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The Week 12 NFL schedule for the 2022 season is stacked with large matchups, and we got you covered with what you request to cognize heading into the play pursuing Thanksgiving. Our NFL Nation reporters bring america the biggest keys to each crippled and a bold prediction for each matchup.
Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information probe provides a large stat to cognize and a betting nugget for each contest, and our Football Power Index (FPI) goes wrong the numbers with a crippled projection. ESPN researcher Kyle Soppe hands retired adjuvant fantasy football intel, arsenic well. Finally, Seth Walder and Eric Moody springiness america last people picks for each game. Everything you privation to cognize is present successful 1 spot to assistance you get acceptable for a loaded play of NFL football.
Let's get into the afloat post-holiday Week 12 slate, including Jalen Hurts vs. Aaron Rodgers, the Rams trying to get backmost connected way against the Chiefs and Tom Brady taking connected the Browns' defense. It each culminates with a Monday Night Football matchup betwixt the Steelers and the Colts connected ESPN. (Game times are Sunday unless different noted.)
Jump to a matchup:
TB-CLE | CIN-TEN | CHI-NYJ
BAL-JAX | HOU-MIA | ATL-WSH
DEN-CAR | LAC-ARI | LV-SEA
LAR-KC | NO-SF | GB-PHI | PIT-IND
Buccaneers (5-5) astatine Browns (3-7)
1 p.m. ET | FOX | Spread: TB -3 (43)
What to ticker for: Bucs QB Tom Brady is 7-1 against the Browns successful his career, with his lone decision coming successful 2010. Brady has besides thrown 13 touchdown passes with conscionable 4 interceptions against Cleveland, which enters this crippled with the second-worst scoring defence (26.9 points allowed per game) successful the league this season. -- Jake Trotter
Bold prediction: This is the week the Bucs' No. 32-ranked crushed crippled volition deed a season-high of 175 rushing yards and 3 rushing touchdowns. The Browns person struggled stopping the tally each year, surrendering 299 phantasy points to opposing moving backs done 10 weeks -- second-most successful the NFL. Their 16 rushing touchdowns surrendered are besides third-worst successful the NFL, and implicit the past 4 games, they've surrendered an mean of 140.5 rushing yards per game. They are astir susceptible up the middle, which caters towards violative coordinator Byron Leftwich's playcalling rather well. -- Jenna Laine
Stat to know: Brady is 15-5 (.750) successful his vocation disconnected the bye week, tied with Troy Aikman (9-3) for the fourth-best triumph percent disconnected a bye since it was instituted successful 1990 (among 28 QBs with 10-plus starts). He trails lone Donovan McNabb (11-1, .917), John Elway (8-2, .800) and Peyton Manning (13-4, .765).
Injuries: Buccaneers | Browns
What to cognize for fantasy: Donovan Peoples-Jones is coming disconnected of a play champion 17.1 phantasy points against the Bills and has present surpassed 11 phantasy points successful 5 consecutive contests. See Week 12 rankings.
Betting nugget: The past 4 times the Bucs person gotten extended rest, their crippled has gone nether the full by an mean of 8.0 points per game. Read more.
Moody's pick: Buccaneers 30, Browns 23
Walder's pick: Browns 24, Buccaneers 22
FPI prediction: TB, 51.0% (by an mean of 0.4 points)
Matchup must-reads: Browns wasting different premier twelvemonth of Garrett, different stars arsenic losses mount
Bengals (6-4) astatine Titans (7-3)
1 p.m. ET | CBS | Spread: CIN -2.5 (42.5)
What to ticker for: Tennessee insists this week against the Bengals isn't a revenge crippled adjacent though Cincinnati snatched a aureate accidental distant from the top-seeded Titans successful past year's AFC divisional playoff game. The Titans volition person a afloat steadfast Derrick Henry this clip around, truthful Cincinnati's absorption volition beryllium connected stopping the NFL's starring rusher, which should unfastened up opportunities for backmost Ryan Tannehill to get immoderate redemption aft past year's three-interception postseason performance. Tannehill is coming disconnected of his champion passing time of the season, having posted 333 yards and 2 touchdowns successful past week's triumph implicit the Packers. -- Turron Davenport
Bold prediction: Ryan Tannehill volition propulsion for 275 yards successful a loss. The Bengals, who are flimsy roadworthy favorites, are keen connected taking Henry away. That leaves it up to Tannehill if the Titans privation to nonstop payback for past year's AFC divisional playoff nonaccomplishment successful Nashville. -- Ben Baby
Stat to know: The Titans person not allowed much than 20 points successful 7 consecutive games, the third-longest streak successful franchise history. The different 2 came successful 1993 (11 games) and 1967 (9), erstwhile the franchise was called the Houston Oilers.
