Saints defense can keep up its mojo, then it's offense need to scratch out just enough to win. That's been a problem for them though. Andy Dalton no touchdowns last week. I pick same as the week before. Dalton protected that pass, deflected and pricked off. Still, he's had some nice showings

this year enough to think he and their white out driven passing attack could do a little something against the Panther secondary That got torched by Tom Brady, Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. But deep Evans is open peace, got it and for the touchdown. No, the Saints don't have that level of q BE wide receiver combo, but that Buck's trio hadn't done anything like that to any secondary this season. A hundred and twenty yards allowed to Godwin, over two hundred and three touchdowns to Evans, over four

hundred allowed to Brady. They just do not have an answer today for Mike Evans. Panthers are not great versus the run four point for per carry allowed the running backs. What might Album Camara be able to do with that seventy four yards four point six to carry last week? Seventy plus rush yards in three straight games, come here looking for more. Panthers also have to contend with Kyson Hill. He scored last week. That's back to back games in the paint for him. Tell someone Hill and he pigs

it in for the seats touchdown. For what it's worth, Carolina is allowing him easily three point one per carry to quarterbacks. Seven votes for the Saints, three for the Panthers in this one. The Denver Broncos will end what turned out to be a terribly disappointing season at home this week again to the l A Chargers, who right in on a four game win street Kyle Fairnoy charted loose and the Chargers have it. Last week's win over

the Rams pretty much vintage Chargers. Justin Herber snapped out of a mini slump two touchdowns rating near one twenty Herbert dropping it in a pucket masterfully. He utilized his three favorite targets. Mike Williams seven catches ninety four yards, got that toe drag swag going first of all to pass his ridiculous only and let me get my fulf feeding bounce. Keenan Allen shipped in with sixty yards. Austin Ekeler caught his hundred pass. Only a few backs have

pulled that off in a season. One hundred of catch for Eckler on the season. Heckler also took ten handoffs for a hundred and twenty two yards and two touchdowns the touchdown machine Austin Heckler. That's it. It's what they want to carry over into the playoffs. But how long that quartet stays on the field is anyone's guest. This week, l A is either five or six in the seed rankings, so there's a risk reward component to their approach in this game. Whoever is out there faces what seems like

a tire defense. Denver'se D has kept them in so many games this season, but the last two weeks not so much. Though that Ram's performance wasn't all on them really, Still a hundred plus rating allowed to the last two qbs they faced over three hundred yards and three touchdowns allowed to Patrick Mahomes last week. On the other side of things, you'd expect to see Russell Wilson out there, being he's played the last two games and they didn't matter.

Two D twenty two yards in Week seventeen and interception under six yards per attempt sacked four times. I guess the field is too far away from the fans. All those white towels they've been throwing haven't been making it

into the ring. Nine votes for the Chargers NFL Dot com writer Grant Gordon believing the Broncos pulled the upset. The Houston Texans finished the year on the road. They're in Indianapolis, tricky for each fan base. They may not want to win, messing up the twenty three draft slot, but neither head coach is guaranteed of returning, so what do they care? Bring that dog out, Odds big up. This game is the ultimate book end. They played in

Week one. Little did we know that them tying was a foreshadow of things to come for both and that will end the ball game we will finish at So yeah, this isn't so much the Heart Foundation versus the British Bulldogs. It's a job or special like Iron Mike Sharp versus the Brooklyn Brawler. Both offenses points per game, yards per game, third down, passing yards per game, rushing yards per game.

Bottom Dweller and now Mills will scramble it gets across the fifting the balls out, the ball is out, will it gates? Junior Rick covers a fall moll at Overtime defense is not much better, but each does have a strength or two at least. Colts have been pretty tough to run on most games, trying to swerve and there's nothing there. Loss of the yard being the Texans have only rushed for a hundred yard words in a game once in their last seven doesn't seem like the avenue

they'd take. That hole is there momentarily, but just can't plant and get through it quickly enough. In these skills, stopping aerial attacks are not great. The Minnesota Vikings down thirty three have come all the way back. For the Texans to take advantage through the air, they need to be able to keep their QB upright, their middle of the pack and sacks taken. But the Colts have one of the highest sacked totals in the NFL. Right here's back on all plants of Harvard is sacked by Buckner.

The texans own pass rush not as robust, but they do have Jerry Hughes and Colts quarterbacks some of the most planted in the game this season. Took it all

to shack. A little pressure could go a long way in this game. The Texans have been pretty tough to pass on little that one is accepted. Houston, though, has not been very good at stopping ground games, so that could spell a heavy load for Zack Moss there's mass has got the first down on the Cary. I'm game of ten. Hey, it's an NFL game. Nonetheless, you know, the Broncos rams on Christmas crushed the Celtics and Bucks,

and the ratings facts are facts. We still all like to see leaping Landy Papo get in the ring with the Italian Stallion if it's on the NFL. Core votes went to the Colts, six to the Texans and this Balling Burner NFL game Debut is a production of the NFL in partnership with I Heart Radio. For more podcasts from my Heart Radio, visit the i Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.