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Joe Fortenbaugh likes the Titans chances against the Bengals and suggests to play them connected the wealth line.
What to cognize for fantasy: Treylon Burks piled up 111 yards past Thursday nighttime astatine Lambeau Field, much than treble his erstwhile vocation high. Expectations request to beryllium measured, but helium has seen 14 targets since returning to enactment successful Week 10. See Week 12 rankings.
Betting nugget: The Bengals opened the play 0-2 against the dispersed with 5 consecutive unders and person been 7-1 ATS and 4-0-1 to overs since. Read more.
Moody's pick: Bengals 20, Titans 17
Walder's pick: Bengals 24, Titans 23
FPI prediction: CIN, 60.5% (by an mean of 3.1 points)
Matchup must-reads: Without Chase and Mixon, Bengals amusement wherefore they're 1 of NFL's hottest offenses ... Titans' Henry archetypal successful NFL to 1,000 yards, throws for TD to boot ... Mixon suffers concussion vs. Steelers ... Titans OC arrested connected DUI complaint aft returning from Packers win
Bears (3-8) astatine Jets (6-4)
1 p.m. ET | FOX | Spread: NYJ -6 (38.5)
What to ticker for: The QB showdown betwixt struggling 2021 first-round quarterbacks Zach Wilson and Justin Fields volition not happen; Wilson got benched due to the fact that of show and Fields is day-to-day with a near enarthrosis injury. Who would beryllium excited astir Mike White (or Joe Flacco) versus Trevor Siemian, an ex-Jet? Quarterback determination aside, this is simply a immense crippled for the Jets (6-4), who inactive person a accidental to marque the playoffs. Their discourtesy should beryllium capable to get going against the 29th-ranked unreserved defense. -- Rich Cimini
Bold prediction: Putting an injured Fields successful harm's mode of the vicious Jets defence would beryllium malpractice. New York came distant from Week 11 with six sacks and 8 backmost hits, and that walk unreserved is going to feast connected Siemian and Chicago's leaky walk protection. Siemian volition get sacked 4 times and propulsion 2 interceptions portion the Jets clasp the Bears to little than 20 points for the archetypal clip successful six games. -- Courtney Cronin
Stat to know: The Jets person registered astatine slightest 5 sacks successful 3 consecutive games, their longest streak since the 1970 merger. Bears QBs person been sacked 40 times this season, tied with the Colts for the astir successful the NFL.
What to cognize for fantasy: The maturation of Fields is large to see, but beryllium cautious successful assuming it benefits the accomplishment players astir him. Darnell Mooney has people 13-plus phantasy points conscionable erstwhile during this tally of high-end accumulation from Fields and has much than six targets conscionable doubly this season. See Week 12 rankings.
Betting nugget: The Jets person seen 4 of 5 location games spell nether the total. In fact, successful each 5 of those games, the losing squad failed to eclipse 17 points. Read more.
Moody's pick: Jets 20, Bears 14
Walder's pick: Jets 23, Bears 17
FPI prediction: NYJ, 70.7% (by an mean of 6.3 points)
Matchup must-reads: Fields day-to-day with enarthrosis injury ... Jets seat Wilson, crook to White arsenic starting QB ... Long unrecorded the Butt Fumble
Ravens (7-3) astatine Jaguars (3-7)
1 p.m. ET | CBS | Spread: BAL -3.5 (43.5)
What to ticker for: Lamar Jackson has tally for 100-plus yards 12 times successful his career, including doubly this season. His vocation precocious is 152 yards against Cincinnati successful 2019. Why is that important? Because the Jaguars allowed Giants backmost Daniel Jones to unreserved for 107 yards earlier this season, the archetypal clip a Giants QB has rushed for 100 yards since 1946 (per Elias Sports Bureau). It could beryllium different large time for Jackson connected the ground, particularly since the Jaguars get small unit disconnected the edge, which should springiness Jackson plentifulness of opportunities to get extracurricular and instrumentality off. -- Mike DiRocco
Bold prediction: The Ravens won't instrumentality a double-digit pb successful a crippled for the archetypal clip this season. Baltimore is conscionable the sixth squad successful NFL past to spell up by 10 oregon much points successful each of its archetypal 10 games of a season. But the Jaguars are a much competitory squad than their 3-7 grounds indicates, arsenic they person a plus-11 constituent differential. Jacksonville's mean borderline of decision is lone 6.8 points. -- Jamison Hensley
Stat to know: The Ravens are averaging 6.1 yards per unreserved connected the road, the highest successful NFL. They've had 4 consecutive roadworthy games with 180-plus unreserved yards, 1 shy of tying the longest streak successful the Super Bowl epoch (1985-86 Falcons and 1976-77 Steelers).
What to cognize for fantasy: On a per crippled basis, Jackson was QB1 done 3 weeks but is QB15 since. See Week 12 rankings.
Betting nugget: The Ravens person seen six of their past 7 games spell nether the total, a inclination that was ne'er much wide than successful past week's 13-3 triumph implicit the Panthers, which had a 41.5-point over/under. Read more.
Moody's pick: Ravens 27, Jaguars 20
Walder's pick: Jaguars 20, Ravens 17
FPI prediction: BAL, 57.5% (by an mean of 2.3 points)
Matchup must-reads: Lamar huffy astir Stanley injury: 'I wounded him' ... What to expect from the Jaguars post-bye week? ... It felt similar Ravens football': Baltimore channeling its large defenses of the past
Texans (1-8-1) astatine Dolphins (7-3)
1 p.m. ET | CBS | Spread: MIA -13.5 (47)
What to ticker for: The Texans ain the worst tally defence successful the NFL successful presumption of yards allowed per game. Meanwhile, the Dolphins are caller disconnected their champion rushing show of the season, moving for 195 yards against the Browns successful Week 10. Houston besides ranks 26th successful yards allowed per pass, which feels similar a monolithic mismatch against a Miami discourtesy that leads the league successful that category. Barring a full lapse pursuing their Week 11 bye, there's small connected insubstantial to suggest the double-digit-point favourite Dolphins won't triumph this game. -- Marcel Louis-Jacques
Bold prediction: The Texans' caller starting quarterback, Kyle Allen, volition nutrient a passer standing implicit 100. The power should springiness the Texans' discourtesy a boost. Allen's vocation passer standing is 84.9, but the Dolphins let quarterbacks to nutrient a passer standing of 99.5, third-highest successful the NFL. The Dolphins lone unit quarterbacks connected 24.4% of their driblet backs, 5th fewest successful the NFL. That's wherefore the bulk of passers person thrived against the Dolphins' defense. -- DJ Bien-Aime
Stat to know: Tua Tagovailoa has 3 consecutive games with 3 oregon much touchdown passes, tied with Lamar Jackson for the longest streak successful the NFL this season. The lone Dolphins QB to propulsion much than 3 touchdown passes successful 4 consecutive games is Dan Marino.
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Tyler Fulghum explains wherefore helium expects the Dolphins to overmatch the Texans successful Week 12.
What to cognize for fantasy: Jeff Wilson Jr. is averaging 6.9 yards per interaction since joining the Dolphins and has scored successful some games with the team. See Week 12 rankings.
Betting nugget: The Dolphins haven't been favored by 11 oregon much points since 2003 Week 1 (-14), besides against the Texans (Miami mislaid 21-20). Detroit is the lone squad with a longer progressive drought of not being favored by 11-plus points (1996). Read more.
Moody's pick: Dolphins 31, Texans 16
Walder's pick: Dolphins 30, Texans 10
FPI prediction: MIA, 85.7% (by an mean of 12.7 points)
Matchup must-reads: 10 years later, Johnson reflects connected historical time arsenic 1 of his 'greatest accomplishments' ... Wilson giving squad 'Wilson-itis' with carnal tally style
Falcons (5-6) astatine Commanders (6-5)
1 p.m. ET | FOX | Spread: WSH -4.5 (41)
What to ticker for: This volition beryllium a terrific matchup of Atlanta's high-powered unreserved discourtesy vs. Washington's fantabulous tally defense. The Falcons fertile 3rd successful rushing yards per crippled and are sixth successful yards per carry. Meanwhile, Washington ranks sixth successful rushing yards per crippled allowed and ninth successful yards per carry. Washington's antiaircraft beforehand has been terrific, led by tackles Jonathan Allen and Daron Payne. In the past 5 games, lone 1 squad -- Indianapolis -- has rushed for much than 94 yards against the Commanders. -- John Keim
Bold prediction: The Falcons volition physique connected their low-blitz, high-pressure crippled against the Bears by adding different 4 sacks against Washington. Quarterback Taylor Heinicke mightiness beryllium mobile, but he's not elite erstwhile it comes to running, Atlanta has immoderate assurance successful a walk unreserved that had not been doing good with unit oregon sacks this season. Now, that assurance mightiness beryllium determination and the Falcons volition instrumentality vantage and marque beingness hard for Washington's quarterbacks. -- Michael Rothstein
Stat to know: The Falcons would beryllium .500 with a win; they haven't been .500 oregon amended this precocious into a play since 2017, which was the past clip they made playoffs and had a winning record.
Injuries: Falcons | Commanders
What to cognize for fantasy: The choky extremity presumption is arsenic disfigured arsenic it has been successful caller memory, frankincense making the wide disposable Logan Thomas (five catches for 65 yards past week astatine Houston) a viable enactment successful this matchup with a mediocre walk defense. See Week 12 rankings.
Betting nugget: Four of 5 Washington location games this play person finished wrong six points of the dispersed (most precocious was a propulsion successful Week 9 arsenic a three-point underdog to Minnesota). Read more.
Moody's pick: Commanders 27, Falcons 17
Walder's pick: Falcons 20, Commanders 19
FPI prediction: WSH, 60.6% (by an mean of 3.0 points)
Matchup must-reads: Falcons TE Pitts goes to IR ... Rivera, Commanders acceptable to activate DE Young ... Commanders to rotation with 'winning' Heinicke astatine QB ... How assemblage rivalries spill into NFL locker rooms
Broncos (3-7) astatine Panthers (3-8)
1 p.m. ET | FOX | Spread: DEN -2 (36.5)
What to ticker for: This crippled could beryllium a nightmare for those that similar high-scoring contests. Or bully backmost play. Or overmuch discourtesy astatine all. The Broncos fertile past successful the league successful scoring with 14.7 points per crippled and the Panthers are 25th with 18.9, including their 3-point effort successful their Week 11 nonaccomplishment to Baltimore. In presumption of the backmost position, Denver's Russell Wilson ranks 28th with a Total QBR of 32.3 and has to beryllium thankful for Carolina's corporate QBR of 20.8. -- David Newton
Bold prediction: Though logic would dictate different -- starting moving backmost Javonte Williams is connected injured reserve and backup Melvin Gordon III was waived this week -- the Broncos volition articulation the 30 nine and beryllium the seventh squad this play to tally the shot astatine slightest 30 times against the Panthers, who springiness up 137.0 rushing yards per game. The Panthers person a precocious unit complaint successful their walk rush, and the lone mode for the Broncos to effort to support Wilson retired of harm's mode down a patchwork violative enactment volition beryllium to manus the shot disconnected and utilize play-action to throw. -- Jeff Legwold
Stat to know: There are 36 QBs with astatine slightest 10 starts the past 2 seasons. Sam Darnold's 39.5 Total QBR ranks 33rd and Baker Mayfield's 32.3 QBR ranks last. And Mayfield's 17.8 Total QBR this play would fertile 520th retired of 521 qualifying seasons since QBR began successful 2006 (only Jimmy Clausen successful 2010 for the Panthers was worse).
What to cognize for fantasy: Latavius Murray has rushed for a people successful 3 of his past 4 games and present has enhanced measurement expectations with Gordon waived and Chase Edmonds banged up. See Week 12 rankings.
Betting nugget: The Panthers person covered 3 location games this season, and the full has gone nether successful each of those instances. It's a debased fig this week, and it mightiness not beryllium debased enough! Read more.
Moody's pick: Broncos 13, Panthers 10
Walder's pick: Broncos 20, Panthers 16
FPI prediction: DEN, 53.1% (by an mean of 1.1 points)
Matchup must-reads: Defense's breakdowns are latest interest for Denver ... QB Mayfield simply 'not bully enough' successful Panthers' loss
Chargers (5-5) astatine Cardinals (4-7)
4:05 p.m. ET | CBS | Spread: LAC -3 (48)
What to ticker for: The Cardinals are successful a authorities of utter disarray astatine the moment. Facing different bully backmost successful Justin Herbert won't assistance settee the situation. The Cardinals can't get their discourtesy moving, and their defence hasn't forced a backmost to person a completion percent nether 61.1%. With each the issues Arizona is facing already, having to play a playoff contender connected a abbreviated week isn't an perfect situation. -- Josh Weinfuss
Bold prediction: Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen has returned from a hamstring wounded that kept him sidelined astir each season. In his archetypal afloat crippled past Sunday, helium caught 5 passes for 94 yards. Watch for Allen to eclipse the 100-receving gait people against a Cardinals defence that ranks 23rd successful the NFL and allows an mean of 245 passing yards per game. -- Lindsey Thiry
Stat to know: Since returning from suspension, Cardinals receiver DeAndre Hopkins has 487 receiving yards, lone trailing Davante Adams (511) for astir successful the NFL since Week 7.
Injuries: Chargers | Cardinals
What to cognize for fantasy: Both Mike Williams and Allen were progressive past week, but neither was rather right. Those limitations near the doorway unfastened for Joshua Palmer to person his champion crippled of the play with 30.6 phantasy points (his 5th crippled this play with astatine slightest 13 phantasy points). See Week 12 rankings.
Betting nugget: Arizona enters this week connected abbreviated rest, and that means 1 of 2 outcomes: screen and over, oregon nary screen and under. That mightiness dependable simple, but it's held for each of their past six games played connected a abbreviated enactment week. Read more.
Moody's pick: Chargers 30, Cardinals 20
Walder's pick: Chargers 34, Cardinals 24
FPI prediction: ARI, 62.6% (by an mean of 3.7 points)
Matchup must-reads: Chargers motion Dicker the kicker arsenic Hopkins heads to IR ... Cardinals adjunct manager Kugler fired for groping woman, sources say ... Murray meets lad helium inspired during crab treatment
Raiders (3-7) astatine Seahawks (6-4)
4:05 p.m. ET | CBS | Spread: SEA -3.5 (48)
What to ticker for: One country wherever the Seahawks look to person a chiseled vantage successful this matchup is their violative enactment -- playing astatine location -- versus the Raiders' disappointing walk rush. Las Vegas has gotten 9 sacks retired of Maxx Crosby but ranks dormant past arsenic a squad with 12, arsenic nary 1 other has much than one. The Seahawks, meanwhile, fertile sixth successful ESPN's walk artifact triumph rate. -- Brady Henderson
Bold prediction: Davante Adams, who has been connected a three-game teardrop to the tune of 26 catches for 413 yards and 5 touchdowns, volition acceptable a Raiders franchise grounds with his 4th consecutive crippled with astatine slightest 100 yards receiving and a TD. While Seahawks rookie CB Tariq Woolen is 2nd successful the NFL with 5 interceptions, Seattle is conscionable No. 21 successful the NFL successful walk defense. -- Paul Gutierrez
Stat to know: Adams is the sixth subordinate successful NFL past with six oregon much seasons with astatine slightest 10 TD catches, joining Hall of Famers Randy Moss, Jerry Rice, Marvin Harrison, Terrell Owens and Cris Carter.
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Doug Kezirian explains wherefore helium is laying points with the Seahawks successful their matchup with the Raiders.
What to cognize for fantasy: Don't fto the bye week let you to hide that Geno Smith leads the league successful completion percentage, particularly not erstwhile helium gets to look the worst defence successful presumption of hostile completion percent this season. See Week 12 rankings.
Betting nugget: Seattle's mean screen borderline successful its six ATS victories is 11.3 points. Read more.
Moody's pick: Seahawks 34, Raiders 23
Walder's pick: Seahawks 26, Raiders 20
FPI prediction: LV, 51.4% (by an mean of 0.6 points)
Matchup must-reads: Adams a 'different' receiver during existent three-game tear ... One flaw successful Smith's different stellar play with Seahawks
Rams (3-7) astatine Chiefs (8-2)
4:25 p.m. ET | FOX | Spread: KC -15.5 (43)
What to ticker for: With 1 notable exception, the Chiefs predominate their NFC opponents. The Chiefs won their past 13 regular-season games against NFC teams dating to a 2019 nonaccomplishment to Aaron Rodgers and the Packers, a crippled successful which Patrick Mahomes did not play due to the fact that of injury. The Chiefs are 2-0 this twelvemonth against the NFC, beating the Cardinals and 49ers by a combined 44 points. The Chiefs did suffer Super Bowl LV to the Bucs successful the mediate of this streak, though. Meanwhile, the Rams are 0-1 this play against AFC opponents, having mislaid to the Bills. -- Adam Teicher
Bold prediction: Kyren Williams volition pb the moving backs successful touches. Although Cam Akers led the Rams' trio of moving backs successful rushing successful Week 11 against the Saints, Williams led successful violative snaps, playing 35 compared to Akers' 25 and Darrell Henderson Jr.'s 4. Henderson was waived Tuesday, further freeing up snaps and touches. -- Sarah Barshop
Stat to know: Mahomes is 19-3 successful his vocation arsenic a starter successful Week 12 oregon later, the champion grounds among QBs to debut successful the Super Bowl epoch (since 1966), minimum 20 starts. He's 10-1 successful his vocation astatine location successful Week 12 oregon later, with the lone regular-season nonaccomplishment successful 2018 Week 15 against the Chargers.
What to cognize for fantasy: Allen Robinson II scored successful the archetypal crippled pursuing Cooper Kupp's injury, and portion his accumulation extracurricular of the reddish portion is questionable astatine best, there's nary denying helium is the featured people successful close. See Week 12 rankings.
Betting nugget: It has been much than a period since the Rams covered a dispersed and conscionable shy of 11 months since they covered a regular-season crippled that went implicit the total. Read more.
Moody's pick: Chiefs 42, Rams 17
Walder's pick: Chiefs 33, Rams 23
FPI prediction: KC, 88.2% (by an mean of 14.3 points)
Matchup must-reads: Struggling Rams waive RB Henderson ... Mahomes connected Kelce connection: 'If he's man-to-man, I'm going to springiness him a chance'
Saints (4-7) astatine 49ers (6-4)
4:25 p.m. ET | FOX | Spread: SF -9.5 (43)
What to ticker for: The 49ers are connected a roll, having won 3 successful a row, but they participate this crippled disconnected a agelong travel that included astir a week successful Colorado Springs and a Monday nighttime crippled astatine altitude successful Mexico City. Long roadworthy trips haven't been benignant to the Niners successful the past, arsenic they've gone 1-4 pursuing lengthy stays elsewhere. Even aft beating the Cardinals connected Monday, aggregate players instantly cautioned against a imaginable trap upon returning to the Bay Area. -- Nick Wagoner
Bold prediction: The Saints' discourtesy volition spot a regression from past week erstwhile going up against the 49ers' top-ranked tally defense. Before past week's triumph implicit the Rams, the Saints scored a full of 23 points combined successful losses to the Ravens and Steelers, some of whom person top-10 tally defenses. Expect different low-scoring crippled for the Saints against a squad that hasn't allowed much than 67 rushing yards successful each of its past 3 games. -- Katherine Terrell
Stat to know: Christian McCaffrey needs 1 receiving touchdown to go the 4th subordinate successful NFL past to grounds 30 rushing TDs and 20 receiving TDs successful their archetypal six NFL seasons (Alvin Kamara, Chuck Foreman and Lenny Moore).
What to cognize for fantasy: Juwan Johnson has scored 5 times successful his past 5 games. The measurement is underwhelming (under 5 targets successful 3 of his past 4 games), but you're chasing touchdown equity if you don't person an elite choky end, and Johnson has proven viable successful that regard. See Week 12 rankings.
Betting nugget: The Saints person yet to screen a roadworthy game, failing to screen by an mean of 7.3 points successful the process. Read more.
Moody's pick: 49ers 31, Saints 20
Walder's pick: 49ers 26, Saints 23
FPI prediction: SF, 78.4% (by an mean of 9.1 points)
Matchup must-reads: Saints hoping Dalton-Hill tandem tin beryllium fruitful going forward ... Aiyuk holding his ain among 49ers' array of violative stars
Packers (4-7) astatine Eagles (9-1)
8:20 p.m. ET | NBC | Spread: PHI -6.5 (46.5)
What to ticker for: Packers backmost Aaron Rodgers volition look 1 of his toughest tests of the season, going against an Eagles defence that is tied for archetypal successful interceptions (13) and is 2nd successful walk yards allowed per crippled (178.4). One country wherever the Philly secondary has been susceptible lately is astatine slot corner, with Avonte Maddox connected injured reserve. The Packers mightiness look to determination the red-hot Christian Watson wrong astatine times, akin to what the Commanders did with Terry McLaurin to large occurrence successful Week 10. -- Tim McManus
Bold prediction: Jalen Hurts volition lone wounded the Packers with his arm, not his legs. Green Bay has had much than a afloat week to hole for the dual-threat starter, who is lone the 3rd backmost with 30 touchdown passes and 20 touchdown runs successful a 30-start span since the 1970 merger. Even though their defence has been abysmal this season, the Packers won't fto Hurts people connected the ground. -- Rob Demovsky
Stat to know: The Eagles are 9-1 for conscionable the 4th clip successful the Super Bowl epoch (also 1980, 2004 and 2017). They reached the Super Bowl successful each of erstwhile 3 9-1 seasons.
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Doug Kezirian gives his ballot of assurance for Jalen Hurts and the Eagles' discourtesy to screen against the Packers.
What to cognize for fantasy: Allen Lazard has much targets and much routes tally than Watson, who has been the Packers receiver lighting the phantasy satellite ablaze implicit the past 2 weeks (five touchdowns). It's OK to beryllium encouraged by the accumulation of the rookie, but beryllium cautious successful assuming Lazard is an afterthought. See Week 12 rankings.
Betting nugget: The disfigured nonaccomplishment to the Commanders was the Eagles' astir caller location game, but that crippled did spell implicit the total, thing that has happened successful each of Philadelphia's past 4 location games. Read more.
Moody's pick: Eagles 31, Packers 20
Walder's pick: Eagles 27, Packers 16
FPI prediction: PHI, 73.7% (by an mean of 7.3 points)
Matchup must-reads: Packers request to spot what rookie WRs Watson, Doubs tin bash together ... Suh, Joseph making impacts close away ... Rodgers takes blasted for missed throws arsenic Packers autumn to 4-7
Steelers (3-7) astatine Colts (4-6-1)
Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET | ESPN | Spread: IND -2.5 (39)
What to ticker for: Colts close tackle Braden Smith volition person his hands afloat with Steelers All-Pro pass-rusher T.J. Watt, but there's a notable matchup brewing connected the other broadside pitting Colts rookie near tackle Bernhard Raimann against Steelers borderline rusher Alex Highsmith. Raimann has been overmatched astatine times successful caller games. He has allowed 7 sacks contempt making conscionable 5 starts and playing lone 46% of the violative snaps this season. Meanwhile, Highsmith has been enjoying a vocation year. He has 9 sacks and 3 multi-sack games, and this is an accidental for him to adhd to that total. -- Stephen Holder
Bold prediction: The Steelers volition clasp Colts moving backmost Jonathan Taylor to 55 yards oregon fewer. Mike Tomlin said helium expects Colts interim caput manager Jeff Saturday to stress the run, but the Steelers' tally defence is an underrated spot of the team. After having the worst portion successful the league a twelvemonth before, the Steelers are holding offenses to somewhat much than 100 yards per game. Taylor is the Colts' champion playmaker, but Saturday and backmost Matt Ryan volition person to find different method to bushed the Steelers. -- Brooke Pryor
Stat to know: In six prime-time games, Taylor has averaged 103.7 rushing yards per game, which includes 100-yard rushing outings successful each of his past 4 games nether the lights. Since the Super Bowl epoch began, the lone players to mean much rushing yards successful prime-time games are O.J. Simpson and Barry Sanders, according to Elias Sports Bureau research.
What to cognize for fantasy: Najee Harris is averaging 7 much carries implicit the past 2 weeks than helium did anterior to Week 10. It's excessively precocious to recoup each of the worth from the phantasy first-rounder, but he's locked successful arsenic a phantasy starter this week, thing that hasn't been said overmuch aft the archetypal period of the season. See Week 12 rankings.
Betting nugget: Vegas knows however to handicap the Steelers connected the roadworthy connected Monday night. Each of Pittsburgh's past 7 games successful specified a spot saw the full decorativeness wrong 5 points of the projection. Read more.
Moody's pick: Colts 23, Steelers 14
Walder's pick: Colts 19, Steelers 16
FPI prediction: IND, 66.6% (by an mean of 4.9 points)
Matchup must-reads: Steelers determination into top-5 presumption successful projected 2023 draught order ... Colts' under-the-radar defence overshadowed by woeful offense ... Emotional Sirianni cites Reich firing aft win
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